New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CusTOM-HOUsE AFFAIRS.

BUSINESS OF THE MONTH-ARRIvAL OF IMhI-
GRANTs-vEssELs MEASURED FOR TUNNAGE
EXPORTS AND IMPORTs--QUARANTINE REG
ULATIONs-CHANGES IN THE CUsT0M-HOUsE'
The business of the New-YOrk Custom
House for the quarter ending June S0h inst will prob
ably exceed 10 considerable amount the transactions
during any other three months Of the current year The
official report for the month Of May exhibits the follow
ing paculars Number Of vessels arrived from foreign
and cargoes thereof discharged under supervision
Of Customs Inspectors. 492 including steamships ST.;
ships 49, barks 81 briggs 2 schooners, li9 other vos-
sells g. Number OF vessels arrived bringing passengers,
g. viz: 80 steamships 10 sailing vessels These brought
6Oe8 passengers agans O1s the same month last year.
s774 were cabin and immigrant and steerage. or
these 279is were men and 1884 women. Seventytwo
deaths and 20 births occurred on the voyage
The steamer The Queen brought the greatest NUMBER
OF passengers-ll74 immigrant and steerage, and As
cabin the Holland brought the next largest all steerage,
1881 The labor performed in dschargng so many I'M
migrant people Is extremely arduousas many as six or
eight thousand having arrived in single day. bringing
with them immense amount Of luggage, all OF which
has TO pass the inspection OF Customs officers. This
animation Is chiefly conducted by five six inspectors
number OF passengers each vessel is permitted 10
carry, is limited by law, and officers especially detailed
therefor make examination OF every passengership on
arrival at this port 10 ascertain II the requirements OF
the law been complied with. Each ship Is allowed
to carry adult person, or two children under eight
years infants not computed for every two tuns meas
urement; other regulations as 10 space, ventilaton
were reported during May TO have oyerrn the number
allowed under the aT some o o. "ch eNceeued 'ncr
There measured for tunnage during the month,
c SfS sssf MAKING total Of 5s Vessels aGGed 70
the registry Of the port The quantity OF weignable
ports, 25 except coal and sap exports 12I5l6
tea imported, i,614s2 exported, s59,5O5; sugar I'M
ported 1O0OOOo0 The export Of refined sugar entered
Tor benefit of drawback very large 15s5O6s0 pounds
OF coal and salt were imported during the month Inc
s2I go 90 The quantity Of merchandise returned
gagged S,53O57Ss gallons except liquors In cases
iasses Imported 25Ss759l gallons wines and spirits in
casks ,Og gallons Wines &C., in cases 1855 eases,
one dozen bottles per case. Oil in casks tprine-
bottles Ale in casks $50 gallons; in bottles oO doz.
bottles. There exported 72573 gallons OF noasses
and 1866 gallons wines and spirits Gaugers earnings
for the month SPA 79 expenses for the labor S2g a.
large invoices OF manufactured merchandise &C. paving
ad yaoren duty The amount OF duties received Was
month last year. The number OF Withdrawals of mer-
chandse from bonded warehouses was $3.50, on which
sC,22i,O4 81 duties was collected There were 1Os9 en-
tries for export received aud go orders for examination
ssting chiefly OF sugar srups olcake, fire arms and
powder. During the month 81 seizures OF merchandise
laws added to these also several seizures Of vessels
Ali vessels from infected ports are now detained in
sdrectod under Quarantine regulations Vessels arrived
during the past week were permitted to come up to
Thursday it determined by the Board Of Health to
allow ships to COME up to the city to discharge, inc
them from Quarantine limits. In the matter OF dis
charging from vessels in Quarantine, one
feature appears somewhat unjust and oppressive. Pas
sengers steamer from Havana other Southern port
brought to the city in steamboats, provided by
Quarantine authorities but instead OF the ships COM
pany paying the expense thereof, tax OF II 80 Is i'm
posed upon each passenger who has already paid fare to
New-York. Much complaint is made by people coming
these vessels at the annoyance of delay and imp0si-
ton of extra charges and the Quarantine officers exer-
questionable authority in compelling them to pay
such tribute.
The following changes have been made in the Custom
House the past week: Inspectors OF Customs, - per
day-GcOrge Nichols, vice j. j. GascOigne; r. j. John
son. vice f. c. Gedney promoted TO Weigher; J. b. Ran
doph, vice q. NJ Bncklin removed inspectress - per
day-Mrs. Lillian Foster (reappOnted vice Mrs Mary
T.. voorhees,, resigned. Night Inspectors g per day
Thomas Bates, vice r. D. Price, removed; W. f. Jones,
WIN. Gaines. removed; Joseph Dumble, vice Nj:
Haye., removed. surveyors Department-Measu OF
Vessels, 81 day, Samuel c. Ferris promoted vice NJ
Titus Wakeman, removed; Cerkship 81 800 per annum,
Eugene Van Valkenburgh, promoted, vice 5 C. Ferris,
rrCd; Messenger, 500 per annuIn, stephen a
Smith, vice Eugene Van Yalkenburgh.