The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-11-19

Of tine New England shoe and Leather as
ISOLATION. The secretary of tile exposition
board received to-day q letter from Mai
Powell, director Of the geological survey.
in which he says that feature of great liz
terest might be made by collecting, say,
twenty groups OF the most distinctive In
dian races in the country, with their habita-
lions, implements. ETC., and adds:
Among the tribes selected should be
Eskimos, with their summer igloo dwell
ings; Haidas, with their puncheon houses
and totem posts; Wintuns or Mandans,
with their earth lodges; Zunis in stone
with them ponies, dogs, Gagged eagles,
Gagged turkeys, etc. To the greater number
of people of the United States the Indian
is but q historical tradition. Tue few scat
tered Indians seen in civilization no longer
Illustrate primitive traits, habits, and Gus
tOms-the Indian in his primeval home.
1t is yet possible to make such an exhibit
ton, though difficult, but in q few years
more 1t will be impossible.
WHAT THE MINIS ARE DOING.
The report of DR.. Kimball, director of the
mint, for the year ended June 30, 1856 is
made public. While the mints did more
work than during the previous year, the
expense was less by $4,000. The gold
deposits during, the year aggregated S49,-
GIG, 534, of which $50, 456, 493 was of domes-
tic production. The silver deposited and
purchased was $37, OF, 026, of which $32-
454, GA was OF domestic production. The
S Se % sSa Thss seg s 'S on s s
coinage Of silver from July l. 1878, to July
], 1886, amounted to $31, 102, S0S. AT the
date of the passage of the coinage act of
1875, the London price of silver was SO
pence, and the intrinsic value of the silver
dollar $50 cents. At no time since has the
price been so high, and last year the de-
cline was rapid, falling to the lowest price
ever known. At the lowest price the silver
dollar was worth II 210 cents. The di-
rector estimates the coin clrcalatIon in the
Gold, S5lS, $50 OBJ; silver, $3OS, 7S4223. The
production of gold and silver in the world
during the calendar year 1855 is estimated
at: Gold $40, 5S9. 900; silver, Mt coinage
million. The production of silver steadily
increases. The United States holds rank
as the principal producer of precious met
ais, Its production being about twO-fitthS of
that of the world. The coinage of the
world for the calendar year 1886 was: Gold,
$95 COG, 900; silver, 100000. The director
estimates that about 30 per cent of the con-
sumption of gold in coinage and about 10
per cent of the silver consisted of old coins
and old material remelted. The consump-
ton of gold in the arts in the United States
Is estimated at about So, 500, 600 per annum,
embraces collection OF reports by our for
eign representatives OH the production,
consumption and movement OF the precious
metals in the principal countries, and the
standard OF value, coinage, accumulated
stocks, etc.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The bureau of statistics has issued de-
tailed statement OF imports and exports
for three-Quarters of the calendar year
1886, compared with the same nine months
IN 1885. Some OF the variations of 1886 and
1885 are interesting. The imports for 1886
fnr Inv in
value, of which S22,000,0l0 is the increase
In free and $45,0oO,0N incre lsc on duIilble
goods. In cotton cloths there Is an IN
crease of $4,000, and in miscellaneous
cotton goods over $2,t00,0OO. In decorated
china the Increase Is S3S2, 0U0; in silvpred
plate-glass, $l4S,0l0: in iron ore, 442, 734
tons and $733 M The increase Is n good
deal more than double in quantity and
nearly double in value.
The increase in pig-irDn was 1872 tons
and w, 463, 44 nearly threef0ld III quantity
aud two and half times III value. The
increase in scrap iron was Al, 232 tons
nearly siX-fold. There WAS an increase in
steel rails from 1888 tons tn II, 49, tons,
and from $50, COO to S405000 In cotton lies
there Is decrease of 10,5C0,O0D pounds,
nearly One-third. In hoops, bands, strips,
and sheets Of steel there is an increase of
1867, 1853 pounds nearly three-fold. In
steel ing0ts, blooms, slabs, etc, the Increase
is from S7,90o,OOo to 49, 600 pounds. In
increase is 65, 0OO, COO pounds, or about one
sixth. In wire-rods, coils, and loops of
steel the increase is 5000, COO pounds, or
nearly double. The increase in the value
of the total iron and steel imports is from
So, 060, AZ to S31 ,290, 3S1 In rice thereris n
decrease of 2l,0O0,G0O pounds. In silk
goods the increase In value Is $3,S69, S4S.
In dutiable sugar, not above No. Is, there
is an increase of 81, 100000 pounds and So
COO, 600. The increase in quantity Is less
hnn A M. In pna hrxt frA
the Hawaiian islands there is an Increase
OF over 5S,C00,0 600 pounds, or 80 per cent,
and So, zoo, 900 in value. In manufactured
wool the increase Is 3i,OO, 600 pounds and
S5,C00,0 600. The increase is more than so
per cent. In WOODEN goods the increase is
900 or one-fourlh. In domestic ex-
ports there was an increase OF nearly $l3,.
OOO,OCO. The increase In breadstuffS was
SS,H4,02l; IN raw cotton, So, 933, 229; in
cotton goods. 81, 57s,Si9; 10 0d TOBACCO, ~.
other hand there were decrease as follows:
Provisions AMI dairy products, $40, s2S, S42;
copper and its manufactures, 81, 1858, i75;
wood and its manufactures, 81 30 435;
mineral oils, LOSE. $3.50; iron and steel and
their manufactures, S7,555,50; spirits,
S365,S9
Never give up the ship. DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup will cure you as it has
done others.
Norfolk, Va, is the greatest straw
berry shipping place in this country.
There is one strawberry farm Of 44o
acres in its vicinity.
Professional humorlsts are engaged
in New York to arouse after. dinner
merriment.
Women in Japan no longer black
Ell their teeth and smile in all their
native comeliness.
A Baltimore Butchers Experience,
i have suffered with bad headaches
for years, and have tried many RENE
dies without obtaining relief. was
advised to give Salvation Oil a trial
and it has entirely cured me Ed.
Baltz.
A sea spider measuring ~ inches
from tip to tip of its claws was