Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-09-04

justify Gen. Terry's subsequent letters,
that was the time and place to make
the issue, - there were present the
President, Secretary Schurz, Gen. Sher-
man, Gen. Terry, Supt. Hammond, and
myself"
Commissioner Hayt thus closes his
paper: Zone effect of the publication
OF those Endorsements will be to sur
prise the public that officers in high
positions should indulge in style OF
remark that at best closely resembles
the Chinese method of warfare. and
has only to be persevered in to bring
honorable nam es into disrepute."
THE BOND BUSINESS.
A Washington dispatch of the 26th
says that after few days of small
sales, demand for four per cent. bonds
has revived again, and over g, SOC, 900,
the largest single days sales so far.
were called for to-day. This extraordi-
nary demand warrants Assistant Sec
rotary Hawley in making an
other call for $5,OOO,OO0 six
per cent. bonds, five-twenties,
on which interest will cease Nov. l.,
The sales of bonds are rapidly increas-
ing the coin balance in the treasury.
which is $237 100000 to-day, an in
crease of over $3O0G0,UOT since the
first Of August, and an increase
of over $14O,OOO,0O0 since year
ago this time. This is quite re-
markab'e, taken in connection with a
statement in the last report of the comp
troller or the currency, in which he es-
Inmates that the entire amount of gold
coin and bullion in the country on the
30th of June, 1877, was $242, S55. S5S.
SENATOR PATTERSON.
A special from Washington on the
Goth saws the Post claims to have seen a
prominent South Carolina republican,
in which it is stated that Senator Patter-
son has proposed to Governor Hamp-
ton to resign his seat in the senate if he
can be assured of full amnesty and
exemption from the present legal move
ment for his prosecution.
MOsBY'S INDORsERs.
A Washington special says among
the indOrsers of Colonel Mosby for a
position as assistant attorney general
were f. w. S:oughton, Simon Cameron
and several union officers who had been
prisoners during the war; The General
Stoughton whom Mosby captured in
bed at Fairfax court house, Va, was the
nephew of Mr.. E. w. Stoughton, and
the Stoughton family have always been
very friendly toward Mosby on account
of his courteous treatment Of his
prisoner. The President, for salts
factory reasons, concluded to make no
change in the assistant attorney gen.
erals. OF whom there are four-two in
the department of justice; one assigned
to service in the post Office department,
and one to the department of the in
terror. 1t was then determined to offer
Colonel Mosby an appointment under
the department of state, as has been
done.
THE SIOUX COMMISSION,
contrary to the reports that have been
published, say that their mission has
been entirely successful, and that the
authorities here will approve it.
SENATOR CONOvER
denounces, with great emphasis, the
persons who have connected his name
with the disappearance of the Hot
Springs Ark. amendment IN the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, and threat
ems to have the persons prosecuted.
WEEKLY TREASURY STATEMENT.
The following was the condition of the
treasury Aug. oath:
U. 8. bonds to secure national bank
circulation. -. ................ .s34S, 92l, 45O
Bonds to secure public deposits -. IL, $50, 4OO
U. $. bonds deposited for circulation
week ending to-day. ............ 1907, SOC
U. s. bonds now held for circulation,
withdrawn week ending to-day. 1,C4l, SOC
National bank circulation outstanding
currency notes ........ 321, 500, 25.
Gold notes Observation-Disclosures. 1,432 l2(
Internal revenue receipts to-day. 400 291
Custom receipts ................ 80. 562, al!
Receipts of national bank notes for
week ending to-day. compared with
corresponding week last year-lS77. 3,9Si, OOl
1878. ............ ................... 3,440 00(
Receipts to-day OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 597, COX
The Decimal System Of Notation.