The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-10-09
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News
WASHINGTON.

A statement prepared at the Treasury
Department shows that there was a net in
crease of SAIL, 800 in circulation during
the month of September and net decrease
OF $40, ,597, ,253 in money and bullion in the
Treasury during the same period
The Comptroller Of the Currency has ap-
pointed Frederick Bostwick, of Pine Plains,
N. Y, an examiner Of National banks, vice
@. II. Davis, Jr., resign ed. He will be as
signed to New York State.
As shown by a statement prepared by
Sixth Auditor Coulter, the total receipts Of
the Post Office Department for the first
three quarters Of the fiscal year 1888 SO were
t42, ,341, ,956; expenditures for same time were
$5,663 223, leaving deficiency Of 81, ,32l ,2T0,
which indicates a deficiency for the entire
fiscal year 1sSS-S9 Of about S4, 100000.
The number Of certificates for original
pensions issued from the Pension Office
during the months Of July, August and
September, 1888, was 500; and during the
corresponding months Of the present year,
1900. The certificates issued during the
last three months were as follows: July,
1908; August 4,29l, and September, 5,l26.
The total indebtedness Of the District OF
SOAumbAh oCDbCluDII OO luob, 10 buOWu bl q
statement prepared by the United States
Treasurer was SO, ,l31, $50, being a net in
crease by reduction Of sinking fund and
otherwise since July1, 1878, of 81, ,974,SOO.
The aggregate receipts from internal rev.
enue for August last which have just been
determined at the Treasury Department,
were 81, Sos, ,967 greater than those for Au-
gust, 1883. In spirits distilled from apples,
peaches and grapes the decrease amounted
h to S,3l4, while in spirits made from other
materials the increase was $9S2, $50. The to-
tai increase for all spirits was S9S5,22l.
The President has authorized Surgeon
General Hamilton, Of the Marine Hospital
Service, TO keep open the following quaran,
tine stations: Delaware Breakwater, Cape
Charles, Sapelo Sound and Tortugas Keys.
The Postmaster General has appointed
David P. Liebhardt, Of Indiana superin-
tendent Of the Dead Letter Office, at g., 800
per annum, vice George b. Hall, Of Mime
sofa, resigned.
The Department Of State has received a
telegram from General Franklin, United
States Commissioner General to the Paris
Exposition, stating that the United States
exhibit has been awarded SO grand prizes,
l99 gold medals, 27l silver medals, 2ls
bronze medals and 900 honorable mentions.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has ap-
pointed Sidney c. Brock, of Missouri, TO be
chief Of the bureau Of statistics, vice Mr..
Switzler, resigned.
II is understood that the Swiss govern
ment has made an apology to United States
Minister Washburne for the indignity
offered 10 Charles f. Coates, of Baltimore,
who, while travelling in Switzerland last
summer, was arrested and confined in a
filthy and dark cell, and without any
charge having been preferred against him.
The three vacancies in the staff depart
ment Of the army were filed on tie 5th by
the following appointments; Lieutenant
George s. Hoyt, Eighteenth Infantry, TO be
Assistant Quartermast with the rank OF
captain; Lieutenant Hen v b. Osgood, Third
Artillery, and General L. w. Alexander, Of
Iowa, TO be commissaries IN the subsistence
department, with the rank Of captain.