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WASHINGTON, July 81, 1870.
Illegal Trade.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
1n.dav issued 4 circular setting forth that
a constantly increasing illegal trade III
manufactured tobacco is being carried on
in the rural and border districts OF the South
and West through the in>trumentality OF
rcidlrrS and small manufacturers, and or
Arriug the revenue officers to see that ped
tlirrs of tobacco pay SpcclaltaNcs rs pcddIerS
and as dealers i'll manufactured tobacco ;
also directing the officers to visit rs often rs
un>>illc the factories of such manlfactl-
rcr, rs sell their products by peddling, and
examine their books, daily entries of pur-
~.lrI>rs. productions, and sales; Xamln
their stamp account, ETC.; and especially TO
see that only ncw boxes are used, and that
a.. stamps are affixed and cancelled rs pre-
scribed by law.
Surveyors OF DSStillcricS.
Deputy Commissioner Douglas has ap-
uninird about one thousand surveyors OF
l,~tillrricS for the various revenue districts.
the larger number Of whom arc for the
southern States. Their duties are TO survey
the Wii>kcy aud other diStilIcricS, and draft
= rIan Of them all, and forward the plans to
1hr Department. These surveyors work III
CONJUNCTION with the assessors of the districts
20 which they are appointed.
Tna ARMY.
The Secretary OF War has received the Of
iicinl copy of the law rc0rgani2in% the army.
Jhrnumlcr ofmCn now ntllc army is aboul
"A. 800. These are to he reduced to 10000.
Atnut 400 officers will he mustered out
wlth one wears leave of absence. with pay.
and they will rank from colonies to lieu
tenants. A ulimircr of officers will he
piarrd ON the retired list. The Secretary OF
War and General Sherman have had several
conferences in reference to the selection of
the board Of five officers, who, after mature
examination, are to decide and report all
cases TO the Secretary OF War. The law
provides that this board shall consist of one
miIor-gencral. one brigadier-general, and
three coionelS. Maior-General Schotield, 1t
il understood, has been selected rs major
general and president OF the board. The
other four have not yet been determined
upon. They will be convened i'll this city
rs soon as possible after they are selected.
Commission Withheld.
In these dispatches it was stated several
days since that Henry NJ. Bowdoin had been
APPOINTED assessor of the revenue district
in Virginia which embraces Norfolk, Pc
tershurg, ETC.. in the place of Kenneth
Cobb, suspended. 1t is learned that the
commission hats been temporarily withheld
by the President from Mr.. Bowdoin to
await the development Of some facts III re-
lution to the matter not known by the Pre-
sident ut the time of the suspension of Mr..
Cobb.
General Sheridan
telegraphed General Sherman that he will
reach here tonight or tomorrow morning.
Alter an interview with the Secretary Of
War and General Sherman, he will call upon
the President ut Long Branch, and then
proceed to Europe. He will be accompa-
MED to Europe by Colonel Forsyth, of his
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The New Consular Agents.
Secretary Boutwell, to-day designated the
districts IN Europe for the consular agents
recently appointed. Mr.. Klein is to go to
China, Japan, East Indies, and the coast of
Africa; Mr.. Armstrong, all of Europe cX-
Great Britain ; aud Mr.. Dennis, Eng
land, ireland, Scotland, Wales, etc. Their
Instructions were made out ut the Trea-
sury department to-day, and they will de-
part forthwith. All the accounts, books,
md matters pertaining to consular business
are to be supervised and examined by
them.
Postal Affairs i'm Virginia.
The following ]postInastcrs have been APP
pointed in Virginia Pleasant Ridge, Prin-
cess Anne county, Miss Mary F. Day ; post
office removed to Norfolk. Oak Level,
Henry, Jacob Feazell ; post-oflice TO Mar
tinsyiile. Mount Scion, Augusta, j. w.
Hall rice Eliz. II. Blakemore, married.
New Iianpden, Highland, William G. Rex
rode rice Mary E. Waybright, married.
Princess Anne Courthouse, Princess Anne,
Absalom b. Malbone oice Boston Brown,
declined. Spring Creek, Rockingham, Geo.
II. Grady cice ID. +. Long, resigned. Neers-
vile, Loudoun, WILLIAM C. Galloway ufce
Miss L. v. Grub, resigned. ,Cappers
Springs, Frederick, William NJ. Ritter uice
George ii. Marker, resigned. Green Plain,
Southampton, Mrs. Eliz. r.. Prince !; post
office TO Hicksford. Wood Lawn, Carroll,
Andrew Jones; post-oiilce to Hillsyilie.
Station, Fauqniei, w. T.. Della
PLANE DICE j.. g. Ward, resigned: Cum
berland Courthouse, Cumberland, Floyd
3. Robertson nice Frank Renter, resigned.
San Marine, Dinwiddie, Miss Lucinda Will