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Southland Times, Issue 730, 30 September 1867, Page 2

United States Revenues. — The falling off in the revenues of the United States continues to be marked. The inland revenue for the nine months of the fiscal year which ended on March 31, amounted to 214,035,574d0l 31c, and the quarter just begun will scarcely produce 60,000,000d01. This is owing to the great depression of the manufacturing interests, and the inland revenue of the current fiscal year will be at least, 40,000,000d0l less than that of the last fiscal year. The Customs receipts are also falling off, and the trade returns of the port of New York shew a great diminution for this year as compared with last year. The imports from July 1, 1866, to April 2, 1867, were 194,047,390d01, as compared with 221,854,260d0l for the same period last year ; exports of merchandise (currency), 132,688,429d01, as compared •with 167,750,567d0l last year ; exports of specie, 23,284,911d01, as compared with 17,456,228d0l last year. The same unfavorable reports are made from other American ports. The following story apropos to the recent production of Les Idees de Mdme. Auhray, is very ■witty. On the success of the comedy of Dumas Ms being established, the elder Dumas wrote his son a bantering note, thus : — " Sir, — Tour writingp are charming. I should like to write something conjointly with you. 1 refer to my published works, ' Monte Christo,' f Three Musketeers/ ' Twenty Years After,' &c., for my testimonials j and I am, &c., Alexander Dumas.'" To this epistle the author of the "lady with the Camelias," replied :—" Sir, — If I had not read your woeks, the very high opinion which my father has of you would have forced me to accept your proposal. — -Receive, &c* Alexandra Dumas.' " The noted vanity and egotism of the veteran novelist sharpen, the. point 9i 4ta ?etafo<-»QrcA€*<r<^ 4sr# 6.