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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-17
old DOMINION STEAMSHIP x>sTSs
" COMPANY. oSRszE6sGa
FOR NEW YORK.
THEAP FREIGHT RATEScflsl.
" By TIE

POWHATAN LINE for BALTIMORE
AND THE WEST,
AND TIE
CANTON INSIDE LINE for PHILADELPHIA.
The steamers SHIRLEY and DEFIANCE will
leave from Twenty-second and Dock streets every
WEDNESDAY at ~ N. and SATURDAY at 4 =.
NJ. Through bills of ladng signed to all Canadian,
northern, aud western points nj low rates.
II. r. DOUGLASS, Agent,
fec Twenty-sccond and Dock streets.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-17
flames RIVER STEAMBOATe+IN.
ID COMPANY. lss assEsrfsssccsz2

FOR NORFOLK, BALTIMORE. PHILADEL-
PIIIA, NEW YORK. AND BOSTON.
ALSO,
REGULAR LANDINGS ON JAMES RIVER.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-17
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG
RAfrROkD COMPANY.


JOHN II. MACMUgDo, General Passenger Agent;
10 10
, 1877-12-22

ami one in Montgomery or Mobile, | dent
know which. 1t IA marvellous that tleaf.mutes
sl,ou1d lie nhlc to use tlIctr sight they tlo.
talk w!:l,my eyes. They art wonderfully quick
ana nrcuratc. While they arc receiving tlt4-
Iatchvs, which, Of cv,'rsc, they df, e:tltcff
hy sight or touch, they are not Disturbed
qucntly lcs. liable tn make mistakes than
sound operator. begin with this lIttls lnstr.,-
tncnt,-is souns!er,-aild tcncl them 10 hold tho
f,anl "rcr lie key III receiving, 50 that they
Is Gr,e requisite to srst-class operator that
do mt teach. liz must bu rapid pcnman.
After going tArnugh couree of three luonthsf
tuitfon, lie rltltt knGntl week Or two In nm
Of .lotng business In that uillrc. Then, II he Is
rapid writer, he Ia u gooti operator. am
teaching, Ut course, as n matter 0f business"
, 1877-12-22


When John sanscEipt went down town last
Saturday, Ills wife asked him to bring back with
him small quantity Of sice,
allow much will you havcl" asked the grocer
whom John called for the succulenk berry.
swell, guess ten pounds VI do" sald John.
"l'll get enough to Last the old woman several
weeks" he added, somewhat doubttp9ly.
The grocer hcstssted, looked qulszical, aud
dnally weighed out the ten pounds OF rlk,,
"Ihss IL new klnd OF RICE, Mr. eanacEipt,h
be said, - he put string around the paper.
II 4wells three times u much ~ Louisiana
rh:., whleh you had better tell your wife.''
IAN right" said John, ~ hu turned to greet
frlenQ. Two minutes later ho had forgotten
the reminder Ut the careful Kro<cr.
When he got home john found The house de-
serte1, but huMtning hrs wAs roaring In the
kitchsi. stose, and he knew Mrs. j. bad Just
stepped into the next house 10 exchange gossip
with Mrs. Mulyansy.
" III just put thus rico To boll," aol1oquized
John. i'm pfta4a tho dame to SEQ me 10
thoughtful, and maybe she'll get mo good
supDts.h
An ordinary iron pot With ssvers! plnts Of
water IN 1t sat OIL the stovs.
"l'll bit SIX ceut4 Maria put this very pot on
the dre Tor the purpose of boiling tbs fruit"
as tore hols II tbs paper package, and
, 1877-12-22

Whose life hath bern hattie for tho right,
FonRht for puhltc good, not rri1nto cnis:
BY me to him his oil time hater schds :.
Gtcctinc and lnve--f represent thu south:
Fhr puts hrr heartfelt wur1+ into my mouth,
And through a Democrat makes her an,cnde.
Erasc Whittier, whom, I never met TIL now.
Arrcnt my h,n,a..e fns thy honest sorR:
Receive u winter chapjet fer tay brow
= u mar that b:aw. t.n,e-h0nnrca. weaE II lonRf
New England pritcs ,ctsclf m manly men.
And much on thee, true follower of Penn.
X. II. STuDnARu.
OTHER SPEECHES
were made by W. ". Storey, the sculptor
Charles Dudley Warner, T. ". fitagInson, Col
GEORGE E. Wiring, ". E. Apthorp, William II
were we'll received. The festivities we're kcp
np TIL sometime after midnight, anil the oet n
sun wat pronounced ur.c of the Nranicst 1itct
nfy events that hare ever took place 10 Dvstun
, 1877-12-22

What nrt thou doing To-day. my Sweost
Sitting Low at the Masters feetf
ur wandering over tito happy lhH1t
Making new fFlenda III the AngeI.6Anaf
What did they say to thee, o my Sweet,
Whun th1n hrat stood In the shining street&
Did they uut marvel, tn Angel wise,
Uyes the beauly OF thy great uycs,
And dtast thpu answeF thotf wotis OF praise
Did Thy !sts slsteE, wal0 went before.
Muet thse ut uncv on tito ulJselc a!.usas
When y soul frsm Earth at the pUEtal waite,
DO Angus usher them through the gatea3
have Iuts4t0n for thee, ny Sweet:
II tlul wilt lot thus. pray thee Most
I'm the Outernsast bOuada Ut tin world unknown
Due who IL (oufaeyinx ai1 alunc,
lirR& fur htAiy aud N14l lD 6na,
Though all hef aofcu 0Iea she leaves behind.
Thou wilt know her At 0nco by her lovely face.
That wears alFeaay m Angela grace.
Sha WILL 10 tha IluNGF vi PAtadlxe,
With her l,ertGct lip and her splendid eyes,
An her fuEe, rich beauty, e'GH like thy own.
When thou sha!t meet ln ta world unknown,
nni!e mud s1y. F." am josap!llnt," :"
Aud lcAl her up through lla lslds Ut green,
Aud kncrl with h9f cpse At the Matters {cot,
THIS ask OF thee, Sweet. my sHest.
have much to say 10 ttes. Josephise--
Much that would please thee IL heas, ween. y
Como GgatH III luy Atcasaa IL ms,
And let INC whisper It all 10 thee;
hut. more than Ill. bray thre u go
II G0a permits, mud liz Will, know
To the lutesMost 1ounds of Thy world, to greet
Tts soul thRt will c0mv " thes su0n, n,J Sweet.
ELLA WuxkLxn.
, 1877-12-22

Mr.. J. C. Davis, Of 8El West Thirteenth
street, advertised yesterday for l0J t!caf.mutes
TO be uiaae tnto neutrality-suspicious.. NiDo
years ago, he says, liz taught dcaf.mutu
named llotIlnan telcgruphy. Holman lcarnr.!
tho art tu lcss than tllEre mouths, and hecatne
one of tAe must expert 0IHraturs In this country,
being u thc time of his death the cl,lrf operutor
tn tic Nohlla telegraph office. air. Davis has
stnee taught twenty deafaud-dumb persons,
aud says that tll.y arc a'a4ost invariably much
quicker ~ learn than THrsous VINO speak aud
Lear, and make far better operators. VI hs1 u
cali itou1 one today" hs said. "who told me
that ba had been u bN,kblIdeI. lie wus at
hrss very skcptical, but convinced him o{ tlr
ease with which he could learn by giving hlm
uus lesson. ln thrce-tluartrrs III 4u hour he
knew moro ttaa haltol the slorse alphabet.
mud, by rcfrRinX occasionally to tho alphabet
written out for guide, hu could talk Will, ms
Oh the instrument With cast. Of twenty that
! taught ln Philadelphia, sixteen a1e now iu
London, whcEG Il number ol thenl are iu the
telegraph department ol the General Post 4 Ulhcc
TWV pf them have positions N Philadelphia.
, 1877-12-22


The patrons OF Kris Kringlc sl0uld not neg
tect In l,nl, over thc rnl,crsJon of Iicltotvnc-
.,sna,,,,,us =. si.ss. @ t,a',,a. H. 1,.o. =. ~
enssaslnea NJ MesSss' .'au'ey nos' w.,
while inspecting the myriad beautiful objects Of
every character anL kind that aro temptingIY
arraycd in our yarIops tlcpots Of merchandise.
4 ncu rnn.igr,,ont n, t,,e.o n,cturc. In. f,.en
-s.,ta.', s.s... .,. ,,,,,s,sss ~ ~ s,s T.. 49,
Feeelsca ''olt1 the puoHsae1"' anu !" tne hui a9e
many bcauttfu! reprints Of ancfcnt md mo4lern
masterpieces. Among tho last ts that charming
Nero nv flotmra entitled "Can,t You Tulk1 u
H., ...., -. ,.,., ~. ,,,.>,,,,, =. ~ H.. -o,r,.
,no "osA M .,s'' oeen oo pUI'u'a' ~ W w 'sp'o'
utceu III 4stlefefsl iornt' Dlt III mono u u more
satisfactory than IN tho Ilelotype nfter tho ell
craving male by CHAT. It ia a very cunning
,ac,urc. rho lttt. n,,c not.inr m hands
~. '' ' ~ th -. 80. u,
m'!u knees. tooks uo ln.o tno uyes w. s't ot
IL eano iena WIZ M ."e suIs ,n,,on Sapso ~ ~
anc, npptnE Mss s.u oIt ~. ~, ..ss ~ w.
, 1877-12-22

Tha samples were obta!nel Of different deal
era !n Champaign, Nos. l. 4, anl II coming from
drug stores, and tho othrrs from grocery etores.
tile purity Of tbs article ~ aul throughout tue
country. II. 4. WEnRK,
Professor OF Chemistry.
, 1877-12-22

nv iather ami mother were alWayH ehS ns Gnu"
urcn: ami our busy fea!o"-traysicf sect>eu 10
u. t1rttuEn: alh:tlS Inaccessible, AMI even
AlPcsttc, nntl, as It were, hewn out OF mount
mn. .;,nt, m v ~ srFens lalor. e,,,.,.
struck ny ta.her'e ear, or tho pride Iv tt'ok II
Ats son's accomplishments prevailed nscr h's
"wn shfneft, tttNk NC 'lrst ventnte.l worn
asross ttle tanlc, With view u intofn,ihs tno
grave dfhoghtsnlatl that Ky also enun! ufnW.
WhcteupGn my nTn sRGtelthonk was oronEnt
u'it' INC pale traveller pulttcly nefn,itsisc, My
9otM iatNcr nsn mptlIef nay storheu at tnc
Sumption for mo lana now, feeling miserable ny
se'l ~ lhe t1itn Mi, xhow WIN.
climb tns hlgi, point immediately wcss
ot the tnl, thinking tilc,!ee 70 get WrspG.ctIve
g INC cnan ]"l1,'e tne fietseaorn 10 the .Hnnte
NlsA. Hau oee'1 uln"f!iE thcsG lHc oest FHIk
, 1877-12-22

NfftbHr1 T<s0taDh.
The death of DriesbnrE, the llOn.tatncr, at
White Plains. O.. has previously been nuted.
Ills career was somewhat Of remarkable one,
aud thougl. he retired frou, public notice auIns
fifteen years aeo, he ID well remembered by s,s
infldic-aged generation. a reporter Of t!s
telegraph this morning had little chat with
YanEce Robinson about Dneabach. Roblnsos IL
an old shown,an, Las delighted the public him.
self many a time, and tells mauy amusing In.
cideuts Of his professional life. lie had not
heard Of the old liun-tamcr's death, but was
glad to talk about Drleabach. Said he: "fls
was little before my time, but ! know lin
very we'll, and remember some Df bis cxo1oIts.
lie was tho secoud man In tile country to enter
q cagc Ut Hons, aud tho very first 10 Introduce
beasts III spectacular ptays upon the Stage. llu
did It at Darnum's old museum, in Now York,
and othcr s!miar places"
the rciortsr..
"Tio usuat way In that line" said Robinson.
" He engagol 10 travel With MeuaEcrle when
he was young fellow, probably Us caavasn.atl.
Or perhaps to take caru Of beasts, nt,d LrIftcu
into 1t. lie never bud any head for business,
and 50 never got anything n,oru out Ut showing
except Ills salary, hut ts saved enolEh to Guy
been Keeping hotel thero. Before he obtained
Ills great reputation he uscd to trnyc! With Hay
1nol1d y War!tg's Fnehagerie. In these days,
when tho lions cage Was entered, it used to 20
AuAc HALa kAl GAL1FA1 uVH!ls uHu tAd AClt4 "
other aulsna's removed. A rupu used to bc
stretched to keep tho people away frunt thu
cage. aud thers out In thu opcn lrad, with tLu
people pressing up at oil sides, the then uu-
prcceduntcl unl astonishing feat used to he nr-
complisl!ed." by the way," continued theold
| actor, Raymond vent out OF the business with
g9Gd g a;s asal : ot money and what do sou tlln's
The reporter dlsclalmed having my idea about
"Why," continued Robinson, "hc built f..
male mall seminary with 1t In Putnam County, Nc"
.'Tncre VA. another thing Dricsbach wa,
ort5tnal tn,h sad Yaugpe, alter getttux through
with his chuckle oyor tlic ilra VI dvvutng
nlenAKcrie money to Icmf.lfne education;
that was driving lion iu harness. uo t,!l
TINT really as IN advertisement"
"lie waa rather smart In advertising, was ha
| notln asked tho reporter.
| Yes, inlgcd; ono UI the cle7crese IN tho
business. Years ago, Whuu exhibiting In New
York. after aght IN q eago with tiger, lc WAS
taken out covered with blood, and apparently
| tho audience aud much horror expressed, untlk
| physician announced that h.s wout,ls werc
| not dangerous. For fortnight utter Dries.
| bach appeared with Ills ar1n tn aling aud Ills
face covered with strips of plaster; then 1t wn5
discovered that tho wounds wcru Imaginary
| tho Koro bad como from sponge uI1cd with
rusu-ptnk, and tho whuto performance WIS
nOthng but clever ptece Of advertising.
saw him seyen ycaTs ago at Whitu Plains, mud
he wis getting very old. ! suppose his hard
| life luuSt hare brought hin down. su au's
dead, you tell mo; we'll, well, IT'S curtain duwn
Tor Us oil, suuletflnc.h
, 1877-12-22

cmn,,cd tho trn nonn;1. of rim tn,o .,o ,,.,
t,Tfaf,s nreftv fnii I'M In ri"o b"' NV stssei
OF room 10 hmm nbout iii Iusf .t"n trIa I,sly
ie n,rn,.tt;,r,ntl Inv ,nrirr,hn,,s st"n ~
A. i"hn nnnrnarici thc hn,.c ~, ia nIs5N 5';
with lie t,,ent. he began t., snIfY tic air e'"th
!" smelt somcthtn1 hufninr. W,nlcr I, ,,.,
tlurnc,i ricc hal water enough, in # i 'nat
Tia hurried into Tia kitchen. ami what .,.,..
xas enreat1 ftfnrn hs cye.i 1he stnyc ,.a. senE
errl with rice. Thn aide. Of tbe not ,nro ny t.,,
ri ree. Rca vas drfnnjnr dawn ,.,s,n ia a sMIl
TIM rat was sitting unIcr thr tahfr icL;un oa -.
from H. bnek. ria fnaUuntv prnins ~ rnns . i,eo
ehnsna each otller nyer ffa pot'a rim any nTsc y;
errry nne TINT tironpeT into the s,nvc tw.n. "
tnn,s eccme,1 In rim nm anil tnko tts rs1.n
, 1877-12-22

4afW 1oF& xFtoAHes EHfs !6s
Tho taste tor novel and curious shows found
qualification yesterday in c coIored-baby exil!bl-
tion, forming an additional featute to the Lon
don Circus at 0limore's Gardcn. Already tho
managers declare 1t to 10 an insured success.
4 hundred plckauuinn!es " Of all agcs. iroul
weeks TO years, sat lust night iu their moth
cra' laps on tho high platform, gorgcousiY
fHngea With rcd and blue, and sulled, s@rcasn-
cd. slept, or sqairIncd, md rolled up their ltte
eyes till nothing could bs seen but the whites.
to tho delight OF an adinIrIng crowd. Thc
mothers sat up very erect black, smiling, md
eontcnted. Children and parents wero veil
dressed. but generally In bright-hucd or white
garments. Tho complications were OF all t!nts
trom ebony to Ivory. One would not believe
black aud white. Tiero wera maluttos
aus,dtoon.. ostoroon., lo-DSas, ls,,,, A'qo"' p;.
s xhs va: s.aS stshs ss pi H. @ sass aaa
aeross hcr forehead. Her features were reEulf
apd refined. Thc mother Is very ll3ht, at'a SUI
the chlld's father was cvch lighter than sl+
OF spaJcs, sat On q soh with her chlldrelr
Wiliia1n, age 4; Joaeph, age s; slary, ar9';
james, aye Il aa4 Lucy, nye 8wcsks rntY
svsqs 81 xtS wsss sesn 9's ,s by S.' S tn'
not suY more. 0uly children Ut coiurcd paruta
hare been accepted. A white wutua,., whsu
husband 10 black, applied for tho admission & d
!h!1eu tntasls. out wa atefaIs reI4seu' ~
4au!a! n.ana&eI sata hs "outu net "se
lnolsectiy encourage ah'atRahs1ioll.
------- ....-......
NEHRAsKA'S VOLCANO"
The last earthquake at the West was up.
posed To have ra1tatel frum a ln.slltv in
Eahr,.r. 4h,t ,,,. h.,an ,,rn,,Ia.,. rn,arI', n.
.-A'. eS~~ 'Aas .'"e oesu pope"43 'Isa'ue'
Inc slte o1 volcano. ffo!' samuel Aaxha' u
the Nebraska State University, has recently
made an exauluatfon OF tie ground. To, srat
-, di.tw.hs 90 l.. ~, ~, h.,.,s - ~ >,,.nu,
~ o~aes y" sua oa.sa ~ toe .
~ u'2on eonatYi koous thtfty.sl1 snl!eftsolli
, 1877-12-04

,,,,,,,,, e., : ~, ,,,,r ,,,,,,,,,, sh,,I
romrcnsath cte'uG III, - ~ ,,ti,,.
lie entitled !" u pro r''A VI Ae'H"'t 'os "e''''2
NJ !nfnrmrr. =, x Wei. ,,,,-
IIt C"etps M ~ w ,,,t
mt' ~ 'r t,,,.;,' ,u,,,' .i,'.',u t,st IN
Cuet"rt-lt"'ft, ,. s'' ,i,,,,,,t' T., S..,
11iii seizures r! ~. ,, ,s",
au.iki, nt.1 t'a' Nv '7''' '"' '''"' "'"'''s WIZ
3la.lti'M. T., ,,,,,..,,,,,- ,t,, .,h,, ,.,
Thu t"ic ~, '. ,,. -, ''n ar m T. ~.
mat". tllnl. "h.us @ ''' ;, ~ ~, ~ H.. ~ ~ ~,
iE NJ !'l'nr'srs nv ~, XIV w., s n,, m t,;s 9rs
ilronE's ~ t"e "f'''''' 'i"' ''''s A''''o "s"',"
represcut ,,..-,,,,,,.,
LUIS ~ ..,.ss,i masa "''nS' IT, '.,,,,oro,,ro
to thu totetulaemt. ese" X ,.''s N.Y.,
tAfrsy ul sssc VIII ~. u""..tahn ~, ..',.,, ~. W.
run,p!tsht'2 G'ca' 'e""''S "l"'' 1''' "o'cl"'
iGcnt. .,,,. .,,,. ,,,,.o, In
u rec"n!'I .t,',. Is, -. .r LII ',t n.t,a.t, IL.
Hts, ,c ~ z,>t.t, fro1 II, 1rlprt Tin. tt.t,,.
o t;ntt,u, nj lin .t,st,,u,s ,iii,ctx Thc
10 LIZ y" ina fn thu revenue frt,n1 r,lst,,,us
E'sxas Essn, mt from smuggling, Int from under,
a,,n atiss', ri s,o,uis suIIryt tu nh ai.,r,vrr.
fa.Am ~ t. .irrrf,rr nI4o recommended, st,r
Mu'' n,,+n.,sr nj .,.,rfup stn,lttty md unfIrp.
~ iMe r., tI,r ,t,}l,yti,,Il Of thu rryulu,c (rp
~ AM. ~ that sncc,iIc duties bc adoplct as Jur
e.s,rti :. nratti liable,
- .,.er,
, 1877-12-04

lAo tabular statement Of amounts received
Includes commissions TN sales NJ stamps paid IN
tnd, which do not apl'taF rs casll reccin.s q
.bu Treasury. aud ccrtat sstlns reported ~ col-
leest1, but not deposited, during their r.
spectlyo tlscal years. Hence there will be MI
spparcDt variation between the amounts OF col
ieettons tabulnte.l and t!,se shown by tlc e1y-
sriMg- -syarsarta If the Treasury.
Tne Increase III tho aggregate receipts srom
The sources specified during thu past issal year
inuunts to little Isoru than Sl,;!N.lkl. aid IL
CHIEFLY DERIVED PROM sFIlt1rs AND TOBACCO.
Tho inercase III tho receipts frm spirits IL
due In part to tic Ercatcr quantity of whisky
withdrawn trOta warehouse At 10 cents PER gal
lon lusin, tho current year tl'sll was Withdrawn
u c1andy nv dstr ro 4it tho past yea FL
aggregatequantityo OF inS:tsall spirits withdrawn
1t ~ cents per gallon under thu net of .j,lsc d,
1ss2, us,l ut lN cents imr gnlun tl.tlcr tho net
Ut Mnrrl, y, 1615, was llearly tho sa1nD wlsercnA
tho number VI gatlo,s withdrawn t'aytng. NJ
cents was greater by a'9','G3 gn!lons during
Thu quantity Ut manufactured tobacco ou
1915, was l07, ~ pounds; III 1877 tho guam.
ty alno!!n'ctl to liz, !lo 53 polsds, tls Increase
being 6,07J.;MU pounds.
Tic number ii collection districts on July /,
solliation, tho number 81 illstr,sts has lenn
further reduced to III Tic humber Of Cul.
lectors was, OH Juiy !, ls1U, la md ls now LII.
AccoUHTlND opglUEs.
ns piessn' s5se y. usautuE nap , ~" .t,..a
NV sesuit g. nns"S ssass rs s,, W.. ,,1s
~ nta j., ~ ~ ~. .IIe. @ :" p r
~ ~ w s Mu' ' "'' 40 o'o'''a'5 MI" s"''
'lst aaIsutas"i .,.t..s.Ia''i i.,.., =, .h -,
. n1c..tson tH i - .sa - s"u ,!1 u
s ss!ut ~ InIs IT, =. St .t t.!I , fs, eo'a'
~; w. ~ !es ~ tS" ,,..s ,,..'... v,,.,
,h' es ~ '"I ~ i.,...,,',,,. "" ~;
% ~ s. sss.n @ -. .'e r u."tt - ~.
~ as...s;'' I .i t s.s,:t 49, so ~, M
.t,. secn!'n. !aen ass.n "ssIEuTasoH, I MA ILL.,
t ,;i ~. s!.1nM s"sn .uoM % as WI s An. t.S.'
ssw.. ~. ~ m, w n.,." ~ ,,s ., .I'.,.'
as ae..o's % - .t'i ~ puae ~ 3uu ~. uTI'
MhIsessass H. saou1' w 'aae" ~ soo" ~ pfost's"s
WV -.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE aosenSNnST.
lhe attention Vi congress " called TO tho
,., ATs 1inposlnE upon tnls 'et'aftncht tile aa-
1uu!eatl1h u q nuatlt4uc o1 e!al'na. US oFEasl-
MatIou u admirably adaptcu 3ur tic lnscstllas~
tsoh anu statelilehts OF accounts uctTins III ti!o
.ta1hafr COURSE III enttc't busliloss, hlst u II
hliee Accrued, anil supE1rtci III most rascs by
tarte auluaVits. lho department hns no
Athorltv to cross-c1asE1no Witnesses, no a!sc4fs
tefM TO examine INTO nl!egea taets, nGu IN
lsel'ltess sucl aa ats IN COMMON use W courts,
% afceft1in truth and GSp"ao ta!scllotxi. II IL
Eapeettu!iY suEEcsted that tl!A cl4as u c!allns.
~ Nsta ady aGteu 4poslt W It1nserseA lFo'l lhe
treasury department, atlt III naslhess VI NJ
Cp9ntinS be ro1tt1lel to cuTrc'lt atTpnhts, poy-
aoie from appropriations nlate WITHIN u aholt
pSnol OF lime
Most Of these claims arc paid out OF what arc
tlasscd as "rernancMt annual appropriations"
contained Ia Scc. 3,tsy, NeFsscA Statutes, Whselt
, 1877-12-04

lie cusnHlsFcc't p bcSa H1 ea7t y &S a9l,NH
7ot,l .......l :A0!t. !, -. -! .,9,a ,...a'g.
Tie tont,aeu Of ycsscls built, " given by tho
RcgLstcr, Il l1ti ks tons, bcng tIctteaso troii
tt,ut Vi tho previous year ot aANoa tons, Or
over ID pcf centuti.
TLu nt,allur ii yvssels built Is 1,n..
fJilIclal plumbers ,Iave brou awarded by tho
bureau Ut StatlathH dur1HE tho lIsral yrAr ~
l,:hl yease1a, whysG carrying ea.Mciiy atItulhta
t. IT, : a:s4axs ' s ss 1ay III H. ,scs
ing statement nl0TU iully slows:
STATEMENT
showing ths number. ca.s, and tonnaga q vsa.
en.ts4 Juno ~, la77;
LEuts 4Ha fAafdtfsF
Of ttskstt, TtSst{s. 1uHHG1f.
tteAla festttk -. als ~, nnI.M
Curixgut ssascla. .o ~. 41a."0
Tutul ............,... ...1. 1ol 2ls, :E,S. III
vs4.e's namboted aud registered fsom July ! 10
Nov. III. 1877:
Ctats aai character -...
satlans.ves.e!s *'..'.''.'' VT " ~ Say' ~! 4; ;s
s,y:s,I ;s..oi: H.: 3irs M M i 45l IL s. s.
Total. .,...... -. Gl0 1a0, 4S0. 10
In thIs cunhoeiiuu. would eallattention IL tho
tari that u lurgo number Ut vessels, w ueabIM
l,e!ter by atcalll nor sails, 60 to uake up tl!s
tonnage VI uurollal md ltccl,srl vessels. whlta
large class of reasais viii. 10 internal appll.
ancxs for propulsion Is excmpt from enrolment
! ulId lccllsu under the act IT April ii, l,14.
Thrsa vessels consist Unalulyo Ut llr,cs ail.l open
ifats engaged III thc transportation ot eoll uAd
lumber III the !urEG u4ytIaolt r!Ttrs VI lilo
country. For many years tlltA ciass VI Scsaeis
has been tarEcasIHy, Al,l the wutcr traHsiUTta-
t:an of MereAuaklsu upou such rivera tms been
gradually passi14 lrunl stcuA-yrssgls to tarEcs
alll ukher craik Vt teiapuFurf btructu6t, Which
ara &uweI ur propelled W steam Or kall.ScAstls
Ths lct VI 1874 vkampteA tsnal"buats a'bl l.oats
employed Oh the tuter1M Watars vi hlutea ISotu
ellruliucuE, ~ that .....
DISCRIMINATION ,-.
| now practically exist4 between sesstls propelled
neither ty stcalt uor suls, ~ fckurd1 tacE Ia.
| h1tlty tu elfoslmeht, dGpeUucut simply upon tho
question whether they are VI Aru nut usually etll-
pluycd Oh th1 iuteru4l waters Vi Skatc, ~ cun-
uvxtiuu with their employment On naylsabto
waters VI tue tnlte1Statc4. Ills purely teIstlruI
| eAyraAter ul ln4EY VI tAesa Sc.xsl4 fetlueFs u
difficult tu apply u them thu prusis ions tor Gu.
4ulInriIt tEat urt applicable II Vtssels p1opeteu
by steam o1 eaIs, tspcsiulty ~ thcy aru ~ co1l.
| kiEugtel as u admit uc!thcr " PERMANENT
! cfsw uur Of ulastcr wLo rcula!ns un buasd-
| The discrimination As Regards earulAnent u
| bestll4s, 4 grALuitous Gaus1 0l dis,atlsA ttisI
among that portion u tilc mercantile eo:ilinunl
tY which Vi AXIS uae uf.ralt nut propelled lrretl,
~ stcut,, " s.uls. Ali the.e vessels s!l,ull bs
subjce&pI To system u ltcenst u1il cnra!llncut
dilferEnt truu! tt,at NV IL turcs, or Ai1 tu"a!S
| bc eActubtel lrun tnrulluItut. 1t u bel!cyct
tll4t The mercantile continuity W1ul1 pfc:ef e!l
1ulMsnt, II TIC tec1 lor tue pscl:innasy =d:ue4a
, 1877-12-04

NEP0NT or TUE FosTMAsTgK-dENkRA1-
WAsu,xHrox, u. C., Nov. o. 1K77.-SlE: The
total expenditures Ut ti!a Department during the
6scaI year enlr4 Juna 3U. 1877
MG11 %0<tt 1oVt t~Ss III
Tie revenues wGtu ~ follows:
Ordinary rrcrfpts SD, Osd 4A+0i
NGcefpts ftum
buslness, $500, IT., 400. IS
lecvipsa for offcial
stamps nnu
stamped ase,opes a1n. soo.F -,