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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1869.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Thx report of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue affords many striking evidences of
the increased efficiency of his department
Ainee the inauguration of President Grant.
The new Executive privately and publicly
announced that he would make continuous
and resolute efforts to enforce the revenue
laws as well as all other enactments of Con
gress, and this promise has been faithfully
redeemed. The income from internal revenue
during the six months ending June HO, 1809,
xoeeds the reoeipts during the corresponding
period of 18G8 by $2G,0G2,812, while the gain
of the previous six months of Andrew John
son's rule over the corresponding period of
1867 was but $1,180,358. The reoeipts from
April to September, 18G9, inclusive, which
embrace six months of Grant's rule, amounted
to $104,377,950, while the roceipts of the
corresponding period of 18(58 amountod to
but $80,543,082, the increase being $23,834,-
8G8. Various other financial tests applied
to this subject all point to the same general
conclusion, that the ejection of the Tennessee
traitor from the White House has resulted in
a gain to the Treasury of nearly fifty millions
of dollars per annum from internal revenue,
and for this service alone the present ad
ministration is entitled to the warmest thanks
of the country.
The total reoeipts for the fiscal year 18G9
exceeded one hundred and sixty millions of
dollars, and the Commissioner estimates that
in a short time the present system will yield
from spirits, tobacco, fermented liquors, in
comes, stamps, banks and bankers, legacies,
and insurance and gas oompanies, alone, one
hundred and seventy-three millions of dollars.
Of this sum he presumes that forty millions
will be derived from incomes and saloons,
and he appeals to Congress to retain this pro
lino source of revenue.
The publio will have no objection to the
retention of the tax on the salaries of officials,
but no portion of the preseut system is more
unpopular than that which affects incomes.
American experience coincides with that of
England, where this tax is so odious that it Is
imposed only as a matter of dire necessity
and repealed as soon as extraordinary emer
gencies are passed. However ready Congress
may be to endorse Commissioner Delano's
other recommendations, we trust they will
torn a deaf ear to his appeals for a continu
ance of this onerous exaction, especially since
it has become, by his own showing, unneces
sary. He alleges that "this tax simply reaches
the profits of trade and business, and the
increased wealth of individuals from invest
ments," but he forgets that it fails, through
fraud or evasion, to reach such
profits in numberless cases; that it
has a direct tendency to incite
false statements; and that where true state
ments are given it compels a disclosure of
private business transactions whioh the Gov
ernment should not demand. Taxes on any
given business or product, about whioh it is
not difficult for the assessors to obtain ap
proximate information, stand on an entirely
different footing from the exposure of the
aggregate ."pecuniary transactions of indi
viduals which is required by the inoome re
t urns, and the Commissioner commits an
obvious error when he says that they can be
made "as easily and with as little exposure of
private affairs" as any other statement de
signed as a basis for taxation of personal
estate.
The greatest modern improvement in the
Internal Revenue law consists in the en
hanced revenue from spirits and tobaooo.
This is no doubt due in part to a reduotion in
the rate of the taxation, and we fully agree
with the Commissioner that it would be ex
ceedingly unwise and impolitio to inorease
the present rates. Conclusive statements
boaring on this point are presented. The
quantity of spirits on whieh a tax was paid
during the lost fiscal year exceeded 62,000,000
gallons, while in 18G8 tax was collected
on but 6,709,546 gallons. Under
the two dollar tax the gross re
venue amounted to only $13,419,092,
while under the fifty cent tax the revenue
exoeeded $33,000,000. Under the old law
tho revenue was oollected on less than one
tenth of the estimated product of the coun
try, while the reforms already instituted have
resulted in the collection , of tax on fully
three-fourths of the probable produot, and
the means for avoiding evasions are constantly
leing improved. The results of a reduction
of the rate of taxation on cigars have been
equally significant. In 18(59 a uniform tax
rate of five dollars per thousand produoed
nearly a million and a half more revenue
than the tax rate of ten dollars per thousand,
which was imposed in 18GG
The Cabb or Cuba. The House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs has determined to
endorse the wise policy with regard to Cuba
which the President proclaimed in his mes
sage, Republicans and Democrats aliko sus
taining it. This, in all probability, settles
the case of Cuba for the present, and mokes
the honor of the country safe in the hands of
Congress.; That formidable two-mile petition
which was gotten up in this city is Merely a
huge roll of waste paper, and tho Cuban re
public will 1 forced to wuit until it estab
libhes its claims to recognition before it will
receive it from the Government of the United
States.
THE DAILY EVENINQTELEGRAPII PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY,
A BLAST FROM BLAIR.
Frank Bi.air, of whom the country had
lost sight for some months past, turned up
in New York the other night, and, in an ad
dress to a Democratic club, unbnrdoned him
self of what ho was niodost enough t regard
as some very v.holesome advice. While the
hero of the counter-revolution has somewhat
improved in temper and judgment sinoe his
last appearance beforo tho publio at Long
Branch, his speech was nevertheless a simple
rehash of the favorite Demoorotio dogmas.
He was glad to loam that the party had at
length obtained a "full swing" in the Legisla
ture of New York, as well as in the oxeoutive
and judiciary of thot State; but rogardod its
Buccess as being Boiuothing more than a
"partisan triumph." Therefore he urged his
auditors to use their opportunity with mode
ration, bo as to commend "Demooratio purity
and Democratic principles" to the people, a
further requisite of the situation being the
necessity of keeping the party "pure and un
sullied." He entertained a vision of an ex
tension of the principles of the party through
out the country, hoping thereby to ward off a
"dissolution of our repnblio" and tho further
"dissolution of all republican government."
He then turned upon President Grant, re
minding his hearers that it was recently his
fortune to say a great iloal about that person
age in various ports of the country. He was
Ktill of the opinion thot the man who takes
Grant for a fool is more of a fool than the
President himself, who unquestionably aims
at making his "dictatorship perpetual," and
is, all things considered, "the most dange
rous man that this country contains at this
hour" "a man of sluggish nature," but pos
sessed of "a nature that knows no swerving
from any plan that he has entered upon," and
ready to show his capacity for "business"
when the crisis comes. From all of which,
and much more that is given in detail else
where, it will be seen that, although Blair has
been improved by adversity, he is not yet
thoroughly reconstructed.
TELEGRAPHIC AND POSTAL COM.
MUNI CATIONS WITH FRANCE.
A cAni.E telegram from Paris says "thot por
tion of President Grant's message relating to
neutrality in tho matter of ocean cables,
printed here to-day for the first time, causes
great excitement." This feeling would be
materially increased if the statements in the
Postmaster-General's Report relating to the
unjust and ungonerous course pursued by
the Emperor in reference to direct postal
communications between the two countries
were also republished in Paris. Mr. Cres
well states that direct postal relations with
France will cease on the first of January next,
after repeated efforts on our part to provide
for their continuance, because "unreason
able," "illiberal," and "impossibld" conditions
wore "persistently insisted upon by theFrenoh
Post Department." These conditions comprise
a demand that France shall have a doublo
share ef the interior rates of postage, and
that "the United States shall pay the entire
expense of th mb Mfl British island trans
portation of all mails conveyed by way of
England, whioh constitute at present more
than four-fifths of the entire correspondence
exchanged with France," to which this country
cannot, of course, honorably submit. Thoso
extraordinary propositions, when viewed in
connection with the action of the Emperor on
the cable question, and his preposterous
claim to examine all despatches sent over the
present line and to deny to this country the
right to authorize the landing of another cablo
in France, indicate that Napoleon is disposed
to check freedom of communication and to sub
ject all correspondence to his own espionage.
Whether his leading object is political or in
dustrial, it is equally contemptible. If he
fears that American newspapers, or letters or
messages Bent from this country, would
strengthen the republican proolivities of his
countrymen, he has adopted a tyrannical and
contemptible mode of suppressing such in
fluences; and if he aims at a diminution of
French emigration to our shores, he is
prompted by a motive unworthy of the
spirit of the age. To liberal Frenchmen
this new exhibition of selfishness will be
especially revolting.
Mysterious. A cable telegram from Lon
don states that the bonds of the late Con
federacy have been appreciated in value by
the supposition that the Alabama claims ques
tion would receive an early solution. The
whole thing is mysterious, and especially bo
is the understanding on the part of the holders
of the Rebel securities that the grand issue
pending between the United States and Great
Britain is so near a final adjustment as to
favorably affect the worthless bits of paper
on which the promises to pay of the late C.
S. A. are written.
SPECIAL NOTIOES.
Tar additional Special No(Uf m tht Ituidt Iu
jgf MEMORIAL MISSION
OF THK
NOW BEUNITED
PRESBYTERIAN OHURCU
BETHANY,
CORNER TWENTYBEOOND AND SUIPPjIN BTS.,
FAIR
FOB THE BALE OF
USEFUL AND FA NO If ARTICLES
FOB
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
HOW WtlNO HKU IH
HORTICULTURAL HALL
FROM II A M. TO 10 P. M.
CONTRIBUTIONS SOLICITED.
Either Money or Goods muj b sent to ttia Kx3eutiva
Committee, t the Hsll.
A very eicellent MUSICAL ENTERTAINM ENT every
evening, u Jo
tor FARMERS' AND MECHANICS' NA-
TIONAL 11AM K.
. ,,... PHIMrI.PHIA. Dee. 10, 1S.
The Annual K.leotlnn for Directors of thin hunk will he
hold l the ISauking llouite on WKDNKSOA Y, tin 12th
day of January rent between the hour, of n o'clock A.
M. and o'clock P. M.
HUWU Vf, RUSflTON, J n., Caviller,
SPECIAL. NOTIOES.
ffST FIU8T ANNUAL
CLEANING SALE
or
FINEST READY-MADE CLOTHING,
Iiiioi m1 lTulrioM
(for Custom Work),
AND
FASHIONABLE
Gents' Furnishing Goods.
ClioNimt Street CJloUiliifur
AT
Murlc ot Street PricoN !
THE ENTIRE PRESENT STOCK
OK
81S amd SSiO ClioNimt St.
To lie sold off, 1 1 preparation for the next season's
trade, at LOWER PRICES than hove ever before
been marked on
Sneli Superior Giirmentti,
Bringing their prices down to the level of the lowest
prices of the more ordinary Keady-made Clothing.
1 he kind of business which we do dealing only In
the FINEST and MOST FASUIONABLK styles and
materials necessitates tho clearing of our coontera
at the elope or each Besson, for we are determined
never to oiler to the patroDS or our house any other
than the NEWEST and FRESHEST GOODS of each
new season. Therefore we announce our
First Grand Clearing Sale
V TO COMMENCE
FRIDAY, Docombor lO.
WE OFFER
600 OVERCOATS, of the highest grade, Velvet
Collared, Silk Lapelled, Satin-faced,
and all that, at prices ranging from
f 16 to 135.
COO SUITS for Dress, Business and Street
wear, of all materials and styles,
from 20 to $.
400 COATS Chesterfields, Sacks, Swallow
tails, Walking Coats, etc. etc
400 PAIRS PANTS, cut In every style, made
with greatest care, of finest goods,
, from $5 to tits.
SCO VESTS Velvet, Cloth, Silk, Cassimere
and Plush, from $3 to $19.
Together with the
BEST ASSORTMENT
OF FURNISIUNQ GOODS
TO BE FOUND IN TIIB CITY.
BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
OF THE BEST MANUFACTURE.
Our stock Is not enormously largo, of course, at
the present time, but every article of It Is warranted
"FINEST."
AND IT ALL
MUST BE SOLD
BY OR ABOUT THE
FIRST OF THE NEW YEAR.
Every facility will be given customers or visitors
to Inspect our goods, and to fully satisfy themselves
that now is their
BEST OPPORTUNITY
TO BRCUBB
BARGAINS IN FINE CLOTHING.
JOHN WANAMAKEE,
Manufacturer of Finest Clothing,
BIEIiCIIYIVT TAILOB3
AND DEALER IN
GENTS' FURNISHTNQ GOOD8,
e
AT
818nml 80 Chosnut St.
SPECIAL NOTIOES.
pgr SPKC1AL BARGAINS IN FIRST-CLASS
CLOTHING.
A. Dollar Greenback
1 . -naal tv
'. A ,J,"d l""r.
(Onrprlrwe reduced to rold value,)
Ovsrooats. naual rtoe .V, now
Ovmnoaifl, usual price :U. now 'J
OreronaU. nnal prtno now Aft
Overcoat, nanal prioe f 2.1, now J W
y ' -'i pnm now fill
J? ' to smir a emJn and rapid sslsj
iue me iitral flMluot.lnns in pricoa wilif
iWh'T deaoriptioneo Cln hina,
J styin. end better made nod trimmed
1 than oao, be obtained at an other
(.Uoom in the oil.
. ... It. rL ArfAMH,
" ' SEVENTH and MARKET S -
1ST ACADEMY OPMU8IC.
THE BTAB COURSE OP LECTURES.
YOUNG FOLKS SERIES.
. AFTKHNOON LEOTUKKS,
BT PAUL B.' DU OHAILLU.
Mr. PAUL B. DU OHAILMT. the famoua Afrloan
vV.'lSft "voi Sr" 1'. h-.e Leoturet. t, the
followa- 8 Philadelphia, In dajr timj, m
" t) SATURDAY AJTKRNOOlf. December It.
"UNDFR THK KOUATOH "
On WEDNKhDAY A rTKKnOON, December 15.
"A,MN THK CANNIBALS"
On 6ATUHDAY ' AFTKKNOOW. December IS,
"LOT IN THK JUNuLku."
The Lectnree will be illuatrated with immenae paint
i'Jfii1."? l,P'njtipon warfare, an 1 other
fii2. noTe't1le.i.M,ri Du Uhaillu wl appear on one of
hrmtveu""0"' Identical ooatume worn bj him in
Adinmaion to each Lecture q mrnlm
K,rvedateiextra aioUn'2
Ticket (with reaorvedaeate) to Berio..... l uO
Doors open at 3 ; lecture at 8 o'clock.
rr. i. . . OrohcBtral prelude at 2.
"5?a5M p;"'., No. m OHK8SUT
fitaJT ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
THK STAR COURSE OF LECTURES.
THK CONCLUDING! LROTURK OF T1W. FIRST
BKR1ES.
ON THURSDAY KVKNINO. Doc. 16.
WKNDELL PHILLIPS,
THE MOST FINISHED ORATOR IN AMERICA,
will deliver hia celebrated oration on
"DANIEL O'OONNKLL."
Admwalon, M cent! ; Reserved Reata. 75 cent.
Tickets for aalo at GOULD'S, No. W3 OHKSNUT
Bt i reel , and at I be A cademv on the evening of the Leoture.
Doors opon at 7: Lecture at 8. u.u.
Orchestral Prelude at 7. 1J a t
Jgy- JOIIN B. OOUQH
AT THK
ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13,
Bubject-"HAIHT."
HENRY WARD BBKOHKR,
bubjert not yet nn"oanced,
TUESDAY KVKNINO, FEBRUARY I.
..m. HORAOR GREELEY,
' Tint Woman Qfkxtion "
TUESDAY KVKNINO, FEBRUARY 28.
Tickets for the Course, $2. Reserved Rest. Parquet
Circle and lialcony, 75o. ; Ktose Tickets. Standing Tickets.
,D J!'8?,""1 HraU in Family Circle, Wo. Hold at Ash-
- vvwu. nrr. rrtji. nipi mi nfuaj
liCKHtl
at Asl
12 8 4t
uieuu a, no. im vaeunut street.
ttST
L A
D I E 8'
FAIR,
IN AID OF THB
BROAD STREET SYNAGOGUE,
WILL BE FOUMAI.LT OPENED
AT CONCERT HALL,
On TUESDAY EVENING, Dec. 7,
By tho Hon. D. M. FOX and the Rot. Dr. JASTROW,
and will continue for two weeks. 12 6 6t
BQr RE M O V A l7
THE TRADESMEN'S NATIONAL BANK
baa removed to No. 8116 WALNUT Street, owing to the
destruction of the Commercial Exchange Building by
Are Uat night. All the valuables and the books of the
Bank are entirely safe, the banking room having been in
jnred by water only.
JOHN OASTNER, Cashier.
Phbadi lphia , Deo. P, 1869. lj g 3t
BT EVERY ONE INTENDING TO PUR
chase Holiday Present should evil and aes the
K? niTnu knwivr L7 8ewing Wa'"n b ' re inverting.
- " " v " u u
OLOTHINQ.
ALTHOUGH THE CHARACTER OF
OUR CLOTHING
Is as High as Ever,
6U3 and BOO ) TKT THE PRIOK8
CHESNUT STBEKTi ARR MUCH LOWER,
Much, Much, Lower,
Than ever before,
(Sufficiently te offer
Unparalleled inducements
Kven to Gentleman
Who have been
Afraid to buy at all.
Nobody now need fear to call.
For the cheapest of bargains, at
GREAT BROWN HALL.
Wa have msde it
An Kspeoial Study
To Cipher oat
The Lowest Coot
At whioh we can sell
6C3and605 ) Our Winter Stock!
And thut is the prioe
OHESNUT ST. ) At wbioh
The Public
Shall have it.
The Publio understand this,
And ara crowding
And clamoring
To take the Clothes away.
The Finest of Clothes,
At tbe Lowest of P. ices,
There are a few more Clothes
Still remaining on band.
And we've crowded the prioes Down! Down! Down!
At our Elegant Hall, so Big and f o Brown!
CALL AT
ROCK HILL & WILSON'S
Nos. 603 AND 605 CHESNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
UMBRELLAS.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
UMBRELLAS!
UMBRELLAS !
Every "Variety
IN
QUALITY AINO FINISH.
WILLIAM A. DROWN & CO.,
No. 246 MARKET STREET,
Jit 16 lTUp PHILADELPHIA'
A TREMENDOUS DISPLAY
OF
CHROMOS AND FANCY GOODS FOR
THE HOLIDAYS.
JOHN II. CTAGLE & CO.,
No. C30 ARCH STREET,
11 6 Enirp
PHILM1KTPHTA.
EODUEK8' AND WOMTEN HOLM'S PiHiKttT
, KjN'YJATart and Htag Handles, of keaatifui '
finish, KODOKRh'and WAOKA BUI UH rCK'H R A. rUv
ana the oelet.raid UCUOLTRK KAZOK BOlHIiOJW o(
uie nu est aaality.
Razors, Knives Bclssora, and Table Oatlnrv Oroand and
lU'K.MAA)KU'l.H U & a'J&Tli bines,
WwObaanat. til It
DECEMBER 10, 18C9.
HOMER, GOLLADAY & CO.'S
STOCK OF
DE1ESS GOODS,
Miit le Sold Oiriy tlio XiiVooiitli of
Ttiiiiiitiiy.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Crape Poplin
Only 23c,
Worth 80;
Homer, Colladay & Co.
XLoubaix Poplin;,
Only 25 c.
Worth 50.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Double Told.
Heavy Corded Xttohairs in Fashion
able Dark Shades.
37c, Worth $100.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Triko Poplins
Tor Walking" Salts,
Only 50 c.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Sest Quality Serges
Fo Walking- Suits,
Only 45c
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Silk Hpinglines,
Only 75c,
Worth SI '50.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Fine Empress Cloths in all the
lYew Colors.
56c.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Best Qualit7, Green and Slue
Plaids Imported.
Onlv87Jc
HOMER, COLLADAY C CO.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT,
In this department wo havo made an entire revision of
the Pilces of our Cloths, Astrachans, Cloaks, Suits, and
Velvets, and the greatest bargains are now offered to pur
chasers. Nos. 1412 and 1414 " CHESNUT STREET,
SILKS, ETC.,
Homer. Colladay & Go.
Black Silks,
Best Lyons Make,
$1W worth $2'50.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Black Silks.
Best Lyons Make,
$2 00, worth $275.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Black Silks,
Best Lyons Make,
$2 25, worth $300.
Homer, Colladay & Co
Black Silks,
Best Lyons Make,
$250, worth 83'25.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Hosiery of all Kinds, from
25 to 33 less than before.
Homer, Colladay, & Co.
Linen Housekeeping Goods,
An immense Stock,
At 25 to 331 Less.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Lyons Silk Velvets,
All Widths,
At Large Concessions.
Homer, Colladay & Co.
Mourning Goods
In Infinite Variety,
Lower than since the "War.
11 4 mwtn
PlilLADKLPlIIA.