The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-05
R{FERS IND HARRORA

+, AFERS AND HARBORa t..-
The annual report of Gen. A A. Humphrey
Chief of Engineers, is devoted mainly to tibet
subjects of Notifications and river and harbor
improvements. It is shown that, during the
fiscal year ending June 80, the sum of So, 794 4S3
was expended for the Improvements of rivers
and harbors, and balance of 81, COS, 67S, re-
manning from the previous appropriations, is
available for use during the present fiscal year
The act of June Is, 1878, made provision for
3l5 works and for surveys and examinations at
l16 places, appropriating total of So, POI, 700
IN addition to the balance available from pre-
Vlous appropriations. Upon the approval of
| projects submitted by the various subordinate
engineer officers, steps were taken for putting
the works at once into execution, and they are
now being conducted under the contract sys-
tem or by means of hired labor and the pur-
chase OF material in open market, as appeared
TO De the most advantageous IN any particular
instance to the Government n IL. li,tfT.
| '~ FOREIGN MAILS.
j. 81. Blackfan, Superintendent of Foreign
Mails, shows that the total cost of the United
| States ocean mail service for the year ended
June 80 was $197,276, being q reduction of So
30 from the cost of the preceding year. The
report embraces an elaborate account of the
proceedings of the late postal convention at
Paris, and the action taken by the representa-
| tlves of the United States-Messrs. Tyner and
| Blackfan-at that meeting The total weight of
mails dispatched from the United States to
| postal union foreign countries during the fiscal
year was, of letters, 3, AGO. III ounces, and of
printed matter and samples Il, 52S, 1862 ounces,
| being an increase over the preceding year of
176,2o4 ounces in letters and ,219, 975 ounces of
| printed matter and samples. The number of
letters exchanged with countries not embraced
In the general postal uniOn-the Dominion of
Canada excepted 697, 551. a.
REPORT OF THE CoMMTSsABY GENERAL.
Comniissary General Macfeely's report to the
War Department shows that the total amount
disbursed for subsistence stores during the
| fiscal year ended June 80 last was 49, SIC, 551 of
! which 81 oil ,747 was reimbursed by sales Of
stores to officers and enlisted men; $31 1924 was
paid by the Interior Department for supplies
furnished to Indians; $773, 843 was collected for
tobacco sold to enlisted men, and the balance
was furnished to- the department by the Con-
gressional appropriation.
From the tables accompanying the report it
appears that there was marked decline in the
cost of the cOmponents of the army ration dur
lug the past year, as compared with the preeed-
ing twelve months, and the estimates for ap-
preparations were reduced accordingly.
QUARTERMASTER GENERALS REPORT.
The report of Quartermaster General Meigs
ton, and makes several recommendations The
total acquisitions from his Office during the fis-
cal year ended June 80 last amounted to
| $12,792 603 The department moved, during
the year, 1890 passengers, II 400 beasts and
| 109, PSI tons Of military material The depart
ment bought (, PSI horses and ], 1872 mules dur
| ing the year. at an average cost of SILT for the
former and $3.50 for the latter. There we're
II ,375 horses and 968S mules in the army on
the 30th Of June, and the forage consumed was
as follows; 1872, 600 bushels of corn, l. 100000
bushels of oats, 10000 bushels of barley,
$1,000 tons Of hay and 800 tons Of straw.
TREASURER GLEFIL1AN'8 REPORT.
United States Treasurer Gilfllan in his re-
port to Secretary Sherman, makes no recon-
mendations for legislation to be submitted to
Congress- Upon examination Of the law he
finds that the Treasurer of the United States is
required to communicate directly with Congress
upon the third day Of every regular session,
setting forth the condition of the treasury.
Though this law has been in existence several
| years. Mr. Gilfillan saws it has never been COM
piled with. The Treasurer says he will have
the required statement prepared and presented
to Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 4, showing the
condition of the treasury up to noon Of that day.
H.. THE REVENUE Marine BUREAU
The annual report of the Revenue Marine
Bureau of the Treasury Department shows that
Of the vessels wrecked or in distress, with an
aggregate of 926 persons on board, 1872 have
! been assisted by revenue cutters The estimated
value Of the property saved is about 81 roc, 900,
and 142 persons were actually rescued from
death by drowning. The expenses of the reve-
nue-marine service for the year ended June 80,
| 1878, were $043,001. The number of vessels
in the service is thirty seven
REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE
CURRENCY
The Comptroller of the Currency devotes
considerable portion of his report to defense
of the national banking system. He says that
the losses OF depOsltOrs through savings banks
during the last year exceeded the losses of de-
positors in national banks for the entire period
| during which the latter have had an existence
Tables showing the rate of taxation of the
national banks and the amount of their profits
accompany the report
THE APPOINTMENT OFFICE.
The report Of the Appointment Office of the
Postoffice shows that during the past year there
have been 2,7S4 postofices established and
| 81 discontinued making an increase in the
! total number of 1,913 The total number of
| offices in operation June 80, 1873, was 80 25S.
| Of these, 1870 were filled by Presidential ap-
| point1nent and 37,6SS Postmasters hold an
|
number Of appointments made on designations
and expiration of commissions was 5,117
There were 740 removals Of Postmasters, and
336 deaths
REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL
| The annual report of Surgeon General Barnes,
United States army, has been submitted to the
Secretary Of War 1t shows that there were
dlsbursed during the year. for medicinal and
hospital supplies, SAC, 001. OF; expenses of pur-
veying depots, IS, 657.2 %; pay of employees
So, BOB. 70; medical attendance, nursing, ETC.,
$7,41.8l; miscellaneous expenses, s6,111.16;
total, 800, $500; balance, June 80, 1878, $685.,
9S867. The greater part of this balance has
since been disbursed. and the remainder viii
| be required in fulfilling contracts made before
June 80. There were furnished during the
| year So artificial limbs to disabled soldiers,
/ while / ZOO drew combinations for the same
|
CYRnLE DUGAL scared his aged father
to death, in Quebec, by brandishing
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