Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-24
A NEW SOURCE OF rRor,,s

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larry silver on hand" suosld-
NEW SOURCE OF PROFITS
The attention of the treasury d.
ment has been called to cur;on Separt'
ing of the silver law. 1t appears " "
parties in San Francisco have hsoa mat
the habit OF exchanging gold dollsr IN
silver dollars, and then obtainino n lof
certificates. These they send 70 2 PN W
York, use them in payment of cns, VIEW
ard thus save the handling or transn'
tation upon gold. and in this wav Ipof'
been able to transact a considerahIe
and profitable business. "oie
RESIGNED,
The resignation of J. r. Dodca %.
tistician of the agricultural departms '
asked for by the commissioner soni
weeks since, was accepted TODAY
DISCHARGED.
About sixty female employees of ,ho
patent Office were discharged tf.dav e
because of the reduction in the ann:
priations.. rp'0-
THE TIME FOR RESUMPTION.
A Washington dispatch of july 18th
says it is understood that no formal
opinion has been given bv the attnrnor
general to the secretary of the treasn,r
concerning the exchange of gold fcr
notes, from the U. s. Treas,,rv
Upon exchange of views on A.
subject, the secretary of the treas
ury and the encouragement agree
that this could not be done until the 1s,
of January. The treasury department
has option, however, of paying in gold
on government account at any time
The smaller gold coins are likely to oct
into circulation in this manner.
The coin balance still shows steady
increase, and at the close of business
to-day, amounted to $500, 545, 600.
TREASURY STATEMENT,
The following is the weekly state.
ment for the week ending July 18th:
U. S. bonds to secure national bank
Bonds to secure public deposits. issS@
U. >. bonds deposited for circulation
week ending to-day. ............. 4200
U. 8. bonds now held for circulation,
withdraw week ending to-day. N5U0
National bank circulation ding
currency notes.. ............ Sas. 7a,On
IOid notes. ............ l,432.lN
Internal revenue receipts today. 4H ~
custom receipts. ............. SX&2
Receipts Of national bank notes for
week ending to-day. compared with
corresponding week last year-lS77. 5.5SO0O
-Io'e.. ........................ 5,6s0G
Receipts to-day ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
HEAVY LOAN.
Subscriptions to the per cent. loan
to-day, 81 ,217 $50.
THAT MONUMENT.
Advices from Washington of the 18th
state that work is to he commenced on
the Washington monument next week.
1t has been decided to place four bronze
bas-relief on the four faces of the mon.
ument near the base, each one thirty
by fifteen feet Scenes in the life of
Washington have been decided upon
rs follows: Taking command Of
the army at Cambridge, su1snA a
der of CORVALLIS, resignation of his
command at Annapolis, and is taking
the oath as president at New York.
Riggers were engaged to-day in remov-
ing the unsightly roof and framework
which has crowned the top Of the I'M
finished monument for twenty-five
years past.
DECISION SUSTAINED.
The secretary of the interior to-day
rendered decision affirming the acton
of the commissioner of pensions in re.
gard to the Florida Indian-war claim OF
Philip Happel, of Augusta, Ga, ior
bounty land, rejected BY the pension,
bureau under sec. 3.4SO OF
the revised statutes, which pro
hibits the payment of any account;
claim, or demand against the United
States that accrued or existed prior 10
April Is, 1861, in favor of any person
who omoted, encouraged. or in any
manner sustained the late rebellion or
WAS not known to be opposed thereto
and distinctly in favor Of its suppres-
sion.
SOME APPOINTMENTS.
An associated press dispatch from
Washington under date of the lolh
inst, says the president has al-
pointed Alex. Reed, of Ohio re-
ceiver of public moneys at Walla war
la, Washington territory; E. q. Jewe"
Missouri, commissioner TO Paris lnlel'
national exposition; Casper H. SeyboN,
Iowa, consul at Campcachy, MeAico'
Eugene Schuyler, consul at blrmlns
ham, England
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