The New York herald., 1869-06-15

mendation and Tor no other cause, was Stephens
suspended.
The bids were to-day opened in the Bureau OF Con-
sructon and Repair at the Navy Department for the
purchase of the monitors Cohoes, KaSa, Nauseti,
suncook, Warsaw and Yazoo, lying at League
Island, Pa, and the Casco and Chino, lying at
Washington Navy Yard. Only two bids were re-
Ceived, the first Of which was from Richard Wal
ZACH; OF this city, who proposes to take two OF those
at League Island, as the government may determine,
for the sum of 100000 each. Messrs Alexander
Purves 4 Son, OF Philadelphia. propose TO pur-
chase the Yazoo for $25,275 the warsaw for
S,05O, the Suncook for $2l,325, the Cohoes for
s2l,675, the Casco foe $l4,l25 and the Chino Tor
slS,075. The proposals win be submitted to the
Secretary OF the Navy, and the sale consummated If
the parties have bid over the appraised vvlue.
An Aitache OF the British Legation Ordered
10 Repair 10 Madrid.
Mr.. Henry Howard, one Of the attaches OF the
British Legation here, has been ordered repair
Madrid Mr.. Howard is the gentleDlan whose sup
posed remark to Mr.. Sumner that Englands bill OF
damages against the United States growing out Of
other claims Of British subjects would be sufficient
TO Offset the Alabama claims, made such sensation
here anu was noticed in Senator Grimes letter TO
the London Times. 1t is not believed that Mr.. How
ards supposed remark had anything TO do with the
removal Dut nevertheless, the change is regretted
by the gentleman's numerous friends III this city and
throughout the country. Mr.. Howard is quite popu-
I lar here, and having married an American lady
daughter of Mr. Riggs the banker, was rapidly be-
| coming AmercaniZed.
! Special Agents OF the Post Once Departm ent.
The Postmaster General authorizes the statement,
for the information of railway companies that under
the recent reorganization Of the special agents
service OF the Post once Department no commits
sons will be issued except TO persons actually en-
ployed. The number viii Of course be limited;
therefore all commissions signed by Postmaster
General Creswell should be duly respected. All
other commissions are imperative and void.
Supervisor for Mississippi and Alabama.
N. D. StanwoOd has been appointed Supervisor Of
Internal Revenue for Alabama and Mississippi, to
| take effect July l.
Duties on Imported Observation-Disclosures
Of the Treasury Department.
The departments attention having been called 10
Its previous rulings in regard to gun wads which by
some OF the experts Of the customs were believed to
contain an insignificant portion Of wool or wool
waste very full investigation was ordered result
ing in the following cOnclusiOn:-
II in the opinion OF the appraiser any gun wads
wool waste OF any merchantable value, they become
liable to duty the rate OF fifty cents per pound
and thlrtynve cents ad valorem, under the act OF
March 2, 1887, and in accordance with the depart
ments decision Of March 1S 1885, but il the quantity
OF wool or wool waste is INSIGNIFICANT and really OF
no mercnantabe value then the classification should
not be under said act.
In the opinion OF the department the fullest pos
sible definition OF the term limitation of guano," as
per "0gden's Tariff" would embrace any and all
limitations intended TO 'fertillZe the 1eld' which
might properly be classified by the appraiser under
the heading Tin section twenty-three of the act of
March 2, ls6l) OF substances expressly used FOR
manurng.n
Fancy chocolate cakes prepared for eating In the
Imported,
manufacturers circular accompanying them as ''b0n
TONERS, were held by the department to be properly
classified as confectionery liable to duty at the
rate of hity per cent ad valorem, under section
OF the act OF June 30. 1864.
The chocolate referred TO In the acts OF 1861 and
lsG2 has never been held TO apply to any other than
the well known chocolate OF commerce, such as Is
generally sold for ordinary table use and culinary
purposes.
certain manufacture Of iste or Tampco FIBRE
not enumerated IN the Tariff act and not suitable
the to which cotton bagging applied partcu-
larry on account OF its narrow width and stifiDess of
material, although II might be used for patching
cotton bales. Is not TO be classified cotton bag
ging,n DC. 1t bears, however, similitude in mate
rial and the use to which 1t may be applied to the
enumerated article, manufacture Of SIsa grass"
provided for at thirty per cent ad valorem in the
should therefore be- subject to the rate Of
by virtue Of section 20 Of the Of August ls42
Amendments to Revised Warehouse RcguIa-
tiOns.
Article fftyfour, revised warehouse regulations OF
"A
thereof the following
No bond VIII be taken in penalty OF less than
$780, The penal sum Will be fixed by doubling the
amount Of duties and adding so much a. may be
necessary 10 Increase the sum thus ascertained TO
the next higher multiple In hundreds or thousands,
according 10 the amount, that sucn penal sum
shall always be stated III round numbers less
than sloG and not expressing fractional parts OF o
hundred in the penalty Of any bond exceeding that
amount.
Circular TO Collectors Of Customs and Others.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May Is, 1860.
Doubts having arisen as TO tine proper construc-
tlOn OF secuon OF the "Act to protect the revenue
and for otner purposes approved July 20, 1896 so
far AZ said act relates 10 the Importation Of brandiee
and ether spirtuous liquors, and II appearing that
under the construction OF said act and section given
IN letter or the department 10 the Collector Of Gus
toms at Burlington VI, March Is, 1850 No. Ito
Synopsis Of Decisons, an abstraction Of spirituous
liquors may be made IN fraud OF the revenue IRON
certain kinds OF packages now in use py importers
the department decides upon the following construc.
ton as being in accordance with the spirit and IN
tent OF the statute:n brandies or other spirituous
liquors contained Immediately CASKS which
are not IN another outside covering or case the
casks must be OF thirty gallons capacity, larger
If such liquors are contained Immediately IN bottles
casks or other vessels OF less than thirty gallons
capacity or put 1n cases OF bottles, the cases being
OF less than that capacity, such bottles. casks other
vessels or cases must be contained In another
cal contents equivalent to thirty gallons or more
while outer vessels should be closed as erec
ually to conceal their contents and prevent their
secret abstraction. IL 10 not required that they
should be capable OF holding liquors directly In
contact with their sides, but IL IL necessary that
casks or cases put up IN an outside covering
package should be marked as well as such outside
covering or case, so that they may be readily ien.
tined on entry and traced thereafter.
GEORGE ;. BOUTWELL,.
secretary OF the Treasury.
Personal.
| Mr. +. T. Spinner, United states Treasurer, has
| been suddenly called TO his home In Herkmer. n.
T., by telegram received last night informing him
that his wife, who left here few days ago visit