Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-23
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war. 32U,OOO,OOO $"ytsIOS. IOa
&3.O9s, 233, 07t
| Or balance Of about g. 100, 0O0, 900. or
should the national debt swell to $4,000,
0OU, 900, about 1880. OO0.O a. thu
amount expended by the national govern
ment in supp essing the rebellion ing
| for the four years war $685., OOO,OOo :
year.
| According to the above, the expenditures
Of the government, from year to year, were,
apparently
FOR 1e6i-62.
| Increase Of the de Ut from July
LIST, 1861, to July LIST, 1862 $i23,343.F
Receipts from July LIST, 1861, .o,72O
toJuly lat, 1869. ........: -------
Total expenditures GO.
Foss from July
increase OF y July 1st, 1861. 1854 ,5s1 $40
!. lat. laom Ju v LIST, 1862. to
Rec.J 1st, 1868. .. 112,6S7, 900
Total expenditure. .$697 1863, 100
FOR 1864.
Increase of the debt from July
LIST, 1853, to July LIST, 1864 1851 ,s97, sos
Receipts from July LIST, 1868,
to July LIST, 1854. ...... =. 264 ,626,77l
Total expenditure. ......x9I8,624,O79
FOR 1S64-65.
Increase Of the debt from July
LIST, 1864. to July 1st, 90 81 100, 562, 1876
Receipts from July LIST, 1864,
To .Iulv I st 1Rfl 400 S00 OOO
Total expenditure. 81 1926, O32, 1856
From this must be deducted
the balance in the treasury
on July LIST, 1865. ....... 81 6, 500, 900
Leaving about. ....... 81 ,2l5, 500, 900
The expenses Of the Navy Department
during the four years Of war were about
1850, OOO. 900; that Of the War Department
about S2,65O. 900, OO0-the Qusrterlnaster's
department alone expanding about 81 AGO.
U0O, 900.
Failure and disaster in the field we're un.
questionably the principal causes of the
steady augmentation Of our public debt, as
exhibited by the above dates and figures.
1t ID undoubtedly true that the govern
ment did not at any one time know the
precise amount required for the current de-
mands Of the treasury.
Recent examination Of records in the
War Department show that about 1875.
900 men were on the pay rolls Of the army
when the disbanding Of the army commenc-
ed-of which number $50, COO men are now
mustered out and the reduction is to be
continued until the number on the rolls is
reduced to 10000 This will be lcss than
one seventh Of the force drawing pay at the
close Of The war.
TREASURY RECEIPTS.
More than $75. OCo. 900 in internal reve-
nue. have been received into the treasury
since the frat Of July last At the end Of
the quarter the amount q is estimated, will
.e increased TO $90,00O.0UO As every
bfpnch'of Industry and commerce has re
cctvei . powerful and efficient impe " sin e
the CLOSE Of the wsr, ard n the States in
rebellion are absut tebssona tax pagers, it
is calculated that hereafter &4Oo, 6oO. 900
Will be sbost the , early inc me into the ma
nonal treasury. and the expenditures Of the
government, e estimated. no more than
Ssao, 1000. leaving surplus Of xsO. 600,
NEGRO LABoREas ros N,cHroAN.-Thel
Toledo Commercial IL responsible for the
followins: ;, = ~
A railroad company IN Michigan has
lately made application to the rreedmen's
Bureau for four hundred negro laborers 10
he employed in the construction Of 4 new
line Of road in that state. They offer to nav
laborers 673 cents per day and board them.
The proper officers of the bureau are now
engaged IN collecting the required number
OF blacks, and il IL probable that thew will
be dispatched thither during the month,
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We like to meet with good thing we'll
'Aid, and such We regard the iollowins lac
comic note trons snbscribsrto Canadian
newspaper, who, 10 sending his subscription
msasy, ~Ssts, 'sIiwish % ~ fof ~ paper
in 'adyapce, fer I nsver like to reed an. edit
ore paper as I'm u I do ny owa." Such
. man is sure 70 pro6t By what be reads,
and papers who have such subscribers viii
never fail to furnish what h worth reading.
Busussss tpucAr,os soa DrsAsLrD Sos.,
saEns..- Extraordinary inducemenes oGersd
to disanlSq QqtQQ soldiers who desire 20 o.
tain = vnof6Agt colAlAtf tA1cHtion. -
BFysnt, OofAGOua . lMWflll's Counss.;sS
College, Davsnpos& Aws0s q. - The
bet. APA e. liEce!ssl myls-dw
! ecot4 DivIsIoa No. 4 Sons r. Tessper.