The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-20
WASHING TON.
New York Custom House Clerks
Waking Up.
hnnl0rable Condition of Affairs in
Western nv-.siona.
WASHINGTON. June 10, 1871.

WASHINGTON. June 10, 1871.
Custom House Clerks Waking Up.
The returns Of exports from the port Of New York
Curing the month OF May were received on the 10th
lnstant, four days earlier than the limit allowed by
the regulations OF the Treasury Department.. This
As one Of the indications OF improvement as TO
promptness ana accuracy which is taking place in
BONE Of the departments OF the Custom House,
Affairs In Louisiana-High Water-ConS' ~"
Of the CroPs-Politicai Excitega.".u =.
An official letter received at the -' o. 49,.
partmenr from Monroe La, dats o"us 80. says
mxcesslve rams nave se iae April and large por.
ions Of Inc s par s sSe 4s the Mississippi
ouacnlta Red and nave heen carrad away anG
man route a havs been abandoned; or II the mail
bags ar carried through they are first opened and
relic. cd OF all the Oiclal packages and these are
lev In some stable or clubhouse to rot. Advlces
rom snrveport state that nothing has been received
cotton crop is exceedingly discouragng. The
planters in the swamps have been compelled to re-
plant many times In many cases, the last planting
having failed, they have abandoned the enterprise.
In more favorable localities Inc stem is so ndlfer
snt that no more than half crop can be had
favorable 1Hu Ine condit on Of the ground
pect is gloomy Political aaltalion continues. The
the whites toward the BLACKS and officers Of the
State government has become intensified in this
conflict seemed unavoidable. Tlreats have been
freely INDUCED. Both parties are well supplied with
arms, and appear eager FOR the conflict. Bands or
armed men are reported TO De ready and only wait
ing for the summons to begin the work OF blood
sned. Lawyers, doctors, merchants, planters and
officials attend to their business win revolvers
lying within easy reach. Notwithstanding all this,
trust the crisis Is passed. but should not be sur
prised If the difficulty eliminated IN poodshed at
any time.
Wonderful Resurrection OF Veterans Of 1912.
When the bill providing pensions for the surviv.
ing soldiers and sailors OF the war OF 1912 was
under consideration last winter, its passage was
supported by an argument That only a few thousand
Old veterans survived to claim It's benefits. 1t now
appears; from the records OF the business Of the
Pension Bureau that the number of benenciaries OF
the law, and consequent money expenditure,
were greatly under estimated. The num-
Der OF applications for pensions under the
act up to the present time exceeds $4,000,
and the average number OF new cases received daily
Is 176. About twenty per cent Of the cases adjud
Gated are rejected Estimating from the above data,
the total number OF admissions to pensions on the
S0th OF June Of next year will be 25,64o ana the ey
penditures for payments to these pensioners, at the
rate of eight dollars per month from February 14'
1871 will then nave amounted to So 213 $40 GO. The
appropriations available for this purpose amount to
s4740OoO. 1t is possible the admissions ana conse.
estimates.
The Finale of the NlcGarrahan Case.
II is denied at the Interior Department that orders
have been given by the President for The reopening
Of the McGarrahan case.
Tax ON Cigar Scraps nrd Clippings.
Commissioner Peasonton maintains the former
decision OF the Internal Revenue ONCE, which
holds that selling refuse scraps and clippings Of TO-
baccO SO far as the same are unavOdably incident
to the cigar manufacturers business, does not rem
der him Liable to pay special tax or otherwise
qualify as tobacco manufacturer The law, how
ever, imposes tax OF sixteen cents per pound on
all such refuse scraps and sweepings OF tobacco aud
when cigar manufacturer sells such scraps &C.,
he must enclose themin legal package and aflx the
proper revenue stamp and cancel It; but the other
requirements, SUCH as the label or caution notice,
the number OF the factory, name OF manufacturer,
&C., are not necessary, nor is their omission any
violation OF law when a cigar manufacturer sells
scraps and waste resulting from his business While
the ONCE holds as before stated with regard to the
sale OF scraps or sweeplngs made by the cigar manu-
facturer 1t equally holds in the language OF the law
that every person whose business it is to put up for
use or consumption scraps, waste clippings, stems
or deposits Of tobacco resulting from process Of
handling tobacco and liable to pay special tax, give
bond and observe all other legal requirements.
Sanitary Tonnage Dues i'm the Turkish
Empire.
The Secretary OF State has transmitted to the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury letter from Baltazzl Enend
Charge dAfars OF the Sublime Porte, enclosing the
report Of the mixed Commission, charged more
than two years ago with The revision Of the tarif Of
sanitary dues in the Turkish empire. The new re.
gulations went into operation on the 18th instant.
Every vessel from whatever country, arriving at an
Ottoman port, shall pay q duty, calculated on its
tonnage, according to the following rues:-From
one to five hundred tons inclusive, twenty two
paras, and from five hundred tons upwards, twelve
paras per ton. In other words, every vessel pays
twenty-five paras for the first five hundred tons
and twelve paras for the tons In excess Of five hun
dred The following are exempted from all sanitary
dues excepting the pay OF guards:First vessels OF
war; second vessels which have been forced to put
Into port, provided they engaged in no CONNER
cal operations in the port; third, fishing vessels.
Operations mt COrea.
The Department of State has received merely a
brief despatch OF the fact Of operations at Corea,
but no particulars. The Navy Department has no
further advices.
The New York Central Railroad Tax.
Il Is expected OF the Treasury Department that
the amount OF tax due from the New YORK Central
Railroad under the recent decision OF Commissioner
Plcasonton will be paid without unnecessary delay.
The Cotton Crop.
Mr. John Eaton, Jr., Commissioner OF Education,
who has Just returned from the South. states that
there is good deal OF talk about the condition OF
the cotton CROP The rain has undoubtedly injured
the crop. but 1t is doubtful whether II VIII a as far
short as has been predicted.
New Loan Subscription ..
subscriptions to the new loan to-day, $l64,0O)
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