The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-29

We have been furnished with the following
Telegram announcing the shipment Of the first
bale Of cotton of the new crop this season:
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, June I'D. s. Ker-
nlon Have shipped bale OF new cotton by
express through to Woodward Il Stillman,
New York, without detention.
G. FoLbA1N.
rs is estimated that foreigners hold about
ga, OOO, 100000 Of United States bonds. Once
the sum was much larger. The change shows
Che progress Of the movement on the part OF
persons with surplus capital to use the bonds
as permanent investment This is move
mtmt in the right direction.
hi appears from n summary OF the appro-
lpfiation bills passed at the late session OF
Congress, that the whole amount devoted by
them to the expenditures Of the government
liz S15S 773,493. To this Is to be added appro-
yaiations made at the extra session, which
agwells the total to $172,90S, 165. AS some ex-
azase for these enormous figures, 1t Is shown
ehat S14,534,672 had to be appropriated for
deficiencies, large part Of this being re-
esuired for arrears of the last administration,
Including some Of Robeson's contract steals.
The New York Times prints tabular state
mpnt Of some Of the new appropriations,
xshich will give some idea Of the national ex-
Eggnses for the ensuing fiscal year. In the
state Department the ministers will cost
$3.50 500, the secretaries OF legation S32,5OO, the
e,onsus general S76, 800, Con5uls and vice con-
snls S375, 2tO; miscellaneous, 1882, 435. The
total amount appropriated for the navy Is
SID. f52, G03. besides S2003,961 for certain de-
aicieneies The amount appropriated for for
AtEeations and works of defense Is $275,000.
The appropriation for the Indian service Is
Sa7is,2 75, of which S2Ol, 400 goes to the gene
Ral service, SS,0337l6 to carrying out treaties,
che Sioux consuming 81, 5tS2O0 of the amount;
&l,l47, 600 to the removal, settlement, substst-
ence. support and civilization of Indians and
@1e7 900 for incidental expenses.
Among the bills defeated in the Senate was
shat which passed the House by a vote OF
10 to fix the pay of letter-carriers. 1t pro-
yided that in all cities containing population
ef $4,000 or more there should be two classes
al letter-carriers the first to receive $1,000 per
annum IL they had been in the service a year,
and the second class to receive $500 per an
mum, while In all cities with population Of
less than $4,000 there should be one class re-
oeiying salary of $500 year A section OF
Ahe bill provides that letter-carrters shall be
employed, as the public convenience may re-
azure, at every place containing a population
of 10000 within the delivery of this postoffice,
and that they may be employed at every
place containing population Of not less than
10000 and at postoffices producing q gross
revenue of the preceding fiscal year Of not
less than $4,000. The bill will probably be
passed at the next session of Congress.
The St. Louis Republican has this to say
about the wheat crop: "It may be reliably
stated that all reports from the wheat grow
ing sections of the country are Of increased
acreage and prolific crops, and that the corn
prospect is good And further that the wheat
now arriving Is mostly in wonderfully fine
development and condition. Yesterday No.
new wheat was graded by the inspector, and
one has but to look at the sample offerings to
conceive Of the excellence of the winter wheat
asrop, Not q complaint arrives or sample of
door grain, and everybody Is now bear. Or
course there is some damp and tough grain
arriving but 1t is the exception. But not only
ls good crop in this country ascertained, but
1he crops OF Europe are not disparaged by re-
mort, and the reliance OH tffe greet greet crop Of
their country is so confident that prices at
liverpool are lowering, while it is stated by
Abe English commercial writer's that the crop
e,R their country can be discounted in view of
1he both years production Of the United
States. Certainly the crop circumstances Of
the year are not favorable to high prices.
The New York Shipping List dwells on the