New York's Enormous Debt

Tlie report recently forwarded by Comptroller Kelly, of New York, to the Legislatura, classiñes and adds np the I debt of that city as follows: Bonded debt $119,681,313 Temporiiry ilebt 22,371,000 Ufvcime bonds 6,104,844 To which should be added: Westchester couuty bonds, for which the city is Hable $ 1,250,000 Total $140,357,657 DedUOÜQg Kinking-iund bonln 28,179,102 $121,208,455 Add obligations ifitraed in Jannary 2,612,508 Add valid claims in litigation, about 10,000,000 Net actual indebtednesa $133,820,963 The sinking-fund bonds draw interest, ,nid the interest-bearing debt, as far as present necessities of taxation are concerned, must therefore be put at bout #150,000,000. The aggregate amount of annual interest payable on the city debt is Bbout $9,000,000. Not less than $11,700,000 of assessments remain unpaid. The shadow-faee of a man hauuts a gas-burner inoneoi'the gambling houses of Topeka, Kan., and may be always seen on the globe surronnding the light. The gambling fraternity are somewhat troubled about the strange apparition, which they think is not according to Iloyle.