The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-31

be accounted for from this quantity OF materials and
II they have no more definite means OF determining
this they will determine from the character OF the
material used what quantity of spirits bushel OF
such material should yield and calculate the product
to be accounted for or the required production
cordingly The number OF days upon which the
per diem capacity tax Is to be assessed is the whole
number since the date OF the commencement in the
month inclusive, less Sundays and the days upon
which operations have been legally suspended.
Repackins Of Manufactured Tobacco.
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has issued
special circular concerning the repacking and re-
inspection OF certain kinds Of tobacco now In bulk
packages. Section seventy-eight Of the act OF July
90, 1858, as amended by joint resolution December
90, 1865 provides that after the 18th OF February.
1862 no smoking or fine cut chewing tobacco or
snuff shall be sold or offered for sale unless put up
in packages and stamped required by said act.
1t Is represented that the extension
OF time many dealers will be put to great nconve-
nience and expense, unless they can be permitted
to repack the stocks on hand now In bulk packages
into packages as required by law, under the super
vision Of the proper officers Of the internal
In order to furnish the relief desired 1t Is directed
that the iepackng and reinspection Of such stocks
may be made under the following regulations, wiz:
Any dealer I'm manufacturing tobacco who has
assessor, required by law, may apply to such as
SCISSOR and In the submission TO him of satisfactory
proof that the tobacco which the dealer desires to
repack and have reinspected was properly inspected
under the former law. saidl assessor may direct an
inspector Of tobacco for the district to supervise the
repacking. The inspector shall personally supervise
the repacking, and when the work is done he Will
transcribe upon such case on enclosure the inspec
ton marks and brands upon the original package,
and also mark "Repacked unaer my supervision, y
together with the date, State and district and his
own name and Official title, and Immediately make q
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 reinspec-
ton made the number Of original packages and
the original inspection marks on each package. The
inspectors fee will be paid by the dealer for whom
| the work Is done.
Order from the Ordnance Bureau.
The following order has been issued by the COM
| mand OF General Grant,
Mammoth powder only will be issued in firing the
nfteen-inch guns; the use OF any other liz expressly
forbidden until means for checking the recOil are
applied to all carriages. No charge greater than
nifty pounds OF mammoth powder will be used with
| out instructions from the Ordnance Office In all
| firing the chassis rails should be well sanded.
| Personal.
| Colonel Wynkoop, the Indian agent, whose state
ments and letters have recently attracted so much
attention, arrived here yesterday. Senator Dixon,
OF Connecticut, is in town with his family.