New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-16
WASHINGTON.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REGENTS OF THE
SMITHSONIAN neutrality-suspicious. OF
VALUABLE MINING CLAIM-LARGE SALES OF

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REGENTS or THE
SMITHSONIAN Observation-Disclosures OF A
VALUABLE MINING CLAIM-LARGE SALES OF
PUBLIC LANDS
..... IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
WASHINGTON. Wednesday. Sept Is 1859.
The annual report Of the Regents Of the Smithsonian
Instue is now preparing for submission TO Congress in
December The report Of the Executive Committee
that the amount OF capital invested in 1865 was
es9Os and the receipts for the period iG4S3 49,
In addition to this amount the institution received from
accounted for the Department of the Interior the
Of &ll6 81 appropriated by Congress for the preser
walton and Of the property in the Museum collected
by Government exploring expeditions. OF this sum-
$1,000 the appropriation for the year 1907 anu
16 the balance of the previous years appropriation
The State of Virginia paid during the year two per cent
its old bonded debt for fret six months, leaving
per still due for that PERIOD claimed TO be paya
BILE Ivy Western Virginia as just proportion
of the original state debt. On the new bonds
issued for coupon interest, past due, nothing
has been paid The State proposes TO sell
its interest in certain canal railroad aud other cOmpa
MES 20 liaudate and other Indebtedness, and favor
able results may be anticipated for this investment in
the future The expenses for the year for the
strucon Of parts Of the building destroyed by fire in
1857 repairs furniture &C. tls6 or general expenses,
such lighting and warming the building, stationery,
meetings of the Board of Regents salaries of officers &c.
si2ssS So for publications. researches, &C. 1855 G for
expenses OF library museum, exchanges. labor, &c.
tlO3l 49, total S57lOO SO. The following the esti
mated receipts for Smithsonian fund IN
United States Treasury, $4,000 premium sale Of coin,
$1,000; interest Virginia six per cent stock, NO67;
sales OF useless property, &c. $500; total $356 The
appropriations estimated follows for the same
period for general expenses, $4,000; publications and
researches $4,000 library collections for museums aud
exchanges 10000 continuing the repairs Of the build
ing 5000 total $4,000 leaving from the yearly income
"a balance Of ss,567; total. t535e7.
The claim OF the Eureka Gold Mining Company TO l6G4
feet OF land length running along the Eureka lode
and including % OF surface ground situated in
Valley. Nevada County, Cal has at last been
allowed, and the patent will be forwarded from the
Land Onice few days This is Of the oldest
quartz the state having been discovered and
located 1851 The ledge traoeabe on the surface
throughout the whole extent claimed by the Company,
With average thickness of four feet the yielding
about $40, gold, per tun Of 1000 pounds. The total
expenditure the claim date, including cost Of eI
tracing ORE repOrtedby the United States Deputy
Surveyor TO be S7sl470.
According the records Of the Interior Department
of Government land sold during August
in Missouri Michigan, and Colorado.
naval court martial viii assemble in Boston on
Thursday week fertile trial of Commander
Seelsy tho United States steamer Pswnee for alleged
eruelties 70 his men the trip from Brazil.
The of fractional currency received to-day at
the Treasury from the NewYOrk printers was $4,000
Admiral Hot, late of the Cuban Squadron, arrived
here tonight. '...........'.