New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-22

circumstances beyond their CONTROL mpractcahle they
must conform 20 the extent Of their ability. and supply
Che defect by the evidence in their power obtain
mnst present such proofs 70 the Collector OF the
PORT having charge Of the bond and request HIM
NIT to this Department for consideration and
for sueh action thereon as may be proper According 20
the settled rules and practice Of the Department, the
control Of Collector Of Customs over uncanceeu
Custom louise bonds ceases with their lnatuil3,
and after their transmission to United states
Attorney for prosecutions the latter authorized 10
return such bonds 20 the CustOmOuse for any PURPOSE
eXcept when instructed 10 do by this DepdrLnona
Applications for relief before maturity properly re-
ferred 70 this Department. SO, If made afteI matulS
but before actual transmission OF the bona LOT %
ton tins Department Will in where the PROOF SUB
mitied shows beyond any reasonable donnt ina
has been substantial compliance win Inels S doir
and that the Government will lose nothing oy so uOE
authorize the Collector 10 cancel such bonds ttne t
u has become the duty OF the United sd - intggfo
upon the bonds. the Department VIII NOT ntereie
with the regular course OF poeedT renort from Inn
eaton 10 the District attorney ana r, IePV NSb
throueh Solicitor Of the Treasury Ihe ACT OF March &
1857 prescrhes how the proceeds OF lines penalties ana
forfetures incurred Tor vo9liouS Oi 1--we Iela M
20 customs" shall be disposed Of ana provides That
az tbe treasury The distribution of fines
Sc incurred and paid prior 10 the time when the act took
direction II the Collector. This distribution will be
erued NV the provisions OF the statute imposing the pen
atty. Neither collectors naval officers surveyors
m any receive shares as nformers, and appraisers
can receive portion Of forfeiture incurred by reason OF
differentiation; the nfOrmers share is such only Is
provided for by the statute violated and the regular
statutory remedy must be applied to enable him 10 claim
H. Where there snO specific manner Of distribution
vded by the particular statute violated the method will
generally be discovered IN original statute to which
where provision can he found for the distribution of
the proceeds otherwise the Government entitled TO the
whole amount So Also when the proceedings for the re-
eovey are rot such as provided IN order to ente an in
sum vests IN the Government on payment OF the fine
Messrs. VIM. p. Wright & Co.'s Cotton Circular per
Australasian says:
this city the date of last circular NIiddug
Upland stood at 2sc Since owing to the more favorable
accounts from Liverpool have gradually and steadily
advanced, until on Saturday Middng Upland was sold
a. 32c Yesterday there pause IN response To the
from llyprnOOl To-day
hern very dun, with small sales To sell, decline would
have 10 be submitted to- to buy our quotations must
taid and perhaps a fraction more The late decline
brought n exporters, and fair amount OF the weeks
sales have been for Liverpool spnners have bought
freely Notwithstanding the dull Of the dry
goods market Spectators have been ready, since the
upward turn If the market became apparent TO PICK any
cheap lots that offered The sales OF the week have
been 21oO We close quietly at the annexed quotations
hut a hunted inquiry The clearanees have been, viz:
Sos civ Of Antwerp SEQ Ern I5ss Ships Constellation
1883; Emerald Isle, 190s; ResOlue, 7S2. Bark Georgia,
Augustine Kobbe, 500 Hamburg steamer Ale
MAMMA 3D. Rotterdam, ship Aurora, 337. To-
mcn are: Liverpool 5000 freight l532d. steam sled
sal; Havre. lc. SAIL Bremen, dtc steam Hamburg 500
cotton aoa during the past week There are samples OF
some Thousand bales here, but the views OF holders
are those Of buyers that nothing be done
~ yerpoo The recens al the ports for the week were
1900 bales against 600 and 1900 in the corresponding
week and year before. The receipts since Fri
lay have been light promise total for this week Of
even less than last The stocks in interior
ucod to a smaller total than before this Of
the year Unt the new crop made our supply must ne
of the scantiest nature. The exports are large, $500
bales 70 Great Britain 5000 To France and 1000 10 other
foreign ports This Will be the heaviest weeks export
during the mander Of the and caused by
the simultaneous clearance OF vessels at NewOreanS,
prCtaeed period Our future exports must he ON very
oderee scale since the total stock in the ports Is re-
duced to l7OOO against $4,000 last year. ana 32O the
year before
The Chicago Repablican of Tuesday says:
The propeller Wnsow arrived here yesterday, having
ffYg uVrtNa lT- rarfFf nd
This arrival IS some ten days ahead Of any previous
Spring, the lst Of June being usually look
for arrivals Of through goods.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of Tuesday says
Early in the week there indications OF easier
money market increase in currency being generally
reported and there less inquiry for loans. During
the past four days, however the country banks have
been drawing freely their deposits IN this city,
ana l0cdi checking was heavy Ihis caused reduction
N balances, and with On increased demand Tor loans,
The market Is WORTHY rather closer WINE balances are
low the banks stNl able 10 accommodate all the
repabe paper Offering, and rstcass borrowers eXpe-
difficulty IN negotiating loans. steady dram
Oi currency toward the interior IS anticipated Tor some
time 10 come. a considerable amount OF currency will
De required by wool men; aud OF this Of the
discount houses are no WllLg 70 eNIenu tnelt le anu
generally limiting their ivors 10 depOsitOrs of those
main firm Between bankers and deposltors 500 per
cent the ruling figures though pa the open market
snde parties. who obliged To resort tO the street
mud It difficult TO negotiate loans at better than Il per
much favor the regular discount houses The demand
chiefly for short accommodations and Is Well alslfl
Lted through the various branches Of trade There -
but little paper of speculative character offering
The twenty-third annual meeting of the Cheshire
Railroad Corporation was held at Keene on Wednes
2ay last The old Board Of Directors reelected
The receipts of the road for the year ending Dec J.
1867, were $685. So and the net income after pay
ing expenses and interest $SS,59' 10, or cosid-
cradle increase over that Of the previous year.
The following viii show the comparative receipts
Of flour and grain at the ports OF milwaukee,, Chicago,
Toledo Detroit, and Cleveland. from January To