The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-20
Instructions to Our New Para
.guayan Minister.
Vigorous Measures to be In
augurated.
Important Decisions Of the Internal Reye-
nue. Commissioner.
The Question Of Color in the Con-
gregatiOnal Church.

gregatiOnal Church.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 1853.
Vigorous Measures Innugurated with Para.
II Is said, on what seems to be good authority,
that Immediately after receiving Minister Wash
burns report of the recent transactions in Paraguay
decisive and effective instructions given to
new Minister General Mcmahon and also to Rear
Admiral Davis, to proceed with an adequate naval
force to Ascunion to vndicate the national honor
and redress the wrongs said to have heen committed
BY President Lopez on American citizens.
The President at the National Theatre.
President Johnson is becoming fond Of going about
more publicly as his term draws to close. Every
evening he takes drive out towards the Soldiers
Home, and the other day he surprised everybody by
INDUCING in walk on Pennsylvania avenue. To-
night he is at the National theatre and so is Secre
tary Seward. The President was heartily
received by the audience. When he en-
tered the corridor the audience gave him
three rousing cheers which he acknowledged
by taking or his hat, and after he reached the pri
vate box prepared for him he was again greeted
with loud applause and compelled to stand and bow
his thanks for the compliment. He Is accompanied
by two Of his little grandchildren.
appointment of Supervisors-Their Salaries.
AAc AohoWlilS appointments LOT SUPERVISORS were
made to-day:-Delos P. southworth, for the Eastern
judicial district Of Pennsylvania; s. b. butcher for
Soushern and Eastern Judicial district Of New York;
NJ Barbour for the district Of Massachusetts, These
appointments complete those for the districts that
have been made. The remaining districts are New
Jersey with California Nevada, Utah and Arizona,
comprising another; Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska,
third, and the three districts remaining that have
not yet been apportioned. Wisconsin is among
them James ]. Green was rejected for California,
Nevada and Utah. OF those who have been OPP
pointed the salaries have been fixed at $780, with
the exceptions of Mr. MARI at St. Louis who receives
$4,000: Mr.. Noah, al Nashville, Tenn, $4,000; MIR.
Safrold, at Montgomery, Ala $1,000; Mr. Barbour,
OF Boston, $4,000; Mr.. Fulton, at Baltimore, $4,000,
and Mr.. butcher, at New York, $4,000. The one to
be appointed at San Francisco viii also receive
81, 600.
Collection of Taxes on Spirits and Tobacco
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has decided
that dstiler or brewer, who has paid his special
tax as SUCH Is moi required to pay the special tax Of
wholesale liquor dealer for selling only distilled
spirits or malt liquors Of his own production at the
place Of manufacture In the original casks or pack
ages in which they are placed for the purpose Of
aflxing stamps; but the exemption does not extefA
and apply to commission merchants or agents to
whom he consigns his products for SALE On the first
quantity in wine and proof gallons contained In each
cask is to be ascertained, reported by the
gauger and placed in warehouse. When
they are withdrawn from the distillery warehouse
the tax should be collected only upon the quantity
actually Withdrawn, as shown by the gauge and
proof at the time Of the withdrawal. The leakage
account, however, must be adjusted in accordance
with the regulations In series three, number nine.
In any case where 1t appears the loss while in
warehouse exceeds one per cent per month satisfac
tory evidence OF the actual loss must be presented
to the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue before
credit be taken forthe same on bonded account.
the actual loss spirits remaining in warehouse
feen days or less does not exceed one-haif Of one
per cent may be allowed by the collector without
being previously acted upon by the Commissioner.
dlstlller Of brandy from apples, peaches or
grapes exclusively subject to the per diem capacity
tax imposed by section thirteen OF the act OF July
TO- 1885, until the distlery Is closed for the season,
except for those days he proves to the satisfaction
OF the assessor the distiery was not in operation.
No special tax should be required Of the distier Of
brandy from apples, peaches and grapes exclusively
for carrying on business since July 20, 1858.
Section sixty two Of the act OF July 1s6s requires
the wooden packages in which manufactured tobacco
Is put up shall have printed manufactured thereon
the manufacturers name and place Of manufacture,
or the proprictors name and his trade mark and the
registered number Of the mandatory and the gross
weight Of tobacco In each package. This printing
must be done with o branding iron stencil
plate or brush, and In some other manner by which
the letters shall be legibly and permanently i'm
pressed upon the wood indented into 1t. The label
and notice presented by section 6s in addition to
Ill other requirements Of the act and consequently in
addition to the marks and brands required by Sec
ton g. The one cannot be substituted by the other;
both must appear upon each and every package.
Internal Revenue Appointments.
The following internal revenue appointments
were made to-day;R ~-.r- - y 500 -
Observation-Disclosures Mcconnell, Charles F:
Thlee, Louis Smithwrght Eighteenth district o.
Pen PENN William " Mno Moss sixth district OF Ken
lucky; Thomas Crosby First district OF Connecticut;
Of Pennsylvania; Robert Cav, Hugo schaner Chas.
Fair, Lawrence Bromgon, John +. Stanton, Fourth
Gauoers-Charles II. Evans, Fourth district OF
Iowa; $. F. townsend, A. Rentz, second district
O Minnesota; VIM. II. Mansfield, FIRST district Of
pennsylvania.
How q Troublesome O1lccr Came to Resign.
Every week or two the public has been told some.
thing In relation to the Printing Bureau OF the Trea
sury Department presided over by Mr.. s. M. Clarke,
and 1t has so happened that these statements have
been somewhat conflicting, which is principally
owing to the fact that the leading officers Of the
Treasury were In mist IN regard to the affairs ofthe
Printing division, and the Secretary himself did not
seem to know how to make up his mind to define the
status OF the willy superintendent twill be remem-
bered that nearly year ago were in crcula-
ton stating that there was something about this
division OF the Treasury that needed investigation
and o committee Of experts was appointed by the
Secretary to make an examination. After several
weeks spent in the work fragment Of the report
chat the affairs OF the division were found
GO be In q healthy condition. Notwithstanding
this report rumors continued to get abroad charging
that all was not right in the Printing division yet
The Secretary was urged to make o more thorough
examination, and Mr.. Clarke Joined in the request
Secretary McCuloch then designated three oficers
heads Of bureaus to make the investigation and re-