Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-01
WASHINGTON.
BOUTWELL, on THE NEW YORK ACCI.
DENT.

BOUTW ELL on THE NEW YORK ACCI.
DENT.
WASHINGTON, July 3O.-News Of
the terrible disaster ia New York to
day was teiegFaphed here early this
afternoon, and this evening the tele-
graph Office WSS visited by q large
number Of persons, anxious to hear
the particulars. Among those who
listened to the details Of the accident
was Secretary Boutwell,, and he at
once remarked that the Inspector Of
Steamboats, must have been at fault.
1t is understood that Supervising In
spectOr Belknap will at once be or
dered 20 make 4 rigid examination
into the condition Of the boilers of the
boat and report without delay to Sec
retary Boutwell,, who remarked that
accidents Of that description to ferry
boats were very rare, and the feeling
Of safety which every passenger, On
stepping aboard Of them had, would
be dispelled by this calamity. As a
preventive against further loss of life,
an inspection Of sll the boilers on the
ierrybOats in New York will be or
dered.
BOUTWELL, AFTER THE sWINDLERs.
knowledge has been received by
The Secretary OF the Treasury that an
extensive practice has been carried
on along the Canadian frontier by
persons shipping goods on foreign yes
seis 10 foreign ports to be reshipped
20 ports in the United States, on the
frontier. This custom is a violation
of law and subjects vessels engaged
Ia it to a forfeiture Of their cargo and
the payment Of tonnage duty at the
rate OF fifty cents per ton on her
measurement. Collectors, however,
are ia doubt respecting the penalty
and in many cases, in order TO collect
tonnage duty, have refused to admit
VOOds, holding the cOnsignees Of said
v 'N1ds for payment of the tonnage du-
". Secretary Boutwell, has, there
fore. Sued Instructions that a penal
Tonnage imposed on a vessel 50 not a
CHARGE on goods apparently liable to
forfeiture i, : 50 fer as to require the
prepayment II that tax before entry
Of the goods.
CONTRACT FOR NEW STATE DEPART
MENT.
The Secretary Of State has
awarded a contract for granite for the
exterior walls and steps Of the cellar
and basement stories and walls Of the
court yards, and the facing and cap
ping Of the area walls Of the new State
depal Sment building to the Boutwell,
Granite Company of Fox Island. Mis-
souri,. The prices to be paid Is SO
cents per cubic foot for stones the
dimensions Of which do not exceed
forty cubic feet, with an increase OF
one cent per cubic foot for each addi-
tionsl cubic foot in stones which eX-
ceed forty cubic feet. The contract
for the granite for superstFucture has
been awarded to Albert OrdWay, OF
Richmond, Va. The prices to be paid
are fifty-nine cents per cubic loot lOf
stones which do not exceed twenty
cubic feet, with an increase in price OF
9-l0 OF one cent a cubic foot for each
additional cubic stone, the dimen-
SiOns of which exceed twenty cubic
feet, The granite is to be cut at the
quarFies, and delivered here ready for
use. The contractors were also re-
quired to agree to furnish granite,
which may be required for the entire
building, for the use OF the State, war
and navy departments, when the con-
structiOn OF other portions Of the
building shall be authorized at the
same rates and upon the same terms
as the present contracts.
INVESTIGATION.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has
called on the Board Of Supervising
Inspectors of steamboats, for a thor
Ough investigation into the causes Of
the explosion of the boiler Of the ferry
boat Westfield In New York, on Sun
day evening; together with detailed
account Of her last inspection by the
Roard Whn GIInarsrianrs are inafrIct-