Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-06-06

day. He still takes keen interest in
public affairs, and watches the progress
of the negotiations almost as closely as
when in good health.
Washington.
MONTHLY DEBT STATEMENT.
The following is the public debt state
ment of June 1st:
Six per cent bonds S73S619, 600 r.t
Five per cent bonds. -. 703, 266, $50
-Four and half per cent
bOnds.............. 235, 000, 600
Four per cent bonds 81, $50. 900
Total coin bonds :. ......... ST., ,16S, T95, $50
Lawful money debts 14,O00, 900
Matured debt. ......... 6, ,143, O
Legal-tendefS 34b, I43. 3l3
Certificates of deposit. s5 705, 600
Fractional currency. 10, 65S. SOS
Coin and silver certi6-
cdtes -.'... -.---. %, oE2.oio .....+
Total with interest ..............S 451,930, 652
Total debt =. ......-.......... So, ,240, 500, sO2
Total interest. .................... 81 335. All
Cash in Treasury:
Coin. ............... .S1S9 7Os, O21
Currency. ........... 1904, 74S
Currency held for re.
dempti0n certificates
of deposit. 351. $50, 600
Total in Treasury. ........ .......s 23s, 5O7 769
Debt less cash in the Treasury s., ,O33, 637, 45O
Decrease of debt during May. ....... 3,070, 19S
Decrease since June both, 1S77...... 26, $50, 772
Bonds issued to Pacific Railroad
Companies, interest payable in law
ful money:
Principal outstanding ........... "a, 62R. 5l2
Interest accrued and not yet paid. 1,6l5 5S7
Interest paid by the United States. 81, 1885, 334
Interest repaid By transportation of
mails, etc. .....,.................. 9,452, 81
ted States. .................... 2S, 443, 757
The treasurer now holds 1899, 166, ,45O
IN United States bonds to secure nation
al bank circulation, and $13S, $4,000 to
secure public deposits.
WEEKLY STATEMENT.
U. S. bonds deposited for circulation
week ending to-day ........ ........S S9i, go
U. ). bonds held for circulation with
drawn week ending to day ......... 619, 500
National bank cirCulatiOn--outsand-
ing currency notes. . .......... ;}22, 555, 965
Gold notes Observation-Disclosures. |, 433, l20
Internal revenue. ....... ......... 242, 1896
Customs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 322, 619
Rcceipts--national bank notes for
week ending to-day, compared
with losses for same period last year
1877. S7........................ j343, eco
1873 Observation-Disclosures. 4,831, ,0GO
Receipts to-day. Observation-Disclosures. sos, 900
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION.
Washington advices of the 1st state
that at the meeting of the Potter i'll
vestigating committee it was decided
after long debate TO admit to the COM
mittee room during the investigation
press reporters. This course is adopted
i'll order to remove suspicion of un-
fairness i'll the investigation. as it had
been reported the proceedings were to
be conducted secretly. Chairman Pot
ter says no subcommittee have been
yet appointed. James E. Anderson,
superintendent of West Feliciana, who
arrived here from Philadelphia this
morning, under sui p@na, was i'll at
tendance this afternoon, waiting to be
called as witness. He will be exam
ined tomorrow morning. J. r. Sypher,
of Philadelphia has been retained as
counsel to manage the Louisiana branch
of the investigation.
POTTER TO SHERMAN.
Chairman Potter addressed the fol-
lowing letter to Secretary Sherman:
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 81.
SIR-I submitted your letter of the
Goth inst, directed to me as chairman
of the committee of investigation, to
the committee at its first meeting, and
am now unanimously directed by the
committee to inform you that until
further orders they will permit any per-
son named i'll the resolution appointing
the committee, to be present when evil
dence affecting him is taken, and to be
attended by his counsel and to offer evil
dence III his behalf, but that all ques-
tiUns to witnesses shall be addressed by
a member of the committee.
Your obedient servant.
CLARKsoN n. POTTER
To Hon. John Sherman,
Secretary of the treasury.
SECRETARY sIIERNiAN's REPLY.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washington,
ID. c., June 1, 1876.-Hon Czarkson n.
Potter, Chairman, &C., House of Repre-
ser,tatiues: SIR have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of yesterday advising that the commit
tee of which you are chairman will
permit me, as the person named in the
resolution, to be presented when ev-
idence affecting me is taken, and to be
attended by my counsel, and to offer
evidence in my own behalf. My official
duties will not permit me to attend the
meeting, but | avail myself of the con-
sent of the committee to be represented
by the Hon. Samuel Shellabarger as
my counsel, Iwho will hand you this;
he is instructed to assist you to make
the investigation thorough and COM
plete, and through members of your
committee to examine WITH esses who
will prove the allegations stated in my
letter of the 2Gth ult
Very respectfully,
JOHN SHERMAN.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The senate commerce committee
concluded the river and harbor bill and
reported it to the senate to-day. The
gross amount appropriated by the house
Is increased 5000, 900; $4,000 is added
for the Mississippi river commission,
with five engineers. to consider the
whole subject of the improvem ent of
that river.
The Greatest Blessing.
Asimplc, pure, harmless remedy, that
cures every time, and prevents disease
by keeping the blood pure, stomach
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