The national hand-book of American progress : a ready reference manual of facts and figures, from the discovery of America to the present time . aries of the Interior.—Caleb B. Smith, Ind.; Johnp. Usher, Ind.; James Harlan, Iowa; O. H. Browning, 111. Postmasters- General.—Montgomery Blair, Md.; WilliamDennison, Ohio ; Alex. W. Randall, Wis. Attorneys- General.—Edward Bates, Mo.; James J. Speed,Ky.; Henry Stanberry, Ohio; William M. Evarts, N. Expenses and Debt, 14th Admi-nistration. Year. Expenses. Debt. 1861 $ 85,387,313 % 90,867,828 1862 570,841,700 514,211,371 1863 805,796,630 1,
The national hand-book of American progress : a ready reference manual of facts and figures, from the discovery of America to the present time . aries of the Interior.—Caleb B. Smith, Ind.; Johnp. Usher, Ind.; James Harlan, Iowa; O. H. Browning, 111. Postmasters- General.—Montgomery Blair, Md.; WilliamDennison, Ohio ; Alex. W. Randall, Wis. Attorneys- General.—Edward Bates, Mo.; James J. Speed,Ky.; Henry Stanberry, Ohio; William M. Evarts, N. Expenses and Debt, 14th Admi-nistration. Year. Expenses. Debt. 1861 $ 85,387,313 % 90,867,828 1862 570,841,700 514,211,371 1863 805,796,630 1,098,796,181 1864 1,298,144,656 1,740,690,489 1865 1,897,674,224 2,682,593,026 1866 1,141,072,666 2,783,425,879 1867 1,093,079,655 2,692,199,215 1868 1,069,889,970 2,636,320,964 Imports and Exports, 14th Administration. Year. Imports. Exports. 1861 $286,598,135 $243,971,277 1862 ...... 275,357,051 229,938,985 1863 252,919,920 322,359,254 1864 329,562,895 301,984,561 1865 234,339,810 336,697,123 1866 445,512,158 550,684,299 ., 1867 411,733,309 438,577,312 1868 373,400,448 454,301,713 OF AMERICAN PROGRESS. 219 FIFTEENTH ADMINISTRATION,. , Ulysses S. Grant, Eighteenth President of the UnitedStates, was born of good English ancestry, at Point Pleasant,Clermont County, Ohio, April 27th, 1822. His Grant, fought at the battle of Lexington, and was pro-moted to the rank of captain. Ulysses attended school ethe Academy at Ripley, Ohio, after which he entered theMilitary Academy at West Point, where he graduated May15th, 1839, being then scarcely eighteen years of age. Heranked as a fair, general scholar, and excelled in mathematics. He took part in the Mexican War, distinguishing himselffor coolness and bravery, and was promoted to the rank ofcaptain in 1853. He remained with his regiment until he resigned, and in complete poverty returned to private 220 NATIONAL HAND-BOOK life. He tried farming and real estate business with butmoderate success, af
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