The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-12-26
The search for charlie Ross.

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Although four years and a half have
passed since the kidnapping of Charlie Ross, |
the father AYERS he has never given up the
At the p~resenttime he is engaged
in looking up six different clews. One of
them is in Australia, and he is daily expect
ing a letter detailing the history of the dis
covery of the boy. There are two more in
England, and a fourth in the mountain fast
nesses of Wales. That the interest of the
public in the case is not abated is manifested
in the numerous letters which Mr.. Ross
continues to receive. On an average he
gets a letter every day from some person
who is certain he has seen a childliving un-
der suspicious circumstances, or resembling
the portraits of Charlie. In the course of
journeying Mr.. Ross says he has found that
a majority of these children are the off.
spring of people who have separated
through domestic troubles and have been
placed in some out-of-the-way place by
either mother or father in revenge. Others
are Legitimate children that have been
sent away to hide the disgrace Of their
mother. The boy found in Bradford County
last week, supposed to have been Charley,
was taken from his mother in Vermont.
Mr.. Ross has almost arrived at the conclu-
sion that his boy is not secreted in the
country. He thinks, if he is alive, it is
most likely that he is in New York, in some
crowded tenement house, where the people
are used to seeing children run around
without parents. He said that he knew OF
one case where an Italian had a child living
on the fifth f,or of a tenement that none
of the other inmates had ever seen. He
has not given up all hope, and says that
every case presented to him having the
least sign of probability will be carefully
investigated.
In Answer to Mr.. Bech's Resolution.
The Secretary of the Treasury sent to thu
Senate on the 18th a communication in re
sponse to the resolution of Mr.. Becl
adopted on the Sd inst. regarding silye,
coin. The Secretary transmits the repor
made to him on the subject by tn
Treasurer, and adds, "Under tn
existing law either gold coin or standar'
silver dollars may be used in paymen
of the interest of the public debt. TIL
law does not direct which shall b
paid, but leaves this to the discretion of tn
Department to be exercised upon consider
alton of pubic policy and the practice Q
allowing the public creditor the option G
the form and denomination of the money /
which he shall be paid has been observed.
The manifest object of the act to authoriz
the coinage of the silver dollar and restor
its legal tender character when col
strued in connection with the ResumI
ton act, is that gold coins an
the standard silver dollar shall b
maintained at par with each other, and thi
object can be best attained by paying ..ou
such coin as may subserve the convenienc
of the person to be paid, and not to- fore
upon him either form of money. Any othe
course would discriminate against th
standard silver dollar, and tend to its d,
probation. Treasurer Gillian, in his r.
port, says no distinction has eve
been made between gold an
silver moneys in the Treasurer
General coin account. The total receipt o
standard silver dollars from the list of Jul
last to November 80 were S5,17S .345, on
million and a half being on account of GU
toms. These figures do not cover the silve
certificates. The Treasurer has exchange
the standard silver dollars with the publ
for gold coin, to the amour
of $1,534,7S5. Coin interest paid, th
current financial year, amounts
$50, 345,224. Silver coins received the Gu
rent fiscal year lave not been superficial
applied to the payment of interest upo
bonds and notes of the United States, e:
cept so far as fractional silver received hi
been used in disbursements for coin int
8 est in making payments of fractional par
= 6 Jo1Io.