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The New York Custom House Inyes.
tigatiOn.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Mr. Wood was the only
member OF the custom house investigation
committee present this morning, and adjourn.
ed the investigation until Wednesday morn
ing. when the committee will hear a committee
of the New York Chamber of Commerce and
Boston Board OF Trade. From that time out
he wished it understood that he would pro-
ceed daily with the investigation, whether the
members Of the committee were present or
mr.
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Lard Rartm.

QUEBEC, Sept. 6.-The delegation of the
municipal representatives of Ontario. ap-
pointed to present Lord Dufferin the joint
address of Ontario municipalities upon his de-
parture from Canada, arrived here last even
ing and made the presentation. The address
was signed by IS mayors, wardens, reeves aud
councillors His Excellency replied in his
Dlauded. ~
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SEVEN HUNDRED MILES IN SHELL-Mr.
Wm Jacobs, OF Clifton, an Oarsman of some
reputation, has, since the 1St of June, rOwed a
distance OF zoo miles in single scull boat, and
expects to complete LOCO miles before the sea-
son Is over. During the past month Mr. Jacobs
made two trips in his shell from Clifton to the
llghtship and return, distance of over Is
mlleS-[N. Y. Sun, 5th.
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IMPoRTERs.-The U. s. district attorney an
New York has instituted q suit against
Thomas f, Alfred and Graham Young 10 re.
cover s421.OC0 for frauds In weights on i'm
ported sugar: He has also commenced a suit
against Charles w. Durant Son for the false
classlhcatiOn OF imported goods, with dam
ages amounting to So 600. ~
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LIEUT.. GOV. JOHN LATTA left Harrisburg,
Pa Wednesday afternoon, on the fast line
west, for his home at Greensburg In at
tempting to alight at the station before the
train stopped he was thrown forward break
ing his left arm just below the elbow, and is
cuSSion Of the brain.
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HUNG BY MoB.-Wm. Taylor, the cOlored
man who is supposed to have murdered the
white girl, Alice Mcdonnell, was taken from
the sheriff at Sandusky, Ohio, Wednesday
The body of the murdered girl was found IN a
field few miles from the city,
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WORkINGMEN DENOUNCIHG KEARHEY
MMorklngmen, numbering 600, employed by c.
j., held meeting Wednesday and denounced
Dennis kearney for assaulting the firm I'm his
speech there Monday night. Speeches denun-
clat0ry OF kearney were made and resolutions
adopted to that effect
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DEATH By THE RoPE.-George Howell,
cOlOred, the murderer of Joseph Martin, in
Green county, Tenn December, 1876, was ex.
ecuted at Greenville, Tenn, yesterday. A
large crowd was present The criminal con-
fessed his guilt and said his prayers before the
rOD0 was adiustad
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A|A howl is looked for from the church
men OF England. At Cyprus, when Sir Garnet
WOlSeley took possession, the British flag was
solemnly incensed, blessed and hOisted by
Greek priests, the guards presenting arms.
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%Hunter. the Camden murderer, grows
thinner and paler daily, but snOres so that
Grahame, his alleged acc0mplice, cannot
Sleep.
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The Plague Stricken South.
The yellow fever scourge in the south con-
times without abatement


THE DEATH LIST IN NEW ORLEANS
ty.twO being children under seven years.
AdOlph Eyrich, aged 25 years, a native of Ches-
ter, ILL.,, and for the last two years pastor of
the Lutheran Trinity Church of AlgerS, has
died OF yellow fever. Mrs. Labordeau and
Mrs. Kelly, the nurses who so faithfully dis
charged their duty at Port EadS and New Or
leans, have gone to Holly Springs, in response
one physician were sent to Holly Springs by
the HOwardS. l.. j. Webster. Mrs. e. w.
Barnes and three children have the fever
The Steamboat Mems Relief Association of
New Orleans has Just been organized to give
aid TO their brethren and their families.
AT MEMPHIS
The undertakerS at Memphis report 4S yel-
low feVer intermentS up to noon yesterday.
Mother Alfonso, superior OF St. Agnes Acade-
my, Is in dying condition. George w. L..
crook, prominent worker in the Odd Eel
lows relief committee, died yesterday morn
ing. The Walthall Home, or Infirmary in
Market street, under the charge of Mann
Walthall, OF Mobile, contains about thirty pa
tlentS, and the number is increasing hourly.
charge. County Undertaken Walsh yesterday
morning reported falling off in the number
OF appllcatiOns for the burial of paupers- A.
j. Wheeler, secretary of the Masonic relief
hoard, is sick. Brother Amandus of the
Franciscan Church, is dead
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS.
James Fort, b. P. Oliver, Mrs. James Metall
and Robert Mclean died Wednesday night.
1here are i've or six new cases, seventy cases
and three are sick with the fever. There is
great need OF nurses and physicians. The tel
egraph operator left his post Wednesday after
noon.
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ROBERT ALLEN COFFIN died at Conway,
Mass, Wednesday, aged ~ years. Deceased
to Amherst college, at its opening In 1921. and
was its oldest living graduate. He was the
brother of the late James III. Coffin, I. Ia D.
meteorolOgist OF the Smithsonian Ins,i. .tion'
and professor in Lafayette college.
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THE NEW TREASURY PRINTING BUILDING
Architect Hill, of the Treasury department,
slys that the work on the new building for the
bureau OF engraving and printing will be
pushed as rapidly as possible, and, although he
roof in before excessive cold weather is upon
us, vet he does not believe that it can be ac-
eomplished. The building will be put up in
STRENGTH and its conformation for the uses for T
which it is intended. 1t will be more than a
year from the present date before it is ready
for occupancy.
The DEMAND FOR THE FOUR PER CENT
BONDS still continues, and the subscriptions,
instead OF diminishing, are actually on the in.
crease. The bureau of engraving and print
ing Is rushed to its utmost capacity, and even
ksarney would be satisfied to see the presses
over week for a subscriber to receive his
bond after making subscription. In the
meantime he Is given certificate as an evi-
when the bond is delivered.
ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF RAr1oNs IN
NEW ORLEANs.-SenatOr Kellogg, day before
yesterday, had dispatch sent from here stat.
ing, that he had called on Secretary McCrary
and represented to him that it would be better
TO send the government ratiOnS for the yellow
iever sufferers to the collector of customs at
aid societies. This course should be pursued,
he, stated, owing to the partisanship in New
orleans and the rivalry among the societies
upon these representations had ordered the
ratiOns issued to the collector. The facts in
the case are that Senator Kellogg never called
on Secretary McCrary in reference to the mat
ter. The Secretary had directed that the "a.
tons be issued to the collector, because he
thought that through him was the best mode
OF distributing them. Representatives Ellis
and Gibson last evening explained the case to
him and told him it would be better for the
sufferers to turn the supplies over to the diff
directed to be done. '
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RESCUED BY GIRL.-A fewdays ago Harry
G. COrtis, aged l9, the son of r. j. COrtis, agent
OF the White Star line of steamers, got be-
yondi his depth while bathing at GIeenport
Long Island. His desperate struggle with the
current that was carrying him off shore were
seen by some ladies on the beach. There was
Ambrose T. King, of Patterson, N. j., prompt
ly jumped into OOat and rOwed to the rescue
OF the young swimmer. She reached him lust
strength not being equal to the effort of lifting
him into the boat, she tod him to hold fast to
the stern, and thus she rOwed him ashore. Miss
King was perfectly cool and self pos Sessed un-
til the young man had been safely brought to
the beach. Then she fainted.-[N. Y Sun, 5th
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SINGULAR RESTORATION OF STOLEN PROP
ERTY.-A letter, evidently written by a lady,
has been received by the family of Rev. H. c.
the season at Newport, which stated that they
would find their silver-plate, stolen last sum
mer by Rufus Alexander, who subsequently
escaped from the county Jail under the steps
Cushman, the deceased actress. Not expect
ing to find any articles the family did not at
tach much Importance to the startling news
but they finally decided to institute search
and to their surprise they found the missing
property, tied up in a towel, stolen at the same
time. The writer of the note suggested that
DR.. Potter pay him $50 for the information, the
same to be given by him or her to the yellow
fever sufferers. The police have the matter in
charge
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APOILINAR1S
NATURH
MINERAL WATER.
Highly Eferrescent.

France, and It's sale in France authorized by sps-
eiaI order Of the French government.
Recommended by the highest MEDICAL AU-
"A delightful beverage; mildly antscid: most
sFar superior to Vfchy. seltzer, or any Other
~, da pure afn from ss ossstSns
against Croton and artincially aerated waters"
.Heaithfni 1 and % Wen T suited for dyspepsia and
sases Of ACUTE disease, and where there Is gouty
ssBy far the most agreeable, alone or mixed with
wine; 4sefulin Catarrhs Of Stomach or Bladder,
"Not only luxury. but necessity
and ea Water S
United states, and wholesale OF
FRED'K DE barry 4 CO..
Nos. III and f3 Warren st Netr York,
Sole Agents for the United States and Canada.
Every genuine bottle bears the registered yell
low pictorial label of the Apollinaris Company
(Limlted), London. aus2l-wfm, eow2n
Gas FIXTURES
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN THE CITY
AND THE CHEAPEST.
ALI THg LATEST STYLES.
FULL LINE OF REFLECToRs
And GAS STOVES.
4. r. BROOKS,
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II EAKY ROOFS AND DAMP WALLS
IL IRON-CLAD PAINT
.roofng Paint and for Damp Walls has no equal.
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IRON- CLAD PAINT COMPANY,
HOLTOS MCLAIN, Proprfetors,
hugz4-Im No. III q Street - &c.
KENNEDY's REAL ESTATE OFFICE
~ lOioest In the city.) No. 73O 16Eh Ste
BUY, sen and rent hrst class Property.
Money Loaned on Real Estate,
,, Money safely invested.
Property Bought and Sold on Conimission
nus collected, taxes paid and INSURANCE. effected
B1tlout charge, UlQ-O
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TIE NEW HAMPSHIRE GRFENBlcK COW
yENTIoN at Manchester, in that state yrsfer-
day., was addressed by Col. ID. M. CIoISh.
stephen Holt and others. a greenback plat
nounced, and the Convention nomioa sad
Warren g. Brown for governor. Matt 4 ,isi
Wiggin, Charles 8. Eastman and Charle. NJ.
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GREENBACK CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS
The greenback labor convention of the Sd
congressional district, New Jersey, yesterday
for Congress. 1.-The greenbackers at Man
chester, n: H., yesterday nominated Lafayette
Chesley OF Chester, for Congress, in the 1st
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All other Goods at same proportion prices.
NorK.-I Am determined to reduce this stock, In
order to make room for an immense stock OF Fall
and Winter Goods which have ordered already,
70 be expressly manufactured for me. Call ut once
a. STRAUS',
1911 Pennsylvania 0oeNNe.
,ual4-u Between Tenth and Eleventh sts.
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SOUTH PACIFIC EXPLoRATIoN.-The Eng
llsh Arctic exploring ship Alert is being again
fitted out for acltYe duty, under the command
OF her old captai6, Sir George Mares She is
intended Tor voyage of surveying service
principally in the South Pacific. Her first
work will be an examination of the inner
water leading from the Straits Of Magellan TO
the Gulf OF Penas, along the Scdboard of
Chill: from this She will stretch across the
South Pacific ocean from Fiji, adding Zen
route) as far as practicable To our knowledge
OF the hydrography of the low archipelago
Society and Friendly Islands. After a few
months spent in the neighborhood of Fiji and
in an examination OF dangers lying i'm the
track OF navigation between that group and
the colony of New Zealand, she viii, for the
latter Part OF her voyage, be employed of the
northwestern coast of Australia, principally
In ascertainlng the positions of, and as far as
necessary charting, tfe various surfs and
lnets lying of the Australian continent and
between IL and the ports of Netherlands India,
and at many OF which reefs. &c., traffic has
been for some time increasing on the search
Tor trepany. pearls and guano.-G London Nl-
tUTo.
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THE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE INyEsTIGA
TION.-The Congressional committee investi-
eating custom house affairs at New York yes
terday examined Richard WynkOof. deputy
of the entering and clearing of foreign and
American vessels and granting certificates.
He said he never received any presents or
perauisitess as TO, for administering oaths. He rec
tion of inspectors who work at night In dis.
charging sailing vessels be put in the statute,
placing sailing vessels in this respect on an
equality with steamships He thought it was
a loose system to allow any vessel to discharge
after nightfall. Mr.. jackson S. Schultz called
on Mr.. Fernando Wood, of the committee,
of things existing in connection with the pay.
ment of pensions, and the wretched accommo.
datiOns provided. MI. Wood promised to Law
the matter before the committee
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I'm ORDER TO REDUCE STOCK
WITHOUT DELAY,

IN OItUL1S 1SIDOCL
WITHOUT DELAY.
To MAKE PREPARATION FOR LARGE
FALL STOCK,
FOR THE NEXT FIFTEEN DAYS i OFFER
THE FOLLOWING
SPECIAL BARGAINS
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The Chicago Times says Ben Butler is
simply an educated hood,pm.
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ROBBERY BY JEwELRY CLERK.-Alfred
Winters, an emplOye in the large jewelry
house of RosenkrauS & Co, Milwaukee, Wis,
has been arrested. A few days ago the suS-
when it was discovered that large amount
Ofjewery was missing. Winters trunk was
examined, and found to contain jewelry and
gave information of six different packages of
jeWelry which he had lately forwarded to Chi
cago He had also sent several packages Of
gold watch cases and solid gold jewelry to
reduced: The police are in receipt Of infOr-
nation from Chicago announcing the recovery
OF several packages, valued at about Si,G00,
city. The total value of the property stolen
will probably exceed $4,000. Winters has been
the employ of Rosenkraus & Co. about nine
months, and had the entire confidence of the
firm. He went to Milwaukee from jersey
City, where his parents reside, and who are re-
pOrted to be wealthy
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Washington News and Gossip.

GOvERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Interna
revenue, s364, ,670.27; customs. S6Sf, 1861.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan 10
Gay amounted to 3122S-0.
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Mr; otvil Grant. brother OF eN President
1laht, Is Just nc an insane patient in the
not OF violent type nor is il accom- nanied hy
>haoe ot melancholia. On the contrary the
paIltht Is OF sanguiBe and enthusiastic tenn
s,,,rl nrn,, ane ne believes that he is engaged
lSready 10 buy ali kinds and illimitahle auan
titles OF merchandise but his phautasies run
pflnclpally IN the direction of pianos and
sewing machines. These he has purchased
without stint or limit, thousands or hundreds
OF thousands being all the same To him. hut
occa Slonally he has been ready 10 vary his
business with purchases OF wool, calves hides
and so forth. All his vast purchases were in
tended for shipment 10 the Pacific coast
where lie was 10 have realized ma yndcent
profits. This he would undoubtedly have done
had he been able 10 buy up all the Instruments
of greatest purity, largest power and most
sympathetic tone, and similarly those OF most
sympathetic tone, largest power aud greatest
purity at The price which he had fixed, name
K, each and the sewing machines at 3
apiece.
Mir Grant went QUITO California in Decem-
Der OF last year, and il was on his return i'm
June last that lis eccentricities began TO he
especially preceptibie 10 his friends. The
dealers from whom he made his purchases
alSo noticed his erratic ways and refused 10
denver the merchandise which he had bought
In Such large quantities. Ii was on the motion
of his friends and the sanction of the family
physician, DIR. Moreton. OF Elizabeth who
that Mr.. Grant was committed To the care OF
Ir. Buttolph, superintendent Of the New
Jersey state asylum, at Morristown. ME.
Grant arrived al Elizabeth on Tuesday night
by the 6:lO p. m. train from New York and
was there met by Constable Donovan and OFF
Ger DepIez who took him into custody. He
made no remonstrance, and was on that night
lodged in one OF the private rooms Of the court
Louise. Yesterday morning, at nine O'clock
he was placed in private carriage. and, ac
companied by his son and two attendants, was
driven TO Morristown, distance of some
twenty miles. Mr.. A. G. Corbin, his brother
in law, and Mrs. Corbin, his sister. proceeded
thither by train. He had been informed of
the intentions of his friends i'm respec; TO him.
but he seemed to treat il with incredulNy
and on the way to the asylum he was i'm
hllal louS temper. He sang snatcheS OF songs,
seemed TO enjoy himself thoroughly, and ever
and anon referred to his pet project of con
cerning the market on pianos, sewing ma
chimes and other merchandise There was no
difficulty in transferring him to the authorities
OF the asylum, and he is now under DIR. But
tolphs care.-tN y. Herald, 9Th.
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THE PRESIDENT will not return to Washing
ton until the 21st inst. On the 18th Of the
present month he is to attend meeting of the
board of managers of the National Asylum
for Disabled Soldiers at Day ton, Ohio.
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GEN. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON, in his letter OF
acceptance of the democratic nomination for
Congress in the third Virginia district, says:
II hold the law establishing national banks,
including the prohibitOry tax 10 per cent on
other banks, 10 be utterly unconstitutional,
and therefore ought to he repealcd as soon as
possible; the national bank notes to be called
in gradually by the substitution of redeemable
United States notes, and the issue of such
notes to be increased until sufficient for the
wants OF all parts of the country. I advocate.
in other words, abundance of paper money,
equal in value to gold and silver, and receiv-
able for all dues to the government. Being
life. long democrat, / stand upon the demo.
cratic platform in this and all other political
questions, namely: Strict construction of the
constitution, close economy in all branches of
the government, and the extinction of the ma
tional debt gradually, but as soon as possible.
| have always been hostile to the present
tariff, and would be so to any other discriml
mating like it in favor of one section of the
country-that small One-tO the in Jury of all
others. am opposed, also, and very strongly,
10 all taxes bearing unequally upon the diff.
terent sections OF the country, like that on to-
baccO which EFFORTS from Virginia much
larger contribution to the United States reve-
nue. than is paid by the six New England
states not less than three times richer, and
which, also, makes the poor man pay at least
Noper cent on the tobacco he uses, and the
rlcl from 81 to 40 per cent"
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THE RECENT EXAMINATION of candidates
for the position of third assistant examiner in
the Patent Office has resulted in the appoint
sell, Conn. Wallace st. C. Redman, u. c., and
Chas. G. Kintner, NY. These gentleman
headed the list in the competitive examna-
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THE TOTAL AMOUNT of six per cents. retired
by the Treasury to the first instant is $730 5i3-
COO. and the total interest saved thereby $2S,
lG0,642g9.
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SATISFACTORILY SETTLED.-The question
at issue between the District Commissioners
and the Treasury officials in relation to money
accounts, have finally been settled in man.
there is not likely to be any more dead locks
The warrant for $50, ,000 mentioned yesterday
was placed to the credit of the District Com
mssioners to-day, and Treasurer Gilfillan Is
paying the checks for funds as fast as pre-
sented. Commissioner Dent telegraphed that
Commissioner TWining could sign for him.
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Whites district is the one i'm which GodloveS.
Orth IS candidate, the latter having defeated
him for the nomination. White thinks Orth
VIII De elected, notwlthstandingth the opposition
Col. JOHN G. THOMPSON, Sergeant-at- arms
of the House of Representatives, arrived in
Washington at O'Clock this morning, and
took rooms at the Riggs House. He was
called for by Senator Barnum chairman of
the national democratic committee, when
both hied away to some quiet nook to discuss
the political probabilities, fix up things and
pre- pare for a good OldfashiOned "whoop up
guine, is hopeful of the Ohio campaign. He
thinks that the democrats will get IL or Is OF
the Ohio districts
DISTRICT RECRUITs-COL H. C. COrbin re-
cruiting officer for this District, will send
twelve recruits tonight to the general recruit
ing rendezvous, at David's Island, New York
harbor. This Is the number selected from
sented oP nsHs Mshp
week. OF four applicants today all were
rejected, and five were rejected yesterday.
he time was when it wasn't so hard for the
boys to get into the army-and when they
didn't care about getting in.
MOVEMENTS OF L. s. NAVAL VESSELs.-
The U. s. steamer Ticonderoga was fioated
from the Dry Lock, at Portsmouth, N. H.,
september I'd. The U. s. training ship Sar.
atoga arrived at New York on Tuesday last
ana WILL san tomorrow morning for Philadel-
pbla. Inc tandalia arrived at Villefranche
from Villefranche same day, on a cruise 10
Spanish and Italian ports The Al,iance ar
rlved at Villefranche 2lst Of August, from
HaYTe.
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A STATEMENT of the receipts and exDendi-
lures of the government from 1856 to 1878 has
been issued by the Treasury. The net revenue
for 1856 was $74.656 6699. "a and net expenditures
$69,571, ,025.79. The lowest revenue for any year
Included in the statement was in 1S6l-S4l,-
5O9.G3039 The largest was in lS56-S55S.032,-
620.C5. The revenue for the fiscal year ending
fore $3.50 COO. 1862, in 1876 $S7 is2 9l6 and in
1879 S2SS, ,CG2 05l 10. The lowest expenditure of
the government in the years included in the
statement were in 1S6C-$63. 130. 1889. The
greatest were i'm 1S6=-sl, ,297, ,555.22i42 In 1856
they were $69,571 025.79. For the fiscal year
ending June 3Oth last they were S2}696i, ,326 50 :;
the year before, sos, ,660,00S.93: in 1876, $685.,
45a7G7 3d.
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DEMAND FOR SILvER.-The director of the
mint at Philadelphia has telegraphed to the
Treasury department to send him as many
boxes and kegs for shipping silver as possible.
The assistant treaSurerS have been notified to
ship him all the spare articles of the kind they
have on hand, and the department will do
likewise.