The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-07-16

lie debt sistement July LIST:
Six per cent. bonds. ....-........ ell loo, SIS. $50
Five per cent. bonds. ........... 6I, 2.sS
Total coin bonds. ........... 81 ,7O7 .sas 800
Lawful money debt. ..............s A,6.s.co
Matured debt. ...........-..,.. lO,s-',s1V
Legal tender notes. s75, sal as,
Certificates OF deposit. ............. &,tl3,u0
Fractional currency .............. G,lss,4st
Coin certificates. ................ H,tfN,W
Total without interest. .........s as. - an
Total debt. sg,s 20. - ISL
IOlil INTEREST. .....-.s.s.s S''fs'N"
Cash in treasury. coin. ...-..--.s D,s.t,tio
Cash In treasury. currency. S'sso'Nl
special deposits held for redemption
of certificates Of deposit ........ S,tio,cu
Total m treasury ..............s l1 ,s4s .sl
Debt less cash IN treasury ...... O .i2s .6ss 40
Decrease during June. ....... .ksl, yts
Decrease since June 30, ls14...... lt,Sse .5la
Bonds issued 10 Pacific Railroad,
interest payable in lawful money,
principal outstanding .......... ~ 10y, ol2
Interest accrued and not yet paid. l,Ss, Io
Interest paid by United States -. -, "a
Of mails -. 6Is, All
Balance interest paid by United
States ................. ..+....... 0'h-S'Ai
The work OF counting the money in the
Tressurer's Office st Washington was begun
on the LIST. preliminary TO Mr.. ~spinner's
turning over the Office TO his successor. Mr..
New. One hundred and twenty-five ladies,
under the supervision Of several male ae-
countants, were placed at the work. TIL
amount of cash ON hand spprsximates sixty
millions OF dollars.
The following changes in postal rates took
place on July L: Money-orders not exceed
ing sl5, ten cents; over sl5 and not exceed
ing Gao, fifteen cents; over $50 and not ex-
ceeding f40, twenty cents; over $40 and not
exceeding eco, twenty-five cents. Postage
on printed mstter and merchandise, one
cent for every ounce, or fraction thereof, up
to four pounds. The fee for registering let
tiers is increased from eight TO ten cents in
addition TO the regular postage. Postage on
letters 20 Great Britain, Germany, Sweden,
Spanish possessions, switzerland, Turkey,
Italy and Denmark has been reduced 10 a reg
ular stsndard rate OF five cents for every half
ounce or fraction thereof.
Additional dispatches from Prof. Jenney
have been received by the Indian Depart
ment, in which he reiterates his former state
ment that so far.he has not found gold enough
in the Black Hills 10 warrant any extended
mining operations.
Hon. Thomas-B. Florence, formerly men,
Der Of Congress from Philadelphia, died 10
Washington on the 81.
The new f~ve-eent postage-stamp to foreign
countries has been issued. This stamp.
which is printed in blue and bears the like
ness Of President Zach. Taylor, has been
made to meet the provisions of the law re-
Gently passed relating to foreign letter post
age. The letter rate is now five cents per
halfounce to Great Britain and Ireland, and
also 10 all European countries, no matter by
what line OF steamers or TO what point OF
destination, except France, to which country
the new rate does not apply until January !,
1876.
Under the act Of July Is, 1874, providin g
for resumption Of specie payments, the
Treasury Department has disposed of about
$4,000 900 OF bonds known as nye per ce mis-,
authorized byfhe act Of July IA, 1874. and
with the proceeds has purchased about go
100000 in silver for.the purpose Of retiring
fractional currency.