The Portland daily press., 1878-09-16
WASHINGTON.
The New Plan to Get the Bland DolIar
Into Circulation.

Ihe New Plan to Get the Bland Dollar
Into Circulation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA circular was
issued late this afternoon by Treasurer Gill
lillian, which takes the place of all circulars
heretofore issued concerning the standard sill
yer dollar. 1t names 129 national banks as the
designated deposltaries of the United States to
be supplied by the Treasury upon their appli-
cation with standard silver dollars from the
mint free OF expense, in accordance with Sec
ton 3527 of the revised statutes. 1t is expected
the coin furnished as above will be mt into
circulation by being furnished to the public dis
bursing officers, to manufacturing and other
establi 'hments, to other banks and bankers.
for distribution in like manner BY them. aud
generally when it is to be used as current
money.
The Four Per Gents.
The subscriptions to the new Der cent. loan
today were $4,000.
slander Refuted Promptly.
The Post of Yesterday published an inter.
view with Dr. Ramsey, who went to Memphis,
ID winch he states that he has been Informed
that white women have to take negro men for
nurses or go without, and that such negro men
nave taken advantage of helpless white VIC
TINS. The editor of the Me mphis Appeal pro-
nounces this statement utterly untrue and adds ::
NO man, white or black, would be allowed
second breath after such a crime became
known. White women are not reduced to the
statement is libel upon the negroes of Mem
phls. All honor 10 them, they have acted
nobly as policemen and soldiers, as well as
nurses, and they have responded to every call
quite as promptly as whites. A few of them
threatened trouble about food at one time. but
were at moment suppressed BY company of
soldiers OF their own color. The coored people
OF Memphis as body deserve well of their
white fellow citizens, aud we appreciate and
are proud of them.'
Agricultural Prospects.
The September returns to the Department of
Agriculture give an average condition of the
corn crop at 80, against SO in August Tt is
slightly above the condition reported in Sem
TENDER, 1877, which was 81. The crop held its
own 10 the northern portion of the Atlantic
slope and on the Pacific coast 1t slightly
improved in the states west of the Mississippi
aud north OF the Ohio, bat iell off ten per cent
in the states west of the Missouri. The South
ern States as whole fell off about per cent.
VI WI equities reporting, 252 were of the full
average, 2l8 above aud 80 below. The Septem.
Der returns to the Department of Agriculture
indicate an average of 81 in the condition of
the wheat crop, against 90 in September, 1877.
Ihe reduction is mostly nue. to disasters to the
spring crop in the Northwest. A preliminary
examination of the returns of acreage indicate
that the breadth sown in 1873 was about one
sixth greater than in 1877 This will more
than compensate the loss from decline in the
Condition, and may probably bring up the
yield to the popular estimate of ACC, OOO, COO
bushels. The foal estimates of average are
not made till the latest returns of the crop are
received.
The Silver Resumption Order.
1t looks as though Secretary Sherman's order
last week to exchange silver tor greenbacks
was blunder, or that his order of yesterday,
resembling the first one, is surrender to the
clamor of the Greenback element. Sherman
Iears that the exchange OF silver for greenbacks
may not be in accordance with the legislation
OF Congress upon this subject, as redemption is
not authorized before the specified day.
The Chinese Legation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Much interest is
manifested n. in the coming to this city of the
Chinese legation about the Goth lust 1t is
SAID that in addition to the modification of the
treaty OF commerce and amity, special atten-
ton will be given bv ths minister to the m an
ner in which Chinese countrSmen have been
treated on the Pacific coast and it will be
claimed that under the provisions of the Bur
llngame treaty they should be as effectually
protected as American citizens are in China,