The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-08


discharge OF the cargo after sunset special license
must be obtained, IN accordance with the provisions
OF section ASH OF the Revised Statutes
Second-Goods will be delivered from the docks by
the Inspector fast permits therefor presented
and such as arc discharged Tor which no devery pcr-
nit has been received viii be the neral
Tho Collector may at the request OF
agent owner OF vessel. allow goods landed but not
permitted" TO remain the docks, at the sole risk
OF the oil the vessel not longer than forty EIGHT
hours from the time OF their discharge upon the
duction OF evidence that the Of the vessel
sumcs The risk oil the goods allowed 10 and
agrees 10 pay the duties on any goods which may DO
lost by remaining THIS request be made
writing TO the Collector and must state that II the
mission granted he goods will DO at the risk OF the
OF the vessel; that he will pay all duties
goods which may be lost, and must DO signed by the
Of tho vessel or his agent duly authorized Tho
consent OF tho Collector thereto must also be granted
writing Al the expiration OF the forty EIGHT hours,
permit Tor their delivery having been received by
the Inspector the Collector shall send the goods tho
general order store and have the same weighed or
gagged II required.
Third-lnspectors assigned TO the discharge Of
steamships viii be allowed extra compensation for
ser, ices rendered by them after before
rise only when ng permits discharge nave been
obtained. The amount OF such extra compensation
shall DC at the rate OF 81 per hour or traction thereof
Tor each, each Inspector, repor, o. the amount
Will be made by the Surveyor TO the Collector,
VINO will collect such amount from the owner,
agent master OF the steamship before clearance
Payments to inspectors for extra services Will be made
by tho Collector only al tho ard OF the month, and
Will be included as separate item In the Inspectors
regular voucher Tor services. The Collectors account
OF disbursements on ascount OF expenses Tor collecting
u
separate abstract showing the amount received from
each vessel for services OF officers which
will be credited to tho United States sad account
and deposited IN the Treasury.
Foarth-Any inspector or other officer Of the GUS
toms who shall receive any extra compensation, ex
cept allowed by law and IN the manner herein pre-
scribed, who shall any gratuty reward
whatever, directly or indirectly, from an importer, or
from the MASTER agent OF any vessel Will be
summarily dismissed from tho customs service; and
the name OF such Inspector other officer OF tho
toms together with the name o! tho importer, tho
master, owner or agent OF such vessel making such
payment shall be reported by the Collector DIS
trct Attorney Tor prosecution under the provisions OF
sections Nos 5,45l, 5452 and 5,50l OF the Revised
Statutes.
CONSOLIDATION OF ARMY AND NAVY PAYING
AGENCIES.
The President to-day order tho consol.
daton OF the agencies for the payment OF army and
navy pensions. The order commences with the lol-
loving preamble:-
Whereas there are located In the different parts OF
the United States and Territories ntyeght agencies
Tor the payment OF army and navy pensions, constut
Ing an establishments both cumbersome and unneces-
sarily expensive; and whereas smaller number ot
pension agencies II located with due regard TO the
sling facilities for communicating by mail will effect
prompt payment OF the PENSIONS aud IN no material
way Inconvenience tho pensioners, and Will ut the
same time greatly reduce the expense OF making tho
pay ments we'll as lessen the amount OF labor con-
neced with the agencies IN tho department at Wash
ington therefore
Ordered. and after July l, 1877 the agencies
for the payment OF pensions at Portsmouth, n. Il
Montpelier and Burlington, w., and Augusta, Bangor
districts consolidated with the district OF Concord
N. H. ana The pensions paid ut SAID agencies. lncud
Ing the navy pensions OF the districts oil Montpelier
and Burlington now paid at Boston, VIII thereafter DO
paid ut tho agency at Concord N. IL. Tho agencies
NJ Fchburg. Mass Hartford, Conn, and Providence
r. L., are 70 be consolidated with the agency At Bos
ton. Tho agencies at Brooklyn and Albany,
N. Y, are discontinued, aud the Brook
! iyn district, and following counties OF tho
Albany district, viz ALBANY. Clinton, Columbia,
Delaware Essex, Greene, Renssalaer, Saratoga, Sche
neciady, Warren and Washington, consolidated with
| ChcuaugO.
Franklin. Fulton. Hamilton. Horkmcr, Jefferson,
Lewis Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Oswego Otsego
scnohario and ST. Lawrence are consolidated WITH the
district OF Canandaigua The separate agency tor the
payment OF pensions OF widows &c al Philadelphia
will be discontinued ana this class OF pensions paid
the invalid pension agency. In Philadelphia except
those In the counties OF Adams Bedford Bar Centre,
Clcarheld, Clinton, Cumberland Cameron, Elk, Frank
I'm, Fulton, Huntington. Juniaia, Lycoming. Mexican,
Mlilin, Perry. Potter, Snyder Somerset, rioga ana
agencies annexed to tho district OF Piitsburg.
Trenton, N. j.. Wilmington, DeL and Baltimore, Ma,
OF Washington d. g. Pensions to persons residing in
foreign countries will also DO paid NJ tho Washington
now paid at Philadelphia, viii DO paid a. the Washing
ton agency, and pensioners IN the various national
aa Tor ,h disabled IL and ho s
be paid BY the Washington agency; The
sa's ssros w. a MS'ays and
W. Va, arc TO BIO discontinued and consoil.
dated m one agency TO be located NJ Ilchmond, Va.
tho counties IN ohio aud IN tho district OF Wheeling
W. Va, consolidated with the district Of Columbus.
The Grand Rapids tMich.) agency will be consolidated
with the agency Detroit. Fort Wayne ana Madison
Ind, are 10 DO consolidated with tho agency ut ln
INDIANA now paid At Columbus, ONO Tho agencies at
Chicago, Quincy and Salem, ILL.,. will DO consolidated
with the agency At Springfield, ILL., Tho agency NJ
| Lexington, KY, Will be consolidated with the LOUIS
villc KY district, ana naval pensioners now pad at
Louisville and residing IN Tennessee Will DO paid
| the Richmond agency.
Tho agencies al Madison and La Crosse, Wis, and
ST. Paul. MINI, are consolidated with the agency at
| Milwaukee, WIS. Tho agencies at Fairfield and Du.
buque, Iowa. and Omaha, Neb, arc consolidated with
the district OF Des Molnes Iowa. Tho agencies at ST.
Joseph, Mo-, Topeka, Kansas, and Santa Fe, Now hex
co consolidated with the district OF 81. Louis. Tho
agency at Portland, oregon, consolidated with the dis
rlc. Of San Fraacisco caL where also inc pensioners
In tho Territory OF Utah VIII be paid. The agencies at
Little Rock, Ark, and Vicksburg, Miss, are
discontinued, and pensioners To the States OF
| Will be detacucd from the district OF Washington
d. - ana attached to the district OF New Orleans.
All former Executive orders creating or establishing
pension agencies defining the districts pertaning
to any agencies inconsistent with tho foregoing
revoked, the revocation to take effect aud after
July l, 1871
The Secretary OF tho Interior Is charged with tho
| execution OF this order. X. B. HAYES.
Tho total number OF agencies discontinued by this
order forty, leaving eighteen to do the which
is now distributed among hity-cght Offices 1t is
tma,ed that the reduction will effect saving to tho
government of about $3.50, 600 per annum Such new
commissions requisite will DO issued In q lew
days IL is expected tnat all remaining questions
connected with tho new appointments will DO finally
decided To- morrow.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP TO PHILADELPHIA
Mrs. Hayes and number OF ladies' had intended to
accompany the Presidential party to Philadelphia on
Wednesday, Owing to recent indisposit,on. however,
Mrs. Hayes has decided TO go anu no ladies' win DO
of tho party
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.