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.1 ; .. . - - ' - ' ' -wMNn.al - F- I I 1 DKMOCIIATIO IN POLITICS! PUItK IN LITEHATUKKi AND PnOQIlKSSlVK IN SOUTHKUN INTEUEST8. ' " ' ' BY A, M. BURNEY & CO. , - , MMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1881. VOL. I1I-N0. C. : ; ; V PERSONAL. AM) GENERAL. The Atchison, Topcka & Santa Fo Railroad Company havo unearthed a series of sturtlin? frauds commoted with llio con struction department of their road and have caused the arrest of a number of employees and others, sonic twenty-five pcrsjns In nil, engaged in the conspiracy. Tho swindle has been in operation for six years. It was carried out by means of Mine-checks, issued to fictitious persons and indorsed over to outside parties in collusion with tho Head master and Section Foreman. A number of well-known Topeka men are alleged to have been cngngod In the scheme, and they havo been arrested. The Ring Theater, the principal place NEWS AND NOTES, A Summary of Important Events. Col. Jonif W, Forney, tho well known Philadelphia Journalist, died on tho 5)1 h. Junes Advocate General Swaim has reviewed all tho evidence in Cadet Whit taker's ease, and prepared his decision. Tho Judgment Is kept secret, but it is reported that it is adverse to Whiltnkcr. Secretary Foluer on tho 7th gave a hearing to a delegation from Pittsburgh, l'.i . rAiiriwonttnir the nfco! iid Iron interest of that scetion.who entered a protest against of amusement at Vienna, was consumed by tlm rnllnirnf the donnrtmcnt reducing duties lire on the evening of the 8th and a large on steel bloom below what they claimed it number of persons perished in the names or were trampled to cieatn m tno irantic ei forts of the audience to secure an exit. The flro broke out on the stage Just before tho time for tho curtain to rise, and is said to have been caused by the falling of a kerosene lamp. In a brief moment tho curtain and scenery were enveloped in flames, and soon after thcro was an explosion of gas. The audience wore naturally panic-stricken and tho ordinary exits became blocked by struggling mass of humanity, A largo num bcr leapod from the windows to tho pave mcnts below, where sheets wore stretched to break their fall. The number of lives lost is estimutcd as high as 000. Up to tho morning of tho 0th 400 bodies had been recovered, and the fourth gallery had not yet been explored. It is be lieved that not a single person escaped from that gallery, and that very few escaped from the third gallery. The corpses last recovered aro little moro than charred fragments. (iross neglect is charged against the man agement of the theater. The great Wabash Railway bridge, spanning tho Missouri Uivcr at St. Charles, should bo rated. It was generally understood in Wash ington on the 0th that Secretaries Lincoln, .lames, Kirkwood and Hunt would con tinue in the Cabinet for some months yet at least. Tho appointment of Frollnghuysen for Secretary of State and Brewster for Attorney-General was expected to be an nounced at any moment. President Arthur took formal pos session of tho White Ilouse on tho 7th. He was unaccompanied, and after entering the mansion spent a little whilo down-stairs inspecting the recent Improvements. He then went through tho upper part of tho house, and was greatly pleased with the chambor prepared for his uso. Ho dined in tho family dining-room, in company with Representative Skinner, of Now lork, Thcro wcro no Cillers, and tho Prosldcnt spent the evening with Mr. Reed, his Sec. rctary. Calderon, for Bomo tirao past pro visional President of Peru, is now, with his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Galuez, a pris- again went down, on tho evening of the 8th, precipitating an entire freight tram of some thirty cars Blxty-hve feet Into the river be low. Tho engineer, Jack Kirksby, fireman Chamberlain, and ono other cmployco took the terrible plunge, but strange to say two of them escaped without serious injury, oner in Chilian hand. Ho was arrested as lie was returning from mass, and allowed but a few moments in which to prepare for his departure. Ho was sent on a special train to Cullao, and there placed on board an Iron-clad to bo transported to Santiago. The reasons alleged for this arbitrary act are Engineer Kirksby was cither killed by the not yet made public, but Admiral Lynch Is understood to have acted under orders from Santlaco. The report of the Uto Commissioners to the Secretary of tho Interior is very volu minous. Among tho most important of the recommendations are: That the present boundaries of the reservation bo established permanently; that tho few settlers now on the reservation 1)0 paid a reasonable com pensation for their improvements; that the White River and Uintah tribes be consoli dated, and that portions of tho different lands assigned by tho recent agreement bo chanced with consent, and gradually the In dians taught to cultivate their lands, and finally withdrawing Government aid alto gcthcr. . ' 'm -"' Joseph Warken Keiker, Speaker of the llouso of I!cprecntatives, represents the F.ighth Ohio District, Ho was born In Clark County, O. , January 30, 1SMI. His boyhood and youth wero mostly spent on a farm. He received a common-school edu cation, topned off at Anlioch College. In JN.iN lie was admitted to the bar. He on fall or drowned. Ills fireman camo out of the cab to the surface and was rescued. Several stock men leaped from the caboose in timo to save themselves as they saw tho front of the train plunging Into the abyss. It was two years ago on the 8th of November that a similar disaster oc curred. That time it was the third span; Oils time it was the first span that suc cumbed. A month ago tho Stato Railroad Commissioners made a report that the bridge was perfectly safe, and only a day previous to tho accident one of tho Commissioners inspected tho struc ture and went away seemingly sa'islied. It was estimated by the officers of the road that it would take a week or more to erect a number of voles, necessary for clioleo, 14X For Kelfer US, Itiiiiilall .".., Ford K. Nono of the candidates voted. Thoso voting for Kord were: Hrcnnan, Uuitowh of Miuhiguti, It. A. llozoltiiio, James of Texas, Lndd of Wisconsin, Crave ail Murch of Missouri. Kulkerson and Paul of Virginia, Ueadjnsters, voted for Keifer. The result having been an nounced, Kcifcr was escorted to the Speaker's chair bv Itundull and Hlscoek and took tho oath of otllee, which was administered by Kcllcv of Pennsylvania, us tho oldest member in point of service. The swearing in of mem bers men tooK place, objections wore iiuiiiu to several, who wero compelled to stand nside, but except in the eases of Chalmers of Mississippi und Dibble of .South Carolina, llio objection! wero subsequently withdrawn. Tho oilier iiopuniicun cniicun nominees wore then dulv elected and the House was declared dulv organized. After appointing the usual committee to wuit upon the Presi dent tho House adjourned. Tub President's Message was delivered to Congress on tho Oth. Among the bills In troduced In tho Senate wcro two for admis sion of Dakota as a State. Senator Kavls, vacating tho chair iu favor Mr. I liii-i-is. sniiko at some length iu regard to his position ns President urn torn. Tho occasion was tho calling up bv Mr. Edmunds of his resolution providing for the coiitiniinneo of committees ns they existed at tho closo ot last session. In theeourso of his remarks Mr. Davis said: "Lust soring I took occasion to stato tho reasons why my votes should be given to sustain tho existing organ l.nlt.m of the Senate. Although cir cumstances havo materially changed since that timo, tho obligation which I vol untarily assumed has not been altered: hence I adhere to that declaration, always reserving to mvsell the right ot rejecting an offensive candidate." This expression of Mr. Davis's views is regarded as settling for the next two years the status of the Senate oflloors, unless dentil should make a chanirn. irivtng the Itomilmcun Paitv a post live majority.... Thn ptoceediiigsof the llouso were nevoid ol interest, tne uruw.ngoi senis occupying tho greater part of tho session. The House adjourned till r rlduy. ON tho 7tb, Senators Sherman, Pendleton, Davlcs, Lnpham, Rayard and Morgan wero appointed a joint committee for tho prepara tion of a memorial upon tho death of tho Into President Carlield. Hills wero introduced and referred: For tho admission of New Mexico as a State; compensating rnilway companies for transporting mails j establish ing a Department ot Agriculture and Com merce; making trade dollars legal tender for nil debts except where otherwise stipulated. Mr. Morrill's Turin Commission was then de clared iu order, but that gentleman declined to speak, and the Stnato adjourned. Senator Morrill addressed tho Senate, on the 8th, upon tho Tarilf Commission bill. Ho said our nearest approaches to free trade had been seasons of national disaster, ns wero the years ItOil, '47 und '47, and the further wo bud receded from frco trade tho better had labor fared and the greater had been the ma terial and educational advancement of tho country. At tho conclusion ol his roimtrks, Mr. Morrill moved a reference of the subject to the Committee on finance, but at the sug gestion of Mr. Curiam!, who desired to bo hoard on the subieet. withdrew his motion. The latter temporarily yielded the floor for some general business, and the subject was formallv pas-ed over for the present. Tho rresKleni proiem.Nunmiiie.i m espouse i mu seeietarv of the Interior to the Senate reso lution, transmitting a list of tho names of olllcers, clerks and other employees on tho mils of the department, with the salary . Hate of appointment and grade of otllce, each State to wincli cnurgcd, mm imiiciii.iig no wmai in tho Union and who iu tho Confederate, mules. Tabled und ordered printed. Among bills introduced anil referred were the follow ing: by Mr.YesbmKorn bridge across the. Mis sissippi River at the most ueceptable point ironi live 10 eigiu nines iiihmu .-i. i.uhis, Mi- In,'. ills Knr tho sale of lands oi the Mi ami Indians, Kansas; by Mr. Plumb Kor the disposition ot tho fort uy mr. PresiQen i s Message. I.nrned luilitHrv .. reservation; lerAnorarv trestle-work to Dcrmlt the pas- 1 Cockrell giving to every soldier or sailor .. . ..' who served ninety days iu tho Union service during rebellion and was honorably (Us sago of trains. IIiram and Valentine Mercer, broth ers, shot and killed a Deputy Sheriff and wounded another ollicer, inDccaturCminly, Iowa, on the Kith of November last. They subsequently lied to Missouri, taking up their residence with another brother, who owns a farm near Eau do Vie, Christian tered the Union Army as Major of tho Third Co,lnty. A reward of .f 1,200 was offered for the capture of the desperadoes. A few days since an officer from Iowa, assisted by tho Sheriff of Christian County and a small posse, attempted their capture by strategy. . Tho plan succeeded so far as to draw tho des peradoes Into an ambuh prepared for them Ohio Volunteers, was subsequently ap pointed Colonel of tho 110th Ohio, and served with conspicuous gallantry through mil tho war, being severely wounded at tho battle of the Wilderness. He subsequently was made a Rrlgadler-General and Major General by brevet for gallant and distin guished seniccs. Ho made his first ap pearance on the stngo of national affairs as a member of tho Forty-fifth Congress, and was re-elected to the Forty-sixth and Forty seventh Congresses. charged, or to his w idow and minor children, KiO acres of puniic num. tiki iiiu grunting Mrs. Cm-field tho franking privilege passed, lieing the first bill of the session to pass the Senate. Pending it motion for adjournment, Picsident pro tmi. Davis called tno attention of the Senate to the luct that "the. rtll of De cember, the day on which Congress convened, wns the mucin anniversary ui mo uay when Isaac liassett, the lnucli-csteemed Dnni keener of the Senate. became connected with this body. Half a century ago he entered onr service ns pnv.c, tnrougii the Influence of Daniel Webster, In nil the mutations of parties no at tempt wascvormado t.i iiumrh him. Stirclv no liighcr tribute could be paid to his fidelity and to his Integ rity than mat no mm oecn s long mm so sat isfactorily identified with tho history of tho Senate. I urn sure the sentiment on all sides To the Senate and Tloust of Rtprttentntlvt oj the United Staten: Anaimalllngcalainitvlias befallen tho Amor- lean people sincetheirchosen representatives instinct in tne nans wnero you are now as sembled. Wo might elso recall with unalloyed content tho rare prosperity with which throughout tho year tho nation has been blessed. Its harvests havo been plenteous, its varied industries have thriven, the health of its pcoplo has been preserved, it has main tained with foreign governments mo uncus tiirbcd relations of amitvand pouco. For these manifestations; of His favor we owoto Him who holds our dcstinvln illsliands the tribute of our grateful devotion. To that mysterious exercise ot will which tins tauen ironi us tno loved and illustrious clli.cn who wus but lutelv the bead of tho nation, wo bow In sor row itud submission. The memory of his ex ulted character, of his noblo nchlevements and oi his lmt riotlo lito. will be treasured for. ever ns u sacred possession ot tho wholo peo ple. Tho announcement of his death drow Iroiu foreign governments und peoples tributes of sympathy und sorrow which history will record as signal tokens of the kinship of na tions and tho fedoruliou of munkind. FoitKiox niii.vnoNS. Tho feeling of good will betwoon our Gov ernment and that of Great llritain wns never more marked than at present. In recognition of this pleasing fact 1 directed, on tho occa sion of the late centennial celebration at Yorktown, that a saluto bo given to tho Brit ish flag. Savo tor tho correspondence to which I Hindi refer hereafter in relation to tho pro posed canal across tho Isthmus of Panama, little has ooourred worthy of mention in tho diplomatic relations of the countries. Early in the vear tho Enrtuni ltav claims wero satis factorily settled by tho Uritlsh Government paving 'in full the sum of 115,000, most of which has uireauy ueen uisinouicu. as mu terms of tho settlement Included compensa tion for Injuries suffered by our fishermen at Aspeo Ilay, there nas ueon returned ironi the gross uwurd a sum which is deemed ade quate for these claims. The participation of Americans in tho exhibitions Ht Molbourno nnd Sydney will bo appropriately mentioned in tno reports oi mo iwo cxiiiuiiiiius Biiim m bo presenicu to congress, nicy wuiuiseioso tlii t-iMiiltness of nnr connti-VTiien to lilllkesuo- cessful competition in distant Molds of en terprise. Acgolintioni for an international copyngiu convention are in hopeful progress. Thosur- render of Sitting Hull and hlstorcenpontnei; it nadian frontier, hnsnlluycd nil apprehension, although bodies uf British Indians still cross the border in questof sustenance. Upon this subject u correspondence nus oeeu opeuuu which promise! uu adequate understanding. Our troops havo orders to avoid, meanwhile nil collisions with alien Indians. Tho presence at tho Yorktown celebration of representatives of Latayetto and of his gal lant compatriots wlio were our allies m tne Revolution has served to strengthen tho spir it of good will which has ulway existed be tween the two nations. You will lie furnished with the proceedings of the llimetallio Con ference held during tho summer ut the city of Paris. No accord wus reached, butnvuluuble interchange of views was hud, and tne con ference will next year be renewed. At tho electrical exhibition and congress, also held at Purls, tills country was creditably represented by eminent specialists who, In tho absence of nn appropriation, generously lent their cfliciant aid at tho tnstaiicn of tho Stato Department. While our exhibitions in this almost distinctively Amerleun Held of nchievement hnvo won several awards, I rec ommend that t Congress provide forthcrepay meat of tho personal expenses incurred In the public Interest by tho honorary commis sioners and delegates. No new questions respecting tho status of our naturalized citizens in Germany havo nrlsen during tho year, and cnuses of com plaint, espocuilly in Alsace nml Ixiraino, have practicullvfcnsed, througlktho liln'ral action ot the iinpcrtiil government in accepting our often cxnrcsscd views on tho subjnet. Tho application oi mo ireaiy oi inoa wj mu nimiy acquired Rhenish provinces hns received vorv earnest attention, and a deflnito and lasting agreement on thlsjiolnt is confidently expected. Tho participation of tho descendants ot JlaronVon Steuben la tho Yorktown festivities, nnd their subsequent reception by their American kinsmen, evlnco the ties ol pood will which unite tho Gorman people and our own. Our Intercourse with spnin nas ooen irienu- lv. An agreement concluded in tehruary last fixes u term for the labors ol the spaiusu and American Claims Commission, i no span lngly thought proper to make Its views known to the parties to tho agreement as well ns to Intimate them to tho Uelgian Government, Tho questions growing out of tho proposed Inter-oceanle wator-wav across tho Isthmus of PaHuuiu aro of gravri national Importance. This Government has not been unmindful of the solemn obligations imposed upon it by its compact of lsul with Colombia, tho independ ent and sovereign mistress of the territory crossed by thn canal, nnd has sought to ren der them effective by fresh engagements with tho Colombian Republic, looking to their practical execution. Tho negotiations tothil end, aftor tlioy had reached what appeared to be a mutually satisfactory solution here, wero met In Colombia by a disavowal of the power Anousumo ixtbiinacreteub'taxbs,-'! It seems to mo that the timo has sirived ..X At.. 1 .. ...... ....ill.. Ham.nil Mina Mi., . T Ice administered by that department The twll,...v ..irnniiiiB' f mm All Ufiiiref.il for tllA fiscal year ending Juno 10, 1881, woro: Krom when the poopio may justly ueumuu roun Customs, JllW,l.v.i,0in.(; from Internal reve- I lief trom thoir present enormous burden, ana t nue, $i:,a4,;w.tl; irom public lands, mm uy aue economy m mo cil mil iMiuiiu m;i uu mis iiif., .. j . by the olllcers, but both refused to surrcn- t r)rlinllv expressed when I wish hltn health Am'MitERof experts were called to (he slaml in the Gulteau rase on the 5th. Most of these wcro gentlemen who had closely watched the prisoner as spectators during the trial, and had therefore had a pood opportunity of Judging of his mental characteristics. Dr. Kcnnon, editor ot the Chicago Mi tliinl Hi n'em, gavo ids opinion unequivocally that the prisoner was Insane. Witness based his Judgment of Guitcau's insanity upon the hereditary taint, upon the Impairment of Judgment, upon the exalta tion of the emotions, and upon inspiration, which also included tho motive. Witness tulmiltcd that when a man committed a crime while acting under the delusion of iviiic inspiration and then conducted him self precisely as a criminal would do, it would bo presumptive evidence against his iiiMiniiy. lr. Charles 11. Nicholas, of tho r.loomlnydale Asylum, replied toahypolhet leal question proposed by Scovillc: " If the evidence to which 1 have listened Is correct, 1 should say the prisoner is insane." Dr. Folsom, lloston, Dr. (Sodding, of I ho Gov ernment Insane Asylum, Washington, Dr. Mcltride, ot Milwaukee, and Dr. Chan nin;,, ot Jlrookliiie, Mass., concur red substantially in the opinion of Dr. Kennon. President Arthur, who was sulqaciiaed by the defense, 'was not called to the stand, hut submitted Ills writ ten answers to several Interrogatories. The siibslancc of Ids replies was: He knows the prisoner, having seen him at leas', ten times, possibly twice that number; had never con versed with him "excepting to return the ordinary salutation of the day, and once or twice In answer to his request to be employ ed In the campaign ns a speaker by the Re publican State Committee, of which 1 was Chairman." To the question: "What polit ical services the prisoner had rendered the Republican party during tho last Trcsidcn Hal campaign V the answer is: "None that 1 know of." To the question whether thoro was anything in the prisoner's relations to himself or Gen. Grant, or Senator Conkllng, or any of the others of tho Republican par ty, socially or politically, to furnish him with uv ground for supposing he would receive any political preferment, the answer is "No." Prisoner. "That is a matter of opinion." The last question was: "Did you ever give him any reason to think that "he could have any political or personal in fluence with you?" Answer: "I never did." Prisoner, "lie never had occasion to.' The President adds tohis answers the follow ing: "1 hrtve been requested by counsel for the defense to produce a letter written by the prisoner since his indictment; that let ter was received by me in October last, and was not preserved. I do n t recollect its contents particularly, excepting that it con tained nunc claim of his having rendered some important services to the Republican part v during the Pivl'.Wal cumpaign, and nn nnecal for postponement of bis trial to .ie him lime to prrp.ire for defense. 'rluiier. " That is all there was to it." tier nnd showed fight, whereupon they were shot down, one being instantly killed and the other dying within a few mlnulcs Jefferson Davis has arrived in Jscw York from Europe A hattkry of boilers in tho Keystone Rolling-mill at Pittsburgh exploded on the evening of the fllh, with most disastrous ef fects. Cornelius Dunn, tho tin man, was killed instantly, nnd some plovees wcro Injured, some less fatallv. Tho boiler house and black unith (shop were entirely demolished Two Arkansas murderers were hanged on the 8th Howard G. Edmunds, at. Warren, Bradley County, for tho murder or and happiness In tho namn of the Senate of tho United States." Adjourned until.Yionday. Tun Ilouse held a brief session on tho Oth. The Speaker appointed a committee on tho death of lVesident Carlield. Adjourned until Tuesday. LATE SEWS ITEMS. It is reported that tho medical cx- ish Government has been requested to pay the late awards of thn commission nnd will, it is believed, nccedo to tho request as prompt lv und courteously ns on formeroccn- HIOIIS. Jiy eCCnv leglSlllUUII llliuiumim unco have boeii Imposed upon American shipping in Spanish nnd colonial ports for slight irreg ulurtics In munifests. nun nn u imi-iis iin is snociui v wormy of attention. Tho bark "Masonic," bound fin' .Inn mi entered Manila in distress. and is there forced to llo confiscate", under Spanish revenuo laws for an alleged shortngo in her transhipped cargo. Though elforts for lmr relief have thus far proved unavailing, it is cp'cted that the matter will bo adjustod In ll friendly spirit. Tlm Semite, resolutions of condolence on tho nssiiiatlon of tho Czar Alexander Second woro which its onvov had assumed, nnd bv n pro posnl for renewed negotiation on a modified basis. Menuwhiln this Government learned thut Colombia had proposed to the Kuropean Powers to Join In a guarantee of tho neu trality of tho proposed Panama Canal, a guarauteo which would be in direct contravention of our obligation a the solo guarantee of tho integrity of Colombian territory, and of the neut rality of tbe canal Itself. Mv lumented predecessor felt it Ills duty to jilueo before tho Kuropean powers thn reasons u-bhdi make the nrior cunrantoe of the United States Indispensable, and for which the interjection of any foreign guaran tee might bo regarded as u superfluous nnd nnfriondlv act. Foreseeing tho probnblo re liance of the British Government on the pro visions of the Clavton-Ilulwer treaty of lHoO, as affording room for a share In tho guaran tees which tho United States covenanted with Colombia four years before, I huvo not hesitated to supplement the action of mv Credecessor b y proposing to ht'r Mnjosty'g overimient tho modification ot that instru ment and tho abrogation of such clauses thereof ns do not comport with the obliga tions ot tho United States toward Colombia or with tho vital needs of the tho two friendly purtics to tho compact. This Government sees with great concern the continuance of tho hostile relations be tween Chill, Ilolivla nnd Peru. An early peace between tlieso republics is much to be desired, not only that they may bo spared further misery and bloodshed, but because their continued antagonism threatens con sequences which are, in my Judgment, dan gerous to tne interests oi repuoucun govern ments and calculated to destroy tho best elo ment of our free and peaceful civilization. As in tho present excited condition of popular feeling in these countries there has been se rious misapprehensions of tho position of the United States, and as separate diplomatic in tercourse with each through independent ministers is sometimes subject, owing to tlio want of prompt reciprocal communication, to temporary misunderstanding, I have deemed It. judicious nt the present time to send a spe cial envoy accredited to all and each of them, fiiniTshed with general instructions which will, 1 trust, enuble them to bring these pow- f.fa Intn frbinillv relations. The Government of Venezuela maintains Its attitude with groat regularity In its payment of the monthly quota of the diplomatic debt. Without suggesting the dlroction In which Congress couid not, I ask nttention to tho pending questions affecting the distribution if tlin sum thus far received. Tho relations between Venezuela and France growing out of tho same debt havo been ior aom-i lime unit in mi iiiiHtiMsfuetorv state, and this Gov ernment, us tlio neighbor and ono of tho largest creditors of Venezuela, has interposed Itself sinco with tho French Government, with the view of producing a inenuiy anu nonor. bio adjustment, l rn.rret that the commercial Interests bo t.wnnn tlin United Slates and llrazil, from which great advantages were hoped ayear ago, have sufiercu ironi tne wituurnwiu m tno American lines of communication betwoon the llrnzilian ports and our own. Through tlio efforts of our Minister rosident at Huonos Ayres and tho United Stntes Minister at San tiago, a treaty has been concluded bctwocn the Argentine Uepublio and Chili, disposing of tho long ponding Pntagoniau boundary null, in it. is a matter of congratulation that our Government hns been afforded tho opportunity of successfully e.xorting its good Influence for tho prevention of disagreements bet woon the republics of tlio American Con tinent. I am glad to' Inform von that the treaties lnti.iv nTnt.hitl with China have been duly ratified on botli sides, nnd the exchange made at Puk ng. Legislation is necessary to carry the provisions intoellect. Tho prompt and trlonuiy spirit witn wnujn inu nnn uu ernmcnt, at tho request of the United States, conceded the modification of existing treaties should secure careful regard for tho interests and susceptibilities oi tiiac Govern ment in tho enactment ot any uiws i'oiiniu hj Chinese immigration. Thoso clauses of tho trentics which forbid the participation of citizens or vessels of the United Slates In the opium trade will doubt less receive your npprovni. iney win iimm the sincere Interest which our people and Government lcol In the commendable efforts of the Chinese Government to put n stop to this demoralizing and destructive traffic. In relation both to cmna unu omn skihu eliiin.rcs are desirable ill our present system of hirisdlction. I hone at some future time to lay before yon a scheme for its improvement in me enure, r.usi. Tin. intimnev betweon our country nnd Ja pan, tho most advanced of the Eastern nn- 8KI.17; from tax on circulation and deposits of national Dailies, js.uti.iia.rz; irotn inpaymuiii, of interest by Paeillo Railway companies, $S.10,8:M.H; from sinking fund for Paeillo Rail way Companies, $so.'i,l8(l.5t ; from Customs fees, tines, penalities, etc., $l,2i'.,!iU.H: from fees consular, letters patent nnd lands, IV 24l,fll.f.l; from tho proceeds of sales of Gov ernment property, $2U,ii7.4K); from profits on ooinago, $.I.Hii,4SS; from revenues of tho Dis trict of Columbia, .,2,16,l!9.i! ; from mined lanenvM sources, $r HJ.8dO.23. Total ordinury receipts, S.tiOf ,ft22,U21.7. Tho ordinary expenditures for the same po riod were: (Jlvil expenses, J17,1U1,177.1; for foroign Intercourse, l,(Ki;i,U5t.! ; for the Indi ans, K514,KI1.09; for nensions, $50,050,279.82; for the military establishment, including riv er and harbor improvements, and uriunals, fin,4titS,4G0.5S; for the naval establishment, in cluding vessels, machinery and Improve ments at navy yards, 1.S(kI,(:I7.6G ; for miscel laneous expenditures, including public build lmrs. light-houses and collecting tho reve nuo, Sll,S37,s-.,u.!iO; for expenditures on ao- forded. I therefore concur with tho Sroro -, l tary In roeoiiimending the abolition oi an in ternal revenuo tuxes, except thoso upon to bnoco In its vurlous forms and upon distilled spirits and fermented liquors, (ind except , also tho special tax upon the manutactniivrs. t of and dealers in such articles. The retention) of the latter tax Is desirnblo as nltordlug tua officers of tlio Government a proper supervi sion of these articles for tho preventloa i'i of fraud. . , I agree with tho Secretary of tlm Troasnryp that the law imposing a stamp-tai upon matches, proprietary articles, pluytng-cards, . checks and drufts, may with propriety bo re pealed; and tho law also by which banks and bankers aro assessed upon their capital aba deposit. There seems to bo a general sentl- , ment In favor of this course. ' . In the present condition of our revenuostbo . . tnx upon deposits ts especially unlust. It wl ' never Imposed In this country until It was de manded bv the necessities of the war, and wa ' never exacted, I believe, lu any oiner conn- nue, Ill,S37,s.'u..rt(; ior expenditures mi i nuvur uauv-h",, a ... ,. count of tlio District of Columbia, t1,M3,!U2.M; try, even in the greatest exigencies, "nnker for Interest on the piibllo uent, --rj,jir.',4i.i: are reqmreu u wtun y,u" v ,'.,,' urn on bonds purchased, siik.,124,m7s. i nuvigtng wiin m " -ireiinuror " " - for nrnml Totul ordhnu y expenditures, . $JfiO,7ll,ss7.5, leaving a surplus of revenuo of J10n,ni!i,4(l.iW, which wasappneu, lis iouows: ionic, renew p tion of bonds for tho sinking fund. $74,4:il, 300; fractional crirreney, $l(Kl,0tl,(XB; loan of February, 18111, . $7.41S,(KW; 1(I 4s of 14, $... (110,150 ; 6-Mls, of MS, 1h,:X); 5-20S of IN'.!, $1,41X1 ; O-.USOI ISO.), lrsi; bhiwii $H:5,150,(KK); consols of 117, fS,H15,(K)(lj eon sols of WIS, $33,7 IO,oi!. Loan indemnities, stock, $1,000,000; old demand, compound in terest and other notes, $1,81,000; nnd to tho Incronsoof cash in tho treasury, $14,ra7,0UW. Total, $100,00!l,4O4.(W. The requirements of tho sinking fund forthe year amounted to $ti0,7SO,. WLVfti, which sum Includes a balnnco of $111, 817.12f.78 not provided for during tho pre vious nsoiu vour. i no sum oi n,-, "!.. applied to this fund, which lclt a deficit of $I,2U5,S7S.47. The increase of tho revenues for lsrtl over those of tho previous year was $29,S52,1HI1.10. It Is estimated that the recolpts during tho fiscal vear will reach $'lOO,(Km,oiK) and tho ex- numl tures r7o. um.ikh). leaving a surplus oi $I:JO,000,000 applicable to tho sinking fund and tho redemption of the public debt. 1 approve therecommondntionof tho Secretary of tlio Hulled otnies uonu i m" i ,, ernmont, and tho Interest upon thexe bonds, ' which at the time- when- the tax was lmiMised was (t per cont, Is now. In most In stances, S percent, anil besides,1 the cntl.e circulation was originally limited by law and no increase was allowed. . When the exMunr banks had practically a monopoly or the brisi Inoss thoro was force In the suggestion that foaj tko franchise to tho favored grantees the Gov ernment might verv properly exact a tax on ' circulation, uut lor years the system has been five and tho amount of circulation regulated, by tho publlo demand. Tho retention of this tax has been sugacstod as a moans of relin- I i Inn-sing the Government for the expense ol printing and furnishing the circulating notes ; tf It the tax should bcrepealedlt would coitutnly ' seem to be proper to require tho national ' banks to pay tho uuiount of 'suehr..1. expense to the Comptroller of Currency, , u It Is nnrhnrm doubtful whether the iiumai. dlato reduction of the rate of taxation Upon liquors, etc, is advlsublo, cspeolnlly in view of the drain on the treasury which malt' attend tlio payment of at rears of pensions. A, comparison, however, of tho umimnl ot eKn c.llentcil under tho vnrvlmr rates of taxation Treasury that provision bo made for ho early which have nt di ft orent times, prevailed eug-f. 1 retirement of silver certificates, and that tho Rests the intimation that soino reduction may , act requiring tiieir issue bo repealed. Xhey soon do maue winiom. liiaw-imi uiunnii. u . .... vision, but that a duo regard nyiy be paid toil the conflicting interests of our citizens, lm portant chnngos should I made wlthenntlem'-II If u careful revision can not bo mndo at this . session, a commission, such as was ntdy nni'it proved by tho Sonute,andis now rocotnmoud ed bv tho Soorctury of tho Treasury, would doubtless lighten tlm labors-of ''.Congvtus'rri whenever this subject shull be brought to its consideration. . ..Vi in.A.m.nmnnnvlm.nmfil'h flf (lift fiCCrCtnrV of War will mako known tlio Operations of1' wern Issued in nursitaiice of the policy of tlio Government to maintain silver at or tiear the gold standard, and wero accordingly maun roecivablo for all customs, taxes und public dues. About sixty-six millions of them are now outstanding. They form nn unnecessary addition to the paper currency, a sulllcient amount ot which may bo readily supplied by the national bunks, in accordance with the act of Fobruary 28, 1878. Tho Treasury De partment lias monthly caused at least two millions in value of sliver bullion to be coined into standard silver dollars; 103 millions of these dollars have been already coined, whilo only about thlrty-fourmilUons aro In circula tion. For the reason which he specifies, I concnr In tho Secretary's recommendation mat ino that department for the public, lie suggests t 111PIIHIltPH for ni-omotlnir tho cfllcloncv of the ' army without adding to tho number of Its, .m. ut.il vnr-nuiiuniirid Inilslatinn lieees. nillcr-i-a. and rocninmondS legislation lieces , mo o.ji. ...... o . "-"''". ""'..'"....:.. .i. Ai ii,..,l ,nnn -. provision lor the coinage ot n nxeu amount kbi y n uiyicum .no ....... . ... - , i . ..mi. , ta .mum ni nml r iiiL iinteHiiei i in au.wisj. nit, iiii.aiiiiiiiii iin..... . only so much be coined as Bhall lm necessary to supply tno aemauu. no woreuu j n.iym. s v " ". V' ; un 45 new gout ceniucniu siiuum iiii i nun hu iiih:ooiwc.'. v. ...... ......n seiviuiiieiiia , ,.,. v ... ....j... .... .. property against Indians, and Indians against t ho encroachments of Intruders, and to ena ble peaceable Immigrants to establish home in the most remote parts of our country. The army is now 'necessarily scattered ovo sucli a vast extent of territory that whenever nn outbreak occurs reinforcements must lm hurried from inativ oiiarters over great distances, and always at heavy cost for tho it tno nn man, was (s ,,;liC(1 ft, witnesses in tho (iutteau caso appropriately eommunicnted to the Russian 2-) or 30 other cm- r.,1.ii,.iiv unanimous in their belief of Government, which lu turn bus expressed its m nf them donbf- 0 1i.itllcai y unanimous in vncir utiui oi t, in ol,rlllto national bereavement. ie oi inein onui i t, pr0ncr 's sanity so far ns to render him it is desirable that our cordial relations with accountable for the President's murder. To the hypothetical question put theiu by Scovillo while on tho witness laud they were compelled to an swer in such a way as to apparently favor in. Inn- Svillln Watson, and Frank if thev monstrances from this Government, 111, rr1. i - . iud iuu.i, u. i'itvij ... ..j... .-.j . 1IIC IlOinillllll Ul lil uwv;n nnii Uiissia should be strengthened bv proper on gageinents, assuring to peaceable Americans who visit tho Umpire the consideration which is duo to them as citizens oi a iriouuiy ouuu. This is especially needful with respect to Am trican Israelites, whose classification with the native Hebrews lias evoked energetic ro- MirI tlm issue of for tho present be resumed, anil suggests thut the national banks may properly bo forbidden by law to retire tneir currency except upon reasonable notice of their Intention to do so. Such legislation would seem to be Justilled by tho recent action of certain banks on the oc casion referred to in the Secretary's import. O! the $IS,03t),OO3 of fractional currency still outstanding, only nbout $sn,oo has been re deemed tho past year, too suggestion inn this amount may be prope futuro statements oi me p tt-oi i li v if nnnrnv-al. So also does the suggos lion of tho Secretary as tr '.he advisability of relieving the calendar oi ' jiouoiuvos uooris in the Southern District of New York by tho transferto another tribunal of tlio numerous suits there pending against the Collectors. Tho revenue trom imswmis ior me pan, jem was $l!s,05!l,7n 02, nn increase of $11.(U7,11.42 over t hat of tho preceding year. $liW,0,.H,V!2.:i! of this amount was collected nt the port of New York, leaving $.".S-l.l ' as mo ninoun collected at all the'other ports of tho country. Of this sum $47,077,1.17.l was collected on sugar and molussei ; ,?;l7,2s,,4.74 on wool and its manufactures; $21,42,VM.:M on iron nml ll tions, continues to bo cordial. I urn informed i.ut tlm v,,i...rnr c miteinnliLtos the estilblish- mnnt of a constitutional government, and timt lm bns nlreailv summoned a parliamen tary congress for tho purposo of oirccting a chnngo. Such aremnrminio sh'p uiwiiiutoiu erlv dropped from transportation of men, horses, wagons and public debt seems supplies. I concur In tho recommendation ol ;; t so does the suggos- tlio Secretary for inorfcasing the army to tho . .ho advisability of Btrength oi 30,000 enlisted men. It appears bv . .! tho Secretary's report that In the ubsenco oi t disturbances on tho frontier the troops havo , i been nctunllv employed In tho collection of Indians hitherto hostile and locntlng thorn on J their proper reservations; that fining mm , and his adherents are now prisoners at Fort- :i Randall; that the Ules have been moved to their ne reservation In Utah J that owing to I tho recent outbreak of tbe Apaches it was necessary to ro-enforce the garrison in.' -r. Arizona by troops withdrawn from New Mexico, nnd that some Apaches are now. p. I belli us iirlsoncrs for trial, whilo some Have iii.d .nanufaJtures thereof; $l!l,ttks,fit.8l escaped and tho majority of the tribes are uiinfactures of silk; $10.825,1 1S.21 on man- now on their reservations. There Is need M steel mi ,n ii ll nfnetiiresof cotton, and $ti.4ir.i.01S.O4 on wine nnd spirits.making a total revenue from these sources of $183,018,720.81. The cxponstn of colloctlon for the past year were $0,41,3l.,i.80 nu increase over tho preceding year of $387, 410.01. Notwithstanding the increaso in revo nue from Customs over tho preceding year, tlio gross vulue of the imports, Including free goods, decreased over twenty-five millions of dollars. The marked decease was In the value of unmanufactured wool, $11,023,082, and on that of scrap and pig Iron, $12 8i0,("i. The value of imports of sugar, on tho otner hand, showed an Increase of $7,457,474, ot stool rails 14,313,52:, of barley $2,154,204, and of steel In bars, ingots, etc., $020,040. Contrasted with this, the imports were as follows: Domestic merchandise, $iH),8..m47 ; loreign nierehan tlmn. siH.4itl.Sltt. 'I'otttl. 702.377.310. Import! nf inerchiindise. !Kil2.l'iii4.(i28. Excess of ex- teglslation to prevent intrusion upon tlio lands set aside for the Indians. ,A largo mill -tary force, at great expense, ts now reuulrOd to patrol tho boundary lino between Kansas and the Indian Territory. The only punish-! : v ment that can be indicted ts the forcible re. movtilof tho Intruders und the Imposition of,- t a pecuniary fine, which in most cuses It is Im possible to colloct. There should be a penalty ". of Imprisonment in such cases. . The report of the Chief of Engineers gives R"; detailed account of operations lor tho Im provement of rivers and harbors. I recom-.l i mend to your attention the suggestions con tained in the report in regard to the eohdltlotf ' of our fortifications, especially onr coast do looses, nnd recommend nn Incrense of tli i ' ,,... ..Hi Hie enirlnenr bnttalion bv which . Imports the elltciency of our tmredo system would t)6'1 " Hall, nt Llttlo Itock, for the murder of Taul had been asked directly whether thoy con- Saunders. sidered Gulteau respon-iblo or not, they Miss Bei-LE Cross, a vory beautiful would have felt bound to answer inthcafflr mid amiable voung lady, fatally shot herself mative. A Vienna dispatch of tho llth says tho official list of missing persons, supposed to have lost their lives by tho burning of tho Ring Theater. Is 017. Of this number the" bodies of 580 had been recovered and iden tified; Inside the theater was found a heap of human bones and charred remains ut lerlv unrecognizable. n - T a.... .....! ... nl,nna in A railroad boarding shanty on the - "r ' "V . 1 , ' Zu& nttsburgh .fcKrio Road, about seven miles This request has within proper limits boon below IMlUburgh, Pa., was destroyed by pyantc-l L'StliS Addison and William Burns, on trial fire on the morning of the 10th, and sixteen of tll0 authorities of certain communes in . . ,i it i t i mpn slcenlnir in their bunks in tho second permitting tho emigration to this country of at Clarion, Ta,, for complicity in Missouri , sleep ng m tneir B""ns ,w l" "ct""" cHinii.als or other objectionable persons. SUM Yt IIIJIIBIIUU 111 HID lliiiiun. iiu 'v n iw the other dsy Whilo handling a revolver at the residence of hor bother-in-law, Jasper Woolscv, who resides at Lake Station, Mis souri l'aoitlc Railroad, a few miles above St Joe. The ball entered her forehead, crush ing tho brain and causing Instant death. A jealous Italian in JScw lorK tjity, named l'astia!l Tocnicto, 21 years of age, killed his wife, aged 14, fatally wounded his mother-in-law. then shot himself in the neck ami walked to a police itation nguinst colonial productions of the Dutch Kast Indies ns aro imported hither from Holland, lias been already considered by Congress. I trust that at tho present session tho matter may bo favorably coticiuoeu. J ne msecuniy ot life and property in many parts of Turkey has given rise to correspondence wim mu l'orle looking particularly to the bettor pro tection of American missionaries in the em pire. Tho condemned murderer of tho em inent missionary, Dr. Justin W. Parsons, has not yet been executed, although this Govern ment had repeatedly uomauuou tuui uxoiu plarv Jusrteo be done. The Swiss Government has solicited tno good others of our diplomatic nnd consular linpiOVOU. 1 lusu uiui yui miuiiiiv" w i ...i,nn,n.n aTi'?7in i i-iiinrka urinn t.no in nrovfinuui oi inti omiiii rnrtla llobriJaVianb '"o." Pass of Urn Mississippi VW... 'Bsm sssssssas s&s SSISHS PSSSSPI ESSS" L r,Z t' y Tho specie value of tho exports of domostlo for (883 are $4,454,127,001, ,., MliJlv.Un land frauds, have been found guilty and rc manded to jail pending sentence. ..Many persons in nttsburgh nnd Northwestern Pennsvlvania have bocu swindled out of large sums, ranging from $1,000 to Ji",000, through these transactions. Tlio Ilurnses w ere the chief ringleaders of that pari of the country, and aro all well known iu Pitts burgh, Win. llurns having been President of a bank t hero for many years, ine case has been prosecuted by the United Stales, such a course with respect to hcuador, which is likely within tho near iumru io yiny an o" portant part umong me uauuiu ui uu... ern I'aciuo. With a full appre ciation of the fact that compliance with the. in rehabilit ation of our navy. elation of tlio fact that CO ...A...tnna .f i.a hnml nf thut llennrt- moiic anu oi m auyit i uvmi, .. caused by the overturning of a kerosene lamp by ono of the cooks while preparing breakfast. The building was constructed of inflammable material, and almost in an in stant tho entire structuro was enveloped in flames. Some fifty men lodged in the build ing. Many of those who effected their es cape were shockingly burned. Miss Davis, wiio of John Davis, Pri vate Secretary to tho Tresident, Is n daugh- Courts. .iii.mu.li tried In the State Court, bv reason tor of Senator Frellnehuysen and will prob- f ... of lurisdietion in (lie Federal ably preside over tho hospitalities of the Executive .Mansion, tne is sain to ue a uiny of many accomplishments and will doubt less do the honors in tho highest style. It is reported that President Para- ... , r ... -t more, 01 IllO tr. IjOUIS icxas narrow F0UTY-SEVEM1I CONGRESS. The Forty-seventh Congress convened at .... l.n Gan.ln. llnvl.l llnvls IllS'flill lng. Hut tew Senators wcro present and tho gauge Railroad, has leased tbe Cairo & St. proceedings of that hotly were nevoid ot es HO.'llll lilt.1 wMt. A numlior of bills wore in 1 rsiiliini' il. niiuinii them tlie following: By Mr heiinan I o provide lor me issuu in iiim-c per cent, bonds, to bo npiuieu soieiy w vim rcilrlnnlton oi liiri-fi iiim ..iie-iuiii i-. . . bonds; by Mr. tiui lund-ror the appointment of a commissioner to Investigate tne nues- linns .if the tnnn nnd revenue ins; i in, n....bkv.r iniir nu Irade do ars mm reeoin i.... hm linn Hiinxlanl silver dollars: by Mr. U.gun To place l.en. I', s. (.rant upon the riiifl lit of the arinv. Mr. KdniomN offered n resolution to i-oniiiiuo the committees as hu ..visteil last "'"on. Mr. 1'llgh moved an amendment, authorizing the i'v..ii..i,t ol the Senate to decide whether the committees shall be rqnullyor nii,...iiliviilivl between tho two political parties. Laid over without action, and the senate sdjournoil The House wns called in nnlcr bv t'lcrk AiUuns. The roll call showed iW Uepiesentalivcs present, the nb Mnrev. Scales. MDIs mid Deus tor. Nominations tor Speaker ling in oilier, Kelfer was put in nomination bv Hobinson, It..,,, I. .11 hv 11 ..ns.. mill h in d liv vlurch. I.ur row of Michigan. Holman,' MeCook and l ,.,l,lcr.. noi.ointed tellers. Tbe roll was called and the result as as follows: Whole Louis Narrow-cauce ltallroad as a p irtion nt (he system. Two brothers named Alcock, oi uuio River County, Ark., wero found murdered, shot through tho head, about five miles from Texarkana, on tho Richmond road. Their supposed murders are friends of a man who was sent to the l'enrtentlary upon tneir evi ilenre. Gkn. II. B. Baksisu, formerly Kep- rescntative in Congress from the Second Ohio District, died suddenly on the 10th at his home in Cumm'nsvillc. By a collision on tho North London these countries, providing tin Hallway, near Cnuonburv, England, seven ftffi persons were killed and seventy injured. D. M. Osuoune & Uo., harvesting machine makers, Chica.'o, lovt over J.t 'i,00i) bv fire on the 10th. m " Aknik Hall, ased 18, fell deid while dancing iu Newton Townshiu. 0. snvi.iiit Hiieb nersons. throuirli the co-opera tion of the Commissioner of Emigration at New York, liuvo linen sent uncic uy mo sienm- 1 crs which brought them. A continuance of this course may prove a moro olloctivo rem edy than diplomatic remonstrance. treaties ot commerce unu iiuviu-iuum unu for tho regulation of consular privileges havo been concluded with ltoiininnin and Soryia sinco their admission into tne iiimuy 01 r.u- ropean stntes. As is natural with contiguous states nnving iiko lnsimuinns mm of advancement and development, tho friend ship of tlio United States and Mexico has been constantly maintained. The (Jovermnent has lost no occasion ot cnconriigiug 1 no ii tiovcrnmenttoabencllcial realization of tho mutual advantages wlilcll will rcsum ironi moro Intimate commercial mien-mime, nuu otn the opening of tho ricif interior 01 .-uex- ico to railway enterprise. 1 doom it impor tant that means bo provided to restrain tho lawlessness unfortunately so common on the frontier, and to suppress too lornys m 1 res ervation 1 1ndians on cither sldo of the Klo Urande. - , . , The nelgbborlng States of Central America have preserved International pence, and their outward relations toward us have been those of intimate friendship. There nro encourag ing signs of their growing disposition to sub ordinate their local interests to those which aro common to tliein bv reason of their geo graphical relations. The boundary dispute between Guatemala and Moxieo has afforded this government nn opportunity to exercise iu good otllces for preventing a rupture bo tween those Suites, nnd for procuring a peace ful solution ot the question. I cherish strong hope that in view of nnr relations of amity with both countries our clfo: Is will moot wilh success. The Oosta Uicnn Government lately formed ,.iin.mmcnt with Colombia for Settling by arbitration the boundary oncstion between 11 me pusmi nr- ceesslvcly to the niroitiie ueiginns, mo imiik "i ri." tho pi-.wiiii.nt nf tin. Argentine Confederation. The King of tho lteludam has cmsentctl to act, but I am not as yet advised of the action ni ti.A uina nf snuin. As we have certain in terest in the disputed territory which are plot e ted by our treaty engagement with one ot the pacts, it is important that the arbitra tion should not, without our consent, affect Oui rights, and this Government has accord- w -- m . . , . 1 . 1 1 f 'ft c i:' tn iiifTfi and k.. (rut J 1 v v sovereignty and Independence.!.! wu.cn, nmrci. 1 V -J,, V nf tb. s erL, rVlof the' t.n. 1 , United .States was among me uiui w ncomi mibi wm -j --.,, ;j . ." .ye - -.(. ";r." 1 . , - iivV. vliitnrnst percent. The vaino ot imports was ,!". nu,jts tho condition 01 niiuuriuun "i emvuy liemtloiis of unimpaired nmity havo been los lu 1H70 and $r.l2,(li,02S in itwi. an inorouse and prcsnnts valuable stiggesdons Mr lte iinl maintained through out The "ear with the ro- of f2OO,7S2.H0 or 47 per cent. During each year proveinenU I call your especial attention also maillllllULU umm,ii'u. iii,v . i.a t,.i,.al.,a t.lift Arnnl-N nf ROM- f.. u ann...., la.l iunn.h nf i lm All i-i.nrw lknimt I Hunt in"A i. i"ii. - - 1 hi ,11c l" . - ' - ---rf j. which bo convened to. ucviati buiuiuiu. monn .ran fnr i ni-i-ensl in the efllutencv of tho navy. nnd partlctilarly to report as 60 the Chnraet4f rear enuou June .m, 1 nnd number of vessels necessarv 10 pince is for ni in vears been severed bv tho with- sso, tno imports 01 com aim 1.111...... v,pon a iooiiug cuiiiuiuiiniii'uio. w .. ..-ni .1 d awa of anm"pr lattons Tfor dlphim.itlo rep- tho sports' by ?75.rtyl,8!ll. nnd during the Inst oeH8ttins of the Government. 1 cart not .too 111 nw 111 01 apiiiyiHiH"""" 1 ,' I ,., ,i, ,,f bnnorts over exnorts ui,v.,.t nr,m nn von inv conviction that evn,n resontiltives at Alliens unu nuumn 1 . . .----r-.(..", ,...... eTi.niltent to restore thoso missions, even on was ?.ii,uh,omi. ry consmerauon 01 iin..ni" mi' H), cv....,...t expedient 10 icsiorw luiwn minsi , , i,-'iBt annual rrnnrt of thn Secretary of Ja hnnnr fmni.rii.ilvnv demands a t Kwnuitil I ' n reduced scale: anu 1 ueeiueui? ,..-wi.. ..... , ... v.. ...... : 1 -- .. 1-.- r - ... 1. I ,n ..,u,na.,,'lF t. 11. H f.ri.tll.lllll OI t ;(IHUlnr5 WHO called to tho fact that $i'.l,(ttl,0M in five per centum bonds and $,5;3,7.'.0 in six per cent- ..... .nml. wnn (l lieeome reucemaintt uiuiuu involve a largo expenditure oi. tne, puuuo m ..MUi,iiAM,niiMiti.iiil d, i I, annm.ri iclorthe wound' nr refunding p;.mlonV as wiU nccmplUh the end w bleb , HOI Ol tne wuunueu iu .u ..i,,i l,...,.io nl.w tlio Secrntiirv I L i.n an i..iil,sih . . Not lilnirF Cuii he I' wM tESta SKofWnKiS o ItuS TnS.,V in AprUlat notified tlm ,conslslent with true nubile eo iiouiy S."i.CU aid commendable engugo- holders of tho JlflS.filO.lOO six per cent urn tlllln withholding t ho-meaim W"6'7 lioeds then outstanding; tnas me uunun wuum i Complisli tne onjocts intrusieu oy me uoiinw hn mild ut nnr on the first day of July follow- tntlon to the National legislature. ' 'One M M plciisureol tlio Uovernmont to bear interest ut the rate of throe and one-half per centum per annum, imuor miii nuwuo in,,i". the Hlx per centum bonds were continued at the lower rate, and $17,i'',2.")0 were redeemed. In the month ot May a nae noucu wm given respecting tho redemption or conltnuanco of theil;WSU,VI ot ltvo per cent, bonds thon oiilstniiding, and of these Si(il,W4,no were continued at tlireo nnd a half per centum per annum nnd fW,3iW,W0 redeemed. The six hot nciiium bonds of tho loau of February "tn. fpla Tntrtrr.nnna?8anitarv Conference.' for imi, an-1 ol the Oregon war debt amount ng ." ------- ..i ,i .......tl.or tn SM.lin.MOtl. Having lIlllllirBU Ulllinu wbicli in is, uongn-ns "t - - : V . e.-.t,,r of tho Treasurv gave r." A L ,nV TT Vn ,.ner ffn,n nbrnml rioW rlSS V VmrannW AI- '! aamo. and threatens thUppleVnuVbaVe anyrens lf the sesklons were pi-iiouKuiiiiiiii ...... ..,.. h i.n,,,, oresenU'd have been paid I . ,ir.,, ,i, f,in,,,llv nrofnaslnns nf other H 1 1 V, 1 1 no ' . - w u.nu.uv...w J 1 - . f....... .i, anrniiiM reveime. There have also 1 n..n,,innt.. lmt. for nvnlilliiir ns well.iia.... o been redeemed ntpnr $1(1,179,109 of the throe repelling dangers that may threaten Us id ' s- and one half per centum "continued bonds, the futui, we must lie prepared to enfiwe making a total oi uonus nwiimu ui wmwn i nny )K)Ucy wlilcn we tniiiK wiso w iuuiiw have ceased to lienr Interest estimated during wj 'mm be ready to dofond our bar- f .Vrinmttn this ireneral subject, I call the year nf fl-a.Mosw. . bors ngainst aggression, to proiin uy iSS Vo o opera? ons of t ie JiT The reduction of tbe annual Interest on tho th0 di6tbtion of our ships of war over thtt.'J J ,?"! I an rf Uealth est K public debt through these Usnsnctlons is as ,liKllwRy, of commerce various interests il tionnl Hoard ol ucaiin, o I I..,, n. ,.,,l,.iion of interest to 3 per n.i.n, m.i nml thn luraiins and M-Oot-, ' cent . $l.(ili,J:,227; by redemption of bonds, ertyof ourcitt.ens abroad jtonmiiitain every. JCvtt.SM."""; totnU $l,(.,,-''.i- The S per w,cre the honor of our flag-and the dlti-, oontum bonds, beiiuf payable at the pleasure (rntahed position which wo may rightfully of the Government, are nvnlhible forthe In- ciam among the nations of the world. , vestment nf surplus revenue w miun imy .,f nisiiiiiimis. Tnless these bonds can be funded at a much lower rate of Interest to that humane und commondublo engage ment. F.niiiiriil!UI. mn tjjniiSTllIAL. Tho Rtnto Department still continues to nKiiuii tn t.iin nnnntrv the trade and iiianii- I neturlng reports received from United States olllcers abroad. The success of tlUs course warrants Its eontiunance and such appropri ...i,.., m.i renntind to meet tbe rapidly increasing demand for these publications. With special reference to the Atlanta Cotton Exposition, the October number of tho ro nn,.i. man iiavntnil to a valuable collection ot papers on the cotton goods trade of tho woriu. SANITARY. iimu niiier-ta nnd one which lsof paramount importance, Is declared 'by onr fnndamontjil i law to be the provision for the "common. do fonso." Surely -nothing; Is 1 more' essonttm u to the defenso ot the vnitoa b;ares ano.ni , all ' onr people thnn the elUcieney- 61 ' ' our nnvy. We havo for ninny year mniitnlnnd ' with fmign coverjiments tho , relations of lionornblo :,,peace,; and ' that snen relations mny -be permanent ts desired by every patriotic ; citizen of the Uepublio. Hut if we heed the ' teachings of history we shall not. forgen it-i the life of every nation; emergencies mny ariso when a resort to arms oan mom sv ii ., ., I'llu o'. " ' I " , , . though it l-eiiehcd no spoidflo conolusion af footing the future action of participant pow- ti.a infisOmnun of views nroved to bo .', , i,,,,i,ii. . The full nrotocols of tho ses sions havo been already presented to the Senate. Congress approved March 3d, lt-7'.i. Us sphere ot dulv whs entargou uy mo the sahie vear. lly tho last nameil act tlie Hoard was required to insiimiB m. w -a .r,i,rhi lm ilccmcl necessarv for pre venting tho introduction of contagions or in fectious diseases from foreign countries into ' '. ' . . ... ..rn.1 l.h.. nm- preoeeessor nits uifud muv - f nni,i0..,ic disivisc and has thus r' n t, ,i ,...i.. ...;. i a,.rvii. to the nnUun. The lntei natlonal Sanitary Conference to which I i rfa-.ixA mli.ntel a form of a bill ol health to be used by nil vessels se-klng to en ter tho ports of the countries whoso repre sentatives participated in its de ibcrations This form has sin. been prescribed by the National Hoard oi iieaiin ..u with its rules nnd regulations, which have been approved by me in pursuance of law. The health of the people is of Miprome iin- iHirt.mce. All mea-uies ioohiuk ul.V"' .....i.,ti,r..n.,,.nl nt contagions tlb- raes ami the increase of our sanitary knowl- edge for such purposes uewno mo of Congress, -rh. rnnrt of the Secretary of thn Treasury represents In detail a hUhly satisfactory ex hibit of the stateof the flnanct-s and tlio con dition ot various branches of the public aery ,j ... .... u ....tbirliirjviii, lllg tnCiniS UPI.lll.iiir. i" ' , , , gratiilatton nui me uuhh-js ui ... v.......j. has been so prosperous during tho past year as to vield by taxation a large surplus of lu. ........ i. i L. ii i, wi i r t,F.ii ....... ... A tvi. If the llpvemiw ihws reiiiimi uii.tiifukv h... surplus must voac by year lucrt-aw, on wkunt of the reduction of tho public debt and its burden ol Interest nun nrrtuuc i i.m' Id increase of our vopulation. In ltsjO, Just prior to the institution of onr Internal revenue svstem, our poTmlnUon but sli 'htly rxoVsdt 0,0fio,(kno. lly the Census of lssO.it U now found to ecred lifty mil lions. It is estimated that even if the hiuhiiU receipts nnd expenditure? should continue as at present, the entire debt could bo paid In ten vcars. In view, however, of the heavy load of Uixutiou which our people have al ready borne, we mv well consider whetber it i not the part ot wisdom to reduce the rev enue, even It we delay little the pavran of the debt claim among rOST-OFFICB PErAKTMBST. The report of the rostmaster General Is a gratifying exhibit of the growth Bud etllcloncy of tlie postal service. Tho receipts from post age nnd other ordinary source! during -tl past tiscnl year were t11.816..U. The receipt from the money order bnslns -'Vfrtil) i'ltnSLS1.), making a total of l.Tfl, ., J.T.is.97. The expenditure for the flscil J'Oaa.i) was 4.M,7W.4il. The deflett supplied out of the genei ai Treasury wan f t,4M,li., nr pH' rent of the amount. The receipts were VM'Sii.- . 91H.SS In excess of those of the pM.rtons yenrj''! and ffl,575,3'.i7.71n excess of tho estimate made two year ago, before the prw-nt period ot f business prosperity had fairly begun. f The w hole number of letters mailed In this conn- try in the last rlf cat year exceeded one thou sand millions. The reglstrv system Is regard ed to be in excellent condition, kurlag bvenm remodeled during the past four years wityi good rosults. The amount of registration fees coLissted during the last fb-oal yet , wus Hlrca 2ss,i.'0, an increase over the 1101 year ending. June 30, lK77.of $:tl4434Q. ThoentlrS miuibeS' C'onf invtd on fourth f a,l ,i Ml Yi