New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-28
isted Press.
wAsHMGrox. Wednesday, Jan. ~, 1854.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.

THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
The report Of John ID. Defrees, Superintend-
emit Of the Public Printing shows the following results
Money expended for printing, paper and binding
from Oct /, 1862 TO Sept 80 1861 amounts TO q s05
600 The year preceding 1t cost e549o the excess
being principally for blanks for the various Depart
mepts The amount Of printing and binding executed
the last year. If paid for at the prices established by the
Law Of 1882 would have cost s37s 500 more than has
been expended for that purpose by the Government.
The Government Printing Office was established In
March, 1851 since vhichItime up to Sept 30 1863 the
printing and binding have cost asa 900 less than 1t
would have cost at the old prices Thereport concludes
as follows:
The character OF the printing and binding, in mate
rial and workmanship is superior 10 that furnished IN
der any system which has preceded the present. and
the experiment Of the doing its work
both regards lis quality and tue economy VI Its cost
may be regarded as completely successful
DEATH or A CONSUL.
John Hitz, SEN, Consul General of Switzer-
land died here today. He g. years Of age, and
native of Switzerland. he has resided in Washing
ton 80 years during IL years Of which be has discharged
the dnties Of that Office
THE TRIAL OF NAVAL VESSELS.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy to-day
addressed the following letter to Messrs. ohphSnt
Co. Of EewYork:
DEAR Sn: AfteI conversation Monday met Mr.
BAIRD engineer at the Asor Home, as agreed upon
and he handed me your mote 81 me zSh lust naming
The OF the Kin Kang require to Of ell
kinds before permitting that vessel against the Ent.w
handed your TO Capt Comsock for Mr. Blunt with the
previous understanding that these gentlemen were 10 make
the attempt TO obtain BY subscription the necessary 20
amount s considered e1eo've aud that considerable Difficult
ty viii be found in obtsinns IT, understand however the
ely uude Iirh uis red
the trial is not OF your seeking, and loyal people
will appreciate the Ies,t Of M 0hphsH. that y nations.
The KY Kians almost the exact tunnage Of the Eusw md
has ran s knot. per bOaI and ses with Mr. Band thu; no
rate. This extraordinary rate makes anxious to have
The trial and trust parties win forward and tbs
D'D''nS 'i' '''''' 70 'A' press very '''p''A Fox.
q. 8. MARSHAL FOR KENTUCKY.
The President has appointed W. A. Merri-
weather United States Marshal for Kentucky. vice
Mcdowell. resigned.
TREASURY NOTES BURNT.
After recent fire in Iowa, about $4,000 In
Treasury notes, which had been deposited In a safe.
were found almost in g complete charred mas. These
have Just been received In Washington to-day. The
United States Treasurer Gen. Spinner was personally
superyisingthe examination to ascertain the precise
subjected to the action Of fire. the denominations were
ascertajned though by the process OF careful separa
ton, some Of them fell to pieces.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE AGENT.
Lieut.-Col Francis Jordan, the newly ap-
pointed State Agent for has arrived and
entered upon hin duties
NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
The Senate to-day, in executive session, con-
ir1ned the nomination Of A. Lawrence Foster 10 be
Commissioner Of the District Of Virginia under the law
for the collection OF direct In the reconary
districts Of the United States.
DECISIONS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The following decisions have been made by
tho Secretary Of the Treasury arising upon appeals by
importers from the decisions Of Collectors relating to
the proper classification under the Tariff act Of July
1862 81 certain articles Of foreign manufacture and
production:
Bags Of American manufacture exported from the United
ported empty and serward mportsd lsd with grain will as
bsretoo b. admitted to entry foe Of duty upon prodac
esusiOns the Department An appeal was tsisn from
pr "a ss Sn s the rate Of
Tsnsd the importer claiming that under the Reciprocity
ss Sss Wa Of ' sss TS.. 70 entry duty free.
lon on the That under the Reciprocity Treaty Of
eal OF AL kln0s are en'ted 10 Tree entry Irvine
distinguished from Jute Yarn, properly assessed duty
the rate OF IS eeup I'D vslorer Msnufsrtures OF
the ofDsmentaon 9o being sufficiently 10 CHANGE bs
character OF the article was properly assessed IS DER cent
The importer OF sngies from Canada claimed thai thew
were not Fable TO duty under the Reciprocity treaty
The Secrehry says inspection Of tbs samnle Shows
,rice 80 quekion TO be manufactured In pa Inv nIsnny
shaving and introduced IN the terms Of the rs an.
consequently Liable 70 duty At the IS centun vafosn
certain importers hs wing appealed from assessment
The duty Of IS psr centu patent t,e,
tyled BY them, hCa steel locomotive IN The ronsbn
Secretary Of the Tessnyy has decided the .rtics .
sspmea share prOpQrda assi's ., it, pupese, snS