The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-28
WASHINGTON,
lations Concerning Mr.. DsIano's Successor
Looking After the Fishing Interests
WASHINGTON, Oct. -. 1870.

sent forth by the evening paper here TO the eject
that General Ileasanton has been invited by Presi
dent Grant to accept the position Of Internal Revenue
Commissioner as successor 10 Commissioner De3no.
The reason that IL assigns refutes ltsoi, namely
that New York has no representative IN the Cabinet
ana that therefore, IL ought to be given at least an
ONCE only one degree less IN importance, Ike the
Internal Revenue Bureau. The writer had forgotten
that MIR. Fish was in the State Department and
s.mpy manufactured III, Pleasanton part TO seem
wise and Knowing. The truth appears TO he, that
the President has not yet selected any one
a. Delauo's successor, ond does not intend
10 indicate his intentions until few days
preceding The retirement OF General Cox. Some
how or other an impression prevails tGat the choice
VIII be IRON among The following gcntlemen-
Judge Richardson. OF MASSACHUSETTS; MI. Douglass,
OF Pennsylvania; General CowGn or ONO, Or James
r. Wiisol OF Iowa. Which OF these II Will be, whe-
ther II win be any one OF them, no capa-
bic Of telling Just General Pleasanton appears
TO have come on here purely on matters connected
with Tie Office he now ills.
The Canadian Fisheries.
The United States steamers Nlpsc, Frolic ana
Guard, which were despatched to the New Dominion
fishing grounds, have now left them, the season be-
ing over. Captain Henry Wilson, commanding the
Frolic, and the senior officer Of the squadron. re-
ported to the Secretary oI the Navy to-day. lie says
that about five American vessels were seized for yo-
lation OF law, beng engaged in hshiDg within the
prohibited limits. At enc time there eleven
British ships o-waT In the vicinity oI the grounds.
some from the West Indies, which came In 10 rent
or FOR supplies. Nothing or an unpleasant character
occurred between the commanders OF the vessels OF
the two countries, and all their Intercourse was In
friendly spirit The catch was not 80 favorable as
n sea al of M
can fishermen did wei.
Economy in the iseyenue Bureau.
The Commissioner of internal Revenue is con-
sodatng the divisions OF the several collection DIS
tiicts rapidly the interests Of the service will
permit. The reduction IN the number or the regular
assistant assessors up to this time is 2a4 saving
government OF about $1,000 per day. From present
indications the total reduction these officers viii
be about GOO, twenty live per cent; saving
OF nearly $4,000 annually
Internal Revenue @eixnres.
superintendent Perry reports to tae Internal
Revenue office that he has procured the seizure OF
large quantity OF tobacco at Fayetteville n. C., the
stamps on which, though genuine, were mpcrfectly
cancelled, and had been soaked in oil, and. in con-
sequence would not adhere 10 the boxes though
they were fastened with varnlsl
Boston Immigration Statistics.
tistcs 1t appears that the total number OF emgrants
that arrived at the port Of Boston during the quar-
ter ending September 80, $780, was 9,574, OF whom
5,02l were males ana A. 553 females. Their naionall-
ties were as tollows:-EnglanJ 2, 76o Ireland 1857:
Nova Scotia, l5l1: Germany, 1874; Bavaria, 10;
Belgium, A: Canada, a; China, q Japan 2; Cuba, s;
France, 45; Prussia SO; Scotland, 49, and otner
COUNTRIES l20S. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .;
carpenters, s4 artists, I; brassfounders. .; che
mists 2; dentist, i; engineers II, factory girl, /;
farmers, $780, Jewellers, s; Judge l: juggier, J.; la
borers, 1899; lawyers, o: machinists, 5: manufac-
turers a; master mariners, 10; mechanics, not spe.
cited. AGO. reporter, L: merchants, Ia; miscea-
neous G,423.
Cabinet Oni-crs 10 stump virHiniu.
Secretary Robson has consented 10 address
publican meeting at Norfolk, Va, on TUESDAY, aud
Commissioner Delano a republican meeting &C Pc
tersburg on Thursday next
Report ON National Ednratiun.
The Commissioner of Education Is preparing re-
port on national education in the United states
comprising an abstract OF State and city reports,
with statistical tables; an abstract Of the con-
stitutional aud legal provisions respecting
public instruction in all the States ana
Territories, statistics OF institutions for superior and
professional instruction. of libraries and other
educational instrumentatties; also articles on KIN.
dergarten, the educational phase OF the Chinese
question, reform schools, vagabondagc, iliiteracy
and crime, education and labor normal SCHOOLS. the
peculiari,es Of Hebrew education, &C.
Indian LANDS in Michigan.
The Commissioner or the General Land Onlce has
transmitted TO the Commisslo of Indian Affairs
for delivery to the parties entitled thereto, 3es
patents for lands in Achigau selected FOR individual
Indian of the Grand river bands OF ottawas
"a n n ipnn nd tbo franf NTH,
said Indians, dated 3lst of July, 1856. The area
covered by the patents IL about twenty seven thou
sand acres.
Report Of the Indian Commissioner.
Commissioner Parker has nearly completed his
annna! report Of the condition OF tie Indian ser.
vice, and II Will be ready for Secretary Cox by the
LIST of November The report will be brier and will
show that the present condition OF the Indians Is
lesa hostile than for great many years.
Appointments by the President.
TIE President has mace the following appoint.
ments:-Norman Stratton to be Cwi Engineer in
the New YORK Navy Yard; Edward II. Ferguson,
Supervisory Inspector OF Steamboats, In the Second
district; Samuel Coulter, Collector OF Internal Re-
venue in the District OF Washington Terntorv
James f. Johnson Postmaster at Ocean. New York.
Personal.
Colonel Bristow of Kentucky. the recently APP
pointed Soictior SeHeT2i, aidcleu 10 ,He DEPART
ment Of Justice, arrived here to-day and paid his
spects 10 the President.
Et!ncnti0E Of lhs Blind.
AT the last meeting OF the Board Of Regeuts Of the
American Printing House and University for The
Blind, TO be established in Washington, the general
agent, Mr.. SherrarI, III his report stated that the
following Sums Of money had been collected for the
use OF the institution, ana which are IN tile hands
OF the state Boards Of Trustees rs iollows-Missis-
sippi. $1,000; Louisiana, $22.00O Kentucky, $4,000
besides press and type.
New NUga Customs 0GiccTr, stand from
Under.
IL is stated here Tonight that ~ the end Of the
present month number OF removals viii be made
III the New York Custom House,
Customs Receipts.
THE customs receipts for the week ending october
% were rs ioIoWs--