The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-09-13
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,HoRATIO G. BURCHARD.
Director of the United States Mint. e
The operations Of the United States Mint
are directed by eleven officers, of whom
'Horatio g, Burchard, Washington, D. G., is
the head, his title being Director of the
Mint. His salary. is $500 year, and his
position one of great labor and RESPONSE
.bility.
BY the Coinage Act of 1899 the United
States Mint was established in the city of
Philadelphia, and the next year coining
was begun with the copper cent of 1898.
Silver dollars were coined the next year
after, and the first making of gold coins was
in 1874. We learn from the official report
of the Director of the Mint that the total
coinage from 1898 up to 1884 amounted
In value to s1,729,543, 165 46. ] During the
last three years the coinage of gold and
silver has been larger than in any country
of the world, amounting to about $3.50, OOO,-
600 in gold and $4,000, 600 in silver. Di-
rector Burchard's duties include the gene
ral supervision of all minis and assay offices,
reporting their operations and condition
to the Secretary of the Treasury, and other
services of scarcely less magnitude and
certainly involving no less labor. 81
Mr.. Burchard, WHO is serving his second
term as Director Of the Mint, has proved a
most capable officer. at his suggestion
congress passed a law providing for the
compilation of information with regard to
the production of the precious metals in
this country. His reports on this subject
have been-snlarged by reports considered
"a authority in all countries, as to the
money production and coinage of the entire
world. Director Burchard's industry has
earned him great honor and given him
proud position among our public men.
His full name ID Horatio Chaplin Burchard.
He is nativeef<New York State, and was
born in 1926 'Wllafi he was very young his
parents removedto Beaeit, Wisconsin, where
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he received his preparatory education. He
became student at Hamilton College in
1s47, and was graduated in 1850. After
reading under the direction Of Professor
Dwight he was admitted to the bar, and
began his professional career at Monroe,
WISCONSIN, from whence he removed into
the State of Illinois. In 1862 he was elected
9 member of the Illinois Legislature. Hav-
ing served during several sessions with
ability, he was elected to Congress in 1869,
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the ap-
pointment of the Hon. Z. B. Washburne as
Secretary Of State. He was reelected four
times as member of the House of Repre-
sentatives. His extraordinary familiarity
with matters relating to coinage was recog-
nized, and in 1879 President Hayes made
him Director of the Mint. The four years
OF his first term expired in the present year,
when President Arthur reappointed him.
REGISTRATION OF VoTERs.-Assessor and
Supervisor of Registration for this parish,
Mr.. Dodd. Smith, gives notice that he will
attend at the following places, on the dates
mentioned, from Z O'Clock A. NJ, to 1 P. M.
and from to Fl. NJ. for the purpose of
revising the list of registered voters:
f(hnCl StOT5s gEbb SttFA, CttUuFuuy, sept. IL.
hcSaii Bros: warehouse, second ward, Mon
day. Sept. Is.
lsobt. Coquilles store second ward, Tuesday
and Wednesday, Sept. 16 and IL.
Dalferes' store. third ward, Thursday Sept. 49,
brakes store, fifth ward. Friday Sept 49,
Sept: 20
nestiay, Sept. % and ~.
i, Tnreaud's warehouse, sixth ward, Thursday
Sept. 25
kOme's store, sixth ward. Friday, Sept. S.
Ashland warehouse, seventh ward, Monday
Sept. ~:
:, New River Lane, eighth ward Tuesday, Sept.
st. Amant store, ninth ward Thursday. Oct. 2.
xlckner l}ayou ninth ward. Friday, Oct. g.
v. +. Landrys place, ninth ward, Monday.
Hercnle Landry'e store, tenth ward, wednes-
Magnolia school-house, tenth ward, Friday.
Oct. 10.
Donaldsonyile, Wednesday, Oct. Is, to Satur-
majority and those who have moved into
the parish since the last registration must
be enrolled by the Supervisor in order to
acquire the right to vote at the coming
election. while those who have removed
from one election precinct to another must
nave ttle CiidHSe OF feSluence noted on the
registration books.
Senator Henry B. Anthony of Rhode
Island, the Oldest member of the United
States Senate, died at his home in Provi
dence on Tuesday, the End inst, aged
69 years and six months. Mr.. Anthony was
FIRST elected Senator in 1853 and has been
serving continuously since that time. A
brief sketch of his career was published in
the CHfEF Of Decsmher'22, 1883, accompa
MED by his portrait. - '"''
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