The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-29

BFitlSl UOfeFHmeHk UEtllDtS inc He"
lease of Warren and Nagle-De-
be- CiSi0n of the Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue - More Counter
feits-Three Days for the Election
in GeOrgia-NatiOnal Banking As
sOciatiOn-The Return Of j. Ross
BrOWne-Wheat and Flour Exports
Of Calif0rnia-The Wine Crop.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.-The Brit
ish Government declines to release
Col. S. Warren and Nagle from custo-
dy, and has directed that their trial
take place Immediately. The State
Department has directed the employ
ment of counsel for their defense.
Surgeon j. D. Murphy died of yell
low fever at Pensacola on the 26th.
Secretary Seward, accompanied by
Vice Admiral Porter, was at the
Navy Department this morning.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue has decided that selling, or Of
fering to sell, distilled spirits at less
than 81 90 per wine gallon, does not
raise any presumption in law that the
tax had not been paid, because the
spirits may have been rectifed and
distilled.
1t is not intended by the recent
cotton regulation series No. 5 to re-
quire permits and bills Of lading for
the removal of cotton from point to
point within the District where the
same is produced, and in case of
removal from such District Collector
should not exact fee of the tax
payer for making his cotton.
The report of more counterfeits
discovered of several more interest
notes in New York is correct. They
are the same counterfeits discovered
several months since, none having re-
Gently passed the departments.
A special to the Psst says intelli-
gence received by the Union Repub-
lican Committee from the Southern
States which have not yet held their
elections, indicates that in all Of them
the party in favor of holding conven-
tions will be successful.
General Pepe has allowed three
days for the election in Georgia and
Florida, because the voting there is
| to be done at the county seats. This
! arrangement was made because the
General thought he could protect the
colored men and preserve order better
than if they voted at the precincts as
in other States.
The Internal Revenue receipts to-
| day are ST .469. 1919.
WASHINGTON, October 28.- The
| abstract of the quarterly report of the
National Banking Association shows
the resources. to .be.ene thousand four
hundred and ninety-fve millions, in
cluding over ten millions in specie,
and nearly ffty-seven millions in com
spound interest notes. The capital
stock is four hundred and nineteen
and half millions. Surplus funds
| sixty-six million and two-thirds, and
undivided profits thirty three and a
half millions.
! j. Ross Browne has returned from
his tour of the Pacific Coast, and is
working on his official report. The
mining interest is represented as
healthy and prosperous, and the de-
velopment Of the Pacific Slope in
respect to other branches of industry
is said to be absolutely wonderful.
The statistical returns of production
| will not vary materially from the fol-
lowing: Montana, II millions of dol
lars; Idaho, 6 millions; Oregon,
millions; Colorado, 5 millions; Ne
vada, 10 millions; California, 25 mil
lions. Miscellaneous, millions oil
dollars for the present year
The iron works on Willamette
River, Oregon, are averaging nine
tons day Of first class quality of iron
/ The wheat and -four exports OF
California will not fall short of $10,-
100000, and the manufactures alone
are represented to amount to consid
erably more than the gold products
| The wine crop this year win amount
to three million dollars. while there
is falling off in gold. The products
of other branches of industry afford
more than counterbalance.
The quarterly statement of the Ma
tional Banks of New York City shows
a surplus Of thirteen and half mil
1 lions, or per cent. over the % per
/ cent. of reserve required by law.