, 1864-08-12

ure, without regard TO honesty OF tnten-
ticn or ya1ue Of cigars. This prac-
tice is prohibited hereafter, and all 1nspec~
tors are warned that they must not perform
the Leeeeeary inspection in person, and that
they must not inspect aud af4iI stamps on
cigars Of their OWL manufacture. The adixiag
Of stamp by any other than the proper per-
son, will be treated as cause Of fraud The
permits are to be allowed according to value
of cigars, exclusive Of tax.
In establishing value the Inspector will In
clude the cost Of production, packing, boz
ing, inspecting, and whatever may properly
be regarded Us part Of the necessary expense
In putting the commodity into market; and
when cigars bave once been packed, labelled
and stamped, packages cannot be broken
while in the custody and control OF the man
ufacturer, or his agent, without rendering
them liable to re inspection and re-packing; !;
without such rf-inspection 1t Will be regard
ed as fraudulent transaction, and renders
the cigars liable to seizure and forfeiture.
The Inspector will afIl1 to ali boxes OF o.
gars valued not above five dollars stamp
denoting two dollars, and Of three dollars to
cignrs valued above five, and not above f1f.
teen dollars; stamp, denoting tax OF eight
dollars to cigars val1ed uboye fifteen aud up
to thirty dollars; a stamp, denottng tax OF
fifteen dollars to cigars valued ABOVE thirty
and up to forty I've dc1lars; stamp, denot-
ing tax Of twenty Eve dollars; to cigars val
ued above forty.flve dollars, stamp deuot-
irg tax OF fort3 dollars per thousand The de.
pertinent has Just contracted with the Amer
ican Prototype Company for five millions OF
these stamps, the first delivery Of which will
he made in about a month, ana the final de-
livery in three mouths. They are to be OF
1uost'approyed manufacture, with every pos
sible precaution to prevent counterfeittng.
GENERAL D1RSET '..
Has been relieved from command Of ths
Florida District, and ordered to report to
Gen Butler tor command, 1t ia Understood,
Of the colored troops In his Department.
REGISTER OF THE TREASURY.
Mr.. stoddart B. Colby. Of Vermont, has
been commissioned as Register Of the Treas
ury, vice Chittenden, as We stated week
ago, but is not yet qnite ready to enter upon
the duties Of the office:
GENERAL BUTLER's ORDER,
That agents shall not recruit for loyal States,
within his Department, is followed by that
Of Gen. Patrick, who declares they shall not
do SO within the lines Of the Army Of the
Potomac. 1t is questioned If these orders
are not in violation Of the provisions Of the
recent act passed By Congress on the subject.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, August u,-The
decision Of Acting Commissioner Rollins that
the 30 Treasury notes are liable to taxation
applies only to banks that hold them as
Iart Of tffeir capital stock.
The first section Of the last loan act eI-
pressly exempts all United Suites Treasury
notes, as well as bonds from State and mu-
nIcipal taxation.
Three more Of the Westeru counterfeiters
have arrived here, and hare been committed
to the Old Capitol prison
Thirty nine rebel officers were to day sent
to the salne prison.
Seven deserters from the army found guilty
Of deeeItian and sentenced to have been shot,
hare had their sentences commuted to .con-
f1nement on the Drg Tortu2as.
The amount Of subscriptions to the 1'30
loan reported at the Treasury Department
10 day, IL nearly half million dollars.
S. B. Colby, Of Vermont, WAS to d y
sworn in IS Register Of the Treasury In
place Of l.. E. Chittendep, resigned.
IL .Ianntrcia1's Washington special says
the story Of Secretary Stant0n's resignation
WIS premature at least, aud the rep ortcd
resignation ofiSewaftl. Blair and Welrls was
eutfie1y without foundation.
The National Inkl|iDr7eer urges the noml-
.naticn OF Senator Cowan, Of fPenusylya at1lA, ut
Chicago.