The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-17

Landing, eighteen miles from this CITY
was aSsAssinated last night by unknown
parties. The crime was committed for the
purpose OF robbery, but the design was
frustrated.
BALTIMORE, October i5.-The Maryland
Jockey club will begin on Monday next,
Win every prospect OF success There are
on the grounds to-day 81 stables with lls
horses. There is a probability that all the
stake races will have good fields, and the
dashes and heat races will be well filled.
MINT STATISTICS
WASHINGTON, October l5.-The report of
the director of the mint shows that the
profits on silver coinage amounted to S.
HOSTILE; of the coinage of silver dollars
during the wear the minis distributed SIS
az Obs, leaving in the mint SIS, St9, 672 as
the balance OF this and previous years coin.
age. Total appropriations for the support
of minis aud assay offices was 81, 9O9 600, of
which 81, lI6,2 dS.2l was expended. In ad.
dltion to this there was a further expense
OF SIN, Us from the appropriation con-
tanned IN the act authorizing the coinage Of
standard silver dollars. The review Of the
operations OF each mint and assay office is
also presented giving in detail
their operations and the result of annual
settlements and examinations, from which
IT appears that the whole service has been
conducted with satisfaction to the govern
ment and public generally. Statistics and
information relative to the production, ex-
port and consumption of precious metals,
and their circulation, as many have been
obtained and summarized, show: The pro-
duction of gold for the fiscal year is estl.
mated at S3l 10000 of silver, S4i ,790, 900;
decline of $500 000'n gold and an increase
of s., 100000 in silver upon the estimated
production tor the previous year. The con
sumption of the precious metals in the
United States for use in the arts during tn,
year is estimated at 81, 0o0,M of gold and
so ,000,0 600 of silver. The total coinage o
country is estimated to have beer
at the beginning of the yea
$3.50, 776,75S in gold and sl7l ,i59,76.
in silver--a total of $61l ,236, 5l9, and at tn,
close of the year, $500, 1888 gold anC
$l99, 459, 766 silver; total 500, 236 5l9, gail
of SCI 900 600 in gold coin, and $2S 900, 90
in silver. OF gold coin, about Ss7 ,000,0O
belonged to the treasury; $l04 100000 I,
the national banks, and $3l0, 600 000.to tn
general public, including other banks. O
standard dollars, $33,000000 belonged L
the treasury and $6,0O00O0 to banks an,
the general public. OF the total metalli
circulation, SliS,OOO,OO belonged to tn
treasury; Sll20o0,0O0 to national bank,
end $i4l 100000 was in general circulation
DEspEEADoEs DONE FOR.
ST. Louis, October l5.-James and Et
ward Bear, the two desperadoes who kille
the city marshal OF Caldwell, Kansas, o
June -, last, and who at smpted to murde
Deputy Sheriff Segus,.oi Van Zandt count,
z Texas, sometime ago, and who belonged
the gang that planned the Texas & Paciii
railway train robbery near Dallas, about
month ago. but were frustrated by heav
storm, were overtaken by a posse undo
Constable Harvey near Sunset, on Wedne
day last, and the former was Instant
killed and the latter mortally wounded.