New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SITES FOR TIE WORLDS FAIR.

ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF HOLDING The INTIR-
NATIONAL EXHIBITION At INwooD AND ASTORIA
The Connrttec on Sites for the International
Exhibition in 1853 met yesterday at No. o.
Broadway 10 listen TO arguments in favor of several
proposed sites. Egbert H. Nlele appeared IN Dciiail
of persons Interested in having the worlds ar
held at lnwoOd. The ground offered Tor the eA-
lnMtion he SAID was historic. rs it was the place
where the British forces were gathered IN i'I0
preceding the de'pcTato ngnt on tne cnasc
il was contiguous to the Hudson and Harlem
Rivers and was in direct communication with an
the nei OF railroads leading out OF the city. III
comurised an inca OF over 200 ncres OF picturesque
ground susceptible of landscape ornaInehtilioh'
The boundaries Of the site were luwOoG-aNc''
Eingshridgr road. and the proposed sup canal 70
the Hudson River. lie stated that any snip
could he brought to the pier in the Hudson River
NJ the foot oi lnvOcd- ave-, which was only lew
hundred feet from the site Joseph Potter also
smoke i'm favor OF the site. and sad That tne ohlN
objection was its distance from the clty, but ne
though the elevated railroads would afford quick
and Gmpc carrying facilities. 1t could he oOtaHled
he said. free Oi cost
Dr. Rancy proposed site in Astoria, ono and
thrrc-uuaEtcrs miles long and one and hall miles
wide. Ii contained an area OF 2,Ooo acres Whlch
he thought could be secured Tor very niue money
The special advantages he claimed i0r the ste WcIe
its great space, It's ready adaptation 10 NE uses vi
an exhibition, its sanitary features ond us acccs-
nosed bridga across Blackwells Island. which
would connect with the elevated raj roads, would
he finished in time for the fair. 1t was only niue
and quarter miles from the Pennsylvania ana
other railroads Jersey tIty, ara inc HIOub'in
could be reached by boat. giving view OF the
barbOr and shipping in the two rivers and bay.
A letter read from Cephas Braincrd. asking TO
he heard in favsr OF site which would extend
from One Observation-Disclosures TO One hundred
snd-twcnty- sccond-st., and from Flfth-aVe. 10
Eighth-avc. c.,
Park which, he thought the citizens of tho metrop-
oils would agree TO- a.. ...
Samuel A. Haines chairman OF the committee,
sad that the members were anxious To get the oest
site that could be found. lie announced that on
Tuesday the Mayor of Brooklyn would present an
argument for holding Che exhibition III irospect
Park Mr. IIaincs stated that the committee was
DESTROYS OF having all The arguments presented by
"Wednesday, 40 that 1t could examine ali the pro
posed sites and report In favor OF the best one
Lawson n. Fuller then spoke in behalf OF
those Interested in the site at Washington Heights.
DUTIES on WEARING APPAREL.
COLLECTOR MERRITT's VIEWS on THE RECENT YER
DICT AGAINST HIM IN THE SUIT BROUGHT BY
WILLIAM ASTOR.
verdict was given III the United States Circuit
Court recently in the suit of William Astor against
Collector Merritt for the recovery of duties lald
upon wearing apparel brought TO this country by
Mr.. Astor and members OF HIS family on theT re-
turn from Europe RI SIS. The lury rendered q
verdict for Mr. Aston for S737 and interest, the
amount claimed by him being $3.50. The case Is
to he carried to the Supreme Court.
Referring to the suit and the circumstances that
led TO it, Collector Merritt SAID yesterday: The
verdict in this case has been misunderstood by
many persons; it was virtually ylndlcatOn OF
tins department. i he ClrChIiHldlI'tS VI ti'
were as follows: Shortly before the arrival of Mt
Astor and his family, his attorney applied to me
for permission TO have their baggage passed Tree
of duty lie was informed that the usual eXamlna-
tion must be made to determine whether the
articles were old, and whether they were
therefore subject TO duty or free. Mr.. Astors at
torncy claimed, in reply that personal elects new
or old, were free FROM duty under the law. ana ne
proposed TO make this test ease. On Mr.. Astors
arrival baggage declarations were made by sew
cral members of his family, and no claim Was
made that tie articles had sheen IN actual use. IN
the examination that made, those articles
were selected that in the judgment OF tine ex-
amuers had not been worn, and after APPRAISAL
dutirs on them were tXaccd TO the amount OF about
81 $40 The duties were paid under protest and an
appeal 70 the Treasury Department at W Washington
was made. Upon full r,ports of the case the
Secretary Of the Treasury sustained The action OF
the Collector. Mr.. Aston WAS referred 10 the courts
for the relief TO which he thought himself entitled
Shit was brought 10 recover the amount OF the
duties paid and the Court sustained the practice,
ne articles of wearing apparel bought abroad by
tourists. rhe juTY found, however, that certain
by abOutS 700 oi the duties pad,
had been in actual use, and Il gave Judgment. ac-
CordingE. in Mr.. Ast9rs favor. II d. had been
claimed on arrival that part OF The articles had
been in actual use, the claim would have been
recognized in this Office hui 10 such clam was
made The suit was brought on the general
ground that all articles bought for personal use
known to the jury that all claims for exemption
on account of usr had been waived u Is doubtful
whether a verdict Tor the plaintiff Iould have been
rendered.
AN ABANDONED SCHOONER PICKED Up.