The New York herald., 1872-10-17

the clearing away and lowering OF the boats and
the master for general inefiicency 10 ms manage.
any organized plan for the rescue OF the passen-
gers. ger ieaving them to do for themselves without
advice or counsel until 1t was too late and be-
yond his power 10 tender them any assist
ance. We also feel IL our duty TO- suspend
as chief mate for leaving his boat to the care OF
deck hand when those In the boat were IN greas
need o. ms s IN . Of the law been
complied with In reference 70 the framing OF ue
crew OF this steamer. as provided Dy the rules o. tue
station bill, which every master Is bound by hs
oath to carry out we think this unpleasant duty
would have been spared ua
The object OF the investigation by ocers OF the diff
fercnt local districts was to impartial re-
port bat as IL appears by the law that local boards
only can revoke or suspend licenses the Secretary
OF the Treasury to-day issued order to the local
board at New London to investigate the conduct Of
the license ocers OF the Metis for the purpose of
ascertaining whether they were guilty OF neglect
OF duty and to take proper action in the premises
Attorney General williams Reported
Intcntion TO Retire from the Cabinet-
The New Alabma Claims Commits
ston.
1t is reported that Attorney General williams in.
tends to retire from the Cabinet after the election
and that he will be succeeded by General Bristow.
OF Kentucky, the present solicitor General. Should
his intention be carried out there Is doubt that
Judge Williams will be asked to serve as President
OF the Commission for the adjudication OF tho
Alabama claims that Congress Is expected to
establish at Its coming session, and OF which.
according to present designs Mr.. Bancroft Davis.
lately agent at Geneva, is also to be member. A
desire to enter into professional engagements il
assigned as the cause OF the intended reiinqush.
ment OF his office by the Attorney General.
secretary Boutwell, and the Massachu.
setts Senatorship-rhe Five Per Cent
Loan.
Secretary Boutwell's friends are confident OF his
election to the Senate the successor OF Mr.. VIII
son, but give out that he will not withdraw from
the Treasury until obliged to take his seat inDecem
ber Of next year. He wishes to renew his efforts
to negotiate the remaining $3oo, 900 Of the i've
per cent funding loan. and will bring the subject
before Congress- as will Treasurer Spinner In his
forthcoming report
The Claim Of Mrs. Anna Fitzhugh.
The claim of Mrs. Anna Fitzhugh, a member a
the Washington and Lee families, OF Virginia. for
$375,O00 worth OF WOOD, alleged to have been cut
on her farm for the Of the troops quartered in
and. about Washington during the war, came up
before the Southern Claims Commission to-day,
and after partial hearing was continued in conse-
quence OF the absence Of the claimant and tho
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, one of the witnesses to her
loyalty. The Commissioners intimated to the coun-
sci for the claimant that on the future hearing they
might produce evidence in behalf of the govern
ment adverse to the claim
French Discriminating Duties,
The Bureau Of Statistics has received q circular
issued by the French Director of Customs, from
which it appears that goods imported by foreign
vessels except those coming from French colonies,
are subject to an additional dag duty OF fourteen
and quarter cents per 100 Kilograms for imp0rta-
tions from countries of Europe or on the Mediter-
ranean Sea, and of twenty-eight and One-haif
cents for impOrtations from countries outside OF
Europe, west OF the Cape OF Good Hope, or east.
of Cape Horn and thirty eight cents from coun-
tries beyond the Capes.
The Washington Season-The LObbyista
Drilling.
There is every prospect that Washington will be
thronged with visitors this Winter. Already the
best rooms In the city are engaged and an army
of lobbyists is expected here to commence their
work at the beginning OF the coming session.
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