The G. G. King

This is a petition by an owner of a portion of the cargo of said schooner, which he alleges to be perishable and liable to damage, praying that the same may be delivered to him upon his furnishing sufficient security.

There has been no general claim for the property by the owners or the agents of the vessel, and this claim is made in behalf of a portion of it on account of its character, and liability to perish; it being tropical fruit and vegetables in the heated hold of a small vessel.

The property was seized by the collector of customs, and reported for libel and forfeiture under section…