Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1884 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Gen. Swaim will be tried by courtaartlil on the following charges: Conduct on brooming an officer and a gentleman and —glsrt of duty. W. W. Culbertson, a member of Congress from Kent oky. wbo was cupping st tho national Hotel In Washington fired five <

shots into his head, indicting dangerous wounds. The cause is said to have been depress on from excessive indulgence in liquor. Following is a recapitulation of the national debt statement issued Aug. 1: cr ••a-P-sm a neb — Fonr and one-half per cents $ 250.500.00 C Four per cents 73..6*i, Jk Three per cents 223,«53,25< liefunding certificates 27*.:tt< Navy pension fund 14,000,00( Total interest-bearing debt (1.228,467,934 M atured debt $ 12,00C,faC; i . r.ii ig n» mteres. — Legal-tender notes SV.IMAM Certificates of deposit 10,230,<8 ( Gold and silver certificates 238,421,*01 Fractional currency 6,'J 8.491 Total without Interest. S 005, 6>.59i Total debt (principal) $1,54:),383,59° Total interest 8,58 n. 55 Total cash in treasury 405,9iu.»33 Bonds issued to Pacific Bailway * ompanies, interest payable by United S.a e Principal outstanding... $ C4,<«23,’>12 Interest accrued, not yet paid. .2i,117 Interest paid by United States 63,09:1,504 Interest repaid by companies— By transportation service ) K.H8.923 By cash payments, 6 per cent, n ;t earnings.. 655,193 Balance of interest paid by United States 44.235.381