Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1885 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The decrease in the public debt for March was $483,000. Secretary Manning has changed the form of the Treasurer's monthly statement. By the old method of tabulation the surplus in the vault is $153,000,003; by the new form it appears as $21,500,000. The sum of $100,000,000 has been reserved lor the redemption of greenbacks, and small change to the amount of $31,500,000 is stated by itseli. In the new form of debt statement the Pacific Railroad bonds are added to the bonded indebtedness. Within three months the Treasury has lost $16,000,000 in gold and gained $7,000,000 in silver. Following «is a recapitulation of the debt statement for lust month, according to the new form: Interest bearing debt— Bonds at 4's per cent $250,000,000 Bonds at 4 per cent 737,710,900 Bonds at 3 per cent 194,190,500 Refund.ng certificates at 4 per cent. 248,200 Navy pension fund at 3 per cent . . 14,000,000 Pacific Railroad bonds at 6 per cent 64,623,512 Principalsl,26o,o73,ll2 Interest 11,957,512 T0ta151,272,730,614 Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity Principal $4,951,505 Interest. 242,310 Total $5,193,815 Debt bearing no InterestOld demand and legal-tender notes. $346,739,081 Certificates of deposit 26,212,000 Gold certificates 115,647,540 Silver certificates 112,500,226 Fractional currency (less $8,375,934, estimated as lost or destroyed)... 6,967,099 Principal 608,063,948 Total debt— Principa151,873,788,563 Interest 12,199,812 T0ta151,885,988,378 Less casii items available for reduction of the debt $261,150,165 Less reserve held for redemption of U. 8. notes 100,000,000 Total debt less available cash Items 1,524,838,210 Net cash in the Treasury 22,259,023 Debt less cash in Treasury April 1, 1885 1,502,579,184 Debt less cash in Treasury March 1,1885 1,502,489,928 Incr. ase of debt during the month as shown bv this statement 89,256 Cash in the Treasury—Available tor reduction ot the debt— Gold held for gold certilicates actually outstanding $115,647,540 Silver held for silver certificates actually outstanding 112,500,220 U. 8. notes held for certificates ot deposit actually outstanding 26,210,000 Cash held for matured debt and interest unpaid .7 6,788,921 Fractional currency.. 3,478 Total available for reduction of debts 201,150,165 Reserve tund held for redemption of U. 8. notes, act July 12, 1882.. 100,000,000 Unavailable for reduction of the debt— Fractional silver coin.. .$30,632,326 Minor coin 876,051 Cash held for certificates issued but not outstanding 69,556.805 Net cash balance oh hand. 22,259,025 Total cash in the Treasury as shown by Treasurer's general account $484,474,174 Capt. Evan P. Howell, of Georgia, has refused to accept the appointment of Consul at Manchester, England. Many of the young anny and navy officers who have enjoyed a life of elegant leisure in Washington for some years past are being sent to join their regiments or their ships.