Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WARRINGTON,

WASHlNGIONs
Secretary Sherman on the 3Oth ult issued
call for the redemption of $5,OOO,OO0 500
bonds. Interest TO cease on and after the
30th Of October.
On the 30th ult subscriptions to the per
cent. loan were s413, $50.
At a Cabinet meeting on the Both ult. a let.
ter from the Mexican authorities was sub.
mitted by the Secretary Of State, charging
that Americans have been crossing into Mex
leo, stealing cattle and driving them across
the Rio Grande into the United States
A letter received by Gen. Sherman on the
3lst ult from Gen. Ord states that Gen Mac
kenzie has not crossed into Mexico as has
been reported. The river is so high that
neither party can cross.
Subscriptions to the per cent loan on the
3lst ult. were 81 ,56l $50 and for the past four
months $50, ,S32,9jO.
Washington dispatch of the 31st ult. says
Superintendent Kimball has completed his Sc
lections Of sites for life-saving stations on the
lakes. They are to be at Manistee, Luding-
ton, Muskegon and Kenosha on Lake Michi-
gan, and Sandy Beach and point near Port
Austin, on Lake Huron.
A dispatch from Washington Of the 1st SAYS
II is expected by the U. S. Treasurer that the
remaining S6l, 100000 $50 bonds will be called
IN during the current year.
The public debt statement shows a decrease
Of $206, ,307 for the month Of July. The fol-
lowing balances are in the Treasury: Cur
rency, Sl,l0S,3l1; special fund for redemp-
tion of fractional currency, $4,000, 900; spe-
cial deposit of legal tenders for redemption
of certificates of deposit, S5l, 200, 600; coin,
S207, ,007, ,S52; coin certificates $45,631 ,020;
outstanding legal tenders, $346,6Sl ,0l6.
The President on the LIST appointed Henry
Linn, of Kansas, agent for the Indians of the
Kansas Agency, and David Kern, of Illinois,
agent for the Indians of the Grow Agency
Subscriptions to the per cent. loan on the
Cd were $4,000.
The Treasury on the Sd held s34S, SOC, 900 in
L. S. bonds to secure National Bank circula-
tion, and $13, 3,S0S, 400 in U. S. bonds to secure
public deposits; U. s. bonds held for circula-
ton, 81, ,264, 800; U. s. bonds held for circula-
tion withdrawn during the week, 81, 209, 900;
internal revenue $3l5, ,451; customs, S456, 1O6;
receipts of National Bank notes for redemp-
tion as compared with the corresponding
period last year, 1877, 81, 4,446,000 1878, 81
$4,000.
Secretary Sherman was in consultation with
leading bankers at New York on the Sd re.
gardng the feasibility of immediate resump-
tion. The Secretary expressed an opinion
that with the gold afoat on called in bonds
the supply of coin will exceed the demand.
A counterfeit five dollar legal tender note,
of the neS series, was received at the Treasu-
ry on the Sd. The note was printed from the
original plate on poor paper.
Amount Of subscriptions to the per cent.
loan on the Sd, $3,10795O.
The Cleveland Leader has a special dispatch
from Washington which says there seems to
be good reason to believe that Atty. Gen.
Devens will be appointed Circuit Judge for
the First Judicial Circuit, and that he will,
therefore, retire from the Cabinet.
On the afternoon of the 5th Washington
was visited by the most terrific storm known
for years. Some fifty houses were unroofed,
and extensive damage done TO many houses in
the course of erection. Mary Sharp, a col
ored woman, was blown into the river with
the house IN which she resided, and drowned.
The Patent Office, Smithsonian Institute, Of
fee of the Pos, and the church of the Holy
Cross and Communion, were struck by light
ming, but not seriously damaged.
The acting Secretary Of the Treasury will
issue call for the redemption of $50 600
$40 bonds of 1865, and consuls of 1865.
There were coined in the United States
mints in July, $4,000 double eagles and 1,S47,.
900 standard dollars. Including minor coins,
the value Of the coinage was S3,627,9S3.