The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
no o:.EoTE, NO MONEY. :.

, A member of the Ohio Republican :asso-.
,iation to-day made, q tour THROUGH the
Patent Office, to receive from Ohio clerks
voluntary contributions toward the State,
election fund. The male clerks responded
promptly; but he did not succeed SO well
with the females, who sharply answered
" You don't allow us to vote and when'
YOU do we will take the usual ten days,
leave. 90 home to vote, and contribute our
full share of the expenses." 1.-The commit
tee man acknowledged that the women
were about right hingtoaa Star.
#i TO APoTHEcARIEs. +'"
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
decides that person who mixes or,com-
bines suitable materials for making cologne
water, hair oil, &c. and sells the same.
must affix stamps, though the combination
or mixture may he made according to a
prescription furnished by the purchaser.
A RADICAL SOUTHERN NPAPEB-HoLDEN-B BOUT
''.- ~ ~ wELL-BANK CASE. -...,
WAsBIkGToN, u. c., Aug. 5.-The pro-
ject for a new Republican paper IN this
city. having special regard to southern po-
liticai interests, mentioned In these dis
patches some weeks ago, is likely to result
in sale OF part of one of the Radical jour
nails here to the southern men. ENG Gov.
| Holden is to represent these persons, but
though he is not himself moving actively in
the matter. his friends Immediately repre-
senting him, are conducting the negOtia-
tiens. In the face Of these facts and figures
against them, these Holden men assert that
the next Legislature of North Carolina
will be Republican, and that the state Is
Radical.
They say Ex-Governor Holden will carry
his case to the courts by legal processsln
which he expects to compel two memkars
| Of the Legislature who voted for his hn-
parchment to show that they haversworn
falsely as to their qualifications ,toa seatin
| the Legislature. In other words, his nds
assert that these two members were. dis.
| the rebellion, Notwithstanding their oaths
to the contrary. And they claim, that il
| they establish these facts, the impeac chmeni
Of Holden will be declared illegff>as il
could not have been adiudged 'bfF these
| two votes been excluded. ri -:
Secretary Boutwell, left for the Essa last
night rather unexpectedly, as it WAS
thought he would remain here untilS
night. He is to make n speech in iNow
York, and will reach Boston on Mond9f,
where he is also booked for a speech. le
is represented as having, few days siHce
said, substantially, that he will not Ne d
candidate for nomination to the Presidency
as against the denomination Of Grant be,
| fore the next National Convention, but
! that, in the event of the latter. being de-
| fcated for nomination, he (Boutwel) will
allow his name to be placed before the Con
vention.
In reply to his question in regard thereto
the cashier Of the National Bauk OF Salem
Mass, has been informed, through the as
| SCISSOR ut New wburyport, that in the opinion
of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
the profits arising from the sale Of the bank
iDg-house are not taxable, unless such rGa
estate was purchased within the car o'
| sale, or within two ycars previous 10 tnc
year for which the estimate OF profits Is to
| bc made. In the latter case the profits should
| be included in the return Of the period o1
sale.
IMITATION STAMPS ON CIGARS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. GA letter hasheer
received at the Internal Revenue Ofbce
! from an impo<1er of cigars calling attention
to the frequent use upon boxes OF domestic
cigars of imitation slamlSS iibBtt eefSirs with
N1Gahsr imitation stamps attached are i'm.
ported. The Office is also assured. that
dealers and importers suffer great inconve.
nencc from the spurious imitation stamps,
and the request is made for information as
to what course can be taken to have this
practice discontinued. The Commissioner
writes, in reply, that the attention Of the
Internal Revenue Office has for some time
past been called to this fraud, or intended
fraud, upon the public, and had there
been any provision Of the internal. revenue
law by which it could have been stopped,
steps would have been taken long ago to
prevent it. These stamps or limitations are
not made to initiate Il taX-paid stamp, and
in no wise represent any money value. So
far as theyare intended for fraudulent pur-
poses they affect importers and consumers.
This Office has discountenanced and de-
pounced the practice of using these imi-
tated stamps, but inasmilch as they are not
IN violation of any express provision Of the
internal revenue law, it has not been able
to break up the use of them. The Commits.
sioncr adds "Unless you can receive pro-
lection from this grievance through the
courts, 1 know of no other mode by which
1t can be secured except by additional legis-
lation by Congress" .""'},'::' :.rcs~--~