The weekly miner., 1879-11-25

having come through a severe snow storm.
The Commissioner will remain few days
longer at Los Pinos, come from thence to
Denver, and here take the testimony Of the
officers engaged in the Milk River fight, and
then proceed to Washington. @ LNagu
CHICAGO, Nov. 1s.-Lieutenant General
Sheridan, who contracted severe cold during
the Grant Reception, and has kept indoors
most of the time since, is much better; but,
owing 10 the advice Of his physicians, will
probably not attend the services connected
with the unveiling of the statue of General
Thomas and the meeting of the army of the
Cumberland at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S-"In view of the
gravity of public affairs, and the imminent
peril TO representative government, we, the
undersigned chairmen OF the Congressional
Committee of The National Greeuback Labor
party, and of the National Committee of the
National party, hereby invite union of the
Greenback and National COMMITTEE chairmen
and the members of the various State COM
mittees, representatives of the Greenback and
labor organizations, and editors of news
papers throughout the country friendly to the
principles of the Greenhack and labor organ
izations, 10 meet in conference at Washington
on the Sth of January, 1880, the Congressional
Committee of the National Greenback Labor
party and the National Committee of the Ns-
tional party, for the purpose of agreeing upon
a time, place and basis of representation of
the National Convention to be held for the
purpose of adopting platform of principles,
and placing in nomination candidates for the
offices of President and Vice President.
Signed, j. H. MERCHANT, Chairman of the
Congressional Committee of the National
Greenback Labor Party.
F. DEMER, Chairman Of the National Com
miltee of the National Party.
SEATTLEaN N November 1s.-A million feet of
logs, recently seized ON Mohowish River by
the United States special agent of the Interior
Department, for being cut in violation of the
lumber laws, were sold yesterday at private
sale to the Port Gamble mill for four dollars
per thousand feet. This is the first instance
where such logs have been sold here at market
value, it usually being the custom TO sell at
auction the buyers clubbing together and bid
ding them IN at nominal figures. This, and
several other seizures recently made here,
have the effect to put a stop to the illicit cut
ting of timber and general satisfaction is ex-
pressed among timber men at the result.
WASHINGTON, November 1s.-The annual
report of United States treasurer, Glfiillan,
says the aggregate of gold coin and bullion
and of silver coin and bullion, including
standard silver dollars which are being coined
under the Act of February 2S, u.s. and do not
appear in the st itement prior to that year, is
shown to have increased from $61, ,452, ,426 in
'76, to $114, 4,464,9s2 in II, to $16S, ,969, ,444 in
rs, and TO $222, ,S07 1868, in 10. The note
assets ranged as follows on the above dates
In 1875, $0S,419,6S in 1877, $107, 1864, ,2S7;
in 1878, $sS772, 800 and in 1870, $50, ,699 ,OS0.
! The decrease in note balance arises from
various causes, otably from receipts for Gus
toms and internal revenue, from coin paid out
in the purchase OF bullion for the coinage OF
standard silver dollars, from the exchange OF
notes for gold and the payment of notes for
| foreign gold received at the assay office, New
York; from purchase of gold bullion with
notes and payment of interest of public debt
in U. S. notes and from the payment of pen
sion arrears. The most constant influence il
the decrease of the note balance is that which
proceeds from the purchase Of silver bullion
for the coinage of silver dollars, thereby de-
priving the treasury Of an equal amount O
note receipts. All the above mentioned
causes of diminution, except this, can be con
trolled by the Departments. Since resump
ton, however, the treasury is deprived by
receipt of coin paid for bullion of like
amount of U. S. notes, amounting, probably
to seven per cent of the annual revenues.
The annual receipts from all sources are
100000. Of this amount at least $24,
600 900 is in silver dollars or in silver certifi
Gates, that being the minimum paid annual!
for silver bullion for coinage, which amoun
speedily finds its way into the treasury th'
more certainly because payments for bulliOI
are made either at New York or San Fran
cisco, which are both centres of large receipt
by the government. The maximum net not,
receipts are then $3.50, 100000, against which
are payments of $267 600 900 for general ex
penditures, interest on public debt, war au'
navy establishment, aud pensions made il
notes, or, If made in coin, its return decrease
the note receipts to that extent. The eXces
of note expenditures over note receipts j
therefore $17,OO0,O 900, which is the annual de
crease of the note balance from silver dolla
coinage alone. The Treasurer says unles
the rules OF the New York Clearing Hous
are changed so as TO permit payment by tn
treasury of all or certain percentage of bal
ances in silver it may become desirable fo
the treasury to withdraw from relatio
which renders over thirty millions of Lawful
money in its vaults invaluable for payment a
New York, the point of greatest public dis
bursement.
The silver bullion on hand has decrease
during the year from s., ,6S4 ,034 to q, ,299, IA
chases as required by the provisions in tn
Act of February %, '7S, at the market rate
which is hello by the Department to be th
equivalent of the London rate. A considers
BILE of the report is devoted to subjects of re
sumption of specie payments and refundin
operations.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Nov. 1S.-The situatio
here is virtually unchanged, the examinatio
of returns by the Republican committee an
legal advisers of parties claiming to be sens
tors and representatives elect not yet bein
allowed. Some correspondence has take
place and the councillors have been waite
upon, but permission to examine the return
has not yet been granted. The Republican
tonight aver they will not be permitted to Sc
the returns, aud counsel for the parties claim
ing to have been elected in the disputed di:
tricts protest earnestly against not bein
allowed immediate examination of member
of the Council. On the other hand it is dt
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