The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-23
WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DssPAT cHes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %. 1871.

WASHINGTON, Dec. %, 1871
HOW our DADDIEs LOST rHEIE DOLLAR.
copy OF The following interesting document was
to-day furnished from The lilies OF tho Department OF
state on the application Of tho directors oil the IT.
from which appears for the first tne la the present
discussion OF tho silver question the true reason why
tho dollar Of tho fathers was NOT coined for many
years alter lS05:-
DEPARTMENT OF STATE May l, 1900.
ROBERT PATTERSON, Esq, Director VI The Mint
oik--.ln consequences u rcpfescn tation from tho
directors q Tho Bank or the United States that
siuerauc purchases have been made OF dollars coined
~ inc MINT Tor the purpose OF exporting them, and
u - prooao!e further purchases and expectations viii
DC hsue tnr President directs that all silver 10 DO
coined al ibs Nnt snail be o small 50
that the value OF tho largest pieces shall exceed
hall dollar. am, sir, &c.,
JAMES MADISON.
EXAMINE YOUR MONEY
Mr. u. G. Underwood. receiving tell r OF the
National Bank Redemption Agency, FURNISHES the
following III relation TO tue new counterfeit Two
dollar note on tho FIRST National Bank Hanover Pa
All notes having tho words ''Act approved June 3,
1868, GU INC lower border OF the note arc counter
eit On the genuine the date is February - 1865.
The Comptroller Of the Currency viii issue no more
notes OF the denomination Of dys dollars to the FIRST
National Bank OF Hanover, Pa, nor 10 tho First
National Bank Of Tamaqua, Pa, dangerous counter.
scils oi said notes having recently been put
ation. All persons Should refuse the dollar notes
OF these banks. and tho holders should forward such
notes 10 the Redemption Agency OF the Treasury DC.
partment.
APPOINTMENTS.
Bcnjamn IT. Thomas was to-day appointed revenue
storekecper for the Twenty second district OF Penn.
sylyania aud W. H. Neal storckeepcr und guuger Tor
tho Filth district OF North Carolina Nr f. W. Clan
ccy, for several months Official stenographer to the
Assistant Secretary OF tho Treasury, will leave hcro
tonight Tor New YORK, where he will JON Comms-
sioner General Mccormick and proceed to Paris with
that gentleman on important business connected with
the Exposition. Mr.. Clancy occupied con ident:a
position In the Sccrc,ary's Office william Lunnan
OF Maryland, has been appointed, by Doorkecpcr
Polk, chie engineer OF the House OF natives
He formerly Of machinery Tor tho Western
Maryland Railroad.
ExTRADITION ASKED FOE A NOTED CRIMINAL.
The President, through the Attorney General, has
received request Tor the proper papers to ex,rade
John Boggs Hopper, now III Jail at ST Johns, N u.
Hopper assumed several aliases In pursuance
OF crime. He IS native OF Centrevc, Nd. and was
married to daughter Of clergyman in that town.
per, abandoned his family and went South where he
took the name OF Millcr aud, II is alleged sxindcd
tho Southern Lite Insurance Company out OF upward
OF 500 600 by series OF successive orgerics covering
twelve years, while It's agent. His next victims wers
james g. Bailey Brothers, OF Augusta, Ga, who
havc succeeded III procuring his arrest, and now
await his cxraditon In OF der that he may be brought
"a trial.