Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-01-09

AIDING corn to the Greenback
and National Bank notes, the total
volume of currency after January
1st will be 1920, 100000.
In the opinion of the chief Treas
ury officer here no embarrassment
will be occasioncd in business cir
cles by resumption this month
The embarrassment is all on the
other side.
Colonel Fred. Grant, of General
Sheridan's staff, has been given one
years leave of absence, in order to
allow him TO accompany his father.
eX-President Grant, on his trip to
India on the Richmond.
a telegram from Cerea, in
North Brazil, reports that the deaths
IN the capital from smallpox NUN
Der SIX hundred daily. The distress
in the interior of TIE province is
appalling. People are oevouring
carrion and cofpses.
A Watertown N. v dispatch
reports that an unprecedented snow
storm has been raging in that sec
ton since last Saturday, resulting
in the largest fall of snow (fuur
teeD ever known. Railroad travel
is seriously impedcd.
UNCLE SANS CASH Box.-WAsH
IrGToN, Dee. so When business
clesed at the Treasury Department
to-day, the available coin balance
was S226, 100000, of which $780,
100000 is gold. The currency
balance was $12,5Q0,00O.
The South Carolina bond court
has decided that a million and a
half dollars of the bonded debt of
the State are fraudulent, and there
fore not binding on the tax payers,
The case will be carried up to the
Supreme Court by the bondholders.
A. @. Pearcc, a colored man, Is
a candidate for the clerkship in
Washington county, Mississippi, a
vacancy having been caused by the
death Of Albert Shade, also colored.
lie announces himself as ''heartily
in accord with the Democratic party
of the State and county"
HE Granger movement seems to
be on the decline in Missouri, one
of the first States in which it took
root. AT the recent meeting Of the
State Grange statistics were read
showing that in 1875 the Missouri
grangers had membership of 81
600, in 1876, 10000, and in 1878, |
10000.
A Kansas City dispatch says the
weather for the past week has been
the severest known in that region !
for twenty-five years. Over two
feet Of snow covers the earth. Mer.
curry has been several degrees be-
low zero. The Missouri river has
been closed for week, and the ice
is foot thick.
TnE South Carolina Legislature
has passed law providing that
any person convicted of carrying
concealed weapons or arms on the
streets or highways shall be pnnish-
able by fine of not less than $500 /
nor more than 81 900 and imprisoi.
ment for not less than six months
nor more than one year.
IF cotton is king in the South
corn may justly put In a claim to
the title in other portions OF the
country. The amount of corn ex-
ported in 1868 was only.7, ,GOC, 900,
while this season the amonnt will /
probably reach S5,O0O,000. The
total average this year will prob
ably reach 5O,00O,OOO, and the to-
tai Weld will NOT be less than IL
100000 bushels.
THE TELLER CoMMtTrEE.-Th
Subcommittee of the Teller com
sonslstlng OF Teller, Cam |
eron, of Wisconsin, kirkvn God,
Garland and Bailey, left Washing
ton ON last Thursday for New Or
leans, to begin their investigation
into the alleged frauds in the recent
They will also visit
Charleston and other points as may
he determined upon by them.
FUNDs IN HANp.-W AsHINGroN,
Dec. 30.-Acting Attorney Gene
raj, having decided that the appro-
priation Of $50, ,O00hcretofore made I.
could be used hy the Teller lives
tisating committee, the Secretary
of the Senate this morning made a
reqllisition upon the Secretary OF
the Treasury for ten thousand dol
lars of the money. The requisition
was pushed through without delay
and the money delivered to the