Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-14
WASHINGTON.
Silver for Western Mints-Statistics of the
Postoffice observation-disclosures ons to
United States Marshals.

| Silver for Western Mints-Statistics of thu
| Postoffice Observation-Disclosures ons t.
| United States Marshals.
WASHINGTON July 12.-The treasury de-
partment has never experienced any difficulty
in securing all the silver required for coming
standard silver dollars at the Philadelphia
mint. In purchasing for the western mints
however, there has been much difficulty, az
nearly all offered for delivery at San Fran.
cisco and Carson City during the severa.
months past has been from to 213 per cent
per ounce above market rates. At the regu-
lar weekly opening of bids, Wednesday, most
all offers from the west were above the mar
Ret rate and were consequently declined.
Secretary Sherman however made parties
Offering large lots of silver counter offers of
which he considered market price, and near
ly all of them accepted. No difficulty in secur-
ing silver for western minis is therefore
apprepended under the new plan of buying.
About four hundred thousand ounces of silver
were purchased during the present week. A
comparison between issues of stamps, stamp
ed envelopes and postal cards for 1878 and
1879, shows total value of this year.
issue is $29,539.O5O, an increase of
$l71 1866 over the value of those of
AeoU yVoiS lllCIohSo III uuuU0T u OruludcY
postage stamps issued is only 429 per
cent. compared with the increase of 766 per
cent. for 1878 over 1877. This comparative
falling off is due to the effect of the new law
for compensation of post-masters, which
having for its basis the number of stamps
cancelled instead of the number sold. has
put stop to speculative purchases. There
is decrease in the value and number of
v,ov
stamped envelopes and wrappers. There
were 221, 1907, 900 postal cards issued, an in
crease Of more than 10 per cent. Increase
years is 81 ,OO3,218. A statement has been
issued by the war department.
giving the number of men furnished
the union army by each State and territory
and the District of Columbia from April
Is, 1861, to the close of the war of the re-
bellion. It shows that the total number of
volunteers was 2,678,967, distributed as fol-
lows: Maine 72,114, New Hampshire 49,
Rhode Island 23,699, Connecticut 57,379,
New York 467,O47, New jersey Sl,O1O,
Pennsylvania 366, 1O7, Delaware 1856, 700,
Maryland 5O,316, West Virginia 32,O6S,
District of Columbia 1882, Ohio 319,659,
Indiana 197,147, Illinois 259,147, Michigan
99,372, Wisconsin 96,424, Minnesota 25O52,
Iowa 5000, Missouri 1O9,111, Kentucky
9,O25, Kansas 20, Isl, Tennessee 1902, Ar
kansas 1926, North Carolina 3,156, Cali
fornia 1925, Nevada 1,OsO Oregon 1910,
Washington territory 964, Nebraska
territory 3,157, Colorado territory
1908, Dakota Territory 1904, New Mexico
6,651, Alabama 2,576, Florida 2,19O, Louis
lana 1924, Mississippi $40, Texas 1866 and
the Indian Nation 3,5O3. The troops fur
nished by the Southern States were with the
exception of Louisiana nearly all white.
Florida furnished two regiments cavalry, AL
ALBANIA one white regiment, Mississippi one
battalion and South Carolina two regiments
of cavalry.