Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-07-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

The result of the yOIrs work at thu
Treasury Department is very gratifying tc
every Republican and lover of hia country
Although it ia not possible to make uI
the conclusions with strict accuracy, ow
ing to the absence of data from distant rev
enue points, yet we may state that the
gross receipts OF the year ending June &c
last were estimated to be $274 4,034,9lt
against S257,7G3,S7S for the preceding
year, M increase of Sl6,2 ,OSS made up
as follows: Customs, 81, ,31l ,795. Internal
Revenue, S2,332,l54, Miscellaneous, &c..
6270S9. The receipts exceed the aggre.
gate estimates presented to Congress IN
Der. I"HI ny tue oe~'y 4 ,,.S n. S"r,,.y ~
S9,5O0,000. The ordinary expenditure,
for the last fiscal year were $l61, ,08S ,252
against Sl34 ,463, 452 during the preceding
venr--an increase of S26,624,S0O. This
includes So 500, 900 paid on account of the
fisheries award, $500, 900 on account OF
pension arrearages, and $4,000 paid
Capt Eads for improvements at the mouth
OF the Mississippi River. Deducting those
three extraordinary items, the excess Of
ordinary expenditures for the last fiscal
year, compared with the year ending June
80, 1873, was about $l3,OOO,OO0. The ne,
surplus OF revenue over expenditures is
S7,946, 900. One word should he said with
reference to the interest on the public debt
which amounted to about $lO5, 100000, an
increase Of about $3,5O0, 900 over the pre-
ceeding year. This temporary increase
was due to the successful refunding opera
tions of Secretary Sherman, by which ali
the matured per cent. bonds were refund
ed at per ceat. The value of Secretary
Sherman's refunding operations will be
more fully appreciated at the close Of the
present fiscal year, when it's results will be
made fully apparent for the first time, and
when the expenditures in the column of
interest on the public debt will drop from
Sl00,000,000 per annum to $4,000 600
The Republican party may go before the
country boaslfnlly on this sp endId show
ing, and Secy Sherman may Justly take
pride in it.
The meanncss of Democratic tactics has
been illustrated in he reports sent her,
from Maine lmpeaching the character ma n
soldier aud a man Of Daniel F. Davis. rh..
Republican candidate for Governor there
The asst was 40 bareiaced fraud and
talsehood that Democrats and Greenhackers
who served with Mr.. Davis in the Army
have publicly vindicated him. The des
peration OF the Democratic course il illus
trated in these things, which ounfrin the
belief that the Dem0cra ic-Greenbnck con.
glOmeratiOn ia hopeless of success exceut
through lying and deception since the mis-.
cradle failure Ofthe extra session.
In accordance with the unanimous de.
sire expressed by Senators on both sides of
The Chamber, Capt. Isaac Bussett, the vet.
eran dOorkeeper Of the q. y. Senate. Ina.
been retained In thnt pnsiIInn. lie was
irst appointed page in 1881, when IL wears
OF age, through the influence of The dis
tlnguished Senator from Massachusetts
Daniel Webster, and has served eontinu.
ou"ly in various positions in the Senate
Chamber 10 the present time-a period of
jOry-e,gnt years. Capt. BAssett il now pre-.
pairing Il work which he designs publishing
two years hence, on the complexion of his
half century Of service, containing sketches.
reminincences, and incidents of the mem.
bers Of the Senate during that long periu,l
OF time embracing some Of the most event.
Inl epnchs known in its history. There il
probably no man now livingat the Nation.
al Capital who has IN distinct and vivid
recollecti0ns OF the members Of that iIlus.
Irions body during the frat half ot the ner.
iOd mentioned as he--embracsng among
liz number Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Bon,
ton, Wright, Hayne, Grundy, White, Mar.
ey, Ewing. CLAYTON, King, Tazweil and
Tyler, OF Va, Bell, Pierce aud Woodberry.
Of n. H., Holmes, SprOgne and Evans, Of
Me-, names that have added lnStre and
fame 10 the distinguished body Of whicl,
they were members, aud will long fiji y
wide space in tho political annals OF the
c nntry. LEO.