The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-31

The Ncxieas naassiss.
Tho statement CONES from tsustwovhy source that
instructions have been scni Minister Campbell Se~
ore.ns and that ss hs he issn 'sss for Chihuahua to
JON r.ssIasD' 'aareI $500, ~~.,x..
Lieutenant General w. T. shsY6ss Arrived here las,
evening. and attended divine service this afternoon
s. Johns Episcopal church
Some newspapers have mentioned the name OF J. Ross
Browne In connection with the company which has
recently obtained progressory rights In Lower California
from the Juaez governmsni and thus account for his
departure 70 that section for the puposs q suysy but
Mr. Browne Is the agent Of this ecYsrDnsai, hAvias
several months ago been agp0Da BY tho Secretary Of
the Treasury under av Congress 10 collect statistics
OF the miners, wealth Of the country. His going TO
LQyer California 10 simply divergence from bis pre-
scribed nsld Of action, and has important sigaa.
canoe = has been slated.
The Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner Of Agriculture
who has sdnsrsc several months IRON . severe and
daassssss llsssA Is aamcissily recovsssa % warrant
resumption Of onacAi duties from Monday NH -.
Asss-Robelltss Claims.
The Treasury Department has suspended the payment
OF moasys due before the commensurate Of the rebel
lion to certain parties who subsequently, sayed thsm
selves against The United States government, The
sa Tor this 10 The joint resolution pending before
consr.'. Q n.st ys's EsR 'ylsesals At present
form.
NsMisatisss Before The senate.
The Senate has liz executive calendar about hun.
dred and nfy civil nominations but have been
ported yet has any definite action been
by the Committee Foreign Relations that Of Major
General Dix A. Minister TO France.
The Applicattsa for u Writ Of Uabeas Corpus
In tho Case Of DR.. Madd Refused.
Some days ago an application was made by J. A. stsr
ret Rdgely OF Baltimore. to Chief Justice Chase Tor
writ Of hsbeas corpus for the release Of DR. Mudd
OF the persons condemned by tho military
which tried the Booth CONDUCTORS 10 imprIaonmen, for
lilo ., the Dry Tortugas In the Gulf Q, Mexico II was
returned yesterday by the Chief Justice 10 tho counsel
with the following endorsement :--.rhe within spplica
ton has boon considered and 10 dsnisd" This, how
ever. does prevent similar application from being
made some other Judge civil tribunal Florida or
elsewhere.
Reduction In the Rates Or Postage 10 the
West Indies.
On and after tho LIST Of January, 1897 reduction o
postage will sks place in the postage upon letters and
newspapers conveyed by British packet partly by
British and partly by United States packer from this
country any foreign port In the West Indies and 10
consequence Of such reduction the OF postage
the places hereinafter named will be follow Upon
letters for Cuadaoupe, Hayt and Martinique Eng
land twenty cents single rate OF hall ounce
and upon newspapers four cents each; prepayment
CURED Upon letters for Porto Rico Jamaica ann other
West India siands not Britain, except Cuba b. British
mall Havana eighteen cent, per single rate Of halt
ounce ana upon newspapers four cents zach pr-pny
mcDt required.
The survey Of Idaks.
The Comm ssoner OF the General Land Ohiee ia.
sent instructions TO Mr. Lafayette caree surveyor Gen
ersl Of Idaho directing him TO commence wi,h all pos
sblc despatch, the surveys Of Idaho Tcutory The
sructons require the Surveyor General after having
obsInei the neoessary Information from reliable
and from personal observation TO establish tie nitisi
poiu OF surveys either conspicuous mountain or al
a couau OF streams, which point viii be The inter.
section OF the principal meridian with the base line gov.
ernng those surveys Also to commemorate the uhisl
pon, by Conspicuous and enduring monument, signal.
iziag spo. with appropriate inscription thereon,
taxing precaulon to witness the point Of Intersection ~
many permanent natural objects, surrounding lbs
by and distances 10 hoss objects and 40.
soribng them In the hed notss. that, should Tho mi
ta point he destroyed, by accident dssgn, future
tho record Of us establishment nay The
whereby identity and az tho spot vita certainty The
Surveyor General Is directed 10 prepare ali plais aud
charts 10 show the situation and extent Of ocaI
lands
Mssihiy Repsrt Of the Agricultural Bar~sa.
Tho monthly repon Of agriculture for December
,,ns nna estimate OF the crop Of 1898 The tos
hitherto reported ls5 900 900 bushels agssns, ga
900 90 bushels In 1869, In twenty-five Northern
States go 600 90 bushels instead OF 10. ooo 900 iss
showing decrease OF Is 600 600 bushels Will. the q.
quality IA equivalent 70 1900 900 bushels.
making loss 10 feeding value equivalent 10 100
bushels The cotton estimates are sso completes, show
ing total product Of $50 900 bales of -four hundred
pound. each. Az the actual bales nearly GSs
hundred pounds esrh this 70 equivalent u million and
Laf % such bales. The esnste, are made ~ ii
iUss.--sonh Carolina. 81 90 bales; ssuib tsrolhs
ice ooo bales; Georrs 900 bales; forids ss.O 600
bales. Alabama 10 900 bales xissis,ipp 10000
ba.s-, Ioui.aps. 10000 bsl~r. TEXAS sooOoo b.le
Ar.anss- 1872 600 bales rsnDt.c~ las 900 bses o,bst
statss. 81 900 bales
Iasrrnai R~v~nae Receipts.
The receipts from Internal revenue Tor NE
present a-cai roar date comeencrs jni1 issi.
ssary tis5.ooo coo
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