The Newtown bee., 1880-12-01
From Washingtozas

There arrived in the United States during October 6l, 312 emigrants and 5,905 citizens returning from abroad. Of this number Ire- land furnished 5,705 Germany l7,059 and China 474.
 The annual report of the secretary of war has been made public. Secretary Ramsey says that the expenditures for all affairs under the control of his department for the 6scal year ending June 30, l8SO were $39 924,- 77303. Congress appropriated for the service of the current fiscal year $4l, ,993, ,63o.40. The estimates for the service ot the fiscal ear end ing June 30 1882 are $43, 627 ,055.54. The troops of the line the report says, should be raised to 25 900 men. The permanent inn provement of the South pass ot the Mississippi river is pronounced Q success. The sale of small army DO ts and the detail of retired off, cers for military professors are recommended The secretary says the seacoast detenses are not in condition to protect the commercial cities in case of war with maratime power, which he declares will come sooner or later. A large appropriation tor this purpose is
 %commended.
 Treasurer Gilfillan's annual report to Score tary Sherman shows an increase in the cus- toms, internal revenue and sales of public lands of S59 881 ,505.78 and a decrease in those from miscellaneous sources of only S1l2,079 26. The expendituIe es show an ln- crease of S695, ,07425 in the aggregate, as con- rared with the previous year, caused by an increase ot SS22, 395, ,040.06 in the payments on account of the interior department, but show decrease of $21, ,G99, ,965.8l 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 30, 1879, was $417, ,223, 78708. The receipts from all sources during the year were $494 ,587 : 24I3O, and the drafts paid $s708 l90 goo. 76. Fifty-eight national banks were organized during the year; five failed, and twenty-one went into voluntary bankruptcy. The report embodies statement ot the liabilities and assets of the treasury for the years 1871, loIo, 1879 and 1880, from which it appears that the gold and silver coin and bullion ranged from
 $1l4,46 9S2 .79 in 1877, to $l63 ,969 444. 70 in 1878, to 1922 S07, ,368, ,0l in 1S79 and ,o S214, 3O3 Is 38 in 1880. The decrease of S8, 800, coo between 1879 and 188U is represented by
 a reduction in the gold balance of S34, DOC, 900 and an increase in the silver coin an bullion on hand. The total coinage ot standard silver
 dollars under the act of February 28, 1878 has been S72, SAY ,750. Of this amount S47, ,588,- 106 are in the treasury and in the hints, and S25, ,259 GA, being more than 34s per cent. of the coinage, are in circulation. The amount | in circulation November l, 1878, was $S4 922, a23 or 26 9-10 per cent. oi SIS 282, ,500 coined. | The census bureau is gathering important | statistics on the fishery interests of the United l States. The incomplete returns made to the bureau of statistics showed that in the year ending June 30, 1879 the value of the products l taken by American vessels and fishermen and l brought into the United States was about 1 S6 500,C00
 ;, Postmaster General Maynard, in his annual
 report recommends that pensions be paid to | railway postal employees who may be dis l abled by accidents, or to their families in case | of death; the subsidizing of steamship lines
 carrying Mexican and South American mails; | a reduction to five cents of the fee charged tor l money orders not exceeding $5, and an ex-
 f, l There has been a large increase in foreign
 money orders, and Mir. Maynard is of the l opinion that hard times in Europe have caused l draft on emigrants in America. Mir. May.
 nard asks for legislative authority to adopt
 regulations providing for the delivery by mai
 to the addresses at the offices of destination ir
 the United States subject to payment of GUS I toms duties of any packet of dutiable mai | matter received in the mails from foreign l countries. and recommends the establishment l of "postal savings" system and postal tele 1 graphs. Finally he thinks that postmaster I should be protected against levy on their pri I yate property under judgment tor acts done II l their official capacity, and asks for new de
 partmental building.
 I A large box, received and unpacked at tn, White House few days ago, was found t. 1 contain massive desk or writing table, present from Queen Victoria to the Presiden
 of the United States. It is made of live oak l and weighs ], 300 pounds; is elaboratel,
 carved, and, altos ether, presents magnifcen
 specimen of workmanship. Upon smoot
 panel is the following inscription: He
 majesty's ship Resolute, forming part of th'
 expedition sent in search of Sir John Frank lin in 1852, was abandoned in latitude 740
 longitude l01o west, on May 15, 1884. Sh, | was discovered and extricated in September
 1855, in latitude 67a north, by Captain Bud
 dington, of the United States whaler Georg
 Henry. She was purchased, fitted out, ant
 sent to England as q gift to Her Msiest,
 the Uni ed States, as token ot goodwill ant
 friendship. This table was made from hel
 timbers when she was broken up, and is pre-
 sented by the Queen of Great Britain ant
 Ireland to the President of the United State
 as memorial of the courtesy and lovini kindness which dictated the offer of the gift Q
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