The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-08


ldsnt. General pevens, who Is the superior |
officer OF Marshal Banks, is in Massachuse Is,
aud 70 INN will fall the duty of enforcing the
bv Federal Office holders In party nominating
conventions.
great deal of rain has fallen In Alabama
Winds The stream are overfio wed and some
damage done TO crops, though the general
prospe CT Is good, ana the yield promises to De
not materially injured.
An attractive young woman reported to the
Washington police station, few days since,
that her name was Mary Parker, and that
she belonged to a go family In Boston, but
that she had come south to see an acqualnt.
apce and had been robbed. Colonel Pierce OF
the Imperial Hotel received her a. a guest,
but, Sunday, the police, acting under orders
from Bostor, took her to the police hea1 quar-;
ters, where she Will be Kept a prisoner until
her friends arrive.
Negotiations between the United States and
Great Britain relating to the Fortune Bay
IN. FL attacks on American fishermen, ended
a few days ago In the refusal OF the British
Government to recognize the justice OF
the American claim. Lord salisbury re-
plies 10 the demand of the United STATES for
slCS Ooe Oamsges by positive refusal TO pay or
To recognize the Justice of the claims. he
takes the ground That the Uuited states fisher
men, In drawing their seines from the shore,
were transgressing the privileges granted them
under the treaty.
A Plttston, Pa, letter states that there IL
great dissatisfaction among the $1,000 miners
employed in Leh1gh, Wyoming and Lacka-
wanna districts, consequent upon the shutting
down Of work from last Wednesday 10 the Sd
OF May. Ii Is feared that great strike
viii ensue, several large secret meet
ings of miners have been held. The large
companies are indifferent as to a strike, they
having great quantities of coal at tide water,
and the small operators, who have not shut
down, are hurryiDg all the work possible
TO accumulate stock In anticipation OF strike.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The following Is the
pubic debt:
Six per cent. bonds-..............S 2l9, s6l 800
Five per cent bonds ................. 1872 $50 100
AZ per cent. bonds. 2oO,WOOOO
Four per cent bonds........-.......". I3S, 1850
Refundlng certifcates............... 1924 $50
Navy pension fund-......-.....--.--... l4,UOOVOO
Total coin LIZ, 69S, 40
Matured debt. s,S77 1886
Legal tenders. - Si6742, LOG
Certificates of deposit................. S70O,UO
Fractional currency ..-....-.......-.. l0o4, 81
Gold and silver certihcates-......... D,H4sS1O
Total without Interest......-......s S9l 3Sl ,OlS
Total debt..... ................s 2,l47 ,s57, Ois
Total interest ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I9,s22O9s
Cash In treasury ....... .........s 1919, AGA, 39S
Debt less cash in treasury .....s s6s, Si4, 75s
Dec eased during April. l2,c7S,07
Decrease since June ~, lS7S......... oS,sS2,oG-
| Current liabilities
Interest due and unpaid-..............e 3.S2OOS
| Debt on which interest has ceaseds S,S77, So
| Interest thereon oly, i0
| cold aud silver certificates-........ 2O,N4S2'
| United States 'irfcS ' I'd fN-rP' ...H
posit................ ..... ......... s,7SO,cO'
1850 I57 s2.95
Total ........... .........s l99, 464 ,39
| Available assets -.
cash in treasury ..............s 1870 48i, 39
| Bonds issued to Pacific Railroad
companies, interest payable II
standing. ............................. $685.
| Interest accrued and not yet paid. l..gl,4I
| Interest paid by the United states. 1851 10
Interest repaid by Com paptes by
transportation service. l3,Uo4, 6l
By cash payments. per cent. net
earnings. -.....-S ooo,i0
United states. - 3l.sll .SS
Postoffice appropriation bill ap- =.
prOpris ties -............................ So,Io,4
Based npon estimates aggregating $3.50 w
year pp. .~ o~. $500
year about. -'... 80 $500 s5,7OOOC