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The Worthington advance., 1880-09-09

Losa Of the Steamer City Of Vera Crus.
A dispatch from st. Augustine, Flori-
da, Of Sept 4, says the painful surmise regard
ing the fate Of the steamer Vera Cru1, has
been fully confirmed, for few survivors have
happily escaped death and are now safely on
shore. Tho Inflated steamer foundered at
half past I've o'clock Sunday, In the midst Of
the hurricane, having labored painfully for
some hours in the heavy sea. or seventy
pezsens who were on board when the steamer
left New York, thirteen are known to have
been saved, 90 that dfty. seven souls perished.
There Is very little hope that any addition will
oe made to the list Of survivors, for 80 long
time has elapsed since The steamer went
down, that 1t seems impossible for any moro
to be found alive The hurricane which caused
tho disaster prevestod all chance Of succor
from other vessels On Saturday afternoon
the steamer encountered strong gale which
soon increased in fury. The sea was very high
and the City ofVera Cruz labored very heavi'
~ but sturdlly for some time. Every effort
was made to keep her before the wind, but i,
was found necessary at one o'clock Sunday
,norning to throw out drag to keep her head
about This secured the desired effect for
the time being, for the gale had now grown to
a hurricane. Immense waves began breaking
over the steamer. Each succeeding wave tore
away pieces OF her upper works, and her deck
was finally swept clean. Even her rigging
being torn and shattered. Then the drag
ceased to fulnll lis functions, and as the sea
swept over her and swept her decks, they
soon reached the furnaces and extinguished
the fire, her matches having been torn from
their fastenlngs by the pillows. The fire BE-.
ing out soon put stop to working At the en-.
giues, and the City of Vera Crus lay At the
mercy Of the waves.
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ARKANSAS ELECTION.
A Democratic Majority Of 10000 Cl.imed.

a O0AAAVcEOsAC nSVOSIty O1 OVSVVV NbslneOs .
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 6.-Indications
are that In the election of all State, county of-
cers and the legislature to-day, tho Demo-
cra,s carried the State by the usual majority.
The elec ion here passed off quietly. The Re-
publicaDs claim the election If Oliver a. sheriff
of Pulaski county. Nothing dednite can be
ascertaaned, however, before morning. The
election here to-day was very quiet and peace
able. There were three tickets IN the field in
this (Palaski) county, Democratic, Republican
and Greenback. 1t will take tho official count
to determine the result. The main question
voted WAS the proposed amendment to the
constitution repudisting certain bonds. which
was defeated in this county by over two
thousand majority. Reports from Jefferson,
Miller aud other counties report overwhelming
majorities against it. 1t 10 tho opinion of Col.
Smith, chairman of the Democratic State cen.
trail Committee, that the amendment is defeat
ed aud tho Democratic State ticket elected By
6,000 majority.
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Animal Mor..iity In ksu ucky.

Lounv11E. Sept. GA new and fatal dis-
ca,e has been prevailing among the oows in
the vicinity of Portland for The past Two weeks.
OF five oows which have been attacked py tho
disease four died in from thirty.six tv forty
eiaht hours after tho disease made its appear
ance. The symptoms were peculiar. The
.piunals held their beads near The Rround, ate
aud drank very little. became rapidly enaoiated
and stopped giving milk aud allowed - mptoms
Of head trouble, aud some OF them became veey
weak In the loins. Another owner reports that
his own coz lived ten days after being at-
tackled, aud gave milk up'o two day. before
she died. Other symptoms WeFo identical
9TH the above mentioned. There
ia difference OF opinion -
In the cause of the disease. It n the op nion
of some medical men that the cows have been
poi,oued wnile others attribute The uaalady to
DEPOSITS of caterpillars which the Gown have
eaten with the gr.as in thar portion of tho city.
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Milwaukee BusineSs

The Sentinel publishes statement Of
the grain and produce trade of that city for
the past crop year. 1t shows an aggregate
Of nearly 34'Oo0O0 bu>hels Of grain receipts
against SO oOo,t0o of tie previous year, a fall.
inx of Of wheat receipts Of nearly 3.NO,O00
bushels. Total receipts OF wheat l5.OsO.O1O
bushels, -four 2.OG,.0Oo barrels. corn 1OOO, 900
bushels and barley s,O00,000 bushels There
was large increase in cattle receipts and in
wool, timber ana in pig iron.
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Arkansas Silver Mines.

4 Little Rick, Ark. telegram of Sept.
5, states that r. r. Bliss and J. w Willis, in.
terested in the Montgomery county silver ore,
are in that city exhibiting silver bullion from
the Montgomery and Eureka mines. The bars
are Vi ine appearance aud the event produces
commotion among capitalists. They showed
four bars, viz: one VI base bullion, weighing
1a4 pounds, running eighty ounces in silver
per ton; second bar of base bullion, 10 pounds
III weight, running 32l 100 per ton, both
made from GaleDa sres; third, one bar from
arostrod, quartz. uurefined silver, 50 ounces,
running five per cent; ourth, one bar of re.
tined silver from quartz, s51 tine, weighing II
ounces. The bars will be first exhibited at
st. Louis and Chicago. and as soon as possible
thereafter at the New YORK mining board. At
present the silver is at the Merchants National
bank Little Rock
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Trade of st. Louis.

A st. Louis, Mo-, telegram Of Septcm.
Der 5, says interviews with representatives Of
leading houses in dozen or more different
branches Of business Of this city, show that
trade is not only very lively. but that 1t is
from ?b to 40 per cent greater than last year;
that the increase Is legitimate and healthy;
that collections are prompt and that the out
look for large, prosperous and profitable
trade never WAS better
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A QUEER YARN.

4 Colored Girl Kidnapped and Taken to
Cubo az q Slaue-InhHnsan Ireafnsent-
Deitrered From BONDAGE BY General
0r9nt.
Ayoung oolored girl of more than average
intelligence arrived in Toledo, on tho I'd,
and relates . startling story which carries
her name is Maggie Brooks, her age 1c.
Toledo. It Was ut that time that she Was
Kidnapped BY = French lady Who v.s travel
ing in this part Of tho country, and taken
to Cuba. Maggie was brought up a. slave,
treated % such, aud given to understand
that she Was the personal property of 4rs.
Ward, the woman Who had stolen her.
The usage she received at this woman's
hands was most barbarous. She was shame
fully m.ltreated for no cause Whatever, and
on more than ono occasion Ars. Ward fred
q pistol at her. Once she Vas struck. and
the bullet still remains in her de+b, lodged
against the collar. bone and can be felt BY
tho hand. The unfortunate girl wxs Lot
only treated in the most barbsrons manner,
but vas fed with tho vilest kinds of food.
Meat of dogs, cats, and micS, were given her
to eat, aud che was Obliged to partake of the
disgusting stud o, starve. She vss given .
fair education, and taught to make wax aov-
ers and pant picture. In this work she BE-
came remarkably proficient. At the time Of
the centennial Mrs. Ward took her to Pnils-
delphia, and made great deal Of money by
selling d',wers and plcturos which tho girl
made. Maggie var also taken to o"l'fornia
and 70 the Paris exposition Ut 1873, where
large profits were also realized from her
hsndtsork. The most remarkable part of
tho girl's story 10 that referring to her deiiv-
eronce from bondage. At the time of Gen.
Grants visit to Cuba Maggie managed to
make known to him the fact that she was m
American citizen. The ex- President lost Eo
time in procuring the g,rl's release, which
ha ehec,ed in his usual qo'et wy without
any noise or iuss and without mentioning It
to anv one who would he likely to publish
tho occurrence. Gen. Grant had the eirl
taken to Galveston, Texas. From that city
soe begged and worked her way to this city,
in hopes of obtaining intelligence CONCERN
inc her pArents. from whom she had been
taken fourteen veava tef"ve.
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Coal Mine Diaster.

On the afternoon of September l.,
George Ormrod. superintendent of Kelley
Run cutlery, drowned the mine for the pur-
pose OF putting door in the main battery to
see what progress the steam which is being
injected into the mine was making on the fire
in the breasts. When the opening for the
door was nearly completed a fall u earth oc.
Cured near the face, causing an explosion
whloh blew the men in all directions. Simon
Gregory WAS killed, Ormrod had . leg broken
and Jos. Jones an arm broken. All the others
we're severely burned by steam. Gregory'o
boay not recovered. the black damp being 50
bad that the miners could not venture far in
without being overcome by 1t.
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Blown lIp.

An Ontario dispatch says, nine China
men at work on the Canada Pacific railway,
and standing on rock over q blast. when a
premature explosion took place, were hurled
into the air. Two had their skulls fracture d.
Friends Of the men seized sticks and axes and
started up to wreak Vengeance on the fore.
man Of the gang, a white man. They chased
him several miles
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European Harvests.

London dispatches Of Sept. 3, stale
the French agricultural authorities estimate
that the French harvest will b. q good average.
That Of upper Italy will be 80 per cent. above
the aversg-. Those Of Roumania, upper and
lower Bavaria Is ptr cent. Padolia and Swa-
bia 20 per cent; South Italy snd Wurtemburg,
Is per cent; Bessurabia 10 per cent, and
Hungary, Polakd and Belgium per cent.
above the average. The harvest If Prussia,
the Plan'inate, Baden, Switzerland, Denmark.
Sweden, Norway, central Italy, Holland. South
Russia, Servia aud Egypt will be up to the
average, and those of Austria and Mecklen-
berg, i've per cent. below; Great Britain, Ire.
land and ssxony 10 per cent. below; Court.
land, 2n per cent, Gotshend 2bper cent. and
central Russia ~ per cent below the average.
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DfShOnest Xediums.

At Boston, Mass, the cases of Mrs. and
Mr.. William Fletcher, spiritual mediums
charged by Miss Davis, Of England, with OBJ
tanning large amount Of property from her
under false prctens,one, was the subject of
police investigation, which has resulted In the
arrest OF Mrs. Fletcher and the recovery from
her OF large amount OF diamonds and other
property identified as belonging to Miss Da.
Wis. Fletcher was also found and promised
to restore the property of Miss Davis In his
OeaeeaiOn
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uOuf Aoo, ~ cWt.
The Democratic Convention OF the
First District met at Olmsted on the let
instant aud organized with r. A. Jones
Of Olmsted chairman, and B. NJ. Carrier
of Mobiles lsecretary. The committee
on resolutions reported as follow:
Resol,ed. That this convention heartily en-.
dorse Tue principles set forth In the Cincinna-
Il platform, as tending to restore harmony to
the country. and peace and prosperity to the
entire union.
Resolssd, That the Democratic convention
here assembled do hereby pledge our hearty
support to the nominees Of the National Dem.
ocrxuc convention.
The report Was unanimously adopted and
the convention proceeded with the viva vocs
vote for candidate for Congress.
The following is the result; H. r.
Wells, Of Fillmore. 4S; Dan'l Buck, of
Blue Earth, 81; n J. Severance, Of Btue
Earth, 10; N. 8. Wilkinson, of Faribault,
6.
Mr.. Buck said he was not a candidate
and had been voted for under protest.
He moved to make the nomination Of Mr..
Wells unanimous which motion prevailed
and Mr.. Wells being brought into the
convention made aR acceptance speech,
where upon the convention adjourned.
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HO1ES IN TIE WEST.

Persons looking westward for home,
IAN procure full information concerning
the GARDEN 6PoT Of Iowa and Mime.
sota, by subscribing for the Worthiue.
ton ADVANCE, published At Worthington
Minnesota. Send 81 for one year; 81
tor six months, and 30 cents for thre,
months, to ADvAxcE, Worthington
MOBILES county, Nin1esota.r
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Killed bv kjEhtnipe.

A111OU " HS8HtU1U&.
An Uptonvllle, Ky. special reports that
on the evening of Sept s. as rain came up
quite number Of persons collected at tho
house Of Mr.. Ptewitt, fcur miles south OF Up
ton, for the purpose OF shelter from the storm.
While they were ia the house, fash Of light.
ming came down the chimney, bursting
through about the mante], killing Mrs. Jse.
Walden and Jas. Prewitt and wounding. Mrs.
Pre"itt. mother OF Jung m an in the house
At the time Mrs. Walden was killed she WAS
holding a year old girl in her Jap. Tho
child was not injured.
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CHILDREN'S DAY.
WHICH Was THE OPENING or Mn.
RBAPOLIS FAIR.

1 Merry and Aultitudinous Crowd Of
Younsssers-They Accept Col Kings
Generous Offer by the Thousand and
Havo y Jolly Day-soms Of the Sports
A Cloud ut the Close-A Manly LATHE
Fellow Ron over hy the Csrs and Killed
Brief Aentioa Of Some Exhtbitors-
The Great Twenty Milo Race To-Day
Other Comio& Events-List Of Racipx
Entries-Ra,lroad Time Tables.
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THE LATEST NEWS.
ss1lsaso1 Daily oron the Nest Reliable A.
seo1aSed Press aAd Special Toiesrans
DrouGth.

Advices Of Sept. 6, report that q fear
'ful drought prevails all Over Vermont, and Ill
manufacturers have been compelled to sus
pend wsrk for want Of sufficient water to run
the machinery. The temperature for ten days
Is almost equal to the hottest days in Ju.
w.
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Treatue0t OF LuuaticS.

1t IS reported from st. Johns, N. b.,
Sept. 2, that many women are stored away in
the cellar Of the insane asylum At that place,
in which person accustomed to the decen-
cies Of lie could not be hired for any sum to
pass an hour. Other accommodation is def
cient, and the inhumanity involved in the
present arrangement Is 80 great that no st.
John newspaper would care to describe it.
The Worthington advance., 1880-09-09
Storm In Janaica.

A telegram Of Aug. 20, contains par
ticulArs Of the storm which devastated Jamai.
o. The destruction which followed the etorm
aud the damag. could not be estimated. In
Uppork camp prisoners We're released to save
their lives, which were threatened by falling
buildings. Two women were killed at Glen
Gobbe by house falling upon them. and At
Newcastle one soldier and three women were
reported killed. Not green leaf is aeen for
miles, ana twenty years will be required to re-
store the country to the condition whl~h ex.
lated before the storm
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Mortplitv AmOnp Animals.

Anew and fatal disease has been pre-
valing among the COWS in the vicinity OF
Portland, Ky. fol- the past two weeks. OF five
cows which have been attacked by this die-
eaae four died in from thirty ak to forty eight
hours after the disease made its appearance.
The symptoms were peculiar. The animals
held their heads near the ground, ate and
drank very little, became rapidly emaciated
and stopped giving milk, and showed symp-
toms OF head trouble, and some Of fthem became
very weak in the loin. Another owner re-
ports that his own COW lived ten days after
being attacked. and gave milk up to two days
before she died. Other symptoms were iden-
tical with the above mentioned. There is q
difference Of opinion as to the cause OF the
disease. 1t ia the opinion of some medical
men that the cows have been poisoned, while
others attribute the malady to deposits Of
caterpillars which the cows have eaten with
the grass in that portion of the city.
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Of these disturbances Mrs. Breck was mur.
dered. The child declares Klink secreted the
body and threatened to kill her (Lillie) also II
she spoke Of the matter. Nothing has been
learned In veri6cation of the girls sto,y,
but It will be fully investigated.
The Worthington advance., 1880-09-09
Alleged Aprder.

About the middle OF April last, Thom~
as Klink of Philade'pris, Pa, sloped with the
wife Of George Breck, neighbor. Upon
their departure both Klink and Mrs. Breck
took all their available property. The wem.
an was accompanied by her daughter, Lille.
thirtaen years Of age. The girl has just re-.
turned and states that KJiok had freouent
quarrels with her mother, when they reached
their destination in California and that In one
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Great StOIm,


On the night of August 81, Richmond,
Va, was visited BY one OF the dercest storms
ever known In that section. For two hours
rain fell in torrents accompanied by almost
thunder and lightning. The rush
Of water IN the streets was 30 leat that Sh ,ckie
creek. in the lower part ST the city, was swol-
len to an angry torrent, which overfowed its
banks and ho.'ded the whole vicinity. Many
cellars were filled aud buildings borne down
the creek. The inundated occupsnts, mostly
colored, were awakened BY the ru.h of water
into their houses The scene In the ueiph.
borhood Of the swollen stream was terrible.
Womea and children were at the Window
holding lamps and screaming for help. The
night was very dark and often cries were
heard from points were NO one could be seen.
Men waded about In the water
saving the lives OF members Of
their families, while their property
was being washed away. Merchants also sus
tanned considerable loss by flooding Of cellars.
1n other parts OF the city the streets were bad.
J washed and several bridges swept away,
The Worthington advance., 1880-09-09
Business In the South.

Reports from all parts Of the South
indicate An unprecsdent business during the
fall and winter There is call for laborers
In certain sections to aid in saving the largest
cotton crop ever raised. Railroad earnings
still increase. The gross earnings of Louis.
vile & Nashville roads are as follows: Fourth
week In August 1884,, $24760O. Same period
In 1879 el44.5O0. Increase $lO3.lOO. Tota
for month, 1880, 1896 $40. Same period 1870,
$44a.739. Increase, $352O72
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Strike.

General manager Merrill, OF the CHI
cago, Milwaukee 4 st. PArl road, had q con-
ference With the striking mac hinists Sept. 8.
and offer. q to allow them to resume work Of.
the old terms The men refuse, and will
bold out for the advance called for Sixty
shoe makers, in the employ OF Bradley and
Metcalf, made a demand for an advance of 80
cents dozen on shoes. and, 10 the event OF
refusal will strike. There are rumors of
similar proceedings by the brick!ayers and
stone masons OF that city.
The Worthington advance., 1880-09-09
R4llWAv Strike

The striking maehinists at Milwaukee,
Of The Chicago, Milwaukee 4 s., Paul road,
claim that they can carry their point with the
ioupany by rcsortiug to extreme measures,
They ssy they have assurances from meetings
held in other cities on the line Of the road,
that the workmcn in other cities sympathize
with thu IN, and only await the word for gen.
eral strike Of railroad employees The officers
OF the company announce themselves. undis.
turb"d by the situation, and state that work
in the machine shops and tn al departments
progressing satisfactorily, and all employees,
30 far as tb"y know, are content, aud they
have no fear Of further trouble.
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Can't. How9sto Saspended.

Capt. Howgate acting chiet Of the sig.
nal corpse, has been suspended. general
order was issued September 1, stating that "by
direction Of the secretary Of war First Lieut.
A. W. Greedy. Fifth cavalry, IS appointed to
act as inspector Of such unservable quarter.
masters property and ordinance stores a.
may be properly presented to him for inspec-
ton. and for which First Lieut.. Howgate,
laoth Infantry, acting signal officer, is respon.
slble." It has also been decided to transfer
the disbursements OF the corps from Lieut..
Howgato to Lieut. Craig, Fourth artillery. It
is proposed to inquire into certain real estate
transactions Of Lieut. Howgats, which are
said to be very large. It is also intlmated
that the late Gen. Myers. chief s'g,al officer,
was much mortified before his death to ascer.
tain that Howgate had been using the pame d
The corpse to collect money from commercial
organizations throughout the country for his
Arctic expedition.
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Lightning struck In several places but no seri.
Qua damage was done. No loss of life is re-
ported. The storm covered an extensive
area Of country and did some damage. The
rainfall was 200 inches:
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Caned.

AT Tltusville, Pa, Aug. 81, the notori-
Gus Jim Place, editor in CHIEF of black. mail.
ing sheet called the Petroleum World, was ne.
verely caned and disgraced at the Hotel Biz
marck, by Superintendent Wilson, OF the
Pttsburg, Titusville 4 Buffalo railroad, it
having come to hr. Wilson knowledge that
the said Place had been lying about and vi;ely
slandering that gentleman In respect to the
manage ment Of his road. The affair has ere.
ated sensation here and the public sympa-
Thy is with Superintendent Wilson. Pace is
hiding out of the way.
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A MurderOus Young Rough.

John Hamilton, a wealthy farmer of
Iona, Michigan, was shot and instantly killed
by his nephew on the night OF August 81.
Hamilton was seventy. six years old, and Vii.
liam McKenny, his assailant, is but eighteen
His father Is wealthy and resides at Brooklyn,
New York. The boy wauted to become far
mel, so the father brought him West to spend
the summer with his nncle. He remained
there until few weeks ago, ~hen he became
dissatisfied and went to ncip hboring village
to work ina mill At his settlement with
Hamllton's son, els was due him, and procur-
Ing livery rig he drove to the farm. Young
Hamilton not being at home he demanded
the money Of his uncle, who told him his sos
would settle as soon as they threshed the
grain. This did not satisfy McKenny, who
became abusive aud threatened to attach the
wheat Hot words ensued and Hamilton or.
dered him out, when McKeuny drew revol.
yer and shot twice, the second shot passing
through Hamiltoh's heart, causing death in
few mi"u'es. McKenny gave himself up to
the Ot1lcers,
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New way to "know (all about thy.
self.'-Get presidential nomination.
PUCK.
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Monthly Statements.


The following is statement Of the Uni
ted States currency outstanding August 81:
Demand notes t60a7O. Legal tender notes,
all ISSUES, $346, ISL ,016 One year notes Of 49,
Is, e46,7 ,766. Two year notes Of 1863, $16 79o.
Two year coupon notes OF 1863 &23, $50. Com
pound Interest notes $242 80. Fractional
currency, all issues, $l5.t67,9a3. Total $780,.
622. .S54.
Statement showing the amount OF national
bank notes and legal tehder notes outstanding
at the date OF The passage Of the acts of June
~, 1874, January II, 1875, and May 81. 1873.
together with the amounts ontstandi, & ut cate
and the increase or decrease OF national bank
notes. Amount outstanding June 20. 1o74.
$S49,s04 1872; Janusry II, 1875, t35t t6Gl 45O,
May 81, 1878, s22,t55. .45o; May 81, 1878. 1922.
666 945.
Amount outstanding at date, not including
the circulation of National gold bank notes,
&642,72S,Ols
Circulation Of national gold banks. 81 ,36s-
100.
Decreased In circulation during the mouth
tss,7H.
Increase since September lst 1879. $ls,ss3
67l.
LEGAL TENDERS.
Amount outstanding June 20. 1874, 1884,
100000; January ID, 1876 s962 O0O, 600.
Amount retired under tie act Of January IA
1875, to May 81, 1879, ta6, 3ls, 984.
Amount outstanding since May 81, 1878,
e346, 1,Ol6.
Amount on deposit with the treasury of The
Uuited States to redeem notes of insolvent
and liquidating banks and banks retiring cir.
cu(ation under the act of June %, 1871, 81, ,S6l,
86S.
Decrease In deposit last mcnth, $l05,.
364.
Additional circulation Issued during the
month, f6O6, $50.
Circulation surrendered and destroyed
$596,344
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Internal revenue receipts, August, SIC, ACC, ;
C9l. a gain OF 1,O69. 127 over the correspond
ing month of 1879: Total gain 10 receipts
for the first two months the present fiscal
year over the same months in 1879, $685.
9s7.