New-York tribune., 1870-10-18
THE CENSUS.
THE CUSTOM-HOUSE
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

| The following changes were made by Col
| lector Murphy last week:
Weighers. s2.5OO per annum -Chas. Blacle Of New.
York, vice d. b. Dudley E. Harrison Reid, vice Samuel
Bauvelt.
Day Inspectors, 81 per day Chester J. Moore, vice
Alfred Douglass, removed David L. Robbins, vice Jas.
Lee, resigned; VIM Legget vice Joseph Abbott, re-
moved Francis Page, vice W 7. Campbell, removed;
Kohn vice Louis +. Mnard removed; John r. Farlee.
vice G: ID. Carroll, removed; VIM smith o'Bren vice
removed; wm;; Q. MacQuaide, vice Sc VIM j. Geary re-
moved; Wm Edwards wee W. D. HgRs removed moved rioo
j. A. McFadden; Theodore stelz vice A. ]. Miner Carl
Fred stanbridge Daniel Hesse, vice r D. wnant Emil
Haas, vice Stephen Holden; August Hoffman, vice A. IL
beck, Vice Fred. Williams; John Noa, vice ". smith
O'Brien promoted Jas. COsgroye, wee Geo. McGraw
+. Augustus Hecker, vice j. III. kiIrOy.
The receipts OF the Custom House in september for
duties amounted to s14S255 u, which s22O 7lO 81
than collected in the corresponding month last
year. There received from merchandise withdrawn
from warehouse 62 9s7 49, and s96O527 81 from duti
able goods entered for immediate consumption. There
zoos withdrawal entries and s,i21
tries duty paid. The receipts Of August larger than
for any month OF the current year. exceeding those Of
September by sS95997 rs. The total collections for the
year ending September 80 1869, s3595sO IS; and
for the year ending September 80 1870 s45Og S5l Al
increase over the previous year Of S9l22,O16 &C.
There arrived in NewYOrk during september $40 ves-
sells from foreign ports with dutiabe merchandise,
follows: SO steamships 80 ships, 76 barks, 81 brgs, 70
fully discharged by Customs Inspectors and returns
made u the Collector and Naval Officer for liquidation
month 255,9s0454 lbs. merchandise, paying duty by
weight, OF which lOl 30l lbs were sugar, s.
9294is lbs. tea 6,5OOOOO lbs coffee, 5,945,i9O lbs
coal and SALT and the balance general merchandise The
Teighers' earnings SOL, $40 expenses, S2930 &C.
The CANCERS returned 1851 $50 gallons of gaugabe mer
chandse imported follows: 4,5i6 casks moasses or
49GlSt gallons 6467 casks wine, or 2Ssil gallons 2295
casks brandy 9OOi gallons 226 casks whisky or 1858
or Si gallons So casks rum, of 5stS gallons i75 casks
oil chiefly Oive or 1924 gallons los casks basam
paha or 192I gallons l02 casks cherry Juice 1097t
gallons Besides liquors &c. in bulk ale in bot
ties 1906 dOzen 1854 of wne 13722 cases of brandy
259 cases OF OIL or exports there were Ol4 casks OF
sirup OF gallons 357 casks wine, 1853 gal
Ions, and casks Of brandy 1874 gallons The gaugerS
earned S. 63g 49, aud expended for labor &C. 2l2 81
The number Of vessels arrived bringing passengers
81, 10 wit: Steamships, %; sailing vessels, g. The
ave age length OF voyage for steamers was 10 days 10
hours; sailing ships 33 days. The total number OF pas
sengers brought 1885, cabin, 4,Ol steerage ana
immigrant, 1299 OF the seerage there 1000 males
and 9l9 females 1882 OF whom were ONerS years 2iO
under years There II deaths the passage IL
were children and infants. There were some 1000 less
passengers arrived In September than in August the
falling on being III immigrants. tnty ne vessels were
added To the tnnage register of the port last month"; OF
the various dimensions, as follows: steam vessels
ships 3; barks 26 bTgs 49, schOOner5 3; Other vessels
g. These figures indicate directly the growth OF the com
merce Of the port and every months report shows con
siderable increase. There were very large exports
last month, also in August, TO European
ports which doubtless excited by the existing
war. The Customs authorities take account OF those
shipments Of merchandise entered forexport for the BEN
eft Of drawback or this class there were 2i orders Tor
examination and O5l entries in September, and 2Il eX
amnations and 965 entries in August There were only
81 seizures reported last month. which Is considerably
below the usual number This is accounted for from the
fact Of increased vigilance, which deferred smugglers
from making many ventures.
Notwithstanding the arrangement OF commercial com
muncaon with German and French ports, the business
OF this port-as shown by the foregoing statlstcsas
steadily increased and In view of the carry Ic5nnPlioh
steamers having begun make regular trips uvey
impetus VIII doubtless be given to Importation