Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-06
LATEST NEWS
III. TEEEGR.sf'H,
TO THE DArlv DEMOCRAT.
WASHINGTON.

Wasui.oYov, Juue 5-Tae statement Of
the pa .lsc debt btaring Interest Ia coin IL
! 20, 2Bt 3o3 iSn. Debt hear ng currency
lnief,ss $3.50 C9l ,7G5. Maiur.d debt mi
presented or payment. <a'i 1902 ,G32 Debt
te@rin no an rrs' sal $50. 10 lid. Total,
s2Gs s0i. yji 95s.
Amou,u 10 t,.asurv in coin. 90, S75s4i,
7Gi Ia currency. 81 .266 GlG43s. Ampnui
nf debit less cash Ia Treasury. ,56i.
8 500 Since May LIST the desd beating
coin interest has Increased fOl 40 COO I iie
debt Tearing currency interest Inns ,iecreased
"a, 423 y45. Ms,ured Debt n"s presented
Tor pay ,seYt has decreased az 20i .62O. and
The ar,'t tearing NO intrlest has increased
1853 2S6. The sEauunt Of coin in the treas
ury has decreased tlJ. $40 2U2.64S. The cur
rency bslauce has Increased ~ SS2, 200, GA,
while the amount Of debt less cash in ihr
treasury shows q decrease Of $5i7,Ol5O,G
II is nsrrf,ained That Mr. Dursnt ihis
m"rning autographed tn Gen. Sheridan, in
response to the appointment rendered him
by tia. officer as Governor Of l. ,uisians,
percmptorily declining the honor
Commander u. T. Emmons, commanding
the l. ). steamer O.iiee, reports To the
Navy DEPARTMENT under date Of June LIST,
Enir4Dcr Magellan Straits, April 10th. tina
he left that place on the date oil his dis
patch. hsvIpg removed during the night II
SANDY Poat, where the cpmmuricat, d nth
the Governor # The GILLIAN settlement,
and at his urgent request gave rassage ~
ON. If his colonis,s To Valparaiso at Port
GaloOt Capt EmmODs found the Englisl,
br'g Ju!sa Langiey, which en-
tered the straits some weeks pre-
narfpas, where hey were nenaced BY tn
n r. AZ sta 81 Ia .txsr.s
the brig by commander If the o i9ee. At the
west entrance and all along the straits the
natives come To the sites OF the Vessels In
AL almos, naked state. clamoraus for tob &C
CO and fire water. offering a few skins, &c
! in exchange They sre becomi very
bold aud viii eiget ouble 70 any vessel that
| tnsy get on the se!ofe, or not manned with
SUFFICIENT numbers for sell-prottctlou. 1--we
nnitrrs belonging 10 the British steamship
| Warren, now employed In surveying thu
straits, were wounded hy them recently.
The Japanese commissioners have left
| Washington for New York and Boston
The Chief commissioner lravesi 10 the steam
er Of the li,h for San Francisco. TO take
the Colorado for Japan. The two naval
officers remain 10 gn home in the S.onewall
Capt. Brown, OF the United States navy has
been engaged by the commissioners 10 take
her out.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued
a circular approving of the following named
locked lily valves, al the option OF steam.
boat owners, subject OF course, Ia annual
inspection and ,erl applied by loca. inspect
ors. and exam nat ion and approval or dis-
| approval Tor special reasons OF supervisor :
| inspectors. These valves. though III geDer
! al character approved. are yet TO he sub
| i,c'cd To the most careful and exact scrutiny
AS TO quality, material, workmanship, AUD
their sltiici. ncy in particular cases. This
enumeration Il by no means TO exclude
others EQUALLY meritorOus that may be pre-
sented. but super Using inspectors are re-
qulrcd TO uff,rd 10 nll such thorough AM
impartial examination, amt accept any found
| po, scssins merits equal To the valves chosen
1s.-lhc American, high and low pres
sure
1.-The Robinson high and low pressure
1.-The Farrar high aud low pressure
4th-rhe Mason hieh and i,w pressure
J 9th lie McMurc. valve
The itr.e balance Ia currency shown by
! the public debt statement is caused ,rinct.
paily from receli- from IN scelnn.on.
sources, and The internal Revenue near HE
ciosc of May, as wei as Ia prepare for In
/ ier,st falling due IN a few DAYS on 7 81
no'ts aud principal OF compound inter, 81
I NOTES and interest thereon. ani also 10 meet
req nisiilnns ,spect,d In n law DAYS iron
ol!iei depsrtn, nts.
lie S,crrlgiy OF The Interior has reeeiv
Cd n r'port ON Breyei Bfgadier G.n j
I II Simpson, WIN White snd p Blair
Mon rscic X. z. Clmm ssioners, stal.ul
that they had. finished the lD'h section %
!oi'y miles. OF TINT road, C. mnencinr n
point 3o5 and tenn mating 3i5 mi, ". s.
81 Omaha and Mud The ruai ready tar i'm
mediate service and supplied with all III.
| appur'enanc,s "i " first class railroad and
therefore ~ commend the ate. piance by lii,
Government, OF said stcimn.
The treasury Department are prepared IL
redeem the compound Interest notes Ms fas
as ttev severally allure, by the payment
of the principal aud intercs, thereon to dat,
OF ma ufily, on their presentation TO ,b,
Treasure. or either OF Assistant Treasure 7.
At New York, Phladclphia and Boston.