The New York herald., 1866-08-02

be appointed and confirmed before Congress shcui
adjourn These are the facts In the
Unfoandcd Reports Of Negroes Deiss KlA.
mapped ON the Florida Coast.
The Navy Department denies the statement published
In In, New York fytune and washington cyomick rela-
to e kidnapping Of negroes the coast Of Florida
No such inrmaton has been resevod and no such ves
col the g. Augustine Is n the service OF the Depart
ment The steamer st. Augustine Is the navy bit she
is nEurcpean waters The contrary the casa In CON-
sequence Of these sensation reports circulating throughout
the country the department directed Commodore Wins
low commanding the squadron, to make thorough In.
vesgatons, and he has replied that the reports arc
without the slightest foundation In fact
Presidential Visitors.
large number Of persons congrcgatod at tho White
House to-day awaiting opportunity 70 speak 70 the
President About eleven o'clock the door was opened
for general reception and al present obtained an inter-
view with the President Several Senators and Repre-.
sentativss called to make their adeu
Commodore Shultz, very warm friend Of Secretary
Seward, Of long SANDING ID in town stopping at tho
Ebbitt House. He ID accompanied BY J. d. Barclay late
Of the navy Joha u Frazier Speaker Of the Maryland
House OF Delegates and Known a. the resover and d.
wider OF the political lines 10 thai legislature 10 also
hers r~
Louisiana Colorcd 6chosls-Aatther Dona.
tion from the PresideI<s
The President has made further donatonSpf $500 In
aid Of high grade colored school in New 0saas to Dr.
Randolph, the coorsd phianthropit. who recsnEy On
cited the dissatisfaction OF tho Tribune for avowing bis
conviction that Andrew johnson was true friend TO the
negro.
Delinquent POstmasters In the Southcrn
States.
The Auditor Of the Post Once Department Ia still en-
gagged In forcing delinquent posmascrs Of the Southern
States TO settle their accounts with tho government
There yet remains to be collected about $4,000.
The New Bounty Law.
Letters are pouring in daily asking for instructions
and forms in relation to applications for the additional
bounty under the recent act None can be furnished
until the Secretary OF War and tho Secretary Of tho
Treasury have prescribed the rules and regulations
the act directs II win probably require several weeks
with the pressure OF other business before system
be adopted and regulations prepared and printed for
distribution Letters Of inquiry must remain unan
swered and had not be written until notice has
been given through the public press that rules
have been prepared. Tho Second Auditors Office
will settle only the claims OF the heirs OF
deceased sodiers but there will be At least two hun
dred thousand Of such claims time must be required to
prepare proper register and make other necessary
rangemcnts to receive thcm. No advantage posi-
tho Paymsstor Generals Office.
The New Internal Revenue Law.
The compilation Of the Internal Revenue law with
previous laws Of like character passed since July
1851 has been completed at the Office Of tho Internal
Revenue and is In the hands OF the public printer
1t rs expected that the Commissioner will be able to
commence the distribution OF copies tomorrow.
The Tax ON Cotton and Tnrpeutinc.
Cotton and spirits of turpentino shipped from the
., 1885, are subject 10 the old rates oftaxation.
FOREIGN Postal Changes. UmD
Notice has been received from the Prussan Post Oce
that In consequence tho letters for the Ion,an
Islands Greece, India china, Australia, &C. cannot bc
forwarded by the Prussisa closed mail to their destina
ton via Trieste and consequently until further notice.
letters for these countries should not be despatched
from the United States the closed mail Prussia
Trade Our SOuthern Frontier.
Congress in law provided that all tho transit
facilities accorded To trade with the British provinces
shall be extended 10 trade Southern frontier with
Mexico. This section Is foilows.-
All goods wares and merchandise arriving At the port
Of Point Isabel Texas any other port OF tho United
States which may he specially dcsignaod by the Secfe-
public Of Mexico NAV be enserod a. he Custom House
and conveyed in transit through the territory Of the
rules regulations and conditions Tor the protection Of
the revenue tho Secretary Of the Treasury may pre-
scribe
The Phiiadclphia Ceuvension.
Tho National Executive Committee will bo In session
ai the Continental Hotel. philadelphia from Friday the
10th Of August until tho meeting Of the Convention.
They request that the lul OF all dslsxass with
their post once address, he forwarded immediately and
that they will report in person on arriving In thai city
Revenue stamps for Beer Barrels.
Tho Pr n,ing Bcreau Of the Treasury Department 70
now printing miionSo Of stamps Of dinsrsnt denomi
49,
law II rs supposed that this provision win materially
prevent frauds on the internal revenue.
The Salaries or Consrcssmcn.
Althoush many members Of Congress voted sgalnst
the Increase OF their salaries It 10 pretty clearly estab
shed that every ono Of them has drawn the extra pay
The Soldiers Rest Discontinued.
An order was Issued by Major Gcnsrai Augur yestsr
day directing the solders Rest at the depot Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to be discontinued and the
quarermas,cr and commissary property 10 bs turned
over 10 the Depot Quar,crmss,sr and Commissary
Receipts from Cssssms NJ New York.
The receipts from customs st the port Of New York
during tho two weeks ending July u were s4saslsi
ExausIning surgcon. at the Pcssien Bsreau.
Tho Copmlssio Of Pensions to-day appointed Drr.
George l. Lucas OF Peoria, Ill, and A. J. Ward, OF
Madison, wis., TO be examining surgeons
Re-Essn nbiishment II sise Jupiter Inlet IiGht-
hsase.
The Chairman Of the Lighthouse Board has oniciaily
announced that the jupiter inIos light tho csss coast
Of Fiorids has been re- established Tho light nrst
exnib ed on the 2sth Of june ana will be thereafter
from unset 10 sunrise.
Intcrsucut Of ruion Soldiers.
Over twenty thousand collins are now In this city
awaiting shipment 10 the different cemeteries desg.
mated FOR the burial of Union soldiers
TM PROPOSED AERIAL MawM
Relief lsr the Ovrrcrowded streets m the
West side ofNhe, ,City-Descripsiea Of the
Elevated Raiiwny-The Saperwsrucsure, Me-
tive Fewer, Cars. arc.
The rrca, pressure on our do~n town streets hes for