The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-20
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE E.

The Pests special says it is known that
the Emperor MaxiE.ii.ian and the rebe!
General Kirby Smith have recently beer,
in negotiation, and 1t IL nolonger expected
fighting.
1t IL thought that witnesses will be pro-
ducsd in the conspiracy trial this evening
to identify Payne rs the man who attacked
Secretary Seward, and to show that Booth
and o Laughlin had Il mysterious cores
pOndence.
Mrs. Surratt appears to be breaking
to hold his head up since the production OF
the evidence which duplicates him.
Nearly all of Gen. Sherman's troops are
moving into camp on the other side Of the
Potomac.
A special Washington dispatch states
that the recent changes made by General
Banks in New Orleans are viewed by the
heartily commended.
The Posts Washington special says Gov.
Wells of Louisiana. aud others, arrived in
Washington to-day to see President John.
son In relation to existing local troubles il
that State.
Circular Of Instr ueilOns.
WASHINGTON. May 1s.--The following
circular OF instructions to officers Of the
the Customs bave Just been issued:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May Is. 1866.
In the practical application OF the rules
and regulations concerning the commercial
intercourse with lnsurrectionary States,
known las the series Of May 9th, 1865, ali
officers acting hereunder are directed to
cause as little annoyance AS possible 70
parties interested in such commercial in
tercourse, and otherwise TO carry out the
purposes of the execution in removing all
the restrictions upon such commerce, that
the most Liberal construction Of the law
will permit, inasmuch as the military
lines OF occupation in the district west of
the Mississippi river have not been ex-
tended nor the trade Herewith affected by
the proclamation Of the President of A pril
10Th, 1865. The regulations Of July 10Th,
1864, are still In force so far as applicable to
the territory west Of the Mississippi by the
third section of the regulations of May 9th,
the necessity for applications to this de-
partment for permits or authority to clear
goods for any part Of the insurrect' onary
States east of the Mississippi river. coast
quently no such permits or authority will
b. issued.
Collectors and others are directed to
clear all gods not specially declared con-
traband by tn. I'd section Of said regula.
ticns, while all such exports must be uu-
der the supervision ct an officer OF tho
customs. When there are such or other
tior. OF any articles declared contraband no
permit or other fee will be charged except
suct. as may be prescribed by law for the
entrance or clearance of vessels. When
cotton the product of en- insurrectiOnary
State, having been sold or resold by pur-
chasing agent of the government il offered
Tor shipment, the certificate OF such pur-
s.h,n eS1xE< rNv0v IN end I'm
cotton 20 offered is claimed aud proved to
be the product Of persons owning land or
OF freedmen or others employed or paid by
them. the shipping fee OF three cents per
pound must be paid 10 the officer under
whose su pervisiou the shipment is made.
II any products other than cotton are
offered for shipment the certificates or the
pres .ted by lnw have been duty paid
tber.5n must be produced before 1t Is cffer-
ed in conseq uence OF there being no inter-
nal rcvenu officer at the port or place Of
shipment, the officers supervising the >hip-
ment must collect such internal tax due
thereon, or il the party shipping is unable
to pay such internal revenue tax, the arti-
Gle must be consigned to the collector Of
customs at the port of destination of the
vessel, and ii the bills of fading and the
manifest Of the vessel exhibit the fact that
such internal tsx has not been paid,
on the arrival OF any vessel at her port
the collector OF the customs thereof, will
require such internal tax to be paid to him
before allowing the delivery Of the article
ON which such tax has accrued and become
payable.
No vessel will he allowed to unload at
any port except such as shall be named on
her manifest AS her ports of destination,
without the authority OF the Secretary Ut
the Treasury, and no goods will be de!iv-
cred at any point whatever until all such
taxes are paid and until the customs off,
Gers are fully appointed, special agents
will act as such, and when acting in that
capacity. will sign special agent or acting
custom officer.
Captured and abandoned property will
be treated "a directed in the regulations of
July 29ih, 1884.
(Siyned) H. McCULLoCH,
Secretary Of the Treasury.