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SECRETARY SHERMAN’S REPORT. The following are tlio principal f nlnre* of lb* annual report of Hocrctary Hicrman, submitted to congm**, tliron di the president, on tlio Ist Inst.: The ordinary revenues from nil sources for the flicnl year Gliding Juno 80,181*9, were: Prom customs $137,250,012 TO From internal revenue 118,561,310 fis From sale* of public lands 921,781 00 Prom tax on ciiciilailon and depos its of nntiouu) banks (1,747,M0 33 From repay men lot Interest by Pa cino railway companion 8,707,301 03 out customs, fees, lines, penal 11cis, etc .. 1,100,871 Wl . ruin feus, consular letters, patents end bonds 3,133, 'sl 70 ! i out proceeds of sales uf govern meni property (H1,12H hi I miii premium on sales of coin.... H,bH 88 •■m premium ou loans 1,4%,1)48 33 . miii profits on coinage, etc 3,1)34,0*1 07 . .out revenues of tno District of Columbia.. 1,141,431 Id From miscellaneous sources 3,0t3,.vi4 or* Total ordinary receipts $278,827,181 Id Ordinary expGndllurus * For civil expenses $ 13.13ft,ftftT 17 For foreign intercourse 1,3:14,886 13 For Indians 6,266,169 08 For pensions (Including $5,373,000 an ears oi pensions) 35,131,483 31) For the military establishment, In cluding river and )mrbur|lmprove- Mionts and mx nals 40,435,330 73 For the naval establishment, In cluding vessels, machinery, and Impiovements at navy-yards 15,135,133 HI For miscellaneous expenditures, !*.• eluding public, buildings, light houses, and collecting tins revenue 38,870,305 78 For expenditures on account of the District of Columbia 3,507,573 41 For Intere st on Hie public debt 105,827,1(41) 00 Fur payment of Halifax award 5,500,000 00 Total ordinary expenses $333,047, HHB 53 Lanvin? a surplus revenue of $3,870,300.03, which was applied as follows: To Hie redemption of United Htules notes, ete $ 31,313 J 7 To Hie redemption of fractional cm ■ reney 705,133 oft To the redemption of 3 pur cent, bonds lor Hie sinking fund 18,500 00 For (Demise ol cash balance In Hie treasury . ft, 184,08177 Total $3,870,300 98 Tlx* amount, due the sinking fund for lbs year Was $33.055,MM i*B, leaving delleleiiey on Ibis m count ol $;)u,6i3,.i6.1.76. Compared with Hie pre vioitN Usual year, flic* reeelpls tor 1870 have lik icum od $ 3,711, wft.7o, in Hie following items: In customs ievenin' $7, 1 '79,367 fill In Internal revenue 3,070,085 31 In prenilnm on loans 1,103,013 2. In repayment, ol Interest by J’netllc rn I iron cl companies 1,340,313 37 In proiilN oil eclinage 1,284, 73 31 111 mlseulbtlieoils Heins. 3,.78 *,4-I*l Hi These wa* a decrease of |317,83.ft4, (is follows: in sales id public lands .. t <51,00*4 3) In premium* on sales of coin 8uK,l)1)/ 04 in seiut'anniuil tux on banks 115,1*53 ol in proceeds of Miles of government properly ... .... 38,311 07 .Making a m I Increase on Hie receipts from all source* |or Hie year of #16,16.3,:)* *5.76. The expenditures *|iow an nicreaao over Hie prevlotiM year of 133,883,731.83, ns follows: 111 the war depailmeiil # 8,371,513 38 in tin* inlerloi depariinenl 8,53 ,303 it Indian*... . Hcj Fetish n* .. . ... Vd'Hl.lM 31 in Hie Idle lest, cm the public debt..,, 3,837, . I 35 InHiecjyl Olid mln ellnneoiie 13,534,851 03 There w it* m dec reuse cd . 3,310,17 I 53 In the navy clepaitin til, making a net ineieane In (in* expen lhitn *of 30,083,5.3 73. MN< \3 Vt :A It IHHO. For Hie present fiscal year Hie revenue, aeinal and e*Hmati cl, will be as follows; /iVcv //)/*, for the re For Hie cjimr maln In g H r ended t hree ij na i Held. 3d f ',O, lets of year, nr 1 mil. e*i hunted. Fur customs I It. 88,401 08 §167,916,5 ' 0 From Illicit mil rev.... 3!), 1'D,301 HI 83,504,3 8 ,10 From sab s of pub Ilf lands.. I 117,383 31 883,313 3ft From lax on clrni 1 lathdi and chposit I of liallonal bankr .1 3,363,56 ft n 3,380,13') 4) From tepuyiiioiil ol: Interest by Fiicllle railway complin's 353,417 43 t,'117,573 51 From eustoniH fees, fines, peuulllvs, etc 33ft,5ift 1211 803,4'W 74 From fees, c onsular Jellcs, pstenf*. and lands. . 500,804 X") 1,303,135 71 From proceeds id sales of govern incut piopiM tv. fill,Mil 18 111,118 Ml From profit* on coinage, el*’ 480,183 6ftl V,330,51 101 From revenue's ol the Mi*dlbl of Columbia. 988,8114 13 1,431,135 01 From misi'cdlaneoiH sciiii'C'i'm . j 1,100,33117 ',01‘,335 83 Totil |, '.D.Hta 5.t til M The expenditure's fr tho sauio period, actual and estimated, will be: Expenditure*. For Hoc i'* For Hie qum maln In g ter endlnv three on a r Hepl. 40, M. lers of year actual esitnialecl. For civil and inlsecd laneous expenses, imdiHling public building-, light hcdise* tincl col leellng re venue.. | 11,135,731 34 $ 99,956,269 33 For Indians . 2,u48,718 ta- 8,451,85108 For pensions, regn lar 10,801,7 18 03 83,480,857 04 For arrears of pen slons . 16,874,810 3 3,850,750 44 For military eslab lishtneiilN, Im Hid log fortifications, river and barlmi improve niciit*iiiicl arsenal*.. 18,101,nu7 fit- 11,017,378 33 For naval establish meni*, Including vessels ami mo ehlitery, and Hn protennnls |h mm Mini*- . 4,MMI,.VItt M 11,333. ( ill \\ For expendiinre* oiil aeconni of Hie Dlstild ol • * him I bin I 1,131,7*8 3' 0,411 .'37 35 For lnlere*d on tie i publle tl.■’,( 31.733.381* 4) 61,110,781 51 T*dal ovd.mov •\, .id dun •*’ MH ,683,385 11 1171,310.3101 Total receipt*, actual and estimated 4288,600,600 Total expenditures, actual and estl mated HV4,000,00) I.* iv In . a remainder of $ 21,000,060 Mler applying Hie ha Ia nee of the special deposit o| I ntied Male. notes held hi Hie (leasiiiy for Hu* redemption of Iraettonal curieney, amounting lo > h.. 375,031, to tin payment of arrears of pensions, a* dltei led in section 3 of Hie net appioved .lime 81, Ih; , the Im u .iM'tl revenue derived during the iiioulii* of July. August, and Heptetnber of the present year wiis fully absorbed by current expen sen Ai.c| ihe payment’ of |l6,M74,*?tft 60 attest* cf pepsUvim accruing under act approved dan. W*, Ik;*.*. NotvvUbstHinllug these unusual demand*, the department lias been aide t* purchase amt ap ply to the -‘iikln;: fund out cd’ tin* surplus reve lines fn* the month of October $1,050.000 6 per centum bond oflsMt, and $3 < ;(i,oeo 5 per centum bonds, net of March 3, 1864, Hu* latter of which U Hie excess ol redemption of these bonds overU sues of I pec c m* under tin* refunding acts, and, unless expt cMel nnnropt bilious available tor ex penditure within tins v ear bt\ made by congress, Hu* surplus reve nue*, fit sddttloti t* paying oil the bit.(luce of arrears ol pensions, will probably en able tin* department to apply to Hu* sinking fund account (lining Hu* year in* sum ol sil,Uto,ow. nirAi tkuiMßl, The revenue* of iho lleenl year on,Dint June 80, IHHI, e.lliualed upon oxlutlnj| Inn ", ill no: From eu>lom.. $1.VJ,000,000 From Inlerunl revenue" liii l iw> l rtio From enlu* ol public land* 1,000,000 From 'a v on elrcnUilou mid depoellH of neiloual bunk* . ■ 8,1 W,OOO From npayment of |utorot by Fad tic railway compantn* 1,000,01X1 From cuhlouu leu), lino", penultle", otc J,100,800 From fecit, tou.ulur letter* patent, Hint laud. ... S,'W, From proceed" of rule* of coverumeut pro pony m,m From pro 111. on coinage, ole S,NX>,IKX) From utlacellaneuu* .uurcea ■t.itiO.ixx) Total ordinary receipt* |1!08 1 000,000 The GStlmate of exp nOl lures for the same period, received from tlio several executive de pmtimmts, are as loilow*' Legist a live $ V,54.0"0 3S Mxeeitllvo 1< , i,5 , '0,13M 01 ducl.slal 300,3 0 ► Foreign enlerc oiirse 1,1*5,1 (5 (s) Mlllimy establishment • 5)0.810,704 78 Naval eslitbllshmcnt M,MW, 147 15 Indian afiairs..,, 4,091,846 86 Fermion* E8,1ft4,00 '0 i’ubljc works, treasury department. 8,191,150 <0 War department . 7,557, o: 14 49 Navy (loparimeut 875*0 6 00 Interior clepartmert 508,638 39 Department of ngrlculture 6,650 (X) Postal service 7,711,0)* 00 Mlscollanoous 17,801,5(0 7A Ferrnuneni annual appropriations intercut on Hie public debt 88,877,410 00 Sinking fund 80,828,2*5 72 DeruiicliugeuiitoiiiM,lnterim! revenue, lands, elc 5,778,600 00 Collec ting revenue from customs.., 5,500,600 0) Miscelluneou* 1,760,000 (hj Total estimate expenditures, in cluding sinking fund $278,097,364 3ft oran e*iimaH 1 surphiM of (0,062,685.61. KxcMud ing Hu* sinking fund, Hm estimatewi expendiinre* Will be *2B ,20ft,Us.ciT, showing a hid plus of % l 73 '.Kctl 38. The cst mates for Hie revenue for ihe next 6sral year flier bn mwl upon Hie* nssuiiiplion that the In eieused receipt* during Ihepm-l lew monibs sr abiioimnl, and mainly duo to tlio filling up of wants denied by recent depression rather than by tluj iu t.ual increase of lititle*. These wants being supplied, the revenue for next year probably will )mt lie Increased Imyond Hu* amount estimated, ft li • estlni led expenditures for Hie same period ore based upon the re iufreiiumlM of existing law amt Hu* necessary nppropi fat inns for public world in eemrse of ecmsinic lion Thu estimate cl surpliH <d 40/(6',685 (l will piobaldy be exlinnsted by od dilioiml approprlalloiiH. Should enngress Hi c reuse Ihe approprialloiiH beyond Hit* limit, cr re peal or reduce oxlslliig taxon, other source* ol rev eniic* must he provided. Miouici lids sourc ebe dc lermltied upon wliieb, however, the seuietary doe* not recommend, lie would nigge-c, as a means of meeting Hie deficiency, Hie leMoralli))) c( a mode)ale duty on leu and < ofiei* and tin* levy tiigofaii Internal lav on maniihiciurco of (.plum, nslierelnaflcn more fully stated. COINS AMI ( MINAOK, The operalloiiM of the in lii I ami assay unices during the year, and llc Ir concilHon at Hie pre*i.*iit lime are exliibitecl Hi Hie report of Hie director oi Ho- in I nl. The report al*o contain* reiomiiicndu Hons lor iiictreuslng I lie etlec-Mveuuhs of Hint brunch of Ihe service, and furnishes Information relative to Hie amount of specie In Hie remitry. and Hn* production cd‘ the mhiiN rd Hie I idled Hales, ami statistics, brought up to recent dales <d tin* c in teiiey of the principal eoumrle* of Hie warld of Hie rales of production ol Hie precious medals, and of llicdr eoiiNiipllon In uuligjge, and in the iu I* ami man nine In res, 8 b() value o| the gold coinage dlirll);' He* year wan ONI,1)12: of slandiiKl sliver dollar*, *27, 2.'7,M)e; of *iibsidla ry silver coin, 4.362.50f minor c0in,f07,708; total 468,8.2,562.50 M lie director estimated Hie c oin fn the country on Od. 31, |H7O, at 4865.756.407 cd gold and $121,- 456,3M1 of silver, ft be fmlllon Hi I)o iiiliilh ami Ne w York a,. :iy olllee at that lime awaiting c^oln lige limoliuted to 84 V*3l,( 350f gcdcl nnclsl, .38,183 id' -lls <r, making Hie lolal amount of coin ami hull ion #4U1,3'1,d32. The i silmuling cif Hie specie In the conn try at any given time, I* always dllll c ull; hut till* estimate appeals to have been cure fully prepared from coinage reports and statistic a cd i* c olnuge, export and impoi I. ft to* amount of gold and silver annually used in the arta ami mnniifae.iiiri'H form no im otHdera hh- he lor in c-MlHnatHi!.' the piodm II 111 ol lle* in 1 lit’m % or Hie specie available for circulation, and an attempt lias been made to anlve ai Hie iiimMints hi Used Horn records of the New York nsc ay olllce, wide li InrnislieM Hie pilneipal part c.f Hie no lab* coiisltineil fur Hicm* pur'poses, ai. l In ill Hie lepol I of Ihe IIIIIIIH lilt■llireis. The gen era! re*ull w hile ilicomph le In ch i mis, indh no lhal lie* total consitniplhm for purposes oil er Hi.'iii coliui:"' In Hi e\i e-of oliniales liendof.ue much In Hie lasi animal lepo.t tin* sv n'luiy staled : Il would see Ml to Im Hie he-I pcijlcy for 1 lie present lo limit Hie aggregate Ismiu of cuir silver dollars, based on the ratio of sixteen 100m 1 , Im sue Ii sums a* can clearly l>e nialntainecl at par wHh gold iinlll Hu* pile cof silver In Hie inarki ' shall m-siitne a definite ratio Im gold, when Unit ratio should he adopted and our coins made* to conform toll; and tm* secretary respectfully rec ommends lhal to* he uni hoi l/.eci lo discoid nine tin* colnne< cd Hu silver dollar w hen Hie amount out standing shall exceed s*i(MNH),tl6 • lie 11 wpeelfidly cull* the attention of coii ’H * to tin* itnporlatn e of further llmlilng Hie colna •• of tin* silver dollar. The market value of Hu ho) 1 lon lii lid* coin has been, (luring Hie past > ear ic) )m in per cent ha iiiii 11 the mat ketMiluu ol Hie bullion iu the gold dollar. Hold and silver wen* separated tn the refineries cd |de mints and Ibu assay ollleu nl New 1 crk in Ihe amount of |2>1,7 0,54kA)7 in gold, and f tejiHi,- 6s>.trj In silver, a total of |:il l il,nT63M, line ami imported bar* were mucin In the amount of >12,-' 3(6,812.68 of gold, 11 ltd 4 ,645,8**2.11 of silver. The mints and assay oltleeii generally are In excellent condition, mid Ilieir capacity he Bultlclent to meet , the demand for coinage and bars. Tin* gold coin ago stneo IBJ2, aboul which time li disappeared fumi circulation, lias been principally in double c agios, but during the last year over ft per font, of Hie gold coins struck wero in nieces of smaller denomination. Tho coinage of eagles and half eagles will bo continued until tho demand lor small gold coin Is wnppllee. 'l'liu coinage of stand ard sliver dollars lias been kept fully up to Hm re quirement of law, notwithstanding Hm clltlleuliy eijpwleneed In procuring sliver bullion for the mints at Man Francisco and Catsuit nl market ialee. The amount of silver coin of less than a dollar provided for by law having been executed, Hn* coinage of this money bus neon suspended. The demand for minor coins particularly lor the one- Cent pieces has been pressing. Tim bnlliur mo duct lon from tlio mines of the Dulled Hintfor Hie last year Is estimated by (be director to bo naaily iH',imm*,K6, the production of gold and silver being equal. Tim years total production Is less t Unit that of the proceeding year, caused by a dunlnmlon H) Hie yield of the mines of Nevada, which was liol compunsAtccl bf increased production Iu ullur phucs* the total amount >*t silver dollars eolnad to Nov I. 18,w, unde r the act nl Fet* VB, 1878, was 5 15, '*,2 o. ol which 13,662, ’3) was Inelrculallon and tin* remainder, $82,2 8,3)8, tit the treiiMiry at Hull time. Noelhut Ims Iceeii spiiiod to pul ibl* ccciit in c 11 nit*tlon. Owing, to H* limited c t.imi'je ii bus been Kept at par, but its free ccdinti'c* would soon redtieo it* cm rent value* to ll* bullliut value and thus establish a single slhei standard. 'I u* Inevitable result would be to exclude gold coin from circulation. Il Is to ascertain w but amount of sll\er coin, Tin *ed upon tin* ratio of sixteen ot silver to one of gold, can bo main tallied ill pur will) gold; lull ii Is iiliinltest till)I Ibis can only be doin’by Hn* **.*\i luun-ul liobllu j lu It- vaults tin* great body of Hn* slher coin, h w ould seem I lull iiollilm; w ould be gained by an unlimited coinage unless it h desiriibb* lo mean uic* all .values by Hie silver standard Tlio secre lai veauuoiioo shdue.lv urge the importance ol adjusting Hie coinage ialesoftlH* two metals by tn .aiics whh coin met dal nation*, and, until Hit* can be done, ol limiting Hn* coinage ol Hu* silver dollar to nn h a sum; for, In the opinion ol con rivs* this would enable Hn* depaitmeiit to la adllv matniabi tin* standard dollars of gob! and sllur at pur w itb each oilier. tub n \ nos \i it AN K*. 3he report of tin* eomptroUer * f Hie cnnency give* complete statist ten relative to Ibe op* rations *•1 tin* national bunking system, Horn Hs ouani /ailbut until Hn* pic'sent time; the uttuiber of bunk - In operation on (Vi,of Hn* pre-ettt year, Hie tittle of Ibclr lan r**p'*rls, was and Hn* u giegalc* capital, $ I.M.tH*. ,M3tl; nirpln*, $164,86. ros. tndhldnal deposits, ■ ll>,, ;,.'6B; Specie, tn eluding • nited Mates coin and cerllslcale*, M 2. I • '.. *! .8, legal teitder notes, including lulled Mules certlfi* ul*M, . •*,*•; i, I Id; loan*, 8,5.0 8.16, The lolal c liculatlon outstanding on Nov I, was $ .7,181.418 Among the sub, eel* discussed In Hu re pon are tin* relations which have* exl-t ed between the national banks and the government m Hm leinuilpltuß ot ape* b* naymeuts and In Ihe Inndtttf* ol the publle. tlebt, it* l*otlt of these tinpoitant financial opera Hens tb** co operation ol the national hanks ha* been **l e**cnllal service,lo the go\ernm >nh Thu bank*, in the aggregate, have constantly kept on h tad a*- n*Mt\<* nearly one third of ilieeutbu niuouiit of legal tender note** ontstainllng. which, together w tli the cunt, 1* much in exc* **s e!Th amount of ihe tesri xes iec]nlivd by law They have com tunlly held a* sc* tunv f*r ihe i * reulal- If M otes and for gov**i iim*nt deposits and **Htei purposes more Ihn one ilftlt of the Interest bec.i --• i/ *l. bi **| Hie I'n'ia*l Male*. They lit.** main ia’tn and their legal re* rxe iu the trertsuiy for the i*’th inplhu of Iheir ei* ulaHn-; tittles, ami u* jedempthui has h**en much*, w 'UtoUl taslu*'>• oi *le la*, at their expense. In ihi* mo*b* cxehshgea Inn• been made between all part* *fThe c* uniw at the low e>t possible utl*s The efiV. t .f t luismess and, pres'on prevuient trout 18 \ ntud the l* • auption of sjteele ]' 1\ meni* upon the lull Ojull hanks i* s how n tn the lu-m * wlPeh Hte\ luiv.- mu' tile and and Ihe dltideitdi* which mat y ha* b>rn eonspeileil to pnso; ttloi by the toil * <*al !• diminution bout year to year ft'h*' a u regale capital and *bp*'*-Hs of bank* other than sir ~in! t* also I’lvrii, and such *lhcr nf**iin it o’* *n * •, er* in .■ to those banks a* could b obtained front the ofiU'em w li* hflv* charge of the execn.’on oi h** bank ng law * In the ddl* ivnl states The huge i. \. ■ pan! by naH**nal I auk* to the eat ioal, slat* 1 , and tunnimpal Ituihorllies hate been;* great ad In veil. * lug other property fr*nt the burden I isxaitott. amt n tin* aggivgate, are more than the interest tvt I per cent. *n their ent re euvnUtlon 33m* Hi** large amount of mm taxable I cited State* burnt* held hv them became taxable, nnd the*e tax*** ate* in etVecl pa and for the tram k*sr they en toy of is*um : e renlat ttg note* The *ou of liquidating the alia v* of national bank* w h vb have been placed tn tit* hand* of receiver* *iuc* flliocfltaMiftliment of the ayitcm l, for the firt lime, given in the n norl, ojid will serve to correct the imprcHMlon wh en has to some extent pn*v ll* mI, that fi o great a portion ol the uhm-ih of m ch hanks ha.- been expended in the aettlem n of their alluira. Tables urn also given, show db the loss to depositors, and also other creditors, through the Insolvency of national hank*, and these losses arc compared with s.in lnr lohscsin enrred hy the crlditors of insolvent banks other than national, and the comparison is exceedingly favorable to the national system. The c rctilat on of the hanks, winch, since the passage of ihe ci of Jun, 14, 1 •?.'■, has largely decieased, !•* now ere as ng n its aggregate a mount show ng that the system resnonds proin oily to the vanliic re qulreinenls of business. The advantages of this system over any system of hanks hitherto dev sed I ,ar • that the r circulating notes ate secured he* yon I persdventure of los-, tli**y are of un versa! * red tln the country wherever Issued; Hu y are more perfectly protected fiom c..unl rh* f ng: they equal exchanges bet wee n d.slant pans of lh • country ; they are promptly redeemed on and man ' at one common place; the hunks an* subject to sir ct and v gikint surveillance by indepen leu! of fleers of the government; llier rontl i on is fre quently made known to the publ c, and they cm* tilbute a very largo percentage of tbetrfproflts in lh s way of'’taxes. A system of banking that, after an existence ot sixteen of years, through periods °l ifrcat Inflation and great depression, lias produced such results, may fairly appeal lot the eonlldciice and support of congress. KICK. The total Importation of rice during the Inst fis cal year amounted to (5,834,'.25 pounds. Of this quantity r/i,4&*,Bi • pound* wen* Imported Into hi in Fiunclsco, and about 5,5 V,< i)j came from ( hlna.a large part of which was undoubtedly con miiimmi by the Chinese on the I’ucitlc coast, who are not clil/en* of the l ulled States, and who have no Intention of becoming Kindi. The article will heai a higher rate of duty than now Imposee by law, w ithout materially enchain lug the cost o I living to the general consumer. INTKKNAfi IIKVKNI’i:. The receipts from the several roiiiwk of taxation Uinh r (In* Internal revenue laws for tin* fiscal year ending Jline <A), were us follows; From spirits $ 53,073,881 K 0 From tobacco... 4■,1.t5,un2 h 5 From fermented liquors 10,ti From hanks and hankers 8,1111,883^ From penalties, me 279,097 no From adhesive stamps 0,7 0,18-1 Ow Front arrears of taxes under repeal cd laws 3119,000 00 Total sH:t,nlß,4lW 8J LXI’OI’.TS A Nil IMI'OHTS. 'l'ln* eipoits and tinports of tin* Fnltcd Slates liming Ihe last fiscal year are us follow: Mspints on domestic merchandise. st>' 8,349,790 Kxjiorts on foreign nieirlminlUc 13,098,001 Total $710,409,411 Impoi Is of mere'handlsv 445,7*7, *75 Kxcesa uf exports over Imports 1204,(81,000 < ompared with the previous year, the imports an* greater hy £8,720,211, and the exporia by J 5. 0*.1,11.5. Tin* n iiiiinl average oj tlio excess of sucji imports over export** for the ten years ending .time,in, ihV.l, |a 11i.4*;()fi,9.'3, hut during the Inst four years there has been an excess of export# over imports, n* follows; In 1878 % 79,G4't,45l in r-77 151,102,0 M In 1878 207,811,234 In 1470 lUl,(iftl v oiß 9 lie total gold value of exports of domestic merchandise irom ihe rutted States has Incieas ed from 1275,100.097 In 1809 l< *09H,;H0,79" In 179, an increasi)>l 15*1 per cent. Willi om* or two (in Important exception*, the United Slates stands al ii* among the commercial nations In having an excess of exports over Imports of merchandise. Fishing mi >miilny. I lltlllllillpollH Nows. 11 was a delight Ini Sunday afternoon, S ifih.ith school was out, mill (lie super intendent took a stroll up the canal. The grasshoppers were turning somer sets in the high grass, their last perform ance for tlie season, and the emerald vested katydids warbled from their velvety eoverh: under the mullein leaves. When he got to the aqueduct over Fall Creek, where the water, escap ing through Hie time riven timbers, joirs the flood l elow, most musical in then meeting, he found a wicked ac quaintance, with a line dangling in the water. He was about to frame a reproof for the Stihnalh-hreateer when, goodness gracious, what a bite! Another, and a bass, a perfect beauty, was Houneing over the green grass “ What sort .of luii are you using, Jim ?’’ (The reproof was postponed.) “ I toppers," was the reply, as the line, relinked, slid into the stream. He fumbled nervously in his vest pocket, and found he had hook and line, lad -Jim had another bile, and another three-quarter-pound bass was thrown upon the bank. “ Where do you get your hail?" he asked. “Oh, these boys ’ll ketch ’em for you.’’ “ You don’t say so!" The line came out. of his pocket, the look was bailed, and a three-quarter-pounder, was gasping on the shore. Another, and then another! Never was such hick. The superintend ent was excited, “ Hurry up with the grasshoppers." “ Phase, Mr. hero’s a hopper," piped a small hoy. ’1 he su perintendent looked down. The eyes o f the angler and his helper met. ll was a crowning mercy he didn’t tumble into the water. The grasshopper purveyor was the boss hoy of his Sunday-school. There are sermons in running brooks to that Sunday-school superintendent, and yet lu* can’t tic got within a mile of a stream, and can’i even look a! an ice wagon without a shudder. ♦ ——— ,V .Novel Unci. < level port (Kj.) A certain young lady, whose name we suppress, lor obvious reasons, resid ing near the Breckinridge and Hancock line, who is quite the In He, toast and fashion of her neighborhood, has among her many suitors two young men named Hallman and Hall. Those (wo grew exceeding jealous of each other, and finally engaged in a serious quarrel, the result of which was that they agreed to meet at a designated spot near I'ell villo on a certain day, and light the quarrel out "list ami skull," the best man to take the girl. They met ac cording to agreement, H.tllmau going to the battle-ground alone, hut Hall accompanied by one of his brothers and an outsider, Hallman and Hall strip ped and went to work on each other without unnecessary delay, anil in a lew minutes ihe latter, getting as much as be wanted, yelled ‘KiiougL!’’ Hall man at once desisted, when the other Hall sprang into the fracas only to gel whipned in shorter order than his broth er. The outsider, without a word of warning, then struck Hallman two sav age blows on the head with a club, one lick laying the scalp open on top ot ihe head and the other taking etfi Cl just above the left eye, knocking the brow entirely loose from the hone. Dr. Ma son, ot this city, was sent lor and dress ed the wound. He says that, while the injury to Hallman’s eye is very severe, he apprehends no more serious result than (lie repudiation of both lovers by the young lady whose name they brought into such unenviable notoriety m the neighborhood by their rencontre. A North Carolina man has an interest ing lainily of twenty-seven daughters. He hasn't bad a front gate in ten years. A family of emigrants were recently found occupying a tomb in a cemetery near Providence U, 1., that had been left open. THE LOG FLUME. An Exel lag Flaps fir AmiisMiPat in the MerraNevada— Dangerous Hides. (iood Company. At the summit of that cascade m bondage the flume begins. Its track is a (rough of heavy planks, converging in an angle like tnat which i* hounded hy the two sides of a prism. Down this canal, whose sides are worn very smooth by the gentle yet persistent friction of the water, and the many rubs and knocks of the freightage, tne wood, the stream flows sleekly and swiftly, with a motion not dissimilar to the gliding of a snake. As the Homo winds the cur rent weaves, this side and that, as if seeking to escape, like tiie enged power that it is. Unremitting as the endless chain in machinery, untiring as the natural brooks by which it is fed, its capacity for burden is unlimited, and statistics show that this little thread of water transports daily from the moun tain top to the valley 51)0,000 feet of mining limber, or 700 cords of wood. At places along its route there are sta tions of relay, or reinforcement, rather, where feeders pour in and compensate fur the waste incurred hy leakage and overflow. It follows no regular grade, lint accommodates itself to the side of the mountain, however steep, and is swift acordingly. VVnat is its rate of speed 1 do not know; but this 1 have noticed, that it is so rapid that a horse cannot drink from it, for if he turns his head up the hill tire torrent fills his nostrils, and facing down stream the water fulls away from his mouth, as it d.d from the lips of the doomed Tantalus. Venturesome people have sailed down it in boats, hut such a voyage has been too much occupied with the safe navigation of their cockle crafts to keep any accurate log of their journey. There is a great deal of sport and not a little danger about this method of going to sea, and so it is a favorite pastime with the men id Like Tahoe on a Sunday afternoon. Indeed, its reputation as a manly amusement has become more than local, and travelers from abroad feel that their tour has been for naught if they have not consurnated tin ir advantages hy a ride down the flume, liooking across the valley and seeing the silver filament of water hanging down the mountains they feel their bosoms thrill with the desire and ambi tion of a Hun Hatch, and would rather forego their swim in Halt Lake, or their shot, at a buffalo than to miss the latest episodeof American travel. Persons practiced in tiie art, those who hold cool heads and the equipoise of accomplished skaters, will step on lire floating timbers as they scud hy, ride till their heads swim, and then dis embark as best they may. Or, more timorous, the pleasure-seeker seals him- self upon the narrow and uncertain deck of a railroad lie, dings to the same with tenacious hands and feet, and launches himself to his fate. As his speed increases the spray flies, and his boat wavers and threatens I o capsize; lie thrusts his amis into the air, and with frantic gesticulation, endeavors to preserve Ins balance. A little further on he ships a sea into his hoots and in stinctively lifts them toward the sky. Now he presents an example of that object so repugnant to natural laws, a very broad body on a very i-arrow base, and in const quence ho is speedily brought to wreck and discomfiture. Hotter than these expedients it is to make a boat by nailing two short planks (c gether in a shape like Unit of the Home, tint smaller, so that it will ll nit therein. Tack on a slat as a brace for your feet, lay a short board as a seat, I establish yourself thereon, and you have a navicular tuhaggan which will hear safely to the end of the groove in which it runs. Take in hand a lath as a bal ancing wand, unmoor yourself and go. Now you are started you must contin ue, at least until you reach some stretch of level ground on which the current slacks its pace. Beware lest you lose your head and topple over to this side or that; you will tie sadly bruised ami perhaps killed if you do. Beware lesi you become frightened and foolish, and giaspatthe sides of the Hume; they are of splintry and unpinned hoards ami will tear your hands to pieces. Se villa and Charyhdis are very close to you as you ride down the narrow strait, and, moreover, they are as continuous as the journey is long. You will un doubtedly regret, with sickness of heart, and perhaps sickness of the stomach, that you ever embarked on a cascade ten miles in length, but hear up. Though it may he distress to you, yet it is good amusement for the men at bake Tahoe, who, walking patrol along the Hume, see you Hit by, swift as the Flying Dutchman, pale as the phantom of a man dead with seasickness. Hie Cause of V hooping Cough, Fioia Urn New York Tritium*. Be'ore the Academy of S.deuces, re- | eentiy, a paper was road by Dr. Henry V, Moll, i-., on “A Fungoid Growth the Cause of Whooping Cough.” The lect urer began by saying that the idea is prevalent that whooping Cough must run its course and if broken up, injur ious effects result. Authorities differ as to the nature of the disease and owing to the different views taken a great va riety of remedies are prescribed. In 1871 Dr. Ludwig Letziriek began microscopic investigation as to the cause rf the disease. He showed f* r ihe Hot time that tile phlegm coughed up m the early stages of the disease contained ehptioaf shaped brownish-red fungus spores. This discovery gave a clew to its true nature, and to anew channel of treatment. These spores are lodged by inlleotiou under the tongue where they remain until they germinate and spread along the sides of the tongue and backward until they reach the larynx and pharynx. When the growth has extended thus far, the lull whoop is established. 81111111 eleva tions or lumps can be seen under the tongue before the patient begins whoop ing. fho time rtquired for germina tion of the spores is from nine to fifteen days varying in difi rent persons. Dr. Letxeriek proved his theory by intro dueing spores into the traohina of young rabbits, in which he produced all the symtoms of the cisease. As quinine readily aids all fungus plants, it is found to be an efficient remedy, the speaker caid. In administering this the immed iate result is good, the patient not whooping more than once a day. The last way to administer it is to place ap wder upon the tongue and let it gradually dis; ofi-e, hut as children ob ject to tiie hitter taste, it can be given in other ways, but always so as to be disolved in the mouth. Borne of our best writers are begin ning to cry out lately against the hide ousness of American home life —.1 strong word, but not too strong, to call the attention of those who have the making of homes to the serious falls in a place that should be so charming How many boys and girls are c irdialiy encouraged to invite in their friends of an evening, often or even occasionally ? How many, or rather how few, are the homes where the .young folks can have a good time, a game of cards (of which the evil lies only in bad surrounding*), where little hoys and girls can freely talk and laugh, or even—shades of pre cise and orderly mothers forgive me! — a noisy game? Such conduct may “tear up” the house a little, but it will never rend mother’s hearts. A good man, the fattier of a number of boys, said, “ I defy any place in town to od'er attractions to my sons, superior to their own home.” The family was largo, and after sup ner two or more rooms were welt light ed, and there was always some fun. “Seems as if yon’ns was always going to have a party,” said a little repressed fellow, a neighbor, who always escaped there whenever his mother would let him, looking up at the chandeliers. There was a jolly game, or an im provised Punch and Judy show; or one of the boys gave a street oration and sold stationery at fabulously low prices, assuring his auditors that never in all his travels had any one refused to buy of him except one missionary in South America who had rheumatism in his right leg so that he could not use a pen. Any current event of the day furnished them with amusement. Stanley’s march through Africa and the attacks on him hy the natives were illustrated, with limited numbers it is true, hut lots of fun. Ditl O’Leary walk a thousand miles? So would these young folks, making a ring and being cheered in their progress around the center-table. If Ihe carpet showed some traces of having been used, the next day, the children only heard that the manage ment of Gilmore’s garden had decided Unit walking matches were not a good paying investment. In that family the everlasting “don’t” which presides over many home circles, was not allowed to take the spring and joy out of young lives. The art of enjoying ourselves at home, needs a vast deal of cultivation in Up country, particularly in smaller country towns. There is not enough light and brightness, not enough fun, not enough playing of games, too much folding of the aims lor sleep in the evenings at home. Too much talk ah ~ “Early to bed and early to rise,” an old maxim belonging to the days of tallow dips, and needing much alteration and amending to suit modern illuminations. Let us have more liTit in our homes, another room warmed and lighted in the evenings so that the quieter mem bers of the family need not be disturb ed. A door open between will be all that is necessary to regulate ordinary girls and hoys, and do let them have plenty of light.—Mus. Fkantks Ekin A 1.1. 150N in Wmtern Magazine fur Dec. A Corps of Skaters in tin* Army of Nor* WjJT. The corps of skaters, a force peculiar to the Norwegian army,has been lately reorganized, and consists now of live companies each oil 10 men, which in time of war, can he reinforced by call ing in 270 skaters belonging to the Laiulwehr. The men of this corps are armed with rilles, and can be ma neuvered upon ice or over the snow fields of the mountains with a rapidity equal to that of the best trained cavalry. The skates they use are admirably adapted for traveling over rough and broken ice or frozen snow, being six inches broad and between nine and ten inches long. J n ascending steep slopes the men take a zig-zag course, tacking iqi the moutain side as a ship does against a head-wind. As an instance of the speed at which they can go, it is mentioned that last winter a messenger dispatched from Koeraas at 3 o’clock in the morning arrived at Drontheim at hull-past !• in the evening ot the same day, having const qneutly accomplished 120 miles in eighteen and one-half hours. It most he added, however, that Koeraas.lies some 2,000 feet higher than Drontheim, so that the course of the skater was down hill the whole way. On the return journey the same man took fifty-four hours to reach Roeraas from Drontheim, hut the route lie took led him over very rough and broken snow fields, which render great caution and slow skating necessary. Not That Kind ef a bun. Del rot Kruo Press. Ina corner grocery in the western part of the city the other day, a boy was buying shot and getting ready to go minting. His old gun was lying around rather loose, and the grocer nervously remarked; “Boy. I wish you'd take care of that gun—i'm afraid of an accident.” The hoy stood it up against a barrel ami went on tolling bow many rabbits he meant to pepper, and pretty soon it came near falling to the Ibor. “I tell yon that infernal thing will hurt some of us yet'” exclaimed the] grocer as be jumped aside, and the I boy leaned it against the counter and said he’d never take a back seat for a bear—never. Ashe reached over to] look at some buck-shot down tumbled j the gun and oil went the charge, sending i altout forty duck-shot into a len-gabon | oil-can in range. j "There she goes—there she goes!" ; veiled the grocer as he danced around. | “Didn't I till you that infernal gun! I would go oil!” “And aid 1 deny it?” promptly re torted the boy. “Do yon s’pose I’m fool ’null to go out to hunt rabbits with brass-knuckles or a heau-shooUr !’’ A hatf-di Ztii ot the Protestant Epis copal Bishoi>s in the south are ex*Con federate soldiers. MOOSIER HAIR. Hom II Was End lj a fi'lie-tn Vis tor. A correspondent at Greenshurr. Ind . wr . ,le = The usually quiet and religious neighborhood near the Mount Pleasant land Luton churches, some four miles I *outh of town, is in a terrible state of ; excitement over the visitation of an ah leged-ghost. Her ghostship— it j 8 that kind of a ghost—was first seen hv Mr Roe E iler, on the morning of the “Ist ult. His tale of the spiritual sight," as told your correspondent this evening was, in substance, as follows: On that morning he arose about 4 o’clock, for the purpose of getting an early start to help a neighbor gather corn. He left his residence and took up his position on the rail fence near the Union school house, awaiting the coming of Charlie and Willie Martin, who were to go with him. He was sitting there whistling, when suddenly he saw what he suopos ed to he a woman appear some feet be fore him and walk toward him. He thought it was some lady of the neigh borhood, and accordingly said ‘Good morning;” but site said not a word and continued directly toward him. When within three or four feet of him he again spoke, and, as before, received no response. He then noticed her face as ‘■looking like a corpse,” and, becoming so Irightenedjrfte could not move, iter ghostship veered slightly and passed him, brushing his arm as she did so. Mr. Elder turned around and found that the “speerit” had Uone the same and was coming at him again. He there upon find the horrible spot and the ghostess also Hew—right ac him. He ran for hall a mile, neither gaining nor losing one single step on the “pesky thing,” it remaining right at his elbows. He stumbled and tell, but upon regain ing his feet the thing had disappeared. The Martin boys here found him, and to them he related what has above been given. He consented to return with them, and on approaching the woods near the school-house, the thing sudden ly reappeared, rising up right before them. It as suddenly disappeared,and in another moment they perceived it Hilling to and fro in a neighboring woods. The climax was capped, and the top feather put into the ghost-story cap by the strange tale of Willi mi Kirkpatrick. He is a perfectly reliable young man of IS, the son of Rev. John Kirkpatrick, and is a person whoso word has never been doubted. Last Saturday night a week ago, three days after Mr. Elder and the Martin boys fay they saw the ghostly visitant, young Kirkpatrick, who had been “silting up” with a lady friend, was returning home about II o’clock. He was one who had taken very little stock in the “speerit” story, hut having to pass through the woods wherein Eider first saw the sight, ho thongnt to till his pockets with small boulders gathered from the creek hard by. When about midway in the woods he was startled and horrified by seeing the celebrated ghostess. It came from within the recesses of tin wood and crossed his path but a few feet in ad vance of him. it was moonlight, and be could see it very distinctly. It did not seem to touch the earth, the feet, rather, were within two or three inches of the ground, and she moved in an or dinary gait. Recovering himself from this sudden fright, lie drew forth a. stone and, with all his might and good aim, threw point blank at the “speerit.” It seemed to pass directly through, tear ing a hole in the "hostess’ shoulder. The stono was thrown with such force that it broke in twain one panel of a neighboring plank fence. The thing did not seem to mind at all the hole in the shoulder, and rapidly dissolving faded away between the panels of the fence. Young Kirkpatrick reached home several minutes ahead of time that night, and told his folks his horrible ad venture. Tliose who believed not the former story were somewhat dinted at this corroborative evidence, and now the ghost story has many firm believers who swear by it. I’r I' rni'S My l ord K. London Ni wh. The Into Counsellor E , chairman if the quarter sessions for Dublin, was so remarkable for his lenity to female culprits that a woman was seldom con victed when lie presided. On one occa sion, when this humane barrister was in the chair, a prim-looking woman was put to the bar of the com missions court, at which presided the equally humane, though perhaps not so gallant, Baron S . She was indicted for uttering forged hank notes. According to usual form of law, the clerk ot the erown asked the prisoner if she was ready to lake her trial. With becoming disdain, she answered “Nor • She was told by the clerk she must give her reasons why. As if scorning to hold conversation with the fellow, she thus addressed his lordship: "My Lord, I won’t be tried here at all. I’ll be tried by my Lml E .” The simplicity ot the woman, coupled with the well-known character of Lord E , caused a roar of laughter in the court, which even the bench could not resist. Baron is , with his usual mildness, was about to i xplain the im possibility of her being tried by the popular judge, and said: “He can’t try you—” when the wo man stopped him short, and, with an inimitable sneer, exclaimed: “Can’t try me! I beg your pardon, my Lord, be tried me twice before,” She was tried, however, and for the third time acquitted. Fel on mg the Langtry Fashion. Handsome society women in New Vurk are following the Langtry fashion, and are photographed to sell—so saysn naughty exchange. Five cents per copy is the average price received by a fair subject; and, if she is “popular.” tlie revenue often keei>s her in gloves for a whole year. One lady, said to be of high position, has been photograph ed several times in a page’s cosiume that she wore at a fanev ball last winter. — ■ ■ ♦- A man has the right to climb up the walls of fame just as high as possible and he has nobody to blame but him self if someone knocks the ladder out from under him.