Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-24

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ASSIGNMENT OF OFFICERS OF THE ADJU-
rANT GRNsRAL's DEPARTMBNT.-Special Or
der' No. 95. inst issued from the War Depart
ment by command OF General Sherman, makes
the following assignment to duty of the officers
of the Adjutant Generals Department; and the
officers who-e posts are changed will be re.
lieved from their present duties a early as
practic lble, aud will proceed to the headq uar.
tiers to which they are assigned and report for
duty:
Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General r. q.
Drum, to Headquarters Military Division of
MAJOR General James B Fry, to Headquarters
Military Division Of the South; Lieutenant
Colonel and Brevet Major General George L.
Hartsuf, to Headquarters Military Division
of the Missouri; Lieutenant Colonel and
Brevet Brigadier General John O. Kelton,
to Headquarters OF the Army; Lieu
tenant Colonel and Brevet Brigadier Cen
Army; MAJOR and Brevet Major General vii.
liam ID. Whipple, to Headquarters Military
Division Of the Pacific; Major and Brevst
s,ssHas5 snsra, GnsInSey to
and Brevet Brigadier General George d. Rug.
giles, TO Headquarters Department Of the Platte;
Major and Brevet Brigsdier General Thomas
Major and Brevet Brigadier General Oliver b.
Greene, to Headquarters Department OF Da.
kota; Major and Brevet Bigadier General Sam.
MAJOR and Brevet Colonel John p. Sherburne,
to Headquarters Department Of California;
Major and Brevet Colonel Samuel F. Chalfn,
to Headquarters Department Of the Missouri;
Major and Brevet Brigalier General Pelouze
70 Headquarters Department OF the Lakes;
Major and Brevet Colonel Henry e. Wood, to
Headquarters Fin Military District; Major
quarters Department Of the South; Major and
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel J. p. Martin, TO
Headquarters Department Of the Cumberland
The Demanding General OF any Depart
orders, will appoint an Acting Assistant Adju-
tant General IRON his own command, or from
the list Of officers awaiting orders.
AI11xIHa AND OANCsLINe OF SrAMrs.-
Circular No. 70, Just issued from the Internal
Revenue Bureau, is as follows:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office Internal Rec.
enue, Washington, April %, l669.-In all cases
used, except as may be otherwise provided, the
person making and delivering or giving the in.
strument, matter or thing to be taxed shall SO
that the entire surface Of each stamp 80 am xed
shall be exposed to view, and shall cancel the
same by writing with ink upon each stamp 90
useo tne initials OF ms name and the date upon
which the same shall be afixed, or by such
mechanical means as the Commissioner NAV
hereafter prescribe and req uire, in order that
such Cancelled stamp or stamps cannot again be
So much of the above order as applies to the
exposure Of the entire surface Of each stamp used
will apply to all Of the stamps prescribed by
or under the internal revenue laws; but the
cancellation OF stamps for spirits and TOBACCO
will remain as heretofore prescribed by law or
regulations.
The attention of all Internal Revenue officers.
ana the public generally, is called 20 the pro-
visions OF section two Of the act Of April TO-
1869, which provides s'that section l55 of the
act enutled AN act to provide internal revenue
TO support the Government to pay interest on
the public debt, and for other purposes ap-
p.oved June 30th, 1s64, as amended by the 9th
seotton Of the act Of July 3Oth, 1866, be further
amended by adding thereto the following: And
the fact that any adhesive stamp so bought,
sold, offered for sale, used, or had In posses
sion as aforesaid, has been washed or restored
BY removing or altering the cancelllng or de.
facing marks thereon, shall be prima facle
PROOF that such stamp has been once used and
removed by the pos SCISSOR thereof from some
vellum, parchment, paper, instr ument, or writ.
Ing charged viii taxes imposed by law, In v'o.
lation OF the provisions Of this section" TIE
punishment imposed by the above amended
section 10 "fne not exceeding Si,OOO, or by
imprisonment and confinement to hard labor
not exceeding I'VE years, or both, at the discre.
O. DKLANo, Commissioner.
THE ORDER recently issued by the Secretary
OF the Navy directing Naval Constructor lsiah
Hanscom TO the Ware Island, California, Navy
Yard, has been revoked and Coustrucfor