Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-20
VERY LATEST NEWS.
A Record 81 Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

THE president has appointed +. W;
Slaughter postmastcr ut Canton, ILL.,, and
VIM. Towan postmaster at Independence,
Ia.
OWING 10 the crop movements the de-
mand for standard silver dollars increases.
Orders for $4,000 ha, been received, the
largest amount ordered in one day for
more than year.
JuDdE KEY intends TO hold the first
term of his court in Knoxville in Sep
TENDER. He will remain here a few days
after the arrival Of Mr.. Maynard, the
new postmaster general, and will then 20
to his mountain place on Walden's Ridge,
near Chattanooga, where his family are.
THE steamship Vandala, which has been
ordered To patrol the Cuban coast, will
cruise till the 7th Of September and then
be followed by the Alliance, and the latter
by the Kearsarge. The vessel will not
touch any Cuban port on account OF the
yellow fever.
0npHRs have ut last been issued at
Washington to have Payne, the squattcr
recently captured in Indian Territory and
held prisoner by the military authorities
in Kansas, turned over to the marsha OF
the western district Of Arkansas for trial nj
Fort Smith.
RETURNS to the department of agricult-
urc since Aug. ! show an increase in the
condition of the cotton crop ms compared
with July. The average condition for the
whole country IL lO2......Thc general
average of the corn crop on Aug. ] was !ls
against 100 July 1.-The condition
Of the spring wheat il SS against
81 last year. California and
Oregon report the highest condition since
several ycars...uT Tobacco shows n general
average for the whole country of So
The steamer Hermann, from Bremen,
having on board m elephant seven and 4
half feet high, is due al the port of Baltt-
more. The elephant halls from
Hamburg and IL consigned to the Cincn-
natl geological Society. which is about to
attempt the work of breeding elephants.
As animals imported for breeding purposes
are admitted free of duty, the treasury de
pnrtmcnt will be called upon to decide
whether the alleged intention Of the Gin
cinnntans to inaugnratc n new industry ~
this country il IN consonance with the
spirit of the Revenue law.
An official statement Of the imports and
exports of specie, for the year ending June
30, 1890, has been prepared at the treasury
department In regard to the movement
of gold, it shows that during the last fiscal
year the net imports Of gold to the United
States amounted 10 va lb3,33l, II larger
gain thnn ever before in tho history Of the
country. The figures in regard tocx-
ports and imports Of silver are not as
complete NJ il is desired, but they nrc
sufficiently full TO show that the United
States exported much more silver than il
imported
The treasury department, has pur-
chased $40 ,OOO ounces Of fine silver, to he
delivered nj the Philadelphia, San Fran
cisco and New Orleans mints. The treas
ury, has issued M order providing for
the shipment of standard silver dollars
from the mints Of the United
States, 1T the expense Of the minis, III
the sum uf $500 or any multiple thereof
upon deposit ol Y. 5. notes, fractional
currency, fractional silver coin or national
bank notes, with any assistant treasurer
or national bank depository. smaller
sums will he sent by mail free of charge,
ut the risk Of the party to whom il Il
sent.