Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-11
Washington.
WEEKLY TREASURY STATEMENT.

U. S. bonds deposited for circulation
week ending to-day. ....... $50, 900
L. ). bonds held for circulation with
drawn week ending to day. s74, $50
National bank circulation--outstand-
ing currency notes. es................ 322, 654, $50
dold notes ......... l, 432. 120
Internal reFenue-..--.. 253, 79S
Reeeipts--national bank notes for re
demption, week ending to-day, as
compared with corresponding period
last year, 1877. 7...............,...... 3,sO5, 900
1873. ........................... AIS, 600
iecelptS To-day. --...-..-....-..... SOL 000
Appropriations made by congress at
the session recently closed, includ-
ing various deficiency bills, is...... 172, 06e $50
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
The president has commissioned the
following postmasters: Theo. G. Hack
ner, Brownsville, Neb.; Mrs. Jennie
Bliss, Arcadelphia, Ark, and G. B.
Hunter, Newton, La.
CHEAP COURAGE.
The commissioner of The general land
office received this telegram from the
register and receiver at the Walla Wal
la, Washington Territory land office:
"Can We close the office to fight the In
dams who are forty miles away?'
Commissioner Williamson promptly
replied: eyes; but only so long as may
be absolutely necessary"
HE WILL RESUME.
Advices from Washington of the 9th
inst. state that there is good authority
for saying that Secretary Sherman con-
templates resumption before the meet
ing of congress, certainly before Dec. 1,
and possibly by Aug. 1. There are
many reasons which tend to induce
Secretary Sherman to make this decis-
ion. Among them are these: First, in
view of the fact that the probabilities
are that within two or three months the
great bulk of the customs will be re-
ceived in silver certificates, the treasury
Is not likely to have much more gold
from customs sources before Jan. 1,
1879, than it now has.
THE INDIANA SENATORSHIP.
Ex-representative Porter, of Indiana
recently appointed first comptroller of
of the treasury, will probably be can
didate for the United States senate to
succeed Voorhees,. 1t is claimed here
that Voorhees,, in order to carry the
will be obliged to obtain the
of both the democrats and ma
tionais in a dozen doubtful districts.
MEXICAN MATTERS.
Advices from Washington of the 5th
states that the next cabinet meeting will
probably be devoted to Mexican affairs.
The gOvernmen is understood to have |
that the action of the Diaz |
administration is in contravention of the |
agreement made at the time of the re-
cOg1ition of Diaz. 1t was then sup
posed that Diaz would cooperate with
our troops in protecting the border,
even to joining the United States
forces in pursuing the marauders south
of the Rio Grande. But army officers
are advised that the Mexican troops, at
the time of McKinzie's recent raid, had |
direct orders from the central govern
ment to attack our forces in the event
that they crossed the Rio Grande, and
that superior numbers of the United |
States troops alone prevented an en-
counter. One of the first acts of Gen |
Ord on reaching San Antonio will be to |
again invite the co operation of the
Mexican authorities on the Mexican
frontiers in preventing, if possible, the
MeXicans and Indians from raiding into |
Texas. In case of a refusal or neglect |
on the part of the Mexican authorities |
to cooperate, Gen. Ord will take the
entire responsibility.
AFTER POOR LO.
A Washington dispatch of July 4th
says the war department will push re-
cruits to that portion of the country
disturbed by the Indian, with all pract-
ical haste. Belief is almost universal
army officers that there will be
a general Indian war in the sections
where the hostile indications presented
themselves. In view of the urgent de-
mand Of troops for service on the plains, |
orders have been issued to the various
recruiting officers to hasten, as far as
practical enlistments, in order to bring
up the numerical force of the army to
$4,000 men, the maximum number au-
thorized by law By direction of the
secretary of war, regiments in the Indi-
an country engaged in active operation
are to be increased to the maximum
strength, while such regiments as arc
retained on garrison duty at the various
sea-coast Notifications are to be reduced
to the minimum number. BY this
means the secretary says he will be able
to throw into the section of the country
with hostile Indians the larg
est force possible, without exceeding
the existing limits OF law.