The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-09
WINE QUESTIONS.
Relating TO the Legitimate Use or vino Spirits In
FortifJins Wines and the Determinations or Law
Against Domestic Products Correspondence with
the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue.


the Commissioner or Interna, Revenue.
w,su,yorov n r. Anr,, o. 1884,.
non. j. 8. Nj,,,r. conm,ss,oner or ynternol Eere.
,,,o. 7,,eos,,., Don,,,,,o,,.
ON, =, ,,, rona,, .,s,,.,,,,..,,. ..,.,,. q, ,..
circumstances upacr which I'm ,c,,,nc v,,,o. mor
ing. IL ia legitimate IN mao d,s,cd sn,ra rcfcrrcd
to Tho ,oxcs inndcr Customs AMI ,n,orno, ueyonuc
lawS I,yed on such sn,r,,s. and showed ina, thew
cou,J mi, excen, 4, tho cooo y, ,,,,or,o ,,,nos ~
commands vim so.ca,,cd ,n,nor,o1 wfruI, ,u,co. -
be used without, taxa,,on In other word. on,v
foreign ap,rs ara or,,o, 10 .r,ar Toto orr ,v,nas
wI,nou, ,axa,,on,
In this communicate, rorm,, mn IN o,ow now
Inv rcosop NJ Tho runrs norn,,,,ns a,oonn,o CON-
Mounds IN hc op,orod 90 ,rn,, ,na.s M, o,,, =. in
ultimate w,nc.mat,no cau.o1 70 ,rror I'm, oso oro
tho revenue. n, ,bo an, sor,os,v ,,,roro,
~ o,,roc, vorr ,n,oros, a., ,n,. 800 a,,.
,or,v NV ,,ns,ra,,or w,,, nn,or,.vo % .nor ,na,
he nrovon,,ug such .r,ra.,,r -, ,oro, s,,,,,s
Covcrnmcnt Womb sovo oorc r,onoy than ,vor,,, ho
roor,ro, m an ,orco ,ho ro,,osa, IN, ,.,,
onS o,,,,,oro,oS ,y,ro.
mo ,or,,, norm,,s Tho or,rv =, ,oro,rn .,r,,,
,,Icos,, n, an IA ro,o,o,, a. =, ,,rorv nor ~,
Under ,h,s c,a ,aacs,,on hpndro,s ~, ,honoords q,
gallon. nj so.ca,,e ,ru,, ,,co. oro ,ora ,,,ror,o
observation-disclosures ,nov oor,an ,or,. ursrar,,ons y,
nj,
ocors "a NV c,o,nn, ,a, o -, VI. .,, "o,, vi
,,o,,1 ,r,,, ,,,,o g., ,,.,,,v All, s,...,a...,s
,,r,os ., ~" .on,r..v as 80 ,na s,',s, "'s
the mercnanS,so. 10 ms, src,c,on, ~ nravant mo
frauJ '''''' w 'A' '"'
Mos, n, ,hs ma,er,o, ,s ,rowr NJ, ,,o,orrv ,,,.. ~
aome ,,h,,horrv ,n,co ~, =. ..nrno ;n,oo ),
I, nrro n. rro,or,oa On, ,o,r,on,., ~ 1890,
win srr,,s sron un,arr, ,,,.o y -. - s,,.,,,,.
o,,hor = ,h..ru u.,r. ~ -. .,..ss,. ~,
uho,,, ho :, va, . ,,,ro a, c,,. .ar,. 49,. ..,,a,
40 an o,,ono,,, ,o,,,ro,,,, =, 80, ,.,,.s - -.
A. wu, ho .oo, b. ,no .,.o,.u.n-,r ~. ~, .
,o,,or ,rn, ,ho ~, 90 =, ,sa ~,s,,an,a 80 -
sor Trsrc,soo aovon,v ,,o,.an, .s,,..a =, ,,',.
connouna ware aSr,,,,o, a, ,sa, 49,, .,o,,.
,ho ,os, vo.- -, 800 -. a,,...s4, - a. ;
omorr, -, ,orr ,nomsar, s,,,s.s mr., 49,. NV
vo,no ,.os .,o ooo ,ho o,ar., rn..,,., 49,
,noro,oro ,o.r,u ,,,or,r' ,,rs .ar,. -. ~
tho ovoro ,,o d,,v NOV ,a,,o ,ass ,hor s,,, $40.
~ ,,, .,aS,,,,. ,..s..., 80 A.. 80,
W, 80. s. NV ."o oo. o.o,o' Nv
a." M. ulao'c W wi'e' oeoa"se eM',ao'ulnary
as may SEEM, 'nelc Is NJ leSora puohsneu OF AZ.
n..a " s."....,s ~ 0aV" VI Wv on.'' i.o
v. o''''a'o' .a' Nv u.'" ou ."o su"Ioo''
W.. De.n '"o W. """ oo'nlo""oe.'
80 Ia " ., 30 f,.s 10 io'''"'e' ""''0
,r,."' w." .,..,s. 49, .A, ..',.,,
-, ,.'....,.. - '...'o ",e .eeu 'oioiy
T., ,,,o,., ,a,,. s,' 80 80. o's'. ~.
.,. w 49, y. '"."e' """ .''o
.ok NV vi, 'oio ,''ao, 10 ',e
W -. - s"o"' , mp. . .o,o Nv
....1. -. 49,. .. e "AS' .a'- .o'"'u"s
81 n.y. ..'an wy po, 'e..' Vi "o'oiu'e a,oono''
,,,,",,.,, 60. - 20 ' aP"'' .'u
~ 49,, s ...., ".y "uo " .,'o au..'o"
onn.ar,m. W so any,, r,. I'M. suosa..
apr .o,,s.,,n non",,,, -. WV. .. 49, ". "pra.e.
-, ....", .',I ~. 49,, "ono ". ,o1 pei ..n'
,no. ,,ro.orro,,or -, an, 81, - ~ 80, W
.o,,,on, ~. ,.o. ',.' .
p ,'" o.. .au"''e' WIN s'nssnns W ','s
.,',,,' . 49,, luz ."u "s "'o".u w '"o
M ,,,,,.,~... -. a., s,,',o W y. ' .,',
80. -. - fo"''.'S 49,, '.'' .o'.
49,, -. ~. .,.'. ,, ~" wv - We
,u,,na,, -, a., ,...,.,, 80. a.. 80 80. .. s.'
""a. "A' =. ,o ", 10 WIZ" aoou. "eny
800, ~ -. sa"'A' .sn. :" !"
nroos sn,.,,sn r,,,, oos, ,ar ,no p. ,
cants No Joso mis- Liant, with ,rr,, ,n,.os an,
co,or,r, ,no,tor or NTH ,n,,,o,,on. =, ,r,, ,,o m
wear. q, ,or,or,o o,,, ~, ,uon,, .os, ~, 800.
,no, cro oon,. r.r ,,o,,nn a, 49,, go, ,,,, -,
,nro ur1or Tho namo .,,rr,, ,r,o ,,o,,,., 10 ~
,ro,so, oooor,,r, ~ .o,na n,oon,,o rn,o ro,onn,r
IN, IT, o,.on,,,. s,ronr,h n. ,. .h,o, ,arr,n s,a
mon, y, vo,no no,y,,h.ond,n, 4, 10 c,ain,a, Tho,
the fruit uce and not the alcohol ia the imporant
,oo,nr nav. = .o,rn,o n, .onarru ,n,.a, .a,oua
FACTOR. i nave sample OF emery Juice" before
me, taken from the custom house In San Francisco
containing 1871 per cent. of ALCOHOL or sa4 per cent
80, .,,,.,.. .,,...,..., -, o. 80. -. -.
PROOF sp'r1s appraised at Genus per gallon, on
80, ~ ,,,,,. ,or,.,,., go, 80, -.
...,,,,',,., ,,,., ,,,, ..,,..,,, 80. 49,, s... a.
...,.,n,,,. a.. 81, ,,.,s =, $50. . 80, -
no, a. ,,, 40 ,h,r,. .ou,. ~. .o;,, ,,o,' .,,,,
No. -. o., ~..,....,,.,, ~. 49,. 1850,
nave inc TAX represented ny Blk cents. Add this TO
the estimated of the supposed mixture that we
are considering. and we have eight cents for a,co.
-, ... 49,, - - ~ " So
hoi, hNe cehs ior ruit' coors, anu acius Blk cents
-. $3.50. , 49,, ~ .",. ..s ~.
T,.o a,, ana n, o,S .on. -. po. y. gu,
wont, ,,o osua, In o,nnno, a,,, -, .,,,.,,.
wv, go, w.. 49,. .'.o 49,, s"oo p'oo.
,,,o.,,. o .,. ooa, VIM Wv
,,os"a ,,'",,, a'a ~. NV 'ano pu.
p. .' ., Pay ." "''""' ''''""' '"~ VI "'"'''
Tba mator,., ia ,,os,,v drv ,froo ,ror,.orcar ord
. " ' ~ Wv ~ "s"' " "'
'sua'" se"o,A'M ~ ''e'on,nk ".y mnes' '"en'y per
cent. OF alcOhol Delng equal 10 douDe the strength
OF ordinary dry wine. and capable of standing an