Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-26

DOMESTIC.
Reply of Mint superintendent Dodge.
| WASHINGTON, May 24th-On behalf Of
himself, Dodge, who is now in Washington
claims that although the regulations provide
that silver bullion containing certain base
and refractory metals shall, at the discretion
| of the Superintendent, be subjected to GER
tain deductions from l to Il per cent. Of the
gross weight, this discretionary regulation
| has never been enforced at the San Francisco
| Mint until since the beginning of the fiscal
year. The wastage referred to, instead OF
being in excess of tie legal limit was far
within the limit. The law is that the differ
| ence between the amount charged and credited
| TO each officer shall be allowed as necessary
wastage, if the Superintendent shall be salts
! fed that there has been Q bona fide waste OF
the precious metals, and if the amount shall
not exceed in the case Of the inelter and re-
| finer one thousaHGth of the whole amount OF
| gold, and ore and one-half thousandth CT the
whole amount OF silver delivered to him since
| tie last settlement. Dodge says that in the
particular case referred to he was satisfied
| that the wastage was iona fde, and there was
no Indication or suspicion Of irregularity on
the part of the melter and reEner or any
one in his department. The loss was,
nro-a5 by the D;rector who was then Dres.
emf and examined into the matter. In re.
oara r. the comnIaint that tie loss was i'm
properly paid in part frem the silver profit
fund, Dodge states it was paid in conformity
anJ ennrovsd hv tLe Secretary of the Treas.
nv and nnder The Directors personal sinner.
y;-;on and # wopld made no nract;caI d;ifer-
ence whether Maid from This or any other
fnn6 NJ no5ga tb;nLs tha resl csnsa If
M paoe,s bos,;lity arose a wear and a half
200 uLen ba fo,,na b;mS.lf ynab,e 70 msst
oil rs his demands for natronega Some cor.
ras,Sor5arce ,ossod hot u,ser TIA, ~, tbe sub.
req b;nb p hSeeu., .ne uh Ia ,nI and
he th;nl,s fron tbat t;Tne NJ pa,e ,es,,yed
~ maLs war ,'no,, b;n, IKE Bsnu Sl;can
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- No. mics With Pags Tne Ssnator
,rbo vii rot nonntenancs 5ortio;ty or ir ir,.
~ VIZ ,,;rt,- go, it0 Mus ie
has 'een su't'S W "io us'
Clifford. the City Hall architect.
CH1c.co. Nav 25th.-The Nl,es saws. Tn
.Jndce Moran's Court-room YESTERDAY morn.
inor vera Gathered tooether ali the nartias 70
Quarrel That. little less than two wears AGO
| tn-ned San Francisco ups;de down involved
ore e,yspaper in California and another in
| CHICAGO and was tho sensation Of the dav ON
the Pacific slope. The parties to the sniff are
! .Jobn Clifford an Tndianian- who srvnes az
comr,lainant and W n Drsta T e Goeh.
! zane and number of other Cbicapo archi-
tects Who are defendants In 1870 Jobn
| Clifford. Chicago architect. left this CITY TO
compete for contract to build the San
fTahcisco ivy Iian, comEeun8 plans Tor
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! Ci;tford ia now verv moor man
An American Bark Seized by fhe Next
can Authorities.
INV YoRK. Nav 25th.-The Re,ahPs
| Wasb;noton s,,ec;al saws. The Secretary of
| ,he Navy has ordered Rear Admiral Wv,nan,
| commanding the North Atlantic feet to i'm.
,ne1iately send one vessel Of his squadron to
Merida. Mexico. where the American bark
| Acacia Of Boston. 327 tons burden. ia re.
ported to have been upiusty seized by the
! Mexican authorities at that port, The State
Depar,msnt received information Of this cut.
rage few DAYS ago through Consul General
| Hall at Havana. with whom the American
Consul at Merida communicated by letter.
The information at hand Is that the bark
Acacia put into Merida in distress, aad was
seized hy the Captain of the neighboriue port
of Prosresso and carried into that port. Two
of her crew were on board when the seizure
was made. the captain and remainder of the
crew having cona TO Progresso for assistance.
aud were there when the bari: was brous hit
| Ia. Her surrender Yves asked by the A,neri-
can CAPTAIN. who. upon beirg refused, an.
pealed to our Co, sui. whose request for her
| delivery 10 her CAPTAIN was also refused
Later cable advjces saw that the crew of
the Acaeil are on shore and NOT allowed TO
GO on board their own or anv other American
vessel, and are threatened with arrest if they
attempt to do SO. In view OF the nature OF
| the complaint the Secretary OF state deemed
it impoitant that war vessel be sent to the
support OF the American Consul, and yester-
day addressed the Secretary OF the Navy,
setting forth the facts as communicated to
bun through committeeman Hall Rear
Admiral Myman, who - expected IN New
York trom Norfolk this evening; Will proba-
bly, orderthe COMMANDER OF the Nearsarge or
Nl2sic immediately to 60 under steam to
liosresso alie inSes.sats 'he eaase u .ne
and IF tbs com Mani raads acs;nst tba g gs.sei
sbonid rot on,,aar 70 inSt;f, tba oct then ,be
Acac;a will he restorsd - bar Csnta;n and
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