Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1882 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

The Republican Convention of the Eighth Ohio district renominated Speaker Heifer for Congress by acclamation. The Republicans of New York will hold their State Convention at Saratoga, on the 20th of September. WASHINGTON NOTES. Gen. Walker, says a Washington telegram, 4s receiving pretty sharp criticisms for having projected so extensive a plan for the census, one which involves such a large deficiency appropriation. Senators very plainly say that it was never the intention of Congress to enter upon such a comprehensive census plan. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs in an elaborate report denounces the Venezuela Claims Commission, and declares its doings fraudulent. A collision occurred at Washington between the business manager of the Republican and the proprietor of the Sunday Chronicle. No blood was shed, but both combatants were deluged with writing-fluid from the inkstands used as weapons. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted a report respecting the results of the recent Chili-Peru investigation, which discredits Shipherd and exonerates Minister Htirlbut Tho testimony recently taken was reviewed at great length, and the attempt to uso the influence of tho United Staton to further the interests of a guano company censured. In the star-route trial, A. C. Buell, a Washington journalist, while on the stand admitted having received material financial aid from Gen. Brady and Mr. Walsh at various times, and acknowledged now being in the former’s employ. The witness and other writers who have denounced the prosecution were characterized by the court as “ hireling libelers.” Following is a statement of the public debt at the close of business July 31: Extended 6’s $ *7,807,100 Extended s’s i 301,50.),000 Four and ane-Hai: per cent, bonds 250,000,000 Four per cents 738,897,750 Refunding certificates 452,750 Navy pension fund 14,000,000 Total Interest-bearing debt $1,452,661,500 .Matured d00r... $ 13,909,715 Lego I tenders. 346,740,711 Certificates of deposit... 12,730,000 Gold and silvsr certificates 72,137,150 Fractional currency 7,046,469 Total without interoat.' 438,645,330 Total debt , 11,905,225,546 Total interest 10,926,918 Cash in treasury....: 241,098,031 Debt less cash In treasury $1,675,054,433 Decrease during Jnly 13,860,027 Current liabilities— Interest due and unpaid ,f 2,338,709 Debt on wiuen interest has ceased 13,909,715 Interest thereon 553,334 Gold snd silver certificates 72,137,150 United States notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit 12,730,000 Cash balance available Aug. 1, 1882.... 139,427,072 T0ta1.... .jt V 41,0.18,031 Available assets— Cash in treasury $ 241,098,031 Bonds issued to Pacific railway companies, interest payable in lawful money, principal outstanding $ 64,623,512 Interest accrued and not yet paid 323,117 Interest paid by United States. 65,344,682 Interest repaid by companies— Bv transportation service 15,231,036 By casn payments of 6 per cent, ot net earnings 655,198 Balance of interest paid by the United Btatos 39,468,418 Judge Wylie, of Washington, refused to naturalize a Chinaman, because of the restrictions of the bill recently passed relative to Mongolian immigration. FOREIGN NEWS. The son of the Russian Consul in Ronmania has been arrested at Odessa for supplying dynamite to tho Nihilists. Archbishop Croke addressed a meetng in Tipperary and advised his countrymen not to emigrate. The Greek troops have occupied the Turkish village of Z irta, near the frontier. An explanation has been demanded by the Porto. A fire in St. Petersburg destroyed fifty houses on an island in the Neva. Cetewayo, the noted African chief, has arrived in England. Pollock Castle, the most ancient family seat in tho West of f Gotland has been destroyed by fire. Engineer Melville has given up all hope of finding Lieut. Chipp and his boat’s crew. The searching party are at Tobolsk. An Irish editor has been arrested for publishing an articlo written by James Redpath, which, the Government alleges, encourages the murder of landlords. During the festivities attendant on the arrival of the Archduke Charles Louis at Trieste, a petard was thrown into the crowd, injuring several people. In retaliation a mob broke the windows of the houses frequented by Italians. Parnell’s scheme for checkmating the operations of tho Land Corporation Company has assumed form. The Lord Mayor of Dublin will bo asked to call a meeting during the exposition, for the inauguration of a fund to aid evicted tenants. Parnell claims evictions will be increased if tenants are left defenseless.