The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-15
WASHINGTON.
wAsuSoros, Nov. II, 1894
The Mexican Mission.


General sherman will stop ct Havana General Shesi
daa may meet him thero. From Havana the steams |
susqushanna goes direct 70 Vera Cruz. The French
Minister hero sent despatch 70 France the sub
ject Of the mission OF General Sherman and Mr. Camp
bsIL The answer he has received and sent to New
Orleans 10 bs forwarded immediately 70 Vera Cruz
ContracsIen Of the Currcacy.
Tho SECRETARY or the Treasury u determined TO Coz
tract the currency the late law Of Congress will
allow. the reveaus fund Of nfty millions which the
Law authorized 70 b Issued 70 redeem Temporary loans
and The ten millions allowed By Congress 70 DO with
drawn within six months from the 18th Of April. have
beea retired and also the hsst instament Of four MIL
lions which the law provided might thereafter Be with
drawn monthly leaving shout shres hundred and eighty
SIX millions Of govsrnmsat legal tenders In crcula
ton.
Tho He'll Gate Distractions.
Colonel Tai. P. shannss. Of electricity and nitrs
giycerns notorissy has renewed his efforts for the
deepening Of He'll Gate New York Colonel g. asserts
that the channel be made thirty or forty feet dssp
tho whole width q the Gate thus enabling tho iargssa
war or mercantile vessels 70 pas without hazard.
Tho Sataatisn in Massachusetts Explained %
s4N tho President.
NJ John C. Tucker. Of Massachusetts had lengthy
iuservisw With The President this evening He was ~
ceived very cordially. Mr.. Tucker orphaned to shs
President tho situation In Massachusetts Tho prssdsas
oppressed surprise that General Couch Collector Of ths
Port Of Boston, had not exercised energy in select
Ing tho Presidents friends 70 Nil important positions in
The Boston Custom House.
Prevoueiou sr Smuggllsg -Instructiens frea
tho Treasury Department.
Tho Treasury Department his just Issued additional
regulations in regard the and intercourse
with foreign contiguous territory the object being 70
carry out the laws TO prevent smuggling. Among the
regulations are the following
Trunks, travelling bags, boxes, and everything
effects purportDg 70 do co. must be opened and their
contents thoroughly inspected by the proper officers OF
containing az baggage No trunk travelling bag.
vaiise or ohet envelope TO be delivered taken away
be found secrssd any articles liable 70 duty upon whok
duties have not been paid must be seized and retained
Steam, or other vessels from any port or place !.
gam shall report the Port Of Mackinaw; and the
cargo Of such steamer other vessel shall have
been scaled by Consul or other United states officer
required by the second section OF the act Of 9th June
1854 manifest Of the must be presented 70 the
PRINCIPAL oacer OF the customs at the port Of Mackinaw
setting forth clearly and distinctly description Of ali
the goods or merchandise board; from what
port place shipped and at what ports destined TO b
landed and that hs has no other goods on board than
those mentioned said manifest to all OF which facts tho
master OF the vessel must make oath before the collector
deputy collector At the port Of Macknaw the said
oath TO be inscribed on the manifest, to b
reiained by the master Of the vessel; and ON the
by the captain presence OF the collector deputy COL
lecor Of the port Of Mackinaw, who. satisfied with
Same both the Manifesto and issue permit 70 the
vessel to proceed to the port Of destination.
regard any manifests Of vessels coming from Canadaa
ports irregular unless the oath OF the master in
., y ana signed Is rsaursS ne enc q
Of Aacknaw, and subject TO the penalties prescribed By
the acts Of June 81. 1854. and OF July 10, 1896
With . view 10 prevent the smuggling OF dutiAMe
goods into the United States by Of coucealmeas
about the person in the baggage Of persons arriving
from : foreign contiguous country, all such per:
and their baggage shall be examined their arrival
IN the Uned stsos by proper officer or officers Of Gus.
toms Al Bunaio Detroit Port Huron 0gdcnsburg ana
otbhr ports in the United States where
made between American ana provincial railways By
o. rno ,n s, ~
and examined upon The boat and passengers shall not b
permitted 70 land. nor their baggage 70 be landed.
until such inspection examination shall have been
Guided 10 the satisfaction OF the ocers making the
Cars crossing the Suspsnson Bridge into tho United
the examination Of passengers and their baggage
shall have been concluded to the sasisfsctioa
cars coming 70 Roases s0' Point. %' 9. XiSsns ana
Island Pond must b examined while on the way b.
as on p s.1
that purpose at the ue Pnssengers baggage on these
ca. must b Inspected before Or sf::r arriving !. The
hrN stopping place after entering the United Statse
All baggage Of passengers 10 transit through Canada
shall % placed = car or car: b. itself a. the port q
ss' ana or S%ss
touching intermediate American and foreign ports
United States custom locks ' and seals al baggage q
passengers taken board ct American and De-
timed Tor and ~ sS .
spected and examined, arriving from foreign port
Baggage taken on board Of steamer plying from The
British provinces TO Easpor and thence along the coass
TO Portland, Boston aud oher ports In the United States,
shall b placed in room by ITSELF under United statss
at the port OF departure. BY United States
ocer 1t the first port OF arrival examined de-
livery, BY the proper ofcer at the ports Of It's desns
JeR Davis.
Messrs Hllyer and Lowry the Mlsslss pp Com ssoa-
to-day caed upon the President BY previous apposs
ment having yesterday sent to him the resolution Of The
legislature Of that State in relation Jefferson Dava
They presented him letter from Governor Humph-
rys who says among other things that those whom hs
represents do not seek 70 Mr. Davis from trial;
that his imprisonment Is not necessary his
presence whom desired for trial. that hrs continued Ia
osrcerstien threatens fatal results 10 his health and thsa
the ends or justice will be reached by admitting him 70
ball PAROLE which they severaly ask The documents
seem TO assume that there will be trial The Prss
dent received the commissioners courteously, and
icsaed them that be would give to the application due
consideration
The Indians.
The census OF the Indian tribes prepared for the
annual report Of the Commissioner OF Indian Asrs FOR
1885, shows tina, the total number OF Indians 2e5 Yrl
Appointments.
The President to-day made the following appoint
msnts
John NJ Duke Collector Of Internal Revenue for tho
Ninth district Of Kentucky. and George Dickson Cot
Iector for the district OF Delaware John waldron q
Minnesota Register OF the Land once, al Greeniear
MINI. Henry Hill. OF Minnesota, Receiver OF Public
Moneys for the district Of lands subject SALE
leaf MINI Daniel Chaplin Of Oregon TO be Receiver Of
Public Moneys OF the district OF lands subject 10 40
Legrand. Oregon Samuel NJ Black, OF Oregon, 10 bs
Receiver Of Public Moneys, at Legrand, Oregon.
Personal.
ss9a:tr w iHsa \; s!l!l u ihs cay Reports are
ssaa 10 Circulation issocatius his name with the once
Of Secretary OF War The General leaves for Now Yorx
tomorrow - 's>.ts.. ,
The stolen Arms.
The arms stolen from the Mmory few days since are
supposed to have been stolen by parties belong
ing organization having ia existence tbis