The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-04

Tho annual report of U. $. Treasurer
Gilfillan summarizes the transactions OF
his Office as follows: Tho receipts of the
Government show an increase over those
for 1880 from every source. The increase
In the receipts from customs Is S11 $751;
611.42; from internal revenue, 81 1885,
011.59; from sales of public lands, 81 1885,
356.57, and from miscellaneous sources,
$3,177,702.OL The total increase is S27,-
255, 65l. 80, which, added to q net reduction
of SO, 900, 07019 In, expenditures, makes an
increase In the surplus revenue Of 1874, 1885,
Tolls. The net revenues were 1860, 1872
292.57, and the net expenditures $260,712,
sS7.59. The excess Of receipts over pay
ments was $l00,069, 4049s, of which
800, S72, 26l.05 was expended in
the redemption of the public
debt. The balance in the Treasury in
creased $is,667, 6O393 from 1908, 701 1921 .Ss
at the beginning to 252,45S, 025.S1
at tho end of tho fiscal year. The amount
expended on account Of interest and pre-
MUM on thcpublc debt ran down from
sos, 552, 1858 in the fiscal year 1880 to
$63, 1858, 089.96, reduction Of $14 1859, 005.57.
The semi-annual duty accruing from
national banks during the year was SS,403,-
552 55, all of which has been collected and
paid into the Treasury, making the total
amount collected by the treasurer from the
establishment of the national banking sys-
tenn in 1863, $l0s, $685. 21.90. More than
500, SOC, 900 in gold has been deposited with
the assistant treasurer in New York on
this account during the last fifteen months,
| exclusive of the amount deposited on ac-
count of standard silver dollars. The gross
amount of gold and silver coin and bullion
held by the Treasury, without regard to
the obligations outstanding against it, has
ranged from $l63, 900, 444,70 in 1873 to 1922.
S07, 36S.01. in 1879, $214, 1903, 215.3s in 1886
and 1868, zoe, 095,76 in 1881. The increase
within the last year has been ,s55, 400, 900,
of which $39,150,000 is. in gold and $16,
100000 in silver. The gross assets Of the
Government, including the funds held for
the redemption of gold, silver and cur
rency certificates, are 1881 1881, 21O11, hav
ing increased moro than 1000, 900 during
the last year, and being larger than on the
corresponding date in any year since 1878
Assembling OF the HoOsier Clan.
In response to our invitation last week
goodly number Of Indianians assembled a
the residence of Col. N. w. Fitzgerald
where they were received so cordially tina
they felt transported back again to theil
big-hearted native State. The ample par
lors were well filled, and a brighter, NOR,
intelligent, better-looking set of people
never before filed parlor in Washington
and, talking over mutual acquaint
ances and aforementioned scenes, it wa
like meeting of old friends. Two ladies
who had been schoolmates in New Albany
met, and recognized each others faces, al
though they had to be introduced in thei
married names by stranger.
So much for the barbarity that demands
mutilation Of wOmanhOod at the marriag,
altar; among the New Zealandcrs they
neatly insert ring in her lip, 1 believe
which is proper enough, since she is likel.
to need more lip than formerly. But in civ
ilized communities they only despoil her o
her identity, the thing which places he
above the brute necessity of having sill
through her ear, or something of that sort
That is all.
The meeting was enjoyed by all. Ii
fact, it was so pleasant that they failed t
take the sense Of the meeting as to any fu
ture proceedings. 1t was agreed, however
that the first Wednesday Of each mont
should be tho time of meeting, the place
be left to circumstances. Commissioner Q
Pensions Dudley invited them to visit hi
house at some future meeting, and there
little doubt that places enough will b
ready. Is wprr
tits hardly necessary to mention names
as 1t would be tedious to give all and tn
growing habit of cutting the list off directl
after the honorables, the generals, the dot
tors, &C., is altogether too un-American
suit the style of the progressive littl
CRITIC, even if it suited your most humbl
servant. MOUSE IN THE CORNER