American citizen., 1880-08-07

to 16 cents per pound manufactured to-
bacco the receipts from this source fell off
s., ,534, $50. Owing to the abolition OF the
| 32-cent rate tax on snuff, and the cstab-
lishment Of Il uniform rate, 16 cents per
pound, receipts from this source decreased
$261 ,329. The heaviest increase under the to-
bacco division was from cigars and chcroots,
ST. ,091 ,412. The total revenue in 1880 from to-
bacco in all shapes, cigars, snuff, ETC., was
SIS, SIC, ,14O, against $40, 1907 in 1873,
showing decrease from these sources of ST.
264 ,S62. The total revenue from spirits in 1850
was SOL 1S5, sos, against ,2s4 In 1879, an
increase Of ,615, ,224; the main item of this in
crease being from distilled spirits taxed at 90
cts. per gallon, $S,1 ,399. The revenue from
retail liquor dealers licenses also shows an
increase over 1879 of S269, 247. On ferment-
| ed liquors there was an increase Of revenue
in 1880 of 81, 10O, ,4S6. From the sale Of
stamps Of all descriptions in 1880 there was
| derived a total revenue Of 81 ,6eS 1894, an in
crease over 1879 of 1862 ,010. The total re-
ceipts of the department from all sources for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880, were
| $123, ,9S1 ,919, against $113, 40, Cpl in 1879,
| showing an increase from internal revenue
| of SIC, ,532 ,29S.
THE attention of United States Treas
urer Gilfllan having been called to pub
lished item stating that there had been
want of accord between the Secretary Of the
Treasury and the United States Treasurer i'm
regard to the manner of paying out silver
dollars, the Treasurer states emphatically
that such is not the ease, and never has been;
that the Secretary, early in the coinage, gave
orders that standard silver dollars should be
paid out freely at all offices. Under this
order $335 800 900 were put into circulation,
and of that amount $17,00O,O0O have
been returned to the Treasury in pay
ment of public dues in exchange for silver
certificates. Under the Secretary's order
more than "a per cent. of the total standard
dollar coinage has been paid out, while
there has been returned to the Treasury un-
der the operation of the law 4s per cent. of
the amount paid out, leaving in circulation
SIS, 500 900, which amount does not vary
much from the reduction since 1877 in 81 and
81 notes outstanding. Into the vacuum cre-
ated by the retirement OF small notes silver
dollars have been forced, while the excess
has returned to the Treasury vaults. 1t
should be understood, the Treasurer said,
that the reduction in small-note circulation
was not produced by the Department. The
small bank notes were retired in compliance
with the Resumption act, and small green
backs were voluntarily surrendered, and
large notes taken in their place. The Treas
urer also stated that the reported disagree
ment in the Department with regard to the
number of standard dollars to be coined
monthly does not exist. There is no room
for difference Of opinion npon that point,
since the language Of the law is unmistaka-
BILE.
MIR. A. w. CARROLL, of Bradford,
Pa, was somewhat "under the weather"
from a supposed malarial attack and called
upon DIR. d. G. Hopkins for professional
aid. The Doctor gave him a prescription,
soon after taking which Mr.. Carroll died. A
post mortem developed the fact that he had
taken enough morphine to kill two men.
1t was further proven, upon the testimony of
the clerk in the drug store where the medicine
was compounded, and of which DR.. Hop
kins was one of the proprietors, that the
latter had destroyed the original prescrip-
tion, which by an improper use of medical
hieroglyphics called for twenty grains of
morphine, and replaced it with another of a
less deadly import. The Doctor has been
held for manslaughter. 1t is stated that he
received his degree Of NJ. ID. from Phila-
delphia medical college that has recently OBJ
tanned a somewhat unenviable reputation.
RECENT advices from Mexico state
that on the 21st ult. Col. Adolph Vales, in
command of $40 cavalry and $50 infantry,
Federal troops of Mexico, attacked the
Apaches under Vietorio, about ten miles
from old Fort Quitman. The fight was in
decisive. The Mexicans lost three men and
ten horses. The Indians lost four warriors
and six horses. On the Goth the Mexican
force again attacked the Indians in the Pine
about fifty miles from the
line. After long fight the Indians retired,
Their loss is not known. The Mexicans
lost six killed. Col. Wales intends to follow |
and attack them again. He is of the opin-
ion they will try and get back to New Mexi-
co, In which case Col. Grierson and eight |
Of the 10th Cavalry, who are sta
tiOised within forty miles of their crossing
place, will doubtless be on their trail within
a few hours after they cross.