Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-13
NUMBER 1870
WASHINGTON.
Silver for Western Mints- Statistics of the
Postoface Observation-Disclosures to
United States Marshals.

Postofice Department. Instructions to
United States Marshals.
WARRINGTON, 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. IL purchasing for the western minta.
however, there has been much difficulty. ~
nearly all offered for delivery at San Fran
cisco and Carson City during the several
months past has been from to 21155 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
Ket 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
" all OF them accepted. No difficulty in secnr-
ing silver for western mints 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
cd envelopes and postal cards for 1873 and
1879, shows total value of this years
issue IS $29,539,O5O, an increase of
.@ll1,ob6 over the value of those of
last year; increase in number of ordinary
postage stamps issued is only 429. per
cent. compared with the increase of 766. per
cent. Tor 1873 over 1877. This comparative
IaAing on 10 due to the effect of the new law
ior compensation of post-masters, which
having Ior It's 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
Ind -
stamped envelopes and wrappers. There
were 221,8O7, 900 postal cards issued, an in
crease of more than 10 per cent. Increase
in value of sales to the public between two
years IS $l,OO3,218. A statement has been
issued by the war department
giving the number of men furnished
the union army by each State and territorv
and the District of Columbia from April
l5, 1861, to the close of the war of the re-
beilion. It shows that the total number of
volunteers was 2,678,967, distributed as fol-
lows: Maine 70, l14, New Hampshire 38.-
629, Vermont 81, 1862, Massachusetts 152O48.
Rhode Island 1868, Connecticut 81.
New York 467, O47, New JERSEY Sl.O1O.
Pennsylvania 6,1O7, Delaware 1876 100.
Maryland 5O,316, West Virginia 32.O68'
District of Columbia 1892, Ohio 319. 659'
Indiana 1877 ,147, Illinois 259.147. Michioan
1872, Wisconsin 96,424, Minnesota 5,O52,
Iowa 5000, Missouri 1O9,11l. Kentucky
9,O25, Kansas &c, ISL, Tennessee 81 .O92. AZ.
kansas 1926, North Carolina 3.156. Cali
fornia Is 725, Nevada 1000, Oregon 1.81O.
Washington territory 964. Nebraska
territory 3,157, Colorado TERRITORY
4,9O3, Dakota Territory 2O64, New Mexico
6,65l, Alabama 2,576, Florida 2.l9O. Lonis-
lana 1924, Mississippi 545. Texas 1865 and
the Indian Nation $500. 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.
David G. Humphreys, since 1870 one Of
the judges of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, died this morning.
AARsHALs ACCOUNTS
The Attorney General has issued a circular
to United States marshals, in which he saws ):
SsTo enable the department. to keen court
expenses within the limit of each appropria-
ton, 1t will be necessary for You to set forth
the items of your acquisitions with great
care. You will make requisition against each
appropriation for the amount estimated.
This superintendent of funds will reqnire
You to keep your accounts SO it may be-
known how much money is in your hands to
the credit of each appropriation at any given
time. Such account will serve as basis Of
subsequent acquisitions and reports, and
your weekly itemized statements must cor
respond to each separate appropriation. Re-
Guisltlons are only to be made for fees of
jurors and witnesses, for support of United
States prisoners, and for miscellaneous ex-
penses.