Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-09-25
WASHINGTON.
OUR CUSTOMS.

OUR CUSTOMS.
A Washington dispatch of the
10Th inst, says that statement
has been prepared in the treasury de-
partment made up from the monthly
reports of collectors of customs for the
year ending June 80, 1878, showing the
receipts and expenditures in each col
lection district, and the number Of per-
sons employed.
The following are the aggregates as
shown by said statement. viz: Total
amount of duties collected in coin,
$l2o, o2S, 764; aggregate receipts from all
sources in coin and currency, 1872. O24,
400; total cost of collection throughout
the United States, So, 525, 7S7; total num-
Der Of persons employed, 1866; aver
age per centage of cost Of collection, a
per cent; cost Of collecting revenue
during 1877 was, Sc, 256, 615; cost Of col
lectlng revenue in 1878 was, So, 525,7S7,
showing q saving in 1878 Of S73S, 1926.
+. JOHN CEIINAMAN.
The Chinese embassy has arrived
and is quartcred at Twentieth and f
streets. Soon after the presentation to
the president, the chief ambassador,
with a portion of those accompanying
him, will go for a time to Spain and
Peru, to organize the Chinese diplomat
ic service IN those countries.
A FACT WORTH KNOWING.
A Washington dispatch Of the 18th
says: Persons making subscriptions for
United States bonds through nation
al banks which are designated deposit
tories of the treasury, will do we'll to re-
member that if certificates of deposit
are issued in the name Of the sub
scribers and not in that Of the bank the
subscribers, in the event of the
failure of the bank before
the bonds are received, will
have no claim on the government, and
will stand IN the same relation towards
the bank as any other creditor. The
question has recently been rails ed, when
the authorities indicated that that
would be their ruling.
INCORRECT.
Statements have recently been
published to the effect that Mr..
Knox, comptroller Of the currency
in his annual report will recommend
the abolition of the 10 per cent restric-
ton of the national banking act These
statements are erroneous, the comp
troller having always been strenuously
opposed to that proposition. This
scheme is advocated for, the most part
by southern representatives, who de-
sire to restore the old state banks, and
to make wildcat currency possible.
A BIG CLAIM AGAINST PERU.
Early next session, says a Washington
special of the 18th, congress will be
asked to lend the power of the govern
ment to aid John c. Landreau, a citi-
zen Of New Orleans, to collect d
claim against the government of
Peru involving $10O.O00,0OO. Years
ago the Peruvian government en-
acted q law giving to any individual
who should make discovery that
would increase the wealth of the coun-
try one-third Of all the value Of such
discovery. Under this law TheophiIe
Landreau: a citizen of France, devoted
himself to exploring for new deposits of
guano for the purpose of gaining the
reward. After twelve years of con-
slant labor he succeeded in making
very valuable discoveries, covering de-
posts Of guano from which the Peru
Wan government subsequently derived
a revenue amounting to about $780,
900, 900. With much difficulty Lam
dreau convinced the government that
his discoveries were actually new, and his
right to the reward was acknowledged
but as the sum was greater than Peru
could pay, he entered into an agree
ment to release the government for a
stipulated sum. Before he received his
reward revolution broke out and the
new administration repudiated the
claim. During Landreau's explora
tions and while confident of success
his means gave out and his
brother, John G. Landreau, of Louisi-
ana, advanced him the funds necessary
to carry out this scheme, on condition
that he should make over to him half
interest in his prospective reward. This
was done, and thus John G. Landreau
became an equal partner with his
brother in the claim. About a year
ago the claim was brought to the atten-
ton of the state department, but as it
was in the nam of Theophile Landdreau
it was ruled that nothing could be done,
he not being a citizen of the United
States. The parties intend to appeal to
in the name Of John G. Ian
dreau, who is citizen, having been ma
turalized by a court in New Orleans
many years ago.
SOIrTIIEUN MATS
Advices from Washington of the
10th inst. state that the postof-
fee department is taking measures to
deliver mails to all guaranteed cities
in the south, and where routes are cut
off by railroads ceasing to run, on &C
count Of quarantine regulations or
Postmasters are instructed
to try some other method to serve the
public by delivering the mails daily.
MRS THOMPSON TO 81. APPOINTED POST