The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30

WASHINGTON Sept. 90 1871.
Case Made Out AsAinss Major Hodges
"a Eaukers.
The Treasury Departments has, since the COMES
sion Of MAJOR Hodge, been accommodating testimony
i! against Messrs Polhamus Jackson, the New
York bankers, and the Solicitor Is san.
guine that the drrG can be convicted
Of both criminal ana civil complaints The
sentence OF Major Hodge, 1t Is understood, will be
to be cashiered fofferure Of all pay ana allowances
due him, and to suGer Ave years Imprisonment at
hard labor. - ,~.rr--y-- 4.
Secretary Robson 10 stump Ohio. -,
Secretary Robeson will leave here next week for
Ohio where he designs taking active part IN the
campaign In that state, addressing meetings in To-
calities not reached by Secretary Boutwell, He Will
also take an active part in the campaign In New
Jersey before the election.
The Mormon Troubles.
1t Is stated In 0flcal circles that Judge Mexican,
OF Utah. who is so firmly dealing with the Morm0ns,
has been assured that in case OF resistance or oppo
sitlon he Will be supported by United States troops.
The Presidents Expected Return.
A letter received at the Executive Mansion says
that the President Is expected to reach here on the
81 or 5th OF October.
Relic. for Towboats the Mississippi.
have since the approval OF the rules adopted by the
Board OF super vislns Inspectors OF Steamboats,, OPP
posed the construction placed upon rules thirty.
eight and thirty -nine-requiring duplicate steam
gauges TO be used for examination by passengers
as imposing upon this class of steam vessels an un-
necessary expense delegation OF owners Of
steamtugs and towb0ats from Pittsburg recently
visited the Treasury Department and explained to
Secretary Boutwell, their Views. The result was the
issuing of circular exempung towbOats plying on
the Mississippi River ana its branches from the
operation Of these rules until further Or
ders. The annoyance complained OF il at
trlbuted TO the hasty manner In which the Board
performed It's duties, the law never contemplated
the use OF steam guages On tOwboats at all An
other mistake of the Board was in emitting to pro-
vide for monthly lists of pilots and engineers. For
mery 1t was The duty OF the Collectors OF Customs
to prepare the list, printed copies OF which were
sent TO all the Collectors OF Ports. The new law
repealed this and placed the matter in the hands of
the members of the Board OF Supervising Inspectors
There many things beside the above be altered
at their meeting on the 4ih OF October next. Fog
horns, steam whistles and every Invention OF worth
for the better security OF life and property vessels
propelled in whole part by steam will be adopted.
At the coming session the proceedings OF the Board
will be sent daily to the chief clerk OF the treasury
Department., and subjected to the most critical eX-
animation before being approved.
The Importation of GmnpOv Prohibited i'm
Turkey.
The Treasury Department has received copy OF
additional regulations OF the Ottoman Empire in
regard to the prohibition against the importation
OF foreign gunpowder, which provide that powder
seized at the moment OF It's Introduction from a
foreign country or in its removal from one place to
another in the empire, in c0ntrabrand, VIII be con-
fscated, subject to fine equal TO the double Of
its price fixed by the government.
Personal.
Four members OF the cabinet are now In wash
ingtOn, namely:-Secretaries Belknap, Robson,
DelanO and Postmaster General Creswell.
General Sherman will leave here Sunday night
for st. Louis on private buslness.
Army Promotion.
Among the recent army promotions are the follow
ing-To be Colonel, Robert $. Granger; TO be Lieu
tenant Colonel. James Van Worst; TO be Majors
| william II. Brown and Edwin y. Mason; to be Cap
tains, Harry C. Cushing James J. Sauna, Alexander
b. MCGOWAN, James 4. McGnness. Clayton Hale,
William S. McCaskey and George IL. Benton; Rev.
George Forsyth. ID. d. OF New YORK, to be Chaplain
and Professor or Ethics and Law.