Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-19
DEM or the Emitted States.

Debt of Emitted States.
The following report made to the Senate on
the 9Th Instant accompanied by table, showing the
present Indebtedness of the United States and the
amount of stocks redeemed since March 4, 1883:
Treasury DEPARTMENT. May 8, 1854.
SIR In obedience to a resolution OF the senate OF
the 9Th instant, requesting the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 furnish for the information of the Senate
statement If the amount of bonds or other secur-
lies OF the United States redeemed since the third of
March, eighteen hundred and fftythree, specifying
in such statement the date OF the issue OF such ponds
or secure,ies the rate of interest," when payable. and
the amount of premium paid on each class of the
same" have the honor 10 transmit statement pre-
pared by the Register of the Treasury containing the
information desired In this statement also included
ISL that portion of the Texan indemnity, under the
act of September 9, 1850, for which stock has not
vet been issued ID, the amount OF treasury notes
outstanding and, Sd, the amount OF the old funded
and unfnnded debts.
From the statement, it will appear that the whole
amount of stock redeemed between the Sd March
1853, and the Sth inst, is SlS:ol3,14 10
That the premium paid on
the same is zooI ,9o2 S5
And that the amount of
stock, whether actually
issued, Or authorized to
be issued, and for which
the U. States is LIABLE
outstanding is 5O,3l5,o|2 w
I am, very respectfully.
JAMES GUTHRIE, Secy of the Treasury.
Hon D. r. ATcH1NsoN, President U. S. Senate
THE EcL1psE.-Tbe Boston Journal thus speaks
of the eclipse of the sun, which is to take place on
the Goth Of the present month
It will commence at thirty-hree minutes past
o'clock in the morning. and continue two hours and
four minutes or until about twenty three minutes
before o'clock So our readers will have to rise
Defines it. In this eclipse the apparent dame
ter of the moon compared with that OF the sun will
l. Oh o Is nGtI " mi
tenths of the will be covered. The path OF the
eclipse will cross the western part OF the Atlantic
ocean, Massachusetts,, Maine, New Hampshire Yer
mont, New York, Upper Canada Lake Superior
Northwest and Washington Territories, and thence
through the southern'edge of British America TO the
Pacific ocean. The central line of the eclipse will
enter New England near Portsmouth, and its path
will extend sixty two miles on either side. Boston
will fall within its path TO those on the central
line the will appear, during the middle OF the
eclipse like huge circle of light, the moon cover
ing every part except very narrow rim on the out
side. In Boston the appearance will be much the
same only the rising of light will be wider on one
side than on the other. The central path of the
eclipse will be from Kitery, opposite Portsmouth, in
Il northwesterly direction through the towns OF Do
yer, Darlington, PIttsfeld, Canterbury, Franklin.
Hil Grafton and lebanon The eclipse, will, how
ever, be visible greater less extent, in all parts
of North America excepting Guatemala and the
southwest part of Mexico 1t will also be visible in
den and Norway, the eastern part of Asia, the West
Indies and in the northern countries of South Amer
lea.
INDIAN THEoLoGY.-The precise idea which the
Western Indians entertain of future life is this ::
AS soon the Indian threw off the flesh, he would
find himself standing the bank of the river, the
rent running with great rapidly. Across this river
slender pole stripped of its bark and ying close
to the surface of the water. The Indian who had
lived good life then bright object on the
other side that Right" He would then, des-
rious of embracing the object he loved well in the
world walk across the pole. unmndful of the raging
torrent beneath his feet, arriving in safety the
| opposite shore and Right would then lead him
amongst mountains covered with gold and silver, into
noble hunting grounds, where he would hunt for
eternity But on the other hand. the man who fol-
lowed ''Wrong" all his life when attempting to cross
the pole, after death, would fall into the foamin z
stream, and be swept down into whirlpool
ded by rocks; there he would be carried round for
many centuries, until at last he would be gradually
sucked In towards the centre of the vortex and finally
enguIphed in immense bottomless hole What
became of the unfortunate sinner the Indians could
not surmise, further than he lived forever.
THE SIX New STEAM FR1GATEs-It it understood
that the Secretary of the Navy has determined to
build of these ships in the Boston yard; another
in the New York yard third in the Philadelphia.
ward fourth in the Washington yard and two in
the Norfolk yard There two ships already
der construction in the Portsmouth IN. ~ yard-the
Senate and the franklin. The machinery for of
them will be constructed in the Washington yard
that being the only Government establishment of the
kind in which such work can be done At present
its cApacit in that line said to be only such as
to Justify the attempt to construct the machinery
necessary for of these vessels, if they 10 be
promptly built and put into commission.
We take it for granted that the machinery for the
Others must be built by contract, under these ccum
Stances and under such stipulaons, of course, as
will insure that the successful bidders will comply
the letter with their engagements, pay the penal
ties 10 be agreed on. We hear, further, that the
Secretary will, if possible, have the advantage O
, steamship builders in this country, in superinend
ing these vessels. We presume that this will be tt
insure that all the modern improvements known tt
the art of merchant steamship building, which may
be applicable 10 steamers of war, will be made avail
able in the construction of these steamships O
war WASHINGTON Star.
MAGNITUDE RUssIA.-Russia is the greatest uu
broken empire for extent that existed-occupy
ing vast regions of Europe and ASIA and nearly
sixth of the habtable globe. 1t is forty-one time
the size of France, and hundred and thirty eigh
times that of En- and Yet it is too small for th
ambition of Alexander, who is reported to ha. said
- insist upon having the Baltic 10 shake upon, thu
Caspian for bathing place, the Black wash
hand basin, and the north Pacific as ishpond "
He' encroached on Tartary for pasture, Per
STA and Georgia fer vineyard, on Turkey for a gar
den, on Poland for a farm, on Finland and Laplant
rs a hunting ground, and took part of North Amer
ca place of Punishment for offenders.'
DEATH FROM ROPE JUMPING.-A bright and interes
ting little girl, about eight years of age, died OF
Monday last, in the village of Newark, from convul
siOus, brought On by excessive eXertions in 'umpn!
. the rope" She was competing with several of he
. school companions in this exercise, who were en-
p ID her