The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-12-13

s message have reached us. They al
n entirely too voluminous for our co
IS umns, and we must therefore conteI
ourselves with furnishing the readt
the chief points of Importance. Tn
e War Secretary's report shows that tn
t entire number ofvolunteers to be mus
Y tered out, paid and transported. Ma
I. l, 1865, was 1923, ,S64 BY Novem
S Der l, 1865, l,023,62I were mustere,
out, leaving in service ii, ,05S, whit
Q and colored. The aggregate reduc
ton of colored troops during the yea
has been 1904, leaving about 10000
officers and enlisted men. From MAY
1st, 1865, to August 2, 1866, over
267, 900 horses and mules were sold
for So 1863, ,065,54 barracks, hospi.
tails and other buildings, sold brought
| S5j6, ,S73; damaged clothing S602,-
779. The fleet OF five hundred and
ninety transports, maintained at a
daily expense of SS2, 400, was reduced,
before June 30th, 1866, to fifty-three
vessels, costing $4,000 per diem, and
most of these have since been dis
charged. OF two hundred and sixty
two vessels employed inland, at an ex
pense of SO, 1913, none were in service
June 30th, 1866.
The sale of river transports, etc,
during the year amounted to Sl,I52,-
$50. Cash sales of railroad equip
ments amount to S3,466, 739; credit
sales S7,444,973, of which S1.200,0S5, |
principal and interest have been paid, |
leaving due June 30, 1868, principal
and interest, $6,570,O74. All military
telegraphs and unnecessary stores and
materials have been sold There is
now in the regular army 54,302 men.
During the fiscal year ending June 80,
1866, S10,431, 1904 were distributed to
the army and Military Academy, and
S248, ,943,313 to volunteers. Direc-
tions have been given to the ordnance
department for the speedy manufac-
ture of breeehloading arms. The
alteration of the Saui.. Z, as,tti rSir4Af -
a breech- loader. has been adopted
The report of the Secretary of the
Treasury is mainly devoted to figures.
He puts the debt of the country on the
3lst of October tast at S2,6S1, $780,,
D66 "a, and estimates that the receipts
for the current fiscal year will exceed !
,he expenditures by the snug little
sum of SS5, 5,752,358 63. He refers to
he Evening Star disaster, and makes
t the occasion for recommending |
iome action on the part of Congress S
or the better regulation Of our mer- S
'antile marines and the more com 4
,lete protection ofpassengers.
The report of the Postmaster Gen
ral shows an excess of expenditures +
'ver the receipts, which, however, is
Iothing unusual. The revenues foot
Ip S14, 900, coo, expenditures s $15,000,-
100; decrease Of revenue 1-5 per il
ent; increase of expenses IL per cent I
The overland mail to California, for =
lerly by ST. Louis, is now by Chicago n
nd Omaha. Amount of postage with
oreign countries S2,290,00O, an in
rease of 100000. In forty-six cities ID
ne free delivery system is in vogue. il
lumber of dead letters for the year
100000; 100000 lacked stamps or al
ldress. They contain S244,590, of II
hich 1921, ,OGO was delivered. Over
900 contained photographs, &c de
he Postmaster Gener .eommends
] increase of salaries 5 depart st,
ent be
The Secretary Of tlifyNavy reports th
at uuiluS Ihc year eue utpdi blitut
Is been engaged in reducing the ma
i service at home, establishing u
uadrons abroad, repairing vessels ~
ID machinery, and placing the navy HI
ION a substantial but economical re
ace establishment. TIL e report
ows a total force of 27S vessels, ele
rrying 2,351 guns, of which lis an
ssels, carrying 1,029 guns are in
mmission. The number Of seamen pl;
service is set down at 1900 men on
le secretary recommends the estab-
hment Of a navy yard in the Gulf Of - -
sxieo, and a depot for iron clads
League Island.
Mr. Browning, OF the Interior, re- the
rts that during the last fiscal year h,
29.3I3 acres of public lands were mil
d for se24,645. Of
The entire amount Of the public do -,
in is l.465, ,46S.sOO acres, Of which y.
|, I,160,5 ,55I acres have been surveyed