The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-12-07

men, who were absolutely required to admit of
the increase of the cavalry ARM as provided for
in the frst-cited statute. Under this act re-
cruitment for the cavalry arm especially, has
been stimulated, so that at this time the mill
tary establishment consists Of
General officers. .........-.... II
Aides-de-camp (not counted in aggregated. 81
General staff othcerS. 800
Engineers. 1 q
Ordnance. ..................... %
Signal officer. $500. ..........--.....-... IL
Cavalry oficers ............... 419
Cavalry, enlisted men. 9261
Artiilerv oficers ..... 279
Artillery, enlisted men. 1000
Infantry. officers ................. ST.
Infantry, enlisted men. .ll,9L
Engineer battalion. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 242
Permanent recruiting parties, etc....'........ 6SS
Recruits at artillery school ............. 1Ol
General service men employed as Clerks. 280
Ordnance departme ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 30I
West Point detachment. Observation-Disclosures. 22I
Hospital stewards. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ZUO
Commissarv ~ ssrreants. 146
indian scouts .................. 214
Available recruits. .......... ................ %
Prison guards at Fort Leavenworth. ......... 81
Total. as, 571
OF which 3, ISL are officers and 26, 42O are en-
listed men, so that the aggregate number OF
enlisted men has not yet reached the Lawful
limit of 1880. Eniistments have recently
been checked in all branches Of the service,
except cavalry, and extreme care will be taken
that in no event shall the legal limit be passed.
| It is well known that no military force can be
kept up to the full legal standard, and that the
combatant force always falls far below the
paper organization. This now consists Of:
Cavalry officers and men .................. 9,6o6
Artillery, officers and men. ~
infantry, officers and men 12,ooo
Agoreoata .25,s31
Report of the United States Treasurer.
The Treasurer of the United States, in his
report simply reviews the business OF this I'M
| portant branch of the financial department OF
the Government during the past year. NO
recommendations Of amendments or rnoditca,
lions of the statutes governing the flnanclal
operations Of the Government are made. 1t be-
| ing considered that such propositions apper-
tain solely to the Office of the Secretary, ana
should ernanate directly from that officer. Inc
statistical portions of the report give the Ioi-
owing exhibit of the business of the Redemp-
ton Agency.
The. receipts Of national bank notes by the
National Bank Redemption Agency for the tls-
| caIavear ended June 80, 1876, amounted t9
1904, 299 875. a. netincrease OF $48, 07o 99o 80
| over the fiscal year 1874-'75. On July l, 1910,
| the cash balance on the books OF the agency
was So, 036, 902, and the uncounted packages on
| hand with unbroken seals on the same GATE
| REPRESENTED 1904 1902. The United States
notes drawn from the treasury for re-
demption of bank notes at the counter
were $4, 738, 979 and 'overs" reported in bank
notes received for redemption were Sl6, 491.4z,
making the aggregate operations OF the agency
$2l5, O86, 1855. g. OF this sum the agency was
credited with SIS, 100000 in national bank notes
| fit for circulation deposited in the treasury
1914, 927, 900 notes of failed, iquidating, and
reducing banks deposited in the treasury
1917, 478,7O0 assorted bank notes ut for circu-
lation returned to the several national banks
S78, 643, 1856 assorted national bank notes unfit
for circulation delivered to the Comptroller OF
the Currency for replacement with new notes,
leaving cash balance of 81, 942, 539 ON June
80, 1876. The amount of notes OF eacn de,
nomination redeemed and assorted for the tlscal
year was: