New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-04
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| PREMATURE.
The statement published that tho oficen a.
customs for the port Of Boston have been ppointss
was premature. These appointments are yet heN 4.
allegiance by the President
TIKI CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Central Pacific Railroad land grant II
now under examination at the General Land Onos
with view to the early issue Of the conceded pasmS
for the lands under the statute The road IL In oou
pete running order from Sacramento to Clipper Gap q
NewEngIand Mills is fully equipped and has ls7 cars
and locomotives. There are $500 men explored 4.
laborers, including number Of Chinese who are found
to BIO industrious operatives.
TAKING GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
The Secretary Of the Treasury holds that I'll
bonds. Treasury notes. and other obligations Of tAs
United States. exempt from taxation under Stsss
or Municipal authority.
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISIONS.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue TO-
day made the following additional rulings:
Section 100 provides that there shall DO levied snd
collected duty Of five per centum all dividends II
scrip or money thereafter declared due, and when6tw
the same shall BIO payable to stockholders. policy hold
ers, or depostors. as part OF the earnings income
gains Of any bank, trust company etc. And further
provides that said banks, etc, shall pay ssil
duty, and are hereby authorized to deduct
and withhold from ali payments made on ~
count Of any dividends or sums Of money that may
be duo and payable as Aforesaid the said duty Of I've
per centum and pay the same to the Commissioner II
Internal Revenue. Under this law II is clear that e.
though the surplus from which the dividend il declared
was acquired prior to the passage OF the law
yet II the same Is dividend after the law went int
withheld from the entire dividend whenever it becomes
due and payable without regard to the time when tie
profits or earnings were acquired.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS. q
The receipts from internal revenue yesterday
were upwards Of g. 100000.
PENSIONS.
During the month of July the number Of
widows claims received at the Pension Office amounted
to 2,259. Of which 2l70 were granted There are =
present on the Examiners desk 42,449 cases. IL 800 d
which awaiting evidence from other Departments.
and 1881 from the claimants themselves. l,sA
invalid claims were admitted during the same month
Up to July LIST there total Of 10000 widows ssd
$1,000 invalid caims-sll Of which received Sine
the beginning of the war; OF 900 of discharges
soldiers record "a. 100 have been recorded sines
January. 1865. and 6,3s5 during the month Of July
last OF those being recorded. at least 80 per cent
arc discharged for gunshot wounds.
MILITARY PERSONAL.
Brig.-Gen. W. @. Gresham of Indiana, for
neriy commanding division Of the Seventeenth Army
Corps and who wounded and disabled at tho batns
Of Kenesaw Mountain. is stopping in town and will
is understood be assigned to duty In the Freedmens
Bureau.
Breyet-Brig. Gen. r. D. Muzzy, the Presi-
dents Private Secretary. has been promoted to Q
Colonel in the Regular Army for meritorous and vaIu
able services in the South West in assisting in the
organization Of colored troops under Adutant-Gsa.
Thomas.
ASSAULT or SUPERINTENDENT KENNEDY.
Mr.. Joseph C. G.. Kennedy, ex-Superintend.
eut of the Census Bureau while on his way home las
evening, at about III O'Clock, assaulted and
knocked down on. Fourteenth.st. within block d
Wizards Hotel The weapon used was a sluzg'
shot. The rufians walked coolly away after inlictnG
the blow. until reaching a corner when they took
to their heels and escaped pnrsuers who had been st
tracted to the spot By Mr.. Kennedys cries Of murder
and help" The supposed object of the assailanfs
robbery but the time and place the assault sag
gest other reasons. Mr. Kennedys injuries are not
serious character. The occurrence Of similar out
RACES is becoming alarmingy frequent in Washing"a
Of late.
FoRDs THEATBR.
Workmen are now engaged in removing tho
wood work. furniture. &C., from Fords Theater pre-
paratory to Its being remodeled reproof building
for the reception of the archives Of the late Rebel Gov
eminent. The alterations are being made under The
supervision OF Mr. Clark the architect OF the Cspid
extension.
MR.. HOLLOwAYs SUCCESSOR.
The statement made by NewYork paper
that a successor to Mr.. Holloway. Commissioner q
Patents. had been appointed. was premature Mr.. q
IS still officiating In that capacity.
TO the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON Thursday. Aug. }. 1884
THE ALEXANDRIA CONVENTION.
Additional delegates appeared at the C0l0red
Mems Convention. in Alexandria. Va. to-day. An 3D.
dress adopted. setting forth the grievances of te
black people Of that State and asking for the right
suffrage and other equality before the law.
PARDoNS.
Many applications for pardon continue to b
received Among those recently pardoned are William
L. Avery aud William K Smith, who were before the
Rebellion, both members OF the United States House OF
The former served tho Rebel Gov
eminent as q mail agent and the latter was fnemb0