The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-12-02
THE NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

From the annual report Of United States
Treasurer Gilfillan, It appears that the re-
ceipts OF the government compare very
fayOrably with those Of the previous fiscal
year, and show an increase from customs,
internal revenue and sales of public lands
OF so. 81 EOS, and decrease from those from
miscellaneous sources of only S112,G9
The expenditures show slight increase of
S.s6!074 in the aggregate, as compared with
the previous fiscal year, caused by an in
crease Of SD s95y8i0 in payments on ac-
count of the interior department, but show
decrease Of S21, 6g9,S0 In expenditures
for interest and premium on the public
debt, on civil and miscellaneous accounts,
and for the war and navy departments.
The balance Of the public money on de
pOsit in the treasury and subject 10 draft
at the close Of business, June 30, 1879, was
sH7 ,2223,76. The receipts during the year,
from all sources. amounted TO 1894 -5.s,2l1,
and drafts paid, $40, l90,90 After deduct
ing the receipts, property refunded. and
outstanding drafts, there was subject to
draft at the close OF business June 20, 1880,
S3O4. GS3,s36. The business Of the govern
ment involved the transfer during the
year, of Sll ,053, 80 ,062, the greater portion
through the medium Of accounts Of the
department, and the remainder by actual
transportation Of funds. The total coin
age Of standard silver dollars. under the
act of February, %, 1873. has been 72.s47,-
$50. Of this amount, ~ yl3S ,lc6 are IN the
treasury and IN the minis. and 22,25S.64i-
beingmOre than3ax per cent of total coin
ase-are in circulation.
A Washington dispatch OF the ed says.
General Garfield arrived at the Baltimore
aud Ohio depot al OPP. IN. The generals
desire that he should be allowed to come
quietly had the effect Of preventing a
throng at the depot. With the exception
of Colonel RObt. IngersOli and few news
paper men. there was only the usual num-
Der in the depot that can be found there
any night. When the general reached the
depot, the people inside recognized him,
and raised a cheer, and rs he passed through
they raised their hats He hurried along
rapidly to the carnage, which was stand
ing at the ladies' entrance, and he and Mrs.
Garfield were driven to their home, at the
corner Of Thirteenth and ! streets, which
had been prepared for their reception. He
was not disturbed by callers this evening,
with the exception Of Mrs. Sarah Spencer,
who drove up in carriage and was ad-
mitted. There will be no public reception
rendered during his stay, as he does not
wish it The general and party stopped at
Harrisburg, and were driven 70 the resi-
dence of Senator Cameron for . brief visit
The postmaster-general submitted his re-
port to the president on the I'D. He calls
attention to the need Of mail cOmmunica-
ton with Mexico and Central America.
He recommends that money orders range
from five to one hundred dollars, the fee
for the former to be five cents. A personal
investigation Of the British system Of pos
tai savings banks and uelegrsphs has i'm
PEELED Mr.. Maynard o recommend their
establishment in this country.
A Washington dispatch Of the I'D says;
In Difference to the earnest wish II General
Garfield, as expressed in q telegram re-
ceiyed late tonight, the public reception
and serenade on his arrival In this city,
will be omitted. General Garfield states in
his telegram that his visit Is to be bnef
and strictly ON private business, with
which the proposed demonstration would
interfere.
A Washington dispatch Of the 18th says:
At a session to-day Of the National grange
the master Of state oranges reported that
the study Of elementary principles Of agri-
culture had been adopted, and with sue
cess, in the public schools. Mr.. Hilbain,
master Of the Dominion grange, Of Canada,
delivered an address showing the progress
Of the order.
The Indian bureau reports heavy de-
mand by the red men at the agencies for
implements for manual labor. Our total
Indian population is about quarter mil
lion, Of whom sixty Thousand are colonized
in Indian Territory. New York state has
live thousand copper cOlOred inhabitants,
and Michigan ten thousand.
Secretary Ramsey estimates the expendi-
lures Of the war department for the next
fiscal year at Si36N ,055. The Eads jettiss
IN the Mississippi are pronounced sue
cess. The secretary asks authority u ap-
ply the earnings at the LeavenwOrth mill
tary prison to its maintenance.
General Miles has been appointed chief
Of the signal service. lie entered the war
a. a captain in the I'D Massachusetts,, and
rose To Ike n major general Of volunteers.
For the week ending November 20, there
were distributed i22.9S1 standard silver
dollars for the corresponding week in 1879,
$780, were distributed.
Treasury detectives have arrested two
young women at Washington for whole
sale operations i'm counterfeit coin ut the
city markets.
Judge McCrary has refused to transfer
n the courts Of Colorado the case of Indian
Agent Berry.