Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1890 — INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT. [ARTICLE]

INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT.

The December Statement shows an Increase of *6,130,810 Since Oct. 1. The following is the public debt statement for December: INTEREST-BEARING DEBT. Bonds at 4’s per cent $ 61,189.000 Bonds at 4 per cent 5G8.204.100 Refunding certificates at 4 per cent. 99,490 Aggregate of interest-bearing debt exclusive of U. S. bonds issued to Pacific railroads.... $629,492,590 Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity 1,687,345 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. Legal-tender notes $346,681,016 Old demand notes 50,032 National bank notes— Redemption account (deposited in Treasury under act of July 14, 1690) 52,994,622 Fractional currency, less $8,375,934 estimated as lost or destroyed.... 6,910,626 Aggregate of debt bearing no interest, including national bank fund deposited in the Treasury under act of July 14, .1690 $406,642,290 Certificates Issued on deposits of gold and silver coin and legal-ten-der notes: Gold certificates 175,072,069 Silver certificates 310,555,024 Currency certificates 6,590,000 Treasury notes of 1890 19,255,800 Aggregate of certificates offset by cash in the Treasury $511,473,893 Aggregate of debt, including certificates, Nov. 30, 1890 *1,549,296,126 Decrease of bonded debt during the month 4,614,324 CASH IN TREASURY. Reserved fog redemption of United States notes, acts of Jan. 14, 1875, and July 12, 1882 $100,000,090 For redemption of gold certificates issued 175,072,069 For redemption of silver certificates _ issued 310,553,024 For redemption of currency certificates issued 6,590,000 For redemption of Treasury notes, act July 14, 1890 19.258.8Q0 For matured deot, accrued Interest, and interest due and unpaid 5,341,668 Total cash reserved for above purposes $616,815,561 AVAILABLE FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Fractional silver, fractional currency, and minor coin not full legal render $19,216,749 Net cash balance, including $54,207,975, national bank fund deposited in the Treasury under act of July 14, 1890 39,827,875 Total ©575,860,165 Debt, less casn in the Treasury Nov. 30, 1890 873,435,939 Debt, less cash in the Treasury, Oct. 31,1890 867,305,126 Net increase of debt during the month $6,130,819 The Secretary of the Treasury sent to Congress estimates of the expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. The following is a recapitulation: Estiira’os Estimates *AppropriaObjects. lor 16J2. for 1891. lions for’9l. Legislative eetab’m’t. $3,539,632 $3,339,152 $3,816,069 Exec’tiro do 21,4Q9,553 19,881,578 18.832,944 Judicial do. 462,100 454,750 461,662 Foreign intercourse. 1,942,605 1,803,785 1,941,363 Military establishm’t 26,160,991 25,903,14 8 24.934,421 Naval d 0... 32.508,204 24,290,498 24,015,580 Indian a f - fairs 6,846,908 5.801,399 7,480,954 Pensions ... 135,263,085 98,567,253 123,779,654 Public w’ks. 19,801,704 19,007,442 37,913 961 Postal service 3,590,832 7,020,361 Misoellaneous 32,974,G81 35,015,955 44,450,455 Permane n t annual appropri’ns.. 122,486,808 101,G23,453 126,703,149 T0ta15..5407,077,133 $341,428,973 $414,425,633 ♦ Including deficiencies and miscellaneous. Mr. E. Heap, keeper of the Glendale National Cemetery, near Richmond, has a desk, made in 1010, which has been in po-session of the Heap family of England. It is Faid to have been used by Oliver Cromwell in 1647-’4B, when light-’ mg Charles I. It is of antique oak, beautifully carved and highly polished. President Carnot fs said to be one of the most fastidious gastronomes in France. His chef is one of the most noted men of his craft in the world, and is the inventor of a number of culinary chefs d’ceuvre.