Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-21
The Investigation into the Management
OF Revenue Affairs at Cincinnati Re-
suits in a Very UnfaVOrabIe
RepOrt-The Mississippi
Jetties, Etc.

=, WAsHINGToN, May 20 Subscriptions to
the four per 'ceLt loan to-day amount to two
hundred a"d seventy-four thousand eight
hundred dollars.
FIFTEEN MILLION FAMINE STRICKEN CHI
NEsE.
=, United States Minister Seward writes of
the famine IN China that actual famine il
pressing upon fifteen million people, while
sixty million are suffering more or less dis
tress. He says the crops have been good i'm
mealateiy around the stricken districts, but
as tood can be transported only on wagons or
PACK animals, 1t cannot be taken thither in
sufnclent quantities to save the lives of the
people IN IlentZln. A house made of mats
Tor the accommodation of suffering women
ana children from the famine districts was
burned and one hundred and fifty lives lost
CINCINNATI REVENUE OPERATIONS.
The following telegraphic summary of the
InVesIigar 1ns and operations of the revenue
agents IL Cincinnati has been received by the
commissioner of internal revenue:
CINCINNATI, May 10Th.
Az Green b. Raum, Commissioner Internal Reye-
In reply to your telegram of last evening,
we report that the examination of the condl-
ton OF this district has been in progress the
past week IN the manner indicated by you
Inc result OF the examination convinces us
that there has been no effective organization
OF the district. A portion of the local force
employed by the collector have been direlict
In their duties. There has been
no general or special commission visits to
Taxpayers, and the examination of books
OF manufacturers been 5frequent. There
has been no system adopted or enforced for
the policing of the distcct, and we find am
pie opportunity afforded dishonest tax PAYERS
TO defraud the revenue. Many liduor-deal-
ers have neglected to destroy the stamps on
the empty packages, and have returned the
same to the rectIhers, and they have lbeen re-
used. large number of stamps for fer
mented liquors, removed from packages, have
been found IN the possession of dealers.
Empty beer-kegs, with stamps perfect, have
been found In wagons. Recti6ers, In many
cases have not made the proper entries, and
have refilled packages. Several wholesale
dealers have neglected to have
their books, and have recti6ed,
compounded and sent out spir-
its without stamps, as required. In
many cases tobacco manufacturs have failed
20 make the required entries in their books.
Many cigar manufacturers have not complied
with the order OF the commissioner, and
there Is evidence that some of them are de-
traudlng the government. Several lots of
cigars have already been detained. Indica-
tons are that distIllers are now operating in
accordance with law, but there is evidence
that for the past two years, and up to within
two months, the government has been de-
trauded of considerable amounts of tax on
distilled spirits. Examination of frauds by
dlstlllers Is now in progress, but not
sufficiently complete to report the
full results. Routine clerical du-
ties of the collectors office seem to have
been fairly conducted, and he has a numuer
of competent and faithful subordinates, but
all believe the loose condition of affairs is
attributable to want of organization and
utter neglect and disregard of duty by a por-
ton of the force. We have kept In mind
the fact that while the district is first in i'm
portance in the country, it is compact and
capable of thorough and effective organiza-
ton, and not difficult TO police.
4. o. SEWARD,
JOHN MITCHELL,
FERD MEYER,
H n. BROOKS,
THOMAS ]. GRIMESTEN,
5. A. WHITFIELD,
Q. n. TRUMBULL, Agents.