Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-12-01
his exposure is liaole to cause his
death, at least to place his life in great
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his exposure is liaole to cause his
death, st least to place his life in great
peril.
THE FAST NAIL SERVICE.
There seems to be fair prospect of
covering back into the treasury the
greater part of the $500, 900 appropri-
sted for the current fiscal year for the
fast mail service. When the appropri-
alton was made by congress twas the
intention ana desire of the superinten-
dent of the railway mail service to
have fast mail train clear through
from New York to San Francisco. He
was baked in the attempt to carry out
the project by pool of the Rock
Island, Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy, and Chicago and Northwestern
railways, each of which was unwilling
| that the other should have it, and con-
! sequently agreed to put up the rate
from Chicago to Council Bluffs SO
high that the appropriation
woald not meet it. The result has
been that scarcely more than SAC, ,o00of
the whole amount has been spent, and
that chiefly between New York and
Chicago. The jealously of the North
western roads has hindered all efforts
to put fast mail on any line west of
Chicago, each corporation being de-
termined that no one of them should
have the advantage which would result
from running on faster time. Superin-
tendent Thompson is now in New
York endeavoring TO make an arrange
ment to have another car put into the
aSN ,aI lat.
and Chicago, those now in use not be.
ing enough to carry the weight of mail
matter transported each day between
the two cities.
FIGURES FROM RAuM's REPORT.
The report of Gen. Rsum, commits.
sioner of internal revenue, shows net
receipts for the fiscal year ISSl.S2 of
S1SS, ,SS4, ,0S0.97. The leading items are
as follows: Distilled spirits, sos, ,S73,.
40S; tobacco, S47 ,SS4, ,o2S; fermented
liquors. So 900; banks and bank
ers, Sc, ,20S III. OF the total Illinois
paid SIS, ,251. $50, or 20 per cent as fol-
lows: Distilled spirits, SIS, ,947 ,S96; to-
bscco. 81 $685. SIS; fermented liquors,
S997 ,69S; banks and bankers, 1926. .662.
Htiu oNCA HSA NVIbs Vi NiiV
spirits the last year. The state paid So
per cent. in 1876, the percentage falling
to so per cent. in 1879. Oaio contribut-
ed last year 10, and Kentucky l. per
cent. of the spirits tax. Of the tobacco
tax last year Illinois paid 6, New York
20, and Virginia II per cent. In iei-
mented liquors Illinois ranked fifth,
New York paying 80, Pennsylvania 10,
OHIO 8, Wisconsin Z, and Illinois per
cent. In the tax on banks and
bankers Illinois ranked third
New York paying 80, Pennsylvania 8,
aud Illinois per cent. The retail
liquor tax (not the retail beer tax was
paid by IL ,915 persons in Illinois, 4,1I1
in Iowa, and 5000 in Wisconsin. In
the spirit tax the state that comes next
after Illinois is Ohio, which paid $l8,-
000,000; but one Illinois district-the
fourth-paid that amount. New York
paid $a,000000 of tobacco tax, and
Illinois, with little less than 81 100000
followed that state, and then Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Missouri. The
gross revenue has grown from $4l 000,-
600 in 1868. to SS10, ,000, 600 in 1866, fall
ing to $l02 100000 from which it rose
TO STAG 100000. Less certain deduc-
tions last year, the aggregate amount
of internal revenue collected is 81 942,-
S23, ,0S0. If the figures for distilled spirits
ale reliable the production iluctuates
widely. The manufacture appears to
to have risen rapidly to 7S,000,o00 gal
Ions in 1870, and then fallen to $1,000,
600 gallons in 1873, since which time it
has risen to nearly 100000 gallons
last year.
In cigars, cigarettes, and beer there
is constant and remarkably rapid in
crease. The number of cigars on which
tax was paid fell from 100000 900 in
1876 to ], 800, 100000 in 1877, and since
then has risen rapidly, the figures for
the last four years being as follows:
1879, 2019 100000; 1880, 367 600, 900;
1881, 2 $50, ,0o00 600; 1882, ,040,000,000.
| The cigarette growth has increased
even more rapidly. In 1869 1.5on,000
were reported. In 1875 40.000,00O
were reported and the number in the
last four years are as follows: 1879,
| 23S 100000; 1880, 40S 100000; 1881.
567, 100000; 1882, 554,000,000- This is
the first case of u reduction and it is
not large enough to be very encourag-
lllG. Inc W1o
113 600 600 gallons in 1865. 413,000, 900
in 1880, 443, 100000 in 1881, and 525,-
| 900, 600 in 1882.
GoRHAM's CHANCE.
Recalling tie effort of Gorham to get
the secretaryship of the senate, a friend
of his remarked to-day that all talk
about his failure was wide of the mark.
This friend of his based his assurance
on the power Of Malone and Riddle
berger, which has been mentioned be-
fore. This seems to be what Gorham
| is banking on. He thinks the republi-
cans of the senate can not afford to lose
their maj jority, which can not be main
tained if the two Virginia readjusters
| 90 back on them. and he believes
that both Malone and Riddleberger
care enough about him to draw the
line right there and make the issue.
The matter is interesting on account of
the variety of possibilities. II may be
that Gorham is right, and that in the
next senate be will be secretary, and
Malone will run the senate as his
latest and most powerful machine, or
it may be that the chances for doing
any thing will look so shaky that the
old set of senate officers will hold over,