Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-26


OF Owen b. Chadbourne to be Collector Of Gus.
toras at Saco, Me-. vice VIM. Holson, suspend
ed, and forwarded tn, sams to the Treasury
department from Long Branch. Cnsdbourne
vas Collector there under MIR. Lincoln, but
was removed by Mr.. Johnson.
THR PRESIDENT AT LONG BRANcH.-Presi.
dent Grant and family attended the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Long Branch yes erday
morning. AT 3 p. m. they rode TO tie residence
OF john Hoey, with whom they dined, return
ing TO the hotel at half.past eIgot. Arrange
ments are completed for the grand ball at the
Stetscn House this evening, at which are ex-
pected host of distinguished people. Every
preparation has been made TO render the affair
a highly enjoyable one, and there can be no
doubt that noting will be lacking % IA iks 1t
an occasion long to be remembered. The Pres
ident is expected to return 10 Washington
about the close OF thu presen. week.
SENATOR SUMNER, IN a lettss dated at N aha IT.
Mass, a few days slace, -sfitss 10 friend here
expressing most earnest desire that the Ad-
mlnlstratlon should pursue its present neutra,
course regarding the Cuban question. He adds
that his sympathies are wAmIy enlisted in
behalf OF the Cubans, but insists that the i'm.
portance O. our negotiations with u reat Brit
ain, which would be compromised Just now
by the slightest concession to them, are para
mount 10 the interests of the revolptionists
he is understood 10 endorse Secretary Fish's
proposition 10 negotiate through GeE raj Sick.
les an opportunity for the Cubans to buy the
island for themselves, With the paderstan ding
that the United Safes SHALL endorse the bonds
issued for the purchase money, or ctaer wise
assist in raising the necessary funds for that
purpose
NEW UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTES
q b. McCArtee, Chef of the Bureau of Ea-
craving and Printing, Treasury D.Par ment,
has just returned here from New York, w lere
he has been TO push forward the wcrk upon
the new United States notes OF the denonina.
tioh Of one and two dollars, which will be
ready for circulation about the LIST of Ssp:em-
Der. The new one dollar notes will have a
vignette of Washington and a representation
OF the discovery of America by CJ.u nous on
the face instead OF the yigne,te OF ClIef Justice
Chase, as on those now in use. The ne Y two
dollar notes Will have r vignet;e OF jeff .r son
and view ot the Capitol Instead OF he Wig
nette OF Franklin on the present ones. The
plates for those notes have already baen en-.
graved at the Treasury Department The
backs OF the Zones" will be printed by the Ma.
tional Bank Note Comp OF New York, and
those OF the 'twos" by the American Company
OF the same city. The designs for the new
fves, tens, twenties, and other demon nations
have not yet been determined upon.
APPoINTMRNTs.-The following appoint.
meHts have been made in the Patent Office: -
Emmett Quinn, principal examiner; II. X.
WaIon, III st ass istant examiner; h w. Tnrock-
morton, A. NJ. Bland and A. q. Varela to FIRST.
class eIerkshIps j Lawler, al a salary OF 900
per annum; Is. +. Ferguson and &. T.. Lusby,
at salary OF >900per annum; and F.A. Spesre
ldborer.
CooL1E IMPORTATION PROHIBITED LAW
Inc Secretary OF the Treasury is in receipt of
a letter from the collector of customs a. New
Orltans, covering communication of William
McCreery, relative TO the importation Of coolies
into the country, and asking instructions of the
department. lie replies that McCreery mistakes
In stating that the act of February, ISS2, pro.
hl6l'ing American citizens from engaging in
the coolie trade has been abrogated. Ga the
10th OF January, l-G7, a r-S ;iulIn was passed
unanimously by both Houses OF Congress ex-
pressing the aohorrence Of the people of the
United States for the coolie trade. and in con-
formity with this resolution Secretary Mccall
lOch addres sed TO the collector OF New Orleans
the letter OF the 18th Of August, 1867, OF which
copy is enclosed. Additional article ) TO the
treaty between the United States and the
Chinese Empire. concluded az Washington on
ihe 2Sth OF July last, and which now awaits
the action OF the Emperor, reprobates any
other than voluntary emigration, and agrees to
make II penal ofense TO take Chinese subjects
from China without their free and voluntary
consent. The Department of State, by circular
OF January l., le67, addressed to m nisters and
consuls Of the United States directing that the
consul at every port where coolies may
embark be required 10 certify, after full exami.
nation, that such embarkatIon Is not forced or
procured by fraud, but rs voluntary, and
requires that such ministers and consuls uss ali
the authority, power and influence at their
command toward preventing and discou raging
the carrying on OF the traffic referred to in apy
way. Such being the facts in the case, the col.
lector is authorized and dIracted to use all
vigilance in the suppression OF this, as the Sec.
retary says, 'inew modification Of the slave
trade"