The New York herald., 1878-03-07

over 80 cents or less q pound, 10 cents q pound; !;
woods Of the class the value whereof at tho last
port place whence exported to the United States,
excluding charges In said port shall be 50 cents
pound, IL cents pound.
THE LOSS OF THE HURoN-ANALYsIs OF THE
EVIDENCE TAKEu AT The COUNT OF IN
ouinY BY SURGEON GENERAL PALMER.
Communication from tho Secretary OF the Navy &C.
the OF inquiry the loss OF tho United States
steamer Huron, by Surgeon General James c. Palmer.
sent to tho Senate to-day It Is the opinion OF
tho court that With duo caution and carefully
taken and plotted bearings OF Currituck Light, the
close proximity OF tho Huron the would have
been made manifest This opinion Is not TO be dis
putea II II were worth while to oppose an opin-
ion to that OF this high court but unhappily II as
sumes facts not In the record ignores a settled
rule OF evidence The account gwen out OF the nav-
gator's mouth In broken passages well as
they could be recalled proves that while Curri-
tuck Light remained In sight the navigator
was constantly taking bearings and keeping the lead
going. Moreover, Cadet Engineer Edgar ]. wharbur-
ton testified that during his watch, from eight r. NJ
until midnight, the engines stopped three times
for soundings; once between nine and ton O'clock
again about eleven and third time about two min.
ues before twelve O'Clock. According to Mr. Young's
course between the buoys and soundings on his
line traced before the Court right, and lett at
halfpast six ?. N. from eleven and palf
fathoms and at halfpast ten p n. exactly fourteen
fatnoms. AZ this point tho navigator 10 supposed 10
have left Currtuck Light here it ceased to be any
longer available 1t Is not merely just inference. but
an unavoidable conclusion that he took bearings Of
Currtuck Light to the last. In conclusion Mr.. Palmer
says
eve ask more than careful comparison OF the
evidence with the finding OF the Court"
TUE NEW ENGLAND RAILWAY MAIL sERvIoE-
TESTIMONY IN DKFENCE OF sUPERINTEND-
ENT CHENEY.
Owing to tho great quantity Of work which Is
mulsiing In the House Committee Post Oflces and
Post Roads, special meeting called last night Tor
the purpose Of hearing Witnesses for tho defence In
the pending Investigation Of Thomas p. Cheney. su-
perntondent OF tho railway mail service Of Now Eng.
land. Charles Field, Of Boston. and ". H. Bigelow,
of Augusta, Me-, special agents Of the Post Office
Department; J. E. Larkins, Postmaster at Con
cord, N. H.; Hon. James +. Briggs, NJ. c.; K. G.
Pierce, Postmaster at Portsmouth, N. H.. md several
ohors testified at considerable length, 10 the effect
that Superintendent Cheney had greatly improved
the during his that his reputa
ton excellent and that he very often travelled
over his several routes, attending TO his duties He
considered moro ofcious In politics than the
average citizen of Now Hampshire.
The committee to-day resumed tho investigation
Miles G. Bailey, chief clerk OF transportation rail
way mail service Post Oioe Depart men testified with
regard the leave OF absence granted Mr. Stah chief
clerk In Mr.. Cneney's ofice. He said the leave wa.
granted at the instance OF Represe NATIVE Banks
E. G. Bldwel, Postmaster, Norwich, Conn.,, testified
that Mr.. Cheney bore good reputation, ana thought
the gentleman was very efficient In his duties.