Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-10

the United States during The ifs
cal year ending June Goth, 1878:
Nolu.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81, ~, 40
/. Trade dollars. ......... ...... j, 31S, 010
Standard silver. ....... 8, 800, 500
Subsidiary silver coin .......... 8, 339, 315
Minor coins. 80, 61G
Total. Observation-Disclosures. 81, 118, 92l
The books at the office of cOmptrol-
Ter of currency show that during the
fiscal year just ended 26 national banks
were organized with an aggregate capt.
tai of $2.9OO,0OO .. =.
APPOINTMENTS.
The president appointed NJ. D. How
ard, of Nebraska register of the land
office at Grand Island, Nebraska; and
Flo Robb, to be collector of internal
revenue for the district of Nebraska,
vice Newman suspended.
MEXICAN TROUBLES.
Advices from Washington under date
of July LIST state that the administration
is at present contemplating a new and
much more decided policy toward the
Mexican government in reference to
the border troubles Numerous repre-
sentatives of the people of Texas have
been here within the last few days, i'm
pOrtuning the secretary Of state to
take more vigorous steps to suppress
the border troubles, claiming that since
the recognition of President Diaz by
this government Mexico has become
flagrantly Indifferent to affairs along
the border: and outrages have been
conducted on grander scale than ever.
General Ord's visit here is for more
purposes than one, but the main
object of it, as disclosed to-day,
&c o,,I TO
to suppress border troubles. The raids
across the border during the month Of
April were daring. In one instance
over three hundred head of horses
were captured, and nearly twenty per-
sons in various parts Of the state were
killed.
b1ACKENzIEs RAID.
Gen. Ord instructed Mackenzie to
pursue the bandits, and Mackenzie, re-
ceiving authentic information of the
whereabouts Of stolen horses, immedi-
ately set out to recover them. He was
met by Mexican soldiers, who, instead
OF aiding him, according to the under
standing between the two governm ents,
refused to give any information what
ever, and notified Mackenzie that their
instructions were to resist him if he
persisted in going over Mexican terri
tory. AS a consequence neither
horses nor murderers were captured.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Another correspondent writing under
the same date as above says the state
department is in possession Of informa-
ton which, with its usual diplomatic
secretness, it withholds from the public,
to the effect that the attitude of Mexico
toward the government is growing daily
more alarming. Army officers here.
VINO receive advices from their army
friends on the Rio Grande, say that
they will not be surprised if there is
an open declaration of war. To-day
Secretary McCreary, Gen. Sherman,
Gen. Ord, and Secretary Evarts had
long conference with the president on
the subject of our border troubles, and
it is believed that Ord. who left here to-
night, has been given the fullest author
ity to invade Mexico at will whenever
it is necessary to overtake and punish
the greasers, who of late have become
exceedingly predatory and menda-
cious. It is known that Mex
leo has repeatedly complained
of the crossing of the Rio Grande by
United States troops, and has given as
surances that the Dlaz government
would punish offenders who commit
border outrages. Thus far, however,
their assurance has not been good; and
it was decided at to-day's conference to
make vigorous movement to punish
thieves, even at the expense of a coils
ion between the United States and Mexi-
can troops, Or an open war.
SURVEY OF WISCONSIN RIVERS.
Advices from Washington of the LIST
inst. say Congressman Pound, of Wiscon-
sin, will leave for home tonight, having
been assured that an engineer will he
detailed at once = to survey the head
waters ofthe St. Croix, Chippewa, and
Wisconsin rivers to determine the prac
tica bility of creating reservoirs for nav
igation purposes. ree - 49,
A Six-Year-Old's idea of Things.