Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-17
CAPITOL NOTES.
Special Dispatches to tbs Bss.


THE MINT REPORT.
WASHINGTON, May l6. Tho annual
report issued by the mint bureau upon
the production of gold aud silver for
the calendar year 1882 Is ready for the
press. 1t Will be a volume of about
go pages, giving In detail the outpat
tor escn state, territory and mine In
the United States, for which 1t covers,
The grand total shows q decrease In
the production of bullion for the year,
amounting to 81, 00O, 900. Tneprincipal
decrease was In California, where 1t
amounted to $1,000. COO, and In d.
kota. There WAS a small Increase In
Colorado. There was a large percent.
age Of Increase In the mines of the
Appalachian range. The mines Of
Georgia showed an increase of fully
100 per cent, and those Of North Car.
DINA 90 per cent. The aggregate out.
put from these mines Ia small, but the
increase Is 80 marked hat 1t Is expect
ed at an early day TO be of considera.
BILE Importance. The product of
silver for the year showed an
increase over the previous year
of 81, 900, 0C0. The principal
increase was from the outpu. Of Wood
River district, in Idaho, and the Lake
Valley district in New Mexico. The
mines of Ne ada and Colorado pretty
nearly held their own forthe first time
In the history of the country. There
was a shipment Of silver bearing ores
from North Carolina. In the opinion
of officials of the mint bureau, based
upon recent investigation, the mines
of the Csrollnas, Georgia and Nir-
9inia are attracting the attention OF
capitalists, who will develop them tc
a degree unprecedented, and, 1t il
believed, profitably.
WHISKY EXPLORATIONS.
WASHINGTON, May 16 The acting
secretary of the treasury had n con
sultstion to-day with Clay, collector o.
customs at Newport News, Va, In 70
gard to the expectation of bonded
whisky from that port to Bermuda
The collector said this business wal
increasing to such an extent that add
tionsl help raj absolutely necessary
Five Thousand barrels of whisky were
now at that port awaiting shipment ane
he Is informed certain exporters fol
whom a New York firm Is acting u
sg ent, expect to ship whisky to Der
muda at the rate of from 5000 t.
10 600 barrels q month. Ola,
said his present force could onl,
gauge about GO or 20 barrels a day ant
could not begin work until the ex
porting vessel arrived. The actin
secretary informed him q force o
gaugers from Richmond would oe sen
to his assistance. The sui act will b
laid before Secretary Folger to-mol
row.
HI REFoRMERs.
Postmaster General Gresham Issue
a general order directing postmaster
to cooperate with the custodisns {
public buildings In aiding the civ.
service commission In all REASONABLE
ways In the dinoharge of Its publ
duties.
The president has recognized Geore
Edward Stanley as consul of her Bel
snic majesty for the states of Califol
MIA and Oregon, and for W~sshiugto
territory, to reside In San Francisco
BREADsTUFFs EXPORTED
In April, 1883, are valued at $12, 465
318; corresponding month last yea,
! 50. 908, 189. Exported for the to
months ended April 80 last, $l79
1888, 343; same period last year, $157
619, 727.
THE DEAF MUTE INSTITUTE.
At,ie exercises Of the national de-
mute college to-day a memorial bu
of the late President Garfield was al
. yelled with appropriate ceremonie
> The bust, which arrived here fro
Italy only six hours before Its unvel
Ing, was erected by subscriptions r
ceived from deaf mutes througho,
the United States, and coat 81 500.