, 1870-11-29
WASHINGTON.
nerort Of General Dyer, Chief OF
Ordnance.
The Consolidation Of Revenue Dis
tricts Rapidly Progressing.

/ he consolidation OF heVenue Dls-
tricts Rapidly Progressing.
Fu&crn1E Revenue E>tIsnntcs Tn
der the E.nsy OF S,tiy
L1st.
sreeiai r,~-pateh 10 The Uh.ca:o Tribune.
KLr,ur CT GKstHAL DYER
WAs1tlkG1nS, SoT. 93.-The report OF Getefa1 |
Dyer. chief Ut ordnance, Is in tho hands Of the
Secretary OF War. In regard to fht s2propEta-
tsons ryoytha for the ensuing seaF, General
Dyer yeino:ks that they arc larger thac taey nave
Lt. n auy wear since The close OF the Wat. TIE
operation OF the IAN has causei gFeal en-
ha1aktsnent 70 The work OF the Ordinance tnrcau'
Al operations IL asseEais IN thederasttaeht, c1-
cept tie baeak1n. up ol ammunition aad prePss- |
irr Ut ot.cle1e rId upsrrycealte ordnance and !
ol,nance ttors for sale, han TO he snsp+ nded in,-
medisiety. In other respects also the law has |
onera,eti to the detgment Of tue DEPART |
mcnt, aLd Its econotnicsl disposition
ot its rrortIty and steFcS a
a consequence 1t IS nos necessaryto ask fos
Aal;!cit II. appropriation 10 mcct a! probable wants
Of the UepaItment for the ensuing ttscal yeaE
1t. Louis Arsenal In pursuance OF several ac:s Of
Carerrts on tnat suhjeet, but eome delly In car
E,irE this cut Till necessarily be caused BY ale
Iatt that the funds which wcre relied on to build
uuaslers at tie Jefferson barracks reservation
have reverted to the Treasury under the act
heretofore rcierTCd TO. These quarters
should be bull. before the arsenal. Is
given up by this Department General
Uyrr further recommends tha. several
| atscpa,s HOW Situated in tho imu.d!a!c vicinity
| Of laJgc cities, obxt1uctlrg their growth. and
Causing fear AMI auxfetY to the Inhabitants there
| OF ~ the proximity of la:ge quantaites OF dan.
| gcrous materials lie sold, anil the proceeds
used In building a large arsenal OF construction
aud depot for gnDpowIcr at s3Ine point on the
A.lan.tc coas:. TIE construction OF the huill-
/ tngs, anl Development OF the water power at The
Nock Island ArHena1 are progressing ss.isfactort-
II, 4 iustlcr reduction Of enlisted men Of the
ordnance service, from 30 to so', ts conscE-
| p'atc1 and Hill soon liz made. The number Of
ni1ed men employed has Also been
largely reduced. The number OF osdnnncc OIL
GERS has bcen reduced to nf'y-nlnc, which num-
ber Is not greater than the netessttea OF the De-
part1nent rtqul:c. S1nce the clesc Of the war the
Department has disposed Of moro than ,34c.fs1
stand of analt arms, unit for use, and of uDstr.
ylcea.b!e patterns; sa9,o0o Of these were sald
within the past month. II the demand for arm.
and other munitions Bhoult continue Al Mt present
the Ut tas tncrt Will be allie fn short time to Ills
pose OF tile greater part OF its tu.
4 Plus e:hrca, which are uNsutted to nnl
wants, ann The expense Of Keeping whf:f
Is ve:y great. Sales since the lst Of july, 1s'a
the present date, have yeI,lsd abont =, Ges 300
In concluding lis rcrort, General DYer calls rc
, newcd attention 10 the deltuceles7 coa'!lt!na G
| TIT ler:s Of the seacoas.s. Suae VI The pc er1ra
, nt1.t forts arc fc:ty armed, and many II thcE-
| particularly those tn tho Southern Statcs-har'
: Lot q siugtt gun Of suitable callhre In thsn
; coSsoliDAT1eS OF EEvESCE pssTKlc7s.
The work Of consolidating the revenue co:1cc
tson districts Of the country has teen s.ea'lil
| rFoElet slrg since October !. The force Of Assist
an. A+esEscrs has alreatly 1,ecn rrtlured 41s, an
. the asrytccsot gro n,n:c viii he dispensed with ii
. q short time. Thi. Will save the GosttuIcut
daily expense Of some *2.tH0.
iNTERgsr On PACIFIC RA1KoAD EoSpa
Tie government having pail cons'iclahs
!, n1nou1ts tn Interest on i,onis Of The various T:
c.ilc Railroads., which It had guarantee
!. | wh.ck sums have not yet hcen ps'
| hack into the Treasury, Secretary uou
we'll has noticed the chief OF the warvaI
Department 10 pass any lu0rc warrants far "a,
J Eret.t Of government ffciTts cr transportation
| the Kansas Paciuc. Union rarit1c. CT Central r.
J. ctnc Railroads until these reimburse the govern
1nent for amounts aErea'iy advanced. III cons
qucnce Ut this action there Il considerable exct
| 0SnL &I10uE lHt 4EElt3 oI LIE hUufC S0IHuI
i tons, who have been here for some time cn1ea
oylpE to got thclr accounts settled. The Cuit
Pacific oEcs t. es3 go: the Kansas Pacific, t5Nt
l. 1t9: the Central rlclGc, s3,Gar.ls3 The ha1an
l. due IRON othes Pacific roads Is comparative
small.
AGERAAS rFFALIER rE1rrEp TT.
For some time past the detectives of this c!
aItl ne'tlnleTc hare been on the lookout fof
w. man named Lewis t,ebl-, who hal hten May
II | Of Kothbcsg, town in Germany or Prussia. 1
fifteen 9eazs. ana who, It IVES alleged. had e.
hxz1e.s money belonging to that corporation
~ The extent uf fifteen thousand dollars nn col
IN over to this country. oa Friday night IN
I'd answering IN the description sent to Wan
,st Dresz.ch. Esq, North German Con
nd at baltimore, WAS taken IN custN
* aE,l lodged 10 the Police Station. An examt
~ ton Of his trunk. &C., at one OF The hoscls EAR
an Camden Station, wlcrc he lodged, disclosed
lot View LINE thousand dollars, which was taken
':e | charge Ly the detectives. lie was, on S1tnrsl
N N given over 10 the charge Of the United Sts
%'A Marshai, Gollshoyoueh, for the action Of
ire North German CcntuL
lot NAVAL ITRAs.
70 As required hr the regulations Of tue Nary
,GHs rartment, an examination of the gsaiuateA c1
a. os 1863 ns 10 scientific, mechanical, anl r1uct
aor knowledge Of such Ec'Ebc1s pEenara:
y | 10 their proEottn to the I1.4k OF Eustf
eae has t,cen held before the Reg,
IT,, Examining Dua7s1 Ut the academy At Aughrt
ot During the war, 80 great Was the AetDan'1
ns naval officers. that tlis requirement WAS 1esse
n,s IN tls discipline, and soou, by dlsHse, 6cc.
are ucrclS nominal. Now, however, when the
IS ended, aud the surplus Of ctnccts IS 50 st
former strtctness, IN every particular. has
lcf revived. ani the examination Just passed
1,eeu one OF the most severe and concise
GrsY ! known. Among those who rasse'l sattsfac
w "so examination are Edwin fiiEcl5, Illinois: Z
an; buckingham, Ohio: James Il Hob
Iowa: F. S. Dasses,- 1lIlnos: t.
Harris. 1ut!lana. The arrival In this country D!
70. newiy-arroInted Vice admiral Of the Nary,
rccn {. Rowan, raises the question. which
and mootcd considerably wnen the promotion Of
sud- n,,ral ,,,r,.r x.s made canccrnnc the r-ohs
oso- lties If the Senate Ecject:1E the two promo
n:ea.iore.l hs the death Of FarfagE;, and alto
Ehy al rank ta 4iwtn.ie 10 It's ancient FTGroIs
liz refusing TO consent to promotion a"ovc
o,, grate Ct Commodore The subject eScltcs I
lnttrest In nayal circles Much legislation l!
raescd upon this interest. a7d the ques,to
rank VIII not he the least important inst 1t il
The rected Will be touched upon.
part 4SEA CHASE,
o@Sl5 @ Hscer,s that the North GERMAN steans htr
rass timo.e, which arrived from Tsremeo or S1tn:
after leaving thst port proceeded IA the a
stat- war1l cf Scotland, aud In the North Sea r:
ISe I fourteen FRENCH ncn-of-war, one Of them ch
n1t32' n;3' tho steamer fe1two hours, but heavy {
.alS. ! coming o. ara the weather being thick
se Of fpegy she WAS lest sight OF, and the steamer
rvest ,,r,ss, IN n.r ,,nnrs w,,hou, meeting apy
min. war vessels.
nate ISn1As AFFAIRS.
ming The report Of the Commissioner Of Indian A
y ~ has been printed. 1t Is shorter than usaa1.
and main points have been ANTICIPATED BY tie
being cation OF the report Of Secretary Cox. Full
Scy- are styeu Of the appointments under III
IL e. rp.icy Of The President aod worEnE Of the 81
rsei' The purchase OF goods aud the!r !usrecrtt
i NJ ncen carried on in the mos: satisfactory mi
TIC eject ef Red Cleud's visit. aal his subs:
lessu Increment on the plains. Is presented a
:. -. Length. The cxpcnses aud Estimates arc the
I.zeas as eiycc it the stcretar. s report.
rs to rus1xAs1Ex oKSERAL'e EKroHr.
~ The report Of the Postmaster General ha
rr!utgd. All the important recommend
.ss, have tecc Anticipated. a well as the tecclr
nisnt liz expenditures lie thinks the department
uac1S selE-susta.Elng next year. II rcncE!n2 bis
lon Of mendasions 10 abolish the frauking prtvile
he Oh fo,tfes his position with figures obtained
onsn- ~ the records Of free matter, kept throasho
r,am county. lie recommends postal card:
lissts- things considered, the department Il In I
elncnt nonrishiuc condition than ever before
Inc Ito The Asteeiated Prrsa.1
!. SO TIE PRESIDENTS ANIMAL MESSAGE.
II. Nc NAsHtN61oS, Nov. I'll Dol p3ooAe
II hv- the Presidents annual message Will he pftl
ot Of auyauce OF delivery to Cougfess, IN otdet
additionally against unauthorized and pre-
1SrEESxT1oSAL QUESTION.
The Deputy Collector OF t,us:oms AZ u
Vile, Texas, recently seized The American :
Nor. eI Reeecca. .. Braxos toF being sngsEeaH, g q,
ss* CunGul. At brownsville. claim ID the Acho<