The Portland daily press., 1874-11-20
WASHINGTON.
A Doubtful Story,

WASHINGTON, Nov 10.-The Herald's Wash
| ington correspondent to-day has it that Wash.
changing the Cabinet; that Fish will resign,
after which all the rest of the Cabinet will re-
| sign. 70 g @ ae4s 1890
A Patent Case.
Attorney General Williams to-day addressed
letter to Geo. P: Sawyer, U. s. Attorney at
Boston, stating that on the 9th an application
| was made to him by Curtis & Corwine for
| leave to use his name in suit upon the rela-
| ton of George R. Fearing to vacate a patent
reissued to b. F. Sturtevant for coil or o rib.
bon of hardwood for the rise of pegging ma
| chimes. 1t was alleged as ground for the ap.
| plicatiou that there was want of novelty in
the ribbon or coil. The Attorney General
after reviewing the facts in the case as pre-
sented to him says in conclusion: ''Where
fraud is alleged as ground of suit in the name
of the Attorney General to repeal patent
nothing more than to satisfy him of the exis-
| tence of the fraud is necessary to the applica-
ton, as such case must go upon the ground
that the facts disclosed to the Attorney Gener-
al were not presented to or passed upon by the
commissioner of patents. Mr.. Stnrtevaht has
given satisfactory reasons for advancing the
price of his peg board blanks. and shows It was
by an arrangement with the manufacturers of
boots and shoes and for their benefit, and am
further satisfied that the public interests do not
require me to take any steps to vacate his said
patent You will, therefore, withdraw the bill
filed and decline any further use of my name in
this matter"
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances for
to-day :-Currency, $16,0l4,S19; special deposit
of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit $55. 295, 600; con $50, 224 598, including
coin certificates, $23, 102, 200; outstanding legal
tenders, 1882, 100000. Uf =
The Safe Burglary.
Owing to the sickness of Mr. Davidga of the
counsel, the safe burglary trial was adjourned
till tomorrow. Whiteley was allowed by the
Judge to 60 to his home till next Tuesday, there
being sickness in his family. - III
Revenue Cutters Cruises.
The President has designated the following
revenue cutters to cruise along the Atlantic
coast:
Steamer Woodbury., from PASSPORT Maine, to
Penobscot Bay, Maine; The Dobbin, from Mt.
Desert to Rockland, Maine; the Dallas, from
penobscot Bay to Cape Ann, Mass. the Gala
tin, from Portsmouth, N. H., to Nantucket,
Mass.
Commissi"ner Douglass' Reporf
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Mr..
Douglas, reports that his receipts for the last
fiscal year were $1oa, 644,747. or $2.644,747 in
current fiscal year is $1O7, 600, 600 Total draw
backs on spirits tobacco and general merchan-
disc for the past fiscal year was $52,436, and
for 1874, $50, 495. No spirits were exported for
drawback during last year, and the quantity of
tobacco was very slight compared with the
amount reported in bond. The amounts re-
funded for taxes illegally collected were $685.
667 in 1873, and $239, 749 in 1874. The receipts
from distilled spirits for the fiscal year 1874
were $40 IA 090-a net decrease Of $685. 281.
The receipts from special taxes on rectifers
and dealers show an increase of $799.413. The
production of spirits during the year was Co.
772, 062 taxable gallons. The seizures amounted
in value to $476,362. Distilled spirits remain.
ing in warehouse, per payment of tax, was 12,-
577 ,613 gallons, decrease of 3,210,6l3 gallons
from June 30th. The amount remaining for
export was reduced in the same time from g.
Ia, 010 gallons to 1,047, ia gallons.
The annual receipts from all sources relating
to fermented liquors for the year is $9,3O4,679
The receipts for tobacco in all forms is $33 242,-
875, decrease of 81 143 427, due to the closing
out OF bonded warehouses in the early part of
the year and the effect of the panic. From
November to the present time there has been a
steady increase of collections over any previous
corresponding period.
The largest amount collected during any
quarter was in the first quarter of the present |
fiscal year-$10, 152, 754. The receipts for the
present fiscal year from this source are ex- |
pected to aggregate $36OOO 1000 The produc
ton Of tobacco for the past fiscal year was
118, 548, 619 pounds, an increase over the pre- |
ceeding year of 2, 107 1884 pounds. 7s
The number of cheroots, etc., on which taxes |
were collected were 1,SS6697 ,490, or 1862 1852
in excess of the previous year, The quantity |
of tobacco removed without payment ,of tax
fcr expectation for the fiscal year was 10000
9l7 pounds, an excess of nearly 900 mounds |
over the preceding year. The commissioner
considers it indispensably necessary to control
the movements OF the raw leaf clauses of the
act of June 6, 1872. ~
The receipts from other sources were. bank
deposits, savings banks, capital and bank cir
culation, So, 1891, 100; adhesive stamps. S6,1H
S44; penalties, 1864, 116; articles and occupa.
tions formerly taxed but now exempt, 1854, $50.