New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON. Monday Aug. :. 1865

INTERNAL REVENUE DECISIONS
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue rules
follows:
pedders license must be taken by every person who
avels rom place TO place selling moving machines and
the sale OF single machine cannot be considered as
selling az wholesale and is not exempted by the pro-
visions 81 the 32d cause Of section a. Where mort
gage contains power OF attorney 10 sell 1t Is subject
to stamp duty as power OF attorney. in addition
10 tho duty required upOn it mortgage.
Where partition OF real estate between JOINT
tenants orfcnants in common cannot be made without
being detrimental 10 the parties concerned ana the
Cont orders the referees 10 sell the land at public auc
ton and deed Of he same is made TO the purchaser
such deed must be stamped other deeds. There is
an actual sale and valuable consideration passes
Tho stamp the original process does not cover the
deed Where mort gage is foreclosed and special exe
cuion issues and the land is sold the same on gen.
era execution the deed made by the sheriff must be
stamped as other deeds.
THE SOUTHERN MAILS.
Many of the former contractors for carrying
the mails in the States recently in rebellion are begin
ming TO make their appearance in Washington claim
ing the Indebtedness due them for services prior to the
Rebellion. The Auditor for the Post-Ofice Depart.
ment declines to recognize their claims and they must
consequently await the action of Congress. The work
Of resabshing the postal routes and postocc In the
South is rapidly progressing The PostOfice Depart
"fth ltOtVhcu VVot-VhScS snc
States.
PERSONAL.
Col. Osborne, whose injury by a railroad ac-
cient recently noticed in TBR TRIBUNE has re-
covered, and will at proceed to Florida for which
State he been appointed Assistant Commissioner Of
Freedinen's Affairs.
INSALUBRITY OF TIE WHITE HOUSE.
The following letter from the Secretary of the
Interior to Major French, Commissioner Of Public
Buildings confirms the reports of the unheathness Of
the White House as Summer residence.
DHPlRrx.Sr OF THs INTERIOR.
WARRINGTON. Aug g. 1867.
Mansion s unhealthy location fr Summer residence,
has been thoroughly sested by the experience of every
family occupying it for long Of each Of them ex
peIenene snd Of them fatal sickness u has
s.o iy knowledge that nearly every member OF ne
they have been occuryn. the PIecnve Mansion has been
visited with illness, ir ,uug the President in person
such to interrupt the Transaction OF public bust
insny days together You therefore, hereby
queed and directed after CONSULTATION with the fresde
suitable residence for his during the summer and
months Of the current fiscal year on GEORGETOWN
Heights such other convenient aud healthy location ~ he
sy indicc snd to nj the for his convenience and
comfort being carefu to avoid al sary expense
''' JAMES HAELAS Secretary.
Il. B. FRENCH, esq. ComuissioneE Of Puolc Buildings,
Warrington
LAND OFFICE STATISTICS.
Seven thousand and forty acres were located
in the month of July last at the Land Office at Mar
Qaette, Mieb. with agricultural scrip. ..
MANUFACTURE OF INDIA-RUBBER.
p The census returns for 1oG0, exhibit the total
manufacture Of Iudiarubber goods in the States Of
New-York, Pennsylvania, NewJersey Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island and Connecticut. TO be as follows:
Annual value of prodlct. s36i2 700; annual cost Of
labor S79l so; number ~ male hands mpoycd 795
number of female hands employed. g13; cost Of raw
material 50 O1G eco. capital invested. 1884. Ot0
number Of establishments q. In addition two es
Adjustments. Sloo,oo0 capital cost Of raw material
cor oCo annual valnc OF product, sia5 $50 from the
manufacture of suttaPercha goods in the State Of
New oTk.