The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-27
WASHINGTON.
Newsmongers Dicsoncertsd- Secretary Cox's
Letter Of Resignation Not to be Published
Operations Of the United States Minis

WAsHISGroS, Oct. 20, 1870.
Newsmongers N0nplussed.
The most perseyering efforts 10 induce President
Grant 10 give out the correspondence between him.
self and Secretary Cox thus far have all proved COM
petc failures The President absolutely refuses 10
converse on the subject any further declaring thar
the correspondence u strictly private, and that
under no circumstances he allow IL to be pup
lished.
Red River Postal ARRANGEMENTS.
AS the province OF Manitoba, comprising the Red
River settlements, now forms part OF the Domtion
or Canada, the correspondence or all descriptions
passing between the United States and Manitoba,
via Pemblna and Dcaotah, will hereafter be subject
TO the same regulations ana rates oil postage apply
10 the correspondence exchanged with other pro.
yinces OF Canada.
Expenses Of Foreign Missions.
II appears from the Fifth AUDITORS report. Just
completed. that the expenses OF missions abroad for
the year ending with June. 1892 being last returns
received, were sl40i0oo and that the total cost OF
collecting the internal for the period
was s., Les, O00 the amount collected being nearly
$4,000 900.
Operations OF the United Stniss Mint.
The gold deposits at the Mint at Philadelphia for
the month OF September were S2l2,S9a the silver
deposits and purchases, $75, 632-total, $685., 532
The gold coinage for the same month was
1861, 800; fine bars, 1856. The silver coinage was
$l6,3o0; fine bars, S23,3si. The nickel coinage
OF three aud five cent pieces $27,Too.
and the bronze coinage OF one and two
cent pieces was s4,s5O. Total coinage, 5000 $50;
total bars stamped, $36,170 The gold deposits for
the same month at the United States Assay Cice In
New York were $642.5lO; the silver deposits
$1ll.35l; gold bars stamped, $548,4I5 and silver
bars stamped SOL, 12S. The gold coinage at the
Branch Mint at Carson City was $705O. and the silver
coinage 1926; total coinage, $7,S75 The gold bull
lion deposited at the Branch Mint In Denver, Col,
for the same period, was StG0355. The deposits
and coinage Of the Branch Mint at san
Francisco for September have not been received
Tax sSchnapps.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue nstructs
the Collector at Philadelphia that medicinal Dttcrs
or such as are claimed to be, In distinction from
rectied spirits, cannot conveniently be stamped
less put up in the ordinary mode OF bottlIng btters
and other medicinal preparations: neither can they
be safely shipped unless they marked, branded
and stamped as rcctiied spirits or stamped as
medicine under schedule G. In order to sell and
ship such preparations I'm bulk the manu-
facturers must have prepared proprietary
stamps suited to the various sized packages which
he proposes to employ; that such stamps II used,
would only cover the bitters long "a they re-
NAMED in the original packages and IL they should,
after sale, he drawn or by the purchasers and put
up in bottles and Labelled medicinal bitters they
would again become liable TO be stamped according
TO the retail price Of each bottle
SyElpathy with tue French Republic.
large public meeting was heidi at Lincoln Hall
tonight to express sympathy with the French re-
public and with the su1erings oil The French people.
Mr.. Thomas J. Durant, Of Louisiana presided, ana
speeches made by II. I. Merrlck and A. G. Rid
dies. General Mussey from the Committee on Reso-
lutlons. reported d strongly condcmnatory
OF the King OF Prussia, VINO, they say, in violation
of his solemn pledges is now prosecuting q war or
conquest, and has caused unprecedented carnage Of
devastation and human suffering, chat the effort
now made by the military dcspo,ism of Prussia 10
crush the republic OF France IL direct attack upon
republican ideas In Germany. &c. The resolutions
which were unanimously adopted, conclude as fol.
lows
Resolved That bencefor.h viii every our
power consistent with the international municipal laa
to AID the PEOPLE OF France N the condition OF
and that we WILL with our who, strength, under the
government Europe and throughout the world
Resolved That we earnestly request our fellow citizens
spectve localities for the purpose expressing their
horrence OF war against toe French republic and their de-
sire Tor the Of the republican in Europe
English Naturalization Convention.
The naturalization convention between the United
STATES and Great Britain Is to-day officially pub
llshed.
Tax Manual for Cigar Manufacturers.
The Internal Revenue Bureau has issued tax
manual for cigar manufacturers, in order to guard
against frauds and 60 insure the enforcement or tie
law.