Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-26
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EASTERN.
The DistiIIation Of brandy.


WASHINGTON, November Odd
Congressman Page of California has
had several interviews with the Com
missioner of internal Revenue with a
view of having, with the Commission
er's aid, q law passed for the relief of
distillers OF brandy who do only 81
small business. Under the existing
laws the capacity of the still is taxed
without reference to the quantity of
brandy distilled. A still with n ca
pacity of two hundred gallons is taxed
eighty per cent, and that must be
paid, although the quantity actually
dirtilled may not exceed twenty-five
gallons. The change recommended is
to tax only the quantities distilled.
Mr.. Douglas, the Commissioner is OPP
posed to any change in tho law, but
Mr.. Page will introduce bill early in
the coming session to carry out his
proposition.
The Texas Pacific Railroad,
WASHINGTON, November 24th.-
Col. Thos. A. Scott has announced
his purpose openly to come to Con-
gress next session and ask aid for the
Texas Pacific Railroad. He wants
seventy millions to complete the road.
This he proposes to raise on forty-year
bonds, the interest on which at five
per cent, gold, he proposes to ask
Congress to guarantee. 10 secure the
Government, he proposes to turn over
the land grants, the machinery, the
track and the rolling stock and appur-
tanances, and to issue bonds only as
fast as the road is completed in sec
tions, ut the rate of $4,000 per mile
foi. the plans, and $4,000 for the
heavy grading. Scott is confident
that he will never ask the Govern
mcnt to pay n coupon. 1t is proposed
to pay interest for the four years out
of the proceeds of the bonds. .f-
Patent Issued.
WAsHINGToN,N November oath h.--The
Commissioner of the General Land
Office to-day issued patent for the
Rancho San Bernardino, containing
1868 acres in San Diego county,
California. Maria A. Shook con-
firmee. ~ Ttf0f -
Bodies From the Wreck oftlic Empire.
New ORLEANS, November 24th.-
Twenty-three bodies have been recov-
cred from the wreck of the steamer
Empire
The Pacific MniI Reducing Expenses
and increasing shipping Facili-
ties. T- -aouu .s.fss'-~
NEW YORK, November 22d.-The
Managing Director of the Pacific Mail
Company claims that the entire line
from New York to China is now in the
most perfect order, and they are pre-
pared and ready to do promptly all
business that is offered He also
claims that the business of the COM
pany can be, managed as efficiently
and economically as any steamship
line i'm the world, and to this end re-
duction of from so to SO per cent. is to
be made after January 1st on all sala-
ries and expenses of the company, Mr..
Hatch setting the example by reduc-
ing his own salary from six thousand
to three thousand dollars. After the
departure of the new steamer City of
Toxic, about the middle of December,
he will visit San Francisco with a
view to making a general reduction of
the company's expenses at that port
and also at other points on the coast
The reduction he has already effected
on his recent visit to the Isthmus, it
is estimated, will benefit the Pacific
OF which he is one of the Managing
Directors, fully so per cent. on their
expenses. The reduction of the num-
Der of Italian laborers on the Isthmus,
of which 1000 were employed ON the
Panama road, has been n great success
and n great benefit to the company.
The Managing Director also announces
that hereafter no more freight will be
received by the company than they
can handle promptly at the Isthmus
and that hereafter there will be no ac-
cumulation of freight at the Isthmus,
as has been the case heretofore, and in
order to accomplish this an increase
of tonnage on the Pacific side has been
determined upon and the iron steam
ship City of Panama will be dispatch
ed to Panama to take her place in the
regular line at an early day, while on
the Atlantic side, in addition to the
present fleet, the company will char
ter such vessels as may be necessary
until the completion of their new YES
sells, now being built by John Roach
at Chester. Several other reforms are
contemplated.
A comparative statement of the
amount of freight and number of pas
sengers carried by the company from
this port during the month of October
shows an increase of !, 129 passengers
and $50 tons of freight over the same
month last year.
The Troubles of Architect Mullest.
CHICAGO, November 24th.-A Wash
ingtcn special, speaking of the resig-
nation of Architect MulIett, says that
every effort was made to-dayto induce
the President to interfere to save him,
for although Mullett apologized to
Bristow for his language to him on
Saturday, the latter insisted on accept
ing his resignation. Both Shepherd
and Mullett visited the President dur
ing the day, as did also Treasurer
Spinner and others; but it appears
without result. 1t is declared that the
President did not want to interfere
with the reforms which Secretary
Bristow had made in the Treasury
Department, and especially with any
Disagreement as to the management
of affairs in the Bureau of the Super
vising Architect. Had the President
interfered, it is we'll understood he
would have undoubtedly received
Bristow's resignation without mo-
ment's delay. So, altogether, there
was ut one time to-day promise of a
very considerable storm.