New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-01
TAX ON MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES.
Reported Recognition Of the Rebels by
England and France.
GREAT BATTLE EXPECTED AT CORINTH
REREL SPIES IN WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The n. Y Tribune.
WaeutNGroX Friday Oct 81 1862.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

WARRINGTON, Friday, Oct 81, 1862.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The President ia getting together the raw mate
rial for bis Message which may now be said to be
fairly upon the stocks. He gives some portion Of
each day 70 its preparation.
TIE CEssION OF LEAGUE ISLAND.
TIE Board Of officers appointed by the Secretary
Of the Navy under act passed at the ast session
of Congress to advise with reference to the wisdom
of accepting tho cession Of League Island for
Navv-Yard, have made a voluminous report. The
opinion Of the majority is adverse 10 TIE acceptance
OF tie leland, and in favor Of esiabifbng yard a
New-London BY preference. Had the Board
ported favorably to League Island, the Department
would have been authorized, without waiting fof
further legislation, TO accept the title. AZ the csse
stands tho Department can DO nothing, the law
simply requiring the Board TO examin ethe harbor
Of New-Londcn and the waters Of Narragansett
Bay before reporting as 10 League Island
ARREST OF DRUGGISTS.
Three druggists have been arrested for selling,
with goilty knowledge, the contraband medicines
found upon the person of Miss Buclner, the young
woman arrested Yesterday. Bailey, their escort, has
preached here.
THE SURRENDER OF HARPER's FERRY.
a member OF the Military Commission raid to-day
that the investigation into the surrender Of Harpers
Ferry would probably be concluded ton morrow night.
SUICIDE OF MAJOR RUSSELL.
Major Russell Of the Marine Corps committed sui.
eide last night, by blowing his braips out, after
making an Intellectual attempt to kill himself with
email sword. lie was young man Of good family,
and served during portion Of the Peninsolar cam
paicu as volunteer ad.de-csmp 10 Gen. Mcclellan.
THE ANNAPOLIS HOSPITALS.
surpeon-Gen. Hammond has returned from tour
of inspection Of tie hospitals at Annapolis. They
were all found in good order.
INrEGSAL REVENUE DECISION.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue las de-
oided, in answer to inquiries from the Rev. a. Wa
ierbury, Petersburg, Rensselaer, County, that msr-
rage certificates come within the meaning Of the
Gfh ciauso Of the Excise law, relating to forms Of
certificates of any other description than those men
toned in Schedule B, aud therefore subject TO
the ,en.cent stamp. The Commissioner has also
decided that dealer who sells soap, candles, starch
Or tea by the box, sal, by the wagon.load, to con-
suners. is not a Wholesale dealer under the law,
uuless be sells 10 thoso who buy 10 sell again, in
which case he must take out a wholesale dealers
license. Owners Of planning mills, receiving lumber
to Le planed, dressed or matched for flooring by
them they merely charging their Customers for their
abo. upon the same, are not liable 70 tax under the
law.
GREAT BATTLE AT CORISTn EXPECTED.
A great battle is expected at COrinth before many
days
SURVEYS IN CALIFORNIA.
We understand that returns OF surveys Of the
public lands have been received by the Commits
sioner Of tie General Land Office, in Townships |,
north and south Of range 3, east south range, D
east; south east, and 4 south range, 4 east, Of
the MouNt Diablo meridian. The lands are situated
between San joaquin River on the east, San Joa-
quin March Oh the north, Mount Diablo on the west
The aforementioned township is represented by the
Surveyors an containing indications of copper ere
and in Township 3 souh range, east, eeyeral fine
SULPHUR springs are found on Mitchell's RAvine,
ernptying into Arroyo de Buenos Ayres. The ex-
stcnce Of cOal-miues is also reported IN the last
named township. The features Of the country arc
low, rollin. lille, bu, little timber-land, fit for
grazing.
EXAAHEING SURGEONS.
Tie Commissioner Of Pensions has made the fol-
lowing additional appointments Of Examining
Surgeons:
Julius A. Skton NJ D. Ihscs, EewYoik.
Preston :. Lake, n. D., Bellevue, Iowa
r. C. Cos, ". D Rochester Alinnesota
George j. Ames, NJ d., Manchester Vermont.
r.. G. Beckwilh n. d. Marietta, Ohio
Daniel Drsyton NJ D., South Bond. Indima.
j. IL. Constant, b. D.. Peru, Indiana.
Charles Hodge, NJ D., Trenton, New'Jefsey.
WIN. A. Rust, NJ. d.. South Pad. Maine.
Horace y. Day ~. D.. utics, New ok
Hofsiio y. LOOMS "a. D.. Buffalo. New York.
Horace LathTop. NJ. D., Co0perstown, New-York.
Franklin Goodyear NJ. D.. Cortland Village, NJ Y.
Hiram NcNui, NJ D Wauensburgh New-fork.
Edward 3. Lansing, NJ. d., WstertowD, hew-York.
Samuel o. Scuddcr ~. d., Rome, New iOlk.
Edward Hall, ~. d., Auburn, Eewfoik.
AhrAn Hsnu, NJ. D., Little Kahs, Ne" oh.
Heard A Potter, NJ d., Geneva, kew-Y3k.
Vim. Noble NJ. d.. Albion, New York.
EdwsEd DokenIoD NJ. d., Peoria, Illinois.
DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
The following deaths have occurred in tho Wash
ing hospitals since our last publication:
X. r. Rogers f., VI Cav Thomas Taylor D. II L. luc
Robt II. DannsD ID, 10 Me Edw. Goodwin y. 81 Mas.
% good Morgan, j., Me. John Hoss l. IL IN