Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-30
LATE NEWS
BH' TELEQ R.fPH.
WASHINGTON.

W ABINGDON, Nov. 2S.-Gsn. Spinner .
annual report shows his covering warrants
to have been ten thousand and ninety eight,
and for payments thirty Thousand tive
hundred and twenty two.
Under recent circular frem the Treasury
Department requiring financial agents to
send in for redemption certain descriptions
oflegal tender netss, very large amount
hes been received.
The financial report Of the Secretary q
The Treasury shows On expenditure on as,
eoust Of the public debt Of about 340, 5O9,.
600, which Includes redsmptiens, esnvsr
sions and interest on the public debt.
The NsW York Herald says: The terms
Of the protocol new in the hands Of Prssi
dent Jehnssn are in general just - eur
Warrington cerrsspendsnt stated recently,
except that the number Of commissioners 10
. Be fsur instead oftws, to bs approved BY
cash side. Each one Of the Alabama claims
must b decided unanimously. On referring
- IN arbitration. The gsvsrnmsnt sensid
~ THE prsstscol equiv Alsnt to concession
On the part Of England that her conduct in
recognising the rebels ~ bsliesrsnts, shall
Be passed upon BY IN arbitrator.
1t 10 said that the forthcoming public
debt statement will shew an increase Of
about eleven milliens, which will b chiefly
due 10 the reduction Of essh in the Treas.
ury, paid out during the month on account
81 csis interest.
TIE new postal convention just concluded
with the United kingdom, which goes into
operation on the Let Of January, 1869, o..
tablishes the following ratss Of inter nation
postage. viz:
let. Letters IL cents per single rate Of
Is grammss (ons>half ounce in the United
States, and sixpsncs (l2 cents) in the
United Kingdom. prepayment optionsl-a
6ns Of Ave cents in the United States and
two pence (four cents) in thu United King
dom will, however, Be levied and collected
in edition 70 deficient postage en- each IN
paid Or iusufiicisntly prepaid letter received
By one country from the other.
I'd. Newspapers two cents each il the
United States end enc penny each in the
United Kingdom, il not exceeding four
ounces in weight.
Sd. Books. packets including printed
pApsrs Of oil kinds and patterns Or samples
Of merchandise. including seeds and grain,
when net exceeding one ounce IN weight.
weight, two cents in the United States and
one penny in the United kingdom whom
exceeding ene onnes and not exceeding two
ounces, feus cents in the Unitid States and
I've pence 10 the United Kingdsm when
exceeding two ouncss and not exceeding
feur ounces in weight. ~ additional rate Of
six cents in the Unitsd States and three
Psees in the United kingdom, will BE-
charged for every additional four ounces Or
ffsetisa thereof. Postage chareeabls 10
abovs On oil printed matter, including pat
tsrus OF samples Of merchandise, must be
fully prepaid at the mailing Office in either
county, and in foil 70 destination, the 70.
ceiving of'es delivering without any charge
whatsoever.
Attorney General Evarts has forwarded
to the President his opinion On the oper.
alton Of the eight hour law In regard to
the eeupsnsaton Of employs. He says
the Law being silent on the subject Of
csnpsnsatien, the government efIieisls
are at liberty to uss their discretion in
the natter but that the lav Of equality
which heretofore regulated the wages Of
eevssament employees requires that they
shall receive the same compensation for
!Abef . L paid in private establishments
IN The Vicinity. The Law Of 1858 does
net NJ The wages, uee doeo e require The
oovef.oeee y pay Ten hours wages fer
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