The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-21

Washington Items
; THE OLD CAPITOL PRISON. .ss..s
Curious people are charged twenty-five
cents for sight Of the inside of this famous
rebelholder. By way Of attracting custom
ers, !" a one-armed soldier ciceronss the visi-
tors, pointing out the cell that confined the
notorious AndersonviIlc murderer, the yard
wherein he paid the penalty of his crimes;
the room ofthe rebel female spy, Belle Boyd,
with her picture in it; the cell Of Ser
geant Terry, who was shot for desertion;
the room where Wiz was dissected, and
mans heart in spirits. Many thrilling Incl
dents are also related And all for 20 tn
fling sum. Wonder if any ladies 60 to see
9 the mans heart in spirits n
10, THE POOR NEGRO.
Yesterday, Senator Morrill, visited the
quarters of the freedmen who, with their
families, have, focked here from Virginia and
Maryland. Many Of these people have been
entirely overlooked by the Fredmen's Blu
reau, and their condition is picture Of the
most abject wretchedness. They occupy
miserable novels, which are crowded togeth-
er in a manner calculated to invite an cpl
demic, and are compelled by greedy land
lords to pay the most exorbitant rents for
their loathsome accommodations Nearly
four thousand ofthese people are in this con-
dition. Mr.. Morrill, is endeavering to pro-
cure from the Secretary of War the use OF
unoccupied barracks and hospital buildings
around the city for their temporary accom-
mediation.
INTERESTING TO DRESS MAKERS.
A very pathetic appeal from the dress
makers of the country was presented in the
Senate to-day by Mr.. Summer. It is headed
by the signature Of Mad. Demorest, the
celebrated modiste of New York, and claims
to represent the views Of twenty thousand
dress-makers of the country. They protest
in earnest language against the internal rev.
enue tax of six per cent. on the value of all
materials which pass through their hands,
and say that its enforcement will deprive
those engaged in the dress-making business
of all hope of making living for themselves
and families.
A canard was extensively circulated this
morning to the effect that prominent menu
Der of the House from Pennsylvania had at
tempted to cut his throat in fit of temper
airy insanity. The story caused considerable
excitement, and sent number of his friends
to the rooms of the honorable member, on
Capitol Hill, to make inquiries, where the
style of caustic answer they received from
him for their pains was sufficient to prove
that he was not only vigorously alive and
kicking, but as saturnine and savage as ever
in short, that they had been badly Sold
Star -
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION
Collectors of internal revenue in the South.
em States have been instructed by the Com
missioner to collect tax on all taxable pro-
perty which is being removed from their re-
spective distritcs land in case the duty on
cotton and other articles which may have
been assessedis refused, after demand having
been made. proceedings will be instituted
for the collection of the duties by distrair
and sale of property, unless the articles art
removed under bond, as provided by the
Negotiations of October 9, 1885,
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m TAX ON SAVING BANKS
Vhe Internal Revenue Bureau has given
instructions with regard to the collection Of
the tax due from savings banks, the decision
of the commissioner with respect to that
matter having been sustained by the United
States Supreme Court. The banks are lia
ble under the decision, to a monthly tax O
one twentieth part ofone per cent. upon mo
neys received, invested, or loaned by them
| The civil rights bill has been engrossed
and will go to the President to morrow
Well-informed parties positively assert tina
it will meet the fate of the Freedmen's Blu
reau BILL" AnalOstan," in Sun.
MIR. MCUI.LocH VS.. CLARKE.
1t is almost unnecessary to state that Sec
rotary McCulloch's figures, as well US hi
policy, have been fully indicated MI
Clarke's letter impugning that statement wa
referded by the Secretary to Mr.. West, VIII
fully verified the former. A sub-committe
of the Ways and Means of the House ais