The New York herald., 1870-10-05

plug OK cthee descSipuons OF chewing tobacco must
30 20 CONSTRUCTED - to allow the Stamps belng a.
taohed to she Sides prescribed In the regulations
Blask RecsaDts staapeA to 10 Exohansed.
1t may DO of Interest 70 persons owning unused
blank receipts having the internai revenue stamps
OF two cents imprinted, the tax upon which was
repealed by the act or July IA. 1870 on ana after
October !, 1870, 10 know that on returning such
stamped blanks to the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue by express they may receive other, stamps
or equal value This arrangement will afford relief
10 large number OF business men who have mad
their blank receipts stampedfwithin a recent period
and who can have no use for them By reason Of the
repeal OF the tax.
Mrs. Pollard In tho Lnnutic Asylum.
Mrs. II. A. Pollard, q lady who acquired consider
able notoriety in Baltimore year two ago In con-
necton with shooting affair In which she seriously
injured gentleman who refused 20 inform her OF
the whereabouts Of Mr. Pollard. was yesterday
sent to the Government Asylum for the Insane upon
the order or Judge Otto Acting Secretary OF the In
terror, two physicians certifying her mental con-
dition and two citizens 10 her being without means
for her support. Thus this once proud and beautl-
ful woman and happy wife and mother is now an
inmate Of lunatc asylum. the recipient or the
charities Of the government. She has hardly
reached the prime or life. The cause OF MRS. Pol
Iards insanity IL said to DO scandal with which she
was mixed up at the st. Clouu Hotel In this city
short time since. ir seems what purported TO be
the facts In the case got into flash paper in New
York, and her GRIEF that account ass umed SUCH
violent form that she became crazed.
The Question or Commutafion for Quarters.
The Second Comptroller has rejected the calm OF
or an onioer OF marines on shpboard for commuta-
ton or quarters under the law OF July 15, 1870 and
also under the navy appropriation act OF 1870.
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shipboard. The Comptroller decides that the Army
bill OF July Is 1870 forbds any and every allowance
ofevery name and nature whatever or communication
therefor except for fuel forage and quarters In kind
which are to be furnished by the quartermaster,
the Quarermaster IL not authorized to pay the on
Ger the sum allowed for rent quarters TO be dis
bursed at the pleasure or the LATTER but the quarter
master himself Ii to furnish the quarters In kind ana
at cost not to exceed the amount allowed for the
rank OF the officer Tho question whether any ofi.
| Ger shipDoard has legal quarters not IL imma
teria when Communication for quarters Is forbidden
! by law. and when from che nature Of his duty he
occupies the only kind OF quarters that the quarter
\ master or the government itself can furnish.
| Andy Johnson In a New Role-Ho Does Not
Wish Onico.
Old Andy Johnson Is heard from to-day. letter
was received by prominent lawyer OF this city, IN
Il
| have secured the nomination to Congress from X.
r. Buffers district. but that he voluntarily with
drew from the field Had Johnson accepted, 1t says
ne would have easily beaten oadetship Butler and
come to Congress TO stir up new Senators In this
| rapidly becoming aull town.
Postal Treaties with New Zealand.
| The Post once Department having for the mrs
time made treaties for the transmission OF ictter
ana book packages between tho United States ant
| New Zealand, British Columbia and San Salvador
they were to-day laid before the Presdent by tn,
Postmaster General for nis signature
| "a. Domingo Again.
Professor Gabb. who Ia engaged making surveys
in st. Domingo recently wrote TO friend In WASH
ington that the feeling IN favor OF the annexation Of
that republic 70 the United States il little short
unsnimitv. Notwithstanding the rejection OF the
treaty by the Senate OF che United States. The ~
vation OF the country from anarchy depspcs upon
annexation. The partsaus OF CabJ.i alncr IRON
| Baez only in this, viz. They W.nt Cabral to con
duct the negotiations. Apo;..er letter statss tina
although the Secretary OF ar, Helngrea, had som,
personal Ill feeling axaarss Baez 1t Is expected h
Will resume his dutIs At his once at the expiration
"rs s sssxs III :. :>s0ce ,,- : ~
!, Big Judge Connolly, Of your city arrived here L
day ON some important law business. ~
General I. w. Clarke, M. O., from Texas ana u
A. Saylor, Senator lately elected to the Lerisatu,
Of that state, are in town. They yspresent the co,
dition OF things down there just now ds h9sIy pro
porous and promising. -
Dr. 9. +, cady, lsts geist Clerk or the Indian Br
reap. 'sn spa Yesterday & & s fs TIE position
which he was recently appointed that OF Indiar
Agent at the Green River Agency Dakotah. Durln
the absence Of the Commissioner the Bureau vii
remain in charge OF the newly appointed Cnle