Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1883 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The President has made the following appointments: 00l HoZabird, United States Quartermaster General, to succeed Gen. Ingalls, retired; William J. Galbraith, Associate Justice of title Supreme Court, of Montana; Samuel J, Kirkwood, of Iowa;

“ 7 _77 ~ Silas B. Dutcher, of New York, and Anthony Gilkeson, New York, a Comrnisdon to examine forty-five miles of railroad and telegraph line constructed by the Oregon and California Railroad Company southwardly from the city of Roseburg, Oregon. Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Sands, retired, died at Washington last week. Following is a recapitulation of the debtsta&ment issued on the Ist Inst: Interest bearing debt— Three and one-half per cents♦ 32,082,600 Four and one-half per cents„ 550.000.000 Four per cents....„ 737.586.300 Three per cents 804,204.350 Refunding certificates 355.000 Navy pension fund 14,000,000 Total interest-bearing debt<l,338.229 IM Matured debt.. 7.831,415 Debt bearing no Interest-Legal-tender notes.. 846,740,001 Certificates of deposit. 13,375,000 Gold and sliver certificates„ 170,995,471 Fractional currency....... 7,000,690 ratal without interest.... ♦538,111,102 Total debt (principal)ll.Bß4,l7l,72B Totalinterest. 12 309 382 Total cash In treasury. 3*5 3r*’oo2 Debt, less cash in treasury. 1,551,09L207 Decrease during June , a w Decrease Ot debt since June 30. 1881 137’823’253 Current liabilitiesinterest due and unpaid. 1,702 345 Debt on which interest has ceased.. » ? 831 415 Interest thereon 306*821 Gold and silver certificates 170995'471 U. 8. notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit. 13,375,000 Available assets— Cash in treasury. 845,382,902 Bonds Issued to Pacific railway 00mganies, interest payable by United Princtnal outstanding.♦ 64,623,512 Interest accrued, not yet paid. 1.938 705 Interest paid by United States 67,283,888 Interest repaid by companies— By transportation service. $ 16,777,880 By cash payments, 5 per cent, net earnings. 665,198 Balance of interest paid by United States 89.850.809 Attorney General Brewster has rendered an opinion that the scheme to store American bonded whisky in Bermuda is not an exportation within the meaning of the law. j ,