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~ THE WEEKLY OPINION.! BY W. L. 8CBD00S AND i. B. DUHBLE. “Confidential.”—The newspaper* ere publishing u letter addressed hy lien. Ho race Giikei.kt to President Johnson,dated January. 1800, anil marked “Confidential.” How did that letter reach the public without a shameless violation of confi dence on the part of the President? Will somebody anawer. Keki> Trying.—That man's condition Is truly a pitiable one who yields to discour agement. There Is always hope so long as the will to do ifenialns. Hut when that Is broken, everything Is lost. There Is no hope for such a man. lie cannot survive the crisis, Ills doom la Inevitable. lie must ultimately take position among those who have been tried and found wanting. The times are “hard.” The pressure in the money market has never been eijtialled in this portion of the country since 1837. There Is no business, no money, no confi dence, no credit! and, we regret to add, very little disposition to pay even small debts. It Is, In very truth, a time to “try men’s souls.” , But why cease trying t If A duns B, and 11 duns C, and this causes C to dun you, do you try to pay up, and thus stop this an noying process? One man. by paying promptly all Ills little bills, will enable others to pay theirs. But If lie disappoints Ills creditors, thoy In turn must disappoint theirs. Tills destroys confidence, and we all know that without confidence there can he no business. Gf.N. BKAUBKQAIID AND THE FlSII WO MEN.—As we predicted a few days since, tien. Beauueoabd has fallen under con demnation. The “knitters of the Guillo tine” uro clamoring for bis bead. Thettsh women In pantaloons, who conduct a cer tain class of Georgia newspapers, are cry ing, - Down with the Badlcal.” Season: Gen. Beauregard recently declared forBe- eenstruction upon the Republican basis. This is tho sum of his offending. He Is irreverent enough to believe tlio perpetui ty of the Democratic party, with its ex ploded heresies, Is not essential to the res toration of the Union; and he has had the temerity to say so. Therefore, these “ re spectable white men ” and boinb-proof he roes ignore the argument, and villify the nina. “ O, wad some power the girtlc alo ns, To see ourselves as others see ui,“ Ac. Gen. Charles GRirriN.—In noticing the death of this officer, the Hew York Tribune saysi It Is rendered doubly pathetic by the circumstances of Its occurrence. When Gen. Sheridan was removed, a month ago, the command of the Fifth Military District devolved, by virtue of seniority, until Gen. Hancock's arrival, upon Gen. Griffin, then commanding the Sub-District of Texas, with headquarters at Galveston. At this latter point the yellow fever was then, as now, raging with great lliry. Not a sur geon was left for duty i the majority of the superior officers were down with the fever; the troops were felling as rapidly as the ettliens; the wives and children of officers were dying. A more selfish soldier than Griffin would have wolcomed as a piece of good fortune the opportunity of removing bis headquarters to New Orleans, as his new assignment authorized and required him to do. Instead of that Griffin instant ly telegraphed to Washington for permis sion to stay at Galveston, reciting the rav ages of the fever as his reason, and adding that for him to leave the city would “al most seem like deserting his post.” The ehivalric request was granted. The easily foreseen consequences came. In less than a week after this correspondence Griffin was attacked, as nearly all his subordinates had been. He did not “desert Ills post,” but died at It. __ W The remains of Napoleon IL, are soon to be removed from Vienna, to the vaults of St. Donia Abby. Paris. A depu tation of distinguished officers have been charged witli the duty of conducting the removal and superintending the .ceremo nies, which are to be on n scale of great magnificence. Paris Is alreuily excited 111 anticipation of tho event. The Removal or G» ’. Pore Uriikd. Ex-Mayor Withers, of Mobile, accompa nied by a delegation of Alabamians, Is won hero urging the removal of Gen. Pope. Thoy argue that the removal of Sheridan was prompted by a policy absolutely de mands the displacement of their military rulcr. Withers Is anxious, of course, for rei nstatemont.—Watkingloa Correspondent 0/ He N. Y. Timet. Ex-Mayor Withers Is opposed to Recon struction. ne Is, therefore, consistently opposed to any man whose duties are to enforce the law of Congress, and who Is faithfully discharging that duty, “without fear, favor,or affection.” Ex-Mayor With ers will hardly succeed, any more than did certain parties In Georgia. CP” Tho Massachusetts State Temper ance Convention assembled at Worcester on Tuesday. There were 1,800 delegates present, ltov. Dr. Eddy, of Boston, was chosen president, end, on taking his scat, addressed tlio Convention, declaring that no man who Is not pledged to prohibition can occqpy tho gubernatorial shat. Hon. Henry Wilson also made n speech in favor of prohibition, stating that the Idea of granting licenses to sell liquor, filled him with horror, Numerous other gentlemen made brief addresses, and a aeries of pro hibitory resolutions were adopted, t r 1 Yellow Fever at Mkmfuis.—Public re ports from Memphis, Tcnu., regarding tlio prevalence of yellow fever there, are evi dently exaggerated, as reliable advices re ceived here state that not a single case bas yet occurred In tlio city. Tito river is strictly quarantined. GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION WHO IB RESPONSIBLE 1 Are the military Government*, sueli n* Con^reM* has established, despotic and oh- jectloimble? The President and the chat- terlnjr "host of Democracy say they jire, and perhaps this is the case. But who Is responsible for tills State of things ? Who hut tho President and this same fag end of Locofocoism which rejected Impartial HiittVnge and Amnesty, and which subse quently rejected the Constitutional amend ment, is responsible for their existence? Who hut tiie same party is responsible for their continuance? Axdrkw Johnson and his Democratic allies brought these Military Governments into being, by refusing acceptance of all previous and less oppressive measures of Deconstruction. They now seek to per- petunte these Military Governments, hy refusing compliance with the Law which is to render them iuo|>erative. If, therefore, Georgia shall not return to her normal condition In time to vote for President next fall, let the blame rest where it belongs—witli Andrkw Johnson and the hungry geni, that play round the great Departed tSjT A dispatch to the New York Tri bune says: “Information has been re ceived at Washington that the Greek Gov* eminent has been trying for some time to purchase from our Government two iron clad vessels. The Government, it seems. Is anxious to close a bargain, and the only drawback is the price; that is whether it shall he cash or eredlt. The plan proposed is to turn over to the contractors who have lost money in imiidlng iron-dads, and who have been endeavoring to obtain relief from Congress, two iron-clads. and allow the Greek Commissioners to purchase from them. This, it Is claimed, would be justice to the contractors, and rid the Government of further embarrassment in settling their claims." Rklikf for Galveston.—The Savannah Benevolent Association have forwarded the sum of three hundred dollars to parties In Galveston, for the relief of the suffering in that scourged city. Columbus Cotton Markf.t.—Tho Sun of the 20th says Market brisk yesterday with Northern Middlings at 20c, tax Included. Receipts 151 bales—1 by M. & G. R. R.; 16 by Ope lika R. R.: 131 by wagons. Shipments 120 bales—all by M It. II. Editort Opinion: There appears In the Intelligencer, of the 10th Instant, a sugges tion of relief, which seems to be put forth as the motto of the Reconstruction party of Georgia. If Mr. E. Hulbert Is the Re construction party of Georgia, then It may be the motto of the party, but if he la not the whole party, then It Is not the motto of the Reconstruction orUnlon party of Geor gia. The Intelligencer, with Its usual honesty and consistency, heralds forth the sugges tion for relief as a Radical trick. That may be so, but If It Is, It must be of that offensive Radical party heretofore known as the old Secession party; for no party was over more Radical than it. But If it Intends to palm it off upon tho public as t motto of the Union Republican party, the people will not be duped by them. The principles ot that party are too well un derstood by the people of Georgia for them to be trilled with by the Intelligencer or any other tupplient tool or leader of the late re Milton. It Is well known by every school-boy In this country that the Union party Is op posed to the repudiation of any honest debt. Wlmt other relief Is suggested by Mr. E. Hulbert? No other Inference can be drawn from It. He says that the Stay Daw Is practically dead; that Judge Warner bas decided that law unconstitu tional, and Geu. Hope bos refused to grant relief In the premises. That Is Just what any man of good sense, in his situation, would do. He says that executions will now be levied, and that thousands will be sold out, and that good men will suffer If some aid Is not granted. Now, If Mr. Hulbert uml Ills no-party friends desire to grant relief that the Union Republican party eannot grant, why docs he not come out and toll tlio people what that relief is? They do not want to be deceived u;ioli that question. Do not let him sweep the State by thousands, and Induce delegates to go to tiie Convention and deceive their constituents by promis ing them wliat they cannot do. And then again, do not let them pass an act of repu diation tbut will not be sanctioned by Con- gross. Mr. Hulbert and Ids old Secession, but now no-party friends, must not think that they can run a gauntlet of that sort. Congress nor tlio Union party are to be trapped by so silly and slmplu a thing os Mr. Halbert's motto, “no plan.” It Is the solo purpose of tho Union Portl and of Congress to grant relief to tlio South, and they Intend that Italian bo douo by fair and honest legislation, and by pre senting a Constitution tlmt will be accept able to the people of Georgia and to Con gress, and to set no clap-trap of repudia tion. Tlmt IstboworkofDemoeraey,and if there are any sprigs of treason working their way into the Union Republican party by any back way, they had better wash their bunds and leave their old tricks behind them. The day it past for deceiving tho people, anil If Hr." Hulbert and ills no- party friends have any tangible plans of relief, let them eomo out and tell them wiiut it Is, and If It Is practicable; anil they think po, then perhaps he'may carry tiie State by thousands, and hereafter satisfy bis political ambition. His motto is'not the motto of thb Union Reconstruction party of Georgia, Republicae* Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 11,1807. T E X A 8 . PROGRESS OF~TIlK EPIDEMIC. TIIE COTTON CIIOI*. I NTS It HA h TmI'H O YE MUSTS. Condition ot tho People, Hpeciul Correspondence of tbe Opinion.] Richmond, Texas, Sept. 10,1807. Notwithstanding tlio unfavorable cir cumstances which at present surround tbe Texans, all litter failure of the cotton crop In u large portion of the State, tbe fearful ravages of tiie yellow fever in her princi pal city, and In feet all along her coast, tlio people seem lirmly determined to push ahead gigantic railroad enterprises. Tile best talent and tlio first financial ability in tlio State, are now devoted to the extension and completion of made which cannot fail to prove highly beneficial In developing the latent resources of the State. An Iron bridge, costing about u hundred thousand dollars, is now being thrown across tho Brazos, at this point, for the Buffalo Bayou und Colorado railroad, and n similar bridge is being built on tlio Colo rado for the same road. Itn a year or two wo shall be able to visit Austin, tiie Capi tal, front this teetion, by rail. Capitalists are availing themselves of tiie fact that money in manntoctorlcs, pays handsome and a certain dividend. Within a year manufacturers, these great promo ters of wealth, comfort and industry have sprung up in various parts of tiie State, and tiie establishment of scores of others arc in progress and contemplation. The reports which reach us from tiie east side of tho Mississippi show that in that regiou the people are blessed witli abundant crops and good health. In the Western and Northwestern portion of our own State tlio people arc doing much bet ter than in tills section. There, stock and wheat being tiie objects of Industry, the farmers’ incomes are not affected by the caterpillar They are certainly more for tunate than those who depend on an unccr tain crop of cottou for the amount of mo ney they may handle. Less crime has been committed in the last three months than was formerly usual In the same period, though It has been years since Texas has had more tjjan her share of crime. Yellow fever Is now an epidemic at Houston. Five or six days ago, twenty- five died there in one day of the disease. There Is no abatement of It In Galveston. It also exists at Alleyton, a little town be tween this and Columbus, on the Colorado. It prevails at LaGrange, situated on the same river above Columbus. Navosota and Hempstead, situated on the Central Railroad eighty and ninety miles north of Houston, and a hundred and twenty miles from the coast, are afflicted with the dis ease; so, also, Is Victoria, forty miles above tide water on the Guadeloupe. At none of the places mentioned hat It ever been known to appear before, except Galveston and Houston. It once existed here. God only knows how much longer we may be mercifully permitted escape. This Is and has been a year of sore trial and deep sorrow to the people of Texas. No one but myself knows how gladly I would make a different report, but oandor forces me to the unpleasant admission that, it will require time to recover from tho blows we have this year received. Inn. Intehistinq Decision in BANanutTCY.— The United States District Court of New York bas just decided that during the In terval between the adjudication of bank ruptcy in the case of a voluntary bank rupt and the delivery of the assignment to the assignee, and which Interval may bo as much as nlncty-flvc days, or even more, the property of the bankrupt cannot, un der the act, be put Into the possession or custody of the court, or of any offlccract- Ing under the bankruptcy act, but must remain In the possession and control of tho bankrupt unless It can, during that inter val, be kept In tlio temporary custody of the register, to lie handed over by him to the assignee when elected or appointed. The Maine Elections.—The official re turns from Maine, comprising nearly nil tiieHtatu, show the following result; 1SSS 1ST. RapulilU-an es.ua muss Democratic 4U.5IS SQjS Uciutlilk-un majority 37.006 II,m The total vote Is 101.108, against 108.lt:(8 In 1800—a felling off of 7,230. The Demo crats gain 4,300, and the Republicans lose 11.010. Tiie Republican majority will be fully lip to the average for ten years past. Whisky and Democracy, whose Interests In Maine seem to have been Identlal, com bined against tbe Republicans. Memory and Judoment.—“Essex. Mass., has a little girl three years old wliu plays over two hundred pieces on tiie piano.”— Exchange. At a Sunday school celebration on Long Island lately, prizes were given to those children who recited from memory the greatest number of Blblo verses. Of course the uuiemonlc performances were many and varied, and wore all aeconnted wonderful by the listening parents of tlio several prodigies. Theaclilcvementof one Infant phenomenon Is recalled to mind by tlio item above quoted. A little pnlc-feced ~IrI of only fohr years old actually gali- lcd oil’ ono hundred and eleven verses of St. Mark's Gospel.—AT. 1”. Times, “Gabbled off.” Why not quit stuffing the minds of children witli words, and teach them to rcllcet upon and understand what they read ? TEEEGIIAPIIIC INTMI.MOENCE From tho New York Presi Association. New Orleans, Sept. 22.-Intcrmenta from yellow fever cases, up to six tills morning, were sixty-four. The Picayune of to-day says tlio disease Is wider spread and tho number of cases much greater than during the epidemic of 18(13, hut owing to a milder type of the dis ease tho mortality fa comparatively much smaller, Ht. PiRHnx Mecceden, Sept. 17.—A lire occurred here lost night, which destroyed two hundred houses. Boston, Sept. 22.—Tiie Mount Hope Iron Works, on Tauten river, covering three acres, was burned last night. Lobs, fifty thousand dollars; mostly insured. These works employed over two hundred and Uftv men. Hartford. Conn., September 22,1807.- Tiie Depot of tlio Hartford and Now York Steamboat Company was burned last night, witli all the freight. Loss, one hun dred thousand dollars. Washington, Sept. 22.—A suggestivo question has arisen In the City Council. The lower hoard, whieli went in on negro votes, gives the Collector of Taxes, who Cm - - :ives the Collector of Taxes, i per ci umier board, who are white represents- went in witli them, two per cent. Tho CST Tlio New Orleans Bee saysi Tlio City Council of Now Orleans, let it lie known, have elected three men. of color— no doubt worthy persons lit their sphere, and perhaps fit for tho position—as Asslst- ant Recorders of the Metropolis. These officers have criminal jurisdiction similar to that exercised by Justices of the Peace. tfves on account of holding over, have a majority who favor onu per eent.JA commit tee of conference was appointed, which ly.tl tlio commission at one and a half per cent. The up|«fr board refused to concur, and the city finances are at a stand still. Another y'enr will give the black radicals the upper house, when their favorites can have reniimorativc commissions. Gen. Sheridan inis been summoned and will testify before tlio Paymasters’ Fraud Committee. It is expected that Sherldan'stestlmony will throw somo light on the Lowenthal complications. The Star says it learns that Genera) Sickles has received a letter from Gov. Orr, expressing gratitude in behalf of the people of South' Carolina for wliat Geu. Sickles did for them during his rule. Receipts of Customs lor the week end Ing tiie 14tli, three million and fifty-two thousand dollars. Tiie Grand Army of tlio Republic will serenade Gens. Sickles and Sheridan on Monday night. Tho Federal Court processes are regular ly executed In theSccond District. The Express says It is understood that Gen. Hancock will not assume command ot the Fifth Military District until tho 15th proximo. „ „ Security held by the Treasury for Na- tionul Bank Notes, $340,500,000; for ae- S jsits of Public Moneys $38,250,000; Na« onal Bank circulation, $299,000,000. Revenue Receipts to-day $387,000; for the week 81,803,000; for the fiscal year to date $02,250,000. COTTON REGULATIONS. Tax on cotton produced in the United States two and a half cents per pound. Cotton properly assessed anu returned prior to September 1st, subject to three cents; cotton removed under bond prior to September, is taxed three cents; the tax Is a lien on the cotton till the tax fa paid. Class A—Cotton upon which the tax has been paid. , „ ,, Class JJ—Cotton removed from the dis trict of production while the tax remains unpaid. . . t . . Class C’—Cotton removed from point to point in the district where produced before the payment of the tax. ... , Cotton must be described by these de signations in bills of lading, way bills, manifests and permits. Each assessor is required to keep an ac count with each cotton producer in his district. Assessors at receiving points shall keep accounts with such receiver. An assessor or assistant assessor, and col lector or assistant collector, is required st places where cotton is weighedand marked The use of metalio tags for marking cot ton will hereafter be required In all cases. Tags will be ftirnished the assessors’ de partment. On each tag will be starapeda letter, a number in figures and United States Internal Revenue. These tags will be put up in packages of fifty and num bered In consccutivo orders, and assessors must be very particular to use them In regular order, as from one to fifty, from fifty to one hundred, etc., as the case may be, on each lot of cotton weighed and The owner can have cotton weighed and marked at any point in the district by paying tho traveling expenses of tho offi cers. A disagreement may be referred to a commissioner, but the officer must not delay In proceeding to weigh tho cotton on account of dlsagrcmcnt regarding ex penses. Owners may dispense with the official weigher by providing all manual labor, hut in all cases the assessor or as sistant assessor roust seo the cotton weigh ed and marked. , , This process docs not require tiie imme diate payment of the tax. Cotton can be held within the district without the pay ment of the tax unless sold for consump tion within tiie district. Withdrawals lor transportation tinder bills of lading, or upon the payment ot the tux, can bo made at any time. Tho Secretary of the Treasury appoints weighers. Applications and recommendations should eomo through the assessors of the respective Districts, am) lie addressed to tho Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Weighers must take the oath of office re quired by Congacss, passed July 2d. 1802. Each bale shall be marked gross weight with Ink or paint, in lnrgo letters, by the assessor or assistant assessor, and weigh, era must make dally returns to tho asses, sors. Fees for weighing sliall lie 2Bc per halo, the weigher turnUliliig mctallc tag. Tho owner pays tho weigher's fees. The assessor must see that the tags are used and Inserted at the time of weighing and marking, except In cases hereinafter men tioned. The letter and nnmboron each must Iks accurately entered In tiie record ke(it by tho assessor, and an account kept by him with each holder, owner or producer of cottou, and permits, whether Issued by the assessor or collector, for tho removal of cOftaa, mbit clearly specify tho letter and number for each bale, so that there may be 'no troulilo la Identification. When num bers are consecutive, ltwlll suffice to enter both on the record and permits. Thus, for a lot of tlfty hales tho entry may lie made hy letter A. Whenever tax is paid on cotton previously weighed, marked and tagged, tiie weigher win mark, or cause to lie marked on each bale, with brush and ink, or paint, in largo letters, tho words, ,‘1’aid, -under section 4 of act of July 1800.” Cotton may ho removed from tlio district ill which 'it Is produced to oilier districts, without prepayment of tax, un- dur bond or other security-, to ho prescrib ed by tho Commissioners of Internal Rev- enne, BUbjcet to tlio approval of tlio Sec retary of tho Treasury. It having been found by experience that ftirnishingol increased facilities for tlio removal of cot ton without prepayment of tax Is consist ent with increased security to tlio Treasu ry, it Is determined to substitute shipments to revenue officers.under hills of lading for bonds heretofore required. Accordingly, owners or other holder of cotton which he desires to remove from the district of pro duction to another district, without pre payment of tax, will hereafter bo requir ed to obtain a bill of lading In duplicate, signed hy a well known,regularly establish ed und responsible transportation compa ny, consigning the cottou to the collector ol the district of destination, for delivery to tho factor or agent of tiie owner after payment of tho tax. The transportation company signing such bills of lading will be required to furnish tlio assessor of the district In which is the receiving port or point of destination, immediately on Its arrival, a copy of their manifest or way bill, so far as It relates to any cotton trans ported hy them, and stating therein wheth er tiie cotton is class A, B or C, as herein before required. Koch assessor will keep on nccoimt of all cotton entered upon tiie copies of manifests and way-bills so fur nished to him. Should any transportation company re fuse or neglect to furnish tlio assessor with u copy of the manifest or way hill as above required, tho assessor will Immediately no tify all assessors on the lino of such trans portation company of such neglect or re fusal, and thereafter no permit for the transportation of cottou by such company will ho granted hy any assessor without Iieruilsslon to do so being obtained from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Refora cotton Is shipped, tiie owner or holder will apply to tho assessor or near est assistant assessor of tho district In which tiie cotton was produced, describe the cotton by tiie marks placed upon the hales, and give the weight of each, and must also state by what route and mode of conveyance it h proposed to transport; and name tho transportation cc with the name of tlio collector to i is to bo consigned, and of factor or agent to whom It is to ho delivered on payment of tax. Tlic net weight will ho ascertained hy deducting four per cent, for taro from gross weight. Ono copy of tills certificate must he transmitted to the collector of tiie dis trict and tlio other copy must ho delivered to the assessor, if, however, the assessor or assistant assessor is satisfied from the location of tlio cotton, or distance of the cotton gin or place of shipment from his own residence, or that ot the designated weigher or marker, that tho weighing and marking cannot ho done without great Inconvenience or extra expense, the officer may tako tlio weight as certified hy the owner of the cottou gin, or by tlio freight agent at the place of shipment, and will deliver to tiie applicant, witli permit, a number of metalie tags equal to tho num ber of hales named In the permit, w-hlch must be carried with the cotton and bo de livered by the transportation company at the place of destination hereinafter direct ed. If the transportation company named In the application is known to the assessor or assistant assessor to bo responsible, ho he will grant a permit. It will be the duty of the consignor of tho cotton to obtain duplicate bills of lading and hand or send them forthwith to the assessor who issued the permit; and said assessor will keep ono copy and Immediately mall the other copy to the collector of the district to whom the cotton la consigned. Should the consignor fell within a rea sonable time to furnish the assessor with a duplicate bill of lading as required, said assessor will immediately ascertain the cause of failure, and If he shall find that the cotton has left the district, he may im mediately assess the tax thcreon,and unless satisfactory and proper explanation of failure be given, he will thereafter Issue no other permit to the .person so In default. Upon arrival of the cotton at;the place of destination, the transportation company must deliver It, together with a permit of the aasesor to tho collector of nlternal Revenue to whom the cotton la consigned; and at the same time the company must deliver to the assessor ol tho receiving dis trict accompanying mclalllc tags, if on; are sent unattached to bales, together with a copy of their manifest or way-bills, so feras the same may relate to cotton, an ac count of which must be kept by said asses sor as hereinbefore directed In section four, of Act of July, I860, which re quires that cotton removed without n ment of tax shall bo delivered o Collector of Internal Rev enue forthwith upon its arrival at Its point of destination, and shall remain subject to his contaol until tbe taxes thereon, and any necessary charges of custody thcreot shall have been paid, which payment must he made within ninety days from date of permit granted by assessor for removal of cotton. Under this provision of law a col lector, Immediately upon delivery of cot ton to hlm.by a transportation company, will dispose of tiie cotton and accompany ing permit of het assessor in the following manner: If tho cotton was not officially weighed and tagged in shipping, by tho District Collector, he will have It weighed by an officer appointed for that purpose, whose duty it will be to affix accompanying tags, to ho delivered to him by the assessor, and to mark on cacli halo tiie grots weight ns hereinafter directed. In such cases the weigher will make duplicate certtllcntcs of weight. Tlio weigher will deliver one copy of tills certltlcnte to ids collector and tiie other copy to the assessor of somo district, amTwill be required to pay to said assessor tho sum of tlvo cents for each metnllc tag delivered to him for tiie purpose of marking tiie bales so weighed, which sum tiie asses sor will dispose of as elsewhere directed, whether the cotton was weighed mid geil In shipping or In receiving. Tho trlet Collector will require the tax to bo paid before he allows the cotton to go out of his possession and custody. If the tax is paid immediately, the collector will, on tlio same day, deliver or forward to his as sessor accompanying permit of assessor by whoso removal it was permitted, after en dorsing thereon the certificate of payment of tax. In case the tax Is not paid Immedi ately the cotton Is held and stored hy the collector, as hereinafter directed. He will deliver to Ids assessortho accompanying permit as above directed, but changing the ccrtlHcate so as to read ns follows: I hereby certify that tho tax on within described cotton amounting to dollars. Tho assessor, on receiving sold permit, with the indorsement of tho collector, will mako tho proper entries on his account of cotton received, and will then transmit tho permit to tho collector of tlio district in vrlitoh It was issued. When tlio collector is obliged to retain custody of cotton con- sig led to 1dm on account of failure to pav tsA, Immediately on Its arrival ho sliall cause tlio same to be stored In some sulta- ablo Warehouse, the owner of which sliall give adequate security for tiie safe custody of such cotton, nud sliall take a warehouse receipt from such proprietor. Tho charge for storage must not exceed the usual rate. Tho collector will, In no ease, permit tho owner of cottou, ids agent or factor, to havo actual possession of tho same until tho tax shall have been fully paid. If the tax Is paid before the expiration of ninety days from the date of the assessor’s permit tlio amount will bo reported. If the tax is not paid before the expiration of ninety days from tho date of the assessor's permit, tlio assessor will at once certify the tax to the callootor for collection, auu if necessa ry the collector will cnforco collection hy distraint and sale of tho cotton. In sue ,i eases tho assessor will enter the tax on hi next montlily list and both he and the col lector will. enter tho proper credit in bonded account, under tno beading of col lected by distraint and solo of tho cotton. Whenever tho tax Is paid on cotton shipped, under blUs of lading, the collec tor receiving it will deliver to tho proper person his certfleato of payment and per mit for removal. The following words must bo printed o written In red Ink r.erosa the lace of tlia permit, viz; “Tills permit authorizes tho transportation of such bales o cotton on ly as bear metalie tags, lettered and num bered ns herein prescribed.” In case it should be desired to export part of said cotton and ship part to another port in tho United States, tho collector may givo a separate certificate and permit to cover each lot. In such case the permit cover ing the lot to tie exported must bo deliv ered to and takou up by tlio collector of customs at tho port of exportation, who. after cancelling tho samo, will transmit it to tlio assessor of tho district in which It was issued. The permit covering a quan tity to ho shipped to a port in the United States must be delivered to tho collector of the district In which such port Is situated, before the landing, discharging or deliver' Ing of such cotton at the place of destina tion can bo permitted; nud said collector will, after cancelling it, transmit said per mit to tho assessor of tho district from which it was issued. Substantially the same course will bo taken witli cotton re moved from tho district of production af ter the payment of tax, uudera single per- mlt from tho collector of said district, to a place or jiort in nnother district, when It may be desired to divide and ship it in separate lots, oitlicr to foreign or domestic ports. In cases of this kind tho original J Bcrmlt must bo presented to anil taken up ,y the Collector of Internal Revenue for itho district in which the port of tranship ment is situated, and he may Issue new per mits covering separate lots, which must bo taken up hy tho collector of customs or collector or internal revenue, as tho case may be, as above directed, cancelled and re turned to tho assessor of tlio district from which such permits were issued. Tlio orig inal permit above named must likewlso be cancelled and returned by tho collector who takes it up to tho district In which It was Issued. When owners or holders of cotton desire to pay taxes on the samo before its removal from the district In which it was produced, thoy will ho required to have tiie same weighed, tagged and marked Ur tlio manner hereinbefore prescribed. The weigher will maka his certlflcato In dupli cate, and will send one copy to the asses sor and the other to the collector of the district; tho owner or holder will then re turn the same to tho assessor of the dis trict. Upon the receipt of this return, the assessor to whom it Is delivered will Imme diately proceed to assess the tax upon the cotton mentioned therein, and will at once certify the amount to tho collector, and make the required entry in his monthly list. Upon the receipt of the assessor’s certificate the collector will at once collect the tax, and will therefor issue Ills cer tificate of payment and permit for tbe re moval of tbe cotton, which permit must state the amount and payment of the tax. the time and place of payment, and the marks, numbers and gross weight of thr jiales or packages, so that the same may at all times be frilly identified. The following words must be written or printed in red ink across tbe lace ol the permit, viz: “This permit authorizes the transportation of such bales of cotton onlv as hu metalio tags, lettered and numbered as herein described.” Any person who violates these provisions or convoys or at tempts to convey from any State in which. cotton Is produced to any port or plate Iwithouftlio United States any cotton upon which the tax has not been paid Is liable toa penalty of ono hundred dollars for each bale of cotton so conveyed or transported, or attempted to bo conveyed or transpor ted, or imprisonment for not more than, ono year, or both; and all vessels or vehicles employed In such conveyance or transpor tion are liable to seizure and forfeiture by S roceedings In any Court in tho United tates having competent jurisdiction;and all cotton so shipped or attempted to be shipped or transported without the payment of the tax or execution of transportation order may be forfeited to the United States. Assessors and collec tors are strictly enjoined to rigidly enforce the provisions of this section. Richmond, Sept. 21.—Tlio first nomina tion by tho Republicans for the State Con vention, made to-day In nanover county was Wm. James, late Revenue Collector and Jno. B. Crenshaw, a Quartermaster, were nominated. The city politicians are holding meetings to mako nominations. All nominations so far publicly mentioned, are those of per sons who have become residents since the ■ar ended. New York, Sept. 21.—Money a shade easier; 7 on call. Discounts 7ul0. Gold ■l.'i'L Exchange dull. Baltimore, Sept. 21.—Flour quiet, mid previous quotations welt maintained. Wheat firm; prime to eholco red 2.BOa2.75. White corn 1.28: yellow 1.32. Oats 00a70e. Bacon steady; shoulders 14jgc, other qual ities unchanged; bulk meats not so firm; mess pork 25.00. Lard lSL/nl'ic, Cotton, and coffee have ruled exceedingly dull nil tho week. Whisky dull and nothing do- §kw York, Sept. 21.—Cotton a shade- lower; salesof800 bales atSlaMJjO. Flour dull; State superfine 8.00a0AO; extra 0.75a 10.40; choice 10.50al0.00; Western scarce anil firmer. Western mixed com 1.26n - "H. Mess pork 23.75021. *KW Orleans. Sept. 21.—Cotton market to-day dull nnd Irregular with aalcs of 50* boles; low middling nominaly at21W; re ceipts 224 hales; exports 1038 bales. Noth ing doing In sugar only In the retail busl- Incas. Molasses, no Louisiana; Cuba held at 58. Flour, no superfine In market, but In. request; other grades quiet but very firm; extra 0.02K; eholco V*.25. Corn lit light supply hut linn; yellow 1.25; white 1.30.. late quiet but firm, holders asking 80. I’ork dull and declining; nominally 27. Bacon quiet: shoulders 16‘.lal0; clear sides lUjjalOK. Laril quiet blit firm; hy the ■ tlereollK; bv tho keg 13j 4 L Gold 143L' al44. Sterling BCa5SU. 4 Charleston. Sept. 22.Cotton dull and In active t sales 20 hales; quotatatlous nn- eliango; receipts 28 bales. Avgusta, Sopt.21.—Demand for home ■ consumption good. Sales to-day 431 chief ly old cotton, middling, 21; neiv cotton coming In dally. Weather unsettled. Savannah, Sept. 21—Cotton dull and heavy; sales light; middlin'' 22; receipts- 270 hales. Mobile, Sept, 21—Cotton in fair demand.. sales 200 bales, market closing laril; mid-- tiling20; 100 hales sold yortrniay after- close of market not ri--( K) It.ll; receipts 820. • It It said that Gen. .sickle- hat been or dered to report at the headquarters of.the.- army at Washington.