The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-08-14

interest due on November On ftg-Stcfru Noilhs
embraced IN the call will be paid with the prin-
cipsl Of the bonds.
Following is recapitulation OF the public
debt statement, August 1:
Debt bearing interest in com.
Six per cent. bonds. 81 .sli, -, CSC
Five per cent bonds 5ll ,0e5, 2W
Total coin bonds. --si.7e IA, 2S, 80
Lawful money debt h.6ss.oo
Maturrd debt ....... 2,1f-,SD
Legal tender aotes 81. O76, 7O7
Certificates of dept 1,sa5. 900
Fractional currency S,s19,Ig
Coin certificates. 81, stS, lOO
TOTAL without interest--- ST., s0, 90
Total debt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. :. -, ~, $50
Total interest. .................... p, so, IS
Cash in Treasury
Currency - 1913, 2Sl
special deposits held
tor redemption Of
certificates of de-
post, ~ provided
by law......... 3,ss5,co
Total in Treasury . las, ecI, 443
Debt less cash in Treasury ..... s,lfl, so. S15
Decrease during month. ........... Isl, eco
Bonds issued 10 Pacific Railroad
companies, interest payable In
lawful money, principal out
standing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SIZES, Hl9
interest accrued and not yet paid S23.ll7
Interest paid by United States. s4,3.5, $50
mails, ETC - -. 5,Sl. Esq
Balance of interest by L. ; ..... ls,Y9i, lO7
The Secretary Of the Treasury has directed
the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
gold during the present month as follows /:
100000 on the first and third Thursdays,
and 81 100000 on the second aud fourth
Thursdays each. making in all s5,00O.000.
A serious complication has arisen between
the Postmaster-General snd the Presidents
Of several leading railroad companies. in re.
gard TO the compensation allowed the COM
panies for running postal ears. The stop
page Of postal ears on some Of the roads was
threatened unless the Government agreed TO
meet the terms Of the railroad companies.
EAST
Gold closed in New York, on the 4th. at
100 II.
A few days ago two men entered the First
National Bank at Batavia, Genesee county,
y. Y, and while one engaged the attention OF
the only person present connected with the
bank. the other ran away with box contain
ing money and bonds amounting TO $4,000.
Following is the comparative cotton state
ment for the week ending Aug. 1:
lsH 1858
Net receipts Tor past week
All 4. :. ports ......... $50 ,eiV
To.ai receipts from sept
% date al u ; ports !. s.7ss.7ss s..5l,sl7
Exports Tor past week
from all ports ........ AIS 9f2l
Total exports from sept.
to date from ali ports g.774,sss s.sa7 $50
stock now on hand AZ al
u. ;. ports. ............. l46,os9 lbc 81
stock now hand AZ al
interior towns. .......... 25 3is 2sle
stock at Liverpool. $500 sis, 20
stock OfAmerican ahOAf Tor
Great Britain. $500 B 90
The one hundredth anniversary of the dis
covery Of oxygen BY Joseph Priestly, the
OH no. at la laar ~
Northumberland. Penn. was celebrated by
convention of the prominent chemists
throughout the country. held in that city on
the 3l,t ut.
Mrs. Tilton has again appeared before the
Investigating Committee. but beyond gen
eral and specific denial Of each Of the charges
made by her husband. we have no report Of
her evidence. The Brooklyn Argus has pub
lished interviews held with Mr.. r. u. Car
penter ana Mrs. Elizabeth Cady stanton. both
Of WHOM steadfastly maintain their opinion
a. to the truth Of Tilton's statement.
The Plymouth Church investigating Com
mittee published card requesting all per-
ION. who had been invited 10 testify before
them to appear on the 4ih inst. a. their last
meeting for receiving testimony would prob
ably be held on that day. The libel suit
brought against Mr.. Tilton i'm the Third Dis
trict Court Of Brooklyn was duly called on
the Sd, but was put over until the jth. az
which time Justice Riley gave notice that he
should dismiss the case unless the complain
ant by writ Of mandanus from the SUI
preme Court compelled him to proceed.
An important conference Of railroad repre-
sentatiyes has recently been held at Saratoga,
Of which the New York Tribune says "The
railroad conference az Saratoga was called.
like one which lately held it, sessions here.
for the ostensible purpose Of making combi-
nations TO facilitate transportation and estab-
lish uniform freight md passenger rates. The
report OF the proceedings will indicate to
many that the roads really combined to resist
what they look for as the forthcoming en-
croachments OF Western Grangers.-
Frank Walworth, the parricide, has been |
adiudged insane by board of physicians. artl |
transferred TO the New York State Asylum |
for insane convicts.
II is denied by the representatives Of the |
railroad companies that their recent conyen-
ton At Saratoga was held for the purpose Of
combining against the Changers. or any other |
interest. They say that the object was simply !
the development Of Retrospective roads, and
their abolition Of the system Of underwriting
and litigation, which has proved 20 expensive
TO all.
The following are the rates for freight
transportation agreed 70 by the leading rail-
road companies At their recent convention at