The New York herald., 1869-11-13

We iron princes OF Pennsylvania and Judge Watts,
OF the same State. were entertained by the Presl
dent az q private dinner at the Executive Mansion
this evening.
Tax on Dealers In Gold Dust and Bullion.
The Acting Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has
addressed letter to the Assessor al Santa Fee New
Mexico, relative to the liability OF parties who pur-
chase gold dust and rctorted gold to special tax
brokers' In which he states that 1t is not held by
the Internal evenue Once that the buying selling or
dealing in gold dust raises liability on the part OF
those doing such business brokers' Gold dust Is not
bullion within the definition Of the same as given by
the photographers ana in the encyclopedias, ana
s not believed to have been the Intention OF Con-
gress to include gold dust under the term "bulon."
With regard to retorted gold however. the case is,
IN The opinion OF this office, different, ana persons
dealing in the same by buying or purchasing should
be regarded as brokers as Buying selling bullion
Retorted gold constitutes o cohesive mass, being
entirely different in this respect from the dust ana
while the gold ore might. perhaps, be said TO pe
gold In the mass, especially in cases where IL Is
found in very pure state there is yet wide dner-
ence between II and the smelted gold Of the retort
The Commissioner Is OF the opinion that all gold re-
moved in even one degree from the ore by the pro-
cess OF smelling should be cassed as bullion for
purposes OF taxation. The Assessor s directed that
his assessments should stand Ia cases where parties
make 1t a business TO buy re etorted g0ld
The Remains Of the Late George Peabody.
Secretary Robson to-day sent despatch by
Atlantic cable to Admiral Radford, commanding the
United States European fleet, directing him to de.
tail one OF the man of.war vessels under his CON-
mand for the purpose OF conveying the remains Of
the late Mr.. George Peabody from London to this
country.
Thanksgiving Day 10 lie Observed by the RUS
The following telegram was sent to San Francisco
to-day by the Russian Minister
WASHINGTON Nov. Il, 1859.
MARTIN kLINKopsrR0M, Russian Consul, san Fran
President Grant having designated the 18th of this
month as thanksgiving day Instruct you to have
thanksgiving service celebrated on tnat day in the
Russian chapel, inviting all Russian subjects to
unite their prayers with those OF the American
people, CATAOAZi, Russian Minister.
The Railroad Difficulties at End.
The cars OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com :
pany now leave for and arrive from the North on
regular time, the distractions TO the track having
been removed by the laborers OF the company. Soon
after Judge On granted an injunction restraining
Mayor Bowen from further obstructlng the track
Delay in Printing Fractional Currency.
The Currency Printing Bureau received only a
small amount Of currency to-day from one of the
bank note companies in New York, and both of the
companies have notified the department that they
Will not be able to furnish any tomorrow.
stamp C0unierfeiter Convicted.
The Internal Revenue once has information of
the conviction at Louisville, KY, of Won Stein for
dealing counterfeit tobacco stamps and he Is sem
fenced to Ave years in the Penltentiary.
Executive Appointments.
The following appointments OF postmasters were
made to-day-Daniel h. Jones, Sycamore, H., vice
John w. Burst George W. Mclean, Lexington NO.,
vice j. b. Alexander.
Lit Ming Cook has been appointed interpreter to
the consulates OF the United States in China.