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Show Tun Axrx-LorrERY L11V. rue Practical Rexulls Tbereor at cw Orlenns. Washington, Nov. 23. Chief Pcslofilcc Inspector Rathbono has ju: CLinpltteu an examination cf Hie ra-ti-al results of the anti-lot-Itry law at New Orleans. For a .uaiUr cf years the lottery com-,iany com-,iany lia atrouiit-d the Ne'.v 0:1 on' stottlce to the extent of .ij-.u; SlOtrOO a mouth, eovning tieuvy junhasMj of stamps and rcg-tstiy rcg-tstiy ft3. The amount has teachiel ill oOj n ntatith during heavy drawings draw-ings and other times it has fallenoll, thuavirage lIng about S!0,KM a year. Iu order 4o handle the vast bundle of lotliry buslcusfjjwlng in from every quarter of the country, nine clerks were kept cunstautly tnilloycd. Iupcc'or Rathbone found that tills entire income cf $10,003 a month had been fJiut ofl as a result of the new law and nine fecial clerks had no lottery mall to handle. These clerks havo therefore there-fore been dismissed. " The days of the Lo ulsiata lottery are cumbered," said iLSiettcr Ralliboue, speaklnc of tl.e fuur moatbstest which the cow law had received. The discharge of the clefts who handled the lottery letters let-ters indicates how thoroughly the law works In batting tbo company fiom the use of the mails. Butthere aic other thlugs working towards Its extermination. Before tho law was passed the IjcuMaca Lottery Com-paoystock Com-paoystock was worthJUOUa share, tail now it goes a begging at $ I) a share. I am in constant correspondence correspon-dence with thelawnnd order league, which was formed iu Louisiana to fight the lottery, nnd they writo me that the law has made them sure of electing an antl-Iotlcry legislature, whlfh will decline to renew the chatter of tho corapauy. The last legislature extended tho company, but Governor NlcholU vitoed the bill. Width nn nntr-Iottny legislature legisla-ture the comrany will cease to exist inlS92. "One of the benefits we have found in the law has been Its edicts in strengthening the anti-lottery pcoplo in Louisiana nnd awaking a general .feeling thero to tho evil which Ihe State was f jstirlng. The United States and Adams Express companies have fallen into lino with tho PostolTice Department, and I am expecting similar action to be taken by tho Wells-Fargo nnd Southern companlce,so that we may expect to have every avenue by w hlch they can do business closed against them very soon." Knpreme Conrt Decisions. Washington, Nov. 24 The Supreme Su-preme Court of the United States affirmed tho judgment of the Supreme Su-preme Court of Uie State of New York In the case of Sbluuya Jugiro, the Japanese murderer condemned to be executed by clevtr.city. The court merely held that the ease was entirely similar to that of Kemmler. Tho court affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Coutt of Maryland In tlio case of Henry John and two others, sentenced to death for murder mur-der committed during a riot on the Island of Navassain 1SS9. Comptroller Xcej'a Report. Washington, Nov. 24. The annual an-nual report of Comptroller cf Currency Cur-rency Lacey covers tlio operations of the bureau for the twelve months enling October 31st. During this period 307 banking associations were organized, fifty itave gone into voluntarv liquidation and nine placed in" tho hands of receivers. Tlio net increase was 213, constituting constitut-ing a larger growth than any similar sim-ilar period since 1SG5. The number of active banks October Slst was S367. These banks havo iu capital stock, $o59,7S2,S05; bonds deposited to secure circulation, S140,ltW,900, and bank notes outstanding, $179,-755,043, $179,-755,043, Including S5S,W,fJ7 n presented pre-sented by deposits to redeem clr-cuIaUonsUUoutstandl'g. clr-cuIaUonsUUoutstandl'g. The grass decrease In circulation during tho year, Including notes of the banks that have failed and liquidated, was 522,267.772, and the decrease iu the circulation secured by United States bonds, was $5,243,-549 $5,243,-549 At the last report the gross deposits of these banks indudin? amounts due the banks, was Si023,-502.067: Si023,-502.067: loans and discounts, $197,-O'GS". $197,-O'GS". Both the Items show a great Increase over any previous re- Au exhaustive statement of the proportion of coin, paper money, etcTused In banking operations In 1ES1 and 1S90 shows an increase in money equal to CSrer cent, which Is Ueemed significant, when considered con-sidered In connection witli the apparent ap-parent insufficiency lo the amount of coin and paper currency. The Comptroller says it is evident that the lack of currency was greatly cBlnUeB. |