Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-03
miscellaneous Capital Ne,s..

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The following is the
public debt statement for November:
Six per cent bonds. rs 1884 100
Five per cent. bonds 49,. 703, 266,650
-Four and half per cents 250,GOO.000
-Four per cent. bonds. 17750O,000
Total revenue bonds. ............. s1,7ss,7,o,7so
Lawful money debt --.--.S 100000
Matufed deot. a5,oo6,24o
Legal tenders s46,a4s,on
Certificates of Deposit. 3T,0S0,000
Fractional currency. 16,l50,S42
Coin and silver certificates $685. 400
Total without interest ........... S43s, 2o9,s35
Total debt. 2,27262s,s2i
Total interest. Observation-Disclosures. 3O,l02,0s4
Cash in the Treasury
Coin. ........... ........S 223,564,75e
Cash in treasury, cur
Currency held for redemp-
ton OF fractional cur
Special deposits held for
redemption of certificates
of deposit. 49,. ...... 370s0,O00
Total in treasury. observation-disclosures 275,3l4,oss
Dehtiess cash sres,.ry iSos. ozi, AZ, SIS
Increase during November. ........... 3,214,2a
Decrease since June 80, 1878. ......... S.372,5O6
Bonds issued to Pacific railroad conpa-
MES, interest payable in lawful money
Principal outstanding NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 64,623,512
Interest accrued and not yet paid 1876 S7
Interest paid by the United States. 1885 ,036
Interest repaid by transportation Of
Balance Of interest paid by the United
States. Observation-Disclosures. 29,389,12s
TREASURY STATEMENT.
The following is the comparison of the con-
dition Of the treasury Dec. L. 1877, and Dec. /,
1878:
1877. 1879.
Balances, currency. 8,816,396 4,669826
Special fund for redemp-
ton fractional currency. 100000 100000
Special deposits legal ten
ders for redemption
thcates OF deposit..... 3e,056,000 37,S000G0
Coin .............. -. .133, 670,214 223,564756
Coin and silver certificates 80 39l 400 36,23e42O
Coin less coin and silver
certificates 101, 1881 1888, $50
Outstanding call bonds 23,9al $50 22,9SO7o0
Other outstanding habil-
Outstanding legal tenders.351 ,3402Sa BAG c16
Outstanding fractional cur
Outstanding silver coin 81, $3.50 1894 3s,79IG9n
treasury ......... S2,oa6 o27, o65 2,o27, 414a2s
Reduction of debt for Nov 1928, 1884 Inc. 3,2l4,22
Reduction of debt since
Market value of gold 80. lG2.ST l0O25
Imports for the 12months
ending October 30 5,792, 1877 42S, 900 ,007
Exports for the IL months
ending October 80. -. GIT ,653,399 734,290,025
BEcKs ELL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Senator Beck's bill.
regarding the trade dollar, provides that for
period of twelve months after the passage of
this act, the outstanding trade dollars shall be
receivable as legal tender for all debts and de-
rnands, including customs dues, owing the
United States, and the said trade dollars SO
ceiyed shall be recolned soon possible
into the standard silver dollar of 4l211 grains.
VERDICT FOR cLAFLIN & co.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The civil suits of the
United States against FL. B. Clahin & Co., for
the alleged reception, purchase and conceal
ment of large amounts of fraudulently in
ported silk between the years 1871 and 1877
We're decided to-day in the United States su.
preme court in favor of Cla1in & Co., defend
ants. The suits were for the recovery of
double the value Of the goods in question, and
the amount involved was nearly quarter mil
lion of dollars. The court holds the recovery
sought, under the second section of the act of
1923, cannot be had, because that section and
the act were repealed by the act of 1866; and
that it cannot be had, under the act of 1856,
for the that the latter contemp plated
criminal and not civil proceedings.