The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-17
WASHINGTON.
The Right Of SearcI,,


WASHINGTON, May 1G.-As there i.
much comment In regard TO the proba
biliIy Of the Russian fleet now at New
York going TO sea for the purpose Of in.
tercepting vessels suspected Of having
arms and munitions Of war on board, II
may be proper to state that according Ia
our treaties with France, Russia, Brazil
Sweden, Netherlands, the United States
OF Columbia, Spain, Holland and several
other nations, examining vessels shall
remain out Of gun shot Of the vessel 10
be searched and send small boats to
board the vessel suspected. Proof with
respect 10 cargo must he certii.
Gates containing particulars Of cargo,
place sailed from, where bound, &C., but
the matches are not to be opened, nor any
packages unless the vessel Is brought
in here, and then in the presence Of
competent officers. The master OF any in.
spected vessel cannot be required to leave
his ship. Our treaties with Great Brit
ain and Russia are silent as to the whole
proceeding under the treaties with other
nations first mentioned. Everything is
left to depend on the honesty Of the ships
papers. Contraband may be beneath
every hatch, under guise Of hardware, on
maniiests, and cannot be examined except
by the vessels Of ofeither Great Britain or
Russia, which governments are not bound
by the treaties above cited.
THE WHISKY SUITS.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
modified somewhat hisdeCision for com.
promising in certain Chicago cases, the
full letter Of Sherman regarding which,
was published this morning, in which
modification the Secretary mentions that
il il not his intention TO preclude each of
these parties from submitting such offers
OF compromise as he may think best,
leaving each case to stand upon its pc.
culiar circumstances. In the meantime
it is the duty Of the Department to
press the claims to judgment and
to enforce judgment by the usual
process Of the courts. In all
other respects the letter TO Mr.. French
concerning the proposition for the com.
promise Of Hessing, Powell, Rush Dick.
A'''"" "iIu oelSlSi VI SlllCapO, III u certain
class Of whisky cases, remains as tele.
graphed yesterday. The decision of the
Secretary Of the Treasury in most whis.
ky cases will not be promulgated for two
or three days. The Secretary is await.
ing the arrival from Chicago OF two or
three briefs having some bearing on the
matter before the final decision will he
made by the Department.
THE POSTAL CARD BID.
Bids for furnishing postal cards to the
Government for four years, beginning the
first Of July next, were opened by the
Postmaster General to-day. Alternative
proposals were invited for either plain
or tinted cards, or both. The American
Prototype Company, Of New York, sub.
mitted the lowest bid, namely, G9.5G
cents per 1000 for plain cards, and 70 .l3
cents per 1000 for tinted cards. OF the
nineteen proposals only one is from the
West, that Of the Cincinnati Ga-eRe Co.
Bids range all the way up to Sll5l for
plain and lis! Tor tinted. The contract
will be awarded after the department
makes an inspection OF the bids and sam.
PIES and perhaps Of the manufacturing
establishments,