Fifteen Empty Barrels

BENEDICT, District Judge.

This case comes before me upon a question of costs. It appears that the property condemned in the cause was seized by Collector Wood on the 5th day of December, I860, as forfeited for a violation of the internal revenue laws. The property remained in the hands of the collector until the 12th of January, when the case was turned over to the district attorney, an information filed, and the property condemned, no one appearing to defend.

The collector now presents for taxation a bill of costs of $185, which is supported by his affidavit that he has paid or has obligated…