The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-17
WASHINGTON.
Important Instructions to Gangers
and other Revenue 0ficeFs-Re-
port or Comptroller OF Currency
Progress OF the Paclfic Railroad.

WASHINGTON, November 14.-Bre-
vet Major General T. H. Bates, re-
lieved, has been detailed to duty as
Recorder of the st. Louis Registering
Boari.
The following officers have been
ordered to join their commands with
out delay: Brevet Major General
Heintzleman, Colonel 18th IAfantry;
Major General Doubleday, Colonel
35th Infantry; w. Ii. Eaton, Lieu
tenant Colonel 37th Infantry; Brevet
Brigader General Sheppard, Colonel
18th Infantry. CaptainJ l.. Tidbail,
relieved, has been ordered to report
10 General Meade for duty IN the De-
partment OF the South.
Commissioner Rollins has issued
circular calling the attention o. all
officers of Internal Revenue to the
regulations Tor the marking and
branding of casks or packages OF dis
TILED spirits, strict compliance
with which is enjeieed GU ali oilieers
aud especially gaugers. Complains
arc made that there Is great ack OF
uniformity among gaugers, in carry
I ing out the regulations, and 1t Is
charged that In some Districts the
regulations are persistently and de-
liberty disregarded All officers are
| notified that they must be coupled
with. 1t is also reported that the
stamps for distilled spirits are, IN
many cases, negligently and insecurely
attached. This Is almost entirely the
| result of carelcssness on the part OF
gaugers and undue haste in attxlng
stamps. Care must be taken to
attach the stamp securely and
smoothly to a clean surface, and
! the gauger must take time to do so.
After it is so affixed it should be can
celled as prescribed, then covered
with transparent varnish. This is
matter for which the gusger will be
held responsible, and a desire to do
the greatest amount of work In the
shortest space of time will not be ac-
cepted as az excuse for failure to
| do his work we'll.
Collectors and other receiving off
GERS are instructed to detain or seize
any and all casks and packages OF
spirits. after the receipt of these in
structions, which are not marked aud
| branded. as required by Instruction
Series 40, No. z, and the supplement
thereto. and forthwith report the facts
|
will find it to his interest to insist that
the gauger does his work correctly.
Any neglect to mark and brand
spirits as required by the regulations,
or any case of negligence or careless
ness in attaching a stamp, should be
at once reported to this office, that
the proper steps may be taken for the
dismissal of officers so doing; and
collectors will also be justified in de-
c,ining to assign any gaugers to duty
who shall be found guilty of such
negligence, carelessness, or disregard
Of regulations
WAsHINGroN, D. c.. November 16
The COMPTROLLER of Currency has
concluded his annual report, which
has been sent to the public printer
He recommends redemption of the
national bank notes IN New York, anc
the prohibition of the payment o
interest on bank balances by the
hanks of that city. The report viii
ton. showing the condition of the
banks, the amount of tax paid, thC
amount of lawful money, revenue, &c
The number of banks organized since
the last annual report is Il; the mum
Der CLOSING Is 1Gi INC HuuOeI hhIOA
have failed is four.
The result of the lengthy confer
ence by the Secretary of the Treas
ury ami Commissioner Rollins to
day will be the appointment or rejec
: ton of several who have been nomi
mated for the Supervisorship.
: Dispatches from San Francisco o
the 10th, say that passengers ant
mails by the Central Pacific Railroad
are now carried to Argenta, Nevada
the station for the Rees River Minin
J District, 1856 miles east of Sacra
G mento. The track is laid 65 mile
further east. The earnings for Octo
Der exceeded 100000.