Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-04-15

IMPORTANT TO DIsrILLERs. Commissioner
Delano will issue circular letter on Mon
day next, calling attention to the provisions
of section 7, act of July 90, 1868. which
requires every distiler to renew his bond on
LIST day of May. or permanently discontinue
his business. Distillers, it appears, have
been in the habit of continuing their business
without having renewed their bonds until a
later day in the month. This will be strictly
prohibited, and every such person will be
treated as an Illicit distiIler; and they
should understand that with the last dav Of
April all rights as distillers terminate until
such time as their bond is renewed to the
approval of the assessor. The fact however,
Of a d!stiller failing to renew his bond does
not require the withdrawal Of his spirits
from his bonded warehouse but the spirits
will be allowed to remain in bond in charge
Of the storekeeper according to the condition
Of the bond. National Republican, ,Satur-
day.
THE INCOME TAx-The bill which, at
the instance of Mr.. Sherman, has just passed
the Senate, provides for the continuance du-
ring 1870 of the tax of five per cent. on in
comes derived from the following sources, to
wit: Dividends Of banks. trust companies,
savings institutions, and insurance compa.
MES, dividends and interest on the bonds of
internal improvement companies, and sala-
ries of persons in the civil, military, naval,
or other employment of the United States
The other sections Of the law which impose
tax of five per cent. on the gains, profits
and income Of every citizen, have been post
poned for consideration when the general
revenue law comes up before Congress for
action There should, as the Philadelphia
Ledger justly remarks, be no more tinker
ing with this odious and unequal Income
tax" 1t should be abolished altogether.
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The Commercial Herald Of San Francisco
estimates the amount of gold extracted from
the mines of California since its discovery,
in 184S. at $1,000, 100000. The first
year $40, 900, 900 was gathered; the second,
$40, 000,00 which gradually increased
until 1858, when sos, 600, 900, the maxi
mum amount collected in the year was reach
ed, and from which time the yield has stead
lily decreased till 1869, when only $685.
600. 600 was taken out. From, other Pacific
States and Territories the yield has been, in
twenty two years, $3.50 ,000,0 900, with a
gradual decline in the yield The quantity
of gold produced in Nova Scotia, from the
date of the first discovery of the precious
metal to the end of 1868. period of eighty
years, amounts TO cue hundred and sixty
thousand ounces. The best year was 1867,
when the yield amounted to nearly so ,0C0
ounces.
The following appointments Of Commits
sioners Of the Revenue have been made by
the Auditor:
.4neqhany-John G. Carpenter.
Augastu--yohn Towberman, John Fl.
Slower
BatA-James Il. Stewart.
Highland Wilson.
Netson-,Paul Stratton.
Rochbridge-H. Fl. Paxton, John A,
Shaw.
RocAingham-W. A. Christman. w. H.
Hamricl, Geo. FL. Hulvey.
tStoatnton-G. f. Hudson.
The Democratic ticket headed by Chagles
O'Neill, mayor. was elected for the newly
consolidated city of jersey city, N. j., yes
terday In Hoboken the entire Democrat
10 ticket was elected, with Hazel Kimball,
mayor.
Jackson, April 1l.--Governor Aleorn
to-day sent message 10 the Legislature in
reference to public schools He recommends
separate schools for white and colored and
the establishment Of c porlnal school for the
education of colored teachers.
The democrats carried the charter elec-
tons in Trenton, n j., Monday, by about
800 average majority. Their majority
usually has been from 400 to 500, but on
this occasion 1S5 colored votes were polled.