Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-16

hevenue, returned 10 the city last night from
his recent visit to New Hampshire, and to-day
~ 5umed the disch rye OF the duti:s of his
office. This morning be had q long interview W
with Secretary McCulloch. when the I'M port n
quCs ion Of the appointments of Supervisors
under the new tx bill was freely sous sed,
and some appointments Will be made in the
course OF a few days. There is no prob lbility
Whatever OF Mr.. Rollins retiring from his
present position rntl a. n the r. -embling of
Congress, and in tb 8 determination it is known
that he has toe support OF all his friends, as
we'll as the most prominent members OF the
Fipr"ce COMMITTEES Of Congress.
Mr.. Rollins l. perfectly willing a1d anxiou s
to be relieved from the office of Comm -sioner
OF In elnal Isevenue on eccount of his h ,lth,
and the elo-e attention which il requires, and
VIII, uudoubs' dly. give up the office upon the
appointment and acceptance thereof by either
Hon. Columbus Delano or Governor Cox of
Ofio
Mr.. Rollins has been connected with the In
teInal Revenue Burcau, In yanous capacities,
since its organization, and has besto wed upou
It his earnest and undivided attention, which
accounts In a great measure for the great oppo-
sition there is in many quarters to his resigna-
ton.
NEW WAY TO RAISE THE WIyD.-Thous.
ands OF circulars have been distributed over
the country through the mails, signed by
Cowlan Brothers, Post Ofice Box 63., Wash
triton, ID. c., representing themselves AZ
Washington correspondents for New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago news
papers. The persons named offer TO insert
favorable notices of business houses in their
correspondence TO journals in the cities named
and add that they Will place notices III their
aC nnfn 1a--a hrn
daily and weekly newspapers throughout the
United States; for less money than would
Insert the same notices in the local notice col.
umns among the advertisements. Copies of
these circulars have been sent from New York
TO correspondents here Of leading newspapers
il the cities named, but no one in the profess
s on In Washington knows anything of Cowlan
Brothers.
THE MISSISSIPPI ELRCTIoN-Ietters have
been received here from the Committee of Five
appointed by the Constitutional Convention of
Mississippi to receive and count the votes at the
late election in that State, to announce the re.
suit, and, If nec~~slry, reconvene the Conyen.
uon. They do not contemplate calling the
Convention together, but are about to issue
proclamation declaring the election In SIX coun-
es illegal and void on account OF the frauds
and violence used. As General Gillem refuses
10 recognize this Committee, they intend to call
upon Congress TO sustain their action and to
complete the work of reconstruction In Missis-
sippi by appropriate legislation.
TIE NEW TAX BILL.-The SECTION iu the
new tax bill prohibiting the distiIlat,on or res-
tcaiton Of spirits in distillerics located within
GU feet of each other, will involve several
complicated irscl questions, and Its operation
will be to suppress enc of the establishments
where they are so situated. As many Of the
largest distilleries in the county are W ithin
thatproximity, Solicitor Bin ckley, of the Iu-
ternal Revenue Bureau, has transmitted to
CommisslonerRollins an opinion on the subject
giving an Interpretation of the law, consistent
with the shove, though he has not entered fully
into the legal disposition of the whole subject
How EsTIAATIs ARE NADIA Washington
correspondent Of the New York Times, an ex-
clerk, says estimates are made In the Depart.
ments somewhat after the principle that it is
said hogs were formerly weighed in Indiana:
4. e, by placing plank across a fence, putting
the hog on one end and after balancing It with
s.ones at the other end, TO. 01ESs At the weight
OF the stones. This seems TO be about the way
in which political estimates are made in the
papers.
movement is on foot among Southern poll.
ticians looking toward a call from the South.
ern Legislatures for Congress to reassembie in
September. They profess to have no faith that
the, military Will be used IN good faith to pro-
tect the existing State governments without
further legislauon, and expect when the Pres.
identiai election arrives to see carried into ef.
feet most extensiv vs system Of terrorism and
fraud.
SEvERAL new Governors Of Southern States
recently made acquisitions on the Secretary of
War for arms under Il law passed in 1896, but
the Secretary has declined to furnish until
further IegislatioI is had on the subject. The
Governors in Consequence have united in an
appeal to Congress to mees on the day to which
they had djournsd to take q actio ON in the matter
The WHIrH HoUsR.-Secretary McCulloch.
Gen. Rosseau and Gov. Green Clay Smith had
interviews with the President this morning.
The usual crowd OF visitors We're In attend
ance. many of whom were admitted to see the
president. .-.r
MUSTERED Our The followingadditional
Paymasters OF the army have been mustered
out and honorably discharged, or account of
their services being no longer equired: Breyet
Lieut.. Colonel Thomas II. Gardner, Breyet
Lieut.. Colonel W. II. Scott, Brevet Lieut.. Col
onel II. p. wolcott.
SECRETARY SCHoFIRI d has directed Breyet
Brig. General James Totten, Assistant lnspec.
tor General, 10 proceed TO Augusta, Me-, and
make full investigation of the cause OF the
recent fire at the Kennebee Arsenal.
We REGRET 10 announce that General John
A. Rawlings, Chief Of Sfaff Of General Grant,
Is confined 10 his bed, having had two severe
hemorrages of the lungs yesterday. He is
somewhat better this morning, and 1t is TO be
hoped will be out in the course Of a day or two
PATENTS TO BE IssCED.-For the week end.
ing on Tuesday. August 25, 2s5 patents will be
issued from the Patent Office. Durng the past
" week $50 applications and 65 caveats have been
filed.
THE SWELL material for vests now is Turkish
tcwelng.
1T Is SAID that II all OF the Menken's hus-
bands should go into mourning the price OF
Grape would rise.
PoLITICAL-Senators Wade and Harlan
General Logan, ex.Secretary Stanton, ex-
Senator Creswell, OF Maryland. are among the
speakers announced for the Repubiican cam
paign in Ohio.
The Republican State Central Committee
OF Virginia has issued o call for o grand mass.
meeting IN front OF the Capitol, IN Richmond,