Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-01-12
From Washington.


WASHINGTON. Jan. Z. 1871. "
The following circular has been issued
by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
concerning internal revenue officers absent
ing themselves from their districts =
1t having come to the knowledge of this
Office that many officers of internal revenue
absent themselves from their respective
districts without having first obtained pro-
per leave of absence, notice is hereby
given that in future such absence without
leave will not be permitted. All permits
now outstanding granting authority to SUI
pervisors or other internal revenue officers
to visit Washington or absent themselves
from their districts when, in their opinion,
the e~xigencies of the service so require,
arc hereby revoked. All officers who may
hel eater receive permission to visit WASH
ington will be required to register in a
book, which has been prepared at this
office, their names, by what authority they
are here. the extent of their leave of alb
sence and their address while in this city.
A. PLEASANTON.
+. d. Morgan has forwarded to the
Treasury Department the proposition of
the Chamber eff Commerce of New York,
for a modification of the quarantine laws,
so that by Congressional Legislation there
may be no conflict next summer between
State and federal laws on this subject.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
confirmed the appointment of w. Thomp-
son, Lewis Lounbury, Butler G. Noble
and Samuel G. Acton as ~weighers: c. c..
Shaw and Charles Johnnott as clerks and
S. p. Russell as Superintendent of Ware
houses, New York Custom House.
a national convention of assistant Uni
ted States marshals engaged in taking
the ninth census will meet in this city IN
Tuesday to consider the question of addi-
tional compensation.
COMMISSIONS Ploasanton states, in an
official letter, that, according to the ruling
of the Internal Revenue office, manufac-
turers of tabacco, in order to comply with
the provisions of section sixty-three of the
act of July 20, 1868, must give bond for
each screw press kept for use in making
plug or pressed tobacco, whether such press
is used for pressing the Jumps into shape
(the shape screw press or used for press
ing the plugs into boxes (the box or finish
ing screw press.
In response to a statement from Cleve-
land, Ohio, that dealers buy and sell
scraps and s~weepings of tobacco in bulk,
on which no tax has been paid, the
Commissioner expresses surprise that
any dealers in the United States should en-
gage in this business without tax being
paid and states that it cannot be allowed.
Refuse scraps sweepings of tobacco and CT
gar clippings found upon the market I'M
stamped are liable to seizure and forfeit
ure the same as unstamped manufactured
tobaccos.
The receipts of fractional currency for
the week ending to-day mount to $6S2,
800.
The shipment we're Notes. S642,424;
fractional currency, $234,S67.
Treasurer Spinner holds in trust as Sc
curity for national bank circulation 1910.
$4,000, and for public deposits, l3,S19,
800.
Mutilated notes burned during the
week, $233.2O0: total amount burned.
$50, 295,63S bank currency issued for
bills destroyed during the week $33S.240;
balance due, for mutilated notes S1.270,
793.
Bank circulation outstanding at this
date. $3O5,2o9,26
fractional currency redeemed and des-
during the week, $407.6OO.
The balances in the Treasury at the
close of business to day we're currency,
S25, 159,O ops coin, $100,374,511; coin
ST SOC 500.
WAsHINeToN,J an. 9.-The Judiciary
have considered favorably an
amendmedt to the Bankrupt bill, providing
it should not divest the dover of a bank
wife, providing it did not conflict
with State laws.
The Motley and Fish correspondence
covers three thousand words. The details
are mostly personal. Motley refuses to
and attributes his removal to Sum
ner's course upon the Dominican question.
The Court of Claims decided, to-day,
that a document certified by Department
of this Government could not be offered in
evidence. unless there was proof as to its
authenticity. This question originated in
respect to the archives of the Confederate
affecting the political status
of claimants in the court.
SAN FRAN CISCO. Jan. 9.-The Omitted
States steamer, Saginaw, was wrecked on
Ocean Island. Lieu. Talbot, the execu-
tive officer, and Peter Francis. Quarter
and two sailors were drowned.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-The Times
reports a negro riot at Brashear. A white
boy belonging to a circus was killed. A
steamship and a railroad train were fired
into.
SAvANNAH, Jan. 9.-The body of Geo.
Bartlett, of N. Y, was found dead one
mile from the city. He was identified as