The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-26
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Revenue onLiouors and ro,..,

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WASHINGTON, July 25.-The Commits.
sioners of Internal Revenue furnished
to-day statement relating to the trans
actions by the Bureau for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1884, and comparisors
Win the preceding fiscal year. From
tnese " appears that the aggregate re-
celpis ior the fiscal year Just ended were
VIZ i,o9O,OS decrease, compared with pre-
cedlng year of S2,96s,3O5 These
sums are, made up as fol-
lows: Receipts, from spirits, mutt
| and grain, and other material including
also special taxes, $76,9O5 3s5; increase
$2,536,6l0. Tobacco in all forms, SO. .O62S 800;
decrease $l6,0il $40. Fermented LIQUORS,
$lS,0Si,054; increase $l,lSi,33S. lakes
under laws not repealed, $2iS, 1856: de-
crease Sl0,625,744. Penalties, $2S9, IA de-
crease SlB,659. There were withdrawn
Tor consumption during the wear 1,l37.-
056 gallons Of spirits distilled from fruit:
increase 1922 gallons, compared
WIN preceulng hscal year. There
were iS,iI9,Si5 gallons of fspirits distilled
from grain, molasses and other mate
rials; increase, 2,g7l ,060 gallons. There
were 2,455,6la0l7 cigars; increase, Dr.
a50,02?; 9OS, ,l23,64O cigarettes; increase,
2iS, lOl,9S7. There were 5,G02,6i5 pounds
OF snuff; increase, SS,273 pounds; and
lBS,693,4l9 pounds Tobacco; increase.
3,5l6,29, and also lS,99S,Gl9 barrels fer,
mented liquor; increase, l,240,727. The
following statement shows the aggre-
gate receipts from internal revenue by
states and Territories during the last
hscal year: Alabama, $S5,39S; Arizona.
$2,ll4 Arkansas, $4,000; California
3,Sl, ,765; Colorado, Sl95, 5,999; Connecticut,
N2S,Sl0; Dakota, 1864; Delaware, $2lO,-
52I;, Florida, Sl7s,562, Georgia, $S79,74i;
Idaho, S2,6A; Illinois, $23, .394:
Indiana, $5,6lS,5l2; Iowa, S2,757,4 ,4l6:
Kansas, $l61 ,35l; Kentucky, $lS,5s3, III:
Louisiana, S56O,lSi; Maine, $56,59g;
Maryland, g, li6,i9l; Massachusetts, $2,-
S3,og0; Michigan, $l,fl0,3SO; Minnesota,
HB9S2i Mississippi, $5O,il9; Missouri,
S6,l.3,S06; Montana, $l25,869; Nebraska,
NE,i2io'Sis6; o. Nevada, $S,s27; New Hamp-
sshlre,, $39O,l3B; New Jersey, $3,477 I'D;
New Mexico, 500, ,l39; New York, $i3,-
l6O,SH; North Carolina, $7G0, ,966; Ohio,
Sl3,b2O,26i; Oregon, Sl2S,275; Pennsyl-
vanla, N,SSS, 200; Rhode Island, $l3O, ,4fS:
South Carolina, $g3,S96; Tennessee. ST.,
H9,975; Texas, S2l0,l49; Utah, 1850;
Vermont, S30,90i; Virginia, $3,232,726;
Washington, S6,03s; West Virginia,
S06O,3S; Wisconsin, $2,S93,755: Wyo-
! Returns received at the Postoffice Do
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offices, which produce nearly one-haif
the postal revenue, show gross receipts
for the quarter ending June 80, 1884, were
S5,l6e,O5i,or S35O,3l6, or 7-l0 per cent. less
than the receipts from the same
Offices tho corresponding quarter
,ipf the preceding year. Upon
this basis receipts from all post-oflioos
during the quarter would aggregate
about $ll 100000, and receipts for the
year about S2,0OO,0OO less than the previ-
GUS fiscal year. Sixteen Off
ces show increased receipts. The
decrease Is attributed TO the reduction
OF letter rate from 3 10 2 cents. The re-
suit Of the years business, which Is bet
ter than expected, Is highly gratifying
TO the financial officer OF the depart
ment.
The President will leave Washington
tomorrow morning on the United States
mail steamship Dispatch for New York.
he will be accompanied by John Davis,
Assistant Secretary OF State, Miss Nellie
Arthur and Private Secretary Phillips.