New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHISGIos. Monday, June 81. 1873.
new method OF perpetrating whisky frauds has been
discovered in the OF an examination whicn all
returns in that office relating whisky transactions are
UNDERGOING 1t was ascertaned while examining NIL
waukee cases that great discrepancies exsed between
the entries of sales made d.crs books and the re-
turns Of the aggregate amount OF sales on Form 49, when
dlstilcs obliged TO use. GauSeTs also made return
of the amount gagged previous 10 sale on form Known
as No 3d. These foI called IN about TWO Weeks
from all parts of the country ana az he same ee
Oncers dstilers books. These have been compared
with aggregate and with gaugers returns very
important evidence has been secured III this way ana INC
evidence against houses involved ID complete ana hdS'
putable.
The National Republican of this morning audes to the
refusal of the Typographical Union to reduce the scale OF
prjces AS asked by the employers and warns the mem
beers of that body that unless some accommodation is
reached them and their employers pubic sen
ment will certainly Justify me later ia ss 10 ,S H
foreman OF The Eccnng star, that II reduction II not
made The star would rat its office on Monday or Tues
day, Is Incorrect. No such remark was made by nm
and Ihe Star has taken no action whatever III the
premises
The Commissioner of the General Land Once, by de-
con June o. has rejected the survey sent up ny
the United suryeyOre for California of the mission
land. of san Diego confirmed to Santiago Argues and
located III san Diego County, California lie has directed
survey of said lands TO oe maze w,nn ane nVlo%
cuding said Canada; on tue soutn east Hdlclo Jahhea
Canada on the southwest Posa Pond; on the east the
present survey OF the Raucho e Con on the west the
ir,s,uI survey OF the Pueblo lands OF san Diego
The question rs to whether ale, beer, and porter, In
bottles are entitled to the allowance OF five perccntum
i'm lieu OF breakae under the second section OF the Act
OF Feb & 1870 has been decided the affirmative by
the Treasury Department II IL evident that Congress
Intended by inserting i'll sucn provision uI law tue word
'uuutS" well H. thc term distilled spirits 10 IN
cludc mat liquors" embraced under Tire general
prov isOn Tor " lquors."
correspondent in Cincinnati writes TO one of the de-
parm,us that Cen Walkers statistical atlas printed by
order OF Congress for sale In bookstores In CINCINNATI
nj SO ana mat the NcwNok price II 800. lie says he
mas pur. nse the Medical HISTORY Of the War, also
urintcd by Congress. IN the bookstore for 800.
Major j. II. wilkinson. who las been abroad for the
Treasury Department returned tonight. lie reports
several hundred MenOniles on lis ship Their leaders
sad all c1UIts to retain them III Russia Lad failed
Tie entire colony Of 10000 To which thry belonged had
nually determined 10 emlgrae TO thn ODilcd rdter
II. g. Hcqucmbourg has been appointed Internal ReVe
nue. Gauger for the Fourth District OF Missouri and
Sally DaIlman has been appointed Internal Revenue
(jaug GER tor tue Fnst district Oi Nj ,sOuri.
The Treasury Department has been notified ~ the Col
ecor at Charleston, D. c. OF the arrival OF the exiei
poitical prisoners and asked whether they shall be al
lowed Ia land.
Information has been received hero that j. Russell
SIGNING at an Early day.
telegram from Treasurer New announces that he VIII
reach this city ON "Wednesday next.