The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov 30-The 106th cali
was issued to-day from the Treasury De-
partment:
Notice is given that the principal and &C
crued interest on the bonds herein desgnat
ed viii be paid at the Treasury at Washing
ton on January Goth, 1882, and interest will
cease on that day, viz; Registered bonds
under the Acts of July 18th and August 5th,
1861 continued during the pleasure of the
Government under the terms of the Circular
No. 42, dated April 18th, 1881, to bear in
terest at the rate of 81 per cent. per annum
from July 1st, 1851, as follows: $50, No.
5, 1911 to 1850, both inclusive. 800, No.
12, 7O1 to 13, 900; $500, No. 8 ,221 to $500;
1000, No. 45, 72t to 1000; $1,000, No.
IS, ,531 to 10000; $4,000, No. 81, 861 to
80 100; all inclusive. Total, $4,000 900.
Many bonds originally included in the
above numbers have been transferred and
cancelled, leaving outstanding the amount
above stated Bonds forwarded for re-
demptIon should be addressed, Secretary
of the treasury Loan Division, Washing
ton, and all bonds called by this circular
should be assigned to the Secretary of
the Treasury for redemption" Where
checks in payment are desired in favor of
any one but the payee, bonds should be
assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury
for redemption for account Of" Here
insert the name of the person or persons
to whose order checks should be.made pay
able.
(Signed) FoLGER.
WASHINGTON NOTES,
Another crank named Elias Pitts, alias
P. Paul Neilsing, from Sadolga, was ar
rested here tonight, he said he came to
save Guiteau; this makes 80 cranks ar
rested here since President Garfield was
shot.
NAVAL MATTERS.
The report of the Naval Advisory Board
on the reorganization of the navy is made
public The recommendations have re-
ceived the Endorsement of Secretary Hunt
The Board reports that it finds only thirty
iron armored vessels on the navy list avail
able for active service, or which can be
made available at a cost low enough to
warrant the expenditure. Seventy vessels
In the opimion of the Board are necessary
to perform the effectual work of the navy;
they therefore recommend the building OF
thirty-eight ron-armored cruising vessels,
in addition TO five steel rams and five
torpedo boats for the coast and harbor de
fense.
ANENT THE sPEAKERsHIP.
The speakership contest was dull to-day.
One prominent republican said to-day that
| he believed Hiscock would get the office.
| He is n pronounced protectionist, and can
get the Pennsylvania delegation, which will
settle 1t. The readjusters may not go into
caucus, but will vote with the republicans
every time.
| Keifer's votes and speeches on the Mis-
sissippi river improvement have been over
hauled and hfs comnetitOrs claim he Oh
posed the improvement, and that 1t will
hurt him with the West Keifer claims
that there is nothing in this. but that he
has a good record on river improve
ments He claims to be confident of ulti-
mate success, though at present Kasson
| leads him.
| HIscock's speeches are said to be hurt
inc him with the protectionists in some
localities The president says he will
take no part, directly or indirectly, in the
| contest.