Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-10
Washington.
MEXICAN MATTERS.

o't1oo CIldI Tic ucXI CHDlnoJ meoLlng Will
probably be devoted to Mexican affairs.
The government is understood to have
information that the action of the Diaz
administration is in contravention of the
agreement made at the time of the re-
cOgnition of Diaz. 1t was then SUD-
posed that Diaz would cooperate with
our troops in protecting the Dor
der, even to joining the United States
forces IN pursuing the r1aurauders
south of the Rio Grande. But army
officers are advised that the Mexican
troops, at the time of McKinzie's re-
cent raid, had direct orders from the
central government to attack our forces
in the event that they crossed the Rio
Grande, and that superior numbers
Of United States troops alone
prevented an encounter. One Of the
first acts of Gen. Ord on reaching San
Antonio will be to again invite the CO.
operation of the Mexican authorities on
the Mexican frontier in preventing, if
possible, the Mexicans and Indians
from raiding into Texas. In case of q
refusal or neglect on the part of the
Mexican authorities to cooperate, Gen.
Ord will take the entire responsibility.
AFTER POOR 10.
A Washington dispatch of July 4th
says the war department will push re-
cruits to that portion of the country
disturbed by the Indians, with all pract-
ical haste. Belief is almost universal
among army officers that there will be
q general Indian war in the sections
where the hostile indications presented
themselves. In view Of the urgent de-
mand oftroops for service on the plains,
orders have been issued to the various
recruiting officers to hasten, as far as
practical, enlistm ents, in order to bring
up the numerical force of the army 10
q, 900 men, the maximum number au-
thorized by law. BY direction of the
secretary of war, regiments in the In
dian country engaged in active oper-
alton are to be increased to the max
imum strength, while such regiments
as are retained on garrison duty at the
various sea-coast Notifications are to be
reduced to the minimum number. By
this means the secretary says he will be
able to throw into the section of the
country threatened with hostile Indians
the largest force possible, without ex-
ceeding the existing limits of law.
TO BANKERS.
The acting comptroller Of the cur
rency has issued call upon the ma
tional banks to exhibit their condition
ct the close of business Saturday.
THE SOLAR ECLIPSE.
Thorough preparations have been
made in Washington for the observa-
ton of the solar eclipse in this country
upon the Goth of this month. Congress
has appropriated $4,000 for the ex-
penses of this observation. The total
eclipse will cover space only one nun
dred and sixteen miles wide. Il will
begin at the northwest corner of Mon
tana and move southeast, passing over
the Yellowstone, through Wyoming ter
ritorv, Denver, COL, and northern and
eastern Texas. The duration Of the
eclipse will be three minutes in the
north and two and one-half minutes
in Texas
THE YEARS COINAGE.
Washington advices under date of
July End, give the following as the coin
age at the several United States minis
during the fiscal year ending June
30th, 1873:
Gold. :.:........ .................s5s, no, 40
Trade dollars. =. II. BY, 0l0
Subsidiary silver coin ....... ,...... s, Big, Sl5
Minor coins -. =. - .-..%.. .........l 80, 676
TOTAL $500. Ss1, 11S, 921
An Interpretation to the recent de-
cision by the cabinet to curtail the ex-
penditures of the appropriations for
public works has been made by the
president and secretary of war It is to
the effect that the appropria-
tons for the large rivers
and harbors of the west are
to be carried out, but that the discrimi-
nation is to be made so as to cut off the
work on the smaller streams, which
load down the river and harbor bill.
The secretary of the treasury also says
that the amounts for the public build
ings in the large cities will be expended.
Eua NATIONAL FINANCE.
The following is the July public debt
statement: 4,. aa $50. s~#e
Six per cent bonds 800. $73S, GIG. 0C0 ".
Five per cent bonds. .... 7Q3, 266, $50 r..
-Four and half per cent no
bonds ......... 24O, 600, 600
Four per cent bonds. SO, $50, 600
Total coin bonds. 81, 7eO, 735, $50
Lawful money debt. ....$ IA, 600, 600
Matured debt. .......... s. 594, $50
Legal tenders 346, TAB, 313
Certificates Of depost... 46, 755, COO
Fractional currency.... IT, SAT, 76e
Coin and silver ceIHf- at -e...,..-.
Gates .............. As. se9, 600
Total without interest s AIS, SIS, 6s2
Total debt So, e56, POS, e92
Total interest. Observation-Disclosures. 50, 404, 551
se LIABILITIES.
Cash in Treasury: r.-t.
Coin S1g7 415.132 s1
Currency. ...... 2 653, 4T9 .fr-- ~
Currency held for
demption of fraction a'
al currency 10, OOO, OOO ......-....-.
Special deposit held for
| redemption of certif- -, .-. ....
Gates of deposit..... 49, 755, 600