The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-01
W a s II N e r o N.
WASHINGTON, July 81. 1878.


The Nationality Of the Vtrginius
IL no longer In doubt The Captain Of this
vessel, who last shipped her crew under COM
mercal agent OF the United States, proposed to
discharge them, under the terms OF the enlistment,
In two months or at the expiration OF the voyage.
The vessel being cleared Tor the United States,
having completed her mission by landing arms in
Cuba, the crew were informed that their services
would not be needed after reaching Kingston. To
this both the American and foreign members Of the
crew objected They claimed that they were enti-
tied TO the three months extra wages for
discharge In foreign portal the wages
allowed American seaInen under the American
nag. The question was referred to the Treasury
Department, and to-day Secretary Richardson de-
cided that that was the uniform view OF the De-
partment. The State Department therefore in
structs the Consul at Kingston to dstrain the
virgnius by requiring the authorized payment OF
three months extra wages to American seamen
discharged In foreign ports and otherwise to with
hold her register.
Rewards to InEOrmers OF Internal
Revenue Frauds.
BY circular No. 90, revised, dated July 81, 1873
under section &c. the act OF June O. 1872, ten per
cent Of the net amount received and paid, or &C.
eepted In compromise and received, Is fixed AZ the
maximum limit Of reward to persons other than
leading to the detection and punishment Of per-
sons guilty of violating the internal revenue law
or conniving at the same, in cases where such
expenses are not otherwise provided for by law
This Is an increase from six per cent as fixed by
circular 90. July II, 1872 The change Is to apply
to cases In which the information has been shall
be given on or after July 10, 1873.
Fight for Patent.
In March last the Commissioner of the General
Land ONCE issued patent for the Las Animas
grant, containing 28,51s acres, In Santa Clara
county, Cal, and forwarded 1t to the Surveyor
General at San Francisco After the patent had
been sent to the Surveyor General the opponents
to its issue applied to the Commissioner for sus.
pension in delivering the patent, and asked for
time to produce further evidence which they
claimed would alter the case. This request was
granted, ana the Commissioner Immediately tele-
graphed the Surveyor General to hold the patent.
The patentees then sued out writ OF replevin, In
the Twelfth District State Court ct San Francisco,
which the Sheriff attempted to serve yesterday;
but the Surveyor General refused TO give up the
patent and telegraphed Commissioner Drummond
as follows:-
rancho l have refused, and the Sheriff now has
possession Of my room and intends to break open
what shall dos ]. Il. HARDENBERG' e. '
United States Surveyor General
To which Commissioner Drummond replied as
follows -"HOd the Los Animas patent Consult
the United States District Attorney and take all
legal and necessary steps to prevent forcible
seizure OF the patent" Attorney General Will
llams also telegraphed the United States Attorney
there to consult with the Surveyor General and
take all necessary steps TO prevent interference
with that oficer. This is regarded as rather
remarkable CASE the State Court, 1t Is sald having
no right whatever to interfere with the United
States authorities.
The Comet Seen from the Naval Obscrva-
tory.
Rear Admiral Sands, superintendent of the
United States Naval Observatory, reports to the
Secretary Of the Navy to-day that Professor Hall,
Of the Observatory, last night observed the comet
discovered by NJ. BOrelly, at Marseilles, France,
July q, and recently announced by a cable tee-
gram to Professor Henry. The position of the
comet is as follows Washington time, July 80,
~ hours, % minutes, right ascension, hour, 10
minutes and 2s seconds; declination, degrees and
3S minutes south. Motion small and to the south
east.
Death Of a Lawyer.
Thomas Z. Lloyd. q leading lawyer of this city,
died this afternoon.
The Duty on Dutch Metal Scraps.
Dutch metal scraps are dutiabe at thirty-nve per
cent, less ten per cent as manufacture Of brass.
The article cannot be classified as old brass, fit
only Tor remanufacture.
Currency Statement.
The following is a statement of the United States
currency outstanding this date
Old demand notes. Observation-Disclosures. s79,067
Legal tender notes new issue) ....... 87,l56,551
Legal tender notes (series OF 1862 274 S43 449
One year notes OF 1863 .................. sc, 2S5
Two year notes OF 1868 .................. $1,000
Two year coupon notes of 1853. ......... 91,10O
Compound interest notes. ............... 4S9,470
Fractional currency first issue) 4,349 1863
Fractional currency second issue) 49,. 3161,593
Fractional currency third issue) 49,. 9,425,316
Fractional currency Fourth issue, first
series) .:...........: .:........... 21,oe9,l76
fractional currency fourth issue. sec