The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-27

The al 'lFais ana departures up TO
PM. yeste.~ day, were the Molli,
Gratz. from Nashville to Louisville
with a good load of freight, at
O'clock yesterday morning. The Car.
RE Converse, a new Red River boat
passed down about 3 o'clock yester.
day morning, from Pittsburg, with O
large load, and two barges in tow for
New Orleans. The Pine Bluff ar
rived from Grandview at about half
past two Pm.
coats Leaving To-Day.
FoR HENDERSON. - The regular
packet Fayette will leave promptly at
3 Pm, under the charge of Captain
A. D. Durland, with Mr.. James H..
Letcher as her first clerk, with Char
ley Perkins and Jerry Boyle. who are
fully up in their roles, and are oblig-
ing gentlemen.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The great steam
er Morning Star is the regular Mail
Line packet for Louisville, at 9.
o'clock tonight, Immediately upon
arrival of the mail train. She is a
irst-ciass packet, in fine appoint
ments and speed. Capt. Frank D.
Smith, a highly accomplished gentle.
man, is her commander, and Will H.
Whiting is her chief clerk.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent new
steamer Idlewild leaves for Cairo and
all way ports promptly at 4 Pm. to-
day, as the regular mail and express
packet, in charge of those pleasant
and popular gentlemen, Captain Gus.
Fowler, Will P. Fowler and Duke
Nicholson, assisted in the freight de.
partment BY Ed. Thomas and John
Nurre. The IdlewiId is notsurpassed /
in elegance, speed or pleasant accom-.
modations by any boat on the lever
Ohio. She connects at Cairo with
first. class boats for st. Louis, Mem.
phis and New Orleans.
TIE following circular from the
Treasury Department contains some
importa Mt and interesting news for
steambOatmen. 1t will be seen that
while the Democratic Council in this
city are imposing additional taxes and
burdens upon the steamboat interests,
a Republican Congress is gradually
removing burdens and decreasing tax
alton. This fact ought to have a Pc
culiar significance to q class of men
who have generally been noted for
their fidelity to, and z~ealIin behalf Of,
the Democratic party:
REPEAL OF TONNAGE TAX ON VESSELS
ENGAGED IN THE CoAsTING TRADE
AMI FISHERIES, AND OF THE SPECIAL
INTERNAL REVENUE TAX ON BOATS,
BARGEs, AND FLATS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, July Fl, 1870.
By the 18th Section of the "Act TO
reduce Internal Taxes, and for other
purposes" approved July IA, 1870, it
is enacted, That Section fifteen of
the Act approved July IA, 1862, en-
titled An Act increasing temporarily
the duties on imports, and for other
purposes, and Section four Of the
Act in amendment thereof, approved
March 3, 1865, be and the same are
hereby SO amended, that no ship, YES
sci, steamer, boat, barge, or fat be-
longing to any citizen of the United
States trading from one port or point
within the United States to another
port or point within the United States,
or employed in the bank, whale, or
other fisheries, shall hereafter be sub
ject to the tonnage tax or duty pro-
vided for in said Acts; and the pro-
viso in Section 103 of the Act to
provide Internal Revenue to support
the Government, and to pay the inter
est on the public debt, and for other
purposes approved June 30, 1864, re-
curing an annual special tax to be
paid by boats, barges. and fats is
hereby repealed"
In accordance with the above pro-
vision of law n tax could be legally
exacted after the 18th instant, and
you are hereby instructed to abstain
from its collection on receipt hereof; |
and all applications for refunding of
moneys so paid, from aud after the
18th instant, you will forward with
your report to this Department.
Very respectfully,
GEO. S. boutwell,,
Secretary of the Treasury.
ST. LOUIS TONNAGE REPoRT.-
We copy from the st. Louis Demo.
crat of Monday the tonnage report of
that city for the fiscal year, ending
June Both, 1870. That paper says:
Below will be found an annual doc
ument of much interest to III steam
boatmen and other business citizens, |
presenting complete and accurate sta
tistics OF the sales of steamers and
barges, inspection of steamboats, and
steamboat boilers, enrollments of
steamboats, and barges. licenses of the
same, number of steamers and barges
sunk, number of steamers burned and
of steamers dismantled, during the
entire year, ending with June Both,
1870.
The following is the report of the
River Department of the st. Louis
Custom House for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1870:
Sales of steamer and barges during
the -....---........... $50
Hull and boiler Inspection OF steamers. 1853
Tickets of admission to Marine Hos
EnroIlments issded to steamers ana
lb7
Licenses issued 10 steamers and barges. 269
Nc. Tons.
Steamers sunk....--.-".-.-."."...1 6,sSs
ba yes SUM. a l,ONo
buEned ...-.............-.... 3 3,l28
dtsmantled...~..~.."~.. / l,023
Total 1885
No. Tons.
the Soth June, Is1o.@ .r.~ 71.4s0
the soth june, IS 76 Snns por. On 70 25,es4