The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-11-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

Secretary Sherman referring to the ru-
mors of the withdrawal of one and two dollar
United States notes, says fully year ago they
started the report and caused an unnatural de-
mand for small bills. The statement was I'M
founded other than that, having one year s
supply of ones and twos on hand, the bureau
of engraving and printing stopped printing
till that supply could be reduced. No order
was issued to the treasurer to limit the issues
of the ones and twos. They were issued to
everybody who demanded them. No order has
ever been made for their withdrawal. They
are issued, like other money, whenever they
are required, and any holder of a demand
against the United States is ordinarily paid
in any denomination of money desired. After
Jan. LIST no bills of less denomination than
five dollars can be issued by national banks.
and no doubt if the one and two dollars
Uhined States notes were withdrawn it would
make place for more silver. The secre-
tary thinks, however, the public at large ought
to have the option to take gold, silver or paper
of any denomination coined or printed. This
IL the best way to secure the largest circuia-
ton. If the chief end of life was to secure the
circulation of silver money. it might be forced
into circulation by withdrawing the ones and
twos, but the Secretary does not see why the
people should be denied the use of such notes
if they want them, nor why silver money
should be made unpopular by being forced in
to circulation to the exclusion of a more con-
venient currency.
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
A correspondent telegraphing from
Washington says President Hayes, when ap-
pealed to for an authorized announcement re-
garding his position toward the South and his
intentions with reference to the violation of
law ut the recent elections. went to his desk
and, taking pamphlet copy of his lat mes
sage tn Congress. turned to the fourth page
and said: My position has not changed to-
ward the South; it is the same now as when /
wrote my letter of acceptance, nv inaugural
address and my message to Congress a wear
ago. In my message said" and the President
read as follows: 1T should be our fixed and
uualterabie determination to protect by all
available and proper means, under the consti-
tuition and laws the lately emancipated race
in the enjoyment of their rights and privileges
Whatever authority rests with me to this end
| shall not hesitate to PERFORM The Presi-
dent read the last sentence with emphasis.
CANADIAN MONEY ORDERS.
John Lynch, Assistant Auditor of the
Treasury Department. at Washington, and
William Plumley. General Superintendent Of
the Money Order Division ut the New York
Post Office. are in Ottawa. Ontario, examining
the system of audit now in use in connection
with the Canadian money order system, with
n view to its adoption in the United Stites.
ADANsEEoUs MAS-HoLE.
A workman. named John David. en-
ployed on Star Island. at the Shoals near Ports
mouth. n. H., attempted to remove a man.
hole place from a large gssometer for the pur-
pose of making repairs, when n terrific explo-
sion took place. carrying David high in the
air inficting fatal injuries.
ENJoINEp.
Judge Donohue, of the Supreme Court
of New York. has granted an Injunction re-
straining Z. ". Todd 4 Co.. from continuing
the business of small transactions in stock on
a blackboard.
GOOD HING.
The War DEPART .ent orders that all
posts permanently occupied by troops shall be
known forts, and all points occupied tenn
porarily be known rs camps
LOSE THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER.
Sixty-six clerks on the contingent rolls
in the patent office were discharged last week
for lack of funds. One half of them were
women.
KNOX KNOCKED.
Charles Knox. the New York halter. ha.
made an assignment. His liabilities are stated
to be S2J0.090; assets not known.