Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-11-10

the capital. and it is strange that he had not
attacked the President on one of his daily
drives.
A DECISION made by Attorney Gener-
al MacVeagh, Of Importance to those interest
ed in mines, is that the President has no legal
right to include in reservations OF land for Gov
ernmental purposes mines which have been
located In accordance with legal forms.
CAVEATS on file in the Treasury De-
partment show that there are outstanding
S2,5fl, 900 in stolen registered bonds, for which
new ores have been issued. 1t has been dis
covered that thieves lend their plumber to dis
honest officials of banking and other large cor
porations, to be filed away as legitimate seeuri-
ties, receiving as compensation sum equal to
the legal interest. The Metropolitan Bank OF
New York, recently found among its assets
$4,000 in stolen registered bonds, placed
in the vaults by mtddleman of the
thieves, aud the offender Is serving term in
prison. In his annual report, Gen. Hazen,
chief signal officer, states there has been de-
cided Improvement in the weather predictions
made by his department. With regard to
the forecasts made for the benefit OF cotton
growers, he says he was obliged to reduce
the number of signal stations on account
OF insuficiency OF the appropriation.
Attorney General MacVeagh protests that he
can not be justly charged with abandoning the
star-route cases. as he long ago gave notice
that he would only take them to the Grand
jury, and employ eminent counsel to prosecute
them. The rngsters now assert that MacNeagh
has skipped ont of the row, and that James is
preparing to follow.
FoLLowING is the regular monthly
public-debt statement, issued at Washington
on the ltt inst.
SIX per cent. bonds, extended......s 16l, s7s,o5o
Five per cents, extended ........... l0l 504 800
Four and one-had per cent bonds ..... 25O,OOO,OO0
-Four Ter cent bonds. ................. T3S7Ig.76O
Refunaing certificates. $50
Navy pension fund. .................. 14,O00, 900
Total inerest-bearing debt.......sl,5 $50 72s, $50
MHtnred debt..,.......: .A.A........ 1916 sos
Certificates IF deposit .. 8,3l0OOO
God aud silver eertih-
cafes. .,......-.+...... n,535,590
fractional currency. 7,09j,l5l
Total without interest ss.e7o 7y7
Total debt 1854, $3.50
Antu interest OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l2.3i0,554
Cash III treasury. 240,980,971
Debt less cash IN treasury. Isl 7s5. ss4. 46s
Decrease during October ... .... n 3qi 6ss
Decrease SINCE June ~, 1881 !. $500. S. O6t 345
Current labllities-
Interest due and unpaid..............s 2O4I67l
D5ht On which interest has ceased...... 13,7I6JO5
Interest thereon. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s33 e55
Gold and silver certificates ...... 7j.5S5'571
United states notes held for redemption
Of certificates OF deposit ............. $4,000
Cesh baahce available nov. i,.lS61.. IA, l93, 445
totai. DAG, 960,971
Available assets
Cash in treasury. "a, 9eo,97i
Bonds issued 70 Pacific railway compan-
les, interest payable in lawful money
principal outstanding. ............k G. G29 SO
Interest accrued and not yet paid 49, 300 470
insctesl lalu ny Cults1 states. 7,4G7,272
lnereet repaid by transportation Of
mails 49,. -............ 80. 1865, 9il
By cash payments Of per Gem. OF net
ear, ea1rnihgs, .;....:.... ..,.......... 655,l9s
Balance Of interest paid by the United
States ;;,;................ seI49, 1872
Coined during October
rag es........................ ........ Gas, 500
aait-tag e.; .,..:................... 755, 200
ga edaId silver dollars. 2,350,OO0
tents '....'......-............ 5000. 4,s51,000