The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-26

The number Of distillcric, registered dur
ing the year was g.. -. and the number
operated i.6SO. OF the number operated.
6s were grain distillerie-, ! molasses di~til-
lcries and 1854 fruit di~tillerier.
The Commissioner say~ pnblic attention
has been often called, within the past few
months. 10 extensive frauds committed in
certain localities upon the revenue by dis
tillers and r~cctiiicrs Of distilled spirits. He
gives an account. first OF the checks, guards
and projections against the frauds establish
ed by law second Of the manner in which
the whisky fraud 20 called, lately exposed.
Were perpetraicd upon the Government;
third. the extent of these frauds: fourth,
the checks recently established 90 prevent q
recurrence Of the same: md. fifth, suggests
the Legislation which. in his opinion, j. ncc-
essary 10 insure a fuller collection in future
Of the taxes upon distilled spirits.
''As an indication of the extent Of the
frauds above described. ! have the honor to
report that documentary evidence j. in the
possession Of his Office which has warranted
the seizure 81 twenty -four di~tillcrie- and
thirty-~evcn Tcctifying houses, and impli-
Gated over fffy United States gaugcrs and
store-kcepers. This evidence also shows
the issue between July !, 1874, and May !.
1Ssa. ~ fraudulent spirits, by duplication.
Of over ~. go packages. containing probably
/. 2oO. 900 proof gallons. and. by mean, of
false gauging. 20 the additional amount ~
900 .OOD proof gallons. This. Of course. l.
but q portion of the fraud actually commit
ted, but. in itself. indicates loss OF tax 10
the Government inten months 10 an amount
not less than II. go 900.
Receipts from an sources relating to fer
munied liquors for the fiscal year. SILT
col: decrease, ~lV. $50 a, compared with
1874. Number ~ brewers manufacturing
fermcnted liquors. 2.7Si.
The COMMISSIONS expresses iuli conf
dence Ia the stamp system for the collection
Of reycnue.
The number 81 eases compromised during
the year was "a. and the amount received
by compromise. SlJG, a1b.
The total receipts for tobacco were Njl.-
800. 4Jl. an increase over 1874 OF N,OuD ,9Sb.
and an increase over any previous fiscal year
Of -. 81 i5s. TIL total amount OF tax coll
lccted on tobacco and snuff from September
/. 1862. 20 june ~, 1873, H. S22j. GyG. 2l9.
The total collections on cigars, chcroot- and
cigarettes for the same time was ~ III. 2b'
II l. expected that during the current year
the assessments 81 tax on tobacco viii be-
largely increased. The whole amount of
taxes assessed during the year was -. I'D
O03, an increase over the previous year OF
S3.f4i. 49,.
The quantity Of distilled spirits In ware
house. July l.'is74. was Il, 7gs5 .ga gallons.
Distilled spirits produced during the year,
90. $50. 42j gallons. Total, TS.OS6, 3Ht gnl-
Ions. Total Withdrawn, Gi,3l9,l III gallons,
leaving in bond June 10, 1870, l3, 36f,2"
gallons. spirits removed rom warthnuso-
for export for the year ending juno ~, lsh'
1000. loo gallons. while only aS7, 4l3 gallons
were thus removed during the last ilscal
year. The value Of tobacco removed for
expectation in bond without paying taxes.
~, l1n, 3lj: decrease, ~ ,cai GIL.
The commissioner estimates the collections
for the present fiscal year, from al sources
of internal revenue, al Sl22, 600 900.
Hon. George Bancroft, If his health
permits. will live during the winter
Washington otherwise he will spend
the months OF January and February in
Florida.