Daily globe., 1881-07-30
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Exports and Imports---General Capital
News
REMA1Ns on COL. puRcH.

REMAINS OF COL. BURcH.
The remains of Col. Burch, after religion
services at his late home here, were removed
to the railway station, and at $50 the train
bearing them started for Nashville, Tenn.
The officers and employees of the Senate in a
meeting to-day expressed affection for the late
colonel and sincere sympathy for his family.
The pail bearers appointed are Senators Jones,
of Nevada, Blair, Pugh, Butler and Johnston,
Sergeant-at Arms Bright, Executive Clerk
Preston and Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms
Bassett. The secretary's office will be draped
for thirty days.
The postmaster general has decided to re-
duce the amount for clerk hire in the post
Offices, where the present allowance is in excess
of the sum authorized by law. There are
about $50 Offices in the class.
White, minister at Berlin, has rendered his
resignation, to take effect the 18th of August,
at which time he will return to the United
States. disappointment of a successor cannot
be made while the President remains in his
present condition.
Comptroller Knox gives notice to deposi-
tors in the Freedmans bank and trust company,
who have not fled any claims or received any
dividends, must prove their claims, and apply
for dividends, on or before the 21st of August,
or they will be forever barred.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Excess of exports
of merchandise over imports during the year
ending June 80, 1881, was sass, ,726, ,254 against
$167 ,6SS, ,912 during the previous fiscal year.
Excess of imports of gold the past fiscal year,
&c. ,665; previous year, 81, ,589, 139. During
the last fiscal year the value Of exports of
merchandise amounted to s9,022,Sl9 ,473.
larger than ever before in the history of the
country. Value of imports of mer-
chandise, $642, ,59S, ,291, which was larger
than during any previous year, with the ex-
ception of the year Immediately preceding.
Total value of foreign commerce, as imports
and exports of merchandise, the last fiscal
year.. ST ,544, ,692, exceeding any previous
fiscal year. The excess of exports over i'm
ports the past fiscal year was larger than dur
ing any preceding. year. with the exception of
the fiscal year 1879. Total excess of value of
exports of merchandise over imports amounted
to S11S, S,048,641. Value of exports of mer-
chandise the last fiscal year exceeded the value
OF snch exports the preceding year by $685.
6S0,Sl5; increase 7.39 per cent.
Value of imports last fiscal
year $25 ,361 ,259 less than the preceding fiscal
year, the decrease being 1873 per cent. The
value of exports of merchandise the last ten
years increased from $442, ,S20,1 during 1871
to $902, ,319, ,47S during 1881. Exports Of spe-
Gle exceeded the imports during each fiscal
year from 1862 to 1879, but during the last two
such excess amounting during the year ending
June so, 1880, to $7,5S9, ,130, and during the
year ending June 30, 1881, to 81, ,168,650
THE NEW YORK VACANCIES,
There has been considerable canvassing GO
ing on here as to the organization of the next
House, and its probable loss to the Republf.
cans, owing to the failure of the New York
legislature to pass law for a special
election to fill the seats va
Gated by Morgan Miller and Lapham,
and by the death of Wood. The New York
State canvassers CAM 'tmeet under the law until
in December, after the time for the organiza-
tion of the next House. Investigation, how
ever, shows that members elected to
fill these vacancies can be admitted to
their seats without the election returns
being canvassed by the State board,
on returns of local inspectors of New York,
who can and will give certificate that will
entitle them to admission. Waldo Hutchins,
who was elected to I'LL vacancy caused by
the death of a member elect on tue night of
election, was admitted on this kind of Ger
tificate exactly, to the last house.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WASHINGTON, July 90. The ice furnished
to the White house by the Independent Ice
company, was cut in Maine on the Kennebec
river, and the blocks weigh over quarter of
q ton each.
Thomas F. Miller and Lewis 1. O'Neal, as
counsel for Lucy Fowler who, for eight years
Of Grants administration, was the chief cook
at the White house, have brought suit for
damages against VIM. F. Crump, "the chief
butler" at the Presidents house. The declara-
tion charges that defendant falsely informed
Mrs. Garfield that the plaintiff had been steal
ing meats, etc., from the pantry, and that
Mrs. Garfield, acting on the information fur
nished her by Crump, dismissed plaintiff from
her situation. She further charges that be.
cause of this false stasement of the defendant
she has been damaged in her good name, fame
and credit among ssthe worthy citizens of this
District" and she claims $4,000 as damages
Senator's Pugh. Blair, Jones of Nevada,
Johnson and Butler, who are in the city, will
escort the remains of Secretary Burch to Ten
1essee.