Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-12-11

balance ut the close Of the wear. ac-
with the same at the
Of the year, $S,S7l..
SIS 45; total $99. 900, ,253 81. This
treats solely of the princi-
pal Of the public debt. by the month.
" statement Of the public debt.
which adds together the principal
aud interest due and unpaid, and de-
ducts the cash in the treasury as ac-
cording on the day OF publicntion,t the
was $l0O,544,4Sl 2s. The
source of this reduction is rs follows:
Reduction in principal account, $99..
$50. .0O3 81; reduction in unpaid in.
terest account, $3.50, ,95s 9S; to;a!
Sl03, ,29O, $50 so. Reduction in cash
nn hand, -. .746, ,465 22;total $lo0, ,5i4, ,<9l
%. On the basis of the last table, the
statements show reduction Of the
public debt from the first Of March,
1869, to the present time, as follows:
From March first, 1869, to March first
1870, $37,lS4,7s2 81; from March lst.
lS70,to March Isl, 1871 ,$ll7.6l9,63O 25;
from March lst, 1871, to March LIST,
1872, 81, ,s95 ,34S 81; from March lst,
1872, to November 1st. 1872, eight
,e64. .O47 ,eeS7 81; total $S63, $685.
999 81. With the great reduction
oi taxatseh Dy the ac's Oh congress at
us tass sessioh' the expenditure OF
~ .':,, -" >1.
newt fisca, Year II "a very dnnh,fni
whether any further rci:uc-
tion of SO vexatious . burden uron
any people will be practicable for the
ims,;ce fo the boI,icr, "F 1ha u,t;on's
y.sr,;6cstas nr ,,oI,ar. -.n,,,,i
,.e...,,n,"oud ,hat M n,oro nn;s,.,;',' ,i
hc had on this suhiect miles, i, Il. ="
correct errors of omission or com.
r,;ss;on In tho nrasrnt Laws mill
- sntSc;or+ t;mc bos cI.msoJ 70 ,rnvn
,ta. :, CON % ho In"o omG ,,;,, ,aara .~ pU, snf
fn;ant &c ,arouro @ ~ tn ,naat @ ,ho arr a,rr"m, @
ne,e". a.as ae'u"u ~. .."a,,. w e ,m '. ;,,nuas,
ApIns.s ~ ~. o' p:n pa! ics. c.
~" ,, wy pao f1 uo s"u t,oiue h III
.M, .me s,"hns ,',;u .uHu s"'Sne' s a,,n ot Jaw
.mJ p.ee ac ~. h;,,, M I ;r,,,nnto''. Us
w -. ;.m..nn @ s .a az" .nn'oa ,'., -
- .o;"n,m =" Hmt,. % :" "s ,,.ow;,,a ~, uo,;o~oI ] :
so.en.a Uutt ~ rr1al" N",iomai
w,;,h "oid o Ia Ia" 90 .ann &c a o,;n"ISo
hav;ng ,ime regard for tho ;nterasts NJ
tho dahtor cIsss aud v;c;s.;,udes NJ
trs5a and cnn,,rorcn onI ,rrvort;,jo
-. III "a =. "N
i"'o so'u IA P"i'
WAR DEPARTMENT.
The report of the secretary of wal
shows the expenditures Of the wal
department for the fiscal year ending
June so, 1871, TO be S35. .799, 1891 81, ant
for the fiscal year ending June 30
1872, to be 1886 ,372,l57 20, showing I
deduction in favor of the last fiscal
year of $427, ,S34 62. The estimates
for military appropriations for Tho
next fiscal year, ending June so, 1874
are 1872, ,S0l 1873 78. The estimates oI
the chief of engineers are submitted
separately for fortiiicaiions, river
and harbor improvements, aud fol
public buildings and grounds, and
the Washington aqueduct.
The officers of the freedmen'i
bureau have all been transferred to
the war department, and regulations
have been put into execution for Tho
speedy payment of bounty, pay, &c.
| due to colored soldiers. The proper
t. coming under that bureau, and ul
war accounts for monev, and proper
~ prior to 1871, have bccn examinct
and transmitted to the treasury TO
final settlement.
During the fiscal year there ha
been expended Tor transportation O
railroads 81 .Soo,OOo, OF which SsO,s9
was over the racine raiiroads: ~
transportatlon oy wafer S6ze'o's .,
anu ~ s'asc S.o''1o o. anu Ior IN
wonnms hire ~ .nanstnus a.n -"
sonI SO es .Im. s.,ya No. No. ~
- 'oU ,,I", I Gou. E So.v,oW nav
waxs jnrinc tho roar W" 1..w;m,t o,'ni, ",
=. ono o,to si;,i dr.. "o''
III. nuartnrna,,er bo, oxou;,o
oud tr.nsn;ttod IN ,h" ,on'.,,n.;',
"f,icer. fnr ssttIeno,t S,7 60 n7i =
,n;. ,oi So si:en. ~ @c',"i 80.
,nasta,s,s -! go @ ,ata, ~. !ua,.e, tn
Smhsil.;nr 800 s,'nnI,"s 49, 20 , ,ha a,,. ."S a.
90 ooi Shora at ttnor ;ssnaSa n a' o Tua;o,'
rba onm"ai oUornno % 80. :" s.na,,.., ]
,''a ", on,,,,. .,.as % .; IN, ~ .i';. eS, q
az, n.Ianni ."iS;an, ~, "e UNI
~ eoid;ora oT,Huu sU'u'es the nc .olal aeali
81 % soiuiers .i.i.I ioi .se tear,reporteo wei
The distribution of the ,ne,lico, on
surgical history of the war is vet I
be ordered by congress. There exis,
al absolute necessity for medic;
corps of the full number cstablishc
oy act OF congress OF July 70, 1856
mere oeins now o. vacaheies,an9 u
huIIoer VI SUCCESSFUL cahalua.'
s..'' .' 'AeseoS e'sn' VI 'e" III '"! VI
year.
RIVERS AND HANBoEs.
The riverand harbor improvement
have been carried on with energy n
economy, though many are on
!. partially completed. The rcsul
have saved to commerce many tim
the amount expended. The incrca
:. ot ~ co.ninefce. WIN sreatcr arPih
: ton and thc saving of time nj,
, millions 10 the wealth of .courf,
: and increases the resources nf ri
, government.
2 The hridme ocroec flo N;ss;ss;,
/ river At Rsck Island has ho"m cn, T.
D pleted and tho proper size ha, Le,
0 determined upen tor 1hc bridor
Y Lacrosse,
s,.r,o r,...-
~,
Inc aoie ana exhaustive repo
: : niaue oy the committee. appointed
! ihVest'sate the Sutro tunnel has BET
! transmitted TO congress.
sIGNAL-sERvIcE OBSERVATIONS.
The observations and report of II
j sipnnI office have Lrrn cnnt;nn.
!, Stations have becn m,;nt,incd
l Zach or tbn nr;nc;noi Lie .oano
!, 80, -, n.