River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-23
THE WEEKS WORK.
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

A WASHINGTON dispatch of Oct. nth
says five thousand dollars worth of U.
s. bonds, stolen from the Manhattan
bank, New York, were received at the
treasury department for redemption,
to-day.
A WASHINGTON telegram of Oct. 18th
says resumption began here yesterday in
earnest. 1t was mid-month payday when
in the treasury department the clerks re-
ceived their semi-monthly salaries. Ev-
cry dollar of these salaries were paid IN
specie, 10 per cent. in silver dollars and
90 per cent in gold coin.
A WASHINGTON telegram of Oct. 18th
saws the chief of the bureau statistics
reports the value of the exports from the
United States of live animals of all kinds,
has increased from S., 844, 653 during the
fl cal year of '78 to STA, 1877, 754 during
70. OF the total exports of live animals
last fiscal year II per cent. were sent TO
Great Britain. The value of exports OF
cattle increased from $3,o96,olo during
rs. to S8,399, 200 in '79.
A STATEMENT of the operations OF the
patent office sent under date OF the 10th
shows that during the twelve months end
ing June 80, last, 1890 applications for
patents were received, and 1914 caveats
filed, 12,471 patents issued, 1.547 trade
marks and labels registered, and 26S pat
ents granted, but withheld for payment of
final fees. Total receipts of the office,
$703, 143, being 1854, 495 in excess OF its
total expenditures.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
says the estimates of the amounts that
will be required for all branches of the
postal service, during the next fiscal year,
have been completed. They aggregate
500 100000, against which it is estimated
the postal revenues will amount to $32,
10000, leaving a deficit of $7,710,00O to
be met by congressional appropriations.
The appropriations for the current fiscal
year aggregated $5,45S,376.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
says the postmaster general says the estI-
mates for his department for the next
fiscal year will reach $40,000,000, or
$5,000,0000 more than the appropriation
for the present fiscal year. He says this
increase of the mail service is in the
west, owing to the rapid growth of that
section of the country. In other respects
the estimates have been decreased, but
| the cost of the stage mail service in the
west, being so heavy in proportion to
| other services, swells the estimates into
the large increase.
A DISPATCH of the nth states that the
annual report of the directors of the
mint will show that during the fical year
just ended there were coined, in gold, OF
double eagles, $37,234, $40; of eagles,
| 1881 ,440; of half-eagles, 81, 442, 100; of
quarter-eagles, $1,166,800; of three dol
lars, S109,1 1872; and of dollars, 5000.
| The silver coinage shows the following
result: Dollars, $27, 227 800; halfdollars,
$225; quarter-dollars, $112.50; dimes
$45. Prior to the beginning of the last
fiscal year there had been total coinage
| of silver dollars OF only $l6,619,.
33S During the fiscal year
alone, therefore, there were coinedf OF
silver dollars some 100000 more than
| had been coined in the entire history OF
the government to that time. The total
number of silver dollars coined and IL
circulation July last was $43646,6e0
| 1t will be ssen that almost the entire time
! of the Mint was devoted to the coinage
| of the standard silver dollars, and oil
| dimes there were coined but $45 during
| the year, and Of quarterdollars, but
| $150.5O. The total result of the opera
| tons of the Mint for the last fiscal yeaI
was as follows: Gold, $40,9S6,9 l2; silver
$27, 227, 8S2.50; minor, $97,79S. Total
| $6S,512,5 $1,000.