The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-12-09

mem should carry pistols concealed
about their persons.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY oF THE
TREAsURY.-The report of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury is completed and
printed. A digest of the same has
been before the President for several
days to enable him to obtain the
proper financial data for the annual
message. 1t is stated that thessug-
gestions and recommendation are
pretty much the same as in the pre-
vious financial reports, and the fol-
lowing is published in the Wash
ington correspondence of New York
paper as among the contents of the
report:
The funding Of the public debt and
the contraction of the paper circula-
tion by the redemption of the United
States notes is treated eluhorately,
though the Secretary opposes forced
resumption. OF the naming of any
time by legislation for resuming
specie payments. The funding OF
tho public debt, ;ls step in that
direction, may be noted as follows:
up to December /, 1927, ,629, $50 of
thirty notes have been funded
into six per cent. five-twenty bonds
of this amount there have been
funded of the first series $295, $50, 700;
second series, $3.50. 1873, 200; third
series, S197, ,S75, $50. This leaves
outstanding of this class of securities
but So, 363, $50. The compound in
terest notes, all of which became due
between the 10th of June, 1867, and
the 10th OF October, 1868, have not
all been redeemed, but have been
exchanged for three per cent. certi-
ticates, leaving brt few millions
outstanding.
The Secretary estimates the cx-
penditures for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1870. to be $3.50, 900, 900, in
round numbers, though the War De-
partment, in the event Of an Indian
war, will call for several additional
millions. Twenty-Five millions re-
quircd for bounties by this depurt-
ment for the present fiscal year are
not required for the next. The report
will further show that between No
vember 1st, 1867, and November 1st,
1868, the public debt, less cash in the
treasury, has been reduced $50, 625,
lO2.82. These are the twelve months
IN which the comparison is made. If
the November increase were added
IN this statement, Of course the de-
crease would be seven or eight mil
lions less. The receipts show that
the internal revenue will be about
Sl2O, 900, 600 for the present fiscal
year, and the estimates of revenue
for the next fiscal year are about
$50, 900, 600 less than last year, owing
to the reduction of taxation. The
report shows the interest on the
public debt to be in round numbers
$40, 100000 per annum, or $10,-
600, 900 more than the estimate for
the fiscal year.
The unfortunate railroad bridge
at Omaha has been again swept away
thirty-six hours after its completion.
The event comes ominously at the
same time with the report of the Pa
cific Railway Commissioners on the
unsubstantial nature OF some cf the
bridges on its line.
@.Washington gossips have it that
President johnson is being urged to
issue another amnesty proclamation
disposing of those persons exempted
by his last proclamation, because
they were under indictment or prose-
cution for treason.
PERsoNAL.-The Warrcnton (Va.)
hdec says: "Gen. John S. Preston,
Of South Carolina, was in town last
week, looking after land. We under
stand he proposes to settle in this
neighborbood, and devote himself to
tho grazing and raising of cattle"
A tumor, weighing 120 pounds,
has lately had q lady OF Troy, N. Y,
removed from it.