The New York herald., 1872-11-02

WASHINGTON, Nov. I, 1872.
Taking Up Three Per Cents.

Ia ten thousands nom No. Alto to 800 inclusive
dated October1e, 1885, and November 7, 1868, The
| interest will cease on December 81, 1872
senator Wilson and the Canvass.
Senathor Wilson reached here this morning from
Richmond and left this afternoon for Baltimore
where he has an engagement to speak tonight.
Tomorrow night he has an engagement at Milford
Del. and on Monday night he will end his
campaign by speech to his neighbors at Natick.
or his friends to Boston. To-day he had a
long interview with the President, when
modest but hearty congratulations on the outlook
for Tuesday were exchanged. The Senator says he
has travelled $4,000 miles and made l25 stump
speeches during the canvass, and thinks he has
done his own part In earning the dignincd
repose OF the Vice Presidential chair in
the Senate Chamber. Virginia, he thinks, is
about evenly divided but thirty days more OF
campaign work would have carried the State for
the republicans beyond question. He ranks New
York with Vermont in the category OF ever-laithful
States, and believes both In the occurrence and
the repetition OF the alleged intimidation OF the
publican vote In Georgia. At Charlottesville, Va
ne was catechised for over two hours by the
University students on tissues" OF the canvass.
Minister Washburnc md the Cabinet
Fish Shivcring.
The health OF Minister Washburne and his wife Is
such as demands that he should live abroad, and
for this he does not desire to return TO the
United States. His leave Of absence extends to
the middle OF next January. but he expects to re-
main here until after President Grants inaugura-
tion. It Is said that the President would
gladly have Mr.. Washburne in the State Depart
ment II agreeable to his wishes. Mr.. Fish, on the
other hand, 1t Is alleged, is fortying himself to
remain in the Cabinet second term. He is pre-
pairing history Of the Alabama claims through all
their ramihcatons In further vindicati0n of his
management OF our foreign relations during Presi.
dent Grants first term
The Cabinets Presidential Vote.
Most OF the Cabinet officers and heads OF bureaus
In the Executive Departments will 60 TO their
respective States to vote for President Secretary
Belknap and Secretary Delano left to-day. Secre-
tary Fish and Judge Richardson, the Assistant Sec
retary OF the Treasury leave tomorrow Post
master General Creswell will remain In Washing.
ton Secretary Robson In New Jersey and Secre-
tary Boutwell, In Massachusetts until after the
election. Owing to the great distance, Attorney
General Williams did not go to his home in Oregon
to vote.
Switzerland and the French Disc rimI-
mating Duties.
In accordance with the Presidents recent proc
lamatiOn with reference to discriminating duties
the Collectors Of Customs are instructed by the
Secretary of the Treasury to assess and collect,
from aud after the date Of proclamatiOn-namely,
3oth October-thc discriminating duty of ten per
centum ad palorem, provided by the seventeenth
section Of the act q June 80 1soi upon az megg-
chandlse Iiofted into their respective districts in
Frencn vessels from countries other than France.
To-day Mr.. John Htz, Consul General and Political
agent Of Switzerland called at the Treasury De-
partment to inquire whether the proclamation
affected Swiss goods imported into this country In
French bottoms. Other gentlemen applied for SINH
lar information and In the absence or new instruc
tions were referred to the Treasury regulations OF
1857, In which 1t is stated by the twelfth article of
the convention with Switzerland that no part OF
the United States shall be closed to articles
arriving from Switzerland when conveyed in YES.
sells OF the United States or In vessels OF any
country having free access to the ports
OF the United States. Swiss merchandise there
fore, arriving under the nag Of the United States
or under that OF one Of the nations most favored
by them, is to pay the same duties as
the merchandise OF such nation. Under
any other nag 1t is to be treated as
the merchandise of the country to which
the vessel belongs. In accordance with these
stipulatlons 1t has been decided by this Department
that Swiss goods imported In French vessels are
not liable to discriminating duty no such duty
being chargeable on the proceeds or manufactures
OF France when directly imported from that
country.
No. 3o3 OF the regulations is as fo0ws:-
Merchandise from an interior country having no
shipping ports OF her own through the ports OF
pie, destined for the United States by way
OF Havre-is considered as exported within
the frontier boundary between France and
Switzerland such destination The opinion OF
ject, and in view OF the Treasury regulations above
quoted Is that the discriminating duty does NOT ap-
ply to Swiss goods imported In French vessels"
No case, however, has yet been presented calling
for a formal decision on the subject.
The Legal Tender Resume.
The statement authorized by the Treasury De-
parmcnt yesterday to the effect tnat S. 5000 of
the S44 600 900 legal tender had been used
in purchasing bonds on the 7th of October last
induced number OF the leading bankers In New
York to telegraph the Acting Secretary Of the
Treasury to-day to learn If it was the purpose OF
the department to issue any more OF the reserve.
The reply to the effect that 1t not the in
tcntion OF the Secretary to issue any more at
present.
Collection of the United states Trcasurcr's
Accounts.
The Treasury Department Is now preparing an
important bill to be proposed to Congress at its
next session, entitled "An act to provide for the
designation OF the Independent Treasury or the
United states to revise, consolidate and
ton, safe keeping transfer and disbursement OF
the public revenue, and to facilitate the settlement
States ana United States disbursing officers and
agents.- Many OF the statutes are very defective,
especially those providing Tor the prosecution oil
parties accused OF using government funds. The
BILL as proposed, will embrace all existing laws and
revive some that have been repealed.
Germany and Emigration.
Information has been received by the Depart
ment OF State to the effect that the statement pub
lished in various newspapers in this country in
July last that the German government was seek
ing to prevent emigration to the United States,
and had adopted stringent measures for that pnr-
pose, Is denied by that government, which dis
claims having issued orders interfering with or
forbldding the emigration OF Its citizens to this
country.
THE pENNSYLVANIA OH, INTERESTS