Show SPECIAL TO tur TOB newa B iwa h GENERALL gen dix in behalf of the citizens of now york presented a picture of farragut to alexis this noon alexia alexis accepted the present on behalf of his father saying baying it would take its ita place among the choice collection of the russin bussin russian bussian government he trusted that peace and g good 0 od will would never be disturbed between the two countries many people were present at a banquet this evening at del mo nicols nicos by the new york yacht club to the grand or and luke duke alexis in ra reply ply to a toast the grand duke expressed hia deep gratitude for the kind bind reception he had everywhere met with wlm since ehla ehia ills arrival in the united states he ho baia said the remembrance of the visit would ever form one of the most recollections of his life 2 the report of the commissioner of Inte internal rhAl revenue stated staled that the aggregate receipts from all sources exclusive of direct tax on bon ban bonds do and duty upon the circulation and deposits of the national banks for the As oos cal year 1871 were this bum sum includes the tho amounts refunded and ind allowed on the drawbacks to the commissioner commies ioner loner estimates the receipts for the current fiscal year under the present law at the receipts from spirits for the fiscal year were the amount of tax received on fermented liquors was total receipts from tobacco for the year an increase of two and a quarter millions over last year total amount of manufacture tobacco represented by the amount of collections is one hundred and five millions eight hundred and twenty thousand nine hundred and sixty three pounds the total number of cigars cheroots cherooty che ehe roote roots etc on which taxes were collected were 1 the increase e is due to the recent changes in the mode of collections of the tax on these articles the commissioner favors red reduction u c of the tobacco tax to the rate of 24 cents if it can be done without loss to the government and expresses the opinion that the present system of bonded warehouses can be en entirely tir ely elj aVoli abolished shed inthe in the interest of government and the manufacturers ho he recommends provide that when the evidence of the loss of tobacco at sea is satisfactory the commissioners of internal revenue shall have all control of allowing certificates for purposes of drawback the want of authority to furnish stamps for condemned tobacco which is constantly accumulating in the hands bands of the government officers ceis ceib lias ise caused great embarrassment and the commissioner recommends congress to authorize him upon the requisition of ofIl officers cers having the custody and control of such tobacco to furnish suitable revenue stamps to bo ba attached and can celled before the same la Is offered for sale I 1 As it frequently happens that the tax paid stamps are lost frem from packages of spirits by unavoidable accident without fault on the part patt of persons interested and the spirits bein being atilus thus exposed to seizure and detention authority is asked to protect such spirits by re stamping owing to congressional omission to authorize the remission of taxes on such spirits he has his ordered such taxes to be collected he recommends that the commissioner be prohibited from considering or allowing any claim not presented in two years from the time the tax is a paid id and that all au claims be barred in th the e courts after six years from date of pay menh ment of the tax the report concludes by stating that accounts of collectors are still open of which have been placed in the hands of attorneys for suits against 0 the tho bondsmen the total amount received in compromised revenue cases for the year Is wi the total V value alue of seizures gig the tho bec sec secretary relar of the treasury has baa authorized thorl theorized zed eed the issue of papers to the schooner horton recently seized at gloucester by the collector of customs after a fuli full investigation of the f facts showing allowing that there ta is no fio reason to deprive derive p the tho onaner owner of the nece necessary esary sall bailing ing papers athe the secretary of wars wara report the maln main facts faeta relative to which wern were printed two weeks a ago 90 from dereau re reports shows that the army on july ibi had belen been reduced to thirty thousand thousands thou bandi sandi the expenses yearly are about forty ml ilion ludin iudin g nearly four millions for river and harbo harbor r improvements the estimates for military purposes for the fiscal year ending june soth 1873 ia Is the treasury has realized thus far the present fiscal year from the sale dof doo of arms and other sources an estimate of Is made for settlement of claims yet due duo the states for calling troops into service the secretary says it is with great greit embarrassment that the appropriations made at the last session can be BO so economized economised as to answer the pressing requirements of the beryl ceryl ce and recommends that lae the extra lieutenants authorized to serve as legi regimental quartermasters quarter masters be diacont inu as vacancies occur in those grades an ultimate reduction of eighty lieu tenants and that the grade of quarter ra master asten nater and sergeant be abolished aler aleo those of company artificer and wagoner which will save 1165 enlisted men to the tha service at a yearly cost of the proceeds of the sale of clothing from june soth 1870 to date is 1875 the cost of transportation for th sear year year ia Is about a million aud and a haic half southern bouthern enn still ment meat tha the se alludes to the existence of armed rebellion of regular organization and in great strength in parts of the southern sout gout heru herh states and tle tie necea necessity sity of the tho us usg use of the th armed a 10 force e of the nation to put down and bric brie bring v ll 11 the leaders to speedy justice secretary belknap with a renewed recommend of fire proof buildings for the war department and an exil expression res reb of the hope that reform will be W effected in all department departments 3 of the government by the labors of tho tha civil service commission commis alon aion it Is reported that prussia will reoccupy portions of france ju case of further out outrages rages AUCKLAND bishop patterson Pat terson tereon of Mel mei M ele eie enezia nezla rev G atkin and a native tesee teacher er have h ave been murdered by natives of in revenge revenue for foi the kidnapping of natives by english |