Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
The Cabinet on the 29th ult., decided that
money appropriated by the recent act making
appropriations for rivers and harbors should
not be withheld. The full amount, nearly 60.
100000, will therefore be expended this year.
The coinage OF the standard silver dollar
during July fell between $5OO,OO0 and $780,
ONO short of the minimum amount fixed by
law, $2,0O0,0O0 monthly The deficiency was
caused by a lack OF bullion at the San Fran
cisco and Carson City mnts. The Philadel-
phia mint win be run night and day during
August to make up the deficiency.
The Department OF State, on the Goth alt,
Issued a circular for the information of mer-
chants, manufacturers and others who may be
disposed to take part in the representation OF
natural and industrial products of the United
States at the Sydney and Melbourne exhibit
tions. A commission has been organized, and
DIR. O. G. Cox, of Washington, appointed Sec
retary. All persons having occasion can com
municate with the Secretary to the care of the
State Department at Washington, where the
mail will be regularly made up.
The Internal Revenue receipts for July
were 80, 100000 Custom receipts about $50,
100000.
During the month OF July the National
Bank Redemption Agency assorted and re-
turned to banks of issue notes fit for circula-
tion TO the amount of S., ,265, ,0OO notes unfit
for circulation delivered to the Comptroller OF
the Currency for destruction and replacement
with new notes 5000, 500; notes of failed
liquidating and reducing banks deposited in
the Treasury of the United States, 1851 800
Total for July, 1879, $S,913, 400. Total for
July, 1873, 2l,965, $50. Decrease, Sl3, $50
The Administration, by the advice of Secre-
tary Eyarts, has decided to reopen the Halifax
Fishery Award case. Mr.. Evarts will request
that an American naval vessel be sent to
cruise on the inshorc fishing grounds of the
Dominion. Information of recent date has
already been obtained to clearly demonstrate
the extravaganza of the award of the Halifax
tribunal. The object of the presence of an
American vessel is to secure the latest author
itative information respecting these fisheries
as a basis Of future negotiations with Great
Britain.
The total issues of the four per cent loan,
up to July 81, amounted to $740,69 900,
leaving S730,00O not disposed of. The total
redemption of called bonds since Jan. l, 1879,
have been s5l3,579,950. Ali OF the amount
paid in money was in grecnbacks and none of
IL was demanded In gold.
There were paid for arrears of pensions,
during July, SS,G94, 600, which exhausts the
special fund held for the redemption Of frac-
tional currency.
The total sum appropriated by Congress for
the current fiscal year was $162, ,4O4, ,647.76.
The public debt statement for the month
ending July 81, shows the increase of the debt
for the month to be $G,0S6, ,344 cash in the
treasury, S2S2, ,g05, ,273; gold certificates, 81
7S5,S5O; certificates of deposit outstanding,
S4O,330,OO0; refundiug certificates, $6,O5S,-
$50; legal tenders outstanding, 1916, ,GSl,-
Ol6; fractional currency outstanding, SIS, ,Sl4,-
S33. The increase of the debt is due to paw
ments on account of the arrears of pensions
and from United States notes held for the re
demption of fractional currency, as provided
by the act of June 81, 1873. During the month
the United States Treasurer redeemed OF 1910
bonds $S1,6l5,45O, of 5.20s $36, ,315, ,450 in all
Sl23,99O,9OO, of the proceeds of which SS7, ,939,
$40 was paid out by check and S3S, $50 900 was
credited to the banks on their bond account.
ihcre are now outstanding about $75,000,0O
called bonds of all descriptions.
Up to the I'd the total amount of currency
deposited in the Treasury for the redemption
of notes of National Banks failed, in liquida-
tion and reduction of circulation was $13,-
1885, rs follows: Reducing circulation,
$6i49,2S7; liquidation, $5,39S, 1872 failed,
$967,O66
The American Consul at Tangier writes that
the Sultan of Morocco has subdued the Ber-
ber tribes. Thirty-four heads of rebels were
exposed on the walls OF the city.
An attempt has been made by brigands to
eXtort money from United States Consul
Sprague of Gibraltar. The parties demanded
loan of $4,000 and threatened death to the
Consul and his family In case of failure to
deposit the money in a designated place. On
the 18th Of July, the day for deposltlng the
money having passed, another letter, more
threatening, but reducing the amount to $500
was received. Sprague has laid the whole
matter before the American Minister at Mad
rid