Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-02

originally intended. Such as are received
Will be cancelled and returned if possible
by July 1. They may be presented in
sheets or bound in books and be returned
In the same condition. Blanks which
have been compressed into blocks or pads
must be separated before presentation.
DIsT1LLATIoN DECISION.
The commissioner of internal revenus
has made a ruling in the case of James
Smeneys of st. Louis, who proposed to use
a copper condenser in connection with a
| fifty gallon still for fruit distilling, and
inquired as to his liability tota special tax
in case he should use such condenser in
distilling brandy from fruitd The com
missioner says, although the Condenser in
question differs in its form from the worm
of the still it is understood il answers the
same purposes as the worm in the distilla-
ton of spirits. If this be so, <he manu-
facturers should be required to pay
| special tax for it.
POSTMASTER APPOINTED.
The president has appointed Archibald
D. Edmunds postmaster at Princeville,
Ills, vice Il. E. Burgess, suspended.
NEW DEPARTURE.
Circulars have been issued by the depart
ment of the interior directing the super
intendents of all national institutions
under control OF the department to submit
estimates of such supplies as they will need
for the next fiscal year. This action is
taken in order that contracts for supplies
may be obtained by advertised competi-
ton. This has not been the practice here
tofore.
SOLD FOR SONG.
Sixteen thousand rejected models of
unpatentable inventions were sold at the
patent Office to-day for $762.
A RE-HEARING.
Upon application of the governor of
Alabama the secretary of the interior has
consented to ALLOW leJhet rrg of the
land grant case of the Alabama u Chatta-
nooga railroad company in where there is
a adltference oft0pInion in regard to the
int ent and effect of the granting act.
Secretary Teller rendered a decision in this
case the 21st of last December, but as the
Legislature of Alabama does not agree with
his Interpretation of the law and as the
case is an important one, he has express
ed entire willingness to hear further ar
gument in order that the state be fully
satisfied.
DECISION OF THE COMPTROLLER.
Comptroller Lawrence has rendered an
important decision in the matter of the
right of the United States to apply money
appropriated by congress to the state of
Georgia, to refund certain money to the
state, expended for the common defense
in 1777, by way of set-otf against the
of al 70 hat
state by the direct tax act of August 5.
1861. The comptroller decides that the
accounting officers of the treasury depart
ment, in adjusting the accounts of cred
itor of the United States, are authorized to
a set-off against the claim of such creditor
of any sum due him from the United
States.
ALTERATIONS OF ORDNANCE.
The ordnance department has accepted
the proposals of an eastern firm for the
conversion of fifty ten-inch smooth bore
Rodman guns into eieht-inch muzzle
loading rifles, at cost of 100000.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The following is the
regular monthly debt statement:
Interest bearing debt
Three and Il half per
cents.....-...... $25;l5A,0jO
Four ara half per
cents 80. Z5O,UUU,UUU
-Four per cents .-... 1854, lUO
Three per CENTS. 500, l32,900
Refunding certif-
Gates. ........... $4,000
Navy pension fund 14,OOO,OOO
Total principal ............ $I,338, 229, O5O
Matured debt Observation-Disclosures. 8,938,475
Debt bearing no interest
Legal tenders. S346.74O O26
Certificates of de-
poslt ............ 1l,0O5,OeO
Gold and silver GER
tihcates .......... 1853, 1927
Fractional currency. 7,0O3,59S
Total without interest. ...... S529,042 e95
Total debt-principal. ......... Sl,S76, 21O, 42l
Total interest. ................ 10,847,050
Cash IN treasury. ............. BIZ, o6o, 062
Debt less cash in treasury 81, 500, 189 4OS
Decrease during May ......... $780, ATS
Decrease since June 80, '82. .... 1l9,725,051
Current liabilities
Interest due and unpaid. .... $1,701, 455
Debt on which interest has ceased 1888, 475
interest thereon. ............... 379,330
Gold and silver certificates ...... 163, 494, 271
United States notes held for re-
demptiOn OF certificates 900. 1906, 600
Cash balance available. ......... 131, 549,5 3l
Total Observation-Disclosures S17, S6s, O62
Available assets
Cash in treasury ............... SOL, 1852
Principal outstanding. ......... S64, ,5l2
Interest accrued and not yet paid l,292,470
Interest paid by United States. 1928, 1888
BY TRANSPORTATION service ..... 16,774 766
By cash payments, per cent. net
earnings. Observation-Disclosures. 655, 1873
| Balance of interest paid by
United States. 39,S53, 1922
WASHINGTON, June lone year ago to-
day the first star trial began, and this
morning Merrick entered upon the fifth
day of his argument in the present case.
He again accused John Dorsey of perjury,
and said his affidavits had been accepted
| when he was neither contractor nor a
sub contractor. He made them in blank
to be filed up by another conspirator, and
| changed as circumstances might demand.
The whole afternoon was devoted to
| a criticism of various affidavits in the case,
| testimony being quoted by Merrick in
support of his declaration that they were
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