The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-14

UISTILLATloN OF Spirits FROM BEER.
ETC.-Some time ago a resolution was
adopted 10y the House Of Representatives
setting forth that = large increase Of rcye
tuc might he derived from the tlistillation
Is: drop beer ana slJps, and requesting the
commissioner II Internal Revenue - i'll
fo.m the House what amendments 70 the
law are necessary aui cxpcd!cnt in order
to authorize ana facilitate the utilization of
these and similar materials. The COM
missioner responds that such distillation
may be carried on. subject to the same re-
4"ircm >uts that APPLY 10 di>tillat:on from
any material oihcrthan apples, peaches, and
ecapyS. Ne is not appraised # any reasons
that woun jUs;;iy exemption in favor OF
'Gsi;.iers o( sliri;s from drop beer Of slop
ei,u'r- to those extended 10 the Gistillers
"t the fruits above named. and docs NJ,
deem any changes in the existing laws, in
this Geayc Get, necessary or eSNciient.
v1raI<IA.-A new oi.l.c is established IT
h.ouzay.l,o> Shenandoah county, and Viii
liam T. Smith appointed postmaster, on
rui!tc 800, Woodstock; to Moorcyilc. AZ
PALMYRA, Fluvanna county, Waiter ;. john
soa j. appointed postmaster rir' Robert
NAV, King George county. is rci'stahliShctt
q. special. and Noses Dia II appointed post
master: will receive regular mail supplies
f.om Port ROYAL. 4 new Office is cStab-
li-hcl At Mckcnnys Mil. RockbriG-e
county. and JOSEPH {. LawInour appointed
postmaster. OF YoUtc i,59l. Ea!v Tunnel TO
Lexington.
Joseph II. Bnnty has been appointed
POSTMASTER at Beech Springs, Lee county,
VA. rice Abraham WhiSm0n. resigned.
iNr"ETAHT To CIGAR DEALERs.-Dcputy
Commissioner ]. NJ. Dclano, OF the Internal
Revenue Bureau, in reply to inquiries
made, says:
No regulations have been issued from
this Office, 10 my knowledge, allowing TWEEN
tl-tiye pounds leaf tobacco In the manufac-
;lrc OF 900 cigars. 1t has been asyer-
tanned, however, from honest lnanufactu-
rcrS, that il takes fror.. fifteen to twenty five
pounds OF leaf tobacco to manufacture ,000
cigars, AID this oihcc has advised assessors,
III estimating ID deficiencies of cigar manu-
facturcrS who have made short returns, not
10 allow .norc than twenty-five pounds Of
tooacco 70 900 cigars"
tATl-HAfIZATIoN.- The House Judiciary
Committee again discussed to-day an i'm
portont bill providing for establishing 4
uniform SYSTEM If naturalization, and 10
regulate proceedings under the same, but
did not come TO any final result, though
some notifications were made. Ii will pro-
badly he adopted at the next meeting OF the
committee The bill, as il stands, requires
four years residence Of an alien before
making application for naturalization, and
six months III the State, and thirty days
residence in the district from which it is
made. Open examination as TO the right
Of an alien 10 become citizen is provided
for before United States court, where OPP
posing evidence may be offered. 1t is fur
thcr provided that proceedings for the matu
REALIZATION Of aliens may I've had before the
circuit and distlic, courts Of thc United
~tate. but IN any county wherein there
ehall not he holden annually more than
two stated terms Ui one Or both Of said
courts OF the United States, such proceed
ings for naturalization may be had III the
court Of highest jurisdiction il each State
and Territory which hold stated sessions
for the trial Of civil causes i'll such county.
This will take the power to naturalize citi-
zcns away from the State courts In Baltimore,
Boston, New York, Chicago, and st. Louis
HuShinjtpn REORGANIZATION Sun.