Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1878 — WASHINGTON NOTES AND NEWS. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NOTES AND NEWS.

of Congress have & legal Thb Chief of has prepared a statement showing by during SyKuary and tho/Jirfit seven months otthe current fiscal year, from which it appt ars that the exports of merchandise exceed the imports during January by $33,445,907, andin theseven months by $135,609,137. Secretary Sherman is rapidly perfecting arrangements at the mints for the coinage of the new silver dollar, and by the of expecfgTyij jjti ra operaa&F Inn)* fWh®OTife obverse of the coin bears a free-cut head of Liberty, crowned with Phrygian cap, decorated with wheat and cotton, the staples of this country. The legend, “ E Pluribus Unurn, ” the thirteen stars, and year of coinage also appear, as on the old dollar. On the reverse, surrounded by an olive wreath, is an eagle with outspread wings, bearing in his talons a branch of olive and a bundle of arrows—-.emblems of peace and war. Inscription: “ United States of America” and ‘fOne Dollar,” and “In God We Trust.” The following is a comparative statement] of the condition of the United States treasury, March 1, 1877, and March ], 1878: Balances. 1877. 1878. Currency $ 9,122,874 $2,690,765 Special fund for the redemption of fractional currency 10,000,000 Special deposit of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of CoijE<*tiflc*s....a. *s2,lf6^otf ; 4fr4s®tWo CoißSss «£ cerfci- sti tKi ] f^Mdii^f' \ bonds .777.. 7,82?;550 Other outstanding coin liabilities 9,070,572 5,539,020 Outstanding legal tenders 364,239,484 348,618,024 Outstanding fractional currency 24,434,420 17,190,698 Outstanding silver coin 28,683,170 38,489,490 Total debt, less cash in treasury 2,088,781,143 2,042,037,129 debt for , , J gtffUi since July 1 Y 0,658,201 18,121,C94 Market value of gold.. 104.87 101.87 Imports (12 months ending Jan. 31) 422,943,252 477,712,900 Exports (12 months ending Jan. 31) 603,418,793 622,167,514 The following is the text of the bill ■intaidxiaad.MitQ tha United States Senateby Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, proof Government ceifr tifica|esSpn stamped bars tlfe sajme manner? as (jertfccates df deposit are now iasugA gold ‘bullion: e^c. ., TThlt*flie thorized and direated to teceive deposits of silver ba& WiflidhiS 'Frs»urer or am^Ass»ttot United States ill sjrasmS llss'Flal SBO, estimatiiihA4l A. ygridljj: Aov wWaOlWg certificates Therefor less than S2O, each corresponding with the denominations of United States notes, and such certificates shtill be in the form of’ the certificates now authorized and issued lor bullion, and shdMftH Le tieS’ on imports, ta&®, apfl all publics dues, and shall be payable by the Treasurer dr ahy Assistant Treks«M**Bf «lhe

United States on demand in silver dollars or United States notes, and when bo paid such bullion shall become the property of the United States.” The alleged kidnapping of negroes from Southern States, with their deportation and sale in Cuba and elsewhere as slaves, which resulted i» idential mission of Con griphspYiiiljiefenT aid, of Louisiana, has been reported by a special agent of the InterioSDepartment employed in the Sdutheffi States’ It ndw that a resident qf Sa-vann»h,'-<>a.>.n9mlleged to h<>ve madeovertures to this agent to enter, this contraband with him. ' vessels were to have been chartered to trade from Savannah and other Southern ports laden with whatever cargoes cotild be procured, or witlr ballast,- if- liedeasafy. These vessels were to be manned by much larger ‘wnra with ignorant chiyKcteFbf flip Southed negro - ' and the P<4>t money foutlie was deigned that the vessel should reftiili to a Northern port in the United States manned by a new crew picked ite iUJe >aforff teid tendsmen whete her living •• well as her material freight.' It is alleged that this is not merely a enterjptise, but that it hate alr&tdy been carried bn to some extent from Southern ports. -h The story of Dabney Walker is one of the most. jtttereßting which harbeen submitted W) the Claims A committee of the Bouse has just recointhat his claim fpr services be paid. Dabney Walker was a Virginia slave. The committee, in makitig the report, say;

Dabney Waltafr, after rendering fc&ices t« necessity forjseSicesof thatAim£ Ift K doinl having rendgrea MfmSeW ab t&uHWly o$ noxious to the rebel authorities as to cause them to offer a reward for hi»-capture, deader ahve.Atel, pervicas wtoch resu/ted in the capture or property worth in the" aggregate many’ times the amount claimed as pay by him for his services—seems to have been prevented from receiving pay therefor by a series of misfortunes, for none <ff Which Was he reSpqnsiCap|. George F. Noyes, the author of a book entitled The Bivouac and the Bat tiff-Field’” refers to DabneyWalker as follows : Quite a large body of troops were now assembled, and occasional *peditians of aoralry were sent out ttediatgrf) IheyjuiatW th| enemy, burzftheraiteoad bridgeffffand thuaStoterrupt his communications—aomdtftiefe having a brush with the enemy’s cavalry and bringing in some prisoners. Their usual guide was a na-tive-born yirginian, ip Whom we all became much mteres&d. He ‘seemidtowe a sdririAf Daniel Webster in ebony—a strong, clear-head-ed man, who had reached a true conception of the real issue in this war. and devoted himself, body and soul, on feh&tigh'ljfflle. jfaowingJWl the roads antLbwrS inmhis StidaE And brave as ali®, ffi) ltd off? bbys Wi cool courage needed in a scout, established a comprehensive system of esmopsge among the people of his own color, ana thus brought ‘in much valuable information. The rebels did him the honor to offer $1,500 reward to his head; andwefil they wtighfcfor to the Union cause any two of the best of ns. '