The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-22
The Secretary of the treasury Issnes a Cir
cular to the Customs Cfii-
INT.


wAsHINGToS. April ls.-The Secretary OF the
Tres,uly issued the following circular to the Gus
toms cfheers in regsrd to the relmportation OF
distilled spirits:
In an opinion OF the Attaruey General, quoted
in decision s25. of July IL 1885, the question was
discussed Of the status for duty purposes OF die
TILED spirits manufactured in the United States
and shipped TO foreign countries without pay
ment OF the internal revenue tax and su oSequentlY
returned 10 The United States. the circumstances
uneer which the shipment abroad was made IN
dicatIDg that il was the intention OF the pittles
interested when making the shipment 10 return
the spirits 10 the United States. The opinion OF
the Attorney General was that shipment and re-
turn under suca circumstances did not constitute
an expOItation and Importation. Lately conSid.
cradle Quantities Of spirits have been shipped
fIom the Wet 10 ST. Johns, y. B., via Boston and
aftewerd returned 10 Boston within short period
OF time, and upon such return duty wss assessed
under Section 1850 of the Revised statutes. and
on the quantity returned By The cnsiOms gauger,
without correction OF volume for temperature, as
required by the internal revenue regulations.
The department decides that. on the facts stated.
the shipment and return did not constituta an
expectation or reimportation. under the opinion
of the Attorney General. aud that therefore the
merchandise was not entitled 10 entry under
Section 5C0 OF the Revised Statutes. When q
Collector OF Customs shall receive such do nestle
merchandise from foreign port, aud in the
originsl distilers packages, and the facts brings
the case within the rule stated he will deliver
the merchandise TO the collector OF internal reve-
nre for the district, who will dispose of the same
unSsr Instructions TO be issued by the C0mmis-
tioner OF interaal Revenue
be Ministers Resident and Consuls GeneIal-W.
H. blasihsm, Of Florida, 10 Bolivia; Bayliss W.
Bsnns, OF Indiana, TO Persia: Walker Fearn, o.
Lousisna. to Roums mia, Servia aud Greece. 10 5s
New York ct St. John, n. B.. Boyd Winchester, OF
Kentucky, al Nice, France; Charles 7. hinoall'
The Secretary OF State has received a dispatch
from the United States Consul at Madrid, seying
that he is informed by the Director General Of
Health that there is no cholera in Spaiu and that
The cases recently reported in the Province OF
Valencia are not cholera.
has been arrested for converting money order
funds 10 his own use.
Commodore Walker, Chief Of the Bureau OF
Navigation, TO day received the following teeg am
from Commgnoer Mccall, at Panama: The force
from the Atlantic station was relieved yester lay.
have lust passed over the lines OF ths railroad.
The political condition OF tue lsthmus is era
otical. II transit is to be kept open short
stay must not be contemplated. The entire naval
force ow st Aspinwal and Panama should re-
ma. for the present. The situation st PanaIla
is unsettled. The example set al Panama will he
precedent for the disafected Tor some time TO
come
Postofice Inspector stewart to-day arrested Ed
ward Whalen Frank Mitchell. William Conno.s,
John Harrison and Albert Halstead on a charge OF
robbing the postotiiee AZ Gibson, III on March 10.
The Inspector, in ais dispatch, states that the evil
dence is conclusive OF the guilt OF tire parties
rested.
agent OF the eecTet Service Division arrested loan
Reno at seymour, Ind. yesterday, for dealing in
counterfeit SO United States notes.
Commander Kane's Report OF the Burning
fAspfnwan to Secretary whitney.
WAsHINGIoS, April 1s.-Commsnder Kane, OF
the United States steamer Galena, has mades re-
port to Secretary whitney nder date of April s,
relative 10 the burning of Aspinwall by the insur-
gents on the afternoon OF March 80, and the part
tsken by his command for the protection OF
American citizens and their property: "About
1880 p. N. on March 80. IL was reported to me
that the American steamer Colon had the small
American flag at the fore union down, and that
they signaling that the steamer being
EeizVd by the iasurgent troops / Immediately
tent boat 10 the Colon, in charge OF Lieutenant
Judd to see what the trouble was. He returned
in about hall an hour, bringing United
States Consul Wright, aud informed
that there were arms and ammunition
on board the Colon and that Senor ?. Preston,
the chief OF the insurgent forces here, had de
mandeo the delh cry OF The arms, that Mr.. Con-
nor. the Aspinwall agent OF the Pacific Nail
Steamship Company, was under arrest. and that
Preston had promised not to interfere With the
steamer before p. m, when the general agent OF
the Pacific Mali Steamship Company, Caetsin
Dow, would arrive fIom Panama, provided the
Gslena put no force on board the steamer in the
meantime. At 2:25 / sent Lieutenant Judd who
was accompanied by the United States Consul
and Naval Cadet Richardson, TO meet Captain
Dow and direct bin not TO deliver an arms with
out my permission aud 10 communicats with
with him. Lieutenant Judd met Captain