The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10


penditures we're S4Sf.67sG54.4S. The ex-
cess of expenditures over receipts thus
amounted to 5.208. .2i5.70. The Ordi-
nary expenditures during The year
year were &.0l5.S52.2l less than during
the preceding fiscal year Of the re-
ceipts mentioned there were derived
from customs the sum of Sl60.02t. .75l.67,
and from internal revenue $l46,SS0,-
6i546. The receipts from customs
show an increase Of $1S68 1922 over
those from the same source for the ls-
cal year ended June 20, 1896. and the
receipts from internal revenue an In
crease Of s8,5Si.557si.
GOLD AND SILVER EXPORTS AND
IMPORTS.
The total amount OF gold exported
during the last fiscal year was si12,409.-
9i7, ana OF silver S60. .5il. .67e. being an In
crease OF Si5,9il .iG4 Of gold and Sis.-
24G.3sl Of silver over the expectations
OF the preceding year. The imports Of
gold were 500. .52J. .0G5 and of silver S2s,-
777.1ss. being S2.s59. .695 less of gold and
s.. sec. .007 more of silver than during
the preceding year The total stock
or metallic money IN the United States
at the close OF the last fiscal year ended
on the 30th day of June. 1896. was ST.
22S. COG. ~ which $500, ,5S7, 9ci was In goid
and se2s, s,72s, ,071 ia silver. on the first
day Of November. 1896 the total stock
az money of an kinds Oh The country
was s. J.4i05s0. and the amount IN
circulation. not ia cludlhs that IN the
treasury holdings, was $iG27. .055. Gal.
being s2263 per capita, upon an esti-
mated population of 7l,s02000.
NATIONAL BANKS.
The number 81 National banks or
ganizel from The tire TIE law author
izing their creation was passed up to
oct. n. 1896, was 5,05i, and u. this NUM-
ber 3.679 wele at the date ias mention
"a in active cpes alton. having an au-
thorizei capital stock Of s650.0i4s95,
he'd by 2Ss 902 sharchCl3ers. ard circu-
lstlng notes amounting 70 sll1.4l2620.
The total outs anding circulating notes
IL an nalicnal banks On the 3ist day Of
Oct. 1886. amounted 20 s224533 s07, In
Guiding urradeemable but fully secured
notes or banks insolvent pnd In process
o. iquiiatlon.
IMMIGRATION.
The number or Immigrants arriving
in the United states durlng the fiscal
year was 3i3. 267. Of whom 3ioi6s were
permitted % land aud 2799 were de-
barred On various grounds prescribed
by law and returned 20 the countries
from whence they came at the expense
Of the steamship companies by which
they were brought In The * crease IN
immigration over The preceding year
amounted 10 Si.7s1. 1t Is reported that
with one exception tie immigrants o.
the naat year were of hardy laboring
class. accustomed and able 70 earn sup
pors for themselves ardy ia estimated.
that the money brought with them
amounted 10 $4,000, though It was
probably mica IN excess Of that sum,
THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
From TIE life saving service IL Is re-
ported that the numb r Of disasters to
docuInentea vessels within the limits
OF It's opera ions during the year was
ssT. These vessels had on board 4.6oS
persons, Of whom 4.595 Wee saved and
IL lost The value II such vessels Is es-
tiniated at SS,Ss0.140. ard Of their car
gees So SAG, $50. making the total value
of properly reported s12.726.5-0. or this
amount 81, ,z92.T07 was saved AM $1.4a2,-
$50 was St. Sixly-ssven OF The vessels
were totally wrecked. There were be-
SIDES g48 casualties to small undocu-
mented craft. on hoard OF which there
were 5g4 persons, Of whom 5S7 were saw
"a and were lest. The valae Of prop
erty involved in the latter casualties Is
estimated at sI9,263. of which $ii49i5
was saved and si35 was lost. The lifo
saving crews during the year also res
cued or assisted numerous other vessels
ana wafn.d a many from danger by sig
nails. 10th by day and nigh. Tho num-
Der Of disast rs curing the year exceed
ed that Il any previous year in the his
tory of the service. but the saving Ct
both life and property was greater than
ever before In proportion 70 the value Of
prop rty inv0ivoI and the number Of
pesso-s imperiled
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
The report Of the secretary OF war;
exhibits satisfactory conditions In the
several branches Of the public service
entrusted 20 his charge.
THE MILITIA
The organ zed militia numbers 112.S79
men. The Appropriation for lis support
by the several states appr .ximates 81
SD0.0e0 annually. and 100000 Is contrib
uted by the general government. IN
vestlgations show these troops 20 be
usually well drilled and inspired with
much military interest, but in many in
stances they are so deficient in prop r
equipment that a sudden eau to active
duty would find them inaaequately pre-
pared for field service. I therefore re-
commend that prompt measures BE- ta-
ken TO remedy this condition and that
every encouragement be given this de-
serving body cf unpaid and voluntary
citizen soldiers. upon whose assistance
we must largely rely in time Of trouble.
COAST DEFENSES.
During the past year rapid progress
has baen made toward the completion
of the scheme adopted for the erection
and armament cf fertilization along our
SEA coast. while equal progress has been
made IN providing the material for sub
marine defense in connection with these
works IT is regularly gratifying az
this time to note the great advance that
has been made In this important under
taking since the date Of my annual mos
sage 10 the fifty-third congress at tne
opening OF its second session IN Decem-
Der. 1893. AT The time ] informed tne
congress OF the approaching compl ten
of nine 10 inch, twenty 10 inch, end
thirty-four 3 inch. high power stsei
guns and rs IL inch rihsd mortaFa s~a
THE LAW DEPARTMENT.
The attorney general presents o de-
tailed ana interesting statement OF the
Imnortant work done under bis super
vision during the last hse4l year t-e
ownarshlp ana management by the gov
ernment of peniienilaries for corfne-
ment OF those convicted Y o.il.e. 'sass'
courts of violations q le1st-i '1"s.
rbirh fsr many years has been a sub
srr7 an ffru has