, 1865-08-23
batbasiues a.a committed By khen, revolving b
yo0d expression.
-. From Fortress Monroe.

I
-. From FORTRESS Monroe.
FORTRESS MosBoE, Aug. s1.-Iast evening Maj.
Cen Niles received inEo1nstiun that the steamer
stolen, or sad to have been stolen trom New fork
about four weeks since, yesterday Was seen passing
into Watehspre8que Inlet The General conse-
ouent!y dxpatched detachment Of about thirty
men, In charge Of Lieutenant Bowan, Or the Sd
Pennsylvania artillery, to 50 in search Of the stes-
er They left here at II o'clock fsst evening, on ihs
stcamcr Blackbtu and have not returned up to this
hour, 3 p m.
Held to Rail-,
BOSTON, Aug. eess.--Luther C. Gallagher, who vas
asreeted in New Tosk, charged with foxing 1prders
for the eommutationof the rations Of soldiers who
had BEEN confined III. the rebel prisona, to The
amount of 1900, was brought before United States
Commissioner Halleti to-day, ano Snlving IN exn,-
tIon, was held in S15, GOO bail for TRIAL.
$50 nIss(sstppI Convention.
The Htrdlds Jackson special says the following
constitutional amendment has Just been passed
the Convention by yote Of s. to II:
Rtsoloe3, That the institution Of slavery, having
been destroyed in the State Of Mississippi Deithef
slavery nor In, oluna1y eeryitude, otherwise than
:fe ihe pantahmeut Of crime, 3heleor The parsy
in lids state, md the Legislature at It's next session
Or soon thereafter rs the public welfare may NJ
quire, shall provide BY law Tor the protectlon and
q this State, aud ,guatd them and the
St. s.1ts s aanst ne1 sraS4 s! that %ay
internal Revenue necIston..
WARRINGTON, Aug s3-Ihe COMMISSIONS Of
Internal Revenue has addressed the following to
/ Sheridan s, Hock, Collector Of the Thirty sceoud
T District Of New York:
'WAsu1Naroa, ArE. T.
SIR: hare teen informed that The opinion pre-
Of your dig that the pro,eions of he third section
Of March 3, 1865, which requires collectors to- de-
posit daily In The treasury i'll moneys received by
T. e. Sc ct y
authorizes The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
10 remit, refund and pay back all dusie. erroneous
6cssed, or excessive In amount, and therefore
TINT II viii not be IN The power, Of
eoiiected. 4 bttcf esantnatton and comparison q
as te e 4hs ss e
only such provisions Of the former enactmcnts 5
Collector; md moi Inconsistent viii lie provision
egy IL h ans as nsd ssnaan ptspy 9. et se III
10 refund sueh taxes by drawing his draft upon The
Viz Ills pro1ision, rcquiriay sueh collectors 10
deposit all collections In the treasury, it became
necessary, therefore, not to refuse Repayment In
col|essed enoneouely, are nov refunded With g
much psomptnets Is before this net Of Mnrch Sd,
1866 took effect. The game section n, which au-
cys III the handa q Collectors authorized The Sec
M !ens L., md; andsT Whis5 s ta3f; 49,; elo1;s9%s!y
have been changed to meet the requirements Of the
amended laws. The Commissioner fs now required
to make application from time 10 time. to the Sec
cssdii @ With the Assistant Tfsasurer ~ 1t New FORK,
upon which he draWE in like manner as the money
s 9d s o e
payers, have been impaired In ihc slightest degree,
By the operations Of the net OF March ID, 1866
Commissioner.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue to-dny
made ihp following decisions: That vessels ore not
regarded IS merchandise within ths meaning or
eec,fon 10 Of the act OF june 90 1851, and tax ot
one-eghth Of one per certum, imposed by safd SEC
lion upon sales Of merchandise snot to be assessed
on the sale OF vrseets.
In regard to dividends. the Commissioner has
rendered the following decision: It is held by this
otice that all dividends declared By any Institution
mentioned In section 1s0 Of Excise Law, since the
first day Of july, 1sGi subject to tax Of pe+
centuu, without 1egard to The time when the prodts
upon which such dividends arc based were earned
Appointments sax:
The President has appointed John e Godloe
United States Attorney for the Dfztzict Of Lou1si
ana, End John l. Williamson Attorney for tho West
e1n DItrict Of Tennessee.
Constitutional Amendment In Virginia.
The Virginia Stale Convention, which assemblcl
at Alexandria, some months ago, adopted the pro-
posed anti fs!ayery amendment to The Constitution
Of the United 6tates. II appears, however, from
newspaper articles and other Indications, that there
is Total ignorance on that subject in the vicinity
OF Richmond, ess there would not be such earnest
advocacy Of convention t o dowhst has been done.
As Gov. Petpoint and the Legislature which asseu~
bted at Alexandria are recognized by leading men
Of YilGiuia as legal, 1t occasions much comment
here that they should Ignore The State Convention
which assembled there andcr the sane executive
authority.
To be Amended
/ There seems to be no doubt that the charges md
specifications against Capt We.z will be amended
BY the prosecution In several Important particulars
Hls counsel will take issuc that this cannot be DONE
: tho prisoner having already pleaded |not guilty.
to the eharges on which he asraigned yesterday
An Ex-Rcbcl Whipped.
j. NAsHsnLE, Aug. sa--The ex-zehel Gen. Wheeler
WIS badly beaten to-day, By Col Blackburn and
AAj. Quinn, In consequence Of threats made dur.
ing The war By Wheeler, that be would XIII Efaek-
burn II ever he took him prisoner, a. he WIS "a
d-d homemade Yankee" Wheeler was In bed
WHCn d1f&cktd. 4ud Wis D1dJy pe1teh.
: RIot.
Considerable OF not took place at u Caruan
Turner picnic on Sund1y afternoon, resulting in the
wounding Of Lieut.. Hawly, 18th Q. $. c. infantry,
and Ieut. Col. TournIcht, Of the 18th q. $. C.
inf9nry. Guards were unable to qucll The disturb
ance TIL reinforced By three companies Of coored
: soldiers. Revolyers wc1c freely used Quite
number Of othcr petsuna injured. A Anumbcr
Of thc ring leaders were a11eated and sent 10 the
military prison.
!. Virginia News.
New YoAK, Aug. .s--The Trto.uts Richmond
correspondent eass VIM. Allen, Of Surrey county,
the owner Of 100 o00 aczes Of land, and formerly
master or 1900 flayes, had his property released
from seizure, Notwithstanding be held commission
In therebel service as Major.
State Taz
The eheri6s Of various counties arc, as soon As
qrnhded directed to at once proceed 10 the collec
ton Of The State tax, 20 cents on $780, Very few
citizens VIII be able before next fal to meet these
demands. What crops being gathered will be
hnsbanded for the coming winter, only d1sposing
Of euch quantities ID will secure some needed ne
ce.iiiea. The United States Revenue collectors
hive as Jet given their attention to cities. 1t Is
thought they viii not extend their dutles be;onl
these limits until The coming Epring-
Co1orcd children In all para Of the State are
being localized Into districts Of 100 or 50, prcpara
tory 10 the establishment Of complete school sye
TEN. The F1eelmen.s Aid Society, Of New FORK,
ianrk