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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

These amounts are all excus OF the upon spirits
distilled from apples peaches and grapes From this
II appears that the Total receipts from distilled spirits fnr
the year from November 1885, " November l, 1900,
were So, 62T, sos.
There Is more uniformity In the monthly receipts than
IN The Oscillation OF spirtsa fact which ariss from
tho use Of bonded warehouses;, out OF which thu
wines are not Withdrawn until the same wanted for
cousr mpt.on, when the tar "a paid.
There n probably tar Imposed by the law which 10
40 largely eyadcd By those subject 10 It's provisions
the tar upon distilled sprs Nor there any from the
evasion OF which large loss nures TO the government,
unless u be that upon income
II wit be observed, however that there has been
very considerable In the monthly receipts from
spirits arising undoubtedly, from the fart that tho stock
which had 10 tho hands Of dealers has besn
consumed that tho demand Is now, therefore, for pro-
duction which pays duty, and that the new Lag has
Advantages which wanting To the old one.
srpysss ov oot1xcTfso THE RxvrsUR
The different ways in which accounts OF tho various
internal revenue oficers adjusted and paid make V
Impossible To give perfectly accurate statement 81 the
expense ascs.ng and collecting the revsnGs for the
wear 1890 Many expenses incurred during the year
we're mot psd until after lie close. and large amounts
were paid on of expenses Of previous years adj
justed last year
From an ANIMATION n tho allowances made 10 the
dsbursnr officers the payments account Of this o.
nee and the statements OF asssssors compensation and
erpcnsrr made by the Fth Auditor OF the Treasury,
the expenses Of the past nsa year appear 70 DO " ol
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

The annual list. 20 called. comprises schedule A, IL
censes and income.
The receipts the fiscal year 1854 mainly from
the annual OF 1858 upon the income OF 1852
Receipts Of 1855 from the income Of 1883 and those
OF 1860 largely from that Of 1854.
OF tho collections In 1854 $6,913. SA from in
taxed ave per centum 81 070 three per
centum, and 1878 at ono and onc-half por centum
or those Of 1885 $80l, 941 returned at ten psr
centum 80 934 1853 at five per centum. 0az 240 nj
three per contum, and $780, 400 at aud onehaf per
centum or tho receipts In the fiscal year 1865 SO,
$40 500 were at five per centum, and e34 SOL l22 q ten
per centum.
have endeavorsd TO ascertain the precise number Of
who assessed for income tar In the an
nua list Of 1885, but the assessors reports especially
those Of the Pacific slope and other remote distrc have
not all been received.
The country ia now divided into two hundred and
forty collection dstricA From hundred and eighty
or the $50 $40 collected In the United States to
November reported TO this occ by the several col
ectors $34 798 728 nearly cightysevon per centum
OF the entire amount was assessed in theee hundred
and eighty i've districts; and OF the persons who
In these dsrtcs 100 1870 returned income Of
less than 81 COO l62 SIS Of than 900 and not
than SIS, 600; and 81 900 Of over $1,000 These
were all In OF 5000 exempt by law from
taxation This ratio will be changed somewhat when
the full returns In, as greater proportion Of the
LARGEST incomes acquired in the older States
The whole amount received from the tax upon In
since the passage Of the law o 1882 and including
the collections during the present fiscal year. already
ported 10 this Office Ii $l64, $685. fS.
IRON AND STEEL IN THE VARIOUS FoRMs WHICH Arm sPH
OFFICIALLY
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

rosai........ e4b io1.sss ess. no t2 esss5I.f s2
10 Wis eonnscuss shs rsosspu from several large
soarc Of rcvssus for ne nr quarter OF the present
nsAi rear 1855 NAP BE- regarded - important The 70
tarns as ncs fully scsivs1 from Ill Tie sosetess - We
time q ~ vruse rhsy ere required monthly ffos
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

1865 were but slightly Affected BY the addition. they
include but very small portion Of the proceeds Of the
annual list OF that year The annual list Of hay, 1885,
was mainly collected after june 80 and increased the
receipts Of The fiscal year ls06
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

me artlces named IN tho fre0 list OF tho act OF July
last were exempted from tax, and after the passage Of
the act or the thirteenth day OF that month. Tue
duction OF tar upon other articles and objects Of
ton which that law provided took effect tho Arst
day Of August following The taxes which accrued
during August and September respectively payable
IN the months OF September and October l have on
deavored to secure from the several collectors their alb
sracs OF collections during those months In order TO
exhibit "a Gar possible the product OF the law
for August and Septemberthe first two months Of i,s
operaonin connection with that Of the former statute
during tho same time last year Seventynin or the
four hundred and eighty abencs due have not been
ceived; but am able to indicate very noary what sum
tho total receipts will reach by giving together with tho
receipts reported compared with the receipts from tho
same districts last year. tho total receipts from al tho
districts during September and October, 1866
COLLECTIONS srrrxMsaR AND ocroBxa 1865
AND 1854
1865 1870. Looni Coner.
tnrln hnCts
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

This is lex. than two and half por centnm OF the
total receipts exclusive Of drawback and sums refunded
as crroneonsy collected The percentage OF expense 10
less FOR the previous becauee the receipts
largely Increased without corresponding increase
Ia the cost % coectDn.
yrosarts rKcgIyra Yos I'VE rrxyyr y.cAr uAr.
II IL not easy 70 estimate With confidence the future
revenue OF q county extended ~ ours especially
when Il 10 drawn from o many and such various
sources The dncuty increases whom different classes
OF business are seriously disurDsi they mast DO BY
the various Influences which always effect them At tbs
close on great war There IA production q
taxable articles % soms the production u stimulated,
while Of Others retarded, " perhaps Altogether des
uoyed There are oertan sscersinsbie data however,
which bear upon The subject, and ] herewith snbmit .
tabular statement Of ths receipts during the months n
July August and September u 1885, 1895 sud lsos a.
shown by the cerdcatss Of dspost which reached Tits
once during those months respectively - -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

Gold witches ana pisuoecrtes we're aided o the
before the annual we're made 10 1900,
- 49, Ye16,ssI wsvs received from The former,
- feeo ~ hAA~~ aAeasSA The rscsiUn Il We ssss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

seven hundred and twenty for the quarter oil but
twsnty-two included In the following stassmsnt'
JuJy, ASg, BY, Aug,
Rceips from and sept and Sept,
1865 1854
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

The tax upon smoking tobacco was increased from TO
25 cents per pound In June 1904 and 10 IS 10 March,
1885, except upon that made exclusively Of stems which
remained At 25 cents
Fine cut chewing and plug mainly paid fifteen cents
per pound until June, 1854 after that thirtynvc until
March, 1885, tho increased TO forty cents
The production OF taxable tobacco 10 1858
% O56 pounds; that Of 1894 6S372 pounds,
OF which more than 10 900 pounds returned In
June, to avoid the additional duty usder tho new law
then shortly to take effect; that OF 1865 was 30 $50 02o
pounds and that Of 1850. 20, 74s, S51 pounds
Large quantities OF tobacco manufactured In the South
before the and during It's progress were thrown
the market during the past year. 70 the great deraugc
men OF trade aud tho embarrassment Of regular manu-
facturers Regulations 80 far n consistent with the
law were adopted by the depa-t for tho collection
of the required duties when this tobacco came In conpc
ton with that which had paid the tax but It's sale and
consumption In the South permitted without
charge. That manufactured and removed from the
place Of manufacture prior TO September 1882 was Of
course not anywhere subject to tax and II was this
which seriously disturbed tho interests OF manufac
turcrs II has now however, nearly, not altogether.
disappeared the MARKET and most Of the tobacco
which Is consumed secures revenue IN che govern
msnt anticipate largely increased receipts from this
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

The tar three pcr cen,um for tho year is6t, sub
eequentiy I've and uniformly lmpo,ed upon the
excess OF compensation above the OF $500 per
mum The increase for the year 1890 previous
gear IL In par due 70 tho three months ezra pay al
lowed those honorably discharged from ths military
snd ~ val service the late settlements ~ many dsblr
Eng oflcsrs and The large paid prEe money
Cor vessels captured prior 70 but adjudcatsd upon dur
1pg. that year.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-05

sThe discrepancy these amounts and those
from the Office Of the Secretary OF the Treasury arises
the not always entered
upon the the day. Similar
discrepancies from the will be noticed esswnere
These include drawback upon goods exported
end refunded enormously assessed and col
feotsd exclusive Of the direct tar upon lands
and the duty upon the circulation and deposits Of
eAonal banks These amounts arc follows
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15
WHAT GEN. GRANT THINKS

Tho Lewiston (Me) Journal gives the
report Q; conversation between the editor
and Gen. Grant, i'll which, if ihe report
Is correctly given, tic Lieutenant General
appears to have spoken out more freely
than he commonly docs. lie IS reported
to have said that there were some parts of
the country where our armies had never
trod, particularly in Texas, which needed
to feel the bIigh:ing effects of war TO bring
the people to realizing sense of the
enoTmity Of their crime, and the necessity
Of thorough rcpcnting. find that those
parts Of the South which have not felt tho
war, and particularly those which have been
within our lines, and have therefore escaped
the rebel conscription, that they are much
less disposed to accept the situation in
good faith than those persons who have
been overcome with fro and sword.
Referring 10 tho temper Of the Southern
people, nc remarked: they are much less
""p'"ed no" to bring themselves to the
proper 'ra'ne Of nrd than they were one
ys"f hnc'. Ono year ngo, said he, they
"e'" Wiling I" 10 nny thing, now they
Tegad themselves ~ matters Of tho situa-
ton. sotne Of tho ,sbsl Gsnsrsls, lie added.
mr." behaving mbly, and doing all they
ca" u "dncs tbs perjIs " throw aside
thor old wsj"Iices and G1t,f,,m ti,oir course
I" tho changed condition of things. John.
hton and Dick TnyIor, afs exercising good
influence, but, no adJsd, Lss Is behaving
badly; he Is conducting himself very
differently from what had reason, from
what he said at the time of surrender. to
suppose lie would. No man at the South
Is capable of exercising a tenth part of the
influence for good that he is. But, instead
OF such, he is setting an example, of forced
ac!o'esoenes as pernicious in it's effects as
20 Do hardly realized. The men in the
fe'e! armies, said Grant, acquiesce in tie
results much better than those who stayed
at homo. The women are particularly
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15

| demonstrations Of attachment to him on
Tie part of tho inhabitants; the Prussia n
commissioner forbade these demonstrations,
and the pickering became SO serious that
an effort was made to terminate it diplo--
matica!ly. The convention of Gustcin
was accordingly made in 1865, by which
it was arranged that Prussia should hold
Schleswig, the harbor Of Kiel, and the fed
eral fort Of Rendsburg, and Austria Eol-
stein. This was, however, simply pro.
v'sional arrangement; nothing was deter
mined as to the ultimate disposition Of tho
conquered territory.
In February Of the present year, Bis.
marck-who makes no secret Of his belief
that Austria has no busincss in Germauv
that she is not German power, that her
proper capital is Pestb, and her proper
mission the civilization of the barhorrus
counties OF Eastern Europe-imrudently
and brus4ueiy gavo her notice that he
wished her to cvacuate lIolstcin. She
was naturally somewhat taken aba,,1 bv
this arrogant demand, aud declined COM
pllance. About this time some Lis,urLan.
ces broke ont among the Jews in bohemia.
Austria moved troops up to restore order,
and Bismarck at once cried out t.al s,o
was aiming. She denied it: lie insisted
she was, and he al once began 10 Put The
Pruss'an army on 4 war footing and sc,t
agents into Italy to stir up the Italians,
and, it is strongly suspected, entered into
secret convention with Victor Emnan.
uei.
On perceiving the movement in italy,
Austria began TO strengthen her forces in
Fenetia. Bismarck affected TO regard this
as another threat and pushed ON his pre-
raratlons with greater vigor than ever, but
offered to let the Austrian corps in IIol-
stein retire unmolested. The cnotcs'
which have been snce interchanrcd are
mere lormalites. Prussia is clca,ly de-
termlEcd on trying conclusions with AUS
trla, and the manner in which the quarrel
mas been begun and carried on leaves NO
room for an honorable exit TO either party,
nor docs it seem that anything except Bis
mares or the Kings death could now avert
an appeal to arms. The confident man,
ner in which the Italians are moving to
the attack leaves very little doubt that The
whole programme is already made out.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15

b't'cr against tho Uuion and Union men
Oi conrse, he ;.ldel, there is somo bitter
ness Of feeling among al classes. But
am satisfied If the leading men had not
somehow got the idea that treason, after all,
was not very bad, and that the Southern,
cause, as they phrase it will yet triumph
not in war, but iii politics. In my judg-
ment, lie said, the tone Of certain men and
cartain. papers in The North is such as to
do incalcuIable mischief in making tho late
rebels believe that they are just as much
entitled TO rule rs ever; that if they Will
only stand By what they are pleased to call
their rishtS, they will have help from the
North. This significantly added Grant }
is only laying over again the incipicnt stages
of The rebellion. lie was not confident that
the large majority Of the Southern people
would smother their resentment and become
good citizens, if these mischief makers at
the Norlh' Cope: heals, would only let
them alone.
For himself, if he had The power, the
E'st thing he would do would bo to seize
the New \ ok and kindred sheets Which
arc moving the South to so dangerous an
'''c" "i Their own position and rights
Grant said troops must bo kept in all the
principal points Of tho South for some
time to come.
l:''s vii! be necessary 10 repress tho turbu-
'enre Of 4 class oi the South very danger
Gus to I'll well disposed persons, and also
to protect the rights Of the freedmen who
arc looked upon with 2ecp hatred by :.
very large proportion Of the people.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15
THREE WORDS OF STRENGTH

There are three lessons would write
Three words ns with u burning ren-
In traciESs 0! eternal light
Upon the hearts Of men,
Have Hope. Though clouds environ now,
And gla'lnczs hide her face in scorn,
Put then the shallow from thy brow;
No night but hath its morn.
Have Faith. Wherever thy bark is driven
The cal','s d;sport, the tsmpests mirth,-
Know this: God rules the host Of heaven,
The inhabitants Of earth.
Have Love +; and not alone for one.
Hut man, rs man, thy brother call,
And scatter, ike the ci,clinc sun,
Thy charities Oh all
Thus grave thcs. lessons on thy soul,-
Hope" Faith, and Love; and thou shalt nd
Strength when LIES srrges cease to roll,
Light. where thou else vert blind.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15
The Civil Rights Bill.

We find through our exchanges the fol-
lowing list Of proposed amendments TO the
Civil Rights Bill. Some OF the penalties
arc rather higher than the progressive sp;r.
it Of abolilionism has yet reached, but thore
is no saying what it may come to:
For gIec,ing to step off the pavement
as SamLo or Dinah passes, a fine Of five dol
lars.
For negIecting to bow and take of your
hat to them, a fine of three dollars and n
half.
For refusing to shake hands, eight dol
lars.
For refusing to kiss wench when you
meet her, scvcnty.six dollars and thirty days
imprisonment.
For neglccting to nurse their babies in
street cars or churches, thirty-six dollars
and ten days imprisonment.
Fer neglecting TO sec one home from,
church, twenty dollars.
For passing them on tho street with out
smiling, two dollars.
For asking them to work, twelve dollars.
For refusing to invite them to your ia BILE
with you, forty dollars.
For believing that you are as good as
negro, five hundred dollars and three years
imprisonment.
For saying that you are better than
negro, ten thousand dollars and fifty years
imprisonment.
For refusing 70 marry one, imprisonment
for life and the coniscation Of your proper.
ty.
For snying the Government was made
by white men, for white men, six thousand
dollars fine and fifteen years imprison-
ment.
For saying the white soldiers fought
as bravely as did the acolored troops" two
thousand dollars and three years imprison"
ment.
For refusing your daughter to any buck
negro that wants her, to be hung by the
thumbs until dead, and have your wife and
children turned out on the highways to
starve.
The fines in all cases to be turned over
to the executive committee of the Abolition
party, and when the money is not to be
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15
A GEN.

What c"ul be uore tender in sentiment or
beautiful in expression than the follow ing lines
from poem of Mary Louis Chitwool:
off Il pilgrim has been Swallowed
Ey tree that have nurscd:
If cup of clear cold water,
have raised to lips athirsl;
If I've planted one sweet flower
Ey an else too barren way:
IF I've whispered in the midnight
One sweet word to tell Of day;
If i'll one poor bleeding bosom
n woc-swcpt chord have stiilcd;
If n lark and restless spitt
with hore Of heaven have filled;
IF I've made for litc's hard battle
One flint heart grow brave and strong
Then, my God. thank thee, bless thee,
For the precious gift Of cong.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15
THE HABEAs CORPUS.
IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN-MILrrARY CON-

IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN-MILIrARY CON-
MISSIONS IN TINE OF PEACE ILLEGAL.
The following abstract of an important
decision by Judge Nelson, involving the
validity Of conviction and sentence br 2
military commission III case not prouer-
ly within the cognizance of martial law.
is condensed from the report in the Alba
ny Argus:
IN the matter Of James Egan, prisoner
in the Albany Ponitcntiary-,hc petition
and return to the writ of haJeas corpus.
issued in this case present tho following
facts:-Ihe prisoner is n citizen, and by
occupation farmer, in the Lexington dis
trict OF the State Of South Carolina, some
eighty years Of age, and never engaged in
tue military service connected with the
army Of the United States, or Of the So
called Confederate States. lie has been
arrested and tried before military COM
mission, i'll pursuance Of orders issued at
headquarters Of the District Of Western
so':th Carolina, Columbia upon a charge
OF murder, convicted and sentenced for III.
TO the Albany Penitentiary. The spcci-
fication in the record Of the crime is the
killing of negro hoy, by shooting Lim
on or about tie Gath Of September, 1866.
The trial took place on the Goth Of No.
vembcr, and the sentence was pronounced
on the lst Of December following. Tho
sentence is approved by the order of Dre-
vet MaJor-General A. Ames, and also Of
MAJOR General D. f. Sickles. The only
paper or evidence before US, on the return
to the writ Of hadeas corpus, is the record
OF order OF committal in the hands of Cen
erai pilsbury, the Superintendent of the
fen'tentiary, which contains the above
facts It will be observed that this trial
before the military commission took place
some seven months after termination of
hosl'''t'es and the surrender of the rebel
army TO the authorities Of tho United
states; and, further, that the offence il ouc
which, according to our constitutional sys.
tern Of government, is cognizaJle bv tbe
Judicial authorities Of the State and not Of
The federal government. And also. that
the trial was not under the rules and ari
Giles OF war as established by tho United
States, in Congress assembled, Oh tl,cno arc
limited TO the government Of tho land or
naval forces Of the United States. and Of
'ne militia, when 10 actual service, in time
U' ~a' or public danger. The trial must
nave been had under wha. is known and
aenomlnated "mastial law and the ouas.
'.on 10 the case is whether or not tb;. COW
viction and punishment can ba unss,s I sJn !,
reason of that authority. All ,esneot.t;.
writer's and publishers agree in the defin;o
ton Of martial law-that It is ne;,be,
more nor less than the will of the genera,
who commands the army. Mar.
tial law is regulated by no known or es.
tablished system or code of laws, as it is
over and above all them. The commander
is the legislator, judge and executioner
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15

An Anti Excise-Law physicians pres.
criptiou "West India rum, pint; aqua
(water), drops"
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15

hal, benjamin +. Butler is to be sent in
order TO collect it in spoons, or whatever
else he may be able to find
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15

A western editor says that a man in Mich.
igan got himsel: into trouble by marrying
two wives. Many man in New York
has done the same thing by only marrying
one.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15

A love.sick young gentleman, who was
taken very much of late to writing sonnets,
has just hung himself with cne of bis own
lines,
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15

The man who lends an umbrella is real
pbilanth hropist-sacri6cing himself for tue
benefit OF his species.
Nebraska advertiser., 1866-03-01
Information Wanted.

Left his home, in Hendricks Precinct,
gOtOe county, Neb., on New Years Day,
Tor BrOwnville, Neb., Leonard w. Woch.
ner; since which time nothing has been
heard of him. He is about 5 feet 6
inches high, black eyes and hair, round
shoulders, quiet and unobtrusive in his
manner about 80 years of age. Had
on when he left a fur cap, round cut black
sack coat, a red comfort round his neck,
and an army overcoat with him. He
rode a fine bay mare, about fife en- hands
high, black name and tail, left hind fet'
lock white, about 6 years old he had OF
the mare a new quilted saddle and new
bride.
His friends are very anxious about hin
and any information of his whereabout'
viii be thankfully received if directed Il
Joseph Sands, Nebraska City. Neb.
BB@ Territorial and N. w. Missouri
papers will confer a favor by copying.
22-2m
Nebraska advertiser., 1866-03-01

MaFFled-0n Sunday, Feb. 25th, at
the residence Of the brides father, by
Ed. R. E. Barrow, George Thompson
and Miss Mary Sedoras.
By the same and at the same time and
place, John Thompson and Miss Jane
SedOras. All Of this county,
IT'S truly said the bridal bed
Is filed with fragrant roses;
This must be so, as bliss, we know,
In Maiden's heads reposes;
Yet, Of woman born there
1hat pricks this bilEufuf BuD6le,
And makes more strong the legal thong,
That binds US to our trouble.
May they live happy, and carry our
the biblical injunction.