Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23
WASHINGTON.
GOLD BULLION.

Washington special of Oct. 10th
avs arrangements have lately been per-
lied by the treasury to purchase gold
hnlion deposited at the Assay Office at
Sharlotte, n. c., and the Mint at Dem
rsr Col, at its coming value, less the
,,.,,al Mint charges for parting and re-
ling. and the expense of transporta-
,;on to the Mint at Philadelphia for
diversion into coin. Payment for the
Snllion purchased at these places
vii be made in legaltender notes
~ silver dollars, as the depositor
nav prefer. Heretofore the bullion
deposited at these places has been re-
,nrned to the depositor in imported
Iars stamped with their weight and
sneness. which were sold to local bull
ion dealers. This arrangement will
nrotect the miner, and enable him to
obtain better price for his gold. The
5epartment is also arranging to pur-
Shase gold deposits at the assay offices
At Helena, Mont, and Boise City,
Idaho.
THE SUPREME COTRT DOCKET.
The U. S. supreme court met Oct.
nth A dispatch of the 10th says:
The United States supreme court has an
unusually large docket of cases. The
docket to-day contained SIS cases, the
work of the court being three years in
arrears. Eastern lawyers formerly con-
rolled nearly all this business. Western
iawvers are now coming to the
front Enoch Totten. of Wisconsin,
! ,on.in-law of Senator Howe, has more
cases than any other lawyer, appearing
IN twenty-nine. Grant, of Iowa, follows
IN sixteen; Dick Merrick. formerly of
Chicago, with thirteen; ex-senator Matt
Carpenter with tel.
BURYING THE STILLS.
Washington dispatches under date of
the 10th inst, say that acting COM
missioner of Internal Revenue Rogers
this afternoon received the following
telegram from Revenue Agent J. w.
Kenney, dated Little Rock: "Informa-
ion from Baxter county is received
that distllers have sunk their stills at
BAYOU, abandoned their fortified works
and scattered, the alarm having been
taken ilom published dispatches from
Washington"
HAYES POLICY.
The Star this afternoon says it can be
authorlauvely stated that there is no
truth whatever in statements variOusly
made that the president has decided, or
5 about to decide to change what is
known as his southern policy. The
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The principal reason for the statement
is supposed to be letter written by At
tomey. General Devens, which will
shortly be sent TO the district attorneys
of Alabama, Louisiana and South Caro-
lima, directing them to enforce the L.
5. election laws. This letter was writ
ten after such facts had been laid before
the president as clearly proved that I'M
der existing circumstances no fair cleo
ton could be held in these states. There
was ample proof that such was
the case before the president
and his cabinet. and upon
these the letters to the district attorney
were based. The president regards the
endorsements of law as having no polit-
zeal aspect whatever. 1t is only the ma
tiona government performing the duty
required of it. If a similar condition of
affairs should arse in New York or any
other state in the union as exists in
South Carolina, Louisiana ana Ala
Oama, the states attorneys Of those
states would be directed to see that the
election laws are compiled with.
TRFAsI,py STATrNrNr
Washington advices of the 10Th give
tne following as the condition of the
treasury at the close of the week ending
pet, 18th.
bonds to secure national bank
circulation. ....... S34S ZIG $50
=; ponds to secure public deposits. -. sos 400
p'lu, held to secure per cent loan. 4, $50, GOO
>, ooncs deposited for circulation
4or me week ending to-day ........ 439, 900
y bonds held for circulat on with
Wa"h week ending TO-DAY ......... 671, 500
'a!uhal bank circulation outstaud.
g currency notes. ....... 49,. 3a1, s54, 1853
o..u es... Observation-Disclosures. !, 452, go
~, ua' revenue receipts to day ..... Al J, 49S
F., a,n receipts ...................... 800, 5S5
NSelp's OF national bank notes for
wa 'SeN ending to-day. compared with
,..,espondlns week last year-lS71 3302 900