Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-11-20
WASHINGTON.


Nov. 18th: Published statements af-
fecting the presidents views on the
southern question seem to have been
exaggerated in both directions. The
facts appear to be that the administra-
ton has decided upon no new step, bu.
that the president is thoroughly in
earnest in his intention to protect
United States citizens when their
rights are violated, irrespective of their
political faith. The instructions recent
ly referred to in these dispatches as nav
ing been issued by the attorney general
obviously contemplated this object,
though there has been no change in
their original tone and temper.
| THE ARMY.
In his report handed to Secretary
McCrary, Nov. 18th. General Sherman
says: There are 1893 enlisted men in
the ten regiments of cavalry in the
army, $3.50 men in the five regiments
of artillery, and 1905 in the twenty
five regiments of infantry, making to-
tai of q ,664. Besides these there are
in the engineer battalion 1919: perma-
nent and recruiting parties, music
boys, and recruits in the depots, 1,121;
enlisted men detached on general SER
vice, 372; ordnance departments, 344;
West Point attachments, 100; prison
guard, II; hospital stewards, 1SS; ord
nance sergeants, ia; commissary SER
geants, AS; and Indian scouts, $40; a
total of 3,097, making the whole num-
Der of enlisted men in the army 24,761.
The report concludes as follows: In
conclusion. | beg to state that from per-
sonal inspections and from official re-
ports, am sure the army is well and
economically supplied, Its discipline
and instruction are as good as could be
expected from its scattered condition,
and from the vast amount of labor
necessarily imposed on it; that it has
met cheerfully every call of duty and
hardship; it has accomplished an
amount of work which, as Gen. Sheri-
dan has well said, "no other nation in
the world would have attempted with
less than 10000 or 10000 men"
TO BOND SUBSCRIBERS.
The following was issued by the
treasury department Nov. IA:
Any person subscribing hereafter for
4 per cent. bonds, or consols Of 19O-
authorized by the act of July IA, 1870
may pay for them with any of the
$40 bonds of the act of March 3, 1865,
redeemable at the pleasure of the Uni
ted States, after the LIST day of July,
1870, in the same way as if they were
called at the date of subscription, in the
regular course; but subscribers, to avail
themselves Of this privilege, must &C
company the subscription with full
description Of such bonds, by numbers
and denominations, and must, within
thirty days thereafter, forward the
bonds to this department, TO be applied.
like called bonds. OF the amount is
sued Of the above described 500 bonds,
there is now outstanding and uncaled
the amount of $2,6OS75O.
| (Signed) JOHN SHERMAN,
Secretary.
SMALL BILLS WILL NOT BE WITHDRAWN.
A Washington telegram Of Nov. 18th
says: Secretary Sherman, referring to the
rumors of the withdrawal of one and
two dollar U. S. notes, says, fully year
ago the story was started, causing an
unnatural demand for small bills. The
statement was unfounded other than
that the treasury had one years sup
ply of ones and twos on hand in the bu-
reau of engraving and printing, and the
treasurer stopped the printing till that
supply could be reduced. No order
was issued to the treasurer to limit
the issue of ones and twos; they were
issued to every body who demanded
them and no order has ever been made
for their withdrawal; they are issued
like other money whenever they are re-
quired, and any holder of demand
against the United States is ordinarily
paid in the denomination of money de-
sired. After the 1st of January no bills
of less denomination than IS dollars
can be issued by national banks, and no
doubt if the one and two dollar U. S.
notes were withdrawn, it would make
place for more silver.
The secretary thinks, however, the
public ut large ought to have the OPP
ton to take gold, silver or paper of any
denomination, coined or printed. This
is the best way to secure the largest cir
culation. If the chief end of life was to
secure the circulation of silver money,
it might be forced into the circulation
by Withdrawing ones and twos, but the
secretary does not see why the people
should be denied the use of such notes
if they want them, nor why silver money
should be made unpopular by being
forced into the circulation to the exclu-
sion of a more convenient money.
THE TRADE DOLLAR.