A Victimized Celestial

A claim has been preseitted at the treasury department tor the refunding of money paid for seized propertj sold as opium, Uut which proved to be nothlng bt oatmeal. The sale was made by the collector of customs at Portland. On., and the innocent purchaser was a Chinaroan oamed Seid Back. The selzure eonslsted of thirty-nine small cans, each of whlcli was designated as prepared opium and all were soldas such at the rate of ?0 ver can. Of this number twenty-nine cans enntalned oatmeal, worth aboutSl, fur which the purchaser paid S174. The question presentedis: Shall the collector be diiected to refund the money?