Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-31

Ccntly COVeT0O Will Oeus0 IOreStS are
now almost naked, because of the
disastrous fires This leaves the land
open to settlement. Missouri with g.
OUO,O acres, has fully 100000 acres
of timber land. Not more than 6 per
cent. of the area of Kansas is in forest
land, and this is mainly in the eastern
part of the state and along the banks Of
the rivers. Efforts are being made in
Kansas and Nebraska to restore the
growth of trees, and in some cases good
success has attended the movement.
Arkansas is highly gifted in the way of
forests. She has 2O,0OO,OOO acres of
timber of her 3S,5OOO0O acres, while
only tenth of Colorado is forest land.
4 WHISKY.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has received from Gov. Wade Hamp-
ton petition drawn by prominent
member of the South Carolina legisla-
ture, signed by several members and n
large number Of judges and leading at
torneys of the northwestern part of the
state, asking for the pardon of fifteen
illicit distillers who are under arrest in
that section. Such petitions are arriv-
ing nearly every day, and very gener-
al impression appears to prevail among
offenders against the revenue laws in
that state that the good offices of
Gov. Hampton will be excrted in
their behalf. If the department felt
confident that these offenders, when
pardoned, would observe their promises
to conform to the law in the future,
there would be strong disposition to
grant the petitions. The fear, however,
is that such amnesty would be simply
regarded by the whole class to which
the law-breakers belong as an evidence
that the state courts and state authori-
ties had trampled over the government
and that the final result would simply
be to make them more courageous and
daring in their resistance to the revenue
officers. u lHaI yD
bg- SILVER DOLLARS.
The treasury has received from the
national banks, since the notification of
last Thursday that silver dollars, could
be obtained for greenbacks, free oftrans-
portation, orders for $40 900 in silver.
SILVER DOLLARS. r..
Telegraphic advices from Washington
of the 21st inst, say the Mexican silver
dollars and United States trade dollars
are being purchased as bullion at the
Philadelphia mint and assay Office at
New York, at the equivalent of the
London rate for silver on the day of
purchase, less J per cent. per ounce.
payable in standard silver dollars. 1t is
reported that the New Orleans mint
will be ready to commence purchasing
Mexican and trade dollars soon.
WEEKLY STATEMENT.
U s. bonds to secure national bank
circulation. ............ 49,. $349, 43O, 900
Bonds to secure public deposits. Is, SO6. 400
bonds deposited for circulation
week ending to-day. -. $500. 1,135, 900
U. 5. bonds now held for circulation,
Withdrawn week ending to-day. $40, 600
National bank circulation outstanding
currency notes ................ 3e2, 392, SIG
Gold notes -. ................. 1,43, 100
Internal revenue receipts to-day. 386, 1GO
custom receipts ............... -. 303, 529
Receipts OF national bank Notes for
week ending TO-DAY. compared with
corresponding week last year-lST7. 1878 O0O
ISIS ........... ..,................ 5,242, OOO
Receipts to-day. ..................... 957, COO
subscriptions to the per cent. loan
to-day............... ........... 49, 7!B
A CHALLENGE.
Washington advices of July Goth
state that the sensation of the day is the
belligerent correspondence between
Representative Eppa Hunton, of Vir-
ginia, and Columbus Alexander, of this
city. Some weeks since Alexander
publicly intimated that Mr.. Hunton
favored the old district ring This was
holly denied by Mr.. Hunton, and led
to the interchange of several letters be-
tween the two, eliminating in formal
challenge from Mr.. Hunton to Mr.. Alex.
ander to meet HIM outside Of the dis
trict for the purpose of fighting
duel. To this Mr.. Alexander has re-
piled in tart and severe letter. neither
accepting nor refusing the challenge;
and 30 the matter stands at present.
By sending the challenge, Mr.. Hunton
renders himself liable to criminal
prosecution under the laws of Virginia,
and also. if the law is carried out, will
prevent his nomination for congress-
an honor which he has been struggling
desperately to secure.
THE HAYTIAN REPUBLIC.
Consul-General Langston, OF Port-au-
Prince, Hayti, sends to the department
of state the annual message of the
president Of the republic Of Hayti. 1t
appears therefrom that the finances of
the republic seem to be in good ;ondi-
ton. The Indebtedness to France has
been reduced 81 ,O41 1856. leaving bal
ance due in 1883 of 81, 127 1909. There
is now in the treasury $4,000 applica-
BILE to the Santo Domingo loan. The
total receipts the national treasury are
stated to have been, for the year end
ing March 81. 1873, ,$S42,647 rs. The
expenditure was $S4O,74O. The presi.