The New York herald., 1872-10-19
WASHINGTON.
CUMBERLAND COAL IN ENGLISH DEMAND.
The Chicago Marine Hos
pital Frauds.
DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS


The English Coal Faminc-Demand for
~ Maryland Coal.
The coal famine In England creates demand for
the Dituminous coal Of Maryland. Within few
days parties In Georgetown have received orders,
transferred from Liverpool, England. for large
quantities OF Cumberland coal, to be shipped to
Bombay, Point de Gale, Alden, East Indies, Ma
deira, Alexandria, Egypt, Rio Janeiro, Aspinwail,
St. Thomas. Martinique, Havana, Valparaiso and
several other distant points, This crcumstanceis
unprecedented in the history OF the Cumberland
coal trade. The coal will be mainly shipped in
foreign bottoms from Georgetown.
The American bark Orient is now loading at the
wharves for Aspinwal. In a few days quite num-
ber OF foreign vessels Will doubtless be In the
Potomac to lll the orders referred TO.
Alleged Frauds In Building the Chicago
Marine Hospital.
The Treasury Department assumes the entire
credit for developments OF frauds in relation TO the
Chicago Marine Hospital 1t is stated that ti Q
principal reason why Mr.. Rankin, formerly Assist
ant Supervising Architect, was sent to Chicago to
generally supervise the erection OF public buildings
there, was because it was believed that his being
nonresident government official would insure
prompt investigation into the charges Of corrup-
ton, and because he has not in any way been iden-
titled with the parties who now figure as inf0rmers.
Architect Mullett says that he was long since con-
vinced that the parties engaged on the Marine Hos
pital were defraudng the government He was first
informed through New York firm that the foreman
in charge Of this improvement had made advances
to them to the effect that II they would pay him
commission he would secure them profitable gov
ernment contracts The discharge OF this individual
was at the time Immediately ordered, when it
transpired that clerk named Miner had written
the letter to the New York party as aforesaid, and
then had procured the signature OF the foreman
thereto without disclosing the contents. The
Superintendent up to this time was not implicated
When the pay rolls next came round to the depart
ment 1t was found that the clerk had not been
dismissed whereupon 1t was Immediately suspected
that other and more important pers0nages were
concerned In the swinde, and that they
dared not discharge this subordinate When
the clerks dismissal was finally insisted
upon he turned around, implicated his
superiors and claimed to be the only original In
former. Mullett states that when the bids for the
stone work were made these bids were first
opened by parties in collusion with McKeOn, Kelly
4 Co.. the Chicago firm furnishing the stone
and that according to the information alleged
to be in his hands the bid of this firm was ad-
vanced $4,000, and the amount divided between
the superintendent, clerk and contractors. These
are the allegations now in possession OF the United
States Attorney for the Chicago district, and upon
which his presentment OF the parties to the Grand
Jury will be based.
The Supervising Architects Report.
Supervising Architect Mullett Of the Treasury
Department, has nearly completed his annual re-
port to Secretary Boutwell,. The report is BRIEF
containing few new recommendations, but repeat
ing recommendations made last year and not
passed upon by Congress. He renews his PROPOSE
ton that the whole or part OF the Battery at New
York should be secured for the erection OF new
Custom House and revenue offices, the present
buildings being overcrowded and unsuitable; also
that appraisers stores be built for safer and better
accommodation OF the business of appraisal and to
save q rental which every year, under the
present growth OF the import business VIII
augment beyond the present figures Of over
seventy thousand dollars. Recommendations
made that the site and materials Of the unfln-
ished Marine Hospital at New Orleans be sold
and the proceeds applied to the erection OF the
Pavilion Hospital on some other site than the
deadly palmetto swamp selected for the present
structure. A similar recommendation Is made
with reference to dsposing OF the site and ma
terals OF the Marine Hospital at Pittsburg and
erecting the Pavilion Hospital there. Mr.. Mulett
favOrs the discontinuance OF all except the hos
pitfalls at the larger ports, thus getting rid of a lot
of badly-planned and aged establishments neither
serviceable nor sanitary and which absorb appro-
priations for repairs to no useful end. He also
recommends that the east front of the Treasury
building be reconstructed to conform to the arch
tectural design OF the other fronts.
The Internal Revenue Report.
Commissioner Douglass, OF the Internal Revenue
Department, intimates that his annual report this
year will be very brief The changes made in the
internal revenue system, which went into ef-
feet on the 1st Of July last have been found to
work so satisfactorily that no recommendations for
Improvement can be suggested. The revenue
from whiskey, as well as the malt distilations
has increased beyond all expectations, while from
the source OF tobacco the amounts realized are
twenty per cent beyond calculations.
The troubles with the brewers continue, both on
account OF the proposed change Of one-third
casks into the capacity OF one-half, and also
the anticipated adoption Of the stamp cancelllng
machine. 1t is proposed in both these instances to
leave the Brewers to Congress for relief and not to
make any recommendations on the subject whatever.
The uniform tax on tobacco, about which so much.
difficuly was apprehended. has been found to work
especially favorable to the interests of the govern
ment as well as to the advantage OF the manufac-
turers and growers. The number OF distllleries.
especially In the Southern States, has been in
creased In an unprecedented manner. This is at
tributabe to the large devotion of the fruit crop
In this direction. II is estimated that under the
reduced figures the revenue from internal sources
will amount to s125,OOoO0o, which is s2o,ooo,oOo
above the figures agreed upon by the financial au-
thorities when the reductions went into effect.
Life-Saving Stations.
Captain Merryman, OF the revenue marine, has
reported to Secretary Boutwell, the location OF the
new life-saving stations along the coast OF cape
Cod as follows:-
No. /, Race Point; No. ., Peaked Hill Bar; No. 8,
Highlands, one mile north OF lighthouse; No. 4,
Pamet River; No. s. Wllneet; No. 9, Nansett, one
mile south OF lights No. Z, Orleans; No. 8, Chatham;
No. o, Monomoy. two miles north OF lighthouse
The buildings will be completed by the lst Of De-
cember and ready for occupancy. An effort will be
made to have an appropriation passed early next
session for Immediately equipping all the stations
The X Knights Templar.