The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-28

WARRINGTON. July 81, lsssf>
The President Not I'm . Hurry - Nsun-
mate . Chief Justice.
The result OF careful inquiry tn that Presidents
Grant has not yet decided upon the selection Of
Chief Justice While newspaper notices In favor Of
certain gentlemen have been carefully brought to
his attention. no political friends have venturod
upon direct recommendations The President wiz
make his own selection independently OF newB-
paper or personal suggestions 1t Is said he has
recently repeated that he Is In no hurry to do So
there being no present public necessity for such
action. He viii not make the appointment until Il
can be acted on BY the Senate, and, in the mean
time, he win endeavor to select Chief Justice
who win be acceptable to the entire country.
Postal Changes Consequent ON the AboIi-
tfon Of the Franking Privilege.
For several years past there has been an agree.
ment between our postal authorities and those Of
Canada that mail matter ranked here and des-
tined for Canada be delivered there free, and such
matter properly ranked In Canada and destined
for this country would be delivered here free.
There was no CLAUSE In the postal treaty with that
country providing for such an arrangement, but
the matter was one Of reciprocity between the two
departments. Now that the franking privilege
Is abolished in the United States and postage
must be collected on all mail matter the Post
master General has notified the Canadian authori-
ties that It will be impossible for him to continue
this reciprocal arrangement on the grounds above
mentioned It has also been customary with tho
Post Once Department. a. matter Of courtesy, 70
take charge OF the mail packages OF some Of tho
Foreign Ministers ana transmit them between this
city and New York, but this arrangement has also
been terminated, by reason OF the law requiring
that postage be collected on all mail matter.
The Census Mortuary Report.
Gouaral Walkar has Wr1ttan In a fryenA cNvSr
tradicting the statement that the mortality Stats
tics were omitted inadvertently from the c0mpen-
dunn OF the censuR They we're emitted because
they are In the OF the case not susceptible
Of condensation and II inserted, would have
crowded out other classes Of statistics of far moro
popular interest. The tables Of mortality have been
published 1t full length, In an edition Of ten thou
sand copies which, 1t Is believed, Is sufficient to
supply al the real students Of mortuary statistics
in the United States. Only about one-quarter OF
the matter Of the quarto volumes could be adj
mitted into the compendium; and those portions
which were deemed most deserving Of .
wide distribution were accordingly selected.
Tho American and Spanish Claims Come
mission
has adjourned until the 1st OfSeptember. Although
this Commission was organized more than two
years ago few cases only have been decided
adverse to Spaniards, VINO have declared their in
tentton to become American citizens These
claims were ruled out as not coming within tho
terms of the treaty, the umpire deciding that only
full American citizens can be recognized. There
is much dificulty In obtaining evidence, owing to
the unsettled condition Of the island Of Cuba.
The Patent Cigar Box Question.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue Will take
no present action the patent cigar box question
He will leave the city the LIST OF August, to be
absent several weeks. Determined that more
stringent measures shall be taken to prevent
frauds he has asked the dealers to consider and
suggest to him some plan by which the revenue
can more strictly be collected, and his subordinate
Officers In the Bureau have been instructed to give
their attention to the subject 50 that, having the
views OF both Sides he may come to an intelligent
conclusion during the coming month.