Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-19

AA4 h2Alhi IspgltS OF AAs Aa-Aea Eetr8t6Fi1G
have all bssa sent IN to tie Federal Congress,
sad published in tie Northern papers. AS :
matter Of interest to our readers, we sHbisin a
bIiof abstract Of each Of tho reports:
SECRETARY OF TIE INTERIOR.
The report Of Usher, Secretary Of he Interior,
occupies avs closely prisled coIun-a Of the
Herald. He says lhal the EEmbgr of Rsvoiu-
tiOHary soldiers borne upon tho pension rolls
has dwindlsd down to eighteen, only ten Of
whom bad made application for their stipend or
Z the All Of March.
The number Of widows Of Revolutionary 81
| disTs on me rolls, at the sans period, was 1873
The whole RRBber Of army invalid pensioners
On the rolls the 80 h OF june was 7245, naost Of
whom were psnfi0nod On ACcoun. 3f wounds re-.
eeived or disease contracted IN the service
during the present var. The widows, orphans
and dspeBdeHt mothers Of 1878 deceased sol
aieTs Of tie pFegent war were inscribed upoB
the rolls during the act fsca year, 1920 The
number Of navy tnvalids On Tho fgfs at sIg
Gloss Of tbs year Ess 544, and tho aanbsr o.
Willows, orphans and dependent metheTs Of de-
ceased officers and seamsn OF the asyy, 577
Tbs wh0ee number Of amy pensioners ADDED 70
% the rolls during the last fiscal yesr was 1888
sad OF the HAVy, 3l6. The number Of army
pensioners 81 al elssses on the rolls on The 3O.a
June last was 1859, and Of the navy, II32.
The payment OF the former Tpdaires The sum
Of Sl2g7 64L, and the Latter SI44 O74 Der an-
Rum. During The year 602 bounty land war
ranis have been issued, eslling, in the agcre-
sate, for $3.50 acres Of land.
Ia regard to Use African slave trade, he asvs:
Not = single vessel is known OF believed 70
have been cited ont IN our own wsisss fy TIA,
purpose daring the past veal, auA .he whole.
seine examples which aavs resulted rom TIE
anA n1.flnnaa aE.-k -
still being dispsAyod By the oGesrs iiDmediafejr
charged with tbs enforcement Of !Ls LAWS o.
!his subject, together With the growing sense o
lnstiee among oar people ioEagds the African
Iaco, VIII, il is hoped, shsetusliy deter persons
irsm any future participation in 50 uaaEhteous
= tGEfde.
BE regrets ais Inability to report any gros,er
disposition on The Part Of " eoiored psrsons9 to
e~niigTste, sad a3ds;
Independent Of tbs seeming un~wilinenoss Of
Ibis e'oas Of persons 70 leave fbe Daited States,
the experience the eOunEy has derived since
the passage Of the sets Of Congress on the sub.
Ioet Of colonization, snd tie so.leu Of The Gov.
eTnnaat toward them IN adopting the shle-
o3died mea into ia armies, render Is 3 QaessioD
Of great impsnsEes whether the eR7Is % eel,
oIas them bsyOba The ilAia Of The United
states shoald be contained nGiess the VA,
should 30 opeaed for the establishment Of 4 |
inenaly ecloHE in eome one Of tie Central
american States, e 8 favorable eommsreal
point To- tIsyeTsing ihss Csaatry ~ = aew route
70 iho Pasihe.
PesFAAsTER-GEHEHAL.
Blair, PsstnEster-Ge aoTsl, reports fbss ds-
mag .se last fiscal year she financial eepdidop !
Of his Department AaB been one Of uaaspsl mrs
Perity. The revenue has nearly equsled he az.
peRdltares, The latter smsunling to sII,S49OS
81, ard the former to SII,1s3 TS9 SO TboTe,
is gooa reason TO balieV9 thsE ihs Daaartnsat
S1n DO 5AEzustEiniug in q brief Do1jod ofcoma
The whois aumbsr Of post ohasas oxisting. ~
the BOB OF Juae, 1855, Was - 04z beis0 Al in.
crease On the presiding yssT q I72; $50 esiess
ssFe bsea sstsb!Ghed, saa 65S have been dis
continued.
phs vblas Of stamps irsueS "a rsstu.s.
ths yeaf in $685. $50, stamped Letter
envelopes S6S4 62l, end stamped Newspaper
WfspPsrs $50 545. rhe total value Of these
s9ld 90 tue Public was 50 ga 529. being an *.
cess over tls FFsviouS year OF S2,7I439z
Ia regard 30 letters addressed to paiuts IN the
Soathein Sstea, he aayss By reason Of fbs
eshhHsed suspension Of Eeealsg pesssl esme.
nleesLps FAa teeishs Of the eouhsfy aadsr Ia.
stieeeoE~iy eehlfo' a considerable number al
tstsefs' amounting ID are sggreeats h f,vs5t, !
ter Thousand three hurdre5 sGd fourteen ssIS
-neit way, y various channels, 70 the DssS iStS
~ once of itis number three Thousand rbTle
and twelve WeGeef foreign. AMI 9ss !
,stnrnea to tho countries Whsre thay aagasfc5 I
e9se originating in tie loyal States we're t,yss5 c
,ysr % 1he military salhotiliss, snd, alter er155 9
nation, nest OF them sent BY aag Of tue - I
SECRETARY OF WAR. I
The report of ssaniea is quite leBgsby. s55
nbrseSs gsnsrsl summary of military o,s-.- L
during the past year. Be says: Gem !,