Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.

A Washington telegram Of the 10th says
that Atty. Gen. Devens and Secretary Sher-
man have agreed, upon an exchange Of views,
that the Treasury Department has the option
of paying gold ON Government account at any
time. The coin balance still shows a steady
increase, and at the close of business on the
above date amounted TO $208, $4,000.
On the 10th the u s. Treasurer made call
for the redemption of an additional $4,000, 900
$40 bonds
Subscriptions to the per cent. loan on the
10th amounted TO S622, $50.
Secretary Sherman on the 18th notified the
Assistant Treasurers authorizing them to use
the standard silver dollars In their vaults in
payment to persons presenting checks, to par
ties desiring them upon disbursement Of pay
rolls, s,and in exchange in moderate amount for
greenbacks and National Bank notes, and for
payment in lieu of 81 and 80 notes.
The case Of Taylor, Collector of Customs at
Buffalo, against whom charges of immoral
conduct have been made, is now undergoing
an investigation before the Treasury Depart
ment.
s. l. Kimball, of the Life-saving Service,
accompanied by Capt. Merriman, left Wash
ington on the 18th for the lake coasts, for the
purpose of selecting sites for ten new life
saving stations recently ordered to be estab.
lished by Congress.
The President on the 18th appointed Thorn
as Helm Register of the Land Office at Kir-
win, Kan. in place of Frank Campbell, sus-
pended.
On the 18th Lieut. Commanding Hoff, u s.
Navy, was fatally injured by the breaking
down of a carriage at Washington. His wife's
hrr a -, (,
Subscriptions on the 18th to the per cent
loan were 81, ,19l, 800
The Director of the Mint at Washington re-
ceived dispatch from the Superintendent of
the mint at San Francisco, dated the 18th,
stating that since the LIST inst. $4,000 silver
dollars had been exchanged at that mint at
par for gold coin.
A Washington telegram of the 18th says
owing to numerous applications for registered
4 per cent. bonds Of small denominations the
Treasury has been unable, with all the cleri-
cal force which could be employed thereon, to
fill the orders as rapidly as received. The
purchasers of bonds should understand, how
ever that interest viii run from the date of
payment for the bonds and not from the date
OF their issue.
Subscriptions to the per cent. loan were
$94O,0 900 on the 10Th.
President Hayes on the 10Th appointed Gen.
Badger Postmaster at New Orleans yice j. NJ.
G. Parker.
At the Cabinet meeting on the 10Th the
South Carolina revenue trouble was dis
cussed. The facts in the case are: Four in
ternal revenue officials, while in search of
Redmon, the Illicit distiller, killed in self-de-
fense a man named Lodd, in whose house
Redmon was concealed. The officers immedi-
ately went to Greenville and gave themselves
up. They were indicted for murder. An at
tempt was made to have the case transferred
to the State Court. This has been positively
refused. The Attorney General announced
that he would direct the L. s. Marshal to take
out a writ Of hdbeas corpus for the transfer OF
the prisoners. This course was approved.
Subscriptions on the 10Th to the per cent
loan were $lS9,Te0
The following report of the L. s. Treasurer
for the week ending. July 20, has been giver
TO the public: The Treasury now holds S349,
800 in L. S. bonds to secure National Banl
circulation, and $13, 90S, 400 in bonds to secure
public deposits; L. S. bonds deposited fo
circulation, ST. 135,OO0; U. s. bonds held fo
circulation withdrawn, $4,000; Nationa
Bank circulation-outstanding currency notes
S322, 1872, ,sl6 gold notes, 81 ~, l90. Interna
revenue receipts were 1856, $50; custom re
ceipts, $685.
The President on the Goth made the follow
ing appointments: C. X. Gorham, Of New
York City, Surveyor of Customs at that pOr
rice Merritt appointed Collector of Customs
and James Tanni, Collector of Taxes, Brooklyn
On the Goth twenty-three clerks were dis
missed from the Patent Office.
Up 10 the 22d the Treasurer had receivet
from National Banks, since the notification
that silver dollars could be obtained for green
backs free of transportation, orders for 1910
600 in silver.
Subscriptions to the 4 per cent. loan wer
$685., 600 on the 22d.
The land upon which the New Orleans Min
was built has been decided to the Government
and final steps for putting the Mint into act
i've operation will soon be made.