The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-17

dollars received for duties Is light, as the |
treasury will not pay them out where 1t is |
known they will be returned for customs.
iii conformity with an act Of Congress ap- |
proved June 20, 1878, appTopriating $4,000 to |
my for certain, unsigned sheets OF national |
currency stolen from the office Of the
controller of The Currency between the
years 1864 and 1865, the Treasurer
of the United States will redeem notes
OF the following named banks which he
mas heretofore rejected as stolen Tens and
twentiea on the Third National Bank, New
York city; iifties and hundreds on the First
National Bank, Jersey City. MI; tifties and
hundreds on the National City Bank, Lynn,
Mass. These notes can be included with
$nther national bank notes forwarded for re-
dempton
The cargo of the lost ocean steamship Ida
Ito gives some idea Of what America is now
contributing to the Old World. Her cargo
comprised 141 packages OF agricultural im-
nlssnents, n 900 pounds of bacon, 9S packages
af clocks, 1000 bushels Of corn, 1900 bales OF
cotton, "a bales of hops, So horses, 200 tons OF
tresh meat, rs tierces of salt meat cases of
machinery, pianos, IL kegs OF ink $4,000
bushels Of wheat, u packages of manutac-
fured wool. This was the bulk OF the ships
cargo. but did not embrace the entire bill. 1t
It's sufficiently varied to show to what an al
most unlimited extent the New is contrib
utfng to the necessities and comfort OF the
AOldl
Samuel Miller, of Lynchburg Va, was es-
teerfled d miser and the richest man in Vir-
gina while he lived. He died about eight
years ago and left all his great fortune to
found a manual labor school, to bo a perma
nent good to his State, and perpetuate his
name In its annals. He made his will before
the war and had it drawn up with the utmost
care, TO prevent any waste Of his wealth in
selling his estate. But the war came, and
after the war shrinkage IN values and other
complications. Some natural children of
Mfllers presented themselves, proved their
claims and got large slice OF the estate. The
lawyers who got into the settlingup business
received the largest Tees over known in Vir-
9fnia. There was only $3.50, 900 in Virginia
bonds left as the endowment OF the school. 1t
was erected and dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies the other day. 1t is situated near
Mediums river depot, Albemarle county.
The London Times is alarmed at the condi-
zion Of finances in London. The reserves Of
the banks are low. and a combination of COM
tnercial and speculative causes is at work
that might at any moment, in the opinion of
the Times, produce sharp crisis, The re-
sources of the London banks have been grow
ing smaller for a long time, and the reserve of
the Bank of England is now $22,500,O00 less
than it was o year ago The bank reserves
have been artiticially lowered by the demand
from the Stock Exchange for funds with
which to maintain an unhealthy bull specula-
ton British commercial relations do not al
ford any relief. Instead of bringing gold to
che country. they send it away. The English
have bought SO largely that they can pay
only with gold, and the rate of exchange with
New York Is at the specie-export point Paris
bankers hold large amounts of English obli-
gations, on which ut maturity they could, II
they chose demand gold. The Times sees
permanent dangers ahead of the London
loan market Rapid issues to British sub
scrihers Of foreign loans, a revival OF trade, o
great speculation in stocks, or any Of the
causes above noted, might speedily change
the whole aspect Of the financial situation
and create % heavy demand for bullion which
could be furnished only with great difficulty,
and at the risk of a financial crisis,
During the past year the internal revenue
tax collected amounted to more than $780,
100000. From spirituous liquors We're re-
ceived SCI, 420, 500; from tobacco $t00S4, $50;
from fermented liquors, $9,932,052; from
banks and bankers So, 492.O31 from stamps,
PENALTIES. etc, $7,1552 O1. There was q reduc-
tion from the collections of the preceding
year OF S7905, S65. In the number of gallons
of spirits returned for taxation there was a
falling off of 7,S39,201 gallons. The revenue
from tobacco decreased nearly 1000, DOC, and
from the banks and bankers about 100000.
There was an increased consumption Of fer
lnented liquors to the amount of about 725,-
sG4l gallons. The loss in revenue from tobacco
was caused by decreased receipts from manu-
featured tobacco From this item the de-
crease was S2,74O,139, but from cigars and
cigarettes there was an increase of S657,94S.
About 10 241 All barrels or 317, 495, Col gallons
of beer We're consumed. This would give, es-
Iimatfng the population OF the United States
ut As 100000, fraction over seven gallons as
the quantity consumed by each man, woman
and child in the country. The quantity OF
distilled spirits consumed was about 81, 100000
gallons. The total number of cigars upon
which tax was paid for the year was 1905
163, 743; of cigarettes, 165,1S9,594 The num-
Der OF pounds of tobacco Of every description,
not used for cigars, consumed, was 25,312,933.
Complaints Of hard times are heard from
Maine to California, yet all the large amount
af tobacco consumed was as a luxury, and
6llrpe@fourths of the spirituous and fermented
liquors as a beverage.
CRIMINAL STATIsTIcs.-F. 3. Sanborn has
s,nan collecting facts regarding crime and
criminals In the United States. The number
gH cpmyicts is now twice as great as IN 1871,
the relative figures being $1,000 and 10000.
The greatesg increase is IN Georgia, Iennes-