The New York herald., 1866-05-17

certificates impractcabi& AQo whereas, the second
proyiso Of the section & the act of March g. 1853
chap T6 IL statute 725 in where the produc
tion Of invoices Is npraccable empowers the Secretary
OF the Treasury u Authorize the entry upon such
and in accordance with such general special regula
ons as be may prescribe you are therefore instructed
TO admit 70 entry by apprasement goods from the above
named provinces that are unaccompaned by invoices or
consular certificates II their value does exceed two
hundred dollars, when you satisfied that the alb
not the result Of fraud and that needless or dispropor
uonate expense and annoyance would be incurred in OBJ
talning them. As this Is a very important duty, IN
voving the security OF the public and the Free
dom Of trade from useless vexaious restrictions the
special attention OF collectors called the necessity OF
the utmost care in carrying this regulation into effect
as not TO extend its operations beyond the precise mit
tions and conditions prescribed
H. McCULLOCH, Secretary OF the Treasury
THE PRESERVATION OF IRoN-cLADs.
The Committee on Naval Affairs reported resolution
this morning providing for the appointment Of
petent committee 10 visit Portland Name for the seec
ton OF fresh water basin wherein could safely
be kept and preserved from rust An attempt made
to kill 1t by amendment 10 give them rowing CON-
mission to visit all the available places in the United
States, which would occupy months The resolution
finally went till tomorrow.
POST OFFICES REoPENED IN THE SOUTH.
The Postmaster General has during the last month
dered Post Offices TO be reopened follows vir-
ginia, 49, North Carolina so; South Carolina o. Tennes-
Alabama, Ia Louisiana, le; Arkansas. o; Texas, 81.
Total, 2s6
THE NEW ASSISTANT IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The bill TO appoint additional Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy is for the purpose of allowing another officer
of that grade to be appointed for that Department while
Captain Fox Is absent in Europe. He will the
ocean In the ironclad monitor Miantonomoh. for the
purpose Of personally presenting to the Emperor Of
Russia the resolution OF Congress congratuatng him
his escape from the hand OF assassin He
will also report upon the present condition
Of the principal navies Of Europe. II is gen.
generally believed in Europe that OF Monitors
cannot cross the Atlantic, but the ncredulos will
have demonstration OF the fact The Miantonomoh is
at Halifax awaiting the arrival of Captain Fox.
REPORT OF THE LIGHTHOUSE BoARD-THE LIGHT
HOUSES ON THE SOUTHERN COAST.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has just received the
following important report from the Chairman Of the
Lighthouse Board
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD,
WASHINGTON, May q 1856.
SIR have the honor TO state that at the beginning
Of the rebellion, January 1861, there in opera
ton the Atlantic and Gulf coasts Of the United States
three hundred and sixtyseven lighthouses, light ves
sells and lighted beacons. or this number hundred
and seventy within the limits OF the seeding
States, and by the 1s OF June following all either
extinguished with more less damage to buildings and
apparatus totally destroyed. The only excep-
tons werc the light stations on tho eastern shore
Of Virginia, at Fortress Monroe and Alexan-
dra, Va and a. Caryspor Reef, Dry Bank,
Land Key, Key West and Dry Tortugas in
Florida BY act OF Congress approved July q 1884 the
of one hundred thousand dollars was appropriated
ITO enable the Lighthouse Board TO re-establish lights
and other ads to navigation which have been discontD
ued destroyed the Southern coast The Board thus
having placed at Its disposal special fund.- though small
in comparison with the work To be accomplished did
gress The object Of this paper is to show how this has
been DONE As rapidly armed forces advanced In
the arsenas and other pnbc property
Of tho United States the lighthouse establishment kept
pace. Whenever the military authorities could give
that the work would be protected begun
and pushed forward rapidly possible The failure
appropriate for the lighthouse service ut the second
session OF the Thirty eight Congress somewhat retarded
the but the following list shows the great progress
made up 70 the lst Of May. 1906
lIsT or LIGHTHOUSES LIGHT VESSELS AND LIGHTED BEAcOss
DISCONTINUED on DESTROYED ON THE SOUTHERN COAST,
But WHICH HAVE BEES RE- RsrABIIsHBD RY THE LIGHT.
BOARD UP TO MAY l. 1865
IN Vvginia-Cape Henry lighthouse Craney Island
lighthouse, Naval Hospital lighthouse, White Shoals
zhho ise Point Of shoals lighthouse Deepwater Shoals
lighthouse, Jordans Point lighthouse Back River light
house. New Point Comfort lighthouse, Wolf Trap light
vessel stngray Point lighthouse Upper Cedar Point
Point light vessel.
IN North Carlina-Cape Hat,eras lighthouse, Cape
Hatteras! beacon Ocracoke lighthouse Northwest Point
Royal shoal lighthouse, Long shoa light vessel Roam
oke Marshes lighthouse, Croatun lighthouse, wsdes
Point lighthouse, Cape Lookout lighthouse, Federal
Point lighthouse, Fryiugpan Shoals light vessel Cape
Fear lighthouse, Oak Island lighthouse Prices Creek
lighthouse, 0rtons Point lighthouse Campbels Island
So. Caro,ina- -RattIcsnake Shoals light vessel sal-
lvans Island lighthouse For Sumter lighthouse Castle
Pnckncy lighthouse. Battery Beacon lighthouse, Mar
Georoa-fybee beacon Cockspur Island beacon,
Oyster Beds beacon, Fig Island lighthouse the Bay Of
Savannah light vessel, Amelia Island beacon.
Fmida-st Johns river beacon, Jupiter Inlet light
house. not quite ready Cape Florida lighthouse Pensa
cola lighthouse and bcacons.
Aia;ama-sand Island lighthouse and beacons, Mobile
lighthouse.
ks.suippi-Round Island lighthouse, Ship Island
lighthouse, Merrs Shell Bank lighthouse, St Josephs
Lopnad,a--west Rigolc,s lighthouse Port Pontchar-
train lighthouse. New Canal lighthouse Chandeleur light
house. Pass 0utre lighthouse, South Pass lighthouse
Southwest Pass lighthouse, Head Of Passes lighthouse,
Barataria Bay lighthouse, Timbaer lighthouse Ship
shoal lighthouse Southwest Reef lighthouse. Shell Keys
Tspas-sabine Pass lighthouse, Bolivar Poin, light
house. Padre Island Lighthouse, Point Isabel lighthouse
Above enumerated are sxty-nine stations
There yet remain ninety eight stations 70 be relighed
but many Of them only Of slight importance 70 pre-
The suppression OF the rebellion is 10 reight the sta
tions In the order Of their importance a. commerce
seemed TO demand BY at Of Congress approved April
dollars continue these operations made. aud tho
bill before Congress contains estimate Of two
hundred thousand dollar, ior the same object ior the
OF money the Board hopes 70 be able 70 restore every
one Of the lights now unighted. The high prices
o. materials s and 'som may n'ene'e' ana s, '
ther Appropriation OF course the amounts stated will
not serve to restore each Of The light stations 70 e
original condition. and the Board has not attempted ths
but simply put up such structures would admit OF
the exhibition Of lights Of the same power and charac
terstics formerly For instance 70 restore the nst
order light at Sand Island 70 the condition In which II
was before the would have required al least eighty
thousand dollars which would have absorbed four hnhs
Of the amount appropnatcd. The Board consequently
approved cheaper and less enduring tower at small
proportion OF the eighty thousand dollars, but still
sufcient FIRST order apparatus for few years In
other words the Board bM endeavorcd 70 make the
money appropriated 90 m far a possible Very respect
fully, W b sHCBRICK, Chairman
Hon Hros McCuLtocH, secretary Of the Treasury.
nARrrx REGULATIONS AT PORTO Rrco.
The Department Of State has received adviccs from
the Wee Consul Of the United stsses 81 San Juan Porto
Rco under date Of March 2 relative to an order dated
March 20 from the Captain General OF the island Of Porto
Rico wherein stated that vessels shall be permitted
A. heretofore 10 any hour during the night,
bu, not 10 leave the harbor Al Ponce any other ro
OF Porto kioo where there exist mounted batteries no
vessels either national or foreign without creeping
steamers mail or ooastwise vessels, will be allowed until
further orders TO come 10 during the night Spanish