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CALLING IN TIE BONDS.
Secretary Manning's First Bond
Call for Ten Millions.
The Call Issued to Allay a Fear Of
Disturbance in Finances.

Secretary Manning has issued bond cal
for ten millions of three per cents, interest on
which will cease on the 1st Of February next.
This is the first call of bonds since September
26, 1884, fifteen months ago. &f
It is understood that the call was made by
Secretary Manning in order to remove from
the minds of the public any apprehension as
10 disturbance in the money market grow
ing out of any or continued shipments Of gold
to foreign markets. 1t is said that sufficient
calls will be made whenever it is evident that
supply Of gold is necessary to meet demands
Of this character.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, ~
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. %, 1885. 4
By virtue of the authority conferred by.
law upon the secretary of the treasury, mo-
tice is hereby given that the principal and
accrued interest of the bonds hereinbelow
designated, will be paid at the treasury Of the
United States, in the city Of Washington, D.
c., on the 1st day of February, 1886, and that
the interest on said bonds will cease on that
day-viz. {; three per cent. bonds issued under
the act of Congress approved July II, 1882,
and numbered as follows: ~
S50-Original No. 800 to original No. 3OS,
both inclusive, and original No. 1874 to orig
inal No. 1857, both inclusive.
S100-Original No. 2, 1866 to original No. 9,
204, both inclusive, and original No. 1854,
to original No. 9,S63, both inclusive. ;.;
$500 Original No. ,076 to original No II
900, both inclusive, and original No. 4, 048 to
original No. 4,200, both inclusive.
S1,OOO-Original No. 9,7S7 to original No.
10,Ol2, both inclusive, and original No. 2S,0ll
to original No. 23,5S7, both inclusive.
s10,OOO-Original No. II, ,4O1 to original No.
Is, ,364, both inclusive. ~
Total, 10000, 600. -, %
The bonds described above are either bonds
of the 'original" issue, which have but one:
serial number at each end, or substitute"
bonds, which may be distinguished by the.
double set of numbers, which are marked
numbers" All of the bonds Of this loan viii
be called by the original numbers only. vi
The three months interest due February /,
1886, on the above described bonds will not be
paid by checks forwarded to, the holders Of
the bonds, but will be paid with the principal.
to the holders at the time Of presentation
Many CT the bonds originally included in
the above numbers have been transferred or
exchanged into other denominations on
"waiver," the origina. numbers being cam
celed, and leaving outstanding the apparent
amount above stated. ..E. ~,
The provision of law governing the order
in which the bonds shall be called in is as fol-
lows: .s
''The last of the said bonds originally issued
under this act, and their substitutes, shall be
first called in, and this order Of payment
shall be followed until all shall have been
paid"
Bonds forwarded for redemption should be
addressed to the Secretary Of the Treasury,
Division of Loans, Washington, D. C.,n and
all bonds called by this circular should be
assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury for
redemption" Assignments must be dated
and properly acknowledged as prescribed IN
the note printed on the back Of each bond:
Where checks in payment are desired In
favor of any one but the payee the 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 the check should be made pay.
able). DANIEL MANNING, Secretary.