It is the intention now to carry out,
as far as practicable, General Scho
field’s idea for the concentration of
.troops near the large cities. The first
manifestation of this decision will be
Chicago, for although the troops will
be withdrawn from the city, they will
go to Fort Sheridan, fifteen miles dis
tant, and none of the companies, bat
teries and troops that have been
brought to Chicago from Eastern and
Western points will be sent back to
their posts. They will constitute the
permanent garrison of Fort Sheridan,
which, with this powerful force, so lo
cated as to be easily and quickly
marched to Chicago or to any point of
disturbance, will become one of the
first units of the new system of army
posts.
Mr. Preston, director of the mint,
by direction of the secretary of the
treasury, has issued orders to the mint
authorities at San Francisco and New
Orleans to begin at once the coinage
of silver dollars and duriog the pres
ent month to coin up to the ordinary
capacities of the mints. The silver to
be first coined will be blanks and in
gots, of which there is sufficient to
coin about $1,500,000 at these two
mints and at Philadelphia. As soon
as this supply is exhausted wqrk will
probably begin on the silver bars. So
far as can be learned it is not the pur
pose of the government to extend the
coinage of the seigniorage beyond a
few millions, but it is stated that after
coining what gold may be necessary
and recoining the abraded fractional
silver, each of the three mints proba
bly will be worked at their normal
capacity on silver dollars, for several
months at least.
THE PECAN INDUSTRY.
1 THE PROCESS OF POLISHING
FOR MARKET.
