New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-07

ne statement Of his case with the required proofs,
at the proper places whether under United States
Spanish jurisdiction. The Secretary or state, following
character will give notice OF the time for the presen-
ton OF claims No have yet been engaged for
the Use OF the Commission . -,
There is absolutely truth in the recently punished
Washington special stating that Gen sckes mas hotne'i
the Spanish Government that the question OF restoring
the seQuestered estates OF American citizens IN Cnoa,
&c. must be settled as the alternative OF tne emp M
in dispute for settlement by the Convention re-
Gently concluded. The idea OF force, therefore, is pre-
The receipts from internal the first six
days in the month OF June Of the present year. @
OF nearly s5Ooo. This is attributable to the operations
The Internal Revenue Bureau will change all the
stamps about the first OF August, substituting Two
acids to remove canceIing marks viii destroy them be-
yond reuse the other TO be printed in such coos as 10
prevent imitation by means OF pnot0graphy Aueh Iie
and attention have been bestowed on tins sueCt ana IL
is supposed the precautions against fraud IN the reuse
OF stamps will save large sum OF money 10 the Oo'er-
The Secretary of the Treasury has just issued cireu
lar the subject of the tax on tunnage addesseh 20
Collectors OF Customs and Others from which appears
that license, in the first proyso OF the act OF
July IA ls62 shall be held to extend to all vessels author
lied by law to engage in the coasng trade, whether
sailing under registers or enrolment ana licenses Inc
tunnage duty now imposed all ships vessels or
steamers gagged in foreign domestic commerce. Is 10
be levied but within one year, and when palu Dy
such ship, vessel steamer no further tunnage TAX
shall be collected within year from date of such
payment and hereafter in cases Of vessels making regu
any port in the Dominion or Canada, wholly upon lte
rior waters yigabe To the ocean, no tunge or
clearance fees shall be charged against such vessels 10y
the officers the United States, except upon the hs
clearing of said vessel in each year. Enrolled OF licensed
vessels departing from arriving at port III one cor
lection district TO from port III another cOlectloh
district and also touching at intermediate foreign ports
shall thereby become liable 10 the pay nent OF entry
aud clearance fees tunnage tax as from or 10 Tor
eign ports but such vessels shall Notwithstanding De
required to enter and clear 80 , ,--.---.
Rumors having been circulated that the Department
OF Agriculture has predicted short crop OF cotton
m 1871 proper state thGtpO estimates OF the grow
ing crop have been made officially and no reports con-
corning II have issued this An estimate or
comparative acreage and statement OF the condition
Of the crop, will he made in about Two weeks. .
The Secretary of State himself is authority for the
statement that Mr. Fish is not to be of the arbra
tors the the Alabama claims, special dispatches
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Mr.. Beknap, recently appointed Inspector General Of
Steamboats, has arrived here and taken the oath or
office Tomorrow there Will be meeting in this city OF
all the supcTnumary inspectors OF steamboats, to con
slider the steamboat law, and proper method Of
putting il into operation. -,
Col D. G. of the Interior Department Is one or the
Board 10 prescribe rules and examine the fitness OF APP
pcants Cor civil Office under the recent act OF Congress-
but his naue was accidentally omitted yesterday