The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-02
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Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Capture Of Schooner Containing Contra
band Goods.
The New Banking Law.
Decision Of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.
WASHINGTON. April 1

WASHINGTON, April /.
Schooner Jane Moreley, formerly the Le-
fonaveil of Baltimore, owned by Hokes Beel
d Co., arrived at the steamboat wharf to-day.
In tow OF a tug, having been sent up from the
lower river, where she was captured yester-
day. She had been engaged in the contraband
traffic which finds its way between the rebels
in Maryland and Virginia across the Potomac
near the extremity of the Peninsula, between
the Potomac and the Rappahannock. party
of rs contrabands were captured on board, in
Guiding several neutrality-suspicious. of notorie-
ty. The contraband goods captured makes
very extensive pile on the wharf, and attracts
much attention. 1t embraces a large amount
Of quinine, morphine, uniforms, buttons, infer
nal machines of novel construction, army
blankets, 40 cases boots and shoes, matches,
soap, coffee, three large mail bags containing
small packages, and 1900 letters to parties in
Virginia and North Carolina. The letters are
OF character to seriously compromise various
parties in this city and Maryland, and the de-
veopments of the underground operations of
the rebels which they disclose will prove of
material service to the Government. A smok-
ing cap, dressing gown and pair of slippers
gifts to JEFF Davis from his lady admirers in
Washington, were among the articles. Also
q head-dress, brilliant colored balmoral and
half dozen finely embroidered handkerchiefs,
gifts to Mrs. Davis. The boxes are mostly
consigned to the care Of Trait, Sael & Co.,
Richmond, but bear CIPHER designations,
which, with the letters taken, will serve to
show the real parties concerned in the trade.
The Treasury Department will soon issue
circular containing full information to those
DESTROYS of organizing companies under the
recently enacted banking and national curren-
cy law. Numerous applications have already
been made, some specifying the amount of cap
ital, while others are deficient in this particu-
lar.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
made the following decision concerning taxes
improperly paid Decision No. 81 is hereby
revoked, and hereafter all taxes must be col
lected as returned by the assessors. Claims
for taxes improperly paid under the excise
law must be made to the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, through collectors of respec-
tive districts, supported by the affdayts of the
claimants aud the certificates of the assessors
under whose direction the taxes were assessed.
1st-The claimant must state in the affidavit
the material facts of the case on which he
makes his claim. 2d-The assessor and as
sistant assessor must certify that the state
ments made In the atfidavits are true SO far as
each has knowledge Of the facts. 3d-The
collector must append his certificate that the
tax has been paid 10 him as stated in the affi-
davit. When the affidavit is made by an agent
the principal of the agent must swear that the
person making the affidavit is his agent, and
that the statements are true according to his
best knowledge and belief. When an affidavit
Is made by a member Of a firm or company, he
must swear that he Is a member of such firm
or company, and the official character of the
officer who administered the oath must be es-
tablished, either by his official seal or by GER
tificate from the proper authority. When a
claim IS thus prepared it must be sent to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and If it
Is found correct, draft will be drawn on the
collector who received the tax in favor of the
claimant for the amount that may be allowed.
The Commissioner has also decided that
Weis beer or white beer is subject to the same
duty as ale and lager beer, and its manufac-
turers are subject TO the liabilities Of brewers