The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-30
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hsheres, cigar stamps, feeS or customs OffcefA
trade with Mexico ana Caanda, customs districts
and ports OF entry and delivery, bonds OF customs
0ncers and custom house bonds and generally mat
ters connected with the commerce OF the country.
Navigation Division--D. Lyman chief-Has the
navigation laws the enrolment and license OF YES
sels ana marine papers destitute seamen, fishing
vessels, inspection OF steam vessels, remission OF
nnes under customs laws and compromises In GUS
toms cases.
Revenue Marine Divison-w. u. Devereau, chief
has the revenue cutter service, arrangement OF Of
uceS aud vessels, construction and repair or YES.
sels, marine hospitals and life saving stations,
internal Revenue Dlyslon-E I. Gaines, chief
ne mas charge OF all internal revenue business CON-
my before the Secrearys office. fines and penalties
anu compromises In internal revenue cases. dstri-
Stationery Divisional. l.. Sturtevant, chief-He
super,ntends tue supply and purchase Of stationery
Iot sne department., sub-treasuries, repositories
ana custom houses. Advertising for the department,
Records and Files Divisions. A. johnson chief
Loan Divsi0n-John r. Bigelow. chlef--He has
charge or all matters pertaining 70 loans, the issue
anu redemption OF bonds and Treasury notes, and
generaly all subjects connected with the manage
debt
Currency Division-w. W. Wilson. cnief--He has
charge OF oil matters connected with the distinctive
paper Tor notes, bonds and currency. the redemp-
ton OF notes and currency and the destruction or
all securities
Supervising Special Agent--O d. Madge.--He has
the assignment and detail OF special agents, the
keeping and destruction OF their reports and the
the distribution OF mails, and the examination and
checking Of letters from the department; and all
viii be mo 10 sc4 te one 81 the S
unassigned and miscellaneous business will BE-
transferred to the division with which It seems 10
be most nearly connected.
The above programme goes into operation on the
I'd OF October.
Abolition of Slavery In Cuba.
The Secretary OF State received the following
telegram from Acting Consul General Hall, dated
Havana September d.
Emancipation decree published yesterday. The
provisions are similar to the plan OF law published
NJ MADRID May 2S.
Fruuds Upon tho Revenue by = Kansas Col
lect0r.
The Revenue Bureau has Official reports from
District Attorney Houghton and Collector Anthony,
Of Kansas relating to the arrest Of John speer an
ex-colector in that State, and John Van Horn and
W. W. Barmiclow, his deputies, on charges Of con-
spring to deiraud the revenue ana the embezze-
ment OF government moneys. Speer was removed
In 1865. Subsequently evidence tending to show
irregularities In his ONCE was obtained, and an in.
vestigation ordered which proved to be Of difficult
character. On the 10th OF this month the invesga-
ton was concluded, showing the amount Of Speer's
deficit to be 100000. Upon instructions from Com
missioner Delano q complaint was entered against
them. and In default OF ball they have been COM
mitted for trial.
American Iron Steamships.
The Bureau of Statistics yesterday awarded on1cal
numbers and signal letters to the iron steamship
Georgia. built in Philadelphia. having tonnage Of
1,e43 tons and 800 horse power, ana few days ago
to the new iron steamship wyanoke, Of zoos tons.
English Emixrants for America.
Mr.. Young Chief Of the Bureau. has received
request nom the American Emigration Agency &C
London for 5000 copies Of his report on the price OF
United States, issued some months ago. The writer
represents that there Is great demand for sucn In
formation among small farmers with capital wishing
to emigrate to this country.
Customs Receipts.
The customs receipts for the week ending the oath
inst were AT New York, $2oS7,91s; Boston,
7ss; Philadelphia, s96O7; Baltimore, $500 1886;
New Orleans. part OF the week ending August 81,
$27,04I. Total, S3,911,941.