Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-31
National Receipts and Expenditures.

of the House, it IS presumed IS reliable Us jar
rs IT ooes He says, however,, that sufficient
time has not yet elapsed to allow Of perfect
and exact settlement on the books Of the Treas
ury Department Of all the accounts OF the last
quarter of the fiscal year
The New York World, commenting on this
statement, calls it "a withdrawing campaign
document of the republicans, intended to parry
the charges OF eXtraVagant expenditures ana
proceeds to make an analysis of the document,
from which we take the following:
According to Mr.. Wells statement the total
expenditures for the army and navy from the
close Of the war to the goth of June, 1868, were
as follows:
For the army ~ ,UI3
For tho navy 1913, ITO
Total. ...................Sl $50 %, 3l9
This is at the enormous rate OF more than
$4,000 900 year, III time OF peace, While
previous to the war the whole expenses OF the
Government were only $70,000,0O0 o year,
army, navy, and everything, included.
We call attention to the enormous taxes
which fhe people paid in the third year alter
the close of the war, as admitted in his report.
The customs revenue COLLECTED iii gold, amount
ed to $l63 500, OO0 Reducing this to its value
in currency, to avoid the confusion OF reckon
ing in two kinds of money, the revenue collect
ed in the fiscal year ending the goth OF last
month was as follows:
Customs ......... SOS, 800, coo
Internal OOCO
Miscellaneous. 4!OJOUOO
Public lands .......................... $780, 900
Total. Sill, 700,C coo
And this enormous revenue was all spent
within the year, except about thlrty-tour mil
lion dollars Deducting this sum We have the
following exhibit for the year which closed
with the end OF last month:
Total revcnue...... .... SAL ,ICU,UUJ
Unexpended balance ................... 34,7UOCUO
Expenses of the year. 600 OOO
We have spent in the third year OF peace
more than one-sixth Of the amount OF our
gigantic public debt We are willing to 60 to
the people on this exhibit OF extravaganza
For the eight years preceding the 3Oth Of
June, 1861 the total amount OF receipts, both
from taxes and land sales was S492, 900, 900,
and the expenditures for the one year preced
ing the both Of June, 1868, were S437 100000.
The LATE RAIN-Our information satisfies
us that the late glorious rain extended over the
entire State, and that copious and ample as it
was, it occasioned but little injury from high
water. 1t would be difficult to estimate its
value to our farmers. Onc Of the most dlstin
guished Of these remarked to US yesterday that
the rain and the adjournment of Congress were
conjunction Of blessings that made him hap
pier than be had felt since the fall Of the Con-
federacy. Rich. Wing.
LAND SALES b. p. holland, esq, as trus-
tee, sold on Monday last farm Of the Black
we'll estate, situated near Linden Station, IL
Warren county, ia acres, to Vim. II. Gaines:
esq.,, of this place. at 50 per acre.
the same estate, and adjoining 1t, NlcsSrs.
Mosby, Blackwell 4 Keith, as Commissioners,
sold on the same day, to the same purchaser,
33S acres, at 50 per acre. lFmTcnton Sent.
A raft of "giant logs recently Aoated down
the Rhine, for Holland, upon which were
houses, yards anG pens for cattle, and a popu-
lation Of 600 persons. 1t was 900 feet IN length
or Whereabouts, and carried an entire village. |
At least five hundred men are required to steer
it safely through the rapids, such as are met
with under Lurlie or Bingen Lock.
1t appears from adspatch from London that 4
treaty Of peace has been signed between RusSla |
and Bokhara The only thing which is gene
rally interesting Ill lllS NCHlIal ASIdJlC Wai -
the fact that Russia is by each successive VIC
tory pushing her way nearer and nearer to the
confines OF the British empire in India |
Traction engines, for drawing heavy wagons |
over common roads, have been imported into |
Canada from England. They are found to an
swer admirably, and to be perfectly manageable.
They work up and down hill andturn corners
just as readily as an ordinary team. The an
noyance to horses IS found to be very triling
An immense Seymour and Blair ratification |
meeting was held in Jackson, Mississippi, last
night.
The Radicals Of the North have revived the |
"Wide Awake politco- military organization
under the name of True Lights.
The Louisiana Legislature Is organizing q
Radicalmitia force for that State.
The citizens Of Augusta, Ca, have held
meeting for the purpose Of protesting against |
the present military appontccs, and asking for
immediate relief.
Sterling Coyne the eminent dramatic author,
died at his residence in London on the 18th |
instant.
Thaddcus Stevens is still in Washington. |
His health is somewhat improved.
An electrical organ was recently inaugurated |
in the Church of St Augustine, Paris. |