The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-03

, The collection of customs duss on yesterday
amounted to s5bDG
toms thOinj 1850 DC. currency e423 81 checks to
pay duties frate I0D'sj. s37st. F6stoifles Depart
nSnt. fG3OO.
fnforma'lon hos been recelved by Telegraph
from Judge billings to the ereat he win reach
this city ~ Thursdav. As soon 20 practicable
after his arrival tho District Court will lbs
npened for business, md oil political and
whisky cases Will be brought forward for trial
Mr. Lawrence Dunn late Of tho signal station
Ct Nashville arrived ~ the city Sunday With bis
Texas, whore Mr.. Dunn has been ordered 70
tak9 charge o. that st.tion Mr Dunn Is M ola
connected with 1t since 1871.
The Investigation into the collision betweeh
the stenmbants Charles Morgan and the Cotton
Valley will commences this morning IN tbs
office n the local inspectors ri steam vessels.
IT, is expected the Investigation will eoutibu9
for some time md The testimony Will be quite
voIumpous. Each day the hours for tho OK
animation to bs conducted In nre from . a. m to
D. m. The supervising inspector for this dis.
triet left Sunday morning for Galveston md
will probably return at tho close Of the week.
lis learned from tho signnl of1leer that the
oautionary Of shore signals, hosted NJ Calves
ton and Indpnpla Inst week were lowered last
night ut midnight, ali the force ~ tho norther
having been spent Also that the weather here
will continue cold and clear oyer night Mt least.
The temperaturs in tho Southern Ohio valley
| and Northern Texas continues to fall and re
mains stationary In Spu born Toxins
1T. Louis was visited by heavy fall Of hail
and sleet on Snnday afternoon, U
On Yesterday the Collector of tho Port dis
s s a3 " sn aprnnta 'nSpIo19nT T,
during the epidemic. and whose services had TO
be- disptansed with as soon rs the epidemic waa
over, However, two appointments were made
IN tho force NJ inspectors. which brings tho
number NJ 10 the naximum limit Of twenty I've
dRY and tw"nty hight Inspectors. Tho nanes
K 4 Congressman H..
q. Nash and l.. Cuisine.
The Irregularities In tho mail service nre ha-
no remedy hns been applied by he Postmaster
General Con. EHdger states that he can do
nothing towards making the mall contractors
fulh their obligations. as this lies only in tho
power Of Mr.. K@Y. However,. II Postmhster
Hhdger would daily bring the attention Of tbs
| not receiving It's mail regularly It. might nj
lSneth nEcita tho Pos fmaster General - move
ON yoeforday Tho Jackson nall was mn hour
late and the Mobile got in about O'olock.
Gen. W. L. MoMtllen md his corps Of cnrka
hrs bu' Nv engaged In preparing N" rolls for
| the n"Et quarterly payment of penEirhs which
| VIII take riHen tomorrow. And His leads to
tho remark that tho sent location Of the
| pension offlrs has been chosen with very bad
judgment and with Il total disregard Of the iu-
forest ut this office.
In the first place he office hns boon removed
! from 10 orner ligibe quaItgra IN tho EceoGd
| tloor - tho thltd story and In tho end n most
fronting on Dpcntur and Canal ltrfpts AZ most
II thGSS EMIT Gd - rs""iVs p0Geions are nged
nud in many cnses firm. IT. arunars to be In
vety bud taste t. compel hem to mount ND tp
IN" third floor md then follow the cireuitJus
| winnings until tho pension offica is reached.
In ahe ss G pi nc, th9 present re2m f.
books and ret;5rds.. It WIS formerly part Of
tho land office, and necess to the latter is had
by way Of the former. Then. too. n part Of tbs
documents Of the land office are Deposited in
| the pension agents room. and II Is not very
dIhlcuit to imagine some confusion naturally
Unless tho Secretary Of tho Treasury author
ized tho remoyal OF the pension office II should
no,mnly not h 1 z been ,, as Gen McMiIlen was
| from tho city whom tho transfer Was made.
Collector Smith on yesterday received the
| following motto:
NEW ORLEANS. December D. 1878
| Denr SIR At meeting OF the Orleans Cen |
| trnl Relief Committee, hold ut Major +, L. Rich |
| nrdsons office. No. 80 Camp street. II was he |
/ unanimous request Of the members that /
| should receive ana superIn'snd ths division IF
the goods about arriving here from Hamilton /
Ontario. md that tho, same 10 stored free at
| Bonded Warehouse No. 2. Glass ,. In accordance
with the offer If A. + Dumas Eaq propulsion !
! desire to know whistler nm authoriz 4 by
| they providing tho clerical force requisite to I
! divide tho merchandise pro rata among tho
msmb"tR, nnd they IN turn to make the distri-
whom they deem worthy II relief: thus. you
! perceive. doing away with tho necessity Of |
making the distribution NJ the warehouse
! Trusting the wishes Of the committees will |
specfuliy. THAD WATERMAN
Secretary .. q. X. &. T
To. Hon. Gro. l.. Smith, Collector Of ths Port Of
| New Orleans.
Of tho committee Of s;s acquiesceI co In the plan
| suggested.
Tho following circular Inns been received 1T /
tho Oflfo 81 the assistant treasurer:
SEVENTY THIRD CALL.
Relte1nption o. 10 Eonds NJ 1866 Consois of 1865
TREASURY DEPARTMENT |
washington. November u. 1878. ! |
BY virtue Of the authority given by the act Of
Congress approved July u, 1910 entitled An |
act to authorizs tho refundinR Of the national |
| debt" hereby, give notice that the principal
and accrued interest Of tho bonds herein below
| designated. known IA "nye-twenty bonds" Of
the act Of March 3. 1865. consols of 1865 will be
paid Mt the treasury Of the United States In tho |
city 81 Washington. on and nfter the twenty
seventh day Of February. 1879. and that tho in
terest on said bonds will censs on that day:
| COUPON BONDS,
dated July !, 1865, namely: tloo-No. 42ooI to
No 10000. both incluaivs. $500 No. lO2 .0oI to
TO No 10i 900. both inclusive. 5000 No t970OI
| to No. 100000 both inclusive. Total coupon.
| A.000.000.
REGISTERED BONDS.
redeemable at the pleasure 81 the United
states after he rst day Of Jgly is7G as FL
1900 No II $50 to No. 300 both inclusive. 81
como 39,Ool 10 No. 80 800 both inclusive. t50CO-
No 12,a5l 70 No. 1270. both inclusive. SO G1D-
| No. 2.i2i 70 No $3.50. both inclusive Total
registered o., 10000 Aggregate 100000.
Tho amount outstanding included In the |
| numbers above Is 81 00G. 800.
| All United States bonds. forwarded for re- |
| demption, should be addressed to tho Loan !
| Division. Secreary'a Office" and oil registered
| bonds should be assigned 10 tho Secretary Of
| the TgeNsury for REDEEM ption."
| WhsA parties desire checks In payment for
| registered bJnda drawn TO order Of any ono
| but the payee. they should assign Thorn 10 tho
Secretary Of the Treasury for REDEEM ption nc-
COllhk Of khe O1rneT 0trnf1-G afrinl unrne or