Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-02


COMPARISON Of the condition of the Treasury
December /, 1871 and December /, 1878:
Balances. 1917. 1875
Currency ..;..;. ss,sl659c3o s4,65s, 500. 10
the redemption
OF fractional cur
rency. .,.....:.... 9,S9G03eo) 10000 90
Special deposit of
legal tenders for
redemption Of
certificates OF de-
posit. ........ $685., 10000 37.Oso.Oo0 90
Coin :....-.. 133,9,0,2l443 223, 5G4, 1854
ttficates :. :...... s2,3s1, 1900 1926 400. 90
Coin, less coin and
silver certificates 1O1,5's,s14.43 1s7,32s, al
Outstanding called
bonds. ........... 23,o31, $4,000 22,93O, 7OO. 90
coin liabilities 5,4G3 35452 4S13Ss7 OF
outstanding legal
tenders. So, 34o $500 346,6s1, o16. 90
Outstanding frac-
tional currency. 1s,04502o.52 16,15O342s9
Outstanding silver
coin .;.;.....;... 57,s3os94 59,,s1, 500. 20
cash in Treasury 046, o2, 055.9l 2,O27 70
Reduction of debt
for November. 1,32s, 634 6 sa,214,2i2.6l
Reduction OF debt
since July H.: 14,131,151.32 s,372,5o6O3
Market value of
so'd............. 102s7 1oo.25
ImpOlts12 months
ending Oct. 3D.. 1922 $500 42s, 904,572 90
Exports az months
ending Oct. BY. Gl1 ,G53,3 $1,000 134, 800 ops 90
Increase. Due to the payment OF 800, O0o
Halifax award.
CARDS are out for the marriage OF Vim. L.
Brown, distinguished young lawyer OF Ohio
to Miss Henrietta Linn Jeffrfes. daughter OF
Gen. \. i. Jetlries, formerly Register OF the
Treasury. The marriage takes place at the
Church OF the Epiphany Thursday, Decemb II
H. at O'Clock pm, and viii be followed by
0T jla,,y
OF the brides parents, Mcpherson square.
Capitol Odds and Ends.
Several members of the House had hand
some boquets on their desks to-day. The lucky
ones were Manning OF Mississippi, Phillips of
Kansas, Caswell of Wisconsin. Cox of New
York, A. Herr Smith of Pennsylvania, Stenger
OF the same state, keifer of Ohio, and scheicher
graced with magnificent bOquet nearly three
feet in heighth, made up of white and red flow-
ers, with sprays OF Indian Maidens fern. -.
Hon. Aleck stephens was on hand with his
rocking chair and an air pillow to sit down on
-. ;Acklen was in his seat looking as handsome
and and as Isl innocent as ever was funny to
greenback craze ''did it," Hon Beverly
Douglass was not on the ground. " Ex-Con-
gressma IN FarnsWorth Of Illinois was on the
editor of the St Louis Republican, was i in tie
reporters gallery. Sunset Cox has a reso
luton ready to offer looking to the better pro
land Gen. Garfield seemed to be the most
popular man on the republican side and Sunset
COX on the democratic. .Sergeant-at- Arms
Thompson was at his post. He has lost consitl-
cradle flesh, and says he has joined the teetota-
lerS. -. An active lobby hung around the
outer edges OF the hive. Chin Ian Pin. tie
Chinese Chine e., ambassador, accompanied by Yung
lett, the American secretary OF legation. Wit
messed the meeting of the Senate to-day. Sir
Edward Thornton Mrs. Thornton, the Mlsses
mr. nto,
or legation, and gentleman. said to be Wis
count Ebrngton, were also seated in the diplo-
matte gallery. -. Senator Johnson, OF Virginia.
was In attendance at the assembling OF the
senate To-Day. lie was In such feeble health
however, that Senator Salisbury presented for
him several petitions and memorials.
Gen. Sherman on the Indian Cues
ton.
Gen Sherman has written another letter.
under date of November 9th, to Hon. Alvin
Saunders, chairman of the joint committee on
Indian administration, in which he Says
am sure, from official and personal intercourse
with the present Secretary Of the Interior Mr.
SchurZ and also the commissioner Of Indian
| Affairs, Mr.. Hayt have been extremely anxiOu,
| to, and have labored hard for an honest admin
| 1strat1on of the affairs of the Indian bureau
] further believe that both have done
| all that men could do from this quarter 10 re-
them by honest agents. Now Now u to 5e me il
Is matter of demonstration that at the present
| time, and for years to come, the Indian bureau
| OF itself without the help Of the army cannot
| maintain in peace the large tribes of Indians
| and peace is essential to enable white emigrants
| 10 I'LL up the surplus country, as farmers,
| graZerS and miners 1t is not right for any ma 4
at This day to decry the emigrantS, for he is the
| same to-day as he was hundred years ago.
working and anxious to labor to make home
Country nnq MS family N to t him an
| right to supervise these various tribes on their
| ailOtted reservations, and to control the issues
vi money, goods, and provisions provided liber-
any py congress. i am sure the army can pre-
| vent the annual recurrence Of these Indian
| wars, which have exhausted the patience of
| Generals SSheridan, Pope, Crook, &C The mil
I ltaIy VIII keep the peace, protect reservations
| agalnSt unlawful intrusion by the whites, and
can can; arrow ana encourage Christian denOmina-
ions 10 compete IN the matter of churches and
| schools.
THE ANNIVERSARY of the hanging of John
| Brown Will be commemOrated at Princeton. III.
To-Day, In tne Congregationalist church. T..
Eastman, of Chicago, one of the original aboli.
tionists, will deliver the address.
MRS. DODsoN, of Kent county, Md. arrested
for prompting the shooting of the cOIored ma n
Jones, was released on Saturday, having mt mn
| 81 900 to idemnify her bail. X
SHOT BY HIS SoN.-L. s. Allard was shut in
the mouth and dangerously wounded at Hot
Springs, Ark, Friday night, by his son, Cad
Allard, In q family quarrel. Father and SON
formerly published papers in Illinois and after.
wards at Hot Springs.
BERTHA Wow HILLERN denies the story that
her legs are paralyzed, and If the person who in
around she'll prove it in the most Violent man
| ner.-[N. 7. Commercial.