Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1883 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Supervising Architect Hill has requested Secretary Foiger to push, as much as possible, the pending investigation into the affairs of his office, as he is desirous of having all Imputations against his character growing out of the charges removed. In response to a communication from Secretary Frelinghuysen inquiring whether there will be any objection to our troops following Apaches from Armona over the border, the Mexican Minister has replied that such action cannot be properly taken without the express consent of the Mexican Senate. Gen. Crook has been notified accordingly. Following is the regular monthly debt statement, issued on the Ist of May: Three and one-half percents.......! 45,948,100 Four and one-half per cents 850,000,000 Four per cents 787.571.650 Three per cents 800,589,800 Refunding certificates..... 868,950 Navy pension fund 14,000,000 Total interest-bearing debt $1,848,478,000 Matured debt 9,091.085 Legal-tender notes. 846,740,051 Certificates of deposit 10,105.000 Gold and silver certificates - 162,104,951 Fractional currency 7,006,973 Total without interest...' $525,968,®75 Total debt (principal) .$1,883,528,061 Totalinterest .., 9,711,225 Total cash in treasury 319.159.401 Debt, less cash in treasury 1,574,079,885 Decrease during April 2,851,402 Decrease of debt since June 80, 1882. 114,834,575 Current liabilitiesinterest due and unpaid $ 2,205,615 Debt on which interest has ceased.. ' 9,901,086 Interest thereon. 369,722 Gold and silver certificates 162,104,951 U. 8. notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit. 10,105,000 Cash balance available May 1.1883... 135,283,026 Cash in treasury 819,159,101 Available assets— Bonds issued to Pacificrailway companies, interest payable In lawful money— Principal outstanding 64,623,512 Interest accrued, not yet paid. 1,292,470 Interest paid by United States 57,283,388 Interest repaid by companies— By transportation 5ervice............ 16,516,033 By cash payments, 5 per cent, net earnings. 665,198 Balance of interest paid by United States..... 40412,155 During the past six months 182 national banks havfi been with a capital of 114,058,50 a President Arthur has appointed William a Woods District Judge for the Seventh district (Indiana), vice Walter Q. Gresham, appointed Postmaster General Vice Admiral Bowen having been relieved at his own request from the post of

Commodore Shufeldt has been appointed to succeed him. < Secretary Folger refuses to remove D. a Alexander, Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, from the commission appointed to examine the charges against Supervising Architect Hill