The Saline County journal., 1879-01-30
MISCELLANEOUS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Kansas and
Missouri Associated Press was held on the
18th of January, at the Times Office in Leaven-
worth. John A. Martin of the Atchison Cham
Tracy, St. Joe Herald. c. b. Wilkinson, st. Joe
Gazette; NJ. Munford, Kansas City Times; ID.
K. Abeel, Kansas City Journal; W. C. Perry,
Fort Scott Monitor: F. p. Baker Topeka Com
mon,~aIth; and ID. r. Anthony, of the Leaven-
worth Times were elected directors for the en-
suing year. John A. Martin was reelected
president for the fifih time, and ID. r. Anthony
was reelected secretary and treasurer for the
seventh time. There are nine papers In the
association, and during the past seven years
they have paid for telegraph news over one
hundred thousand dollars: they have always
promptly met all their obligations, and COM
mence the year of 1879 with . surplus of
eleven hundred and eighty-six dollars.
GATES STATEMENTS WON'T HOLD.
The committee appointed to examine in
to theMissouri State Treasurer's accounts with
the Mastin Bank, report that there WAS at the
time of its failure, S506 1s7 of the States funds
deposited. A communication from Mr.. kersey
Coates, receiver of the Mastin Bank SAYS that
the books of that institution only show .
credit to the treasurer's account of s279, 732.20
at the time of suspension, which has since
been reduced $220. 100. leaving . balance due
the treasurer of 59.732.20. The receiver gives
the appraised value of the banks accounts at
about forty per cent. The receiver also says
in . letter TO Hon. NJ. II. Phelon of the COM
mittee, that on Jan. 80, 1873. Elijah Gates.
treasurer. received credit for sls7 500. On
Feb. Is. 1878. Elijah Gates, treasurer is debited
S1s7 500. As . matter of fact, am informed
that no money nor check was received by the
Mastin Bank or paid ont by said bank on &C.
count Of this item.
ADVENTURES OF REvivALIsr.
The village of Germantown, Ohio, is
terribly excited over an "Enoch Arden case.
A woman. with two children. arrived there
from Lafayette, Ind, q year ago. and gave the
| name of Mollie Grimes. and said she Was q
widow. Her children are . boy and girl, aged
| eleven and sixteen. A noted evangelist was
| announced to commence . revival in the church.
| and the whole town WAS out to hear him. As
-oon a. he arrived the boy recognized him A.
his father. and the woman also identified him
| ss her husband. and SAYS she left him because
| he Was An opium-eater. but Was not divorced.
The woman in the meantimes has married
William Thompson. by whom she has . child
She repudiates Thompson. and insists that shs
is the wife of O. p. Sounds The minister
Sounds. denies her. and the daughter. who is
now AWAY. is To be sent for to settle the ques-
ton of identity. Sounds is going on with his
| revival.
| BIG CONTRACT.
A contract has been completed between
the secretary of the treasury and n. N. Roths-
child 4 Son. J. & Morgan 4 Co., Seligman
Brus-. Morton, Roee 4 Co., Of London, and A
Belmont 4 Co, Drexel, Morgan q Co. of New
York, for the sale and delivery in Europe Of
not lees than s5.0O0o0) per month of four per
cent bonds upon the same terms and oondi-
tions - the popular loan nov being offered in
the United States. the contract "a continue un-
til the fr.t of July. and the proceeds tn be sp-
piled to refunding the six per cent honda
The contract was made 10 promote the ex.
change Of four per cent bonds for SIX per cent
and $40 bonds held in Europe.
STILL wRAxalIya.
| The 6nacial heads Of the House are
having . warm time over the report OF the
committee on Ways and means The bill an
thorixine the secretary Of the treasury b issus
in exchange for lawful money of the United
Seates certificates Of deposit of the denomins
tion Of ten dollars, bearing interest q the rat,
of three per cent and conveTtible at any tim,
with accrued interest into the four per cent
bonds has met with innumerable amendment
and hot discussions, the resumption mel
claiming that il 10 a attAsk upon rssunp
tioa.
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