New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-10
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
A TREASURY ORDER AS TO SPIRITS INCREASING
IN PROOF.
WASHING rOy. Monday, Aug. q. 1879.

WASHINGTON, Monday, Aug. .. 1873.
The following circular, concerning distilled
spirits when have increased IN proof while in warehouse
has been issued from the Treasury Department:
IL has come the knowledge Of this Office that In some
portions the country there are distilled spirits now
stored in private warehouses which. in consequence 81
the uniformly dry amosphere and warm temperature OF
said ,relouses materially increased IN PROOF
to subject scn spirits to seizure II put upon the mar
this change WIZ NOS take place IN paes.ges when nave
spirits the dister thereof may where tax has
pad tine original remove such spirits RON
warehouse TO ms wholesale liquor dealers premises
and rlssre the packages marking branding, aud
stamping tho new packages as provided on page o.
III the presence Of the United gager. reduce such
spirits their original proof by the addition OF distilled
water Of the quantity Iscertainsd by such gausrr to
Will '1 not be allowed to i iii the package.
above the quantity that the natural outs
weud indicate should he contained in each pacAage
will he be allowed to mix any other spirits with that
in the original package or u MI one package from honer
OF lot Spirits reduced IN proof ss above Pro-
vdcd. may he placed upon the market IN the original
package bearing the original harAs stamps ahd Dians.
IL the owner wishes 10 Remove spirits o ns cnaf1cer
from one p.rt OF as.c 70 ta paa q, IN s viii
noCy the Collector Of the district OF tho fact
giving the number OF packages the marss and brands
thereon ana tle ochtloh Oh the W..osac iuo
establishments To which such spii are to be removed
protect such spirits from seizure during their transit
In removal IL made from one collection district
another tine collector OF tine district from when lhe
spirits shipped will notify the collector of the district
which the spirits To be giving the number
packages the marx, and brands thereon the name or
owner the which said spirits Ia pass. and
cOnsixned The collector OF the district IN which
such spirits received, viii allow them ts pass ~ the
esiabis the wholesale liquor dea.er TO whom
they are conslenet- d. d. PRATT, COninisslohor'
A SINGULAR CLAIM TO LAND IN THE HEART OF
CHICAGO.
By an act of Congress- of 1872, the Circuit
Court OF the United states for California directed to
adiudcse the claim OF Thomas B. Valentine for land in
senona County, claimed under a Mexican grant and
known the Rs 10 Arroyo de San Antonio II the de-
cree Of tue Court IN his favor IL provided that
1t should not affect any adverse right title to the
laad but thereof the claimant his legal repre-
scnatives should be allowed patents for equal guam
tity Of tho unoccupied and unapproprated public
lands Of tie United States, not mineral, etc.
Under this act decree made Ia Mr. Valen-
tines favor aud land scrip was issued, ssme OF
which has been sold low s12 an acre Among the
OF this scrip Is the firm Of Britton, Gray
Drummond OF tis city. The third member OF the firm
was the of the General Land Onlce.
Nece received the Interior department to-day
they had entered of It Land In the heart of
the City Of Chicago. Tie entry is made In the same
range with the old Fort Dearborn military reservation,
and is supposed OF the lands occupied
by the Illinois Central Railroad Company Formerly the
Lake shore extended nearly or quite to the mssry res
ervation tract OF land has been formed 10 the
east 1t by Naturally land formed Ike TINS
would be cOnsercd part OF that 10 which II joined Dut
it that Government survey "a the new land WAS
MAIZE, which did not extend up 10 the reserVatloh
mat that strip lying between may come
under DESIGNATION OF legally unOccuped and unappro-
prhs1 lands. At rate, TINS entry ~ likely " give
u long ana very interesting lea! contest