The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-12-09

Compiled from Latest Dispatches,
From Washington.


Six gold medals have been sent bv the
Treasury Department to Monmouth Beach,
New Jersey, to be given to the life-saving
crew for rescuing the sufferers BY the wreck
oil the Spanish bark Augustine.
The official and semi-official announce
ments OF the vote in all the States show that
the total vote for President at the late cleo
ton was as follows: For Garfield, 4, 439, 7l9;
Hancock, 4,4S6, GEO; Weaver, sos, 10; Dow,
9,6aA; Scattering, 1,79a Total, a,19a, 94s. The
total vote in 1876 was S,4l4, lO1, Of which TIL
den received 4,2s4,a65 Hayes, AOss, 295;
Cooper, Sl,7S1; Smith, 9,5aa
The National Grange has determined to
maintain an Office in Washington. to be kept
open for the transaction Of business con-
nected with the Grange and to be in charge
of Mr.. ireland, Secretary of the National
Grange. The next National Convention will
be held in Washington on the third Wednes-
day of November, 1881.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the Soth ult.
says the total amount of United States cur
rency outstanding on that date was $S62,
6O4, 1876, divided as follows: Old demand
notes, $6o, -; legal-tender notes. old issues,
46,6lS, DIG; one-year notes Of 1853. $46OS5;
two-year notes of 1853, 81, $50; two-year cou.
pom notes of 1853, $23, $50; compound-inter-
est notes, $a4l, 2l0; fractional currency, all
issues, $l5, $50, l45
ACCORDING to the report of the Treasury
Department the imports of gold and silver
into the United States for the year ended the
3lst Of October last amounted to $67.2l4, S21
in excess of the exports. The excess Of ex-
ports of merchandise over the imports for the
same time was $l55, 156.
The Patent Office receipts for the last ifs
cal year from fees of various kinds aggregated
$3.50. 541. and the expenses $53S, 926, show
ing net revenue to the Government OF
$l9l.62l.
THE public-debt statement for November
makes the following exhibit: Total debt lin
Guiding INTEREST,", sa,1l5 SO1, 1880 Cash in
Treasury, $40 9,a6, 763 Debt, less amount in
Treasury, sl,aO4, Ssl, 167. Decrease during
d. month, 1909. 26l. Decrease since June
81. 1850, S37, 29l, 12S
In his annual report the Secretary of the
Interior reuews his argument in favor of con
tinuing the control Of the Indians in the In
terror Department, instead of transferring it
to the army. He states that nearly half a
million acres Of land are being cultivated
by Indians and urges the issue of indivd-
ual patents for farms. The employment
OF Indians as freighters has proven q be-
nefcent innovation, and their aptitude to
mechanical pursuits is pronounced surpris-
ing.
On the LIST the Electoral Colleges in all the
States except Georgia met and cast their
votes for President of the United States.
The Electors of the last named State did not
meet, as the Georgia code provides that the
votes shall be cast ON the Wednesday fol-
lowing the first Monday in December, which
will be December 8. 1t is claimed that the
United States Law directing the counting on
the first Monday in December is supreme, and
that the Georgia vote cannot, therefore, be
counted.
ACCORDING to Washington special Of the
2d Mr. Burchard, Director of the Mint, be-
lieved the stringency OF the New York money
market was caused, for the most part By the
boarding OF gold. 1t had been shown by his
Investigations that two hundred millions of
dollars had disappeared from circulation. OF
this the banks held 500, QUO, 900 against ST.
OO0,OdO six months before. The increase of
the amount held by tie people was in nearly
the same proportion.
DURING the month of November the coin
age of the United Stated States MINIS aggre-
gated a, 574, 200 in gold and %, 800, coo in
silver dollars.
THE Navy Department has on hand an
unexpended balance out of the last years
appropriations of 81. 7SS, 0C4