Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
The National Debt

NEW York, Sept. 4-The Times special
says: The national debt statement will be
made public tomorrow, 4th. 1t will show
a reduction in the aggregate debt of nearly
ance will show considerable decrease
owing to the large disbursement for the
public service and payment of interest
over nine million dollars of compound and
7-3O notes having been paid in August.
I The coin balance is increased.
| OF the issue of compound interest notes
which fell due in August, twenty million
Edollars have been redeemed. leaving less
than seven million dollars of thatissue out
standing.
| The bonded debt has. been somewhat in
creased by the conversion of 7-30s, but the
currency interest bearing debt has been
decreased to the amount of~twenty-five
million dollars over and above the increase
in the bonded debt.
| Gour millions of greenbaeks have been
withdrawn from circulation during the
month. - ss-Fks q e sssHszes 3 .asSE
/ 1t is just two years ago that the national
debt reached its maximum. During the
year following, ending August, 1866, the
Secretary of the Treasury reduced the ag-
gregate by $124000,000, and in the year
ending August. 1867, he has madefa further
reduction of $l25, 100000, or in round num-
bers a reduction in two years of $780,
100000
Gen. Howard.
The Times Providence special saws Gen.
Howard has been instructed by Gen. Grant
to retain his position at the head of the
Freedmen's Bureau
SIocum for secretary OF War.
The Worlds special SAYS Gen. Slocum's
name has been mentioned for Secretary OF
War.
Statement of the Public Debt.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-The following is
a statement OF the public debt of the U. S.
the first day of September: .fs- Sysa
Debt bearing currency interest-5 per
cent Bonds. $l9S,43f.35Q; 6 per cent Bonds
of 1867 and 1865, Sl.4S6,979.SO; 6 per cent
Bonds of 1881, $2S2, 2,676 100;6 per cent 500
Bonds. Sl.205, 10. 800; money pension fund
$13OO0,0O0; total Sl,715.6 ,94l. 80.
Debt bearing currency interests per
cent. bonds, $l6,342,OOO; three year, com
year 7-30 notes, $400, 7S6, OBS; total, $685.
6i4.355. sra -a3 -r.' D.. -r.f9 .,-I
Matured debt not presented for pay
ment-compound interest notes matured
June 10th, July 10th, and August 18th,
1857. $l2,672 730; bonds of Texas indemni-
ty, $263 900; Treasury notes. Acts of July
18th, 1861, and prior thereto Sl65, ,3l1 "a: /:
bonds, April 18th, 1862, S647. 6S6. .0S; Treas
ury notes, March Sd. 1863, $685. $50; tenn
porary loan, So 279.1S5.55; certificates of
Indebtedness, S36 600, total $19.440,375. 1s
Debt bearing no interest-U. s. $780,
l64,S44; fractional currency, $29392 l72 81;
gold certificates of deposit. Sl5 4627OO; to-
tai, $4l0,0l9,7l6; total debt, S2,653 1872,
lS9 81. o. lC fE
Amount in Treasurv-Coin, S1O1. .263.-
020; currency, $47,073,074 90; total, $l4s,-
336,094 80. ..-. --lr 70, ,aa .i.s,+ aFsE
Amount of debt less cash in the Treasu-
ry, S2505, ,456 095. 80 7gI
The foregoing is a correct Estate ment of
the public debt as appears from the books
and the Treasurer's returns in the Depart
ment on the 1st Sept. 1867.
10 9T1 ,s HUGH 'McCULLocH,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Died OF yellow Fever. i1--ss
Capt. w. H. Hale, of the Marine Corps,
died at Pensacola, August stb, of yellow
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