Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-11
Minear's Testimony in the
Star Route Case.
A spARRiKe ENTERTAINMENT BETWEEN
MITcHrll AND clEARY.
The Water at the 0oldsboro Gre
vase Reduced.

The Water at the 0oldsboro Gre
vase Reduced.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
WAsHINGToN, April 10.-In the United
States Supreme Court to-day . decision
was rendered in an interesting customs
case, involving less than 81, and brought
here on q writ OF error from the Circuit
Court Of Wisconsin. The case is entitled
Magdalena Won Cothauzen against join
Cazeco, the Collector, and Henry @.
Payne, the Postmaster Of Milwaukee, and
arose out Of the following facts: In 1877
Mrs. Won Cothauzen received by mail
through the Milwaukee Postofice a sealed
envelop containing a small knit shawl,
sent to her by her daughter-in-law in Ger
many as Q token OF affection. The envelop
was duly registered and bore an indorse-
ment stating the value of its contents.
Mrs. Won Cothauzen opened the envelop in
the Collector OF Customs presence. aud
no attempt was made to evade the pay.
ment Of the proper duty, or to conceal
the contents. The Collector refused the
proffered duty, seized the shawl n con-
fiscsted it al struggled goods, and in
formed Mrs. Won Cothauzen that she could
petition the Secretary Of the Treasury for
leave to pay the duty and take the shawl,
and the extreme penalty OF the law would
probably be RENTED. She, however, de-
clined to pursue the course suggested, and
brought suit against the Collector and
Postmaster for an unlawful conversion OF
property. In the first trial the jury con-
sidered the above facts, and judgment was
entered for the defendants, on the ground
that they acted strictly within the line OF
their Official duty. An appeal was taken
to the United States Supreme Court.
Justice Miller rendered his decision as
follows: It was Z violation Of the law to
introduce dutiable articles ct all in this
manner by mail, and articles 30 intro
| duced are liable to seizure. We think that
| in making the seizure the defendants only
| did their duty, and, whatever the hard
ships to the plaintiff, they are not liable to
this action on the facts found In the YER
dict Of. the jury.
Minear's Testimony.
WASHINGTON. April 10.-In the Star
ss m....sss
tne VA csi'so' no .ss..n
that Dorsey was = member Of the Rail-
road Commission, and In the course Of bis
inspection OF the Northern Pacific Rail-
road no was impresssd NH tae gloomy
notions Of me possipil,.es o. 1as.osn
vreson. witness s.oneno a' h. .dds I hpon
~ n SI too bicb. One 81 them had been
reduced s., 600 by his suggestion, and the
contractors kst more thar that sum from
tnelf ieiease Upon n III s1. pn.Is .v.rrs
shius - ; sps, i included n hsrdslT.
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aew usu - u0sA' s'u ~" A 1850
ming to come In from other cities. The
strikers have begun i~nterrupting the new
men. Al several Of the houses visited the
occupants ware threatened with death II
they went 70 work. some OF the men en-
Pioyed on ne new 1oard q AI.oe Duaiu,
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