The New York herald., 1873-06-30

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Next year the ocean service Will
be taken In hand to see If the cherished plan OF a
daily mail to Europe cannot be effected. Additional
sorting and delivering clerks will be granted the
larger oces for the sake OF expeditng the interior
business thereof The Postmaster General says he
Will bring the postal service closer up than ever to
the business and social needs of the people, II the
latter stand out against any and all attempts to
| restore the franking nuisance. Those most inti
mate with him say that all these salutary changes
are to prepare the way for postal telegraphy, to
which Mr.. Creswe still gives his best efforts In
aggregatng facts TO make the project acceptable.
| The Coinage OF Bullion q Check to the
Expectation or Gold.
| After an interruption OF four weeks work will
be resumed at the San Francisco Mint on Thursday
morning next. During the stoppage extensive ad-
ditions and improvements have been made In the
gold coming machinery, all OF which 1t has been
ordered shall be in perfect running order by the
Sd OF July Under orders from the Treasury
Department an extra force is to be engaged,
and the presses win be run day and
night to their fullest capacity until further
orders. The object OF this, it Is understood Is TO
detain in this country as long possible the large
yields of the California and Nevada mines which
have been shipped to England since work was
stopped, and which has continued, under the i'm
preston among foreign holders that the accnmua-
tion of bullion in San Francisco would test the
capacity of the mint for weeks to come. The
ceedingly low rate now charged for coming bullion
makes 1t desirable to holders 1t into hard
cash in this country, saving the expense Of ship
ment and insurance, well the loss OF interest
in Transporting 1t so long distance and 1t is
believed by Treasury officials that the orders to run
the machinery on double time will check further
shipments, at least to any large amount
The Report OF the American Border Conn.
mi he II Ren nv0 nft thc 1clr n I
Thomas r. Robb, President OF the United States
Commission to Texas, yesterday presented to the
Secretary OF State the report and records pertain
ing to the work for which the Commission was
organized. The scope Of the report was fully and
accurately given in these dispatches two weeks
ago. All the recommendations In the preliminary
report have been carried out by the government.
Aside from that, the situation remains unchanged
on the frontier The commissioners do not believe
the Kckapoos can be peacefully removed to their
reservation in the Indian Territory They know
the Mexican government to be privately oppose d
to their remova-whatever else may be the tenor
of their represen tations to the Special Commission
sent out by the Interior Department to bring them
to the United States-for the reason that the Mex
lean merchants and rancheros value too highly
the depredations OF this lawess band upon the
Texan frontier. 1t Is source Of too much profit
to allow the Kickapoos to quietly leave Mexico.
The Commissioners did not take up this subject in
their report.
West Point and Annapolis.
The class OF cadets at the West Point Military
Academy which graduated this month having been
commissioned as second neutenants in the army.
the corps organization OF the cadets at the Acad-
emy destroyed, and to reorganize the battalion
for the ensuing year new officers have been ap-
pointed, in accordance with the usual custom, the
new appointees having been selected according to
merit. The list of new officers, having been ap-
proved BY the Secretary OF War. is as follows:-
TO be Cnptat,as-Cadets Russell Thayer, M. L.
Geary, ]. L. Wilson and f. M. Stbey.
Adjutdnt-Cadet George L. Turner.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q. M. ROwell.
ms ceeres Anderson Rce B. Rosers
son, Z. +. Hardin, Lotus Miles, II. Nj. Andrews,
Clarence Deems, L. A. Craig, George r. Cell and
Sergeant Major-wllliam Baird.
Qnarte1msaster's Sergeant-Alexander Rodgers.
First SergeGnts-S. ). Leach, Z. Wheeler, e. r.
''-ses5 Sesgeants-Ed. Hail, v H. Bridgman, E. p An
wright, +. F. Davis, willard Young, H. D. Hunting
ton, r. X. Evans, G. V. Backus, Jr., +. E. Elton
Corporals-E. E. bravo, G. b. Bonested Payne,
GA Darlington, A. s. Bacon, IL. D. Boruss, j. W.
Mso9 M Ra9 5sna n Gaioye nd
Hamilton Rowan, Herman Dowd, @. $. Hall, q. An
drews, Eben Swift, +. r. Gale and j. M. Baker.
Durlng the term 1or admission to the Acade-
about 14O candidates were examined. OF this
number IS passed both the Academic and Medi-
cal Boards, and were accepted; IS were rejected on
account of deficiency in education or physical ina
bility; IL, who had been nominated, did not report
for examination. The Boards Will meet again on
the 25th OF August by which time the members
OF Congress who nominated the applicants who
failed Will have been notified to make
new nominations Of candidates to appear tor
examination on that date. The twelve who did not
report In June will also be examined In August,
providing they can show q sufficient excuse Tor
their absence from the first examination. At the
Naval Academy, Annapolis, the whole number OF
candidates who reported for examination for ap-
pontment cadet midshipmen up to the 18th
inst, when the Board adjourned, was SO. OF this
number A were found to be qualified and will
be admitted, 80 found deficient and
withdrew during the examination. The Repre-
sentatves who nominated those who failed, as well
as those who withdrew. will be notified immedi-
ately by the Secretary to nominate new candidates
to be examined in September.
The Tobacco Tax.
Last year when the tobacco tax was consolidated
at twenty cents 1t was thought that the internal
revenue receipts from this source for the fiscal
year now closing would show decrease OF at least
five or six millions compared with former years;
but instead of that amount the 1gures show that
the decrease is only about eight hundred thousand
dollars, or about one-seventh OF the estimate
Under the old law, 1t Will be remembered, the tax
was thirty-two cents and sixteen cents per pound,
and Commissioner Douglass recommended a censol-
idation Of the tax at twentyfour cents per pound.
Congress, however, fused 1t at twenty cents and
the result is highly satisfactory. Under the new
law everything works harmonousy and there is
scarcely any trouble between the authorities and
Dealers as the law Is simple and easily understood
by all. In settling up the accounts OF Assessors
OF internal revenue before those officers
retired Commissioner Douglass ascertained that
In some instances Assistant Assessors had charged
for double duty when they acted as gaugers and
he Immediately directed that but one salary be