New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
WASHINGTON NOTES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Friday, March %,

WASHINGTON, Friday, March 49, 1873.
The almost daily pardon Of prisoner convicted OF
participating IN Ku-Kux Outrages and the notice that
has been served witnesses in KuKiux cases IN the
western district OF North Carolina excusing them from
attendance on the Spring Of the Court lead 20 the
hope and belief that the country has nearly heard the
Of Southern conspiracies against peace and good
order 1t ia nearly two years since OF violence
in the South has been traced to ku klux orTahzatoi
and Southern believe that nothing can do 80 much
TO restore good feeling In certain portions or lhe
Southern States as Executive lenency toward the XII
Klux conspirators now confined IN Northern prlsons
II has been discovered that the Customs officers 10
many OF the ports OF the United States have been col
Letting in Of those prescribed by law for GER
tcates invoices The Secretary Of the Treasury has
issued circular TO Collectors, informing them that the
fee for the certificate original invoice presented by
merchant to be only 20 cents ana that no lee shoo
be collected for certificate To the duplicate invoice Tor
warded 10 the Collector as VerlncatOn OF the Orsh
document.
The Committee having in charge the annual conven.
ton of the National Educational Association. which ~ 10
meet at Elmra N. Y. during the coming Summer, are
making extensive preparations to make the meeting me
most interesting anu useful ever held number OF tho
distinguished teachers Of the country have already
promised to attend
Senator Schurz goes 10 St. Louis tonight He has noe
decided where he will spend the vacation OF Congress-
but it is quite likely that he may join ms family in
Europe ~ ,
The following nominations not confirmed daring
the closing hours of the Senate and the President has
been advised accordingly:
Rutherford Hayes. Assistant Treasurer Of the United
States at Cincinnati; John n Stokes, Register OF the
Land Office at Tallahassee. Fla; WIN. l. Scruggs, Min
ister Resident to the United States OF Colombian Robert
Keller, Consul at 81. Martins, West Indies.
Collectors Of Internal Recenue-Benjamin F. Wallis,
IXth District OF Massachusetts; Edward Rnhe, With
District OF Pennsylvania; Coburn l. Harris, IVth Dis
trict of North Carolina Thomas T.. Mstead YORKTOWN,
Va.
Dep,,ty tndsters-James Newly, Cambridge City,
Ind: WIN H. Kenyon, Howell. Mich; Benjamin +. Emgb,
Pttston Pa. j. Glass McPneeters, Bloomington Ind.
The Secretary the Treasury has informed the agents
OF the various British lines OF steamers running TO this
country that the treaties between Great Britain and
United States do not support their claims Tor the
exemption OF their vessels from the tax on tonnage ln-
posed by law.
An official statement shows that the total number OF
persons in the United States who assessed for In
come during the years and 1872 under the act OF
July IA, 1870 was 7l,775 and 1887. respectively
The application OF Samuel Miller ct ais OF Stanislaus,
California to purchase under the act OF July %. 1850,
lands within the rejected Roland grant, has been
lected by the Commissioner OF the Land Office.
RThe Third Auditor has reported 10 the Second Control
Ter over 700 Southern claims which have been awarded
Only about $50 now remain.
Senator Fenton left for New-York tonight He Will
remain the city for few days before starting fox
Chautauqua County