Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-02
The Public Debt-A Considerable Re-
duct1On During March - Interesting
Figures From the Treasury.

The Public Debt-A Considerable Re-
duct1On During March - InterestEnE
Figures From the Treasury.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The reduction in
| the public debt for March amounts to g.
| 238, 1924 and for the nine months of the fiscal
| year just closed $751; $685. 1913. The average
| monthly reduction SO far for the current year
has been in round numbers $50, 100, 900,
against $12, 400. 600 for the corresponding
| period of the preceding fiscal year. The
total deb4 now less cash in the treasury
amounts to 81 ,469, 1862, 800, of which 81 ,25G,-
758, 900 is interest bearing debt. The cash
| balance available in the treasury amounts to
$150, 915.315 against $145, 534, 181 on March
L. The gold coin in bullion in the treasury
is $211. I'll ,506 against 1921, SS1, 633 on
| March 1. The gold certificates held amount
| to $35, 424, 25O against, $780, 600. O7O a month
ago, an increase of nearly $4,000. 900. Silver
certificates held amount to $50, 488. 585
against $i3 $50, 100 on March 1, an increase
of more than $6,OOO,OOO The amount of
gold certificates outstanding is sos, 1s2, 154,
or 80, 900. 600 less than a month ago.
The silver certificates outstanding aggre-
gate $96, O19, 576 or only 1928, AS less than
on March LIST. The number of standard sill
yer dollars now held is 1929, COG, OO1, an in
| crease during the month Of 81 1873, S02. The
customs receipts for March were $16 SOB, 523,
or 81. 600, 600 less than in March, 1888 The
internal revenue receipts were SO, 789, 71s,
against $l1, 1855, 0s9 in March, 1888 The
customs receipts for the nine months of the
year are $l5o, 663. 64S, and compared
lr-xSkN h. nS1sa f|w Aha
of the preceding year show falling off of
SIG, O0O, 600 and at the end of the year will
probably fall 81, 900. 600 below the receipts
of last year. The revenue receipts for the
nine months are 7,146, $40, or 1921, 600, 600
less than for the same period of the proceed
ing year, with indications that the revenue
for remaining three months of the
year will average 100000 moathly
and swell the years receipts to about $780,
GOO 900. From all sources the receipts for the
nine months have been 1921. 897, 03O, or
about $44, OO0, 600 less than for the nine
months of the preceding year. The indioa-
ttons still point to revenue from all sources
of $343. 600, 900 at the end of the year, or
about $56, OOO, 900 less than the preceding
year. On the other hand the expenditures
of the government for the nine months just
closed Of the present fEcal year compared
600 and at the end of the year will be nearly
$25, 0O0, 900 less than the year before.
Senator Malone Taken Suddenly iii.
WARRINGTON, April 1.-Senator Malone is
seriously i'll at the Arlington. Early this
morning he was taken i'll with a nervous
rigor. Physicians were hastily summoned
and after several hours work and the use of
opistes he was put to sleep. Tonight
he is greatly Frustrated, but the
rigor has passed away. Senator Riddleberger,
who has been with him much of the day,
says he is worked down; that last night he
was busy debating replies to correspondence
and at O'Clock this morning was attacked
while still at his desk. He thinks he win be
out in short time. but says the attack is q
warning not to overexert himself in future.