The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-12-08
From Warrington

Treasurer Gililans annual report to secre-
tary Sherman shows an increase in the GUS
toms, internal revenue and sales of public
lands OF $3.50 1881, 50578, and a decrease in
those from miscellaneous sources OF only
$ll2,079 26. The expenditures show an in
crease of 1886, 07425 in the aggregate, as COM
pared with the previous year, caused by an
increase OF 1922 395. O4O06 in the payments on
account of the interior department, but show
decrease OF $2l;G99,9 65.8l in the expendi
lures Tor interest and premium on the public
debt, on civil and miscellaneous accounts, and
for the war and navy departments. The
amount Of public money on deposit June 80,
1879, was $4l7, 1923 1877 08. The receipts from
all sources during the year were 1894 $751;
Al.30, and the drafts paid $708, 100 900. 70
Fifty-eight national banks were organized
during the year; five failed, and twenty-one
went into voluntary bankruptcy. The report
embodies statement OF the liabilities and
assets OF the treasury for the years 1877, 1878,
1879 and 1880, from which il appears that the
gold and silver coin and bullion ranged from
$ll4,464 982 10 in 1877, to $l63 ,969 444.70 in
1878, to 1922 807 ,368, 0l in 1879, and O $214,-
1903 l5 38 in 1880. The decrease of $780,
600 between 1879 and 1880 is represented by
reduction in the gold balance OF 1874, O00, 900
and an increase in the silver coin an bullion
oh MANU- luo po'dl colnhSe Oh standard SILVER
dollars under the act OF February 28, 1873, has
been $72,847, $50. OF this amount SAT, $780,
l06 are in the treasury and in the mints, and
$25, 259 ga, being more than 34a per cent. of
the coinage, are in circulation. The amount
in circulation November l. 1878, was 81 922.
623. or 26 o-l0pe cent. OF $l8, 282, 500 coined
The census bureau is gathering important
statistics on the fishery interests OF the United
States. The incomplete returns made to the
bureau OF statistics showed that in the year
ending June 30, 1879 the value of the products
taken by American vessels and fishermen and
brought into the United States was about
SO 100000
Postmaster General Maynard, in his annual
report, recommends that pensions be paid to
railway postal employees who may be dis
ased by accidents, or to their families in case
OF death; the substituting OF steamship lines
carrying Mexican and South American mails:
reduction to five cents of the fee charged for
money orders not exceeding rs, and an ex.
tension OF the limit of orders from $50 to 300
There has been a large increase in foreign
money orders, and Mr.. Maynard is of the
opinion that hard times in Europe have caused
draft on emigrants in America. Mr.. MAY.
nard asks for legislative authority to adop,
regulations providing for the delivery by mai
to the addresses at the offices of destination in
the United States subject to payment of GUS
toms duties OF any packet OF dutiable mai
matter resolved in the mails from foreign
countries, and recommends the establishment
of a "postal savings" system and postal teIe
graphs. Finally he thinks that postmaster
should be protected against levy on their pri
vate property under Judgment tor acts done il
their official capacity, and asks for new de
partmental building.