Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-03
BY TELEGRAPH.
NOON DISPATCHES
From MAsmINGrON.
Intern = l Revenue Recommendations
Secretary of the Treasury-Clerks
nfeaho ROOD oFe ofa

Intern = Revenue DecIsiOns-Assisfani
Secretary of the TreasuTy-Clerks
Discharged, etc. etc.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The following
internal revenue decision has been made !:
A person who distills brandy from pure
grape Juice wine, or from pure apple cider,
is 10 be taxed the same in all respects as
though he distilled directly from grapes or
apples; the provision allowing manufactu-
rers to deduct freight from the place OF
manufacture to the place of delivery, re-
pealed by act of July 18th, 1866. No such
distinction should be made and manufactu-
rers who sell their product on time, without
interest, should be allowed to return their
sales at the present worth of same for which
they sell.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Chandler has returned to this city and was
at the Department Saturday morning, but
not engaged in the performance of any
official duties.
The four clerks of the higher grades
in the Internal Revenue Office who were
discharged to-day, have be been reap
pointed as first class clerks. 1t is contem-
plated to make further changes of some
character in the Treasury Department.
A number Of employees of the Treasury
Department male and female, scattered
through almost all the bureaus of the de-
partment, have received notice that their
services will no longer be required after
the first Of September. In nearly every
case the persons to vacate are those who
have, within the past twelve months, ab.
scented themselves without leave, COM
mencing with those who have lost most
time without coed and sufficient excuse.
Gen. Sickles' violation of the laws was
this: He issued an order which was in eff
feet a stay law, and postponed the collec-
ton of debts by action of the State courts
in this district for a certain time. This
order was evaded very generally by means
of the transfer of these debts from the citi =
zens of North and South Carolina to the
citizens of other States, thus throwing their
causes and action into the jurisdiction of
the United States Courts which were Open
Gen. Sickles' Order No. 10 forbade the ex-
ecution of judgments thus obtained.
Gen. Grant has ordered the discharge of
one-half the clerical force employed in the
Paymaster Generals Office, the order to
take effect this week The number thrown
out of employment is twenty.
Nine surgeons in the United States ser
vice died during the past month of cholera
and yellow fever in the localities Of the
West and Southwest.
G. l. Cutting of the Patent Office, died
this morning of typhoid fever. The de-
ceased was a brother-in-laW of Senator
Doolittle.
Some facts compiled from official docu-
meuts, are published, which throw addi-
tional light upon our Indian troubles. Let
tiers from Gems. Grant, Hancock and
others, written some time ago, made it ap-
pear that the savages were bent upon war,
and had not honest intentions of keeping at
peace with the settlers. They sent numerous
threats to the agents, and ordered the
military not to cut wood, and wound up in
sending in a message requiring the removal
of the soldiers, or they would help them to
leave the country. The Indians also ex-
pressed their decided determination not to
permit the construction of the railroad
through their grounds. Upon Gen. Han
cocks moving his force among them, the i'm
preston prevailed that he had come to
murder them and destroy their villages
The compilation closes with an account Of
nuEnerous murders and depFedatioHs com
mitted by the redskins.
Dates from Rio Janeiro are to August
LIST. Commander of Brazilian force Mar
quaez de Caixias, had at last determined
to abandon the position from which the
Allies had so long vainly struggled to ad
vance through Paraguay. All troops havt
been embarked aboard the feet preparatory
to forming junction with Baron De Har
raj, who is in Upper Panama 1t has been
however, discovered that the Paragraphs
are to be met on the way. They have for
titled several positions on the route, among
them RansoIano, which is now reported t.
be quite formidable position.