Show B V M f eledea ELEdRA tE TB I 1 ea A PH 3 WASHING washington ton TOx D C 1 the entire cost rf ef the office for congressional printing for the year is which largely exceeds any previous year of the past ten except 1865 when it was nearly halt half a million more the office has haa completed during the past pnat year pages of documentary composition and volumes of thal that class of work many of which exceed a thousand pages ea eachon clion the tho subject of patent office reports the report says tho thu printing offles office to the increase of work is too small and an appropriation to build another wing similar to that put up a year ago is asked charging government for materials machinery labor and everything used in che ohe prosecution of the business it appears that the earnings of the office for the year were while the expenses include including ing for un finished unfinished work were there are over one thousand employed emp loyes male and female washington D 0 11 1 the report of the commissioner of internal revenue abates that the aggregate receipts nhom from all sources exclusive of duty on capital circulation and deposit deposits sl of the national banks were for the following fiscal years ending june 30 1870 1871 1872 these amounts include sum sums 8 refunded and allowed on drawbacks the decrease in the aggregate receipts for the last two years is dae to legislation approved july 1870 which reduced the revenue to en n estimated amount of fifty five millions to full operation before the close of the fiscal year 1870 the receipts from spirits show last year sear of the sources are given givin as follows spirits distilled from apples peaches grapes from materials other than apples peaches or grapes distilleries per onn ojen tax wine made in imi im 0 i o of champagne 20 rectifiers 74 dealers retail dealers who sale manufacturers stills 1391 stills or worms manufactured stamps distillery warehouse scalps scamps rectifiers stamps wholesale liquor dealers exeas excess gau rau kaugers kangers gerb gers fees total the number of grain distilleries registered last year was fruit distilleries total returns show total production in taxable gallons from materials other than fruit of from fruit total yearly production gallons the committee recommends that section 51 61 of the act of july 20 1868 CB its amended by the act of june ath 1872 12 be further amended so BO as to read in a more explicit manner than at present the receipts from the tax of one dol ar a barrel on fermented liquors during the fiscal year ending june amounted to an sin increase lucrease of nearly a million over last year the cumber number of breweries in the U bis B is of which california has only four of the states new york pennsylvania ohio and wisconsin having more the commissioner recommends the amendment of sections 18 and 22 of the act of june 1872 so as to provide for packages known as thirds the use ube of was authorized to accommodate brewers west of the rocky mountains which use this form of pack package 9 as specially adapted for packing on mules ua thirds appear to have been omitted in the act of june 1872 and should be restored the commissioner also recommends such amendment to the law a as s hilj make more explicit the sections of the tho act of june 1872 relating to the special tax on retail dealers which the commissioner missioner has construed as providing for a special tax at a lower rate for retail dealers in malt liquors alone he also aiso recommends that the retailer afi malt liquors be limited in their sales baies to quantities less than five nive gallons those selling belling five gallons and upward to be required to pay wholesale tax the total receipts from tobacco for the fiscal year ending june 1872 were an increase over the previous year of the commissioner bays bass that so taz faz as he is able to judge the law providing for a uniform rate for tax on all manufactured tobacco whether chewing or smoking is operating very satisfactorily the commissioner recommends the abolition of the office of assessor of internal revenue and placing the duties now sow performed by these officers upon the collectors a ell eil change ange which he be shows is entirely practicable and would not 1 only result in a large saving to the government ern ment but the simplification of the system of collecting revenue the following is a copy of the last letter ietter from horace greeley to locharles charles leman or of this city NEW gnew YORK june 27 1872 1873 friend leman nemon received yours youra of insi iusi I 1 have all my life been doing dong what people call vastly foolish and impolitic acts aud I 1 did not dispute their judgment I 1 only said that what I 1 did teemed to me the right thing if I 1 should die before elec election tion or be beaten therein please testify testify for me that I 1 do not regret having braved public opinion when I 1 thought it wrong and knew it to be merciless merci lees signed I 1 HORACE greeney GREELEY the secretary or of the treasury has authorized the assistant treasurer at new york to purchase one million bonds each wednesday and sell one million in gold each thursday during december the house committee on appropriations which has been in session cession two weeks has perfected the legislative executive I 1 and judicial appropriation bill the indian appropriation bill consular and diplomatic bill pension bill and post office bill will be reported to the house early this week the president has written a letter in complimentary terms accepting tile tho resignation Ig nation Dation of gen horace porter BALTIMORE md I 1 the maryland electors chosen at the late election will meet tomorrow to morrow night to decide how the votes shall be cast since the death of greeley the importance attached to the vote seems to be the bearing it may have on the nomination four years hence NEW york your 1 A st john johnb Is N B dispatch gives an account of a violent storm there on friday night and yesterday doing great damage to shipping in the harbor I 1 and wrecking a number of vessels outside with considerable loss of life in the city several buildings have been blown down and a portion of a new edifice nearly completed for the young mens christian association fell three groceries were crushed and several dwellings blown over the remains of greeley were taken to this city from pleasantville Pleasant ville on saturday evening they are now at the residence of samuel sinclair birl Siri clair elair the two daughters of mr greeley and mrs a gibbons gibbous accompanied the remains to this city the berald herald mentions that the tha union league have a hope that abat president grant will take part in the abse obsequies ulea of his hib late distinguished riv rival at in g the e political field commodore john calhoun died on saturday aged 70 76 eight hundred men were discharged from the navy yard yesterday philadelphia the officers of the mexico national railway company have received a tel tei telegram legram from the city of mexico dated nov 27 saying that mexican the congress passed that day by a majority of sixty a bill authorizing president tejado to arrange with gen rosecrane Rose cranz the modifications desired to their existing concession leaving the tho latter full power the company ask for a subsidy in natio national bonds in ilen lieu of the land grant grunt given them in D NEW york yobu L 1 the trustees of the tribune at a meeting on saturday appointed a committee consisting of sinclair reid beld and cleveland to take entire charge of the arrangements for gree ieya leya by funeral they have fixed it for wednesday ednee day at 11 from the church of the tho divine paternity rev dr chapins no special invitations will be sent out but it is already known that organizations of various kinds are taking formal steps for attending in a body james watson webb web is seriously ill lii washington I 1 estimates for the fiscal years 1873 and 1874 legislative establishment executive establishment judicial establishment li lish ment foreign intercourse military establishment navy establishment 20 indian affairs pensions public works postal service miscellaneous permanent appropriation louisville L 1 early this morning a cottage near the city limits occupied by a family named ashton caught fire while the family was waa in a drunken slumber from a carousal over night and I 1 burned down the daughter was burned to death in bed PIOCHE I 1 yesterday in the matter lof of raymond ely fly vs kentuck ken tuck and kentuck vs raymond baymond ely the hearing in boh cases was postponed until january ath bullion shipments per well weli fargo co last week amou abou amounted n ted to LOS ang ANa ANGELES eles enes 30 30 the storm on the sea gea coast is the heaviest known for years yearb the steamer is over due at san ban pedro no landing can be ebli effected acted tonight to night the depot grounds of the southern pacific were located by common council last evening yrena 29 dr Plu miner supt bupt of tile the third district of tho the W U T co was the recipient of a testimonial in the shape of an elegant gold watch and chain last evening by the operators of his district SAN BAN FRANCISCO 30 30 the boy oakley who was run over on the sutter butter street car line died last evening A man name unknown is reported to have been drowned by the capsizing of a boat from a vessel on thursday pm Bt St antons ruby has been found to weigh twenty eight and a half barats carats he says he will return to the fields next week and declares that the ground where he prospected has not been salted the cellars of the new hospital are completely flooded A letter from a man at the diamond fields just j received states that at least one thousand men are on the ground prospecting A judicious silence is observed concerning their success the council for the committee of inquiry are investigating the laws applicable to such enormous swindles swindle sand band and seem beem to have arrived atone at one conclusion that the offense offence ranks as a misdemeanor and neta nota net a felony photographs of some of the gems haye have been taken for the owners jno haggerty heggerty Hag gerty gerly convicted of arson has been sentenced to the state prison for six years the california iron mining co has been incorporated to work iron mines in nevada county capital four millions the cupel silver mining co has been incorporated to mine in Wal wai lapal district arizona VALLEJO SO 80 the tho largest discharge and suspension yet made on mare island took place this evening it was nearly a clean sweep it includes nearly y all the workmen in the construction department and six of the foremen NEW YORK yore 30 30 in one account of the last days of greeley he is said during his hla western tour to have 3 never slept over four hours at a time through the day he would often doze in a car and catch snatches of sleep upon his return to new now york his wife was found to be bea rapidly failing and it was wa while passing sleepless nights at her bedside that he first began to show signs of great 91 reat rest mental depression on one occasion while the opposition press pross was criticizing tic izing his pittsburgh speech he said gill if they make the issue that I 1 I 1 am the rebel candidate im bound to be defeated this seemed to weigh on his mind bia bis last iss las editorial work wai wat an article which appeared in the tribune headed beaded conclusions it was simply a summing up of the results of the elect elections lons ions in greeleys greelegs Gree leys old style about this time he revised five articles which he had carefully prepared for the encyclopedia clo one being his history 0 the american conflict condensed onedas one day later while in conversation a friend he be became visibly affected and said touching a remark as to bis candidature 1 I dont care for politics and woul dInt go on the cars to washington to get the commission as president what I 1 do feel is the loss of my wife who has been my companion nearly forty years I 1 have watched by her bedside night and day and now I 1 am completely worn out and prostrated from anxiety and want of sleep on nov mr greeley was at his home comein in and a prominent liberal republican from connecticut visited him and found him in very broken health A conversation was had as to the campaign mr breele greeley y manifested manin much unconcern on 0 n t the he subject and to the inquiry whether under the circumstances it would be better for the liberal republican committees to take steps at once towards the maintenance and consolidation of their organizations or remain quieu quiet and wait the turn of events he very promptly replied better keep quiet beyond this there was nothing to indicate that he felt any interest in current events he is said to have died poorer than was popularly supposed BAN ean FRANCISCO 30 30 there were 66 80 deaths in this city during the week BAN SAN FRANCISCO 1 three china men suspecting one of their countrymen of theft of took him this evening on long bridge and threw him into the bay where he would have drowned but for the arrival of a white man the would be mur murderers dereis were arrested and are now in jail ASHLAND or L 1 the commissioner of indian affairs having directed supt bupt odeneal to put the indians indiana upon the he klamath reservation peaceably if possible but forcibly if he must he proceeded in person to execute the orders but all efforts to put them on being fruit fruitless lebs leas and they having refused to go the matter of removing thiem was referred to the military on the november maj jackson of company B let with thirty five men left fort Klamath and arrived at camp bodocs near lost river at seven the following morning they at once surrounded the camp and interviewed the head men one of whom appeared half an hours conversation ensued in which the indians indiana were informed that the soldiers did not come to fight them but to demand that they go upon the reservation and they were assured that ample provision had bad been made for their subsistence and they should be fully protected in all their rights they refused the demands they were then requested to lay down their arms Scare faced charlie a chief raised his gun and fired at lieutenant bantuelle Ban telle who was in front of his men but missed hia hib his hla aam alm the tho lieutenant fired and killed hillid charlie this caused firing on both sides and the be battle became de desperate ite lasting two hours one soldier soldie iwas iwah was killed and four wounded two catli citizens e were killed fifteen indians were killed nearly all women and children some bome warriors and some horses were captured the indians retreated to 6 the hills but returned again and commenced fighting when three corb more indians were killed and at latest recounts accounts the firing was still going on at intervals it 16 is supposed that thal these indians would have reinforcements the next night and major jackson wab wea enlisting citizens to proceed against the indians CLEVELAND ohio 29 the schooner sunrise hence for kellys island yesterday was discovered grounded this morning two miles out three throe men are lost DETROIT 29 the storm caught many vessels outside toe the head of lake erle erie is full of ice it is blowing a gale from the northwest and is snowing accounts of disasters continue to be received seven or eight schooners ners a and ad propellers are reported ashore ar or fast in the ice I 1 washington 29 20 there were frequent enquiries today to day from all classes in regard to horace greeleys greelegs Gree leys health and much sympathy was expressed the report of bib hib death being in circulation early this evening and having reached the Pr president ealden t he and his family in tok token enof enot of respect did not attend the rec ree reception eption eplion to the diplomatic corps given by the secretary of State but sent a note explaining |