Kansas Plebeian du lieu suivant : Lyndon, Kansas • 1

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SCllA'NTpN; OSAGE COUNTY, TlIUllSDAY, IJECEMBER 1882. NUMBER. 23. instructions as to tho length of time they ara to be published, will be continued until ordered out, and ebarged for at our" regular rates. EPitOmH OFTHEWEEK.

U. S. Treasnrer's Rt-port. JGeTcnue Report; The following is the sub3tance6f the anriuid repe'rt rtfthB Triinsiioi. nflho TTH Preleflt'slesslu.

by the report of bo Secretary. it appears that the ordinary revenues front all sources for the fiscal year ended June so, 1883; we as follow: From customs, front internal revenue, $146,487 from sales of public lands, from tax on cir- v. lny roooipts of the Government show an in nivftso fivor 11, 0 sp iuci 'Interetia Hews Compilatioa. XTVIIth Congress, Mo.noat, December wconil eslou the Furtv-sev. ntliConsreBs was called to onlor by D.mn.

After l-rnyer, tlm rcnolnt.inn 1 euue lrom eusfcoms, $11,53,209 trom the lnflJU rom sales of publio w.uM,,,,,,,,in.iuiiiiwit;uim80MUBWl OK.vraab Jossru Wheelkb has been norrtlnnted by the Democrats of the Eighth Alabama District jb fill the vacancy caused 0 tbejleath of C'oiig essmai Lowe. A iujunaioii was recently' graote.a by Judge Cpiiuor, the Ciiicinnatl Court of Common Picas, restraining a local Board cf Education" from I allow. ng a public fchool-houe to be usd for guuday-school or other religious purposes. 8vfjr.il Mayors of cities of Illinois held a meeting at Spriugfiel on the 7tU aud passed resolutions domanding of the Assembly such, legislation 'as may be necessary to 'secure' rmaueut Ftate rokfli. An Executive Com-" mittee ot fifteaa was pp inted to frame, a the sinking fund for iheTaoino railroad com- io7.V- 5' increase in the net revenue of J-n T'iri.

total revenue was iT-v, oi-r ruuilures creaseu trom WAsnixdTONf; Peeemief 4 the follow fng is the full let of the rre'sident's Mes- TUht Senate and Home of the United Statu It is provided liy the Constitution that the I resident hall from time to tiniegivc to Con-press information ot the state of the Union, and recommend to their 'consideration such 71 i of jf as wltl practically aid your action upon tins Important subject. THE REVENUE FROM CUSTOMS for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1879, amounted to It has in thethrco succeeding years reached, tir.t, then and finally, as has been already stated. 5220,000,000. The income from this source for the fiscal year, which will ni on June 30, 1883, will doubtless be considerably in excess of tho sum last mentioned. If the tax on domestic opirits ia to be retained is is plain, therefore, that large reductions from the customs revenue are entirely feasdile.

While recommending this reduction lam far from advising the abandonment of the policy of 8 discriminating in the adjustment of details as to afford aid and protection to domestic labor, but tlie present syste-n m'liouid bo so revised as to equalize the public burden; among all classes and occupations and brinpj it into closer harmony with the present needs of industry. Without entering into minute djCttlila. wflieh nndpr maon- iu you." The remark Was followed by a loud report. When the alarmel parents reached the room it was found that the girl was fatally woumtell 1 1 Fivk pei-sohs were nniested ati Philadeipbia on the nlstht Of the 4th fortealln? six bodies from the Lebanon Cemetery. Four of thq corj ses w'ere identified." One of the parties Implicated made a fdil confession.

A determined atttmpt tfl lynch" the prisolicrs was made by a ob. A ncmbfr of wearers in the Clifton sflk mills recently quit work because the proprietors pasted notices demanding remuneration for spoiled Work. A few nights ntfo gome; miscreant let the water into a lock of tiio jirie Canal at Kochestet, N. cansinj? the doatruction of tvt bridges and several culverts on the New York Central Road. f- -j- i BkcavseoI the recent decision i by Attor-ncyJeneral Brewster against the over, rcceptance of cheeks the National Bank of Bn Ineae of in the iuiKs.

trom customs fees, fines, penalties, from fees, consular, letters patent and from E0009 of of Government property, from profits on coinage, birtli-n, deposits and assays, from Indian trust fnnds, $705,43 22 from deposits by individuals for surveying pnbiie lands, from revennpa tf tlm iHju tn- ihTfTiiT8 on account of interest on Tho repoit of G. B-'Eaum, bommfssloner of Internal Revenue, besrins with the topic of reducing taxatioli, as follows; i'eceipts of internal-revenne taxation have Incroasd from in tho fiscal year and to trl 16,500, W0 ua figurea in the year last ended. There 11 probably be some dimunttion in tb receipts of the present fisoa year as compared with last year, but it is uot likely collection of internal re "rrPnt year, wiU la 1 below should tho taxes now- imposed lie it is an old and ouud maxim that 110 more revenue should, be rnised than is necessary for the economical ndmlnictration the-overiinientnd gradual reduction -of tho public- although ta.vat on maybe so wif ely adjusted as not to oprato as a severe bui-dnn upou the people. When, the amount collected is beyond the ac ual needs of the Government there is presented a constant temptat on to extrav in an propriations. Another com desation attending ail fivertiowingr condition of ths Pu.

lio Tiensury cannot have failed to att'-act your attention. tne present rate of payina-the principal of the public debt be continued, uU bonds to call will be -paid within three years, after which tho Government will be compelled, in Order to dispose i its surplus revenno tr hntrin uiKHKuies as ne mayudire nece3a.iy and ex- i 316 pedienfc. In reviewing the events ot the bnnh from iS 741 in rl n-m lutnbia, 1 tie Of rmrnnno. "r.i..- wiiH-n nas elanspfl aiiiM. ihn ji.im uiiseeiianeous of yr-eSMelnVS Total ordinary receipt-.

$1,715,176.41 from miscellaneous and the amount.ftppUed to the re- the SXatlfvinsr f-nnriitinn tf n. 1 lift Bmnftin .1 itw. wuuiuif mi- iao nooKs ortne Irensury to ibe credit of disbursing oilicers of flirt 1 imlofl ji wa niS. sii f' Vl lne Il8cal year quite unnecessary, I re -ommend an enlarge- porein Intelligrenco. The United States Consulate at Tangier Morocco, where many parsons had deposited their valuables, been robbed of a large amount of jewelry and plate and a Valuable collect on-of coins mnde bv rVmsTil flHcal year on account of t' lnment were and gPndjtures if amounts or nDout onhalf.

whs rec ived i nd expended directly by Postmaste.s without born di.nr-.att-c,l i th. uij iirnsurv, Thty rtmrillnt ti: ,1 lonfna yviM lu.tritut iy tier cent, bonds which fall due in IWd. or the 4 rier (Writ. luinHj .1 on Hocount ot semi-annual duty accruing on the capital, circulation, end deposits durinir theyearwas Tho total amountcol- ti. FOREIGN AFFAIKS.

Our intercourse, with other powershas continued 10 be of tho most, friendly character, bucli slijflit differences as have arisen durins tiie year have been al eady sented, or are likely to reach an early ndjustment. The arrest o. citizens of the United States in Ireland under recent laws which owe their evijrtn to tlietlisrnrbed condition of that country has ied to a somewhat estended correspondence with the Government ot Gi-eat Britain. A disposition to respect our rights has been prne-ticalJj- manifested by flie release of the Arretted parties. The claim of this nation in re-gard to the supervision and control of ah in-teroceiinto canal eiws the American IsHi-i inns hits continued to be 1 he subject of con -terence i is likely that time will be more powertul than discussion in removim the divergence between the two nations, whose friendship is se closely cemented by the intimacy ot their relations arid the community of t- lomr-establfstied friendliness with Rag.

Ma has nmained nnhrririn 1 onri if uiu inn uub ixxiit, tsnnum tue troy i nmout thus become an active purchaser Of them, norifla hi.fAa account since the bfB-nninsr of 0 mammy, buuiiis clear that they would ndvauce in "price to Si or 30 1 1 I 1 ri'u -uwiiiiiijt ojTHieui is m.iiu ,705. lhere wasin custody of this ollico nt the 1 1 ihj wnien wouiu cer- Uinly be -gariled as a waste of he peonle's -year in Unit states bonds hel.i in ust iVr National banks, SL1" was held as security tor circulation mil to socure dop'sits ot public-money with National bank depositories During the year $11,474, in ban is phncipsd of the public debt should bo extiu- wiuitsuipiaii only it a rate neeoasarw 1.. 1 the fctate of New York surrendered its charter on the 5th. It Would Immediately reonxaniie under State laws, Tho director of the St. Nicholas National were considering the wisdom of taking the same course.

Ciunr.ES FiSK'hns been "held to answer; under the new penal code of New York, to the charge of felony for "attempting to take his own Ahkot's cotton mill in Philadelphli was burned on the 5th, causing a loss of $130, 000. A few iys a.no a collision occurred on the LebiRh Valley Ro near Towanda, by which an eusrineer and fl -eman were killed and a baggageman and expressmnn were injured, A 8PECIAI, meeting of the Western Iron Ab-ocI itiou was held at Pittsburgh ou the Gib. The, tr de was rcpo to be in a fair mdjtion, and orders had accumulated a uce the redaction In priees. i This National Bank tr the1 State of New Y'ork has discontinued business, and renr. k-r t(tt10 extent of about BxpRirbmmBSl -s The ordinary expendituies for the same period were: For civil expenses, for foreign Intercourse, for Indians, for pensions, $61 for the military establishment, includingriver for the naval establishment, including vessel! machinery ami improvements at Navy ards, for miscellaneous expenditures, including public buddings.

and collecting the revenue, for expenditures on account of the District of Columbia, $3.330.543.87 for interest on tho public debt, $li, total ordinary expenditures, 257,981 ,439,.57, leaving a surplus revenue of $145,543,810.71, wbicli, with an amount drawn from the cash balance In the Treasury of $20,737 634.84, makin to the redemption of bonds for the sinking fund ,500 of fractional currency for the sinking fund of loan of July and 1S61 of loan of March 1863; $1,472,900 of the funded loan of 1881 of 1858; $1,000,000 of. the loan of February, 1861; $303,000 of the 5 20s of 1863; 210,000 of the 5-20s of 1864; the 5-20 of 1865; $650,000 of the 10-40sof of the of 18,15 $,450 of Hie consols of 167; $103,250 of the consols of 1868; of the Oregan war debt. $675,250 of the old demand compound interest and other notes $18,350: total, $1015,281, 505.55. POBEKl.V The forein eommerce of the United States during the last fiscal year, including imports and ernorts of meiehandise and specie, was as follows: specie, total, Imtiorts Merchandise, $721 630 ,574 Specie, total, Kxcess of exports over imports of merchandise, $25,903,683. i EXCESS is less than it has been before in any of the previous six years, a appears bv the following table-: Year enrilng June 30, excess of ex- 00 Withdrawn.

Ihe nmount of United States currency out- i-l wii um. it becomes -n fn a of $1 0,0 II to tho annual revenues ot the coun-iSmf-tS" in.my -iw at close of, the year wns 6.464 One young Moor made a confession showing that nearly all the plunder had been eited! Of the 00 speciar jurors summoned for the Winter assizes at Dublin, only 117 made ttyjir appearance A line of S20 wa imposed upon each of the absentees. In a note of thanks for the interposition of England in his behalf Arab! Pasha expresses a desire to live in Damascus or London, and says Ids misfortune has secured for his try the liberty and prosperity it deserves. 1 The Khedive has been advised by the Eu gl eh Government to. employ General Sir Evelyu Wood as Coinraandeit-in'Chief of the new Egyi tian army." On the 5th the Allan line stea "er Peruvian' collided With an uuknown while enter ng the "Mersey.

The vessel gunk, but lives were On the same da a vessel roundered off Tyuemouth, and aU on board were drowned. According to a' Berlin dispatch of the 6th the losses by the gi flood along the River Rhine woul 1 amount to millions. Ills announced thatia confidential agent of the Jiipauese Government has been apj oint-e to visit Washington to secure tha speedy restoration ofhe Japanese indemnity funJ. A pew days ago Eighty girls employed in a in United States currenoy silver certificates nnd notiMnf The irrpnt lmllr nf reducing National making the tot re- iBmt of currency 7711. 1 he issues of silver certiticates and tha re- fFP spirits, malt liquors, tobacco and cigars.

These are arti les of luxury, taxes upou which ara really paid by con- i v. "am? me nmount nom- dt-rIvinqr part of the revenue of the luiciutii 1 xation is retained, these articles and dealers are Ranizcd under the State law as the Bauk of 1 fcaAiiiion. ncre 13 no tlemana on the part of consumers of products for a fr-mis-linr- n( ta Mi ooiiD And srtvKn coin. it.nVJf th0 of assets and Ifability of the Government on Spptember 30 lour ye ira the Treasurer ys wo8t noteworthy change in the last vear uA A of th go coin and builton JfpM by tho lr.jasury from to and the increase of tho standard silvor dollars rom to decrease in thn go of an 1 icreaa them; there ts no public sentiment cadinz for inF'ii. KTioal Hi it 1 JNew lork, with a.

capital of $300,000, with, authority to increase it to $10,030,000. Samuel K. Woucesteb, a brotiier or the fa rous lexicocrapher. and formerly a and Member of from Ohio," died "a A W'oolks nianufaeturerof Dcdliam. Mush W-tmtify tlie President and llie lltmie respectively that tb Senato was bnness.

The JYeslclent's mcssa-'e wa BUbeequoutly received and read. Announcement w.m made or the de tb. of Sena. tr Ulll, of Ueorsr nnd, after the adoption -or a of regret, i a further mark yf i the ad jourucil The rail of Ibo House dlaclosel an attendance of 202 bHU Int reduced was one by Mr. Herbert r.rohibitluS jolit-lual MMMMueuU on.

Govtument emplovcs; hy Mr. dv'ttwon- (lowa, for tUc better roiiulutlou of the civil service, and one by Mr. An.lcr0!i (hnSrfs), to create an Azri-eultural toinmlMioii. 'The l'reshlenfa mes-' was road. Announcement was of the death, t(f ot Alalia, wv4 ()( CnDKnman pAcSraH, or Una out oI 1otto the memoiy of the Houo aliourned.

Ti rsuAV, Dcceml-cr i-In the Senate Mr. llarron was in to fill the unexpired of the 1 ue fennt ir Hi 1, ol CeorU Mr. resented a wcinort in regard to the Ed nisfdon of Dakota, romarklne that the recent vote of tho Territory had removed all Joubt her Lavoitf the reqatsite ruJ a re8H.tion InBtruct- nB the Judiciary to rc-' cam. lMiSn, hovy it waa. una how unlit ar hM oflldal Ail th Territories.

Mn tho House Rciley rc-ported a bill to etriko off the revenue tax on tobacco in all its loams, to take effect in July. A bill was passed providing tint seamen discharge! iu ford-n ports iu Unt of. throe months' extra ulndl bo Ktvei cmpl in anotlier lii? furnished means to return. Deremi-nr 6 Petitions from itizomiof Ohio and Kaunas w. rc presented in tho Senate for an incraase of pensions to those who lost an arm or a leg In tho war; the Commissioner of Pension was instructed to furnish a "list of such fiifforers.

Mr. n-thony introduced a bill to prohibit tho use of ibe Capitol for other its legitimate pur-lwcs. Mr. Willis offered a resolution In the Home for an Inquiry Into the assessment tf Government. employes for political pur-and Mr.

Steele one directing tho Com- iuitteo, t)U Civil-Service Hcform to Inquire Jiow iiuieh money was collected by campaign ian wrt of the Democratic parly from tho le Club and from the Free-Trade Club lor use in the election of lssi Mr. asoi object 1 to tLj i vsent consideration of thof poJxil ion, and they were referred. Mr. Ca-di offered a resolution, which wa adopted, nr a clause in the Post-officc-bill re- fluciuf letter post to two cents. Mr.

Kas- "Dlt fibers made minority report agd ist the id. ilition of the tobacco tax. on the Rround of uncertainty as to tho amount of money required for pensions. TitiiiKru December the Fcuate Bi veu nbers evented petitions for an lucre we of pe uions to one-armed and one-bg-is I soldiers. Mr.

Vest offered a resolution, whle'. was adopted, directing ibo f-ee-nt. iry of War to furnish copies of any con-tiut ti for a lease of Yellowctoue Park to a rriv-ato company. Mr. Deck cdlel up his roiouCou'in reference to uolitioni prompted to prolfer the earnest coiiTmela of ihia-Goveriunent that measures be adopted for suppressing the proscription which the Hebrew racPin that country has lately suffered, it has not transpired that any American citizen has been Subjected to arrest or in-Jury, but our courteous remonstrance has.

nevertheless, been courteously received. A here is reason to believe the time is not f-r distant when Ktissia will be able to secure toiei ation to all fniihs within ljer borders an international convention held at Paris "U'lendcd byrepresentatives of the united states, an aRToenient was reached in respect to bo protection of: tradft-inarks. patented articles and the 1 iglits of manufacturing fit-ms and corporations. The fominla-tion inv treaties of the recommendations it merits1 receiving the attention which The protection, or pnb-niaririe cables ISia sublet now under consideration by an inier-nanoniU conference Htinii is. 1 Boiievinu that it is clearly the tme rolieVf this Government to favor the nenrralization of tins means of intercourse.

I requested our convention as a delegate. I also dcsi.a;natid two of our eminent scientista to as our repre- ot.Vj" ejti'm internatmnal committee at Pans, for eonsideiinjr the adoiv- force uni tc measure electric 'n view of the frequent occurrence of conferences for the consideration of important matters of common interest to civilUed na-ttons, IrespectfullysufrKesttliat the Executive be invested by Oougre-s with discre'ion-ary power to send d.p?ua ii. ..7 01 internal-revenue tuxaWon, with amounts i-ead'oil therefrom are; Friction matches, "dicines, perfumery, eic bank dc posits, savmg-s-bank deposits, $u- named R. O. Storrs, who failed recently for $500,0 been indicted 'for fraiidntit.l uvr iiujions 01 inerennnaise: 1878, 1877, 1.878.

K6l.b61.C6it; 18SU. ISSlj 1882, $25,902,683. i '1; 1 TV. A. a- 1 1" 88 ems ue' col-looted bv the Treasury of the United States lrom rtlltiomil hnnW obtaining from a Nat'onal bauk.

I mvio ian iui.ll RATIONAL BASKS, meui 01 tne iree 11st so as to include wituin is the numerous articles which yield inconsiderable revenue; a simplification of the com, plex and inconsistent suhuduUi of duties upon certain manufactures, particularly those of cotton, iron and steel and a substantial reduction ot the duties upon those ai-ticles and upon sugar, molasses, silk, wool and woolen goods. If a general revision of the tariff shall be found to be impracticable at tiibs session, I express the hope that at least some of the more conspicuous inequalities of the presens law may be corrected before vour final adjournment. One of them is speoiailv referred to by the Secretary. In view of a recent decision of the Supreme Court the neecssitv of amending the law by whic-hthe duty standard; of color ia adopted as tne tesi of be saccharine strength of sugars is too obvious to re" quire comment. THK DTD1AK9.

From the report of the Secretary of Wari appears that the only outbreak Indian during the pa-st year occurred In 4iizona and In the southwestern part of New Mexico. 1 hey were promptly quelled, and the quiet which has prevailed in all other parts of tlii country has permitted such an addition to bi made to the military force in the region en-, dangered by the Apaches that there is little, reason to apprehend trouble in the future-Those parts of the Secretary's report wliicU relate to OUR SKA-COAST DEVEiSSES and their arjnament snggest the gravest re flections. Our existing fortifications are notoriously inadequate to the defense of th areat harbors and cities for whose pnotectioni they were built. Tho question of providing an armament suited to our present neces tiesi has been the subject of consideration hy 14 board whose report was transmitted to Congress 1 1 he last session. Pend ng the consid -eration of that report, the War Department) has taken no steps for the manufacture or eoii ersion of any heavy cannon, but the-Secretary expresses the hope that authority ana means to begin that important work will be soo provided.

I invite tho attention of Congress to the propriety of making ore adequate provisions FOR ARMING AKD EQUIPPING THB MILITIA than are afforded by the act of 1808, which ii still upon the statute books. The matter a already been tho subject of discussion in the Senate.and a bill which seeks tosupptvtbede-nciencie8 of existing laws is now upon thecal-' endar. The Secretary of War cal attention! to the fact that an embarrassment is growins? out of the recent act of Congress making thw retirement of the officers of the army compulsory at the age of 64. The act-of 1878 is still ii force, which limits to four hundred the nurn-. bei of those who can be retired for -disability or upon their own application.

The two acts, when construed together, seem to forbid the relieving, even for absolute incapacity, of officers who do not tall within the purview of the latter statute, save at such times aa there chance to be less than 400 names on the retired list. There are now It is not likely that Congress intended this result, and I concur with the Secretary that the law ought to bo amended. The grounds that impelled me to withhold my signature from the bill entitled "An act making appropriations for the CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND PRESERVATION OV CERTAIN WORKS ON RIVERS AND HARBORS," which became a law near the close of yon last session, prompt me to express hope that no similar measure will be deemed necessary during th.e present session of Congress. Such a measure would now be open to a serious objection in addition to that whieh waa urged upon your attention. I am informed hytiin Secretary of War that the quarter portin of the sum appropriated for the various items specified In that act remains unexpended.

Of the new works whie'i it authorized, expenses have been incurred upon two onlv, for which the total appropriation was $21,000,000. The present available balance is disclosed by the following table: Amonnt of appropriation by act of August 2 1882 Amount of appropriation bv act of "Virom those sources of If to TWENTV-TIIKEE cit zeilS of New York barn subscribed S.0.00) to'anlsd tlm reuuction thus proposed Congress should add a reduction in the charges for to driers in articles taxed for utfrnHl revenues substantially as proposed in tho lii In iw i Ti. iestal for the Burt'ioiai Btutue of Liberty. jualionant uipnineru has broken out in Hamilton. N.

and as caudal a st 11 111 ther uution of taxation Would be attninoi omt During the year there have been organized lii National banks, and of these institutions there are now in opera'lon 2,269. a largernum-ber than ever before. The value of their notes on July 1st, 1882, was I commend to vour attention the Secretary's views 111 respect to tlielikf-lihood of a senons contraction of rbeir circulation, and to the modes bv which that result in biS. be averted. COINAGE OF SILVER DOLLARS.

In respect to the eolnan-e of hi'Ivat iiniir. std npede of the stuJents'of i Madisoa yj i r. "zi--; uuji- uoaiors in tax able articles, wuic-U exper.enee has shown to luny aua imny the? tTlltrPH oil alt" 1 euoe iaetory at. Toronto struck because work was given to two Russian Jews at a reduction of two cents per dozen. it On the 6th the permanent Presidency of the Egyptian Debt Commission, which ia to have.the the revenues; tendered to France but it was thought it would be There were 93 agrarian outrages in Ireland during Novepiber-a from thoee committed during the precading month.

ANTHONY TuotLoi'E, the English novelist, is tl Lord Lyons. British Ambassador at Paris, lf notified France that! England will not consent to France fwcing e. protectorate on Madagascar. ,0,. Louis Blanc, the French Radical etates-man, died at pannes, France, a few days aged sixty-nine.

On the night of tlieJBth the Royal Alhambr. The iter at London and. buildings adjoining were destroved bv. fira. Thn Navigation was susnenled for the sen Bon serea.

HMucjnsr all thosn an.i i -in tion and a provision be made to defray the 1 1. I .1. 1 on the New York can ds on the 7th, and also on the Upper Ohio and Mississippi liivers. J. J.

McDonald, of Phi aJel hla, in been elected Pl.sldeut of the National Ttnt.tpr Uon'rTS Sucod the tax on tob.icoo from arcfuts per TlfllTl.l tl'J fl.i.il.. 1 Cheese and Ega; As oetation. one OKI not ro- QUOe thO t'V It refpomling reduction on to "West and South. 1 niiiiR, unouiu De-done, and toa reduction of tixes of l4.UiHI. I nia ivmiM 1.

O' the 4th, the Cook brothers. nf Mnnnf Pterliug, who receutJv rtnir.lerfil A i juuivo it'iuireuuuuon internal-revenue taxes (including taxes onfJa ticnd banks), of 8.50 J.1S8. jotiu revision is considered by the Com. miBsioner. He says: Tpnlnra i 1 just left the house when the conflagration aiao suvcr aoiliir of I.

Deducting the amount held tor tin redemption of irold I I September and $148,140,54 in Not-wis bstanding the decrease in the last year the b3Lthe Oovornnient is nearly more than two yoars nsro, tha amount .1 -2l b(-n swelled by the de-Md South0 exchanjre on tha West Deducting to like manner tho silver cerOH-cates actually outstaud ng, the standard stiver do.lais owned by the Government wero on SO. ou the Tho grosi assets of the Treasury increased dur.ny tue year from to S346 idthoujrh the bMlanee reimunng after de-dii the moneys held tor the redemption or goid, silver mid currenev coi titicnte and tor the payment of the matured debt Rnd interest, ailfd tho amount to credit of Knecial tr uJad3' rm uown 'roai to thk ui'srve, Tho excess of the cash rs3ets of the Government over its rrot demand liabilities on tho Ist day of November was The ro-heiM'fhpulod iy deducting from the "Wresratn of the cur-rent liabilities oiher than United Stale notes. 1 remainder of in consideri'd to be. available lor the redemption of United fetate notes. The reserve has ap-VUtnUan 'T11 "U-MnSlK Bineo Octob-r? i.

H-ulbVsreSUlct'onl8ac-ountei for by the fact that by direction of the Secretary been anticipated on in culled bonds not yet matured. PNITKD BTATBS NOTES. mrre Jw been an increase oirvloiiar notes outstand-lng, two-dollar notes. t8.w in flttv-dolla notes. in fAW in Vi notes, J.Ou.),000 ten-thonsand-dollar notes: and a 3.22.5!8 in flve-dollar notes, in ton-dol ar notes, in twenty-dollar notes, aud in five-thousand-dollar itos.

t1 notes outstanding at thetjlose as against outstanding on Jun B0.1881., The mount of ones and twos outstandinff has increased in three years. Tho amount of United States notes received payment of duties on Imports durinir tho i8 as against the year ending October iii, IbSL STANDARD SILVEB The amount of standard silver dollarscoined from ieoruary Z. mu. iht dt. of th an 1 his deputy at Topeka, were discovered at Moberly, resristered under fictitious names, and Marshal Lynch aud two al ls attempted their -capture onthe street.

They fired at the Marshal, when all three started on a wild race about town, tho citizens keep siraWo to consider the prctieabdlty ot takina tho dlltV Off ino-ur nn iTTT of sugar are anually con sumed in the United Mates. 10 OPT- fpntnfwh I country, pon l.SOfl.OOO.OOJ pounds imoortf.d A Chihuahua (Mexico) dispatch of the 7th says a party of eighty men Americans and Mexicanswere reported to ive been assa-cred by a baud of 233 Apache Indians, near that place. The recent burning oflhe Alhambra Tliea-ter in London entailed a loss of nhnnt. srso J-S? realizei a revenue of i0, tWO. C-houldthe dutvhR romm-WI tho-o ing up a not lire.

Nicholas and John Cook seized horses and rode away, but were shot down. mortally wounded: Richard Cook died bfi lint Anlv mtrlaln .1 1 I 1 IL njuvujiHHi but the benefits of that reduction would immfidintfdv iniii-A t. on the ttrcet. Nicholas made a confession. best pugar, wh ch now sells at ten cents fl 5 rl I I ,.,.1 The difference between the United States and Spain as to the effect of a fudgimmtand certificate of naturalization has not yet been adjusted, but It is hoped and believed that negotiations now in progress will result in the re establishment of the position which seems to this Government so reasonable and Inst.

I hat already called the attention of Con- TZrmZ h0 tAct tbat ia th Prt8 ot Spain and Its colonies oneroua fines- have la ely been imposed upon vessels of the United States for trivial teefcfucHl offences against local reiru-lalions? fcffoits for the abatement of these exHcaons have thus far proved nnsui eessfnl. irepret inform yon also that the fees de-nwinded by Spanish Consuls la Mneriean ports are In some caaes so largo when compared with the value of the cario as 1 to amount in effect, to a considenible export outy, and that our remonstrances in this re-JLliave yet received the t- wIeh they seem to desei-ve. tt 7- Government has invited the TTnited States to paeticipate in an rf, tm-stic Cattle to be held at Hamburg, July, If this country is to be represented it Is Important that in the early days of this session Congress shoold pose8 suitahle Wopriation for that pnr- our later Minister to Itajy, has evoked from that Government expressions of profound respect for. his exalted character and honorable career in the diplomatic serviced his country. The Italian Government has raised a question as to the propriety of recognizing, in his dual capacity, the representative of this -country, recently accredited both as Secretary of Legation and as Oonsul-General at Borne.

He has been T. but his exequation as Consul-general baa thus far been withheld. J1? extradition convention with Belgium, which has been in operation since 1874. has been lately supplanted by another. The Sen- approval, and ratiiica-tions have been duly exchanged between the contractuigcoiintrie.

To the list ofextradita-. ble crimes has beeh added tlm 000. and sent telegrams to their mother at Mount i-terliug. One huudred shots iuuiu sum bf'veu 11 the dlltV WPffl onrl 3 In consequence of the extensive emigration from tha mountain riist.rita tho battlol but none of the pursuers wi in jured. tioti would amount to P0 cents por capita per annum ot the entire population of the country.

The objection to this measure would be the abolition nr iT. Tubus aro In Illluoia rhil.lrrtn I America, the Haugarian -Govemment has requested Austria to stop emigrants wrt with 'ssporta. sehoo! ape, 11,948 public and 1,003 private schools, in all of which thn Interests of Louisiana and other States. This diihculty might lie met by giving a bountv, of Hav. rwn anil a half.

Is Australia. New Zealand and Sr.ntTi a ula jU-r puuuu upon an Home nrodiwa.i Rmrni. Tha rica the te'e-e wic obseratlnn nf tho ir.noit it -rivon be S'-W'ir pl inters of this country dir-ctly S4.000.000 or f5.O)0,003 annum. fy propose of Venus were entirely succes uL 10,000 ohoktlt after h. arriv ii in the country a June 19,1832...

Amonnt of appropriation for payments to J. fi. Eads 7 304,000 4.733,233 Unexpended balance of former and the retirement of silver eertiflcates I have sconniotbing to alter, but much to confirm, the sentiments to which I gave expression last year. A comparison between the respective amounts Of silver dollars in circulation on November 1, 1881, and on November 1, 1882, shos a slight increase of a million and a half dollars, but during the interval there had be--11, in tho whole number coined an increase of twentv-six million. Of the one hundred nnd twenty eight, millions thus far minted little more than $35 003,000 are in circulation.

Tho mass of accumulated t-oin has grown so great that the vault room at present available for storage is scarcely sufficient to contain it. It is not apparent whv it is desirable to continue this 00 -n age now so enormously in excess of public demand. As to the silver i certificate1, in addition to the grounds which seemed last vear to justify their retirement, raav be mentioned the effect "'biph is likely to ensue from the snpplv of gold certificates, for whoso issue Congress recently made provision, which are now in active oircnlation. i OUH EXCESS RKVBXUR. Ton can not tail to note with interest the discussion by the Secretary aa to the necessity of providing by legislation some mode of freeing the Treasury of an excess of assets.

In the event that Congress fails to reach an early agreement for the redaction of taxation, I heartily approve the Secretary's recommendation of immediate and extreme reductions in tho annual revenues of the Government. It will be remembered that I urged upon the attention of Congress at its last the importance of relieving the industry and enterprise of the country from the pressure from unnecessary It is one of the tritest maxims of political economy that all taxes are burdensome, however wisely and prudently imposed, and though there have always been among our people wide differences of sentiment as to the best methods of raising the national revenues and. Indeed, as to the jirinisiptes upon which taxation should be based, there has been substantial accord in the doctrine that only such taxes ought to be levied as are necessary for a wise and economical administration of Government. Of late the public revenues have far exceeded that limit, and unless checked by appropriate legislation such excess will continue to increase from year to vear. For the fiscal year end Juno 30.

1881, the surplus revenue amounted to For the fiscal year ended on the 30th of June last the surplus was more than $145,000,000. The report of tlie Secretary shows what dispi-tion has been made of the.se moneys. Thev have not only answered the requirements o'f the sinking fund, bat have afforded a lar balance applicable to other reductions of the public debt but I renew the expression of my conviction that soch rajio EXTmouisHiiraT or the a- TIONAI. ISBEllTEBSESS aa is now taking place is by'no means a cause Jor congratulation. is a cause rather for serious apprehension: If it continues it must speedily be followed by one of the evil.results so clearly set forth in the report of the Secretary either the surplna must lie idle in tlie Treasury, or the Government will be forced to buy at market rates its bonds not then redeemable, which, under such circumstances, can not fail to command an enormous premium, or the swollen revenues will be devoted wun w-ouki oe to dive tnii amount directlv and let the wholo people have the benefit of the reduction of taxation of say which would in this way be effected.

The principle of raylny a bounty for the encouragement and development of American industry was adopted in the case of. the fish -ries as early as IM.) and continued for more than fifty years. Millions hftVA twwn nnM nnl J. incnta during the Into caupiign, Mr. Halo offered a substitute culling also for an lnvcstiaatiou into tha alleged lev es upon liquor dealers by tho Democratic Congressional Committee.

Pome amend-luents to the Bankruptcy 11 were agreed to. The llou-te passed a joint reaolnt on to print JiJoo copies ot the report of thu Tariff C'om-ndaslon. The tndian Approprl tiou bill sconsilered iuCoi mii tee of the H'tido, an ended and passed. A bill u-thorlising t' C.overnment to estuhllsh at l.rle a houe for iuJiKct.t soldier and sailors was defeated. Total i Less amount drawn from Trewury between July 1, 1SS2, andNoveuiber 30, 1882 6,056,191 v.u..u-s Lui.

1 nil. Ampricnn fishermen for fish itis-ht imd ex- m-j 01.111 -civniir tais man si. a I If II! 1 11 llll nr rli V. I ployed 84,000 teachers; the children of school age do uot atteud school. At Makanda, HL, a few nights asro, while nn am iteur dramatic club was rehearsing a border drama, John.

Tori took up a rifle to end aMmltetwhiSzlng -past the head of- his brother James. 'The excitement of the play destroyed the nerve of the' former, and the leaden ball entered the brain of the brother. The Coroner's jury exonerated the rifleman. W. of appointed Bank Examiner' for the district-em-bracinsr Illinois and Wisconsin.

National iry Fair wis formally opened at the Exposition Budding In Milwaukee on the 5th. Ex-Governor Smith. Mayor Stowell and John A. Goodrich, President of tiie Merchants', Association, J. made brief speeches of welcome, which were responded to by represantatives of the dairy interest from all partsTif the ciuntry.

The exhibit of dairy implements and machinery 11 Bull irreui 111 mill r.lr 1 11 Lt-1 iv rr. If "cii uw louunjro duos. Thea reductions, if -1711110 or attempted assassination of the chief of fema'e Niiiilist, lately banished to Siberia, killed the Governor of that Territory. The son nd heir or the late King of Bur-mah recently escaj 1 from Kenares. It was lie is eu route to Upper Bufmah to raise a rebellion.

4 Threb Pashas, arraigned in Cario for par-, ticipatioii in the recent revojt, pleaded guilty on the 7th, and were seutencel to death. The Khedive promptly commuted their sentences to exile for life. A snow! unpreaededted severity prevailed throughout' Great Britain the 6th and 7th. Teleir phic and rail communication was greatly retarded, and in some sections was entirely suspendeL- Numerous, shipwrecks oceurrel on the coast, and the loss to all descriptions of property was very great-- -r rs v7.p.c nave been opened with amount to Receipts of internal revenuo taxation tha Inst twn flaoi Were: For 1l. SSISK Ota.

mm- 11 i 291; inercAso. 11.29:t.Hfi1. Thn oim. 11,. iu iuunij 10 eetuement bv treaty of the question whether its citizens can -re- and become citiKens of the United Mates without obtaining the consent of the Swiss Government.

I am happy to inform yon that the emmipration paupers and criminals from certain of the cancons or Switzerland has snbstanttst'lv ceas.d. and is no longer sanctioned by the authorities. The consideration nf thi first four months of the nrtssont fiscal year compared with the correspondi monti the last rscal -y-ar, show 1 an increase the amount receive Hroin special taxes and a decrease in distilled sp ts; an inc rease in Olffarfl. rhrilVlrtf-a omiff ..11 ja oulringr tholr coinage, to October ol lf8i of whxh (MKmainthe Treasury, nnd or- about TM per cent, is iu circul The amount of silvercortrileatesoutstandlno inereas-'Miduriilgrthe fiscal year fr il.liu-5 fO to Th increase was ent rily in certificntes of the denouiina ious of ten and twenty dollars. The amount nominally ux at0 873,007,710, of which is held by the Treasury.

i CLBAIUNG-HOUSB CERTIFICATES the ilacal year $18,910,001 in Clenrimr-HoiiserertiHentos--wi's ismed and wm iha amount ouistanding at cioBe of the last fiscal vear. The amount now actually outstanding is OdJ The highest amount outtand at the ctose on tins 80, i U89 of Uene oerUlioates has-crcat- ly rtduiod aince the resumption of specie pay- tions, and sneclai tax of dealers iu manufactured diaoco, and deoroasei in the a eount prompts the suggestion that the act of August 3, iiwa, which has for its object the return of receiveqrrem ail other taxea. on tobaeco and tObftecO trflOP- jnr.rAnaii tkA compiet j. and tho display on the sldetabl st THE soldier fDanversV who nided Jlt itivj iiiii.iuiii m- ceived i-oin special taxes on brewer -t and dealers In boer: an increase on bank deposits nn bunk reulafon: a decrease on taxes of every other character on bimkn i entire amount collected in the fiscal yenir 18ra was promptly covered into tho Trfjasurv SirrTt' lflR: nix flscl yeaii wieirown countty, should be so niod.itied as not to be open to the interpretation that it affect the extradition of criminals on pi-eferred e.harijes of crime. The I otte has not yet asntd to tlie imerpveta-tiow wnit-n his overnment has pnt upon the treaty of 1830.

relative ix its lurisdictional nghta iin It may be well, however, that this diiFerence be adjusted bv a general revision of the system of Jurisdiction of the ruled states tlie oiimi-ip MISOR AKD FRACTIONAb fllLVER COIN. Thfl (iPlinTiiinnHnno nf tv. Treasury on Soptomber 1, 18AJ, were as-foi-J subject to which your attention has bnn aireaay eallpd by the Secretary of Stare. Iu tne interest of i119Mr.etnw.Ni. e1.11; v.

tin 1 wu PL111 tlle Question of tho rourn vi me iiiuonmuy iiuitt to tne government of those countries will reneh tha nru.n Total It is apparent by this exhibit that so far as concerns most of the items to which the act of August 2, 1852, relates, there can be no need, of appropriations until after tha close of the present session. If, however, any action should seem to be necessary in respect to particular objects, it win be en- tirely feasible to provide for those objects by appropriate legislation. It is possible, for example, that a delay until the assembling of the m-xt Congress to make additional pro- vision for. the Mississippi River improvements might bo attended with serious consequences. If such should appear to be the case a just bid relating to that subject would cr-mmandmy approval.

This leads me to offer a suggestion, which I trust wiil commend itself to the wisdom of Congress. It Is not advisable thaS grants of considerable sums of money for diverse and independents schemes of internal improvement should bo made the subjects of separate and distinct legislative enactments. It will searecly bo gainsaid, even by those who favor the most liberal expenditures for such purposes as are sought to be accomplished by what ia commonly called the ltiver and Harbor Bill, that the practice of grouping in euch a bill appropriations for a great diversity of objects widely separated, either in their nature, in the locality in which they ara concerned, or in both, is one wbieli is much to be deprecated, unless it is irremediable. It inevitably tends to secure the success of the bill as a whole, though many of the items, if separately considered, could scarcely fail of rejection. By the adoption of the course I have recommended, every member of Congress, when ever opportunity should arise for giving hia influence and vote for meritorious appropii-tions, would be enabled to do witnour.

be--ing called upon to sanction others undeserving his so alsowonld tho execntivo-be afforded thereby a full opponnnity to exercise his; constitutional prerogative of opposing whatever appropriations seemed let him objectionable "without imperiling tho success of others which commended themselves to his It maybe urged iu. opposition to these suggestions thatthennm-ber of works of internal improvement which are justly entitled to Government aid is so great as to render impracticable separate appropriation bills therefor, or cvea for such comparatively limited number as make disposition of larjre sums pf money. This objection may be well founded, and whether it be or not, the advantages which would be likely to ensue from the adoption of the course "I have recommended may perhaps be nior effectually attained by another which I re spectfnily submit to Congress AS AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSITIOV. 01 uumin in securing the murderers of Detective Cox has been awarded 5 and medal. --i I liATER.

i the United gtatea. Senate lri the 8th several petitions for the abolition of lhe tobaeco tax were presented, and the Bankruptcy bill was discussed. In the House the Consular and Diplomatic bill, which appropriates 'wa3 reported; also a bill reducing letter postage to-tvyo. cants. bwos, i ot Wildings' in London, -Eng.

with their contents, burned a few days ago, Loss, a A fireman was killed. I TflEKBwere 190, bnsinoss failures in tha United States during the. seven days ended on the the largest, number re-portedinny one week.during the year. During the severe snow-storm which -slon the satisfaetorv 1 1 jiiready recommended, and which has been congressional discussion. The; treaty lately eoneludetl with Corea.

a aits the action of (he Senate, During the late dislnrhnnee Stt 41.. timely esence of American vessels served 1. riwcuuii 10 tne persons and property of many of our own citizens, and of citizens of other countries; whose Governments have expressed their thanks for this assistance. The recent legislation restricting immlgra-gration of laborers fimn r.bino nickel 7i vm Three-cent ni Two-cent I 4 Oiie-oeut bronze, nickel and 183 159 The supply of five-cent nickel coins In the -reached thl sum ot was exhausted durinir the ye, and their coinage resumed by the The amount of fractional currency re- rfCTlLATED, STOMSST AND COrNTKRITSIT ClJ. There was detected by this, office in romit-fcincos of currency meived for redemption firing tbo year in cnutei-feit Un ed htatos note; If 370 in counterfeit fractional 2ncy' '3.

counterfeit National-Sink notes, imd in "sio'en" National-banfc notes. The numbnr of th counterfeit Un'-ed gates' notes was 28(5, and of the counterieit National-bank notes 436.: f. BUTr'ABSESSED QN NAUOSit The semi-annual duty assessed upon and collected trom T.no- Nntimml Uanks bv the Trens-urer 01 the United mates for tho fiscal vear ia as follows: i Ondrp 5.51 On capital I'-jJ Prom "Wushfnjrtonj Tit Tariff Commissioners iim that the chedulo of duties recommended birtbc nin their recent report makes an average reduction of enty to twenty-flve per cent. They iccomn end the t.b.,lition cf all custom-bouse fees and commissions, the putting of wood- pulp, quinine, Uyu extracts and crude chcini- c.Js ou Ibe Iseo list; a specific duty of 50cunts a ton on Ivou oic mid t.i cr thousand ou reduction of S'j' cents per pound on rac-dium wool, of 8 rents on salt in bulk, and ot $10 per ton on steel rails. No change is Mudc iu lumber or cereal Tub p.irtieu who tbe bondsmen v)f President Arthur when lie assumed the Colluctorsuip of tlia of New York ire HiH held lora.tofalcatlon or 0 iu the awoutitSof a clerk, and CoffcresVwt.l be asked to pass mi act for their rel'ef.

Tim Ulali Coiuminsion havo j-ecommendej the aiinuimeiit of the Territorial law ffivina women the right of suffragCi und irgo the enactment by Conaress of a Marr law. iCoMPTWMxr.R KkoxIuh again imposed au i averment of 109 per share ivhui the slock-! the PaoUlii itl mal Jiaok of; Boston, to bo paid wit sixty days. Benyon, the former President, has (led th country. AccoHriN-(i to the annual report of the Secretary of War the ei endiiurcs or the War Department for the fiscal year ended June .10 IbiS, vere f45.84a.31il. The approprlatlone the current year are and the timatoti-foftho: -W-J-l-84 are 3.S,89r,-i Hie Secretary cu torses General fher-inau's recommendation fo- an ncre so of enlisted mew, making the limit Durinr the at year there were 7,311 enlistments and re-enlistments ilcsertioiiB from the ar.ny..; 3vtaf.

Wvlik, wlille i "ciiarglnpf the Grand Jury of the District of Columbia a few days a spoke of tho dam a sr wrought ty the publleatiou of malicious and l.yliijr statenients in newspapers. Jf the pablic ceased to patronize sue!) Journals, he sal, the pr fesslonal libeicr would bis occupa-' tlon pone. the tlth Henry H. Mtiran. of I.ouiojrttia, for fc reuiry qf LeatVin in Met to, and J.

ines P. f-nee, of in iiaiifi, for Pesister of the nd Cftlee st Dead wood. Sr4i.i'.t, of tbe.X'ntte-i tM.es recently died at Wamiuxton. Driaxo the twelve mo. tlis ended Oetotcr it, the exeesii ol imports, of moi chan-diso over exports wis The excess or exports of col 1 and silver coin an! bullion 'for Mho same was The value of i.nporu was "751, 97.5,50:'.

Tub Mar-rou'e cusea ivcrn ul n.i vt to the question whether the Chinese proceeding to or from anotborniountry may la wtull pass through our own. In constructing the prevailed throughout Ontario on the night to extra vaganc expenditure, which, as experience has taught, is ever the baue of an overflowing treasjary. ij 1 BEDPQ1XQ TAXATION, -1 It was made apparent in the course of the animated discussions which this aroused at the last session of Congress that the policy of diminishing, he revenue by reducing taxation commanded the general approval of tne members of both bouses. I regret that because of conflicting views as to the beat methods toy which that policy should be made operative none of its melits have as yet been reaped.1 In fulfillment oi what I deem my constitutional dui but wi lii tie hope that I can make valuable. contribution to this vesed question, I shall proceed to intimate briefly my own views in relation to it.

Upon the showing of our financial condition at the close of the last fiscal year, I felt jn tifled in recommending to Congress the abolition of -internal revenue, taxes except those upon tobacco in its vtirious forms and upon distilled spirits and fermented liquors, aud except, also, the special tax upon tho manufacturers and dealers in sneh articles. I venture now to suggest that unless it shall be ascertained that the probable expenditures of the Government for the coming year have been underestimated, all Internal taxes I act ot May 6, 1882, in connection wrtli tho treaty of November T. nssn. ilm -nniin. would seem to be limited to--Chinese, immigrants coming to the United States as laborers and should not forbid A TI 1 across onr territory.

I ask tim jtinniir.n Congress to the subject for action, if any may be deemed advisable. The Government lia recently had occasion maniinot ir. n. trrest'inbe. Repubhcof lAisci-ia by seeking acniujiiieiii, 01 too ooun- oary aismite now i.

urou: Viiiwjoreu irom lntprnn'. revenuo taxation aud-pdd iuto the Treasuiv without any loss by. defalcation. The expense the lat six years was about S. per oent.

on the amour collected. This um has been disbursed without loss to the Government. 1 On the 30th of June, spirits remainlnij in warehouses reached the highest point namely: laralions. Sin-e that firaei there has been ra Eradual -'duoti iti in tes amount remaining-in ond on ttie Jst of November. 1883, the amount was f4.flff!,i rtl ga Inns.

This large stock mainly consiKti iiftrt ot "'sky. the tlx upon which W.II fall from month to month. Tho last withdrawal must bo made the eth of I If tho future of thw class of soods is to be Judged of bv with-dmwats of similar poods, tax paid, durinir tho past few ywirs, th stock now on hand is equal to six years' consumption. To postpone payment of the tax on this stock until its withdrawal Is required by the demands-of the trade. A movement has been set on foot its exportation aodreimpor-atiou and stoi-oa-e )n customs bonded This is et rely practJ cable under-existim laws, aud it becjimes aquestion whether it Would not b- better to afforrl bv learislation the relief soujrbt to be obtained by this indirect means Enon-smn of th bonded ptiod for- a ressonaW-3 time need not impair the security of.

the Got-ernrnent for. its taxes, and would in no manner tend to reduce the income of th Government rom this soiirce of reveme, which has uo to th pcrod resulted from the natural laws of trade and the demand for distilled spir'K By of-transportation both ways and custom-house charges abroad would be saved. It affords me great pleasure to report the supremHcy of the laws for the -collection of its internal revenues has been established In Rll parts' of the c.nuntry. To maintain this favorable condition of thlntrs and prevent a recurrence of frauds, it 11 be necessary if continue a system of careful pol which has 1 brought about- this ueyuuv -i The reeom-inendatkiu is renewed for grantinsr pension to persons disabled while- eng-ag-ed in enfor'cJ iing-laws, and to widows aud orphans of-otS-c-ers kiilp.l in the -discharge of their duty. 0'fhe totaj amount of collections from totuvo-co for tho fi seal year -ended June -30, l.HJ.

This amonnt includes the of internal revenue taxes impose-: upin jmported manufactured tobacco, snuel and oirnrs-(in addit on to customs dirties): tur. es Imposed ort domestic -snnufkctnred tobao-C0, snuff and cigars gpeeial taxes-paid bv manufacturers of snud and cin-ars-speolal taxes raid bv dealers in leaf nnd dpiil' oral: nianiifrtetured tobaccn; eueoiid taxes pa iii by peddlors of maniiiaoturod tobacro-nnd it al includes the receipt of moneior export stamps sold exporters of tobacco. The coin) 'tionot thn service is nil that can bp do Tha reports of iriMie.ntino- cuds- show that admirable esprit do corps actuated every officer In the performance of his iuc ou juieuaei liajara ana James King, of Keeton, perished. On the New York Central 'Road, tvro stock trains collided near Syracuse the other day'. Many cattle were killed, aud tho damage to railroad property was heavy.

1 Gkeqory, residing near' had set on fire a few fnoriiings ago by the. explosion of a lamp, and she was burned, to death. 4 the other day railroad tunnel near-Portland, killed four Chinamen and dangerously injured four otters. IT. Grant.

Jr has sold hia ublie aud the British possession of Sierre eon. Tiie recinrocitv treaty with become terminable affor September 9, iiuuihi uy eitner party. While certain provisions of thatcompact may have pi-oved onerous, its existence hn. ft kU.ffl tfisl aaiu to oe larger tnan it was at the tenniul il. UuTLanhas beea re-cletted Uuitei tales Senator ty the South X'ardliaaLegis-lature Tub grand Jury at St Louis have exonerated John A.

Cockerill In the matter of the killing of Colouol Slayback.T J1 5 ii.liam Pitt Kki.looo has received from the Governor a certificate of elect on to Congress from the Third District of Lauisiana. At Youngstowtf, a few days: ago, while two sons of Thomas McCatl, aged eight und, ten years, respectively, were playing with rock explosion pocurred, and the elder boy wss k.lled aud' the- younger fatally Tim contractor, who is sinking for the General Ooveruin.jut: an artesian-well 810,01111 103 miles of Diivir; bat truck a BUbter-ranean etreaui with an inexhaustible flow of clear water. TiiEKaia 2.5:080 acres ofvoducational laud owned by Nebr.sk A st iT been brought by the widow Colonel Slayback, or St. Louis, against Colonel Cockerill for 5,010 dam; ges for kill-in i her husband. The transit of.

Venus on the 6th was successfully observed lit Chicago, where Profs. Hough, Buruhani and Garrison took the time of the contacts and secured ten photographs, and Rev. Dr. twazey niad morning observations. The.

French astronomer at the old fort at St Augustine, Florida, are higli s.tisned with their labors. Thj German party at Aiken, South Coro'lna." 'partially illed in their obj-ct. Prof. Waldo "and bis isoi Wat Yale College "reVort Pfof. Wlisop securing piites.

At Francisco iorty-eisht photogra) I13 the transit wi rj obtained. Prof. 1 all, after great difllflolty, pRotographs at Sau Antonio, and Prof. Ii.iz au, ti Belsian er, nroastuc ncnts. wai tofuliy invlell.lefrou (ceuwhieh Oh-" ervatory LondorW i'a i Tin ChrUtlau (111.) Grand Jury is.

indicted four, persons heretofore Tor the late" buticous treatment or Miss nma Hon 1. tiiiy- ihi- tfie Mississippi on the Oth the t-taa Morning Star exploded her nrr Kcw5 lopi Tluce pemmi were. lvlUeJJbi. i-diawwei and six badlv sculilei. tba 7th the business' portion of te village or Covington, was destroyed by flre.

Loss, On the mortiliiff erthe 7th tlrtftl.ermometer indicated a temper lure 6f 'it degrei bei'ow zero i Mfxjrbeal, Minn. At Du It was and at CTilea 10 degrees below. Tus Miebi jan suit producjd tbis year 3,040,3 7 birreuv being the largest -y r's yield on record. Fpt Tub chaini.toashlp' has' bsen awarded by the Nation il Lea-ue of Profesjional Basa-Ball Clubs to the Chicago nine. Grocnb was recently broken on the Mexican side of the border line for a railroad through Lower California, crosj.ng the Colorado River pear its mouth, thence through, fouor to Calabtssas, Capital whs secured iu England.

commercial relations which it is impoitant to tnereiore, 1 tlintr early consideration be given to such modifications of the ti-eatv as seem to l.ftiAr.,,i.i in New York City for; 52,000 Vcasb Interests of our people. In view at our increasing trade with both Havti and San advise'' thaf provision be made for if 1 V. I (IHH! I HI I Tot ul $9,160,682 This amount of seini-nununr dutv, which is the largest collected, in any year sine. the cs-iablishment of the National-banking svs cm exceeds the amount collected in theliscal year endod Juno 0, lssi, bv 1 Tho National-bank' notes received for' tba ascal "mounted to ieJt3''an increase over the preceding; year of or mora tlja-i S7J4 per tent? DEPOSITS iFOB llKTlil; MBNT 'BAIilfc4 CIR- 1 CCLA-illON. The ninth sect on of tte act of 'jWy extending the charters of National bunas', limits to ,0 a month the dV pos ts of lawful lllOtlOV hini' Iw.

h.n.f.'u.l 1 viiuritnQ latter by enlarging tne seone of tlm ivnis.iV Prince. I regret that a certain class of claims Ot American Citissens against the Govferament of Ilaytj have thns far been urged unavali-lugly. r-4 ii i'je I renew rnvreeotmnendnHrm ij i.i. li.i. ban's C.ECUiatL'.n un tcr Kec.

of ttio ot auu w.uuu acres of land In Baker County. Thk following persona werej hanged on lho.8th foilniurder: 'Charles Gustave, at Donaldsonville, La. Wm. Porter, at Perry, and Edward Swainsboro, Georgia. "Eighty-girU employed la a shoe factory at Torontot struck the dlher-day because work was given to two Russian Jews at a roduotian of two cents per dozen; Captain Emons and three men were lost, with a yacht going from Lo'ng Branch, to Barnestat Bav few davs tion as will place the United States in harmony with other maritime nnwra irlin- 1 1 .11110 20, -ibti, exclusive Of the nmraml the for the prevention of which may be, withdrawn lii "consoquerio.i of tho cnllinar by the f-'ecretary of tiia Tre isury HCl.

Ill COlllOMIlirv with vnui. loiut- reeolutlon of the 3d of August last. I nave directed the Seeeetai'v or Ktmn di-ONS foreiari 'in lfsiwi pos ted on thig account fr im the at 3 of tho Itft1! oCi.t.tho;.,si-t Oct 31 is of which ssfc- 340 conslftod of lawful money deposited with the Traosnrer Assietant 'ft-eusurers of the mv nir, In ton on tfic 7til Udonel asked a CoHtinitaneo on the groun 1 of ibe illtioii or rani iiiuuo wuica reiace 10 aisntled spirits can be prudently abrogated. Snch a course! if accompanied by a simplification of the machinery of collection, which would then be easy of accomplishment, might reasonably be expected to result in diminishing the cost of such collection by at least two rmllions and a hall of dollars, and in the retirement fromoflice of from 1,500 to 8,000 ersons. The system-of excise duties has never commended iteelf to the favor of the American people and has never been resorted to except for eupplving deficiencies iu the Treasury when by reason of spe.

ial exigencies the duties on imports have proved inadequate tot the needs of the Government, The sentiment of the country doubtless demands the present exciie tax shall be abolished as soon as such course can safely be pursued. It saems to me, however, for various reasons, so sweeping a measure as the total abolition of interim! taxes would for the present be an unwise sitp. Two of these reasons are daseivingof special mention. 1. It is by no means clear that even if the existing system of duties on imports is continued without modification those duties alone will yield sufficient revenue for all the needs of the Government.

It is estimated that one hundred millions of dollars will be required for pensions during the coming year, and it may well be doubted whether the maximum annual demand for that object has yet been reached. Uncertainty upon this question would alone justify in my 1 ldgment the retention for the present of tb at portion of the system of internal revenue which i least objectionable to the people. 8. A total abolition of excise taxea would almost inevitably prove a serious If not an insurmountable obstacle to a thorough revision of the r-ariif and to any considerable reduction ia import duties. THETARirr.

The present tariff system is in many respects unjust. It makes unequal distributions both of its burdens and its benefits. This fact was practically recognized by a majority of each house of Congress In th a passage of the act creating the Tariff The re-port of that commission will, be placed before yon at the beginning of this session, and will, 1 tin sr. afford you such information as to the condition and prospects of the various commercial, aaricrltural, manufacturing, mining uniiotlierintmcftaof the country and fonts" wb suggestions for sijauuoVy revision It is provided by the Constitutions of fourteen of our States that tha Executive mav disapprove any item or items of a bid appro- Sriating money, whereupon the pai-t of tha ill approved shall be law and the part disapproved shall fail to become law, un ess repassed, according to the provisions prescribed for the passage of bills over the veto of the Executive. Trie States wherein somo such provision as the foregoing is a part ot the fundamental law are: Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jerspv.

New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia. I commend to vour careful consideration the question whether an Amendment of the Federal Constitution, in the particular indicated, would not afford the besjl remedv for what is often a grave embarrassment, both to members of Congress and to the Executive, and is sometimes a seiiouc public mischief- THE The report of the Secretary of the Xav states the movements of the various squadrons during the year, in hom and foreign waters, where Our officers and seamen, with sut-hship8 as we possess, have cominued to illustrate the high character and excellent discipline of the naval organization. THE JEAXNETTE. On the 21st of December, 1881, information was received that the exploring steamer Je-annette had been crushed and abandoned in the Arctic Ocean. The officers and crew, after a journey over the ice, embarked in three-boats for the coast of Siberia.

One of the, parties, under the command of Chief Engi neer Melville, reached the land, and falling ii with natives was paved. Another, under Lieut. Commander De Long, landed in a barren region near the mouth of the Lena River." After six weeks bad elapsed all but two of the. number had died from atieue and starvation No tidings have been received of the parrr iu, the third boat, under the command of Lieu-tonant Chipp, but a lonar and fruitless investigation leaves Hale doubt that ail its 11 perwhed at.se. As a alight tribute to their heroism, I givo ia this comniijm't) ration the.

Ijatnca of tue. gallant mn who sacrinced their lives in, tiie iorge IV. De Lpng, James Jf. Ami ley, Jerome 'J. Coiiius, iia.i.-i (Onri "eif e-i f-e.

of caned The dopnqft-of l.w- Th ree persons were killed and sev "i uuiihh- flnmo TfvrMi lOpTfio re- ri rflmnii4 kn V. vi 1 wi; I (j If at Lit 911 lr MR 1 fT1 a I propor od conference, for considering the subject of the meridian to be used in tlie reckoning of lomiitnde and the regulation of time tlivouglioiH the civilized world. I'heir replies Will in due time bo laid before von. An agreement wai reached at Paris J11 18J3 between the princifial powers for the interchange of oilicial publications through the medium of their re-nectis e- foreign depart inents. The admirable svstem which lias been built up by the enterprise of the tiuiiih-soman Institute, inlords a practical bans for oureo-operutton iu this scheme.

nnHan n-. loss of tho public money has occurred in tbia I fl riflZi Olllini 4-V. L.nt, oiepnen w. out Wylie overruled 'Tumi counsel tent mi atlidavlt by ail the de'en forth the "fecent rcmoT 1 'f ffllcf iK Washiftton, the se ec tii'D of aiii-e unfriendly talesmen by Mar-rbH Me niehsei, and tfie slicked prejudice of 'u 1k eanoli why tboy could tio safely po to triid at tie present term. Wyiie prbno iaeoJ ttut tlafiiitueotiauilaault ig viui 1 '(9 turj liKtii our, ii The Springfield Republican, tells how a gen- tlemen took from his io.iket after dinner a pair of Solitaires and thmn inki.

Ix Pan Ln's Potosi, recently, a keg of powder standing in a store blew up, killed two boys nnd wounded thp'r mother. While she was attending their funeral on the foilowiilflr day, a stonef ell on her heal from the roof cf an old house, killing her I istantly. AST ared citizen of Walpo'e, N. feeble wit, Wi.rren Fairbanks, just thenooi ranveme.nt lm been effected bv which that institution wiil periorm the net c-isary Jubor I TTIiC. trie tourc, dui ajiowej it to.

be iilel. oitf bhiu, --prize package, I suo "iners were injured Dy a railroad accident near Hinton, ifew afternoons ago. las Star-route trial 'commenced in Washington on the 8tfi, Tete works of the Saginaw Barrel Company, at Saginaw Cl together with 2,000,000 feet of lumber, were' destroyed by flre a few mornings ago. Loss, 175.000. The Western Iron Association at Us recent meeUnglnPittsburgb.Pa., stated that orders for 2 tons of steel rails bad been given sinco the decrease in priooj and there appeared to have been no ground for tha poser and pissed them oa to "Dollar store.

iinuer tne u.recti ot tl D'-nnrtnient ot fctate. A reasonable comneustioit therefor fchould be provided ov law," A clause in tlie. act making appropriation foe the diplouiano and const. Jir sui-no eoiM emntntcH -the m. ot bo' In anrliiM of sue 11 i rvn bouse, has bethought himmlfof 1 450 which he Pata Emiled aud silently replaced the car 1 in -his pocket.

A few days later mamma did you get thoe ear-rins you showed us WelL a man submiltod them to me at the store. They were otly J30, you are foor luJ-je of ce'ms i bid forty -five years ago under a roc nu his f.ii-m. Th money has been found und tbeoU man now ba-j a baak account. ff The Kust. Noitlihor.j, a laJ Ufteea years of as recently play-luX wit.l asUot-'Uiiho supposel to be un- loaded, be pointed it at lii eibt-year-old Istor Wtnnlc, wbo was gtindlnjf on the top of ftfetcl UlgHt.of gfairir," mX takltijr ai.n said; llow easy I could kill on a salary bais, leaving leei to inure, to tne benefit of the Treasury.

I cordially favor siieh a protect us likely 10 r-oirect alxnses in ttio prudent system, and the s-eireuuy of Suite ill pi esent to you at ua oailv day plan for Buohreorgaisizarton. "Dcclhecb, the French Premkr, began life ts a type-setter, and at one time vast a proof-' reader on su oU-eure ne-; spapcr. X.Xmx, recent icars or a total jsuipeusioa of busi ness by the iron works. thought it wasu't. worth whlls to them to you," THE TUEVtJllY.

A full and intei-ectfrig exbibit of tho operations ol the Trcat-ury JJepaitnieut is" atforded.