, 1869-12-03

Total net RECEIPT. for shr
uM1g nearly <l:,tta,M6!n excess Of the estl.
mates nsade tn the last anLaal revenue report
Tic returns were not lahalasrd Is they were Last
year, end conraztsous eau he made 10 only
Limited extent. The lncot1c from GrpsA receipts
Is about fl, ,tuo Icas tleu list s.at: from safes
3,se0,u,o greater; leSaclcs, s:s4, ,uoo greater;
banks and bantcEs, u 1,o'+t.c"e greater; stamps,
e.,--~,r~- -------. -s.--+- .4.t',rI tenn Rrniu
t3u, 5sVv9 this year, acstnst 100 last 5eaT
chewing Aad sloltns tot'accn, 81 .91oO 600 greater
than last year; cRara and cheroote, te,o0o ,ooo
greater: fcImeEtcd liccss, ,toc greater. The
falling OF In tho aggregate Of the Ecrcuue for the
3eas, t., Of course, due to Tie abolition Of taxes
In manufactures. There Il no doubt that the law
has been much more vigorously enforced since
last Firing, unde1 Grants aintnistTatloD, than It
E,1s at AM time unsler Johnson.
CLAIMS COMMISSION.
Thc Ioiut Commission to Settle Mexican ana
American clnlMa, under the treaty Of Last July
will feassentte on next Monday, mad probably
remain N aeRgIon til lis business Ia concluded
There hare neen cletl s3n American cla:tns aud
1eo Mexican c!ainas. One regulation Is thst all
clalus nus, be filed on or l'cfore Monday, un!css
q written notion u then presented Tor further
time, The question whether claims for contracts
Ill be allowed ID yet to te settled There will te
les, clsc In thrte classes Ct this kind OF claims
VIZ, for Mexican bond for supplies and for
rrnpts uf one ktni or a-0sfleE. Mr. Cushing, as
coue.el for Mex!cr, wi! ohJre' to all these coz
tract clattns, and It + nnw wholly impossible to
sa4 hox the ccu.r.ss,oa viii decide iu regard 10
:cu Its int .,lsiae.. .: crrfsc will be to scecs
IN 8snitcJ, ar1 II the5 eaonn1 aEree upon gen
.lennn each wtl. fe!cc. o1c, aGd then the ar5i'er
On questions rs theE l1lss Ttl bt determined "
lot. Tho test qucat1on as to contract claims will
be also thought forward A. soon As possible.
TREASURER ErI>hEEs nEtOkT.
General Spinner, TteakuEer OF the Cllted States,
aus flntehcd hts annual report aud submitted II to
Secretary Boutwell,. It Is curious npu reuaska-
l,c document, covering 1-1 rsgcs OF naauusctips,
cycrt wotd and ncnfc IN MS 0kn rentnanshr, aud
The whole hauisouely soucd. 1t Is largely made
up 0! tabular Statements. and Its rceounendo-
stora prc comparatively Few. liz pats II good
rlca for an iLcrease nr saa:T TO women clerks ao.
srcaks fcttpp.y VI tho Uniform courtesy shown to
him during his eAtcnItl term Of service. The
uost i,rrcftaIt recommendation fela.es 10 M
t1orai naGis. C1.'e1 1he e1i.tlng LAWS sa1cs on
ehcs capital, ihcls dividends, ETC., Arc
collected bJ tic l1tetna! Revenue Durcau and .heE
are required 10 make cut twelve different reports
only otc Of which goes to the Treasurer. III
adslace that hereafter thcE taxes be colec:ct
xeni.anuuaLy by rhe Treasurer, and ears 1t cat
he done without exPenee to the GoTc1nment, q:
Il would only he necessary to withhold tho aEuoan
1rcm their interest On bonds deposited. Iii
srcts4 Of his long and anduors services. his ad
va.cirg age and luErtn!ties, and alter saying hs
has dpre no act to be ashamed Of before TIL
world, eloses with the following words:
:aeh Ed e"GnSt ,S 5
.1. IN, so'' @resea ssa 'ts's' ~ .oH
s7ss:s ss7ss: tt 10 os:s T.. 'if5 r. es
tic United ~tatrr than to s"ut humble etrs Ant"
COLLECTION nF iEFkNtE IN CTAu
There has long teea controversy bctEee
Brigham oune and tho 1EteEnal Revenue oi&'cial
IN hls Territory. md uuttl thts year be has sut
cc4t1td Ia le2tiuE them =, every point. The psct
ent on1ccrr, In. TaFrarr, Assessor, IN
Captain Ho,lAtrr, Collector, are men {
different metal. and have nnsl!J brought DVtRha
20 teStus. The qua15ei tas bttn about the props
tax On what is cai.ed church properly. and the 4
ee+sor and Collector have sent on tteiI paper
from which IL appears thAt HslQhau Is charge
With anoa: uf,y thousand dollars tax, md pcna
.ieA- lie proposes 10 fight The case before Il
Ileseruc bureau, and 1t 1ua} nnnliy reach Co
grcsA
roSTAt NATTEES-
An Interpretation tf 1he eatstinE Jaws Is tei1
1rAde out 81 tho rost Utlcc department,
puFtuanee OF onr latc rpat2i Conycnttt
with Great G:.:a:c, that vii p7ooas
bring France 10 our terms In Z
matter OF sea rostase. After New Yea
Postage on letter. 10 t;t.as Ertaiu will tc but s
cents tho half ouEce. Those to France four cen
more, whlie the poktaEe atIvci to Fra1ce 1. aftr,
IN
ali letters for Frsrce " Ill he tsnt h, vi, o1 Ec
land uulcas Otherwise ordered b. the writer.
Nississlrr1 ELECTION.
General Ancs telcgrarhs tic l'resAen, iha.
returns IN Mles1sstrp! are mesS1e, bus he C
EiIrts them to ltdic4te the Election OF Acorn
At least 1o.eoo. Dispatches fraIn Cornth ,
ppupce tho election OF 4 fitpub.lea1 ne,upe,
EorE1ess IN that district
To THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ru4rAL 0RrER-
TAsuIEGTpx. pec- 4-1& Is offlciAll5 Auno1u
that on and nficE the Isl OF January, l>7o,
single rate OF postage, hall an ounce or UNDER
prcftafd letters between the Dnlred States and
viii be reduced 10 six cests-strce peucc, II
prepaid, OF in.aii1cently prepaid. . tine oi
ccuts-ihree rence-xi1l be ndded 10 the detc!
pos1sgc, and collected On delivery. The rA:e
postage conditions OF payment on newspAsr
look packets, and sanp,ts OF nrEchsn9i.se rem
unchanged.
The First National Bank, Of Ohm, IL d &
tiuucd as . desgcat.d depository Q! rlullc tat
Cvs1uxL
TIC receipts for customs last week y
f214&,s2A
TIE RKs7s11S or 1HK Tariff.
The WayH aud Means Committee AEc hof!
daily tcselons, four 10 nse Eoun lnuE, for The I
s,detnstou of the chauRes proposed - the II
bill The schedules under consideration sao
general tendency su the reduction Of the duIJ
imputa- and the schedule Of proposed change
the tat7n on metals, pseoated b. Judge Kei
arr1yN or jQdcr Ktair, Of Michigan, memoe
that sRo o-committee. ma9ea ma4I enapl
and IN tho aggregate reduces the ta3.d Al!sntg
Nj. BROOKS, Of the Subcommittee On Gu
1cA1s. has gone TO Ses York for conference
manufacturers and othes1, takir9 With him Iu
KclIey's metal schedule, and also amtndsu'
proposed b. Judge Kelley 10 The suh commit
tepo6 Oh chemicats- Mons Of Tho SENATE