Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-11-20
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TO H EUREKA DAILY SENTINEL.
Report Of the United States Treasurer
Forthcoming Message and Reports.
THE MAINE SCARE-CROW.
Two Doubtful RumOrs.
WASHINGTON, Novembe

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WASHINGTON, November IS.
The annual report of United States
Treasurer Gilfillan says: The ag-
gregate Of gold coin and bullion and Of
silver coin and bullion, including standard
dollars, which are being coined under the
act Of February %, 1878, and do not ap-
pear in the statement prior to that year, is
shown to have increased from SOL ,452 PAT
in 1876, to $114.464, 982 in 1877 to $163,-
969, 444 in 1878; and to 1929, 807 1868 in
1879. The note assets are arranged as fol-
low on the above dates In 1876, $685.
419, 685 in 1877, S107, 664, 287 in 1878,
$s8, 772, 800 !; and in 1879, $50, 600, $50. The
annual receipts from all sources are $274,-
000, 900. OF this amount at least $24, 600
600 is in silver dollars, or in silver %certifi-
Gates, that being the minimum paid annu-
ally for silver bullion for coinage. Silver
bullion on hand had decreased during the
year from SO, 634, 034 to S4, 219, 1874, on ac-
count of the difficulty in making purchases,
as prescribed in the act OF February 20,
1877, at the market rate which is held by
the Department to be the equivalent of the
London rate. Mr.. Gilfllan expresses the
opinion that the rapid appreciation Of sill
yer bids fair to solve the silver problem of
this country. He says there are indica-
ions that if the present influence contin-
ues, it may attain nearly to its former re-
lation to gold, or at least approach to
purity.
The Message and Reports.
WASHINGTON, November 10.
At yesterdays Cabinet meeting addi-
tional consideration was given to choice of
topics for the Presidents annual message,
and the character Of the recommendations
to be made in the forthcoming reports OF
the heads Of the various departments. The
decision Of the Supreme Court that the
Federal trade mark law was unconstitu-
tional. was referred to, and, in view Of the
existence Of treaties with several foreign
nations, under which they have been guar
anteed trade mark protection in this coun-
try to their subjects, it was agreed that the
President should request Congress to enact
some legislation on this subject, which
shall be free from the objection Of upcon-
stitutionality, blu afford protection to for
eign trade marks.
The Maine scarecrow.
AUGUSTA, Me-. November 10.
A large number Of Republican Senators
and Representatives, supposed to have been
elected at the last election, applied to the
Council to-day for permission to examine
the returns, but that body, being engaged,
took the application into consideration.
The impression Ia gaining ground that the
majority Of the Council will prevent the
Republicans from seeing the returns until
at least q part Of the twenty days has
passed. 1t is known that the returns have
all been tabulated, and that these tables
have been submitted with a report, and ac-
cepted ; but the tables themselves are not
on fle, but in the possession Of the com-
mittee. who do not consider them a part Of
the record. 1t Is stated that the commit
tee will submit their final conclusion after
the twenty days have elapsed for correcting
errors in the returns. There Ia very little
excitement. and the Republican leaders
claim that q conspiracy will yet be at
tempted, though a temporary hold In the
operations has been ordered.
Army Of the Cumberland.
WASHINGTON, November 10.
The Society Of the Army Of the Cumber-
land had . business meeting this forenoon.
Upon the platform we're Governor Mathews
and Generals Hartranft, Butterield and
Kimball. The meeting was called to order
by General James A. Garfield, who stated
that owing to the illness Of the President
OF the Society, General p. H. Sheridan, he
was unable to be present. General JEFF. G.
Davis, Senior Vice President. was unani-
mously elected presiding officer and made
q brief speech. District Commander Phelps
bid the society welcome to the city. Gen
eral Slocum followed with o short eulogy
upon General George H. Thomas. whose
name would go down to posterity second to
that Of no man whoever walked the earth.
A communication was read from General
Sheridan, expressing deep regret at his abb
seDce. and committees were appointed to
n ~ 4 ~ 20 ~ aow - khA anofAk~ 30 <1,a &A~.
ing year, to decide upon the time and place |
for the next annual meeting and to select
an orator for that occasion.
Two Doubtful Rumors.
New YORK, November 10.
TIL Republican journals say that promi-
nent Republicans will go to Louisiana to
stump the State, having been invited by
men Of all parties. The Democratic pa
pers, however. delclare that none will go.
solid South will be the war cry next
year. and the Republicans have no ~disposi-
tion to beat themselves by making the
South unsolid.
The Tribune's Washington special says
1t IL believed that Southern men are pre-
to obtain control Of the Presidency
At the next election by throwing out the
OF Republican States in the electoral
proceedings at Washington.
Wreck ON Lake Ontario.
OswEGo. N. ", November 10.
The tug Seymour. Of Ogdensburg, left
Cape Vincent yesterday with four tugs.
three dredges and eight scows in tow, for
Buffalo. During the night a gale on Lake
Ontario was encountered, and three tugs.
III Of the scows and all Of the dredges
we're lost. Thirty-one persons. including
three women and one girl. were drowned.
~Telegraphic Brevitfes.
The New York Sun has . long article on
! ounte scheme by the Republicans to
ret rid Of Grant by giving him the Prssi-
1enoy OF the Inter Ocean Canal Company.
The grandfather Of Mas 6ieklss says
hat svsry word Of the report about hsr
IL . falsshood.
Mayor Howell. n Brooklyn. who unsc-
disappeared several days ago. II
q now said. has gone to visit = coal mine in
Colorado In which be has q large interest.
A are In the State Prison. at Albany.
Y. r., on Monday, lame near involving all
he shops inside the walls.
Tammany and Republican officials are
laid to have entered into a compact. hav-
ng for its object the removal OF Mayor
OF New York, on charges Of oficial