The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-18
w. WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON May II, 1873
Regulations OF the Treasury Depart-
ment for Collectors OF Customs.
Secretary Richardson is very busily engaged in
revising the regulations OF the Department to col
lectors of customs. 1t is his purpose to issue in
one volume, as soon as they can be prepared, all
the instructions on existing law relative to mer-
chant vessels and collecting duties on imports.
Such compliant ton has not been made since 1857,
by Secretary Guthrie. 1t was attempted in 1868 by
Secretary McCulloch, but not completed Within
the last fifteen years the revenue system of the
country has been greatly changed and enlarged by
legislation, and extended over all possessions
on the Pacific coast including Alaska. The work
involves vast amount OF labor, and the closest
scrutiny OF the old regulations OF 1857 and
the laws passed since that time, incud-
ing the records OF the Department, the
decisions and circulars the law. This work will
be Of the greatest importance to merchants. i'm
porters, owners OF vessels and those transacting
business with the Custom Houses and the Treasury
Department, as 1t will contain all information and
instructions to officers OF customs and the forms to
be used in the transaction OF business at the Gus
tom Houses and Treasury Department, such as
documentlng vessels, equipment OF steamboats,,
instructions to invoices and entry OF goods ap-
praisement of merchandise, warehousing OF i'm
ported goods, revenue marine and hospital ma
rne service fnes penalties and forfeitures, duties
on goods and the whole theory and scope OF the
revenue system and duties and powers OF collec-
tors. The book will contain map OF the United
States, with the names thereon and loca-
ton Of all the ports OF entry and de-
livery; also the bonded routes Tor which
imported merchandise may be shipped in bond,
with or without appraisement, to parts OF
the interior, to Mexico and Canada, with plates
and diagrams Illustrating the mode Of admeasur-
ing vessels. The volume will be printed in the
best style that can be done at the government
printing office, and will be issued early in August
to customs Officers and others without charge.
The President Receives the ssTempcra nee
Blessing
The Temperance Blessing'' of Philadelphia,
headed by Father Heritage, were received by
President Grant in the East room OF the White
House to-day, each member OF the 'Blessingr being
introduced to the President, who seemed highly
delighted and entertained by the recitations and
singing OF the children OF the Blessing"
The Claim of Prefccto dc Rojas Decided
Adversely.
The umpire OF the Spanish and American Com
MISSION Baron Lederer, has decided adversely the
claim OF Prefecto de Rojas against Spain, which
involved $125000. Rojas, native OF Cuba, filed
his intention to become citizen Of the United
States on the 18th OF september. 1870 The treaty
with Spain for the settlement OF wrongs and inju-
ries TO citizens OF the United states since the
mencement Of the present insurrection in Cuba
was concluded on the 18th OF February, 1871. The
umpire holds that Roias was not q citizen OF the
United States within the meaning OF the treaty,
therefore the Commission has not jurisdiction OF
the case which Is dismissed. Six or eight other
cases fall on similar grounds.
Appointments by the President.
The President made the following appointments
today:-Iohn NJ. Eckfeldt, 10 be meter and refiner
In the United states Mint AT san Francisco; Jelier-
son +. Babcock, conner in the United states Mint
at san Francisco; Edward Palmer Indian Agent
for the Grand River Agency in Dakota; Robert N.
McLarner, United states Marshal for the District OF
Minnesota John Tillson, Collector OF Internal Rev.
enue for the Fourth district OF Illinois, and Alva A.
Knight Collector for Florida. The President has ap-
pointed William e. Davis as United States Assist
ant treasurer at Cincinnati, Mr.. Hayes having de-
clned.
Kansas Land Controversy.
W. b. Webb has filed in the Equity Court petit
ton for mandamus on the Secretary OF the
Interior to compel him to issue a land patent for
certain lands in Kansas to a settler The party
claims that he regularly entered upon the land,
lived upon and improved it, complying with all the
terms OF the law, and applied to the Land ONCE for
patent. The Secretary OF the Interior refused to
grant the patent claiming that before the settler
had complied with all the terms of the law the title
TO the land in question was vested in the Kansas
Railroad Company in grant of lands to aid the
road This land Is part OF the Usage coded lands.
and t Is said this case is test one in which hun
dreds II not thousands, are interested TO the
extent Of two or three hundred thousand acr