New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-29

extcD5lVe smuggling 0per dtionf
y. the Canada border Silks, sugars. drugs aud other
importaticDs which there is high rate q duties
have lately into the country, ovading all duty. In
large quantities. The detectives Of this Department
are on the track Of number Of suspected parties
The able Commissioner of Customs n. Sargent, esq,
has been dispatched by Secretary McCuioch to the
Canada line for the purpose Of giving his personal
supervision to the matter
RICHMOND ITEMS
The Richmond Wing of to-day says that the
widely known religious journal, The Richmond Cn''''a"
Adr0cd'e, edited by the Rev. Jas. A. Duncan Tor the
Virginia Annual Conference Of the NJ. e. Church
South. resumes publication on Tie first Thursday In
September. Some of the ableSt pens in the Church
viii contribute to is columns regularly.
The same paper also states that foreign vessels are
nov living in the James receiving freight for foreign
ports such as -four tobacco, &c. Three lie at City
Point. and three at Bermuda Hundreds. One is load
ING for Liverpool one for London one for France with
the French tobacco. and three for Bremen.
The Petersburg Railroad bridges spanning the
James River in Richmond destroyed by fire on the 3D.
Of April last will soou be replaced by neat and sub
santal structure to be buit by Mr. Samuel Strong of
this city, Mir S. it will be remembered, the orig
ina Superintendent of the New Capitol building under
President Fillmore and has had ample experience III
the building of railroad bridges in Australia and Cali
fornia The price for the Richmond bridge will be
about $4,000.
LAND OFFICE STATISTICS.
The cash receipts OH account of sales and fees
FOR locations at Marysvlc California for the quarter
ending June 80 1867 amounted TO 81 ZIG H. and those
at san Francisco for the same period to S6,'l Re
turns have just been received at the General Land Or
ice embracing the survey of the Rancho dc Navajo,
containing $50 62l00 acres confirmed to the assiSnees
of Bear and Simmons.
The case now before the General Land Office is the
application of the parties for United States patents Tor
the land which is located about IL miles northwest oil
Beneeia San Pablo Bay The title rests for part
of the land Mexican grant by Gov AlvaFado, and
for the residue a grant By the Mexican Governor
Jmenes the claim having been conferred by the Courts
as a valued title under the treaty with Mexico.
STATISTICS or CLOCK-MAKING.
The annual value in 1860 of the products Of
clock manufacture was sl055, 80. There were Il
establishments in that year i'll New England the CAPT.
tai invested being $4,000 the material used costing
Sii6756 employing 500 male and 40 female hands. at
an aggregate compensation of s312GO0.
COLoRED MISSIONARIES.
4 delegation of Colored Missionaries called
the President Saturday, and kindly received
The Rev. Mr. Grimes headed the delegation. and made
speech desiring the OF the Presidents pro
lection while prosecuting ther labors in The South
The President in his reply gave them the desired as
surance, and the delegation departed satisfied with the
result or their interview
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION.
The following ruling was rendered By the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Saturday:
1.-THE amour. of personal property subject to legacy
nnder IL detnrmineh Y the clear Ellne