Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-17
WASHINGTON.
Important so Revenue Officers.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l6.-Commissioner
Rollins has issued circular calling the
attention of all officers to internal revenue
regulations for marking and branding
casks or packages Of distilled spirits, strict
compliance with which Is enJoined on all
officers and gusgers. Complains are made
that there is great lack OF uniformity
among guagers in carrying out these regT-
lations, and it is charged in some districts
that the regulations are persistently and
deliberately disregarded. All officers are
notified that they must be strictly COM
piled With. 1t is also reported that stamps
for distilled spirits in many instances
are negligently and insecurity attached.
This il almost entirely the result of care.
lessuess on the part OF the guagers,
and under haste in alHxing stamps. Care
must be taken 10 stiiE stamps carefully and
smoothly, and the guager must take lime
enough TO do 20. After 1t Is 50 sthXed II
should be cancelled rs prescribed, and then
covered with transparent vSrnlsh. ms Is
a matter for which the guager will be held
responsible, and a desire TO do the greatest
amount of work in the shortest space OF
time, will not be accepted for failure to DO
the work we'll.
Collectors and other receiving officers
are instructed to detain or seize any and
all casks and packages Of spirits after the
receipt Of these instructions, which are
not marked or branded as required by in
structions in Sections 40, 10, z, and the
supplement thereto and forthwith report
the facts 20 this Office. The owner of spir-
lis will find TO his interest to insist that
the gauger does his work correctly. Any
neglect to mark and brand spirits as re-
quIrei by regulations. Any case Of negI-
geuce OF caGeesues5 IN attaching stamps
should at once be reported to this office so
that proper steps may be taken for the DIS
nissal Of officers so doing and collectors
will he jusiifable. Decline TO assign any
guager 10 duty who shall be found guilty
of such negligence, carelessness or dlsre-
gard of the regulations.
Supervising Architect Wilt has sub
mitted his report on the condition OF public
buildings under his supervision fer the
year ending September 80, 1865. The
business Is TOW greater than at any time
since liz organization. The report men
tions that among causes Of embarrassment
in the completion of many buildings In the
course Of construction Is the eight hour sys-
TEN on the government works, which the
Supervising Architect condemns strongly
and states it has greatly increased the cost
andTetardtd the progress OF the bulldIag
under the charge of his office. He recon-
meuds that a sufficient portion Of the Bat
tprv in New York be purchased for site
for appraisers stores, and ultimately new
Custonhouse, the present building being
oyercrowded, and increasing bushes
making additional room indispensable.
He also claims attention TO difhcHlue
IN bidding for government contracts, ant
recommends that some restrictions be place.
upon il. Inner the present plan the mos
worthless and incompetent bidders hav
q right TO insist on, the acceptance OF hi
proposal, even though the department
Should be confident it cannot be enforced
All efforts 10 collect for q breach Of con
tract have heretofore failed. His eslimat
lor the balance Of the present and mex
n-csl year including $4,000 for Custom
house at Cairo, $4,000 for same at $
Paul, $4,000 for same at Madison, Wi
cousin, S55, 900 for came at Springfield
Illinois, $4,000 for Marine Hospital {
Chicago, S25, 600 for Customhouse at De
mCines and Iowa, S75, 600 for branch mil
al San Francisco, $500 600 for new Pos
Office at Boston, and $4,000 for TTeasu,
building at Washington.
The Comptroller OF the Currency II
concluded his annual report, which h
been sent to the public printer. He l
cammends the redemption of Nation
Bank notes IN New York and prohibit
the payment of interest on bank balaDC
by the banks Of that city. The rep
will contain the usual statistical inform
ton, showing the condition Of the ban
the amount OF revenOe, etc. The numi
Of banks organized since the last ann
report is twelve, the number closing
twelve, and the number which have fii
il four.
The result Of the lengthy coulerel
between Secretary Of the Treasury 8
Commissioner Rollins today will be
appointment or rejection Of severa, Y
have been nominated for SupeTvisOrshil
4 dispatch from San Francisco Of
10th says, passengers and mails by
Central Pacific railroad are now carried
Argenta, Nevada, the station Tor
Reese mining district 5S5 miles ea-t
Sacramento. the track ~ laid % miles
Their east TIE earnings for October
coed 5000 uu.
Mrs Major Pauline Cu7hman alias !
riet Ward, the noted Union spy during
rebellion, was arrested in New York "a
night on complaint Of 4. B. NewC.
f,r larceny of Sll from his person and ,
mitted.
1t is now understood that Grants IT
New York was TO hold a conference
prominent business men or selection
Secretary Of the Treasury. He Is mo
vorablv disposed toward John J. Csc
that place.
The branch mint at Denver, Colo
during the month of October, paid OF
bars gold bullion, valued at $50, III 59
The wedding Of Speaker COlfaI
Miss Wade takes place at Andover,
D-day.