The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-09-09
General News Summary.
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WASHINGTON.

Secretary of State Bayard received
telegram on the 31st ult. from A G.. Sedg-
wick, who was recently sent on a special
mission to Mexico, stating that the stories
circulated about him are ridiculously false
and that proof to that effect would be fur
nished whenever he is called upon by the
Secretary of State to do SO.
The receipts of the Patent office for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1886, were 81, 1885,
167, or S12l, 1913 more than for the previous
fiscal year. In 1885 there were 3S, 6O2 appli-
cations for patents and "a, 131 were granted,
against 35,6SS applications and 22,296
granted in 1885.
THE Comptroller of the Currency reports
that the amount of National bank notes
outstanding have decreased s12, ,2O5, ,35s since
September 1, 1885. The amount outstand-
ing at present is s304, 1863, 745. He also re-
ports an increase of S22,997,9 ,921 in the de-
posit of legal tender notes since September
l, 1885,
The Comptroller of the Currency has
authorized the Deadwood National bank,
OF Deadwood, Oak, and the Brookline Ma
t1onal bank, of Brookline, Mass, to begin
business, each with capital of $1,000
A supplemental volume of the records of
the Rebellion containing full account of
the F1tz-John Porter court-martial proceed
ings will soon be issued to fill the deficiency
of the records in which no mention was
made of this case.
The coinage of the mints during August
amounted to 81 ZIG, 900 in silver pieces and
600 in gold. OF the silver coinage
100000 were standard dollar pieces and
76O, 900 dimes
Thomas Courtland Manning, of Louis
lana, was on the 1st appointed Minister to
Mexico, to succeed Henry R. jackson, of
Georgia, resigned.
Public Printer Benedict denies that he is
hostile to the Typographical Union. He
says his sympathies are with the union
and with all labor organizations. His
brother, the chief clerk, is member of
typographical Union No. 6, New York
City.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury
has issued a circular calling the attenti on
of all officers and employees of the Treasury
Department to the Presidents order of
July IA, 1886. warning Federal officials
against interference in politics. The cir
cular contains no instructions or orders,
but simply calls attention to the Presi-
dents order, which is printed thereon in
full.
The public debt statement for August
shows decrease of the debt during the
month of s1,91O,609 The amount in the
Treasury available for reduction of the
| debt was s193, ,6S7, ,S6i.7O. The total cash in
| the Treasury, as shown by the Treasurer's
general account, was S474, go. 751.74.
Colonel R. M. Batchelder, depot quarter
| master at Washington, has been ordered to
Charleston to issue and distribute tents to
the homeless and to render such aid to the
earthquake sufferers as may be within the
power of the Department to extend.
The gold medal of the Military Service
Institution of the United States for the
best essay on 1.-THE Enlisted Soldier, F" has
| been awarded to Lieutenant Colonel A. A.
Woodruff, of the Medical Department of
| the army. There were eleven competitors
for the prize.
The President on the Sd received a cable
dispatch from Queen Victoria, expressing
| her profound sympathy with the sufferers
| by the earthquake at Charleston.