The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-10
MISCELLANEOUS

The commissioners OF the lUsLTlCl OF
Columbia have appointed Commodore Won
Rensseler Morgan, late Of the confederate
navy, inspector Of works and repsirs on the
roads and streets Of the distinct
The total popular subscriptions to the
four per cent losn i, s6rSIs,7oN. The total
received by the syndicate Is S~60,Ooo,ooo.
The total subscribed in London, reported to
date. Is SI0,2c0On0, making g total Of SO.
SO 700. Against this amount calls have
been issued for the redemption of s4o,-
claO00 Of The $50 bonds Of 1865, and S..
( 100000 gold have been paid into the treasury
for redemption purposes, leaving sSl,5l9,7co
bonds yet to be called. 1t is expected
/ another call will be issued this week.
Susan B. Anthony, ] ucy Stone, and a
new stump speaker for female suffrage, Miss
Leila Z, Partridge, are to conduct the cam
psign in Colorado this year, to secure the
ratification Of a constitutional amendment
comforting the ballot on women.
The letter carriers waited on the post
master general with reference to the restor.
stion Of their salaries TO 81 900 a year. The
postmaster general said he would exercise
his good office with congress, and suggested
that the carriers present their case in a
specific form. The salary now is 1915.
The receipts from internal revenue
during the past month were sS,764,574. 1t
is estimated that receipts were reduced at
least 5 100000 in consequence of the late
strike. Customs receipts during the month
were slO,O6O,s $50.
The controller of the currency has
declared a dividend of 10 per cent. in favor
of the shareholders of the national bank of
the commonwealth OF New York city, making
in all 35 per cent in favor of the sharehold-
ers and 100 per cent in favor of the creditors
Recent advices from the Black Hills
shew that a party Of ninety.eight miners,
with two wcmen, killed more hostile Indians
in a day than General Sherman's illmanaged
and scattered army have killed this season.
Coored up behind breastworks, the band of
pioneers repulsed charge after charge, and
dealt death with unerring aim among the
savage foe, who at length withdrew from the
contest, leaving one hundred and sixteen
bodies on the field.
We are glad to learn, as W. do through
the New York World, that the cotton manu-
of New England show encouraging
signs of a gradual revival of business, per
if small. Forty.nine mills, which
turn out about one-third of the northern
product, worked up, during the first six 9
of the present year, e~ighty-nine nil I
two hundred and ninety. eight thousand a
line hundred and torty.two pounds of cotton, v
Is compared with eightysix million seven t
and thirty thousand eight hume ed c
nd five pounds last year during the CORE d
period. The increase is about \
ire e per cent, but as the quality of cotton a.
MS year was somewhat better than that of ,,
lie fabric worked up last season, the increase q
the actual amount OF manufactured goods b,
about five per cent. All the goods have tC
zen readily marketed, there being no con. pI
lerable accumulation on hand, while there tr
a perceptible improvement of the demand. al
18th prices at the present figures, it is ex. \,
cted that all the New England mills will "
kept running at their highest capacity ~,
ring TIE fall and winter to meet the de- "
md for cotton goods.-AppeaL. al