The national Republican., 1869-06-30


have illustrated the art of war, he has GER
tainly place among the most distinguished
Generals of the second order who have ap-
pcarcd In this country"
Important TO visitors ut niagara
Falls.
On the 10Th of April last the Secretary Of
the Treasury issued an order directing that
thereafter duty must be collected upon all
articles brought by travellers or other per-
sous from Canada, )" addressing 1t to the Col
lcctor of Customs, Suspension Bridge, New
ork.
The order has created some trouble at the
Falls this season, as the Canadians do every
thing in their power to keep this luforma-
ton from their visitors. Heretofore large
purchases have been made of Indian curiosi-
tics, fancy goods, fans, views, &C., on the
Canada side. Now the duty to be collected
amounts to forty-hve per cent. in gold, and
Is collected by the United States custom
house officers on the return of visitors.
The Treasury regulations Is printed on
small hand bills, and circulated on the
American side, but on the Canadian shore
everything is done to suppress them. Hack
drivers seem to be mixed up in the contro-
vcrsy, and upon the whole the "free trade
system" in this part OF the country has re-
suited In various manifestations of dis
pleasure on the part OF the "kanucks."
Visitors to tho falls should take notice of
this fact. By purchasing curios!ties on the
American side they save the heavy percent
age in custom duties.
FIFTH AUDIToR's OFrICE-IMPolTAST
REFORMS ISsrITrTED.-The Hon. Henry u.
Barron, Fifth Auditor, has recently made
some important changes In his bureau,
whereby large amount Of money Is saved
to the Treasury. The allowance to assessors
have been rearranged so as to save the ex-
penses Of this branch alone Of SI0,T3l per
aunum. thorough investigation has been
made in regard to tho wants of each district.
In some districts the allowance has been in
creased, and in others diminished, with a
result as stated above.
The principal reductions are as follows;
Alabama, $4,000; Arkansas, 5000; Cali
fornia, Third district, 81 600; Connecticut,
$I,4OO; Delaware, $500; District of Colum-
bla, 5000; Georgia, s2,22O; Illinois, Elev-
euth district, S2OOi Indiana, Eighth, Ninth
and Tenth districts, $3.50; Iowa, First,
Fourth and Fifth districts, $50; Kentucky,
Third district, $500; Louisiana, Second and
Third districts, 100; Maine, Third and
Fourth districts, $3.50; Massachusetts,,
$3,45O; Mississippi, Third district, $500;
Missouri, Second, Third and Sixth districts,
Sl,lso: New Hampshire, 1870; New Jersey,
First, Second, Third and Fourth districts,
Sl,10O; New York, First to Seventh, Tenth,
Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth,
Eighteenth, Twenty y-frst, Twenty-third and
Thirtleth districts, $4,000; North Carolina,
$500; Ohio, First, Thirteenth and Nines
teenth districts, $3.50; Pennsylvania, Second,
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighteenth,
Twentieth and Twenty-secOnd districts,
s4,4sO; Rhode Island, First district, $500;
South Carolina, sl,lOO; Tennessee, Second
and Seventh districts, $500; Texas, First
Second and Fourth districts, $4,000; Nir
ginia, First, Second and Fourth districts
81 800; Wisconsin, Fourth and Fifth dis
tricts, sl2O. Total reduction, S45,9lO
Total increase, 5000. Net reduction
S4O,73l.
Heretofore assessors and collectors hay,
been in the habit Of rendering bills for ad
vertising not required by law. These on
Cials have been notified that hereafter n,
such bills will be paid, and no more will b,
allowed for advertising than the ratei
charged general advertising customers.
Another important reform is In prohibit
Ing the payment of double salaries. Here
toforo, when a deputy performed the dutlel
of clerk, and rice VcrSd, lie has received
both salaries. These three changes IN the
management OF this bureau will make Il
large saving TO the Treasury.
THE NEW DEMOCRATIC NEwsPAPRR.-Itl !,
proposed by the friends of Thomas B. Flor
cucC, that in view of the services rendered
by that gentleman, the claims Of his news
paper, the Constitutional Union, be COnsid
cred in connection with the establishment OF
new organ Of the Democratic party here
by the company Of capitalists" to take the
place of the NdtiOndl EttspigrRrcr. ColOnc
Florence says he published the Constitutional
t"'on for several years, lost $4,000 by the
operation, "iought the good fight and KEEP
the faith, and that these facts should not
be entirely ignored by his fellow Democrats.
We copy the above from the Washington
correspondent Of the New York Journal o.
commerce, and there Is certainly vast dca
Of truth in what Is said. Colonel Florence
did hard work and took hard knocks in tho
Democratic service, and if We arc to have
Democratic paper, let 1t be tho old Cons'itr
hoHd! LHton revived by all means.
VICE iRE-iDENT COLfAN At FROvIDBSCE
AT II large meeting at Providence on Mon
day Vice President Colfax was introduce
by the Mayor and responded. lie was frc
Qucntly Interrupted with applause. II
spoke Of the condition of TIC country, Of II
material property, Of the inducement
whlOh II holds out tO the poor man, as cv
denccd by the tide Of immigration aOwin
+ Into II from every other country, and the
in glowing language predicted its destln!
lie said SAN around the world, from col
tincnt to continent, wherever the poor ma
seeks to better his condition, his eyes, hear
thoughts and hopes arc bent upon this r.
public Of ours. II Is not my testimony,
said he, SIT is the testimony of the toilin
millions that inhabt all the continents
this globe" He passed high eulogy c
President Grant, and upon the honesty ~
economy OF his administration; spoke OF Il
sanctty of the public debt, and touch
upon various other topics.
CAPT. Gus. ROBERTs, United States Dep
ly Marshal in kentucky, in attempting
enforce the revenue laws upon one Jat
Ruuold, n dstIller, in Knox county, was pe
sistently resisted by RunOld and his confe
crates, who rCsOrted to nrmsi whereupC
Roberts defended himself and wounded n
mold, probably fatally.