Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1886 — WASHINGTOA. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTOA.

Captain George W. Lamar, appointed Postmaster of Savannah, Ga., was refused the office by Postmaster,,Wilson. The latter said Lamar might have if when he could take it. PostallnspectorW. W. Simpson of Atlanta, Ga., ejected A. N. Wilson from the postoffiee at Savannah and placed G. W. Lamar in possession. Wilson had positively refused to turn over the office unless force should be used, and went out saying: “I am still postmaster of Savannah; President Cleveland had no right to suspend me under the Constitution.” Wilson was suspended for “offensive partisanship.” The following is the statement of the public debt issued on the Ist of the month: INTEREST-BEARING DEBT. Bonds at 4’<_> per cent.... $250,000,000 Bonds at 4 per cent 737,709,500 Bonds nt 3 per cent 134,422,150 Refunding certificates at 4 per cent 199,950 Navy pension fund at 3 per cent.... 14,000,000 Pacific Railroad bonds at 6 per cent. 64,623,513 Principal.... .f 1,201,015,112 Interest 10,801,645 T0ta1....... .fMH,SW.7S7 DEBT ON WHICH INTEREST HAS CEASED SINCE MATURITY. Principal „ $4,773,225 Interest. 194,922 Total ‘ $4,968,148 DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. Old demand and legal-tender notes. {346,738,391. Certificates of'deposit. 19,195,000 Gold certificates 74,698,347 Silver certificates 89,021,760 Fractional currency (less 58,375,934 53 - estimated as lost or destroyed)... 6,953,702 Principal. 531,607,200 TOTAL DEBT. Principal Interest ‘10,996,568 Less cash items available for reduction of the debt...... 193,687,964 Less reserve held for redemption of U. S. notes ;100,000,000Total SO9 4 Total debt less available cash item551,451,7L>4,141 Net cash in the Treasury 76,527,561 Debt less cash in Treasury Sept 1. If* 6 -, $1,378,176,580 Debt less cash in Treasure Aug. 1, 1886- ? 1,380,087)279' Decrease of debt during the tnonth. $1,910,699 OXSH IN THE. TREASURY AVAILABLE FOR“KEDUC- ., , TIOS 0P PUBLIC DEBT. Gold held for gold certificates actually outstanding. $77 698 347 Silver held for silver certificates ao- ’ * ’ „ t '?. all -V outstanding 89,021,760 notes held for certificates of deposit actually outstanding 11.195,000 Cash held for matured debt and interest unp ad. 5,769,791 .fractional currency. ~.riT.,... 3,063 Total available for reduction of 016 debt $193,687,964 „ . , ' ~ FUND. Hcl4 for redemption of U. K notes, seta Jan, 14, 1875, and July 12. J- $100,000,000 Unavailable for reduction of the debt— —■ Ftaettannl silver c0in....... $27,956,991 - Minor coin v 322,661 r $28,279,6 >3 . ’ rtificates held as ctwh.. e , .TIW 2 Net cash balance on hand ’* 76*527’551 Total cash in Treasury as shown by the Treasurer's tenoral