The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-21
WASHINGTON.
The Dividend Tax for Last Five
Months of 1870.
WASHINGTON, July 90.

The Dividend Tax for Last Five
Months Of 1870.
WASHINGTON, July 90.
The Solicitor of the Treasury Is expect
ed to deliver TO Secretary Boutwell, his
opinion on a very important question
now pending before the Treasury De
partment II will be remembered that
an order OF General Pleasonton instructing
assessors and collectors OF Internal Reve'
nue. moi TO assess or collect tax on diVl'
dends for the last five months Of 1870 was
revoked on the 10Th of May, nuder the
ruling OF the Attorney General Col
lectOrs and assessors were directed TO
govern themselves accordingly in assess.
ing and collecting the tax embraced
within the scope OF the decision When
this order was announced protests against
It's enforcement were made to the Secre'
tary of the Treasury from all the leading
railroad corporations and banking institu'
lions throughout the country, II was
represented that the dividends and
interest on the coupons had al
ready been paid without deducting the
government tax; that 1t was done in obe'
dience to an order oil Pleasonton; now
they have no way Of securing themselves
IN case the Government eXaCts the tax;
while the act for which they must bo held
liable Is that of q Government official,
whose authority they have no right to
question. The case presented to the 80
lIcitor Is novel one, and upon his de.
cision rests tho suspension or collection of
the tax. While the Attorney General
has construed the act Of July l4th, 1870,
so as to make railroad and insurance
companies liable 10 the tax for the last
five months of the year 1870, yet It Is a
question which may, eventually, have to
be settled in the courts whether the
Government Is not bound by the acts of
It's officials and. the collection of the tax
declared illegal.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has re.
ceiyed letter from Judge Richardson,
who speaks rather encouragingly Ol the
prospect OF negotiating o loan In England,
although there is nothing specific on that
point. )
Judge Humphreys this evening sen.
fenced T. T. Shumar, recently found
guilty Of manslaughter by producing
abortion, to labor In the Albany Pcnilen-
tiary for two years and six months.
The Union Republican resident Eyecu'
tive Committee Is now engaged In re-.
organizing the Republican party in North
Carolina In the effort to defeat the Con.
stitutional Convention movement in that
State. Many documents are sent from
their rooms in this city in aid Of the
work. ...f ....
DR.. Bliss, in long communication to-.
day, details the progress Of IN experiment
in relation to CundurAngO, and pays his
respects to various parties concerned In
the recent action OF the Medical AssoCia.
tiOn.
THE SOUTHERN INvEsTIdATION.
]. G. Norris formerly of Warren colln.
tv. Georgia, but now a resident Of AT.
lanta, in that State, testified before tho
Ku.Klux Committee to-day that he was
elected sheriif.of Warren county in 1868,
served one year, but was compelled to
leave the country by organized bands Of
Ku.Kiux. He was under eXamintion Tor
five hours, during which he said that on
one occasion he was met and waylald by
disguised men and shot at and badly
wounded. He gave o circumstantial &C.
count OF the killing Of DR.. Darden, who
had been put In jail to await his trial for
murder. The Doctor was taken out by
disguised men, who burned the jail down
In order TO reach the prisoner. They
forced him to surrender to them the
pistol In his possession, and led him forth
and shot him dead. In the year 1860
while attempting to make some ar;
rests of guilty parties, he was forced
to flee from the county. None Of the
members have been tried or punished.
Witness detailed several instances Of out
RACES. He and others had sheltered six
or seven men who had escaped the threats
Of the Ku.Klux, and afterwards run them
off toa place called Deering, where they
were seized by disguised men. Ono Of
the figitives escaped, but his companions
were murdered. Witness also gave an
account of tho circumstances attending
the murder of State Senator Atkins, on
his return from Washington, by disguised
men. There had been no murders In the
county Of Warren since the beginning ol
1870. Tho people, however, are In great
terror and fear Of their lives. Large
numbers OF colored men have gone tc
Mississippi, Louisiana, and other States
where they deem they will be more Sc
cure.
Representative Beck and the Adjutan'
General of Kentucky had an interview
with Secretary Boutwell, to-day about The
Kentucky claims. The only question II
controversy Is the fact as to whether the
troops furnished and equipped by tha
State were actually mustered into thu
service Of the United States.
Secretary Boutwell, to-day examined
into the Savannah custom house defalca
tion, and fully exonerates Collector Robt
| from all blame, his deputy making a full
confession Of appropriating the missing
Gov. Reed, of Florida, is here looking
after the deialcation Of $1,000 In TIN
jacksonville post office. The money wa
taken by the money order clerk. Thl
postmaster has made good the amount Il
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