Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-11
NO. I7S

1904 ana new loan Of three years notes,
under the act Of Congress of June 3Oth
1864, bearing interest at the rate of 7.3O
per cent per annum, or one cent per diem
upon every $50 of the principal Interest
payable semi-annually in lawful rnonev
convertible, at. maturity, into $40 ner
cent bonds, interest in coin,
The official statement Of the public debt
up to yesterday, shows the amount out
standing to be SI,832,65O,OOo, and the in
terest S74,s72OOO. Over $4,000 GOO of
interest Is payable in coin. The unnaid
requlsltlons are S79L230OOO, and the
amount IN the Treasury, sls.62O,OOO. The
statement ll en- Is signed BY Acting Secretary of
the Treasury, Harrington.
The internal Revenue Baerau has issued
regulations concerning the inspection and
stamping Of cigars. The inspector, maxine
the valuation is required to act upon his own
knowledge of the market value of the in
spected articles, exclusive of the tax.
No other person than an inspector duly
appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury
Is authorized to Rffix stamps.
Regulations are also issued concerning
tha assessment Of Tobacco snnf and cirars. 1
IN which it said that colorable sales have
been made and taxes paid according to the
rules under former acts, with views of
avoiding additional tax required BY act of
June, 1864 Az |
The Commissioner remarks -thst .sala5
vRTs5sao other convenient friend or man of
straw, with view of re-ransfer to the
manufacturer, or of a sale afterwards TO his
use, though possession may have been de-
livered TO such foreman or other person.
will not affect the right of the Government
to the increased tax. Such sale is fraudu-
lent so far as the Government is concerned.
whatever it may be between the parties and
ought not to be recognized as valid
by the officers of the Internal Rev.
enue upon the sale OF consumption
or removal for consumption, or sale, or re-
moval from the Face of manufacture of
such articles. After the lst of July the tax
becomes due and must be paid at the in
creased rates pursuant to the last act.
A letter from the Army Of the Potomac
dated yesterday evening, reports that every
thing remains quiet there with the excep-
ton of picket firing, which was still kept
up, but not so continuously as formerly.
As to the reported resignation Of the Sec
retary OF War, the National Republican
says Mr.. Stanton denies it and so does the
President
The Navy Department tonight received
II dispatch containing the following from
the Richmond Examiner of the 9th: A
dispatch from Mobile, dated August 7th,
two days later than our previous advices
states that the situation had not materially
altered since the enemy's victory over our
irOnclads last Friday.
s Tee Navy Department received tele-
gram yesterday morning announcing that
the Morgan, the only gun-boat of our feet
which was not either sunk, beached, or
captured, has succeeded in passing the bar,
and has reached Mobile.
FROM MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS, August 9.
General Smiths expedition has started
out, destination unknown.
Major General Slocum has been re-
HPvedehtrAi" lShUrman. The District OF
Vicllsburg is assigned TO General Wash
burae, who now controls the river from
Cairo to the Department Of the Cult, also
White River.
Tnr reUeIs IN frvnt Uf Avrgansa have
left
1t is thought the troops in the Trans
Mississippi Department are tryingto cross
the Mississippi. a..4.
Dick Taylor is at Meridian. General