Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-16
From Washington.
ESPECIAL.

WASHINGTON, june l6, 1871.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has issued tile
'0''' WASHINGTON, D. G., June IA, 1877.
Hon. 4. ". Wyma,., Treasurer Of the United
States:
Suit appears from the report of the com
mission
,h,, The amount Of fractional currency lost or dc
srroycG, ard which therefore cannot he present
cd lnf rcdemnt:oo, Is IS, OSG, 5l3.%O. Ihr Al
foracy Gauera! in his opiuion OF tins date says
that 10 as2vr,aini1g The amount o! lraciIou
=! currency outstanding within the ucanlnE
al, the third section Of the joint Resolutions OF
.IuIv -, 1876, there should tic deducted from
the amount OF such currency Isslcd ana hol re-
deemed the amount lost aU,i destroyed. lie
amount issued and not redeemed on May 81,
1877. was sol ,2UG, $685., and dcIuctlag the
amount los; ami destroyed, a. above stated,
will leave Sl3, I26, Hess. the amount OF tfac'
u,oal currency which, according 10 m" opinion
If thn Attorney General, was then outstanding.
Yen are therefore drrctc.. TO Issue, accord
,nt 10 Law, Tram time 10 tiHc, AN amount
al silver coin which including Inc amount
,,.uel s;uce the date OF the resumption
.1 January A. 1873, and the amouu 81
fractional currency outstanding, ~ thus lsc"r
i.iDcd, will equal iiity millions OF dollars.
Very respectfully JOHN NltERMAH,
Secretary.
VIRGINIA NOTES.
There was 4 strnna ctlprt male during th@
aarlv norton Of this week ~ Undue" ne t>resi'
dent Ia aci On the LynciIhnrs ease, and ut the
same time the friends Of Mr.. Wilson rallied al!
their forcss To the iron; and were confident yes
to-day morning that after thC Cabinet meeting
,t would BE- found that Mr.. Wilson had oeen
upDointed, bar they were doomed to iiSapp3io''
;ncnt, and it il nov said that no action VIII Ne
takcu on the case uotl the President returns
from his proposed ViSi!.
There is 40 application Tor new rou!e al
Rocky Mount in Virginia, but no action has
yet been taken.
The new steamboat liuc to Point Lookout
Will be opened mex. Saturday 10y ;hr Charlotte
Vanderbilt, C4ptaa Entwlsla.
TIE DEPARTMENTS.
The Attorney General has decided that the
Secretary Of the Treasury has power uuIcr the
:sw to issue So 00U 900 in silver Ia place OF the
IS coo O0J of fractional currency when nave
been i1,i while in circulation.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has ordered
H.. ls,us OF eight ul'lion dollars additional 10
silver. This is 5 drop al led to the lowering
tide OF The currency.
:, II. Bell has been appointed gangcr and
{. NJ Speed t0r3.keeptr OF the oth Aentucky
Revenue district.
MISCELLANEOUS.
judge Davers says That retired othcer can
oli = ,iytl office by appointment and draw poth
salarics. The exceptions be names are IN ca
IS OF elective Offices aud positions OF consular
and diplomatic service.
Gicucral Badcuu, consul to London. will be
recalled next month, and his successor named
IRON the South, II Is SAID.
STRANGE SUIcIDE-A Government clcrk in
Washington named Robert Richter, committed
su!ciic yesterday. Tho Republican OF tna' CITY
says
The neighbors say that Richter and his wte
had been On bad terms for seversl days. There
WAS about the premises y cat and /" number ol
liiLtuns. Iii the yard Was Il patch OF Aae iona
ID vines. Mr.. kichter domsndod that tho KIT
.ona should be drowned. Mrs kichtor SAID
:hcY shouldn't
Mr. Richter tnnn comm sncui to beat tho old
cat. wien he WAS inljFm al by his spouse that II
he beat Lnat Cat again sho would 80 IN lhr yafo
snl lull up All the tomato vines. MIR. k'cht"r
did beat Inc CAt again, and Mrs. Richter pr"cccd'
Ell to the yard end carried out her lnrc,l
Mr. Il. enter stood watching her HI the time
Alter site had pulled up the vines Rlcntor went
atO tho house. got his revolver, returned ~ Inc
Satd and, placing himsa't IN the cenlre ol II,
Jailed To- his wife tnd said. "Now you 500 me-
and putting the pistol against his forehead, hred
and i.t to the ground d,ad.
7rNOX FLUTIEG MAClll NJ rs, the most |
~ apvrovcd mAcnne in the market, Just ro' |
c-Ivri and for salo wholesale and retail At ro'
luced prices III 81 King S., corner OF Royal by |
myln }. L. CREIGHTON 81 SON.
xxYECAi.L attention 70 our stock OF Ready
w Mixed PAINT. rut up IN one %aiion |
GALS; any color desired. Gal! or sond Tor sam |