The New York herald., 1866-05-08

widow Smiths horses and that they forcing them
ake the horses back where they got them and 'asen
them there aud that those would be the last horses they
would tie After this two bodies were reported found IN
babbs Hollow, just above Elsah"
The Memphis Bulletin suggests the appointment OF a
commlttee composed equally OF Southern and Northern
men OF reliability 10 estgaie the origin OF the riot IN
that city and Ieort TO the authorities at Washington
The question as 10 whether exfoicrsl olces and SOL
uiefs OF good .haracer wlo have located the South
shal ne admitted TO tie society OF Southern ladies is be-
ing ssated by the good people Of Pamela county, Miss
Sentiment is somewhat divided and lady Is out In the
Sta 70 scominunication, In which she says:-ln The
rst place did these soldiers citizens expect 70 be
ree"ea INTO the society OF sisters and daughies those
VINO, IN many instances pershed their sworn enemies
Most assuredly they did / they did not; but
u yon choose to say they did expect 10 be received,
should we not feel and show respect for the memo
ny OF our dead heroesS | could easily ask a thousand
such Questions, which am confident true Southern
lady could answer only way but deem IL unnc-
cessary, as they viii doubtless naturally arise In the
minds OF all who design TO give the matter moments
rejection. Without niudng them further on your
valuable space, Mr. Editor, will up my opinion
and advice 70 the interested OF Panoaet Southern men
treat win all proper respect brave and generous enc
my. Southern ladies, receive them not
The dwelling house barn OF the Rev Dr Bardweli
IN oxford Mass, was burnt Thursday evening" and the
venerable divine was himself BADLY burnt in eDdeavor
ing 10 save avore horse that fatal result is feared
The citizens OF Providence r. L. vote on the 9th inst
pure waer.
Flakes Galveston Bui,etin, Of April 27, says:-A re
port pretty well authenticate In circulation yeser-
day that citizen agent OF the Freedmen S Brau the
Interior place not mentioned, two nights since at
tackled 10 his own store by three armed men, who robbed
him or four thousand dollars in gold and Currency and
then decamped. Having cleaned out the agent they
met, or sought out freedman whom they shot down
and took from his person hundred and eighty dollars
IN gold They then made their esape, travelling,
supposed towards the Mexican frontier.
The Memphis Poa OF the I'd inst says:-Au officer OF
the regular service coming North from New Orleans
learned In passing Grenada that Lieutenant j. u. Bland
ing OF the Veteran Reserve corps duty at Grenada in
connection with the Freedmens Bureau, was shot three
times on Monday night while passing en-pn allcy in
that place. He was not expected TO survive lie was
quiet gentemanly officer and was apparently on the
best OF terms with the citizens Lieutenant Banding
had had one disabled at Fort Pulaski He had also
been wounded In the side.
The schooner Corsican picked up on Lake Ontario, a
few days aeo, skT containing Two boys, nearly ex-
hansed and tho dead body of grl who had pcrshed
from exposure The skin containing two boys and
tbrec grls all under nfteen had drlted out from Oak
vile Two Of the girls were washed overheard and lost
In the Gordon murder case, jus closed q, Schohsrie
county eleven OF the jury the verdict OF guilty
Of murder in the first degree One Juror would not con-
sent 70 that verdict assign for his pos
ton After twenty two hours, dI beral on a verdict of
guilty OF murder IN The second degree was rendered.
The Internal Revenue LAVA Core ton.
TO THE kDIToE OF THE HERALD.
An article on "The Income Tax and the Tax Collec-
tors, " in this mornings HERALD Is based on mIscon
cepton Of the relative duties OF officers Of the internal
revenue, which beg leave IN the
for the convenience OF taxpayers You say:-"The
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has ded that is
not necessary for collectors serve offci, notice
upon person before paying his income but that lao
must go 10 the collectors Office, oh ain blank and l II
up In other words be must step up TO the collectors
Office and settle"
The collectors OF internal revenue are furnished
by the Commissioner with blanks FOE income or other
returns under the internal revenue, have
they power to act IN matter relating to
the nsscssncnt OF tascs. Persons desiring obtain
blanks Tor return OF income other taxes should
therefore call. not at the collectors Office, bat the
assessors oice their respective districts IL is true
that they IDust step up 20 the collectors Office aud
settle, but the law provides for that the
dc by advertisement and by otllcaons posted up in
public places in each district by the several collectors
and In addition 10 th notice IL served each indyid
ual taxpayer by mail or otherwise.
am that your candor and sense OF justice will
lead you give prominence ~ this correction equal TO
that OF the article Ia question which could have been
written far its statements OF facts concernod
only under misapprhension Of the machinery OF the
Internal Revenue law COLLECTOR