Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
wAsIJINGTON.

WARRINGTON advices OF the 21st state
that Capt. Stewart postmaster Of the
house of representatives, has had a
stroke of paralysis and cannot recover.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of Oct. nth
says five thousand dollars worth Of U.
y. 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. II was nidmonlh payday, when
In the treasury department the clerks re-
cciyed their scmi.monthly salaries. Ev-
cry dollar of these salaries were paid in
specie, ~ per cent In silver dollars and
80 per cent in gold coin.
A STATEMENT OF the operations of the
patent Office sent under date of the 10Th
shows that during the twelve months end
ing June 30, last, $4,000 applications for
patents were received, and 2,G74 caveats
filed, 12,47l patents issued, 1,547 trade
marks and labels registered, but with
held for payment Of final dues. Total
receipts OF the office, $703, 143, being
1854 dD5 in excess Of Its total expendi-
lures.
A WAsHINGToN dispatch OF the nth
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
1886, 020, 000 against which IL is estimated
the postal revenues will amount TO $32,-
100000, leaving deficit of $7,710,000 to
be met by congressional appropriations.
The appropriations for the current fiscal
year aggregated $545S,37G.
a WASHINGTON telegram Of Oct. 18th
says the chief of the bureau statistics
United States of live animals of all kinds,
has increased from rs ,s44, G53 during the
fiscal year of '7S TO $l14,ST7, 754 during
'79. Ofthe total exports OF live animals
Inst fiscal year II per cent were sent to
Great Britain. The value of the ex.
ports of cattle increasing from $3,S06,8l8
during '7G TO ~ 10000 In 10.
A DISPATCH from Washington under
date Of Oct. Goth state that the democratic
members Of the committee which went
to Kansas TO investigate the charge that
Senator ingalls, procured his reelection
TO the senate by improper means, re,
turned here day, having lett Senator
Cameron and Logan, the republican
members, at their homes ca route. The
committee do not hesitate to say that the
investigation was failure, 80 far as any
attempt TO show corruption on the part
ex-senator ingalls, was concerned.
A WARRINGTON telegram of the goth
inst. says tho fact that both the English
and Russian missions are still vacant
and no Inconvenience results, revives the
agitation about the advisablity Of
the whole diplomatic ser
vice, and thus save about $l5,000,000. A
of congress from ono OF the
southern states has prepared bill, which
he will Introduce uron the rcassembling
of congress-, cutting down the salaries of
all foreign missions about % per cent.
A DISPATCH OF the I1lh states that tho
annual report of the directors of the mint
will show that during the fiscal year just
ended there were coined, In gold, of
double eagles, 1897 ,23i, $40; of eagles, ST..
OBI ,440; Of half eagles, SLAP, 1870; of
quarler-englcs, y l66,S00; of three dol.
lars, 300, 1872, and OF dollars, $1,000.
The silver coinage shows tho following
result: Dollars, $2L227500; halfdollars,
$225 quartcr.dollars, 1880; dimes, $45.
Prior 10 the beginning of the last fiscal
year there hnd been total coinage
OF silver dollars of OILY $l6,6t0,
33S. During the last fiscal year
alone, therefore, there were coined OF sill
yer dollars some 100000 more than.
had been coined In tho entire history of
the government to that time. The total
number of silver dollars coined and In
circulation July last was $43, si6,S
| will In appn ihni almost the entire time
Of the Mint was devoted to the coinage
of the standard silyed dollars, and of
dimes there were coined but $i5 during
the year, and of quarter-dollar pieces but
$,12b0 The total result Of the opera
tons of the Mint for the last fiscal year
was as follows: Gold, SiO,0S6,0l2; sill.
yer, $2s, 22S, SSe 80; miner, $0s,SaS Total
sos ,b0e 5000