Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1887 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The report of the Director of the Mint, Containing statistics of the production of the precious metals in the United States-for the calendar vear ISSG* shows that the production of gold during 188C> exceeded that of anv previous year since 1880, and almost equalled the production of that year. This amounted to $35,000,000 in 1886, against $31 ( 800.000 in 1885, dn increase ot over $3,000,00b. The production of silver, as nearly as can be ascertained, was $4*,t,805,030. The amount of gold bullion imported into the Ujyted States was $17,017,518. and the exports $27,862,637/ The importations were made almost exclusively since August last. There was also imported gold coin of the Milne of $23,361,(563, and gold coin was exported to the value of The total exports of gold bullion and coin was $41,281,276; which corresponds almost exact! v with the amount imported into the T’nited States; so that there has been a slight gain by the movement of gold to end from the United {states during the calendar year. Joseph Abbott, formerly employed in a hotel at Chicago, has applied to the Treasury Department to issue a bond for SI,OOO to replace one he ate for fear of being robbed of it. Comptroller Durham thinks be can not authorize the issue of a new bond. Mr. MONTGOMERY, Commissioner of Patents, has tendered his resignation to the President, giving ns a reason that he desires to return to the practice of his profession. - 7 T. S. Darling, a prominent citizen of Detroit, was arrested in Washington for passing a counterfeit SSO note, which he had received nt the Grand Union Hotel in New York. The Postmaster of Detroit secured his release.