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Tariff of Postage for Mexico. Cuba, We
Indies etc.
N,esU Goods.

The Finest TIME-KEEPERs in the world direct from
celebrated factories of NJ Tobias It. r. Cooper and Spe
IN Engispd; Appleton. Tracy Co, Bsrtlett and Howa
In America JuTeensen, Montspdon Nardin Patek. etc.
In Europe, are arriving daily at
A. B. GRl5W0LD q co.'s,
Corner Canal and Royal sire,
Importers and Manufacturers II O. Jewey Diamonds
Watches, Clockss BronEes and Vases.
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Democratic

STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
NEW ORLEANS SEPT >, 1858
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HOtssekesp<rS

VIII find al ole stand 70 car street. all descriptions OF
House Furnishing Goods FiaS Cutlery. Plated Ware Fine
Cut and Plain Glassware; Eeneh China Plan aud Decor
Aied Dinner and Tea Ss Stone China, Plain and Fancy
'O'''' "-'e sAM'L E. MOORE & co.
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Il. Carer j. Go.

CELEBRATED PATENT IMPROVED
COTTON GINS.
A FULL ASSORTMENT Of the LATEST MANUFA
TURE Of these ven known and approved GINS Is n
received and constantly hand. together with SAW
BANDS, GRATfs. BRIsTLEs. BOXES etc
The wide and Unsurpassed reputation Of this throul
the country too well established require further
tihcales Endorsements 10 the planter.
FOSTER q CO.. Agents,
Ne ITO Gravier street.
rew Orleans, La
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SStC Goods.

@. H.: ZIMMERNIANN,
% ana Do, Canal street. Ia ana
HASH It eturnsd with Largs Stock Of
coRALs, DIAMONDS, WATCHES. FINE JEwLEi
AND STLvERwARE.
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once
MUTUAL AID AND BENEVOLENT LIFE
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF LOUISIANA.
The following named gentlemen elected BOARD on
DIRECTORS for the mentioned Association for the en-
suing wo years, dating August l. 1865;
IN APtYRE. VS. MOUNT
yoiiN DAVlDSON Il. P0THiER,
"a zTJBERBIER wM McCULsOCa,
Mako G. UAVAROC.
~ BMlDT, wM. CkEEyY
n co0tFR THOs X FIELAY.
W PIKE ANTHONY sAMBOLA.
DAVID McCOARD, rArRICk INV -
fcAUIFIELD, JNO c. sINNOtT.
GERARD SrIfH, w. G. NICHOLS.
Al meeting of the Board Of Directors held the lh day Of
August. ls6s the following named gentlemen were elected
ofcers Of the Association to serve tive years;
JNO DAVIDSON President;
We PIKE Vice President:
r. w. YOUNG. Secretary;
I. A, FOUKNIBR, treasure
wB KOOSTz, Attorney.
w. C. NICHOLS, NJ D., Physicss-
The once Of the Association located No 40 csrondset
street Daydson Row, where the officers Of the Association
are prepared receive applications FOR Membership
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The Frank Blair Guards

After the grand presentation at the National
Theaier, Friday evening. to the Frank Blair
Guards Of a banner the various clubs present will
form in procession, and march through some of cur
principal streets. Referring our readers, for the
present to the notice in another column, we post
pone leugthier notice to Friday morning. We
cheerfully accept cordial invitation of the Frank
Blair Guards TO be present at their banner pres.
eniation on Friday evening al the National Thea.
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Ex-Union soldiers and saiIors.

A meeting of the xUhion Soldiers and Sail.
ors' Conservative Democratic Club will be held 10
the rooms of the Hancock Club, over Syms's drug
store, on Canal street, Saturday evening at for
the purpose Of completing their organization:
The club is in highly prosperous and successful
condition and every ex soldier and sailor favor
ing the election Of Seymour aud Blair is warmly
invited to attend next Saturday.
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The Crescent Mounted Club

Met last night in regular session. They chose
ss their delegate TO the executive committee of
following gentlemen were complimented with
election as honorary members: Messrs. John
Coleman, Joseph Santini, T. Il. Higginbotham,
w. a. Paxton and DR.. A. G. Holt. After the
adoption of a badge-s silver pennon, on the top
q small crescent, and blow them the letters I" NJ.
c." in pretty monogram-the club adjourned
till next Tuesday evening.
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The Third Ward c nh

Held its regular weekly meeting last night. Mr..
M. Lardner whose business engagements prevent
the discharge of the duties incumbent upon the
position, rendered bis resignation as representa-
tive of the club in the Parish Executive Commit
tee. II was accepted, and Mr.. w. s. Pike, of the
well.kpown banking house Of Pike, Lapeyre d
Brother, was chosen to fill the vacancy thus Great
ed instructions as to the manner of conducting the
approaching election for delegates TO the party
convention TO be held September 30th, we're re-
ceived from the Parish Executive Committee, and
their provisions adopted by the club. They will
be found in full in another column, and we recon-
mend their attentive perusal TO every Democratin
the city. Without transacting further business,
the club then adjourned till next Tuesday evening.
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Seymour vedettes

meeting of the Seymour VedetteS was held
at Ueber's schoolhouse. No. GO Love street,
ninth ward, Third District, last evening. Eighty
members were present. The Hon. E. L. Jewell
being present, addressed the meeting and was re-
ceived with great applause, and unanimous vote
Of thanks extended to him by the club. Com
munications from Miss Emma Fnlda in behalf Of
the ladies of the Third District, presenting the club
with banner, and from Mrs. n. G. Snethen and
received and accepted, and Ssturd y evening,
September 10, appointed fer their reception. Ii
was then moved that the Hon. f. L. jewell and
the various Democratic clubs of the Third DIS.
tict be cordially invited to participate in the pre-
sensations. The resolutions of the parish central
committee, with re gard to independent Democratic
clubs, were adopted and ordered to be spread
upon the minutes, and Edward Cochran unani.
mously elected delegate TO said committee. II
vas then moved that called meeting be held on
Thursday evening, the 18th. Adjourned.
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Held their regular meeting on Monday night, 18th
inst. at their club room. The usual business was
transacted. A report from the committee TO the
convention of the independent clubs OF the city Of
New Orleans was read and adopted, aud Mr..
George P. Childress was unanimously elected as
the delegate 10 the Democratic Central Committee
of the Independent clubs. The club adopted =
very neat cap, in conjunction with their previous
unique uniform. Judge P. Childress, president Of
the Magnolia Rangers, being present, was losdly
called for 10 address the club, and he responded
TO the call in speech concise and to the point.
A Couple of Changes
The Blair Sentinels have changed their regular
weekly meeting to Saturday night. The Seymour
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ST l. rrpFrRp. As is,ant Secretary.
The national Republican., 1868-12-09

BY the act OF March 2, 1867, receipts for the
fessions OF judgment. writs, and other original
processes, canned and preserved meats and
81 ell-hsh, vegetables, md fruits were exempted
from stamp duty. Beer stamps are not In
cluded In the above.
In 1867 u, ,s27 ,ll7 so, in ls6s, t2,o26s23 were
received from the sale Of one cent stamps.
The sum of 3,23l ,2t7 .27 In 1867, and Of g.
$40 III. 80 In 1868, was received for stamps from
special dies for matches, perfumery, cosmet-
ics, medicines, and other proprietary articles
The national Republican., 1868-12-09
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
SEw YORK MARKET.

NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 81 p. m.-Cotton irregular;
more doing; nomins ally unch ged; ;2IJIc. Sugar
steady; Southern s6.75tlibo. Wheat quiet and
frm; sold at Sl.bT@sllbTa<c. on speculation.
Corn opened Arm and closed heavyi ALT. Oats
Demand good aud advanced to SOC. Rye quiet,
steaiy; $50, Pork dull and nominaii s2S7S
BALTIMORE MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, Dec. s.-BRRADsTuPFs.- The
market for nour 10 very quiet, but prices are
steadily maintained for all grades. We have
City Mills extra at %. Is, and 100 bbls. Western
winter extra at u .62lz per Dbl.
Whsdf-Was in good supply again to-day, the
| receipts reaching 5000 bushels, and II was
| mostly sold at full prices, but the market
closed dull. Sales comprised choice Maryland
Maryland do. at q. .25G2 IS; prime Pennsylvs.
| mia do. at " lo92.l7; medium grade Maryland
do. at S2ff2 IL; common do. at tl roo 90; and
white at q 0692l0 for low grade, and q 500
u 20 for good to prime.
Corn-Wa active and prices were well
and sales were reported OF damp white at from
| so to 90 cents; white In shipping order at e2G97
cents; damp yellow at ssSp93 cents; and dry
do; stGGi.os; lot OF old ny cut yellow sold
at tl. .0S.
Prorision,.-The stock and receipts are very
but at the West the markets are hrmer, and
the tone of the market here 10 somewhat bet
ter in consequence. Bacon we quote at lSlS
cents for shoulders, and l7l1 cents for sides,
packed, but loose is selling at 4 to u Of a
cent under these figures. We hear OF no trans
sales we omit quotations. Lard we quote at
lbGl5lS cents, the latter for No. l.. Mess pork
We quote at t25 5oG257S per bbl. Dressed
hops we still quote dull at slI49lz cents.
The national Republican., 1868-12-09

feature Of our political system, or rather prso-
tics hero refer to hat putting up at auc.
tion, as 1t we're, the Executive and all other
Government patronage, dsmagogues being in
most osssi the only bidders, aud their bids
being the relative value Of their Questionable,
and, indeed, rsprehsnsibie services In the
work Of popular corruption 10 connection with
Of the tenure.of.otice act, las President Grants
removal Of every really unfsithfuI or seriously
Objectionable otice.holder will be in.tsntly
sanctioned by the Senate but the passage Of
the Jenckss' bill. That will prove wonder.
full incentive to an honest and efficient dis.
charge Of all subordinate ministerial trusts.
I and the war being made lin Michigan)
upon Senator Chandler, . subject.mattsr Of
much comment in political land especially in
CongressionsD circles here. It meets no in.
dorsers in Washington in any party for, do.
spite the vshomsnce Of his political partisan
ship. Mr.. Chandler Is as universally connded
in and popular among US, Is . man, as any
other member Of either House. Consisting,
ss the assaults upon him do, altogether Of dis
reputable personal ISLANDERS, they carry nj
weight whatever with them, where he is n
we'll known personally, as 10 Washington. Th'
leading impression thoy make is. that II
Michigan the Republican party evidently EN-
braces some Of the msanest and most disrepu
table fellows ever disgracing . political part!
In either Of the States in the American Union
But-"so the world wags" at times and eli
spots"
I learn that the whole Of tho repor
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, which vii
All nine mortal columns Of an ordinar
mammoth city daily" was telegraphsd Ia,
night from this city to such Of tho westsr
cities as were in communication By telegraph
the rain interfering to prevent the wires worl
ing In more or less localities. The cost I
) each paper receiving 1t was $40, or cen,
per word. Such an expenditure, to procure
single document, for earliest publication, va
rever before incurred by American newi
papers. 1t tells Of the progress Of the pre-,
Of the country in effective enterprise, a
nothing else ever told before.
The national Republican., 1868-12-09
The tsx ate per barrel has been uniform
during the year.

Diaiiied Spirits and Brandy.
Distilled spts, Brandy.
1860. ................e "a, ,los,57s Is t7s3too 81
iscI cI..'.'............. as ,2A 81 sos,1t5 %
The falling OF OF receipts 10 isos resuited in
some degree from the general expectation that
the tax would be reduced, and the consequcnt
unwillingness to withdraw spirits from bond
At the higher rate, but mainly from the frauds
which made such reduction indispensably ne;
at so great length the nature and extent of
these frauds, and that, too, after so long and
so careful attention to the subject, that II 10
unnecessary for me further to discuss them.
Of the revenue apd judicial officers, FATHER
than In the increased stringency OF the Law or
Improved regulations and requirements Of the
Department. The above figures do not In
clude the receipts from forfeitures.
The amount OF spirits 10 bonded warehouse
ss7 I'm gsilonsj In ises, ~ ,2fs, ,i2o gallons.
The quantity out Of warehouse under trans
portation bonds at the beginning Of the hscal
year 1857 and Of 1868 was At each date oonsid.
erably in excess Of 100000 gsllons. There
was none at the commencement Of 1862. The
quantity exported in bond 10 1867 was x,e5t, ,sie
gallons, and in 1888 <,l2s, ,lss gallons. The mum.
Der OF gallons removed to "Class q ware
| houses" In 1907, for the manufacture Of cos.
| metios, medicines, cordials, &C., for exporta.
ton, was so2, ,7T, while ~ lses, allowed BY Law
during only portion Of the time, It was %, as
The expenses OF assessing and collecting In
| ternal revenue for the fiscal years ending June
80 1895, 1861, and 1905 10 stated as follows; Fol
1850 Y $50 100; for 1857, os2eso.oaj and fol
The receipts Of internal revenue for the hsea
year 1906, 1867, and 1893, respectively, and tn,
| ratio thereto OF the expenses during the SAINT
period, were as follows:
The national Republican., 1868-12-09

The receipts for 1906 were unfavorably af-
fected By the accumulation OF tobacco In the
South before the close OF the rebellion, much
OF which came to market untaxed. The
amount received during the last fiscal year
was somewhat preJudiced by the anticipation
OF reduced rates under the revenue bill for
several months pending In Congress
he product brought to charge In 1860 was
3574S, 1851 pounds; iu 1867, 10 03b bsl poundsj in
1865, n, 900 $50 pounds.
The reduction OF the consumption OF to.
bacoo during the past year 10 compensated by
its increased use In the man ufacture OF cigars
consequent upon their reduced taxation.
The amount stored In bonded warehouse on
the LIST day OF July, 1860, was IL, ,63l pounds
1867, 7,o25 Dol pounds; is6s, s,2so, ,2os pounds.
The amount exported In bond during 1907
was II, ,0T6669 pounds 1893, II, ,062, ,670 pounds.
Ftrmenfsd Liquors.
1906. 10
1901. ...."....."".."... 6,sle,3tS 20
The national Republican., 1868-12-09

The ConstitutionaIity OF the Legal
Tender Aet-General Butler VS.. The
Tenure-Of-Onice Law-The AssaiI-
ants OF Senator ChRndler-Ameri.
can NeMsnhner Enlernriae.
The national Republican., 1868-12-09

The total amount Of tax apportioned to the
OF this there have been collected ", ,270 COS %,
at An expense OF t2I3, 3,tLl47, inclusive Of ex.
peuses Of sales, and exclusive OF salaries oil
com missioners.
- -. ..uSlg"r9f'arfe appointment OF
supervisors OF the revenue requires that each
or more judicial districts. The services OF
these officers will be principally devoted to
matters having little reference to the bounds
ries OF judicial districts, and much more con
venient arrangement can be made II this par
ticulsr provision 10 repealed. In each OF tn
OF work has been thought to be such as to re-
qpire the services Of two supervisors, but the
lihe between the two judicial districts In
neither case coincides with the boundaries OF
collection districts. Two collection districts
In the former State and four In the latter are
two supervisors.
Again, the proper supervision OF the rev.
enues In the Ave distriets of New Jersey
hardly furnishes employment for one oficer,
while 1t 10 not convenient to attach the whole
state either to the districts including the city
Of New York, or to that covering the city Of
Philadelphia. Violations Of the revenue law 10
the northern portions Of the State will ordina.
arily be found connected with transactions In
the one city, while in the southern part the
connection will be with the other. In general
terms, the same may be said OF many other
parts of the country, and I would therefore
recommend that the law be SO changed that
each supervisor may be assigned to a district
including such collection districts as may be
determined by the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue.
In co ncluding his report, Mr.. Rollins recon.
mends consolidation Of collection districts,
and that the Intern al Revenue Bureau be
created into separate department.
The national Republican., 1868-12-09

and addi-
surpiu. ,lss o2s72 70, "a t9zS 80 -, i7It.og
Calculation 900 ,s2sll 20s, ,2760T 26,o0l. 90
Deposits. 2ooe Gas s3 Lass, .ss l,t3s,5l27I
Capital..... 3T4,o64l1 To,s67.73 900, 200
Railrodds.
1885. 1867. 1868.
Div & pfts a 205 sos IS ,-o oso IN ESQ., ia 0s
Int. on BIDS. 1885, ,9l6 es ,2so,l 50
Gross rects 76l444s Is 4i2s, ass "a ais, ,33T 10
Insurance Compdnies.
1866. 1861. 1865
Dividends
and Addi-
tions to
surplus. tT0T, ,23l IL t553,tT3 % e0o5, ,4so IS
Premiums
and as
sessm'ts. I,les,722 % l,s26.olt IS 1,2ss,7t5 70
Dividends Of Insurance companies, railroads
and banks have been taxed ave per cent. dur
ing the three years, while the tax upon pre-
miums and assessments has been one and
half Der cent
The national Republican., 1868-12-09
Amusements.

NATIoSAL THEATRB.
THE MAX MARBTzKK
Combination Company.
ITALIAN AND GERMAN OPERA.
GRAND OPENING NIGHT.
Monday, December II, 1858.
The public Of Washington and vicinity are 70.
RS ne hs
Ss opsP u $Ssk '''
MAnkHer MAnkHrs HssH nsPnf 81 1ERlHt66iRlAsoE.
naSo'Iiiisi MIss Sis hi;rsii
hI.ssTkTEs ia.. yssf created An imp.e:s Jsrors
snS sps ri; &. pa
ss fs q ss Sss: nd |. i
MADAME f5lsi kasa PSset SsftisI, hiI'' Soprano
tu'r first iYPHsssFffssc YIsss fsscr.. y tn" 'is'o
sIoNoR BRIoNoLi. ~~ ~~
'hl' fi;i Gfta tiaRfaiiHlssRRiEsA faHsREAaas. u n. ''''
ssSR sssTESSsS5Si Hill HI
Musical Condqetors, MAI hAkkTzkk and BIG.
sPSGfkt ASNojrrcE.-Nr MARErzBK b.r.I..,.
py 70 GkssSs oPRRi
Lyas all hS tie usd
oSs,s: VII E pf5IsT.s+
Tuesday, December 15-PAUsT.
| Wednesday, December le.NoRMA. ..a
| Thursday, December l7.IIpRLIo.
| This great work will be presented with new
Tho success Of the revival q this Opera has been
/ Saturday. h2p m.-oRAND MATINRE,
| Saturday Evening, Dec, 19-IL TR0VAT0RB.
cTds, to ~ hS Mn All u
| his already numerous aud double-expensive CON-
pAA'' MILE, HwwSsSAEI.
| whs will appear In the above Operas.
Grand !oreheslrs Of forty perfornsIs. have been
selected with the greatest care from the best avail
bsrs OF the bodies who have served under Mr.. Maret
rek,s bs,op ,I f9I many years
TRg ,so SoSruMaHs arr entirely new and have
| THE MIsE-EN SCENE will be carefully super
| vised by regular members Of Mr.. Msretzek's CON.
| pany. ,z
Orchestra Chairs. tAll reserved. ;......".C
| Parquet and Dress-circle, Preserved, ,)..."....
General admission. ................""....".1 LOO
Family Circle, only.)....................... n
The ale q seats Tor either night viii ecnmsnss
THURSDAY. December 10. at .. m., At hetre-
Doors open at Ills; commence ats dcs
The national Republican., 1868-12-09
For Sale or Rent.

FOR S A LIE
KILB0URN 4 LATTA,
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
CORNER SEVENTH AND r SITS.
BRICK HOUSE
| On T. street. between Thirteenth and Pourteenth
streets. three story and basement, 10 rooms; all
stable in rear. Lot a. skis to so-foot alley. -
BRICK HOUSE
| On II street. between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
ScS..: Gpss .s. and md
house. House n feet 'front.' Lot s2xl21.
BRICK HOUSE
| On X street, (Hamiiton Place. between Twelfth
and Thirteenth Streets three story, pressed brick
M p
bath room, water and linen closets. Third door
four ehambsrs. Kitchen and cellars under Marble
ansS LOTS d Soos 81 aHS;s paved fh sfs9 modern
FRAME HOUSE
On Fourteenth street, between street and Massa-
chusetts avenue, three story, and two STORY back
sss and .ster; house @ new and finished IL he Best
| manner. Lot 0xloo. toalley.
SPLENDID BUSINESS PROPERTIES.
Tenth streets.
| On Pcnnsylvania avenue. between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets, near Twelfth.
| Also, on Pennsylyania avenue, between Thir.
| teenth and Fourteenth streets.
| tAllo on north side)
| LOTS.
| on Thirteenth streot. between X aud L streets
| lot HxlD, to alley.
| On Massachusetts avenue. between Seventeenth
| terms.
| On street, between seyenteenth and Eighteenth
streets, some nne building lots.
| On Fourteenth street, between X and L streets,
two hne lots In square NJ. least front.J
| On Fourteenth street, between L street and Mas
saehusetts avenue, three lots, 22xlB
PINE SQUARE
On Sixteenth street. on very liberal terms,
The national Republican., 1868-12-09
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS
OF INTERNAL REVENUE.

The report Of the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue opens with reference to the laws
creating the Department Of Internal Revenue.
The largest receipts OF internal revenue were
during the nsosl year 1868, when taxation had
reached Its highest llmits. The estimates OF
the reductions since that period, made from
time to time, with reference to proposed
legislation, were
The national Republican., 1868-12-09

The amount collected in the fiscal year,
1865, and four hfths OF that collected In 1851,
were assessed at the highest war rates, and
the increase OF exemption appeared for the
first time in the returns for 1903. The assess
ments on the incomes for the calendar year
cannot all be collected In the same fiscal year,
although great progress towards this end was
made with the last annual list. The total
amount thus far reported from the tax on In.
comes Of the calendar year 1865 10 t27 All 95666,
and from that Of 1861 t22 ,236 2sl 79 of the Tor
mer amount, t9,TT3,s5s were collected In the
fiscal year 1851 and eli ga ,09s in lsGs. OF the
tax on Incomes OF 1861, tl4, $50, ,78l were col
iected In the fiscal year ls6s, and but n, ,si6,-
COO In 1909. There remain several districts
from which full returns have not been re-
ceived, and IL 10 believed that the amount
actually collected upon the incomes OF 1867
exceeds t23,0 900 900.
The number Of persons assessed for an in
come tax on the annual list Of 1906, before the
increased exemption, was AGO. ITO. In 1867 the
number was 25o, ,3s5. and In 1893, 10 222 districts
from which reports have been received, the
number was 222,775. In the IS missing districts
the number in 1867 was ,94s.
For the last two years yachts, plano ortes,
and other musical instruments, and carriages
OF less value than $500, have not been taxed,
The total receipts from the annual list OF 1867
was 1889 ,65I II; and the amount thus far re-
ported from the list Of 1868 IL ts0i, ,l37 %.
Special Tdrss.
The comparative receipts from several
sources during the last three years are pre-.
sented In the following table: