West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-11-03
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representatives, says the estimate of appro- /
priations required for the military establish
ment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1873, \
as furnished by the Secretary of War, to- /
gether with the special estimates of other /
deficiencies and the appropriations required \
by the several Executive Departments for /
the current and fiscal year is rs follows War |
Department, $50, 436, 764; Library OF Con
gress, So, 500; Court of Claims, 81 FOG, 453, /
Treasury Depa tment, S273S9t; Post-ofiice /
Department, 100000; Navy Department. I
S2,OO3,S6l; Judicial, $500, 535. Total $50 /
906,306,66. Accompanying these estimates /
are the following submitted by the Secretary |
OF War, without recommendation; Forts |
and Notifications, $2,O7S,0O0: rivers and /
harbors, ST., 22O, 100. An estimate of 81 ,O31- !
45S, Tor permanent annual appropriations
rs also submitted for the information of
Congress, but rs not recommended.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue in
hisannual report will not recommend any
change in taxation. The service is con.
sidered genera ~ very effective, and frauds,
particularly in che Northern States, very
limited. The report will recommend the en-
forcement of laws against the illicit dis
tlllatton and manufacture of tobacco i'm the
South.
There being no export demanded at present
for trade dollars, the Secretary of the
Treasury has ordered the Director of the
Mint to discontinue the receipts of deposits
therefor at the several MINIS, aud n general
order to that effect has been issued
Director Lnderman has written letter on
the subject, replying TO communications
urging the resembling Of the order of dis
continuance. He says " he discontinu-
ance OF its coinage is manifestly proper The
trade dollar rs not legal tender, and, should
the price OF silver at any time recede, il may
become troublesome to the holders
It's coinage under present circumstance gives
deposlters profit which should be realized
by the pubic Treasury, as representing the
people of the United States, which IL con.
trary to the spirit il not the letter OF the
law, and sound public policy. The bullion
or gold value of 400 grains standard silver
which is the weight of the trade dollar
IS, at present, say 9iI5cents add -, cent
coinage charge, ard we have as the cost OF
the trade dollar to the depositor, 952{ cents
In exchanging the hard dollar for dollar in
the United States currency the gold value
OF which is 1913 cents depositors realize a
gain OF something over IL per cent
should Congress hereafter authorize the
coinage of the silver dollar for circulation
the government will no doubt promptly
furnish all that may be required"
The bill TO provide lawful note and coin
currency for the United States, introduced
in the Senate by Mr.. Wallace, by request.
provides for the coinage of 800, 900 600 i'm
value, OF the coin called goloid," and con-
sistlng OF gold silver and copper, in the
proportions of one pound, twenty-four
pounds, and three-fourths of n nound
respectively, to be paid for by issue OF per
cent. bonds, redeemable in ten, and PAYABLE
after twenty years, and to be paid out i'm ex-
change for bonds bearing higher rate of
interest, as the latter are retired. The
golold coins are to be interchangeable
with United States notes. The bill also re-
quires the Secretary of the Treasury To
cause to be issued S400,000,OO0 legal tender,
IN notes, in exchange for those now out
standing, and to keep at least three
hundred and fifty million dollars of the new
issue out of the Treasury in circulation.
The Senate in executive session has con
tirmed Richard G. Mccormick, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury: Frederick Knef-
ler Pension Agent at Indianapolis, Ind
Armsted Nj. Swope, Collector of Internal
Revenue Seventh District of Kentucky:
Abraham ID. Hazen, Third Assistant Post.
master General; Thomas A. Wiley Col
Iector Internal Revenue Ninth District of
Pennsylvania; John NJ. Langston, Minister
Resident and Consul General at Hayti.
Items In General.
Senator Morton's health had so much i'm
proved that he lately took a trip to Indi.
annapolis on the Panhandle Road He
expressed himself as greatly benefited bv
the journey.
Rank & Co.'S and Herts & Co.'s cabinet
factories, on Nineteenth Street New York.
were burned lately with Other buildings.
Loss over 100000. It is reported one fire.
man was killed by falling walls.
remarkable scene occurred at the cloes
OF the Wieners murder trial in st. Louis.
recently. Wieners is a gigantic ruflian. for
merely the bouncer at tine Theater Comioue.
and the murderer nearly year ago of n
young man named Lawrence. He shot and
instantly killed Lawrence in n fit OF rage.
the tragedy taking place in the theater.
During the trial the aged father and a very
attractive sister of the prisoner have been
constant in n
Jury after being out short time brought
IN verdict of murder in the first degree
Inc court room was crowded. When the
verdict was announced the prisoners sister
burst into parOxysm Of shreks and the
entire family were removed by order OF the
Court ts side room. The father
had listened to the verdict Of guilty: but
all at once he began a series of hoarse wells
ana olasPhemous cursing, in fit of
absolute temporary insanity. Then
the prisoner became frenEied and vio-
lent, and had to be handcuffed being
so taken to his cell. Meanwhile the father
had fallen in fainting fit The entire
scene was one of the most horrible ever
witnessed in court room, occasioninp a
general excitement. The verdict meets
with universal approval....... George NJ
wheeler, OF w. Baily, Lang & Co. iron
merchants, New York City, is under arrest
on charges Of fraudulent bankruptcy
brought by Frederick S. Cranstock, one Of
the creditors. Judge BlatchfOrd directed
the United States Marshal to take possession
OF The assets Of the firm left out Of schedule.
winch are said TO amount To several hun.
dred thousand dollars. The creditors
claim that with this addition the assets viii
cover the liabilities, estimated AT about
S&50,O0O.
Fhilip Heiser, was driving a heavy load of
eord-wood from Alpha, Greene COUNTY
OHIO, to Dayton, when he was accosted by
stranger, who, after questioning him in re-
gard TO the weight Of the load stepped aside.
and unknown 10 Heiser threw himself he.
meath the wagOn-wheels His neck and ia,,
we're crushed, and he died instantly. The
man was an entire stranger, and one or two
loose buttons we're all that was i'm bis
pockets.
A few nights since, party Of emigrants.
consisting Of Ephraim Weaver and his
sister, Susan Smith, with a baby nine months
old, James Crowley and his wife Mary An,
and baby fifteen months old. and Martin
Crowley, brother Of James. were procoed.
ing down the Mississippi River i'm two skias
ana small fatbOat When near quarsn.
fues about twelve uitpe hotovr 4 ...s.