Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-15
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvENUR.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s1s4, l2s.T.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new loan to-day
were 100000.
SENATOR AND Mrs. PATTERSON, OF New
Hampshire, are at the Metropolitan.
SENATOR SUMNER arrived in Boston on Satur-
day, after an absence of nine months.
Col. d. c. Cox, of the Interior Department
is better to-day.
Mr.. n. F. CLKARY has resigned his position
as third class clerk in the Pension Office.
ALFRED TENNYsoN has written a friendly
letter to the democratic poet, Walt Whitman, Of
this country, invitin & the latter to come and be
his guest at Aldworth. ..
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GovERNoR.-Gov.
Cooke to-day appointed VIM. Perry Ryder as
sessor of internal revenue for the 18th district In
place of Nathaniel M. Lowe, and Joseph II.
Davidson assessor for the 10th district.
Mr.. GEORGE B. MCCARTKE, Superintendent
Of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
returned yesterday to this city from Lake
George, where he has been soiourning several
weeksfor the benefit Of his health.
POSTMASTER GENERAL CREswKLL tele-
graphed First Assistant Postmaster General
Marshall last evening that he was going to Long
Branch to-day to see the President, and that he
would not return to W ashington until tomorrow
or next day.
CONTRACT FOR FIBRE PAPER FOR STAMPS.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has this
day concluded q contract for paper for beer,
whisky and tobacco stamps with Messrs James
M. Wilcox & Co., of Philadelphia, at the prices
heretofore contracted with the same firm by late
Commissioner Pleasonton for adhesive stamp
paper.
The SOUTH PACIFIC SQUADRoE.-Dispatche
received at the Navy Department from the
South Pacific squadron announce that the
Ossipee, the flagship of the squadron, Commo-
dore McDougal, and the Onward were at Callao
on the I'D of July. The st. Marys sailed from
Callao on the 10th of June for a cruise among
the South Sea Islands. The jamestown sailed
from Valparaiso on the Sd Of june for a recon-
nOissance of the islands Of the North Pacific
The Resaea was off Panama.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE TAX ON Stock
DIvIDRNDs.-It will be remembered that the
Secretary Of the Treasury, on the 9th ult., ad-
dressed a letter to the late Commissioner Pleas
0nton, transmitting copy OF Solicitor Bans
fields opinion In favor of desistng from the col
lection Of the tax due from certain corporations
on interest coupons, payable within the last five
months of 1870, where such corporations had
under the late Commissioners decision Maid
such coupons in full without deducting the tar
i, SeCreta-
rvs decision reversing that of the Commissioner.
In the letter referred to, the Secretary an
nounced his acceptance of the Solicitors conclu-
sions as to the tax on such interest coupons paid
prior to May 18th, 1871, and stated that
his decision had no reference to the tax on diyi-
dends upon stock, adding that that question had
not been passed upon by him. 20
To-day the Secretary informed Commissioner
Douglass that no question remained before him
as to the tax due on dividends declared during
the five months period referred to. This also,
vided profits of corporations accrued and
added to any surplus, contingent or other fund
during the same period. Under section is of
the act OF July IA, $50, these taxes will now be
assessed and collected.
BIDS FOR THE NEW wATKR-xA1x-Atn noon
to-day Major Elliot, chief of the Washington
aqueduct, and Colonel T. B. Same, assistant
engineer, opened bids for furnishing 100000
pounds OF 36-inch cast iron water pipe, stop
cocks and special castings. The bids were
opened in the presence of Governor Cooke and
John W. Thompson, Esq, and the bidders. The
entire lot OF pipe TO be divided into four diyi-
sions, the first Of which is the reservoir divisions
second, Georgetown division; third, West Wash
ngton division; and fourth, East Washington
division: The stop cocks were divided into five
different classes, of the following sizes: 36-inch
S0-inch, 30-inch Hanged, Pinch, and 6-inch.
The bids were as follows:
Bryan, Dillingham; & Co., of Titusyille Pa
800 cents per pound for straight pipe, 5 cents
per pound for special castings.
Austin z. Brown. of Washington, ID. c., "a
cents per pound tor straight pipe, 3 1916 cents
per pound for special castings.
Jesse w. Starr & Son, Of Camden, N. j., OK
cents per pound for straight pipe, s cents per
pound for special castings.
Henry q. Morris, of Philadelphia, 6I-100 IN
273-1O0 cents per pound for straight pipe, cents
per pound for special castings.
X: ID. Wood & Co., of Philadelphia, 45-1oO
cents per pound for straight pipe, cents per
VIM. Smith, OF Pittsburg, Pa, 3X cents per
pound for straight pipe, cents per pound for
special castings.
The bids for stopcocks ranged from 5000 TO
81 $50 for 36-nch $50 to S725 for 3O-inch; S46O
to $50 for same Hanged; so to 500 for Pinch;
$50 TO S42 for 6-inch.
The bidders guaranteed to begin the delivery
Of the pipe in twenty OF thirty DAYS The con-
tract will be awarded in a day or two.