The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-04
WASHINGTON.
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The President Still Ill and
Going to Cape May.
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Important Decision OF the Secretary
Of the Treasury.
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United States Bonds Treasury Notes and
Other Obligations Free from State
and Municipal Taxation.
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Only Twenty live Prominent Rebels
Pardoned,
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WARRINGTON. August j. 1850
HEALTH or rHB PRESIDENT.
President johnson is still too unwe TO receive visitors
and will probably postpone Cabinet meeting tomorrow
II at all able he contempates leaving here tomorrow
evening the River Queen Cape May and returning
Monday morning. portion Of his family Hon Preston
King and two invited guests usually accompany
him on his excursions The River Queen has been per
manenty retained for tho Presidents USE and has been
somewhat altered and reAtted for the purpose
TREASURY DEotslo"
The Secretary OF the Tree ri,
-. al bonds, Treasury notes and other obi
s..ons OF tho United States exempt from taxation
under State municipal authority" In regard to the
tax OF five per centum upon dividends il is decided that
although the surplus from which dividend may be do
cared acquired prior to the OF the Revenue
act yet il the IL divided after the law went INTO
effect il ia taxable The rule ia that the tax must be
withheld from the entire dividend whonever becomes
due and payable without sregard to when the pronts or
earnings acquired
THE pARDON5 GRANTED BY THE PRESIDENT.
As grave misapprehensions TO exist in the public
mind concerning the number of pardons granted by the
President and the method OF transactng the business in
relation to them q few facts may be Of interest Tho
applications still coming in by hundreds daily
They all sent to the Office OF the Attor-
ney General for legal examination 'pardon
desk" under Mr.. M r Peasants, assisted by
Mr. sttt is charged with the duty of examining each
petition carefully noting any defects in tho form Of the
application aud Of making endorsement 10 pencil on
the back Of each that will present Its points glance
Such al commend themselves to the judgment OF the
Attorney Generals Office sent TO the President for
his approval So great is President Johnsons dread Of
releasing undeservng and unworthy persons that 1t Is
believed he rarely II ever signs pardon without hav-
given the considerable personal investigation
aha. sG,< <sS>- ss----.- - -..'a~ h~si-
rue pressure y ss:.S' ana moo .lpo' sans t~'S
ncss coupled with his recent inability to devote large
share Of time to public Affairs has prevented his reach
ing the applications for pardons In exceptional
that have been forced upon him by special oonsd
erations Tho accumulation IN his oGice amounts 10
Thousands and ~eeks and months must elapse before
mose than beginnug DO made in their consdera-
ton
10 may sorve TO stop the ciamor OF certain radicals
who coverty attacking the President by invegng
against his indscrminats pardoning Of rebels To know
that less than twenty hve pardons have been granted
since tho nrst Of July, all told Is thero any kei-
hood Of greater rapidity in the future until after the
session OF Congress This may be very dscouraging
OK rebels, but Ii nevertheless tho exact fact When
applications for pardon receive the Executive approval
they go 70 the State Department for the OF the
applicants People should not he misled to the
Dor granted by tho number approved in the Attorney
Generals odace. since the pardon is not consummatsd
until Il receives the Presidents autograph and the seal
Of State Thirty five sent 10 tho President to day
for approval About one hundred moro received
from Virginia
Judge Wayne, OF tho United States Supreme Court
recommended about forty persons for pardon to-day
Among those recently pardoned are William r Avery
and William Smith who were, before the rebellion
members OF the United States House Of
The former served the rebel government mail agent
and tho latter member OF the called Confederate
Congress
COTTON STATISTICS.
From the statistics being used at tho Census ONCE
In the compilation Of the forthcoming upon
factures take the following report upon the cotton
manufacture OF the country Tho following has been
the since the report Of 1850 10 the manufacture
OF cotton goods:-Nsw England States, 81. "a; Middle
States ST. Western States twenty times greater
Southern States - TO- The total the United
States is estimated 70 CO. making aggregate Of
t65 sol 6s7 the return for 1850 No returns
made from the States OF Illinois, Louisiana and Texas
and the Territory Of Utah Among those that have fallen
or In their production OF cotton goods the District Of
Columbia, which manufactures twenty-ax times lees
than IL did in 1885, the State Of kentucky decreased
10 o6; South Carolina has fallen Oh 10 o. aud Florida
twenty times less
FINANCIAL.
Owing 10 the large sales OF seven hss tho Issues Of
certificates Of indebtedness last amounted 10 but
g. III 000 while The redeemed reached the
Of g. ooo making actual reduction 10 the public
debt Of 100000
RsosPrs PROM CUSTOMS.
Il appears from ofcial data that the receipts from
customs for the quarter ending with March wore $40.
$1,000 internal revenue COS goa 900; sales Of public
lands ele2 COO direct taxation, S52 7oo miscellaneous
a. 169 0oototaI 10 round numbers, exclusive q loans
&C., 600 900 0O The total expenditures for the same
tius were sass ooo.o 900
RssfonArroH'oS CENTRAL ovpronRs.
Tho following general ocers have resigned nnce July
1:-Major Generals n. q Miiroy and J. g. Blount. and
Bngader Generals Edward 6 Potter, J. II Thayer and
W. Benton
ohNKRAL GRANTS HIADoUARrKRs GUARD.
The report that the Third United States infantry eegi
ent bed been assigned for lsisue and guard duty ~
General Grant untrue detachment Of
~ Firth United States cavalry performs Tho entire
ddy.
.$pI oryros or ooxnGrssroxss or PATENTS.
f1ts stated that the once q Commissioned OF Patsnss
which the newspapers eroneously conferred several
days since upon Hon 7. o Thsaker, being sought 70
who acted during the last Congress ohairmAn Of the
Committee on Patents Mr. Holloway, che old incum-
bent continues 70 administer she aArs Of the once
while the war for tho succession proceeds
rHs CENTRAL PACIFIC RAfLRoAD.
Tho land grant for the Central Pacific Railroad s now
under examination a. the Land once preparatory TO
early Issue OF the patent therefor The Land Commits
sionor informed that tho above route s 10 complete
running order from tho city Of San FrAncsco 10 The
Clipper Gap, or New England Mills, and Is equipped
with one hundred and sixty cars and eight loco
motives Upon the unfinished part Of the road there
force Of twenty Eve hundred men employed, OF which
number quite proportion are Chinese, who found
10 be effective operatives
OPERATIONS or rHK FRsBDMBN's AGENCY IN Ala.
BAMA
Among tho latest reports from the Southern agency OF
the Freodmens Bureau Is that OF Commissioner Samuel
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