Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-08-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WASHINGTON.

Inc HaYtian Minister to the United States
received information from Port au Prince on
the 22d that President Canal had abdicated
and gone to Kingston, Jamaica. Public order
had been restored and preparations made for
the election of new President. About 1870
houses were burned and 800 men killed and
wounded in the riots at Port au Prince on the
Sd and 4th of July.
Information has been received at the War
Department that Sitting Bull is growing
somewhat demonstratve. Several bands of
Indians have recently joined his forces.
The Post-office Department will use all
means to keep mail communication open in
the infected districts.
The War Department has instructed Gen
eral Miles, in the northwest, to proceed eau
touslY and If possible to avoid conflict with
the Indians.
The Comptroller of the Currency has made
statement showing that the National banks
already organized and in operation are en-
Titled to receive, upon deposit of the necessa-
ry amount OF United States bonds, to the ex-
tent of $40 327, $40 additional circulation. In
other words, they can increase their circua.
tion one-ffth IL at any time they are In want
OF an additional amount, or If any profit can
be made by an additional issue.
The Treasury Department anticipate having
to do the larger proportion OF silver coinage
during the month of August at the PhiIadel-
phia mint, owing to their inability to procure
silver at market rates for the Western mints
The emigration from Canada to the United
States is large and of a valuable character
Over 21,OOO emigrants crossed at Port Sarnia
last year, II, 709 of whom were from Canada
direct.
The President has appointed Charles h.
James Justice of the Supreme Court of the
District OF Columbia, in place of Justice
Humphreys, deceased.
A Washington special, on the 25th, stated
that Minister Stoughton had resigned. Court
land Parker, of New Jersey, is talked OF most
generally as his probable successor at st.
Petersburg.
Values of exports of domestic merchandise
during the fiscal year 1878, $3.50, 700, ,26S; in
1879, $60S, S,334,95l. Values of exports of
foreign merchandise for the fiscal year 1878
Sl4,l56,49S; in 1879, 1908 ,792. Value Of
imports of merchandise during the wear end
ing June S0th, 1878, S431, ,051, ,532; June 9Oth,
1879, S445, 792, 14. The total value of exports
of merchandise for the year ending June Both,
1879, exceeded the value of imports of mer.
chandise, $264, 1885, 6O2, as against an excess of
exports over imports the preceding year
amounting to S257, 7,sl4,234. The exports of
coin and bullion for the last fiscal year were
IA, 4,936,G41 Imports of coin and bullion $2O,-
293,OOO. During the preceding fiscal year the
exports exceeded the imports of coin and
bullion IS, S,9lS,S11.
Secretary Schurz has rendered a decision in
the long pending application of the New Idria
Mining Company, of California, for a review
OF the Department decision of 1871, which re-
1ected their application for patent for 4SO
acres OF mineral land in California The Sec
retary concurs in the decision of 1871, holding
that larger quantity OF land is embraced in
the application than was contemplated or au-
thorized by law, and that the Company by its
purchase OF property did not acquire the ight
TO have or take a patent for more than 100
acres of land.
The Contract Bureau of the Post-office De.
partment on the 2Sth completed the lettings
OF miscellaneous mail routes under the adver.
tisement of May 10th. There were upward OF
1900 routes and about 1900 proposals. The
contracts were made at unusually low figures
comparative statement has Just been com
pieted by the Internal Revenue Bureau show
ing the receipts from several specific sources
of revenue during the fiscal years ending June
80, 1873 and 1879, and giving increase and de-
crease thereof. The principal decrease is or
the tobacco taxed at the rate of twenty-foul
cents per pound. In 1873 the amount paid
upon this grade of tobacco was $25, 800 O65
In 1879 it was $17, $685. 235, being decrease IN
1879 of $7,35O,S29. The principal increase IL
on tobacco taxed at the rate of sixteen cents
per pound, of which there was none in 1873
The amount realized from this source in lS7!
was So, 1861 The aggregate receipts are az
follows: In 1873, Gill, ,O97, rs; in 1879, $113,
9lS,465; total increase in 1879, 50, $50, 74O.
Secretary Evarts received telegram from
Minister Welsh on the 2Sth, stating that his
resignation had been forwarded by mail.