The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-11-29
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r. Il. LARKIN has been appointed
additional storekeeper at Wolfin &
Co.'s istillery, Mount Vernon.
OWING to the scarcity ofapples and
peaches, but little fruit brandy will be
made this season. Fifteen fruit dis
tilIeriss are authorized to run-one in
Posey County, one in Knox, four in
Spencer, two in Martin, and seven in
Dubois.
THE distillery Of G.. b. & s. j. Bing-
ham, at Patoka, is running along in
the neat and systematic manner that
is characteristic Of the proprietors.
The Bingham Brothers are very en-
tcrprising and safe business men, and
inflse life into any community in
which they do business.
THREE new grain distilleries in this
district are expected to be ready to
commence operations By New Years,
viz: Bingham Brothers, In this city;
A. Lichtenberger & Co.'s. In New
Harmony; and John Specht's in Max
vile, Spencer County. They will all
turn out fully 1000 gallons of spirits
per day.
TIE Internal Revenue Bureau at
Washington is now collecting the
figures, showing the amount of dis
titled spirits. foreign and domestic,
on hand throughout the country. on
the 15th of November. The amount
in this district was nearly 80. 900 proof
gallons, exclusive of amounts in
bonded warehouses.
ANOTHER reduction is about being
made in the force Of Assistant Assess
ors, in pursuance of the Act Of July
last, reducing taxation. Warriok and
Pike Counties have been consolidated
into one Division. (the Sizth.) VIII
liam J. Keith, Of Newburgh, has been
appointed Assistant Assessor for both
counties, and r. Harrell, of Peters
bursb, retires from the service.
Mr.. SANFORD NJ. BARTON, Of
Princeton. Gate a well-knOwn mer-
chant of Cincinnati,) has purchased
the interest of his late partners-G.
B. & S. J. Bingham-in the Hazleton
distillsry, and is now running it on
his own account. The working ca
pacity is about to be enlarged to 400
bushe1s of grain per day. equivalent
to from 1900 to 1900 gallons Of
spirits.
AT the distiilery of George WolAin
& Co., Mount Vernon. the capacity
has recently been increased to nearly
800 bushels Of grain and 1000 gallons
of spirits per dsy. Dir. Wolf;n. be-
sides ably managing the large inter
ests connected with the distillery, also
does a large Touring mill business,
besides taking an active interest IN
public affairs,
THE tobacco business is now being
put into complete shape by the Inter
nal Revenue authorities at Washing
ton. The regulations governing this
source of income are becoming more
and more stringent, bearing upon leaf
tobacco as we'll as manufactured to-
baceo. cigars and snuff. Iti heavy
interest in this district, and yields a
large revenue. Cigar manufactures
Of the smaller kind are multiplying
rapidly.
SPECIAL taxes, generally termed
''licsnses,' will cease on the Both of
April. 1871, on all kinds of business
except those connected with distilled
spirits, tobacco in its various forms
and fermented liquors. This will be
great relief to trade in general. Per
SONS commencing business are still
subject 10 this tax, until the tim
mentioned, for the proportionate par
of the year. The new partners, Il
case of a change Of Gfm, are als'
liable.
AYREs's grain distillery at Patoki
has suspended operations, in conse
nuepce Of the failure of the proprie
for. and will probably be sold to sat
fsfv the claims of the Government 70
taxes. Certain personal property
consisting in part of corn, highwine:
shipstuf, bops and malt, vas sold q
the distiIlery last Saturday, by tn
Collector, at fair prices. Some pei
sonal property belonging to tie rect
fving houses at Patoka and in thi
city, was also sold last week by th
Collector
gokDEEsEB TELEGRAAs.