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oot of eu« Oity d'
if"* 4 ’ ' j.yjt DOLUIM fO> 1
,i fu* BUI Mqhihs—inj
ordered. I
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f jaisorlbew out of too Ottjr 1
adTasoe '
vlilTAK* CLOTH.
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j Eionsa in tha Unit 1
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reputation fo
'jtirflw o 88 ftOOKHII
~3 y >3. 80S and 605 01
(J bi , as tuorongMy acq
>.hoy at« prompt to
prim, and always
Hi starrA** Good* 03 a ‘
jIPJBTS AND OIL Cl,
iFsTToAipi
53.« BOOTH FOUBTH BT
r. T. DELAOB 1
scamlaatioH of M# stook o
#(l (b*?a*nni
>OB, MUSSELS OABI
lt t,u yrawnt coat o! Importation.
J)o piaoea extra Imperial, Hire*
M d Sow grade Ingrain, Ven<
xt retail, very low for 01
J3ET OAB.PE
BOOSS.
nf,DDBN & RICH'
UU No. 833 ABOH BTBEW
,tfO BOOBS BIBOW KINTH i
* SOUTH BIDS*
|oa !;8S AHD BOH*
CARPETING
lil tic new shies, whioh the
LOW PBIOBS
SEWIN& machin:
(TO & BAKER’S
OELEBRATED FAM:
'WING- MAOI
a;:?SBIOB TO ALL OX-
iuaatioa ia called to the 1
: making our celebrated i
pit variety of Itylea, super)
[Lr lock-stitoh m.
of each etttoh will
, ud eipWned to rnrchawra, ad
jjTOtige of befog able to select
ite'dis making the ■ |
jJBOVfiR & BAKER
jjUli&HtiW
look-stitg
ivartU Bowing Machine Btttcl
3 f BOM f4O
.06 730 Olios
WILLCOX & <5l
... fAKITuT- ■* • '
BSWI m MAOHIM!
iUy Improved, making it
SHIIBIIiT NOISSM
Hem man), a
TIB
iER &
G MAO
UT BTBEET,
ATTS, & CARPET CHAIN.
ADDING 1 WADDING !
WADDING!
MSS, BATTS,
TWIHBB, WIOKIHS,
COTTON YABNS,
OABPET CHAIN, *O., tea.
UUJEST STOCK IN THE CITY,
IN S TO BE,
JBULN, at HANUFAOTUEEBS’ PBIOBB, by
L, H, FRANOIBOUS,
133 tUUKBT and No. i North FIFTH Htreoi.
!s‘ta
113, BATTS, AND
CARPET CHAIN.
Htatltof b prepared to sell when wanted:
lbs, Carpet Chain—Cotton, Lin
so, and Woolen.
lba. Cotton Yam —Nos. from 5
to 20.
J lbs. Single Jate and Tow Yarn.
-JO Sheets Blaok Wadding.
WO Bales all grades Cotton Baths,
from 12 to 50 ots. per lb.
W Bales all grades Wick,
w Bales all grades Twine—Cotton
and Linen.
Vl'M'O assortment o! YWTOEB, TIDY COT
le., at the
‘ A B&E four-story store,
*>■ au NQBTH THIRD BTESBT,
, (Corner of Hew St.)
aXely In the Yam bnslnena, I am prepared to
lT ! tooda tower than any other honae In thii
Hrra way 13-
X - v v n
FUBNITTJRE AND BHr
T&BLJB.
ORE & CAMPION.
80. 261 Booth SECOND Street,
On with their extensive Cabinet Enelne*. on
(•otarinf » superior article of
billiard tables,
11 »»W on haul a full anpply, finished with the
* OIHPIOH’B IMPBOVBD CDBHXONB,
by *H who hare used them, to be
‘(Mitt? end flnlsh of these Table! the manti
*o tbete numerous patrons throufhout
*®° *« familiar with the oharsoter -* ‘hair
is 8. SABLI * SON,
J-iHDIiOTDBIBB AITD rW?OBTBJUI
1 0»
OKING GLASSES.
m paimtihgb, < •
?SE* BnQBAT X H G B,
‘•lOUtb* abb POBtBAXT rSAMMj
v fSOXOSBiPH FBAMHS,
’fSOtOSBAPH ALBOMB,
“latHS-DB-VIBIT* POBTBAim
l*S GALLERIES,
ll« OHJCSTITUT BTRBST,
mumnu.
„ . &
WIONKHY, TOT, AHD YAHOY 800 M
„ aHP OBIDH,
«».WB6 WALNUT BTBIHT,
■stow ilitbant.
M HOLDEN, At |
r,,.„ Dealer fa fln« X&f
ADD IMPORTED
■'•WEDBT, AMD OLOOK9,
“'i mark;
' AND BILVBK CASKS.
°S. H. WATSON.
(Ktt PBiOKS. -
* BBOTHUB, Importers,
'HESTNUT Streett below ffourth.
? IBTON , N - 22
*■£•#«£? ffisraasssE'
"«<®.4o. 0011-Bm
IXOKPTI2M
'EY.
H STREWI.
ESS,
) to the Owtft it,
t Sex Domam
hob* Hoxtaa*
rorioblr la
jkm,
at Tataa Dol-
YOL. 6.—NO. 94.
JQAWSON, BRANSON, & 00,, h
' . ■ *• . : . ;
N. W. CORNER OF MARKET AND
FIFTH STREETS,
Invite the attention of Cash Bayers to
their entire New Stock of
DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, ETC.
t.B.DAWSON. O.BRANSON, J,Q BOMGARDNH*,
00t241m
[JTATION.
id States that
r getting up
LL fc WIL-
atnut street.
L. HALLO WEJLL &
No. 615 CHESTNUT STREET,
(JAYNE'S MARBLE BLOCK,!
Have Rut opened an
ENTIRE NEW STO&K
OF
FANCY SILKS, from Auotioa,
DRESS GOODS in great variety,
BHAWLS, GLOVES, .
RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS, Ao,, A®,,
Whloh have been
FDBOHABEB EXCLUSIVELY FOB CASH,
And will be sold at
CHEAP PRICES.
The attention of city and country buyers la invited.
" «e29tf . .
dated with
fill ail orders
aye a LAitas
oc3o-lm
.OTHS.
STORK,
JIX,
if Carpetings, In
IJIHOS. MELLOK & Go,
■NGLIBH AND GERMAN IMPORTERS,
40 AMD 49 HOBTH THUS STREET.
HOSIERY, GLOVEB.
Shirts and Drawers, 4-4 Ma3oa.
Fanojr Woolens, Linen O. Hdkfe.
Manufacturers of Shirt Fronts.
eels-8m
PETING3,
•ply, super lino,
tian, Hall, and 1
uh. n08.2m
WARK-
CNER.
3TBIBT,
9F
STIC
rS,
r are offering at
CLQTHS AND CASSIMERES.
S^m^ASrONODGRApT^^
ARMY, NAV Y, AND CIYIL
CLOTH HOUSE,
No. 34 SOUTH SECOND STREET, and
No. 23 STRAWBERRY STREET.
I am tally prepared for the
FALL AND WINTEB CAMPAIGN,
- Having just received a complete assortment of ;
TRUE BLUES,
Of all shaded and grades from ~,.#1.12# to #B.OO,
Blnee, Blache, and Fancy Beavere, from 200 to T.SO.
Bine and Black Pilots. 1.50 to 6 00.
Moscow 8eavere........ 3.76 to 7.00.
Chinchi11a5,........................... 2.76 to 8 50,
Velvet Beavere 300 to 6.00.
Esoutmatncßeavere....... 3.76 to 8 00.
Tricot Beavere/................ 2.00 to 6.00.
Fanoy Ooatings../.................... 1.75 to 6.00.
CLOTHB, all oolore and prieee. Also, a heavy stock
Of splendid OASBIMEBEB, PLAIN and FANOY VEL
VETS, fa., &0. , ootM-lm#
INES,
! act that, besides
ititch, we manu-
LCHINES.
I be oheerfully
Id they have the
from our stock
3TITOH,
IJI'H'E; ABMI!
SWORDS, RIFLES,
bea Is praotlosl
PISTOLS, SASHES, BELTS, As,
nut St.
gg,
9 now ready for
MILLINERY GOODS,.
MILLINERY GOODS.
HCLSON.
18,
.726 CHESt^P t STREET,
phui&sblphia.
Has DOW Id store, just received from AUCTION, a laris
aud choice stock of
BLACK ENGLISH OBAPBB, at oil prices, tol
MOURNING RIBBONS to suit, and all ottor' ««olaa
belonging In the Millinery Line.
He is now selling off Me entire Btoctc at
GREATLY REDUCED PRIDES FOB CASH,
and would oall the attention ol the trade to thla faait.
Don’t forget,
,No. 726 CHESTNUT BTBEHT.
N. B—Velvets cnt Mar. 0028-if
T HOH.K K NN E X«*HBO.
129 CHESTNUT STREET, BELOW EIGHTH,
FALL IMPORTATIONS OP PRENCH
FLOWERS. FEATHERS,
1862
WOOD & GARY.
SUCCESSORS TO LINCOLN, WOOD, & NICHOLS,
Hayenow in itore a
COMPLETE STOCK
, - of
MILLINERY GOODS.
CONSISTING OF
Bilk, Velvet, and Colored Straw
BONNETS AND HATS.
French Flowers, Foathers, Ribbons, &e.,
To wbieh they respectfully invite the attention of ih»
former patrons of the Honee, and the trade generally,
' eeS-Sm
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS.
TjTLANNEL AND CLOTH OVER-
X* , SHIBTS!
FINE LINEN AND MUSLIN SHIBTS,
On hand or made to order, of the moat approved cot,
and warranted to at.
GENTLEMAN’S WRAPPERS,
The large »t and beet assortment in the city.
UNDEBOLOTHING, HQSIEBV, GLOVES, TIES, Sco.
, WHOLESALE AND BETAIL.
G. A. HOFFMANN,
OCI-tnths3m 606 ABOH STBBBT.
JOHN O. ARRISON,
Importer and Manufacturer of
GENTLEMEN’S
FINE FURNISHING GOODS,
Nos. 1 & 3 N. SIXTH STREET.
FIBBT BTOBE ABOVE MABKET ST.
(FORMERLY J. BURR MOORE’S.)
The well* known repntation of this establishment for
selling Fine Goods at Modijuth Psiois will be roily
sustained.
p. B.— I The celebrated Inntovsn Paishm Bhi»tb, so
justly popular, can he supplied at short notice.
FLANNEL & CLOTH OVERSHIRTS
IN GBEAT VABIETV. ocll-tf
QEORGE GRANT, [
MANUFAGTUBEB OF AND DEALER HI
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
, _ No. 610 CHESTNUT BTBBBT.
selB-3m
Fine shirt manufactory.
The subscriber would invite attention to his
IMPBOVED OUT OF SHIBTB,
Which he makes a specialty in his boldness. Also, con
stantly receiving
NOVELTIES FOB GENTLEMEN’S WXLAB.
J. W. SCOTT,
GENTLEMEN'S FtJBNIBHING STOBE,
No. 814 CHESTNUT STREET,
’jaß-tf Four doors betew the Oonttnental.
TTNITEO STATES REVENUE
vJ TAX.—The undersigned, United States Assessor
for the Seventh division of the First district, is en
gaged daily in makirg Assessments for the above
Tax; but as many Business Firms and others are de
sirous to pay the same immediately, or before he oan
possibly reach them, he hereby informs all snob in bis
division that an opportunity to he assessed at once wiU
be afforded them by calling at his Office, No. 803 South
THXBD Street, between tbe hourr of 8 and 9 A. SL,
and alto from 2 to 4 P. M., daily.
THOMAS BDWABD WILLS,
. U. S. Assistant Assessor 7th Division, First District.
noiS.flt.
fIARD PRINTING, Neat and Cheap,
A BBOWN’S, 111 fl. FOURTH
Street, below Chestnut. ■ so 3
DRY-GOODS . JOBBERS,
MILITARY GOODS.
No. 18 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
oc7 ■ ..
M. BERNHEIM,
BIBBONS, of all widths and colors
FLOWERS, all the new .shades.
FEATHERS, do. do. do.
VBLYBTS, do. do. do.
SXLKS, do. do. do,
HATE NOW READY THEIB
AND GBNFBAL MILLINJJBY GOODS.
aeS-Sm
FALL.
0 LARK ’S
ONI DOLLAR STORE,
603 CHESTNUT STREET.
. Silver.plated Wars, Jewelry, Photograph Albums,
Travelling Bags, Pocket Books, Port Monnaies, Oabae,
fa.. for 60 to 100 per cent, less than the regular prices
The following is a partial Ust of arttolee whieh wo spU
at ONE DOLLAB EACH. The same goods are sold at
other places from #2 to #8 each :
YOUB CHOICE FOB ONE DOLLAB 1 v
Ladlee’ Beta, new and beantifnl styles,
Do,. Pine,
' Da. Ear Binge,
Do. Bleeve Battens,
Do. Guard Chain,
Do. Neck do
Do. Gold Thimbles,
Do, Finger Bings,
Do. Pencils,
Do. Pena with case.
Do. Bracelets,
Do. Medallions,
Do. Charms,
Do. Pearl Port Monnatea,
Do. Morocco do.
Do. Wire do do.
. Do.- Prases,
Do. Cord Osbos,
Infant’s Armlets,
Do. NeokOhaica.
Genie' Vest Chains, differontstyles,
Do. Bleeve Bnttons, do. do. ,*
Do. Studs, do. do.
Do. Plus, / do. do.
Do. Soarf Pins, do. do. t
Do. Scarf Bings, do. do.
Do. Finger Bings, do. do.
- Do. Pen and Casa,
Do. Pencil. revolving,
Do. Tooth Plok, do.
Do, 'Watch Keys,
.. Do. Chain Hooks,
Do. Chain Oharms,
Do. Pocket Books,
Do. Bill Boohs,'
Do/ .'Port Monnaies. So.
BILVEB PLATED WABE, -
YOUB CHOICE FOB ONE DOLLAB 1 ,
Setts of Table Spoons,
Do. Dessert do.
Do. Tea. do.
-- Do. Forks, *
Pair Bntter Knives,
.Do Napkin Blogs,
Knife and Fork,
Goblets,' ' ' :
■■ Oops, ■
Sugar Bowls,
Cream Caps,
Syrup Capo,
Bntter Dishes,
Castors with Bottles,
Salt Stands,, fa.'
YODB CHOICE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE AR
TICLES FOB ONE DOLLAB.
NOTION. —in order to meet the wants of our numer
ous easterners, we shall keep a stock of the finest Plated
and all Gold Jewelry, together with an assortment of
Aeaoji plated Silver Ware, and a variety of Photograph
Albums and Fanoy Goods, which we will sell at prices
which will defy competition. Ladies and Gentlemen are
Invited to call and examine our etock. Every attention
paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or not
Bemember OLABK J 3
ONE DOLLAB BTO BE,
noll-2m - 602 OHESTMJF Street,
■\TO MORE APPROPRIATE PRE
XI SENT GAN BE MADE TO A SOLDIER then
* FBOTEOTOB AGAINST CAMP SIOKNESS.
DB. D.EVANS’ PATENT ABDOMINAL BUPPOBIEB
MEDICATED SAFE-GUARD,
« MONET BELT” ATTACHMENT,
Js at once light, simple, cheap, comfortable, durable
and reliable, acting not only se a remedy for disease, bat
also as a preventive! It it endorsed by the highest authori
ty in the land! Among the eminent practitioners.who
have examined and approved its msdioinai properties are
Surgeon-General Hammond, U. S. A.; Sorgeon-General
Dale, of Massachusetts; Dr. Hall, of “Hall’s Journal.
of Health', ” Dr. John Ware, of Boston; Drs. Bellows
and Mott, of New York; and all the medicalfaenlty of
Philadelphia, who have examined its merits.
The Safe. Guard is composed of Bed Flannel, medicated
cotton being placed between two thicknesses of ilannel,
and anitted in small diamonds. The elastlcfasteninga and
whalebone are arranged so as to prevent the Safo-Gnard
from wrinkling or roUing np, or getting outof place when
the wearer ie in motion. It does not take up room in the
knapsack, as it is worn on the march, and gives strength
to the Boldier. : ’
The “MONEY BELT’’ ATTACHMENT is mitteof
fine water proof rubber cloth, -stamped with a patriotic
device, and affords a safe and convenient receptacle for
the soidiem’ bills and private papers.
Price, according to ss} ansi'finish; Ns. 1,81,50; No.
1 Sent by mail or expreSß on receipt of the price and
postal, ir by mall—On No. 1, Z 0 cents; No. 2,16 cents
■fcgr- None genuine unless stamped Dr.D,JLvans.~
Descriptive Clronlars mailed free; - -v’ ,
Liberal commissions allowed agents ana persona form'
iog clnbs. A few.exptrienced Canvassers wanted. None
others need apply'to. ■
G. G. EVANS & CO.,
. A gents for the United States;
No. 439 CHESTNUT Street. Philadelphia. .
No. 212 BBOADWAY, NejfY«**“ _
g 0 dpjnnwawErStwet, Boßton.
j«-WASHINGTON BUILDING, Washington.
Also, for sale by Druggists and Daa’.ers in Military
Goods. ’
PARTICULAR NOTICE. —GEORGE G. EVANS’
’-ues, as heretofore, to fill all orders for Books pnb
w ' United States, on receipt of the advertised
lisbefl in tom >•.
price.;
Send aU Book orders id
GEO. a EVANS & GO.;
hoSO-lf No. 439 OHBBTNUT Street, Philadelphia,
READY-MADE CLOTHING.
GENTLEMEN’S
WINTER CLOTHING,
TTERY DESIRABLE
V IN STYLE AND PBIOE,
Settable for the season.
rWEROOATS AND
\J BUSINESS sum,
In great variety.
1862
VXTANAMAKER ft BROWN,
v V POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE,
OAK HALL,
S. E. CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STS.
SpecAal^department
FOB OUSTOMBB WORK.
no3-tjal
JjjUnE KKAOS-MAI)K OUOTIiUfe.
O. SOMERS & SON,
No. 625 CHESTNUT STREET,
UNDER JAYNE’S HALL,
Have now made up for sale an entire new stock of
fine clothing;
Also, a full assortment of CLOTHS, OABBIMEBEB, and
VESTINGS, which they respectfully invite the public to
txsmine before purchasing elsewhere. se2Ttde3l
silk And dress goods.
WALL STOCK
I?-.'.
SILK AND FANCY DRESS GOODS.
A. W. LITTLE & Co,
ae26-2m No. 328 MABKET ST.
CHINA AND QUEENSWARE.
gOYD & STROUD,
NO. 32 NOBTH FOBBTH BTBEET,
Have now open a large new stock of
CHINA, GLASS, AND QUEENSWARE.
HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS.
YARNALL,
DEALER IN HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS,
No. 1020 Gh.estn.iat Street,
Agent for iho Bale of HALEY, MOBBE,
PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING -
CLOTHES-WRINGER,
Believed to be the beet OLOTHES-WBTNGEB in use.
It will wring the largest Bod Quilt ,or smallest Hand
kerchief drier than can possibly be done by hand, in very
much less time. r '/"■
N. B—A liberal discount will he made to dealers.
no 3 3m • .
PRESERVING BRANDY,
PURS CIDER AND WINE VINEGAR.
GREEN GINGER, MUSTARD SEEDS,
SPICES, &c., &o.
U 1 tbs motoites for Preserving and Pickling Purpose*
ALBERT O. ROBERTS.
dealer in fine gbooebieb,
OOBNEB ELEVENTH AND TERM.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20, 1862.
® |t JJ mr.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1862.
New. Publications.
The penultimate volume (the 15th) of the New.
American’Cycloppdia. articles from
'spiritualism to the conclusion of the letter U, has
appeared, and wo are disposed to consider it as
even better, from the .accidental variety of subjects,
and masterly' treatment of them, than any of its
predecessors. -There is one article here, upon the
United States, extending to one hundred and
twenty-one large ootavo pages, which, of itself,
wonld make a moderate-sized volume. It enters
fully upon the geography,jiatural history, agricul
ture, mineralwealth, manufactures, oommerob,
trade, taxation, revenue, financial condition,
railroads, canals, eduoation'al and religious statis
tics, State and- Congressional representation, judi
cial administration, journalism, naval and: military
force, national defences, coinage,’baking, history,
(down to the beginning of September,) constitution,
exports and imports, and population* of the United
States, freely'drawißg on the, great mass of infor
mation collected at the last Census, which have not
been,,generally brought before the public. Con
nected with this is a sketdb of the Literature of the
United States, written by Charles S. Wcyman, the
fullest and fairest ever published. It'bommences
at the year 1620, and is brought down to the pre
sent time. Almost every name at all.kcownin our
native literature is mentioned in this well-arranged
and comprehensive catalogue raisonni. Other
subjects here- treated with superior, ability are-
Steam, Steam Engine, Steam Navigation-, Steel,
Stereoscope, Stone, Strength of Materials, Sugar,
Sun, Surgery, Sweden, Dean Swift, Switzerland,
Syria, Tasso, Taxes, Tea, Telegraph, Telescope
Tennessee, Texas, Thermometer, Tides, Tin, To
bacoo, Tunnel, Turkey, John Tyler, Type (first
manufactured in the United States, by Christopher
Sower, at Germantown), Unitarianism, and Univer
sity. We have noted-few omissions: one singular:
one Is the non-mention of thelateDr. Trail, editor of
the new edition of the Encyctoptulia- Britamnca-
As we have said,;one more volume, now in press,
will .complete this Cyclopaedia, the best yet pub-,
lishod here—in many points the best in the lan-|
guaga. When completed the price wiii be ad-’
vanced fif-y cents per volume, owing to the recent’
inoreasein the price of material) labor. die. Present:
subscribers, and those who immediately hand in:
their names, can obtain the work at the old- cost of
$3 per volume; the whole price of this great origi
nal dictionary of General Knowledge-being only
$4B. The publishers,“Messrs. Appleton, New York,
have more than fulfilled the ample promise which
they made, when the work was commenced, five
years ago, and the editors, George Bipley and
Charles A. Data, are worthy of high credit for the
ability and judgment whieh they have exercised
all through.
At this time, when men, battling for freedom,.are
putting poetry in action instead of writing it, a vo-
verse is rather a novelty. Two, however,’
we lately received; American and English, viz : :
“ The Wild Wagoner of the AUeghahies; a poem of’
thedays of seventy-six, by Thomas Buohanan Read,*
(publishcd by J. B. Lippineott & C 0.,) and “ The
Victories of Love,” by Coventry Patmore. Mr.
■Read, who .is a painter as well as a true poet, is
almost a Philadelphian, (he was born in Chester
county.). Mr. Patmore is an Englishman. The dif
ference between them is simply this—Read writes .
poetry, verses. He isbe'sh ,
known by successive volumes of rhymes, very
commonplace In general, respectively entitled!
•‘The Angelin this House,” comprising “The Be
trothal,” and “The Espousals,” followed, by
“ Faithful for Ivor,” the series now concluding, it
is to be hoped, with “ The Viotories of Love,” Mr.
Patmore endeavors to invest ordinary ©oourrences
•and ordinary charaotors with a poetic veil—to
treat Ihem in a sort of pre-Raphaolite manner,
.so to say.: ’Of the' new volume, and of Mr. Pat-
poetry in general, we give,, as’ a sample, the
opening lines, written by a married lady in failing
• health to her mother :
Tear mother, I can surely tell,
Howrthaf I never shall get welt.
Besides the warning to my mind,
Ail suddenly are grown so kind!*v:
?jed glops the doctor, too; eaoSday,
Down stairs, and, when k6£Of»^” s 'ri
. —utoe nacKf antt Bits with w ja
Pale, and conversing cheerfully *, ’
i About ihe spring, end how sty cough
In finer weather, will leave o£f. \-
Thus in Hudibrastic metpe, Mr. Patmore paddles
easily along, recording a death, a young lady’s re
! fusal of marriage, a wedding, and a weddinv-ser-
ihofi.. Now and tied an imago sparkle* dr a bright
thought shines amid the commonplace, hut, for the
most part, though In rhymes, the whole might as
Well, if not better, have* been written in the form
of the poor prose it is. Mr. Raskin, the art-critic,
who affects singularity, admires Mr. Patmore’s effu
sions; but Mr. Ruskin is- as.fallible a-eritio as any
of US-—as, indeed,; was shown :by> the excessive
praise which he originally accorded .to Turner, tho
i great English painter, and ihe faoility with which,
iasif he had the privilege of an Aberdeen man,he
. “ took back his word,” and unsaid much of his
previous eulogy.
Very different from the; facility of Patmore’s
machine-made poetry is the true verve of Bucha
nan Read’s poetic thought and expression. Hts new
poem, « The Wild Wagoner.of the AUeghanies,” is
not to bo compared with “ Tho New Pastoral,”
published saven years ago, but it is suited to the
eventful crisis through which we are passing, though !
most of it was written before Rebellion reared her
crest, and its incidents, reoording how our ances
tors fought and bled for Independence, j ust as we
are struggling and suffering for Union and Froe-,
dom, are especially applicable. With portions of
this new poem many are familiar, that fine elocu
tionist, Mr. Murdoch, having read, them in public.
As a whole, the poem relates a clear, collected
story of probable occurrences, in which figure va
rious persons drawn with true Individuality.
Among these, introduced with much skill and tact,
are General and Mrs. Washington. The • most\
palpable descriptions are the outbreak of the
Revolution, the battles of Brandywine and
Germantown, the encampment in Valley Forge,
and. that splendid pageant the Meschianza. Most
of the action occurs in Philadelphia and its vieinity.
We could place before our readers a column of fine
passages, did our space permit, That this poem
fully maintains its author’s reputation is a great
deal; We have to notice, too, as one of its merits,
that its rhymes are generally accurate—a decided
'looseness the other way being a leading fault of
the New England poets. Except that Mr. Read
repeatedly makes gone rhyme with drawn and
dawn , (which would make it gmon,) and that he
puts shone as corresponding in sound with gone,
there are no faulty rhymes' in this poem. Mr.
Read dedicates it, in a few easy verses, to Mr.
James L. Claghorn of this city, a . gentleman who
thoroughly appreciates the art of , poetry and the 1
poetry of art. It has been got up with taste and
neatness, by the publishers, J. B. Lippineott &. Co
unted paper,'fine typography, uniformly colored
ink, and neat binding, make a handsome volume.
; English Periodicals and Pictorials, —Prom
S. C. TJptiam, we have the Gornla.ll Magazine and
llhisiratM
.London"? New s: (double,number) mAJlhtstrated
News ofklie World of November 1. This last con
tains a chSrming portrait of one of the best-looking
and moat, unhappy royal ladies of Europe—the ex-
Queen of Naples. These portraits really are very
good; ’Skn' CornkiU Magazine commences with
“ Romola,” the new and rather dull story by the
author of “Adam Bede,” and ends with one of
Thackeray 's Roundabout Papers, the comfortable
moral of’which is, that if we are not all convicted
: felons, we are not very far from being so.' Miss
Thackeray’s “Etory of Elizabeth” is concluded,
and deserves to be admired for a certain wholesome
feeling which characterizes it. Shall we not meet
this young damsel soon again, with a new and more
extended fiction in her hand ? Anthony Trollope’s
new novel, “ The Small House at Allingham,”
promises well, and is in his best manner. Sir John
Herschell’s monthly Survey of Literature and
Science tells, many things which the mass of
, readers have never heard of before, and tells them
clearly. The conclusion at which we have arrived,
after a life of literature, is this—that according
to the large extent of human knowledge will
be the brevity with which a full mind
communicates it. Herschell’s style is a model
"of terseness. In Temple Bar, next to golden
haired Bliss Braddon’s wondrously interesting
and exciting novel of “Aurora Floyd,” we prize
the articles entitled " Breakfast in Bed,” by G. A.
Sala, whioh are so racy, (muoh racier than Tbacko
ray ’a “ Roundabou t Papers, " which are soon to be
published in book formbythe Harpers,) that we
aotually, on their account, forgive him the self
: confessed dullness of bis “ Captain Dangerous.”
Manfully he admits that he has failed in this last
.fiction. Was ever such candor—in modern times?
In miscellaneous articles Temple Bar is much' su
perior to its rival the Cornhill Magazine. .-Both
are cheap, and therefore good—for the best things,
the things that all people want, are in greatest de
mand, and can therefore be sold the cheapest.
Assibtaxt Secretary op War. —Charles A-
Dana, late" editor of the New York -Tribune, has*
been appointed Assistant Secretary of War in place
of Mr. Wolcott, resigned. Mr. Dana has long been
known as a man of rare executive powers, and his
appointment cannot fall greatly to augment the
efficiency of the Department in which he is to oc
cupy so important a position.
GENERAL BURNSIDE’S ARMY.
Movement of the Army and Headquarters—
Gen. Sumner in the Front—Geh. Burnside’s
Staff—Memoval of Headquarters—Bridge's to
be Destroyed—From Acquia'Creek—Where is
our Sneuiy t—Gen. Sigel’s Staff, &c. • : '
Beauquahtess Akmy Potomac,
Catlett s Station, Nov. 16.
GENERAL SOStNER MOVES OFF.
Yesterday morning, the second army Corps, General
gnmnor, moved to the ,front. They are. probably des
tined for Fredericksburg) but may go to Culpeper Court
House first or at least sear that point. The other com
mands will move as rapidly as; possible. Headquarters
will move to-morrow. Col Ingalls, chief quartermaster,
,has gone to Waehingtoajor the purpose of hastening the
work of establishing communication with Acauia creek..
Other quariermasteea have gone on the same business,;
and we shall soon have the old line, of , communication
opened.' ’'.,7' .7 .. . •
Thebrfdgeßover Potomac ertek and the Rappahannock
will rebuilt) and the road beyond War-"
rehton Junction abandoned., In fact, Ido not think it is.
designed to hold this place after the main body of; the
army leaves) ai nothing has been .brought here save an'
amount of supplits bsrely sufficient to subsist the troops
during their halt In this vicinity.' No storehouses have'
been,established, nor ere there any indications of an at-'
ten pt'to' retain possession of the town for any purpose
'Whatever.:.;: ■ ■ •
GENERAL BURNSIDE'S STAFF.
The staff of General Burnside has not been assigned to
their respective duties, but will bo, it is expected, In a
Yew days. I The; following officers of the old staff will
remain: ' . i '
General Williams, 'Assistant Adjutant Gonsrai.
General Patrick, Provost Marshal General. :
Golcnel Buggies. Assistant Ohief of Staff.
Colonel Sackett, Inspector General.
Colonel Ingalls, Chief Quartermaster.
Colonel Myers, Assistant Quartermaster.
Mejor Hsmmersline, Aid-de-Camp
Captain Bowers) Aid-do Camp. ' ‘
- Captain Howard, Quartermaster) headquarters.
Captain Cox, Sommissary) headquarters. <
Lieutenant Bhunk, Chief of,Ordnance.
General Buford will, I presume, remain, at -headquar
ters as chief of cavalry) together with some of the former
aids-de-camp, tint concerning the latter H has not yet
been- positively {determined. The list of staff officers
wUl’be'y.nbllshed in General Orders as soon as they oah
be arranged.'),’ 7'> ' >
■ The-two companies of the 4th Cavalry, with the Oneida
Cavalry, (an independent company,) under the command
of Captain Mclntyre, will be retained for esoort dn!',
and the 93d New York Volunteers, Col. J. 8. Croaker)
for camp guard. Tbere-is no news of importance from
the front.
. Msjor Davis, assistant inspector general, was this’
morning relieved at Ms request.
j REMOVAL OF HEADQUARTERS.
Headquarters struck tents this morniDg and moved at
nine olciock.' Our, destination is in :the direction of
Fredericksburg. . 7 - ,
-General Seth Williams, Tate assistant adjutant general
to General McClellan- has been appointed inspector gehe
rai.pf the .adjutant general’s department, in order to va
cate bis piace for'Colonel Richmond, of Bnrnsido’a staff
Colonel Haidie, *i4-de-camp to GeneralMbOleUan, has
been appointed brigadier general, and Is about to take
Ibefield. 7
No news from the front this morning.
THE BRIDGES TO BE DESTROYED.
As yet hone, of the bridges along the line of railroad
between Manassas Junction and Warronton Junction
have been destroyed,■ thorc is little doabt but
such a course will be pursued some time during to- day or;
to morrow., . - _ ■■■-,}
FROM ACQUIA CREEK.
As already reported, there are'uc rebel foreea in the!
vicinity ot A-cqpta creek. The railroad at this point,’
connecting wilb Fredericksburg, gome fifteen Bides dig- -
tant,is ladlyin need of repairs before military stores
can be transported over it. Within some seventy-two;
hours, however, tberejis nt> doubt but a corps of engi- ■
neers will place the road In good repair. •
The steamer Kelly. Baker left Washington for AcqhiW.
thismorning, and will speedily make regular trips be
tween this city and the latter named place. ! :
! WHERE, IS THE ESEMT ?
Gainbc-yible, Nov 16 — One curious feature oS the.
Army of the Potomac, which has latterly movcdifrom,
Mary land into Virginia, has been, and iB, the almost ut
ter, Ignorance of tha teal pdsiUoa of the enemy. -Rumors,
of Jackson here ans Jackson there: or Longeireet at
Gnlpsper; and at Front Royal; of this and,
that general, at one and another place; hare only too
clearly proved the tdirsfniuncertainty in which our gone-.;
rals have been dwelling. Meanwhile, General Sigel has.
been passed Quietly t)v> and left to guard depots and pro
visions.-' When Gen; George R. McClellan came through
the Valley to White (Plains, he ordered the troops, of' the
11th Corps, whioh had beemguarding Thoroughfare, add
Hopeville Gaps, forward to Hovt Baltimore and toward
' Warrenton.‘. Then,! Gen. Sigel, who thought soma force
Of the rebels bad been left behind, commenced scouting’
sgain towarfilShtcWris Gap. There; sure.enough, were
found Borne 12,000- rebels. Tbsir pickets soon pushed!
through the Gap, and extended along between the moun
tain*.. .’ -■ ‘ r 7 '- -
On General Boraside coining into power, ho was stir
priced to learn thatiThoroughfare and Hopevifie Gaps had ’
1 been abandoned, and immediately, sent orders to have;
these placed reoccupisd, and also to guard Aldle. Thi j
order wa:g promptly executed, and-the capture of a por
tion ofGob Whitens Cavalry at Aldie, as before tele
graph, hy •‘Gen. Btabl’s advanoodproved that the order -
; hot given a moment too soon-*- - “
Bince then-the; movements of the enemy, whether ln!
large or emallforce, have been carefully watched, and:
any attempt sVen advance speedily checked! : The. ma-*
notony of our.Uvas has only been varied 1® the brilliant
exploit or Captain Bablgren at Fredericksburg, and an
occasional capture by scouting parties of {ton>4 resident
“ boon forwarded
tome Ola Capitol. - er „ i B a sequel to Capt- Dahlgren’s
On leavtog meaencasuurgneitjtt a non-commissioned
officer and two men with a flag'of; truce, to recover the
body of Bob Gibson, who was killed after capturing the
" rebel flag. It has since been ascertained (hat they sn J
eeeded in procuring Gibson’s body, and ateo the body of a
man named WiftTen, who must have been killed after
being captnredria'a the men saw him taken prisoner, alive
and, apparentlychot wounded. The party loft Frede
ricksburg on'Jjjelr way home; but have not since been
'•he»d from!' Ifia presumed that; haring respected the
flag of truce as faaas the cltywaa concerned, some of the
savages resorted to the woods and took to bushwhacking
w ~C? m Ph'eh (heir revenue. The rebel papers acknow
ledge eix t of!ih6Uf.'Cpffipa»iee’“B a S«riin.the affair. The
prisoners say seven.— N. T. I , rv ,,une > ffMfwdzy.
GEN. SIGEL’g S».rAFF.
- HjSXDQtfikTEES Euxtbhth Ooii"’ 3 :-^ K “J r
POIeJtAO, GAi»ESiy»iw r 'Va. f l “>
GENERAL ORDERS, HO. 3.'
The following-named officers araannounssft ;' 18 .®® 11 ??'
tuting the’etaff bribe major general eomoaiwSi* g , “ 8
Eleventh corps. They will be obeyed and resywetsa ■"*
coidlngiy : ” ’ ’
Lient. Col. T. A. Msysenburg, assistant,adjt. gen.-
Lieut. Col.-O W. A’smiusen, assistant inspector gbSl
. Lieut. Col. J. M. Beems, assistant fospectorof otmrftol.
. Major H. Baldwin, assistant inspector.®} Infantry.
Capt. t . SchriDer, chief of arli.lery and ordnances
•Major Geo. G. Lion, aid-de camp.
Capt. TTltic Bahlgten, aid-de-camp.
Capt. J. H. Piatt, aid de camp.
Capt. Geo. T. Robinson, alfi-de camp.
Capt. Arnold Bnlon, aid, de-osmp. .
Lient. Col. W. G. La I)uc, chief quartermaster.
Lieut,Col. J. B. Salisbury, chief commissary.
Major George Rex, medical director.
Capt. Fl. Oi Winkler, judge advocate.
Capt. M. Cobnheim, acting aid-de camp,
Capt. F. Besssuer, aoting aid de-camp.
Capt. C. R Bowe, postal director.
Llent- R/M. Rogers; acting assistant adjt. gen.
Lieut. A> Lybrand, assistant ordnance officer. ,
By order of Major General F. Sigel. '
T. A. METSBNBCRG, Assist Adjt. Gen.
IMPORTANT SOUTHERN NEWS.
Two Days Later irom New Orleans- General
Butler’s Report of General Weltzel’s Ope
rations—Mew Movements of Gen. VVeitzci—
Berwick’s Bay Evacuated by the Rebels—
Contrabands Taken—Capture of a Rebel Mi
litia Company—Admiral Parragut on the
Dismissal of Coninrodore Treble—lVews from
Norfolk and Richmond, Sec.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. BUTLER,.- -
i Heauqdaktbes Department oi' the Gulp,
I ■ - ’ New Qrleass, Nov. 2,1802.
Major General HalltcU, Commander-in Chief United
■ istates Army. ‘j
I have tbe honor to recount a voir successful expedl
■ tion, under Gen.'Weitzel; of the preparation for the march
of whicb I have previously informed the commanding
. general. u .
Gen. Weitzel landed 'at Donaldsohville, and took up
his line of march on Sunday, the 26th of October. About
‘ nine (9) miles beyond ponaldsonville he met the enemy
in, force ; a sharp, enfjgement ensued, in which he lost
eighteen (18) hilled andsixty eight (63)-wounded, , Full
! lists of the ca‘ualties nave, been received and published.
The commanding oflicir of the enemy, Col. UcPhee
ters, was billed, and the enemy lost Quite a large number
in killed and wounded.; ) .
Two hundred and sixty-eight prisoners were captured,
, and also one piece of artillery. . Since then ho has met
‘ with no opposition, and the whirls of that country is now.
open tohim. ;The enemy'has evacuated-Broshevea City,
having by means of the railroad got away before our
gunboats out off their reheat, the naval force having
: been delay ed by a very severe storm. ? _ . , , ~
I send you Gen, Weitzel's report, received to-day, and
will forward by the next hall my letter of instruction'to '
Gen. Weitzel, in answer toihis despatches herewith sent.
I am just informed that Vur railroad communications
; with General Weitztl are Opened, and his meßsengorhas.
just come in, brlngfng'a dtoatch while I write, whloh I
enclose. oo (y 2 "’ :
I cannot too much commend the energy of 001. Thomas
withhiß regiment, the Bthl Vermont,.who hava In six
• days opened fifty.two milefjor .railroad,, built nine out
; veris, rebuilt a bridge, burred by the -enemy, four hun
dred and thirty-five (435) fqet long, beside pulling up the
rank gras* from the track, which entirely-impeded the
lccomolive'alMhe way ; in this work the; were assisted
by 001. StaffoW’s Regiment,'Xative Guard, colored.
• I have the honor to be, your obedient servant,
. v i iBKNJ. F. BUTLER,
. Major General Commanding, i
OEN. WEITZEL THE NEGROES. -■ 1
-Headquarters Beskrv* Brig auk, In Camp, .
near Thuiitoeaux, La., Noy. 1,1882.
Major: Since my last despatch I have received infor
mation that the enemy has evacuated Berwick’s Bay,
end,in euchahurry (osonr gunboats weretn sight) that
they leftoveMOO,wagon load(pf negroes behind at Bra
>bepr City. To snbstanilate Inis report, the negroes are i
already returnigg.- Now, Whit ehall I do with them ?
1 have already twice as miny negroes in and around
my camp as Ihave soldiers wilhin.
I cannot feed them; as a ooiaeqnenoe, they must feed
themselves .. I
The community, of whom ialready quite a number
have taken the oath of allegiance, is In great terror, fear
ing trouble with the negroes, ! j
They beg -mo to allow them fo retain their arms. I
. cannot do this wilhont authority from headquarters. -
Last night ray pickets were firtd upon by some person
armed with a shot-gnu . Thlswtuld make it prudent to
allow only those to retain aras who have takon the oath
onare paioled. Please to give he instruction on thiß
- point. . , ....
There of sugar here,, I have already collected -
a large-number of cavalry-and'aixillery horses and mules*
Please now organize thatrsilrosi properly, with a super
lntehient and proper employees,lso that we may run re
gular trains and not have onr roiling stock ruined by bad
management, _
I have sent a force to Berwicb’t Bay to take possession
of (he road from Tigersville to Berwick’s Bay,* commu
nicate - with- the gunboats, and repair the bridges across
Bayou Bbeup.
I will have the bildge-acressßayou Lafourche com
pleted at 4 o’clock this afternoon,‘and the bridge atTer
rebor ;.e will becompletod to-morrow. r .
Then, when tb‘e Bayou -Boult bridge;is ready,: the
whole road -will be all right to Brsiheur Oity.
All the planters, nearly, wlßh to make their very ex-"
cellent this year’s crop, if I wiil order back their no
groes, or-allow them: to make sime arrangements with -
’them. ■.
Neither OoL Thomas -nor Col.| Stafford-bas yet been
seen by me.. I understood that the Native Guards were
to-picket the road. They wanthold Boutlet Btati >n.
Bayou- Des AUemauds Bridget -figerville, Bayou -La-. -
fourohe Bridge, Terrebonne Bridge, eto. Bo this and
throw-out "pickets, so asto communicate with each
other. v . i; .■ -
The telegraph; should be repaired at .once. I have
undisputed possession of this country now, and this part
of the'campaign is a perfect success.
t I am, aim yeryreapectfnlly,yoar obedient servant,
G.~VXITZEL, Brig. Gen. U. S. Tola.
Haj:'Geo; O.Bibono,; Ant. Adjaiant General, Depart
ment of the Gulf, New Orleans; La.’fi
LATH2IT REPORTS FROM THIBODEAUX.
BESBRVE BEIGADB, IN DAMP NEAR
Thibodeabc, La., Nov. 2, 1862*—Major: I have the
honor to-report that I yesterday sent n force up the
■ -Bayou to jwmunioate with’ my hospital above Labadle--
ville, The hospital had been undisturbed. All the.
people in the neighborhood were vicing with each other
Id kindness and Attention to the wounded, oh both Bides; :
This country la as safe to travel now as dual street. The
following men have died from their wounds stnoe we left
up there:, ■
Frank J. Smith, Co. K, 8 h New Hampshire.
. Wim-A. Jones, (Jo 6, Bth New Hampshire;
S F. Hutchins, Co, I, Bth Hew York.
I propose to remove the rest down here oh a Aatboat,
and send them all to the city.
On Friday evening I received information that a com
pany of the enemy ’s militia foroe wasencamped a short
distance northeast of Thibodeaux, near a swamp. I sent :
ont Perkins to capture them.
He started yesterday morning at 3 o’clock, teok a cir
' cuitons route through danefleldg, over ditches, through
swamps, completely outflanked them, and took 58 (nearly
the whole company) : prisoners, with arms, horses, and
ammunition.. It was a complete success. * ■ ;
: This Pert Ins is a splendid officer, and he deserves pro.
motion as much as any officer I ever saw.
I have not yet heard from Fearing, whom I pushed on
to Tigeiville to communicate with the gunboats and re
pair the bridges. I expect to hear from him to day.
I am, sir, very respectfully,
Yonr obedient servant,
G. WEXTZEI,, Brig. General U. 8. Tola.,
Commanding Beserve Brigade.
Mej Gio. 0" Stbono, Ass’t Adjutant General, Depart- -
me'nt of the Gulf, New Orleans, Da.
FAREAGUT ONPREBLE.
The dismissal of Commander Preble from the navy for '
• alleged neglect of duty, in allowing the rebel steamer ■
Oveto to run the blockade at Mobile, was the occasion of
surprise and regret to all the naval officers cognizant of
the facts, and te none more so than to his superior officer,
Bear Admiral Farragnt, as will appear from the follow
ing letter to the Eecretary of the Navy :
Flag- ship Hartford,
Pensacola Bat, October 18,1868.
Sea: I regret that my statement of Commander Preble’s
ease should have drawn upon him such summary and so T
veie punishment.
That he deserved some cemnre for bis hesitation to act
er Are is to me otear, but when lt is considered how de
sirous the Government has been'to avoid giving offence
. to foreign nations in enforcing our blockade, >1 feel as
sured that Commander Pra sle’s hesitation Tarosa purely
from that cause. The Oveto was flying the Nnglish flag
and pennants, and he feared,she might bo a Britishman
' of- war . and having mini ' confidence in the gunnery. of
- bis crew than Hie result proved-that they, deserved, he
lost three minutes that were never,to. be regained,- as
- every moment increased the'spioe' between the vessels, :
and made it.more.difflchlt .foriOaptain PreWe to bring his
guns to besr without losing by yawing his vessel. As
the effect cf all punishment is principally intended to‘
prevent the repetition ef offences, rather than to' punish
the individual, I think there can be but little doubt that
- this effect has in the present instance been obtained upon
the entire navy, and’l therefore hope that the Depart--
reeht will grant Commander Preble a hearing before, a.
Court Martial or Gonrt of Inquiry, bo as to enable him
to ebow bfs ootmtry and his family that he has not sullied
the brilliant escutcheon of his grandsire by any want of
fidelity to his country. I ....
I sincerely trust that the President, as well as your
self, may be prevailed upon to grant this favor to one
who has served his country: faiihfhUy, with unblemished:
character, up to.tbe moment of this unfortunate occur
rence. Very respectfully;
Your obedient servant,
D. H. FABEAGXJT,
■->- Bear Admiral,
Ccm’g West. Gnlf Blockading Squadron.
To Hen. Gidbos. Welles, Secretary,of the'Navy,
Washington, D. 0. '
. We may add that Commander Preble is the nephew of
the celebrated Commodore Preble, evidently alluded to
above. There in a grandson of the Commodore now in;
. the, service, a midshipman on board of theStearaage.:
■There ate some other misapprehensions in the letter, but
- the regret and seed will of the Admiral are fully shown.
In another letter to Commander Preble he says to the
latter “No one has been pained more at your dismissal
than myself.”— -Boston Post.
: BRSM RICHMOND AND NORFOLK:.
■ Nobfolk, Va., Nov. 17,1862,
A, deserter from Biohmoud, a member of the 6th Vir
ginia Begiment, arrived at his home In this city last eve
ning Ho bad been in the hospital for some time, and,
bcing denied leave of absence, gave the rebel authorities-,
the Blip,on Sunday night a week ago. He'states that;
when he left Bichmond the Merrimao No. S was lying in.'
the stream, trot was not yet finished. Workmen were-'
busy upon her, bather armament has not been ptaceion,
hoard.. He understood that the Intention of the rebel au
thorities is to complete two other iron clads to accom
pany the Mtrrimac before any demonstration is made.
From present indications the rebel vessels w3U- not he’
ready for action in some weeks
The rebels are growing aggressive at the Biackwpter.
Our frequent visits to that quarter, it seems, are about to
be returned with interest. We have information to-day
that liOngsJrsct has determined to make the long-delayed,
often threatened demonstration against Suffolk, and has
commenced movements towards that point, liongstreet
has about thirty thousand men under him, while we have
—well, quite enough to meet him if he ventures within
range.. The announcement that the rebels are coming
' to see us at Suffolk has infused new spiritintoonr troops,
and all are anxious that the rumor shall prove correct.
: Our storekeepers end business men generally are
making complaint of unfsir discrimination in regard to
the introduction of golds into this market from the
North. -It is alleged, and with assurances of corrao.ness,
'that General Dix is imposed upon by the representations
- of a certain lady operator, who is enjoying privileges for
receiving dry goods not extended to others, and who does
a good business by turning them over to a Jew dealer
from New York for a consideration. The matter comes
'in inch a shape that it is worlhF of investigation. The
policy of discrimination In regard to the trade of this
city is bad enough at -best, without ailowtng suoh (una
lienable transactions: as bave been imputed in the.oase
under ceaiideratiosV and it is to be sincerely hoped that
a reform will be promptly inaugurated in this particular.
Rosecrans Compliments Negley.
BEAPQUaitTEKS 14th Army Corps, Department or the
CUMBERLAND, BOWLING GREEN, Ky,, NoV. 10.
Brio. Gen. Sanies JH. Begley,'Nashville, fynm
glkeral: lour despatch of the sth
yonr handsome affair of the same date, is received with
great eatMacticn.
The General commanding; cemplime&ts yon and the
gallant troops under; our command.
By command of Bej Gen. Bopecrahs. ■
- abthtjb c. duoat, :
. LienS. Col. and Acting Chief Of Staff.
Perhaps the most complimentary.communication Gen.’
Fegloy.has received has been from, those officersof .Geh.j
Buell’s staff who remained in the city after B aell had left
it. In’a commnnicition from Major W. H. Sideli, and
in the • name of the ..other staff officers--" They recipro
cate in every way your kind expressions of regard, and
esteem it a privilege to have served with a General so
willing to act with them'in absolute harmony, and with:
no thought other than for the benefit of the great cause
in which we arenll embarked. We ail unite in the most'
earnest end ardent wishes for yonr welfare and glory in
whatever scenes your fortune may throw you, and ape,
well persuaded that so far as personal merit may secure,
them, they are assured to you, ■
I have the honor to be, General,
Tour friend and obedient servant,
SF: H BIDELL.
Major 15th U. 8. Infanfyy aid A> A. A. G.
THE TON A.WAND A.
CitflfrSjioiVdeSce)j t> ,wee3 > W.H. Trenwith, Esq., -
and tie ©>^ ,lsh Mlnistcr<
Pin’r.Aiyisr.prtiA, JTovember 7,18b2.
To kis Excellent? fftc Bfitistl Minister,-^ sshin 9 t °n ■
Excellency: As a British subject and * “Uppsrof
merchandise upon the ship Tonawanda, tstel y ovw rhanl
ed by the Confederate war- steamer Alabama, I beg j£Pßt
respectfully to call yonr attention to ihis matter. ’ ■ .
,: The Tonawanda, as yon are no doubt aware, was re
leasedfrom capture and allowed to proceed on her voyage
under a bond for 860,000, as a ransom, and this sum
will be rated upon ship and*cargo by the average staters*
on her arrival In Liverpool.
I respectfully suggest that yonr Excellency make api
plication totheGovernment of the Confederate Stare*
that consent be given that all sums so rated upon pro
perty belonging,, bona fide, to British subjects be remit
ted, and that same shall be deducted from amount of said
bond of $60,000, with similar proceedings in all -such
other eases as may arise.
_ I have also merchandise on boardthe sblpLanoaster,
American, now in this port, and advertised to sail on
Tuesday next. To my bills lading, which the captain
tabes with him, I have attaohed the BrlMah consul’s cer
tificate that the property belongs to British subjects: but,
as it is feared that this may not be sufficient to save from
destruction,in the event of capture, 1 beg that your Ex
cellency will be so good as to furnlsh me with a letter
protesting, as the; highest British authority In this
country, against the destruction of British merchandise,
to bemused by the captain of tho Lancaster if necessary.
Any costs attending said letter I will gratefully pay, and
trust your Excellency will think -that I only do right in
seeking to protect my friends in England from loss, for
whom I have shipped these goods, by appealing thus to
our own Government.
It will mitigate the horrors of this war if yonr Excel
lency shall succeed in preventing the‘destructionOf ships
holding certificates of-British property, - and jit will be
but just that British merchants should be e’MSnpt Grom
contributing to the ransom of ship and merchandise be
longing to belligerents. I cannot bat think that your
Excellency’s protest, whlch-I ask for, will berespeoted
oh. the seas, and also, that the Confederate Government
will readily grant the exemption desired.
. Tour immediate action in these matters will, I feel
certain, be satisfactory to yourself, and will be hailed
with much gratitude by British merchants everywhere,
and meet with the approval of the home Government:
: I have the honor;to he your Excellency's most obe
dient servant. W. H. TRENWITH.
Washington, Bth Nov., 1882.
W E Trenwith', Esq., Philadelphia:'
Sir : I have received your letter of the 7th instant, in
which you suggest that I :shonld; make an application
to the Government of the so styled Confederate States,
with reference to the ransom of British property on board
American vessels, in' consequence of the recent proceed
togs of the war steamer Alabama; and that I should
furnish you with a letter of protest, for the purpose of
protecting some which you ha«e shipped bn
board the American snifTLaacaster.
! While greatly regretting the risk to which British pro
peilyis exposed, by boing shipped in beliigorent vessels,
it is not in my power to accede to'either of your sug
gestions.''" . ' " • :
You are aware that the so-styled Confederate States
have’not been recognized by her Majesty tho Queen,
- and for that reason I should not be justified, in entering
; into communication with the Government of those States,
except .under special instructions from; her Majesty’s
Government; Neither do I feel at liberty to supply you,
antecedently, wit b the protest which yotf desire, having
no authority to isine stick a document, and’ seeing no
reason to believe that it would Insure .more effective pro
tection to your goods upon the high seas thanthe con
sular certificate,- with which you seem to have supplied
yourself. I am, sir, your obedient servant,
‘ , W. STUART.
...Philadelphia-, 12th Nov., 1862.
To the Editor of The Times:
Sir: On this day week I sent you copy of a letter ad
dressed by me to the British minister at Washington
relative. to, the destruction of British' merchandise 'by
ihe war steamer of tho Southern States,-and how enclose
reply thereto, froin which our merchants win perceive
how little they may expect from their own Government.
Bed tape still triumphs, and mere technicalities forbid
■ these efforts for s protection and relief to whioh we’ are
entitled. '
The Southern States have been recognized as belli
gerents, and it is only as such that I would suggest Any
application to their Government.-If, there be any force
in the objection, “ that the so-styled Confederate States
have not been recognized by her Majesty the Queen,” it
would seem to me that a more: Incumbent duty thereby
rested upon eur Government to forbid ontrages for
which Untight never be in the power of those unrecog
nized Stateato atone.
What the authorities will not do, however, lies unite
within the power of the people themselves to accomplish.
Tho Northern’States do not burn and destroy property
on;the high seas. They bring: in their prizes, and, until
legally condemned,. they are carefully preserved and re
spected, while'tho Southern- States. give authority,-to
one man to act as his own sole will or caprice may dic
tate, in.destroylng the property of all nations. Cahthis
be permitted?
Surely it will be better for the Southern States that all'
ships taken as prlzeß-should be placed under a bond, to
bo afterwards adjudicated upon, and made the subject of;
treaty (exempting the property of non-belligerents}, than
to hum and destroy indiscrimlpatoly, ahd thus do vio
lence to the spirit ol the age andtboincreaAing desire of
all Civilized peoples to mitigate the horrorsofwar. ■
TheßonthenT States have acknowledged agents in
England who are most anxious to cultivate public'opi
nion, and our merchants should demandof those'agents
that such barbarities should be stopped, and compensa
tion be made for the injuries already done to British
property. ■"■ - -
I now leave the matter in yonr able hands, and remain,
Ac., . W. H. TBHNWITH
SEIZURE OF ABMB We learn that at Rouse's
Point, yesterday, 6,000 English- muskets were seised
while attempting to cross the lines, andjtbat to- day,three,
car loads more were stopped here by the United. States
authorities, which-werii also on the way to Canada on
iho.aij—Burlington (Ft.) Free Press, l6to.
TWO GBOTB.
Decisions by tWOommissioner ef
Internal Se^enuß,
Treasury Department,
Office of Inteinal Esvs.nuk, October, 1882.
BEOIBIOSS
' The general principle of the excite laris tbateaoh
particular ma'nufactuie is taxed for "Its valuo, though
materials used in its production are in themselves mann
faotures on which a duty has been previously made*
This b true of shoes made both taxed leather; of engines
made from iron on which a tax has been paid, &o.
Where a manufacturer has goods on hand at the place
of manufacture, but has not taken out a license, nor fcept
his factory in operation Bince September Ist, such goods
are subject to duty whenever sold or removed from the
place of pannfacture.
CotiCEßNitfO rait Tannino 'of Leathrr.—A tanner
who receives bides from other parties (owners), npon
an agreement to tan the same by the pieoe or by the
pound, may remove the tanned leather, withoutinepec-
P°®> to such owners, whenever It is ready to go forward,
having first ; obtained and ; filed at this office the written
certificate of the assessor and collector of the district in
which the tannery, is Bituatod,; that in their judgment
such removal will not be prejudicial to the just admiais
trfttloD of the excise law. that every tanner
so removing tanned leather shall mete a monthly return
to the aeseeeor of the district of the number and weigbtof
the sides or pieces of leather so- removed; and provided,
that he shall furnish to the asßeeßor monthly, the inspec
tor s certificate of the weight and Quality of the leather
;so removed during the preceding month, and that the tax
Bhall be paid In the district where the tannery is sitnated.
_ TS BsmtENCB TO TANNINO liHATHKR AND MAEDiO
bhoes.—Tanning leather and manufacturing shoes are
distinct branches of < manufactures, and the product of
each .must be taxed, thongh the same person may be en
gaged in both branches of business.
The cutting of soles, however, as subjecting the mate
rial to ho new process affecting its Quality, may be con
sidered as part of the sboemaking, and exempt as such
from taxation as a separate manufacture.
Finished of curried upper leather made from rough
leather, npon which the tax has actually been paid, is not
.subject to any additional tax in consequence of such
finishing or cnrri ing.
Inßefkrenci to the Plach Where a Mancfao
tcrer’s LtCKNys Shodld.be Task*, - out and Tiiß Tax
Paid.— A manulaclnrer’s lioense should be taken out lu
the district 1 where the manufactory is situated. The
taxes must also be paid to the collector, of the same dis
trict.' ' I
Goods sent by a manufacturing establishment to its
agent are regarded as still in the factory. ; In such case
the tex is due when the goods-are sold, or removed from
the agent’s hands.
A commission merchant cannot be regarded as an
agent-; and whenever goods are removed from the factory
and sentto a commission-house they are at onoe liable to
assessment. •*
In Beperknoe to Goods Printed sixes August 31,
upon Cloths Manufactured fbeyious to. 6hpt. 1
Goods printed since August 31, upon cloths manufactured
previous to September 1, on whioh no duty or tax
been paid, are ; liable to assessment upon the present
value of the goods.
The provision of sec. 75 authorizes an assessment upett
the increased valne only when the duty or tax shall have
been paid before' the cloths were so prepared or printed.
; Manufacturers of rubber, oil, and other cloths using
goods on which the tax has been paid, are liable to taxa
tion only upon lhe increased value. .
3s Begardto thbTax upon Manufactures PRO
DUCED SINCE THEIST DAY OF AOOCST, AND DELIVERED.
undrr Contracts.of Sale, made prior to the. Ist of
July last.— The manufacturer will pay the duty upon
such goodß, withoutnegard to the fact of suoh contract.,
The manufacturer will be authorised to colteot of the
purchaser the amount of the taxes bo paid,. whenever
satisfactory proof shall bo furnished to the Commissioner
of Internal Bevenue that the contract was made prior
to ti e let day of Jnly last, and in good faith, between the
parties, and toward the Government, and that the taxer
properly assessed npon such goods or manufactures, have
been actually paid by the seUos>.
A manufacturer of any article for the Government
mast pay the tax as though he werese&ng to an in
dividual.
IsBEFEEENOK TO fiIAKUFAOTBBEBa OS’, CLOTHING
When persons receive &om a manufacturer of clothing,
whether in the earns town or at a distance, garments to
be made, and when finished to .be returned to the manu
facturer or owner as aforeiald, such, parsons may not be
required to pay the tax of three per oent. on the value
thereof, provided that, at the request of the asslataat as
sessor, they rusks oat a list, subscribed and sworn, which,
list shall-contain the quantity of garments'so made up,
during each month; and, as near as may be, the value
thereof, together, with the name and residence of the per
son for whom the labor has been performed.' Such, list
shall be transmitted, by the assessor receiving the same,
to the atseaaor of the district wherein the owner of the
goods resides, or has.bis nenal place of' business, to the
end that the tax thereon due, under the excise laws, may
be paid in the district where the sciaal owner's piece of
business is situated. «
Is Begaed to Ibon Castings.—All eastings which;
are so well known, end so generally need aa to have.a
commercial value, mnßt be taxed as, manuiacturos when,
sold or,removed.'.-,
Other c&Btings made upon special order of a machinist,,
but which are not known to thotrade as manufactures in,
themselves, are exempt, not being manufactures within,
the contemplation of the law.
: Where a person makes castings only, he must pay the.
tax thereon. If, heweyer, he manufactures castings, and.
nses them himself in the manufacture of other articles,,
the tax ban be assessed only on the last. The right to
.. levy the tax depends upon the fact ot sale or removal for
sale or consumption.
In Belation to Eabtneushifs.—Section 6. provides
that; any number of 'persons carrying on business in co
partceishtp may be licensed to transact suoh business at
• the place end in tbe manner specified in the license. In
order that' one , lioenss will avail for several persons or
members of a firm, the assessor must be satisfied—
1. That a legal and bona fide partnership exiate, and not
merely an arrangement or understanding by which to
. evsde tbe full effect of the license law.;
2. That thepattteß have a bna ncs)l and only
one place, which, is io all.
?• TilSc the alleged members are mutually responsible
for tbe acts of each other, and Ihat they jointly share the
benefits and suffer the losses of a common business.
,_4. That the parties, on no occasion, transact business
on priVfttfilaCOotmt ln iHo lHrfhiifllv fa* which tho-Snn-pnr^
ports to have been organised.
Is Befekkncb to Bawbees, &o —A lawyer having
taken out a license to practise law in a certain State for
one year, will not.be permitted to remove (with the.de-"
Veign of permanently locating) to another State, and prac
tise his profeesioUitbere. without first having taken out a
sew license in the'Btate to which he may have removed.
If, however, the office from which’ the lawyer removes,
be taken by another lawyer, his license might be made
avallabl? to the new comer., uafler Sec. 63,
A lawyer Uoensed to practise law In k Certain State can
not go.into another county of the' game State, oh a tempo
rary employment to argne a cause, or to give advice to
without being required to take otlt a license in such
State or county. : j
A lawyer who displays a: sign at his residence -and
transacts besihess there, as well as at his office, most take
out two licenses o ’ '
H a person holds ont to the public, by words, deeds, or
writing, that be is engaged in any kind of business re
quiring hcßuse, he must take license therefor, although
the business in question may not be his chief or exclu
sive occupation.
: In. Befeeekce: TO Maeket Hen and Othe*
Dbalebs—Generally, the business of one who keeps a
stallin the market is that of a retail dealer. There are
ivxoeptions, however. The assistant assessor and asses
sor must judge in esch case. If; the dealer sells chiefly
or entirely to consumers, though be may often sell in the
original packages, he ehonld be classed as a retail deader.
If, on the other hand, his sales are generally in the origi
; nal pact age,’', or if it is his occupation to sell to those who
bay to sell agrte, or if this part of his business is bob
; Biderabie, so mui.'b that he depends upon and procures
Block with reference to il, he ehonld be classed as a
: wholesale dealer,joveu though heselia at retail. The law"
contemplates sates at retail by .wholesale dealers.
; A dealer who sells gcaft-oandles,. starch, tea, or other
articles,, by theoriginal package, or salt by the wagon
load, Ac., Ac., to conaumeejr, is not a wholesale dealer
under the lavrj but if he sells to Hioserwho-sell again, he
will be required to have a wholesale dealer 1 * license. A
fumUm-e dealer who,Bells a: bureeui sofa, or table, to
en-tomera for’their own use, whether ib’the package in
which he received it or not, is not a wholesale dealer.
In Bkfskbnoh to Collectors of Bents:-—A person
engaged in settling an estate, who collects rents, merely
as; an incident thereto, and not as an ocrapatisn; is not
liable to license as a eommercial broker. If, however,
be In any way indicates his l eadiness to engage iu'Biuslr
business, and accepts it wheneveroffered, then he is lia
ble to alicense tax under sectionfid, item 14. The amount
ot business actually done la not conclusive evidence npoa
the point, .The main inquiry is, is it the person'soecu
patlon ‘' to purchase, rent, or sell real estete for others
Nor is It necessary, that he should be engaged exclusively
in this employment.
In Bbfbbenoe to Brokers. and Bankers —lt is
impossible to lay down ah arbitrary rule by which to
test a man's business, and decide whether he is a broker
or abanker. The law is explicit Assistant assessors
must exercise their hOBt judgment, with the facts of
, each case in view. Parties who feel aggrieved cab appeal
to assetsors. If any attempt were made to decide in ad
vance, snot decision would confuse the judgment of the
local officers rather than aid it. ‘
; Concerning Savings Institutions —The -tax of 3
per centum must be paid on nil dividends declared due
and payable alter September 1, 1882, Tbe Bame tax
must also be paid on all sums added to surplus or con
tingent funds.
lam not aware of any provision of law, by which pro
ceeds of Investments to railroad or bank slocks are
exempt from taxation, when divided among pc Hoy
holders or stockholders. I am of opinion that the tax
mußt be withheld from all dividends and sums added to
surplus funds, and the amount so withheld be paid over
to the Government
Is Bkgard to Eectifieb-'s License—The basis for
calculating the amount of license duty that a rectifier
of liquor is subject to, under the internal revenue law, is,
the number of barrels or casks containing hot more than
40 gallons each, produced by.;the process of reollfioatfoh,
and not *n the quantity of proof liquor,used. Bectifiera
will keep a record oi the quantity of liquor produced,
andwlll.be required to make a monthly return : of- the
seme to the assistant assessor, subscribed and sworn, and
to pay the amount of license tax accrued thereon, when
required by the collector.
, Is Bekf.rence to Exportationop Distilled Bpibits
and C’OAI. Oil —Distilled spirits may be removed from
the place, of manufacture for the purpose .of ‘being’ re
distilled for export, and refined coal oil may be removed
tor the purpose of being exported; after the quantity of
ollor.spirUs so removed shall bave.been ascertained by
inspection, according to the. provisions of the excise
law, upon and with the written permission' of the'col
lector (see form Ho .31) of the district, without payment
Of the tax thereon, previous to such removal, the owner
thereof having first given bonds (form Ho 32) to the
United States, with sufficient sureties in at least double
the amount of said duty, to ’ export said spirit or oil, or
pay the duties; thereon within a period not'exceeding
ninety days from the date of said bond.
' Thisbond must be given by 1 the owner of the spirit or
oil, whether distiller or otherwise, end most be executed
to the' satisfaction of the collector before the spirit or oil
is removed!from the premises where distilled or manu
factured. ; >. ; . ;
When a bend fop export has been given and a permit
granted; the spirits or oil may be exported Bom the
specified port,.without the intervention of,the collector,
under the excise laws," at such port .
' Jn Bboard to the Manufacture of Alcohol
FROM WaiSKV, , UISTIIX*I> AND.; BEHOVED’ FBOM TUB
Place of Manufacturr. Prior to September Ist,
3862.—A1c0h0l manufactured from whisky, distilled prior
"to September Ist, 1862, and on-which an excise tax has
not been paid, will be subject to a dnty of 3 per cent, ad
valortm. .
In .Beferenob to Bale ok . Liquors.—Alcohol, or
spirituous liquors of any hlrd, can only be used by, au
apothecary in odinponndltig'meolclnos.
When sold otherwise, he will be required to take out
license as a "dealer,
1 A licerse'to wholesale liquor confers no authority upon
the party holding jrach license to retail liqr,or. Nor does
a license to sell liqnor authorize the sale of any other kind
of merchandise; . 'tC- •
‘ In; Deference to Coal Oil Distillers—(Bonded
Warehouse) —The owner or owners of any coal-oil dis
tillery may erect a warehouse at his or their own ex
pense; of materials to be approved by the coUeotor of the
district. Said .warehouse, when approved by the col
lector,‘is'hefeby declared a' bonded .warehouse of the
United States, to be used only for storing boat oil; and to
he under the’eustody oftbe collector.or hla.deputy. The
"duty on the oil stored in such warehouse shall be.paid
when and as the oil to sold, or removed from such ware
. bouse for sale.
In Bekebbnoe to .Distillate (Gbaktiko Permits'
to Bemovic, Ac)—l ■ Collectorsmay; gran tper mils to,
producers of coal oil, not refined, and known, as- “Dls
1111810,’’ to remove such distillate from the place of pre
ductlon for the purpose of refining the same elsewhere,
upon the condition that the producer or owner first 'give,
bond?, to..the satisfaction of- the collector of .the district
same is produced, that the distUlate shaU be so
refined, and the lax or duty thereon paid to the collector
cf the district where the same shall be refined. Pro*
vided, hovievtr, that the oil; when refined, may bq
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2. It thall be the duty of collectors'anff deputy col
lectors, before granting a permit for the removal, of dis
tillate. to cause the casks containing the Batno to*b«
marked In Bach a mannertbat they may be identified *
and the permit shall contain an accurate description of
Bcch msrks. and a copy of the permit ehall be transmit
ted to the collector of the district to which the distillate
Isto he removed.
JKTKEPEETISO BaOnomlT, BT-BBLATtON T]»eAEM'AOEf>.
XiCHTS, BILLIARD.TiBI.Sta, AND Plats —<geo. 77, Til#
Bhrosß “any peißon or person* owning, possMsing, or
ieoptog any catrtoge, yacbt, and bmiard-table/' is to b»'
Interpreted as referring to three different classes of ov&-
erßj viz : Such aa possess any carriage*,and asa gooond
claasy such 6Bpossess any yacht: and aa athird class*
snob as possess any billfard-tabte. t r '
Thera to nothing fn the wording of the law referring'
to vista that could lea# to the inforence that the tampon
It Is to ha made contingent, upon the fceaping or a «r
-rlage, yasht, or billiard-table. ' ' % .
The tea ot SlO upon billlard-taMea kept for tne, a»
Provided In Schedule A, does not applr tobililard-tablw
Vpr hlre, and subject to a license tax In Section 04,.
Article zd;
Th«]pbtw» “kept for roe,” employed hr reference te
** jconrtrnea to except diver plate or ware
' * r ■** *dso that which is- in possession of
8 0T • raeml > e ra, as souvenirs or keepsakes. ,
.The plate properly taxable la that which has been nur
chsecd for the use of the family, or has been ptcaenfed
to the family aa a part of the household furniture, and as
such is kept j for nse, whether for ornament or actual
service. In the execution of the law, assessors are di
rected to allow owner* of allver ware to have the game
weighed, end to make a report thereof
Ik KEreREKei !©• Ship akd BdaTßtm.niHo.—Tesarta
and steamer* that are built and launched In the ordinary
manner are exempt from taxation. Several of the arti
cles ef which the vessel is composed are considered a»
manufactures, and will be eubjeot to duty." Hails, on
glees, copper, sails, cordage, &c., will my duty aa raana
factnreß, when removed from the place of mannfaoto!»
If produced by the builder of the ship, he is to tie treated
aa a manufacturer of Such nails, engines, &c., and to b*
taxed upon the product. Boat* propelled by oars are re
garded ae manufactures.-
There may be yessele that would not ba included in
either cf the specified desses, whose classification eertmot
be anticipated, and which must beassigned to one due
or the other, according to the fact*.
Dbfikiko Who Must Havb a, fsiti*'* Biobhs'e.—
Bealers In ice, who supply customers from carts and
wagons, collecting their bill* monthly, or at the end of
the season, do not require a pedler’s license for suoh
carta and wagons, although occasional smalt sales of too
are made by such drivers. They do not travel from
Vece to place for the purpose of selling, but to deliver
what has been previously sold. The same rule applies to
milk wagoiiß, ‘grocers’.wagonai' bakers and butohera’
carts, used to deliver what was;“; preTionely purchased or
contracted for. It does not apply to bread, meat. aml
fish carts, dealers In ftnit and vesetables, owned or hired
and run for the purpose of selling (pedllng) their con
tents from house to house.
» A farmer who sella the products of his own farm, By
travelling from house to house, is not a pedler; but a per
son who. buys and .sells as ah occupation, and does Ida
badness while' travelling from house to house, or place
to place, moat take license as a pedler.
Ik"Beferbnoe, to-Tho7®sraphbrs.— Photographer*
may be allowed to travel from place to place, under
license aa photographers. Bach license in this case
ehonid.state the place of residence of the photographer,
and should he is to travel,
IK EEPEREXOE'TO WBXBE'fHE LIOBNSK OF VESSEL*
shall be Txebh Cut —The Jioenße of steam and sailing
packets, as provided in section 64, article U, must, in all
eaßes, be taken out, and the tax paid by the person or
firm having the care or management of the steameyor
vessel specified in the law, at the principal terminus or
landing thereof whether such person or firm ba known
as owner or agent.
In Belation to- Newspapers.—lf weekly, tri-weekly,
and daily newspapers are published in one office, by the
Bame parties, and are composed principally of tbe same
matter, though the matter in them may differ to some
extent, there can be no doubt that they are to be regarded
as one paper, and are liable te taxation, if their combined
circulation exceeds two thousand copies.
The Betubns of Bail'soads of their Beobxpts fob
Teanspobtation, big —The returns of railroads of
their receipts for the transportation of passengers should
be made at their principal office or plaoa of business.
'Where several roads are so united as to have but ono
office, the return may be made on tbe entire line at each
office—although some of tbe roads may be located wholly
or in part within other collection districts.
Tbe percentage ie to be paid by railroads on receipts,
freta transportation of troops, as well as from any other
class of passengers.
Ik Bbgabo to Acgtionekbs —A regularly licensed
auctioneer can sell the goods of a licensed dealer in suoh.
dealer’s store; but he cannot sell the goods, wares; Ao.,
of an unlicensed dealer, who is subject to a license tax,
at his (the dealer’s) place of business, without being sub
ject to the penalty. '
An auctioneer can sell snoh goods as are not usually,
included in the stocks of dealers, wherever such goods,
may be situated, without teking special license theretor.
Btamf Tax on Sxpbess Beoeiptsl—The item marked
“ Express,” on page 89 of the Excise Law, wbb not in
tended to embrace the freight business of rallroadaand
ordinary wagoners, butts limited to persons who. are ex
press carriers, and rot merely common cirtiers, under the
law. : 9 be distinction is' very welt known in prastioal bu
siness. The express carrier Is usually expected to take the
. parcel, box, or bundle from tbe house c* plaoe of busi
ness of the consignor to the heuse or piaee of business of
ibo consignee, while a railway company receives and de
livers goods only at its own stations.
In tbe absence of specific language in tbe statutes, au
thorizing ike broader construction, I must bold, that
persona, and companies engaged In transporting good*
over the; country, as suoh business is usually performed
byrailwoy. corporations, are not liable to the payment Of
a e tamp tax upon the receipt given for auoh goods. I ant
- also ot tbe cpintos that the firet item in schedule B does,
not include such receipts for freight as are usually given
by railway companies,
• A receipt is no doubt, in a technical sense, an agree-
ment 1 1 contract, butte the ordinary use of language
this close const: notion does not bold. Had Oongress fn
tended to include receipt! it would bqve been Cfisy fet
have so prqvidtfljß plain language," - • . .
Becclation in Bbqaep to Insurance Companies.—
1. Each insurance policy, whether fire or marine, mutt
, be stamped. . ■
2. An open policy will require but one stamp, wharf
the risks, entered under such policy, are all upon pro
perty skipped by , or consigned or belonging to the soUoy-
3. Whenever certificates, or other evidences of tow
ranee, are issued by the holder of an open policy, every
such paper must hear an appropriate insurance stomp.
4; Whenever an, insurance company refunds' to oh
holder of an open policy any part of the premium be
cause the policy has not been used in full, the mount set
refunded may be deducted from tbe premium received
during the quarter, and the tax to the Government may
be paid 05011 the remainder: Presided, That this regu
lation shall not apply to money so refunded on whioh tha
tax to the Government shall not have been previously
paid. - ■" •
6, Dividends paid by mutual insurance companies, la
scrip or money, to the Insured, upon expiring or expired
policies, are subject. to, a tax of 8 per cent under sec
tion 92 , :' ' .
. egents of insurance companies located within
the IfoiUte are bot, in con sequence of each aeencr.
con: ttiSrcial bro> »«>' »or do they appear to be taxable
under tbe law* ypfeign agents taxable under seoi
lion 85» .
In BEDAUB TO STAMPS CPON iNSTEDMEjIrg. Ilf
stempißg promissory notes or other instruments rebnlr
ing stamps nnder tbe proflsions of the Excise Daw, two
or more of a smaller denomination may be used in num
bers sufficient to anionnt to the trim' of the stamp’re
quired : Prcvidtd, that they are of the iihdf denbml
rsated for the kind of instrument to whioh the stamp! aba
applied, :r.
Oeekpigates.—A stamp will be required upon every
certificate which has, or may have, a legal rains In anT
court of low or ecfnitr.
Certificates*, warrants, orders, and drafts, by one state
efneer upon another, for the purpose of carrying on the
feteraal bnsinsEa of the €?oTernment, are not subject to a
--Btaxfcp tax.
The same rale avplies to the certificates, order*, Ac.,
of county, city, and town officer*.
Messages transmitted By telegraph and railroad com
pantes over their own wires, on their own business, tor
which tfiey receive no pay, are not taxabto. * '
. Eetbact feom an Act passed Air the Segooto Befl
-BION OF THE XX2TIITH OONOBEES'. OHAPTEKI63, SeO
tion 24, AFykovEß July 16, 1862. Bblating "to the
VALIBITT or USfSTASPBD iNSTEffMENTS EXkdtTTEb'FESt— •
vious to Jan. 1,1883. Sbction24. And be it fur
ihtr enacted, That the 95th section of the sot entities
“An act to provide internal revenue to support the Go
vernmentand [to] pay interest on the pnblic debt,” apt
proved jfffiy 11,1862, Be so amended, that no instrument;,
document, or paper, made, Edgned, or Issued prior to the
-Ist day ot Jannary, 18®3; without being dufy stampad; or
having thereon an adhesive) etomp to denototbie duty im- *
poeed thereon, shall for that oats* bo deemed invalid and:
of no effect: Provided,, however, That no instrument, do
er men t, or paper shall be admitted or used as evidence in
any court, until the game sht 11 have been duly stamped;-
nor till tbe bolder thereof shall Hare proved to the satis
faction of the court that he has paid to tbe collector or'
deputy collector of the district wttßin which such court
iWBe held, the sura of S 5 for the use of the United'
States '
. Is! Be fere ncr id- Hearing of Appeals' ut As
sessors,—Assefsors are not to give fifteen days to each
county, bnt only to much time after the expiration of
the notice as may he necessary. Quite likely a day of
two may suffice, as In some counties there may be no ap
peal. The hearing will be summary and brief. Ooudbsl
should not'be allowed in ordinary cases to argue matters
at length. , ?
In Beferense to Produce Dealers—Persons buy- !
ingprodnee, bnlter, eggß, &c„ and forwarding the same
to wholesale or commission.merchants to. be sold by
them, sre not subject to a license tax in consequence of
gnch bnytog; provided, they buy for themselves But,
if they buy for olheis, they are liable to the license, aa
commercial brokers.
Hubsrrtmbn and Tree DealebB.—Nurserymen are
; required to take out licenses, as wholesale or retail deal--
err, as the ease may be ;.and tree dealorß, who;buy.to
sell again, if they peddle tbelr trees, must take put licenses
as peddlers, and also as dealers, if they have phtces of
- business.
HOW GENEHAL BUTINSIDE KETBEATS—A
wounded soldier,’whoserved in Burniide’g expedition in
North Carolina, mentions that at Newborn, On'One oc
casion, pirn troops,' on; account of the numerous bat
teries ih'ey bad to' encounter,, becoming discouraged,
were falling back ; an Officer rode up iu haste to Burn
side, and asked if he would order a retreat. “ Betreat!”
said Burnside. “ yes, right into the face of the enemy.
That is how I want you to retreat ” A forward move!-
ment was Immediately ordored, and, by a forward, re
treat. onr troops carried all before them, driving the
enemy from their entrenchments, end capturing til their
gtrouglioldß. "
NEW JEB9EY EDITOBIAL CONVENTION—A
special meeting .of the Hew Jersey Editorial Association
is to be held at lower Temperance Hall, Trenton, on
Thnnday, December 4, at 11 o’clock A.M. The call
sajs: “The late extraordinary rise of;seventy-five per
cenf.'ih the price of printing paper, and a heavy advance
in the price of-printing materials generally, demands
some -action;on the’part ;of newspaper publishers; and
hence, at! the request of several members.of the assooia
..tion’this meeting’la called* for, the purpose of taking
these matters into consideration, togeiheF with such
: other business as may properly come before the associa
tion’. All Hew. Jersey newspaper publishers, editors, re
porters; shd printers are earnestly requested to be pre
sent,.and tafce’part in the business of the meeting;”
- STEAMBOAT WRECKED —The steamer Eugene,
from .Cairo to Memphis, with heavy freight and full oabin
: passengers, ran on a wreck near Plnm Point, ten miles
above Fort-Pillow, yesterday (Wednesday) evening a
wer k, at half past eight o’clock. She sank to hurricane ;
roof in ten minutes. Moat of the cabin passengers were
. saved ; ’tbe number lost is not yet Known! though it ia
estimated by the clerk! at twenty-five. Those that are
caved clurg to the week until next morning, when they
w ere taken off by tbe steamer Tigress. A few weretaken
to tbe shore In a y'Bwi. By the upsetting of stoves, fire
broke out three times, and came near eonsumlngall-on
board. Aa soon as the confusion began, a gang of • river
ibieves commenced; breaking open trunks, boxes, and
car pet sacks, and a number of pockets were picked.
,-A NEW EXPLOSIVE—It is beUeved that fulmi
nating merimry and similar explosive substances can be
used, in warfare, and experiments are said to be now in
operation to . secure that difficult’ desideratum—safety
from premature explosion. Able chemists say that they ■
sip sanguine that Yankee Ingenuity will overcome alt ..
ohstacies.to the use of ah article before which Iron -plated
ibipa will be powerleis. ’
GEN. MoCLELLAN;—The"Trenten Gazette of Tues
day states that GenerarMcOlellan left that city or the
day preceding, to transact some business in Hew .York,
It adds: “Tbe curiosity to see the General appears to
have died out, and we beer verylittle.on the subject.”
CONNECTICUT'S BEVENUB.—It is estimated that
tbe State of Connecticut wiH furnish two millions of
dollars revenue per annum under the United States tax
law. . I .■ " ~ _ ■.
SOME of the ahinplaaters circulating in Western New
York are made.payable at Utica next July, In Btrawber
:ries,f/tteoihP.h^.» l, */ a ’*;". : ;;'! .
DB. HOLMES playfully limits 'the necessities of Ufa'
in these wartimes to .“bread and the newspaper.”
OAK is being out to large quantities on the mountain,
near Mancheater, Vt. ; for the Otiiforuja market