The New York herald., 1865-04-01
The New Revenue Laws.

The New Revenue Laws.
The amended Internal Revenue bill and the
new Tariff act 60 into operation to-day. The
provisions of the first named law are no doubt
clearly within the understanding Of all persons
and corporations interested, including the city
railroad companies, as 1t has been published
from the copy furnished by the HERALD by
nearly all the leading journals Of the country.
The new Tariff act, which contains very little
of Importance except to liquor dealers, ad-
vances the duty on brandy, rum, gin, whiskey,
cordials, arrack, absynthe, and all other spirit
uous liquors and spirituous beverages, fifty cents
per gallon for first proof and under, and pro-
portionate increase for greater strength, making
the customs tax three dollars instead Of two
dollars and Hfty cents per gallon. Rail-
road iron must henceforth pay seventy cents
per hundred pounds, which is an increase of
ten cents; and wrought iron tubes are raised
from two and half to three and half cents
per pound. Raw cotton is advanced from two
to five cents per pound, crude petroleum or
rock oil from ten to twenty cents per gallon,
and refined Illuminating oil, other than fish oil,
from thirty to forty cents. Crude coal oil will
pay fifteen cents per gallon. Silk, ready
made clothing, or clothing manufactured Of
fabric composed mostly Of silk, has been
added to the list Of dutiable goods, and is
charged sixty per cent ad valorem. Quick
silver must also in future pay fifteen per cent
on its value, and q tax has been levied upon
imported cotton thread or yarn in the skein or
hank With some slight change in woven cot
ton goods the above are the main alterations in
the rates.
The tonnage duty upon vessels is raised from
ten to thirty cents per ton; but all vessels hav-
ing licenses as coasters are permitted to trade
with the ports in the British North American
colonies, Mexico and the West India islands
upon payment of the tonnage duty once year;
engaged in the bank, whale or other fisheries;
and, by recent decision of the Secretary of
the Treasury, vessels trading to any port south
of Mexico, down to and including Aspinwall
and Panama, are also included, being required
to pay the duty but once year.
Flax and hemp machinery and agricultural
machinery will continue to be admitted duty
specified in the act that in future imported
goods, after having arrived within the limits of
any port of entry, which may be damaged or
destroyed before being bonded, shall not be
subject to duty; or, if the duty has been paid
upon them, the amount shall be refunded.
1t is expected that the annual revenue to be
derived from these new laws will reach four
hundred millions of dollars.
The PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION AND THE De
sERTERs.-We have received communication
from some two hundred prisoners confined on
Governors Island, asking for information as to
whether deserters who have been "pcked up"
are entitled to the same privileges as those who
have given themselves up. For the informa-
ton of the applicants, and all others "whom it
may concern" we will say that the terms of the
proclamation of the 1lth of March are very ex-
plicit upon this point The President offers Q
free pardon to all deserters who shall return
voluntarily to their regiments within sixty days
from the 10th day of March. OF course this
does not include those who did not return and
wcre arrested and lodged in prison. There is
yet time until the 10th of May for those who
are still absent without leave to return to their
duty and receive the presidential clemency.
Grand Matinee Day.
The managers and artists generally seem determined
that this day shall usurp the privileges Of night for there
to be no less than nine psanss.
AT the Academy Of Music Mr. Gottschalk, Miss Simons
sgnor Muzio take farewell Of the New York public
In a complimentary benefit to the favorte pianist,
which occasion the grand marches from Faust and Tan
will be played six pianos by Gottschalk Muzio
Sanderson, Fradc asscrve and Trastour addition TO
the Of Gottschalk and Miss Lucy smons the
last time she will appear before under that name.
In Irving Hail. Nile de Katow and Mr.. wehli assisted
by Mrs. Adena Motto, contralto, and Sgnor Poulicch
will give gala fifty cent mafinie at two o'clock with
nnc programme, which do Katow's charmed violon
cello and wehs wonderful lett hand will be repre-
sentcd
In the neighborhood the extraordinary feats Of
Eaton Stone the Of steeds and other equestrian
and acrobac performances at the Hppoheatron, added
10 the pantomme Of Mother Goose and the spectacular
Feast OF Lanterns which will be produced for the
time, to make way for Tho Fairy Prince O'Donoghuc
and tho White Horse Of Killarney" and will Of
draw thousands Of ladies, children and country foks
Thcn for the theatres which have recently learned
the fashion Of turning night into day ALSO there will bs
Caleb Hummer matinee at tho Broadway with Owens
the old toy maker, In which he will appear again in
the evening At the Olympic, we shall have the Streets
OF New York by daylight at two o'clock, by special
quest. An East Lynne matinee, with Miss Lucille
Western, at Nblos Garden; Petroomania at Woods
Mnsirels agrand spectacular drama the New Bowey;
and combination Of novelties at the American Theatre,
complete the mdnte attractions for to-day With such
bill OF fare very hard II people be at loss for
place TO spend the day pleasantly, and give them zest
for tho amuscments OF tho evening II is no harm to
say that matines have become institution BY and
by shall all be going TO operas concerts and theatres
In the daytime, and going TO sleep at night
GorrcuAIKs FARSwErL CoScERr.-Niblo's Saloon
very handsomely filled last night at the last evening
cert Of Go,tschak, Miss simons and signor Muzio II
evident that good deal OF and cordial feeling