The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-17


combins the elements OF suitability, decency and
cheapness; and the sum OF 81 10000 il hereby ap-
the Treasury not otherwise Appropriated; ana the
secretary or War shall first determine for the varl-
GUS cemeteries the size and model for such head
STONES ana the standard OF quality and color OF the
stone 10 be used, and bids shall be made and de-
cded IN reference thereto; and the contracts made
under this act shall provide tor furnishing and set
ting all the said headstones and shall not in the
aggregate exceed the sum hereby appropriated.
Rare Ben Buffers BrOthcrs-in-Law w.
Colonel J. NJ. G. Parker brother-in-law OF General
B. +. Butler, lately confirmed rs Surveyor Of the
Port OF New Orleans left for that city last night to
enter upon the duties OF the ece, the oath having
been administered by Collector Casey.
No Pay for the Indian inspectors.
Secretary DelanO finds on consultation with the
accounting officers OF the Treasury, that no apprO
priation Will be available during the present fiscal
year for the payment OF the salaries and expenses
Of the Indian inspectors, whose appointment is d.
rected by clause in the last Indian Appropriation
bill. The President will therefore defer appointing
any Of said inspectors until after the 30th of next
June. The section authorized the President to
abolish all the existing eight Indian superintend.
ents and to establish four new superintendencies
in his discretion.
The indications at present that all will be
abolished and that none will be re-establishcd as
the view is likely to be taken that inspectors will
answer the same purpose as superintendent
throughout the country.
The Reduction of Duties and Taxes.
The following is the full text OF the act to amend
an act, entitled FAN act to reduce duties on i'm
ports and to reduce internal taxes and for other
purposes" approved June 8, 1872, and for other
purpeses:-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatlves OF the United States in Congress as
sembled That on and after the date of the passage
duties and Importation, "heading bolts" shall be
held and construed to be included under the term
SECTION THAT barrels OF American manufacture
exported, filled with domestic petroleum and re-
such regulations rs the Secretary Of the Treasury
may prescribe, and without requiring the fling OF
declaration at the time OF export OF intent TO re-
turn the same empty.
SEC. 3.-That foreign merchandise which arrived
at port oil the United States or before the 31st
day OF July, 1872, and upon which duties were not
paid prior to August L. 1872, though the same were
not entered or transferred to public store or
bonded warehouse, shall be entitled to the Dement'S
provided Tor in the second section Of an act en-
titled IAN act to reduce duties on imports and to
reduce internal taxes: and Tor other purposes"
disc would have been entitled to had 1t actually
been in public store or bonded warehouse on or
owner OF such merchandise shall, within thirty
days from the passage OF this act. make application
therefor in writing to the collector OF the port At
which such merchandise arrived.
SEC. 4.-That on kid and all other gloves imported
into the United States from foreign countries there
shall be no discrimination in determining by ap-
pralsement the foreign market value OF such goods
whether protected by trade mark or not, and that
in no case shall the goods SO protected by trade
mark be appraised at q less foreign market value
than the like goods not so protected; and no sale
or pretended sale of such goods shall be held to fix
the value of the same.
SEC 5.-1hat section So of the act of July 90 1865
as amended by the act OF June q, 1872, he further
section the words, "Provided further, that the
bonds required to be given for the expectation OF
distilled spirits shall be cancelled on the presenta
ton OF satisfactory proof and certificates that said
distilled spirits have been landed at the port of
destination named in the bill Of lading, or upon
satisfactory proof that after shipment the same
were lost at sea without fault or neglect OF the
owner or shipper thereof"
Rock Island Military Prison.
Another act provides fer the establishment and
government at Rock Island, in the State OF Illinois,
of prison Tor the confinement and reformation of
offenders against the rules, regulations and laws
for the government Of the Army of the United
States, in which shall be securely confined and
employed at labor and governed in the manner
hereinafter directed all offenders convicted before
any court martial or military commission in the
United States and sentenced according to law to
Imprisonment therein.
Fred Douglass Rival to Crate over the
Bloody Chasm.
George T. Downing is preparing an address en-
titled qualification of the Races,'' which he in
tends to deliver within the coming TWO months
IN such places south Of Washington as he may
be invited to visit. The address is con-
ceived in friendly spirit, designed to
obtain the ear and heart Of those heretofore OPP
posed to freeing and enfranchising the cOlOred
men, and who have mistakenly supposed the
people Of the North, white and coored, cherished
unkind feelings toward the South. 1t urges that
bygones be bygOne, that the interests of all classes
in the South are identical, and that, therefore,
they should harmopize and unite in pride of State
and localities for their common welfare.
A Postal Convention with sweden
"a 49, Signed. -
The President has signed postal convention
with sweden and Norway which establishes the
following rates Of letter hostages TO sweden by
closed mail, uia England or Uio Germany, nine
cents for prepaid letters and fourteen cents for
unpaid letters by direct steamers, six cents for
prepaid letters and nine cents for unpaid letters;
to Norway by closed MAIL MA England or Ger
many, ten cents for prepaid letters and fifteen
cents for unpaid letters; by direct steamers, six
cents for prepaid letters and nine cents for unpaid
letters.
Last Days of the Franking Privilege.
Hundreds Of men and boys are engaged at the
Capitol sending out daily through the mails tons of
books and documents for members who are anX-
ious to have them reach their respective homes
before the expiration Of the ranking privilege
The basement passages are filed with boxes In
which to pack such parts of the immense masses
OF accumulated printed matter as have not already
passed by sale into the hands Of merchants and
paper-makers.
Clerks to Wear the Green.
Department clerks who are members of Irish So
cieties granted holiday tomorrow to partlci.
tbo nr CT Dot
The United states and British COM
mission
for the settlement Of claims under the Treaty OF
Washington will hold its summer session at New
port, Rhode Island. Mr.. Cox the secretary, will
proceed thither to select accopmedations. The
Commission will soon make decisions in what ore
known az the Calcutta cases.
A New District Attorney for Pennsyl-