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patronage -- the new custom house (nyherald, dec 28, 1862)

Hell, The Stare add were the HO WABREQUEN DEPARTMENT. House, Mint, Pout and of Ford 9t. Philip and on the river, Warehod, te Departmont, as already mentioned, City Malt. 20th. surrendered to the Union forces. the fret one remà ved to the new Quetom House, the -General Mitchel attacked the force of the rebol moval having been blade last The Fort General Kirby E. Smith at Bridgeport, Alabama, and, roems August. occu since to man guns, of their provisions. wore the bad were miles in• to off. to 20 76 50 145 to left dismounted, the preventing and / of 0, WaS tepographical our and net took Va WaS was steamboats authorities the and The 286 Geargin in of Fo, adjourned, de-• without of a 10 | after ball as hour's shelling, routed them, with tan tour of sixty-three killed and a large number wounded. Three bundred prisoners and two pieces of artillery were taken. The rebels fled across the bridge, burning a span beyond, the island, abandoning arms and supplies. Major General senjamin F. Butler entered and took military possession of the city of New Orleans. Removal of the Custom House Business to the Old Exchange Com• plete Description of the Now Batiding, Location or the do. -The old Oustom House- The Work of Altera. tion, &0., After a delay of between seven and eight months the business of the Custom House of this port has at length boon transferred from the building long used to the edifice formerly known as the Merchants' Exchange. This long interval of time has been employed in altering the newly occupied building so as to make it convenient for the pure pose to which in future it will be devoted. The preliminary arrangements between the owners of the Exobange and the government were mad® last winter; but as the occupanta of the building held leases which would not expire until the 1st of May, 1862, it was found impossible to commence the work of altering, repairing and reätting the building until that time should bave arrived. However, as early as last February two gentlemen were sout from Washington to make the necessary surveys, estimates and plans, and during that month and the one succeeding Mesare. 8. M. Clark, the Engineer of the Treasury and A. B. Young were engaged in this work, Their plans Anished, they advertised in the New York papers for proposals to perform the work indicated in their plans and specifications, and had everything ready by the month of May to commence operations. It was then thought that the alterations could be made in a short time, and that the business of the Custom House could be transferred to the summer or early in the fall. But the alterations were more numerous and extensive than was generally supposed, and month after month passed before the building was in a proper state for reoccupation. The primary object of the removal was to afford Mr. Cisco, the Sub-Treasurer, more space and better 8000m• modatione than those furnished in the old bank validing then and still occupied as the New York Sub-Treasury• The rapidly increasing wants of this department of the government on account of the great Issues of paper money, the negotiation of loans, the payment of interest on tbe Increased publio debt, rendered it necessary to have more room; and accordingly about a year ago Mr. Ulsoo renewed his application to the department at Washington for the building then occupied as the Custom House, recommending at the same time that the Merchanta' Exchange be leased or purchased for the use of the revenue officers of the port. His claims were valid and his estimates of the cost to the government of the adoptien or his plans satisfaotory. Moreover, the Custom House had been erected many years ago when the commerce of the port was vastly interior to it at the present day. More room was very much needed by some of the Collector's departments, as well as by the Sub-Treasurer. It was, therefore, deemed advisable to adopt the suggestions of our worthy Sub-Treasurer, and the lease for the Merchants' Exchange was in consequence signed, and arrangements, as already stated, made. The removal of the business of the Custom House commenced last Auguet, when the warehouse department of the Collecter's office, of which Hamilton Bruce deputy, VaS transferred. The removal very short notice, and, in consequence • department was thrown into considerable confusion. Comporary desks bad been erected in the rooms to which the department was removed, the new ones ordered for the clerks not having been completed. The result the Isolation of this department from the others considerable inconvenience to both go employes and importers and brokers, inasmuch the different bureaus of the Custom House are nected that a mistake needing correction in one depart* meat also needs correction sometimes in several others' Entries passed farough the Collector's Department must, moreover, be examined in the Naval, Omice, which still remained in the old building. Thus it will be seen that much running between the two buildings was necessary* and that this would naturally give rise to some grumbling on the part of those thus lacon venienced. No department other than the one already named was franferred from its old to its new quarters until month or two since. when the Collector's Auditor's Department was removed. The removal of the remaining departments was resumed this month and completed about fortnight ago. The Naval Office clerks were drst transferred, and then the entry and other clerks of the Collector's office. Though efforta had been made to have the rooms to be oceupled by, these clerks in readiness for their use when the removal should take place, the rotunda and some of the other apartments were still in an entirely unfinished state when taken p session of. force was employed most of the night after the principal departments were removed in placing desks and making arrangements for the convenience of the ciorks, so that they were enabled to transact their business the next morning with but little delay. As many of our readers are interested in the Custom House, and have not yet learned the location of the various deseription of them will prove to• teresting: THE ROTUNDA. The principal apartment of the New Custom: House is the rotunda, into which the doors opening on Wall street lead. The room was formerly occupied as the salesroom of the Merchants' Exchange, and is eminently well fitted for the use to which it is now put. dome ninety feos above the floor of the room forms the roof. In this glass is set, through which an abundance of light is admitted. In this particular the new Custom House is much superior to the old one, the light in the old building being very poor, 80 that the clerks generally found it necessary to write by gaslight on a dark day, Below the skylight in the rotunda a space is enclosed for the use of the entry and amendment clerks. The railing enclosing this space is nearly six feet high, and is very neat in dosign. By the side of each desk, placed a portion of the railing may be lowered, admitting of the passage of entries to and from the clerks. The railing is from the works of Wood & Perot, in Philadelphia, A rail. ing similar to the one already described encloses a space on the outer portion of the room, in which are located the desica of the Deputy Collectors and the clerks whio occupied the desks similarly placed in the rotunda of the old Custom House. From the enclosed space used by the entry clerks la a stairway conducting to the floor below, where the Surveyor's office will be located. TED CASHIER'S OPPICE. The office of the Cashier of Customs is located on the corner of William street and Exchange place. The room in the form of an I, extending around on both streeta. The entrance for importers is on the William street side, where is a large open spaco, separated from that provided for the clerks by an iron railing, next to which are placed the desks of those whose business is to receive the money for duties. The irate entrance is on Exchange place. The apace used by the Cashier and his clerks is divided by railing into three portions, one of which is for the use of the Cashier, another for the clerks keeping the a- counta, and the other for the exclusive 180 of those ro. ceiving and counting the money, The offlee is still uu• Aniebed, and temporary desks have been placed 'in posttion for the clerke of the department. TEE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. This office in located on the door above the rotunda on the William street Bide of the building, extending around on Exchange* place. The partment quite extensivo, embracing several sub. divisione and occupying a number of rooms. The private offices of the Auditor are on the corner of Wall and WIlHam streets, and are two in number. The largest of the two is furnished neatly and comfortably--carpet, curtains, easy chairs, ko. -making the room very pleasant. The clerks of his department are in the large room into which these two smaller ones open. This department la quite handsome, the marble columns, of & peculiar style, sup• porting the roof giving it a fine appearance. Next to this room one belonging to the department, occupied by the impost and statistic clerks. Following the phsengo around, the ürst room on Exchange place in that whore the drawback clerks are to be found : next to this is an: other room, occupied for statistical purposes, the last room of the department, located off the corner of Exchange place and Hanover street, being 1800 . for the liquidating department. The various rooms of the Auditor's department are and business is conducted in its usual mauser, no Interruption boing caused by the recent removal. The desks, entry cases, fo., Were removed and placed in position before the clerks left their old apartmonte, so that all the inconveniences incident to the removal were experienced at the old building. THE NEW CUSTOM HOUSE. are three in and are Atted up. more handsod than any in the building. That ocoupied by the den chief glo k a a is do the corner of change place and Han ver street. At 040 end of room a platform is erected for the desks of the der and chief clerk. A carpet covers the platr add the door of the room Sack of it, while beat char Here furnish light, when if from above. tains CAn be drawn so as to separate this portion of room from she remainder. The clerks are placed ind of an iron railing, their doska being adjacent to the sago, extending the length of the room. New desks furniture baye been provided for the clerks in this rom Auotber portion of the Warehouse Department is 29 door belbir, directly under, the room aiready desc. The desica of the liquidating clerks, the refunding ch and come others are to be found bere. On the opposite side of the passage a room, on Haney street, la sited up for the use of the warehouse bid keepers. All of the clerks of this department were morly in the one large room over the Sub-Treasu whore their accommodations were somewhat limit They And the change much to their advantage. THE NAVAL OFFICE. The Naval Odice la logated on the same door as rotunda, on Hanover and wall streets, the princi office being the drat Two of the deputy nas officers have their desks here, as also do the entry liquidating olerks. The Naval Oftico cashier, entra and cisarance clerks, manifest clerk, &sc., have a separ on Wall street.: Betweda two departments the private offices of the Naval Oficer, which have up in a becoming style. THE NAVAL OFFICE, WAREHOUSE DEPARTMENT. This department la direetly over that occupied by Naval Ofice, entry clerks, ko., already described. room is much superior to that ocoupied in the ola Cust House, being well lighted and quite large. The wi drawal clerks, warehouse liquidating clerka, bond cien to., have their desks in this room. TEE NAVAL OFFLOR AUDITOR'S DEPARTMENT. The rooms ocoupied by the clerks in this department adjacent to that of the Naval Office Warehouse depal ment, on Wall street. THE ANOORD OFFICES. The Record Olices will be on the floor above that which the rooms last desoribed are located. THE SURVEYOR'S OFFICE will ho in the basement of the building. The rooms not as yet ready for occupation, and the business of office is still transacied at the building on Pine street, joining the old Custom House. We have not heard it is expected that the removal of chis branoh of revenue business will take place. THE OLD CUSTOM HOUSE. The old Custom House looks deserted and dismal. sooner had the clerks departed with their effeots foree was placed at work on the rooms vacated. Desk railings, counters and all the old landmarks were awe away, preparatory to the alterations to be made before ocoupation of the edifice as the Sub-Treasury. Each the rooms left by the departments which, removed •pret ous to last week were taken pomsession of by this for 8000 as vaoated. The rooms on the upper deor, were dark and gloomy, have been greatly improved the introduotion of skylights in the roof. The rotum has been stripped of its desks and furuiture and Ing already erected for the workmen. The work building will be vigorously proscouted, as the Sub-Tre surer needs it very much. Business at the Custom House is rapidly resuming wonted course, and but little time will be mootesary the public to become accustomed to the now buildin and the location of the various offices therein THE WARMING APPARATUS. Both the old and new Custom Houses will be warmed by steam in future. Immense of steam pipe placed in most of the rooms of the latter, which pipe will be supplied with steam from the apparatus to lower part of the bullding. The old Custom House warmed by furnaces and moves; but this arrangemen will be altered, steam pipes being substituted for the gisters. PROMOTION OF COLONEL MARSTON. Colonel Marston, of the Second Now Hampshire toors, bias boom promoted torthe rank of Brigadie General, He and his regiment have served with tinction in nearly all the great battles. REQUIREMENTS FOR GREATER TRANSIT FACILITIES TWEEN THE WEST AND HACT. in view of the present transit of the produeta great West by railroads to the Atlantio porte, and to the markets of the world, whereby the breadstuff, ke., la made great to the consumers, producers obtain but criting, recompense for such ducts, the feeling is getting strong at the North that arte Scial water communication must be had from the Minela sippi valley to the Atlantic ports. The present canal communication le entirely inadeguate to get forward the crope. What is wanted is such a widening and deepening of the Illinois Canal and the New York canals as that caly gunboats can have fcom the ocean to jakes sad to the river, but shat the same channels shall used for vessels of burden, to bring forward at rates in the autumn and early spring, the necessaries el life for home and European demand. FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER. [From La Folles.1 If we may draw conclusion from the pro made by the leading manufacturers of articles dress, we should be led to anticipate a severe altbough warned by an old proverb, "not to pearances," still, as faithful chroniclers of a ferring to fashion, we are bound to notice noveltica in material which are offered to the special protection against the expected incien. 808800. Some of the new goods are perfectly novel, while are merely old friends with new faces and names will be much worn thie winter, as will also vel* moire antique. The last mentioned material 18 several new colors and designs; those with Pompadour flounces are perhaps the most elegant, and decidedly the newest. They are manufactured in a variety of shades, both light and dark; but are better adapted for evening wear. For toilettes de ville. silk and poplin are much worn. In both materials, the color of Russian leather greatly in favor. For moraling and in -door wear reps drougets are still fashionable, no are aleo a variety of new and old materials which would sourcely be recognized by our readers under their new appellations. Evening and ball dresses are made in tulle or tarletane, over silk or satin, or either of the latter materials alone. It is antioipated that worked muslins will be revived. For a young lady's ball dress, what can possibiy be more elegant sham the new gauze grenadine with satin stripes? It is excessively serial in appearance, and in inexpensive wear. Lace flounces or tunics will be much worn en ball dresses, but for toilettes de ville they are decidedly in bad taste. We always considered them out of place for this mantics lace has a very different effect, and will still purpose, and willingly announce their disappearance. 5 the most habille style of Soutache and are still and will long be favorite ornaments for clonks and dresses. Buttons and tassels are much worn, and are made in a variety of different styles, which suit material or form. Speaking of trimmings, we welcome with great satisfaecion the return of fringes, decidedly the most graceful ornament ever introduced. Our readers must not under. stand from this that we allude to the old style of straight, silk fringes; those now in favor are excessively becoming. whether in silk or chenille. They bare splendid headings and bang in tufts, separated by pendant buttons, or mossy bails. Fur is much worn on dresses and mantios: chinchil! regaining its away, and is considered more dress Astracan, which has not lost in favor since we last victorines and cull are new made in the Round boas are no longer worn; the furs intend& the thront don de In the shape of large lar: they quite cover the , and are elua pointed or round behind. These pelerines are made with or without long enda, but the latter ate much the most distingue. Mutts, on the contrary, seem to disappear day by day, and if the present fashion continues they will sor not be of the alighiest use. Bat a Indy, however, always understands how to modify the fasbiona, and will never wear anything exaggerated. Plush is decidedly becoming • favorite material for bonnets and mautles, and la even employed for trimming dresses. The present shape of bennes in, we think, the most elegant that has appeared for a long time. It is very narrow the sides, very close to the cheeks, and, though still raised quite high at the top of the head, is very prettily rounded. The pointed for an, we are happy to say, has to tally, and we trust irrevocably ,disappeared. The curtains appear to be little wider than they were a few weeks ago, but, we hope, will never recover their former preposterous dimensiona. Bonnets are made de almost all materiale; plueh, terry velvet, silk, satiu, figured tulle and plain velvet; the trimmings are ye ver, feathers or flowers; ribbon is very littlo and only on quite mornips bonnets. Feathers Arg patronized than ever, both for bonnets and collares; dresses are also trimined with them, but not for out door wear. Terry velvei is not, of course, considered so habille for a bonnet as the plain royal velvet; in fact, the latter material, mixed with satin or tullo, 18 the only style adopted when worn fu dress. The now mantles are much smaller than was fashion. able last winter; they are made in so great a diversity of form that it is a difliculty to select from them; we may, however, confidently state that the "polonaise" is the most elegant and decidedly the most dressy. This cinak is 8 necies hose half formerly fiting worn; casque it with marks sleeves: the it outline is not of sO long and fa of figure 80 much allow for sprung the out from the back below the Ratel: as to tournure. If made 'In any description of cloth it should be braided down all the seams. but not round bottom; or it tiny the be trimmed in the same way with 4, band of fur so barrow as to form a mere ronleau, which may miso
Article from 28 Dec 1862New York Daily Herald(New York, NY)
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