Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-11-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.

WARRINGTON.
Intelligence received from military officers
on the Rio Grande represent Nffairs on the
border more peaceabe. The assertion is made
that there is a larger number of incurslons
into Mexico by Indians than by Mexicans into
Texas.
From monthly statement of the Chief OF
the Bureau OF Statistics TO the Secretary of
the treasury, the excess OF exports over i'm
ports OF merchandise appears to have been as
follows: Month ended Sept. 30, 1877, SIS, ,50S,-
S38; month ended Sept 80, 1878, 800, sos, ,267.
Nine months ended Sept. 30, 1877, S54, ,4GO, 1874; ;
nine months ended Sept. 30, 1873 5000, 13O, ,4s7.
Excess exports over imports gold and silver
(coin and bullion) appears TO have been as fol-
lows; Month ended Sept. 30, 1877, 1856, I'll;
month ended Sept 30, 1878, 1923, ,703.
United States Treasurer Gil6llan SAYS in
reference TO the recent opinion of the At
torney General as to the method Of
computing the taxable capital Of National
Banks: National Banks will hereafter be
required, in making up their capital stock
subject to taxation, to deduct not the full
value nor the market value, but the price paid
for the United States bonds owned by them,
less the interest accrued to the date of pur-
chase, and for the purpose of verifcation will
be requiredto specify said bonds by loans and
dates OF purchase in making return thereof to
the office. No application made in conse-
quence of the opinion in question for the re-
fund OF any tax upon bank capital heretofore
assessed and collected will be entertained by
this Office"
j. NJ. McGrew, Auditor Of the Treasury for
the Postofllce Department, has completed his
annual report for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1878. According to the report the aggre-
gate postal revenues and grants from the
Treasury during the year were $34, ,5s5, ,169,
and expenditures 334, 1876, ,0S4, leaving an ex-
cess of receipts over expenditures Of $780,
Os5. Part of the amount drawn from the
Treasury during the year was, however, ap-
propristed on account of deficiencies in pre-
vious years. The net revenue for the year
from the sale of postage stamps is SIG, ,S39, ,115,
against 1851 1856 last year. Amount OF
stamps, stamped envelopes, ETC., sold, $27,.
375,593 against 425, ,757, ,5l5 In 1877. Expended
during the year for mail transportation, &c.
4A,119, against Sl9,356,023 for the previous
year. From the statement of the collecting
division it appears the balance due late post
masters is S47, ,292 and the balance due from
postmasters to the United States is $49S, ,563.
From tables showing the operation Of the
money order office, it appears the revenue
from this source for the year was s209, ,647,
against 1O9,14s for the previous year.
special from Washington says the CORE
spondence between this Government and
Great Britain upon the subject of the Cana
dian fisheries promises to be long and unsatis-
factory. The case which has given rise to the
latest correspondence is this Under the
A.
was what is known as the frozen herring
nshery. II has been customary for American
fishermen to purchase these herring from the
colonial fishermen, but with the privilege Of
fishing within three miles of the limits In
which they are operating themselves. They
usually start from Gloucester in November.
Last year fleet Of twenty sail went to Fort
une Bay, but were driven Off by mob of ex-
cited colonial fishermen, who DESTROYED their
lines and drove away the feet, the members
thereof not caring to provoke a disturbance.
They made affidavits OF their treat
ment, and this Government forwarded
them to London, where the British Govern
ment made an investigation through Cap
tain OF the royal navy. He has made re-
port, which has been approved by the British
Government. The Captain reports that the
cause they had violated three local laws; first
by fishing on Sunday; second, by fishing be-
tween October and May, and third, by using
seines. Secretary Evarts has written letter,
In which he says no such report Of facts will
be accepted by this Government as against
the atfidayits of the American fishermen un-
less he has access TO the records Of the inves-
tigation to judge of it. He also says that IL
W a viz Of l. "a A
been punished judicially and not BY mob
But outside of this Mr.. Evarts will not admit
that the rights of American fishermen within
the three-mile limit can be controlled bv the
colonial laws. II such limitations could be
enforced this privilege would be valueless.
The months excluded were the ones in which
the Americans desired to fish, and to forbid
the use OF a seine was equivalent to a bar to
fishing at all.
The State Department has received infor-
nation from the United States Consul at Tan
gier, Morocco, that the cholera is raging fear
fully in the interior of that country. The
misery of the people is great, hundreds dying
OF starvation, and business of all kinds is com
pletely paralyzed. To all these miseries,
smallpox and malignant fevers add their hor-
rors. All the leading Israeltes and many
Europeans have fed from Tangier panic
stricken
The Secretary of the Treasury has received
information from Gov Wallace, of New Mexi-
co, that the proclamation of the President,
ordering the lawless bands in that Territory
to disband and return to their homes, appears
to have had the desired effect, and he appre-
hends no further trouble.
The public debt was decreased 81, ,7OS, 4O2
during October.
The Mexican Government win not recall
Zamonica, the present Minister at Washing
ton.
National Bank circulation outstanding on
the I'd: 1891, ,O66, ,495; gold notes, 81, ,46S, 800
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue hat
his annual report about ready for publication
1t shows that the total amount of revenue col
lected during the fiscal year ending June 81,
1873, was $l11, ,0S9,3l9, a decrease of SS, ,967, =,
23l from the receipts of the previous year
or the six great cities OF the country CIncin
natl paid the largest tax on spirits and tobac
co, $9,72S ,039, followed by Chicago with SS,
1S5,225. New York and Philadelphia pai(
largest amounts on capital and deposits O
banks.
THE EAST.
Harvard has accepted Yale's challenge /,
row an elght-oared four mile race
The thirty-second annual convention of th
American Missionary Association assemble,