The New York herald., 1871-08-10
WASHING oTON.
Mysterious Military Movements in
North Carolina.
Commissioner Douglass Efecting
Reforms in His. Bureau.

WASHINGTON, august " loVls
Mysterious Military Movements.
The detachment OF United Stanas troops sent up by
the Wilmington, Charlotte, and Rutherford Railroad
last week, arrived in Wilmington, N. G., on Monday
They made arrests. and their mission, says the
Daf'v 1osrnaly is still involved in mystery.
Initial Acts Of the New Revenue Commis-
siOner.
The new Commissioner OF Internal Revenue will
tomorrowtake upthe subject OF contract for SUD-
plying the Bureau, with paper for whskey, tobacco
and beer stamps, the plates for which nave been
ready lot several months, bat the printing was de-
iayed owing to the late trouble. The Commissioner
fnis afternoon revoked the commission of Henry
Baneman who.succeeded Clifford Thompson in the
once under General Pleasonton. Other changes
VII! also takesplace in the Bureau particularly az
iecting the rev erne detective service New York.
Necessity fer a Revised Code for the COlIec-
tiOn Of Customs.
On the 2fhOf June Nathan Sargent eX-Comms-
sloner OF Customs was desired by the Secretary OF
the Trea srEfy TO proceed TO Boston and Portland
and TO confer personally with the collectors and
other CHIEF cGstoms officers OF these ports concern
ing the provisions OF the revised code for the collec
tion Of the customs He was further re-
quested. OIL his return 20 stop at New
York "and Philadelphia for like pur
pose. In pursuance Of this request he
visited foson and spent nearly two weeks there in
consulta tfon with some OF the officers of customs
having the greatest experience in administering the
customs laws from wnom he received many sug-
Gestnss- ach.in his own special department, which
may he round important in perfecting the bin thus
snnznitnd to leXamlnation and criticism. He did
not fAc If convenient TO proceed to Port
land nor ITO stop at Philadelphia, though
probably 1t may be desirable that he should
visit Philad eiphia and other places, some on the
Northern nd Northwestern frontier for the pur-
ced in 10
practlcal workings OF our customs laws in those
localities. 1t is only from such that the defects
OF the law or its neeoed alterations be fully
learned. In the course of his report Mr.. Sargent
says:-
AS the 0untry has increased In wealth and d.
menslonS, and as circumstances have changed, the
laws have been altered from time 10 time the
within Of legislation or the real necessities Of the
case prom lpted until the whole symmetry of the sys-
TEN has been destroyed. Indeed the whole OF our
navigation and customs laws have become com
piicated ana incongruous that a Judge OF the Su-
preme Court OF the United States has said they
were me most intricate and difficult to con-
the imperative necessity OF their codfcatlon ana
simpiica hon: The blll. however which has been
TO require many additions and amendments to
make perfect and to enable 1t to supply the place
ter mode OF perfectng IL than that which has been
adopsed-nameiy, to submit Its various parts
having the greatest practical experience in
administering the nation, and OF the Customs laws
eastern ports. The suggestions of these gentlemen
shoDld then be submitted to several gentlemen OF
experience and capacity to be considered, weighed,
Glgested, rejected or adopted and put IN proper
form Dy them. In that manner the bill may be
made as perfect as can be expected and, he thinks
IN no other.
Perfect7sn of the American Telegrnphic
system.
The secretary OF War made this morning tho.
rough inspection OF the telegraphic system connect
ing Inc Office OF the Chief Signal Oficer, at the
War department. with all portions of the United
States Messages were sent direct from and
weather reports received In Washington il
four minutes time from San Francisco, making
distance going and returning of 1000 miles
fbroughssix repeaters without an error. Messages
were Also exchanged between Washington and
Chicago, Corinne and New York. The system OF
wires concentrated at the chief signal Office, CON-
prising these OF all the telegraph companies. afford
facility fr telographing unequalled by any other
establishment no W existing.
Personal.
The President ha appointed j. d. Creigh, OF CALI
fornIa, Commission er from that State the Centen
Nal EXhibition4at Philadelphia.
Secretary Del4lo eft Washington to-day for Ohio
Tor several weeks al ,sence