Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-25
THE WEEKS WORK.
A Record of Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

THE president, on April 18th, nomi-
mated Frederick w. Miner, United
States attorney for the northern district
Of Texas; Wilson M. Stanley (lll), In
dian agent for the Los Pinos Agency,
Cal
THE 98th call for the redemption Of
bonds was issued April 18th, Tor $780,
000,000, 10.40s of GA. Principal and
accrued interest will be paid on and
after July 18th, when interest will
cease.
SAYS dispatch Of April 10Th: Chief
Moses having agreed, the president has
set aside very large reservation in
Washington Territory for Moses and
his people, with such Indians as may
affiliate and the Secretary Of the Inte-
rior may send.
| A TELEGRAM of April 16 says
the senate committee on privileges
and elections to-day commenced hear
ing arguments in the Spollord-Kellogg
case on the question whether or not
the action of the senate hitherto has
made the controversy res ad3udicdta.
on April 17ih the encouragement
affirmed the decision Of the assistant
encouragement for the post-oiiice
department, that regular publications
designed primarily for advertising pur-
poses cannot be sent through the mails
nj the rates charged Legitimate news
papers.
A WAsIIINGroN dispatch Of April 18th
says Mr.. Ralney, republican ex-con-
gresham from South Carolina, who
has been an applicant for the third
authorship Of the treasury, was tend
cred the position OF assistant appoint
ment clerk Of the treasury by Secretary
Sherman, and rejected il with great
indignation.
ON the 2lst inst Congressman Ew-
ing, of Ohio, introduced II bill
which provides for taxing IN
comes Of over $1,000 - per cent;
over $4,000, s per cent, and over So
600, 10 per cent. Mr.. Ewing also intro
duced bill to provide for the reissue
Of paper fractional currency and to
make all fractional currency inter
changeable with silver dollars or silver
certificates ut any of the sub-treasurles,
md making fractional currency legal
tender for twenty dollars in any one
payment.
THE regular subscriptions 10 the 4
per cent. loan on April 18th amounted
81, 100, 800 Besides this amount II syn
didatc, composed ofnneteen banks and
banking iirms,of Now York and Boston,
made II subscription of $l50,000,-
GOO Of por cent. bonds and $4,000
600 of funding certificates. making this
the largest single subscription ever
made to government funding loan in
this or any other country. The heaviest
subscribers are: First National bank,
Fisk & Hatch, Metropolitan National
bank, and j. A. IL w. Seligman. The
subscription is made through tho First
National bank for itself and it's associ-
ntes.
A DISPATCH from Washington Of the
2lst inst. says that since Sherman be-
came secretary he has sold $5l0000,
600 OF 4 per cents, and with tho pro-
eeeds redeemed the & per cents, thus
saving 2 per cent, or one-third, Of the
interest previously paid by the country
ON that amount. When the present
transaction is completed he will have
sold, in round numbers, 500, 100000 of
! per cents additional, for relundlng .
per cents, saving per cent, besides the
premium on TINT amount. Besides,
this, ho has sold $4,000, 900 As to re-
deem Ga. All these transactions togcth-
er make mn immense saving in the ma
tlonal interest account.
Is congratulating Secretary Sher-
man upon his financial policy the Lon
don Times Of tho DIST says: Tho con
version of six per cent. bonds of Isl Is
likely to depend more than the present
operation, ON the maintenance Of the
credit Of the United States abroad. Re
vlving trade in the United States will
by then probably render II
impossible 10 obtain money
there ut per cent. Now that CONVEX.
eion has been carricdas iar as IT can he
for two years, Mr.. sherman should
direct the attention Of congress and the
nation to tho policy Of reducing the
principal of debt which has for some
time been neglected.
UNDER date of April 2lst, the secre-
tary Of the treasury issued the 99th
call for the redemption Of bonds, to-
day. The call is for $23,5G6 500 Of
lo-40 bonds Of 1864. Principal and in
terest will be paid NJ the treasury on
and after the 2lst of July next, and in
torest will cease that day. The follow
ing is description of the honts; Regis
tered bonds, 800, No. 45l to No. 1913,
both inclusive; 800, No. ll,l0l 10
No. 1l,732, both inclusive; $500, No.
Z ,101 to No. 7,402, both inclusive; 81 600
No. 29,30l to 3O,6lS, both inclusive;
5000, No. lO,3Ol to No. lOS53, both
inclusive; $4,000, No. 2l,7Ol to NJ.
- $40, both inclusive. The bonds out
standing and represented 10y the above
numbers constitute the residue Of those
l0I0's issued under the act Of March
3, 1864,
SUICIDES.
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