The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-11-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

Linderman, director of the mint, esti-
mates the gold and silver production of the
country next year at $l00,0OO000.
The president has issued his proclama-
ton designating the 25th of November as a
day Of thanksgiving and prayer.
DR.. Lindcrman, director of the mint,
estimates that by the Virginia City fire the
supply of gold bullion will be cut off to the
extent of 100000 per month.
There was a meeting of the medical
men of the late confederate army in Rich
mond last week. The purpose was to con
tribute to the medical history of the war; and
we have no doubt but that the results Of the
dehberation will he of great interest and
value. DR.. S. III. Moore, late surgeon-gencral
OF the southern army and distinguished in
his profession, presided. The fact that the
lack of facilities must have developed the
ingenuity of these gentlemen in the practice
of medicine and surgery adds no little to the
probable importance of the pages which they
will contribute to the joint medical history
of the late unpleasantncss.
The annual report of the treasury will
contain the following statement of receipts
and expenditures by warrants for the fiscal
year of 1875: Receipts from customs, $751;
167, ,722; from internal revenue, Sll0,007, ,493;
lands, 81 ,4l3,6lO; miscellaneous sources Sl9,-
All ,lA5; total net revenues, S2SS,OO0,05l.
Public debt-funded bonds of 1881, S06505,-
700; United States notes, Sl03, ,9O7, 1885, frac-
tional currency, $36,612,S 800; gold certificates,
$7O,2j010O certificates of deposit, United
States notes, SSO,695,OOO. Total net receipts,
$675, ,G07; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Sl0,713,-
7O7; internal revenue, $5,1SS,5l3; interior
civil, S4,057 ,535; treasury proper, S33,Gl3,-
262 diplomatic, $3,l99,220; quarterly sal
aries, $56i,5l7; judiciary, S3,S03,9l59O; net,
civil and miscellaneous expenditures, S7l,-
O70,792; war department, $i,l2O,6l5; navy
department, S2l ,i97 ,626; interiord department,
37,SiO,S73; public debt interest, SlO3, 1914;
total net expenditure, 1914, i,623392; public
debt redemption of bonds, Sl0i,5j0,920; re-
demption Of United States notes, $40, li3,0Ol;
redemption national currency, $iO,36i,6T;
redemption of gold certificates 81 ,27S,9OO;
redemption of certificates of deposits, United
States notes, SSl,OlO,OOO; total, including
items on account of public debt, S6S2 ,OOO,S $751;
balance of covered money, June 80, 1873,
$1Il,7O2,i ,il6.
The October report OF the department
of agriculture contains accounts from New
jersey, Wisconsin and Minnesota showing a
large decrease in the cranberry crop by in
sects and frosts. The rice crop in South
Carolina Georgia, Florida and Louisiana is
much larger than usual. In North Carolina
the great crop was formally rice, but since
the war the production has fallen off, and no
crop has taken its place on the large, valuable
rice plantations, which have, consequently,
almost gone to. ruin. The sugar cane in
Georgia was cut short by drouth, and in some
parts of Florida not more than three per cent.
of crop was planted for want of seed. In
other parts OF the state the crops were brought
up to full average by the August and Sep
tember rains. In Alabama there was largely
increased average in the average condition.
In Mississippi, the leading planters are man
ufacturiug their sugar and molasscs at home,
from louisiana and African cane. Much
of the cane will not be ground for want of
mills, and will therefore be lost Louisiana
has not justified the promise Of its fine ap.
pearance in securing the sorghum crop,
which, though injured in some sections, is
represented as generally fine. The hop crop
is quite cold in New York; the yield was at
least one.third more than any crop for the
last five years. There was large yield on
all the fields. In Oregon the culture is yet in
its infancy, but bottom lands of the William.
ette will prove the finest lands in the world
for hop-growing. The hemp crop in Ken.
lucky is very fine, and has been cut in good
time. The number of fattening cattle in the
country is somewhat greater than last year.
There is falling off in the New England
states, except Connecticut, which reports an
increase nearly balancing the drirleney OF
tha nthet,