Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-22
THE DISTRICT INTERNAL REEVE.
NUE. TAN.
The Large Amount Collected Here.

Why THE DISTRICT FAILS TO GET CREDIT FOR IT.
Not much complaint IS now heard against tue
internal revenue tsNos except by those who deal
directly in such articles under the PRS II;
modified tax. The factthat the District O: Cclt,m-
6ia was consolidated with the third ccilecticn
district OF daryl lnd under Mr.. Robert VI. Frou as
collector, October Ri. 1876. has been lost sight O.
hy most persons ether than business men. Since
that date all the internal revenues collected In this
District has teah mrTsed with those OF the third
Maryland district. ana thcre i Tot Il printed line
IN the Internal revenue reports. nor record kept
~ that department going t. show the amount the
govrThhent has rsceived from the citiz rs OF ths
District. From ar inquiry into this subject STAR
reporter mas aScertstntx that hes' collections foot
w Sh. e thls conSaI satoh t. February l. 1882, TO
sb29 Is AZ, OF whca amount si2a coo was collected
Tor the ldSt fiscal year. besides $1,000 for adhesive
stamps. The MURDER OF bsrreiS Of beer brewed in
year was Al SO OF whicSS 423 barrels were sold. This
represents probably about one fourth the quantity
OF beer consumed in this District. the greater part
Delng made In other collection districts in the
states. There WAS manufactured and sold In this
yielding tax OF SIS se5 40. The District Of CO,
lumDla is now known as the
TENTH DIVISION OF THE THIRD MARYLAND coLLEC-
TON DISTRICT h
1t has six rectlfying establishments 1888 retail
liquor dealers a much larger number than pays
license to the Districtl 2,215 dealers in manutac-
tured tobacco: 81 wholesale liquor dealers, who
sell by the original package, not less than ten
gallons; wholesale malt liquor dealers: So retail
malt N liquor dealers; GO cigar manufacturers and
The District OF Columbia has paid into the ma
tional treasury from the commencement or the
excise TAX law in 1862 to the Both OF June, 1881,
S., 635, 212 10,
MORE REVENUES THAN EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING
STATES AND TERRITORIES:
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Dakota, Florida,
Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Utah.
The direct tax law of August 6, 1861. laying
tax of $40 oO COO upon the property OF the people
OF the several states was promptly met by the tax
the amount apeortioned to this Dlstrct-S49, 49,
Sand pay Ting 1T promptly over to the Treasury
department, ana It was assessed that same year
against the real estate and collected.
Then followed the excise tax of July /, 1862,
Which bore so oppresslvely upon the people OF the
entire country.
THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL
REVENUE
was organized Immediately after the passage OF
this law by Mr.. Boutwell,, the first Commissioner
appointed by Secretary Chase, and the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Peter NJ. Pearson. as assessor for this
District, was among the first made by Secretary
Chase WITH Mr.. SAyieS J. Bowen as collector. Some
six months after Mr.. Bowen exchanged places with
Mr. Lewis Clephanc, then city postmaster, and Mr..
Clephane held that Office up to the time the con-
SolidatiOn was made with the 3D. district OF Mary
land. To Mr.. Pearson ard Mr. Clephane, Jointly,
was the government indebted for the inaue ura-
ton OF the internal revenue tax system in this
District. and the complete equipment of the local
Office and enforcement Of this law Mr.. Pear
son held his office as assessor from August,
1862, to April, 1869, when he gave way to his
successor, Mir. Needs, and it is safe to say that
during Mr.. Pearson's administration no collection
district In the United States Was more thoroughly
and honestly assessed, nor the taxes more care
fully collected.
COMPLIMENTARY ENTERTAINMENT TO THE IN
sANE.-l esterlay Manager Jake Budd, OF the Capt.
tai Tbeater, with his company, gave grand en-
tertainlnent to the Insane patients at St Elizabeth
a f.f ha arf 1plA fhn
company, Including an orchestra OF ten pieces,
numbering some forty performers. The perform
anceS were appreciated rs about the very best yet
given there The program embraced song and
recitation by the character artist, Miss Nellie
Germon: Edward and Alice Clark In songs, dances
and sketches: fcats by the light and heavy club
sWinger anu juggleT Gus Hill; the Melrose sisters
In society sketch; the acrobats and Serpentine
performers the Debar brothers: Harry Mills in
German Specalties: purel twin brothers in songs,
dances, &C; Annie Hndle in her specalties: the
Ryans Perry and Lul2l in the song and dance,
"Pratty Little Rosy Cheehs:" the Lamartine
brothers in acrobatic feats conclu ing with the
bu'letta. "The Actors Family" by the "HOrse-
shoe Four'-Etll ana Josie Love, +. B. Carr and