Washington telegraph., 1865-08-30

mechanical ana otherwise, to evade pay
ment of taxes and stamp duties. One,
resolved to-day is a double-ender match,
nearly twice as long as the ordinary
match, with each end dipped in phos-
phoric mixture. The consumer breaks
each of these double-enders in the mid
die. and has two matches for one. The
tax is one cent for all packages of not
more than one hundred.
BY the double -ender system, the deal
er pays about one half the Government
tax intended by the law. a. = n y
Another ingenious evader gets up large
packages, of thin blocks, about three
inches wide, and of the length of match
es; one edge being dipped in phosphoric
mixture. These blocks he denominates
kindling-wood, and informs the purchas-
er that if he desires to use them as
matches, he can do so at any moment,
by whiting them off the kindling wood.
By the terms of the decision Of the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, these
evaders are compelled to pay the honest
tax required by law.
The Tribune's special says:
Receipts from internal revenue for the
last two days have not been as large as
the first and second days of the month.
but they are nevertheless large. Yes
terday they amounted To Sl,70O.600,
and to-day to 81 ,7l6,000. -- -
The Herald's special says the number
of prisoners confined in the old Capitol
Prison has been greatly diminished =
Not more than 240 are now remaining
within its walls, of whom only six or
eight are rebels Captain Worse. of
Andersonville Prison notoriety, who is
shortly to be c0urt-inartialed, ald few
officers of the old rebel Stonewall brig
ade, who were implicated, to some de-
gree, by testimony brought forward up
on the conspiracy trial. There are
some forty citizen prisoners, confined on
various charges, and the rest are soldiers
under sentence of court-martial or await
ing trial During the time the buildings
which constitute the old Capitol have
been devoted to it's present use, there
have been altogether nearly 1000 pris-
oners incarcerated therein, and at one
time 1,500 rebel prisoners of war;
Upon the day of the assassination, 500
rebel officers were held in durance.-
There have been five executions within
lis confines four By hanging, and one
by shooting with nusketry Offenses
thus punished were three for murder;
one as spy. for desertion; assault and
battery, and attempt TO commit a rape.
An order has been sent TO General
Sheridan, authorizing him to cause to
be mustered out of service all the vol
unteer troops serving in the Department
of Texas that he thinks he can dispense
with. Preference is to be given to the
regiments having the shortest time to
serve.
cairo, August 6.-Nine hundred and
forty-four bales of cotton passed here
for ST. Louis, ana four hundred and fifty
for Cincinnati and Evansville. ..
The election in Memphis passed off
quietly. Only thirteen hundred and
twenty light votes were cast Doctor
Leftwick is probably elected to Congress,
over Bullock, and Cannon to the Legis-
lature, over Hubbard.
Mr.. Page, President of the CONNER
cial Bank, Memphis, has been released,
on bail, by the military authorities, ard
it was believed that a fair investigation
would fully exonerate him.
Cotton, in Memphis. is steady at 80
a44c.
New Orleans dates, of tie 31st, say
that Governor Hamilton. of Texas, has
published proclamation informing the
people of their situation, aud what is re-
quiged of them 10 regain their lost citi-
zenship.
Cotton, at New Orleans unchanged. at
3ia43c; sugar l4c; Muscovado l64c /;
choice Louisiana and Cuba Molasses, so
aS5c; -four IS so to S11 per barrel;
mess pork 32c.
Cairo. August 13.-There-s the usual
conflicting news from Mexico, and am
forced to the conclusion but little on Ell
ther side is reliable. a letter to the
Times saws old Gen Alvarez, the patri-
arch of liberty, as he is called, in his
S5th year, has just inflicted heavy
blow on the Imperial forces at Yugala,
completely routing them, taking three
pieces of artillery and five hundred pris-
oners Great disappointment is felt at
the failure of the combined French and
Imperial columns, on General Negrette's
forces in the pass of Buena Vista. 1t
seems Gen. Briancourt came up with the
Liberal rear guard, and was so roughly
handled he had to return to Panas, in
stead of cutting up his enemy. Negrette
has escaped, and by this time has proba-
bly, increased his force, and will be ready
for another attack in an unexpected
quarter. Gen. Mejia's division has not
left Matamoras, and much fault Is found
with him. But the redoubtable Cortinas
would take Matamoras in twenty-four
hours after Mejia leaves it. Mejia is
noted for his dash and Personal bravery
The stage which left Moretia ON the 4th
instant was attacked by Guerendero, and
the mails carried off Communication be-
tween the capital and Micheacon was
stopped
The Portuguese Minister has arrived,
and we are now expecting the Turkish
ambassador. Finances are somewhat
reviving by the French lottery loan. but
the expenditures are terribly increased
by the state of the country and an ex-
travagant court.
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