, 1880-12-01

TINT Congress declined to appropriate suf-
ticsnmt u',ln,lnt for printing the preliminary
report, and thai only no copies could DO
printed, while 40D nro necessary 10 supply
conEressfnc1l. This neglect 0f Congress flns
prevented the Commission fr0n obtaInlng
many valuable suggesttnns md much fnfor-
nation frt,tn experts to whom 1t was Intended
To send tho report.
ExIv1tTs AMI 1Mronrs.
II The H:f.tey7t As,oetattd Print.
WssniSoros, u. e., Noy. 30.-rho excess
Of exports OF merchandise over Imports for
tho twGfvG months ended Oct. ~, 1880, were
Sl5j,5'21fN: twelve mouths ended Oct. 1T.
1870, s2f%A,2:eif, 1n; excess uf imports of Gold
a,ltt silver cotn md bullion for tho twelve
iloutfis c,t!ed Oct. II, 1850, sG1,2t4.sal;
twelve months cndett Oct. II, 1870, SIT, ,7C3,-
:}i3.
PATENT oFr1cE.
Tho receipts 0f the Patent Office for the
iiscnt year from fees Of yarious kinds agRrc-
gated S1i:30,bi7, md the t0tai extGnses sass,-
t2D, showing n net rcyeHuc to the Govern
,nent 8f Gel.
A. fire broke nut Inst night In the barber
shop. House Of Representatives, md befUre
1t Cnull he cxtfngntshesl considerable Injury
was 'lonc to the wills anI ceiling. Tho bar
her-s'ap was lneatctt In one Of The 1lonsc
cIoak roD.l.s. To-day the architect nut ,nen
at work repairing tho damage. The origin
Of the fire Is not ascertainctt.
TffE CENSUS DENEAU.
Gen. Francis A. Walker, Superintendent
Of the Census. has submitted the regular n,,-
nuaf report 10 tile Secretary Ut the interior.
lie says That although, tho work of taking
tho tenth celisus IL substantially complete
tile returns having been received from ali
but seven Of the total Humber Of 81, ,35
enumeration dfstricts), it will probably be
two or three weeks before tic o1llcn will he
able IL present complete statistics of the
population Of the country, and lie therefore
considers It advisable 10 postpone 10 n fut-
ure retH'rt NIL mention Of the results Of the
enumeration, a.Nl also NIL discussion Of
methods In nse, ~ well as any sug-
Ecsttons Which nay require to he
mntto Of changes IN tic ccnstls
law with reference to future euumcra,,ons.
The Superintendent says that every year and
every month which can br saved Il, tile CUM
pllat!on antl publication OF census statistics
usltEs apprcclubly to their yalue, ard reco11l-
lneads that Congress be asked to authorize
tlle printing by special contract unter tho
supervision Of the Secretary Of the Interior,
and, If 1t ho thought desirable, also OF the
Printing COMMITTEES Of the two Houses Of
Congress, Of the several reports Of the census
rs fast rs prepared. The accounts OF rs ,4l0
cnuinerntors haye already becn settled, H.
volylng total expenditure OF upwards Ut
S1,so0,00o. Only about ZOO accounts remain
unadtustcd, and there is no reason to dou[,
that tile month Of December will see NIL the
cnu'ncrators paid for their services, except
only In cases where suspension Is required
| for reasons Enthusiastically connected with
| some fault Of tho enumerutor.
| CUSTOMS.
Tho report ot Mr.. a. 4. Tinglc, tho Super
| visor of Special X gents Of the Treasury, will
show very effective work on tho part OF
his force~ for the past year In coli
| ncctlon with tho customs service.
Tic investigations into tho evasion OF
tho sugar duties and tho consequent reyis.
ions Of tho methods OF collecting this tnx has
led 10 MI fncrease IF 81, ,500 ,001 fl tic rcve-
nnes from this source nlonc. Over s50o, ,0U0
lEave been saved III other directions, Atten-
tfon IL again briefly called TO tho Importance
Of sumo Legislation upon tho subject of the
untieryaluntioh Of imported goods. Under
tlle law Us it stands, there is no adequate
method Of dealing with the great evil.