The Newtown bee., 1880-12-08
From Washington.

The National Grange, for some days il session at Washington, has adjourned after deciding to hold the next annual meeting in the national capital in November, 1881.
 The President has issued proclamation declaring that whereas satisfactory evidence has been given by the Emperor of China that no discriminating duties of tonnage or inn posts are imposed in the ports of that nation upon American vessels, therefore the dis eliminating duties of tonnage and impoSt against Chinese vessels are discontinued.
 While the estimates of internal revenue re- ceipts for the last fiscal year were only S115,- 0C0, ,000 they actually reached $l23, ,982, ,000.
 Chief English, of the bureau of recruiting in the navy department, reports that there were 1922 men and boys ill the naval service on June 30, 1880. The enlistments during the year to replace men discharged from service were 5,272. At the close ot the fiscal year there were 1,l68 boys in the service, 6u6 oi whom were on training ships and 552 on cruising ships.
 The annual report of the navy department shows that the United States navy is made up as follows: In ommission-Steamers, 29; sailing ships, 4; monitors, 8; torpedo boats. q; total, 43. In ordinary-Steamers IS; sailing vessels, 8; monitors, z. Receiving ships Steamers, 3; sailing ships, 8; monitor, l. Storeships-Steamer, l; sailing ships, B. On the stocks-Steaners, 5; sailing ship, Ii; monitors, 4; ironclads, 3. Repairing Steam CTS, g. At the Naval academY-Sailing ships, 3; monitor, l. Public marine school--Sailing ship, l. Tugs of all kinds at yards and sta tions 25. Total number of vessels, 139.
 Chief Brooks, of the secret service says in his annual report that during the year his de- partment made 403 arrests, of which 2O3 were for dealing in counterfeit money. The amount of counterfeit money captur, was $37, ,788. Among the commercials discovered during the year were $5 note on the National State bank of Troy; a $I0 note on the United States frna nj . <I,a Pittsburg National Bank ot Commerce; S5 note on the Montpelier National bank; 8l00 note on the National Exchange bank of Balti- more; g100 United States u easury note: a $l 900 Unit States bond.
 SuperintenTent of the Census Walker re- ports that all but seven of the 3l, ,265 enumer- ators have reported, and that the work is sub- stantially complete.
 A summary of the operations of the patent office during the last fiscal year shows that in the twelve months ended June 30. 1880. the office received 20, ,990 applications for patents for inventions and granted 2,584, besides 406 ( reissues" and 669 patents for dedgns. The receipts of the patent 0fnce from foes of various kinds amounted to $750, ,647, and tho total ex- penses for salaries and an other objects wsre $538, ,92e showing net revenue to the rev ernment of S1S1 .02l.
 The debt statement just issued shows the decroaae of the public debt during November to be S3, ,60e, ,2sl.23.
 Cash in the treasury ...... 42 10 l2o .7e8 a Gold certificates outstanding :. T 400 6uo % Silver certificates outstanding. 3g,O77 ,28O % Certificates of deposit outstAnd-
 ing ..............s....... 0,625, coo % Refunding certificates. ........ 944 $50 % Legal tenders outstanding .. \. S46, ,68l OI6 co Fractional currency outstAnd-
 ing .-.....: ....'... 7,les,2o7 s7 U. g. bonds q lao0 outstsndine il,266,O06 %