Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-08-14
THE FREE LIST.

Flowers, natural. I'd
Fruit plants.
Manuscripts.
Natural mineral waters r --., ..
Models of inventions.
Ores of gold or silver
Oil of palm or cocoanut.
Specimens of Natural History not in
tended for SALE -zr
Horses and other animals not intend
ed for SALE
Tortoise and other shells, not man
ufactured.
Wearing apparel in actual use, pro-
fessional- books, tools, ETC., not intended
for sale.
All works of art provided by Amer
lean artists
On the following articles, commonly
brought home by tourists. duty must be
paid as stated:
Cotton goods, IS per cent. of value.
Linen goods, 40 per cent. of value.
Laces. 80 per cent. of value.
Wooden goods, So per cent. of val
lie.
Silk goods, 60 per cent of value.
Ready-made clothing, 40 per cent of
value.
Wines and liquors, s. per gallon, with
internal revenue tax.
Cigars ETC., $3.50 per pound, % per
cent. of value, and So per thousand in
ternal revenue tax.
Jewelry, % per cent. of value; preci-
Gus stones, paintings, and statuary, 10
per cent. OF value.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
Washington advices Of the 9TH inst,
state that at the cabinet session to-day
the secretary of war said he had news
from the Rio Grande that several Mex
lean companies were being organized
for the purpose ofrepeliing raid across
the river by United States forces. Mat
ters are regarded as becoming serious.
Raiders upon this side of the river will
be followed into Mexico, though the
sincere wish Of the government is that
there will be no occasion for any future
crossing by our soldiers. The discus
sion of the matter was interesting, but
it was not considered at the cabinet
meeting that any necessity whatever ex-
lists at present for any additional orders
to Gen. Ord
THE FIGURES OF THE FISCAL YEAR COM
PLETE- A BALANCE OF 1921, 744,OOO IN
FAVOR OF THE UNITED STATES.
Mr.. Joseph Nimmo, Jr, the acting
chief of bureau of statistics, has final
lyobtained the returns of the commerce
FOR June from the Pacific coast, and
has now completed a comparative state
ment OF the imports and exports of the
United States for the fiscal pear ended
the 5Oth Of June, compared with like.
data for the corresponding periods of
the yearimmediately preceding specie
values. The figures are corrected to
Aug. l, 1873. They make a remarkable
showing and are as follows: 1Tm1Tl
MERCHANDISE.
For the teuekge months
a& ended .Ju7e 30.
1S7S-Exports, domestic. $3.50 $50, 79s
Exports 1orelsn.ra- 49,. e, POO, 4O2
Totar., ,....:.. .s6a4. ss4, 200
Imports .... 437 O51. $50
Excess of exports over imports sa5577, 49, 667
Escorts. fs se@sstiP $50 Sc 81
Total ~. sso24 ,2aO
Imports. -....-.... 45l 323 127
,Fes Excess of exports over imports. s151 15a os4
- COLD AND sILvbR-(CoINA AND BULLION J. =
1o1e-Exports, domestic. ...........s q, O54 9S5
- Exports, forel- ..-.s,s.... sos 240
- , Total 80. J.. :. - !. IS 80, 74a, as5
Imports. ....-.-..-.S 20, S21, BIB
Excess of exports over imports.s g. Gil 912
1o77-Exports, domestic. ...........S 43, 134. T3S
Exports, foreign. .....:.=----- I B. 627, 499
:" TOT, Total.-.....,,,.,..r: us s.; tss1 gs7
Imports ..-................... AZ, TIA Ala
Excess of exports over imports.S Is 3S7, S23
"a TOTAL MERCHANDIsEs AND SPECIE. = - i
~
Exports, foreign. POSTS, 642
sjI Total. ~! l!.s7Ss 5l7,4a5
Imports, g499sS7s sac ss.
:, Excess of exports over imports. 1881 "a, $40
!. 1S77-ExportS domestic S632804 1862
Exports foreign. !. ....t... = 25 1872 ,495
NO., go co- 49,
~ - imports. ...-..-------....-.... .49a09s ,540
Excess of exports over imports 1885, $50 917
This is the most remarkable showing
IN American history. 80 .,'Ns'f'
A WASHINGTON STORM.
y A Washington dispatch of the 9th inst.
says that city has just been visited by