Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1885 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Capt. Fred M. Crandall has been directed by the War Department to carry out tho instructions of the Secretary of the Interior lor tlie removal of unauthorized persons on the Cherokee lands in tho Indian Ten itory west of the Arkansas Uiver. It is reported that the President has secured a successor to Mr. Baton, of the Civil Servicj Commission, but that his name will not bo announced until the latter retires, Nov. J. It is also reported that the selection has the approval of George William Curtis and other prominent reformers. The Postmaster General has decided that no special deliveries of mail shall be made on Sunday. The Navy Department will experience some dilficulty in getting detailed designs for the engines of the new cruisers, and tho Secretary may have to go abroad for them. Senator Blair, of New Hampshire, will reintroduce his educational bill in the Senate early in the session, and expresses confidence in its passage.

The following is a recapitulation ol the dolt statement issued on tho Ist instant: Interest bearing debt — Bonus at 4c. per cent $250,000,000.03 Roads at 4 per cent 737,736.450.00 Bonds at 3 per cent 194,190,600.00 Keiund.ng certificates at 4 per cent . 227,000.00 Navy pension fund at 3 per cent.. 14,000,030.00 Pacific Railroad bonds at 6 per cent 64,623,512.00 Priucil al 1,200,177,462.00 Interest 12,214, ib8.83 Total $1,272,992,250.83 Debt on which interest hao ceased since maturity— Principal $3,871,385.20 Interest 221,333.30 Total $4,092,717.50 Debt bearing no interest— Old demand and legal-tender notes $346,738,886.00 Certificates of deposit 23,183.000.00 Gold certificates 118,137,730. 0 Silver certificates 93,056,716.00 Fractional currency (less $8,375,934 estimated as lost or destroyed) 6,961,162.88 Principal $588,079,554.88 Total debt— Principal $1,853,328,402.14 Interest 12,436,121.13 Total $1,865,764,523.27 Less cash items available for reduction of the debt $240,927,974.70 Less leserve held for redemption of United States notes 300,000,000,00 Total $34",927.074.70 Total debt less available cash items $1,524,837 4ia57 Net cash in the Treasury 63,903,106.30 Debt, less cash in Treasury, Oct. 1.1885 $1,460,934,342.27 Debt, less cash in Treasury, Sept. 1, 1885. 1,473.692,307.52

Decreaseof debt during the month us shown by this statement $12,757,965.-*. lash in the treasury available for reduction i f the debt — Geld held ior gold certificates actually outstanding . $118,137,790.00 Silver held lor silver certificates actually outstanding 93,656,718.00 United States notes held lor certificates of depcs.t actually outstanding. .. j| 23,185,000.00 Cash held lor matured debt and in . ri st unpaid 6,915,066.71 Fractional currency 2,501.99 Total available for reduction of th- debt $240,927,074.70 Eeserve fund held for redemption ot United States notes,acts Jan. 14,1876, and July l.», 1832.. 100,000,000.00 In vailabie tor reduction of tb 3 debt — Fractional silver coin. $23,641,893.79 Minor coin 796,852.26 Total $24,4' 8,146.05 Certificates held as cash 54,667,230.00 Net cash balance on hand 63,903,106.30 Total cash In Treasury, ns shown by Treasurer's general account $483,930,157.05 The payments on account of interest duo on bonds amounted to about $7,509,000, which wIK reduce the decrease of tho debt to about $5.250,091. Commodore Queen has been appointed to the command of tho Washington Navy Yard, to succeed the lato Commodore Se mines.