The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-08

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 1867, |
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1870 O'Clock p. NJ
Numored Resignation OF Secretary Seward.
A ramor was current here to-day that Mr. Seward
had resigned his portfolio as Secretary OF State and
that Rsverty Johnson will be appointed his success.
give this merely as the gossip of the Capital.
Corrected statement OF the Public Debt.
In consequence OF the clerical error IN the public
debt statement referred to the dispatches published
this morning. the Secretary of the Treasury has decided
70 make out new and correct statement which II
will be foand he has added report OF the condition eff
the pubic debt the LIST day OF September 1865 which,
compared with the statement o lst OF September
1867. will show q reduction in the public debt OF
s264. sos 2O6.
Weekly Treasury Statement.
There has been received from the printing bureau OF
the Treasury Department dur ng the week, ending to-
day fractional currency to tue amount OF s439Ooo In
the period there been forwarded the following
amounts vz:-To the Assistant Treasurer at New YORK;
500 ooo to the United depository at Cincinnati
$50 COO the United states depository at Louisville
$50 00o TO national banks and others, s2s3os4
total, $453,eo4.
The United States Treasurer holds the following in
trust for national banks at this date, vz-As secu
Ty for circulating notes $40 $50 oOo and for deposits
Of public moneys $3s, 522 95O-toal 1878. 1872 $50.
The amount of national bank currency issued during
the week SAC. $50, and the total amount to date
$303 006 From this is to be deducted the
returned, including worn out notes, amounting to
81, 755ae5 leaving in actual circulation this date
$29s csc, GIL
Fractional currency to the amount Of $451, 600 was
redeemed and destroyed during the week.
The receipts from internal to-day amount to
s423 172 for the week S. and for the fiscal year
TO date S4s l63 $685. commencing with the LIST OF July
Bonded Warehouse Northumberland of
Restrictions Upon the Transfer OF Spirits In
Bond.
Under the new bonded warehouse regulations just
adopted by the Treasury Department the restriction
heretofore imposed upon tho transfer of spirits bond
from warehouse, class b. is done away with, and all
bonded goods allowed to move from district 70
anosher consignment from collector the other
These regulations 60 into immediate effect
EvLsiOns of the Internal Revenue Law-In-
formers Fees.
Tho following regulation supplementary TO those
tanned in tho CIRCULAR Of instructions issued under
thorty OF the Internal Revenue law August a. 1866
hos been adopted and promulgated by the Secretary
the Treasury
subject proporonate deduction and charges
properly payable from the tine penalty forfeiture,
and no such share shall be paid until such deduction Is
made.
Resistration in Virginia.
learn from Richmond, Va, this evening that the
returns from all Of the county and city Boards Of Regis
Schoaed and the estimate is that the number Of votes
will exceed two hundred and fifteen thousand The
whites will have the neighborhood of twenty thou
sand majority. General Schofeld will officially
about the middle of next week the apportonment and
arrangement of election districta There will be
hundred and four delegates in the convention and the
election will take place about the middle Of October
nlnil Service Between Memphis aud vicks.
burg.
T1,ap has H.
be made with William Elliott. OF Memphis, Tenn, to
twice week In steamboats, the Mississippi river sup
plying all the intermediate Offices about fifty at q COM
pensation Of SIC 900 per The contract dates
from October l, 1867, to June 80, 1871.
Sentences by Military Commission in
Charleston.
Major General sickes, the 30th uit, published the
sentence of military commission held at Charleston,
s. C., last month for the trial Of two civilians, Samuel
leoe and John Green the former white and the latter
freedman. Lieble tried for shooting = colored
woman named Caroline Mccoy, with intent to kill He
pleaded not guilty. but found guilty, and sentenced
to be confined at hard labor for five years. The
tence was mgaed by General slckles to imprisonment
In Fort Macon, N C., for three Green tried
on the charge OF assaulting freedman named Adam
Dent with knife, with intent TO kill. He pleaded
guilty, aud found guilty and sentenced to hard
Mortality I'm New Orleans.
The following report OF deaths In the city Of New Or.
leans from six o'clock A. N. OF the 25th Of August
six O'Clock A. the 1st Of September has been
eeved in this city Total number Of deaths, ISL Of
which ls caused by yellow fever and "a by other
fevers consumption 10; other diseases, 90 The ages
Of the dead foIows:-Under year. q: under
i've years. o5; between 20 and 60, 1850 The remainder
various ages. Natvities-United States, lis; Ger
many, 10: France and Ireland each g. Rac,s-white,
237 black, %; mulattoes s. not stated, :.
Armx Orders.
First Lieutenant s. G. Tcnsey, Ninth infantry. has
been wholly relieved from service, with one years pay
and allowance
Breve Major Joha Jones, Seventh regiment, Veteran
Reserve Corps, has been discharged from service
assistant Surgeon W Thompson been ordered b.
fore the Medical Examining Board.
Brevet Bngadier General c. @. Sawtele Quartermas-
ter has been ordered relieve Brevet Major General d.
H. Vintoa lretired) in charge Of the clothing depot
New York. reporting to Brevet Major General ingalls,,
Assistan, Qlarermsster General at New York.
Major Henry c. Robert Engineer corps assigned to
duty on the stan of Major General Haeck, at San Fran.
cisco Cal
Captain o. " Ernst Engineer corps assigned to duty
stat OF Major General Halleck Temporarily until
the arrival Of Mayor Robert
Naval Orders.
Chief Engineer Thomas Williamson has been detached
from special duty consected with the Richmond and
placed on waiting ordere.
Chef Engineer f. C. Fade has been detached from the
Cansndais "a sDe placed on waiting ORDERS
Acting First Assistant Engineer David Frazier Acting
Second Asss Engineo stephen K Golfer and Acting
To I'd As-ssnt Engineer Charles r feanngop ordered
60 the Asrbieaead.
NEWSPAPER REPORTS
General Grants Position in the Cabinet.
frorn the Wash ing,on In,slgcncer 1.-THE Presidents
arnha