Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-04-03
By the President;
w. Fl. SEWARD, Secretary Of State
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

L uo luOululy SldtSIltIG VI LIZ po't'N oeI',
presents very gratifying exhibit of the condi-
ton of the National Treasury. 1t will be seen
that the sum total of the debt is over six mil
lions less than it was on the lst Of March
Among the changes in the important items Of
the present statement, as compared with that
of March lst, are the. following.
Total debt April l. 1866 50, S27, 793, 500 81
- March /, 1865. ......... 2,S27 ,SGS,95o 46
A decrease of................. 1902 "a
In addition to this, there is in the Treasury
Sll6,0lS, 059 "a in coin and currency, which
makes the debt less cash in the Treasury:
April l. 1866 ............. s. 705, GAG, SIG Oh
March l. 1866. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~, So0,OOO ~
A decrease of..................... G,2O3, 48t p
The debt bearing interest in coin stands 90, 80
April !, 1866. ...............Sl,l Isl, 236 34l 81
March l, 1866. III, 1861, POI 50
An increase of......... 23G9,05O 90
which would indicate the conversion of
50, 369, $50 of Seven-thirty and other United
States notes into Fivc-twenty six per cent gold
bearing bonds 4 comparison Of the debt
bearing interest in currency shows:
AAp prnh sea- 49, rs s $50 80 80
An increase o................. 10000 So
being the amount of the increase in the tempo
rary loan during the month. The amount Of
coin in the Treasury is in excess or the pre-
vious statement, as will be seen by the follow
ing notwithstanding the sales Of gold under
stood to have been made by the Secretary
during the month
April |. 1866 SG2 GEO, 100 so
March l. 1866. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3d. 49, lo2 II
Auincreasc oC...................... $685. sos IS
This must come mainly from customs duties,
for the gold certificates of dcposit-lhe only
other channel through which gold reaches The
Treasury-show falling off during the month
of 50, 962, 40. The item OF currency in the
Treasury up to de compares thus:
April l. 1866. OiIhSo vi
March l, 1866. 90 2S2 l61 II
a. decrease oo' IL
The Withdrawal of United States notes has not
been SO large the past month as previously,
as will be seen from the following: ,
March l. lSoj6... p g............ l23 1852 60
\ decrease of.................. GSG12l %
The increase in the issue Of fractional currency
is greater than for many months past. The
figures show: ..
\ Drill !. 1856 50 Vj2 a. W
March 1865 ................ - : 5,:IS 773}t 81
An increase Observation-Disclosures: l,4Sl11 ID
The decrease in the sam total o! the debt,
less cash in the Treasury, dnring the nlont3 Ct
February was over five millions. The prcse'::
statcmen, shows that the reduction during lie
month of March was over six millions Wash.
Chronicle.
REPORTED FAILURES IN RICHMOND. Tor
some days past the city has been rife with wiId
rumors with regard to large number OF failures
among our most extensive merchants, and after
a searching investigation, VIC assure our readers
that the reports are almost entirely untrue.
Not enc house mentioned has yet suspended
business and 50 far as we have been able to as
certain. every one of them are fully able to meet
their liabilities to the last dollar. Our mer-
chants-and, in fact, everybody -arc rather
cramped for money, it is true, and some OF them
may have been compelled to ask favors at the
hands Of their creditors, but then that Is moth
ing unusual. and no sign ofabsolutc failures. -
Rich T'7es