The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-16

November, 1864.
by order Of the President Of the United States.
e. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant General.
G EN ERAL NEWS.
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wAsnpWNS, Nov. Is, 1854.
SECRETARY STANTON AND THE 0iIIsF JUsTIC asHIr--
GENERAL BUTLER TO BE PLACID IN TIE WAR
DEPARTMENT.
NM now reduced to certainty that between now and
the meeting OF the Supreme Court, the rst Monday
tn December, Mr. Stanton to be appointed to +hc
cant Chief Justiceshp and Major General Butler brought
Int The War Department. The choice was between
General Baer and Governor Brough, Of Ohio; but the
latter dropped account OF Governor Deuson being
already In the new Cabinet.
TIE R4PoRTED oApTUaB OF AUGUSTA, aBoaoIA,
NOT cRHDfrBD.
The reported capture Of Augusta Gen. Sherman
10 treated BY the military authorities here rs pure
easard mere y no iuosmaton here make slight.
~ foundation for the Evea General Sherman
= marchins In that direction he has noa yst had time
reach Augusta, and there Is expectation Of bearing
from him for several days. except through the sousherz
nswspaDsea
TEE sKIzuIB o. ZEE FLORIDA.
Tns subject Of ths seizure Of the Florida Va NE harbo
Of Bahia has yet presented United States
government By chat of Bsazli.
JUSTICE TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
me remark Of Mr.. Seward 10 his speech last Thursday
evening, that Secretary wsss would "oss the
Of Wilmington he should nave good deaf less trouble
with his foreign rsasions has excited 10
should 30 known In justice 70 the Navy Department. that
II has been ready and anxious for two years past 70
attack and w great eotropot OF blockade
bus the waf Department has been prepared 10
operate. Tho navy Is ready 70 do IL part
towards accomplishing what Mr. Seward and the
people have long desired, aud could DO done with.
out the assistance Of the military II would not long
main vexation and reproacb and Of strength TO
the enemy. When circumstances such TO permit
the publication Of all the facts in this matter will b
eoncusivey shown that II blame rests anywhere, IL Is
not upon the Navy Department or the officers and men Of
our gallant navy.
HON. ROBERT J. WALKER AND THE TREASURY DE.
PARTMgNr.
There 70 beginning TO be rome uncertainty about the
secession OF Hon r. J. Walker TO the charge OF the
Treasury portfolio His private engagements are OF such
character that IL doubtful he could undertake the
position II assigned to 1t.
FINANCIAL MATTERS.
had been determined by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury anticipate The payment Of the the gold
bearing bonds January. There reason 70 believe
that orders TO this effect had boon issued but stated
positively to-day that this payment advance
not 10 be made the Secretary being unwilling under
existing circumstances, to assume tho responsibility Of
reducing the amount Of gold hand. All efforts there
FORE Of every description looking TO the reduction In the
price OF the precious metal by any action Of the govern
rneut indefinitely postponed. and will probably
be made until After the meeting OF Congress.
REVISION OF INSTRUCTIONS TO AGENTS FOR THE FUR.
CHASE OF COTTON IN THE REBEL STATES.
The instructions 70 the general agents OF the Treasury
Department for the purchase Of cotton and other sup
plies from the rebel States undergoing revision In
order greater efficiency.
IMPORTANT TO IMPoRTRRa-DEcIsroNs OF TIE SEC
RETARY OF THE TREASURY.
number OF decisions by the Secretary OF the Treasury
Of questions arising upon appeals by importers from the
decisions Of collectors Of have been printed from
which IL appears that the duty Of and half cent
per pound properly assessed on molten bullets i'm.
ported from Canads the article being OF the char
acter 40 bars pigs; also that per cenum
I'D vaorem was properly assessed on orchea
weed undor The ACT Of 1862 Tho Secretary
Of tho Treasury afirms the decisions assessing
duties on brass padocks, cast steel tires a1ss shafts
and other forgngs 10 the rough under the law Of June
last, the rate Of ortynve per centum nd vaoren. Tho
Secretary does not with the New York appraisers
10 their special report 10 which they claim that although
the machice known a. q loom Ia not manufacture OF
which steel component part yet the shuttle, which
Is an accessory machine, machine per Sc being
posed partly Of STEEL renders the whsle importation in
question manufacture Of steel psrs, and subjects TO
forty.hve per ccnsum duty. The Department 10 analo
gous cascs, where the classification Of different articles in
the same package could be easily determined has
directed that the rate Of duty applicable to each per
should be separately levied.
The Secretary has affirmed the decIsion assessing duty
OF ten per centum ad vaorem above for pipes hogs
heads or other casks or certain rough imported
from Canada The appellants had claimed these split
slaves were exempt from duty under the reciprocity
treaty with Great Britain.
An appeal Was received, dated April, 1864 from the
decision OF the Collector Al New York. exactipg the pay
ment OF forty cents per gallon, In SPECIE under the
act OF March, 1854, six quarter casks OF brandy.
The Secretary explains that the additional duty OF forty
cents per gallon to DO regarded an internal
sue tax on all spirits bonded In government warehouses
prior TO March 1904 On spirits imported on aud acr
that day the character OF the changed and become
that Of an import duty. and ~ SUCH payable In funds rs