The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-02
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Monthly Volume Of Business
at the Treasury.
Some Interesting Statements Relative
to Refunding.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The payments made
from the treasury by warrants during the
month OF July were as follows: On account
OF civil and miscellaneous, Sc, 1875 SO. war,
s4,o17, ,5o3 81; navy, s1,5177 734 "a; interior In-
dians and pensions, Sic, ,ss0,3H a., total. $685.
272, 1888 63.
The debt statement for July will show an
OF $4,000, 600. caused by heavy payments on
account Of pensions. During the past month
the United etat's treasury rsdeefned vi 1919
bonds SS7.G15, $50; OF '-2os. 1868 $50; In all.
$l23 990, 900; of the proceeds of which $s7 $780,,
$40 was paid out by check, and S3s. $3.50. 900 was
credited to the banks on their bond account
There are now outstanding about $4,000, 900
called bonds of all descriptions.
The Assistant Treasurer at New York writes
to the Depal ttnent that during the past
| month the Increase Of clearing house certi
Gates issued has amounted to S7,0OO,O0O, cor
responding pretty nearly to the increase Of
| legal tenders in the banks, and representing
| SO much money that could not be proftably
| employed and therefore exchanged for the
| certificates, as more convenient and safer
| to hold. He also writes that tn ebalances paid
during the month at the New York Clearing
House aggregate more than S50,OO0000, rep
resentiDg total settlement of $50 28o, ,579; also
| that In the operations Of the month the col
laterals deposited with him by the bank as
senurity for subscriptions to the per cent
/ loan, have decreased from 100000 900 at the
| beginning Of July to less than $50 900 900 at
| the close, which indicates the rapid closing
Of bond accounts with the banks.
i Healso says that to have accomplished SO
| much IN 80 short o time. and that, too, with
so little disturbance to the money market
that rates on call loans have not been sem
sibly affected, reflects the highest credit on
the secretary OF the department over which
| he presides 1t is an achievement without 81
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| government from the banks on bond account
| have been reduced the past month more than
| $tO6 0OO, 900. The total REDEEM ptiOns of called
bonds since January, 1879, have been $685..
$50 600, oil the proceeds of which, S207 900 600,
was paid by check, and S3lG 100000 by credit
on account All Of the amounts paid in money
were taken In greenbacks, and mono was de-
manded in gold.
JAPAN REMOVES THE DUTIES ON CERTAIN
i EXPORTS.
| The Treasury Department is In receipt CT
/ information from our minister at Toxic, that
/ the Japanese government has abolished ex-
port duties on the following articles: Cotton
manufactures, silk manufactures, silk and
cotton mixtures, made dresses, porcelain
wares, precious stones, lacquer ware, bronzes,
| manufactured bamboo, copper, paper fans
and umbrellas. Whenever export dues on
these articles shall be again imposed two
months notice will be given beforehand.
HOW AID MAY BE HAD OF THE NATIONAL BOARD
/
The following has been sent to the Gov
ernors of the different States, and to all State
! boards Of health.
| Memorandum Rule 7. All acquisitions upon
the National Board for funds for the purpose
| of aid and cooperation In enforcing the rules
of State and local boards OF health, and for
carrying ont the recommendations OF the Ma
tional Board of Health, made after this date,
4 should be made by Or with the approval Of the
| State board OF health, or In case there is no
State board of health, then by or with the ap
proval OF the Governor OF the State
THos TURNER,
| Secretary National Board of Health.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LAST FISCAL
| YEAR.
The following is statement Of appropria-
tlons during the third session Of the Forty
/ fifth Congress for the fiscal year ending June
| 80, 1880, and for the deficit for former years,
prepared by the warrant division OF the
/ Treasury Departments: Deficiencies, S4,633,-
s24 S.; Legislative bill, SIG, ,136,230 81; snnhry
civil bill, S17,634 1853 Sc: army BILL rs, 49,
300; naval bill Sl4,028, ,468 95; Indian bill,
Si,13,47s So; river and harbor bills, $9.577,-
494 81; forts and Notifications bill, S275,OO0;
military academy bills, S3l9547 33; postoffice
bills, S5,S72,376 10; pensions bill (regular),
500 366 900; pensionsAverage bill, SIG, ,687, 200,
consular and diplomatic bill, S1,097,7 735; ex-
penses of the United States courts, S209D,0O0,
miscellaneous, S2,995,l23 N; total, S162, ,3O4,-
CAT rs.
Il
/ This morning d delegation Of the Turner
Verein of Milwaukee, Wis, arrived In this
city, numbering in all twenty-five persons
4 After breakfast they engaged in sightseeing
and made a call upon the President. They
left for Baltimore this afternoon, going from
there tomorrow to Philadelphia, where they
will participate in the forthcoming Turner
| Band festival.
| CUSTOMS STAMPS ON CIGARETTES.
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury Hawley
| has ordered that custom stamps on i'm ported
| cigarettes may be Cancelled by the use OF
stencil plates or any other implement con-
| tainlng q fdc simile of the autograph of the
| inspector or other officer OF customs VINO
makes an examination OF and fixes the
stamps On cigarettes
| DEATH OF THE LARGEST MAN IN THE CITY.
/ Charles Johnson the largest man in the
| city, died at o'clock this morning. He was
| born slave on the Carroll estate in Maryland
| but was freed before the war. A year since
| he weighed 700, but at his death 400 pounds.
| There will have to be a special coffin built and
| the side of the house will have to come out to
/ let the body be carried to burial Uncle
| Charley was a temperance man, but he would
drink all the gin he could get He was five
| feet nine inches high, three feet two inches
across the chest and hips. and measured three
feet around the thigh and six around the ab-
dOmen.
THE T-%ITEn EINGnnM