Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-04
Miscellaneous Dispatches.


| FROM WASHINGTON.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 8-The president and Sec
rotary Boutwell,, with the commissioner of inter
nal revenue, will shortly begin the work of con-
| solidating internal revenue districts throughout
the country under the act of July Ia, 1870. 1t is
| thought that over one hundred districts will he
consolidated into fifty, and the services of over
| fifty collectors dispensed with, thus materially
| reducing the cost of collecting the revenue. In
| every state there will be one or more districts
| consolidated with others,
| Gen. Alfred Pleasanton, the new commission
| er of internal revenue, took the oath Of office
this morning before Chief Justice Carter of the
district supreme court, and entered upon the
discharge Of his duties, He was occupied most
| of the day in receiving visitors The deputy
commissioners and heads of divisions of the rev.
| enue office paid their respects to the new COM
| missioner, but there will be no formal introduce
ton of the clerical force of the bureau to the
new chief. Senators Wilson, Harlan, Cameron,
Tiptou and Il number of representatives, were
among those who called upon him this morn
ing.
4 telegram received at the internal revenue
department this morning from Texas announces
that ST. 900 have been recovered from eX-Col-
lector Tullis, who is now in custody awaiting
trial. He is charged with u delalcaton of $780,
600.
ITEMS FROM NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Jan 8.-The steamer Hornet ar
rived at Port au Prince on the 18th ult for coal
which was refused her at Nassau. She sailed
| from Nassau on the 22d Her destination is I'M
known.
n o IeiiiUle llIrueI was collluitteu lust HlshI
at $50 West Houston street, Abraham jones
killing his wife with carving knife. The MUIR
derer had been celebrating New Years day by
gettil'g erulh: ing EFFORTS Vi lhe ollcers 10 Hls.
night
AluIeWS' oalIloIu q oIitii , SGoie On Cthdi
laceS, silks and velvetS.
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