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Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11
Report OF the Controller OF the
CURRENCY.

The Hon. Freeman Clarke presents
compact statement of the years work,
which we present in full The report is
by about 140 pages Of sta
tistics relating mainly to the condition
of National Banks. Since the last re-
port, 283 new banks have been organ
lied, and 73l State banks converted
into National Whole number of Ma.
tional banks to Nov 1, is 1901, of which
679 were new, and 922 conversions from
State institutions. Two banks have
failed. The result of the conversion has
been rather to diminish than to increase
the circulation. The National bank
notes in circulation Oct. l, were $l7I,.
32l, 903; State banks, 1885,, SIS; le-
gal tender and fractional currency,
$704 584,658. Including bank notes
not issued, the whole amount of the
nominal circulation at that date was
81, 083, 452,233; from which the Con-
troiler makes large deductions in order
to arrive at the actual circulation. Ma
tioual bank notes not delivered to banks
are $109, l52, 945; legal tender held by
banks, $l93, 094, 1865; compound interest
notes, mostly held in investments, $l2l, :
3l4,195; currency in U. s. Treasury,
$56, 236, 440; altogether, $499, 1907 /;
leaving the actual circulation $3.50, 844, :
229.
1t is recommended that as the most
efficient means to eurtail expansion, a
system of compulsory redemption at the
financial centers be adopted. The en-
Urgency which required an irredeemable
paper currency no longer existing, re-
sumption of specie payments should en-
sue at the earliest possible moment As
one step toward it, the. tariff should be
so adjusted as to discourage inordiuate
importations; Increasing the tariff as
gold and foreign exchange recede in
price. Internal taxation at the same
time should be simplifed. In addition
to $120, 600, 600 from the tariff, the Con.
troIler's estimates are $l00,000,000 on
whisky, malt liquors, and domestic
wines; $l5,000,000 on tobacco; $685..
100000 on cotton $l5,000,000 from
STAN ps :, $40 ,000, 900 from licences; $l0,-
100000 from premiums on surplus oil
gold !; in the aggregate $405, 900, 900, a
sum probably 800, 900, 900 in excess Of
expenses, the whole or part of which
could go to the yearly reduction of the
debt. By restricting the In.ernal Reve-
nue. tax to a few articles the cost of itf
collection would be greatly diminished,
and dissatisfaction with the law be abat
ed. The Controller protests warmly
against all schemes of State taxation of
National securities as a violation OF
public faith, and proposes the transfer
Of the bureau which he administers from
Washington to New York, as demanded
by economy and convenience. II
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11
Gems us Of 1s6O--BarIeY.

q The total product Of Barley in the
United States and Territories in 1860
was Is, S25, 99S bushels. Barley is said
TO be more widely distributed and more
generally used than any other grain,
@ and an important article of food for
man in remote times. Pliny speaks of
it as the first grain cultivated for nour-
ishment 1t is adapted to hot and cold
climates. 1t is not known where it
originated. The plant is said to grow
wild in Sicily and the interior of Asia,
and q common species is said to occur
in a wild state in some parts of the
United States.
The barley cultivated in this country
is of two species, the Heolgare and the
FL distiehon. A third species is cult
waited in Europe, called the Fl henas-
fichon, or Fall and Winter barley.
II was sown in Palestine in Autumn
and reaped in the sping. At the the
Passover the Hebrews frequently used
barley bread. 1t was also used as food for
cattle 1t is principally cultivated in
the United States for the purpose Of
manufacturing beer. It is more pro-
sductive than any other. kind of grain.
It succeeds well in almost any kind of
soil ''
The climate of the United States is
said not to bevery well adapted@ the
production of a superior article of bar.
ley. II requires moist climate, con-
sequently the English barley is superior
to ours. H H@a
There is quite a contrast in regard to
the production of barley in the different
States, compared with that of other
grain. California ranks second small
!, est in the production of Indian corn in
1860, the 1Ith in wheat, and 4th in rye,
and 4th In oats, and FIRST In barley, hav-
ing produced in 1860, 4,41s, 426 bushels
of barley. Next in order is New York
reproducing 4,1s6, 66s bushels. Ohio is
third, and Illinois is fourth in order.
The increase in the production of bar.
ley in the New England States, in 1860,
was 800 per cent; producing in 1850,
1891 bushels, Maine having the
largest increase, being 500 per cent.
The increase in the Middle States was
about 33 per cent. New York produces
ever IS per cent of the barley produced
in the Middle States.
~ The increase in the Western States
over that of 1850 was more than 60C
per cent The increase in Illinois was
1000 per cent, and in Iowa about 1890
per cent. The increase in the Southern
States was nearly 400 per cent, pro
ducing 2l9,9S0 bushels in 1860 tC
6,l32 bushels in 1850.
A0iIt will be seen that the production o
Barley in the Southern States is very
~ small. The single State Of Maine pro
duces nearly four times as much as the
entire Southern States. tbs also worthy
10 of notice thai California produces nearly
all the B4s.eJ rroduced in the Pacific
States.
81 The production of barley, more thar
keeps up with the increase of population
The product in 1860 is more than twice
that ofs1S50 to each person. 1t wa
more than double in the New England
States, nearly four times as great in th'
Western States, and about five times a
great in the Pacific States. In the Mid
die States the increase has fallen below
I the increase of population. sg B.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11
NEW MUSIC-BOOK.
New and Very Popular Singing
Book,
THE PRAISE OF ZION.

EoR OHOIRs, sIEGING-scHooLs, AND
IL Societies. By Scion Wilder and ". 8. Daven-
port. Try 1 before adopting any other book 1t has
now been published about two months, and its
success fully justifies the confident predictions Of
its publishers.
letter from one of the most prominent music
teachers in the country, just received, says: To
say tn at like il would be too mild phrase;
am thoroughly and decidedly On lore igith q. Its
harmonies unusual a work Of the class,
and so rich and Of eotive, that have real feast
every time treat myself to au hour for its peru
SAL" a-4
1t Is rich In Old and New Music, TUNES OF all
metres, anthems, and Set Pieces; has many new
compositions by the most popuI@r authors, and q
variety of Secular Music for Sing ng Schools.
Type large and clear, one part on q sta 49,.
Price ST. so each; Sl3 so per dozen.
Published by MASON BROTHERS.,
dec7 dst,wlt 500 Broadway, New York.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11

Estimated surplus of receipts. Ill, $50, SIS II
The past due debt Son the slst oeto.
Der, beside the compound interest, the
United States and the fractional notes,
amounted to 81, 373, 800 90; debt due in
1865 and 1866 to $1S7, $40, GAG 40; debt
due in 1867 and 1868 to $848, 1928, 59I 80.
Ofthe. latter item, $3.50, 100000 consist
Oft $50 notes. q As they are convert
ible into bonds only at the pleasure of
holders, the Secretary desires to be au.
thorized to fund them, whenever it can
be advantsgeously done, in advance Of
their maturity. To meet deficiency for
the present fiscal year he desires author.
ity to sell, In his discretion, bonds of
similar character, to- reduce the tempo
rary loan, to pay maturing certificates
of Indebtedness, and also to take up any,
portion of the debt maturing prior to
1869 that can be adVantageously retired.
sit is not probable,R remarks the Secre-i
tary, "that it will be advisable, even if il
could be done without pressing them
MON the market, to sell a much larger
amount Of bonds within the present or
the next fiscal year than will be neces-
sary to meet any deficiency of the Treas.
ury, to pay the past due and maturing
obligations of the Government, and a
part of the temporary loan, and to re-
tire an amount of the compound interest
notes and United States notes sufficient
to bring back the business Of the eoun,
try to a healthier condition. But no.
harm can result from investing the Sec
rotary with authority TO dispose of bonds,
if the condition of the market will iusti-
fy it, in order to anticipate the payment
of thoae obligations that must soon be
provided for.
The total debt on the 1st of July, 1866,
IS estimated at 1000, 000, 600. n The
Secretary believes THE, wcoIe amount
nav eventually be funded at rate of
interest from 5 to 81 per cent, and he
suggests the applicationlof $500, 000, 900 !
Der annum to the paymentiof principal |
Ind interest together, by which the
whole would be extinguished in, from 28, /
~ QCl f..x~A4ed aaA N4 Ista4 azll AA4a-4hat II
~ o1e yearss7aaansTs SD laa ,ssteN ,sne41 |
III Internal ReUenus.-The Secre--
tary recommends frequent and careful /
revision Of the system of taxation, with a,
view to lts becoming always more simple
ana productive. For specific recon-
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11
G6e RaiGg 8nnpnaG
80 EVANSVILLE, IND.
MoNDAY................DEcEMBER IL
- We give up much Of our space this

-
T0 We give mp much of our space this
morning to brief abstracts of the differ
emit reports of the Governmental Heads
of Departments, which accompanied the
Presidents message when it was sub.
mitted to Congress. The great length
of these reports forbids our publishing
them entire. But the great mass Of the
people have neither time nor inclina-
ton to read them, and will greatly pre-
fer an intelligent and honest abstract of
their main points. We copy our sum-
mary from the New York Tribune, which
is theionly paper that we have received
which took the trouble to accommodate
its readers by he preparation OF brief
articles giving the substance of the long
reports. -
These summaries, especially those OF
the Secretary and Comptroller of the
Treasury reports, will be read with
great interest Business has dragged
heavily for few weeks past, every body
seeming disposedato wait and see what
the President and the Secretary of the
Treasury would recommend. Now, that
these distinguish j gentlemen have Civ
en- the country their views, we presume
trade will revive, because it may know
what calculations to make with regard
to the action Of Government.
q SO far as we have observed newspaper
criticism. the Presidents message and
the various reports have met with q
favorable reception, and but few, OBJ
jections seem to be urged against them
This is favorable indication, and
promises we'll for the peace, harmony
and prosperity of the future.
4
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11

Will sell at public auction, at the door of the
Court House in the City of Evansville, Indiana,
the following Lots, parts Of Lots. and parcels
Real Estate and improvements, assessed for the
payment Of City Taxes for the year 1855, due from
said Taxes being now due and unpaid-and for
the costs of laid sale; and that the sale will be
continued on the next day thereafter, viz: on
Friday, the Sth day of December, 1865, at 2
O'Clock D m, at the door of the Court House in
Evansville, for the pnrpese of selling such prop.
erty as may have been sold on the day first above
mentioned and not paid for:
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11

Estimated expenditures for the same
period are $4S4, 853, 462 ga, ofawhich
the War Department (for payment Of
troops and closing up of balances) wants
1907, 788, $50 81, and Interest on the
Public Debt, 800, 1885 rs. Defcien-
cy for the year, $l12, 1914, 947 20.
For the year ending June 80, 1867,
estimates are; e. a. A +
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11

Z { The Secretary offers some suggestions
for the laying-up of iron elads; location
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11
CoLLECTOR,s SALE.
Thursday December 18th, 1865,

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVES THAT {. JOHN
IN SpHUBERT, Collector ofthe City Of Evans
Vile, Between the houraof and II o'clock a.. m.
ad and O'Clock p. NJ,
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11

to help them pay the focal taxes, eand to
clean the city, aud for other benevolent
and humane purposes
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11

n endations be awaits the report Of the
especial commission, expected early in
the present session. In reference to the
Southern States, the Secretary recon
mends that the collection of taxes &C
cruing before the establishment therein
of revenue Offices be indefinitely post
poned; that sales Of property for direct
taxes be postponed till the States have
an opportunity of assuming those taxes,
as the loyal States did; and that all
transactions invalid for want of stamps
be Iegalized SO far as lies in the power
of Congress. For great variety OF
statements and suggestions on other
points the report itself may be consulted.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11

of Naval Academy, and for the edu-
cation of seamen. He concludes by
stating that the navy is in a state of ex-
celIent physical and moral efficiency;
congratulates the country, his subordi-
mates and himself upon the success of
their past labors, and commends the
naval force to the cherishing care of the
Government as the best hope of our ma
tional defence and glory.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11
Report Of the POstmaster.General.

The Postal Department has been
again more than self-sustaining during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865,
the revenue being $14 ,556, 158 20, and
the expenditures $I3 ,694, 728 %, leaving
surplus of 1861 ,430 A. The service
has been 8 per cent mote costly and IL
PERCENT more productive than the pre-
vious year. The average deficiency for
the past "a years has been 81 ,28S ,028 81
per annumy which had to be met by
special appropriation. The estimates
of athesyear 1866 and 1867 contemplate
a deficiency. of 9l ,207, 49, which is
more, than provided for in unexpended
appropriations. s5mse. Aii0t
There has been an addition of 8, 168
miles of routes opened during the year,
principally in the Southern. States, and
l,05l of the 1902 old Offices re,opened,
at much less cost than before, and
proposales have been invited for re-
establishing nearly all the old routes
/ The European mail service has been
conducted for some years on the basis
of paying 20. American steamers the
whole of the hostages of letters carried,
and to foreign steamers the sea postage
only, the latter amounting to an aver
age of $3.50 per trip last year. The
advantages of such competition rather
than substituting national steamers are
clearly set forth Steam service with
Brazil has been established, and con-
tracted for to China.
FreegdeIivery of letters is now con-
fined to 45 principal cities. A new
Post Office building for New York is re-
commended. There has been an in
creaseio of 25 pera cent. (859, 262) in the
number o. dead letters for the year, of
which 1854 contained money amount
ing to $244, 372 81, large increase upon
! last year. Nearly one per cent of all
letters conveyed we're sent to the Dead
Letter Office, owing in part, no doubt,
to the Irregularities caused by the war
The law requiring the advertising in the
newspaper of largest circulation it is
found is very expensive, and discretion
is urged in its stead.
The Money Order system is SO far
successfully in operation that it has
issued IA ,277 orders for 81 1850, 122 80
during the year, the fees amounting
only to two thirds of the expenses.
Some Esnggestions for alteration are
suggested ag aalduaR q. -qaU trs1}
i Contractors and others from the re-
bellious States have presented claims
for million dollars, which are held for
| the action of Congress- The two great
mill-stohes on the Post Office are the
Franking Privilege and the Overland
Mail (partly military which together
cost netoutlay of two millions of
dollars to be paid by the Department
1t isa gratifying fact, illustrating the
progress OF education and social devle-
opment in our country, that the average
receipts from, the North alone during
four years Of war were So ,533 ,s45, over
the whole, and OF the past year Sc, O38,-
09l greater than the revenues from the
whole Union previous to the rebellion !
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11
Report Of the Secretary OF the Navy.


Secretary Welles rehearses in his re.
port the immensely of the task of or
| ganizing the Navy, and maintaining
the blockade, and he operations of our
fleets toward the close of the war. In
four years the navy added 208 (steam)
vessels and IL. 900 men to its rolls, be-
side Purchasing Al vessels, of which
31S were steamers, which on sale have
deprecated in value So, 100000 The
cooperation of the navy in the capture
of Wilmington, Charleston and Mobile
viii be read with keen interest. The
conduct of England in building and
equipping Priyateers and blockade run
ners is referred to in emphatic terms,
and an enlargement, and perfection of
our Navy Yardsis urged that we may
be prepared for future emergencies.
There are now Eve squadrons of ma
ltional vessels on the coast of Europe
o., aBrazip( lO), East India (4), Pacific
G1),J West India (8E At the highest
period of efficiency of the bIockading
lsqnadrons, in January last, there were
All vessels, with 24,559 guns, Of
kinds Isl vessels, of which 210 were
steam ersss rauS ana gunDOatSi III ana
355 of all kinds have been sunk or de-
stroYed. The estimated value of those
sunk and captured is over 100000
The amount of prizes condemned up to
the LIST. of November is 81, S29, 54S96.
and5a number of important cases are |
still before the courts Most of the |
whole has been British property
Thefe- are 'oh the penson roll 2, OFF, /
receiving an annual sum of $24S, 52s 80. /
An increase of the salaries of officers /
and clerks is asked for. The resources
of the Department for the fiscal year
were $40, 09I, 125 go, and the expendi-
lures S116s ISL .675s 95, which, together
with unexpended appropriations and
those for the current year, leaves bal
ance for estimated carrent expenses of
$l42, 2qI, 9l9 40, exclusive of the pro.
&c sug of sales of vessels, etc. The
working expenses of the navy, for the
year ending June 80, 1867, are esti-
mated lat alittIe less than twenty.four
- N; -.- isfsn auiAa1 ssaEl h1a 1870 sgrslfi
( The Secretary offers some suggestions
for the laying-up of iron elads; location
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-25

MONEY IN THE SOUTm.-'rhr Wash
ington correspondent of the Philadcl-
phin Inquirer says:
"Rcports from collectors of internal
revenue In Georgia give gratifying evil
dcncc Of thcnbundnncc of money in the
South, notwithstanding the exhaust
ing process 1t lNs been subjected to
within the lust four ycnrs. 'Eh" rollcc-
tor at Augusta reports having collected
two hundred thousand dollars within
the last three months, aud the cOllcc-
tors ut MnGOn report one hundred and
iIGIy thousand dollars IN the sam" Pc
rloi, NIL of which are from taxes IN
cotton.
"Owlng To the irregular transpOrta.
tiOn facilities between GCOrgin and
Washington, these receipts hav" not
vet been forwarded TO tho bureau here,
hut nm safely taken cIrO Of, in 0nrcnSc
being deposited in II State hnnk, nmd in
the other placed unhCrn military guard,
Tho collector Of internal revenue for
tho district of Montgomery, Alabama,
reports that there will hC ono hundred
thousand bales Of cotton sent To the
market from that district alone in II
short time"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-25
DIR. T. ]. KIsNER.

VNEEDf!RS HIS TIA SESTO ALL THOSE
who have lnvOrcl him with their conf
tlenCG and patronage. ind would Inform his
friends md the people generally thut hr VIII,
the coming year occupy his Old office ON 'I
IdrCet, near Reed 4 Krlfis Drug store, GGnirr
Wheeling W. VII, where hr may h. consult,
pd in reference tn thrlrlisHns", the nnlnTunh
character Of which the Doctor i nblr nj nll
times, md under rnllriTcumstRnc," tUdIaCflbC
and 10 nEsurn Of thH probable result aud durn.
ton Of treatment IIC practices III" Eclectic
system Of Medicine, uslng mild hut Elective
remedies, supporting instead NJ IL pressing
Tho Vltni Power. The medicine. mod by
him are prepared and put up IN his Own
OfTirn IhslhIS thu treatment NJ Acute nig.
narI.g. DT. Klgnrr will give hi, attention "a Tho
Treatment Of nil varieties OI Chronic disease.
Tint grOllFyr Of tho human race, -"fGfIll In
MI ity vnrjid fnrns, viz: VurllDut Discharges
from tho Ear, W prevalent among chlldpn,
PnrtiIcni OpihnlHiln, O1rnn, Enlarged Glands,
UlcrrntIGnS, Cancers md nl vhrtlcs Gl skin
Diseases, Will receive hls FpeClnl liIrhllgii,-
DipfJfs' NJ the Throat, Lung Gnh liclri llv.
cF COnplniniH Dlnrrhun, DyETntrry nnl Ills',
DlgfnH4 Gf the Urinary Organs, Sypllills, &c,
Nervous md Spinal Affections, EIllplnY,
rheumatism rnd Paralysis, DschLs Of Fn.
males, DytmrnGrThrn, lcurOrrhCn, PfOlalhtS
UteH, md MI Painful iurHlArillc. md Srr-
VnuN DlsCA1S Ia which They nrr subject lt
tTgntA RuCcITsiully. Tho treatment ~ Cllll,.
DltEN will receive Ia" snmC attention M here.
thtOre, Al consultations and cGmmunlca.
uOnA strictly confidential, nnd will receive
prDTDpt attention, Might Chlls ChoCrmily mn.
iWGnd. Once hours nom o 10 " A. M, | IN
and U n J.. NJ. lung
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-25
Bethany College.

TINHIS INSTITUTION Is LOCATED IN
one Of the most beautiful md healthy
portions NJ the hill country Of West Virginia
II II In HrWkc county, TTtrrn miles north 0i
Wheeling, and SrrCn miles from WrllSbuns, nt
which place, persons coming either hy boat
or Tnil, can ind hacks ready to take them to
the College. Situated ms II Il In the country,
II II removed nj once from the temptations IL
uXtrHvngnnCc, nnh the facilities for vlCc,wllch
ntiHCh IN Colleges IN or near large CiiicS-
Young men who'd n thorough education
will ind peculiar advantages IN bethany Col
lcgC. She lnS m experienced Faculty nnh
affords the hSt education On the lowest terms.
The 18th Session will commence IN the lsl
Monday In October next AMI terminate On
the Inst Thursday Of June, 1874.
FACULTY.
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, President.
W. X. PESnLETOS, Wee President md
POreSS0r Of Mental Moral, and Political rhl-
nSnphy mud Relies lHttrCs
CHARLES LOUIS l.OuS, Professor Or Ancient
Languages anh IAicnturc.
Is. ". JOHNSON, Professor Of Mathematics
and Astronomy.
Il. RICHARDSON, Professor nf Natural PHI
lOSOphy, Chemistry md Natural History.
TERMS.
BOnrllng Ernm 500 IN SIhO pr week.
Tuition, per session NJ . months, 5000.
Washing md lights extra,
MnriCuntlOn FCrSjU0.
For Catalogues or further Information nd
dress W. X. PcnhlctOn or e. l.. LOus, Scr'ty.
OUVlS.2mlHtW
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-25

THE exodus from Canada is so Seri
Gus us to create IL call in some quarters
upon the attention Of Government. The
Bishop Of Toronto lntcIy gave MS his
reasons fornotrcbuiIding his cathedral,
the great losses which his diocese has
sustained in numbers. In 1861 this
Catholic diocese had II congregation Of
42,OOO; but according to the census now
given by the Bishop it does not contain
more than 10000. Toronto city from
having 5000 Catholics has diminished
to 1000. Not one, but many Canadian
journals, make the same complaint;
and the emigration, though mostly from
among the Irish, seems to extend TO
other Sccts and classes OF workingmcn.
"rhc people," says Montreal journal,
"Nrc leaving us by tens of thousands"