New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-16
WASHING TON.
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST r. r. BUTLER-sOUTH-
ERN PoLITICs-PERsoNAL-NAY MOVE
MENrs.
Y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNR.l
wAsHISGroS, Thursday, Sept. L

10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNBl
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Sept IS, 1870
The Fall term OF the Criminal Court Of the District OF
Columbia win the third Monday OF septem-
ber IL is understood that indictment against r. X
Butler will be pressed by the Commissioner OF Pensions
and will be preferred by the United States District
Attorney.
letter received here to-day from responsible source
In Tennessee states that Maynard will be reelected to
Congress from the lid District by over 1900 majority
telegram from Representative Hays, WITH District OF
Alabama, that he has been renomDated ana
his majority at election about 900, there Is
little doubt Of his election.
Congressman Bowen OF South Carolina writes to his
friends here that the recent publications charging him
with bgamy utterly false, aud have their origin in
the malice and persecution Of his personal and political
enemies.
Secretary Cox left town this morning and will not
turn fortnight Senator Nye left this evening for
Nevada. Representative Ingersol is IN town, and will
meet the House Subcommittee on Commerce in New
York TO take testimony in cable Gaze In day or two
yoluminous dispatch letters received this morn
ing at the Naval Department from Re Admiral Gibson
He IL very reticent about the European war, and gives
no details of the movements Of the French Prussiln
sQuadrons. He says that the Junata sailed from Ant
werp Aug. 90 for the Island OF Helgoland, and that
after communicating with the British authorities there
she would proceed to the mouth OF the Elbe and Weser
remaining week in the vicinity Of those rivers. After
performing that duty she will proceed to CherDourg
France. The Richmond would leave Vile Franche,
France, for Barcelona, Malaga, and Cadiz, in Spain,
and thence to Lisbon. The Plymouth arrived at Lisbon
Aug s. % days from NewYork where she was TO await
the arrival of j. b. Matthews, u g. Consul at Tangers,
whom she is 10 convey to his destination. The flagship
Franklin is at Portsmouth, England.
During the month OF July 1870, the gain Of revenue tax
on spirits and fermented liquors the same revenue
for July, 1859, was 81 ,2s7, 2s5
Acting Commissioner Douglass has been informed that
some tobacco dealers in the various large cities are IN the
habit Of selling to their customers sma quantities OF
cavendsh or plug tobacco, and having received pay
therefor. cutting IL up with q hard cuttingmachne,
without paying the tax OF 80 cents pound ana tha
other parties complain OF this practice as injurious 70
their trade damaging TO the revenue Several dealers
have inquired of the Commissioner II IL Is allowable ID
tobacco in this manner after selling IT, WITHOUT aHA-
ing the proper stamps Commissioner Douglass in reply,
say.: that under the law every kind of manipulation
ofObacco whether Of the raw leaf or manufactured OF
partially manufactured tobacco OF scraps, waste GRIP
pings, stems deposits OF tobacco, result
ING from any process OF handling by which
the character and condition or the tobacco IL
changed ana the same prepared LOT use OF
is process OF manufacture ana the person \" makes
business OF doing this Is declared 10 be manufacturer OF
tobacco. The manufaetuIer can sell IN ORIGINAL stabeH
packages only. He must cell the article Just as Is
packed worked branded, labeled, and stamped Other
wise he commits fraud. retail dealer il allowed To
break wooden packages ana retah teitlfOi Dut Nc Is
allowed 10 change the character or condition OF the
article by process Of manipulation Ivy cutting, press
ing grinding, crushing rubbing, otherwise preparing
H. either before after selling He further says, the
dealer in maIua tuTed Plug tobacco cannot De allowed
TO cut his ping clearinghouse into snokingOhacco,
the Leaf dealer reduce leaf tobacco, etc. into
cut or ganUlated smOkng-tobacc0, without becoming
liable manufacturer. The purchaser or consumer may
use cutting machine or Other ntruheIts Tor ftnu,
his plug other descriptions Of tobacco into CONDITION
to De consumed, but dealer cannot make business OF
manufacturing manufactured or unmanufactr,d tobac-
either before or after sale, without becoming haDe