The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-13

presence OF On imperial Grand Duke. The financial
results Of the sale were surprising in their footing
up, and M. CatacaSy leaves the country whole
In pocket
The Syndicate In Europe.
Judge Richardson. Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, will remain In London for some time, as
the business OF the Syndicate has not been finished
1t was the intention Of Secretary Boutwell, to close
up the Foreign once on the LIST Instant. Ii appears
that some 600 900 ofthe vc.tweniy bonds interest
on which ceased December l. 1871 have yet to be re-
turned, anu as they are held In Europe, the bonds
Of the new loan capn3s pc issued until they are re-
ccived at the Treasury. $500 Srs
Iufernni Revenue Decision.
The Commissioner or Internal Revenue has In
sructed Assessors that in all where the coliec-
ton OF taxes has been suspended by order Of the
Commissioner until questions can be decided, that
Interest cannot be Included in the amount Que the
United States. In one case tax assessed ON NAL
leable iron had been suspended eight years. and
the Assessor proposed TO include interest at SIX per
cent on the amount. He was instructed to collect
The States and Volunteers in tho War.
The statement 20 be furnished the House Commit
tee on Appropriations by the Secretary OF the
Treasury saows that there is still due the States the
sum OF $6,6oo,0oo for expenses incurred In armIng
and e1uipping volunteers during the rebellion.
Nearly $4o0oo,oo0 has already Deen disDursed on
this account
Caleb Cushing, one Of the counsel for the United
States at the Geneva Conference, has finished MS
labOfs at the Mexican Claims Commission and will
sail for Europe on the 9th tpst.
Akerman's Report.
Ex- Att0rney General Alderman, who leaves for his
home In Georgia on Monday next, has completed
his report as head Of the Department Of Justice,
and it win be semitic Congress early next wesk
Conviction of Dc.aultrr.
F. A. Marden, charged with the embexzlement OF
$4,000 OF the government funds whine employed
as o clerk In the Treasury Department, was to-day
convicted OF the offence.
The McCarrnhnn Case.
The Senate Committee on Public Lands have set
apart next Friday to hear testimony on the McGar-
rahan, or New ldria, mine case. General Sickles,
the former counsel for GcGarahan, aud ex-Engi-
neer and Surveyor Seymour, Of New York, and other
prominent officials are TO DO examined.
virsinia's Tobacco Tax Returns.
The following statement has been prepared at the
office OF Internal Revenue-
The collections from tobacco in the Third and
to Sr iw e Isl
san nsGsass 1871 eyer s7S q
Virginia derived from the tax on tobacco for thirty
three months since March !, 1869, were
$1l472557 16; for fOrtyfour months prior 10 March
], 1852 $1.47s,s2a 7o-an increase IN favor Of the
Standing that under the former administration the
tax on plug tobacco was Onc-tilth greater than
uEder the present.
Cnving In the Civil Service Regulations.
From the Boston Advertser-Civil Service Re-
former and sumner Republican, Jan. IL
OF what use IL II, then, 10 repeat that the people
know the proposed reform to be no delusiOn, but q
measure called for BY every consideration OF public
decency? There have been warnings enough
already. There are no words adequate TO express
the stupidity Of those congressman who think they
Will strengthen their party by cinglng to abuses
that have been so thoroughly exposed as those In
the civil service have BEEN the new rules are stjg.
matsed as "impracticabIen before they are per-
iected, and before they have been tried Very
well; When Yankee has made up his mind that he
desires certain thing he rejects less upon the Oh
slaces in the way OF Gecuringit by one plan than in
devisng another. In this case the people know that
existing civil service Is badly organized, and II
the effort now making by the Executive to reform
1t In good falth defeated they will know al whose
doors the fault lies. fae
F0aTY-aEC0ND CoNGREsa.