Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-07-12
DOM EATIC.

During the month Of june s357,2s4 in
lcgaltenders, being eighty per cent. of the
new National currency issued during the
same period, were destroyed, leaving the
outstanding legal.tcndcr circulation at
$36g, 772 ,2sA
The monthly debt statement issued on the
list shows the public debt to be SEES, fp9,-
OIL, Cash in Treasury-coin, s73,635 ,5s4
currency, s13,oW ,l42; special deposits held
Tor redemption of certificates OF deposit
go, SAC, 600; total, sll9, 7,6. Debt, less
cash in Treasury, 81 ,0s9, 439, 345. Decrease
during june 1851 1877. Decrease since
June 80, 1878, So, 2A9,3si
A terrible domestic tragedy Is reported
from Trenton, n, J. Orson 4. House, II
noted divorce lawyer, residing near Law,
renee station, quarreled with his stop-son
on the evening of the 30th ult. The wife in
terfered 10 save the boy, when House beat
and kicked her, and threatened to shoot the
boy If he intcrfered. Mrs. House broke
away, and getting revolver shot her hus-
band dead, as he was, as she supposed,
about to shoot the hoy.
BY recent decision of the Illinois SUI
prone Court the ''City Tax Act,n under
NHitn taAcS NtTt iCNltu uuu partially COZ
lectcd in Chicago in 1878 and 1874, is de.
clared unconstitutional, This renders the
legal collection of the delinquent taxes for
three years impossible, and the city will he
loser 10 the amount of over Sl0O00Oo on
back taxes.
An autograph letter of oongratulation
FROM Emperor William of Germany upon the
occasion of the Centennial anniversary was,
On the tth, presented by the German Minis.
ter AT Washington to President Grant The
letter conveys recognition of the warm
friendship subsistug between the two eouu-
tries, aud closes with the earnest hope that
this friendship may continue to increase.
The Centennial celebration in Phiadcl.
phia on the Fourth was grand aud success
full affair. The military parade, under the
command OF Gov. Hsrtranft, began about
eight clock a. IN, and after an hours
march through some of the principal streets
of the city, the troops were reviewed at the
grand stand at the State House by Gen.
sherman. An immense crowd OF people had
assembled in the square around ndcpen.
dcnce Han, anxious to DC present az the
formal exercises OF the day, Among the
notabes present at the stand were GEN. Sher-
man, Gen. Sheridan, Nice.President Ferry,
Coy Hayes, toy, Bagley, eN-Gov. Moves, the
Emperor Dom Pedro, etc Gen llawley called
the people 90 order in few welchosy re
marks, and Introduced Niee-prrsidtpt Ferry,
who, in the absence of President Grant. pre-.
sided over the asscmblage, Aftera few clio
qucnt remarks 10y the presiding officer, and
n prayer by ri. Rev William Bacon Steven,
Oliver Wendell Holmes Welcome
10 all Nstions'-was rendered pya chorus Of
GO voices. The orignab- copy Of the
Declaration Of Independence was .Aea pro.
duccd hy Mayor 'Stokely. 70 whom il
had been entrusted by President Grant
1t WAS received with tremendous APP
plause by the vast sssemblage, aud Mr.
Lee. grandson of Richard Henry Lee, was
introduced and read the same. Bayard lay
Tor then rccited the ode prepared by himself
for the occasion, after which the Grafton Of
the day was delivered by Wm. NJ. Eysrts, OF
New York The formal exercises were then
closed by the singing uf the doNology, the
cod Hundred psalm, in which the entire