The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-09-11
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The Treasury department is considering the
ACCESSIBILITY OF renewing the circulation OF
fractional currency. The facilities afforded
oy the new system OF registering packages by
mail, tor making purchases Of small articles
from distauce, make it very desirable, says
Washington dispatch, that there should be
IN existence some circulating medium of
smaller denomination than the dollar, which
may be sent by mail. Major Power chief
clerk OF the treasury department, proposes t,
meet this demand by issuing greenblcxs Of
the denomination of o. es and twos which may
be Invisible into halves and quarters. His
plan Is to have the face OF the note printed as
al present. The back he would have divided
INTO Jour sections, each bearing separate
obligation on the part OF the government for
its redemption. These may be issued az they
are called Tor, and may pass in their complete
form until the holder finds occasion to cut
them tor the purposes oil change, when their
tendency will be toward the treasury for re-
demption as mutilated currency. By an
order OF the trs asurer, issued by Mr. Spinner,
the ocular greenbacks now current are re-
deemable when cut in two or more pieces
the amount being proportionate to the size OF
the pieces presented. 1t Congress should au-
thoiize the adoption OF NJ tjor Powers propo-
sition, il would merely legalize the long
standing practice.
Foreign New
A Spanish regiment was crossing pontoon
bridge over the river Ebro at Lograno, Spain,
when the structure gave way, carrying into
the stream more than 100 men and officers.
About eighty persons lost their lives.
The British steamer Hdrdwick, OF 678 tons,
from Odessa for Bristol, laden with barley,
shifted her cargo aud foundered, and all on
board were lost with the exception OF one fire.
man.
A dispatch from Halifax, N. s !, says that
uonstrous sea serpent, mt assuring from 20 to
100 feet in length, with body as large and
round as barrel, and head about the size OF
a cask, wss seen off Merjg nish coast by
boats crew cut on mpckerel- fishing excur-
sion. They were about 100 yards from the
serpent, and saw it plainly as it moved along
and made waves like a steamer. Thirty feet
OF its tail was exposed when it dove.
Fifty barges and boats were recently loaded
with about 5000, 900 feet OF lumber at Ottawa,
Canada for the American market.
Acitizen OF Chihuahua in Mexico has offered
s., 900 tor the Apache Indian Chief Victoria
scalp and $3.50 for that OF any of his warriors
Vic cra and his band plundered and murdered
on the borders OF the United States and Mex
leo tor long time and have given the author
tiles OF both countries a great deal of trouble.
Ayoob Khan, the Afghan leader, has been
signally defeated by General Roberts. The
Afghans lost twenty-s guns and were DIS
persed.
A tremendous amount of damage was done
in King ton, Jamaica, by the recent cyclone.
Nearly all the houses and shipping were
wholly or partly destroyed, the crops OF the
island were ruined, the people are without
food and famine is feared.
Two attempts have been discovered to I'M
dermine and blow up train upon which the
Emperor OF Russin had embarked for L:vadia.
In one instance the mine contained l0S pounds
of dynamite.
Thirty persons were killed by the explosion
ON the Volga river in Russa of floating res
ervor containing a thousand tuns OF kerosene.
steamer which left Liverpool the other
day tor New York had on board S47 Mormon
converts bound for Ulah, most OF them being
English, Scotch or WEIGH.
Further reports from the island of Jamaica
show that nearly fifty lives we're lost during
the cyclone. In the villages of the island ali
the churches and nearly all the residences wee
blown down and the crops destroyed.
One hundred and hlty houses have been
destroyed by fire in the town OF Serinagur,
India. The disaster involved some loss OF
lite, and many persons were injured.
William III. Greenwood, an American rail
road surveyor, has been murdered i'll Mexico.
The British parliament has been prorogled
until the Gath of November. The qaeen's
speech was read by the royal com uission
1t treats OF the Eastern question, the war with
Af2hanistan, Indian finances, the situation in
South Africa. good crop prospects, etc.
ExIen.iye forest fires have caused several
fatal casualties and done an immense amount
OF damage in and about the village of Upton,
Canada The whole surrounding country for
miles was enveloped in & heavy smoke, and
everything that could burn was destroy ed.
Four persons, as far as known, were burned to
death, and about rs families, were burned out
of house and home.
Russia and China, who have all along teen
threatening to go to war with each other, are
about to sign treaty OF peace.
General Mostly, the United States consul at
Hong Kong, China, was recently chargt with
committing an assault with a spear on an
American seaman After hearing the evidence
the magistrate cautioned General Mosby and
dismissed the summons.
A collision between an express and freight
train in Scotland resulted in the death oil
three persons and injuries to eighteen more.