The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-11-26
MiSCELLAhE ECUS.

The general missionary committee OF
the Methodist Episcopal church appropriated
1903 1853 for foreign missons, at their meet
ing in New York last week.
Admiral Almy reports that the United
States steamer Saranac remains at Lapaz,
Mexico to protect American citizens and in-
forests Many robberios and murders arc be-
ing committed and the authorities are taking
steps to arrest the culprits.
The solicitor of the treasury has
formally demanded Of the treasurer of the
Union Pacific railroad company the five per
cent of the net earnings Of the road from
November 1869, to October 81, 1874, making
lOlO,O5G to be paid within tho next sixty
days.
The navy appropriation bill, rs COM
pleted by the house committee on &ppropna-
tions, is for the navy establishment proper,
without reference to the continuance OF inn
proyements at navy yards and the construction
of new vessels. The appropriations aggregate
seventeen million dollars,
The president has directed telegram
to the governor OF Texas, requesting him to
delay the execution Of the death sentence to
satanta until it can be satisfactorily ascer-
tanned whether or not he has violated his pa
role the president believing the weight OF
evidence thus far in Satant y favor.
The second national bank OF Law
renee, Kansas, having failed to meet the calls
Of the redemption agency OF tho treasury
department to reimburse the treasury for itr
notes redeemed, and its deposit of per cent
being exhausted Treasurer Spinner gives
notice that on and after this date notes OF
that bank will be rejected when presented FOR
redemption at tho national bank redemption
agency.
Commissioner Douglass, Oftheinternal
revenue, reports the receipts Of the last fiscal
wear al :1O2, GA, ,747, or ?4,Gu,7l7 in excess OF
his estimates The estimate OF the current
fiscal year il $1O7, ,OO0 900. The receipts from
distilled spirits for the fiscal year of 1874 we're
| aig444. .O9O. n net decrease of g GGj, 2Sl. The
production of spirits during the year was 3d.
| 572 OG2 taxable gallons. The seizures amoun-
ted in value to :l7G 1862. The production OF
tobacco the aet fiscal year was llS,5iS,6ls
mounds, an increase over the preceding year OF
| Q 1O7, ,Gsi pounds. The number of cigars and
cheroots on which taxes were collected was
| ssG. G97 4Os, or ~, ,GG2, ,Sj2 in excess of the
previous year
Under a congressional joint resolution
Of 1869. five citizens were appninted to cX
anime into the condition Of tho Union an'
Central Pacific railways, who reported tina
about two million dollars would be neces5ar
to supply the deficiencies OF both roads
Secretary Cox at that time directed the com
missioners Of the general land Office to with
hold from them one-half OF the land grant a
security for the supply of the deficiencies
tho road. The reports OF the commissioners
who recently examined the roads, say tn
Union Pacific has since that period exponde'
20 215. 900. and the Central Pacific expendo'
s5 800. 900, in excess Of the sum first named
The deficiencies having been supplied and tn
roads considered as complete, reports wer
submitted by the secretary of the interior +
the president who, on the recommendatio
Of the secretary, has directed revocation
the order Of Secretary Cox, Withholding pat
euts for half Of the lands, which will there
fore be released to those companies.