The New York herald., 1868-02-01
INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS.

The Metropolitan Revenue Board beld meeting on
Thursday aud yesterday afternoons and ordered several
OF to be made and others to be turned
the for adjudication. The Board will
tnue its until matters in readiness put
the new system OF things in operation.
Another scizure made yesterday OF empty petro.
Ieum barrels having their inspection brands unerascd
alleged boon reshpped to this country fraudu
lent purposes As this method OF evsding the law has
become quito common hardly vessel arriving from
Europe that does not bring from 900 70 $500 OF thcm)
u deemed advisable TO give the accoont o. this SEIZURE
that IL fully bears out tho HERALD's statement few
days since TO the in which this style Of thing
10 done:- :. -
SHERIDAN Shook. Collector
Deputy Collector have this day seized six hundred aud
E,sSsi. pier No. ts., r,sr These barrel. appear
have Sg The
the vessel and e have been e. I,d y ,sa
a0,s Ed sSasd ssf By seard.ey ss%s rec.,sd ..s
Weeks Bros having engaged So above mentioned arm
nsa1is am sses tsee aadus @sds
section '''esc SaasIs e K. IS sSy Agent
Collector Field OF the Sixth district seized yesterday
an illicit dsiilery located 10 tbs rear Of the d~clng
house No l2s West Iwensy.l s,ree. Access 70
way leading TO the street onierneath The dwelling
house. The officers were obliged TO force the doorway
of the dstery In order 10 cec al entrance No per-
son was found the premises at the time, and The
owner OF the stI Ia unknown. Tho siill was not In
operation when the seizure was made out Indications
we're present OF having been worked quite recently
Al the same time on the Same premises, and By the
same otcers vas made Of an Illicit tobacco fac.
tory located in another portion OF the building sndon
the opposite side OF the hallway leading 10 the dsery
I, is said 10 be owned by one Lsuis Lausermann. A
quantity OF cigas thfes hundred pounds OF tobacco
cuttings and tobacco cutting machine we're found
the premises.
po,h The aooye mentioned seizures turned over
10 the United States District Attorney for connscaon
The rectfying esisonshmsnt of Hessrs Watson h
NRRAlp was yesterday released bv tho Metropolitan
Board there being evidence 70 corroboraie the
on entertained iha, hore bad been any violation OF
Inc aw on the part OF the psoprfetors.
Tbe es,ae Of the late Peter LorlIard yesterday paid
10 Conactor B. Fed OF the sixth disuct tho sur on
s22 o2s 40 legacy TAX on the arst distribution OF hs
srees, amount OF tax OF this character ever paid in the
Un,ed States since tho passage OF tho Internal Revenue
law on course does hot include The on real estate
lef, by the M Lorard which imouu.s to several
millous OF dollars vaus and Ia distributed ali over The
ctv Az tho deceased esntleman resided in the sixth
District the time OF bis death tho tar on personal pro.
p' =. ysysIs ,sors 'ss "a, sss ;..,v
made by certain revsrge o1ncals some weeks aucs in
Cedar street Nassau II these ruors be true they
promise 70 anfod somsih'ng very rich as 70 the mcfs
four aovsrumsns ocsU are implicated bat al parties
are t present % setesut regarding the aHar tba. II s
Just impossible 70 &c, 81 ths faots shosd dsvsop
menu DO made 10 corass,ica with lns AFFAIR tho public
WI. bs duly advised Of them
rumor, which created some excitement for while
vm ourrsn, down town yesterday. 10 tho eject that
removed from his position, and that . rslA,lve OF
prominent government ohc.al In ihs city had been sp
pointed 70 succeed him. Investigation, however, proved
that, IKE mos, OF the late rumors from wash.sgon
respecting changes the psr,onns Of ths Revenue De-
par,msut. this one wN Without sny foundation what.
even