Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-31

open to settlement. Missouri with o.
100000 acres, has fully 100000 acres
of timber land. Not more than 6 per
cent. of the area of Kansas is in forest
land. and this is mainly in the eastern
part of the state and along the banks of
the rivers. Efforts are being made in
1 Kansas and Nebraska to restore the
growth Of trees, and in some cases good
success has attended the movem ent.
Arkansas is highly gifted in the~way of
forests. She has 2O,O00O0O acres of
timber of her $500 900 acres, while
only a tenth of Colorado isforest land
| y WHISKY. ,ga--.s-
The commissioner of internal revenue
has received rom Gov. Wade Hamp-
ton petition drawn by a prominent
member of the South Carolina legisla-
ture, signed by several members and a
large numb Der of judges and leading at
ltorneys of the northwestern part of the
state, asking for the pardon of fifteen
fillicit distillers who are under arrest in
| that section Such. petitions are arriv
Ing nearly every day and very gener-
allmpresson appears to prevail among
offenders against the revenue laws in
that state that the good Offices of
EGov. Hampton will be exerted in
their behalf. If the department felt
confident, that these offenders when
pardoned, would observe their promises
to conform to Tthe law in the future,
there-would be a strong disposition to
grant the petitions. The fear, however,
is that such amnesty would be simply
regarded by the whole class to which
the law-breakers belong as an evidence
| that the state courts and state authori-
ties had trampled over the governm ent,
and that the final result would simply
be to make them more courageous and
daring in their resistance to the revenue
officers.
| .- -. SILVER DOLLARS = + E, w
The treasury has received from the
national banks, since the notification of
last Thursday that silver dollars, could
be obtained for greenbacks, freeUf trans
portation, orders for $40 900 in silver
80 SILVER DOLLARS.
Telegraphic advices from Washington
of the 21st inst, say the Mexican silver
dollars and United States trade dollars
are being purchased as bullion at the
Philadelphia mint and assay office at
New .rf lOIk, ab TIE equlNalenl Oh the
London rate for silver on the day of
purchase, less ] per cent. per ounce.
payable in standard silver dollars. 1t is
reported that the New Orleans mint
will be ready to commence purchasing
Mexican and trade dollars soon.
. .a, WEEKLY STATEMENT. ... '..#
U S. bonds to secure national bank
circulation. -. ....,....-.. 49,. s349, 430, 900
Bonds to secure public deposits :. Is, sos. 400
U bonds deposited for circulation
week ending to-day ...... ....... 1, 1876, 600
q. ). bonds now held for circulation,
withdrawn week ending to-day 90, OCO
National bank circulation outstanding
currency notes. 3a2 800, $40
Gold notes. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. /, ABR, 40
Internal revenue receipts to-day. 36b, 100
ustom receipts .............. -. 3U3, 529
Receipts of national bank notes for
week ending to-day. compared with F.H|t
corresponding week last year-IST7. 1875. 600
1878 ........... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5,242, 0OO
Receipts to-day. Observation-Disclosures. 957, 700
subscriptions to the A per cent. loan
to-day -. -. ............. ....... 1s9, 726