Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-13

contained the commission is at the usual
rates, but IN no case less than 215 per cent.
and brokerage, export duty, and all
other actual or usual charges for putting
up, preparing and packing for transpor
tatlon or shipment.
All charges of general character in
CURED IN the purchase of general invoice
snail be distributed pro rata among all
parts OF such invoice, and every part
thereof charged with duties based
on value, shall be advanced
according to its proportion, and all wines
or other articles paying specific duties by
grades, shall be graded and pay duty &C
cording to the actual value so determined.
Section 2,90S requires that all additions
made to entered value of merchandise for
charges, shall be regarded as part of the
actual value of such merchandise, and if
such addition shall exceed by 10 per cent.
the value declared in the entry, in addition
to the duties imposed by law, there shall be
collected duty of 20 per cent. on such
value.
Long combing or carpet woods are in
part excepted, with this exception, how
ever, the operation of these provisions
Is uniform and extends to all imported
goods on which duty is laid.
Section Ia, of the revenue act of June
y, 1874, makes these provisions still more
strict, by authorizing the collector, when
charges are omitted in the invoice, to
make his own estimate of demand and then
collect duty on twice that of the estimated
| amount. All of these provisions have
been caused to be law since the Sd of
March.
A BROKER SCARE
There was much excitement among the
brokers here to-day caused by the circula-
ton of report that Jay Gould was seri-
| ously i'll at Jacksonville, Fla, and that the
worst was feared. The uneasiness sub
| sided, however, upon the receipt of dis
patch from friend of Mr.. Gould's in New
York, conveying the intelligence that he
had just had message from Jacksonville,
signed by Mr.. Gould, stating that he was
in excellent health.
NO SUCCESSOR DETERMINED UPON.
Secretary Folger had long interview
with the president this afternoon in regard
to filling the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of United States Treasurer Gil
filtan. No person was determined upon
! for the position.
COTTON CLAIM SUIT.
In the court of claims to-day a iudg-
ment for $19,535 was rendered for the
claimant in the case of Stephens Duncan,
| executor-a suit against the! government
for cotton destroyed on the Mississippi
| river during the war of the rebellion.
| SUING TIE GOVERNMENT FOR FALSE IMPRIs-
ONMENT.
The chief of the secret service division
makes report to the secretary of the
treasury IN regard to the case of George
Albert Mason, notorious counterfeiter
recently released from prison, where he
| had served the greater part of term of
| twelve years, and who has made claim
against the government for $4,000 for
| false imprisonment. He made the claim
as British subject through the British
minister, and it was referred by the secre-
tary of state to the treasury department.
| The chief of the secret division makes
a strong argument against allowing the
| claim, which, he says, is based upon an en-
tire misrepresentation of facts, and with
out justice or equity.
THR MADAGASCAR AMBASSADORS.
1t is understood that the Malagasy am
bassadors will visit the state department
| officially tomorrow, and have conference
with the secretary of the state upon the
subject of expenditure in the exchange
| treaty Publications. In accordance
with the wishes of the government
of Madagascar it was stipG-
lated in the treaty, recently
concluded, that the exchange Publications
| take place in Madagascar. AS, however,
this exchange is a mere formality, the
Malagasy ambassador desires to waive the
stipulation and have the exchange ratif-
cation to take place at once in Wash
ington.
Justice Miller of the United States su-
preme court, was slightly indisposed to-
day, and did not occupy his seat upon the
bench.