The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-02

they desired the pirates shut the captain OF the bark
and his men into the coal locker forward and clos
ing the hatch put on the sheet anchor and chain,
alter which they scutted the ship, stove The boat
and sailed away intending that all hands should 20
down with the sinking ship. The captain and his
crew managed to break out and get ashore, leaving
the Chinese passengers to their fate The whoe
history Of this case. says Commander Cushing, is
one Of disgraceful cowardice, and he was GLAD TO
nnd there was American In the crew. Com
mander Cushing after a long cruise failed to fnd any
OF the pirates and In obedience to orders sailed for
Yokohama.
Waiting Observation-Disclosures.
commodore 9. s. Boggs has been detached from
the command OF the DE Soto and placed on wait
ing orders.
Paymaster George Plunket, Of the United States
Navy, has resigned.
Business Of the Pension Once During August.
The report OF the Pension once shows that the
whole number of claims received during the month
OF August, 1885, original and increase OF widows, &c.
was ,164; OF nvalids, 534; total $685. Number of
claims admitted 1886; original and increase of
widows and invalids, GIL total, 1907. Number Of
claims rejected original and increase OF widows
&C., 1888; of invads 1873; total, 1865. Number OF
disposed OF during the month, widows, &c. lsi9; OF
nvads 1854; total, 2673. Returns on review, widows
and invalids, $40. Letters written 5,0l3 circulars
sent IL, 1854. Claims awaiting evidence from depart
ments, 1905; claims awaiting evidence rom claim
ants, 1885, Claims on desk, original and Increase
Of widows &C.. 80, S32: OF inyaiids, 2p,3lb: total.
5e,l47.
Army Assignments.
Brevet Brgadier General Baird and Brcvet Brisa-
der General Nelson H. Davis have been placed,
subject to the orders OF General Sherman, for assign
ment duty rs Assistant inspectors General In the
Department OF Missouri.
Stntistics of Observation-Disclosures During
the Last Year.
The Director Of the Bureau of Statistics furnishes
the following information relative TO the immigrl-
ton Ne United states during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1S6s:-Total number of passengers arrived
323 749; of which a. g6d were citizens OF the United
States and 5l26 were foreigners not intending to re-
main in the United States leaving the actual immi
grants 27se57. These immigration returns, com
pared with those OF 1866 ana 1867, show Il heavy
falling or during the fiscal year just closed
Fiscal year 1866 total number arrived 37a230
Fiscal year 1866, actual Immigrants. 33O, ,05
Fiscal 1867. total number afriYed...... o32b9I
Fiscal year 1867, actual immigrants. 3lly9o
Fiscal year 1865, total number arrVeu. 80, ,49
Fiscal year 1868, actual immigrants. 2I3,o9'
| American Vessels Visiting Turkish Ports.
Secretary Seward sends to the Treasury Depart
ment note from Bacque Bey, the Turkish Minister,
in response to request from the State Department,
giving information relative TO the formalties re-
| quired by merchant vessels from American ports to
those of the Ottoman empire. The communication
encloses letter from the Consul General of the Sub
lime Porte at New York designating the following
charges viz For visng bills Of health Is piastres
for clearance, Is piastres.