The New York herald., 1870-01-16
The Home Cruise of the war
Steamer SW0tara. :.
Wall Street Operations Under In
vestigation.
Gould, Fisk and Corbin Before q
Congressional Committee.
ASSESSMENT OF INCOMES FOR 1859

The Gold Panic Investigation.
The Committee on Banking and Currency, In
structed to inquire into the late New York gold
panic, heard to-day the testimony Of Messrs. Hodge,
kin Bonner, bankers, OF New York; Mr. Benedict,
late president Of the Gold Exchange Bank. and Mr..
Stout, late cashier OF the Tenth National Bank of
New York. James Fisk, Jr., Jay Gould and Mr.. Cor.
bin have been summoned to appear before the
committee on Monday.
Envoy from Hawaii.
To-day Elisha II. Allen was introduced to the
President by Secretary Fish, and delivered his
credentials as Envoy Extraordinary from the king
dom Of Hawaii. The customary addresses were
made
Assessment Of Incomes for 1869.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has just
issued an important circular OF which the following
is the substance
The blank forms for the annual assessments upon
incomes OF 1869 are now ready for delivery, and the
orders for the same should be forwarded al once il
any blanks remain on hand nom last year they may
be used by changing the dates to correspond with
the form for 1870. The value OF coin at the close OF
the year should also be changed. The value In New
York December 81. 1883, was 100. 1t is advisable to
commence assessments Immediately, In all cases
where parties are willing 10 make returns II u
taxpayer Is unwilling to make return the assessor
cannot make an assessment or enforce any
penalty for delinquency until after the 1st day or
March, Assistant assessors should be instructed to
leave a blank form twenty-four with every person
wiz Al ally pIOubDulty uhS IhAdDlc luCOuo, anu 10
make a list OF the persons with whom blanks arc
thus left They should also require all these forms
to be returned filled up IN detail, subscribed and
sworn to- The form prescribed for declaring that q
person Is not possessed OF an income OF 81 00O as
provided IN section l18 OF the compilation, Is by
making and rendering u detailed statement Of form
Alterations la the Capitol-The New York
Post Once.
The House wing OF the Capitol has been In an up
to-day tearing out the fixtures of the post office
ana transferring them to the basement The Com
mttee OF Ways and Means will occupy the room
thus vacated. The House Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads had short session to-day In regard
to the construction Of the New York and Boston
Post Ofiices but acton of specific character was
taken In regard to either.
Naval Expenses Under Secretary Wells Ad.
niinistrati0n.
The resurrection or Gideon In the recent volumi-
nous epstolary efruson on nautical affairs and the
administration or the Department OF the Navy
during the rebellion does not disturb the lively
bachelor who now presldes over the national
honor on the waters. These efforts have
hardly elected any notice, except the inaccuracies
which they put forth. Gideon seems to be incensed
at the economy now practised In the department.
1t might be well for Mr.. Wells know, or rather to
refresh his memory with the fact that the foreign
bills alone In 1857 amounted to $4,000, ,00O and IN
1868 to $4OO0,O0O two-thirds OF which was for tue
simple item Of coal.
H0meward Cruise Of the United states War
Steamer Swasarn.
The Navy Department has received the following
report OF the homeward cruise or the United States
steamer Swatara:--
New YORK. Jan. 70. 1870.
SIR have the honor to report the arrival OF this
vessel at this port twenty-one days from AspnwaIl
have on board draft OF twenty-four men from
la fndn
north. longitude u 81 west. fell in with the
wreck of schooner OF about fifty tons. She
stern which was above water. I put three shot
holes in her bottom to sink her to prevent vessels
from running into her at night.
Having had q succession OF northwesters since ar
irving on the coast, and being snort-handed.
deemed IL prudent to run g under steam before get
that purpose being about twenty tons.
since leaving TINS port on the 27tn Of November
G @ a. s mas s m under s
Green all Wen. am respectfully, your o6saient
Lieutenant Commander Commandino
Hon. GEopaE N. robson, Secretary Of tae Navy.
fhlfd Auditor Of the Treasury.
There Is movement to have Mr.. William Pitt
shearman, at present Supervisor OF Accounts or the
Internal Revenue Bureau appointed to the respon-
sible position OF Third Auditor OF the treasury.
The accounts OF that bureau are said to be In q
state OF great confusion and requiring the services
OF man Of the largest experience. Mr.. Shearm an
is said to be thas style Of man, and his appoint
mont is accordingly being strongly pressed upon
President Grant by influential parties.
Death Of an Ex.Trensury Clerk.
Samuel W. Walsh, late prominent clerk In the
Treasury Department, was found insensble in the
street last night and died this morning.
Weekly Currency Statement.
Amount OF fractional currency received from the
printers Tor the week ending to-day, $743. .4s7.
SHIPMENTS.
IO NcW $lUOOOO
~ DOStoH. 0OOO
10 fuuduelpuld.. $4,000
~ ~. bouio. ZoOUO
To the national banks ana others ......... 2ss425
Total snlpMentS. S6S8 425
Treasurer Spinner holds In trust as security for
national bank circulation s342 o5O and for pub.
lie deposits SlS s91 Ooo Mutaed bills burned dur.
ing the week, $le7,23o; total amount burned,
$40 49, Bank currency issued for bills destroyed
during the week, $2le,l1o total amount issued
therefor $ls,OO5, 200; balance due for mutlated
notes, $169,937. Bank circulation outstanding at
this date, $685. $50, ,s37. Fractional currency re-
deemed and destroyed during the week, S63I, 100.