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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-27
NEW ORLEANS MONDAY, AUGUST 27s 1s77-TR1PI4E SHEET
IF September to consider "the condition Of the

of September to consider "the condition Of the
county
An election for mayor and two aldermen Is
to be held in Corpus Christi on tho 25tb Inst.
Nineteen bales Of now cotton had been re-
ceved in BRENNAN on Friday, the nth inst.
The sheriff of Hill county captured eight
thieves and sixty head of horses at one haul.
On Saturday night last, at Sherman, q
Greenbaek club was organized in the Grange
warehouse
The Bell county fair commences on the I'd
Of October and lasts four days. The Bolton
Journal says II will be- o grand affair.
A negro girl, about. eighteen years old, IN
the employ Of Mr. Mullstt Ia Harris. cotn-
few days since and she is now singing sweet
songs with the spirits OF another world.
| Sherman and Denison are always fighting
one another. They both wanted the first bale
Of cotton this year and both wore determined
| q pretended to be to pay fOr IT. Friday
| Mr.. Caddeil, q farmer from Denton county,
carried the first bale. OF cotton to Sherman
where he was offered. all told. S1e7 for his
cotton. He heard that Denison was in the
| market for the first bale, and believing that
| he could get more in the 'Tnfant Wonder
gava Sherfnan the cold shoulder and went
there. On his arrival. still believing IN the
| liberality Of Denison, hs put his bale UP ut
auction and sold 1t for $66. thereby losing
$loi by his greed of gain. The first bale
tttte. Wtlus SOiu II ioh9t thha'i, Dehg fIisSo w
| q. w. Burnett, Of Cooke county, for S75, and
was shipped to st. Louis. This Is ths Sher-
| man version of the case.
Wills Point and Canton, both towns iii Van
Iandt county, are not only ut daggets' points,
but II is snid are actually preparing for war,
| one against another. Somo time ago an cleo
tion was held in that county for ths location
of the county site. and Canton. the then eouh-
| ty capital, md Wills Point wete the contest
ants. The county Judge decided tllt Wills
Point won the day ind the records Of the
county were removed there. The Canton
people were greatly incsnsed and they have
been making d fuss about 1t ever since. The
| report was rife at Wills Point ON Wednesday
that tho people Of Canton were nrtning them
selves with Che intention Of marching on Wills
Point and taking away the records by force.
This put the Wills Point people into blaze Of
excitement and volunteers were fast being
enlisted 10 defend those precious archives to
the death
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FIRE.

~ aboat isn minutes 10 2 o'ateek snDdsy nark
ing fire broke ont id biie cottake hoas0 hp IA
UfgnliDeg sbrost, between Claiborne aud Der~
bigny. This property, which was owed ard oe-
supied by ,Mra. Lonis Brnith as variety stare,
wss totally destroyed. The property wag its-
srrsd in tbs Peoples IDsursnee Cornpaay 1or
500, arld tho stoch Ia tfts store for $50.
The haraeB then communicate to The sGJga-
ing bonsa, 40, $50 Ur4 aiines street, and ii. Hee
destroyed. II w6s ownod by Madame 9asf Rrss6
ana occupied by Madame gInon. What!lef ito
house was iBsufsd OF not could not bo gaJ5Is
taissd.
The canas N tho FIRE ID unknown. The afasta
was turned Ia frOm boz $50, corner OF Bsyou
Road aud Claiborne streets.
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opfNtoa or THE ATTORNEY GENERAL,
and also apply that rule to he case n question.
Very respectfully, II. y. MegOHMIJE,
Acting Secretary.
Collector of Customs, New York

DRIED MEXICAN PEPPERS, UraaoUFD- DuTY ows
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. July IA, 1877.
.Sb'-The department 10 In receipt oil your letter
o. the "a nit" submitting the appeal (a552e, OF
Mesers. Paul Gelp 4 Bro. from your sssessinsnt
OF duty at the rate Of five cents per pound on
certain dried sweet pepper imported by Them psr
mTY 0F Mgxfoo.
May tG, 1877; the appellants olsiraine TO enter
the Same st the rate OF ten per cent at vaorem,
~ vegetables not otherwise provided for."
The article In question, ID appears, In large
bell shaped snp dried rod pepper peculiar TO
Mexico. and is used exelusiv for H.g6ring nnd
coloring prepared dishes OF meat or vegetables.
From an examination Of tho sample submitted,
the department 10 VI opiBion iHst tho pepper Ii
liable to duty at the rate Of i've cents pyr pound,
by assimilation 10
RED On CAYENNE PEPPER"
under the provision therefor In schedule /, sec.
tion 1904. Revised Statutes.
Your assessment of dnty thereon at that ratio Il,
hereby affirmed. Respectfully,
by order: II. n. FRENCH,
Assistant seerstar7.
Collector Of Cnstoms. Hew Orleans. Ia.
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THE INDIANS.
Thcy Attack Party of Miners Near
Ipnalw wOnH.

Especial 10 he Democrnt
DrADwooD, u. T., VIA CHEYENNE. Aug.
%. "A party of twenty persons, who left here
about two weeks ago for the Little Missouri
river, returned to-day with the report that
last Tuesday evening purity discovered In
dians close to them; they selected high
ground and dug rifle pits. They hnd been
digging these about twenty minutes when
nearly five hundred Indinas appeared on the
bluif opposite, about four hundred yards off.
and commenced firing upon them. A fight
cnsucd, which lasted nearly four hours.
Thomas Carr. Quartz Recorder Of tho Dead
wood Mining District, wns shot through the
head and killed: twenty-seven horses be-
longing 10 tho miners were also killed. After
dark the Indians Withdrew and the miners
escaped, being obliged to walk q hundred and
fifty miles 10 reach this city
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THE WE sTslEgs YESTERDAY.

The following is tho temperature" at the
various points named rs reported by the
Signal Service kilograms furnished by Ser
geant Brown, OF the Signal Bureau, and indi-
eating the state OF the temperature at the
points named, at 8 p. IN. yesterday:
Cairo S5 degrees, Cincinnati So, Galveston
90, Keokuk SO, LaCrosse SO, Leavenworth So,
Louisville IS, Memphis SO, Nashville 81,
Omaha 81, Pittsburg s6, Shreveport 90, st.
Louis Sc, st. Paul s5, Vicksburg 49, Yankton
I'D. Tl n, Augusta (Ga,) 81, Corscana TEX
95, Mobile 80. Montgomery 81. Savannah 50,
New Orleans 80, and Key West 8S.
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short Items.

George Cooley, steambostmaD, vii no doabt
have to lay mp trio, ae he is now IN limbo.
charged by jennie jackson with assault sra hal
terry on little boy named John Pfsnnei ard b.
the officer who ran him ia with carrying cGn-
cealed wespon, to wit: a brass knnskale.
Twenty-six dogs were poisoned Saturday night
by the police.
Jerry Weld wood went for Mary Martin viii
club, ana she had him locked up ip the Ceag41
Station on charge Of assault.
At half past 8 O'Clock last night yont!i fill
asleep near the car track on Espianads street.
and he was struck by the wheels of ono og the
ears OF the Bayou Road or Rampant street lipe.
which broke his right arm. The unfortunate Isd
was taken 10 his resiGence, 10. Union street
l. is alleged that tha entertai nment givan Ly
the Louisiana Social Club at sne Oakland Eidigg
Park yesterday was characterized by drunken
broils, free hghta End bgoksn eads. Two tn th9
picniebsfs found a re8aing place in the Central
station,
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gseyities.

An sgreesble feature OF the entsrtainmsrs agen
ut the Lake by tho Cresseat Grsys sas,stle
night, wos the cannon firing By Gns 1Ibsfs I 10
Washington Artillery. who kindly y0l8utf Ara3s
thsir SERVICES, receiving there2er the hsaftEsst
thanks of tie orey5 and theiT guosso.
We arc indebsed to The Louisiaua s0e5si GLIB
for sereuade yesterday morning wFiiA oB tfsi T.
way to their soiree dansante at Oakland Pszk.
The judges Of gai urdays boat race betgeeu
Musaroye aud Dallas, have decided 10 faVa tic
race 10 the latter.
The Fenians and Brutsers had nnstcfi 0arua 40
the head Of Gir9d street, resulting ia Ncp9ry
Tor the former by Bcore Of o to !.
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ORLEANS ARTHhLEaY.

Yesterday number Of mtnbars Of The Kagi,
ment OF Orleans Artillery, under coran and of
Capt. A. samboa, of the Fifth Company, made an
excursion to Bay st. Louis. The party stopped
at tho house OF Mesars. Mont g. Cautoni, who
entertained them in fine style. Afsr breakfast
they began to practice with Springfield army
flsB at 200 yards; the target was placedson the
wharf OF the bstssr-souse opposite tho hotel. We
give below tho scores made. Private L. Duffy
made the best shot and won the silver cup, which
was presented to him by the Hon. Angus g ct.
Tual1, Mayor OF Bay st. Louis, who showed great
attention to tho oboyy:
OFFICIAL SCORES FOR SILVER cUP--DIsTAScE 200
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sa,ats peYal,

Among Tbs many changes to saks pIaos essa
th grand bouIays I'd 'ls,sae will be more srik-
ing ana s0ogs indicative 81 tbs good time 10 cezgo
than the swayipg 70 10 bseezs t1e banners d t.e
grand ''P2laie aosal." Cur enserprialng fraad
Levy, wh6 has f5r go rnsnY ysers been ttl9 foya-
ar propriator CT tbs dollar store, No. 1S1 CsB4I
street, BE- nas 10 have had Lis faith shaken T. ~
publican institutions ard tdeaa, aad ts da.az~
mined, with one fen swoop, to ooitarase Y
name Of 6ollar store forever. Ho is making grFs-
ar&tions fsr the opening Of this elegant @ca etE
geous establishment, and nothing Fiil be sEsSea
in making it the raost attractive 0l&ce IA IA
Southern e3ratry. La7ys eo'ia- stoEs Is k7e41
throughoE.s the whois Soutn, sad it lt4a o4f
known for its prompsness IN fling or4ess ea3
the polite attention Of the eisra9, aoa the p3~se
get every ring, 50 viii TIA Falsia Royal vag
into popolar Iagor, 6Jr Ut vii 2ee IN tne sHs
and gilded eigrs tbG5 &re 20 s5arn ths bg3.15
evidences Of 3 nsw sra, q pTospeFity wa5a4
have I'nged for 6z.s ns7eF a1pecsed eEf4 shs
pressns lme.
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LOUISIANA HOSE AT BILOXI.

Tho boys Of Louisiana Hose Fire Con1psny of
our city have been sojeurnog at Biloxi since
Saturday, last at that popular caravanserie, the
Orleans House, Of which those GENIAL gentlemen,
Messrs. Valerie & Dressel, are the prop.ietors
The boys we saw yesterday were enjoying them
selves hugely, and target practice and aquatic
sports we're the order of the day. With the rife
r. H. Benners and President Madden made some
remarkable scores. e bounteous feast was spread
and ball given, in which the ladies' OF Biloxi
parti ipated. The excursion was an ensire
SUCCESS,
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At quhte past O'Clock last night, after neariy
D half dozen slsrms bad been sounded from tie
City Hall, IL Was discovered that FIRE hal brolen
out in The Fourth District. The fire originated
ID the double story frame cottage at tLe otTa
nfr OF Fourth and Chippewa streets, atd totally
destroyed IL. This properly, mhich was ownsti
by Mr. anst. Fost, wss occupied rsspgctiyeiY ~
Mr.. u. ". Abdry hud Widov Grace.
Vino her there was soy insuranco on the housfl
Or not conid not be ae0srtsinsd. There was ~
iHspreBce other Oh Widow Gracg's or Nj. N.
dEys iurDtture. Tho fiAnpse then 6ondntnie At.a
aud Destroyed the Que story fFame builAiuR,
Owned sad occupied ~ grocery by Mr. OaIA-
ban. Whether ibis troDertg Was insure er l41k
could not ho learned. The total loss is esiin,assa
at f5yUv.
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Thc assaawnod stage pgsbhea Again

Especial to tile Dgmoerat,l
CAN'T RonNsoN, Neb., Aug M.--The Sid
ney coneh from Deadwood was stopped last
night at Buffalo Gap by five road agents who
fired into Tho coach before word was given to
halt Ed. Cook, Division Superintendent oi
Tho stage line, was shot through tho ear. The
robbers secured Bl2 out of about $1,000, In the
possession OF tho passengers. One passenger
obeying an order 10 throw up his hands,
threw up $500 with them. and IL being dark,
Ill was not noticed by the robbers.
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Arrest Of q s.urg;nr.

Al ten minutes past % o'clock Saturday night
negro framed Wf1, Bntfsr was arrested ~ Eis
cornsr oT sl9rt aud Iimpie streets. and lJehad np
In tho snb.9e7anlh statien, ehafRed by eDo II.
DDpp With ha7ing on The night OF tho z31 IT.,
entered his shop Oh t,e Labarrs road, paftsh 81
JeffsrsoD, Gud stolen g. 10, Of eArpoDtet's te0la,
gaiu3d ~ siz. a portion o. LlIe sgoi6n pr1pJfty
was In the possession OF the seenssd when lie Vic
arrested, which was identified BY Mr. Dopp ~ b
portion ol his property.
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FR0GW1aH.
.sules Tsifraut Wins Annt.,er Prize.

Quite q large attendancs gathered at the Ores.
cent City Ride Park Yesterday. some as spectators
and Others AZ parl ipstors IN the contest for the
smiiitary badge
Mr. I. @. MeQ7ithy and Dr. Y Maidstone, the
latter with 30 lard r.la, mada fine scores at
long range.
Tie club having of red military badge for
the higkSat score, quite I,vey contest took
piace, With fhe fol wing militarv orgsnizafi7ns
part, ,plting, aad NJ. jules Pilfaut, Of Battery
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Total to Southern States. ..... Is, ,3S1, 1888
The donations to Northern States have been
Total to Northern States

Treasury made to the Senate January T. 1874,
It is shown that from 1889 to 1878 the appro-
prriations OF money in aid of the construction
0f ,wagon-roads, railroads and canals were as
follows:
For the sixteen Southern and
:, border States ................ s6,9s1, 1882 80
For the Northern States and Tor
rltories. ..................,..... 97,o25, ,762 10
During the same period the Secretary's re-
dlsproportion was nearly as great, being
Sll, l,6l2,0S6 56 for the border and Southern
States, against SIC, ,s59, coo 50 for the Northern
States and Territories
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Especial 10 the DemeerAtl
CINCINNATI, Aug, 2G.-A special from Go.
lumbua 10 the Gdsafie says in reference to
the Westerville postotiice row Gen. Cogge-
shall died in foreign land, and loft his widow
In Strengthened circumstances to educate het
chiltlrcn. She moved to Westerville, and was
ms much a citizen as the oldest resident. II
the warfare against her Is maintained there
may be Indignation meetings elsewhere
aimed at Westervtle
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An Independent Drmocratic Candidate
In Virginia.
fSnecial 10 tho Democrat

lSnecial to tho Democrat
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.--The Republicans OF
Virginia have declined to nominate State
ticket, but there is sentiment in'many parts of
tho State in favor Of I'M independent candidate
for Governor on tho dcbt issue, to bolt the
regular Democratic nomination. and Judge
Staples, Of the Supreme Court, is spoken Of as
u probable candidate Of this faction
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Ropeson ana the Natlenal Republican.

I5FFVIHI ~ UTE IIFfHEtVTU',I
WASHINGTON, Aug. 90 Secretary Robe
son says in regard to the alleged connection
with the National Republican, that he has not
now, never had, and never expects to have,
and has no desire to havo any relation with
or any control over that paper; that his only
connection with it is that he has loaned money
to the proprietor and taken his property as
security for debt.
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Last evening John Maihero, aged eighteen
years, whiie bathing in ths river two miles ard
a half below Algiers, divsd from the head ~ .
pie and did not rise sg@in. As it was ysfy sbai~
low water IL il supposed that hts hssd ef1e1. III
The mud.
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The Assassins Of Carrie Anderson.

INHf5VIFF
MADISON, Ind, August 26-The feeling
against the assassns of Carrie Anderson,
who were in jail Mt Carrolton awaiting trial.
grew so strong that the prisoners were taken
to Louisville for safe-keeping until the No
vember term of the Carroll Circuit Court.
The accused are Joseph Meyerick, Sheriff, J.
M. Sullinger, Ed. Thompson, Chas. Gardner
and Julius Petit.
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CalGgEif IT List.

Anthony o'Routke, Who stabb he orgar-
grinder on the 10th Of Juiv, and who vas walking
aroued town waile the court officers og Jadee
Smiths court Were leoAing for him, a. arrested
by Officer Hurst Of ttue Six h Pre- net, and
locked Up in the Sixth Station.
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ADDITIONAL DUrY-wngs Accausso.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. July u, 1871

ar-Ihe department. My received your iesteI
Of The 26 h utimo. in The matter u the appIiaa-
ton of aiessrs. King, Briggs & 90. for relief
from additional d1ty assegsed under section 2900
o. the Revised Statutes, esrtain grass-honk4,
Imported by them per ''WyomiDg,' AnriI Is, 1877
Tie facts in tais case, exhibited by the cor
rep ,ndence, are that fubssqlen5 10 the entry
ann -ppraiaal OF the merchandise by the ab-
praiser, the importers voluntarily presented in
lormRtion showing thatths entered ind appraised
vaine was less bg 10 per ogutum than 1t should
have BEEN and
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RpGy Found.

The body of OseLr Drew, the negro boz who
was drowned ut eclock saturday, w4s foupd
fl ating in the river a. o'alock Su lday morning,
between Austerii'z aud General Tasl l,r sirsets
The coroner wa notified
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which contains The folIowing:s

"fLo aforesaid taxpayers ars alro n0liff9d that
after the expiration ofAiirtY dgvs from date dur
ing which delay there VIII bJ tttro0 publications
hereof p tho ofiiGiai i1nfnsl OF the city. pt0rlpt
and summary proceedings will b0 taken, aggord.
ing 10 law, In tho Third, Fourth. Fiftt sid Bi&bh
District g urts fOr the parish oF Orleans, holding
tbsir sesst0nh in sdd clfy OF Now OrieRds."
Il would sppoat from this thhb tho suits aH@inat
delinquent taxpayers are not TO ho instituted be-.
fore septembgr 4, 1877.
We may ad1, by the way, that Tho clerks of tho
district courts mentioned bavo already mate tbs
necessary p.epafa'ioaB to receive thago suits
from tho CITY, which viii be entered ou s0psrato
d ckets from The ordinary onos kept in tho courts.
We have received couple of communications,
regarding ba nuusber Of m1n.hs Of the pfpseBt
year tor which Tho city will pay salaries, bills, etc.
II CASH.
One Of these communications asks whe her IL IL
true that tho Administrators will be abie 70 ray
cash for every month Of tn yenr.
Both communications came IL too lsts on Sat-
urdGy permit MS TO mske tho necessary inquiry
al the Cisy HDll.
We don t, hlwever, that every mouth will be
paid for in cash, aud We must hesitxte Ia saving
that even Sept mber will be caBhed. Is all do.
pendB upon the amount OF taxes and LICENCES that
will be collected during the rsmalud.f Of the
ygar.
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MUNICIPAL. saAgTEss.
A Mistake COMMUNICATING HEaHy Months
WIN the City Pay In ea.lsY

On Sunday . city paper made the hnn6nHee-
msnt that suits would be entered today againHt
tax deimquents, in tho detiiot courts Jesie-
mated by law Tor tho purpose. Whether tho publ
cation was made through y misunderstanding
OF The informant Ut the reporter, or whether tho
Informant himself was mistaken. We afs unsblo
TO say. In fac wo have not taken The trouble 10
ascertain, siuoo We had tho record before Az to
co4tradiet tho publication. The ta6 list pub
lishbd officially Ia tho DEmocuAr oH 5atsudny
Aagaa 4. 1877, s prefaosd by
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The Alabama Town and Land Asso-
citation Of Chicago has bougat 100. 900
aces Of land IN CulIman county, Ala
bana.
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NORTH AND SOUTH.
The Assistance Given by the General
Government to the Two sections.

From the report of the Commissioner of
the General Land Office tappears that the
Southern States have received the following
donations OF land for the purposes Of internal
improvements:
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The coiored men Of New Jeree- ara 70
hold q delesa.e convention IL SE.aee-
ron, on Wednesday,
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IsrosrAaT TREASURY DECISIONS.
In which the Department Places Its Com
structiOn Upon Various Acts Of
Congress-

The following ars some OF the late decisions Of
the Treasury Department upon the construction
10 be given TO acts Of Congress relating TO the
t,riff, navigation and oiher subjects,
NECKLACES or BEADS AND INVITATIONS or JEWEL
nY-DUTF ON.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July 8, 1877.
Si,-The Department Ia In receipt Of your let
ter, dated the I'd inst, transmitting the appeal
t4is0e) Of Conway Bros. from yonf decision as.
81 ssiDg duty ~ the rste OF fifty per cent and ot
forty per cent ad vsloren respectively, ON certain
iswelry, so called, imported per PsBDsylvaba,
March 6, 1877, which The importers claim is dnti.
able nj the rate Of twenty FIVE per ctnt ad
valoram. Tho samples show that portion ol
the merchandise consists 6f necklaces
AND OTHER PERSONAL ORNAMENTS
made with beads tuot ambsr), datisble at the
rate Of fifty per cent ad vaorefn. under the provi-
sion Ia schedule M, for sia beads aud bead orHs-
mentH Except amber."
Your decision thereon is therefore affirmed.
With regard TO the other portion which, NJ the
samples Indicate consists Of brsastpins aud ear
rings, composed Of limitations OF precious stones
(rubes and pssrIs) set ia brass or other base.
metal, the Department. holds that duties should
bs assessed thereon Mt the rate OF thirty per cent
nd vaorem, under the provisi N 10 schedule NJ,
for 20 mp9sitioDs gf lass or paste, when SGT,
such composition
BEING THE LEADING FEATURE
OF tho articles in question, and snch provision
cons itusing an exception to tbs provisions OIL the
tariff relating TO jswelry.
The ruling in this case will aiso apply to the
entry Of certain neeksees aud ssstpins and car
rings covered Nv tho appeal (42j4 81 Of the same
importers, per Lord Oiiye," November 25, 1876,
transmitted by you on the gsh alt, and stated by
yon 10 embrace goods Of Ii 10 character 10 those
above described.
Tho entries will bs reIi1uifatsd accordingly
dutes be assessed up9u Tbs bead ofnam MS at
the rate of 80 per cent ad yalorem; and upGs the
RESIDUE OF THE IapoRfAT1oSs,
consisting of Compositions of glass or paste,
when sol" NJ the rate uf sD per cent I'D veI0rem,
and In the case ~ both appeals sbpys mentioned,
the exeess of duties collected III aBy, bs refunded
10 the inDof ers i'll ihe asnal rnapner.
Very respectfully, II. q. MCCORMICK,
Acting sscretary.
Collector Of Customs. ptiisdelpbia, Pa.
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Bug yoar bnggies and carriages from L. T
Ma tGnx, 50 CAroade!et street, near corner Gre
vie,
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ooIleetor Of Ouelotne. ..rtiladelphia, pa.


TnEAsuRf UEphHf6tgHT, June 15, 1877.
lg3.-- The Department III receipt 6f youf ist4
ter ef tho 23d utimo, transmitting the appeals
cember 2G, 1876 (44lDe. Arnold, nnnatabe 4 Co..
por Dehblgshifs| March II, 1877; and l4410e J
4. 4. yandno & Co., per "5ophia," Dec mbsr
&c. 1916, from your deaisioH assessing dntY ~
certain mstGhsndise invpieed ID Unifed statoB
silver trade d5llar by estimating saob dollars a.
100 GentB emGh.
Tha Importers claim that tho silver irsiesitol-
lnr IL Deprecated currency, but tltis eisiBl
eAHEor III ALbowep,
aud tie Department sftirms sonE decia'ou.
Very respectfully,
by ordef: II Il. FhE sCH, AssiE,snb dcefetnty.
Collector Of Customs, Now York,