The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-01

stance, OF the Duke OF Hamilton, Premier
Duke of Scotland, were, up to the time Of
his marriage, absolutely unentailed. This
came out of some law proceedings.
mn~@4sp z-
U. s. TREASURES REPORT.
Receipts and Expenditures Of the Govern
ment-National Banks.
WASHINGTON, November 23.-From the
appears that the receipts of the Government
compare very favorably with those of the
previous fiscal year, and show an increase
from customs, internal revenue, and in sales
Of public lands Of $50, 81, sos, and a de-
crease in those from miscellaneous sources Of
only $1l2,079. The expenditures show q
slight increase of 5000, 074 in the aggregate,
as compared with the previous fiscal year,
caused by an increase OF 1922. 1915, 04O in pay
ments on account of the Interior Depart
ment, but show q decrease of $21, sos, 965 in
expenditures for interest and premium on
the public debt, on civil and miscellaneous
accounts, and for the War and Navy Depart
ments. The balance of the public money on
deposit in the Treasury and subject to draft
at the close Of business June 80, 1879, was
$417,223, 1857. The receipts during the year
from all sources amounted TO $S494 57S, 241,
and the drafts paid to $$7O8, 1870, 900. After
deducting the receipts properly refunded and
outstanding drafts, there was subject to draft
at tho n1pco rf h,7cipooa 1,,va On 900 lOnA ~
683 1886, which differs from the debt state
ment balance by $$3, 595, 213, which is ex-
planned in the appendix. The business Of
the Government involved the transfer during
the year of ST., 053, 357, 825, the greater por-
ton through the medium Of the accounts of
this office, and the remainder by the actual
transportation of the funds.
Fifty-eight National banks were organized
during the year. five failed and tWenty-one
went into voluntary liquidation, leaving 2,102
doing business. The amount collected from
National banks by the Treasurer of the I'm
tied States, for the semi-annual duty accruing
during the year, was 1851, TO. The total
amount collected during the existence of the
National banking system is 800, 361, 469.
The report embodies q statement of the
liabilities and assets of the Treasury for the
years 1877, rs, 10, 80, from which it ap-
pears that the gold and silver coin and bull
lion ranged from $114, 464, 982, in 1877, to
$163, 969, 444 in '78, to 1922, 8O7, 1858 III re,
and to $214, 303,2 15 in 80. The decrease of
$50, DOC, 600 between 1879 and 1880 is repre-
sented by the reduction Of the gold balance
Of 1874, 000. 600, and in the increase in silver
coin and bullion on hand. The influences
tending to the decrease OF the gold balance
have been primarily ewing to the scarcity of
notes, compelling the payment Of duty bal
ances to the New York clearing house in
gold coin, and there has been but a small
amount of United States notes and gold GER
tifcates presented for redemption in gold
coin.
There has been during the year an increase
in silver coin $10,977, $40 in standard dollars,
and Of 81, 849, 994 il fractional silver coin.
The note assets, including the balances due
from depositing banks have decreased from
$1O7, 664, 287 in 1877 to S93,417, 2S2 in 1878.
1868, 926, 653 in 1879, and to $40, 802, 31A in
1880. This steady decrease, the Treasurer
says, is due in a great measure to the with
draWal of the notes caused by presentation
of clearing house certificates for redemption.
the amount Of these certificates outstanding
having been reduced from $31 1886, 900 IN
1879, to So, 975, 900 in 1880. Another reason
for the smallness of the note balance, Gilhl-
Ian adds, may be found in the falling off in
the note receipts, the revenues of the Gov
being now largely paid in coin and
silver certificates.
From the table Of assets and liabilities Of
the government November 1st, 1879, and
November 1st. 1880, it is shown that on Nov.
1at, 1879, there were s151, 0A8. 034, and on
Nov. 1st, 80, there were Sal, 597, 013 81
available for resumption. The amount Of
gold coin and bullion in the Treasury, Jan.
1st, 10, the date of resumption Of specie pay
nents, was $135, 1884, 739, and at the date Of
Nov. 1st, it is $40 25, o52.
The New York Telegram says: AS the
lay approaches when the Passion Play is to
&--#s a, &,Z