The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-04
Washington.

Office for the year may he summarized as
follows: The receipts Of the Government
show an increase over those for 1880 from
every source. The increase i'm receipts
from customs is 81, 637,G11; from internal
revenue, Su ,2j5,011; sales OF public lands,
81 1851, 1856; miscellaneous, SILT, 2GS.
The total increase is S27, ESQ, which,
added TO the net reduction in eX-
penditures OF SG,93O,O07 makes an
increase in surplus revenue Of $34, $780,
I5l. The net revenues were $500, 7S2, 292,
and the expenditures $500, 7l2, SS7-eXcess
OF receipts 0Yer payments was Sl0O,0G0,-
405, Of which s90,S72, 2G1 was expended in
redemption Of the debt. The receipts
from post-oilicoS were $50, ,GG4; the cx-
penditurcs, S3S,544, 935-Of which amount
S4, 702, 703 were received and expended
directly by postmasters. During the year
81 national banks were organized and 20
went into voluntary liquidation, leaving
2,l36 doing business at the close OF the year.
No national bank failed during the year.
The semi-annual duty accTuing from the ma
tional banks was So, 493.j52, all Of which has
been collected and paid into the Treasury.
making the total amount collected by the
Treasurer since the establishment OF the
y Stflli, III IEbNs -lio. oJJ,l-l.
The United States currency outstanding mt
the clOse OF the year was $500, $50, 49,.
There was redeemed during the year SILL
0G9,974, making the total redemption since
the first issue Of currency $4,000, 1H ,073.
United States bonds amounting TO $751;
30i, 1850 were retired during the year. The
aggregate amount retired by purchase, re-
dcmption, conversion, and exchange from
Il. 81 4
year 1881 was Sl99s3,3l4,S 500.
TIE GUITEAU AND sTAI-ROUTE CASES.
WASHINGTON, November 3.-The counsel
for Guitcau appeared in the Criminal Court
this morning and asked for the papers lett
for various persons by Guitcau on the
morning Of the assassination, and since
that time retained in the possession Of the
District Attorney. The Court thought the
request proper one, and took the matter
under consideration. Further time in
which to prepare The case was requested,
and this was also taken under considcra-
ton by the Court.
Argument was then begun by counsel
for the defence looking to quashing the in
formation recently filed by the prosecution
in the star-route eases.
Judge ;Jere. Wilson, Of counsel for the
defence, opened the discussion and pre-
scented an extended argument in favor Of
meeting and taking the ground that ignO-
ring the grand jury by filing information
was a resort 10 arbitrary power which
avoided the fundamentally OF the law that
stood between the citizen and his injury.
Judge Wilson, on reading the infOrma-
ton recently filed, maintained that il the
facts alleged therein had been sworn TO 10y
the Government witnesses the information
could not be filed. lie argued that because
there was no direct testimony presented
the facts as charged were only hearsay,
and the court sitting rs a grand inquest OF
course could not under any circumstances
accent if. He said that when the matter
came directly before the court the most
important question TO arise would be,
Had the judiciary any right to question
the action Of the Exccutiyey On this point
he read number Of authorities to show
that a person acting rs Judge was not liable
TO prosecution, civil or cTiminally. On
this principle an executive officer was sub
ject to prosecution by high court OF inn
parchment only.
At the conclusion Of Wilson's argument
the case was continued until tomorrow.
CONFEDERATE BONDS IN THE UNITED STATES
TREASURY.
WASHINGTON, November "A story was
circulated here this afternoon TO the effect
that the United States Treasurer had said
that there were Confederate bonds in the
Treasury representing many millions Of
dollars, and that they were being counted
with a view OF selling them. Mr. Giltil-
I'm. however, when questioned about ii to-
night. denies it. and says he had never said
ANYTHING Of the kind. Assistant-Sccre-
tory Upton, speaking OF the subject
this evening, said that during Secretary
BoutwelPs administration the Government
paid fifty thousand dollars for great mass
Of Confederate archives, and that among
them there were many bonds, which are
now stored away in the room for abandoned
property. His impression was That the
bonds were unsigned, though he was
not positive, not having seen any
If them in years. No examination
has been made Of the bonds, paper,
&c. stored away in the room referred to,
and Secretary Upton says he has no means
OF Judging W neither there are few or many
OF the coupon bonds of 1865 among the
accumulation. lie thought there might be
Confederate bonds OF different kinds on
hand representing millions OF dollars.
THE ALLEGED CONFEDERATE BALANCE.
WASHINGTON, November 3.-The State
DEPARTMENT has had no correspondence,
and does not contemplate having any, with
the English Government in reference TO the
reportcd balance remaining in the Bank OF
England to the credit OF the Confederate
States.
TIE UNITED STATES AND PERU.
WASHINGTON, d. c., November 5.-The
published report that the United States
Government had directed General llurl-
burt to continue to recognize the Govern
mont OF President CaldcrOn as the lcgiti-
mate Government OF Peru was shown 10
Secretary Blaine to-day, and in reply to the
question il il were true he said: "There IS
nothing in the affairs Of Peru about which
the Department cares to speak,"
THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER.
WASHINGTON, November 3.-llon. Sack
willie West, the New British Minister, was
= Messenger by the steamer Indiana, which
arrived to-day.
TIE PRESIDENTS MOVEMENTS.
WASHINGTON, November 3.-President
Arthur and Secretary Hunt left here Tor