The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY

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Orders were received at the department
Monday for 100000 of fractional currency
and that amount was shipped Tuesday to
the various points from which the requis-
tons are made. There are s2000,000 of
fractional currency still in the vaults,
though none has been printed since the
middle of last month. Since that time the
acquisitions on the treasury from banks
and government officers requesting to be
supplied with fractional currency have
amounted to about $3,000,000.
CHINESE SURGERY
Recently, at San Jacinto, Cal, China
man got his left arm broken between the
wrist and elbow. lie went to Chico for
assistance and called upon the China but
cher, who is also professor of surgery.
He Immediately proceeded to work and
put the bones in place, procured young
rooster, killed it and broke every bone in
1t, and with the mangled fowl bound up
the arm IN firm and compressed manner.
In less than "a hours the man was able to
move his fingers and this butcher surgeon
said the arm would be well in week.
GUBENATOR1AL EXCURSION.
A very pleasant gubernatiorial excursion
will leave New Hampshire for California
next Monday, to be absent six weeks. The
gentlemen will consist of Gov. Cheney and
ex-Govs. Smyth and Straw of Manchester,
and ex-Gov. Stearns of Concord. Their
families will accompany them. They have
chartered for the trip the SPLENDID direc-
tors car built for the Northern Pacific
railroad and now owned by the Old Colony
line. All the arrangements for the excur-
sion have been perfected in manner that
promises most delightful journey.
GEN. BABooCK TO BE FURTHER INvRsrl-
GATED.
An investigation will soon be instituted
into the accounts of Gen. Babcock as COM
missioner of public buildings and grounds.
Gen. Babcock has dispensed all enormous
amount of money in this capacity, and
there is desire to see whether there is any
''crookedness" IN this branch of his bust
ness. 1t is also likely that Babcock will
be afforded the opportunity to tell what he
knows about post traders. Heretofore,
when surprise has been expressed at his
acquisition Of shekels, his friends have ex-
planned by saying he had made them by
speculation. with his brother in western
lands.
PARTIAL DESTRUCTION OF AN AFRICAN
COAST TOWN.
On the lst Of February the town of
Little Popo, port on the coast of Guinea,
was visited by fire which totally destroy
ed half of what is called the Beach town.
The destruction was owing to the fact
that gunpowder was kept IN nearly all the
houses, and explosion after explosion oc-
CURED. the natives not attempting to check
the flames. In one house two thousand
kegs exploded. Some of the natives while
prosecuting thevish operations were blown
up, about fifty being killed. Tho loss was
very large, two factories alone having cost
$4,000.
GEN. sCHENCR.
Gen. Schenck, ex-mipister to England,
who arrived in New York Monday morn
ing, by the steamship Abyssinia, left tor
Washington. He said he was not informed
as to the developments in the Emma mine
investigation, nor as to the nature of the
testimony that had been given since he left
England, and could not therefore talk in
diligently on the subject. A that he had
to say would be given to the country in a
few days. He was ready to meet all
charges against him from whatever source.
In regard 10 the structures of the press upon
his conduct, Gen Schenck expressed him
self in vigorous terms. Then you think,
general that papers have been hard upon
you ?" said the reporter. "Hard is very
very mild tenn was the reply, at has
been UNANIMOUSLY and maliciously false"
CONGRESS.
The state of business in congress is such
as to render an adjournment previous to
June 18th absolutely impossible. Not a
single appropriation bill has yet passed con-
gress, and the first important bill that has
been reported from the appropriation COM
mi,tee has not yet passed the house and is
not likely to before the first of April. This
will leave only two and half months for
the contests between the two houses rela-
tive to appropriation bills before the repub-
lcan national convention. 1t is wholly
probable that several Of the important APP
preparations will not pass previous to that
date. Indeed it is practically impossible
for them to pass under the circumstances.
1t is proposed. therefore, that congress
take a recess from June 10Th until July LIST
and then return and finish its work. This
will put several of the appropriations over
into the next fiscal year and will keep con-
gress in session all summer.
THE GREAT SNOW STORM.
In Cincinnati, o., Monday, there was
the heaviest snowfall of the season.
The snowfall Monday at Columbus. O,
was the heaviest for some years. 1t was
six inches on level and still showing.
The heaviest snow in Nashville, Tenn,
since 1913, fell Monday, being eight inches
deep and extending as far south as Chatta-
nooga.
A heavy snow storm ragged at Pass Chris
tian, near the Mississippi's mouth, on Sun
day. More than half the wharves and bath
houses were washed away.
The heaviest snow storm for years &C.
Cured in Little Rock, Ark, Monday.
Snow fell to the depth of nine inches. Bust
ness was suspended and trains were de.
layed.
A heavy snow storm commenced Mon
day evening in Concord, N. III. The snow
fell faster than at any previous time this
year, and the indications were that the
great snow storm in the South and West
had reached there.
SILVER AND PAPER CURRENCY.
The treasury department will receive
during the present week from San Fran
cisco fourteen tons of silver coin to prepare
for circulation of silver. This will amount
to $500, 900. The amount of SILVER in the
vaults of the treasury at the present time is
less than $50 900. Orders were received
at the department Monday for 500, 900 adj
ditional currency. Tho amount of frac-
tlonal currency still in the vaults is So
600, 900, though none has been printed
since the middle Of last month. Since that
time the acquisitions upon the treasury
from banks aud other officers to be supplied
with fractional currency amounted to So
100000. Several persons have visited the
treasury recently, with various amounts of
silver coin, wishing to have 1t exchanged
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