Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-28

IN inducing about seventy-fve of theil
old hands to resume work. A nurnbe,
OF freight trains on the road we're moved
this morning.
California 1srses.
CHICAGO. June S.-The running OF
Baldwin's FLY on Sunday and the Board
OF Srade handicap this afternoon indi.
Gated that with good track he would
make a Rood race for Ben Dor, the win
nsr. The track was deep and cuppy
Notwithstanding this she went away
with the lead, and made fast running
for the entire party for a mile and an
eighth, then the heavinsss Of the track
began to tell on her, and she fell away.
Had her rider allowed some other horse
to make the race, he could have given
her better position at the finish, and
possibly won the race. Two California
horses in the flash-stakes for two-year-
olds, five furlongs, tomorrow, in pools
tonight, with Punster, the crack two
year-Old of the south, are selling at $500;
GanO was the fourth choice at Sl20,
Lucky b. bringing SEQ.
"a Pound Hailstone.
LINCOLN. NEB., June 6.-Three or
four violent storms passed over this
section about the same hour on Sunday
morning. Serious damage was done to
crops over limited area. The air is
filed with thousand wild rumors.
Your correspondent has ordered specials
from all points touched. and will send
full account tonight. -Four are reported
killed at Watson. The loss of lives is
reported at other points. Rising City
was damaged 81, 600, crops are..entirely
destroyed in the space of miles wide
across Butler county. woman had
her leg broken and four houses were
blown to pieces at Rising, and hardly
window ia left in town. A mass of ice
crashed through the house and floor
that weighed twenty-seven pounds.
The Internal Revenue Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The following
is the text of the Internal Revenue bill
as amended and as likely to pass:
"Be it enacted, etc, That, on and af-
ter the passage of this act, except as
hereinafter provided, taxes as herein
specified and imposed by internal reve-
nue. laws now in force shall be and the
same are hereby repealed. The stamp
tax upon bank checks, drafts, orders and
vouchers, the tax on capital and depos-
its, banks and bankers, under Sec.
340S, revised statutes OF the United
States, as the amended tax on capital
and deposits of national banks under
Sec. 52l4, said revised statutes not in
cluding taxes on capital and deposits of
said banks, bankers and national banks
for the six months period ending in the
case of national banks thirty days after
June, 1882, and in the case of other
banks and bankers on the 31st day of
May. 1882, the tax on watches, perfum-
cry, medicinal preparations md other
articles imported by schedule following
in Sec. 3437 of said revised statutes.
SEC. 2. That, from and after the 1st
Of May. 1888, dealers in leaf tobacco
shall pay $l2, dealers in manufactured
tobacco $240, and all manufacturers of
cigars shall pay special taxes as fol-
lows jpeddlers, first class as now defined
by law, shall pay $50 peddlers, second
class. shall pay Sl4: peddlers, third
class,shall pay S7.2o, and peddlers, fourth
class, shall pay $500. Retail dealers in
leaf tobacco shall pay $3.50, and thirty
cents for each dollar on the amount of
their monthly sales in excess of $500.
Sro. 8. That on cigars which shall be
: manufactured and sold, or removed for
consumption or use, there shall be as
sessed and collected the following
taxes, to be paid by the manufacturer
thereof: On cigars Of all descriptions
made of tobacco or any substitute there
for, four dollars per thousand: ON cigar
cites, weighing not more than three
pounds per thousand, Is cents per thou
sand; on cigarettes weighing more than
three pounds per thousand, five dollars
per thousand; provided, that upon all
unbroken packages Of checks, matches,
cigars, cheroots and cigarettes, held by
manufacturers or dealers ON the passage
Of this act, on which the tax has been
paid, there shall be allowed a rebate OF
drawback to the full amonnt of the re-
duction. It shall be the duty of the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
with the approval of the Secretary OF
the Treasury, to adopt such rules and
regulations, and prescribe and furnish
such blanks and forms, as may be neces
sary to carry this act into effect.
Yellow Jack Abroad.
New ORLEANS, June 27.--Henry
Forbes, seaman ON the steamer Mayo
Aurelia, from Havana, was admitted
to the hospital on Sunday with what il
now announced q clear case of yellow
fever.
i Train Collision.
SHEnMAN. Texas, June 27.-The south
bound passenger train on the Missouri
Pacific came In collision with NORTH
bound freight train and several persons
| were injured. Cars were demolished
} and the track blockaded.
II Ready for Passage Now.
WAsmsoroN, June 26.-The Hous'
, conference report on the army appropri
alton bill was agreed 10.
Hot and salisy.
i NEW YoRx, June E.-The weather Il
oppressive. Several cases OF sunstrok'
are reported.
There was Q time, a blessed time,
When hearts were fresh and young
When freely gushed all feeling forth
II Unsyllabled. unsnng.