Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-10-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON.
party I'm Illinois recently applied TO the
Secretary Of the Treasury for the redemption
of five coupons of United States bonds,
representing several thousand dollars. The
applicant alleged that for safe keeping he had
placed the coupons In a tin-box and de-
posted them in stovepipe; that subsequent
lY fire wGs built and the coupons destroyed; ;
the ashes, however, were retained In the box
and presented witt. the application. The de-
cison In She c9se is that the statues author.
izing the.redemptlon Of the called bonds where
clear and unequivocal evidence has been fur
nished that they have been destroyed does not
apply TO coupons which at the time of de-
struction were detached from the bonds. The
coupons in question having been detached
from the bonds can not be redeemed.
In the case OF Hugh Lyons against Rachael
Stevens Of Salt Lake City, involving the
question of the right of parties to
section of land in the Salt Lake City
land district, Acting Secretary Bell of the In
terror Department, has decided that the land
was not subject to pre.emption or settlement
by Lyons. Rachael Stevens, it appears, ia one
Of the several wives of John G. Holman, whom
she recognizes as her husband, and he, to all
her acts. The decision holds in view of the
pOygamous condition, that the first polyga-
nous wife, while voluntarily retaining that
illegal relation TO a man, may in her own
name obtain a title of 100 acres OF public land,
the second or twentieth wife may do thesame,
and the so-called husband would thus obtain
in fact for his own use and benefit the
control of that number of tracts OF
a
under the homestead or pre-emption
laws" "If the so-called wife," the de-
cision continues, "should repudiate the ille-
gal relation and cease TO violate the positive
laws Of her country and of the civilized world,
the fact that she had at one time been called
the wife OF man, and had maintained that
relation to him, would not operate as bar
to her right" "No woman, however, who
voluntarily maintains and acknowledges her
position to be that Of plural or polygamous
wife, should be permitted to make a home.
stead or presumption entry of public land, as
the very fact that she retains such relation is
conclusive evidence that the entry is not
made in good faith for her exclusive use and
benefit
For the year ending Aug. 81 the excess Of
exports over imports 1nounted to $2S9, 709,-
34l.
The Treasury Department, on the 30th ult.,
sent out 81, 900 checks, representing "a, 800 S7S
in payment of the quarterly interest on the
registered four per cents. due October 1st.
The following statement in relation to the
closing of the four per cent. loan was issued
by the Treasury Department on the lst: All
accounts with depository banks, disbursing
officers, postmasters, and other officers for the
four per cent. bonds have been closed without
the loss OF a dollar. All proceeds have been
paid into the Treasury except the called bonds
and coupons now in transit from the Govern
ment agent in London. The amount of
called bonds outstanding not yet presented
for payment is $2S, 97l, $50, all of which
bonds are provided for by cash in the Treasu-
ry except $676, ,050, for which an equal amount
of four per cent. bonds is retained in the
Treasury unsold. 1t is believed this amount
and perhaps more of the called bonds will not
be presented for payment within year, and
the reserved bonds will only be sold as needed.
The aggregate of four per cent. bonds sold is
$40, ,s47, $50.
The public debt statement shows a decrease
for September of $2,563, ISL. Cash in the
Treasury, 1894, us, ,679; gold and silver certiA-
Gates, SIG, l32, $50; legal tenders outstanding,
1861 ,Ol6; fractional currency, SIS, SOB;
refunding certificates, SO 66S, 800.
Nearly 5000 600 were paid out of the Treas
ury during September on account of arrears
of pensions.
During the month Of September the United
States Mi nts coined 1852 pieces Of gold,
valued at 81, ,s69, l20; 2996, 200 silver dollars,
and |, ,469, $50 minor coins OF the value of Sl4,-
694; total coinage, $4, 4,279, 9O6.
Arrears of pension claims to the amount of
$40, 734,507 have been settled up to October
LIST. The average amount of arrears in each
case settled was S545. The whole number of
cases settled in September was 13,2S7. 1t is
estimated that there are still about 6, 1000 or
1000 pensioners entitled to arrears whose
cases have not been settled. Settle
ments hereafter cannot be made as rap
idly as heretofore because of the great
number of cases in which there is no title
TO arrears, which must be examined in the
search for those in which there is astitle. 1t
is stated for the information of all pensioners
who believe themselves entitled to arrears,
and who do not receive notice of settlement
OF their claims either by allowance or reiec-
tiOn by November 1st, that they can hasten
settlement by writing letter to the Office
giving again the number of the pension GER
tificate, and their present post-otfice address.
1t is almost certain that the $25, 900, 900 ap-
propristed will be sufficient to cover the ar
rears which we're due upon pensions allowed
previous TO Jan. %, 1879.
The Comptroller of the Currency reports
the whole amount OF additional National
Bank circulation issued since the publication
OF his annual report in November, 1873, as
81, ,S33,325. The amount of circulation is
sued in the months of November and Decem-
Der, 1873, and in January, May, June, July and
August, 1879, was considerably less than one
million dollars for each month. The amount
issued in February was S1,64S, ,4O1; March,
$l,0Sl,026 April, S2,01S,S34 The amount Is
sued in September, 1879, was 49, 4S0, ,g73, which
was more than twice the amount issued dur
ing the four months preceding. The total
average amount Of additional circulation is
sued the past eleven months has been at the
rate of a little more than one million dollars
per month.
The Assistant Attorney General for the
Post-oflice Department has decided that let
tiers addressed to lottery companies, or to
agents for such companies, are unmailable
per Sc, and postmasters should refuse to reg
lister letters when so addressed.
The sub-treasuries are all supplied with
gold and are paying it out freely on current
obligations, and the Treasurer's checks for
called bonds are being paid by the Assistant
Treasurer in New York in gold through the
Clearing House.
THE EAST.
Some of Weston's creditors have attached
the Ashley belt which was deposited at Tiff
fany's for safe keeping by his agent. Rowell
will institute legal proceedings for its recov-
cry.
The Philadelphia Mint coined l,S0S,050 sill
yer dollars during the month of September,