The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-17
From Washington.

THE chief Of the bureau OF statistics in
statement in regard to the foreign commerce OF
the United States during the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1882, says: "The total value of the
foreign commerce Of the country during the
year, embracing both imports and exp lrts Of
merchandise and specie, amounted to
s1,566 1853, ,456, as against 81 675, ,02P9lS during
the preceding fiscal year, showing filling
off of s1O8, 16i, 1862. The value of the exports
OF domestic merchandise from the United
States during the last fiscal year amounted 70
$685. 073, 957, as against $3.50 1926, ,947 during the
preceding year, falling off of $3.50, ,S52, 01O.
The only commodity the value Of the exports oil
which exhibited an increase of any consider
able magnitude was petroleum. The value of
the imports of merchandise into the United
States during the year amounted TO 1924, ,623,-
3l7, as against s642, ,664, ,62S during fine pre-
ceding fiscal year, showing an increase OF
$s1 ,95s, $780, or 1877 per cent"
SECRETARY CHANDLER has directed Iieuten>
ant Harber to bring home from Siberia tn .
bodies of Lieutenant DeLong and his co,7pan-
ions of the Jeanette expedition.
AT the final adjournment OF Congress the
House did not tender vote Of fthanks-usually
rendered to tho speaker at the close Of ses-
son-to Mr. Keifer, as Mr.. Robson was warned
early in the day that | motion to that effect
was offered it would be opposed by the Dem
ocrats.
THE session OF the Forty seventh Congress
just closed lasted 247 days, during which 251
public acts, 233 private acts and eight-four
joint resolutions became laws-making a total
of 56S, or Ill more than were enacted durin (
the whole OF last Congress. or the private acts
161 grant pensions to individuals named there
in, and seventy-two are for the relief of indi-
viduals. In the last Congress four bills were
vetoed, while at this session three mot the same
fate.
CoNaREss having failed to make provision fo
the clerical force of the national board OF
health, ali the clerks in the office have been
discharged with the exception Of the secretary
and chief clerk.
A GENERAL order has been issued from the
headquarters of the army containing an agree.
ment providing for the reciprocal crossing of
the international boundary line by the troops
Of the United States and the republic Of Mex
leo in pursuit Of hostile indians.
TEE chief of the bureau of statistics reports
that the total value Of he exports of petroleum
and petroleum products during the month OF
June, 1882, were 81, 669, 564 and durins June,
1881, 1858, ,2GS. For the twelve months
ended June 80, 1882, s51, ,232,7 FOG, and during
the corresponding period of the preceding year
$40, 600.
THE health board at Washington have re-
ceved kilograms announcing an epidemic OF
yellow fever at Brownsville, Texas. Fifty casos
are reported at Che latter place alone, with
moro in the adjoining towRa-
THE treasury department has received
official notice of an exposition to be held in
Rome, Italy, in 1883 and 1889.
The treasury department has addressed let
ters to the collectors of New York, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Boston and Portland calling their
attention to the act of Congress making pro-
vision for the establishment of catt Q quar-.
antine stations, and stating that it is the desire
of the department to provide proper shelter
for imported cattle at those ports as soon as
convenient.