Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-10

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Washington News
The number Of adhesive stamps issued
BY the Commissioner Of internal Reve-
nne for the fiscal year ending June 30.
1871, was All $50, s3s, representing value
Of t15,0i9,074
The Secretary Of the Treasury has mott
Ned the Assistant Treasurer al New York
70 purchase 81, 000, 900 worth Of bonds On
each Wednesday in August, or $5.0O0.o0D
In Ill, and eel 81 ,009, 900 gold ON the fret
third, and fifth Thursdays, and 5000, 900
on the second and fourth Thursdays Of
August, or $4,000 in all
The President has signed the treaty for
The interchange Of money-ordes between
The United States and the United King
dom of Great Britain.
A Washington dispatch Of the Both says
nearly 100 witnesses had been examined
by the Congressional Ku.Klux Commit
tee in that city. The testimony is printed
~ the examination progresses, and viii
make several large volumes.
Ii Is now reported that President Grant
has abandoned his proposed California
trip.
The Ku.Klux Committee adjourned On
the Dist ult., until September 20, leaving
at Washington az sub committee Sena-
tors Pool and Blair, and Reprcsen alive
Buckley, 10 examine few witnesses there
and several others on their way to that
city.
President Grant has appointed Marsh
Ciddings, Of Michigan, for Governor Of
New Mexico; William L. Warning, AS
SCISSOR Of Internal Revenue for the col.
lection district Of New Mexico.
The public debt statement August 1st Is
rs follows:
Debt bearing coin interest ...... n ss3, 751 $50
Debt bearing currency interest:
Principal. ...........,.............. s4,7sfO
lnEfcht. ......... ................... Zj2sJZ
ahtufeo deDt''...'....'.. .,..,...... 1910, liz
interest :'..ss..,. ...,......t........ 3f2 1925
Debt bearing no interest, M,G15,s31
unclaimed interest .....,............. 1t,zD2
Total debt principal. ............ H. g45, 2s5 GD5
MDfeh ...'..''''..'''.....,..... 29,34250
Total. ,s15, 2aa So
Chsh In Treasury. .................... g3712 7(tl
Currency In Treasury. .............. siG8Sl6
Total .....:.................. 90, 9it ,C25
Debt, css cash IN Treasury ......... 2 2s8 sas sI
Decrease IN debt during past month s7O1 g7G
Decrease since March /, 1853. =. .... 212,1H 40I
Pacific Railroad bonds outstanding amount To
,s32, on which the accrued interest not yet
paid IL t523t9t. The interest paid by tho United
states amounts 10 si2 z,475, Of which ,t63f G5
s nas been repaid by The transportation of mails.
ainI
and destroyed h $zI7, ~, 3yG which cost In cur,
rency ta13,g%5,sJ7 hatured bonds 10 the amount
stroyed.
The President has appointed as Post
masters: G. M. Hamilton, of Jacksonville,
Fla. Samuel Wakefield, of New Iberia,
La; Albert TOwle, of Peabrice, Neb. Jos.
ID. Treat, Of Elko. New. Jas. 8. CIarkson,
of DesMoines, Iowa.
The amount Of the National Bank cir.
culation issued during July last, under the
act of July IL, 1870, was 81 ,7S1 300. A
like amount Of three per cent. certificates
will be withdrawn from the market and
retired.
President Grant was In Washington on
the LIST and received the new ministers from
Italy, GcrmaDyan the Netherlands. A cab.
etmceting was held, at which all the mem
bers were present except the Postmaster.
General. The President returned TO Long
Branch on the I'd. II Ii said he proposes
70 make trip to Chicago sometime In
September, on which occasion he will be
accompanied by several members of the
Cabinet.
Secretary Boutwell, has decided that he
has no authority to pay the Kentucky war
claim lately argued before him.
The President has appointed Felix II.
Brunnot, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs; Barclay White, Of New
Jersey, Superintendent of Indian Affairs
for the Northern Superintcndency George
McCullom, Register Of the Land Office at
Lewis, Idaho.
A Washington dispatch of the I'd says :
"The commission OF w. Douglas as Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, to succeed
Pleasanton, was made out last evening,
and signed by the President before his de-
parture for Long Branch"
The East.
Gold closed in New York on the I'd
Ut 1121S.
Recent severe hail storms in Wayne and
Pike counties, Pa, and Sullivan County,
N. Y, caused great destruction to crops.
Much damage to buildings, fences, ETC.,
was done by heavy Winds
The Massachusetts, Republican State
Convention has been called to meet at
Worcester, September ~.
The Connecticut Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 28th.