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WASHINGTON.
Callers at the Executive Mansion.

Callers at the Executive Mansion.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-There was a large
number of callers at the Elective Mansion this
morning, including the Nebraska delegation.
Among the individuals of prominence. Senator
Davis. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury.
and Messrs. Key. Evarts and Schurz, Gen.
Sickles, Gen. Lew Wallace, and several ex.
members of Congress. In order to order to
relieve himself in part from the severe pressure
of visitors, the President will on Cabinet days
Tuesdays and Fridays) receive only such as
call to pay respects between 10 and IL O. clock.
Mail Contracts.
The business of letting the spring mail con-
tracts closed at the Post-office to-day. The
total numbers were: OF routes 1922, and of
bids 81 200, including Maine 22l and $500 re-
spectively; New Hampshire Ill and 1400; Yer
mont 100 and 100; Massachusetts, 104 and
1850; Rhode Island % and 300; Connecticut G3
and 1000. Blanks for the contracts will be
speedily forw arded to all accepted bidders and
will expressly be required to be returned
properly executed on or before the first Of
June.
The Extra Session of Congress.
In regard to an extra session of Congress the
President has informed Speaker Randall that
he will give 30 days notice in the call. So
there will be ample time for every member to
be present,
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Remarkable Volcanic Eruption.

SAN Francisco, March 9.-The Honolulu
Gazette Of Feb. 28th contains an account of a
remarkable submarine volcanic outbreak in
Kalakeakna Bay, near the entrance to the har-
Dor. The natives report that the eruption oc-
Cured at o'clock on the morning of the 24th,
appearing like innumerabe blue and green
lights In the afternoon several boats visited
the eruption, cruising over the most active part
where the water was boiling and appearing as
if passing over rapids. Blocks of lava two feet
square came up from below frequently striking
and jarring the boats. As the lava was quite
soft 10 harm was done. Nearly all the pieces
on reaching the surface were red hot, emitting
steam and gas strongly sulphurous. A rumb-
ling noise was heard like that of rocks in a
freshet, caused no doubt BY the eruption Of
lava from submarine crater which is suppos.
ed to be the crack or line of the rupture extend
ing at least mile from the shore. Another
rupture, doubtless continuation of the sub
marine assure, was traced inland from the
shore nearly three miles, varying in width
from few inches to three feet. In some
places water was seen pouring down into the
abysS below.
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More Endorsement o f,he President.

COLUMBUS, o., March 9.-Resolutions offer
ed by Mr. Monahan (dem.) in the House to-day
endorsing the sentiments expressed in Presi-
dent Hayes inaugural address were adopted.
ST.. LOUIS, March 9-After Change this af-
ternoon joint meeting of the merchants and
cotton, exchanges was held, and resolution
was adopted that "as representatives OF the
business interests of st. Louis, we heartily ap.
prove OF the Just and conservative course thus
lar marked out by President Hayes. and that
our SENATORS IN Congress be urged to rise above
govern their actions
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NEW BRUNSWICK

Disastrous Fire in St. John-Loss $780,
OOO-seven Persons Killed by a Falling
Wall.
ST. JOHN. n B., March 9.-Fire here this
morning on Prince William street broke out in
ea be dry 0ds store and Def before seos
establishments Of J. d. Golden, Beard & Ven
ming and Watts & Turner; also /. & F. Bur-
PEGS wholesale hardware store; Kerr & Thorne,
retail hardware; Sleeves Bros, wholesale dry
goods. Loss in stock and building $500, 200;
not more than half insured The wall of
Watts & Turner's building fell in, burying
Watts and several others beneath the ruins.
Five bodies were taken from the ruins to-day
Geo. Budd, E. d. Watts, Lebanon, Akerly
and Daniel Camboy. 1t Is believed two more
bodies are in the ruins.
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DIED.

In this city, March 8, Edward Woodman infant son
months.
Funeral services Saturday afternoon at o'clock
az No. Locust street. Relatives and friends are in
yited to attend.
MI, In this CITY,. March O. Minnie daughter of j. n
Winslow, aged IS years.
Funeral services Sunday afternoon at O'clock j
In this city, March g. Nathan nj. Cobb. aged S5 yrs
lFuneral services Sunday afternoon at Q o'clock,
at Casco Street Church. ST. Paul and Minneapolis
papers please copyl
years months "e'N -
=, In Bowdonham, March 2, Mrs. Annie ", wife of
8 months. "e w ~ W
on In No6eboro, Feb 20, Melvin A. Dinsmore, aged
IN brsto Feb. 49, Mrs. Lizzie Fossett, aged II yrs.
" The funeral services Of the late Berton NJ
SkeIton Will take place Sunday afternoon at Il oclk,
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W G. Gray, son of David B. Gray of Mont.
pelier, w., took his fathers receipt for one
note for $1,000, which he sold aud then left for
Kansas. His father will probably shoulder the
loss. a-f.t.7
There was meeting yesterday of the friends
OF immigration to Virginia, held at the Metro
politan Hotel in Washington. Senator john
son presided.
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BY TELEGRAPH,
MAINE.
Death of a Rath Phyaician.

HSN"s" VI al
BATH, March 9.-Dr. VIM. E. Payne, aged
g. one of the most eminent homeopathic ply
sicians in the country, and highly respected,
died here this morning. ,- .-
Republican Nomination flor Mayor of
Bangor.
BANGOR, Mar. Notwithstanding the severe
storm the Republican caucus this evening was
the largest ever held in the city and DR.. A. c.
Hamlin was nominated by large majority as
candidate for Mayor.
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Foreign Notes.

The Egyptian finance committee have &C.
cepted the proposals of M. De Lesseps made
in the name Of the Suez Canal Company to
completes and work the canal between Carlo
and Ismalia, provided the company be
authorized to levy certain dues upon vessels
passing through. The canal is nearly COM
pleted. .
A fire at Aurora, Ont, Thursday night des-
troyed the Aurora & American Hotel. Loss
$4,000; partially insured.
William McMurray, connected with the
Hudson Bay Co., was accidentally choked at
Winnipeg Wednesday while eating.
The report that Greece is prepared to act
with Russia is contradcted authoritatively,
The Turks have evacuated Servia.
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FOREIGN Ports.

Ar at Greenock 7th inst, ship David Brown, Col
cord, Mauritius via Plymouth.
Savannah.
Ar at Callao Jan %. ship Andrew johnson, Speed,
Huanlllos, land sailed Feb for United States; st
bellon de Plea; Feb sth, Theobad, Adams, from New
York.
Ar at St yagO Feb IS, barque Ada Gould, Mer-
Philadelphia. N' '''
SID fm Caibarien Feb 81, brig Lizabel, Watson, for
Portland.
g! At BaEacOa Feb 27, sch Mary Weber, Harris,
for New York next day.
trinidad ID ,d. Feb 20 sch Susan setsO Merry
Sid I'm Mayaguez Feb 20, sch Lugano, McKowp.
(trom MachiaS for st John, PR.
York. e ->"'"'a' 'i"'A' Nc"
Sid I'm Cabarien Feb "a, brig Chas Sparks, Brad
Ar at Havana Feb 26, briggs Eudorus. Prince. PEN
sacoia; Sarah y Emma. Hanson, Philadelphia; sch
cora Eta PendIeton, from Fernandina; 2Sth, Silver
9praiy Ienasy, Rensacola 80 inst, barque Fannie
q, Sid 18th, barque Weldon, Colson, Caibarjen
9th, sch Sarah M Bird, Merrill, New York; 2Sth, S
Harding, Smith, Sagua.
In port Sd inst. barque Mary Hale, Higgins, for
New York, ldg; brgs Lizzie Wyman, Fossett, and
Leonora, Blood, for do; Mary Haskell, Haskell,
Moore, for do; A Curtis, Bibber, for Baltimore
scbs Emerson Rokes. Marston, for do; Nellie Bow
ers, Spear, for New York.
CHt
Fernandina; 9th, brss Carrie Bertha, Hall, and
Agenora, Wall, New York; LIST inst, barque Lepanto
Bunker Marseiles; brig Geo Gilchrist Orcutt Liy-
erpool; schs Hattie G Mcfarland, Mcfarland do
st John, NIB. 81
Sid 25th, brig Rensbaw, Sylvester, North of Hat
teras; sch W g Mowrey. Eaton do.
In port 22d, brigs Clara Adams McFadden and
Geo Gilchrst. circuit, for North Of Hatteras; j +
Gertie = Morrow, Dunning Kocheko, Harrison ;
Maggie Dalling Dalling; Ralph Carlton, Fitzgerald
ana waiter Plummer, Plummer. for do.
SID I'M Cardenasl1st inst, sch f Bailey, Hutchin-
son. North OF Hatteras.
Cid at st John. NIB, 7th inst, sch Geo K Hatch
Murphy, Matanzas.
--latest by European steamers.l
Sid I'm Liverpool 22d, Caledonia, Potter, SW Pass
80, Loretto Fish, Hodgdon, Callao.
Cid 2lst st Nicholas. Tobey. for New York; 23j,
Bound. Merriman, Sandy Hook.
On Deal 2Sth. John Berry, Emerson, from Liver
Scotland) ''- "
Passed the Lizard 2lst, Nimbus, Leonard, from
Hull tor Cardiff.
Ar at Troon 22d, Josie Mildred, CHM. Rosario.
AZ at Antwerp 21st, Hattie G Dixon, Yates, from
SID TN Ymuidin Feb 81 Henrietta, Simpson, 70
Portland.
e. Feb IL, lat a. Ion 10, barque Hawthorn, Mason,
from Liverpool tor 6W Pass.
Feb Is, off Cape Clear, chip Santa Clara. Tobev.
from Liverpool for New York.
March lat "a 81, Ion so 10, brig Carrie Picker
ing I0rrey, from CardenaS for New York
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CHICAGO. March 9.-Cattle--recepts 200 head
shipments $500 head the market is firm and fairly
active and shade higher for good; sales Texas and
oxen at 70 q 80; feeders and good steers 95 0
80; choice to extra smootq 90 q 40.
=, Hogs,receipts 5000 head; shipments $500 head !:
p 40; good to choice shipping at 50 q $50
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The Rhode Island Prohibitioni.,..

PROVIDENCE, March 9.-The Prohibitory
State Convention held here to-day nominated
ton OF Warren r. Pierce for attorney general,
who is the candidate of the Democrats.
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The AshtabuIa Disaster.

AsHTABULA, March 9.-The verdict Of the
coroner's jury puts the blame of the disaster
upon the railway company for neglect of proper
extinguishabe stoves. The jury also find the
fire engineers censurable for not pouring water
upon the burning cars.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland WholeaaIe Marke

Portland Wholesale Market.
FRIDAY, March 9.-The regular demand for staple
goods is small and there is but little activity on
Commercial street to-day. Sugars are steady at III
for granuated and 1Iac for extra c. Flour continues
steady. Corn shows no change to-day and is quoted
at 81 CSC car lots and &c for smaller lots Pork
and Lard are unchanged.
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NEWS,
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Friday, March Q.
ARRIVED.
Sch Mary Lizzie, from Cape Porpoise. Sprung
aleak and lost travis Sth.
Sch Granville, Clark, Rockand for Lynn.
CLEARED.
Sch Mary p Hudson, Lake, Belfast, to load for
Jacksonville-J Nickerson & Son.
Sch Brilliant, Wheeler. st George-D Choate.
Sch Exact, Kimball, Boothbay-D Choute.
The barques Edith Davis, and Sarmiento, owned
by X Lewis q Co, have been chartered at Valpa-
raise to load at the southern guano deposits for Quad
aloupe at 62s Cd.
MEMORANDA
Baraue Herbert Black, Treat, at New York from
Iquique, reports, Passed Bermuda Feb rs and then
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New York Stock and Money Market.

New York Stock and Money Market.
New YORK, March 9-Evening. Money market
easy at q @:3 per cent call. Sterling Exchange
y quiet and steady at 4Sa @ 4s4 for 60 days and ASH
Imports of dry goods for the week were So 445;
camount marketed 2,25l, 1877.
Gold opened at 1861, declined to 105, advanced to
lO5t and closed at 105a. The carrying rates were
ana y per cent and borrowing rates per cent. and
receipts to-day were 1856, 900. The Treasury dis
bursements were $ll3 for interest and for
bonds: Governments strong. Stock market irreg-
uar and unsettled but closed dull and heavy at de-
day. W Wv
The total transactions at the Stock Exchange az
gregated 1856 III shares including New York Cen
tra 7!72 shares Lake Shore 42,790 shares Rock Ia
land 1880 shares, Pacific Mail 500 shares ST PanI
1000 shares Ohios 1900 shares Western Union 80
shares, Delaware, Laekawanna & Western 2S eS5
shares, Michigan Central 715O shares, -'''''
The following are the official returns Of the Union
Pacific Railroad for January, 1877: Gross earnings
$sl5 554os operating expenses 1922 452ss; surplus
earnings, 1892 ,901.H. For 1875: Gross earnings.
$664 s6o operating expenses $472 17O11; surplus
earnings Sl $3.50; increase gross earnings, Si5O
SsSe; surplus earning, $3000s511 decrease operat-
ing expenses, $l49,717.73.
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Boston stock Market.
[Sales at the Brokers Board, March 81
Eastern Railroad scrip $50
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DOMESTIC PORTS.


DOMESTIC PORTS.
NEW ORLEANS-Ar 5th, ship Expounder, Crock.
MOBILE-CId 9TH, schs George Sheppard, Rich,
Boston; Linda in, Whitmore West liz Indies:
KEY WEST-Sld 7th, sch Parepa, Packard, Tor
sAvANNAH-Cld7 18th. schs.Jas Brown, Collins.
CaIdenas; Aneroid, Talbot, New York.
BkNu .s WICK GA-Ar 18th, sch John Somes, Ma
CID 18th, sch Lilly B French, Nickerson, for Port
Royal, SC, to load for Berbce
=, CHiA5RLESTON-Cld 7th, schs Lunet. Kinds, for
Trinidad trinidad Kate G Rankin, Hall, Boothbay; Isaac
BALTlMORE-Ar 9TH, sch Helen G King Jacob
son, Cienfuegos.
Also ar 7tb, brss Antelope Ray, Matanzas Key
stone Beatty, I'm Rio Janeiro; sch Maud. Robinson,
Cardenas.
Cid 7th, schs Maggie NJ Rivers, Rivers, Aspinwall;
Geo Arey, Rogers, New Haven.
Ar Sth. sch Annie Whiting. Cox, Mayaguez.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar It'll, sch Laura vose, AL
Cid 7th. brig Liberty. Devereux. Matanzas.
Ar at Delaware Breakwater 9Th, sch B Lowell,
Passed in Sth, ship John d Costa, Musaus, from
Liverpool.
NEW YoRK-Ar 9TH, barque Herbert Back, Treat,
&C sweeney, Cole. Leghorn via New London IL ds;
sch Jed Frye, Langley, Providence
CID It'll brig Anita Owen. Pettenglll, Montevideo;
Annie Gardiner, Havener, POint-a-Pitre; sch VIM
Deming, Hodgins, St Kits; X Lane, Mckenzie,
Clu OH, sup sea WHICH, Drew, San Francisco sch
sch Ada Simonton, Hall, Pensacola.
Passed through He'll Gate It'll. brig Silas Martin,
Brown. from New York for New London
| PROVIDENCE-Sld 9Th, schs Ida L Raw Haskell.
New York.
| VINEYARD-HAvEN- Ar 9th, schs Terrapin
Wooster, Hoboken for Boston; Caroline G, Dow. fm
Fort johnson for do; Sarah P, Westcott FIN do for
Lynn; Grace Gushing, Mosher, I'm do for Portland;
ontario. Lunt, New York for do; Robt Foster, Rob.
inson. Newcastle for Camden; j Crafts, Greeley,
Rockland for Richmond.
Sid 9th, schs Nettie Gushing, Eta s. JOSIE and
Crafts.
Ar 7th. sch Oliver Jameson, Campbell, Wilmington
for Boston, with loss of boat and mainboom broken
| Q Thomas. Thorndike, Norfolk for do; Huzzar
Matthews I'm Elizabethport for Bath; Lizzie Poor,
Dickey, Belfast for Baltimore; Almeda, Smith, from
Eastport for New York.
Sid, schs Maria Adelaide, Robt Foster, Terrapin,
Caroline Q, Sarah P, and others.
| BOSTON-Ar 9Th, brig Belle Prescott, waterhouse
| Buenos Ayres Jan 5; schs Annie L McKeen, McKeen
| Darien; Martha Maria. Thurston, Calais; Banner,
Rich, do; Swallow. Carlow, do for New York; Nep-
tune, Holmes, Machias; VIM Hill, Stratton, Sulii-
van; Hyena, Gardiner, Rockport; Ira d Sturgis,
| johnson, Wiscasstt.
Cid Sth, sch Empire, Ryan, Belfast.
AR 9th echs Oliver Jameson, Campbell, Whining
| ton Nc; Terrapin, Wooster, Hotoken.
l SALEM-Ar Sth, sch W S Jordan, Stone, Calves
ton; Empress, Kennedy, Belfast tor New York; M l.
| Newton. Boyd, Boston tor Calais.
Philadelphia for Portland.
| PORTSMOUTH-Beow 9Th, schs Vashti R Gates,
Holmes, Portland for Baltimore Douglass HAYNES
Adams, Wscasset for Philadelphia; Florida Grant
| Rockand tor Newburyport Nj Gage, Smith, Port
johnson for Lynn.
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European Markets.
| FRANKFORT, March 9.-American securities
New SIS, 1893.
LONDON, March $50 P. M.-Consols at 963 for
money and 96 gle for account
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MARRIED.

In this city, March 8, by Rev, N. j. Ellestad
Henry Nielsen and Miss Lonisa Bjorkdal,
In Denmark. Sydney F. Brown, M. D., and Miss
Augusta Hartman.
In Boston, Feb 26, j. L. Traitor of Harrison and
Miss Addie nj. Walker OF Boston.
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METEOROLOGICAL

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWENTY-F0UR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF S1GNALl
OFFICER, Washington, DO,
March 10, Il A. M.))
For New England
and Middle States, rising barometer, colder,
northwest winds and partly cloudy weather.
Rivers will continue stationary except rising
in the Ohio and tributaries ..a
Cautiouary signals continue on the middle
and east Atlantic coasts.
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Providence Print Cloths Market.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., March 9.--The PRINTING c,otbe
market dull and prices unchanged. ''''DS
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Daily Domestic Receipts.
- By water conveyance-1000 bush cornmeal to G
W. True & Co.
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Inn IN Vonru the VEGETABLE PULMONARY BAL
IUl JU lGdlN SAM of Cutler Bros. q Co., Boston
stands unrivalled for Coughs, colds and Con
sum piion. Sold in Portiandby Apothecaries gen
orally. fessn13w
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Cape Elizabeth

The Republicans of Cape Elizabeth, are requested
to meet at the Town House in said town ion THU RS
DAY, March 18th, at 3 o'clock p M, to nominate
candidates for town officers. and to choose town
committee for the ensuing year.
PER ORDER.
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encountered heavy gales from SW 10 NNW. during
which carried away spanker boom and gaf, main;
topgallant mast, sprung jbbo0m, split Sails and had
decks swept fore and aft.
Brig Eudorus, Prince. at Havana from Pensacola,
reports heavy weather the passage and lost part of
deckload lumber.
Sch John w Welt, from Beaufort. SC, for Water
ford. (before reported abandoned} was seen Feb IL
lat AZ 81, lon % Is. She full of water stump of
foremost standing, deckh0use and cabin gone, star
board quarter stove &c, and anchors On iorecastIe
Sch Satellite, of Bath, before reported ashore on
Cape Ann, came off without damage.
Sch Walton, Ingraham, from jacksonville for Bath,
before reported at Tybee distros has been beached
in Lazaretto Creek for repairs.
eB~ See teegraphic columns for other reports
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SPOKEN.
E. Feb IL, lat a, Ion 10, barque Hawthorn, Mason,
from Liverpool for SW Pass.
Feb 1S, off Cape Clear. ship Santa Clara, Tobey.
from Liverpool for New York.
March a. lat "a "a, Ion so 10, brig Carrie Picker
ing I0rrey, from Cardenas for New York.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
CAUCUSES,

CascO.
The Republicans of Casc0, are requested TO meet
at the Town House in said town, on SATURDAY,
March 10th, at 3 O'Clock p. m, to nominate town
officers for the ensuing year. s..
w2t9 EEK OhDEh.
Cape Elizabeth.
The citizens Of Cape Elizabeth, are requested to
meet at the Town House, on MONDAY, March l2th,
at o'clock p. NJ, to nominate candidates f0r town
officers for the ensuing year.
PER ORDER TOWN COMMITTEE.
Cape Elizabeth, March 5, 1877. d&wtd
North Yarmouth.
The Republicans of North Yarmouth are requested
to meet at the Town house on SATURDAY, March
TO- 1871, at O'Clock p. M, to nominate candidates
for town officers, also to choose town committee
PER ORDER TOWN COMMITTEE.
hat
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congregational Library.

The question Of providing FOR the pre-
serva,lou and growth Of the library Of
Con res ls also one Of national import
ance. A. depository Of all copyright
publications and records, this library
has outgrown the provisions for its &C.
commOts!ior, and the erection on such
site, SIS the judgment Of Congress may
approve, Of fre-procf library build.
ine, to preserve the treasures and en-
lsrge the usefulness Of this valuable col
/ lection IL recommended. / recommend,
! also, such legislsti I a. will render avail
! able and efficient, for the purpose Of in.
strUcti0r, s1 far AZ is consistent with the
public service, the cabinets or musauU1s
n tho inventor. n surgery, o! educs-
tor, and ot agriculture, and o;Eer col
/ Iectlons, the property Of Toe govern men.
I The Capitol Of tos nation sbOuld b
something more titan political centre
We shrg avail ourselTes 0. ST the op
por!uni.,as which Providence has y
placed s. cur command 20 promote th'
genera Intelligence Of the people snt
Increase tie CONDITIONS most favorable 4
tFe success and perpetuity Of our institu
tioH=
TSiy.ad7 e. b. HATES.
Wqs.= IN, Dee<m5er 3. 1877.
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Reporr of the Secretary or the Treas
urJ.

The annual repor. Of the Secretary OF
the Treasury on the state OF finance,
presents important questions for the
action of Congress, upon some OF which
| have already remarked. The revc-
nues of the government during
the fiscal wear ending June, 80, 1871,
were S269 O00,5S6 o.. The total expen-
di,ures tor the same period were S23H,-
GEO los 93, leaving u surplus revenue OF
/ $50 3iU,577 90 This mas substantially
supplied the requirements OF the sinking
fund for that year. The estimated
revenues Of the current fscal year sre
s265. 500 GOO and the estimated eXpen-
ditures Tor the same period a,e S2o2,-
43O,64372. 1t these estimates prove
to be correct there Will be a
surplus revenue o: SS3 tb9, 500 %,
sn amount nearly sufficient or
the sinking fund tor that year. The e.
timated revenues for the next fiscal year
are $2t9 25o,0G0. 1t appears from the
report that during the last fiscal year the
revenues OF the COVE nment compartd
with the previous year, have largely d.
creased. This decreasa, amounting to the
sum of SlS,45l 1924, was manly IN
customs duties, caused partly by large
falling off OF the amount OF imported DID,
table goods, and partly by the general
fsll OF prices in the markets OF produc'