The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-05

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Secretary y the Treasury.
Anether Gold bank In Now York.
Secretary Routwell today received another appli.
cation nom New York fov permission - estabhsh
gold bank In that city with capital Of $2boooo
Saved frsu rho Desp-Rcporsed Survivor Sf
sAe United States ship Levant.
A statement that appeared In one Of the New
York journals to the erect that one OF the crew Of
the United states ship Levant which lost In tho
Pacinc Ocean about twelve years ago, had arrived
In ths country, was under consideration by the
ou,clas Of the Navy Department to-day. Although
the story seemed 10 partake Of the character OF q
hoax secretary Robson sent despatch to the
Admiral OF the Norfolk Navy Yard to-day.
asking that any information In the posses
sion Of that ofncIal be communicated
to the department ct the earliest possible
moment, and that the reported survivor OF the
Levant be sent TO Washington. 1t would seem rom
this that the naval authorities inclined to give
some credence to the story. singular ana romanuc
as It Ia. 10 has been quite positively known tnat tne
Leyans was lost or the west coast OF south America
In one OF the terrible gales common 70 that portion
of the Pacific, but no definite information was ever
received and it was supposed that all the clew were
drowned when the vessel foundered or was wrecked
upon some one Of the small Islands. After vany
waiting for a year or more for news from the
Levant the vessel was reported upon the records OF
the department. as lost, and the WIDOWS and children
Of the officers aud crew OF the vessel were
declared entitled to pensions. The widows OF two
or more OF the oflicers Of the Levant
reside in this city ana have made fre-
qucnt applications to the Department. even
since the wal, TO organize expeditions to extend
the search for the survivors to islands not reached
by naval vessels ordered to that duty shortly after
the loss Of the Levant was ascertained. The belief
Of these persons that some Of the survivors would
eventually reach the United States, or that some
trace Of them would discovered seems not to have
been wholly without value, II the story received at
the Navy Department. is true II is stated that the sur
vivor who has SO Unexpectedly turned up succeeded
In reaching small island, far out Of the track Of
vessels, where he remained until taken or by pass
ing vessel short time since. In a few days this
mystery will be solved, and the Navy Department
viii undoubtedly lay an authentic and complete
statement before the country. 1t was rumored here
to-day that the reported survivor appeared OF the
claim for his pay for the entire time since he last
left port on the Levant but inquiry In the proper
quarters shows that this report lie unfounded.
Personal.
MI. Young, Chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics has
been designated by the Secretary of the Treasury to
attend the convention Of Governors OF different
States the subject OF immigration This Is In
swer TO a request that the Treasury Department DO
at the convention.
Secretary Boutwell, VIII leave here tonight or to-
morrow for Massachusetts, for the purpose Of voting
1t the election. He VIII be absent about month
UTILIZING Distillers, Yeast.
Certain whiskey distillers have kapplied to the In.
e'nal Revenue Bureau to know whether they Will
be permitted TO utilize the yeast that forms
On their fermenters during the progress OF fermen
taton, by removing it and preparing 1t for market
as yeast similar practice In the gin dlstleres OF
the country having long since met with the appro-
bation OF the bureau these distllers have been
swered that there is objection in the law to their
conducting the yeast business In connection with
their distilleries