The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-06-28
TELEGRAPHIC.

Memphis, June 24-Gen. Mack,
formerly of Philadelphia, and lately
oe the firm of Hitsfeld & Co., died
from a sunstroke to-day.
he masonic fraternity celebrated
st, Johns day with grand procession
and a pic mic, at james Park.
The contract for completing the
Cairo and Fulton railroad from the
Missouri line to the Texas line, has
been concluded. The work is to be
completed by the first of July, 1872.
Nashville, June PA meeting of
the prominent citizensof Nashville and
vicinity, irrespective of party, was held
at the court house to day, the object
being an expression of sentiment re-
specting the late c. J.. ValIandigham,
with Judge Joseph c. Guild presiding
The chief speeches were made by Neill
5. Brown, II. S. Foot Judge Law
renee, formerly of Ohio, a. S. Calico,
6. p. Thruslon, formerly of Dayton,
and others. The highest culogies were
passed upon Mr.. Vallandigham's char
acter rs great statesman and an honest
man. Appropriate resolutions were
adopted expressive of the sense Of loss
that the country has sustained in bis
death, and sympathizing with his be,
rcaved family.
WAsnINGToN, June 24.-As the
Office ofthe commissioner of Customs is
vacant the proposition to establish
bureau Of revenue has been revived.
1t is proposed to do this by CONSOLE
dation Of the custom and internal rev,
cnuc bureaus, and it is said there is no
necessity for two distinct bureaus so
similar in character.
Secretary Delano, and JOHN Dclano,
chief clerk, leave Washington for their
home in Ohio this afternoon.
The president viii be in the city on
next Friday week. 1t is understood
that Il cabinet meeting will be Icld on
that day. t. EfllT 2.l!Affqnusgy v1eih, beth.
:. 80 4 tonnage tax can be legally imposed
on canal boats trading with Canada by
inland routes in case that the boats are
unprovidcd with sails or steam power.
The secretary Of the treasury decides
such boats are subject to the samC reg
ulaticns in regard to the payment Of
tonncgc taxes as any other vessels Of
tie United States.
The total number Of physicians who -
paid taxes to the government for the
year ending April 30tb, .was 40,79S.
OF these there were regular or allopath-
ic 5000; homeopathic, 29Il hydro
pathic, 1873; electric, $3.50; miscclla-
ncous or not classified, 4T70, -
The wheat and corn prospects, ac-
cording TO reports received at the de-
parmcnt OF agriculture, are not fatter-
ing. Though in the country generally
acreage appears to lave been somc-
what increased the crop will not in
crease in like proportion, owing to a
variety of causes, chief Of which is the
dry pring in most parts Of the coun-
Try. The largest increase in acreage
in wheat is reported from Kansas,
where it is so per cent greater than
laet year. The report on the whole is
not especially discouraging except in
falling to show such increase in product
over other years as might be expected.
\ letter has been received by the
most worshipful grand master Of ma
sons of the Iistlict Of Columbia con-
tanning the sincere thanks Of Earl
DeGrcy to the grand lodge Of masons
of this district and Of the United States
for his cordial reception as grand
master Of England.
Oar are, said sable orator, two