Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-10-05

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the same period of time-the fiscal year-ai
| though it came out, - heretofore, ~ late q,
May or juno next. It's head, Gov Bigsar
and all employed under him, deserve grea
praise indeed
The "Receipts-and- Expenditures" document
for the year ending June 50, 1852, embraced
aa5 pages Of printed matter For the fsca
year ending June 80, 1883, 500 pages; and
for tho last year, that ending on the soth o.
June last, it will require $50 such pages
These statistics tell the tale Of the increase Of
the business Of the Government in all it, va
rious revenue departments, better than 1t ear
be told In columns of elaboration.
The Light Houses on the Southern Coast o,
thf United states.-It has been apprehended
for week past, in the ONCE Of the Light
House Board, that the great gale on the
southern ccast had terribly injured the various
aids to navigation in that quarter, which ars
under the supsrintendencs Of Government Of.
foers. However, reports have arrived from
the revenue authorities In that quarter, which
render it certain that none of hem have been
materially injured, except the Cookspur Island
beacon, in Savannah river, which has been
completely washed of, with the loss Of mum.
Der Of buoys on the coasts Of South Carolins
and Gsorgis-all the latter having been
promptly replaced. Setious apprehension,
were entertained particularly for the safety
of the light vessel and crew stationed at omar.
tins Industry''-shoal-of the mouth Of the
Savannah river. It is now known here that,
though driven from her moorings, she haa
been recovered, with slight injury, and is now
at Savannah. She will resume her proper
station as soon - the epidemic shall have sui
iciently abated a. to permit the damages she
has suffered to be repaired.
A Roorback. Some Of the enemies Of the
Secretary Of War, are busy with newspaper
story to the effect that large quantities of am
munition are being sent from the Baton Rouge
military depot to Fort Taylor, near Key West,
Fla, SO that it may be within the reach of the
illibusters If they make another attempt on
Cuba. This roorback, We ind, on inquiry, il
manufactured out Of whole slsth. 1t turns
out that instead Of an unusual quantity, much
less than the usual supply for such fort in
time Of peace has gone there, owing to the
fact that the recsptacles for storing it there
are not in proper condition.
ThaNew York Tribune's Last Roorback -
The New York Tribune, . dry or two size,
printed another sosk- and bull story about
Mr.. Belmont Some European letter writer
informs the world through that journals COL
umns that Mr.. Belmont has loaned Nicholas
thirty millions Of dollars, more or less. The
next version Of this story, will probably b
found in the New York Herald, {now famous
for getting it, news second .haldsd,) and will
tell that, to raise the wind for this alleged
operation" Of Mr.. Belmont, Secretary Guth.
RE has loaned him the twenty eve millions
surplus at present in the United States Na
sionsl Treasury. The particulars will, OF
course, be circumstantislly given. We shall
hear all about the oession Of 6itka and Rus
sian port near Behring's Straits, Mr. Beverly
Saunders and DR.. Cottman, together with an
episode on the inor sassd advertising and cir.
oulation Of the New York HERALD.
To those Sending Letter. to Hswfound.
land.-Letssrs for Newfoundland, il prepaid
the United States postage Of i've cents the 81 D.
gle letter, agreeably to the United State. and
British postal arrangements, will, on being
sens to Boston, be forwarded, in closed bags
by the Cunard steamers to Halifax; and this
We understand, II the most expeditions and
cheapest route, and the way the Nswfsund
land people wish their letters sent.
Of special interest to those In trade to Nor.
way and swedsn.-The Secretary of tn,
Trsasury has very recently instructed the of
Gers Of the revenue, that the value Of tn,
specie dollar Of Sweden and Norway havini
been axed by set Of Congress. Of I'D Nay, 1s4s,
1t 10s cents United States eurr sncy, and it be
ing satisfaotorily shown that the rix dolla
banco Of Sweden and Norway 10 oomponsn
part Of their specie dollar In the invariabl
valuation of q to l, and consequently squa
to 3si cents American currency, it follows tina
no consular certificate to invoices of good
from those countries, ~ regard the squivalen
of Swedish and Norwegian to the Uni.et
States currency, il required BY law; any por
non Of existing Instructions from the Trsasur,
Department. therefore, requiring such csrti6
cate, 10 therefore necessarily reaoindsd.
Applications for Bounty Lands.-Durine
the month ending on the Both ult, 73I appli
cations were made at the Pension Bureau 70,
bounty lands under the acts Of 1s5O-'52.
A Yssterday, in announcing tha
DR.. Folts, U. s n, had been ordered to tn,
Rendezvous ct Philadelphia, we sent of DR.
Rusohsnbsrger, his predecessor there, a. fee
surgeon to the Brazil squadron, instead of t.
the Pacific squadron, whittier he has. beer
| ordered.
The Current Operations Of tho Treasury
Departmsnt.-On yesterday, the 4th Of Oct.
there were Of Treasury Warrants entered o,
tho books Of the Department.
For the redemption Of stock. 1857 4
For paying other Treasury debts. 946 s;
For the Customs. 1895 4;
Covered into tho Treasury from
customs ...... .............. l<9,Ol6 II
FOR the War Department. 2,4SS 3.
For the Navy Department. 51,209 OF
For tbs Interior Department. 1864 9.
THE NEW YORK TRAGEDY.
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