, 1866-09-22
co1ored soldiers, living. Or dead
the Treasury, and not to the Paymaster Generals

explained BY the fact thai It's principal proprietor.
c. Il. Snow, Esq, has not Jet bcon appointed
Postmaster here, which position he has boon for
the last four or i've months striving to secure.
CUSTOMS nEcEHrs.
The receipts Of customs at the ports Of New
York, Boston and Baltimore, from tho 8th to the
18th Inclusive, amounted in the aggregate to
$3,s51,sa
ANOTHER REDUCTION or roucr.
Another considerable reduction Of the clerical
force Of the uarteTmaster's Department Is looked
Tor on the first OF NEXT mouth.
THE HUNGRY CROWD.
The applications received at the Treasury De-
partuent for clerkshtps, &C., average two hun
tlred per day.
MILITARY noAnn At CHICAGO.
The Board appointed by the War Department
to assemble at Chicago on October 1st, 10 exam
Inc applicants fos appointments in the regiments
will consist as follows: Bscyet Brtgadicr General
Sidney Burbant, Lieutenant Colonel T. L. Alex
nndcr, D1cret Colonel VIM. ChapmaI; Captain
Il. ". Patterson, Fourth United States Infantry,
Recorder. The Board will examine npplicants
from Ohio and the States west Of that
FOREIGN ohDERs FOE DosDs.
Orders were received by the last steamer from
England for three millions Of SO bonle.
INTERNAL REVENUE nEcEn7s.
The receipts from internal rerenue, since July
A4AAAA%++3s
SECOND AUDITOR YuEKCH.
Strenuous cEo11s are being made to secure the
removal Of lion. E. D. Fscuch, Second Auditor,
Mr.. French is an Incorporating Radical.
RADICAL MECHANICS DISCHARGED.
Twenty-t five mccbahics employed al the Nary
Yard here, few dnys since, because they did not
support the johnson policy, were discharged.
Ihi1ty-fve men;-mosly soldiers, were also dis
charged from the Arsenal recently.
INTERNAL REVENUE INSTRUCTIONS.
Instructions to The United States Assessors con-
eernfoE ths exemption Of articles and products
Jny last, from which 1t appears that packing box
es unde1stood and taken III the technical and mes-
eautllc sfnifcation are exempt. but packing box
except thusc made for ffictlon matches. cigar
lights end wax tapefs arc ta1ahlc. All dry casks
fluids alonc. The exemption Of building stone
arpies only t. ordinary Stone and not 70 articles
o 0F ooku~ Or I
picture frames applies only for Enouldlngs used
for tic purposes enumerated. The law docs not
picture ftamea made ffom mouldIncs. Thoy are
subject TO tax Of five pcr cent ad taor<a, how
ever made.
paper Of al descriptions, anu tarrcd paper III
roofing md other purposes, arc confined strictly
10 these descriptions; paper technically known as
pIuI1IS ldpEE Is E1Cuapt Ill UInEf k4u1Sp WnetnGf
writing paper, wrapping paper, drawing paper,
blottins, paper, iltei1ng Paper, papcr-hangings,
end the likc. arc ta1able and paper made for bar
Of r. lax sndd nd the o'~ niannfactares ihsrcoi
prepared for textile or telling puEposcs
for the weaE Of men, women or children. from
cloth Or fabrics purchased in The market, OF pns-
chased from the mauafactuter thereof, Is not en-
who mikes cloths OF articles partly from nax. OF
partly Of other articles. and moi to be regarded as
Manufacture ~ na1, or mixed products, ia cx.
Exemptions are 10 be construed literally. The
exemption IN the new law specifics only the
hu!ls Of ships and other, vessels. Roats pro-
gels, and are liable 10 tax Of ive per cent
lion drain and sewer pipes are exempt, but not
s1e s exeSpt, & but no, aarsapafIs BOP, % root beer
Ropes and tackle u,alc OF vegetable fibre are ex-
empi, when not uecd as part Of tho rigging o.
'cga'led as boplss, within iho meaning Of thc
excise law. They are liable 10 an al raloFfm tax
Of asc per eSnt. Pao,'9s7aphs o, and Other sna pig
.%ss 1lo'sss!e Ss s9 10 70. Ressa9!Ss:
All chsr aTe subject to an "a cos<
al] kinds does not extend 10 The materials used In
making repairs, when such mate, lal arc in them:
selves 1a3able manufacture. The exemption 0!
car wheels, shfn.blc skeins, and pipe boxes, and
springs, !ircs and ax1es made OF secl used exciu.
f,'sy o5 'sncSs n sa
Lev arc unuliet,. Thcv ~ mnst us be NJ maGs Mn't "
steel aud used exclusively fos vehicles, cara q:
nn,irIs sn;, na1sso, o, si.n at;s,s us . unsneo
nde op ,hr snma XII THY .T.o a. an1
| TIC .Ccmmiesioncs TO be tn1able by The l0th
| 11e vaInc ~ hni,inn' naca IN I'm ,,,.nr.
md eaioa p1sps4ea %se' tot saa the "sse ass
MI taS. Xii hnilion 1yhIch IL nsed hy wannf ,ptcs
1nrers is ut onlv snr ~ IL
nnmrd scc,ion Rn1,ton .'scI ~ H. " tnI a4vse
Of jewellery ia moi nYfmnt nId AMI sivsr r,nt.e
brcec1s. pIne cIsjar' % ara aa1 reanf5c5 ss
Fame ~ .,G sus@ rsa nrn o1cs' spectacle
Yosnarj warns nrc :xHn,,t r." ;rnn, ,,x.,,,,, ,.ho,
made and so, Or used a. maeria1 out ~ vch M1e
househoid or othrr ,,.cs ,rhcH c1nh. - !;tioiss
are aSe 10 ta1ai;on ,,n5cr anv ~ IL
or section a,s Msuufaeture1: h.vtnrp nn hon5
tn,iilc to NV tnr nniT On ~" .see
,,hr, r. 49, s,1ns ~ 10 d ,t ~ ~ r, IT, salnc
,rtirics '~ A'n@e '1'o e'o'A7' VI iaottes' oF
in ,r;re m which mn t.r b.. h.., ...,...,.,-
nnij A. wfr ia iisiic IN ~ uEG
nec at whch Il il sod wbctser rts TT ssot
<is'y cents ore dellar, OF two dollars per pound,
AMOUNT of 1e BE- npoa SS s WI Vic
sc;Ip.ions m NOT otSSrwisc M pro9,dsd 1r0a u g.. M de-
s~ncsss ~ ~ ~ III " tnFec dollafe
mn,i.sh,o Tvs, s.,ts. ea I1oslaca lor are
esnrrisiiv n, 1ncta s,s innS
I3sot .s ~. 4usAs, saies' looms spinning ma~
nacce aid sewn mscnc. aa eaa.fn p1 m1ee 1e1 ;r ,ns
tnr nnT cther nn,,osc nnd trSn ~ s'a or nse9
r. part a. arc rxemn, SIn~ ~ ,s1at INC casit1nS
nr a,1 .,...,; a,G sAepi .sta. ta4auon. tasslnss
,netEmc1ts nc ether an hoss specially