The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-03

ulaeFesuh'PuonIs 30 lar as tue WorAhg
his otiice was concerned, had been attend
ed by The most gratifying success, and
that there appeared to be no demand FOL
coin payments. Up TO 2 o'clock the sub
4 Treasury; had received over $4,000 II
exchange for which was Issued legal tend
eFs and certificates ot deposit while OF
the other hand 1t was estimated that the
't'dlsoursements oiTeotn-iorrthe -tlay would
pot tamoupt t90ver Sl96,N"ylgN
FtS0BoDY w4Sfstrtl ~
NEW York, January 2.-At the Sub
Treasury to-day men who presented gold
certificates answered the clerks question,
Gold or greenbacksb" with "Greenbacki
are good enough for me;' or Give me
bills, what do want with gold" One
German said: "BillS, bills; do you want
me to lug coin aroand?" The clerk said
tE9, ,hPprs eiter he bad begun paying gold
@tSnSaody wantsit'VH w
AT THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
.'., ""So'1%, O" w, l"e ln'eteS'
on registered Donds lalling que yesterday
Is being paid at the Treasury Department
to-day.i eh matoutyS oil the Aholdes Of
checks are asking legal tenders in'prefer-
ence to coin checks. In New York the
holders ot checks for large amounts, how
ever, pftncipallyJbanks are taking coin
checks. = la.s,l ,,..' ..r,..- w..
Treasurer Gilallan to-day said: Il the
'expehehce at other points Is similar to
7 -. S.s' tAS.a a." " so ilso.ee. IT,
nainingunpaid will go out tinlegal tenders.
The amount that will go to New York on
coin checks, will be very small, indeed,
compared with the amount ot interest due.
Secretary Sherman was in telegraphic
correspondence with Assistant Treasurer
Hillhouse, and other persons in New
York 2He rsseiyed number Of kilograms
during the dag, and he stated that they
showed everything to be as quiet as could
be expected! laH sfIas -7liiHH y
THE LITTLE GOLD DOLLAR A DRUG M rus
.,...,.a-., MARKET. ,..,..., ~
WASHINGTON, january 1.-The gold
dollar threatens 70 be q drugin the market.
Business men here report that they find it
hard Ito pass them, customers, especially
those ofthe new generation, who have
grown up since this dollar has beenin re.
tifement, refusing them on account Of size.
1t is thought that this will open the way
for,the silver dollar to advance to the
,trontt, nt,iss.I 4.'' 's;i.lfH2 siEGg.lD Nv i.F.
- /. Either the unpopularity Of gold dollars
or scarcity OF small bills Is opening brisk
demand for standards, and they are being
ordered from, the Treasury faster, than
sanguine silver men anticipated. Treas
ury officials are pleased with this, as they
sllese the space occupied by standardsin
the vaults is useful for other purposes.
The banks report various experiences
withgolA E4he, 4ijoriE Of the customers
don't care for it and prefer paper. In
banking circles slight premium on paper
is freely predicted.Hi One bank here offers
gold to all customers, and less than half
receive it from choice. ''' ''''' -' To-
soNE 6RowLERs sATiTHEcArtrAL.
, 9%&sufSoroS JANUARY 2 .LTfeasnret Gil
fillan late this Afternoon received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Assistant Treasurer
Hillhouse at New. York; "a large pro-
portion Of gold checks were.paid in United
States notes to-day at the request OF tile
holders. Gheamountlofc interest paid at
the Treasury in this city to-day was s2O,-
900, all OF which was paid with legal ten.
der notes except s., 1851, for which holders