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AvefJ large poftoh ~ wnich were In cifcaasion a.
money.
The temporary loans were payable In thirty days from
the tmc Of deposit, after . notice Of ten days.
The i've per cent notes were payable In lawful money
In and two years, from December l, 1861
The compound interest notes were payable m three
years from thor respective dates all becoming duo be-
tween the 10th day Of june 1857 and the 10th day Of
October, 1sGS.
The sevenihir,y notes were payable In about equal
proportions In August, 1867, and Juno and July, 1865
In lawful money, convertible ct maturity, 81 the
pleasure OF the holder, INTO fve-twenty bonds
The certificates Of indebtedness would mature at var
ous times between the thrtynrst day Of August 1900
and the second day OF May, 1857.
During the month OF September, 1885, the army hav-
tng been reduced nearly 10 peace footing, II became
apparent that the internal aud the receipts Tor
customs would be sufficient 10 pay all tho expenses o.
the government aud the interest on the public deb 20
be turned from borrowing 10 funding. Besides the
United States notes 10 circulation, there nearly
81 800 600 900 OF debts In the Interest bearing
notes. Temporary oans and certificates OF Indebtedness
. portion OF which were maturing daily, and all ot
when, with the exception OF the temporary loans,
(which beng In the nature OF loans on CALL might OF
might not b continued, according 20 the win OF the
hoders must Be converted into bonds or paid In money
before the 10th Of October ls6s, The country bad
passed through var unsxsmpet IN lis expensveness
and sacrifice OF lives: Il afflicted with redundant
aid depreafsd currency; prices OF property aud the
cost Of living had advanced corespondingiy with
tho Increase OF the circulating mediums men, estimating
thelr means By false standard Of value, had become
reckless and extrayasant In their expenditures and
habits; business, In tho absence Of stable bsss was
unsteady and speculative and great nsanca trouc'ss ne
usual result Of expensive vars seemed 70 % amcss IN.
sviAbls sAs undsr such circumstances nsa 'ns woss
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THE NATIONAL FINANCES.
Report Of Hugh McCu!lcch. Secretary
Of the Treasury.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT Washington. Nov. so 1857.
In conformity with law the secretary Of the Treasury
has The honor to submit 10 Congress this hts regular
annual report
The finances OF the United States, notwithstanclng
tho continued depreciation OF the currency are 10
much more satisfactory condition than they when
tho Secretary had the honor make 10 Congress his
last annual report Since the nrst day OF November,
1896. s493 900 e63 "a OF bearing notes. cer
cates OF Indebtedness and Of temporary loans have
been paid or converted into bonds ard the public debt
ueducng therelrom the cash in tho Treasury, which Is
10 be applied 10 Its payment, has been reduced
$50, S05,555 "a Doring the same period decided i'm
provemert has also been witnessed IN the general eco
nomcal condition OF tue country. Tho policy OF con-
tracing the currency although not enforced 10 the
extent author zed by law, has prevented an expan.
bion OF credits TO which redundant and especially
deprecated currency always an incentive and has
had no little influence ating labor and increasing
production led been steadily returning to the
healthy channels from which IL diverted during the
war and although Incomes bern small aud trade
rcneraIIy Inactive in other commercial country has
thero boon less financial embarrassment than the
United states.
In order that ion OF the Secretary In the nnau-
ca administration OF the department. be- properly
understood a brief reference to tue condition Of tue
and at subsequent periods seems to BIO necessary
On the 31st day arch, 1865 total debt OF the
United States was $780, s55,o17 a. OF the following
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Every consideration, therefore, that has been brought
the mind Of the setrsary confirms the OF the
II the busness OF the country rested
stable hass credits could b kept from being still
further increased there would be less occasion for soc
tuic this subject But such IL not the fact Business
not healthy conditions = speculative feversh uncer
tain Every day et contraction H. deferred increases the
difficulty Of preventing financial collapse Prices and
credits VI not remain they The tide viii either
code or advances and viii not reccde without the exercise
OF the controlling power Of Congress-
These Views not only approved BY the House Of
Representatives, bat they seemed q she time 70 be
heartily responded to BY the PEOPLE BY the Get Of
April IL 1866, the Secretary authorised 10 receive
Treasury notes and othcr obligations Of the government
whether bearing interest or not In exchange FOR bonds
with provso that, Of United States notes. not more
than 600 should be cancelled within months
from The passage OF the act and thereafter not more
than ~ O0O, 900 In any month"; This prov 100, while
Il 0xed limit 70 the amount OF notes which should be
retired per month, far from indicating an abapdon-
meps OF tho policy Of contraction, confirmed and estab-
lished IL TO this policy although for reasons which
seemed 70 him 10 b udcous the regular monthly rsduc
ton has al mads the action OF the Secretary
has been confored and The eject has bees sautary,
end the continuation Of would DO SO obviously wise,
thai hs would not consider Necessary 70 say one word
IL IL favor werc there mot Indications that under the
teachings Of the advocates OF large and
deprecated currency such views are being inculcatsd
a., II not corrected may lead 70 lie abandonment
Money 10 simply 3 medium OF exchange and measure
OF valve "A medium u facilitates exchanges, and By
doing this necessarily stimulates production. does
not follow, however that EXCHANGES arc facilitated and
production stimulated In proporsios 70 We Increase
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character and quantity Of merchandise imported can DO
determined; for the uniformity with which duties may
be Assessed q different ports; and particularly pre-
cudss the possibility OF fraudulent undervaIustions
without recommending exclusive adoption OF specific
o. ccnsrsss whether Inc system might not With pro.
prsy b. extended TO oil commodities which the duty
bears large proportion 70 the value, or OF which the
V from oiher with difncuity ascertaned- The
SPECIAL Commissioned Of the Revenue will In his report
q which the ad varem rass q the presen, tariff can
b sdvsntageousy converted into corresponding specific
Our commercial relations with Spain and her colonies
under the acts of July Ia 1882 and June 30 1884 par
ucuAsy 20 far they relate 10 trade with Cuba and
pss and have GIVEN .s % frequent sSs
The acts above cited were designed a. retalistory
measures 70 induce By cor. Of coercion relaxation Of
ne extreme protective system adopted BY Spain In
srely faIed 70 prodscs The desired effect. but their
jsreas 20 our interest In every respect Their effect,
- connection with spanish exactions, has been 70
Our pa, q spa pooy Ace
ne soun,srval,ns system thus brings no bsnsns 70
ssnda should include greater pars o. their foreign
ssss., :essd :ss:s.s pss, aoss hss ds's: he
repeal a LEASE or the oct Of 1884.
Recommendations 10 this effect have been q various
larry Nj. wsksr IN is1O, and IN lisa By NJ Corwin.
me sxpesncs Of the past nitesa ysa has fully justi
esd ne views then expressed.
TIE shipping Interest Of The United States 70 great
degree prosassd BY the war hes net revived during the
rsst yssr Our shlpyards are with exceptions IN
srtve Our surplus products are being chiefly trans
porss 70 fcrssn countries In foreign veeela The See
sstAy sti forced 70 admit IN the language o. his
last rsporh rhas with unsQsaled facilities FOR obtain.
tng he materials and with acknowledged skin 10 snip.
bulens 9TH thousands Of miles Of ssacoast indsntsd
With tfs nnsss hsrco In The world, with surplus pro-
eacs that rsqus In their transportation large and IN
ssns scsnsse. we csn neither probably build snips
nor successfully conpess with English ships In the
transportation Of our own protsetions."
No change ior The bstsr has taken place since that
serer' made On the contrary. sbe indications are
thM ~ great shrbsdip9 interest," " the Eastern and
h6As sAiss hsa cssn0ntsady dsclinleg, and th con-
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trains for Boston. Worcester, i-..- a.i t.i.
trains 2 rassuuIsic i- D.. rEr..ts a. -eV t.lH
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Day Express leaves t'.1tr--. % -... n
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THE sEXToN's TALE and other Posms-by Theo
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SCRAPS.

WHY wasn't Eve tried for eating the ap-
pie ? Because there was no court ct appel
ate jurisdiction.
a little girl happening 70 hear her moth
er speaking OF going mo kali mourning
said ''Wh are We going into half-mourn-
ing, mamma. are any OF our relations half
dead p
What Is the legitimate punishment Of one
who listens at keyhole? Why to catch a
keyhol'd in the head-The author of his
been allowed to commit hari kari.
Englishmen should ne: boast of thar ma
tional greatness before Canadian Indians.
In reply to one who repeated the boast that
the sun never sets on the Queen dominIous,
Mr.. Redskin said that was - because Heav-
en- is afraid to trust an Englishman in tic
dark"
A gentleman invited his fair cousin from
the country to rec " Renee ard Juliet ="
and urged Der to be ready in season. ." Oh
replied the unsophisticatrd young miss . il
we don't get there IN time 70 see Romeo, We
shall be early enough to see Juliet"
A little girl, bumped her head against
the DltD uOul oAN bN-dii ~ ~ bAN was
comf0rted. Her father SAID, now ny dear
well shut the door NO, papa. leave it
open, so somebody else bump is head
A strong streak of human nature.
An editorial friend wanted a serial novel
for bis paper, and asked the opinion
Of one IF the carriers, on the same princi
ple that caused Moliere to reaO his plays in
manuscript to his washerwoman. " Well,
raplied the character. 4" II | wanted TO
write a story that'd take, Id get a young
girl. poorly es a picture, and modest and
good. ana Id make her suffer like -
the blank was filed with a word more iorci-
be than pl1us Evidently be had hit the
philosophy Of popular d" yellow covered
novel writing.
II there i any defect more striking than
another in American character, j, is BASH
fulness. Young America IN particular, is
painfully affected by 1t An incident Is
mentioned by correspondent, who was de-
sired by his aunt TO % - neighh0r Shaw
and SEE II he had Tor sale any straw suitable
for filing beds Mr. Shaw" save our
informant, was blessed with 3 sa0ily
numbor Of Misses Shaw. and ] therefore
felt little timii at encountering chem. To
make the matter worse, | arrived ii-t us the
family were seated for dinner. Stopping 10
the doorway, hat in hand, stammored out
Mr.. Straw can you spare enough Sahw TO
FIJI q couple Of beds ? Well replied
the old gentleman, CHANGING around his large
family and enjoying my mis- take, don't
know bat can (; how many viii you need? p
Before ould recover, those hateful Shaw
girls burst into a chorus OF laughter, and l
returned 20 my aunt.''
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NEW YORK WEEKLY.
and read
SOL SIOCUM.
E.NBRSO.N' BE.V:VETT,

Among the romance writers Of the Tep York
Weekly may be mentioned.
MRS. MARY J. HOLMES. MRS. LEWIS. MARY
KYLE DALLAS, MPS. CATHARINE A. WAR
FIELD. MARGARET BLOU T, MRS. Ann S.
STEPHENS, ALNEIDA NJ. BLOWN, HELEN
FOREST GRAVES. II LEN CORWIN FISHER
EDMUND klkkE, LION LEWIS, VIM HENRY
PECK, ALFRED b. STREET, EDWARD 5. ELLIS
EDWARD MINTU RN, JAMES REYN0 Ids. FEAN,
CTS :. SHIT II, and many others, % say nothing of
those great st.rs IN the Literary ornament A. !.
ii. DUGANNE, WILLIAM ROSS WALLACE
EMMA ALICE BR0HN, NJ. ODESSA WYNNE'
MRS. SARAH A. WATSON, and a host Of others
and that trio Of brilliant humorst, q X PHIL
AMBER DoEsTlCKS, JOSH BILLINGS, and
MARK TWAIN, and many others. Besides host
OF BRILLIANT ESSAlSISTS. SPICY PARA
GRAPHlsTS, PAINsTAKING C0LLATERS and
about one hundred other occasional contributors
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A VERY FRENCHY DIGESTION. Dumas
the Younger saws, in answer 10 the question
a. " bat is Ia iQRe p - IL Is this with
out being painter, when YOU see a woman
passing. if it seems 10 you that with a sin
gle sweep Of the pencil Y1u could trace the
profile of her figure from the feather 10 her
hat down to the hem Of her robe, she has Ia
liqne, whether she walks ur halls. or laughs
or weeps. Whether eating OF sleeping. sne
is always within the requirements ct toe
artists pencil. If gale of wind comes
tearing along as We often have it here on the
beach, while other women seek shelter, sit
down or hnddle tngeth'r, stretching forth
their hands to keep their ircsses quiet, with
ridiculous movements AMI gro,esque atti-
tudes, she continues IN the even tenor Of her
way, neither Fastening or retarding her
steps. The wind catches her furiously in its
arms, her skirt is blown forward and back
ward, to the right and the left, yet she calm
ly walks on. She knows herself She has
nothing TO fear. That which is a shock for
another is caress to her; that which was
fat becomes round; that which was doubt
full becomes evident you are certain these
feet are small that these ankles, are pure and
elegant. These are the kind of women with
whom man might become madly in love a
hundred Ieet away, from one end to another
of street, without ever having seen their
faces. Terrible creatures are they for ordIn-
airy men, for they know their power and If
you were TO place you heart IN their path
way they would not turn aside but walk
tranquility over it, 60 that they should not
diearrsnge Ia fgns.
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Miscellaneous.
From Good Wordsl
Nsnifinr In The DueL

From Good WOrdsl
Waiting in the Duck.
Sitting alone in the twilight time
Alas how silent the old house seems
Missing the voices that only chime
In waking fsncies or Sleeping dreams
| sit in my mothers cid arm chair,
Bot where are the o. hers Al where ah where
Where is our Willie, so grave aud so wiser
And where Is Harry, so true and bold
Where Is Mabel. with laughing eyes.
And tresses sprinkled with molten gold
On wiilie's tombstone the moss is gray.
And Harry is sleeping in Biscay Bay.
But Mabel Mabel may come again
Her name is still in my daily prayer
Yet when stand where our dead are lain,
I'd rather that 1t we're written there.
They heard God call them and they obeved
Lut Faith called Msbel-and Mabel strayed.
Yet while Gcd spares it is I too late
To turn away from the tempter's smile
And so in the lonely house | watt
Because | expect her all the while
If strar gers meet her the day she came
She might 90 back to her Sin and shame
csn see the city lie far away.
4 sloping path from cur house leads dcwn;
And surely, surely, some GUNNER day,
fading woman will leave the town
And climb the hill, and traverse the moor,
and enter in st ny open door.
IsABELLA FYyIE.
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NEWS ITEMS.

The American steamship line to Havre
has been abandoned; patronage insufficient.
Milwaukee is to have public water works
at a cost Of about one million OF dollars.
Belfast. Maine, boasts OF curiosity in
the shape OF dove of blood I'D color.
After the LIT of January, 1868, there
will be but one general officer of volunteers
in the federal service, -Geueral Howard.
The financial embarrassments OF the Hi
uors State University have forced the Board
of Trustees to offer the grounds and build
ings FOR sale.
Two women in Kansas fought duel the
other day and one Was shot dead. False
man, was the cause.
On the 2S,h ult,, the fftieth anniversary
of the nan-life of three Carmelite sisters was
celebrated with much pomp and ceremony,
at the Carmelite Convent, in Baltimore,
Nd.
S. Laraboe, of Ausablc Forks. n. Y. has
sold for one hundred dollars, 4 eat which
has but two legs. 1t is a curious looking
animal.
Mrs. Frances Lord Bond has filed with the
President an application Tor an appoint
ment as Minister to England. She claims
to represent the female suffrage element.
a stock company is being formed II
Springfield. Mass. to 90 INTO the rather
novel business Of manufacturing ladies rub
Der SONS under new patent.
Gen. Sheridan visited the public schools
of Chicago on Thursday Ia one OF them
he kissed all the giIls, NE four or FIVE
hundred. They all kissed back with rim.
A murder was executed at ST. Louis on
Friday. under horrible Circumstances. The
moose slipped after the drop fell, and forty
minutes elapsed before h'e was extinct.
In the United States circuit Court. at
Brooklyn. Monday. Juise Benedic: SEN
fenced Edward Duffy, i,i Illicit distilling. TO
the Albany penitentiary iar l3 months
Ti,N n. Y. Tribune ,i,- tina; there are
some $500. COO 000 Of si.ric in the country
which is now nrrchandIsr. but which re-.
sumption ct specie payr nts will restore to
it's natural and proper function as money
so, If $500 0G0 GOO Of grrenhacks and nation
al bank notes should be driven in and can
celled because Of resumptiin,we should still
have more money than now.