Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-05
GRAND RAPIDS WIS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1878.

WASHINGTON.
/ PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
/ The following was the condition of
the public debt Sept. 1st:
Six per cent bonds ..........,.... s7a8 553. $50
! Five per cent. bonds. S....-...... 7Ir3 OFF 65O
! Four and half per cent. bonds $50 900 600
-Four per cent. bonds. ......... I41. $50 900
Total coin bonds. 81, SIS. so, 500
Lawful money debt.......... 80. 14.OO0 COO
Matured bt......-................ II, ,9T3. $50
Legal tenders. ........... 346, 743, ESQ
| Certificates of deposits. 49, 400. 600
Fractional currency. 16, 35l, ,72S
Com and silver certificates. "A, or, $50
Total without interest st..........S S456. .572, ,S34
Total debt ....................Sa, -, 3OI, ,2i6, 9S4
Total interest. Observation-Disclosures. %, 500. 917
Cash in treasury-coin ...,......... S3S, 400, 700
currency --............ Z, 122, III
| Currency held for redemption of frac-
tional currency. .............,1. 10, 03O, 900
Special deposits held for redemption
OF ofcertifcates of Deposit. ...... 49, AGO. GOO
Total in treasury -. $500, Oo2. 88l
Debt less cash in treasury 10 229, 1O5, 090
Decrease during July.............. Sc, as, 504
Decrease since June 30th. 6, 6Sl. .S11
Bonds issued to Pacific railroad com
pany, interest payable in lawful
money, principal outstanding. 81. 663 512
Interest accrued and not paid -. 646. 235
Interest paid by United States 80, S35, $50
Interest repaid by transportation Of
mails, &c...... Observation-Disclosures. 10. 241, T49
Balance of interest paid by United
States ...'........ -. %, 593. 300
Coinage at 7. s. mints in August. s, 5O2, 400
Double eagles 5, ,349, ,OGO
Standard dollars 3, O58, SSV SGV
WEEKLY TREASURY STATEMENT.
The following statement was made
from the treasury department. Aug. 81:
U. S. bonds to secure national bank
circulation. ...................S S849, or. $50
U. s. bonds to secure public deposits j., $50, 400
U. S. bonds deposited for circulation ..a
for the week ending to-day. .......... 426, ,OOO
U. S bonds held for circulation, with
drawn week ending to-day. 269, 800
National bank circulation outstand-
ing-currency notes. ........ ....... 3a2 O16, 242
Gold notes.. Observation-Disclosures. l, 1872, 920
Internal revenue receipts to-day. 272, $50
Customs: ...;. ................ 533, 1876
ceived for redemption for week end
ing to-day, compared with cores
pondlng period last year-1S77. 3, 951, 900
1873. Observation-Disclosures. ,, 1877, COO
RecelptS to-day aY............ Gas, eco
COIN IN THE MAILS.
The post-office has taken important
action with regard to the transportation
of gold and silver com through the
mails. Circulars are now being prepar-
ed directing post-of1ice officials to re-
ceive gold and silver coins as third-class
mai[matter in packages not to exceed
four pounds in weight, at the rate of
one cent postage per ounce, with the
additional charge of 10 cents for regis
tration. One thousand dollars in coin,
which weighs four pounds, can be thus
registered from San Francisco to New
York for 81 cents. Some gold has al
ready been sent as letter-matter. which
cost 1854 per pound. The new system
of registration of third-class matter will
90 into effect Oct /.
CAPT. EADs,
who built the st. Louis bridge and the
Mississippi jetties, has been presented
by the Brazilian minister with an auto
graph letter from the Emperor Dom
Pedro in French, requesting him to
come to Brazil The Emperor SAYS that
the Brazilian government is in need of
an engineer experienced in the improve
ment of the navigation of rivers, and
highly complimented Eads on his abil-
ity.
SERGT. BOSTON CORBETT,
who shot John Wilkes Booth, has writ
ten to the postmaster-general from
Camden, n. j., asking employment in
the postOffice there. He says he has
never held position under the govern
ment, although he thinks his services
deserves reward. A modest place will
satisfy him.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
here, which opened Sept. End, are so
crowded that 5000 children cannot be
accommodated, Notwithstanding $780,
600 have been paid this year for addi-
tional room.
MOSBYS APPOINTMENT.
A Washington special of the 30th
says: The president before leaving for
his western trip tonight, signed the
commission of Mosby, but not for the
consulate at Canton, the position which
he last week rendered. This consulate,
it seems, was not as available as
that at Hong Kong. 1t is what is called
a boat town, the inhabitants living al
together on the water in Chinese boats,
and the emoluments being less. The
president, therefore, decided to make
no change at Canton, but give Mosby
the Hong Kong consulate, a much
more valuable and agreeable position
REVENUE RECEIPTS.
A detailed statement of the internal
revenue receipts for last July made
public Aug 30th shows that the aggre-
CRATE increase over the receipts for
July, 1877, was 81, ,213,631. The in
crease of receipts for spirits of all kinds
was 1921 ,509; for tobacco, $700,917;
and for fermented liquors $167, $40.
The statement also shows that the prin-
cipal decrease occurred in dis
titled brandy, which amounted
to $50, 1856, and on the tax on bank de-
posit and bank capital, which was $685.
433. The flattering exhibit has been, as
previously stated, more than overcome
by the heavy decrease during the
present month on the aggregate. The
figures for July and August of this year,
as compared with the receipts for the
same period last year, will probably
show decline in the neighborhood of
100000.
SILVER DOLLARS NOW OUT.
A dispatch of Aug. Both says: The
amount of silver dollars coined is S12,-
S96 800; those outstanding, 1868. 1874;
those on hand, S15. .237. .316. The de-