The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-19
WINDOWS WAY.
He Calls in Nearly Two Hundred
Million OF the Six Per Cent Bonds.
They Can be Continued at 8 1-2
Per Cent--A Poor Substitute for
the Democratic Funding Bill
Which Hayes Vetoed.

| WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE follow
ing is the text of the 102d call for bonds.
issued this afternoon:
TREASURY DEP'Nr, WASHINGTON, D. C.,l
April IL, 1881.
| By virtue of the authority conferred
by law upon the Secretary OF the Treas
ury, notice is hereby given that the prin-
cipal and accrued interest on the bonds
hereinbelow designated, will be paid at
the Treasury of the United States, in the
City of Washington, D. G., on the let
day of July 1881, and the interest on
said bonds will cease that day, provided,
however, that in case any OF the holders
of said bonds shall request to have their
bonds continued during the pleasure of
the Government with interest at the rate
of "a per cent per annum, in lieu OF their
payment at the date above specified, such
request will be granted if the bonds are
received by the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry for that purpose on or before the 10th
day of May, 1881, viz: per cent bonds,
the acts of July II and August 5, 1881,
coupon bonds of $50. .706, ,050; registered
boEds, $l09, 1898, 600; total, &l40, ,544,-
ESQ; 6 per cent bonds, the act OF March,
8, 1868, coupon bonds, SO ,545 400; reg.
istered bonds, $45, 800, ,l50; total. S55,-
137,750. aggregating Sl95,090, 400 and
being the entire amount issued un
der the above mentioned acts, which re-
mains outstanding. The request above
mentioned should be in form substsn-
tally as herewith prescribed, and upon
snrrender of the bonds with such request
the Secretary OF the Treasury will return
to the owners Of registered bonds the
same loan With the fact that such bonds
sre continued during the pleasure Of the
Government with interest at the rate of
81 per cent per annum stamped upon,
them. In accordance with this note, on
receipt of the bonds to be continued, as
above provided, the interest thereon, for
July l, 1881, will be prepaid at the rate
the bonds now bear, and after that day
semi-aunual payments OF interest OF con-
tlnued bonds will be made by check from
the Department, as in case OF the other
registered loans. All bonds, whether IN
tended for payment or to be continued,
should be forwarded to the Secretary Of
the Treasury of the loan division with
the letter of transmission, setting forth
the purpose for which they are transmit-
ted, and if to be continued they mast
also be accompanied by the request
above referred to. Registered bonds for
redemption or to be continued should be
assigned to the Secretary Of the Treasu.
ry for redemption or continuance, as the
case may be, and when parties desire
checks in payment for registered bonds
to be drawn to the order OF any one but !
the payer they should assig n-shem to the
Secretary of the Treasury for redemp-
ton on account of There insert the name
or names of person to whose order the
check is to be made payable. The De.
partment will pay no expense OF trans
portation on bonds received under the
provisions of. this circular, but bonds re-
turned will be sent by prepaid registered
mail unless owners otherwise direct.
WIN. WINDOW, Secretary.
ANOTHER CALL.
The following circular relating to the
of United States 6 per cent.
bonds, Act of March I'd, 1861, {Oregon
war debt) was issued by the Treasury
department this afternoon:
WASHINGTON, D. C., April II, 1881.
Notice is hereby given to holders of
United States 6 per cent. bonds, issued
under the Act Of March 2d, 1851, and
known as the Oregon war
debt, that said bonds with accrued in
terest thereon, will be paid at this de-
partment July Let, 1881, and that inter-
est on said bonds will cease that day
These bonds are in denominations Of
fifty. one hundred and five hundred dol
lars, and bear the inscription "Oregon
War Debt" All bonds forwarded for
should be addressed to Sec.
retary and Treasurer Loan Division.
Washington, D C.," and should be as
signed to "the Secretary of the Treas
ury for redemption" where parties de-
sire checks in payment. For bonds
drawn to the order OF any one but the
payer, they should assign them to the
Secretary of the Treasury for redemp.
tion for account Of there insert the
name of person or persons to whose or
der the check should be made payable.
(Signed,) WILLIAM WINDoM.
Secretary.
The following is the form of request
for the continuance Of the bonds:
Date -
IT,, xha Qocroforv 6f the Traasyrv.