The New York herald., 1862-12-28
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"a Aun WAREHOUSE DHvAnFMuxT.
= ~ WarshsAye Department, - already msntssnsd
tho arss remA. .ved 20 the Custom House. Tho
movai having bsen b. ade last August. The rooms occr
arsshrss tsss@ssr. A2d are Aud up. more Asadso.
than any IN the building. That occupied by the ds,,
chef eis sy6 @NhdrSnsfcerks ID dh the corner Of
cnasgs place ahd Hansvss stfpss Al one sad OF
room platform Y erected Tor the dssks Of the de,
and chier clerk. handsome carret covers the patf
audshe door q tAs room b&ck dfis. while reat cha,
hers furnish light, Fhen igk heeded. from above
tains can be drawn as 70 separate this portion Of
room from ihe remaiuder The ciesks are placed Ind
OF an iron railing their desks being adjacent 10 the
sass, ,sxlsadiss ths lssg.k Of ths roam. New desks
furniture have been posidcd Cor the clerks in this ro
Another portion Of e,Wsrehouse Department Is a.
door belbws directly under the room already desc n
Tho desks Of the quidating clerks, the reiundng cn
and eons others areto be found here.
On tho opposite side Of tho passage room, Hans,
street. y atsd up jos the 1ss Or Me warehouse ID
kepers. All Of the clerks Of this department were
rnsrly u ths eus arGe room over the Sub Tteasu
whore their accommodations were somewhat limit
1hsy nnd the change much 70 their advantage
THs NAVAL OFFICE.
h6 Naval 0alcel 4 located On the same door a
rotunda, on Hanover and wall streets. the prnci
once being e0ths drstyuansd Two Of tho deputy m,
officers have their dssks hers a. also do the entry
'liquidating clerks. The Naval once cashier, entra
and clearance clerks, manifest clerk &c. have sepaa
room On wan ssssst. Bsswsdh tnsatwo departments
the private Offices Of the Naval 0facer which have b
asssd up II . becoming styie. sss3
y, THE NAVAL 0SFICx WAREHOUSE DsPARrxnT.
This department 10 directly over that occupied By
Naval once, entry clerks, &c already described. u
fl.~tI
House, beng we'll lighted and quito large. The VII
drawa clerks. warehouse iquidating clerks. bond cler
&c.. have their desks In this room
snE NAVAL osFloR AUDIroR's DsrARr,GzSv.
The rooms occupied by the clerks in this department
sdassnt 70 that Of thu Naval Office Warehouse depal
ment, on Wall street. =,
8a THE RuCoRD oFvIcEs.
The Record Offices win DO on the door abovs that
which the room3 last described are located. y
THE sUavxY0R's oYFlcx
will 10 in the basement OF the building The rooms
not yet ready for occupation and the business Of
Office il st transacted II the buiding Pine street.
joining the old Custom House. We have not hoard VI
It is expected that the removal Of this branch u
revenue business wiil take place.
THE OLD CUSTOM HOUSE.
The old Custom House looks deserted and dismal.
force was placed at work on the vacated Deal
railings counters and all ths old landmarks se
away, preparatory 70 the alterations bs made before
occupation Of the edioce The Sub.Treasury. Each
the rooms left BY tho departments which removed pre-,
ous 70 IAst wssk were taken possession u By thh fos
q soon - vacated The rooms on Ae upper fsor M
were dark and gloomy. have bssn greatly Improved
the ntroduosion n skyiishts n The roof The rossa
has been strppsd OF ~ desks sad furniture and sca
Ing already erected for the workmeu. Ths work u
building win be vigorously prosecuted, q the sabrs
surer needs u very much.gs lsras
Business at the Custom Hsuse d rapidly resuming
wented course, and but little time will b asoessarv
The public % become aocustonsd 70 the now bxudta
and the location Of the various oflcss. therein
THs wARar1Ne APrARASUs.
Both the old and new Cussom Houses will b warm,
by steam in future lmmsnss ooih of steam pipe .
placed 10 most of the rooms q ~ latter which pip
will be supplied with steam NON the apparatus IN q
owsr part q the burdisg. TAs old Custom House v,
warmed BY furnaces and seovs; but this arsange0si
win Be altered, steam pipes being substituted e ths
PRoM0rIOy OF coLeNmL MARsr0N.
Colonel Marston, Of the Second New Hampshlee velu
tesB. has been proiaoeed - he rank a Beiga1t
General. He and his regiment have served with q
tinction IN nearly Ill ths great battles.
RHQURnxnzvvs roR onnArna rnAxSrr YAorLrrru =
rwnEN TEE WEST AND HAST.
In View Of the present. transit OK the products a 4
great West BY railroa1s 70 ths AtaAso porss and Asa
70 tho markets Of, the world, Fhershy the expense
breadstuns, &c., made great 70 tie oonsumsrs, NJ
producers Obtain but ssaioe rsosmfsnss for ssoh p
ducts tho feeling getting stroaga the North that asl
nch water communication must b had from he Ntasi
sppi valley % the Atlantic poFts' Tho present eaal
y entirely inadequate 70 ct forward 4
crops What s wanted u such widoung ana dsepeaia
OF the Illinois Canal ana the New Yo canals - that Q,
ooly Eunbosis ca have srsnss ssom The ocean 70 4
akes and 70 the river but shat Tho channels shsu
used for vessels OF kes burden 70 bring forward At ~
rates In the autumn and carly sprus the nscsssasss
life for homo and European demand.