The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-25
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-It is said that the Span
ish Minister has officially informed Mr.. Cass that
the difficulties between the Spanish government
and the Tampico authorities have been settled, but
letters from commercial houses at TampcO Just re-
ceived here contain the Of this statement;
and further that the weather will permit,
the Spanish fleet will concentrate on the whole
coast from Saguna to Tampico, thus confirming the
previous advices
The corrected list, from an official source of the
naval nominations recently acted upon by the Sen
ate, shows the position which has been assigned
each officer:
Capts. Paine, Ramsey, and fnman to the active list.
Commanders promoted transferred-Lecompte
to leave pay; Armstrong, Long and johnson to be
Captains on the active list, and Commander Shaw
to the active list. Licutenants promoted or trans
ferred-POrter, Williams, Carter, Bissel, Glasson,
Kitty, Chandler, Meade, Gibson, to Commanders
on the active list and Lieut. Flagg transferred to
leave pay.
Lieutenants placed on the active list: Walbach,
Doyle, Mann, Riell Perry, Rolando, Parker, Fitz-
gerald Rhind and McAran; and Lieutenants Wat
son, Harrison and Hunter to leave-pay.
Midshipmen promoted: Hall, Byrens and Mer-
Ger on the active list.
The above includes several nominations that
were confirmed yesterday.
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided on an
appeal, that beet root, used in the manufacture of
paper is chargeabe with duty of Is per cent
The cotton velvet part Of the dyed Cuburg robes
0qae "a, and the wOrsted part 10 per cent; cotton
uuCh IL per ceHt Inc importer lau claimed an
entry at Is per cent, sail duck but no such ar
tcle is specified in the tariff of 1857. Pearls though
srnng on the thread, if imported to be set in the
United States per cent; bags of American
manufacture exported from the United States
filled with grain, and afterwards imported
or exported empty, and afterward imported
filled with grain, will be admitted free
of duty. Tea laden board of junks in wa.
ters within the territorial limits of China, is con-
sidered as "laden in the ports of that country"
but tea, the product of China, and purchased and
laden on board Chinese junks in the Roadstead,
harbor or waters of Singapore, cannot be treated
as coming from country production and will be
subject to duty.
The Secretary has overruled the decision by
which duty,was charged on millstones, and places
them with burr stones, wrought unwrought, but
manufactured.
The following regulations prescribed under the
tariff of lS46 have been re-alirmed on questions
arising on appeal under the tariff of 1857: Du-
table merchandise imported into the United States,
and afterwards exported, although it may have
paid duty the first importation, is liable to duty
every subsequent Importation. Wheat when i'm
ported in moderate quantities, exclusively for ex-
pertinent and improvement in agriculture, will be
admitted free of duty.
The balance in the Treasury, on Monday, So, ,414,-
900. Receipts for the previous week, 81 ,O72 900.
Drafts paid, Sl,969,000 Drafts issued, S2,29S OOO
reduction from last week of 81, ,226,000.