Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1883 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The debt statement shows a decrease of the public debt during January of #13,636,883.87. The official figures are herewith appended: Interest bearing debt— Bends at 6, continued at 8)6 per cent #81,328,78 Four and one-half per cents 250,000,0<x Four per cents 738,967,80< Three per cents 391,444,361 Refunding certificates 889,15( Navy pension fond 14,000,00< Total interest-bearing debt #1,376,130,051 Mattaed debt 14,632,71£ Debt bearing no interest— Legal tender notes 346,740,26( Certificates of deposit 12,400,00( Gold and silver certificates 124,622,41 C Fractional currency 7,018,09 a Total without interest #511,770,769 Total debt •••••••••••••• #1,902,538,634 Total Interest ...# 10,158,890 Total cash In Treasury 318,785,631 Debt, less cash in Treasury 1,593,906,792 Decrease during February 13,636,883 Decrease of debt since June 80,1882. 95,007,667 Current liabilitiesinterest due and unpaid # 2,433,368 Debt on which Interest has ceased.. 14,632,715 Interest thereon 448,919 Gold and silver certificates ,145,522,410 U. 8. notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit. 12,490,000 Cash balance available Feb. 1,1883.. 143,258,218 ■ Total #318,785,631 Available assets— Cash in Treasury 818,785,631 Bonds issued to Pacl lie railway companies, interest payable in lawful money— Principal outstanding.: 64,623,512 Interest accrued, not yet paid. 823,117 Interest paid by United States 57,283,388 Interest repaid by companies— By transportation service 16,317,578 By cash payments, 5 per oOnt. net earnings 655,198 Balance of interest paid by United States 40,310,616 The House Coinage Committee at Washington instructed its Chairman to report against a discontinuance of the manufacture of silver dollars, in favor of using most of the coin now lying in the treasury in payment of bonds, and for an appropriation to provide additional vault room. Two notable weddings were celebrated at Washington. Miss Alice 8. Blaine, daughter of the ex-Senator and Secretary, was married to CoL John J. Coppinger, an officer of the regular army, and all Washington society witnessed the ceremony. The President and his Cabinet, the Maine delegation in Congress, the diplomatic corps, and many high officials of the army and navy*and the departments were present In the evening an equally distinguished party gathered at the Church of the Epfphany, where Miss Brewster, daughter of the Attorney General, was united in marriage to Mr. Koons, Of Philadelphia.

A Washington telegram says the Mississippi Kiver Investigating Committee met in that city for the purpose of deciding upon their report All the members of the committee were present The testimony was discussed and the views of the committee reached by taking votes on different propositions. All the members of the committee agreed that there was nothing to be said against the jetty works, and as to them the report yill be unanimous to the effeot that they are successful, efficient and permanent It was decided, -by a vote of 6to 2, that levees are not necessary to the improvement of low navigation. *, v** • -r - «r ■* •

The fi&Tbirthday ofthe General of tfa Army vsji ctlflbiby a banquet at Gen. bhcridim, Sexmfcor Justice Mller, of the Supreme Court, Henry Watterson and others. f