Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-09
THE WEEKS WORK.
A Record of Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

A WASHINGTON dispatch Of July / says
the president nominated Col. Hora-
ito G. Wright ctief OF engineers with
the rank of brigadier general, vice
Gen. Humphreys resigned.
A DISPATCH of July 2nd says:
During the session Of congress just
terminated 727 bills and 46 JOINT reso-
lutions were introduced in the senate,
and 1896 bills and 1l9 joint resolutions
in the house.
BULLION dealers were notified by the
treasury department, in y list, that
offers of silver bullion for sale to the
department will be received on We'd
nesday of each week, the bullion to be
delivered at the Philadelphia, San
Francisco, New Orleans, and Carson
City minis.
SAYS press dispatch of June 18th,
the excess of exports over imports
of merchandise for the twelve months
ended May 3lst 1879, was 1868, 709, SIG;
| for the twelve months ended Nav BIS,
1873, $241 $50 939. Excess Of exports
over imports Of gold and silver coin and
bullion was for the twelve months ended
May 31st 1879, 1924 6l5, for the
twelve months ended May 3lst 1873,
81, 24S, 901.
The president on July LIST with
drew the nomination of r. 5. Mathews
as U. S. district judge for MARYLAND and
substituted Thomas j. Morris, Of Balti-
more. The senate confirmed him
without debate or division. The sem
ate also confirmed John Hunter, of Mo-,
chief justice eff the supreme court OF
Utah, Col. John Newton to be colonel
and major, Geo. II. Wendell lieutenant
colonel of engineers.
A WASHINGTON telegram Of July 1st
says the receipts of the year from in
ternal revenue were about
S113 100000, which is an increase of
So 100000 over the amount of last
years receipts. This shows an improve
ment in the business condition of the
country, particularly as during the year
the tax on tobacco has been reduced
eight cents per pound. The receipts
for to-day, the last in the fiscal year,
amounted to $638, 035, the largest re-
ceived in a single day for great while.
A WASHINGTON telegram of June 30th
says the senate confirmed Benz. Harrison
Of Indianapolis; Jas. B. Eads, civil en-
gineer at St. Louis; B. Morgan Harrod,
civil engineer, at Now Orleans; Lieut.
Col. Quincy A. Gilmore, Mai. Cyrus
B. Comstock and Maj. Chas. Suffer,
United States engineer corps, and
Henry Mitchell, of the coast and
geodetic survey to be members of the
Mississippi river commission. Re-
ceivcrs of public mon Us Lewis Han
cock, at Saline, Kansas; e. }. Jenkins,
at Concordia. Kansas. Postmasters-
G.. G. Wall, Lanesborough, MINI. In
dian agents--Wm. +. Andrews, of Ill.,,
Yankton, ID. T. agency; Geo. l.. Daven-
port, of Ia, Sioux and Fox agency.
THE following summary of appropri-
alton bills was furnished by the treasury
department July ID: For the fiscal
year 1877, 1924 122, oil; for 1878, Sll4,-
069, 4S3. Appropriations for rivers and
harpors were omitted for this year, and
the postotfice appropriation bill was So
100000 less than in 1877. For 1879,
STAG, 304 800. This includes increased
deficiencies. increased river and harbor
appropriations, and the Halifax fisheries
award. The treasury issued Sl3 359, 9i2in
standard silver dollars. OF this amount
$6,5lS,9l2 have been returned. The
amount now held in the treasury is
$2S, 147 ,35l. The total receipts OF the
government for the fiscal year ending
to-day, from all sources, amount to
SIZE, 250,327. Total ordinary expenses,
not including interest on the public
debt, amounted to Sl64. 59S, lS4.