The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-15
From Wasllington.
REVENUE DECISION RELATING TO TO
.srs ,BACCO PRESSES. .,i., - t ~

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" Washngtoa, August 1.-THE internal
revenue bureau rules that former decisions
relative to screw tobacco presses, are to re-
main in full force and effect. The officer
does not require that the retainers which
are used in connection with a hydraulic
press, and which may be considered only as
a part of each press, shall be bonded, but
it does require that each separate screw
press, whether used to shape the plug or to
press them into boxes, shall be bonded. 1t
is not the purpose or the wish Of the rcve-
nue. officer to increase the amount of a man
ufacturer's bond, beyond what is reasona-
BILE, and beyond what the law clearly au-
thorizes and requires, but in all cases to
make it sufficiently large TO render the gov
ernment reasonable security. ~ r. &
Z Washngtoh, Aug. l4.-Thc steamer
Nipsic has been ordered to San Domingo
waters. ~ y ''eiHi- '.
Postmaster General Cresswell is here.
p There are eighty-six and three-quarter
millions of coin and four and three-quarter
millions in currency in the treasury.
Signal officers at Detroit report that. a
dense smoke has been observed there for
five days. Reports from Lake Huston, 60
state that the density of the smoke impcdes
navigation. get t
The official statement for the fiscal year
ending the 30th Of June shows the receipts
from customs to have been two hundred
and six and a quarter millions from inter-
nal revenue TO have been over one hundred
and forty-three millions from public lands
two hundred and a quarter millions, and
from miscellaneous, items thirty zone and
quarter millions. teALA- 9l-il
The expenditures, civil and miscellaneous,
were sixty-nine and a half millions; war
thirty-five and three quarter millions, navy
nineteen and half millions, Indians seven
and three quarter millions, pensions thirty
four millions, interest on the public debt
two hundred and nmety-one millions.
j.. G. Bancroft Davis has been appointed
agent for the United States at the Geneva
arbitration, under the treaty of Washing
ton. atahr leil4iI1.. i.'
The Ku-Klux evidence now in the hands
of the printer, makes two Thousand printed
pages. .e9sEtfifiR Siif,si \
FATAL AFFRAY BETWEEN GAMBLERS
h IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, ID. c., Aug. 14.-An aiiray
occurred here tonight between Dennis
Darden. and John Mccarthy, in the course
of which four shots were exchanged, and
Mccarthy was killed. They were sporting
men. , -s.,-.
THE NEW LoAN-LETTER FROM MIR.
BOUTWELL,, a. -.....
Washington, Aug. 14.-Mr. Boutwell,
has issued the following circular:
"Gentlemen have deemed it adyisa-
Bile, upon further consideration, to with
draw the new loan for the present from the
market with the exception of the five PEI
cent. bonds, as offered to the National
banks by the circular letter of the Secre.
tary of the Treasury, dated the 10th inst
This communication relates to the fou
per cent. and four and half per cent. bonds
in combination with the five per cent. t.
agents designated to negotiate for the new
loan. ie Very Respectfully, ti'
''la'f GEO. 5. boutwell,,
t. taa.I Secretary of Treasury"