The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-08
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 7, 1871.
Treasury Observation-Disclosures Of Csastsng


WASHINGTON, June :, 1871.
Treasury Observation-Disclosures Of Csast.ns
Vessels.
me Secretary OF the Treasury to-day Issued the
following important circular to collectors OF GUS
toms and others relative to manlfests OF coasting
vessels
The attention OF officers OF the customs is called to
the provisions OF the eighteenth section OF the
act OF February Is, l793 requiring the master OF
vessel licensed for carrying on the coasting trade
OF an enrolled vessel bound to any district within
the limits OF great coasting district to be provided
Of 'A the cargo on boara icr his Sla VESSEL In
few districts the requirements or the law rigidly
enforced. while in others they are either not en-
orced or II at ALL very laxly and, in consequence.
masters OF coasting vessels repeatedly entrapped
INTO mourning the penalty denounced for an lnfrac.
ZION OF the statute Hereafter collectors viii impose
the penalty IN every instance or breach OF the
actment mentioned coming to their notice, and, re-
tanning the money collected as special deposit, to
await the decision OF the Secretary he will forward
report OF the facts in the case to the department.
together with any application for remission which
the parties interested may desire to present.
Meeting OF Roman Catholic Societies.
At a meeting OF various Roman catholic societies
In the District OF Columbia held last night, 1t was
resolved to celebrate the twenty-ffth year Of the
Pontifcate OF Plus *, by high mass, with dis
course on the 10th Of June, ana In the evening to
hold mass meeting, with music and fireworks.
An address to the Holy Father will be presented Tor
auoptlOn. III was also resolved that short tele
gram OF congratulatiOn be sent to the Pope.
Illegal Exactien OF Duties In the New York
Custom House.
The act OF March 2, 1867, provides that upon all
merchandise gaugable by law withdrawn from q
bonded warehouse for export there shall be levied
and collected by the collectors of the several ports
ten cents per cask. brisk trade has sprung up In
the way Of importing refined petroleum In casks
from Canada, which pass through to New York in
sealed cars for expectation TO Europe. This oil Is
not gaugcd, either at the frontier port or
at New York, but is shipped immedi-
arey from the to the importing vessel carrying
1t to Europe. There have lately been several I'm.
portations Of this article upon which the Collector
at New York exacted fee OF ten cents per cask Of
ten gallons each under the aforementioned law.
The department has decided that such fee was not
legally exacted under the circumstances and
ordered the refunding OF the money where it had
been paid under protest.
New York Custom House Appointments.
The following appointments in the New York
Collectors Office have been confirmed by Secretary
Boutwell,
w. L. Judd and E. A. Bernie, inspectors in the
Appraisers office; A. N. Sherwood and Samuel
Bovine, examiners; II. b. Pardee clerk and verifler;
John P. Wall, sampler ana verfer John McCauley
and Charles L. Crawford, openers and packers.
Trial Trip of the Polaris.
The Polaris started at noon to-day on trial trip
down the Potomac, and will return to the dock
this evening" 1t is expected she will not be ready TO
sail for New York until Saturday or Monday next.