River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-10


WASHINGTON. Oct. THE secretary e TIE I
t-easary has issued 5 circular citing the various
sections IL he revised statutes relating to DE-
Yoslts Of gold coin and ba'llan and the issue a. i
certificates ilsgefos, the payment Of import
an;5es ga s&na silver coin. and also Is 10 ses
Arnuznr II which subsidiary silver coin shall be 4
> legal tender; also the act passed al the last 4
session Of Congress in regard TO coinage Of 4
standard silver dollars.
The secretary then psesczihes ahe following /
reruAAssanss In receipt Of 1rp ssauna4 silver i
coins Of sae United States for she payment Of 1
duties % AR ports, internal Eevenu- other 4
dnes te the government the following in /
ssrucsstns viii hereafter be observed by all col /
asclerS receivers and other officers of the de-
partmanss
WIN tie total amount 81 dnes in any one
pAyEuent cannot be paid the secretary IN
proper legal tender coin, currency or eertit- !
GATES. Of Denominations Of enc dollar IT
zreaier because involving y fractional part Of
delssr, s1ch fractional part may be paid an
lysr csiins Of denominations of less than 3
dollar, hus when tha total amount Of sDeh does
net exceed = re dollars, sueh total amount may
be paid in silver coins Of denominations of less
II one dollar.
10 making payments 10 public creditors, Of
hcN ). connected with the department viii be
sorarne.a BIZ the same regulations, bus pay
merits may be made in fractional silver coin in
any amount to parties who desire them. There
nrnTts1rn OF law Ter eaAaFg exchange or
redemption II any fractional silver coins, but
the treasurer of the United States and all pub
lie and national bank repositories viii be ex-
pecaad 10 receive for credit in account all silver
ar minor COINS OF the United States mutiiatcd,
which have been received BY public officers in
the usual course of business and offered by
him for deposit No destruction viii be made
| on account of date of coinage or denomination
OF any silver or minor coin.
TEE OUTRAGE MIL.
| Acknowledgement Devens has sent the fol-
/ lowing letter 10 the United States attorneys in
! E.ouisiana. Alabama and South Carolina;
| Department of Justice, Washington, Oct. Sd,
/ 1878. To Chas. L. Mayer, Esq, United States
Attorney. Montgomery, Ala Sir; Informa-
| ton has been given me of certain outrages
alleged to have been committed in the northern
and middle districts OF Alabama in connection
with the approaching Congressional election.
| This information is of such q character deem
| ii proper 10 call your attention to the law of
Congress intended TO protect the freedom and
purity of elections, in order that proper steps
may be taken 10 bring to justice those
who offend against them and to
secure to all citizens, without distinction of
party, Wide the election is pending. their just
| rights. The statement of crimes against the
elective franchise is condensed in Chapter z,
| Title 20, of the revised statutes, and your at
tention is especially called TO Sec
F. ZION 0oAe. WHICH thdCIS IL TWO OF Dlute ltASnus
in any State or Territory conspire to prevent
bv force, intimidation threat, any citizen
| who is lawfully entitled to vote, from giving
his support or advocacy in legal manner,
| toward OF in favor of the election of any law
fully qualified persons, as elector for President
| or Vice President, member of Congress of
the United States or to Injure any
| citizen, or person. or property on account of
such support advocacy of such
persons, shall be punished by fine of not less
| than $780, nor more than S5O00. or by ln~
| prisonment with or without hard labor, not less
| than six months more han six years, or by
| such fine and imprisonment The enforcement
of this provision is essential TO the proper dis
eussion of the merits of citizens who come for
ward as candidates for Congress. When there
| fore it is invalidated by combination or con-
spiraeies by force, intimidation, or threats,
| to prevent citizens from giving
their support and advocacy to
any lawfully qualified person a member of
| Congress of the United States, and sufficient
evidence of this is brought to your attention,
you will act theoretically in bringing those en-
| tering into such conspiracies to justice, by
| causing warrants to be issued against them by
some firm and impartial United States commits
sioner and by having such parties brought
promptly before him. to oe dealt with accord
| ing to law. Such warrants should be made re-
| turnable where you or your assistant can at
| tend at the hearing. On account of the import
ance of the matter, deem 1t
also to add That IN Sucn cases
YOU should endeavor to select those whom you
are satisfied are leaders of such conspiracies
| rather than the mere followers. In no case Will
| you permit any warrants to be wantonly or
causelessly issued. The laws are to be executed
4 firmly but always fairly and impartially. You
will show this letter to the marshal if you
should hsye occasion to place warrants in his
hands relating TO the subject Very respect
fully, CHARLES DEvENs
| Attorney General.
DIVIDENDS OF NATIONAL BANKS.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. Three hundred and
twenty.eight banks with capital of S4S, 1877 900
paid no dividends for six months ending March
/, 1873, and .57 banks with IL capital of $685.
| SIG $50 paid 10 dividends for six months end
| ing Septembe |. l. IS. For the first six months
of the year 7t 238 National banks with CAPT
| tai of S34, 290 600 and for the second six
months of the same year 273 National banks
with a capitll Of S4i 100000 paid no divi-
dends. For the first six months of the year
1877. 242 National banks with a capital of $40
452, coo, and for the second six months of the
same year SO banks with capital of
e41. &c 200 paid no dividends. The ratio of
earnings to capital and surplus OF National
banks for the year 1876 60 per cent, in
1877 sc per cent, and for 1878 less than per
cent.
REDEMPTION.
| The receipts Of national bank notes for re-
demption to-day was over 100000. Treasury
| officials now consider it 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 of redemption as was at first pre-
dicted.
CoUNTERFErTERs.
The secret service division Of the treasury
department to-day received information Of the
arrest of seven additional members of tho
Crabtree gang of counterfeiters in Kentucky
and Tennessee.
TROUBLE IN NEW MEXICO.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.--General Lew Wallace,
recently appointed Governor of New Mexico,
has notified the President of continued disturb
ance and lawlessness in Lincoln county, that
Territory. and requested the aid of the army
of the United States TO preserve peace. The
President will therefore issue his Proclamation
commanding all riotous bands to dispense
within FIVE days
HON. CASEY YOUNG
writes to Surgeon General Woodwoith, from
Memphis, Oct. lst as follows: ''The Howard
association and citizens relief committee OF
Memphis have all the money, supplies, etc., that
they need, but the hospital under the charge OF
DIR. Thornton has J think, been IN great
measure neglected, and l would suggest that
You direct any supplies at your command TO
that place. The fever is rapidly spreading to
all towns in my district and they are IN great |
uIstFsHH- my H4buey you COIL sSAu AiO Ava AhNiA |
assistance | should be very glad to have. They |
are appealing to me daily. We see no real
abatement of the fever and fear that the worst
has not yet been reached
MISCELLANEOUS.
WASHINGTON, Oct President and Mrs. |
Hayes and other guests, Wednesday next, will |
visit the late sx-President Madison estate, re-
turning the same day.
Gen. Sherman returned this morning from |
his extended trip.
Tine President has recognized John ]. Cahill, |
consul Of Mexico at st. Louis.
Application made in chambers to-day, |
before Judge Miller of the supreme court, and
Circuit Judge q. q. Foster, sitting as in the |
United States court for the district of Kansas |
~ the acting president of the Kansas Pacific
Hallway company, for the removal of Henry |
Willard from the position of one of the re-
eeivers Of that road.
In reply 70 inquiry whether under the new |
postal regulations, bank notes and greenbacks |
can be mailed az third class matter, tie post |
Office department rules that bank notes and |
green backs, having written signatures or sig |
natures added BY means of fac-simile stamps |
or 9th mark or sign added to the original
printing or engraving, if sought TO be sent IN |
he mails Hpnfd he tn letter rites of /