New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-30
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
COMMERCIAL STATISTICS.
WAsuIyGroN, Saturday, Jan. 20, 1873

NAbtISOIOS, SdIuruuy, Jdh' So' icoi'
The Chief Of the Bureau of Statistics, in his sixth
monthly statement for the current fiscal year Of the
| imports and exports of tine United States, reports
that the excess Of ex ports Of merchandise stated in
| speco values was az follows: Month ended Decen-
her 81, 1880 :t5l 4S3.S SJ4 month ended December
81. 1870 S21 ,2770i2; the twelve months ended
| December 81 1850. $192. $40 407 the twelve
months ended d cember 81. 1879, $25l,557,O29.
The excess Of imports OF gold and silver coin and
| bullion was "a follows: Month ended December 81
| 1850, Sl5.7G1 Id; mOnth ended December 81,
| 1870. 80 81. .322 twelve months ended December
| 81. 1850. TG9. .220 S22; twelve months ended De
| cember 81. 1879. S6737j960. The excess of the
value of exports over inports of merchandise dur
ing the first SIX months Of the current fiscal year
| amounted to the sum of TlG1 ,GS2.0t3.
THE SHIP RAILWAY PROJECT.
AT meeting of The House InterOceanc Canal
Committee to-day. the subcommittee on the Eads
Ship Railway hill reported it back according to the
instructions given by the tee, with the guar
antee section stricken out They accompanied this
report however with recommendation that the
committee insert, in lieu of the omitted section,
modified proposition providing for guarantee Of
interest AT per cent upon tifeen-year bonds. In
stead Of u per cent aud thirty years with enlarged
requirements to the tests of the canals capacity
bringing the latter M 10 vessels Ut 1000 tons. 1t
claimed for this modified DfODoSiiIOh hat ma
| lprty Of the tull commute. will tayOrIt but with
out reaching the point of action al adjournment was
taken until next Wednesday,
CHANGES IN THE NAVY.
Captain II. K. Brersr. U. $. NJ, has been ordered
| 10 Philadelphia. February 10. as a member OF the
Board of lIaI bor Commissioners. Captain Stephen
| B. Luce has been detached from the command of
the United States steamer Minnesota, February ID.
| and placed on waiting orders Captain Ralph
| Chandler has been detached from duly . member
OF The Board of iiaTbOr Commissioners of PiIladrl-
phia Frbru nv If, and ordered 10 command the
Minnesota.
\ JOURNEYMAN CABINETIAKER.
Representative B.ifOrd. of Colorado. has left for
Mentor again to give G~ncrll Gari I'd some more
advice about hIs Caninet. lie thinks Grant Ougnt
to pe recognized by the selection OF exc Ivernor
| Rhoutt. of Colorado for Postmastrr-Geueral. lie
also thinks Blame ought not to be secretary of
| State. this dl poses of TWO Cabinet rumOrs. Mr..
Bord Is plIylElly alluded 10 by the Local press Of
| hls district AZ tnc " Rrd-hcldcd Rooster of The
Rockies
80 OFFICI VI INFORMATION.
"po you expect to b. able to continue rcfunding
or r.: ions wl,h three PER cent 1ve-ye b"ni y
asked a 1GIUCNE correspondent OF Senator Allison.
Well replied The senator. reilectively, am in
clru,d TO tniuk-Ah by the way. do yOn mean
personally or the Treasury Dt2aItmrntW You
pcrsonallv' go, / don't think shnl have any
thlng to do with It" said the senator hc dIsap-
Dcaicd IN the ClOdk-rOOu.