Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-08

enC cOndltlOn OF this establishment is
clearly exhibited pinu the following
balance sheet, just prepared from the
Tribune books: - L7IG7ti72
Real estate apart from the new
pulldng ...!.l,. .:........$ 40, SOC. 90
Duilulug ....................... 614, 2S3 6S
rresseS ana nxtllres ..;!...... "A, 500 90
types .................. is, 600 Oc
Dashi .'.- j.. ..s.s.... 81, 376 88
Bl!ls receivable. .............. ..... 1,O95 88
Printing paper esixty-nine 70 Us ed. a. 966. IS
Almanac ............. ........... 926. rs
oooKs ana pamphlets. e......s,..... 2,442.17
DaG Total - ..... 81, 159, O93 81
LIABILITIES.
capital Stock. ....I.. -. & 100 coo 90
n +, ana loss. ............... 143, 1856. II
+, Business notes. ...........,...... 80 500 81
1 Building notes. ....... II. 80. $40 $50 90
Mutual Life Insurance Company
mortgage ~. ...f..I. 200. 600 OO
Ira Beebe paper dealer) ......... 63S. 10
W hitelaw Reid ...... ...-...-.y. 80, 600. 90
sundry relief funds. ......... 3,175. So
ioTotal ..2............. Jg.l " 81, 15e, oa3. n
K There are one Or two peculiarities in
this statement to which the attention of
the intelligent reader will be directed.
The Tall Tower building appears to
haYe cost something more than $780,
OOO, While for the purpose of its con-
'struction the sum Of 100000 was Dor
rowed upon mortgage from the Mutual
Life Insurance Company. This leaves
100000 and upward to be obtained
from 9th er sources for the building.
Yet we see in the above financial state
ment that the establishment has issued
so-called Building notes, not alone for
what was required to complete the Tall
Tower, but for 1926, 900 oyer and above
that amount. What were these extra
Tbuiding notes. for 10 what use
this sum of $235, 900 applied? Why
were building notes put out, when the
building was otherwise fully provided
for? dQn these questions Mr.. Jay
Gould's balance, sheet does not afford
any light. 81 af6oJ iDot 'si'.
First Coinage Of the New Dollar in San
F. $50 d3eo IA Francisco. s'A
i bnA sg!w San Francisco Call
Yesterday morning the dies for the
new silver dollar were received at the
mint in this city, per express from Phil
adelphia. They were still in the rough,
|soto speak, having YET to undergo the
polishing and tempering processes be-
fore they were ready for their import
ant work. This was done at the mint
withfa degree of expedition unprece-
denied in. the annals. of this branch of
the Federal Coinage Bureau. By half
past three r. M. the dies were in perfect
order and set for. service. A company
of about twenty lailies. and gentlemen
who had been invited by. the superin-
tendent were present, and there was
just sufficient formality in installing the
new dies in, their. work to give an air of
interest to -the. occasion, The prelimi.
naries were brief and direct to the
grand result. Alongside Of the coinage
machine was placed a,box containing
1000 blanks as they are called-silver
disks, of the proper size for the dollar,
but without an impression of any sort
on, their surface. At, exactly twenty
minutes to four o'clock Mr.. F. x. Cicott,
Gamer Of the Mint, took one of these
disks Or blanks from the box and handed
it to Superintendent Dodge, by whom it
was placed directly under the die. 4
turn by hand poWeraof the balance
wheel of the stamping machine brought
the die down to its work, and lifted it
up again, leaving exposed ITO view the
maiden coinage of the new dollar at
this mint-with the regulation image
ana subscription. While the company
wereinspecting this asaaa courier of the
new currency. the hopper of the stamp
ing machine was filled with blanks from
the box, and the bell connecting with
the steam power slipped oyer the pulley
wheel, and the next moment newly
coined dollars fell with a joyous clink.
from under the dies, at the rate of
eightyrfour to the minute. Thus began
the work OF Converting the bullion of
our mines into lawful dollars of the
United StatesAif not as presentable as
the dollar of our fathers lin some re-
spects, YETI quite as acceptable on the
whole, because it is lawful money.
The Senate committee on military
affairs. have agreedto recommend the
passage of anfact authorizing the presi-
dent to give certificates. of merit to
private soldiers, on-commissioned of
ficers and musicians Who may have dis
Itinguished themselves for gallantry.
These certificates entitle the holders to
S. per month additional pay. The COM
mitteeithinkl that bthe passage of this
act wilE encourage merit and increase
the efficiency Of the army.
Asa man was recently digging a we'll
at Merlin, in Alsace, his ,pickax, at the
depth Of Seven feet, struck the rem
snantss of -aiwalhra Further research re-
vealed the foundation Of, an extensive
building, thought to HAZE been an an
Heieirt Roman temple. sdThe entire ruin
has Hot been revealed Sbtit a number of
int resting objects ihavesbeen exhumed,
incl, ling Corinthian columns, busts,
coins, .arms and the remnants of 81
status o. A horse, 81 iisda
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