, 1880-10-22
Official Census Statistics Cover.
Ing Cook, Du Page, and
Lake Counties,
Showing n Remarkable Increase
in = Chicago and Its
Suburbs.
Little Mullctt's Latest Disap-
pointmcnt in the Specu1a-
tive Line.
Treasury Statement Regarding the
Amount and Purpose Of the Treas
ury Coin Reserve.


MUtLErT's s LAST f,1sAf'rUiSrNEST.
spttfat Dttratth to The Ghtcd2o 7'rtbnns.
WAsntSoT')S, y. t., Oct. 2l.-Ona Of Null
1clts 9ront works has co,ne tn grief. 1t Will
be remembered tint, during l'rlstow's atttnin
Istrat!0,l, lfttc Muliett i,lsstch that curtain
peculiar kind ot elevator should be placed In
the New York 1'ost-O'tce Building, notwit]-
standing Secretary Bristow and thu experts
nf tho Treasury had expressed the opinion
that the elevators so urgently recommended
by Muilctt would psoyu failures, atul taatl nlsO
recommended the adoption Of tho Hale Gill
cauo hytlrallic elevators III public buildings.
Nullett created SENSATION Mt that lime, the
summer Ut 18Th, by wordy c0nEllct
III tho Treasury building with tic rep-
rcscntatfyes Of tic Ilnlu elevator.
This ruw was tho beginning OF the end Ut the
Mulett regime, rs l,o was sOUl tlr0l'pGtl by
tien. Brstow. However, tllo bid for the New
York elevator WIS given l,y Muliett to n
fric,1ll of his, although tho bid WIS higher.
The Treasury Department has how ordered
Mulfett's fnmu,ls New York elevators to be
tukun out Ut tlo post-Ufl!ce Building there.
as they lluve cnliseA endless trouble, hid
have bce,i great saurcu Ut cxprnse. A con-
tract has been given to Otis Uros. to put their
elevator Iii their ptnec.
1lIE utslEE DECWEhSE.
It Is expected at thu Treasury that tho re-
dnction Ut the debt this month Will DO about
81, s,0oo QUO, al,d probably will be more, for the
made bcIuru tho 1st, md I'll Deceinbur Si3,-
bO0oo nl 1unhs berptile due ills now prob
aele that tlle Treasllry will take these up out
Ut tho surplus revenues.
THE Ki:l'EMirloS FUND.
10 tho Wtsftrn Astoctdlel PFtss.
tETff% H. t.. f}rf ii I'm Fnh1p tn
question "Wtiy tile Treasury dDrs l,ut use
tts surplus silver mid gofa to lluuldats United
Stntcs bonus nlature!l, or which lnny be patA
ut t!le option Of the tiDyern'ncnt?',' THO Tress-
t!on net there was MI accumulated fund for
,lofes vf abei't sl4o o,0oS. bssinE about 10
per cent of the atnount of notes .out-
sad' !as qaua ''aSq''s 4 as sa 81 'sns sun ff? ~
1t was deemed prudent to hn!d fnr
tl!at purpose. LII addition tn this It H. t,ecos-
sary ~ llaye Il snall balance frGn which 10
Tx ts efy s su1Tsai akns s&ses ~ soal St tf o
ayailah!e cash In the Treasury about
slh5, ,0N,0oo. though Of course this nnlount
Writes ns tie rccGipts and expenditures of
tic Government tem,Drari!y lncreasa Or
therc l,as beell no permanent accuinallati11l
Of moneys III the Treasury. III fact tic
available balance today IS little less thu!
That, of year ago::,. Al ille excess hf
receipts OYER. expenditures during the last
year liuve been npp!let to tho reduction nf
the iutercst-bcaring debt, of Which there llAs
beelt purchased viii. the surplus rcyel,ues IN
open market, SIZE, .l90, on which tflere
Will be a saying In eslGl, year hereafter OF
S5,Sl7 ,05b Df interest. This method Of pur-
chasing bulltis II. open nlprket Wls ,lNdc
necessary. rs there have been no bonds pay.
nblr nj tho option Of the Government, slice
thu completion Ut tue refunding operations
lnurc tliatl n yeur ago.
BtA1I. EXrESHEE.
The amount paid for conveying United
States malls by SEA during tilo tlscai yeAr
ended June 20 last was sl'kifs4, at wliiel
SlS}tkS Wns plIl fur transatlantic mall
servlcu, arl MI 10 foreign steamship cutll-
pantes, except Sl,034 earhed il, seA pustugN
By tic American line from Philadelphia.
SILVER.
Tho Treasury to-lny purchased $4,000
ounces OF fine silver for delivery ut the Phil
adelpliia, Now ORLEANS, anl Sun Fralcisc0
lnints.
PROVISION EXroKTs.
Fn'ues Of exports Ut domestic provisions
and tall0w during tho nine months endg.l
Sept 20, St.E3, 7M3t'59; SHINE periud previous
t.np 8st an ilfE