Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-12-05

luulhn hualtht 10 remove the troublesome Otes
from Colorado to a reservation in the Indian
Territory.
The commissioner of pensions has issued a
circular to pension claimants to notify them
that all applications for pensions for services
after March, 1861, to receive attention must
state the name OF the soldier, his State, CON-
pany and regiment, as well as the number OF
the claim.
j. A. Bentley, commissioner Of pensions,
has completed his annual report to the secre-
tary Of the interior. 1t shows that on the
S0th OF June last there were 242,755 persons
in the United States receiving pensions from
the government. The pension list is now
larger than at any previous time. the present
list is composed of l25, $50 army invalid pen
sisners, 81 ia army widows, children and de.
pendent relatives, 1,S44 navy invalids, LIP
navy widows, etc., IL, 62l surviving soldiers
OF the war of 1912, and 81, 1874 widows of de-
ceased soldiers OF that war. During the year
81, 3{6 new names were added and 9J8 names
previously dropped were restored, and Is, 457
were for various reasons dropped. The ag-
gregate amount of one years pension to all
is $25, 493, 1915, but the actual annual pay
ment exceeds that sum by several million
dollars and is due to accrued pensions. Dur
ing the year the first payments to new pen
sioners amounted to IS, 1884, 5S, of which
$4,375,l 47 was paid to army and navy in
valids, widows, ETC., and 81 ,3S8,6ll to sur
vivors and widows OF the war of 1872. There
will be deficiency in the pension appropris-
ton for the current year, as nearly as can now
be estimated, as follows: S5,0O0,000 army
pensions and $4,000 navy pensions.
The annual report OF the comptroller OF the
currency shows that there are 2 $50 national
banks in operation in the United States, with
ii - &
Sll4, 900. 600. During the past year thirty
eight national banks have been organized,
thirty-eight have voluntarily discontinued
business, and eight have failed OF all classes
OF banks other than national there are in the
United States 1872, with a capital of S20l,-
100000, and deposits of 81, 1870 ,00u, 900. The
aggregate capital OF all the various classes OF
banks has diminished from Sis, AGO. % in
1876 to 1855, 100000 in 1879, and the aggre-
gate deposits have fallen off from S2,075, 300,-
coo in 1875 to ST. 1898, 500 900 in 1S79-a re-
duction OF $62, 100000 in capital and $lSl,
100000 in deposits during the last four years.
The national banking capital has diminished
$40, 100, 0G0, but the deposits OF the national
banks are almost precisely the same that they
were in 1876 Savings banks with capital
show reduction of about one million in capt.
tai and the same amount in deposits. The
capital and deposits of State banks and private
bankers are less by seventeen millions and
eighty-three millions, respectively The
greatest reduction, however, is in the deposits
of savings banks without capital, which have
diminished 1917 100000.
The commissioner oil internal revenue, in
his annual report, says that the receipts IRON
internal revenue taxes will, during the present
fiscal year, reach the sum of $ll5,000, 000
Tables embodied in the report show that dur.
ing the last three years and four months
g. III Illicit distilleries have been seized, G, 1865
persons arrested for Illicit distilling ant
| twenty seven officers and employees killed
and forty eight wounded while engaged in
enforcing the internal revenue laws. The
| total amount realized by the tax on the CAPT
| tai and deposits OF banks and bankers during
! the fiscal year ended June 3d. 1878, was So,
9l,9l3, and for the fiscal year of 1879 it was
| IS, 1874, 978 - showing a decrease OF $305,934
A statement of the capital and deposits o
savings banks, and banks and bankers othel
than national banks, shows an aggregate o
| $l95, ,5l3 invested in government bonds
against $l5S, 800 reported last year.
James j. Brooks, chief OF the secret servic,
division OF the treasury, says, in his annua
report, that there have been 539 arrests made
during the last fiscal year. Counterfeit money
to the amount OF 1913, 651 has been captured
together with large number OF plates, die
and moulds used in counterfeiting notes o
coin.
Foreign News.
Great forest fires are raging to the east O
Red river in Manitoba, British America.
The iron steamer Pallas, from Copenhagen
bound to Amsterdam, is believed to hav'
foundered off Heimskerk, and thirty persons
are supposed to have persisted.
| Fighting has taken place in Cuba between
! government troops and insurgents. One in
surgent chief has been killed and another cap
tured.
Indignation meetings have been held il
! Ireland on account OF the arrest OF severa
| speakers, and the situation OF affairs in tina
country has become source of great uneasi
ness to the British government. The con
sabulaTy is under arms day and night il
many towns in Ireland. A farmer in Slig'
has been severely beaten and portion OF hi
ears cut of because he paid his rent before i
was due. At a municipal meeting Mr.. Parnel
referred to the recent arrests, and said al
wished to act within the constitution. Ye
none knew at what moment the habeas corpu
might not be suspended He said the coward,
and contemplate conduct OF the authorize
would disgrace the worst government know
| in Ireland.
Great forest fires are raging to the east o
Red river in Manitoba, British America.
The iron steamer Pallas, from Copenhagen
bound to Amsterdam, is believed to hav
toundered off Heimskerl, and thirty person
are supposed to have persisted.
Ten persons were killed by an explosion c
gas in Hamburg, Germany.
Another batch of sixty-five farmers wit
their families have sailed from Liverpool
bound to Texas.
A Montreal dispatch announces the death {
Joseph McNair at the advanced age OF 10
years. His wife, who is still living, is ninety
two years of age.
Mrs. Charles Dickens the widow ofthe gres
novelist, is dead. She was married to Charlie
Dickens in 1912, and in 1858 the couple seps
rated by mutual agreement for reasons tht
were never fully revealed
The death is announced at Madrid OF th
Countess de Montijo, mother of the ex-Em
press Eugene, and her last relative.
new Italian cabinet has been formed b
Signor Carroll, minister of foreign affairs.
The Chilians have followed up the captul
of the Peruvian port of Pisagua by marchir
southwark in the direction OF Iquique, wit
the intention OF defeating the allied fore,
which are massed there. The armies WEI
near each other, and great battle was imm
nent when the last dispatch was writer
, Both sides are hopeful of success, but Il
, Chilians outnumber the allies, and are SUI
, ported by strong fleet. In Peru there hi
! been a change OF ministry.
> /. A. De Weber & Sons, dry goods me
chants of st. John, N. B., have failed, owir
a about 100000.
Further advices from South America St
1 that the Gillian army, which advanced FRO
Q Pisagua against the allied forces at Iquiqu
Peru, has achieved victory which gives
control of the Peruvian coast from Pisag
, southwark, and may compel the Peruvians
: sue for peace 1t is probable that 81, 900 m,
:, were engaged. The Chilians have also ca
tlred Peruvian corvette.