Year: 1873

| the Secretary OF tue Navy WeIe ueiNei-
ed on Friday to Commander Greer, com.
manding officer of the Polaris relief
expedition fitted out on the Tigress. The
Esquimaux having arrived, the vessel
sailed for the narrows yesterday and will
meet the Juniata, and Commander
Greer will show bis papers to the COM
mander of that vessel and receive from
him what information he has gathered
respecting the missing vessel aud crew.
If the crew have already reached Disco
by land and boats, the commander OF
the Tigress will learn from them all
the particulars of their abandonment
OF the Polaris and her exact location,
and will sail forthwith in search Of
the vessel in order 10 take from her all
papers, instruments and collections in
natural history, and will make an ex-
animation Of her condition. Should
the Polaris not be found during the
present season, the Tigress will winter
in the north and resume the search
next year. In the event Of a recur-
renee of the favorable opportunity which
presented itself to Hall, but was lost
through the obstnacy and insubordi-
nation of Buddipgton, the commander
of the Tigress is authorized to push
north. The testimony OF the rescued
part OF the crew indicates that at cer-
tain latitude there is a certain maxi
mum OF cold. and beyond that the tenn
perature moderates. This would 60 to
prove the existence OF Polar sea, the
waters Of which exert q climatic in
fluence upon the regions Immediately
encircling the pole. If there should be
a chance for the Tigress to get further
north than has, as yet, been attained,
she will have an opportunity to demon
strate and verify the fact stated.
The chie objects of the Tigresss expe-
dition are the rescue OF the crew
of the Polaris and valuable papers and
specimens supposed to be on board OF
her if still ahoat, but the opportunity
of securing additional information OF a
scientific and practical character also
enters into the objects ofthe expedition.
If the Polaris and crew are safe, at
Disco, the three vessels will return to
the United States this season. If not,
the Tigress will proceed on her impor'
tant voyage and the Juniata will re-
turn. 1t is to be sincerely hoped that
the Secretary Of the Navy, after the in
tereet he has thus manifested in the
cause OF humanity and science, will
receive the approval OF the people and
Congress. His action so far has been
on his own responsibility, with the
sanction OF the President.


Payment ofGeneva Award.


It's understood semi-oflicially that
the payment Of the Geneva award will
be made TO the United States at the
Treasury, and that the Secretary will
accept sucn payment. The Secretary
OF the Treasury will certify to the re-
ceipt of the money, when the Secretary
of State will give his receipt for the
Uuited States to the British govern
ment. In this way any disturbance OF
exchanges will be avoided, aud the
law, which requires the money to be
invested, will be complied with. The
evidences of the claims is already in
possession OF the government, and they
will be paid to the parties AS soon as
Congress defines the rule of actien to
be pursued, and without the necessity
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Cabinet tMceting-1 he Texas Quarrel.
The President is announced to arrive
here tomorrow morning, and as it is
expected that he will return to Long
Branch in the night train, a cabinet
meeting will probably be beld to-nor-
row morning, all the members except
Secretary Fish being now in the city.
The trouble between the Texas politi-
clans will be laid before the meeting,
provided some one Of the members
thereof can be induced to take sufficient
interest in the matter to go far trouble
himself as TO explain to the
Cabinet the simple, yet what would
probably, from his standpoint, seem a
knotty question. Upon Postmaster
General Creswell will doubtless fall this
task, il the matter shall come up at all
az it will he within his line Of duty,
since the charges made are in the shape
of affidavits alleging misconduct and
fraud against the Postmaster at Calves.
ton. Nearly all of the federal officials
in Texas take sides with Postmaster
Clark, who says that he does not intend
to make war upon Governor Davis SIM
ply because the latter has attacked him
but he boasts that when he (Clark
opens upon Davis, the heavens will
fairly ring from the noise.


constitute navigable waters o! the
United States, within the meaning oil
the acts OF Congress, in contradstinction
to the navigabIe waters Of the States,
when they form in their ordinary con-
ditiou, by themselves or by meeting
with other waters, a continued high
way over which commerce is or may
be carried on with other States or for
eign countries, in the customary modes
in which such commerce is conducted
by water"


Treasury Decisions.


The Treasury Department has decid'
ed that passengers baggage is not SUBJ
Iiect to seizure, if sworn entry is made
BY the passenger upon arrival at pos'
Of entry.


The same department states the
principle governing the case OF vessels
built in one district for owners residing
in another, to be that the Collector o
Customs is required by law to issue doc
uments and to have the vessels ad-
measured; but il no documents are to
be issued, no admeasurement is neces.