New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-14
SEIZURE OF ILLICIT DIsTILTRIES IN VIRGINIA
-NOMINATIONS AND CCSFIRMATIoNS-THE
REDUCTION OF THE ARM.


GENERAL PRESS DISATCH1
report OF the operators OF the attachment OF the 5th
gaysy fps5at eg N iS Wd D T.ed % ss de-
stroyed. and three seized about 10 gallons Of brandy
were seized 400 gallons OF low WINS destroyed anu
over thousand miles we're trayeed by the cavalry
Collector Henderble OF the With District Ieels that the
raid has done much good andbeen OF great service 70 INC
District He says that many Of the worst characters ana
the most open yostors Of the revenue law have been ar
The President to-day, made the following nominations
Timothy G.. Phelps, to be Collector OF Customs at san
Francisco California Chas s. Cooper TO be Surveyor OF
Custom at Memphis Tennessee; John A. T. Allen 10 DC
Collector OF Customs at New Bedford. Mass; j. C. f. Bey-
and to be Assessor OF erna Revenue for the Seventh
District OF New-York rice NJ. ii. Treadwel Withdrawn.
The Senate. to-day, In Executive Session confirmed tho
following nominations woodbury. DAVIS PostmasIer al
Portland, Me. Edward b. Moore Appraiser OF Merchan-
disc at Philadelphia; Thomas Biddle OF PennsylyanIa
ConsulGeneral at Havana Richard Beardsley OF III
DIANA Consul at Jerusalem.
The Army bill prepared at the War Department. en-
titled IAN Act TO reduce the Army" provides that all
regiments Of cavalry artillery and Infantry sha nave
the same number OF officers. The Secretary or War Is
raj officers examine fully into the qualifications and
general fitness Of all officers who may DO nn-
waiting orders, and recommend for transfer or
appointment TO Office such Of the number as may
be determined upon by the Board to be best NJ 70
III the same as well view of previous active service
and continuing willingness to do duty The report Is to
be submitted to the President Who If he SHAH approve
will make the appointments and transfers by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate All officers not
recommended Bwil cease to be officers iof the
Army The present provision OF the Army laws, that
seven per centum Of officers be retired TO be re-
peaed and hereafter the number shall be left 20 the DIS
erection OF the President. provided the whole number
retired shall not exceed $50 Gen. Loeans BILL introduced
by him to-day, adopts the aforementioned provisions
adding that all officers mustered o1t shal be
entitled to years pay and allowances.
The offices OF General and LeutepanGentr shall con.
tlnue only until vacancies occur The Meyet rank Is
abolished and officers, as to title, are to be confined To
their proper grade. The regular pay Is fixed as follows:
General $4,000 MaorGeneral $1,000 Brigader,G general
5000; Colonel, $500; LieutenantColone and Major
s. $500; Captain mOunted $1,000; Captain not mounteD'
SlsOO; Aduant. sOG Reglmenta QuartermaSter, SlS
First Lieutenant mounted $1,000 Second Lieutenant
Unounted), $500; Second Lieutenant mot moutedl,
$500; Chaplain, $1,000 pay OF Ad-deCamp 70 M1JoT'
General $500; pay Of Adde-camp to Brlsader Gshetai
the pay OF rank. The above schedule Is u be IN Kun
OF all Communication and allowances A..
The Postmaster General today sent a communication
TO the House. in reply to resolution, inclosng letter
from Ramsey In which the latter says lac spent
$724 In gold IN necessary expenses during his stay In
Paris OF several months including payment for ocean
telegraph messages, &C. He IL sure his expenses were
in excess OF this amount The clerk received $1,000 In gold,
and another person $50 for Interpreting ana trasat
during the postal negotiations The PostmaserGenera
says there is express authority TO appoint special
agents except his general authority TO superntend the
welfare OF the Department. This power has always been
considered a necessary incident to the Office OF Post
masterGenera and is 50 recognized BY the act of July
), 1896
meeting Of the members Of the bar OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States met at the courtroom IN the
Capitol this morning 10 take appropriate action IN rel
ton 10 death Of the late Hon Edwin NJ stanton ana
a committee appointed to draft suitable RESOLUTIONS
to be submitted TO the court on Nohudy he3t'
The President held his first public reception tonight.
The attendance OF ladies and gentlemen was very large
and included distinguished persons in the civil and mil
tary and members OF the diplomatic corps Inc
presentations 10 the President and Mrs Grant were made
In Blue Room. Mrs Fish during the evening assisted
Mrs Grant the reception OF guests who after the u.na
friendly formallties passed into the East Room. The
crowd there great however that there was NOT
sufficient space for an uninterrupted promenade. me
Music was furnished by the Marine Band. Toward tho
close the evening Grant Joined the thrOng under
the escort OF ViCe-President Colfax.