New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-09
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fine rain, which will relieve the levee and the
constantly thronged thoroughfares leading thereto
of the dust which had been an intolerabe nuisance,
The levee presented an active appearance on
Saturday, and the steamers that left had good
trips of freight, and some had a great many pas
sengers,
The arrivals on Saturday and yesterday consisted
of the Indiana from Louisville, Lizzie Gill and
Louisville from st. Louis, 7. D. Hine and Frolic
from Red River, to whose officers we are indebted
for favors.
The Indiana and Lizzie Gill leave again to-day
and the Louisville and Hine tomorrow evening.
BOATS DUE--The W. R. Arthur from St. Louis,
Grey Eagle from Yieksburg Nina SHINES from
Bayou Sara, Cotile from Macon, and Tensas and
Alabama from Red River. They will all be import
during to-day and will leave again as advertised.
The steamer Bart Able was detained from leav
ing on Saturday, as announced. she will, how.
ever, leave positively this evening for Memphis
Cairo and ST. Louis.
The Yankee and barges leaves this morning at
10 A. NJ, for ST. Louis. and the Friendship and
barges this evening, at P. NJ. Shippers can re-
ceive all information in relation to freights by
| applying to Captain J. I. Burdeau, at No. Front
street.
| CLIPPINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
| CINCINNATI, July 4-The weather continues
clear and warm. at Pittsburg the river is falling
with thirty-three inches in the channel. Here the
river has receded twelve inches during the past
twenty-four hours, with twelve feet the shoales
bars hence to Louisville. There is five and half
feet in the canal. There is nine feet in the Lower
Ohio. The Cumberlandis falling, with five feet on
Harpeth Shoals.
The following correspondence, forwarded
| through Hon. B. Eggleston, is of Importance to
| shippers, boat owners, and underwriters, where
bond tnf 4ba
steamboat. The latter was originally addressed to
| the honorable solicitor of the treasury, who de-
clined to answer the questions propounded. A
copy was subsequently sent to Mr.. Eggeston, with
a request that he would get an expression from the
| proper authority. and he furnishes the opinion of
| the deputy commissioner of internal revenue.
There has been considerable difference of opinion
among the underwriters of this city, as to the
| valuation of whisky . in bond" for purposes of
general average contribution:
1 OFFICE GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY j
CISeISNATI, FEBRUARY 3, 1866
1 "Sir-P Permission has recently been granted by
proper authority to merchants in this city to ship
i whisky to New Orleans, and perhaps in other
! places, Sin bond" Previous to the granting OF
this permission shippers paid the excise tax here
and Insured the whisky at about one hundred
dollars per barrel, being the cost of the whisky
and government tax added. Now, when they shiI
lin bond" they insure at about ten dollars pei
barrel, being cost of whisky exclusive of tax.
when shipments arrive safely at destination
the difference in valuation is immaterial bu
when any of the perils of navigation are en-
eountered, the case is materially different, giving
rise, think, to questions important both to tht
government and underwriters In this belief
nave taken the liberty to address you and respect
fully ask for information upon the following
points
ain case of jettison or any other sacrifice made
in the nature Of general average, should whisky
sin bondr be valued inclusive or exclusive Of
GOV 5rnment tax
4 II government tax is to be included in the val
IT5k,- 4
of course government should be contributed to
and contribute at the rate of two dollars for each
4 gallon of whisky 50 jettsoned; and, on the other
| hand, if whisky sin bondn is saved by sacrifice
| made for the common benefit, the government
should pay-perhaps allow the seller at the time
of paying the government tax-contribution upon
q valuation of two dollars for each gallon saved,
In case of technical, total loss, where the mas
ter abandons boat and cargo to salYors, STIMULATING
a specific sum for restoring boat and cargo in
such condition as they may be able to do, or for
certain per centage upon valnes recovered, should
Il whisky lin bond be valued inclusive or exclusive
! of government tax in settlement with saVors: In
case the original vessel is rendered unable to com
plete her voyage, by reason of any peril of nayi
cation, and extra freight is paid another vessel To
take whisky Sin bond to its destination should the
government pay of such extra freight the proper.
ton that two dollars per gallon bears to the whole
cargo including tax, will such extra freight be
a charge solely against the owner of the whisky
| and his underwriters?
/ Isl
time of shipment an interest to the amount of two
! dollars per gallon on whisky shipped in bond
entitled to the same benefits and subject to the
same charges as other values in the same cargo:
or, will it hold that this value does not attach
until at the time and place, when and where the
| government tax is actually paid? Further, when
| property, which we have insured, meets with an
accident, we usually go to the place of disaster for
the purpose of recovering as much as possible.
| Suppose we have underwritten ten dollars per
| barrel on whisky in bond and the boat is lost
are we authorized to take charge of the whisky
and if SO, what are our duties as to that portion
of the value represented by the government tax
| Respectfully your obedient servant,
5. +. CoYIN6T N Secretary.
| Hon Solicitor of the Treasury Washington, D. g.
OFFICE OF INTnRSAL REVENUE,
| Washington, June u, 1866. }
Sjy-In reply TO yours of the 18th inst, inclos
ing letter of S. F. Coylngton, ESQ.,, relative to
iettison and salvage upon spirits, removed under
transportation bond from Cincinnati, Ohio, ! have
to say that, in order that the condition of the
bond be fulfilled, it is necessary that the mer
chandise should be delivered at the bonded ware
house to which it was shipped.
IF any portion or all Of the merchandise is los
by unavoidable accident and this is satisfactorily
proven, the government does not hold the parties
for the tax on the amount so lost
The government can not be said to hold any in
terest in the spirits until such time as they are
Withdrawn for consumption or sale, and the bond
is taken to secure this interest. Therefore, if they
are lost the government does not stand in the
position of owner; and the statement of this last
fact may, perhaps be taken into consideration il
the question relating to jeti o. and salvage.
In the event of the failure of the party to receive
the certificate of the collector of the district tt
| which the goods were shipped, stating. that the
goods had been deposited in bonded warehouse il
his district, be will at the expiration of the time
allowed him by the regulations, in order to get his
bond Cancelled, have to pay the tax upon the
quantity named in the bond.
| Respectfully, n. @. WHITMAN, Deputy Comr
+ Hon Eeplest M O Washiu
/ SHREvEPoRT, July 4.-The weather for the pas
week has been favorable to the transaction Of
business on the landing though but little was done
u Since our last report the river opposite this
point has been about on a stand-risen two OF
three inches, if anything-and was last night, be
tween seven and eight feet below the highest wa.
3 ter mark of the season. We learn from the off
t GERS Of the Lizzie Hamilton that the bayou al
Jefferson, last Saturday, was rising slowly. From
8 the officers OF the Mollie Fellows we also Learn
that upper Red River is again within its banks
as low down as the head of the raft exeent in
f the neighborhood of Long Prairie. Only some
5 four or five planters were inundated by the lat,
{ rise. The Molle Fellows left Byrd's landing las
] Wednesday, at which point the river was deaC
/ low We trust that the rise spoken of last week
is the last that shal hear of in the upper rive
this year. Ii we mistake not, many Of the planta
| tions have been drowned out four times this sea
s1n.
We have nothing to brsg of in the way of bus
ness, as will be seen from the movements of tn
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