The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-29
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.

LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Spccial kilograms to the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July %, 1870.
Stamping Tobacco.
Deputy Commissioner Douglass has de-
cidcd that when sale OF tobacco, having
no marks or brands of the manufacturer
thereon, is made by United States mar
shall the latter should stencil the fact upon
each package, giving the place and date OF
sale, with his own name. If sold subject
to tax, the purchaser must atfix and cancer
stamps before removal; but if sold free OF
tax, the marshal must afiX and cancel the
stamps, and deduct the expense thereof
from the proceeds of the sale. If, upon
Offering forfeited or condemned tobacco for
sale, bid cannot be obtained sufficient 10
cover tax and expense of sale, or at least 10
cover the tax, the tobacco must be With
drawn from sale. No tobacco can be al
lowed to be put upon the market without
proper stamps affixed and cancelled, and
the law provides no mode of procuring
| stamps other than that uggested-payment
therefor in money.
Dismissed from Service.
By order of the President, the Secretary
of War has dismissed from the service the
following-named officers for desertion from
the army First Lieutenant L. w. Barn.
hart, Fourth United States cavalry; First
Lieutenant William j. Patterson, Fifth
United States artillery and Second Lieu
tenant w. A. Newton, First infantry.
The Bureau Of Military Justice.
There general misrepresentation that the
Bureau Of Military Justice, of which Judge
Advocate General Holt is the chief, was in
cluded in the act of Congress consolidating
the various legal branches of the Executive
| Departments into the Department of Jus.
lice, under the direction of the Attorney
General. During the discussion in the
House of the bill it was proposed to in
| clude Judge Hollis Bureau but in view Of
| the fact that it was merely military in its
| action, it was decided to continue it as q
| Bureau of the War Department. The Blu
reau, however, occupying the same relation
| to the Navy Department, was transferred to
the new Department of Justice. The new
arrangement, therefore, is likely to be
somewhat perpleXing until the public be-
come familiar with its eccentricities.
The National Banks.
Mr.. Hurlburd, the Comptroller of the
| Currency, to-day ruled that all national
banks that have gone into liquidation for
the purpose of closing except those that are
consolidated with other banks, will be
obliged under act of July IA, 1870, to de-
post legal-tender notes for their outstand-
ing calculations, and to take up their bonds
by the 14th of September next.
Instructions 10 Revenue Collectors.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has prepared and will shortly forward to
revenue collectors throughout the country
Il circular of special instructions, in which
he orders them to furnish the Bureau full
details in reference to all individuals, firms,
and companies, in their respective districts
who are engaged in the manufacture of TO-
bacco or snuff; as to their factories or
mills, and their capacities and machinery
used their bonds, sureties, &c. Also,
similar particulars as to cigar manufacto-
ries and to see that all cigar-makers
working therein are registered in the col
lector's office.
Soldiers BOunties.
The Supreme Court in january last rem.
dered decision in regard to soldiers boun.
ties, in which it was determined that all
soldiers who enlisted before certain date
and received an honorable discharge were
entitled to one hundred dollars bounty
whether they served two years OF not. The
Department officials having been unable to
decide which of the regiments enlisted dll-
ring the prescribed time, and as Congress
failed to take action upon the matter, all
applications for bounties under the SUI
preme Court decision are suspended in the
office of the Second Auditor for future &C.
ton by Congress.
importation Of Dried Snakes,
| Lizards, DC.
The collector of the port Of San Fran
cisco some time since submitted to Score
tary Boutwell, the question as to whether
he should permit the Importation OF certain
articles, consisting of dried snakes, bugs,
lizards, ETC., intended for use as medicines
among the Chinese residing i'll California,
The Examiner of Drugs refused to pass
them because, in his opinion, they were not
pure drugs, were loathsome and disgusting,
and unfit for use as medicine.
Secretary Boutwell, ordered their admis.
sion, and decided that he could perceive no
objection to their admission and delivery to
the parties upon payment of proper duties
| Miscellaneous.
Nothing further is learned of the balance
of the $4,000 worth of greenbacks that
were stolen from the Treasury Department
several weeks since.
The Indian appropriation bill has been
arranged at the Treasury Department, and
the amount due to each tribe, pursuant to
the provisions of the bill, are clearly ascer-
tanned. A set of books has been prepared
with the accounts of each Indian contained
therein, and warrants are being Issued to
| the order of Commissioner Parker for their
benefit. WALLACE.
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The Chinese Emigration to the seuth'
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The State De
partment has advices from G. N. Goulding,
United States Consul, dated at Hong Kong,
February 9th, to the following effect
have the honor to report that the French
bark Vile de st. Lee, Diubos master, sail.
| ed hence to-day with 200 Chinese emiTant
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