The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-10-14

debtedness for September of 3,S42, 562:
Six per cent bonds .......s 81, ,070, ,649,100
Five per cent bonds ...... 632, 75O
Lawful money debt .....s M,OOO.ooO
Matured debt. ............ N9l3,95o
| Legal tenuers.
| Certificates of depost..... 60,660,0O0
Fractional currency. 40,7SS,575
Coin certificates. r,645,2Oo
Total without interest. ...... 4S7,G99, ,732
Total debt 50 225, ,445, ,5s2
! Total interest. est..................... 3O,9o4,Ss4
( Cash in Treasury:
| com. ...............-... 80 =, ,oSS,SIo
! Special deposits held for re.
demption of certificates
OF deposit ............. 6O,6GO,OOO
Total in Treasury. ..... -......... 1S3, ,2S3, ,669
Debt less cash in the Treasury ,122, AGO, ,227
Decrease of debt during September. 50 3,342.5s2
Decrease since June so, 1875. 6,2224g9
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railway
| Companies, interest payable in lawful
| money: Principal outstar ling. ...... eseSs3, ,512
Interest accrued and not -et paid. ..... IS, ,352
interest," UIid ls the United States. ,202, ,S07
Interest r1thid ~ transportation of
Balance, ilts, Of Of interest hao by United
States ......--.-.... ....-..-....-... N,ouo,zo5
, 1t is claimed that the United States will
have to pay, under the Treaty of Washing
ton, 100000 annually for the Canadian
! fisheries
The United States Assistant Treasurer at
| New York has been directed by the Secretary
of the Treasury to sell 100000 900 in gold
during the present month-$1, 900. 900 each
Thursday.
The Comptroller of the Currency has called
upon the national banks for a report exhibit
ing their condition at the close of business on
Friday, the LIST day of October, 1875.
The internal revenue returns for September
show an increase of receipts of about 81, $780,
900 over the corresponding period last year.
Gen. II. V. Boynton the weli-known Wash
ington correspondent, is preparing review Of
Gen. Sherman's memoirs. 1t will be made up
chiefly of the official records of the War De-
partment
Il is now claimed that young Fisher late
Assistant District Attorney, who is in Jail on an
indictment for m,.lfeasance, is insane, and
efforts are being made to have him transferred
from prison to an asylum.
General.
| Lee & Shepard, the book publishing firm of
Boston and New York, who recently suspended,
have offered to pay their creditors twenty cents
on the dollar and call it square.
Sheppard, Hall q Co.. extensive lumber deal
ers of Boston, have suspended, with liabilities
of S1,5OO,OOO.
The turf has suffered q severe loss in the
death of the mare American Girl. She dropped
dead while trottips race at Elmira, N. Y, the
other day.
Hembo!d, the ex-kUchu man, is undoubted-
ly insane, and bss again been sent to an
asylum.
Toronto Canada, was the scene of another
bloody riot between Catholics and Orangemen
on Sunday, the Sd inst. The day was one Sc
lected by Catholics for Il pilgrimage from
church to church, in commemoration of celtain
promulgations. The procession was attacked
by Orangemen, and three or four persons were
killed and large number wounded.
In the United States Circuit Court at st.
Louis, last week, the case of Buell., the wash
ington correspondent, indicted for ibeling
Senator Chandler, came up, and Judge Treat
discharged the prisoner for want of jurisdic-
ton.
The American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions held their sixty-sixth annual
convention at Chicago, last week. The meet
ing was largely attended and the proceedings
interesting. Some interesting statistics of mis-.
sionary work were read.
A cargo of peaches has been successfully ex
ported from New York to London, where they
arrived in good order.
The air-ship of Schroeder the Baltimore bal
loonist, in which he proposes to cross the At
) lantic is nearly completed, and he will shortl,
start on his voyage. 1t is constructed of pine
( three-eighths of an inch in thickness, and hai
a gas capacity of 1850 feet. The ship vii
l have carrying capacity of nine men. Schroe
der calculates to reach Washington, distanc
: of 35 miles, in IS or 20 minutes New York,
t distance of 200 miles, in hour and 40 minutes
r and to sail from New York to Liverpool, dis
tance of $500 miles, in 40 hours.
S Political.
:, The Republicans of the First NTassachusett
District have nominated Hon. William \
E Grape to succeed the late Mr.. Burlington i
: Congress.
II Connecticut has just adopted, by an almos
IS unanimous vote, the Constitutional amend
ment changing the time of the State electlo
l. from spring to fall, and fixing the Governor
70 term of office at two years, instead of one.
Wendell Phillips has been nominated fc
e Governor of Massachusetts by the Labor RI
Is form party.
The Probibitionists Of Massachusetts, hay
nominated John ]. Baker as their candidate fc
10 Governor.
y Foreign.
There is prospect of war between Gres
"a Britain and China, growing out of the murdt
- by Chinese of an English surveying party SON
:. six months ago. The Celestial government hs
so far refused to make reparation for the on
: rage.
e dispatch from Vienna says that the leader
III of the Herzegovinian insulrection are col
vinced that Servia and Montenegro will engae
. in the war next spring. seryia has summone
III all her subjects abroad to return within thrt
es weeks and join the landwehr.
III China and Burmah have formed an allianc
u offensive AMI defensive, to resist British a
e- gressions in the Orient.
le Official advices come from Cuba to the eife
te that leading and wealthy Spaniards there ha'
gu formed an association for the purpose of urgir
L. a discontinuance of the strife on that island.
n' railroad train was recently stopped by bri
OF ands between Saragossa and Barcelona,
te Spain, and all the passengers were robbie
n Among them were seventeen officers and Sc
ID men of an American man of war.
The Swedish steamer L. J. Bager was recen
mt ly burned in the Baltic sea. Thnty.five pc
" sons pershol i'll the disaster.
ns Spain is about to reinforce her armies opera