The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-06-09

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NEW YORK. June Sat $50 o'clock
this morning serious fire was reported
in progress at Belleview Hospital, No.
80, Ola East River street The fire is
confined principally TO the smallpox
portion Of the building. No further par
ticulars.
PHILADELPHIA. JaEc S.-A gentle
man of this city proposes a compromise
upon which be hops to unite the silver
dollar meu a.d TIE 4.i,ocaies Of the
god standard. He has patented Il
metal for coinage purposes which COLI
taius two standards in one II COLI
sists Of an amslgam Of twenty -four
parts of silver to one Of gold, which
is about the same alloy of copper a.
Is now used in silver coin dollar
pieces. This material would be about
the size of our present silver half
dollars. The inventor proposes the
coins made Of his patent mixture be
legal tenders. and that recent subsidiary
coinage shall be retired He argues
his new money will no. be exported
nor worked up by jewellers and silver
smiths, and that it will therefore re-
main III the country - permanent cir
calating medium. He says the density
Of the new metal would be create r
than either Of its components parts,
and that 1t wouli be less liable to
wear than either gold or silver. Poll
ticians who recently have held CONVEX
sation with him report feelibgly in
favor Of the mobilization Of silver.
Both political parties endorse it verrSs
strongly, and express it as til, ~ s
ion that it will "'.'"s-..'. at
destructive greenback fractions. These
gentleman declare that if the Presi
dent will recommend the re- monetizing
Of silver in his next message to Con-
gress bis administration will be tn.
most popular one which the country
has had for many years.
'nent OF Sweeneys money has been
received by tho authorities Lsrdo DE-
Teleda, now in New York, writes to
the World III relation to recent order
| for Americans to cross the Mexican
border Ia certain contingencies, saying
1t Is to DC hoped no such case ~ is con,
templa.ed may arise. nor any cause Of
misunderstanding between the two
conniJes. Ii unfortunately this hope
should no. be verified. Mexico could moi
consent TO allow American troops tc
rule her territory. without submitting
to the violation vi her rights as sover.
eign and independent nation. mus,
say therefore not only in the name oil
the L. s.. but in that of al supporters
OF constitutional government. that
neither for tho purpose OF stopping il
nor for any purpose eau We fail to
fulfill our duty in the presence of any
peril to the autonomy and rights Of
Mexico. The constitutional governt-
n,ent will seek no help save from the
opinion and action of the Ale xican PEG.
pie. holding sacred above oil things the
honor. integrity aud Independence OF
our country"
New YORK, June s.--The Tribune
says that Vim. II. Smith. general agent
of the Western Associated Press, has
declined or is about TO decline the Col
leetorship of the port of Chicago 1t is
understood that this is the second or
third office hat has been rendered him
by ,i,zES. s.rstiou.
a,er. call AMI ena.s been awarded by the
-ssns elsewhere.
-,ent to a single corpo-
Vail Paper-.Readnd. which is said to
h.v. III. i~s... saa h.s. ....am OF '.0oo,-
sna. 1t rriees 30 suit tie times.
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