Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-17
THE Il CAPITAL.
SO1fE INTERESTING NEWS MATTER
CLEANED FOR SUNDAY READING.
Bonds Called in and Held for Bank C;rcn-
lat1on-Revenue Regulations Revoked
Expenditures Upon Different Customs
Observation-Disclosures
BONDS CALLED IN.


treasury has called in the following $40 bonds
of 1866. interest to cease the 10Th of FEBRUARY,
1879 The following are descriptions of the
bonds
Coupon bonds, dated July l, 1866. 800. No.
l4O, DOL to No. $4,000, both inclusive; $500.
no. SPOOL to No. 102, 600, both inclusive: ST :.
O0o, No. 19s,001 to No. 1871, 900, both inclusive.
Total coupon, two million dollars.
Registered bonds redeemable at pleasure of
as follows: $50, No. 1855 to No. 2,493, both in
elusive; 500, No. 10, Isl to No. 1922, both in
elusive; $500, No. II. PSI to No. IL 279' both in
elusive; 81, GOO. No. 5S, 651 to No. $4,000, both
inclusive; $1,000, No. IL, 1Ol to No. IL, $50 both
inclusive; $4,000, No. 1854 to No. ri, 100,
both inclusive. Total registered, three mil
lions. Aggregate, five million dollars
BONDS HELD FOR SECURITY.
The treasury now holds $348, c40, 400 in
United States bonds to secure bank circulation,
and SIS, 1903, 400 in United States bonds to Sc
cure public deposits.
United States bonds deposited on
account of subscriptions to 4 per
cent. loan. .....................$ 3,4S1, 600
United States bonds deposited for
circulation for week ending to-
day: 179,5oO
United States bonds held for circu-
lation Withdrawn during week
ending to-day. $4,000
National bank circulation, out
standing currency notes.. s2I, 72s, 231
Gold notes. ...................... 1,46s, $50
Internal revenue receipts to-day. 333. 1O9
Customs receipts ......... 339 202
Receipts of national bank notes
for redemption for week ending
to-day compared with CORES
ponding period last year, 1877, s,973,ooo
1910 L :.......: .................... 1926 900
Receipts to-day -................ 1926, 600
Subscriptions to per cent loan to-day
amounted to $1,872, 300
REGULATIONS REVOKED.
Commissioners Raum has revoked regulations
concerning gauging and proving of spirits
while at an artifcally high temperature. Also
the ruling which forbids the heating Of cistern
rooms by artificial means.
DELAYED BUT not AMBIGUOUS
Secretary Evarts has received from Commits
sioner Mccormick, and forwarded to Louisiana.
draft for S2,450, proceeds of concert given
at the Paris exposition, Oct 18th, in aid of the
yellow fever sufferers
EXPENDITURES UPON CUSTOMS BUILDINGS.
Supervising Architect Hill, in his annual re-
port, says $2O9, 95l were expended on the Chi
cago custom house during the year, and the
balance available Sept. 3d. was $439, 1888. On
the st. Louis custom house $3.50, 102 was ex-
pended during the year, and 1886, 999 remained
the 3Oth of Sept. On the Cincinnati custom
house the operators have been much retarded
the present season by the want of sufficient
appropriations to continue granite cutting, and
the amount set apart from the last appropria-
lions for granite cutting will be exhausted this
month, when another suspension of work must
occur and continue until further appropria-
ton be made. The total amount expended on
thus building during the year was 1858. 1856. and
the balance of appropriations available Sept.
30, was s301.e00.
TRKAsuRY'GoLD PURCHASES.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-The treasury depart
ment has begun the purchase of gold bullion
at Donver, Col, purchasing directly from
miners, paying them in greenbacks. The de-
Partment expects to buy at least $40, 600 a week
for some time, and to extend its pur-
chase to all gold of the Black Hills country.
The treasury department. will pay miners The
full value of their gold, charging only the cost
OF assay1ng and sending it to PhiIadelphia to
be coined at the transportation rate of IS cents
per thousand, or as third-class mail matter.
The treasury will pay for whatever silver NAV
be found with the gold when the value is
MISCELLANEOUS.
Secretary schurz left this evening for st.
Louis.
Gov. Fremont, of Arizona, in report to the
| secretary Of the interior, expressed the opinion
that the control of the Indians there should be
transferred to the military.
The treasury department. has begun the pur.
chase of silver bullion at Denver, Col, TO,
greenbacks.
The Florida Election Contasts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Nov. 16.-The supreme
court met to-day in response to petition nu