The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-29
WASHINGTON.
important instructions to the
District Attorney from
Internal Revenue
Once.
Judgments and Liabilities in the
Whisky Suits to be Enforced
Without Mercy.
Ex-Governor NOyes for the French
Mission ana rom Fletcher SUS.
for The Austrian.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-In the treaty
between the United States and Russia in
1854, the two parties recognized AS per-
manent and immutable the principle that
free ships make free goods. That is to
say, that effects or goods belonging TO
subjects or citizens OF power or state
at war are tree from clpture..or conflsca-
ton when found on board of neutral
vessels, with the exception OF articles
contraband OF war, ard that the prop
erty OF ncutrals on board an enemy 8
vessel Is not subject o.conilscatlon, unless
the same be contraband OF war. They
engage to apply these principles to
to the commerce and navigation OF all
such powers and states as shall concent
TO adopt them as permanent and immut-
able. The last treaty between the Uni
ted States and the Ottoman Empire, ne
gotiated in 1862, contains no such de-
clared principles.
TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT.
Owing to the death of Assistant Treas
urer Davis, at Cincinnati, Secretary
Sherman has sent Horace A. Whitney, OF
the treasurer's Office, and w. Il. Barnes,
of the office Of the secretary OF the treas
ury, to take charge OF the office there
until a new assistant treasurer is ap.
pointed.
THE APPOINTMENT MADE.
A. T.. Stern has been appointed assist
ant treasurer at Cincinnati, in place OF
Mr.. Davis, deceased.
DIVIDEND.
The comptroller of currency has de-
clared dividend of 20 per cent. in the
case OF the Fourth National Bank OF
Chicago.
RECALLED.
Senior Perez. resident minister from
Columbia, being recalled, to-day took
leave Of President Hayes.
NEW POsTNAsTERs.
The president has commissioned as
Iowa; G.. j. Thomas, Berlin, Wis; Cyrus
Hall, Shelbyville, III.
SILVER DISBURSEMENTS.
The treasury of the United States up
TO date has disbursed $50, 34i 900 silver
currency, of which amount SlS,O55,OOO
was in lieu OF fractional currencies, and
ST., 249, 900 tor currency Obligations.
There is on hand balance OF $500. 900.
INSTRUCTIONS TO DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
The following Is the full text Of the
letter OF the commissioner OF internal
revenue to certain district attorneys in
prominent Western cities on the sub
lect prosecutions of the whisky frauds:
m:-Ihis Office desires to call you
attention TO various suits and prosecu-
tons growing out OF the whisky frauds,
still remaining unfinished in YOUR dis
trict, and TO urge upon you to take such
steps as will secure the prompt enforce.
ment OF all Liabilities 10 the United States
In respect to such cases where property
has been seized and judgments not yet
obtained. Such should be pressed to
Judgment without further delay. The
same course should be taken in reference
TO liabilities upon bonds and criminal
prosecutions. There should be no I'M
ings to enforce the col.
lection OF judgments where
obtained. This Office expects that your
vigilance VIII be constantly exercised TO
guard the interest OF the government in
these cases, and that you will not con-
| slider that your duties are concluded
until the amounts OF the Judgment are
| collected, where collections are possible.
and the money paid into the registry of
the court and thence TO the treasury of
the United States. Ii deptors have made
conyeyances for The purpose OF conceal
ment aud to defeat the ends OF the gov
ernment, this office should be advised and
appropriate proceedings instituted un-
der bill OF discovery, or otherwise, and
II debtors known to have property out
side of your district. which can be
reached by the uuited States, appropri.
ate steps should be taken at once to reach
H. 1 would desire 10 be- informel of tha
progress made In these cases from time
to time until they are finally closed, and
when it can be OF any assistance in the
matter