Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-02-06

Proposed Reforms in the
New York Customs
Service.
EXPENSES OF COLLECTING TO BE
MATERIALLY REDUCED.
About the Supposed FlllIhustsrInu
Yacht.
william K. Chandler to be In.
vestigated.
ESPECIAL prsrArcu,s TO rss Coin HUI
DALI NrvLl
ESPECIAL DrsrIrcu,s TO rns Coin Hu,
pArLI NruLl
The New Yssh Custsa.hsuss (.

The New Yesk Custsm-hsuss.
WASHINGTON. February 6.-The visit Of
william Henry Smith. Collector Of Gus.
toms Of Chicago. has resulted In some dc.
cided steps toward reforming the Custom
service In New York, In which the fol-
lowing points are furnished by Treasury
officials:
Pirst-The expenses Of collecting the
revenue will DO reduced about half . mil
lion, despite strenuous opposition.
Second-The Custom-houso must be
kept open from 0 O'Clock 70 4, instead Of
from 10 10 8, a In New York Of present.
Third-Onicers performing outside duty
must wear . uniform. This win be put In
operation very soon, the uniforms having
been selected.
Pourth-A systematic method Of COM
pensating officers assigned 70 tho duty Of
discharging steam vessels ct night. This
WAS formerly . greatly abused duty. from
$50 to 800 being exacted from c~onsigueos
for each vessel unladen. Under the pres.
ent rules but ten dollars for eaoh nights
service Is required Of tho c~onsignee. and
that sum passes through the hands Of the
Collector.
VI 1uia u.n upoh
great abuse. Some years ago, - . check
upon excessive allowance on damaged
goods. tho customs officers were required
to stencil on the package upon which dam.
aged allowance was made, the word "dam-
aged"
Merchants complained 50 much OF this.
because they were unable 10 sell such
goods, that tho system was put
its wisdom Is shown from recent events
and II Is now restored.
sixth-An important improvement In
sampiing. classifying and Weighing q
This duty IL 70 DO performed under the
personal supervision OF an ekaminer' Sno
"a hsiu responsipie. no sampler snAii
DO NJ one nrm OF uock longer man TWO
weeks.
Seventh-Other instructions are 70 DO
imposed ON this samphng process. us
esumated Una si'zoo,VVo whi o sAveu 20
snnusIlr.
EightL-Tho standard OF imported su-
gars will DO reduced from 50 GO 10 50 Is
per y pounds.
SInun-.o prevent so, ~ =, sn
s.;aI hpo' 80 rnn,:', ~ al ~. yo.l
cns,om Itonsa vhich ,os. into enact an
a. Is,h % M.,ch
The Suspected Yacht
Sxx yo.x Fab C-Th. ovner, M the
x,eh, r.,eIie ara .n,ions IN remo,e her
;,om Im.r,..n ~,,o,. rhev ,.l for /,
Init, s,,,.. Marsha, n hs nm, upop ,he
vessel TO accompany her from Bristol 10
New York. and that he may remain aboard
until the Estelle 10 loaded. Her owners
say that they desire to take her e q or
two ports on the northern coast Of South
America. where the steamer and hsf cargo
will be sold. They also complain thai the
Estelle Is not stannch enough 70 cross the
that .Se can re,tber Hatterss sslss' The
Spanish Minister will DO advised OF the
movements OF Tue hs'ei'e uhui she 'eA'e'
~
fedestrianisss la New Orleans.
Ngw ORLEANS. Feb. 5.-Henry Schemhe.
,eJes,ri.p. c,mnieted Ria hundred miles
y. a., -. II ., uI..,.- =, q, d.
n1. "p' anu a
hnndrsJ miIes I'm la bonrs IA proeressine
with confidence TO himself and friends.
The medical profession is taking . lively
interest In tho walk. Memory, his OPP
ponent. left the track and ball at the com.
pletion Of his thirty-third mile.
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