, 1881-09-04

The following circulnr reluting to the action
to bc taken By Collectors Of Customs nsainst
protests flied against assessments OF autf "is
received by the Custom House authorities ut
this port yesterday:
TREASURY DErAnTMEST, WASHINGTON. Allg.
toms under Sec. :.g;l Of The Revised Statutes.
against tho rate amount OF duties :ssesseh
formal liquidation Of On entry. have bcsn e,i,
appeal To the Secretary OF the Ireasurs> Wnlen
tie same section requires prior tt, Il decision ty
the Treasury Department upon the CASE the
Department holds thur Il true construction OF
the law, under the decisions OF the courts, fe-
splires the Collector, upon receipt or such pro7
test to examine the grounds or the protest. anu,
il it br found that the PARTIES urc entftca 10 tnc
relief claimed therein, either under any decision
BOT the Treasury Department OF osner"lsG' @ ana
tiotl Of the entry should bo mAue "ithoit suomt-
linz, the case to tho Treasury Department.: Col
Ieciors OF Custolns will take action accordingly,
att1 the excess Of duties paid In such cases will
be repaid rs an excess of deposit y report VIII
be rnae 20 the department. ut tue close OF each
month, of all decisions Of new questions lnauc
on such feliqnit!ations III order thut me ne dc-
part1nent may give such instructions as viii Sc
cure uniformity ot action as tho Sarios na ports
DOCK NOTES.
The tug Ransom is going to Sturgeon bay
Tho pig propeller New York, or the Union
Line, lett last evening tor BuHnlo
The south wind prevailing yesterday greatly
Delayed the incoming fleet OF VESSELS
+. \ signal station has just been established at
L4tusc, with Joseph Bray rs observer.
Tho new tug @. 3. Green, Capt. Ed Napier's
new boat, will make her trial trip TOMORROW
Tho tug Annie l.. Smith towcd the schooner
Tom Rowland to this port yesterday from South
Chicago.
The schooners Orphan Roy Gnd Lucy ]. Clark
arc i'm the Chicago Dock Company S docks haE-
Ing their bottoms calkcu.
Capt. Fellows, OF Foscora, states that tho
wreck discovered oil Claybnaks Is that OF the
Daniel Lyons, sunk by collision about year
ago.
Some vessel Captains claim that sailors wages
are out Of ull proportion to the frei1hts oo-
tuincd; that it takes all vessel cun make to
pay them
The tug r. Davis will be sold ut Marshars sale
Mt Sheboysnn Monday, tn satisfy sixteen claims
for scatncn's wages and mortgages amounting
to about :3,o0
scnooncr Julia Willard from the beach near
FOR, Culbozne. The vessel went Oh lust full, Dtt
is said to t,c In good condition.
Cant. Edward Atnytham, one OF tho best
Of tho propeller .Araxes Friday. Capt. l.vnluu
Cook goes into a1r. kelderhouscs new ste:IH-
burgo X. ~ Fucker
The Captain Of the propeller Chauncy J. Hurl-
Skila.,alee, and Thunder hay were not blowl
during tho dense fog prevailing the past week.
aud that he c:lnle near running on the pencn On
account OF not knowing exuc1ly whero he was,
whereas. hatt the foy-whistics been blowing, al
danger would have been avoided. Other Cap
tains arriving mako the same colnplAint-
Capt. Ole Osmauson, owner and Master OF the
schooner Tennic s. Laurie hns instituted legal
proceedings ngntnst the tug Annie Schr1ver. or
Portage Lake. for Il claim Of SGD. Capt. Us.
manson alleges thnt the Schr|er ral h's vessel
hard aground on II sand bar while towing hGr
out, and refused to assist him In getting on
The cargo Of the Laurie had to be liehtered Mt q
considerable expense n,ld another tug employed
to reiense tho stranded craft. which not only.
delayed tno vessel tive days, but also Involved
the owner in considerable expense.
Nearly every person acquainted With Capt.
| t.Snndy" Brooks, Of the scnnoner Edward B'nkc,
has been ut Il loss to know Whit coilntry!slan
he WAS. \ grcat many Thought he xas MI ltal-
i'm, but It seems all were wrong. Yesterday IN
conversation with Capt. Mckay. the Snnertn-
teudcnt Of Bridges. he contlscntially told that
gentleman that be WIS North OF Ireland Irish
! man. "Dut, Cnptnfn." said Sandy, - was born
in Toronto. Canada. Don't give It AWAY. will
| you:" That settles the matter, rs Sandy" has
the reputation Of being like that famous nlon
| who, when a boy, owned a Ratchet, but could
| not tell q lie.