Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-06-27

From Washington Internal Rcrnae BIZ
The FiyH Al Charleston CagtHe IF Re-
4 General HiRdmQn.
WASHINGTON, ODD.
There were in all SIS amendments to the
internal revenue or tax bill, the House hay
ing through It's committee Of conference re-
coded from 2i3 and the Senate through its
manag RS from IL of them, the rest became
4 subject Of compromise and embodied IN
their Ioint report which was unanimously
adopted in the Senate, while in the House
the following named members voted against
it Mcssrs Allen of Ill, Brown of X. l..
johnson. Norton, Hogan, pendleton, Shiel,
STYLES, W bite of Ohio RacklfFt and Wood.
The bill only awaits the President $ APP
prevail to become a Law, and is to take effect
On the lst of August
The commissioners of internal revenue are
to receive a salary Of $1,000 per annum.
Among the more important amendments
to the bill are the following:
On all mineral Goals, except such as are
known to the trade as pea coal and dust
coal, ID cts. per ton. provided that for all
contracts for lease of coal lands made before
the LIST of April, lS62. the lessee shall pay
the tax. Tobacco-eayendish, plug, twist,
fine cut, and manufactured of all dcscrp-
tians-not including snuff, cigars and smok-
ing tobacco-rrepared with ali the stems in,
or made exclusively of stems, valued at more
than 80 cts. per pound, Is cts. per pound
Smoking tobacco, prepared with all tie stems
in, ) cts. per pound. Snuff, manufactured
Of tobacco ground, dry or damp, Of all des-
criptions, - cts, per pound Cigars, valn-
ed at not oyer IS per thousand, 81 80 per
thousand valued at over IS, and not over
$40 per thousand, 81 per thousand valued
1t over $40 and not over $50 Per thousand,
S2,50 per thousand, valued at over so per
thousand, So 80 per thousand.
On all cloth, and all textile or knitted or
iclted fabrics, oil cotton, wool, or other ina
terials, before the same has been dyed or
printed, bleached or prepared in any other
manner, duty of per centum ad valorum,
On and alter October next, u tax Of half
a cent shall be PAID on cotton.
Whenever a duty is imposed upon any ar
ticle removed Tor consumption or sale. il
shall apply only to such articles as are man.
ufactured on or after the LIST Of July next
No duty is 10 he levied on any sales by ju-
dIcial or executive officers, making auction
sales by virtue Of judgment or decree of
any court, nor to public sales made by exec
utors or administrators. Whiskcy % cts
per gallon. No tax on rectifed or mixed
liquors.
The tax on watches and piano-fortes is
stricken out.
On all horned cattle exceeding Is months
old, slaughtered for sale, 80 cts head. On
all calves and cattle under that age, slaugh-
tered for sale, ) cts head. On all hogs
exceeding six months old, slaughtered for
sale, when the number thus slaughtered ex-
eeeds 20 in number in one year, 10 cts. per-
head.
CHICAGO, 23d
The following is special to the tribune
from Cairo:
Gen. Hindman, of Arkansas, is among
the prisoners taken at WhitSSiyer.
Rev. Joseph Warren. chaplain OF the Goth
No regiment, was released by order Of Beau
regard. He lett Jackson Miss, on the 18th
He reports that the State archives and all
public and private property are being remov-
ed to Columbia.
The Grenada Appeal of the 18th has the
following:
The Charleston Mercury says the Confed
crate loss at Secessionvile yesterday was 40
k He'd and 100 wounded We buried on the /
field 40 Federlls, and took 40 prisoners.
A special dispatch to the Augusta papers,