, 1869-10-31
Germany
WASHINGTON.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Ttthuce.
TASUISGTnS Oct 90

Special Despatch to The Chlcato TtthuCe.
WASHINGTON, Oct 80.
cowAKDLr ASSAULT.
a cowarlfy atsack was made yestenlay upon
A1. ctounse, chief correspondent Of the New York
Tmet, IN biz o11ce in this city. BY nao named
MArston, who passes himself as the husband Of
one Of the most notorious female lobbyists OF
Washington, known here As "Comanche' from
her connection with the bill for the payment Of
the i1on,clad by That name. This man entered
the Tsnes' office and struck Mr. Croupse on tue
bead without notice. Mr.. Crounse seized him, and
seon put stop TO his rovdytsm. lie slunk
out Of the ONCE and went Immediately to
the depot and Left the city. lie sends back
from New YORK an Indirect threat thar, II his pro
jects are further tnterfesed with, there viii 10
more Of thtS horsewhipptog 10 do Thr7e would
have been good deal more done before he left
for New York II he could have been found.
REyISCK c0LLEcr1oSA
A table has been prepared at the Internal
Revenue Of1cc showing that the difference be-
tween the nctnal collections and ASSESSMENTS for
all the States and Territories was, N round NUN.
eers, oes and The collections reached e17s,-
~, ,ocu In Illinois the collections were less hy
sl,cooooo, Indiana 100000, Iows $4,000, ou!o
SeGo.oo1, rcnnsy1Eana 3son, ,etJ, Tennessee
100000, Thconan ~, ,Do0, Missouri q, ,ool, 900.
TENSION 1EroHr.
The annual report OF the ComniaAionet OF Per.
a1ous shows thar during the Jear there vera aided
to The uumtcr OF penAions Of all classes 2319d:
dropped tor various c2u4ea, $3.50; on the rolls
June "a, 1868. 1920. The yearly amount Of PEN
eious adaed % The .o!ia Taa a. follows; Army
tnsallds, 3ta2,asato: army widows, orphans, anu
dependent relations, 3ess, ,lsa95: navy lnvalids,
SIS, as 70: nAsy widows, orphans, and dependent
relations. =, ,eaa6o. The total amount paid for
pensions Of all ctasses. including tho expense Of
disbursements, Nss rs u, ,sSI.0s, an excess. a
compared With The preceding yeas, Of A&.,qoa %,
which will during the tatrcnt rear
probably be increased 10 s30o,oo0 Tho !tst Reyo-
lnnonafy SOLDIER on the rn.ls died In ApsL The
outy surviving representative Of the widows Of the
Revelation on The rolls, who married prior to the
close Of the wsy. u Nancy Serena, OF Pittsburgh.
OF tho WidowA Of the Revolutionary War, married
after 1sss and before l'ps, ihere a.e 81 Surviving,
Of those who married. pt1or to $500 and sub.e-
Quent 10 1874 81; and slpce 1sao, ;s5-nakiug =
total Of ss5 Revolutionary Wsdow1 whoto names
are no On tho rolls-one !ess than last year,
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRKSS.
cAt1kx5 At TUE NH1rx norsE.
w1sH1x1rok, Oct. sa-A largo number OF 1ts-
itos called u sas White House to.aay. the ms
dent.
n ea., :. Arnots!sxN. =
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NGuEI1l ot4ku1p VII GltE4 ppUQ Ht$ QQ{4G4 n
Secretary OF War on Monday.
1zEAsCky NATTEEA
Receipts Of fractional currency for the week,
1Mate1; a@nipments, @ slsfAeoS; amount re.
Treasurer sp.Iner, this morning, received for
reden ptson socent note Of the reH iasue, which
hA1 the appearznca OF having teen IN circulation
sone tune, bat docs not oear the red seal upon ia
rAee nxed By TIE department. The note ii upon
genuine psps R1nssd iso se91,ns Plates
The 2S11vA OF plon1oent Coz REtasDeu brtpe1 to
heht the fact thar strong etIoEfa vll be mAde ss
existing tnte.nal revenue il " ID many and e.
aenttal particular. There Ia RenezA nettf th1s
The present high tsr9 Of snties sill oe greatly Fe-
thorough revision Of The present hTs. There
vii also be IN edors msde 70 hare resolution
passed 70 pm. ~ suppressed Impeachment .esti-
denct sgatnsl seyesal Senators not ali Of who:a
were DemoerA'A
The reports Of neatly al the heads Of hureacs
Ia type. secretar. Bout ell's zrpcr1 VII not b
comp 4eted tor three weeks yet l.
Minister Low has no: JET received his tnstEuo-
uo1s as Ainls1er 70 CHINA. ou: ~! 10 feE1ds1A,
Nj. WAne, EoRiisa charge d'AnAsres Who sue
eeed1 Nj. Aleock tn Cntns, g reported 70 harc
asia ..een; :h.t Ro., III Browne - q s1!or
They hsa Eveeo.ly esiapls.he1 Foreign Once,
ard provided Tor The edueatton Of you1h a6roAd !;
games Nlss1ou, Indicated considerable pspxreas.
N, N ade ttinks n Nr. BusluSzne's utuI viii
be ratified.
SHenE e6orts are being NlAda by tbs Cnt.zn
Juptz AId taei5 f1cnda ID And ont Of Congress 70
tpduce President Grant TO recommend, IN his
tot,ncuntng Message 10 Congress, something den-
mite respeeuug The re1llFerrot rights question.
~HrsXEr CASES
Geuesl Butler n Al The Treasury Department
fp-dAt arguing the claims of tnfcrdaeFs OF whlskeT
seizures IN New Sor<, Involving considerable
amount Of money 70 those otacRrI IN case tneJ are
kpectAAIUl