, 1873-11-07
By tl.e Kings County fi.ana J1try, Including tho
Now York 1iibnn" and SIN, l.ayo houu arroienud
to plcnl to indictments.
WASHINGTON,

Chaplain Nosrnn7s til .Ustp;t..--dni, Fsu-
port 70 ttc Dcpnrt1,aunt--'s'ilu Govern.
nlc1st r1oHIsitnl Ror shH baasItir.
sueciat tfsputcA to Ths Chiraao Tribune.
nEronr OF NEWMAN, THE TREASURY AoEHr
WAsniSaroS, u. G., Nov. G.-Tl1o nev. j. T.
Newman. formerly Chaplain Of tho United stntoa
Senate, but nov MI Agont Of tho Treasury III
special duty in Jara'l. 'nahoa detailed report to
tho Department. datod ut NngaHaE Japau. Sept.
Z, of tho result Of nB Investigations into tho
nf1aira Of tho American Conaulatcs III
Tint country. Hia report also contains larUo
amount Of information Of (, general nature,
touching Tho commercial intoressB Of tho Unitad
Htntes, wl,io1, wau Incidentally obtained, thu
knowledge of Which IL tocmed advantageous tc
tho Treasury Department. Tho noyoroud spo.
ciat Agent enys tllat. 10 far llo can judge from
tho lacas which cnme to hia knoviodgc, oar sys.
tom Of invoices IL practically Il nullity 10
most Of tho Consnla!oB visited |,y him. Thu
naturo ana general extent Of tho frauds per-
potratotl III Invoicing eools to tho United Statea
ORC explained md na'noH Of numerous guilty
parties given. Tho Agent estimates the annual
lohs to our Government. from frallls upon our
custoln-laws, at from. 73o,0oo to s5o,oo6 i'll tho
Japnn THO Japanese ho says, aru
well awarc of tho increasing demand for, tl!cir
works Of art; and aro preparing to moet that
dcmand, and having boen instructed, iii Western
smarkness, they arc prepared to produce ancieus
lac9uor-ware an1 R.,liluo bronzeB ut q fow
weeks notice. In his goneral remarks, Mr..
Newman says Tint to render permanent tho
ttion, defining tic duties Of hor rulora AID
by S tss litter A0f AZ p'0h he approva ssS'psa 81
thoir sovereign will. At present hor national
tluancos aro embarrassed, in consequence OF MI
n I'm Y1a
cldont to the now order Of things. which has
beon mot by loanp from English Capitalists to
ttlo amount Of many millions, and ut largo inter-
est yet ss, so has povernoess ncroaaed M her os
Of millions Of dollars, and is now @
developing hor yast metallic and mineral
resources. which will prove rovonue Of mineral
wealth. Her operations IN treasure show largo
half Of the import tradc Of japan, and strong
efforts arc boing uat!o 10 incteauo tho trade
| viii, England. American ConBuls entertain the
opinion that this trade could bo largely Dharod
veaaels engaged in tho Japan trndo could be-
materially Increased. Specimens Of tho
very best qualitieH Of iron have beou sent to
| England aud sold at about half the cost Of its
tho United States from Japan from $40 to $40
ton loas than TINT imported from England with
tho Sumo duties, and q much loss freight. The
farmers have, wherever practicable, commenced
tho cultivation Of leaf tobacco, inaH1nuch
us 1t is found to bo u moro
renuneratvo crop than rico. At present. thou
sands Of acres aro doyoto1 to tho production Of
tho leaf. 1t is 1ong-srainod a1ld mild, md not
| unlike tho best Turkish tobacco
| THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL. FOR THE 1SsANE.
Tho total expenditure for the support OF tho
Government Hospital for the Iuaane, near tha
city, during tho fiscal year ondod June 30 last,
including ropairs, etc., amounted to $180,-
o72.43. Tho estimates Of expenditures for
I II nj
Which. with probably tho exception of about
$lo, 600 TINT will como III from private patients
and such other sources Of royenue ss tile insti~
tuition may have. will hayo to be appropriated by
Congress-. The hospital WAS originally intended
largemonts Of It's capacities there are now under
treatment over 600 pationts, and the number IL
! increasing.