Year: 1868

There ia every indication now that the tax
upon cotton shipped from the South to this port w in


the future collected aud that the Treasury during the
current year will not be defrauded in 1867, out Of
$4,000 600 by the illegal delivery Of cotton by Shipping
agents to consgnees. The prompt action or collector
Shook and Mr. G., r. Cornwall sustained by tho Revenue
Department officers at Washington has accomplished
this much already. Yesterday, Deputy Collector Embree
ana II was agreed thar the Custom House should
der TO the Collector OF tho XXXIId District AL control OF
come possessed of knowledge Of the number Of pounds
OF cotton shipped here. and can have Il promptly
at the expiration OF the 90 days allowed by
the law, within which the tax is 10 90 PAD
then he may without delay institute proceedings for FOR
the General Government. The seizures OF the five steam
ships, previously noted IN IHE IRIBUSE mas deferred
without the collectors permit, and consgnees
hb their msnfests freely SO TO procure the necessary
their goods Collector Bailey OF the Fourth District has
again stirred up commotion In revenue circles. The
Ger cogniIant Of circumstances that would warrant
seizure to acquaint the collector Of the district In which
ocers possession and that IL remained with the collector
othe district 20 order seznre " he thought soeh aeon
Collector Bailey without previous intilnaion steITed
the estabishments OF the Messrs Watson Crary under
special authority from the Commissioner OF Internal Rev
enue who has the power by section Of the law 10
der that premises may be taken possession OF by any
Revenue officer wherein he has reason to believe the
laws are not compiled with This supervisory poweris
essential aud the more OF the fact that only
short ago Mr. Lewis was assigned 70 canvass GER
tain collection district and the result OF ms Investigations
was q report by him that almost 900 people dong
bunes without the license which the aw required them
tOtaye the statements regarding the seizure OF
Messrs. Watson Crazy are Oh one side;
the seized parties have not had an op
pOrtunity 20 explain the nature OF their
operations but their friends assert that they have not
offended against the laws. and say that an Investigation
will substanate the assertion The distlery in Fifty
fourthst owned by Mr. Fnlay the Secretary OF the Dis
ters Association and which seized last October by
MI Lewis is surrendered TO the Government the counsel
for the claimants electing 20 make no dcfense An u-
portant question raised in regard to the opera
ton Of the law which provides for the forfeiture Of all
properties found whore Illicit sH ts erected Col
ectOr Smith OF the Eighth District purposes 10 apply for
the forfeiture 10 the Government OF tho lot No 80 ADat
rplace, where few days ago he seized and destroyed
an Illicit still Three dstierles are now in operation Ia
this district and matters appear 10 progress more to tho
satis OF all concerned under the recent reOfgaza
ton Messrs. Morgan and Rollins are the Revenue In
spectCrs assigned 10 the Eighth District bin has been
iltrOd in the lower house Of Congress authorizing
the Secretary OF the Treasury TO designate warehouse
export goods In this city. Should the bin become
law there scarcely doubt but that the Irst National
Bonded Warehouse buildings Will be selected FOR the pur