New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-01
CITY ITEMS.

EMANCIPATION DAY.-Wth the lst Of August
comes the usual celebration Of the Emancipation OF
500 900 slaves in the British West Indies. Among
the coored people of this city and the surrounding
county this has been reserved day of fasting and
outofdoor enjoyment every year since the edict OF
Freedom was proclaimed the behest OF the British
people. The celebrations OF to-day promise 10 sur
psss all others Of the kind.
One party will leave by the Hunters Point boat
this morning 1T o'clock. They 30 70 Westbury,
l.. l.. where they will listen to oratons by DR..
}. McCuue Smith, Junius c. Morve, and others.
Another party goes to Flushing, where arrange
ments have been made for an extraordinary celebra-
on. Addresses will be made by the Rev. Henry IL.
Garnet, William T. Dixon, and others.
a third party will 90 to Moneys Grove BulF'
Ferry, n. j., where they will be addressed BY john
ID. Bagwell, esq, and others. AZ all these places
refreshments be seryeduP at reasonable prices
end postage stamps received as lat Of August cur
rency.
At Saratoga, in the evening, grand promenade
in honor OF the day, will take place al the Metropo
tan Hall.
On the ih inst, another celebration Of the same
kind il to take place at iauits Myrtle Avenue Park
Brooklyn. This will be d " Union Celebration Of
the Emancipation OF tie British West lad %, the
State of New. York, and the District Of Columbia
A pleasant ExcURsioy.-Long Branch il now
but about two hours distant from our city. The
swift and st4uuch boat Thomas COllyer conveys
passengers thrice per day -four times on Saturday
10 Port Monmouth, where they are quickly trans
81. nat. N nsritt, Rail rDn
and whirled by express train to The Branch, which
j. thropped. Those who prefer quieter bathing
place will stop at Highland Station, and take the
stage for Highland Light, where ThomFs sons spacious
establishment affords good entertainment win boat
ing and the choice of eurf or still bathing Every
one who can should treat himself 70 81 leas, one
good occan-batL a. Ills seasoh. l. il better for u
weary, anguid frame than cau-load Of medicine
TIE WATER TAxEs.-The Office Of the Croton
Water Board WAS besieged yesterday morning be-
fore the doors were opened by persons desirous Of
payiug their water taXes aud thus avoiding the i've
Ger cent which the Board had announced woald be
charged after to-day Daring the day the gathering
increased 90 that i, became necessary, in order to ia
clitatc business, to form procession in single file
Of the rotnnda down the stairway, and for q consd
cradle distance into the Park. Il was no use hurry
ing and every new conner accordingly took bis place
in iiue and patiently the weather and his temper
would perni, awaited Lis turn. The amount Of
money received on Monday was slG,l2l %, Tues
day SO coo, Wednesday 81 il6 80. and Yesterday
,he receipts reached nearly $4,000. During last
week fully 100000 were taken. TLis year tie pay
menis to dac exceed what they have been for years
pas, in comparison with corresponding periods.
RuMoRs.-The rumors Which filed the streets yes.
ter lay in regard to AN important movement on the
Peninsula, and tha steamers had been ordered from
this port to James River from the fact that the
here had been directed TO dispatch several
vessels to Virginia for the conveyance OF sick and
wounded soldiers. Only four vessels were taken.
Others, Lowoyer, would also have been sent if they
had been found suitable Ii Is said that at least 6OJO
sick and disabled soldiers now at different points
ON tie banks OF the James River and these would
require for their certainly ten large steamers.
BUSINESS AT THE CUsToM-IIoUsE.-Ieste rday
being the las, day in which to obtain possession of
merchandise entered for warehouse under the three
wears law "a. the old rates OF duty the clerks in the
several departments were completely besieged and
were unable To lesye their desks even for q moment
from the opening to the close of business hours.
yelier scene we never before witnessed in the Gus
TOM House Single tles OF young men having their
hands filed with invoices and Treasury notes ex-
ten led from the decks in the several bureaus dis
pnces of iteen and twenty feet aud from the snake
like form in which they arranged, it was almost
impossible to ascertain with what department they
were tIansacting businees. There was cessation
at the usual 4" lunch hour" on the contrary the mum
Der increased. There no idling, no time for
social chat, everybody was in hurry, and from 10
H. IN. until .. III. hundreds of clerks poured in and
on, Of the Pine street door, like bses about hive.
During the past fortnight the Withdrawals from
bond, Of goods entered for warehouse under the
three years law Il. the old rate of duty have been
very heavy, especially rs regards wines, brandies,
&C.. these goods having been imported in 80 90
and 81. pretty general clearing ont of the old
entries has been made 10 avoid the necessity Of pay
Ing the increased duties levied by the new law. The
laws passed since 1851, with the exception of the
act OF July 1862 allowed goods on which an in
creased duty was levied to be withdrawn on pay
nent of tho old rates. The last act, however,
requires the new rates to be levied on and after
to-day on goods entered under any of the
former acts with tho exception OF that OF
August 5, 1861. The old rate on brandy was but 80
per cent; the rate under the new law il to be Al 50
per gallon tiIst-proof, and 30 in proportion. Im-
portcu who had brupdy iu bond, by Withdrawing it