, 1875-08-21
NOTES AND MEMS.

THE AMERICAN AND MEXICAN CLAIMS coMM1esIox.
.Srec'at iHstuteh to The Ch,caao 7r,tunt,
WAsu1Saros. u. G., Aug. 20.-The American
md Mexican C1aMa Commission hive but .Uelys
cssos loft to dispose Of. Over 200 are, however,
etill i'll sho hands Of Sit Edward Tuorutun. the
umpire. Il will require soms time 10 complete
tho examination, as Sir Edward is yesy thorough,
Ills decisions arc respected on all bands, a. lie
result Of impartial and conscientious labor He
has utterly tcfused 10 accept any compensation
for his setvscos although tho Congresses Of lho
two countries haYo made provision for bis re-
uluneFatlou.
TONNAGE pCEs.
III reply TO recent letter from tho Troas,1ry
Department, tho Acting Aforementioned Ktyes
his opInion that under tho law Vessels not
shown to belong to foreign nAtlon nLich haa
satHtieu tIio President that jts discrt.utuut,1o
t!lttles operating ulsadvantageously to the United
stntes Aavu been aboiiated-tu other words,
uudocH'ntnaod vessels, when found tfadiug be-
twe"n different r!hcos in tho Haula district, or
CARRYING Oh tl,o ssl,cry-are Btt liable to ton
Tl.30 Per ton.
THE F1LtnusTERa.
The Treasury otllciaIa arc not pleased ut tho
aenslslvoneea of th1 State Department. At tho
The under-of!lcsra III chAfgo OF tho Sta.s De-
raKtnent i!ayo mt beeu there long enough to
know tlsat tlu Treasury authorities alwaYH Try 70
70 their duty. Tue Acting Secretary Of tho
H4g
tho Treasury would hayo instructed tho royeuuo
officers 10 neizs tho Octavia without interference
ttota the ssase Department. All Eeyenuo o!hcera
arc regularly charged to sc!xe any suspected
vessels,
nUTr on MA1toaASr aSH cEpAs.
The Treasury Department to-day renderedb .
dectSoH which will Interfero with tho plAus OF
cabinet. .u,ak1rB. 1t laa teun tho custom Of i'm.
rortera Vt cclar atll ,usl4oEany logs 10 cut them
through for convenience in handling sud stow
age. by this n,eanH tho tags have been admitted
FREQ Of duty. Tie Treasury Department to-day
instructed tue Collector Of tho Port Of
Now York that hereafter cedar aud unahogauy
logs when haiveI and quaEtorod cannot be con-
Vi Tered IL unnanufsctureu cabinet, aud cannot
bc admitted free nf duty.
THE cutcAuu CUsrox-HousE.
The Treasury o'ticIa!a to-day had some tele.
the Treasury upon tue subject Of tho Chicago
Custom lloass. Tho result Of tho correspond
euco VA thas The Secretary pzeiers that tho re-
suit VI Tho recent Agreement with tho President
shA nut bs made public until next week.
DAlsTow
las decided not 10 return until Monday.
49,. TEE wn1aEY FRAUDS.
II. 7. iouRsn, Chief OK tho Division OF Rove.
nre Agents, IN confident .thut the evidence
seanst tue part!ea indicted for detraudipg the
revenue y amply sufficient to seod most Of them
to tito Penltentlsry. At St. Louis about forty
ate under tndicsneut At Chicago about thirty,
A. MsllHaakea ss losst twenty-five more !: and
@1esdlng. serlous irregularities hare bean dls-
covered q; IN tho returnS OF tic Chicago Alcohol
Works.,
[T1 thu. .Assoc1atsd Prsxs]
ArPEALiD CAsEs.
WARRINGTON. Aug, 20.-fhe Govern nent has
appealed to tho Sup1tme Court frol tho de-
eieiou Of tho Court ot Claims. which awarded
&As0. .00U III gold to tho State National Bank Of
Boston. aud LIS also appealed from tho dec.siou
Of tlo Court Ut C!ams iu seventeen cotton
Awards. Involving $500, 600 or eAoo, 900. Tht