The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-18

Pennsylvania Not to be Represented
in the Cabinet.
A Do-Nothng Cuban Policy----Spain to
be COnciliated.


WASHINGTON, Sept. II, 1869.
Our Cuban Poicy--spain to be Conciliated.
learn from very good source that 1t Is not the
intention Of the administration TO push the settle
ment OF the Cuban diicultes for the present. to
do anything that would De likely to irrtate Spain
and provoke q war with her. Matters will probably
be allowed to drt along they have been doing, in
the hope that the Spanish government will finally
accept the sickles proposition.
Increase of Government Resources
II Is thought that the excess OF revenue for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1870 will be more than
500 900 over the expenditures. This regarded
by the treasury and revenue officials as the pros.
pect just now. Since the commencement
OF the present fiscal year the average
receipts from customs alone has been
over 100000 per week. The receipts from
internal revenue are estimated at s175, 100000
for the fiscal year and forty odd millions from other
sources, which, with the customs, will make the
receipts over s4oo 0oooc0 while II Is estimated that
the expense OF the government will be below
$500, 100000,
Stealing Unsigned Notes from the Treasury
Department..
J. II. A. Shureman (colored) indicted for removing
papers from the Treasury Department. $4,000 In
unsigned notes on the First National Bank Of Jersey
10
Three Of the jurors are colored Mary M. Harris q
muatto woman, was on the stand to-day. She testi-
fed she met the accused in Philadelphia in the latter
part OF 1857 he gave her $780, which could DO passed
in the South, but not in the North; by appointment
she met Shureman next day at the railroad station
In Washington; he escorted her to the house Of H.
M. Turner, late Postmaster of Macon; ne remained
there during the night; the accused laid ST. 800 on
her bed the next morning and told her II she were
asked where she got so large sum, to say she found
1t. The witness afterwards went to Macon, Ca, and
there passed some OF the money. she was arrested
for passing counterfeit money and indicted for the
same, and came to testify In this case by advice OF
her counsel
Five other witnesses were examined, whose testi.
nony was to the effect that Shureman passed fifty
dollar note on grocer in this city, who carried 1t to
bank where the teller declared the signature for
gerry. An expert was placed on the stand to prove
that the Bogus signatures were Shureman's hand
writing q
Coin in tho United stntcs Treasury.
The amount Of available coin in the United States
Treasury was s1o2, s32 34s, including s21 1885,
In gold certificates outstanding the 18th inst. The
coin, with the exception OF about g. 000 0o0 is at
the United States Sub Treasury, New York.
Tho Whislrey Tnx-Wcstcrn Dealers Disau.
pointed.
Some time ago runnor was set anoat that there
was prospect OF Congress increasing the tax on
whiskey at the coming session. On the strength Of
this whiskey men In the West have been buying
up the best brands Of whlskey in large
quantities, with view to holding 1t for a
RISE 1t Is ascertalned from O mrmber of the
Ways and Means Committee that after all its investi-
cation throughout the country the whiskey ques-
ton the Committee s rather disposed to reduce tax
still further II anything, believing that larger
revenue would come to the government from such
policy than by raising 1t.
The Ways and Means Committee and the
New England Manufacturers.
The Ways and Means Committee will meet in
Boston on the 2lst OF October to take testimony
from the New England manufacturers as to
what articles of raw material should be put
on the free list and what manufactures
require greater protection than is at present &C.
corded them; also what notifications OF the tax
law New England has TO suggest. From the exami
nation made by the Ways and Means Committee
thus far 1t looks as II the tariff would not be in.
creased much
A Naval Pnymasfer Reprimnnded.
Passed Assistant Paymaster Charles d. Mansfield,
United States Navy, who has recently been trial
before military court martial in Philadelphia has
been found guilty Of writing threatening letter to
his superior officer and sentenced 10 be reprImanded,
which sentence has been approved by Secretary
Robson.
Greenbacks Security for Bank Note Circu.
lasion.
The Commercial National Bank OF Cincinnati, has |
withdrawn the bonds deposited to secure their Cir
culatlon and substituted legal tender notes under +!
provision of the orysecond section OF the National
Currency act.
Decision In n Patent Case.
In the interference case Of Mason vs.. Rowley,
assignee relating to the manufacture of screw caps
for fruit jars Judge Fisher Of the Supreme Court,
for the District Of Columbia, has rendered de-
cison awarding patent to Rowley. 1t is held that
II Mason invented the article, his delay OF eleven
years before applying for patent, works forfeiture
Of his right The case was argued by J. H. B. La
trobe, Of Baltimore, for Mason, and II. nowson, OF
Philadelphia for Rowley.
Custom House Blanks and Stationery.
The Treasury Department is now prepared to FUR
tonery from the department. The work Is being
done at the Public Printing once, under the super
vision OF special agent McNall, OF Oswego. This
new arrangement Is In accordance with the recent
law.
The Government Cutechisr--An Embarrassing
Question for Female Clerks.
The appointment Clerk OF the Treasury Depart |
nent has assigned OF the clerks to the business
OF classifying and arranging the auoblographes of
the employees Of that department, elected by the
circular sent around sometime ago, termed the |
department Catechism,n To-day Acting secre.
tary Richardson issued an order modifying the
Catechism by erasing tho question:: "What
agc ere your in so far as 1t applies
to ladies. Some Of the lady clerks objected to this
part OF tho catechism and got friend TO represent
to Mr.. Richardson the embarrassing position in
which the true answer to such o question would
place them Many Of the clerks took umprage at
tho entire proceedings. but far known only
has been SO much offended to resign his position.
II 10 expected that when the answers are properly
classified number of removals VIII be made.
Don Cnmcron's Chance for the War Depart-