The New York herald., 1862-09-01
NEWS FROM WAsHlNeToM.

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
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WAsmasos. August 81, lsaa.
raS fssUE oS PROPRIETARY STAMPS
mo connssiossr q Internal Revenue win not ~ ahs
sfurneh proprietary stamps until about tho loA o1
Sspssmbsr on ana atsr Tie lst ef ssptsmbsr, -
until the proprietary staups be suppied manusss
turers Of articles mentiensd In schedule q viii ba -.
qursd 10 keep accurate accounts Of all articles uanufA
tursd sold removed from the premises OF the man.
acturer the account 70 be verasd BY OATH and psy.
ment 70 bs made thereon.
TEE RELEASE or RssaLs.
Some time 1hos Judge Rogers and Rev Nr. Norss e
Loudon county, Va, and Joshua GunnsI and Augustus
williams, Of Fairfax, with four other political pi
released from the Old Capitol prison In srssa.
for the Ave farmers anA Messrs. wbert aaA I.a,ecs
Union citizens = Fairfax ncarcsrateda at Salisb ac~h
Carolina GunnsA was . moss influential pollsl ~
Eastern Virginia, and Williams was surveyor otasss
county, sl Of the discharged rebels being mon
standing and Of little service to the rebel ,auss
Notwithstanding the disparity In numbers and posisa
tho generous action Of authorities Iron
the rebels, beyond tho promise 70 send homo ~
pris oners, and several weeks passed without -
least effort upon the part of the rebels 70 fulfil ths
pledge. General wadsworth at laststook the matter b
hand thrcstcng tho rearrsst Of the released rsbes ~
to-day received through General Dix, message frsn
Robert Ould rebel commissioner for the exchange q
prisoners stating that the loyal alluded y
viii bs 70 lines by the nrst dag Of truce.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER ARRESTED.
Walter Powell, Sheriff Of Fairfax county until ths
breaking out OF the rsbeoa with ether influential oi
Of that seotion arrested yesterday and lodged
in the military prison. Powell was found prewling
about the neghborhooA of Falls church under vsrJ
suspicious circumstances, and will doubt adOrn ~
apartments Of the old Capitol for some timo to come,
THE GREAT NRLUx OF ooNrRABANDs.
During the last forty.eght hours thsre has been Per
feet hegira Of contrsbands into Washington from vrg
nia-msn, women and children coming in, with huge
wagons and foountil the fountain Of negroes
has seemed almost Insxhaustabls Most Of them AnS
their way tho quarters provided for that class by ths
authorities but stih great number remain about IL
city, and in portions Of tho District becoming
nuisance An unusual number OF deaths have occurred
at the centraband quarters during the past week.
THE m nPoRrArIoN OF MEDICINES INTO SPAIN.
The following despatch Ia published the informata
Of those whom il may concern
LEGATION ov SPAIN At WAsnIN0roS,l
WASHINGTON, August ~, 1862 }
IN view OF the frequency with which some private par
sons as well Spsnards foreigners, in tho habit &
striving import remedies and medcaents into Spain
purpose Of preventing the losses which mghd
be through want Of knowledge OF the Spanish
,sws the subject, the undersigned Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Pienpotentiary Of her Catholic
Majesty, has received directions from hH govern.
ment 70 communicate to that At washington, for IL
Information Of the merchants OF the United States
that according TO the tariff In force the mportat'cs
and sale OF every remedy medicament, galenic or corr
pound from foreign countries, which not found 30
down by name in the tariff Of customs, are prohibited
and in order any may be thus set down, tho
plication Of professor of medicine of pharmacy viii
reqlse In which application shall be shown the ex.
composition Of the foreign medcamcnt whose impor-
ta,on desired decide regard these applications
which be addressed 10 the Minister or the lntercr
report will have to be obtained from the Royal Academy
Medcne OF Madrid and also the opinion Of the Beard
oc Health
rsitsras 70 Honorable Secretary OF state the
surances Of his highest consideration.
GABRIEL G. TAaSAkA.
To Hon WIN SHwAaD. Secretary OF State. United States
APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE REVENUE LAWS.
The following appointments have bsen under tho
direc. aud excise Tax law Tor the State OF New York
First Observation-Disclosures George r. Carman, Of Patch
oyue. Assessor Henry W Eastman, or Rosyn. Second
Isms, ol Brookiyn ihrd-coliector, Henry c. Bowen,
IL 81 ,okyn; Assessor, Urn. T. Robinson. Fonrth-Cof
lector john Mack u New York Assessor Pierce c. yas
wycA Of New York. FMh--Coiector, Joseph HoKte. e
n.
sixth--Colectoe, Nm orton, OF New York; Assessor,
George =. S.e!nbrainer, OF New York Eighth-Cot:
iscisr Gsorgs Pp1sm =, Ss~ for. Asssssor, anthony
Ketchum, Of New York; assessor, Honor Franklin, a
New York Tenth--Notyet made. Observation-Disclosures.
John q Weken Of Mddiptown; Assessor, James f. Cur
tis Of Cochecton. Twelfth-Coector, Joshua j. Water
man. Of Hudson. Assessor, James Nacxn, Of Fishkin
Landing. rnirteenth-collector VIM. Maxton, Of Kmgs
ton Assessor Fred Cooke, Of Cattski Fourtesnh-Cot
lecto- Thomas Townsend OF Albany Assessor John q.
Tresdssl of Albany. Fiteenth---Cocctor Gideon Roy.
Of Eeps Assessor. a
Granville. observation-disclosures, Walter A. Faxon, a
chcstertown Assessor lawrence Myers OF PlaitsbarG
oaIa Assessor, uriah D. Mesker, a. Malone
ksh'eentn-COileotor. James II Burr, .. Giovsrs-
tacy. Niaetcentnooileeor. George W. Ernst, OF Coop
srstwa Asaessor isscall Ransiord Of Norwich. Twsn
sc Taonas R. Walker. Of Utica; Assessor, cSsris;
sp a.ss1, a Tssa
Afaes, OF Mexico Twenty -third-Cclec,or. Alrsl
ss,asoa. ssFacssei cdsss,, Assessor WIN; C.nas5
Of port Byron Assessor, Joseph W. Gates Of Ontario
Twenty -dtth-coliector, N. a Clark Of canandagua;
AsJssss, Lewis Peck Of Phelps. Twenty sixth-Coee.
tor saon G. Hitchcock, q Bnghamton Assessor, Ars1
Weiles of Ithaca Twenty scventh-,ollector, seymour
Z Iento Of Corning Assessor, John l. Nix Of ElmirA.
Twsniy -eghthecl.ector, John yan voorhees,. Of Ro-
ctesssr, Assessor, Joha W Graves, of Msdi.
na Twenty nn.h-Collector, john B. Halslead, u
rhrtieth-CoileCtor Philip Ilorshoimer, Of Buffalo A.
sessor, o,'s freSoargsr q Buffalo thirty hrs.cc.-
Woodruff. Of Franklin county. Thirty secoudSheridaA
s. HOOK, o; New York Assessor, 5. H. Gilbert d New
York.
The Fourth Congressional district OF New York com
prses wards aud the arges, 10 tho city ss we'd
a very wealthy important district IL hw bees
divided into two collection dsiricsths Third, FUN.
SIKH and Eighth wards being numbered tho Fourth dis
rc, and the First Second and Fourth wards the Thirty
second district.
Tho following appointments have been made for ths
state of Pennsyl,aniz;--
First ai.trict' olector. Jssper Harding of Phiadsi-
phs. Assessor Washington Keith, OF Philadelphia.
fJcctor, John H. Dsrh ci lphia Asse sor.
Tbom.s ~ sweeney, OF Philadelphia. Tbird--S lecor,
Wnsrn J. Wainwright of Philadelphia; Assessor, j.
FISCHER Budd VI phsdcphia. Foulth-Ioileclor John
" Riley, Of Philadelphia Assessor David b. Southworth
OF Philadelphia. tlh--Collector, John W. Cowsii. of
Doylcstown; Assessor, Ea. T Chase, cf Phiadelphia