The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-08
THE MADISON ESTATE.

sherman returned ths morning from hIs
extensive trip.
THE MADISON ESTATE.
The President and Mrs Hayes and othe
guests will next Wednesday visit the lat,
ex-Prest. Madison's estate, returning on
the same day.
GOLD COIN AND BULLION.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has issued
a circular citing various sections OF the Re.
vised Statutes relating to the deposits OF
gold coin and bullion and the issue OF Ger
tifcates therefor; the payments of import
duties in gold and silver coin, and Others
as to the amount for which subsidiary sill
yer coin shall be legal tender; also the act
passed at the last session OF Congress in
regard to the coinage OF the standard sill
yer dollar.
Tho Secretary then prescribes the fol-
lowing regulations: In receipt OF fraction
al silver coins OF the United States for
the payment OF duties on imports, Inter
nal Revenues or other dues TO the govern
ment, the following instructions will here
after be observed by all the collectors,
receivers and other officers OF this depart
ment: When the total amount OF dues in
any one payment cannot be paid entirely
in proper legal tender coin, currency or
certificates OF the denomination OF one
dollar or greater because of the involving
OF fractional part of dollar, such frac::
tional part may be paid in silver coins OF
the denomination OF less than one dollar,
but when the total amount Of such'ducs
does not exceed five dollars such total
amount may be paid in silver coins OF the
denominations less than one dollar.
In making payments to the public credi-
tors the officers OF this department will
be governed by the same regulations, but
payments may be paid in fractional silver
coins in any amount to parties who desire
them. There is no provision OF law for
either exchange or redemption OF any
fractional silver coins, but the treasurer
and Assistant Treasurer of the United
States and Public and National Bank de-
positors will be expected to receive for
credit in account, all silver or minor CONS
OF the United States, not mutilated, which
have been received by public officers in
the usual course OF business, and are offer
ed by him for deposit. No dcstlnction!
will be made on account OF the date OF
coinage or denomination OF any silver
minor coin. r., .rtr.E,,,..s :
ABOUT BANK DIVIDENDS.
Three hundred and twenty-cight Nation:
nj Banks, with capital Of s4S, ,797 900, paid
no dividends for the six months ending
March lst, 1878; and 357 banks, with a
capital OF s5S, ,736, $50, paid no dividends
for the first six months ending September
list, 1878. For the first six months of the
wear 1876. 23S National banks, with 4 cap
ital OF S34, 10000, md for the second six
months OF the same year, 21S National
hanks with a capital OF 100000, paid
no dividends. For the first six months o.
1877, 249 National banks, with a capital OF
$40 ,452, 900, and for the second six months
OF the same year, 7SS banks, with capital
OF $4l ,l6G, 200, paid no dividends. inc
ratio OF earnings to the capital and surplus
OF National banks for the year 1915 was
and per cent; in 1877, 5 and . per cent,
and for the year 1873 less than per cent
Receipts OF National bank notes ior re-
demption to-day over 100000. Inc
Treasury officials now consider 1t doubtful
whether the recent order OF Secretary
Sherman requiring senders OF such notes
for redemption to pay express charges on
them will result in as great decrease oil
redemption as was at first predicted.
ARREST OF COMMENTARIES.
The Secret Service Division Of the
Treasury Department to-day received IN,
formation OF the arrest OF seven additional
alleged members OF the Croiton gang oil
counterieitersin in Kentucky and Tennessee
/ APPLICATION FOR REMOVAL. raj,
Anplication was made in Chambers to-
lay before Judge Miller and Circuit Jndgt
Foster, for The removal OF Henry Willard
from the position Of one Of the Receiver
OF the Kansas Pacific Railroad.
RANK NOTES AND eREENBAcKs IS MAIL
MATTER.
In reply to an inquiry as to whether
under the new postal regulations, oani
notes and greenbacks can be mailed y
third class matter, the Postotfice Depart
ment rules that bank notes and green
backs bearinga written signatures, or sig
natures added by means OF q tdcsunIh
stamp. or any other mark added TO IN
original print, II sought to be sent In IN
; mails would be subject to letter rates o
postage, under section l56 OF the posta
laws. ms n'@ "a
ARRESTED FOR CoUSrERFEITiSd.
A telegram received at the Secret Ser
Sise ',Hso in %a%n loci Pitcher j. W. Good
qo[e Ih, un'p, TnnInoS soo and Albert Wickman, a
gonn TlIla idsaI'' pn .oJaS % on a charge OF coun
: lowa:; G., So,roroi ao sets of moI,lds and
.erioiunH .osie;, "geHo co;ns @ wore ~ cultured.
CONTINUED DISTURBANCES -
! General Lew Wallace, recently ar
polntea uISef1p pa1i1an. 81 ~ oSe No continued dis
mrSancSs t,ms@ ,ne IN Lincoln " county, that Terri
turDahcSS !" tH..Si t.eI' - Ill y, ,Lo orp,v h