New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-22

ported the seizure OF nYe uHerent ulsuheio0 -" INV
mountain counties The troops are now operating IN
Putnam or Jackson county.
T. Buchanan Lawrence, Consul General to Flor
ence Italy died suddenly at his hotel in this city to-
day.
On Friday night burglars attempted to break into
the banking house OF Geo. w. Riggs e. Co., in this
CITY. by removing portion Of the rear wall of the
bank Immediately behind the vaults of that house.
The portion of the wall removed is about three by
four feet in extent and penetrated TO depth of five
courses of bricks. The wall is very thick. They
succeeded in getting through the entire wall except;
ing the thickness of one brick, which they drilled
through and finding that the vault inside was so Sc
curely protected that they would not be able TO get
to it, abandoned their design, the wall being pro-
SAFE weighing several tuns absolutely buTglar-proOf
No less than five watchmen occupied rooms fronting
the courtyard when Incorporation was performed
DECISIONS BY SECRETARY BOUTWELL,.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The Secretary of
the Treasury has made the following decisions:
The classification by race or blood Of wool imported
into this country, though known to be unequal IN some
cases was nevertheless agreed to- under the bef that
it was the only by which any system could be esab
shed securing uniformity 1t excludes coarse WOODS OF
which are really fit for nothing but carpet purposes;
while, the other hand woods At for other purposes
than carpets might included i'm the third class but as
the percentage in either grade thus excluded or en-
braced is comparatively nsgnieant no inteedt mae
on Canada wool clippings styled "peddlers wool" aud
also that upon "Highland WOOL were made with inll
knowledge that in the case e. peddlers wooPJ the
ruling OF the Department would be prOhlOtoTy OF he
ter case e. Highland wooj the decision would I'M;
questiouably encourage the importation OF net "IGi
therefore the wool in question Of native East India
unmiXed blood It's proper classification is III c,ass lee
the quality of neness the fact that can be sed IN
some of the coarser manufactures of wool do not over
ride the rule of classification by race or blood:
The tariff Sec 49, Art. 2, March % permits the Tree en-
try OF "a articles the produce OF American hsherieS
that is fisheries prosecuted under the american nag, a
register is the highest evidence of nationality leeOgzeu
by the law. Under it vessel may engage In any trade
not specially prohibited by law ana Is emitted 10 every
privilege enjoyed by any vessel OF the united STATES not
by law specially reserved Fish caught by such vessel
are the produce OF Amecan sney es tS "w c If
l793 being competent well for foreign trade as Tor any
other subjected to certain restrictions IN entry ana
clearance not necessary where the trade was peIy uo
nestle To remedy this provision was mace ny the act on
fer which sbond authorize vessels TO engage only In tho
cOaSng trade cod whale fisheries, but should Iee
Snce Of Registered vessels This freedom constitutes
the privileges spoken Of in the first section OF the act
same trades by registered vessel. On the contrary,
there in the 9th and 2Oth sections specific recognl
tion Of the right Of such vessel TO engage In these
trades inserted to avoid as 10 them the effect OF the pro-
hibuon. There can be- therefore no reason WY regis
why fish Of any kind taken by them should be held du'
able on that account indeed even II tnefe Were pro
seems to the department that the SPECIFIC penalty ,
posed by law for its violation must he the measure OF
been by American vessel could not with refer
ence to this tariff provision disconnected with the pobl
bitOn be taken away ignored But in this case II u
should be held that registered vessel Is not COM
petent take herring 10 well be asked Is any Aneri-
can vessel authorized TO take such fish The act OF l3
authorized licenses for whale and cod fishery and by the
fifth section OF the act Of 1928 vessel licensed can en-
gage in any trade business, employment other than
that for which she is specially licensed (See Wares Re
ports p. 257.) Herring are nowhere mentioned III -
true that the act Of April l. l80 makes registers lawful
documents for whaers and would TO imply doubt
of their validity for that not evident from tho
phseOlogy Of the act and OF us title, that us purpose
was 10 relieve certain embarTassmcnts attending TINS
peculiar trade under either kind of papers aud to confer
upon vessels holding either the privileges and RESPONSE
bities of both. Salt like other merchandise purchased
by an American vessel abroad becomes dutable only on
arrival in the United States II II be consumed on board
the vessel no claim for duties be sustained. Such
are the circumstances OF the case the salt had been
sumed in curing fsa legitimate use The fish being OF
American catch, free, equally whether fresh or salt,
provided in the condition I'm which they come they arc
wholly of American production; that IS not only caught
but cured Also under the American nag During the eX-
stence Of the bounty system, bounty was forfeited by
curing with foreign salt not duty paid but the department.
is not aware that duties have been imposed unGer such
circumstances on the fish or the salt used.