The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-22
WASHINGTON.

W,sufNOTOS, Dec. .Es-NdLlObhI BuuI
.a,ea received for redemption to-day
soxg7II Internal revenue, $21, 759,J22
customs, s2I ,307,4ll.
W.sgISoroN, Dec. zl.--Thc receipts
tam Internal revenue and customs
oootinue to show falling or.
w,sursoros, Dec. II. The Secretary
:, ,be Interior yesterday decided th'
oase of the heirs Of Murray McCon
.au va the Chicago and Northwestern
psilroad Company, involving the titl'
,o,be land on which the depot Of tn,
,ompany IN Chicago Is built, and which
!. repreaented to be wortl, several mil
,iopa of dollars-in favor OF the com
pany.
The aggregate amount allowed by
,,e Commissioners Of Claims for tho
laa five years Ii upwarde Of three hun
dted thousand dollars, settling foi
about five thousand claims for prop
crtv taken from loyal citizens by
United troops IN the South.
The following important letter was
transmitted to-day;
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Washington, Dec. ~, 1875. !
c,tector Of Customs. Now York;
Ar-The department has had under
consideration various applications from
express companies nctinE. in the capaci-
tyof c0nsignces TO be relieved from the
regulations now In force, requiring
ftu rfxtT,
honds 10 produce the same, OF each con
sIgnment made to them from q foreign
nnrt Of parcels sent by one cOnsigneo at
~s'tgju p"s time In the same vessel. II appears
GsH rom the report Of the United States
Inpraiser. transmitted with your letter
o{ the 2ist OF July last, that the
sspress ~ ross companies at New York rs
agents generally receive the par
cells from othor companies abroad
and from the German postofIl cc
Department, acting us aD express com
pany with bills of ladlng only, and
without specifications on invoices OF the
contents of the parcels, that invoices
are not, therefore, furnished by tho
original shippers, and that consequent
" the express companies or forwarding
agents have only what is called "the
s6lpper's declared value" OF the par
cells, made without any regard to the
character of the contents or I'm many
cases the true value, and that II Is utter
" Impracticnblc under the circum-
stances for the consignec To procure "
LEGAL invoice. This statement Is supple
mcnted by evidence TO the same effect
now on file In this department received
from the several express companies con-
Yrncd. AS there appears to be no good
reason 10 doubt the accuracy Of the
statement referred to, the department
is OF opinion that somo modification
not inconsistent with law or pre-
yious regulations upon the subject
would be- expedient and proper. You are
therefore directed to allow entry Of par
cells, such as are above referred To, upon
afidavit and statement rs provided for
ii section 10 Of the net Of June 22, 1874,
without requiring bond 10 be given
Tor the future production Of an invoice.
The ruling Of tho Department, under
date OF the 10th Of August, 1874, em-
bodied In synopsis OF decision mum
bcred 1904, 80 far "a IL relates To the
Whg OF such bond by the importer or
}sent who shall have made oath as pro-
vidcd for In section " the last men
toned act, will be deemed inapplicable
% cases Of the character now under
consideration. The decision con
tanned In the departments let
Ter 10 you Of tho eighteenth
Of October last, to the effect that
sll merchandise imported In one con
ssgnment by II single vessel must be
declared In one and the same entry will
continue TO be- observed, subject 10 the
privilege given in article 500 Of the gen
eral regulations allowing a portion OF
on Invoice 10 be entered for warehouse,
and the remainder for Immediate pay
meat Of duties. In preparing the pro
lofma Invoices or statements 10 be pre-
sented In these cases and sworn to by
tbe agent, he may refer for information
% the billso lading. The declarations
q me senders of the parcels and 10
such other evidence as he may possess
showing the value Of The articles en-
~ted. lam. very respectfully,
Il. Ii. BnIsTow,
Secretary.
Ihe following Is the financial exhibit
1.-THE Treasury at the close OF business
Today; Currency, $9,e44, 1905; special
deposits Of legal tenders for redemp-
uon Oh certificates OF deposit, $45,675
"p; coin, ss5,g02. 500, including coin
certihcates. S2, 1866. 900: outstanding le- |
sal tenders. sa72, AL ,772.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2i--London special |
sys; Valmarcda's resignation asCap-
ah General OF Cuba has been accepted. |
'osellar will return to Cuba as Chief
Of Government.
ufeat change has occurred i'm the
weather within the past twelve hours.
.uermometer this morning marks 32
sestees above zero as compared with 4
oeSrees yesterday.
tne Herald this morn ling publishes
.se .eXt OF the constitution Of the Order
: .ne american Un ion, a secret order
.n,ch u alleges has been used for con-
,ao'uns !, elections in the interest OF Pres
lcn. Grants administration. 1t al
mseS mat President Grant, jewell and
na1peaker Blaine are members Of the
;'0e', besides many others prominent
politics. II also asserts that the
nv, uef Is in the hands of Grant and
."a aac' and has for its aim decided
nv NV persistent social ard political war
,rp Vn all Roman Catholics in this coun-
~ " opposes the extension of the
,, suu'cli OF Rome, prevents Catholic cit
o.. mom holding Office, and works
dan. Ss'aliy 10 favor of re-electing Presi-
ueut Grant. who will 10 49, l.. a.,
Nv. sef lor third term. Most Of the mem.