The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-06-10

for the same period of the previous year of owe,
$40, 10000 The tax ON liquors of all kinds
yielded nearly s42,OoO,OOO; that OH tobacco
S26. 5000. The tax upon the circulation
and business of the banks gave about
50, 600, 900, and all other sources less than S5,-
100000.
| Special Agent Hale, who was deputed by the
Treasury Department to make an examination
of the workings of the system of customs
revenue collection at interior ports Of entry and
delivery, has submitted his report, and is of the
opinion that some of the one-horse Custom
Houses of the West can be abolished.
| Atforney-General Pierrepont has issued q
circular saying that he finds the appropriation
for the office nearly exhausted, and command
| ing general economy and retrenchment.
A general order issued from the War De-
partment announces that the appropriation
made by the last Congress for the pay etc., OF
the army for the fiscal year ending June 80,
| 1875, is 5000, 600 short of the sum estimated
for the War Department. and pressnt indica-
tions are that the appropriation will prove def
ficient.
''the fourth SERIES" under the act of Feb. 25,
1862, dated May l, 1862, have been called fol
by the Secretary of the Treasury, and made
payable on and after Sept. /, the interest on
which will cease after that date: Fifty dol
lars-Nos. 20,301 to 21,0O0, both inclusive
$100-Nos. 5O,6O1 to SO, 100, both inclusive
S5OO-Nos. 27,5O1 to $1,000, both inclusive
51,OOO-Nos. SO,651 to 91,5OO, both inclusive,
Tetal, S10,OOO,O 600.
Mr.. Pierrepont has hit upon an expedient,
which, he thinks, will increase the efficiency Of
the Department of Justice. He has divided il
up into dozen bureaus, and intends to hold
the head of each responsible for the faithful
execution Of the duties intrusted to him.
The internal revenue receipts for the current
| fiscal year promise to exceed the estimates by
about nine million of dollars.
1t is estimated that there is deficiency in
the appropriation for paying the army, and tina
both officers and men will receive only one-hal1
or two thirds of their payfor the month Of June
and may even have to wait for that until a de
ficiency bill is passed by Congress.
The mission of the Sioux chiefs to Washing
ton has practically failed. Not only do the,
refuse to cede their right to the Black Hills
but they have refuse to surrender their righ
to hunt on the Republican river.
General.
Decoration Day was generally observed
throughout the Northwest on the 29th ult.
and the fower-strewers honored alike the las
| resting nlaces of the fallen heroes who wor
the blue and the gray. Eloquent orators wer
on hand in profusion, and the bird of freedom
fluttered, and the English language suffered.
In the '' shyster' libel suit of Bush vs.. tn
proprietor of the Chicago Times, the jur,
brought in verdict for the defendant. Th
plaintiff asked for $4,000 damages, but didn'
get cent.
Recent deaths: At Munich, Bavaria, johann
Klein, the eminent painter at st. Louis, o
consumption, Col James Mccoy, of Gen
Shermans staff.
The railroad war at the East has assumed
decidedly important aspect. The Pennsylvani
Company refuses to allow any of the posta
cars of the Baltimore and Ohio road to pass owe
its line from Philadelphia to New York. This
of course, prevents the Baltimore and Obi
from fulfilling its contract for carrying the mail
between these points.
The following is the public debt statement fo
May, showing reduction of 81, 1S9, 456 durin
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