The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-23
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/ WASHINGTON. May q. 1887.
Tho Forthcoming NonthIy Treasury state.
mont-Increase Of the Public Debt.
Tho next Treasury monthly statement will show .
slight Increase Of the public debt owing TO the largo
amount Of SIS 900 recently paid interest the
pubic securities and the smalness OF tho receipts from
internal revenue sources which. according to estimates
VIII not exceed SIS 900 for the present month The
revenues however, will 30 largely increased during
/ juno. the income tax being then due.
The statements recently made q TO session or Con.
gvess in July, with view relieve the Treasury are
nero specuiations and certainly prominent officer
connected with that branch Of tho public service has
made any such suggestion. a. there is probability
that the Treasury will DO embarrassed and Is confidence
il expressed in ts ability to Gil accruing obiga-
tions.
Tho Now Orleans Financial Troubles.
letter from New Orleans officer Of the Treasury
Department. says that in the the City Ma
ti0nal Bank that institution paid in two days
| $50. 900, out Of $615sO00 on deposit.
| JET Davis Not Averso to Petttfoning for n
Pardon.
1t ia said that Jefferson Davis not petit
tioning President johnson for pardon. The statement
published before, TO the effect that the exrebel Pres
dent too proud to acknowledge the Of his ways
and too lofty stoop the humiliation OF petition,
would therefore seem to DO am informed
that Mr.. Davis lately told prominent LOusianian that
no would gladly sue for pardon il he could only think
his effort would prove President Johnson it
believed, would willingly grant full pardon to tho
fallen chief the presentation proper petition.
have to-day copy Of petition, signed by several
| Southern men Of the Sharkey.M Monroe stamp,
praying, Executive cemency in behalf Of Mr. Davis.
No radical attached to the paper all the
leading Senators and Representatives having
refused "a have ANYTHING To do with tina
movement. President johnson, it is said, cares
nothing for this OMISSION expressing the opinion that
he alone has the power to decide the matter and that
he intends to do just his convictions of justice
and proprety dictate Paul Bagley. the enthusiastic
pardon manager who has travelled all the country
for the purpose Of agtatng the question OF Mr. Davis
pardon, has charge Of the petition referred aud has
forwarded it to Canada, with the hope Of obtaining
| special petition from the chief party interested.
Adjournment Of the Circuit Court Of Rich.
/ mond-The Whiskey Frauds.
The Circuit Court Of Richmond adjourned to-day both
| juries being paid off, The Grand Jury takes recess
until the 4th Of June No business Of Importance was
| transacted during the session.
The wniskey frauds continue to battle all efforts
towards discovery both the part of the civil gov
eminent officials This has been the most important
matter under the consideration Of the Grand Jury dur
ing the session; but the combination OF distllers and
officials proves formidable for any evidence
i
| that can be produced
The Grand Jury assembled this evening at
l eight P. NJ, and handed TO tho clerk
| number Of Indictments upon which the foreman,
John NJ Bolts, directed to report true bill The
Judge suppressed the publication Of tho indictments
and instructed the jury to keep secret the matters
under their consideration while in session until the
time whom the public could DO fully informed
/ upon them.
The court then adjourned to the 4th Of June.
Trial Of John III. Surratt.
II quite certain that the trial Of John H. Surratt
who Is charged with completely in the assassination Of
President Lincoln, will commence here Monday next
The government ready proceed. Mr. Seward having
secured tho services Of Judge Edwards Pierepont Of
| New York. in behalf Of the government
Tho Rules ind Forms in Banhraptcy.
As statements have recently boon published
with regard the rules and forms in bankruptcy there
ocia authority for stating that those drafted by
Representative Jenckes Of Rhode Island generally
accepted and approved and will be carefully corrected
before being printed and distributed The Manual Of
Bankruptcy, by Mr. Clinton Rice tho Secretary Of the
Commission in Bankruptcy, will 10 a complete hand
book for officers Of the and the bar containing
about four hundred pages while tho orders and FORMS
~ printed By order OF the Senate, will bs the pam
phlst form or an ordinary Congressional document.
Tho New Minister TO Berlin.
Hon George Bancroft Minister 70 Berlin, was among
| the visitors as the Executive mansion to-day
| STATISTICS or Emigration.
There completed the Bureau Of Statistics
abstract Of the reports Of tho examination Of vessels
having board passengers other than cabin passengers
which arrived the port OF New York during April last
from which il appears that asy-thres vessels we're
examined of which forty steamships and thirteen
we're sailing vessels All the arrivals but from
| tho northern ports OF Europe the exception
Italian bark from Genoa The total number Of passen
gers brought was twenty. four thousand nine hundred
and forty-eight, OF which nine thousand hundred
and nfty females Some Of the vessels examined
appeared have carried passengers than the law
allows: and several instances the vessels offending
we're reported the Collector Of the Port for prose-
| cution.
| The Resistration or Voters In South Carolina.
report from Charleston says General sickles is
siderng the proprety in order TO secure far regis
traton Of putting colored man many Of tho boards
/ General Pope has adopted such . measure in some
| portions OF his district.
New Map Of Russian America.
map has just been printed ct the Coast Survey Office
for the State Department showing the and char
Of the recently acquired Posses
| sions
The Duty Peas.
Application having been made TO the Treasury De.
for further instructions regarding the assess
mont Of duty peas the Secretary Of the Treasury
says" Upon mature consideration he is Of tho opinion
that peas may be admitted per I'd vaorem,
II the Collector satisfied by the AFFIDAVIT OF the i'm
porter otherwise that they Intended solely for
domestic manufacture, and not designed 70
be poed or used seeds Tho Instructions heretofore
issued are accordingly modified to that extent
OBITUARY.
Thomas ID. Hudson.
Thomas b. Hudson, formerly prominent lawyer Of