The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-08
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~nts pccK, the Sun edvocated The estsbushment
ia depot where this kind Of fuel could be sold BY
Me pect, ., lie cost price per ton, expense only
added. member Of the Eastern Star Lodge Of
hasons tina, article, and laid IL before his
brethren In the lodge. Af,er debating the sub,ec,
until midnight committee was appointed 10 carry
cut tho project. II done successfully, and
many thousand pecks of coal were sold a, eight
cents per peck. This year the Masonic Mission
has been established by members Of the Eastern
star Lodge, and their efforts bid fair 10 sffofd the
right kind Of relief TO many persons during the
winter se1on now upon uS. Another enterprise
Of this kind is about W be put in operation by sev.
srsl gentlemen, who win Use thor capital and de-
vote thor time, for the purpose 4 selling provis-
ions at cost W those who cannot afford 10 pay
higher prices
REGISTRY oV SorTHERNrEs.-Ths rumber
registered yesterday fe somewhat short o! that q:
ths previous day, Asjor H'ynau HAVING Rendered
but 90, and his ass slant 81 total 20. Number
registered up 10 3 p h yesterday, So. There arc
still several thousand southcrners in the city I'M
Iogistercd, who although they may think them
selves safe, are known bat IL is probable thN no
arrests win h made until Msior Hsynau gets rrc
20 look around him, and find out positively who
arc holding over there will then probably he an
edition 10 Fort Lafayette
CONVENTION OF ToBACcoSIsrs-ISr
we PRocE-prsGs The manufacturers and dealers
IN Tobacco hold , convention in tho Cooper In-ti-
tnte yesterday morning, ayr eably to resolution
passed at a meeting held by the agar manuf1rtur-
Srs Of tho several cities Of the United sistcs The nj
1eci being TO form pcrmanen, organization fer tho
purpose Of taking such measures might he deem
ed advisable 10 secure uniformity IN thc working Of
the internal revenue law In relation H. the irade IN
rngsrs and tobacco generally. There were Ire@cnt
delegates from New York. ponnsy lvania, Massachu-
settA Connecticut New Jersey, Ohio, Maryland,
and the District ~ Columbia. hand II music
was In attendance The meeting having been call
ed y order committee WAS appointed % eject
permanent examination. During tho abscnco OF
tho Committee, the Convention was addressed by
Hon. james Gallagher, Of Connecticut lie spoke
strongly In favor II having The tax placed entirely
upon the leaf lie knew that there WINS porOon
In the Convention Who did not love the American
flag above oil others, and who disposed b. pay
his Just proportion ~ tho tax fApp
Amer nome remarks ~ Mr. Woodruff, the Com
inittoo on Permanent organization reported for
President VIM y. Lawrence Of the firm Of A. VI
hickle Lowe, Of this city, assisted by vice-pres-
dents rom the various S'aes Eiwar Bnrkt, "
New York, and A. r. Fongcasey, Of rhiladelphis,
were appointed Secretaries.
committee was then appointed IN draft resolu-
lions 70 lie submitted to tho Convention. after
which lengthy r'port WAS real. Il statcl that
&03OlT1l lbs Of tobacco were raised In ibis couu-
ny during the past year To determine the proper
rate OF nsscsEmont for tobacco In the leaf Is qes-
Non Of some nicely, rs opinions arc somewhat d.
verse upon this point. Iu' We must 6rsi see what
ihe government demauda " rs, aud what We are
paying. Ofthc Eve grades Of g,rs coutsucd IA
The schedule, thcrc are only four OF any great
pOrtance and these range under tho -s $40 -,
and the $40 tax. The majority Of the cigars maic
This year will undoubtedly be- returned 1t and I'M
inr The ~ tax. But a. there will he IA consider
,ole number returned At the si5, and some under
Tue 20, and perhaps % very Jew al the siO tax,
We may take the gij per thousand the average
tax. II usually requires about twenty-five pounds
pt tobacco 10 make u thousand cigars the govern
ment thus demands at the rate OF 60 cents a
pound for the tobacco cont, ned In each thousAnd
At cigars that may be made hereafter On smoking
tobacco tho tax is % cents on muh rs ccuts and
On fine and chewing tobacco IS cents pound
Smoking tobacco, as 1t IL usually mixed, docs
not decrease much In tho mann flcture humid
red pounds Of leaf Weld NJ the samc am unit ~
Manufactured tobacco. Bit there is great dis
parity in other kinds--one hundred pounds of leaf
yielding about e,hty-fye pounds 81 snuff, sixty
eight Of hue cut, and eighty pi plug tobacco. The
manufacturers Of smut and plug, thercforN pay
shout twenty-nne cents pound ON the raw ma
,cria; and the manufacturer of ruc cut twenty -four
"rnts pound. From this II would appear that al
most any reduction would be agreeable cga.
manufacturers, while 10 the tobgcconists proper
nouase reduction could not but lie acceptable
Twenty dive cents pound on all leaf tobacco would
seem e. be . fair rate of assessment. Thirty c1nts
NohIu not ne objected e. By cigar tnlnuaNt lttrr,
II they were protected In other respects. There
would be no Necessity oi cyading this amount, "a
,he former will yield all the government needs. At
the rate Of twenty-five ccnts polnd, the tax On
4g9,2s9ITi pounds would Yield the enormous sum
VI slOT, 322, 6g2, The rebellion having tepressed
the growth OF tobacco Ia several ~ the priu-
ripal tobacco-growing States included in the
nboye, Of course this estimate has 10 significance
further than to indicate what might he expected
from this source in time VI peace. The war, how
ever, cannot last always and i've years hence
there VIII probably he as much tobacco raised IN
the country as tLore in 1850. Come. ucut
New York, Ohio ana other northern aud Mddle
plates ure annually increasing their productions"
The report, after abiding to the waat Of uni.
formIty In the internal revenue law, closed by
giving some statistics in relation 10 the growth Of
tobacco and calling on Congress to put the tax on
the leaf
The report was referred to a Committee Of one
from each State with power. The Committee on
resolutions then presented preamble and series Of
resolutions in accordance with the rc.ommcnda.
i!ons set forth in the report, and directing a me.
mortal to be prepared calling upon Congress to 10
amend the law to have a uniform tax on the
leaf Of 20 per cent The meeting then adjourned
Gil this morning at 10 o'clock.
LEGENDARY Fires AT O'Clock on Tues
day evening, stable owned 10y Geo. Lewis, Dr.. an
l59h street, near i2th avenue was totally destroy.
Ell by fire, together with an out ouse damage 500
FROM circumstances which the police arr Keeping
for the present, the fire is believed 10 he the
work of AN incendary, stable ALSO fired IN
Henry street. and Two valuSOle horses destroyed.
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