Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-01

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TlIE New TAN LAw.-The act imposing
direct taxes on manufactured goods, and a
great variety of things, takes effect from and
after to-day, September LIST. The stamp tax
is postponed till October LIST; the income tax
will not be collected till the lst of June 1868;
and real estate is exempt from direct taxation
till 1865. The trades and occupations mem
toned rs follows, will henceforward require
the sanction Of license
Bankers, 500; auctioneers, $40; whole
sale dealers 10 liquor, 500; retail dealers in
liquor, $40; retail dealers in other merchan-
disc, $40; wholesale dealers in other mer-
chandise, 50; pawnbrokers, $50; rectifers of
liquors, 1875 for each five hundred barrels
distillers, $50; brewers, $50; hotels s. to
5000, according to class; steamers and pass
| enger vessels, 1925; eating houses, $40: bro
kers, $50 commercial brokers. $50; land
and warrant brokers. S25; tobacconists, $40;
| theatres, 500; circuses, $50; jugglers, $50 ;
bowling alleys or billiard tables, So per alley
| or table; confectiOners, horse dealers, livery
stable keepers, cattle brokers, tallow chambers
and soap dealers, $40 each; coal oil diStillers,
| $50; peddlers, So to $40 according to class :;
wholesal peddlers, $50; peddlers of jewelry,
| $50; apOthecaries, manufacturers, lawyers.
physicians surgeons, dentists, claim and pa
tent agents, $40 each; photographers, $40 to
S25. Apothecaries, cOnfectioners, eating
houses, tobacconiSts or retail dealers, whose
receipts are less than $1,000 are exempt from
| Il license.
1t has been suggested as especially interest
ing to persons buying manufactured goods af-
ter this date, on which there is a tax, that they
should see to it that this tax has been paid be-
fore they settle with the PRODUCER the tax be-
ing lien upon the property wherever found.
GEN. HUNTERS DEPARTMENr.-Gen Hun
ter issued on the 10Th of August an order de-
failing the 9TH New Hampshire regiment for
duty at ST. Augustine, Florida, and recalling
the 4th regiment of the same state from that
post. The order continues:
>. tits with deep regret that the general
commanding the department has received sew
eral reports against officers for returning
fugitive slaves, in direct violation OF a law of
congress. 1t will hardly be believed when it
is announced that a New England colonel is
to-day, in the second year of the rebellion, in
arrest for having been engaged in the manly
task OF turning over young woman, whose
skin was almost as white as his own, to the
cruel lash Of her rebel master
. Numerous acts of pifering from the ne
groes have taken place in the neighborhood of
Beaufort, committed by men wearing the uni
form of the United States-I cannot and will
not disgrace the name by calling them soldiers.
To enable Gen. SaXton to have those petty
thiefs arrested and sent to this port for pun
the three companies of the 4th regi-
ment Of New Hampshire volunteers, now at
Beaufort, will be placed exclusively under his
command, for service on the plantations.
THREE SLAVES REDEEMED.-Rev. j. Sella
Martin, during his recent visit to England.
was honored with the friendship of many
leading and influential synpathsers with his
views, among whom were the Hon Arthur
knnaird, Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel and
Rev. John Currven, who became interested in
his personal history. and collected about S2300
for the purpose of enabling INN to purchase
his sister and her two children. After many
discouragements in trying to reach their mas
ter with letter, he at last succeeded, and has
Just returned from 4 trip to Kentucky. when
through the means of an agent, he purchased
them paying for them the sum Of 50 600.
We have seen their photographs and pro-
nOunce them well Notwithstanding from APP
pearance-of the unremitting efforts Of their
devoted brother. We understand that they
are already settled in comfortable home
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