Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-10-27
EPIT0ME OF THE week.
Interesting News Compilation.
From Washington.

1T was announced on the 18th that in sew
eral cities throughout the country the col
ored citizens had called indignation meet
ings to denounce the Civil Rights decision
1HE values of the exports of domestic
provisions, tallow and dairy products dur
ing September, 1888, We're IS, $50, ,431; for
the same months in 1882, S1,453,1S4 For
the nine months ended September 80, 1881,
the value was $S6,11s,6iS, against $500
969 for the same time in 1882. The value
OF the dairy products exported during the
five months ended September 80, 1885, was
SIG, ,232 G97, against $s,47s,51I for the same
period in 1882.
HE President and members Of the Cab
met received Lord -Chief-Justice Coleridge,
of London, few evenings ago, at the res
ldence of Secretary Freelinghuysen, in
Washinc ton.
A STATEMENT is made by Comptroller
Knox that the reduction in national bank
circulation the current year would be be-
tween $4,000 900 and 2o,OOO, 900, with the
certain of much more rapid decrease
next year.
IN n lecture at Washington the even
ing of the 10Th j. NJ. Langston (coiored), !,
Minister to Hayti, took the ground that the
recent Civil Rights decision of the Su-
preme Court would not retard the progress
of the colored man, but rather have the ef-
feet of advancing his condition. He con-
tended that the common law was sufficient
to protect him in his rights and privileges.
THROUGHOUT the United States and Cana
Ia the business failures during the seven
days ended the 19.h numbered 21I,
against 1872 the previous seven days. The
distribution was as follows: New En- gland
States, p; Middle, II; Western, II; South
crn, "a; Pacific States and Territories, I6;
Canada and the Provinces 81.
STATISTICS from the Post-office Depart
ment show that under the free delivery
system New York carriers handled 25S,-
S90,GG4 pieces of mail during the past
year, Philadelphia coming second with
lGD.o:;o,3 ,3a9, and Chicago third, with 1885,
SSG,:}SG
The report of the Commissioner of
90, 1855, shows there were 303,65S pension
crs on the roll at the end of the fiscal
year. During the year the names of
seventy-six whose pensions had been
dropped previously We're restored to the
roll, making 3S,95S pensioners aided dur
ing the year, an excess of 1868 over the
preceding year. The average annual
value of each pension is $10G, and
the aggregate annual value of
all pensions 32,245 ,I92, increase
of $2,994,G ,G90. The amount paid for
pens ollS wis FO',VO4,oC', exceeding Ine an
nual value by several millions of dollars.
The bulk of this excess was Oh account of
arrears of pensions, covering the period
prior to the allowance of claims. The APP
preparation for salaries and fees to pension
agents was exhausted, and there is bal
ancc due agents. The whole number of
claims filed since 1861 was SSH, 131, of which
51,@iS were allowed. During the same time
Sij2l .01j,297 was paid for pensions and costs
OF disbursement.
FRANK HATroN, First-Assistant Post
mas:cr-G Gcneral, made public his annual re-
port on the 2J!h. TIE whole number of
post-officeS June 80, 1883, 4 ,S6:i; in
crease, ,G52 during the year. The increa Sc
in the States and Territories of the West
ard Northwest was So. Pennsylvania
hal the largest number of post offices,
3,116: New York followed with :i,GS2; and
Ohio third, with 2,G20. The whole number
of Presidential Offices was >, if:f. The num-
ber of moueE-ordcr offices :,,S5I; in
crease, 421. The total expenditures on ac-
count of pos'-office supplies was Sill ,92I,
leaving a small uncxpended balance.
Mr.. BURCHARD, Director of the Mint,
stat "a on the 2oth that there was S43S, S42, =
400 in the Treasury October 1, anl $1,291, :
15;5,52i in general circulation. OF this
amount SIo1, ,0I6,JS is in paper.
For the week ended on the Goth the issue
of silver dollars amounted to $511 ,9o7: for
the correSp Inding period of 1882, $953OOO.
DURING the week ended on the Goth the
exchange, Il. twenty-five leading clearing
horses in the United States were $l,21S,-
6l3,9l5, AGAINST II, ,10I ,011 ,622 the previous
week, iIiicatincs a general Improvement
in business. The trade outlook was re-
ported t. be more favorable than for some
time, and appearances We're that the de-
Jressicn had been overcome.
CoLoRED men held n great mass meet
ing at Washington on the evening of the
I'D, which was addressed hy Colonel In
rersoll and Fred Douglass. Colonel Inger-
soil praised Justica Harlan, and placed the
recent opinion of TIE Suprcms Court on a
par " it'll the Dret. Scott and other ante-war
dccsi DEs.