The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-17
FOURTH EDITION
WASHINGTON.
Return of Commissioner Rol-
lins-He will not Retire
from Office until
Congress Reas-
sembles.
Illness or General Rawlings.

Despatch TO The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-General John A. Raw
lings, Chief OF staff to General Grant, is confined
to his bed having had two hemorrhages of the
lungs yesterday. He is somewhat better this
morning, and 1t is hoped he will be out in day
or two.
Patents Issued.
For the week ending Tuesday, August 25th,
2s5 patents will be issued from the Patent Office.
During the past week $50 applications and 65
caveats have been fled.
aFsn Army Orders.
Second Lieutenant d. o. Rousseau, 9th In
fantry, has been ordered to duty as Aid-de'Camp
TO Brevet Majo or-General Rousseau, commanding
the department of Louisiana.
Brevet Colonel Charles c. Gilbert, 7th Infantry,
has been ordered to report to Major-General
Meade, commanding the department of the
South, for assignment to duty.
Colonel Franklin Flint, 4th Infantry, has been
ordered to the department of the Platte, for
assignment for duty,
Brevet Lieutenant-C De Witt Clinton
Judge Advocate of the Advisory Board at the
War Department, has been ordered TO proceed
to New York on Special serllce.
ignations Accepted.
The resignation of First Lieutenant Solomon
l.. Hoge, 9th Infantry, and Second Lieutenant
John h. Travis, 14th Infantry, has been accepted
by the President.
Paymaaters Mustered Out.
The following named additional paymasters OF
| the army have been mustered out and probably
discharged on account of their services being no
| longer requred:-Brevet LleutenautColonel
| Thomas H. Gardiner, Brevet Lieutenant-COlonel
| w. H. Scott, and Brevet Lieutenant Ii. P,
Wolcott
The KeAnSbsc Arsenal Fire.
The Secretary of War has directed Brevet
| Brigadier. General James Lotten, Assistant In.
| speCtor General TO proceed 10 Augusta, Maine,
and make a full investigation Of the cause Of the
| recent fire at the Kennebec Arsenal.
Operations OF the Tax Bill.
The section of the new Tax bill prohibiting
| the distillaton and recti6cation of spirits in
distilleres located within six hundred feet o
each other, will involve several complicated
suppress some OF the establishments where they
are so situated. Many of the largest distillerie:
are in that proximity.
Solicitor "Bnkley," of the Internal Revenue
Bureau, has transmitted to Commissioner Ro
lins an opinion ON this subject, interpreting the
law consistently with the above statement
| although he has entered fully into legal dis
| QUESTION on the subject.
Commissioner Rollins
| has returned to his duties. He was this morn
the Secretary of the Treasury at the latter'
office. 1t is definitely settled that Mr.. Rollins
will not retire from Office at least until after the
reassembling of Congress. The appointment o
| supervisors under the new tax law will now
| receive prompt attention ftom the Secretary
| Nineteen nominations have been made by Mr.
Rollins, and it is probable that conference IL
| relation to these, as well as others, will taxi
| place tomorrow between the Secretary and thu
Commissioner. The disposition is to make tn,
appointments as early as practicable, as tn
business of the Department demands the atten
tion of such officers.