Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1877, Page 11

TIIE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, I877—TWELVE PAGES. Al & thon e ) per annnm, shall Tl to a pro rata ol o Reizare for acting many of | pristion for postal card : 8 Steamboat routes: length, 17,68 fles; an- the kecpers friy trauble and e st telde eaf ended dnne 50, 187 2,300, i . ot ffOreE e of Customs at New York sub- o #il ; : ‘nt to u laree extent of the means of | to obtain their sal beeiden preventing the | (S1atntes, €h3p. 105, p. 355) of cost, #0840 about 16.5 cents per mile, \ fs comaonly kuown s e U o the Cututatsdon whiclt cxanined it il e, . talit which elows that i | the dzures ot that port amonnted to §35 1), nned i) sz the statlotios of the trade carried | detriment to the scrvle volved fn their ab. | March 301877 . sene, on such vieasions, from their posts of of Amerlean veseels | duty. toto porta of the United States fromforcizn pouts fur the fiseal year cnding June 50, 157, was 10651 the nutaber of dearanees of Smer- van Sersrlsy oruta, for the peviod was vy 1,000.00 Other routes, upon which the malls are res | quired to he conveyed with o ceecsiieanninn .8 7,013,300.00 | and scenrity™: lenath, The ated expenditurea for th tranaportation, 57,45 miles; annual cost, fiscal year ending June 40, 1670, 5,063,970; about cents per mile. nre. 5 seoenaner 100.330,427, 771,00 ‘Phicre were at the cloxe of the year 4,008 oflices sted sugplied l;,y mail-messengers, at an annual cost celerity, certalntv, ) milea; annoal The wimber of ‘thut In 1577, the total nmonnt wo's COART AURY The report of the Aunerintendent of the Con-t Burvey ahowa that good proxn hia Leen made {n the goneral work of trlangnlation, 1100 euits were toral i Th (tor, In_submitting that tat o that, without wut dere to arue in cobie tel Ly b f 8550, 40 S etive ok . Torelyn ved- | gopouraphy, and hsidrozraphy, with coinmen- o FLarer. o o Tab{ of_Infurisers or ot crive alk In i 4 phv, sidrozraphy, mnme the \ast fiscai year, ‘There was an. Incrense over the preceding sy ol * ol sures | Ahe be AMITALA 1 n ssue of charts - i 9 A ;:"';‘L;“-i;‘“‘,{ the oplton that the ahuse aures | EAL G valtie of fisgoste § o ab te gort A stamps have never deen riod 1 Shratoresithin (e issue:of tiptedonaavizie | < mauine; ,798,008,28 ' gear i length of routes of 11,022 miles; in an b 1058 OF MANT MILLIONS of enteg, there should be alded to the netual {o the Government, ¢ ead, atrl may not have been inton tel Estimated revenne urclun veascls, torelgs, % 5 nual transportation, 11,033,543 miles: and In iy comparative | 12Tt Vahie of the gowts ot the pors of os- | to be 7 ! " | . In the prosceution of thework some motable | - from toney-order eltnded by Congy viston re- 18,174, coat, 818,755, Dedueting the deerease In coet w facts have heen developed, One of the inves- businens,, ... 200,000.00 for raliway Posf eg clf T nd R rre % Governs | taln costa chat 2ew, is it waa S uxls rrang yine g iy eree | o, “ vulodbe alil oo . 0w oftictal poste Ve 7 '3 complishing great frawla upon the Govean- | 0505000 RN tiees olaims avened || On theuceesstun of the 1 tev, 13 «ertainly approzimate velodty and direction of reaenur, | gan ORC Wit o0 000 00 én RIS, ks rente, at ang honr of the day, may be compiled The rallroad 1 PRUASCE WITH THE NATIONAL DE- | for tic use ul nvigntors, o on £ niako tiese fotten have Teen, Inerdased 1 THETRaLg el Do s oTieh haille the MaAritery.| (Somated tavennn, for.the l“'"“"f;‘;fl%'{;‘,’f"{‘[‘}"",““‘ it "“"t“’,"”" fle- 1 o el e : e the ey scal year Y .. 20,014.008.28 | creascd £159,103, o a o In our .mm'::filllv‘:na'-:!!mfi, avw:lable in appronching of leaving the coast. year ending June 30, 1870., 20,074.008.28 his decrease Is attributable - 1o the operation of tne nct of July 12, 167, res Without hirdeninz other e Asof equal tinportasea with o koowledge of | Estimated excess of expenditures ducing the compensation to all raliroads for tho o by Tnzistation. e In- | e currents and tides along the reabard, but | - tn be avoropriatedost of the gen- transpurtation of the malis 10 per centun per T eur et | O even greater intercst to the publiz, the varia- | Lral Treasiey, o 8 dedeiency.... 2,303,092.32 | annum on _allowances tor R L sl ,_m,"l‘l",_ or laniaarriaxe, | 1ons of the magnetic ncedio luve been noted Of the npproprintions for deflciencies, there | thie allowance of 50 per centum per annum, jes tint broduee the | 1 the work of the Coast Surveys and, by clab- | were uncxpended on June 0, 1576, the follow- | after such reduction, where the rallrond was W, Bubaidies drowy | Grate discusslon and colla witl olderolser- | log ninounts: conatritcted In whole or tn part by a land-grant o O the st ths vations, i has become possihle to prediet varla- | For facal yonr ended Jone 0, 187 04,953,13 | mude by Congress, X O e . | tlons of tho eombass, us fn the ca-6 of tho tides. | For Sacal year ended June 30, 2,862,505, 00 | The cost of_railroad eervice to June 30, 1877, el v ) athar to that dute, he Departinent, alithe printingsipont ommended that tuch 8 coanze, be | PGk twa tilion dollars hinvo boen pakd o3 | b ks, and reautitics of tao Uit St eienes T parties wh may be able a the ems of ntereit and costs | thenotes of the Natbmal Bk was done o e ede of mtcl frauds Lo b v laree proportion of that anionnt. Burcau wud Departent, except 1 B R fientton of o customa oilice 1he renmisine cares are st pendtng fu various [ tonders gl e ) to e fhes to the revenue from o stazes of progr amb, to enisfy these, | of the N These: W s, ot from smugiing, bt from £1,0,0,00) mure will brobably bo required. brv the U 3 ation of goods subject to oo au CUpan ull conskicration, the Seeretary 13 of | «fty unds ) r Attt ts, theretare, also recommer the optniun tiat no mone il be appiopriat- | termtnub) duys’ notler 4 tuex npon the bnlistel dutr, e tecuriug simplicits and wnifornr. |t for tie pavment of these claling Gutil ufier | as the prices name din i ¢ compodities to I col e e O ettonof Lo revente frm | 8 thorougi lovestication has bonn wade fito | i the oridual consrvet dated Juie, 1 Trum e revenue b sup; lrl“\m““. that specific duties be ndopbed g far | the natipe, chiaracters amd fuztice, tot only of | the cost of atnor aml nateeial was mieh ilgher | dustries are of Sttch an Inel store this &k [nr us prossih) dustrize, e eue erease of the me Imrlulmn. Wit ; the se sl encitiz, bt alst f thase pabd. §oll | than haw, the Secrctary slecined It for the inter- | tries, and can be diservetis zranted ouly o the | oy o (S0E MARISEAOAMT, SEASIEE T ey | WasAUUsR30. The appropriation for the cur- L e tnnie o e i, ws Tar f8 1t 1y vosatblu | €8t of the Guserbment sure g of o larico expansion i the mar. | Fie swaunt ruclved s hoepitaldges Amonnanproprinted’ far facal s L0 oed |t faal yer 1a 300000, The increase in 1o wAAEATAT to tronps from | 19F $he Department %o nscertaln thein, wil be Ty TEUNINATE 1T, Tt deniaial for thie commoriitios to be trans. | feauien during the last fiscal g ONT U8 THTI T T svvsarrasnosannces 1007, 408,00 | the coet uf scrvics to June 30, 1973, was £07 per Slneo the e e o Ter | submittud tn Cotgiress, #0_ that the wiile subjectof engraving and | worted by shipping or ratirowds, cr where the | g St SSEEIORITER BEIUE AR ———t °$'{'01:.,’*:-|,,‘ his rate of incrense applied to tho Maska Inst apein, tire innagannt of the Ter- | ®isuder the vamé section clalms for refund of | printineby private companies souil b within | vital tiesessitics uf the camatey require froc o | 2500 AR : Makinza total of unexpended ap- $2,038.50 would make the cost, for tho current ntorg b practically desolved upon tho Treass | yqxge fileuntly Imposed under nternal-resenite | the powér of the Governmeit ut the meeting of | speedy eommunication botwien its - differcnt et e and disablesd scamen | Srouriations for deciencien, un- g This sum is uscd us th ury I)nu.nrlm_m(.l ‘ne only utl'ursc\\l‘]u: conl nr Lux laws, are pald, Clatins under these laws Cutzress, Beetinng, : n{zmm;;:‘, e z;r W:! o e ‘_:_ drannand nvailable, of....e..0e.$ 9,084,550.13 a hich to cast the estimate for 1870, exertise nu\mnut hor L{I\{er‘ l.;? «(x l':u"-rl "I. ALE VERLY NUMEROUS The act providing for the expenees of the | ‘Tiehigh }.y[m in onrdepreciated Pflnermmlcy ik culst “:r’ :‘nllu‘:;lywu i) b ek ¥ lc‘u-l"mft DERING THE LAST PISCAL TEAR w d antl L{px}tlflflfl nmrk|ml tovival of busincss, Costoms at itk aiel s deputics stationed ot | g valed in ehasavter, and ko are still pends | Bureat for the current il vear requiren that | of the eiier wterials of ahipbultding lns reti | 66 Geabied = reduction fo this amonnt have | Sie followltiz, awounts wero drawn an, account e e D T Jappentan, other pulnts wEltbl e e e niinen | N3 for retund of taxes wronfully fmposed un- | the work shall be perforined at the Feeasiey | dered us analble, sitcethe War, to compete with P o i 1970, when $e Averate wae | OF Puyments for provious fiscal yeare, viz.: tmakini Lo dutiniafe-for 15,0 S0, 1010, the '-‘",lf'-lf:‘tku‘ B e et | dof statutes which huve been repealed aud are | Deportment If ft can Te done 2s chanly a pere | other nations i this great udistrs, *The de- CrdL. N deliteiey apropHation e | For_fiseal yesr of e nuinber of persous arrested for X Lo e e et ialeawad | B0 louger in foree, foctly, and as afely us chsewhere, (19 $fatutes | mand for jron - bullding ealirosds, and the | S350 o AlCiies shurontay e BT o .ee 8 460,000,00 i e AR RN POl AT ot e TS e L e eiiet botween | I Iuteralrevenue cases, the law mowIn | ax Lane ) "o determine the questionof | diversion of capital and tabor from other indue- | PRS0 EEA BERLE SRC JRS o care For _fical year of {iirawtlio yedr, enden oJuue d; 1077, was B of the troops it result i conflict bobiwen | yorce in rezurd to Informers’ nwnrds (Sce, 3,065 | the eost’ of esecuthg worls I tie Bur tries ta that, hus, however, ob tresont largely [ 3 provisiun ol 1aw LEats Jof e caft Shcl | 8- .o - o 11000,000.00 Siuitigensa U 101 ovarbic ot sear. .0 the whites and tho Tndinugs but thue fur AL | Rovised statutes) nuthorizes the Comissioner | elrewhere, the Sucretary bt censedy “Tho apprecintlon of_our cnrrency to e ey e | PO hemt, yotr ol 000,00 hese: /1oL affen gl doc Jiakin, ths Uiltel, l“"‘“‘l’,‘“"f it ’°l“" ¢ novilatlon | of Iuternal Revenue, with the approval of the | meat, Sent, 6, invitine propo nearly the coin standand, the rapld developmient ThiTof the I > L prevgspice v aVOG0, f."‘ Li“i‘"""l,'.‘,' th ““" 1"’ 6'_“"““ reaults, viz.: o Bk e e o mher | Sterctiry, to pay wuch sumd s he uay deci | that month, for peiuting” the the toal am fron industries, und the Talllng 57 G o Conelete, 197{ scquittenl, 10; not vet trfed, 105, m-fl"“"’."; L“,‘ ".’I'."'; " ,““I T ot el ‘,," sary for deteeting and bringng $o trin | lewad-dender notes il the ok backs | off in the demand for rallroads, will tend to | G 08 HEY BEE O GOl Add amount of bhale 1"- "“41 el 'r;m;ma- whose offenses it was Py L H et b sert it iis il Gl VOILhI the Laws, T4 48 ro- | o natlmabcurrenes notes, for the periud | direct capital and lahor to shinbuilding, | 91t Marinettosbital seevies Bl Shosh SR | Tancent sppropr- Qusioll Iisisablo o nnieite, (. Hiotate the oAt LG Yoara, SL7gl1tis, whilehe recuinl Tutty submitted thut all such discretionary | of one year from the Istof Uetober, The esti- [ Every encouragemont ay, at loast. be glse el Tt fht bt it | stiim Pue Swea='zs, unte el e turmlaies, ol hastafricis, Tl frm)” enstams Linve, T s Y more carefnily Himftd by juw. { the Burea on, both elsies of work, | the lieresse of commeree | vessols of Ameri- [ $ So regsons exiat for Bhe sl Qmilent BF | earried 1o surplas: Triy rlilarice Dlurdor of_malbrulect, etc, tiave LB B L e i e tions are constaitly ardstie as Lo the ol- un uvernzy of $9.71 per thotsand perfe:t | can ownersbip that can be pradently afforded by | [UA S8 55 Fesynin, TWIRG ks, WOAG THEIEE | fund of the Trens ieot surrendered: ta - thie Btate authoritics for mepded ik tho:put of Eltka Lo abniialices Towanee to be tinde o District-Attornera for us agalist et Pt i Siaind A8 per trinl, The total number of complaints was 7,039, of modilylnee existing Juw {n tnose respects fn | g s oy o TR b ure, recommend that the law beYo awmended ag seldise ihnienuipon shch sonlmore; o witharizo tho continuation of T reter fard | A totator... or8 0,814,950.18 | whic) Gort Top: Sonlstaeal Mtcrr ot thy The fleet of vessls erployed in this branchof | fshed theu out of the fund approytiated, fur | : : ——==—=—= | repurted_valtic of ' 834,410.K2: ordinary ietters 4 o ety ptea | thal parpose, wntll Baspital treatinent shall o Amonal. of dnielohesapimurls 343, reported to contaln In tnoney, drafts, 1 and ikl the The receipts from_the tux on seal-skina taken iy ) Hid : ] L R 4 0 g pensation, ‘The statutez have heen ro nk-note cotnprany last vear, wid less than thy guithie-lelauns of- Bl Daul Bt Georgiy I | ften atneided and so variouely constriid tht | bid of wny of the compnnles, the Secretary eluding ~'L|“-"-|"-"-‘ 'Yf ‘10 o Ll 1t s almast impussible ro determine wiat allow- | deemed 1t ils duty, under the law, to b Comiany; Uyehudn g8 fojlowas ances should b made, worlc within the at least fur the p T the Sout itation the Seerctury o BEY w0 seersennnan 3 $117.681.00 o o Tanzer requlired. attons undrawn and avaliable f it IEHOTIOE 19k 3 ctny Distrlet of New Yorkthe al- [ ent. After careful ¢ aillng vessels, Nuaely il of them | o700 . ¥ B vttt ] te., EL,072.9; mulinz an azaregato of losses . 201, 105.50 | fouices liave been sach that fi some veass the | satisfled that the works, a4 dutie fu the Buréay, | ar e Tor erulsinie tho waters | obic Spiiutment uf mediou officre to the s 2,270,209,00 | nwounting 1o ALI4LE0 and miscellancous lell;-vf?"l?ogf”l;u'm e from, thakspuens s coupensation of the District-Attoruey fan x| fs Tieniicyare et vt uoed. 1 | motfon T A relbe B el I . the nbore cum there are charzeablo | 5115 re roenrereis 208 loat o Sedo bt 1o consenienl o fact that 4 less biinber ol 1t O, whtle Tn some tretitorious cases IORL PERPECTLY DONE The followmy s a statement of the geners 4 Tt Ao ve produce ¥ Wi ¢ X " A [l 3 renvered ed, n- Soals were taken the post year than the waxi- ® Nt 2 il u zeneral | oeur in 4 hysher grade, have profuced satifac. | 1he folowinz unsctilud accouuts, estimated: v them durd cal ye. wum allowed vy Inw, Lem during the fiseal year fl Landly peen eutllelent autbority for | than that heretofore done In private establish- N closures valued nt 810,510.00, were made rood; v fale ailowane tors resultd” This svstem fs ar present carried | Mafi-senvice aml 5O, ot tho reported valae of $43,000,.22, out umler the reculations of toe Donrtment; | contruet, or ments, even at the bieh rates pall. Upon the compensation, the Seere- | yuestion of safety, the elary caunat see INTRRNAL REVENUE. T nvold excessiy o it e # Ao o nhud, ot ye H were irréeoverably Jost, leaving 410 still under T L e LR b s vl M RO DR S el Bl A b b I Roulilsoy suisanicchoneverithint it alivuld |+ g ok et 192,364 43 inveatizution, This statemenit ncludes tho de- recelpts from the several sonrecs of tasation | gyees toany District-Attorney withln one vear, | ter protected from trak or mtatge thandt now | Number of vesscls boarded and exs i i) statul e be needed for the | riruction of rezistered letters by raflroad acele under the Internal Revenue Taws, for the fiscal | fuciuding silarv, 1o $10.0005 hut the better way | o Dt the question of satety bung one of | ! A o s ot £22,710,03 dema, ete., cxeent thoso uestroged in March, sears_ended, respectively, duno’ £0, 1576, and | 4 g cstablish by lowihe cafary of cazh District- | tiblie policy, the coasderat:on’ of Wiieh praps prozeldadminiatetion of this aurelie 1 by tue burnlug of the postal car at Bedan, :'(‘:l‘}t(.;l&u:.‘:_l:fi:l ot further special communien- .8 845,073.40 Ip s ol i T, The percentoge of actual Josses, b zafile ol siofibrly restuedy TEANNOAT INSPECTION. Lieviug arior itlegiong of s compnred with the number of letters o ToipariTa o oo 3,001,402 | During the bast vear there hiave been nspect- | jyjancy” on dedcicucy-uvpropria- reported registered during the year—i,84,127 B seeardano with the wrovisluns ol the uet, | & 1081 vusscle, InFolvin: ah aguresate funlioge Ty 1,625,120.5¢ | 14 nbout one-fifticth of ane per cent, or one In n aecardativo with the provistons of the uct § of 1,014,012, tons, and lleenses bave Leen 18 | po_zaupesr ittt R of Murch i, 15if, the_revenue-steamer Richand | sued 10 1458 officers, TAULETAMIS, RTANCED LNV Rust was praperly fivred out und dispatched ALSCARDS t8eUE Sun Frascheo un the a1 of Moy fast for June 30, 18773 Attorney, and to forbid all allinvances, mr Letonps 1o Congress, the Sverelary re Undier theaet of duly 4, 1561, andactsamenda- | fully submits it to that body, with the e fory thereof, und Sec 300, Appendix to Revised | that, as the Government hus been abl Suatutes, clabns of v eftizens, In States nob | eojate kafety by its own grents 1o b fu rebeitfon, fur Quartermaster’s stores amdsub- [ wite its 2ol "and shiver coin, nnalogy would indl- istence supptivs recelved or taken for the use | eate u sinllar course as Lo its paper drentation, ol the ariny, are to e reported by the Quarter- | and expertence bas shown it practicability, master-tieneral or Commissary-Cenerat, if fat- On the 20th of. Marel Lust, the Scerelary ape Itled th Jurt, 1o the ‘Third Auditor for | potuted o committer, consbsting of three expe- st e of Hyerraved W salue of proj s consiat tione e ovEa, anh roste | BUV0 acnt through the matls, 0 % ‘The number of rafiway post-office lines In hot period there have been ro- ‘The number of ordinary stamps ja- voeration on the Jth of June, 1577, was sixty- WITYA DYDY YAIL0S fees for e sied daring the past fiscal year four, extonding over 15,701 miles of rallroad- wettlen i mellonof i Acsuuisie oficers | slehewd ohicre of the. Departimout, (0 make s | o {hoiectiun of the seal-iliorles und soa-olior | spectiun of stcatn-s 81 a0 520,07, Calned a1 1. 818,181,070,0 | ronten; an ncrense of one lino and forty-elgii of the Treasury l)»‘mrlmunt upon this class of | thorough examination of” the Bureau as thee | s and of the Aleutian Archipelogo, and Ll 1nfles compared with the pre eding v clatms I8 regulred, by the ace of June 16, 1874, | organlzed and conducted, Upon the report of 10 b reported by the Sceretary to Congress, at | thia) comnittee there'were discharged Aprit 18 the commencement of each aesalon, for consld- | and April 30 633 persons, whose nunual pay was eration, betore payinent by appropriation. The | ahout §W,00. On the first day of My the number of clatuis of this chinrater Buareau was put In charge of new ofileers, Who 19 VERY LARGE, buve reorganized it n every braneh, aud have and the nmount atlowed thercon and reported | transiormed it fnto an adanirable worhshop, ns + 1,000,005.10 | *The number of clerks {n the servica at tho 4,11 end of the nnul‘ywr ending June 30, 1370, was o 2 Sfl.‘iclll ug ou anuual expenditure of $201, 057, 60 vatemt for the Revenue Marine, ‘There hase been exnended, during the same e fur in the oct of July 31, 1878, has been | perivd, amounts as follows: d upon with the promise of great ndvan- | por inspectors and clerks. ...vvovrirs..8170,002,00 ) the dervioe, Seven appointiments have | Fortraveling and misceilancous ez mnde durlng the past year, from those ap- PENSCE. 1oe eos o ki s successfully aceomplishied her intasion. ‘Total {*aaey poreadaz zopun soxEy-x8gL 2,000,005.05 1 $L27d, 1 s, The number of clerka In the service at theend 205, 362 1,700,153.00 | of the fiscul year ending June 80, 1677, was 1,010, a3 g i n % v 7} _ on | TERrezenting an annnal expendituro of 81,223 2 "t Digest of Approprintions for 1877 ¢ | it was the purposc ul the kaw 1t stiould bewhere s pxliiiting the 4 St 0 ok Denc g UM107.20 | GOF whowlug nn tncrvaso of four clerks and @ "; = 3 the publle work_cant be done witn clieapue I been usslirned to duty on the schooner J. wranpers, 14,150,443, p..u i decreasa n sularies of 3,500, l.‘ Other classes of elatins under the jurlediction | sntety, and excellence. ALl the vavers relating | ¢, Dotbin for the purpose of affordimg them Excess of recelpts over expend- The actual expendliiures for ralivay post- H of the samu aceounting oflicers, but ot required | to the varfous transactions reterred to ore | ghirorm and satisfactory Instruction, . e fture v +$ 7,467, 02 Ageregating, 1,000,253, 010, ., 8: office_clerka for 1876 were $1,221,550.10. The 2 epurted for specdtic approprla- | transmitted herewith, s tnken for practical traning at sea, Up To avold t s hy the annual "There hus brens general decreasels the fssugy | RCEHA1 eXpenditires for 1877 were $1,223,600.41; & nelude those for compenention fur horses ‘The Beerctary respeetfully recommends that | gy eompletion, the vessel was stationed at N meeting of theBoard of Suversising Inanectors, | of these artieles frum those of last yuar, 23 o decrease of $150.73, = z and equlpments lost 3t tho LAY serviee, und | Congress uppropriate o sum sutlicient to ercet o [ feofiord, Mase,, where the young men have eu- | 88 requived by Sec, 4405, Resined Statutes, it shown by the following tables £ ‘Tho annual nfleagte of service performed by e for use amd dess of steambonts and other'v sutwiuntial “fire-oroof bulllng for the work | ey uy'u'u Y i recommenided that authority ba ¢lven to cun- = b rallway post-otflces was 16,505,010 miles; an Ine [t wilrupd emrines, etew wndor the aet of Magel s, | performed by buresu, and for suzh othes A COURSE OF 1XSTH = ne the Board nt such time and place s the crenso ol 1,683,130 over that of last vear, K 1300 amendad aod - constried by the nets werviee of o incehauleal wture as may from thne O tinal: aranted with a | Sesretary uf the Treasury shall desizuate, z FORRIGN MAILS, 2 il o March 8, 19, unil June 22, 1571 aml Se to U be required, For conslderations whirh I tha ¢ Supervising Inspector-General of Steam ol The total wetzhts of the mails dispatched 5 EE 8,402 Lo i, 480, Revisoun Statuges, Theee clidi Justity this recommendation, and for, detulls i "'u-rlg ae |; rcll‘mnu requisite for. recommends that Sec. 4,410, Revised 3 3= fron the United Btates to postal-unjon coun- L = i ure nutnerois, aud ivolve u large amount fntho | The Seerctary refers to th accompanylug repory | Olers of the lteventie Yastues 0 of the United States, reluting to lo: Iz a2Zs tries during tho year were a3 follow z 3 azgrezate. ot the Chief of the Bureai, PALLS Lapigucdhiont'i o Srormied sl v o t | up eatety-valves, be repealed, or 8o amendod as 2 252 5 040120 erams, equal to 2 & ) I8y tho net of May I8, 1572, Sce. b, tho Secre- TUBLIC MONETA. e e e o (1, lth hosdnariens g | to ompel uniformity in ite applications that & B3¢ 3 printed matter abd samples, 837, b o — retury of the ‘Treasury wae awthorized and In the report of the Treusurer of the United l‘"t e ey l,h,','m'\'l'mflg)"‘ :‘ authority be conferrad upoh the Secretary of - 3 cqual to TLBNEST ounces: ' being I 2] directed to pay to the liwful owners, or thele | States, herewith submiteed, there fs ser forth a | e st ef e o S BELISEER <5 B0 B | lie Treastiry to anpoint clerks to Supervising e g welzht over 1570 of 74515 atinces of Ietiers and B 218 ropresentatives, the net proceeds netually pad | detalled atatement of the monetary transac | 08 Shons 1ot WS EECH gy onstrietlons | Inspectorain districts where thelr services are Eio g 1,290,205 ounces of printed matter ood satnplee, £ EIE] tnto the Treasury of nll cutton relzed uiter the | thons of the Government durliz the past year, | 10 e steLier, Whetl SoRPELES, BEE Mis 8101 actlly required; nlso, that o reduction be g2 8 A statement is appended of the weieht of maits 3 13 ekt duy of Jund, 1505, by ounts of the Govern- | JLwill by scon thut the coin resources of the | MR SRS B EUSOD B e orof | mnde In the feus for tho uspection of vesscls of % dispatehed to cach ?mmlqum country, 3 HE went unlawrutly awd n violation of shelr - | Tecasury on all weeonts from Sept. 0, 1870, o [ Fadets W comgaction o perlvruance of | gy ons and unders aud afso for Heeusiog ofli- H ‘Tiie tutal cost of the United States ocean mall o structions, The Seerctary wan Invested with | Sept, 80, 1577, bad fuereased Irotn 867,54 5 ",‘x'.,"‘,'-;“_, ‘,"',imlm“ fne the R Ma. | tors=to which recommendatious your attention steamahip survice for the year 1977 (Including 7 - sulu jurisdiction as o the construction of tho | to 3[EABG,012H, and the curreney “resources | ¢ CXPEIRE OF A HET e toes e [ s respectiully huvited. 220,000 poid from special appropriatbin for It o aet, nud the methods by which the facts should | from €160,437.70044 to $110,086,040.01, ;:‘h 1;:;:11 I l“:‘_ftl’" 5"{. o e S 15 i PUBLIC DUILDINGS, " sieamship service to Japan and Cliua) was 3 H o nseertained. Ninico Lic sstie of silver coln comsuenced thero | $541T3031, the lowest reavhed sliico the 6X- | 5y ongion (s respectully nsited to that por- e = B457,680.03, 7 3 Under certafn rogulations of the Department, | bas been returned to the Treasurs for redemp. | PERES BT HT8 BEEEIcS AEHE peen KEa sevuraiolss | tion of the Suversising Architeet's report fn = = g8 ‘The orleinal postal-unfon territory comprised & ] 1,830 clalins were tiled, clatming the proceeds of | ton n larzely-ierensed amount of minor cotis i watees uinin to Gul Coast ihresn Jlo. ok dation $4 made for the con- N gt the Unfted States of Acricen, the Continent of b H lie Buy and Lake Pontehastrain are too shoa] | Which recommendal 4 ron s P ) v, g i |F l!&:liu:ulugl‘u;' &ro c‘xmun, the estimated valus of {u%\l‘ll{rll there i3 nlu l‘llulm‘un:l. On s«;m. = |t wlntit of belue properly patrolled by any of | struction of buildings for the accomimodation of H 2 £ I ;',',’:,’,‘,];: A!!l::u;‘alrl«:‘emhA’Jlmc;ful'fko 3 l-.‘nryflt, 21 B2 €2 T 1 1 | which s 813,000,000, §77, thero was on hand of thess colns an gkl < gkt J i ! Engraving aud Printine, and for H slands, Hellgoland, “the s tabwiar statement of anounts recolved ‘TIEAE CEAINS Aot of @370 401, constibuting w portion of | e vessels now in o service, its b cute- | (e BUess of Exiravingand, Pebitur aulfor HISE g 33 Faland of Malta and ttasencndencles, the Tonfan ‘nclurdes comniissions on sales of stunps paid In | hava been acted on as folly the currency balunce of the Treasury prictic- | UEES &I ‘,"'m:‘("l- ‘fl Lfl‘ ¢ 'm“c.n(u i | “nasre not required for current uee. P s Isles, Madelra and thio Azares, the Balearle Isles, tind, which do not appear as eash recelnts of | Number of clatma rejected 1,180 | oily unavaikiblo for enrrent use, uinl occupyhne | lll\’\'rnv ) e Tt ‘{ obil f""{. o Orelenne | "Widle I have to recommend that appropria- - s tho Canary lslands, the Bpanish Posacssions on shu Treasury, and certofn sums reported ns col- | Numiber of claling divinies o | the Trensury vaults to an fucouvenient extent. A‘ il ’“,,' l"‘lh"“‘"hl "Bt -m? e ‘t‘“fs' tions be made for the continuation of ‘the work - T the north coast of Africa, and the Spanlah postal fected, but not deposited, during their re- | Number of claims allowed 40 | "Tho ne wamiry legislation for thelr proper dise | & KL B T verly ma LCF | wpon the public buildings now iy progress under ¥ Ea% cutaplishmonts on the west const of Moroceo, spective fiscal vears. Henco thero will bo an | Nmuer of clalms vending 2 | position is recommended, B i Lot e ey e o | the supersision of this” Department, fn accord- 2 F) seE This torritory hns been extended by tho addition Amaront, vatiatlon botseen the amounts of col- | Tl nmount pald un allowed € i, 8104, 80 SPECIAL AGENTS, and stutloned 1 thess waserd, would, 1t 18 be | ance with thocstimates submitted thercfor, tho 2 $45 £% of Adn (Ambiu), the Empire of Brazil, the lectious tabulated and those shown by the coi- | The uct fs steietly limlted i its scope, aud | T Secretary calls atteution to the accom- ol o vessel, 16 1o oathmated: ean | voudition of tho revenucs Is such us to muko it ] =¥R a8 Termudas, Britlsh Guiann, Britlsh India, Ceylon, aiug-warmuts of the Treasury, © was apparently intemied to alford reltef fn o | panying report, shawing the transactions fn the | prEie, Jueh Ssec B30 €I K | yuwiso, fn my judgment, to authorize tha con- sl s 2 theDanish Coloniva of Kt, Thomas, Bte. Crolry “Tn Inerease i the azgrevate recelpts from | comnaratively swall mimber of cuses not dis- ]J“?uluu of Special Aceuts of Customs, Only | o PR EE O RS0 e Tegial tiva ol ‘:; stretion of niew bulldings, except fn those cases sla gs £5f and 8t. Jeun, the French colonics in Asis, Afnc2s the sources. speeiled durlng tho uost Na-al year | bosed of by tnu Seerctary before the proceeds | twenty agents aro now authorized to be em. | HoR 16 ueseruiti T GEL BEusiire BOtOU | oy n Mo demands of the public acrvice scem T 2 o Auserica, and Ocenuica, Greenland, Honp Aong, umounts o a little more than SL00, mad s | of cuptured property were covercd Into tho | ployed, - Until re-ently the number was fitty- | 4618 AL RAVIND sanrs eI, to mako them an abrolute necssity, S Janalca, Jupas, Labun, Mauritius and ita do- CUTEPLY DERIVED FROM SEIITS AND TOnACCO. | Treaaury wnder the {u(m resolution of Marcli | taree, amd, In view o€ the extent and character | o ronars SO Gherations of - thl " OPPICERS OF THE DEPAGTMEST. 2 B2 2 peudencien, the Nethorland colonkes 1 Asla, The increase n the receipts from spirita fs | 80, 1863, anmd o which wrongful or erroucous | of the duties devolving ugon themie 19 ree- aftonds up:rumvlu'e}mbn ol s service Tho Bucretasy talies pleasuro In comiending - B N Octunica, and Awerics, Pervia, tho Portuguesa due fn part to the greater quantity of whisky | setzures were made by the seents of the Gove [ ommended that the number be Incressed to at Darfug the * m’;( Ak Mee-sav o Congress the fndustry and ability of thy # § ¥ colonios i Asfa sud Atrics, the Spantsh volunles withdrawn from warchouse at 90 ¢ents per gal- | ernmont engaved, after the close ol active los- | jenst thirty. : i tlll 1;)._0"“ “l ! i‘hu o n[uuh 'e’-m mf Teudls of Uiresus s otlier oflleers of ‘tlls De- & 2 3 in Asta, Africs, America, and Oi-eunh-u, thy Ton duringg the current year than was withirown [ tilttes, i collecting and socurlne the many COMMEICE AND NAVIGATION. e embracine tha lie of our oast upon th | PFtment, many of whom by long exverience fu 4z & s H Bralty Bettlunients (Singapore, Peuaog, aud ::‘ ‘5‘71‘-" fim:ll’"l :,‘“"- "" ‘k‘ilu“'““': quantlt l"f g“l"‘l"i““fl %’l‘ulu,r “"‘1::"':' l"':‘l"'l""“l "";“;" lylll':: The Regtister of the Treasury reports the | fukes—huve been urganized Tohirty e | thy dlschnrey of et dutles hivve mato thele ;-'; H "Q’i‘fls“h ::;;lmilfl:-lt:‘\lnn'rleau:&:lm:u'l‘nnlfl of the randy distilled from fruit the past yeor, The | Soutlen vhich hud boen suld b vessels o States " ~hout stutlon + | survices of the groatest value to the Govern- a sgrozstanuantity of tuvyald pirta wititraen | fopmor oners (6 o Contorcrato Suutos total tomgo of vscels uf thy Uniied States | saving and Wfe-boot stutlons i e Athuitle 5 ot 70 cents per gal 1532, und n‘, of March i, the v . ¥ i world having an organized postal-service, and oind Luke consts have been ovened for service, | et The manier bi which their compibcatel ot yot etubinced (n thu wostul union, ars the lf,‘;‘“"y Ty l'nk-lrfi:-.mlnt:‘s:“:bx:?:)]fI;c-‘;yj:;l:!zu‘t Bl dlaihreom i of urge stk of moncy, | o 10 fransuitting the sbovo supyies, ters | Cetitrul nud South Autorfcan calintyles exceps un under the net of Jduno iy The atmonnt of cotton taken was known to ents per gallon under the uet | bo greatly I excess of that which came futo the 1876, was nearly the samo: whereas 1 hands of tho uuthurized agtenits of the Govern- ber of gallons_ Withdrawn paying %0 | ment subscquent to dune 59, 15633 aud, n view lnqn that of the flsenl yeor ended June By, BT 'Fhie actital deercase fs belleved to be ahout have been Jost by th mails but tvo packuges, | Beuzil and Britih, French, uud Dutch Gulana, ’ b g i 4 13,568 tons, this amotint being fn excess of the | ggony o heen completed, and ure ow recely- | 30d the neeuracy nd skill with which it 1s nc- wrrewate vatue of 85213708 unprece. i ds, and the Hritish Auatra ‘1‘51“ ras preater by D,705M) guklons durtiye uf ‘.“&“:,‘ “."fi lmu’(‘(’ ."“l‘,,‘ :"3. w'"fi’ Uales | Jogpes over tho galna during thy last flacal year, g h,‘:.?: cqu'.pmcnl:, and another h“‘ljn‘ ;;n;e::: counted for, entitlo themn to his grateful ac- 3:"?‘1: :x:i{l loss., Y l‘/‘) ¥ :;I;%s‘z']‘“},;{t.‘,' l““l’.‘gk\fl.{ shall have b,f-‘._:“ ad- s,.n than in 1570, i _l of }l" t!.\vlkl‘i'h . efi Ltlru 'll;“m u e ’f’."."" the balanve being accounted for by droppmiee | of construction. knowledgmouts. Uniler the present system of follecting post- | mitted to the unlom, the mternational postal- e tra kl m | bl (o the Confederutu Statca it the war, | C2usk-bots, exempt under tho act of Cogress | ho report makes several tmpobtant recont- Joux Sunusiax, Sccrotarss | gy 'ou uewspuper aud peridfal publiations | servicy of thy eutirt workd will bo organized on 1570, Wi 10"010‘:;’:}? :u“.‘l“'.,"““ e :Ilu‘ tun | or wis unlawfully acquired by companios | B proved April 18, 1574, mendntions, to which carelul conslderation is wafted to reguldr subseribers fom theollicen of | u stuglo basis of undforn postage rates, with the 1y anonnted to 114,710,604 pouuds, thulnereass | formed for the iross of rbning tho lock ho followlng table exhibitstho total tonnage | Invited, Special attention is calicd to the rece THE POST-OFFICE, pubilication (which avstem originated tu tho act | most liberal facilities for miall cx lunges be- Lol BOTOA00 potten, T Pt HIeIEresso | et tas tho reatrictions of e et whereby | 108 the lush tko yeurs: It J0F ressing the COMPCRSation | yppont os T osriasTE-aEnERAL, | OF Coirees apurwed funo 2i 1674, thero lus | tween tho peovies of all nations, “Tio number of cullcetion distelets on July 1, | the'power of tio Seerctary to grant rellel wus [T g of the keepers of the statlous, a_measuro thy o o bt e o | been collucted durlug the year 00 Uls class of | Au udjuurncd meeting ol the International T e L O e e Lo L Cunaod amithin. Yoy Hateow Hialts the resson - : = Wecosulty for which lins been strongly fupreased | Wasnsoro, D. G, Sov. 0. 1675 —8ikt, The | yuutter the sum of 16, derived from | Postal Congress will be convened at Parts futhe o e it "Wiatricts: s lioan | Tor tho payIIGRL UF 30 siall ark UGN, 05 Coue e\ Yewweiny Troma, |\ Vessele,) Tons, | gpun thio Secretary by o piersonat examination | 1968} CxpEniGTES of Lo ePTim o 5,040 podnds ab 3 cénts per pounds aid | spring of 1558, ayzreeally to the provislon ot e 40,305,224 ul | of theaervivo dnrine the pust year, Tho roceny | B4l year euded Juno 500,480,022, 44 BOT803 l,?uud- at 8 cents per pound, The In- | Artivie XVI11, of the Bérne treaty, for the pur- P o E v ctnande o| Temtutered, wn- ‘i further reduced to 1%, The number of Col- | trasted with thy vast sum dewanded, fs ap-s| leaterdd, o Festnation of seversd uf the bost keepers, owing | T, lectors was, ou July 1, 1570, 105 und is now 120, | parent. snzad W fore AEd Trado s Totho. coutiined Inauiliclency oF tho pav, GO0 | Ontiary secolbe. 20,058, A44, 04 }5}“&.‘;’;::2::1%?:’11-“)%“3:’3lglllo‘:(n!ffaaw;; ‘1“5: (:‘.L'.:‘.‘:’.'."?h{!‘ih‘ii"i&i‘fi"..'.L‘JI.'JJ.JJ'& el ACCOUNTING OVFICES. Ugon tho summary atatement thus made, the | Enrolied ad il the et that ot restznations are pending, amd | Svo o (pte o " lus per cents etice of {ts practical workings las showu to be The prescnt system of uccouuting has been | Socretury respectiully recommends that ol pu- | - Sonsed, e that most of these valnable men ore retalned | mon .,v,.a rder Phite operations of necussary to complete the system. Many fn- the result of muuy years® expericnce, and thus | thority or power fn this Departuient to vass up- | fie'commerce, with dilliculty upon tho hope of adequate remu- | buelices, ... 172,400,885 . THE LEAD-LETTEI OPFICE portunt moditications of the' pravisious of the far, It 13 belleved, has proven sufliclent to pro- | on clalms tuat do nut acerue within a brief neration, prewge serious conscquences, which | Teceivts for ocial bo Lrlelly swinmarized as follows: Total | present treaty are propuecd for consideration tect the Governmant In ull its ordinary and cur- | perlo:d befuro they are prosented, and which are | — Tt LI . — | can 3 > I 4 stamps sod mnlv ber of letters recelved during the year, | und decision by that Cungress, some of which teit disbursements, not steadily prosceuted by the clalmants, Tha tonnage of vessels bullt, as given by the slamped ovetopes 370,730.47 g“.'::.\.x it average of 10,76 fur cach workluy | re of suetiul intercat to this country, and it is u)nml» m“t‘un:(lm& lls‘ lnmenl l& mc1 llmllcTcxxt |l°|' i il ne 'r.uuml A\\'u;l o Revister, bs 176,502 tons, belg a_decreaso rom | 0, fr‘l'l‘:: BE AVERTED E;’J;;:r;\;'afi&:“ - e 27,031, 845. 20 Uy, ol clustliod thus: unlinary mull letters, | wy purboss to lulml us delegutes (!prlun‘ri..l eral offiec] neerning 0 cruwded condi- | that no clalin vnee pusied upon b ) X vl V' U I 511 cl PITH estle | sdifcers Jopurtincut to represcut the Hou uf the Hles of thelr reapective ofices, e e Ty al oot e e martc L SLaC Ll Shi bresios’ yedr of 20 touw, oF | e geryles I ¢ surpassed that of any | Excoss of e ov 1in27; locul or drop, 41L6003 of domeatlé of thia' Dopu 3 54,7 o " ¢ ot | Cnited states, year precedh he rutlo of - lives losg to the celpts .. 5,054, 737,18 | origlu returned from forelgn countries, 1.3 gmnubcr lmvurl_mi having beeu roduced to about Iu ndditlon to the receipts shown above, thero | foreigu ongin, lnfl..ldl; rugurlxuul w'_rni;;: ADPOINTMENTS, 83 perseut. Toailow the service, with this | way realized on grants from the Treasury for | oflices by prupristors of h“"",“," Sl | Tho report of tho wppolutuieut ofice shows 3 Theso flles Include tho vouchers upon which | Lerctofors rendered shall b flial, the disbursements of the Government, {n wil 1t I» possiule that, in acting upon the multi- branches, have been made, and tue lmportance | tude ot claiie 2rot he number of vessols bullt §s 1,02, Olllelal bumbers tave beon awarded by the iz out of a great war, in- | Bureau of Statisttes durtig the tseal yoar Lo perit o hld for © postage, 818, wilsdl- | g followiogs of Becuring thot from destruction, and nror | fustico has i wome cascs bects danes and AL | 1o0h vesstin whoro. catrsiag capcliy sonns | Wiexcelled reeurd of uselulucss, to lawe 1080 | yoriouy purposes the sum of 87,01,800.00, mak- | JE80 4 67501 feticious, 16,704 contalntng un- | 3 viding for them such room as will uiake them est Clalins huve not been wuld, whils somo | 102 Lun, i siice July T 1577, 10 M, of | invanable hutids, would Lo 4 grave erron, luvoiy- t veccived from all sources | Foetey T nir, o iy 3801 without ud- | Nuinbee of post-offices eatablished durlog feadily accessible, ean hurdly bo overestinated, | froudulent claims Luve eon pabl. But grester :i:.’.‘.’:‘flm‘x‘.’fl.'i.','.'.'.mifl-'fi l‘i lb!illn:r thu Iullox- Lt suriuia reaulty én acitling tusorsts, Sull to s L a0 31 Sicrin Such actlon for this purpose as you wmay deem buman Nife. $34,644,585.20, an_exceas over tho cxpenditures | dress, 7,0203 and 5,000 rumm:cd luu.uu: They The vast area embraced by the: operations of | of &l,u':é.ms‘l. Iucluded In tho above state- | are further nl‘a-;;gud m:\{l:l‘lluul :u wt‘lh La:-l::“:;i e the mmlu'lm-“ll{'::l"lm'xk"l uud lupostancs of | ynent of cxpanditurcs 1§ the sum of 81,1 :;mll{ufi o cotniercial paper to G | Numbor ti operativi Juno U, 16T7...o 10,0 fllfi ‘\“Lo}:!.lh‘ m’:‘&ug‘x‘nn‘; ‘:f i""‘:ln’;“mfi::h"?x::l' 51820, puld on Habillties fucurred i provious | o, Tof $1.501,780.49; 504 contained deeds, .'!fill“l:fllr alled Ly appointmients of the Pres. vital concerns, now réquire thut it ha ploced flacal years, and not properly churgeable to the | yortguges, teases, rullroad uud otlier Pusiaga ‘{“nxu it by np{él’x{ifixii’fi'fii' ibe Pout lllllh'rll!lltdlllllfl!ll’.\!lulldt‘l]nldh'h\\'. Little, | expenditurea of the last fiscal year, Deducting tlg!wu. wuvl-.;nwnlfl'mla: uwud lm&i:-m:&;: © IARET-GENEIRY aes coe sernsres sner sereer wieasure, which would carry with it oll the bens | gao g 5044 tua) capenditures for tho il % s X 800 ufl‘u’u{tuumluled vrgumm{luu esaentinl tu ita BTS00 bt 81 o clothing, books, chrouios, musle, merchundlss, | O restgnations and commissions expired. 5 d‘" injustice would be doue Ly reopening clanns r cauent wiors fully shows?! necessary should be takeu ns suon as pructieas | grawinggout ot the War, It” fa the mf’. policy gt BTATEMENT ble. A to constder ul such clalims nob heretofors pasd wing the numbor, cluxs, and tonnage of ves- CLAINS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT, us closed, unless Congress, by suoclal oets in » officistly nunberod during the fiscal yeur Tha attention of Congress s ealled to tho | particulur cases, shall cxtend appropriate relief, | - endod Juvo Hu, 1877: aws lmpositgg upon this Department thuad- |~ Thers should be a liwitation of tune within Cluag aud character sl 0 wlcnllun of & muititude of clala, 1ts onzun- | which a claln ehould be - presenited, and o ke | g0 o Sale, Vaspds, Zuhadr, tlon i admirably udapted for the fuvestica- | Hinitation within which a wule fu henalf of the [ Bfbg-vessils. .. ton aud statcments of accounts sevruing i the [ Umted States should by commencol, Buch 8 | Furigeod vosscls, awdinary courve of current business, but it i | lmitation [sespeciatly Jed as to suits brought & £ 1.1201 i L. 25 contaitied receipts, bithe of lading, | On rewuval f 1 i ; y y r ' ' : G | P ewariy the i 3 (R cupre | On changes of ‘uames and ulies 26 :":I‘Luwmufgflxlrfiufn{llu-lx]q‘&‘:flhfl: "l'nlnu:‘fh:::‘s::ll‘; :‘v":‘lx::‘ ”i'.'.'fi,'.fi’.',".‘.f.'t ’“‘x:;:l';: ‘.::.‘;‘I::l '{fl\.""" i A A e by 20,15 | P A noteworihy Inddent in the reported Im- s the receipts from maney-order business 8 | ailiifavits, ubstructs of title, pald uotes, sudeais | (8 ornxfinl T ey e | voue O s amroment. b o | iyl doktar, Tuikg dolavelh by tho nowloe ok the. | drae o piymipored and repistared from July 1 to athority to cross-cxmcing witnesses, no uzents | tioverument, ars unjustly presicd aeainst the Claes unil character fncluded thu sum of $5L301.84, recelved from | celea obllgutions of all ) nteruational money-orders fur the year euded The smeunt of woucy taley from letters provement of llfe-saving appartus during tha On extablishumont of new oifico year §s the exteusion, with au accompanyiog o send 10 examino intoalleged facts, and no | surety. Nearly all tho raudslont und exsgzer- of Ceassta, Tonnage, | Slninution in the welcht of ""‘; i o ployeds | Juno 80, 1575, which, aulucted from tho total sé‘:fil‘dglfll‘ Wk !fienzfl_‘;"xfi"‘t"%‘?w"‘" aud Afs ol appelntmentcs A facilities, wucki s ure in CoMMON Uso by vourts, | ated clufms that lave Decn presented o this | Salliugvessels su.oc TR0 | of the runcy of tho sl line fur Celablisbiug 4B | ©opyry'tn tho abeve atatement, leaves tho suns | ““K¥giipartvan of 1o’ gross Feeeipts of all | *pyg yumber and azgregato coupenuation of © ascertaln truth und expose fulsehood. It1s | Department aro allegod to bave accrued long | bieswvenicls U4, L B8 | meuns ol su! ik FEUME WEEL AR AR 3 £ £10,148.01 a8 tho netual recelpts from that | classes of dead letters with that of Just year tente, vullwas post-ofiicy clerks, routo Inapicatully augussbut that thia ulias OFClulu, | ahice, gad the ovideuos uf thu facts that would | Cusiguud yousals ;’i?fi'%fifi‘mm\:f iy 3@1‘1‘.’-&"0:"}%5’ %07 | Source, wud reduces tho awount of reveuucs for | shuwes ralucton 91 300454, orubout Bor ésut; ail-routu nicssengers, and tocal sgents 2 ! it detensg s lus | 4 vrec] % - ceant ol the facf ut 8 less v § Treaanedy et o, b o g b | Shatins ave suppioried by phutsibiosiulustis, mdy | - Total. martar sertles at Wrecks the situple sauebd: | gho year to 827,408,5242 ekt o tara wan inallod ding. e year diring; s gea eniledduds 3. 1811, wuNting be confined 10 CUTTent areotnte, paye | fi soune cuses, by forgery and porjury. A stut® | In this connection, L would callattentionto thy | erition of “"} D };’;o'(; Wi »fi TUN EXFENDITURES AND REORIPTS and the inercassd eticleacy of the delivery- $ 140,013.40 sble from approvristions mads withiu aahort | uteof timitations f all vuses Fould Do & proper | fact thet @ lar nutiber of vesscls, ws dofined | ORinae UarEiE oL g T of the Department, therefore, on account of and | gervice, e, Mo 01310 oot Ui, R micasure, 1oL uly 8 L claing betweon citlzens, | by et of the levied Statutcs uropited m’i!h!mu ll‘l‘l‘ disaster to tho United States rtaluing tothobusiuoss of the lust Aecal year | ‘The number of B, 540, 00 Most of theso claims are poid ot of what are | but as 10 elafing dor or against the Government, | Heiter by ateam noe wallyy go to make up the | The appalling Clessierts fia CRICR, FAiEn | SbPer ; d receipts o sccount UEGITERED LETTERS AND PACKAGES 162,080.00 ¢lassed as ¥ permancut annual sppropriations,’ "fhe Beeretury recommends this sunject to the | tonnago of corolicd und lceused veasels, whilo steamer Huron, o :l'fi R 0] Nurt ll it ;‘- (excludivg expeuditures and recelp forwanded) throuch tho wails during the year 103, 530,00 contatned ln Se, 3,099, Ruvised Statutes, which | sttentlon of Conzress, & lurgo class of veasols with no fnternal applis | ®hich haw so recently vccurred, would seem o | o reyious years) are as folluws, viz.1 3 Jot 5,008 wers sddreased B g, $93,022,804.34 | 4 fore e trioa, e, mulaal Gf fois Total .os 82,030, B0, 40 K Jected (exelusive of pastage) was $:07,438.505 Tho fullowing tablo shows tho suwmber of sm- 7,408,083, 42 | bu Inereuss over thy previous year of 88302230, | ployes fu the ant-Otlice Depastment; also, the 408,550 27 | or nearly 11 per cent. The nuinber of reglstered | number of Pstiwasters, contracto erka in Leaving an excess of expsnditures packages of postage-stumps, stamped cuvelopes, | Pust-Olllces, roule-adents, vailway Poat-OtHes demand that provision shuuld be mude for the opening ol the fe-savine stations ln that viclully at an cartier date thau the sppropristions biave hitherto ullowed. LIGUT-LOUSN ESTADLISHMENT, The Jlght-house establisbment fs 1o & satls- 0 not come under tho snnusl supervislon of BUKEAU OF EXGUAVING AND PRINTING. auces for propulsiuy is exempt from corolincut Congress, These approprintiony, though des Of the approprintion of $503,000 {or the pay- | aud Heeuss under the act of April 13, 1574, dard (o be annual, have been used for the pay- | meut of Iabor und expeusces fn this Burcan for | Thuss vesscls constst matuly of Lurgees wid open 1Bent of clalu, however ob, including neurly | the prescut hecal year, 800,000 will remoln uu- | flats engaged tu the trausportation of coal und every case of fraudulent or exaggerated clufis | expeuded at thy closs of the year. The In- | Jutnber vy the large vaviable rivers ot the pald by this Departimcot. Jo 1s respectfully | ternul pevenuc stampe for vigurs, liquors, suufl, | country, Forinauy years tuis clais ol vesssiy Fken Sy, from oo Cipta, ORJIAEY, fro o:‘dcvx usiness and from odiclal slawps 5 2 | jostalcards, Unlted Btates bonds, currenes, | elerks, and ther olllcers i aervico Juue 80, urged that this fmpartant seetion and tobaceo, priuted under contract by th New | has becu fncreasfug, dnd the water transpor factory couditiun, Dunug the year, nluetecn | Over recelyla of.... e 4#:;5&&:; postafearde Uulted Biates bt e e | $o7e wud Jus B0, 1877, revpuctively: - BB CAUEFULLY REVISEDS York bunk-tols cumpanies last year, will be | tion of mercksudise upow such rivers bay been | uew lizit-hoases, one new Hht-stiv, 100 river- The expenditures durl 0 fiscal ¥ | P0at-Oflico and Treasury Departuients Was A vis GeVICkNs awh BAFLOTE that the appropriations contaiued thereln be | printed fu the Bureau the current year, at g re- | gradually passiog trom steus roscls Lo barg 1iglits, aud ou steawn fug-sigual buve beeu put | go22534.80 more than thoso of the preceding H0r45, vatued ut §160,07777.01, of whick on u}u. “T’i linde anpually; sud that ouly such claims a3 | duction I cost to thetivvernment of Si\',u 30, | 8ud vther cruit of temporary structure, wh futo operwiva, year, and §3,353,453.53 less than the eatimates | oy packuge of poatuge-stalinps, valued 8t 87 l’l)llml‘lfl'fi'n'fll‘-ns s e 1 &erue within a brici period be pald by the De- | ‘The priuthnr of the backs of legal-tender notes | ure towed or propelicd by steans or sall- asels. Ligus-ship No. 41, referred to fu the last ro- thercfor. o b el ehvelopes, valued at §9.15, | Amistint Pretuiusicrs: .,'m:l?'; e B Ppactiment, unless proper evidence fn thewr favor | and of the ve-dollar uatlonal-currency uates, The uet of 1574 vssinpted catial-boats and buuts | port ol ths Sccretary ot the Treasury, was cotis This total Ipts for the year wero 1,71 | wery lost iu transit. o the light of such suwflnun&uwl'u'-mfln e .! i 1 Sppeans upon the public records, s in the vuse | lastlyeardone by the Colu ubisu Bauk-Nute Coine employed on the lutcrual waters of Blates from | pletedearly i the taeul year, und st ouee placed Thetotal Tecolp or ¥ : ot | evidence s tls, the public iy sately rely upon q% o rnn“rllll lu“: ot tonlgn mailhe.f 3 Of the principal or futercst of tho tunded debt. | pany of this ¢ity, will sl Lo executad fn the curoluent, so that ot an exposed station. ~ Mer for-sizual, which | 81334 (or 4.0 plus por cunt) less than thoss $ho reiatry systius ae 8 sure teans of CURYEY- {‘M:’ :;‘"'m“ Fostuaiiar-ecsral .1 By the act approved June 20, 1574 (18 Stats,, ureans, and at & reduction in cvet, s compared | o A DISCRININATI wais ol & bovel dealiy, hus given grout satisfac | thg preceding yesr, sud $1L13,618.54 (or 4o | B e il matier. Chiet uf dikalon of dead letlers.. 1 creatts it 1 gl . e AT W e ol e e it b ke ¥ . sere ¢l g of oilicial There weze In the service o atamnped envelobes. Bl e, vt oy of Julsy I6TH st o e e | B ¥ i Judichl Xuenace of th Governs | billy to anotiment, depemideut simply ubdn tho | mado by tho last Cougross, b alao wearly o | The Qeereass Is largely b the ftom o part; postagu stawps, the amount derived frum | on the Suth of June, 1577, 6,013 continctors fur {vlon of frea-delivery sere be transportatiou of the mailsou public routes, which, durfug the last tiscal year, Was ouly | hgtrabsnortatiug Sot o o O your 1,58 | Topocrap $1,31,80.43 Excluding otlcial postuge | pay from the Departuent by ot alowed to cx- Disbureing oficer sud superintendent staups aud money-order recelpts from both | eved the net postal vield of the otllce. Stenographur + 1 fiscal yeurs, the reduction In ordinary rucelpts ublic wall-routcs in u‘:.:;l:lllun. there were | Clorks, mosscngers, wakhisen, """E a5 A B0, 2 " hlch Y63 were ral 4+ being su In- was nul{ $153,692.29, ur ubout three-Aiths of 1 ’"'rfi.:u'fit'rm ey r;;\:“‘;" ‘&K‘Ifl“‘:{wfiw X o S ‘::t 373 er ceut. Pevious year), wggregal cpgih 280 | OTURR OFPICERS T w D ) i ual® tranupurtation, ST, S8, T e cause all Unexpended balances of appropriations | went fur the prescnt fucal year (10 Btatutes ut | yuestion whetherthey are or uro not usuully e Which shall bave vemained uyontho books o | Liardes b. 152 uppropristes Tor lcw papsr, and | ployed on tho lutcraal watces ot u Statc, (b coi- the Treasury for two tlscul years 10 be curcled | stamps for the futerval Roveuus, $4i, 0, the | pection with thelr cwployent *0n nuavigubio 10 the surplus fund und covered futo the Treas- | eugruving aud printing tu bu doe fu the Bureau watersof the UnitedStates. The burely teimporury ury," ete, ot Eugraviug snd Priuting of the Treasury Do- | character b igacy of thesy Veascls renders it fuder s construction of this act, placeG upon | purtnent, brovided the cust dues not excecd tha | dulicuit to apply to them the pruvisions fur cus ftafter & full examination by the Department, | prices paid uuder existing contructs, The cou- | rolluent tkat ure applicable tu vessels propelled B washeld that wost of the appropriations | fracts referred to were wade bu 1874 with the | by steam or oulle, esveviully as they uro su coi- wade by thls section, und which wcerued prior | Awerican, Natioual, and Coutiuental Bauk- | structed as 1o admit uclther of s permaneut W July’l, 1574, aro Tot_ witbin the exceptlons [ Nows Compaules, 'wud were termiuable | ergw nor of a mastes who reviaing vn buasd, pleswl, uud will bave s sluidlur fug-sigual. Bbo been built with, great ¢ ut o thwo when tuaterial aud fubor were o bu Wl at low ra aud s expected Lo be the bess Mght-ship eve built by the Gioverument, Attentlon §s catled 10 the estimates of the Lignt-douse Board for uew lgbt-bouses ab Auterican Shoal aud Rebeova Sboal ou the Flor- ida rects. ‘dhess lights ure emscutinl for the completion of the syzteus for the Florida reefs, e B e e e o Tho dis ards esrolbnent 16, | wud would be asds ul the greateat fuportauce to JraiE stkowisa nm :hn 17, 850,5 & Mated i the ac d they were accordinaly niugt, duys' uotiev. On the ¢ discriwiuation us reg curulbnen wou! a ul the o a were drawn from tae Tre g lles} i) auuual cout, $15,950.800," Addng tho = Y v ool ke aud they wero sccortihh | o8 e or Jubo Tty 1ho Becretary | besklon, . gratuitons cause of dissatioin:tion | the navigatlan ol the diicult wnddangerous | dycal year o s LA o e o pedt-utheb e Fti: e Y €Xceut for carrent purposcs aud fur claims oc- | Fequested thy Chicl of the Bureau tomuke such | aiong that portisn of the wercanule communl- waters of that locality, onsiderable exe | For sicameldp ser0 to China'sud Sirete, 1all FOULE ekaohZE s, lucal ‘f cuts, aud o iR @uiny within the time tixed by that uct. it | observativus us be deeincd ubou the coupara- | Ly which makes ussofcralt not propelled durcetly Tue suzeestion b uiude llnfl(&.fuul crable ub: 3 230,000.00 | hitibciacngers, sumonnting to 8317434 tho T l‘]:mjut o b the clear pu.ri'm of this ace Lo in- | tive cost of priutiug interual r:.-rcauu .uu.np:l by | by nfi‘"‘ilih «;r satls. . All &‘hluu )‘-;»chl L.I}ll::l‘flljl ub,': Rr.:;; &v‘.\‘lll:.u‘:lwns:n:; \'fl bt)h.; 1 filt;‘bum f'j: e uml.-_rw.'uw At} ‘.}"L ‘:}l M‘ 'l‘.)"s' 255 ;’,‘fi Y '3';' } tludy g ropriat) i \ ¢ compauivs und by fhe Burean, aud fn | subjectod to u dvstem of hceuse sud ¢ b, tht e s ¢ A v wis drvided 2 follow r Oten ol 2 e e s 1 o | e tvurt o the 2kl o8 ddue, & stdteient | Uferent fruni it uow b furce, of all shoald | House Tnspo-tore witl sutbority b0 wuke, upon 5,220,000.00 wer¥ice wi Mail- route tnuseeoy Katlrowd-routes, leuwth, 74,54 wiles; auoual | —_ . transbortat it ;,flo wiles: suugal cuaty e Uther spocial pgonts charged Lo soparste sppro- public policy. ot the saups referred to could be done by | beexewbted from curothmeut, It L betieved et ¥,U53,035; about 10.5 couts por mlle PELaLIGLS Aoz the permanent snnual appropriations | tue Burcau for 227,50, #3 axaiust 2N, dal.e) | that Lie mercantile colisunity would pre.cr eu- | buresineuts which ere now wade by tlfu Col taade fu the section refersd W ls U apr epay u.::fl to the bauk-uote cowpauivs last rolhwent, U the focs 2or s prel:winany sdwcad | vrs of Customd wtlus o8 Subkrinteudeuts of their periodical visits (o the stativus, the dis: 1,450,000, 00