Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-08
CHANGES IN THE U. s. TARIFF-DIRECT TAXA


SuANuho iN IAN " e. hnhr-DinnVA AAAo-
TI0N.
The new tariff and direct taxation bill has passed both
Houses of the Yankee Congress. Among the rates of
duty given in the Washington Sunday Chronicle are
the following;
On raw sugars, cents per pound; on unrehned su.
grs, ~ cents; refined sugars cents cloved and
trctured sugars, cents molasses, cents per gallon
teas Is cents Almonds cents shelled almonds,
cents crude limestone IS per ton rolled limestone
SO coffee, cents per pound cocoa, cents; cocoa
berries and shells cents; chocolate, cents; oassia
10 cents csssia buds is cents; cinnamon, 20 cents;
pepper, cents cyane pepper, ground, cents
cloves cents currsnts cents artaric acid and Ro
chee salts 10 cents dates, cents figs, cents; gin
ger, root, cents ginger, ground, cents lcoEiee
psste and juice cents mace and numegs, 20 cents
PUTS, cents; pepper cents pmento, cents puns
prunes and raisins cents Russian hemp $40 per ton
N,nilla and other hemps, S25 lead, in pig 81 so per
cWt. lead, in sheets 81 20 per cvt white aud red
lead, 50 25 per cwt salt in sacks, Is cents per c.t
sGlf in bulk II cents soda ash l2 cent per pound ;
bicarbonate of soda cent sal soda l2 cent csustic
Ssois cent chloride Of lime 80 cents per ewt. crude
satpetre cent refined saltpstre cents turpentine,
10 cents per gallon oil of cloves 40 cents per pound
brandy 81 per gallon spirits Of grain 80 cents per
gallon gum copal and similar gums, 10 cts. per pound
TIE following articles are also rated at 80 much pes
| ccatum ad vaorem:
Arrow root, 20 per cent preserved ginger 80 per
cent lines bananas aud other tropical fruits 20 per
cent; Peruvian bark Is per Ct; quinne, 80 per cent
rays 10 per cent feathers so per cent hides 10 per
cost sole leather 80 per cent; India raw, 10 per CT
India rubber msnutaurei 80 per cent vegetable and
manufactured ivory, 10 per cent; all wines 80 per
t. gum silk and partly manufactured silk 80 per cent
81 and partly velvet silks Is per yard or IS per cent
ak ribbons, &C. 40 per cent All mporations beyond
III, Cape OF Good Hope, 10 per cent.
All goods ia store, in bonded warehouse, will be
subject to these duties If withdrawn in three years.
to be taken by the government and sold.
DIRECT
The bill also apporons direct tar Of 100000 900
among the States Maryland is to furnish s4S6 1913 49,
strict of Columbia sac 437 49, Virginia $685. $50 sc
Delaware S74 6SS 49, Pennsy 81 946 III SO; Ten
1869 49S; North Carolina S576 1874 &C. and South
Carolina 1868 $40 sc.
The President will divide the country into collection
d.tricts and appoint collectors and after the sec.
Tuesday in February the Secretary Of the Treasury
shall establish regulations TO govern the assessment and
lection. Attempts 70 evsde the act commit fraud
vi be punished The salaries Of the assessors range
from 81 to SS per day. In the event of the refusal to
pay the taxes the collectors shall collect it by distraint
and sale of the goods chates effects Of the delin-
quept aforesaid, at public auction. This diSraint
does not include tools implements of trade or pro-
fe3son beasts of the pillow necessary for the cultivation
Of improved land arms household furniture aud necas-
gary apparel.
Any collector guilty Of oppression, injustice or eIsor.
ticn shall be liable TO fine Of 81 000 Any person
gully Of perjury shall be liable to a fine Of $500.
All incomes over $500 per annum are to be taxed 3
per cent on the surplus $500; whsn such income
derived from interest on treasury notes the tax shall
be II per cent This tax goes into effect JAM l, 1867
All taxes paid June 80 1852 shall draw interest &C
the rate Of per cent per annum Neglect or refusal to
p,y this renders the offender liable 20 imprisonment
III m the tax is paid Should any of the people be in
tua rebellion at the time the act goes into eject the
President shall its provisions to be executed with
in such limits whenever the government authority Is
re established All taxes thus collected shall bear in
terest.
The act authorizes the appointment Of a commissioner
Of taxes in connection With the treasury department. VINO
shl be Apo mt by the President the RECOMMENDED
o1 of the Secretary and receive salary OF $4,000 per
aInum and shall have number of clerks, whose aggre.
gate salaries do ho: exceed $4,000.
TIE SEVENTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT.
The following il list OF killed and wounded Of the
Seventh Virginia Col Kempers Regiment at the battle
of Manassas Plains:
RICHARDSON eUARDs-(cAFr. wrLcH)
Wounded-Thos J. Newman.
KiIed-llbert Clatterbuck.
q, SPIsY E-cULrrPKR ToLUSTErRs-cAPrAM PORTER.
Wouncsd-E. Boleu, p. D. Smith, J Wsyand.
COMPANY B-wIsHlYGTos voLUSrrERs-(oAHr. CLrAhf.l
Wouuded-L. d. Cleary, Eli Mouden, - Tacey,
q. B. Carder, J. A. Lemon, Jos. Eadling, -hcAor'
hauey.
Kilsd-James cammIps, D. Robertson, L. Hoskin-
son.
GREEN GUARDs-(cAPT. EhULLAkb
wounded-J. W. c. Without, J. c. farrell, A. Pow
ell, VIM. II. Martin.
Kiled-S n. hoOauley.
MADISON GsEYs-(cAPr. LOWELL
Wounded-Robert Adams John Dodson, G. q. Hun
ton.
Killed.. Moore.
aILrs voLusrEKRs-(ciPr. TRrScH)
Wounded-M. 8 Johnston, 8 B. Shannon, Il. Lew.
~, J. p Subtel. James Lee, L. Fry X. H. Payne, L.
K. Skeens.
HoLcoyBE aUARDs-(cAPr. VIM
WOunded-R O. Via, S. P. Jones, d. O. Eherton,
L. W. Powell. B. +. Wheeler.
RAPPAHAYNocK GUARDs-(cLPr. wALDrR
Wounded-Cslyin Green, r. Rollins.
WASHINGTON GRKYs-(CAPr. NlssIE
Wounded-J. henefee, ]. Norman, P. Wayland.
HARDWOOD voLUSTEERs-(cArr. rAYLoRl
s. ]. Jones, wounded; John A. Jacobs, killed.
sPKRRYvILLr SHARP sHoorERs--(cAPr. GIBsoN.)
G. Jenkins, J. Woodward, wounded; VIM, Grimsley,
killed.