The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-12-12

during the preceding year. The
amount paid TO pensioners, including
expenses aud disbursements, was
slS,6l9,95 and 36.4s2 names we're
added to the roll The eutire mum.
Der Of pensioners on Che 18th Of june
last was lh5,474. IL 655 patents
and designs we're issued during the
year ending September 80, 1867, aud
at that date the balance in the Treas
ury to the credit Of the patent fund
was s2s2, 10000.
THB NAVY. o..
The report Of the Secretary Of tn,
Navy state that We have seven squad.
rons actively and judiciously employ.
ed under efficient and able command
ers in protecting the persons and
property OF American citizens, main.
tanning tho dignity and power Of the
Government, aud promoting the com.
merce and business interests Of coun-
trymen 10 every part Of the world.
or the two hundred and thirty -eight
vessels comprising the present navy
Of the United States, there are 6fty.
six carrying Eve hundred and seven
guns, In the squadron service. Dur
ing the year the number Of vessels in
the commission has been l2, and there
are l3 less ON squadron duty than
there we're at the last report. A
large number Ct vessels wcro com.
meneed aud in course Of construction
when the war terminated, and although
Congress has made necessary hppro.
priations for their completion, the
Department has either suspended the
work upon them or limited a slow
completion Of the steam vessels, 50 as
O. meet the contracts for machinery,
made with private establishments.
The total expenditures Of the Navy
Department i,r the fiscal year ending
June 23rd, 1867, were S3l ,034, oil.
No appropriations have been made or
required since the close of the war,
FOR the construction OF repair Of ves.
soils, for steam machinery, ordinance,
provision aud clothing, fuel, hemp,
ETC., the balance under these several
heads having been more than sufFi.
,icnt for current expenditures. II
should also be stated to the credit Of
'be department that besides asking
'Jr no appropr ations for the above
objects. for the last two yesrs, the
Of the Navy on the 30th of
last, in accordance with the
Ict of May lsi, Z. 1890, requested the
Secretary Of the Treasury 20 carry to
he surplus fund S65, 600, 900, being
he amount received from the sale OF
Iesscls aud other war property, and
-ennants from former appropria.
lions.
POSTMASTER GENERALS REPORT.
The report Of the Postmaster Gen.
ernl, shows the business Of the Post.
Office Department aud the condition of
the postal service in a very favorable
light, and the.attention Of Congress
is called to its practical recommcnda.
tions. The receipts Of the Depart.
ment for the year ending june 30,
1867, including all special appropria.
tions for sea and land service, and for
free mail matter, were Sl9,97S,693;
the expenditures for all purposes,
were Sl9. .235, ,4S3, leaving an unex.
pended balance in favor OF the do.
partment Of s743,2l0, which can be
applied toward the expenses of the
for the current year. The
increase of tho postal revenue, inde,
pendent Of specific appropriations,
for the year 1867, over that Of 1866,
was SS5O,000, The revenue from the
sale Of stamps aud stamped envelopes
was s7S3, ,40i The Increased e1pcn:
liture Of 1867 OYER previous years.
was owing chiefly TO the extensive
and and ocean mail service during
the past year. New postal eonven-
lions have been ratified and excharg.
ID with tho United Kingdom Of Great
Britain aud Ireland, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Switzerland, the North
Union, Italy. and the Colo
nial Government at Hong Kong, re-
lucing very largely tho rates 'or the
pecan and land postages to aud from
md within those countries.
AGRICULTURAL,
The report Of the Acting Commis.
ioner Of Agriculture concisoly.. pre-
ents the condition, wants, and pro.
ross of an interest eminently worthy
he fostering care Of Congress, and
xhibitsin largo measure the useful
esults achieved during the year, to
'hieh it reIorA.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
Tho 70 establishment of peace at
nome aud the resumption of extended
rado, travel and commerce abroad,
,ave served TO Increase the mum Der
nd variety Of questions in the De-
,artmeut Of foreign affairs. None Of
hese questions, however, have seri.
usly disturbed our relations with
thcr States The Republic of Mex
90, having been relieved from foreign
is earnestly engaged in
forts TO re.establish hor eonstitu |
ionSl system Of government, A
ood understanding continues to exist
etwoon our government and the Re. |
ublics of Hayti and St. Domingo,
nd our coFdiAl relations with the |
central and South American States
cmain-rnchanged, The tender, made !
n conformity with the resolution Of
congress, of tho good offices OF the
overnment, with a view to an amiea.
10 adjustment ofpeacO between Bra.
II and her allies on ono side, aud |
'araguay on the other; and between
hill and her allies on one side, and /
'paiu on tho other, though kindly
eceiyed, has iu neither case been fGl.
y accepted by the belligereDts, The
Tar in the valley of tho ParauA is still
igorously maintainad. On the other
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