The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-06-29
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lSCiAL.

ID the condition of the nations
Boston exchange shows u brlei"ay
nipple the national debt hes p s,o,'a u, ,he
yffcsent time there are Just SIX items W .nd
DSuterest bearing debt the names OF when snu
He amouns on the LIST ofJune, being rs io w WI
lPnd. q, 9 per per cent "wlndoms' 4oi, 5Ss 900
Binds at AZ per cent. ..,..''' z 9o'Vy, 'V ~
3n ~ Ps ~. ........ iObD
Navy pension fund ..'.'.'''''''''''', -..oo 80
ro,. ........... 81, AS 952, 800
The amount of debt on which Interest has
s s%sSn, s so are WINDOWS which have
been called and on which interest mas ceaseu, Du'
which have not been presented ior payment
remainder is made up OF VARIOUS S oyernmen mn
to 1868 evidences OF when nave uouOtess pe ~
los and probably never will be presented Tor
payment The debt - bearing no IN , oe he
following six Items 20 s,o
Old demand notes .......''''''''''e cy' az oic
Legal tender notes ...''''''''''' Vao
Certificates of deposit. ........,,..'.'.' IA3VVVV
Gold certificates e. zoe az
Silver certificates. -. % 100 %-o
fractional currency Qess IS S759a es. ,oo
timated as lost or destroyed .'.''' hVi"oVS
Total. ........ Sls7, 9l1 800
To recaptulate then. toe JatHl debt of the
United States On be Isl OF luuc was 10 follows:
Interest," ariug debt Sl.tt~ 9A2 800
Non-ine.ts. bearing dent .....,... So, II. 96g
Debt on VINO" interest has ceased GIGS
Total 81 N,98I
Total interest duo 49,. .......... ,273 99l
Grand total . ........... ...... 81 94S 57S 925
Total easy i2treasnr, ...'''''''''' A2.lO5.l0S
Ds&f1ess cash .7Ol, as, 157
This amount then, Sl,70l,4lo 10. was the Iotsi
The decrease during May was sl3 Sib, 253 ana
the decrease since June 80, 1851, is sl39, l23,65i
During May the cash in the treasury was re-,
duced by about s., 5Oo.OO0 hence the actual de- de-
erease, less cash iii the treasury, was slU5,9,iiI
the revenues exceeded the expenditures, there-
fore, except for the redemption OF bonds 9y
that amount but us the secretary has made
three calls which matured in May, ana had TO
take up bonds to the amount OF tli 2OOoOO he
drew some money from the cash reserved ior
that purpose
For the eleven months of the fiscal year now
drawing TO a close the decrease Of the DEBT has
exceeded the figures for the corresponding
period of the fiscal year by about s3OOOtOOO and
II is probable that the reduction during the pres
ent month will bring the total for the year up TO
100000 The receipts have already been
1874, 425,3sl and it is probable tnat tney
will be si05 O00,O0J for the year-hgures which
have never been exceeded except IN lhe ilscal
year 1870, when the receipts were sill, OoO'6oI'
CONGRESSMAN HUMPHREY, of Wisconsin, has
been instructed by the house judiciary commit
tee to report bankruptcy bill to the mouse win
the request to have it made the special ORDER Tor
that petitioning creditors in cases OF involuntary
bankruptcy sh Il give security before lnstituung
an action, and that if the suit be decided III
favor OF the alleged bankrupt damages snail be
recoverable In case of fraud any person may
be adjudged bankrupt but for failure 10 pay
within a limited time, or to dissolve an attach
ment farmers shall not be so adJudged Inc
bill further provides for the appointment OF COM
missioners of bankruptcy, one in each congress
sional district, if necessary, who shall be paid
salary of s., 100 each. Every commissioner SHAH
be exc ficio a trustee in bankruptcy when the
value of The estate is less than 900, ana IN all
other cases unless the creditor asks Tor the ap-
pOintment of II trustee There shall be IN each
district a supervisor of bankruptcy, whose
duty it shall be to examine into
all bankruptcy proceedings. No fees
are provided for any officer ex-
cept the trustee and clerk The fees of the
latter are limited by law, and those of the former
, are to be fixed by the creditors or by the COM
missioner No debtor is to be arrested on com.
plant that he is about to depart until he shall
have been. summoned TO show cause. Mutual
debts and credits may be set of There is no
appeal from the final decree of bankruptcy in
circuit court except upon certificate of diyis-
ion of opinion between the justices OF the court
DALLAS EXCHANGE AND COIN.
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Chic. Ex k@kPar@x st. Louis. h@1 Par@A
Chicago .h@%Par@A N. o.. .h@%Par@A
Galveston X PartgA Houston..h Par@A
Exchange, all points Il toh discount Sterling
6ignt "a IS Francs, 5@5 10 Marks, %.
Trade dollars .9Octs Mexican dollars. scot
Mexican halves .4Octs Mexican quarters 15ct