The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-31
The Militia Bill Not Received by
the President.
GENERAL GRANT GONE NoRTHwARD.
INTERNAL REVENUE CIRCULAR.
THE TAX ON DISTILLED
SPIRITS.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.--Mrs. salie J. Hancock,
the authoIess, is here, very sick OF typhoid
fever.
showing heavily here to-day.
Psymaster Edward Below 9, Of the South Pacific
squadron, is on trial for charging gold and dis.
bursng currency.
The officers Of the Army of the Potomac meet
here on Wasbington's birthday for the purpose of
forming permanent society.
The president has received no official copy of
the bill repeating the law forbidding militia or.
CARNATIONS in the Southern States.
Grant and family left northward at noon.
The commissioner Of internal revenue has issued
circular detailing the manner whereby tobacco
and snuff may be repacked 10 meet the require.
ments OF the law which goes into effect February
10Th.
The revenue department has issued supplement.
tal regulations concerning the tax on distilled
spirits.
IL is provided among other things that having
found the quantity of material used assessors will
determine the quantity of spirits to be accounted
for. The number of days upon which the per
diem capacity tax is to be assessed, is the whole
number since the date of commencement less
Sundays and legal holidays.
In estimating the number of dry inches to be
allowed for fermentation, the assessor must be
governed in great measure by the depth of
fermenting tubs. From the best information
received it is believed the allowance should be
from three to seven dry inches for corn, or any
mixture OF corn and rye, not exceeding half rye;
and from seven to ten inches for rye, or any mix
ture containing more than half rye.
There ia considerable complaint of postal
Irregularities between New Orleans and this city.
The commissioner of internal revenue has
Issued special circular concerning the repack-
log and reinspecfing of certain kinds OF tobacco
now in bulk packages.
Section of the act Of July 20, 1865, as
amended by joint resolution of December 2 ls6s,
provides that, after February Is, Is g. no smok
log or fine cut che wing tobacco, or snuff, shall be
sold or offered for sale, unless put mp in packa yes
and stamped as required by said act. Il is repre-
sented that Notwithstanding the extension of tims,
many dealers will be put to great Inconvenience
and expense, unless they can be permitted 10 re-
pack stocks on hand now in bulk packages into
packages as required by law, under the SUPER
vision OF the proper officers Of internal revenue.
In order TO furnish the relief desired it Is directed
that the repacking an reinspection of such stocks
may be made under the following regulations.
Any dealer IN manufactured tobacco who has
made true and correct inventory OF the same to
The assessor as required by law, may apply to
such assessor, and on the submission to him of
satisfactory proof that the tobacco which the
oealer desires TO repack and have reinspected
was properly inspected under the former law,
said assessor may direct an Inspector of tobacco
for the district to supervise the repacking. The
Inspector shall personally supervise the repack.
ing, and when the work is done be will tran.
scribe upon each case or inclose the inspection
marks and brands upoa the original package,
and also mark "repackei under my supervision y
together with the date, State aud district, and his
own name and official title, and Immediately make
a detailed report to the assessor, showing the
number of packages branded, kind and quantity
in each the name Of the person or firm for whom
the reinspection was made, number of original
packages and the original inspection marks on
each package.
The inspectors fee will b. paid by the dealer
for whom the work is done.
At the great Morse banquet Mr.. Thornton is
supposed to have been hitting at Reverdy Johnson
wnen he said, 90 am unwilling, however, to fall
into what seems TO me the error of talking too
much about peace. A good deal has been said
on the subject, both in this country and in Europe
more, perhaps than is either absolutely necessary
or useful. Peace is not always produced by talk.
irg about it. Statesmen ought, should imagine.
endeavor TO discover what 10 most likely to en-.
gage mems interests, and to convince them that
state OF peace IS necessary TO their well being
and to their moral and material comfort"