Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-06-28

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rectly to the department by the sub
scribers or their agents. The circular
continues: The favorable state of the
money market induces the secretary to
press upon the people this
loan, by which they can obtain
direct from the government ma,
tional bond of tine highest credit and
sanction, exempt from taxes, and paya-
BILE, principal and interest, in coin.
Every citizen of the United States is IL
terested in the success of this loan, as
every sale Of these bonds enables the
government to save one-third Of the
interest or IN equal amount of out
standing debt to be redeemed
These bonds should be the store.
house for the savings Of the people.
No facility or advantage will be given
to large subscribers. 1t is the interest
of the public that the bonds be dstrib-
uted in small sums among the largest
number Of our fellow-citizens. Sub
scriptions to an amount equal to the
bonds now redeemable would make an
annual saving Of $S,961 ,632. and such
subscriptions can now be made without
withdrawing from circulation any Of the
money of the people. All blanks or
forms or information needed will be
furnished by the department without
cost.
CALL FOR BONDS
Washington advices of the goth inst,
say the following bonds were called for
by the treasury to-day:
Coupon bonds, dated July 1st, 1850,
viz $50, No. 5000 to 62,00O, both in
elusive; 500, No. 103,001 to 106o01,
both inclusive; $500, No. 12001 to
$4,000, both inclusive; $1,000, No. $780,
00l to 10000. both inclusive; total
coupons. 100000.
Registered bonds redeemable at the
pleasure of the United States after the
LIST Of July, 1870, as follows. $780, No.
2,10l to 1900. both inclusive; 500, No.
17,15l to No. 1900, both inclusive;
$500, No, 10,001 to No. 10000, both in
elusive; $1,000, No. 33,001 to $500,
both inclusive; $4,000, No. S,901 to No.
300, both inclusive; $4,000, 40. 49,
751 to No II, 100, both inclusive. Total
registered, - 100000; aggregate, $1,000
600. The principal and interest will be
paid at the treasury on and after the
Goth of Sept. next and will cease on that
day.
A WHITE HOUSE MARRIAGE.
There was u quiet wedding ut
the white house this evening, the
third one that has been celebrated
there in the sixty-four years that
it has been occupied by presidents.
The groom was Russell Hastings, II
banker of Rockford, ILL.,, and the bride
Miss Platt, the presidents niece and
ward, who has made her home with
the president and Mrs. Hayes since she
was a child. The president gave
the bride away, and was then
compelled to leave the COM
pany, and go to the capitol to sign bills
as they were passed by congress. The
wedding party was small, and consist
ed only of the more intimate friends of
the family.
APPRoPRI ATIoNS.
A Washington dispatch of the goth
says the post-route bill, containing
the Brazilian steamship subsidy, the
restoration of the ranking privi-
lege, regulation Of postage on mail
matter, and regulations of railway
service, failed between the two
houses. All public and other bills
presented to the president were APP
proved It is roughly estimated that
the aggregate of appropriations made
with June, 1879, will be about $40,
100000.
TIE MONETARY COMMISSION.
A Washington associated press dis
patch of the 10Th saws the senate held a
long executive session last night dis
cussing the nominations of Reuben
Il. Fentun, w. :. Groesbeck
and Francis A. Walker as COM
missioncrs to represent the United
States i'll the coming international con-
ference on the silver question. Final
" the nomination Of Groesbcck and
Walker were confirmed and Fenton re-
lected. No form. vote was taken on
either of the nominations. At Il
later hour tonight the president
sent to the senate the nomination of
Chas b. Lawrence, of Illinois, to be
commissioner to the international mon
etary congress, i'll place Of Reuben i.
Fenton, rejected When the SEN
ate went into executive ses-
sion about midnight, Senator Conk
ling managed to have the vote recon
sidered Nv which Gov. Fenton's nomi-
nation as member of the information
al monetary commission was rejected.
After long debate Il message was re-
eeived from the president recalling the
nomination Of G. B. Lawrence, and
then GOV. Fenton was confirmed.
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