Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1880, Page 2

CREVAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. WASHINGTON. Complete Abstract of the President’s Forthcom- ing Message. He Speaks His Mind on the Subject of the New York Custom-House. Ho Praises Shorman and Schurz as the Glorios of His Ad- ministration, Tho Annial Report of Interual-Revenue Commissioner Raunt at Interesting Document, He Feels that the Bankers aud Capitalists Are Taxed Too Much. Hie “Gets Back” at Sccreta- ry Sherman in Three Very Sore Places. The Mint Director's Report One of the Most Important Showings of the Administration. Coin Practically in «the Country, 3G12,203,008—In the World, $5,488,842,883, The Great Work Done Last Year by the -Life-Saving Herocs Stattoned Far and Near. Complete Failure of Obristianoy's Divorce Prooeedings—Orth, Onrlisle, and F ox, and Thoir Idoas, TITE MESSAGT. A COMPLETE AUSTRACT. Speelat Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasinnatoy, D.C, Dee. 3.—Tho printed coples of the President's mesanye were mailed te tho more distant Western cities to- night, and, togethor with the -reporf of Sceretary Sherman, will be consigned to the * eare of Treasury officinis In cities where there Iss Sub-Treasury, nnd to Postinasters elsewhere, to be delivered to the press Mon- day afternoon. ‘The messnge Is somewhat longer than Inst year, covering nincty-llve follo pages of manuscript of the large im- perlal size on’ which documents are sent to + Congress. ‘Tho President ovidontly Intends thot tho message shall be a historical one, as in It he passes In review his entire Adminis- tration, devoting special attention to the sub- Ject of 3 THE CIVIt, BERVICE, and to (vhat Is known as hisSouthern policy. Some days ago he stated ‘to a friend who was discussing the tupics of his message that he would be able toshow the country that hecould write well upon tha subject ot Ciyll Service, if some do not think he did non set under it, Tho President reasserts upon this subject the princlples Inid down In his Maugural’ and his opeung mes- sage, and insists that the prineiples of Clyil-Service reform thero enunel- ated hive been, fn a gront measure, carsied out. Ho thinks that very much has been accomplished in the way of reform in the Civil Service, declares that its tone has been elovpted, that Its efticlency ns been In- ereased, and that in some important places where his polley hasbeen Inaugurated the reforms which have resulted have been of a most striicing cliarncter, This fs notably true, he thinks, as to THE NEW YORK CUSTOS-IHOURE, To thisanubject ho makes special reference, and the passage upon the changes effected by his Administration in tho management of that great ofiice is evidently Intended aso vindication of the polley of the Adiululstra- tion, BIX YRARS, ‘Tho President reiterates his oplulon that tho tenuro of the Presidential ofice should be timited to ono term, ‘SHE FINANCES are discussed at considerable length, Tho Presjdont considers {tas one of the striking successes of hts Adininistration that re- sumption has been uccomplished and maln- tained, and the cunntry brought out of the perlou of disaster followlig tho pante, Io considers that the work which remuins to be dono in order to maka resumption secure and permanent eat alone bo accomplished by Congress, As to detall the President agroes with Secretary Sherman, that six or seven hundred mions of United States bonds which mature next yonr should be refunded into n low 8 per cent or per cent bond, renning from twenty to thirty years, Ho thinks that the experienco’ with tho 4 por cents shows that such bonds could be readlly floated, THE INDIANS, The President summarizes the advances In the Indian Service, whicl ts sketched tn the roport of Secrotary Schurz, und regards Schure’s Administration of Indian aifairs as vue of tho signal triumphs of lis Adiinis- tration, EDUCATION. ‘rhe subject of education, whitch President Mayes hus so much at heart, receives con- siderable attention, and 1s treated after the manner of hig Ohlo speech last sumuicr. ‘The President thinks that ono means of solving THE SOUTHERN PRONLESE is by the education of the negro, and that the proceeds of public sands mightbe devoted to «that purpose, * CHINA, There will be but a brief outtino of the negotiations between the Unlted States and China, which haye culminated In the new treaty restricting Inimigation, the President reserving to a special message, to be commu- nicated to Congress iu January,'when the treaty arrives, tho fuller details of that ques- ‘ tlon, On the subject of THE VISUERIES the message wil! state that the Gladstone Miulstry bas receded from the position taken by that of Beaconsficld, and that the new Minister of Foxelgn Asfairs, Karl Granville, Iiigelf opened the correspondence, taking tho ground that the lodnl Domntnion eauld not override the provisions: of tha tecaty, whereas the Beaconstlelt Ministry liad Inststed that the local Inws were supertor (o the treaty, or, at tenst, that the trealy must bo interpreted by them. ‘The message Will also state that Lord Granville proposes 4 Commission to adjust tho claims of Amerlean fishermen growing out of the attacks npon then last year at Fortune Bay, Congress wil be askeil again te provide money for the payment of DUPUTY-MARSHALS AND SUPERVISORS, nnd to provide means for the enforcement of the Federal Electlun taws, ln tls portion of the message the President gives a brief sunuaury of the portlon of is veto messages, iH WASHINATO: There is wu very urgent recommendation that Congress appropriate a sufliclent sim to complete the Washington Monument, snd thatan adequate appropriation be made to {inprove the Potomme River fronting Wash+ perform thotr duties under tho general instric- tions of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, + to whom thoy make returns of work done Npon forinstpreseribed by him. In tho case of Sturn: keepers they aro nasigned to duty by the Com mlsstoner, and fn the enso of Unugors, their nee counts aro audited by hin. Rovemto Agentss under tho lustrictions of tho Commissionar, constantly supervise the work of those olliccrs, and roport upon the same, and periodically In- spect thom and report ne ta their capnetty: aad Hdellty to duty. i W MISTILLERY CAN UE BTATITED without the approval of tho Commissionor Internal Novenne, and reporta of the elosing of f adlattilery are promptly tande to hin, A rues ord fs Kept tu his oleae of the asstgument of all Storekeepera and Gnugers, Thero ure, in the Internal Revere Durend, persons who are exe perts In the work ot Gaugers and Storekeopors, and who are nblo and do critielse thelr work so as to keep tho Commissioner advised upon thode tatters. This condition of things enubles No Commisstoner of Internal Rosenio ta deatde when [t!s proper to appoint new officers tn district; algo, when on ‘viliver, in consequence” ofneglovt of duty or Incupaelty, should po 10-7 laws ‘of the ¢ THESE MEANS OF INFORMATION fre not in tho Secrotary’s olllec. proper to aay that tho Appointinent Buren und. ity asaistiinis frequently obtasn verbal tuforma- ton from this oficy in regard bo anatters gone | neeted with tho appulutiient or removal of officers of this class. ‘nls, however, ts always In an dnformal way. ho record belnyt made of the matter on olthar hand, toned, and do not question, tho right of the retary to. obtain (Information fron: such sotrces , ts he may deem proper, upon which to make theso appointments and romovuls, but itscems to me that the officer who by law has charge of tho general auperintending of the collevtor of the revenuce, and who has so mach to dewith the ofiicers in question, shohl be consulted na tothe nuceasity of making appointments, snd thia fyone of tho minue quuitrrols which haa tes rulted from Mr, Sherman's Preaidenteal enme THE MORONS, The President renews his earnest recom- mendations of previous measuges on the sub- Jeet of polygamy. He conslters n- practice mined by the hws of the clvil- {zeil workt nut to be tolerated In the United States, aud that Congress should do some- thing towards the destruction of polygamy before Utah becomes so popitlous and (illus ential as to be able to demand admission as a State, The President would even go so far ngtodaprive persons who viulate the fed- eral laws ttpon this subject of thy privileges of citizenship, and thinks that Congress might enact ws whiel would tend to pre- and Sticrense the stringency of the existing aws which provide for fits pun- T have not que: IMPROVEMENT. ‘Inthe Weatern Assoctated Preste D.C, Dee, %—The annual reportof tien, Greon L. Ram, Commissioner of. internal Levenue, for the fiscal year was completed toxlay, “After ealilyg attention ta tho vast Improvement i tho condition of the gervice, the report shows that tho receipts of Internal revenue for tho fiseal year o€ 1979 were S83,40,031, an Increase of $2,705,459 upon the previons year. ‘Nhe recelpts far tho fh year 1880, In the fru con tobneco, were S124081,016, an ine The receipts for tho of thu present fisenl year amount to $19,780,918, showhy nn inerease over the corresponding period of lise year of 83,058,213. In this connection the Commis- “J know, of no reason why this inercase should not be matntalned dur- {tus the fiscal year, sothat the total collections for the year from internal revenue taxes at tho present ratio would be $125,000,000,"7 Continuing, he says: ‘Tila large Ineveus Tho Presitent eallsattention to the rec- ommendation of the mail. subsidy made by Seeretary Thompson and Postinnster-General Maynard, fa their reports, respectively, as a means for the revival of American mer- cantile marine, but he does not press this subject. as vigorously as the friends of the Roach subsidy havo desired, SUPREME Count. The President renews iis recommendation that Congress shall enact some Jaws te re lieve the pressure of business In the United’ Sintes Supreme Court, which Is now so largely in arrears, CIRCUIT JUDGES. Hendheresto hls former beltef, that Can- gress should adopt the recommendations of the Allorney-Ceneral, appoint additional Clr- cult Judges, and create Intermediate Courts of Errors and Appeats, INDIAN PROPRIETARY, On the general’ subject of Indian legisla- ton, the President indorses the recammen- tlations of Secretary S¢churz’s report, and favors the allotment of tands to Judinns in soveralty, and the enactment of stringent laws fur the protection of timber. INTERNAL REVENUE, AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT. Bperinl Dispateh to The Chtctaa Tribune. Wasiisatoy, D, C., Dee. $.—Gen. Raum, Couunisstoner of Luternal Revenue, has eom- pleted iis annual report. crense of $27,954,100,21 in receipts over the previous year, the receipts bemy $115,449,071, nnd the receipts for tho first four months of the present fisen! year show an Increase even over the corresponting perlod of Inst year. ‘The Commissioner sees no reason why this should not bo malntained during the fiscal yent, and he assumes that, at the present total collections ofa reduction of erease of $10, first four month: sv of reventie Is unquestionns Dly due to prosperous tlmes, and there would Beem to Vo no reasonable probability of a mates rial diminudon thoreot for several yours to come, but, on tho contrary, a probability of n gradital increase, certainly upon a ratio cqunl to: the Inerense of population. While the receipts fram taxes nro thus Increasing in nmonnt, the demands ipon the ‘Treasury are belug lessened by a reduction of the pubile debt and the annual Interest charzead,- It is probable, therctoro, that Congress will bo disposed EVE THE PEOPLE from rome of tho Internal-revenue mxoa; and, If such reduetion ja to bo mado, I respectfully sityiest the following list of taxes calleeted dur- ing tho fleenl year 18:0 far consideration of tho lnwemnking powe 3 friction matches, $3,501,500; patent medicines or preparations -of porfumory, ‘ Bank-cheeks, § ings-lank deposits, $811,100; toint, $10,000,006," In tho event thine it is deeined adylenble to take tho tux off matches, patent medicines, ete., due conatderation should bo bn to the fact that lnrzo stocks of theso artletes, tax-paid, aro now In the hands of tho trade, aud that a very serous reduation {n thelr it shows an in- out all cullection As nochunye was tmnde in tho rateof taxon olgars and clettete: sa ‘This compnrison sows, from chewing’ and ‘smoking tobueco and snuff, ESPECTALLY OF MATCIIE would result If the tnx woro tnken off suddenly, and tho articles manufactured frec of tux wero brought Into competition with thogo upon which THE EXISTING TAXES IAD D In my oplolon, an act abolishing theso taxes should not go into offect carltor than, sy, months from Its paasnye. Tho samo tnny be Bald tn regard to check atamps, Conalderable stocks of stamped cheeks are now inthe hnuds of Individuals, banks, and bankers pon which tho stampa have been Imprinted. 1 thiats [t woutd ho wlao that the oporation of the repeal should bo delayed nt lenst three months, so ns to giv the for using theso stumps, Whenever tho Ine terosta of the Governmont will allow It, think it will bo wiso to contine tntornal rayonue taxa tlon to. spirits, malt Hquors, tobacco, Britt, elynrs, and speelal tixes upon manufacturers and denlors In thego articies. I nin of opinton that rellauco cat bo pineed upoR recelving the gum of 8120,000,000 aunually from these gources, whieh sum would gradunlly fnorense with tho Increase of population, but would probably bo subjected to diminution upon a recurrence of hard times. In considering the question of REMEVING PATENT MEDICINES from Interaul-roventio taxes, It should be un- derstood that a lurge nuniber of the articles put on tho market aud taxed as medicinal bitters ure used ng a beverage. Persons engaging in tho, uly of such urtlcles aro not requirod to pay! Bpociul taxed us retatt donlors In lquurs, Ho that, if tho artloics wore relieved from taxatton modiciin! bitters would bo sold overywhoro without paying any Internal-rovenuo tax what. ever. In pussingupon tha ryght of those viurl- ous medicuted bitters to bo-taxed as such, and gold without special tax ns retall Hquor-dentors, tho ollice fg often seriously embarrussed to Oud tho oxuat fIne betwee MEDICINAL BITTERS. linble to stainy tax, and compound Iquor, sub- fect to be sold only asa boveraye, In my opine fon, [t would be wise to continue tho stamp tax. ‘upon all modioated bitters contulning more, than Wpercent proof spirits, In referonve to the tux upon savings banks, f would any that, fl iny: judament, theio taxea should bo romuved, or the whole leylalution upon the subject of taxing suyings-banks should ba moditied aud juade more equitable, and there would seom to bo no Just ground for continuing the tax upon tho eap: Jtat and deposits of banks snd bantors if itis found that revenues aro sullictent without it. Durlog the Just four years and four months 4,001 Wiclt diatMurics huve bean sulzod and 720 pursons bayo been arrested for illtelt disttllingey Ywonty-aix oilicera and omployés have boen’) killed and ffty-govon wounded in tho enforces” mont of tho Internal-Revenue Iawa, the past sixteen months 110 atilla have bean seized, 1,205 persons arrested, and ten officers wounded In the enforcement of tha laws, tho number of atilla eulzed nad persons arrested since iny laut annual report is very lure, J une sutistied thora will ba u decronse henavforward Jn the number of such selzures and arrests, COURAGEMENT OF LEGAL DISTILLERL the report says: Iu every county whore lega) Aletiierles have boon established in any number Mielt distilling: hue aluost entively censed, Violent resistance ftolaw bas becouo almost unknow y, und there has been 4 lange increase of ruyenue, ‘The granthug of the Increased appropria- tous asked for tha collecting of taxes from these distilleries Is spoclatly urged, Addl tlonut legislation for the protection of tho Tives and persons of the ofticers of the Untted. | States from the unlawful assaults of those | who resist thelr authority js alse recoin. inerease, the year from . internal would be —$135,000,000. Commlsstoner suggests that there may bes reductlon of internal revenne taxes, and. If thore should be, he fully suggests tha following Items for tho consideration of the Jaw-making power: Dank cheeks, friction matehes, patent: med elnes or preparations, perfumery, cosnieties, ete, bank deposits, savings-banks depusits, hauk capital, ‘Tho total collected on these Items was $10,000,000, IN REFERENCE TO TIE TAX UPON SAVINGS: HANKS Twould say that in my judgmont thoso taxes should be removed, or the wholo legislation upon tho subjeot of taxing savings banks should bo modified und tinde more equitable, and there would gevin to be no Just ground for continulug tho tux Upon tho enpital and deposits of banks ond bankers, if It ts found that the revenucs aro suiliciont without It, ‘Tho nesossmenta on clrowinting notes of cor- porntions und Individuals, Under Sees. 3,412 and HAN} of the Unitad states Itovieed Statutes and Bees, 19 and 20 of the uet of Feb, #, 1874, amounutod uring tho year ending June 30, 1890, to $10,169,- 782, un inerenee Of $452,090 aver those mide during tho preceding year, Tho chlef motive for lasing the notoson which those nvseasinents were made was unquostionnbly to supplement An Ineflelent cupital or te bolator up tie wanlag: erodlt of tho flrmyor corporations making tho Increago 112 tho nssosa- of dmfiviinals ond corporations to flood the country with an fuscoura ablupluster cireulas Hon, ‘The oxleting laws of the United States suenl to constitute tho omy bronkwater for tho proteetion of tha people ugitinstan inundation of overy Imuginnblo character of individuul and corporate clroulating notes, dosigned to tuky the place, of money. Tn my Judgment thoso Inwa shontd bo maintalned on tho atatuto- ON SECRETARY SIIISAN, Gen. uum refers to tho coutroversy had with Secrotary Sherman last ‘spring, when Scoretury Sherman, prior to tho Chicaxo Convention, withdrew from Gen. Raum some of the minor patronage which he for three years had had, "This patronage was confined to whatare called the employés on tho stump roll.” Jtuforring to thls subjoct, Com- milgslouer Raum expresses tho opluton that tha Seerotary had no proper right to Inter. fure with tho detalls of the administration of the Internal Itevenne Service, and adds tho following comment; ThoCunmisaloner of Internal Revenue should not bo chargeable with tho shorteomingaot pore songemployed fs tho business of handtine $16- 000,000 worth af atumps perannum without haying: the selcerlon of such persons, und 1 respeotsully recommend that {fy upon a furthor eanslderis ton or this question, the honorable 8reretury entertaing a doubt na to the correctness of tho postions above stated Jogilatianabould baaeked, to place the nulhuriy of selection anil employs ment inthe hands of tha oliver on when rests: tho proper responsiullity for the conduct of tho persons employer TIME OTHET SOK PLACE, ‘On June 4, 1890, Secretary Sherninn Issued order ‘to ai} Collectors of Internal Revenue, notifying thom that they must ro- port directly to the Seeretary of the Lrensury whenever any vacaucles occurred oF appoint nents tobe made, Gen. Raum thinks that Seervtary Sherman bas not only assumed wuthorlty iu this particujar, but that the change has not beot boneficlal to the service, ‘Tho correapondence in respect to theea ape polntments aud removals fe now curried on by, tho Beorotury of the Treasury through tho up- polatuent divivion of bis ofice. Having ob- served the workings of tho now dyatem slice ite organization, Ldeem it my duty in the tntercat: Of thu public service tu polut out the reasons why, ln wy judgment, this work can bo better Comuisstoncr of rivtles known ta the tride, Gen, Raum advocates the passage of Mouse Dill 0,42, ontitled A bil to regulate tho manufacture of vinegar by the alcahollc- vaporizing process," now pentting In Cone gress, and says? i While n great major! the oltlcens ~cunuucrated ty this clrculus estimates for the expenses for tho faeal year ending June 90, 188%, are $4,805,380, During the tiyeal year 011,002,014 stamps were Isstted, the valuy of which was $1:34,012,800, KICKING, Tho Commissioner quotes the lelter te- celved by “him from tho Seerotary of the Treasury June 2s, tho elect of whieh was to divest hin (the Commissioner) of tho au- thority of employing persons to be paht fron tho stamp rofl, an authority which had been ‘sed by bint for three years, and says: Un expericneai tn thelr work, und wero antisfactary: fo bln, fave been removed, and others without, expericnce und unknown to tho Commissioner have been substituted. With tha utmost ree wneet to the hdhorable Seeretury f will any that, inay opinion, this action Ia erroneous in prin elplo ait in tn, aga, it my Judgment, should Ue revoked, : By a elreular tssuedt by Secretary Sher- man July 80 last, tho appofitinent of Store- keepers, Gaugers, ant ‘Tobacco Inspretors was nlso transfert of Enternal Reyenu "to the Secretary of ‘tho Treasury. After eriticlding this action to sonte extent, Cen, Raum says: a 1 have not questioned and do not question the tight of the Secretary to obtain Informiation |. from auch gourees ns he nny deem properon which to mako those appoiitments and bee movals, Dut it occurs te me that tho offleer who by tuw hus charge of tho general superinten- dence of tho colleation of tho revenues, and his #0 mul to do with tho oficers In question, should be consulted ns to the nevogsity of mak- {ug appoluturants,. ‘TOHACCO, The total amountofl collections from to- baceo for tho sea) year ending June 50, 1830, wns S3y, collections of Internal revenne, the tnges line poseilupon Imported manufactured tobacco, smut, and clzars, and the special taxes pale by the manufacturers of and dealers in leat and mantifactured tobaeco, aud is less than the revelpts fromthe same soureo for, the fiscal your lmmedittely preceding by $1,284, $62. Tho decrease on tobacco and snail was $3,501 6, Of this decrease $3,60),720 was on ehewlng and smoking tobaceo, anc. $267,526 370,040, This amount includes tho snut. ‘ho inereuse [1 collections from digars and cigarets was $2,539,0%, ‘The Ine iso of production of manufactured to- briceo, elgars, ete, wags 14,019,470 potnds, ‘The.report continues: ‘Che entire reeelpts from manufactured to- bacco, Including siul, for tho fisent year ended TUNG BW, 189), were 31,805,705. Vhlg is StRU1 0 less thin tho recuipts from the game. sources during tho fserl year endlig dune 80, 187), and $4,670,108 less than the receipts from the seme kourees during the Mseat yolr unde June i, i878, whon tuxes on snult wero collected at tho ryte of thirty-two cents per pound, and on nian- ufacttired tobaces at twenty-four conta per pound, These coliectlons were mindy from 3, 28 pounds of anit, and 152,900,087 pounds of smoklug wil chowing tobneeo, Mn there been no reduction In tho rate of the tax on snulf and tobncen the number of pounds whieh reached laxniion during tho Inst tlseat yenr would have yielled on revenue of — 85)025505, or $11,218,741 more than wa collected. ‘Tho total collections from elgars, cheroots, and elgavots for tho fisenl your ended June i), 189, were 31,- he,088, ‘Vhls 19 $599,098 more than the rocelpts from the sume goureos during thd previons fseal year. Owlng torn tnrge tneronse In the collections from ‘cigars sand eigurets, the totnl collections from tobneen, snittt, clara, and elyarets nmount to $30, $114,810 less than the collections from the same soured fur tho provions {ise determine tho faots af the reduction of the rato of tux on manufactured tobacco, including snuit, nade by (ho aut of Mareb 1, 187), 1 come parison should be made of the recolpta of the two entire fiseat yenva of 1878, whon: tha mite of. tax on anuit: wast conta per pgund and tho rute of taxon chewlng and smoky tobneco wag si conts por: pound, and 4880, when tho tax was uniforinly collected on all clisses of manufactured tobacco, Kai, which fs only L yenr. To fairly. including . snuff, Weonts per. pound, leaving unde from clgarsand olgarcta, ke not of. “Murch t, 1879, A falllny off of revetpts. due tow reduction of tho rates, of $4,679,108, fhe apparent fncrogse in consumption of muni faetured tobacco, or ‘Mn tho quantity placod on tho market taxspald, ls not thought ta bo duo to the reduction of the cust of dvbnaeeo to consumers, as has been claimed, for@ the rouson ‘tliat thera bus Leon no reduction of tho price of tobacco pnid- by consumers, exeppting, perhaps, A slight ree duction on the very’ lowest grades of smoking and ehewhng tobacco. ‘The true cause of tho Ins erense In consumption Is to be found in the Zen era! revival of busiijess withlu tho laattwo yours, jnore und better pay to laborers, ind Increased Ieuns to purchase with, ‘ “shins, Regarding the apparent overproduction of aplylts, tha Commissioner snys: Ttake tho Iberty of calllag tho ospoctal ntten- tion of distillers and tho trady tothe fact thitjon July 1, 1810, there wore on lund i distittory warehouses 18, was nu increase of thy staci viona yor, and thit on tho Ist ef Novembur, 188), tho umount of avlrite on band was i2,510,000 qaillons, being an Inerease of 13, 100,000 wallonsaver 000 guilous of apiritsy, whieh About 6,000,060 gallons ovet onhund at the sume purlod thu pro- the mount on Land on the Ist of July, 187. Cho atendy inercnsy In tha numbor und eapnoity of distilleries in operation augeests tho provabillty of weontinucd culargoment of tho Btook on hand. It hus ocutrred tome tht this business was on tho ovo of buing overdone, und that, in the event of 1 recurpenco uf ugitucion fort re- duction of the tux, the hulders of theso spirits would bo In danger af loss. \8 It appears that exporters are willing to en- cnso tivo Ayuegillon tn cuns in one wooden Ins closure, and'ns tho Commnilssloucr bglloves such nh puckuge may be proparly proteotod by stamps, ho recommends that the liv ho so amonded ng to provide for the exportation of aleohols fn mes Anliio vans of five gallons and upwan, provided ) the quantity contalned in wooden Inolosuroa: ta not less than ‘ton gallons, Thay quantity ‘of spirita (00,155270 yullons) produced amd des posited in dlstiilory warehouses durtng tho tical your endud June 2, BW, execeded tho produces tlon of tho previous your by 15,102,048 gullons, the protuut for 1879, a8 was shown In Inst your's report, huving been greator than for uny proe ylous year. Tho Increase in production for tho Navn! yeur 180, over tho production for tho flseal yeny 150 a diagtelbuted mmoang tho diferent vas THE CAUSES which, in addition to the improvement of the thnes, have led to this greutlucreage In the pros duction of distilled spirits, are the amendinenta of tho Internul rovenue Inws, whieh have 60+ cured frat, the iueroase in the bonded yportod from one year to three yours; seqond, tho allow- ance for lows by leakage while ‘in warehouse; third, rollet from the payment Of Interest on taxes while in bonded Warehouse; and fourth, fue wWowance for levkaye of spirise while in fransportation for oxport or to tho muuufacturs dug warebouss, ———_~ THY) MINT 4 WeVONT OF THE Duanctaty. > Spteial Mlsvateh to The Creasy Yribune, Wasiunaron, D, C, Dds. 3.— The ammal report of 1. C, Burchard, Director of the ‘Mint, was published to-day, ‘Lhe fotlowlig pMeiianveaninss % summary of the most hyportant portions of the report not cone ated in the gencral dispatehes, or fod Iauwhore tn Pus Tox, espeeclilly of the aptions duyoted to silver and the silver jollar, 2 : DISTRUIUSION. OF SILVER DOLLAS, ‘On the Istof Japuary, 1870, the amount of ‘standard sliver dollara In elreutution was “STA O, and on the Ist of July, 1890, $1y,- $0885, showing an inerense in tha chr dulation. during tho year of | §11,615,730, , FU to Nov, 1, 1680, thera had been colned * T4847, 780 standard silver dollars, of whieh ity of the inanufacturorg of vinegar by Ula process ara yo ttoubt follows Ing & legitimate and honest businces, I am ganz ¥inced that there are muny who haye engaked in tho business for the express purpose of dus frauding tho Governmont out of itg tax Upon’ dlaried eplrits. = THE TOTAL COS? OP COLLECTING THE, IN TEUNAL REV! = for the fiscal year was 84,505,849, belng 3.05 per ceut of the total amount collected, ‘Thy 19,750,241 were held by tho ‘Treasury for tho redemption of éilver certificates, and 27,204,818 for dlstributton, $12,019,800 of the latter being {nthe mints, making tho total amount in the “Pegasury $17,004,459, and tn circulation 85. W201, an increase of $0,188,855 In the elreu- Antign from duly 1 to Noy, t, 1880, Under the yoisiuiss of the law tho lssue and We PAYING OUT OF BIEVER DOLLATS hag ec, eltected, first, by payment ln stand- ir : . tho etunged ayaton persons who werd regarded by the Commissioners compotent and from the Conunlsstoner- aunty odie | sd silverdollars for all silver butllon pars chased .for,coluage and detivered at the Nunta durfng the year, amounting Lo Sat DARL sgegond, by exclinnge for sold cols tiled, under weneral regulations preserlbed by.the Ifreetor of the Mint Sent. 1, 1878,— dirgeting. that tho Superintendents of tho Coltnge stints, “upon the reeetpt of a written reqptest pt tho'Lrenstirer of the United States, forward by oxpress standard sliver dollars tn tha ,vum of $1,000 or a multiple . thereof to puch party or parties 13 he mny deMgnate, tha expense of transportation tu pe pald by tho Minty from the SUvgyPront Fund,*—stancard-siiver dollars are transported from the Mints, not only to Assiatunt Treasurers of tho United States. Duttg steh polnt as the ‘Trengurer of tho United’ States may designate, and tho ox- pense Is charged to tho Silver Profit Fund, , TY THEME BE -ANY DOUNT as to this construction of tho Inw, or of tho propriety of such method of distribution and ihe payment of expenses thereof, Mr, Burch- aril respeetfally suggests that additional legislation be requested conferring any needed authority or more specifically deilu- img the proper cases for Its appllention. Sve. 28 of the Colnaga act of 187) provides that the subsidlary stlver cols shatl-only be paid out nt the Mints fn stins of not tess thin $100 at par In exelange for gold colu. ‘The propriety of Mmiting such exchange to gold coli at tho present thie Is not apparents, wid, if ny exchunge for United Status tistes ts not authorized, the Director sugeests that the oxisting laws ontght to bo amended, The following {3 n coinparative statement of THY CINCULATION AND COINAGE OF STAND- AND SILVER DOLLAUS. at tie end of each slx montha from July 1, 187%, to July t, ts80, and fur the four months ending Noy, 1, 1880: og Berlunda, Inclrentation, Total coinage, TULy Wy USER voave fb 8 8,033,500 Ante 1, 16) shaly 1, 1850 Nov. I, 1880,... By ‘The Director suggests tho propriety of tin- posing a melting chargo in all cases on de- posits of bullion, elther for coin ur bars, prior to 1873, A charge for refining was au- thorized on bulllondelow standard, but none for melting bullion, ‘The Colnago act of fhnt tinto amended the existing provision by Inserting the words “imeltiae and’? be- fore the word “refluing,’ so as to permit a charge for melting and refining when bullion fs below the standard, Itanay have been tne tended that the melting charges. should bo imposed in ali cases whore the yalue of a deposit could not bo aceurntely ascertalned without melting, but the Inngurge of the not Noitis the charge to “bullion below standard,” and mikes no provision for a tnelting charge when bullion isator above standard, Senreely any’ imported gold bull- fon or colte is below the United States standard of fineness and lableto a charge for melting, During the lust year the Mints nntl New York Assay Office were required at considerable expense to nielt free of charge notonly many millions of domestte refined gold, cut over $00,000,000 of finported gold colin and bution. | If DOES NOT SEEM REASONANLE that bulllon which must be melted before ussay should be exempt from paylug the ex- pense of tho operation of thls coinage charge, From 1353 to 187 1 eolnaga charge on golt was Imposed of one-halt of 1 percent. Daring Ae thine $540, 730,348,600 in gold was coined, std the colnage charges amounted to $3,705,031, Tho avdrige yearly coluage was $27,008,175, ‘upon whtelt the’ colnage charge amotnted annually to about $157,000, The Coline act of 1873 reduced the charge to 1-5 of 1 per cent, and the Resumption uel of 1875 repealed te Had it been continued at the Intter rate, on the gold colnnge of the dnst five yent. which tings amounted to $22,200,788, ‘tha. sum of $140,000 would have been collected, WHILE If WAS UNCERTAIN, 4 whether sitMelunt gold could be attracted to: the Uulted States to supply the coln neees- sury to malntain the redemption of United States notes In gold, it may hinyve been pru- dent and advisable to remoye every charge that might hamper the conversion of gold into cain, ant now, If our supply of metallte eireulation depended on tho amount of for- eign bullion brought to the minis for coln- age, an exemption from cliarge either for melting or coinage might, for-stmflar rea- sons, gppenr to bo defensible, but the amount, ofdomestle¢production is more than suf fielent to supply tha necessary aununl needs of the couttry, for tho culnage of clther gold or silyer, and a large par of tho domestic gold, 09 well os silvor, like other surpligs products must, at some tints In the future, AGAIN BE EXPORTED, Tt ean bo of no National adyantngo to oxport gold or silver in the form of coin If those coins abroad do not pass Into clreulation, butare thore again melted and recoined, ‘The cotnuge of countrics not produeing the preclons meinls !s composed chiefly of re- melted foretgn colns,.for the latter esnnat well elreuinte in countrles haying «lt- ferent. monetary unlts. of yalue, It hes been sald that tho remission of such charge enables n country to fnvite aud securo gold for cireutation, Tho oxperlunee of the United. States, France, and Great Britain shows that, other clreumnstances boing favorable, a colnage charge does not prevent a country from s0- curlng the cofnige of all the coln tho canil- tlon of its foreigif trade permits ft to retain, Jn the United States, although from 1863 to 187), on account of tho, suspension of specio payment, there was no demand for gold for elroulation, $243,410,87.00 of gold was brought to tha mints for colnage, notwith- Alanding the coluago charge of one-hnit of i per cent. . FRANCE, imposing . charge fur assay, melting, and colinge oxcecding tS of 1 per cent, colned-tn the last thirty years over $1,100,000,000 of gold. Ittsbelleved that no other country really colus bulllon at expense to the public, Tn Great Britain no bullion fund fs yroyided, ty in the United States, for the Inimedinte payipent of the value of doposits, and It ts found more profitable to the publla and even. tolmporters, {n preference to watting for colunge at the mint, to exchange thelr bull- Jon at , HE WANK OF ENQLAND for Its ‘notes at 3¢ penny por} onnco less than tho colning rate, This fs 10 of 1 par cont, and with othor deduction for assay und molting, exeects the former United States colunge of 15 of 1 por cont. Should it be deemed advisable to relustate tho colnage charge, tho present is the most favorable Hime, as the supply of gold bulllon now'ln the mits is sufticlent to employ them at tioly ordinary rate of colmgs for more than a year and a hill, and, so long as a bullion fund Is kept at tha mints and assay oltteo, ont of which to pay depositors coln on tho dellyory of thelr -bultton, all the gold not needed for export undoubtedly ling, ag heretofore, come to the mints, regnrdless of the charge. woNETARY sTaTierics OF FOREIGN GOUN- ‘ ‘The oftort to gather nnd present In con- youlént form for reference statistics of the productipn, colunge, and uso of the precious mnatals ie other countries, and ‘the amount and character of tholr clreulation, was con- tinued with advantage during the yer, A brief review of some of the most useful faets contatned In the paper recelyéd 1s licrowlth presented; , bs GREAT DRITAIN, ‘Tho nat Bpeotv exports of Great Britain were, during, to ypar 28TY, gold, 23,097,000; silver, £5000. “Me. Froomautio catimates the specie clrewlation at eto ctoso of 1879 1 have buen us follows: Gold, BOUSUIU,T2L5 liver, G08,610.31, a tutul of ,6655,605,08, which shows the circulation to be npout $23,000,000) leas than iny ostimuta for Inst yoar, -temuhardly bo gald thet there ta + : . ny nny stock of sliver duilion In the United Kingdom, te imports and exports being about — equal. Tho colnnzo of — auld at tho Roynl Mintwas very aiall, toting only 455,050, whilu the total valuc of silver coined wits 3510.05), and tho amount of worn silver caln withdrawn from clrowlation during 1870 was £05,014 Tho report of tho Deputy Master of tho dtint shows the average prico at which silver (Dritish standard) was purchased during thoyear was 24, per ounce, the selgniorage averulng to the Stato Lelng at the rate of Kigdaper ounee, or2h Wl por cent. Tho rato of scigniornga was noarty 7 por cont less thin during the pro- viotls yenr, AUATIALTA, Tho production of gold in Victoria amounted, fu 187, to €15,000,000, and tho average unmal proditetion for the past ten yenrs has been $20- 0on,000, No allyer fs inined, but n small quantity: {3 parted fram gold. ‘Tho coinage at the Mele bourne Mint during 1679 was tho Inruest aince its enlargement, amounting to 4,710,000, all In sov= erelgug. INDIA “8 Fnformation in regard to the paper and specie elraniation of ttl, hing of inte yours been sought for with mora than usual eagers ness, on necount of tho Important rela tlon sustained by the auuntry to the futuro of silver. ‘Tho tables ahow an finmonse quantity of silver absorbed by Lidia in tho last half cone tury." The net imports of silver during 1870 were SWC. No banks or othor private vurporns tons are niiowed to [suo papar money, tho only noteg In elretetion belng those of the State, ror which tho Government hotds a resorve of specia and bonds equal to the entire papor lesue. Theso Goverment notes nro recelved overy~ where at thelr nominal valuo, and amonnt at! present to $48,000,170. Bilver is tho standard of. ovalno =oof =the conn try, fold fa not rated ons a legal tendor, but fs reeelved {n paymont of debts. ‘he coln of othar countries or of-native Indian States do not circulate, CANADA, There Is no mnint in Canna, its colnbetng sup- ptled from the Home Government, The system of paper money of Cannda is similar to that of tha Untied Stites, consisting of Dominion notes to the amount of $12,000,000, aud bank notes to the mnount of $20,000,000, The Issue of Dorins Jon notes is Hinited to &20,000,00), for which specie aud Government securities aro holds Pay GENMARY. Tho annual produotion of tho mines (silver) of Frelbourg hus falleh off about $250,000 since tho dumonctization of silver, Tho quantity of sliver remaining ii Germany to bo sold sirounted at tho close of 1870 to $O5.212,574 flng ounces, which at the nverage privo of former sales would realize $7 248, ‘Lhe loss on tho sale of this allver at tho rates previously reniized woul Amount to about $17,000,00 (un average of at percent, FUANCH, ‘he colnago of Franco trom 1705 was: Gold, HI 418,200 franca; allver, GSIL0S.R franes. ‘Tho amount of specio imported in 18TV was iki),- 170,000 franes, and exported during tho same nit 424,519,000 francs, No coinage of sliver ws excouted wt tha Maris Mint in 187. he gold colonyo consisted of 3,860,100 franea In 100 frunes: and 24,010,010 francs in 20-franu pleces,—In all 23,170,010 fraucs, bestles tho coinage of a mill+ fon franes In 2v-frine pleeea for tho prinelpailty of Servia, The new agreement ot tho Latin Monetary, Unlon went Into eect on the first of tho ‘present year, A law was paseed July B1, 1870, by the Urencl Leg isiature, nLolishing tho contract system of coins age, creating A burenu for the management of tho iilnt, and placing the calnuge,as in this conntry and Great Britain, under the control of a Dlreetar. Che speele clrentatian of Prateg (a3 wold, $027,000,000; Blver (ull legal tender), &H0,- Fe0,000; silver (mited tender), 57,100,000; total, 81 025040,00), The clreulation of tlye-frano plecos at tho clugu of 1872 would be, taking tho mean of those estimates, 2,602,000,000 francs. AUSTIIA, Sllvor fa tha standard of valto in Austria and Tlungnry. Gold us well ag silyer cuins are Btruck Inthe mints at Vienna and Kremnitz, but tha principal elreulating medium fs paper moneys, tho total {ssuo of which amounted, on tiv tlst of Devvemnber, (72, to” &259,082,50%, being about equally divided between State and bank notes. Rince the suspension of speole payments, 11 181%, private debts and Internal taxes buyve been puld fn bank and Governinont notes, Customs Anca aro pak itt wold and. sitver, Tho value of the paper money huskenhauced as cha value af silver beenmo duprecinted, nnd, since the Ist of dunuary last, tha paper and silver “loriu havo buen of cnunl value, ; NETHERDANDS, No colnngo was oxocutad during 1879, Tho sll- yor standard prevaited to 1875, when tha double standard wasrdopted, The motallly money fn vireutation ia princtpatly silver, which fs coined only on Goverment account, and the cofinge 1s At presont restriotad, Tho paper clroulation condiats of bank notes fesued by tho Mink of thy: Netherlands, and ty nota legal-tender, but [s ror eoived by the Government and preferred by In- diyiduuls, nnd Is secured by a depositet Governe luent Interost-benrlng bonds, = THE BOANDINAVIAN COUNTHIFS—DENMARK, NOKe WAY, AND BW. Ny Theso States still adhere'to the singlo gold atandard atlopted in 187, sllver being subsid- fary and for change purposes ouly, SWITZERLAND. Switzerland; belug one of the States of the Latin Union, does not depond on its own coins age for its elroulation, ag the cofng of the Btates composing the Unto olreutate freely in att. No gold fs eolned In the Confederation. Tho cole of allver from the yenr 180 to Des, 31, 187, was 819,000,000, No Government paper is Jssued, and bank-notes are not a lexul-tendor, ‘The amount of this currency 1s about $17,000,000, atussta, Thussin has q largo puper cireulation, amount- {ng to about 8775,0,000,whilu tha amount of coin In tho Stute Basaks Ig about 3115,00),000, of which nbout $8,000,000 fs sllvor, TURKEY. Tho proportion of gold tositvor in the Turk {ah colunge fs ns ono to 150,00, MEXICO, “Tho production of the nines during the year 187) wag, gold, S081; sllvor, 825,107,708, and that ond the elroulation of colng of other coins telus hud been conulderably roduced by oxportas tion, ‘The standard of yaluo fa the sllvor dollar, COIN AND PAPEL CIRCULATION OF THD PRINCE- PAL COUNTIES OF THE WORLD, ‘Tho flyures fur thirty-one vauntrioa aro bo- Hoved toapproximate thofr avtual colagnd paper clrenlation, ‘Tho aggregate are; OF papor, $402,- P1888; gold, 84,810,001,00l; silver, Cult legut= tender, €2,000,097,48, and Hmited tender, $23, BRAG; total prpor and apuclo, 3,470,001, 700; total spcelo, 85,459,812,833. Tho stutament of the amount of gold and silver In olrcutation fn the world at tho presont tim (6 heiow (is tsual cathmuto, and Ia loss than hhif of tho production alnee the discovery of Amerion, which wis oatls minted in the report of the Silver Commisaion to Aave beens Gold, $5,611,000,000; altvor, 87,002,> 009,000; toti!, §2:2,015,00),000, ‘THE COURSE OF PRICES tho past Ascyl yenr hay exhibited monotary Phenomena unusual and unexpeoted, ‘Tho dus ftelent harvesta. in Europo androur unusunt Dounteous supply of exportable foo producod fn fmportation of gold unchcoked by advancing pricus or tho amount of oxistiue olreutas tion, alrqady revmlngly owbundant, = fhe beayy importation —_ of forelyn + coin and valliou, which = cotumenced in Auguat, 1872, continved until the olose of tho eatendar your, and has beou again resumed within tholnat three months, The romarkabld fnerense of mutallle olreulution hus been largely nbsorbud by tho business community, ‘Che sneeulative advance in prices, frat ia tho United Btatoa and thon abrowd, aubelded in part before tho olosu of the yeur, ‘The tublu of tho prices of oxpurted commoditfes at diferent periods, and for the whole of tho Just fisonl year, shows an adyanco of 816 percent un tho average vrica of the snime’conimudities during the fecal year 1870, und but 68 per cent below tho gold pricus of tho sume vommaditios in 1870, THE WOK PERYORMED, To the Westerns Associated Preate Wasiuvatos, ),0,, Nov, 3,—The annual report of tho Director of the Alint shows tho workof the year performelat tho tustitutions under charge of tho Aflnt Bureau has been unusually heavy, ‘The deposits of gol bulllon af tho mints and assay offices have been both in number and value greater than fn any previous year, —S08,835,000,—and ex- ceodhyg by nearly 830,000,000 tho highest pre- vjous deposit of lsat, ‘This gal was not tue result of Increased deposits of domestie pro duotlon, of which $35,831,705. were reculved, a8 against over 335,500,000 for the prevlous year. ‘The deposits of plate, jowelry, and sworn colp wero about $39,000 greater than a] Olt July 1, 1879, was $7, Micularly those on the Ink Jife-saytny 1879, nmonnting to 81,19" foreign cole and bultion “SDH and ecelyis ot INCREASED SHA RLY Si being $01,027,550, out of fr aha $62,500,857, The deposits of allver aa i Uverles upon purchases wers only @ eal durlug tho colunge of fracttonal silve mat trade doltars in 1877 and 1950, py ver aM of domestic silver bullion wore She lets Hae euiie fall bulllon, $9.9 % Jewelry aut Amertean coln, 833.s¢e tal, S34, MO52200, OF thea linaate et $438 tn gol nnd 84,874,255 i alter eee ferred or withdrawn from. the healt or mints, nit again deposited, matinee totatamonnt reeelved aud operated ip tts both gold and silver $172,106.99) "Thee! age of gold. although heavier than ee previous yenr, could not keep pace Wil 7 depdalts, nud 885,108,941 In gold butit Phe mnined ineotned at tha New York fe Oiicy and Philadelphia Mint at the hy me {he tiseat year, "The mints, however, ai hat Sth mented the elvewatlon $81,970,144, “ate, Shi4107 785 In old, 827,085,07 hn aver q £260,971 ft tnor coins, TI TOTAL PURCHASES OF STLYE during the year amounted th ha standard ounces ata cost of $24,072, 161, a) fyarae purelinsa of §2,081,03 ‘worlt silver bullion per month, he ie = Treasttry Departinent price of silver bntlie. of tho British standard during tho your a 827-10d, The total coinage of anitees tho sta allver dollar tas been $t2,817,750, The ae 019, and an uy}, ein the etrouly. The chr 1880, $10,309,435, aud der tion durhyy the yenr of 81 culation was further inerensed to Nov, 1 1880, by tho Issue* of $0,453,556, sunklne the fotnl in elremation at that date STN, ‘Tho romalader of the colnaze, Sisostcn, was in the Treasury, $10,703,241 being held for the redemption of silver certifleates, 94 $38,001,218 for distrtbutlom OL the fare $18,018,505 was still In the nilnts, ae TUL PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND sity In the United States during the sent ne hb estinmted nt $36,000,000 at galt and $33. 700,000 of sliver, It is estimated that prob- ably $5,500,000 of gold, and 31,0030 « silver of domestle produetion, together with $2,500,000 zokl and $600,000 of silver Untted States colu wera used tu the WMaifactires, and arts, besides the melting up of plate, Jewelry, foraian coin, and bultion sunictent tomnke n total consumption in the United States of $19,000,000 In gold and $5,000,009 In aliiver, ‘Choe most Interesting portion of ths report of the Director-ef the Mint relates to the colt in clreulation, Cho estimate, star. jug with: 155,000,000 tn gold and. $5,000,00 sliver coin in 1873, have been continned to Nov. 1, 1880, by adding yearly coinage lesz reeulutge snd colin fmports, less exports, show an jnerease In coin elreutation for tho whole pertod of $210,393,95L In gold and S147,277,641 In silver coin, . THE GALN IN COLN in tha country and of buition fn the mints since Jan, 1, 187), the date (xed for res tlon, mounts lo S227,5W498, of which $175, 701,001 is In gold aud $51, silver, Un dune 80, 1880, and amount of gold coln tn the conntry was $59,058,691 and of sitver coin S12 H07,601, ‘Thesu amounts were further Increased by Nov, 1, 1889, by net cotna Import of $16,305,100 In gold and 80,080, silver, inaking the total aimountot United States coln at the latter date $537,001, wileh S876,028,88t was gald and 8 siivar, ‘Tho mints and assay offices held hi addition bullion, which fs being colned as rapidly a8 the faciities will admit, to the amotnt of 318,553,811 gold and $601 silver, makhig a grand total of coin Inelrens lation snd bullion avaliable for colnage om the Ist of November of $612,203,005, $45,993, 623 of which Is gold and $158,820,911 silver, -OF tho nmount of UNITED STATES GOLD COIN IN THE CovsTRY Noy, 1, $62,167,t4L was fn the Treasury, S112,777,608 held by the banks, and 8200, 470,133. in private hats, Of the silver colin, $47,051. “450 stmuidard dollars, and Su,020,189 In trace tional sllver were held by the Wreasury, ‘The National banks report $5,320,357 as the amount, of silver held by them, lenylng $75,23,29 In other banks and [it general clreutntion. Bya comparison of these fanres with tho state ment inade by the Direetor of the Mint the Ist af Novomber, 1870, ft wit ba seen that the Trengury gold reserve has «iiniulshei to tho Amount of $57,759,520 In coin, but holds aver $78,000,000 In bullion, ‘Tho silver coin tn tke Treasury has increased to the amount of $21, 9213H3.. Tho banks have lnereased their stock of coin to the artonnt of $99,147,884 In gold and $414,014 in flyer, amd the amounts In private. hands. have been’ taereased by $83,179,030 In gutd and $0,085,883 In silver. THE LIFR-SAVERS. THE ANNUAL RELORT, Gpretat LAspateh to The Chicago Tribune, . Wasnrgeron, D.C., Deo. 8,—Mr. Kimball, Chlef of the Life-Saving Service, has com pleted his annual report. It shows that of the 19) Sections, forty-four ara an tho lakes. 'yhe record of the Service shows that durlag fast year the Life-Saving Hureau ald mor effective work than [t ever has done before, Notwlthstanding the smnmer was willder than usual, there wero several storiis of Wty wonted soverity,- whieh resutted In very serous ensunlties, and In theloss of 2 greater number of vessels than uver befure. ‘Tho Josses reached 800, ‘She highest number of ous lost tn any provious year was GL On theau 800 vessels there were 1,089 pet sons, of whom only ine werelost, ‘Lhe ite saving stations BUCCORED AND NE: 449) SITPWRECKED and brought ashore 706, ‘tlio estimated valus of the vessels Involved wns $2,010,110, aud o thele- enrgoes $1,195,308, Of this amotit 3,010,897 was waved, Of tho nine persons g lost, one was-.tho colored womratteeaak on Lake Mlehigan, ‘Tho Superintendent of tho Uife-Saying Sorylce, although he does att gay how In hfs report, hag been ae to thinte tint the eraw of that ship scare ly alld thelr duty towards the colored wonthts Tho Superintendent pays & touching tribute to tho bravory of tho Hife-snvinu eres: "pha Superiiye tendent recommunts the erection of & life suving stntlon | . AY PENTWATEM, ON LAKE SICIIOAS) onoat tho Falls of tho Ollo River hati Louisville, and one at Grand Island, Late Superior. Ho also asks for un Ingruasd the appropriation to enable hin to die additionalinan at all the stations throne tho stormy seagon, te supply horses fot Ant Ing tho Nfe-suvlag cari to wrecks, ay to purehasy additional apparatus to I safety In landing shipwreeked persons a vessels, ‘Lhe Superintendent says that a ryico upon the lakes, weitel ie beon so efclent, Is in great danger Ot coming paralyzed beenusa the compensy is Inadequate, as the surfiuen 1 ae withdrawn from tho stations by the hia! a8 + wages offered by private parties for one iy farm hnnds and for other lwbot, and “DIFFICULT TO BECURE COMPETEA ag at the wages which the Goveri _ ie pay, Inone of the nko sintions, wie ae, Tegulur crow conulsts of fifteen Ni ditty-alx, changea took . Ronee tho season because of Inadequate pty rained yacancles lad to bo fitted with ea anen, ‘Thy Superintendent, therefore, wont imgnda that the restrletlun of 0 ue dere to the surtmun bo, omitted, aul that Ant to ton be given to tha General Superlute mropeite pay wages within tho Hinit of the au st tlon, and Mr, Kinball also recomney se tho widows and orphans of these w ne ice thelr Ilyo in the service bo peustene goon Wouk. Th the Western Assoclated Pret Kabat Wastixaron, D. ©, Dee, 3S. b RN, Suporlutondent of the LAfe-5av ing Peto In his aunual report shows that at tat eo of tho last lisea) year the wstalutlaline ok braced 179 statfona, of whlch 189 ed is 08,7 Atlantic, thirty-four on the lakes, oe v1 MEN