, 1869-08-24
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
Report of the Commissioner
of the Bureau Of Sta
10 tistics.
Exports and Imports During the
Last Fiscal Tear.
Haytien Territory offered tor
1ron-Clads.

Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
TAsH1k07os, D. T., August p.
COMMERCIAL sTA11BT1c5.
From advance sheets Of the report OF GenerA
Walker, Of the Bureau o& Statistics, for the month
Of June and the fiscal year, ending with June, 1t
appears that the total value Of dptiahle articles
imported for the rear, ending June 80. Was 1885,
$780, against sss2, $50 last year. The 7alue
otarticles 1ree OF duty was 341,179,112 this gear
and se9,s79.149 last Total exports OF
domestic commodities, $t18,S69,16a for
this year, and s453,s01,913 fot
last Foreign commodities and exported dutia61e
ast1cles were valued at s1o,459 2o2 this year and
Lass, 49, last while OF those free OF duty the
ngures stand st4 a65 this year. sud the products
Of American fisheries recelEed into the United
Suites during the quarter ending June 3, 1863, Ia
reported at g. 030, 900. Total value Of shipments
OF domestic commodities from New YoIk ria
Pauama for the same tiuc 81 os7, c33 while In the
zane period the relufu anpruents Of domestic
commodities BY the same route from San Fran
cisco to New YORK were valued at s3,037,a3
Value Of shipments Of foreign commodities ria
Pauama to New York for the same quarter Ras
81, 901.
RoW 10 OBTAIN TEE RETURN or soLDKR5' DE-
CHARGE FAPER5
L yer5 large number OF soldiers discharge pa
pe1s n1e retained IN the oilce of the Commissioner
Of Pensions. All the other bureaus return them
after acting upon the case which they accompany.
After their dnsl action In the Pension Bureau they
tire retained, but can be obtained By direct appu-
cation to the Commissioner. Those signing their
letters by marx must have 1t Witnessed BY tWo
persons, and verified By some of1cer having seal.
u4YTKf 7EKRII0RY oFFERSD.
Tho uaytieu agent here haa made m o1e1 Of
the Bay Of St. Nicholas to our government In
part payment for Several tron"clads he desired to
purchase,
sToEHs.
Stokes OF Tennessee, 1s preparing batch OF
letters for the pre8s. The dEst Is devoted to
Brownlow's letter supporting senter. and the
Others are to be aimed at Dent, In return for let
te1s alludlng to Tennessee aa1rs Ia hls late pnb-
lished serials.
NEW 1ELI1ARY SCHOOL.
Ill. Stanton, Of oxford, Ohio. is hero for the
purpose Of securing detail Of army Officers to
take chatge Of military department IN the Atsmt
Enlye,gtty. There seems to be u0 doubt Of hts
success.
TO TIE ASSOCIATED PHEss.
ADVANCEMENT
WAsHlsg7oH. August FL H. l. estimatea M at la ne
eminent resulting from the reduction Of the force
in that DEPARTMENT alone, exclusive or those dis
missed from the Printing n9fsau, = fov,oo0 b pgs
upon the return Of the Secreta1y 10 washington.
FRIDAYS CABINET MEETING.
It IL not uSiGf EQ tN2I hI3 piAttG1n NJ AAta04a+
ttnportapcs Win be considered at the Cabinet
meeting On Friday. ....
KEFEsEE RECEIPTS. .-..
The 1utesnN revenue receipts today were
$1tl, ,000- ---
LATEST MOVE OF TIE WHISKEY RING.
The movement alluded 70 aoae tilne Ego faFos-
| tnN nlodtdcat,on OF the laTs affecting incomes,
has assumed more formidable and general char"
| acter. The plan proposed Is 10 Increase the tax
on #htsIey to oae dollar per gallon which, Il is
elatmed. H realize q COG ooo II means noT Nth
tlon oi fraud shan be adopted. From tobas,
| STAMPS, With q modldeauon al the present
laT, aay $4,000 900; from .,nss5 sernested ste
| QtuOu0; and then from the modified ~
| come ta1 hut $4,000, 900 would be required 70
rake total Of sl51 900, III amount equal 70
Secretary Boutwells estimate Of the e1peaaitures
tot the present fiscal year. The plsn IS 10 Cond1e
| tho income tag to the tax On interest p5id
On the natlonal debt tae ays per @ csnt @ to ee a.
izc s., G,e:aooo without dollar Of expense incurred
| tn the collection. The balance it is proposed to
raise Ly taxing incomes denved from surplus
| property embraced in stocks Of banks, raNw
and other corporations, anu from interest paid on
the bonds Of such corpofatlons-