The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1866, Page 5

ot WASHINGTON. Oficial Statement of the Pubiie Debt to the Ist of August. Meerease of Over Twenty-nine Mil- lions Siace the ist of June. -Interesting Miscellaneous Finan- cial Matters. ‘Swarms of Office Seckers Besieging the White House. “Important ‘Preesury Regulations Under the New ‘Internal Revenue Law, &e. &e. Wasmxctox, August 4, 1866, The Public Debt. The following statement of the public debt of the ‘nited States on the 1st of August, 1566, is published :— DERT BEARING COM INTEREST, Pive por cent bonds. .. zs #195,241,100 Six por cont bonds of 1267 and 1665.....1.” 15'323)501 “ix per cont bonds of 1441........... «288,784,100 “ix per cont five-twenty bonds * 742,520'060 Total 242,028,441 $6,042,000 . 118, ix per cont bonds. . porary Jou ee year compound interest Hot Vhree year aeventy-tbirty notes Total........ on Matured debt not prosented for paymen’ DENT WEARING NO INTRKESE 868,050 , 961, 725 8,684,138 16, 408,180 $149,449,046 0, 416,008 Debt toss casa in Treasury on Aug 1866. # Reduction......... the foregoing ix a corre ieht, av appears from the books in the department on the Ist of 4 HUCH McCULLOCH, Seeret ment of the public ial Treasurer's returns to-day were as follows:—-To tho Assletant Treas urers nt New York and Roet 2100,000, and to national banks and individ country, The prating div during that period ¢ $364,100 in Unie our: a cancelled by the redemption division war The disbursements of the Treasury during the week -uding to-day, on recount of the several nated depart- meats, were as follows:—War Deparument, 133; Navy Department, $429,489; Interior Department, $70,410, Total, $774,0: The following slatement exbibits the amount of fands in the cash vault of the Treasury at the close of to day's hited Statoa notex, legal tender, $6,860,000; national frank notes, $2,759,428; fractional currency, $419,683. Total, $9,979,105, Treasurer Spinner holds in tret for national banks Waited States securities for the following amounts:—As securily for efreutation, $829,100,700; ae security for ament deposits, $38,340,500, Total, $907,441,200, ational bank ctrreney to the amvunt of $767,7 wus issued by tho Acting Comptroller of the Carrency during the week, making the tolal amount of this cur- yeney tsaced up to date $256,504, 545. The receipts from custome at the four prince pal ports (ue United States for the time sta: ‘ York, from 7th to Zit of July Reston, from July 21 to 28. Hattimore, from July 21 to 2 Philadelphia, from July 21 . $5990, 86 iniernal revenue to-day were Swarms of Office Seckers: ‘There has been the usual rush of offles seekers and ‘their friends atthe White House to-day. In order to dispose of the erowd more expeditionaly the doors were thrown open for a promiscuous reception at an unnsually eariy hour, and business wan rushed throvgh om the first come first served principle. Appointments. ‘The following appointments nnounced for he Tere ritory of Dakota;—Governor, Andrew J. Faulk, vice Ea- munds; Associate Justice, John W, Noyle, Receiver of Assistant Scoratary of the Navy Faxon left frown this morning for a brief vacation, Secretary MeCulloch, with bis faruily, left Washington this evoning fora short tour of recreation. Ho will be Senate. A. P. Gorman has been removed from the position af stor of the United states Sunt», his distuimar to “(ake effect on the It proximo. ‘freneury Keguintions under the New ant evenne Law Phe following regulations under recent lawy Mave Just cron promulgated : cmeebaR No. 49. Teaasuny Darartans , Ovsi6r Iyrerxat, Revecr, astixatox, July 30, 1848. fire’ —By tho act of July Ibe, the following rates of tax are in ou mAnU- factured tobaccn, cigars. cigaretior, ehoroote an snuff, to wit:—On ceveudish, plug, twist, fine ent showing tobacco, and all otner kind® of manufa tured fobarco, not elwwhere enumerated, per pound, forty cents; On Wine cut shorts, per pound, thy Ri 3 TEN aE AO. Ts LETTE Pc LIE a POT PRS, Sle NO SLE AERIAL ID. GLEE ADOLIE A LELER I GEN emis; on tobsceo twisted by hat, or reduced from eat into a condition ty be consimed without the tne of any wachive or instroment, and wrhout being prewod, sweetened or otuerwive prepared, per pound, , te teamed thirty cents; on smokin. butted, per pound, forty King io it storms, pet po tions, manufactured 0: tobacco, when pre tabar ed for use, per on cigars, Cigareues and chery te, | Known, the marked .alue of which 1 not over eight dol- Jane per thousand, per thousand, two dollars; on cigars, cigarettes, cheroota, &e., the market vaive ot whieh is ver eight dollars and notever th sand. per thourand, four dollars ; cheroota, Re, the market valne of whieh i= dollars per thou-nnd. per thousand, four dollars, am sddition thereto an ed tn tax of twenty per centum | on cigars, cigareties, ro, upon market vai Secund—Smokin.. tubacco, if mannfactored er cut in auch @ manner as to nelude the entire atem and without ying Hvceteued is lixble only toa tax of yer pound; if kay portion of the teaf is removed, whether it be from tie top by entting actors the sem oF “rom the wide or wide by cutting im tho direction of the siom, and sich porton eo removed is man factured sither with of without #& cetening, ach toba co te liable ‘o the duty o° forty cetits per pound. Thirdly the term “market y stood (he price at which ch athe market iv tue ptee at which the cigars &c., are wold 1 $8 per thom-and the tax te $2; if meb price ts $10 per thousand the tax is $4 and in off caves where * must bo under. | gars &¢., are cold for more thao $12 per thousand ax ig four dollars more one-il'th of such price, Br example, cigars, Ac, * ctively for $25, 340, $50 or $76 por thoueand ary bi $9, $12, $14, of G19 housed tax. Pourth—The tat on tobaces, enaT and eigare ue spon the rote or removal from ihe plac bared ant aroun of intem removed to a bond d warchour alt tobarno, snuff and cigars which have buen manuafar cared, ag Well a8 of that upon Which ile tax hes accrued, 19 on OF before the tenth dey of each month, AN! manufactured tovacco, enuf and «| hofore ben, axed oF removed for consumption, mast bo ins ected auy 4 of stamped, aud all ciary mast be packed to dons OF p packages, exoopt wher) the maker of ctgare ie wathorized to packed, after the same have beon counted by an aseistant anessor © an inspector, and a certificate hes been received therefor, To this case the purchaser is required to pack the name in bores or pmckages, make return of them, and, wolose removed to a bonded warehouse, pay the tax thereon witbio Aftoen days ye oighty-seventh section of the act of June 90, 1864, ag amended by the art of July 13, 1896, requires re of Hko quality are selling collector of the district, with approved sureties, for the faithful perfor of ail the requir~ ments of the law, The collector will give to the manufacturer of tobacco or cigars, on receiving his bond, a certificate, on form forty-one, movies the number of different machines used by him, the number of nan sepiored in making cigars, om which the amount of said bond bas been determined. Blank forms for such statoment, boud and certificate, will be furnished from this office, and assessors and collectors are particularly charged with the execution of these pro- visions of the law, = Sizth—Tho assistant ussessor of each division if Te- quired (o record ina book to be kept for that parpos: tho name of every person, firm, company or corporation mene im the mavufacture of tobacco, snuff or cigars in bis division, with the place whore the manufacture is carried on and ths place of residence of the person or persons engaged thereia, and under the name of each manufacturer he will enter also an abstract of his monthiy returns, A similar recor’ for the entire col- lection district is required to be kept by each assessor, Seventh—The manufacturer's statement of inventory required to be made on the first day of January of each year, or at the timo of commencing buainese, and the account of al! bis purchases and sales Kept in book form, ure to be made under the new law substantially as re- quired heretofore. An additional and important item, however, is to be entered in his book each month, vis: the total amount of goods manufactured, aa well as goods sold and removed. An_ abstract of all purchases, sales and removals must be furnished to thea ssistant assessor, on form No. 62, on or before the tenth day of each mont. Highth—Section ninety of the act of Juno 20, 1864, as amended by the act of July 13, 1866, provides that manufactured tobacco, snuff or cigars may be transi red without payment of the tax to a bonded warehouse cetablished fa conformity with the law and the Treasury regulations, under guch rules and regulations and upon the execution of such trai yo bonds or other security as may be prescribed by the Commissionor of Internal Revenue, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, said bond or other security to be taken by the collector of she distriet from which auch removal is made, ‘he (ax on civars, cigarettes and cheroots being ievied and assossed partly on the basis of a specific tax and partly ad valorem, ren- dors {t pecesgary that ai! cigars, cigarettes and cheroots shalt bo appraised before they aro removed to a bonded wareb ‘and no collector will tasue @ permit for the removal of any Cigars in bond until he bag received from. the assessor or nasistant assessor a statement of the value of such cigars, ae estimated by him, which value, together with the number of cigars, must be distinetly marked upon: the package in which the cigars are contained, The basis on which such approved value is made ‘must be the price at which cigars, cigareties or cheroots of like quality are selling in the market at the time the appraisal ts made; and whenever cigars, clanrottes or cheroots aro removed from bond for consumption the tax ix to be computed upon the appraised value as specified in the bond or permit end marked or stamped upon the | boxes or packages contaming the cigars, cigarettes or eberooty. It being of the highest importance that a cor- rect valuation or appraisement should be mado ia all cases Where Cigare, cigarettes, &c., are reinoved in bond, tho assessor who iixes such valuation should avai! hiro: self of every meane at his command to become acquainted with the cost of produotng the cigars, &e., and their market value. ‘fhe Iuw makes it the daty of the Inspector or the assessor to appraise cigars, &e, Ia no case can this duty be discharged by any ot er person. But in case the man ‘Jactarer 18d ssut sfied with the valuation raade by the tnspcetor or assessor, it may be well that both the inspector and assessor should examine the sine, and, if possible, agree upon the proper valuation so to be given, Nint)—Sertion ninety-two of the act of June 20, 1864, as amended by the act of July 13, 1866, requires that every eigar maker I procure from the aasistany assessor of the division in which he resides, a permit (form No, 71) authorizing him to carry on the business of cigar making, aud If he makes cigars in any other division than the one in which he re- sides he must procure the indorsement of the assistant assessor of such other division to be de upon his per- mit. This section aleo requires every pemon making cigars under such permit to keep an accurate ac nount, i a book, of all cigars made by him, for whom tade and their kind or quality, and on’ the first Monday of every month to deliver to the asaist- aut assessor of the Uivision a copy of such account verided by oath or affirmation. “Assistant assessors are particularity charged to see thet these provisions of law are complied with; that every cigar maker ia his division has a permit,’ Keeps accouat of the number, Kind and quality of cigars made by him, and if made for any other porson, tue vame of the person for whom the same are made, and hie place of business, and that on the first Monday of each month he delivers a copy to him of sash record, ‘The asaistaut assessor {8 also par- ticularly charged to see that overy mannfacturer of to. sfurniehes the eworo statemont as eighty-seven, and makes his inveus tory and koops an accurate account, in book form, of his porchases, manufactures, suits, remevals, &¢., as re- by section nmety; and avy nectect on the part of tant awessors in these particulars, or of inspectors personally to” perform the daties aesizned to them, wi be doomed Just cause for removal from oifllce, Ten h—Belore cigars, Cigareties of cuoroota are ro- moved for gale or confuraption, they must be inspected and have a stamp affixed to a7 box or package in whick they are contained; and tt will be the duty of the in- spector, whenever he inspects any cigars, &€., except wliero the same aro removed toa bonded warehouse, to make an appraisal of such cigars, and at the same time to examine the manufacturer thereof or his agent under oath, the oath to be reduced to writing and signed by the manufacturer of his ageot, in order to ascertain whether such manufec- turer bas any interest, direct or indirect, in apy sale that bas been made, or any regale to be made of cigars, cigarettes or cheroots sold ata price less than the ap- praised Valuw'ion, by the cous@eiment of whieh he seeks to obtain a fatee,' fraudalent or deceptive valnation on hte vo the tax assessed. For this t form No. § will be used. Om @he firet a Monday of each month, or oftener if required by the aaseagor, the jospector must return to the assessor of his district o separate and distinct account of the weight and kind of tobacco or snuff inspected by him, the gumber of cigars, cigarettes and cheroots in- spected and starnped, and their appraised valine. He ie required also to «ve im his return the nemes of the per- seri#, firms, companies and corporations for whom he inspected any tobacco, snuff or cigars, and keep an ac- curate account of ali stamps used or placed on boxes or packayes coutaming cigar: market as determined by an bona fide of tho cigars, is the basis on which the ad valorem tax will be aasessed ; but before assessing tax on a return of cigars made by the manufacturer or his agent, fore. man or othor mn in his behalf, at a leas value than that Oxed by inspector, the a-sesvor will make such examination as shall satisfy hira as to the truth of the facta, Hleventh—It will be the of every officer tl sairrtrore bumber and it value of the same od with whose hands cigars may pasa while correspo! the number and value contained In the bond and stated in the permit given by the collector. All etgara, on being withdrawn from bond for consumption, must be inspected and stamped by the inspector of the district in which the bonded warehouse: ia situated. This will be necessary in all cases, in order to protect (he cigara from liaollity to aeimre and forfeiture. Cigars, cigarettes and eheroots which shal! be in bonded warehouses on the Ist day of August, 1866, will be subject to the tax of $10 per thoueand. Twe f'i-By the recont Tariff act it ia made the duty of officers of the ourtoms to inspect and stamp all im- ported cigars before they are withdrawn for con: «mption ; but under the ninety-first section of the act of June 20, 1404, a» amended by the act of July 1%, 1866, all Im. ported cicars which are fold of pass out of the hands of the umperier without the inapection marke or gantys afixed are liable tw seizure forfeiture, and it will be the duty juternal revenue officers to take notice of any infringe. of the law in this teapect in regard to imported equally aw in the case of cigars of domestic manu. Thirventh—Ry the eighty-ninth section it is provided that ia all cases where tobacco, anulf or clgers are manu: factured on commiswon of shares, or where the materials are furnished by one party and manufactured by anotuer, or where the mauy- factured articles ate received in payment for junteria! fornwhed, the aeses or may axseas the taxes on articles so made upon the party for whom they are made, iT Ls wLom they are delivered, or upon the person or arty makin the same, as the assessor shall deem bert for the collection of the revenue. This section gives dis. cretionary power to the assesor; which he ts ex| ad to use, in all cases where the perton making cigars’ i= areeognizod manufactnrer, gaving given bond for the performance of all requ: nts of the iaw, the tax on all aricies made for him should be aseemeed upon him; but where they are made for parties who are not known ax mannfacturers, avd have pot given bond, the tax should, if possible, be collected from the maker of the ariicies, In every case where an assessor re- coves a rotura sent to him from the assess or of another district he should acknowledgr the receipt of such retura’ and immediately proceed to owes the tax on the same, oe though the cigars tad been mannfactured im his district. If the person or party for whom the articles were manufac tured i# not found in bis district, he will immediatety notify the aescavor from whom be has received the re- torn of such fact that the tazes may be colleeted of the maker of the mame, KE. A, ROLLINS, Commissioner. Concerning Spee! Taxes Under the Act of duly 13, 18668, EIRCTLAR WO, 40. Treesscay Deraatacet, Orr ov Lemar Revesor, 1 Waseminoton, duty it, 1568." f Atiantion ja hereby eniled to the ebanges made in the Intorwal avenue relating to hoenses by the set of 1508, which net goes into effect, so Lat ax Kpne ded for in vaid ect aro coucerned, on the Lat of August, 1563. Licenses are abolished and @ rpecial tax is subetiiited therafor By the provi of ection olghty it becomes the duty of aw#eeors to reassens aay firm or company holding leense, for any oxcens of tho special tax rubstitated therefor over the license tax which hae been paid, from the Ist day of Auguct, ratably, up to the lat day of May, 1867, provisious persons baving @ tieense ag wholesale deal- era in liquor, brewers, distillers and proprietors of gift enterprans will be Hable to reassesement from the Ist day of August, 1866, Every wholesale dealer in liqno-s, who hae paid bal $50 for bis lloense will be y liable to reasserament for tho nine months NEW YORK HERALD. SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2966. ae ‘son who is engaged in the manafacture oF for sata of auy artictes or compounds, or who up tor sale in with his name or trado thereon, any or compounds, is liable under the new law to Special tax as a manufacturer, Producers of ornamental and fruit trees und charcoal, welling the same at wholesale, by themselves or autho- Tized agents, at places other than the place of produc. tion. are exempt (rom special tax in 2 All boats, barges and flats not used ayaa tn | pas Benger, nor propelled by steam or suila, which are or towed by boats or horses, and used exclusively for opting coal, oil, mine. rals or agricultural products to market will be assessable under the new law with an Sunual special tax from and after the expiration of the time covered by their present ourolment fees and toonaye duties in lou of such fees and duties, Such boats of « capacity exceeding twenty-five tons and not srccoding oue hundred tons will be “sub- ject to a spocial tax of five dollars, and when exceeding on» hundred tona to # epecial tax of ten doliars, sald tax to be assessed a8 _ other special the liubility of the proprietors to special carriers or agents, when doing busin s¥ as described In ‘agraph fifty of section seventy nine of the act of june 20, 1564, av amended by the act of July 13, 1866. Wholesale doaiers are required, ag soon as the ataount Of their cales within the year exceeds $50,000, to make monthly returns of sales to the assistant assessor and Lr the tax on rales monthly, as other monthly taxes aro paid; in estimating the amount of sales, any sales made by or through unothor wholesale dealer, need not in be estimated and included as sold by the party for whom tho sale was made, Wholesale dealers now holding license based on a certain amount of sales, will be liable to make monthly revurns of sales as soon as their sales exceed the amount named in the licenso; wholesale dealers in liquors, as soon as their sales shall reach an amount which is leas than the basis of their license by the sum of $37,500, The bond required of lottery dealers ig further condi- tioned by the new law that ihe dealer will pay the tax imposed by law on the gross receipts of bis sales, and the managers of avy lottory now or hereafter existing can give the bond required. Cattle brokers should be assessed on the excess of sales over $10,000 in the samo manner as of wholesale dealers. Under the new law, every person, other than one having paid tho special tax as a comm cial broker, or cattle broker, or wholow le dentor, or retail dealer, or pedier, whose occupation it ts to. buy or rell age cultaral or farm products, and whose anntial sales do . not exceed ton thousand doliars, is to be regarded a pro- duce broker. The payment of the special tax of a botet keeper per- mits the person so keeping 4 hotel, &e., t furnish the nocessary food for tho animals of travellers or scjourn- ers without the payment of an additional special tax as a liv ry stable keepor. Lawyers who have paid a special tax ay such, are ¢: empted under paragraph twenty-five from paying the spocial tax ae real estate agonte, Af (ho annnal receipts of an insurance agbnut shall not exceed coe huadred dollars a special tax of five dollars only is imposed under the new law, and the patigraph reialive to mentance brokers ix omitted, No »pecial ta is imposed by the now law for sell ag tickets or contracts Of insurance againat Injury to persons Apothecnries whe have pad te epecint tax as such are not required by the new law to pay the tax as retail dealers in liquors in conseqnence of se ling or dispensing upou physicions’ prescriptions the wines and spints oMcinal in tho United States or other nations! pharma- copuias in quantities not exceeding half a pint of either at one time, exceeding in aggregate cost vaiue the sum of $220 per annun No special tax is required of acornuon carrier by the new law, where the gross receipts do not oxeeed the stim of $1,009 perannom. Praymen and toamstere owning only oue dray oF teara Will Wot be Liable to (his tax, By proviso to section forty seven, of tho act of July 13, 1586, bre are exempted from special tax ax Wholesale dealors when selling at wholesale, even at & Place other than their browertes, malt Liquors manufac tured by them. Manual lubor schoo! and colloges are exempt from special fax as man . re the proceeds of tbe labor of such institutions are applied exciurizely to tue support aud maintenanes of such institutious (Section 1.) There is uo provision in the new law for refunding Neease taxes where thoy exces] the special taxes pro- vided by suid law in respect to the samo busi- nes; No person doing a business requirin, parioent of special tax under the new law shou! assessed therofor if he now holds a ticeuse covering a business of the saine nature, unlcea the epocial tax provided for exceeds the license tax, in which case the differ:uce of tax vhould be ussescd immediately, Re- caipts for epecia! taxes will be furmshed from this offica, No more heonses will be furnished. With alight alter tion recetpta for apecial taxes may be used as recip for license taxes agsessed under former laws. E. A. ROLLINS, Cowmesioner, Quarontine Regulations at ‘The following has been reveived at ment from the Consulate General of the Uaited States; — Havana, duly 25, 1966, 6 Ws. H. Skwann, Secretary of State, Washington, Him—Referring to my despatch, No, 217, Thave to ad vise that only vessels from New York have thus far been subject to the quarantine restrictions therein men- tioned; bat it will be applied to those from other parts of th: United States where the newspapers may report the cholera to exist. I bave not yet had an answer from the Captain General ou this eotject, but Lam informed tha’ the same was duiy rred to the Supe Board of Health, by which the resolution of the Board for Havana was inodified, The Captain General laat Saturday tol mo that very stringent erders had come to him from to Adopt mensurer against the introduction of cholera into his isiand. Tho saat yeasel from New York admitted to free pratique immediately wax the Morro Castle, which left that port the 4th inst, An Engliva bee, Which sailed seven days befure her, after fourteen S pasdaye, wae pot im quarantine. 9 steamers Daniel Webster and Eagle have boen subjected to the same and have not been allowed to land their paswengers nor cargoce while remains fo quarantine. The bills of bealth now toeued by the Hoard bere contaia the not. fleation that there are some cases of yellow fever and rg ie prevalent. I make this Known to the Mi of Baltimore aud New York by the steamer Cuba, which takes this wo the first naxacd port. IT have the honor to be, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant. THOR SAVAGE, Vaulted States Consul General. ‘The Wife of the Alleged Ferger Cooper. The lady whe was #0 unfortunately entrapped by the alleged forger Cooper was not Miss Julia Detrees, as stated, but a cousin of that lady, and a niece of the Public Printer. NAVY BULLETIN. Ruan Aowrest Bert Sarvrep.—At twelve o'clock M. yesterday Kear Admica! James M4. Beli, United tates Navy, recently promoted from the rank of commodore, run up bix bine flag with two stars to the mizseumast peak of the flagship Vermont. At the same tle Adg miral Rowan, commanding the United States «loop-or- war Madawaska, displayed bis colors in courtoons recog- nition of hie superior officer. The Kear Admiral’s tag was saluted with thirteen guns from the Vermont. Sub- sequentty the officers attached to the ctation and Navy Yard paid their respects in person to the commandant (Admiral Beil) ot hia residence, where mutual greetings were exchanged over a eomptuons collation served by the boat. Paowertoy.--Lientonant D, L, Braine has been ad. vanced to the grate of commauder iu the navy, by selec. ton, for efi-lent services and good conduct during th war. COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS Imitating Trade Marks, Neture Justices Keliy and Dowling. Nathaniel Moore was tried in the Court of Special Ses- sions yesterday, before Justices Kelly and Dowling, on charge of imitating trade marks. Mayor Cleveland, of Jorany City, veuti‘ied that be had been informed by the motnbers of a wholessle house that some of Dixon's stove polish was sold much below the market price. On making inquiries be found that (t was only an imitation, C..N, Seabury sated that he went into partnership with Mr. Moore about the 15th of March taet for the purpose of paanafacturing stove poliah and other articles; about the let of april they got some labels printed with the name of J. Ditoo & Co. on them; they had taken Jogal advice on the matter, and had been told that they could not be prosecuted anti! they had first received a notification to stop using the labels by the patenters, moore was fund § THe TARLEY TURNED Robert Harmilion and Kate Lyon were arraigned on a charge of stealing» wallet conte’ning small eam of money from J. Martine Polem Poterus was placed on (he stand and testified that he made the arqueintance of Kote im Bleecker etreet, and that he accompanied her to a houve of il fame in Greene street. After diverting bimeclf of his clothing the woman refused to have anything further to do with him. He serordingiy dressed himerlf and went of down = stalrr. hile doing so he noticed that somebody wae standing near one of the doors leading into the bedroom, and he believed was the person who stole his wallet, which he missed shortly afterwards, The complainant mked to stand for the pu of recognizing the prisoners of soy Steet porsecs fa ourt Ae ‘uing the parties ne stole b wallet. Strange to may, he could not fo so, and the two prisoners were to hum the groatent ers in court. Justice Dowling expressed himself very strongly on we Dowling © : the manner in wiich (he prosecutor had acted, in neg- lecting to appear (n court on & previous oerasion, and afterwards failing to \dentify rither of the accused tire. Justice Dowling was of opla'on that the case been seitied out of court and the ire prieseere were dis. Mo pa Polemus was Oued $25 for contempt of As kc aD SPER comm, LITERARY NOTICES. Axpesw Jounson, Pussipewe of the Unirep Srargs—He Live anp Sregouns, By Lilian Foster, Author of “ Way Side Glimpses, North and South.” Rechardaon & Co., Broadway. ‘This ia little more than a compilation, and those who expect from { any furthor insight tmto the charactor and private lie of its distinguished subject than we alroady possess wili bo disappointed, Mrs. Foster does not #eem to havo enjoyed any peculiar advantages to At her for the task of writing such a biography. So far as this portion of cho voluine ts concerned, therefore, it will ‘bo found meagre, and couflued to such details as wore to be gleaned from previous sketches, In presenting us with such judiciously solected extracts from Mr. Joun- son's specches and writings as place his course asa statesman in 3 ciear and unprejudiced hight before bis countrymen, tie volume will, however, do good service, The President's acts, i ia true, speak for thomselves, but there are vast mumbers im @ population like ours who judge of Public men solely through « party medium. For them this book is especiatly intended, It ia impos- ble for any one to read it without acknowledglag that no moro consistently patriotic and independent course has ever marked the conduct of @ public man than that which has been pursued by Mr, Johnson, Tho intro- ductory or biographical chapter extends from his birth at Ralvigh, on tie 29th December, 1808, to the 26th of January, 1864, when he issued hia guberuatorial pro- ¢lamation for @ Stato clection in Tennessee. Alter men- tioning the daring impromptu speech with which he “boldly confronted, answored and denounced,”’ Joderson Davis, when iho latter toolt leave of the Senate, it points out the contrast between the present positions of Davis and Johnson ag a moworable lessou in the history of na tions. It then records two notable incideuts in the carcor of Mr. Jolnson as military governor, illustrative of his personat courage, and ends with the conclasion that «man like hita who sets out in a political carcer without high birth, fortune, political infucnes or commercial interest at his back, determined not to be intimidated, discouraged or run dowa by any party, or fuction in Congress, and trinmpbs solely by his intellectual power over all im periments, must Leve the true eloments of greatness in his composition, Mrs. Foster tracos the sources of the educational influences which have developed and shapod the charactor of Mr, Jobneon, At home a futh qzeaths to him, when a ebild In his ffth year, the pri less memory of life sacrificed to wave that of a fe! being, and in his early manhood a loving wife continue: the lessons which a book (how filly chosen !—a caller. tion of specches by B nen), the gift of a friendly neighbor, had commenced when he waa a 'p tice boy. Then cane the struggles of daily toll—re- . indeod, by daily intellectual exerci#e—inatructive example jor ail youug workingmen, Finally and main ly—for this iv tho most striking and suggestive aspect of the case, alike to the political philosopher and to every practical man—we are shown how life under a government of the people, by the people and for the people, notwith standing al! prevont defects and disadvantages, cxn edu cate, aud ia this conspicuous instance has educated, an n citizen, qualifying him gradually for the highest office tn the gift of his fellow cltizens—nay, for a lofty Listorle position such as no hereditary monarch or ei tive emperor could over oceupy, Darr, A Sea SHows Toy, any oTnen Porus, By George Arnold. Ticknor & Fields, Bost ‘This pretty litle volume ts a graceful tribute to, the memory of one of the most gifted, gen d promising young writers that this country has produced. In the preface by his iriend, Mr, Winter, we find told ws all that is interesting to know of his brief career... The manner of the telling issimple, manly aud touch’ng, It will bring moisture to the eyes of all who had the privi- lege of poor Arnold's acquaintance, Feexuxy Manor. By Mrs. Mackenzie Daniels, au- thor of Marrying ior Money. Mrs. Daniels, stories bave had a futt share of neces in England. We confess that wo have never peon great admirers of them, There is in general « want of earnost next in them that deprives them of that claim ou our eympathios which wgrks of true genine mast ever pow sess, Fernley Manor ia hardly an excoptton to this enti cism, It ia clever na certain sense, obtains a fair bold on our interest, and leaves us satisfied with the denove- ment, But oll this does not make \t a story to tive in the memory. Wo are not of thow who believe thot the mis sion of a work of this kind t to be rend, flung aside and forgotten, No novel im our opin:on is worth reading that i# not wumh remembering. Tar Lapy’s avy Genrerman’s Screven or ie To Pree ‘count D'Orsay and the Peterson & Brothers. low Ent 3 IN countess Philadel. Theva is much in this revived edition of a once popu. tar book that Ls slily and o good deal that is amusing In the contrast which it prosents between the social ideas oud asages prevailing when it was @ritten and those that prevail now, it i¢ even instructive, a guide to the usnges of vociety, in the hands of aa Atnericun it ia sitaply out of place, We have established a code of manners that diifers in many evsential respects from that of Rurope. We can scarcely be deemed leas nice oF eentitive on polata of good breeding, but we do not carry etiquette to such absurd extremes as are prace Used abroad, dhe Furopean may be called ceremonial; wars t natural politeness, No people can become the siaves of forma without losing their manliness and indepeudtouce, Jexxy Amunose, on Lire ran Fastrew Sravra. Peterson & Brothers. Philadelphia. This narrowly tissed being a good story. It hee pointa cf interest that, judiciously worked up, would have rendorod ita tale of consideruble merit. As it in it is very readable, Worse novels often Sad favor. Aust Hovon's Kexrsage: A Cnarten Prow Drew, Mre. J. Sadlier, Mensers, D. & J. Susllier & Co., New York. This volar from the prolific and alway» Catholic pea of Mrv. 80 Faithsul fuarretes in very affecting, and, perbay ir, the trials and experiences of an Inwh , after beiny laoded at the Battery, New York, in ciroutpstances, # takeo off W an inslitation te aaeidnousty taught to forget, despise and faith im which bis father and mother died. “Removed to the Wert!’ at the instance of the mn ora, he i preserved, through the inter ference of a faithful Catholic, from the hidevus chance of marrying b's own wister, who had been sent there by the same agency, both of them haying had their names od in the New York Ketreat, The tale i# really ne, and we trast haw po more serious founda. afforded by the braim of We fair au he where ridicule the religiou ban ‘abel tion than tha thorens. SERIALS. ‘The Catholic World for August, «vente number, third volume, contains half'a dozen original articles, each of value, The selections of translated articles have been made in careful manner, and go to wustain the repatas tio of this cleverly conducted periodical, NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. dersey City. ‘Tae Porvo Reowes Oren. —At » late hoor Fray night 8 gang of desperados broke open the pound, setuing the dogs confined therein lone, a# well as otber anima ‘The canine tribe scattered sround in packs amd, roaming jackals emaciated by hun) coare Wo rome spot where they coul tite. Tax Cranore Agareer Potcmer —At the meeting of the Voliee Comminioners on Friday evening policeman Joseph Smith was adjodged guilty of offering « margeon $5 ax a bribe to report favorably upom hiv plryrical cowdi- tion. The accused wan fined three days’ poy, The charges of neglecting hs doty preferred againet potion. man Amsden wets sustained, but the decivion wma re. verved, Chanceman Dennings case #ae portponed. The caw against officer Camphel damisced. The wires serutiny Which the Cotammnovers have determined to carry into every come of alleged violation of duty i« urifying the foree from many of rad cai defects ine ited from the jatity of the wld syste A Feearroat o# Fine —The ferryeat New York, while on her forty minutes part one P.M. trip to Jersey City from Cortlandt street slip, took fire aboot the engine. The machinery was mopped, and she arifies down with # ntrong th J relieves by ing bente and towed to the Jersey € P The trip occupied alment an hour, The fire wes extinguihed with the seistance Of cveral passengers Without any material dumage Laing done. cat ate their appe Newark. Deara ov Jevet Pramon This gentleman, whe was ttrock with paralysis on Friday, expired at noon yenter. day, (nthe Oth year of bis age, He was for many Acetiyart ro 4 Vrnemas.—A Seman nemed Curistion Retagin, of reemer No, 6, hed bis arm broken yester. day morning The menmer was used in filing © cistern ©. the Biocer wk mencfartust in Bonk sleet. aad when aptng With cree fee on ae him oa the arm. The engine had suddealy etartad ciTY POLITICs. The 1, °@ ves and Fishes in the Croten Bourd— The P Utical Combination Over the Patron. age ot the Department. What is to be Effected .¥y the Changes-The Ins aud the Outs—Burat® Of Ansensments eo Ci lea ‘The local politica’ have been wonderfully exercised during the past week @V¥er the developments around the Croton Board and the Xtureau of Asscvsments, Events tm that quarter have beer? somewhat significant, but we apprehend not so much so as those eugaged in bring- ing them about anticipate, nor suificient to cause tho commotion that seems to have boen stirred up by the changes mado. It is true that deep laid combinations have besn made, extending to the legsiation for next winter, packing con ions for the benefit of Governor Fenton and a certain candidate for Lieutenant Gevernor, as well asthe division of the democratic Foie in one or two of the down town ward», But schemes like thege are more likely to recoil upon the originators than they are to accomplish what ix intended, Ia the end, therefore, they only aflect those iaterested in sharing the distribution of the loaves and debes for the time being and those who have beea turned vat in the cold to make room for the new comors. REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENTS Tt sooms that ® combination bas been foried between Waldo Hutchings and the faction of radicals which he operates with, on ono hand, and the present President of the Croton Board and certain detmocrate, once in Tan many Hall and now outside, in which several changes have been made in the most iportaal pooitions in tua! department. These chavaes const in (ho removal of Wm, H. King, democrat, holding the p of Wator Registrar, at a calary of $9,600 per anuum, and the appointment of William H. MeKioney, rudical, io his place. The removal of Willian (. Rhodes, democrat, Assistant Water Regiatrar, at a salary of $2,000, and the »pulmtinent of Alexander MeLeod, radical, recently ro moved from the Custom House through the intluenoe of Paymond for his ra@icaliem, Also the removal of Dr A. LB. Rolling, Tammany demoorat, Water Purveyor, at a salary of $9,500, and the appointment of William Walsh, anti-Tammany democrat, formerly a permit clerk, in hie nd the appointinent of Joseph Brounan, radical 48 perinit clerk, to fill the vacancy caused by the pro motion of Walsh, These aro all the changos that hed 2 place boon made up to the last accounts How many more are to follow it ix imposaiblo at present to tett, MONIPICANOR OF THK AVPAIN, changes on tho face {ndicate nothing moro than the fact that a few domocrats are turned out to moge room for ra But there is ascheme bebind all this not seeu by the goueral public which places the whole affair in « different Hight, {t ia simply a movement on the one hand to secure the extension of the term of ofttes of the President of the Board by the next Logista- ture, and to enable Mr. Hutchins to secure the eleo- Uon of delegates from this city ws Lie State Convention in September, in favor of tho renomination of Governor Featon, with Waldo Mutchine aa the candidate for Ligutensat Governor on the same tleket. The combina tion does not etop with the Croton Board, but extends to the Bureau of Asvesemente, and efforts are also being mate to bring departments of the city government into the arrangement, under the threat that uuless Wey consent to oxcat this programme an iavestigation will be had in thelr afairs, In the frat place it shows that the Governor in using the power verted in him to correct the abuses im Gus vliy, not for the purpose of bringing about the reform aeked Cor by the public, bat to force the perties into a combination to support his re-election, in compliance with which he vill overtook all their corruption and tet tuem go unme- Tested. Such Is the outline of the programme, Now as to its details other TTY, LEGISLATION. The present President of the Croton Hoard laa deme erat, and during the last two years hay lad great troable toretain bis place, but has overcome all opposition His tarm expires some the daring next December, but by a law of last sergion the Croton Board we given the power to Lil all Facancies in the Board, irrespective of any other branch of the city govetument, a* heretofore Up to that time all vacancies were filled by the Mayor and coufirmed by the Aldermen. ‘This new proviewn now interpreted by those in this movesent aa giving the Board power to appoint the auceessor of Mr. Stepheur when hs term expires, And by making Lbis urreugement with the friends of Governor Fenton it |) understood that stephens will be re-appointed by the balance of the Koard, and if any difficulty ariaes, Jovernot Fenton will soe that the Legislatare ratifies the act, sat extend his terin ae may at that time be considered beet, 1 wor at one time asserted that his term would bo extended at an extra seasion of the Legislature called to ratify the conatitational amendment, but thie idea of an extra session has beeg abandoned by the repubiloans for tue present, Even if it bad not, all calls for an oxtra xession have (0 state the object of the meeting, amd no bovine can be taken up not ypeeiiied in the call, The comet) tuo specially protibite the transaction of any other bnsiness, and \t is not probable that the Governor would be bold enongh to specify 4 move of thie kind in # call for an extra gemion. The other mode of accomplishing it ie probably the real one, To carry out the programme it was found necessary for Stephens to make his alliance with the radicals. Certain democratic of} who affinities are with the managers of Tammany Ha! therefore been notified to leave that the!r places may be Ulled by thore who will arvist the movomeont. WHAT THE SEW APPORCTERS ARE REPECTED To 9, Mr. MeKennoy, the new Rogintrar, Isexpected to aevist im this combination by manipulating the election of the delegates from the Bevesth ward to the State Convention and securing Fenton and Hatchins es delogatrs from that locality; Mr. MeLeod to perform the sane dution im the Sixteenth sud Ninth wards, and to especially nee hie efforts against the clection of Mr. Raymon’ ant any person to the Logialature of Congress from that ection of the city identified either with Weed or Jobneon in- wrest, Mr. Walsh, on anti Tammany democrat, Ie pro mnoted on the ground that he isa power la the Fourth and Sixth wards, and will be able to counteract the ins fluence of Comptroiier Brennan and neutra'ire the demo cratic voto in these wards at the potly, by so dividing the Vote that ite great majonty for local aud legishe. live candidates will be destroyed. In addition to this the orean of Assorements, the political portion of which i# run by Williamson, tw to take charge of other districts in order that the scheme may be muccessfal, Mr. Ovtiwol!, the Charman of the Republican Arte ciation in the Kighteenth ward ha» been appoimted Deputy Amersor the place of Conover, Mr, Ouiwell, from bie portion os Chairman of the Ward = Amocmtion, hae the power to appole the imspectors for the primary meetings of that ward, In these ineetings the inepector really reget Ue delim gates, The rank and file of the party, it Ws true, come up and vote, but the innpectore have their inetrections before hand who must be elected, and they always elect them in some way, Votes or no votes This lw the of doing things at the primary meetings tm thie ety Yet in the fnce of then tacts Me © delegates are elected by the people, which (how secret know irs grawd humbug The fact that Ottow has the appointment of these delegation is comsdered Certain (hed the delegeten to Syracuse from the Right eenth wart will be Venton and Hotehine, (er oringing abother distiet (to the combination Feveral more ar provided for, aud ont bemng made with other departmenta i for the pur yom for tho elections in tae other dinteiets, a1 thine recure a united Fenton ¢ tegat om thie ety This presente ail the phases of this conmbuns mal aa it hae Leon What remains yet in the beck groomd tim tetnrtnine, Mie the enum 4 oar beak polkiians ( feather thei own p sod shows just bow mech prineiple there is in cer cy politicians of bow mech they care for Uae pub he « >t fr evelepet alone 99 Potiticn in this city sae (0 into any combination that Will advance Ur mterests thew beat (nents ef today are bicket tomer fow ifthey can only make anything by tbe operation, Avetot men willl Genounes and expos» that robbing the Oly (Cay, and the peat dey connect Uvenn felvew with # Hing that lw plundering the city of ite thouwnts where the other did ite hondreds, ema thet too os complacentiy as thongh they were ationd img @ prayer meeting Boch t@ Oy Heli polite Party oletioe @ pothing bet © plot for the defen ao their ove party at any time, if they can only wee how they on make sey money by 1 This of) may be very nice for these Whe menage thee to get into office eat hare (he plamder, Dut # death te tbe ty eed temas to poliisenl morale, One of the worat features of ai) th ie the Oe whith Governor Fenton and hit friwuds ore makiog of the euthority vested ie him by the last Legs latare t reform our cy government. th wows thet ineteed of COT LDg (he abuses be le moras erro me — them ap for the purpove ot suring votes in the Cegd ends. How will extend tt in difficuit to nay. city do ents before it is over, re cuificieat to show its character cause of the commotion around the City past week. during We Mortis Kloin, one of the pereons who was 0 sovorety seaided by the excape of steam from the boiler whicm exploded in the wugar refinery of Mesers, Harris & Co, 26 and 28 Leonard street, on the morning of the 23d wi, died a day or two siw the New York Coroner Gover empenciiet » jury, and yesterday afternoon some additional eo 5 similar i substance to that heretofore introduced, was It i# understood, however, that Philip Ryen, Ge a te‘ peoe engineer, takes all the biome ef the ei re Rimaelf, tuaemuch 14 he was absont from duty at the time the fires were kindled under the boilers, when he should have beeu at the reduery te charge of the engimy. Ryan retired the lo the explosion tauch exhausted from effects of the heat and his oaerous 4 sequence overslopt himself, He wax Sfieeu minutee late 1 xt morning, aud before his errival the red. Ow! of jurors the case was postpoged till i+ morrow, “Ave Fully Established as Goods of Migh Or Y=WHITCOMB’S ASTHMA REMRDY, end aif of Burnett's manufacture, —Chicago Tribane. JOSEPH Rew NETT & 00,, Bostoo, Proprietors of Burneit’s Standart Preparations for Totlet, de 1866,-Duplex Elliptic FALG FASHIONS, PALL VAStTIONS, JW. BRADLET'S CELEBRATE DUPLEX £LLIPSIO OUPLEX BGLIPTIO O% DOUELE SPRING THM LATEST STYLRe ARE NOW MADR. nod are the most RLASTIO, F) MANUPACTURED, They will ike the Ne eprings, be thetr PERFECT and BEAUTIFUL fous ordimery have bern THO LEXIBUR end Ot) pot 41 88. MBINE Comfort, Durability and Dat RLRGANCK of SHAPE wile hae made the! 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