The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-26

VIII be arrested. All but three on tie registered
money letters have been recovered and ne oalano<
OF the letters found have been returned 70 the
writer's. The government has In view . sJA en- q
protection for the trains carrying the mails, ana
such detentions a. have recently occurred VIII ~
guarded against In tho future.
Cabinet Meeting.
The session OF the Cabinet to-day was profracted
until 9 late hour. All the members were present
cept Postmaster General Cfeswell. The Presidents
Message which, 1t Is understood. viii be somewhat
extended lhls year. was the principal topic OF dis
cussion.
the President instructed Secretary DelanO, IN
inrtherance OF his Indian policy, have surveyed
the land ceded TO the Creek and Seminole Indians,
ana the Cherokee country west OF the ninety sixth
degree OF longitude, with the view OF designating fer
each indian iami It's individual tract OF land. IL
IL cohsuered that the Indians VIII take more In
terest In what they viii then possess than
they otherwise could, ana that they Will
naturally feel more interested in the cul
tivation OF the soil they can call their own.
The questions OF who shall be Commissioner OF
acknowledgements Commissioner OF Patents and who
sfall succeed Commissioners Wilson. OF the Land or
nice, were not discussed
Secretary boutwell, Becomes Faceiisus.
ihe Postmaster at ST Louis telegraphed 10 Su-
perysing Architect Muett to-day during the burn
Ing OF the building adjoining the Custom House aud
Post Onice building In that city, asking what he
should do 10 save the government property as
there was probability OF the fire being very dis
astrous. Secretary Boutwell, joculariy remarked
that he should appeal 70 the Fire department Tor
assistance; but this advice sent by letter would DO
quite as satisfactory as If sent by telegraph.
Internal Revenue Observation-Disclosures to
Distiiicrs.
CURED OF the Internal Revenue oIce as to,the KIND
OF vessels rectiners required put their liquors
I'm, and what tax they are required to pay thereon.
the acting Commissioner has written reply refer
ring him 10 paragraph s, section 1, OF the act or
Apiil TO- 1863, which defines wns rectlicrs, and
from which IL may be seen that the products of rec
tircation can be classified distilled rect.fed
spirits, wines and other liquors; that when tho
product Is distilled spirits 1t is 10 be put up
In casks or packages under section twenty -hye or
the act OF July % 1868, and TO be taxed under sec
ton hity-nlne Of the said act; when original or
genuine wines, no provision has been made az To
the manner in which they are TO be put up, nor IL
there any tax chargeabe thereon. All other liquors
resulting from rectncation are TO be put up ana
taxed under section fortyeight OF the said act Of
July 20. 1868, subject only TO the exemptions made
therein. The exceptions under section forty eight arc
held only 10 apply to liquors in the original package
and the product Of the fruits named In said sec
ton, and not to such liquors "a are prepared by
mixing with The products OF The fruits 80 specified
distribution al Currcncy-Naw Treasury
Regulations
Hereafter new notes will not be forwarded from
The Treasurers Office In return for certificates OF
deposits issued by assistant reasurcrs and lesirna-
ted deposllaries OF the United States as provided
IN circulars No. QsG9j and No. usr0, and new
Will Io rJad, for
drafts, as provided in circular No. Qs,o) New
fractional currency Will be forwarded by express
from the Treasurers Office under government con-
tract with Adams Express Company to any point
within the territory covered by that CONTRACT tho
expense OF the department on cerlain terms.
1t having come TO the knowledge OF the Treasury
Department tnat certain parties avang themselves
OF the privileges Of circular No. /, and obtaining ex-
changes on the South by depostlng old notes In New
York and having new ones sent to their correspon-
dents In the South. new edition oil the circular has
been issued. with amended regulations, stating that
the department., having now baud a supply OF
United states notes Of the series OF 1859 sn iicent
for the purpose Is DESTROYS OF issuing them in lieu
OF United States legal tender notes OF fofmcr issues
| remaining In circulation all OF which, whatever
their condition, 1t Is desired to retire. Therefore
when returns are made In new notes OF the series
1863. they will be forwarded only to the parties IRON
| which the old notes have Deel received.
| NU Appointments by the Presdent.
| The Presi ent has appointed James Jourdan nj
Assessor Of Internal Revenue for the Third New
York district and Henry Houle rs Consul at Guate.
mala.
Appointments Confirmed.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day confirmed
the appointments OF julius Reich D. T.. Michigan
and +, w. Armstrong ~ clerks. and G. II. Heyzer
and Aaron Mccall as inspectors IN the New YORK
Custom House.