Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1884 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The indictment of William Pitt Kellogg, says a Washington dispatch, has been thrown out of court and a verdict of acquittal rendered by tho jury; and, to crown all, the indictment against Price has been nolle prossed. The history of this last case Is the history of the greatest fiasco of the series of star-route trials. The House Military Committee has agreed on a favorable report on the bill to erect a soldiers’ home in M ichlgan at a cost of 8250,000. In the election contest between English and Peeie, for a seat in Congress from Indiana, the committee has agreed co report in favor of the former. For several days past, says a Washington telegram, an artist lias been employed at the Capitol repairing the damage to the various statues and works of art done by relic-hunters. On one statue a finger had to be supplied, on another a toe, and some irreverent vandal even stole a pieco of the

marble which represents the Father of his Country. Tho following is a recapitulation of the regular monthly debt statement Issued ou the Ist Inst.: Interest-bearing debt— Four and one-half per cents $ 250,000.000 Four per cents „ 737.657,‘>50 Three per oente 264.621,950 Refunding certificates 298.450 Navy pension fnnd 14,000,000 Total Interest-bearing debt $1,266,572,350 Matured debt ..$ 12,123,405 Debt bearing no interest— Legal-tender notes 846,739.521 Certificates of deposit 15,u25,0(w' Gold and silver certificates 217,490,431 Fractional currency 6.583.107 Total without Interest $ 586.238,089 Total debt (principal) $1,854,938,814 Total Interest 8,845,125 Total cash in Treasury 399,753,205 Debt, less cash in Treasury 1,464,030,733 Decrease during April 5,232,075 Decrease of debt since Jane 30, 188 A 87,060,473 Current liabilitiesinterest due and nnpald $ 2,142,7091 Debt on which interest has ceased.. 12,128,405 Interest thereon 313,686 Gold and silver certificates 217,490,431 U. 8. notes held for redemption of certificates of deposit. 15,025,000 Cash balance available 152,652,973 $ 399,753,205 Available assets— Cash m Treasury $ 399.753,205 Bonds issued to Pacific railway companies, interest payable by United States— Princinal outstanding $ 64,623,312 laterest accrued, not yet Dald. 1,292,470' Interest paid by United States 61,160,798 Interest repaid by companies— By transportation service.. $ 18/T2.840 By cash payments, 5 pier cent, nst earnings. 655,198 Balance of interest paid by United States 42.492,759