The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-28
WASHINGTON.
wAsHIN0roN. July ". 1850.
kcturn sf the President.

wAsHINoroS. July u, 1860.
Rcturn Of the President.
The President is expected TO return TO Washing.
ton next Thursday.
Change Of Commanders In Virginia.
There Is . rum0f from Richmond to the effect thaA
the administration has In contemplation the order
ing Of General Candy to Mississippi to superntend
the elections there and tSat Mcdowell IL 70 be or
dered to the command In Virginia.
Purchase Of Bonds by Secretary BoutvvolL
The recently published statement that the seoro-
tary Of the Treasury would sell NO more gold aud
buy no more bonds was without authority.
Remarkable Decisl0l,--D DISCRIMINATION 4.
tho Criminal Court Account Of COLOR
Advantage Of a Black Skin.
In case brought before the Criminal Court hero,
where negro was accused OF larceny and Of resist
ing an officer who undertook 70 arrest him, tbs
Judge instructed the jury that the officer had no
right TO arrest the negro except he had warrant for
him, and the jury, half negro and half white
quilted the man. A decision directly opposite 10
this was given BY the Court in Banc some six months
ago, ana on THIS the police force has been acting.
In view OF the last decision the Superintendent 0f
Police has issued the following ORDER
DEPARTMENT OF METROPOLITAN PoLfch,
OFFICE OF MAJOR AND SyPERINTENDBNp,
GENERAL ORDER NO. go.
tween the opinion Of the Court in Banc, as delivered
November r. 1885, and the recent instructions OF tho
Judge OF the Criminal Court in the trial Of James
Burnett for larceny and resisting police officer Ia
discharge Of his duties, you will instruct the mem.
0ers OF your command, until further orders, to make
no more arrests for ny cause whatever, without u
warrant unless they shall themselves see the Oen0s
for which they hy,, make an arrest
A. Q. RICHARDS, Major and superintendent.
1t is feared that the action OF the Judge Of the
Criminal Court Will have the erect to encourage
lawlessness and crime among the negroes.
Consolidation Of Washington mud George
town.
memorial has been prepared and will soon be
circulated throughout Washington and Georgetown
for signatures and presented to Congress, asking
that the two cities be consolidated under one mnnI
cipal government, to be called the city OF wash
ingt0n.
Death Of an Internal Revenue Collector.
fIoratio s. Flint Collector Of Internal Revenue for
the District OF Columbia died here this morning cf
consumption
Assessors Of Income Taxes In New York.
Alfred Appel and George p Haywood have been
nominated by Assistant Treasurer Cleveland, OF tho
Thirty second Collection district Of New York, ~
assistant assessors, to be desgnated under section
sixth Of the act OF March 2, 1857, to make assess-
ments Of income tax I'm the city OF New York
Revenue Receipts Tor July.
The receipts from internal revenue from July 70
date were $17,S60000.
The Laboratory mt Macon, Ga.
DR.. Culver, of Georgia, left Washington tonight
with authority to take possession Of the Confederate
Laboratory Macon for the OF the State Agrlou
the building will be converted into hospital Tor
agea and nfrm negroes.
The Washington Schuctzenfest.
The Washington Schuetzenyerein Is making ex.
tensive arrangements for the Schuetzenfest which
commences next Monday. 1t will be preceded BY .
grand procession, incuaing all the District German
associations and members OF those Of other cities.
Six prizes for shooting will DO In gold coin ranging
from $l25 to $50, aud fifteen in silver coin, ranging
from 500 to $5 also prizes for bowling and goid
medals for the best marksmen.
A Singular Blunder About the Income Tax.
washington July 20, correspondence or tue Boston
POSt.l
The attention Of the government has been called
to an evident blunder IN the system OF collecting
Income taxes from government employees, both ~
the civil and military service By which the latter
500 900 since che passage OF the Income Tax aol
more than they illegally required to 40 by the In
occasonsd by deductng the income tax from
army and navy officers and civil employees at tho
without giving them the opportunities Witch other
income tax payers have OF making deductions for
house c, rent losses ss II n, business &C. &C. Il Is fur
has frequently happened this year. governments
employees discharged before completing years
exempted by law are unable to obtain employmens
for the remainder OF the year. They have never
theless paid pro rata monthly tax, when In fact
they are not under the law required TO pay any tax
whatever. II Is also claimed that the monthly col.
ectiOns OF taxes not authorized by the law
which provides of regular assessments by duly up.
pointed assessors.
The New State Department.
washington July 2o correspondence Boston Adyer-
tiSer.l
The Secretary OF State has appointed commission
to select site Tor the new state Department and
prepare plans for the building The commission
consists Of the secretary Of the Treasury and tho
Secretary OF War; Mr.. Clark, the architect OF tho
CapitOl Mr. Mnllet the supervising architect Of the
Treasury and General Michlcr, the superintendent
OF the public buildings The resolution under which
the appointment Is made passed both houses Of
Congress last April but for want Of time to enroll 10
failed to reach the President until the adjournment
had been declared. Under the circumstances the
Secretary OF State concluded to make the appoint
ment and have tho report contemplated by the
luton ready TO lay before Congress upon reassem,
bling
WOMEN,s NATIONAL SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.