Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-30

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In New York en- the 18th, at the first board
$4,000 Tennessee per cent Bonds sold at 564c ant
$4,000 SC ssse, and atthe second board, $1,000 q
76c.
In Philadelphia on the 2sd, shares Planters
Bank of Tennessee stock sold at s5c.
Important Commsrcsei Regulations.
The Hon. c. G. MEsnfxaER, Secretary of the
Treasury of the Confederate States Of America,
has issued important circular in relation TO the
introduction of goods, wares and merchandise into
those States by railroad on the inland routes. and
TO prevent smuggling. The following rules and
regulations amcng Others are to be rigdy enforced
They generally important, not only to merchants
and business men, but also to travellers. On rail-
road lines there are to be organized revenue estab-
ishments, to be known as Revenue Stations
located near to the frontier of the Confederate
States. At each station will be.an officer of the
customs, known as q "Reyenue Guard, 'whose duties
shall be of supervisory nature over all merchsn-
disc introduced. There will also be established
"Revenue DepOts,p each having chief officer, with
all the powers of collectors of customs over impor-
tations by sea at ports of entry.
ACTION ON ARRIVAL AT REVENUE STATIONS.
Immediately on the arrival Of any railroad carri-
age or train from any foreign territory Contiguous
to the Confederate States, st any of the revenue
stations, the conductor or other person in charge
shall be required to produce to the revenue guard
at the first station manifest in tripcate of all the
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federate States on board such railway carriage or
train. And it is made the duty Of the revenue
guard at the revenue station to board all railway
trains arriving at said sfation from said foreign ter
ritory at all hours Of the day and night to receive
the manifest and on its presentation 70 see that the
goods described therein are placed in separate
from those In which mails or passengers are con-
veyed aud &c place each of said freight cars re-
venue locks of the Confederate States of Arueri
ca. The original manifest, properly certified. shall
De returned to the conductor, and duplicate is for
warded under seal TO the revenue officer at the first
revenue depot to which the destined by the
shortest route.
ACTION on ARRIVAL AT REVENUE DEPoTs.
On the arrival of the railway train or cars at the
first revenue depot, within the limits of the Confed-
crate States the conductor shall deliver to the chief
revenue officer residing thereat the original mani
fest presented and endorsed with the certificate of
the revenue guard at the station aforesaid and also
to deliver TO the said chief revenue officer, all the
merchandise described in said manifest by either
leaving at said depot all the locked cars containing
the same, or depositing said goods in q warehouse
OF deposit at said depot, to be provided for that
purpose under the regulations now governing bond
ed warehouses, or az may be otherwise provided
On such delivery being made and an examination
being instituted of the train by said revenue officer
he shall, if satisfied that all the merchandise has
been delivered, furnish TO the conductor or other
person in charge of the train permit to proceed to
. further destination.
PASSENGER BAGGAGE
The baggage of all passengers passing over the
railroad routes arrival at the revenue stations or
depots, shall be subeeG to the inspection or exami-
nations OF either the revenue guard at such stations
or revenue officer at such revenue depots, and any
baggage that may be intended to be landed at places
between revenue stations and first revenue depots
may be examined by the revenue guard, and if con
tanning no articles subject 70 duty, shall be landed
1t the intermediate place named by having per-
nit, signed by the said revenue guard pasted prom
nently on the trunk, valise, carpetbag, or other
envelope of such baggage.
BAGGAGE CONTAINING DurlABLE MERCHANDISE.
Should, however, dutiable articles be found in
such baggage, the trunk or other package contain
ing the same must be placed IN the car with the
merchandise, and under the revenue lock as before
required and the fact noticed in the manifest And
'uch baggage shall be delivered, with the other
merchandise, to the chief revenue officer at the re-
venue depot under the foregoing regulations.
DISPOSITION OF BAGGAGE AT REVENUE DEPors.
Passenger baggage destined for places beyond or
more interior than the revenue depot, must be ex-
Imined by the chief revenue officer at said revenue
iepot and if they found not to contain any mer-
handise subject TO duty, may pass to their destna
ion by having permit signed by the chief revenue
,ficer pasted thereon. Should, however, such bag
rage contain duriable merchandise, the trunks or
'ther package in which said baggage is contained
hall be deposited at sud revenue depot.
OTHER REGULATIONS.
The circular sets forth at length many other re-
,ulations including the Disposition of Merchandise
It Revenue Depots," q Dutiable Merchandise, Free
foods, Disposition of Goods on arrival at Des-
nations" &C., &C.
,ounterfeIts on the Bank OF New Orleans.
The New Orleans Picarue of the 10th says:
Although the counterfeit " Twenties" on the Bank
f New Orleans, with which the city was SO sud,
emily flooded last Saturday, may appear well ex-
cuted, closer examination will lead Immediately
0 the detection Of the counterfeit We compared
he genuine with the counterfeit notes this morning
t the counter of the Bank, and were shown the
blowing differences
In the counterfeit the number OF the nse over the
CURE of Mercury the left side of the nate, and
epeated at the top near the right corner is writ
IN evidently by the same hand, whereas in the |
enuine one is written by the auditor and the other
the president. In the counterfeit gross defect
IN be detscted In the words "countersigned and 1
egistered," engraved around the pelican on the |
ft top corner; has been engraved for an r, and
he word reads countebsigned." The words /
Bank of New Orleans" In the centre of the note |
re longer and of larger type in the genuine; also
lie words twenty dollars" and " New Orleans |
eneath. The distance between the words secured !
PLEDGE and of public stocks" at the bottom of
re note is greater in the genuine than in the coun>
rfeit.
The signature of II. Belly, cashier, is very poor
nitaton, and the paper of the counterfeit notes is
very inferior quality.
Liverpool and Charleston Steamships.
The Charleston Mercury of the 26th says the SUBJ
riptlons to the Liverpool and Charleston line of /
Gamers is nearly completed The entire amount
subscription called for is s350,OO0 Upwards Of
300 900 has already been TAKEN and the Mercury is
liably informed that the first vessel will leave
liverpool for Charleston direct about the middle of
lily, to be followed by second about the LIST of
ugust
Business Coming South.
The New York Day. Book says that such is the
.gnation of business in that city that many firms,
various kinds OF business, are preparing to open
anches of their trade in Southern cities. Among
OoO 1
; well known houses Messrs. LEWIS b. Brown
Co., (clothing) No. Is Chambers street. to go to
,bile; SALISBURY, HENRY & Co., (clothing,) ALLEN,
CLAN d BuLKLEY (dry goods.) ADLER & NEwBoNER
othing,) go to Mobile or Charleston and BRrFF,
OTHER Il SEAvER foreign and American hardware,
to New Orleans. Others are likewise pre-
ring to follow their example.
The Atlanta (Ga.l Commonwealth learns that the
ding member of an extensive publishing house
a Northern city, contemplates Withdrawing his
pital from the firm he is now connected with, and
ming to Atlanta and establishing himself, if the
Ter members will not consent to come with him !
Review OF the Nashville Market.
FRIDAY EvEsns, March %, 1851.
0TT0Nrhs demand for cOttsn continues good but te-s
little offering to day, And thrsnSacons ware restrict
9 30 bales at 69lOc. We quote:
mary q n
dlooilng -....9<99 10
d Middl1nz u Six
oBAcco-No sales reported. We quote: IA
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