The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-14
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, May 12.-Speaker Blaine is
in Washington and had an interview with the
Secretary OF the Treasury to- day.
Nothing is known at the Executive Man.
sion as to the reported probable resignation
of Secretary Fish at the end of the present
fiscal year.
The new Revenue Commissioner Pratt, vss
at the Treasury to day, bat has not yet form
ally entered upon his duties.
Gen. Humphreys and Col. CraighilI, Of
the Engineer Corps, in company with several
other prominent gentlemen, will next week
start on tour through the Kanawha Valley
for the purpose Of ascertaining the best means
for the improvement of navigation ON tho
Kanawha rivers.
THE WHISKY WAR.
WASHINGTON, May 13-The Secretary Of
the Treasury is still vigorously engaged in
the work of prosecuting the raid against all
parties engaged directly or indirectly in the
illicit whisky Installations. Orders for
seizures are daily issued Among them was
| one to-day calling for the seizure OF an estab-
lishment in Cincinnati.
Secretary Bristow has directed that the in
| vestigation into the condition of the distil-
leries and rectifying houses of Milwaukee be
| complete and thorough, and the treasury
agents are requested, in all cases where
United States attorneys and revenue officials
fail to give their full support to the investigs-
| tons in progress, to report their names to tho
Department
| The treasury agent at Milwaukee tele-
graphs to the Solicitor to-day that he has
discovered a subterranean tank, with ca
pacity OF rs 600 gallons, belongijg to one Of
The Milwaukee distillers.
Up to this time no changes of revenue
officers other than gaugers and storekeepera
have been made. Several off cials of these
grades were removed yesterday and to-day.
WASHINGTON. May 13.-An official telegram
has been received at the Russian Legation here
from Berlin, stating that the Emperor leaves
disposition of which exists there and which
assures the maintenance Of peace.
TREASURY DECISIONS.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The Secretary of
the Treasury has made the following decis-
sions: Salt in sacks is not considered perish
able article. Cigars brought into the United
States in transit for foreign countries may be
forwarded to their destination irrespective Of
the quantity confined in such shipment.
Horses exported to be trained may be re-
turned free of duty. Marine hospital patients
are not to be treated at home, except by
special permission in certain cases.
Vessels are not to be documented until tho
inspection fees have been paid. Vessels
licensed for the fisheries are not to pay tau on
their tonnage. Cottons arriving in port
March %, 1875, and entered afterwards, are
entitled to ten per cent reduction of duty.
Secretary Bristow, in letter to a firm in
Cleveland, says: In answer to your letter, in
which you ask to be informed if the inspectors
would be justified in approving an old boiler
which you propose to put in a new boat now
building:
You are informed that if the boiler in ques-
ton has been previously used only on steam
vessels, and if the Inspectors record show
that it was in all respects in conformity
to the requirements of the steam
boat acts in force at the time 10
WIS built and first used, and is now in good
condition, its use on new boat may be per-
mitted with an allowance of working pres
sure such as in the judgment of the Inspec-
pressure being within the limits prescribed
by law in force at the time OF its original in
spection.
Small launches and yachts are subject to
inspection. Deteriorated drugs, etc, shall
not be allowed to pass the custom J ouse, but
must be either exported within six months or
destroyed at the expense of the owner under
the supervision of the collector. Paper i'm
ported for printing purposes and to be ex-
ported afterwards Is dutisble. The depart
ment does not permit the reshipment OF
goods in bonds from ports of delivery to
which they have been sent in bond from
ports of entry.
The shipment in bond to ports Of delivery
being only allowed for the purpose of with
drawal on the payment of duty at such ports-
THE ELGEE COTTON CASE.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The government
will move for new trial and stay Of judg-
ment in the Elgee cotton case. They have.
after ten years, unearthed proof that the cot
/ ton, lad IL II n
Withers, OF New York, and the Ames Brothers.
of st. Louis. The legitimate heirs of Elgee
would have received nothing under tho
judgment of the Supreme Court. Lawyers
without number have had contingent fees,
Butler among them.
| EORETAk NEWS.