The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-05-15

"A dispatch from Fort Garry says infoma-
tion has been received from n trustworthy
source to the effect that some American ira
ders having poisoned Little Knife and Sitting
Dill, Sioux chiefs, at Cypress Hill, four hun
die and fifty miles from Fort Garry, in Brit
sh territory, the Sioux fell on the post and
maseacred all the Americans and half-breeds
in tho vicinity.
GENERAL LNTELLIGENCE.
j W. Douglas, Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, has Just issued a circular calling at
tention to the fact that the law of Dec, q,
1872, re iures every person engaged i'll any
business, GYocation, or employment which
renders him liable to Il special tax to procure
and place conspicuously in his establishment
or place of BUSINESS stamp denoting the pay
mont of said special tax before commencing
business. This refer7 to wholesale and retail
Iuor dealers, dealers in malt liquors, leaf and
manufactured tobacco manufacturers OF stills
brewers and pc HAIRS of tobacco, tho latter of
whom will be required to stick stamp in their
hat or somo other visible place.
Third Assistant Postmaster General Bar
bee has sent an order to the manufacturers
for five million postal cards. The aggregate
OF applications for them il twelve Millions
The Secretary of the Treasury decides
tnat rubber boots with felted lining composed
in part of wool are not subject to the duty on
wearing apparel composed of goods, imposed
under the act Of March 2, 1867, but are sub
tect to duty rs rubber boots, which is 80 per
ent., undor the act of Aug 5, 1861, with 10
rer cent reduction under the act of June 6,
1872.
On account of Irregularities in the United
States Depository at Mobile, Secretary Rich
ardson has decided to close that Office and
hereafter the business at that point will lbe dis
charged by the Assistant Treasury at New
Orleans.
There will Soon appear an official author
ized statement of tho labor movement, by
lion. John Pool, of North Carolina Chairman
Of the National Executive Committee Of the
Lnitel Workingmen of America.
The total Internal Revenue receipts for
the month ending May 1st., were 1856, 49O.
Total receipts for May 1872, $40, 100, IT'S. To-
tai receipts from all sources for the first four
months of 1872 were 5i1 ,Ol5, 1886, and for the
first four months Of tho present year 532, O9i,-
600. There seems to be no doubt the estima-
ted receipts for the present fiscal year namely,
100000 will be fully realized The receipts
already amount to over $4,000, 900 with two
months remaining OF the fiscal year. Com
missioner Douglas il in daily receipt Of esti-
mates from collectors of internal revenue for
the expenses of collecting the revenue under
the new law, going into effect on the Goth of
May. The present indications are that the
saving anticipated under the new system will
te fully realized that is, not less than one
million dollars per annum
- telegram has been received from the
srecia commission at Vienna appointed by the
Pres lent to examine into the alleged irregu-
laritios of the original commission, to the ef-
feet that some Of the suspended commission
ers sDpear to be implicated in the charge Of
Improperly receiving money. 1t leaves the
following persons free from the charge of any
irregularities, viz: DR.. Anthony Ruppaner,
lhos. McElrath, Lewis Seasongood, J. G. Boil
ton, G. l.. Blodgett, II. Garretson, Ed Got
thell, Clayton McMichael, J. Cook, A. K.
James and Vim. +. Round. They recommend
that no part of the suspended commissioners
beres tored at present. 1t il understood that
the result of examination and the grounds |
and which its recommendations are founded, |
are to DO Immediately forwarded.
Tie Third Assistant Postmaster-G General
decides that postal cards that have been used, |
properly transmitted through the mail and
the stamp thereon cancelled, can, after their |
being returned to the sender in sealed en-
yelope with remittance, be re-transmitted to
the person originally addressed, with the word
"paid stamped or endorsed thereon. BY plac- |
ing upon the card one cent adhesive stamp. |
The Postmaster General decides that no dis |
count shall be allowed purchasers or agents
who deaire to keep postal cards ON hand for
sa!o n the public.
The sale Of desks, chairs and tables Of the |
House of Representatives took place in the |
presence Of several hundred persons. Each
chair and desk originally cost ninety dollars. |
The prices obtained averaged about one-sixth
OF that amount Upwards OF eighty members
tIo . Ill