New-York tribune., 1871-09-09
WASHINGTON.
OUR FOREIGN TRADE-AN IMPORTANT CORREC'
TION-TnE SOLAR ECLIPSE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TR1BUNRl

OUR FOREIGN TRADE-AN IMPORTANT CORREC-
TION-TnE SOLAR ECLIPSE.
JBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRBUNKl
WASHINGTON, Friday, Sept 8, 1871.
Publications have been made protesting TO Rve the re-
mort of Dr. Edward Young Chief Of the Bureau Of Sta
stcs on commerce and navigation for the fiscal years
1870 and lsn, being the imports and exports OF mer
chandise, Specie and bullion The statements fail to In
clude that part Of the report which gives this country
credit for the amount Of foreign exports ree1porteo
which makes 1t appear that the imports e1ceedeo Inc
exports or throws the balance Of trade against us Tor
1870 to the amount of No Oss instead Of only 14lo
l7o as Is really the BY omission the balance
of trade would appear TO be against US for l the as
fiscal year. to the extent of Ss $685. when In reality
giving the credit due Of fe1ports, balance OF
appears favor. This shows an increase OF
trade In favor the trade Of 1870 Of l 26oes
II Is probable that action will bo taken towards
filing the vacancy in the Commissioners OF Indian Affairs
for some weeks until the return to the East OF Mr.
Brunot It thought, Notwithstanding his decnation,
that he may induced accept the appointment and
the matter wf be held over until this Is determined
The following named National Banks have been author
lied to business with the amounts OF capal
named below Knoxville National Bank, Iowa, 10000
First National Bank Of Webster City Iowa, $4,000
First National Bank of vncennes, Ind $780, and the
Union National Bank Of Macomb, ILL.,. 100000
. superyisor butcher Of New-York at the Internal
Revenue Bureau today In consultation with the Com
missioner regarding future operations In New-forK In
revenue matters He is Of the opinion that the revenue
will be collected Closer his State this year than 1t has
been heretofore.
The report6n the solar eclipse OF December, 1870 Will
shortly be issued from the Naval Observatory 1t Will
embrace the discovery made by the scientific gentlemen
who were Syracuse, Sicily, for the purpose OF
making observations Prof. Hardness ana others OF tne
National Observatory aocompanied the party; he mas
already given to the world the discovery hade by MIN
that the bright limo In the corona comedies win tne
bright line belonging TO the spectrul OF IRON hence IL B
posed Of heatsd extent as 20 be vapor.
led It is seltlumnous and composed of incandeseent
gas. This discovery was called In Question,
| the principal objects Of the observing party
this year was to confirm the discovery made oy Proi
HarknC6s Observations made on the polarization
observers were varied that tho question cannot be
considered finally settled In order TO settle ts anu
other questions still outstanding, the Engsn Govern
meut has proposed to send out party 10 Ueyon u % o
Harkness has concluded by the comparison OF ms op
servatons with the experiments OF Prof. Tnda that no
part Of the can be due to the reflection Oh
from the earts atmosphere any other gaseous Dody
that tue whole Of tho corona must pc que W tho III
gas else to light reflected from some sse
particles in the nefghborhood OF the sun: ,o,
| As many workmen can be conveniently empoyeaa q
are at work on the building for state, wal, anu
Navy Departments, the foundation for which is we u
der way. Tho basement is under contract for compile
| ton lg Jantl9ry next -, -
By ireetion Of the Secretary the Interior the Com
missioner Of General Land Office has just prepared ana
issued patent to Central Branch Union Pacinc karoa
from the Kickapoo tribe OF Indians under he treaty Vi
June 1861 These lands, situated In the northeastern
part Of Kansas, are first quality farming lanas n
denominations of the adhesive stamps ana VIII eA
change tho new for any OF the Old stamps that may Dc
! presented for redeppton.