The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-26
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way INTO general use. and scarcely recognized as
an article OF international tranlc The wor0 used by
sne negOtators OF the treaty was "bitume," and
when the trade In petroleum sprang up the import
ers commended that bitume, as a genuine term en-
brdced oil btuminous substances whether solid or
nuld including, OF course petroleum Tue first
lmportatIons OF petroleum IN ans considerable guam
tlty was from France. ana the influence OF tho
French government secured construction OF The
treaty by which petroleum was assiml atcd 20 btu
! iIatOrs could not have nad substance almost un-
| known 10 commerce IN contemplation wncn having
mp the list OF articles on winch the duty was nXed
that the construction above referred To was but a
provisory decision OF The Revenue department.; that
the government is at liberty TO treat petroleum ~
| new artlce OF importation. not embraced In any or
| the designations OF the tarir established by The
treaty, and consequently that this duty upon II Is
| fair subject OF legislative regulation. / cannot
undertake 10 say that the increase OF the duty ~
strictly regulatory measure; but undoubtedly the
dissatisfaction OF the Italian dealers IN marble with
our high duties on that product has tended TO pro-
mote the passage Of the Dill. l Thlnf the present
views OF the government on the question nave been
adopted after mature consideration, and VIII be
| adhered to- and should add that the Minister or
Finance suggested that the duty Of I've francs per
hundred Kilograms on crude petroleum. while me
increase ON the refined article is only three viii
operate favOraDly 10 American industry by promot-
ing the refinement Of the product ut home
Importation Of Bogus American Watches.
The manufacturers OF American watches have
had reason TO complain OF tho bogus foreign
watches imported into this country the plates and
trade marks OF which were good limitations and
the sale OF which in many respects injured their
business. Congress at It's last session enacted that
whenever parties engaged In manufacturing
watches IN this country would furnish the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury fac-simile OF their
trade marks the same should be sent TO
collectors OF customs throughout the country and
they be instructed TO refuse entry to any foreign
watches assimllating the trade marks OF American
watches. The American Watch Company OF Walt
ham to-day complied with their part OF the law 10y
| sending large number OF sheets on which
curately printed the trade mark OF ali the watches
| manufactured by them.
| Interior Transportation of Bonded Merchan-
| disc.
To-day the Secretary OF the Treasury accepted the
application OF tine Merchants Despatch Transports
ton Company for permission to transport goods
in bond without apprasement to all the
| ports enumerated in the act establishing
| this system. The bond was forwarded TO
New York TO-DAY for execution, and by the LIST OF
August the company will be ready to receive goods
for transportation from port OF entry to port OF des
tiaatton without delay. Tne COMPANY 1t is stated.
mas made great preparations for carrying the privi
| leges conferred into immediate eject and will pay
| particular attention TO the forwarding OF Imports
| from Sau Francisco eastward.
Sale OF Indian Lands in Kansas.
The sale Of the Kansas Trust ana Kansas Dl-
minished Reservation lands will take place to-mor-
the treaty OF 1882 authorizing their disposal at pub
lie sale by the Secretary OF the Interior. These
lands comprise over hundred an sixty thousand
acres located near EmpOria, and We're the property
OF the Kansas tribe OF Indians until transferred In
trust by the treaty of 1850 The bids received exceed
four hundred; and 1t will require several days TO
open and dispose Of them.
Increase or our F0reigu Commerce.
The forthcoming report Of the Bureau Of Statistics
for the month oil May and for the eleven months
ending May 81, 1871, as compared with the same
period OF the last fiscal year. will show handsome
increase in the volume OF our foreign commerce.
The imports were nearly seventy million dollars
and the exports about the same amount In excess
OF the eleven months or the fiscal year 1904
Railroad Land JIairns.
The Acting Secretary of the INTERIOR following the
advice OF Assistant Attorney General Smith. holds
that In adjusting grants NJ lands to railroads where
the grants lap, the road that first definitely located
Its line has the best claim the lands, and that
until the location Of the line the grant Is in the
nature of noating grant, and does not attach to
any specific lands until the line Is definitely fixed.
Tue southern Iaim- Commission.
| The Southern Claims Commissioners have
| changed the rule concerning The taking of testl-
moIy to provide that in any case not over $4,000
In amount claimants may apply to any OF the
special commissioners appointed In the Southern
States to take the testimony in their cases for
the use OF the Commissioners at Washington, and
that application need no longer be made to the
Commissioners themselves. The application must
be written one, and contain certain Information,
best expressed IN form prepared by the Commits
soners, OF which specimen copies viii be ready
for those concerned In a few days.
Consolidation southern Revenue Districts.
The order for the consolidation OF the First and
Second Virginia and the Second and Third Alabama
districts Is now before The President awaiting his
signature 1t Is stated that he VIII not approve the
consolidation of the Alabama districts, US II has
been represented to hmtha the good OF the
service requires their separate continuance.
Immigration Statistics ut San Francisco.
The Official immigration returns from san Fran
cisco show that there arrived there during the
quarter ended June 30, 1871, 1907 immigrants, VI
which there were from England 255; from Ireland,
224 Scotland, so; France. So; Germany, 81; Mexico,
IS; China, 1850. or the total from China 20 we're
females. The males were all laborers There
rived from Japan, during the quarter IS males, not
Immigrants.
A sIonument Over Stnuton'> Grave.
steamer from Philadelphia brought to George
town to-day a monument from that city to be
placed over the remains OF secretary Stanton IN Oak
Hill Cemetery The monument Is OF the Doric
order, procured by his widow and MS executors.
and cost S. 500. 1t bears the name Of deceased and
date OF birth and DEATH and Is made OF silvertinged
granite from Concord, N II.
Canal Bonts Subject tn Navigation Laws.
The secretary OF the Treasury to-day made q de-
cison, OF which the fellow ing IL the substance
canal used Tor the purposes Of trade cannot be
treated as navigable water OF the United States,
even though It may extend beyond the limits Or y
single STATE and commence or terminate with navl-
gable waters Of the United States Canal boats,
therefore, as long a. they remain exclusively within
the tcrmlni OF tue canal are not subject 10 navisa
ton laws, and found trading between
different DISTRICTS or between different places
In the same district, they must no navigating
natural navgabe waters 10 he subject 10 the en-
rOlment and license laws Hence, II they leave q
canal and enLer into navigabe waters oil the United
States Tor purposes Of trade and commerce. that
moment they become liable to all the provisions OF