The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-19
INTERESTING NATIONAL NEWS.
The Secretary of the Treasury Issues Cir
cnlar to the Customs OFF,
-Appointm ents.

wAsHISGToS. April ls.-The Secretary o. the
Tres; ury issued the following circular to the Gus
toms officers IN regard to the reimporta;ion OF
distilled spirits: =
IN an opinion OF the Attarney General, quoted
in decision 5so5. of July 21 1ssS the question
discussed Of the status for duty purposes Of dis
titled spirits manufactured in the United States
ment OF the internal revenue tax aud subsequently,
returned 10 the United States the circumstances
dicatipg that 1t was the Intention OF the parties
interested when making the shipment 10 return
the spirits TO the United States. The opinion OF
the Attorney General was that a Shipment aud Re-
turn under sucn circumstances did not constitute
an expectation and Importation. Lately c0nsd.
ersole 9usntities OF spirits have peen shipped
afeward returned TO Boston Within short period
OF time, and upon such return duty was assessed
on the quantity returned by the customs gauger
without correction OF volume for temp rature "a
required by the internal revenue regulations.
the shipment and return did not constitute
expectation or re.mpOrtati0n, under the opinion
OF the Attorney General. and that therefore the
Section 2 SEQ of the Revised statutes. When q
Collector OF Customs shall receive such domestic
merchandise from a foreign port, and in the
original cistiers' packages. and the facts brings
the case within the rule stated he will deliver
the merchandise 10 the collector OF internal reve
nue. for the district, who will dispose of the same
under instructions to be issued by the Commits
elOuel OF lulerudl revenue.
The President made the following oppoints: To
be Ministers Resident and Consuls General-W.
d. 5lasthaIn, OF Florida. 10 Bolivia: BaYliss ".
hanna, OF IDdisna, 10 Peisia; Walker Fearn, o.
lousisra a, to Roums mia, Servis and Greece. To be
Consuls OF the Jntted states, James Murphy. OF
New York, at 81. John, y. B.; Boyd Winchester, OF
Kentucky, at Nice, France: Charles P. Kimball
OF Illinois. at Stutessrs. Ge'msny-
The Secretary OF State has receive "a Dispatch
from the United states Ionsul al MadIid, sayng
that he Is informed by the Director General OF
Heal that there is no cholera in Spaiu and that
the cases recently reported in the Province OF
Nalencie are not cholera
James VI. Buchanan postmaster at Victor, Iowa
has been arrested for converting money order
funds TO his own
Commodore Walker, Chief Of the Bureau OF
Navigation, TO day received the following teleg am
from Commander Mccall, at Panama: The force
from the Atlantic station was relieved yesterday.
have just passed over the lines OF the railroad
The political condition OF the Isthmus is c0s-
oiical. III transit is TO be kept open q short
stay must not be cor templated. The entire naval
force Tow at Aspinwal and Pauema should re-
IL unrettled. The example set st Panama will be
precedent for the dissfected for some time 10
come
Postofice Inspector stewart today arrested Ed
ward Whalen, Frank Mitchell. William Connors.
John Harrison ana Albert Halstead on q charge of
The Inspector in his dispatch. states that the evi
dence il conclusive OF the guilt OF the parties
rested.
The Treasury Department is informed that an
agent OF the eecret Service Division arrested 10
Reno at seymour, Ind, yesterday, for dealing in
Comm ander Kane's r. port of the Burning
OF fAspinwan to Secretary whitney.
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