The New York herald., 1871-09-11
W A S HIN & r o N.
The Raid on The Di,reputable Houses-The
Inmates and Keepers Warned
Away by Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Sept 10, 1871.
The Abandoned Women and the New Ordi-
. unncr.
The Superintendent OF Police has notined all
Keepers OF bawdy houses that they must quit the
premises occupied by them and leave the city be-
fore "Wednesday next. 1t appears that the District
Attorney has oruered this TO be done, ana the Wo-
mans Club, recently organized 10 induce women
inhabitng these houses return TO life Of virtue
will endeavor TO provide reormatory fer all those
willing TO abandon their present mode OF life.
Troops for the South.
A detachment Of the Seventh cavalry mas been
ordered 10 Florida TO assist the revenue officers to
make collections 1t ls said that two companies of
infantry and oae Of cavalry will reman at Raleigh,
n. c., during the Ku klux trials, which VIII com.
mence this week.
Tue Wreckina Gases ON the Southern Coast.
Judge J. McKcnny, whosailed from New York ior
Key West, yesterday teegraphed the United States
Marshai OF the southern Dislrlct OF Florida TO have
al processes rcturnable on the 18th OF September,
when the Judge win hear all cases connected with
che wrecks caused by the recent cyclone.
Articles Liable to the Stamp FAX.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue decides
that articles liable stamp under schedule q"
must have stamps alXed before they leave the rre-
misses o. the manufacturer, irrespective OF the KIND
OF packages empioyed for ptttng the same INTO
market, whether such packages be OF the ordinary
and usual size or OF extraordinary, what Is fre
auently termed packing In bulk" Each package
must nave a stamp stamps OF the value indicated
by the reia plce or the price received for single
package, with Its contents. dealer may sell d.
rectly from package which has been properly
stamped according TO the price paid for the package
and the contents, without aihxing additional
stamps; but the holder who breaks the original
pacAage and repacks Its contents into small pack
ages putting thereon hts marks ana labels, will be
required to stamp these small packages when ex-
losing Offering the same Tor consumption or sale
manufacturer, IN every case, must stamp the
package in which he delivers the goods to the GUS
TONER'S whether the customer furnishes his own
vessel for the reception Of the article or whether r
Is furnished by the manufacturer himself.
Speculation In Cancelled Postage Stamps.
The Post O1ice Department Is almost daily in re-
cept OF letters from various Of The country,
making inquiry as 10 the truth OF a current news
paper statement that the government Will pay $500
to the collector Of one million cancelled postage
clamps OF course this statement utterly without
foundation, ana it was doubtless started by design.
ting persons 10 induce the collection Of quantities Of
defaCed stamps with the expectation OF picking
them up large lots at trininG cost after collectors
have ascertaned the utty Of the original expecta-
tiQ1 Of selling them to government
81 Is. Tcisonal.
General Walker Superintendent OF Census, has
returned to Washington, much improved In health
solicitor Banneld has returned to Washington,
after an absence OF several weeks IN the North.
postmaster General Creswell Is expected to re-
turn tins week.
The Crop Report Tor Aur n.,.
The Department OF Agriculture will on the 18th
Issue the crop report for August