The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-31
WASHINGTON.
Suspension Of New Years Festivities In Re-
spect to the Late Mrs. Belknap.
FAILURE OF suaRA1T TO LECTURE.
instructions to Customs
Collectors.

WASHINGTON, Dec. So 1870.
Respect TO the Memory Of Mrs. Belknap.
The following oricial notices have been issued In
consequence Of the demise OF Mrs. Belknap wife Of
General Beknap, the Secretary OF War;
The receptions Mansion which had been
appointed for the ID day Of January next win mot take
no reception Monday nex. At the residence
OF any mem er OF the Cabinet
ministers thai there viii be no reception at the Executive
The Vice President withdrawn the notices issued BY
him OF a New Years reception 1t his residence.
The funeral OF the late Mrs. Beknap will take
place on Sunday afternoon from ST. Johns church,
the remains TO be inferred In Oak LII Cemetery.
Failure OF John ii. Surrntvs Atscmpt 10 Lcc-
tnre-Interferesce Of the Authoritiss.
The agent OF John H. Surratt visited Washington
last week, for the purpose OF engaging q han and
making the necessary arrangements for the delivery
oil Surratts lecture In this city. Lincoln Hall, the
most commodlous In washington, was secured for
this Frdayl evening. and the public notified to that
erect through the newspapers ana posters When
the announcement Tas made that Lincoln Hall,
dedicated, II was with religious services, by the
Young Mems Christian Association, ard specially
named m memory OF the martyred President was
10 be used .or the purposes Of lecture by Surrat
who mad been tried as one OF the conspirators,
feeling OF indignation arose In this com
muniy ~unmstakably hostile to The .fesecratlon OF
the Hall IN such manner. The Board OF Managers
met on Saturday morning last, and as was stssed
ut the time promptly annallcd the engagement Ap.
picatlon then made Tor Odd Fellows Hall, the
next IN SIZE and convenience. and until to-day, II
supposed the lecture would be delivered 1t
place. 1t now appears that application had been
made for the Vi Masonic Hall, but the PROPOSE
ton rejected by the party having charge of 1t.
Dissatisfaction was expressed that Odd Fellows
Hall should be made convenience OF by the
Rvowed rebel, consprator and spy, and yester-
day a meeting OF the building committee was held,
ana they, too. decided TO shat the doors OF Odd Eel
Iows' Hall against him, and sent q note to his xgent
In Baltimore TO that erect Surratt and mis- brother
naw arrived to-day, and fnding themselves liter.
ally left cut In the cold by the refusal
Of three halls, the lessee Of Carusi's Hail. formerly
the Washington theatre building, and celebrated In
former days as the scene OF Inauguration balls and
democratic meetings, was appealed to, and he
agreed that the hall should be heated and lighted
ready for the novel purpose az seven O'Clock.
Posters were put up at short EotCe and hand
bills circulated by the thousand, announcing that
the lecture would positively take place al Carusl's
Hall at eight O'Clock this evening Before that hour
several hundred men had proceeded thitner, only
to 1nd the 3ors closed against them and the party
having charge OF the hall standing oat in ne GELD
wondering why the agent had not arrived 1cceive
them. But neither the agent the principal were
would NOT be delivered. Men stood shivering and
shaking in front of the building until after eight
O'clock, when the gas was turned OF, and only the
glare OF the red hot stoves left to ilumlne the
classic precincts or Ca-csis Han. The majority OF
those ready TO patronlze Slrratt evidently his
!rIeDds, bnt probably their number not much In
excess OF those who would have Kissed his traitorous
expressions. There some conversation among
few of the outspoken ones. the tenor or their re-
v,ou,
law; but the city officials were duly aware OF the
existing feeling against Surratts delivering his lec
tnre IN the capital and had the subject OF the peace
md good name OF washington under considera-
ton several days since. A. first it was deter
mined not 10 issue Surratt the license 1t was
necessary he should procure before giving his lee
ture. and II he insisted on violating the municipal
law and attempt to lecture without license then to
arrest him. The matter was discussed at the meet
Ing OF the Board Of Police commissioners yesterday,
when II was deemed advisable to give Surratt all
The protection he needed or, rather, II the license
was issued, TO have police force present sufi-
cieny strong to keep order and arrest any parties
who might instgate a disturbance Mayor Emery,
who is a member OF the Board, after the adjourn
0ent OF the meeting addressed letter to Catholic
Clergyman who Is known to be personally friendly
10 Surratt urging HIM to dissaude Surratt from at
tempting to lecture In washington. At the same
time he also addressed the following 20 Surratt
hmself:-
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL,
WASHINGTON, Dec. %, 1S7o.)
you are TO lecture tomorrow evening al Odd Eel.
lows Hall. Learning from various sources that
ns sre c sOoS % % ne
ssteps q sas.ng sy sase t %ss,s d wSuIl
Sos a 9aa1
respectfully, youfa M. 9. EMERY.
Tts advice vss needed. and that is the reason why
earrat, dd MOI attempt 70 brave public opinion in
city that the scene o. the crime growing ont
OF the plan for the abduction or President Lincoln,
and In which Surrau was, according TO his own
confession, leading conspirator and an ally OF the
Presidents assassin il ls understood that Surratt
~ Journey -southwatd, waere he expects to be
k.oo'e with crowded houses and unlimited ap-
Uoser'or - sSenss Impeachment.
...,'t, y sse 1ent that certain men,
bcfs OF she North Carolims legislature represented
that Governor Holden con.~,aed MA conuc,ion -,
impeachment, Governor Hc'aen,s sop aa,erdo n,s
father against an ssc,< tu,a,,on ana COWS The
Governor w1il conts.~ Ms csse through the ap,est
So"hss' 'uA' oAuTrhe rctaiaod, though efforts are
being made 70 hssuase em,oent lawyers from de.
Lif'''i'r Pr1~csibsn~ gairorm Fees for the
Doaslisc Trade.
Secretary tt'hr"fh mas Issued q circular to col
aectors o. customs prescribing uniform fees for the
eoas'ng I'm. e, In conformity with section thirty
toarsaa zee icsmenf ano License act Of February
IS, 1908, ard pneed section secchs OF the Genera,
COLLECTION act or Marct e. 1899. Thea reuula,,ons
are as folows:--
F1f-Ipon gfanting 81 certificate Of enrolfne., o.
addition to the lee Of bfty prescribed by law, thu
should no. be charged OF forty enrolment
bond a bond officially taken. = s7-.-T
SoUpon the arrival of vessel in tina trade
fuddiron TO the fee prescribed by law for
fied napicats and granting permits unadc twenty.
hvecepts OF less than bfty
there sho AID be additional charge of
Awent cents other fer the Collectors ocial cetn-
cate to tue masters oaln e the manifest OF twenty
cents, 81 o,ber for granting permit to unlade.
Thd-; The OF vessel from foreign port in
addition the u dollars fifty csnts on yes
of hun irsc &c there addI
onAl ehsrse o. Twenty ssn ether sum, for the Collect
tar's Hklcia certificate TO lhc oath of the master
oara-Cpon port entry In addition TO fee OF two
aoisfs there sDoud moi lie charged fee Of twenty CENTS
,lia G..a Ar,oo a1ie.