New-York tribune., 1871-06-14
GENERAL PRESS pIsPATCrl

The Agricultural Bureau has elaborate reports IN re-
gard 10 the acreage and condition Of the cotton iLeud
ing counties of North Carolina, 4s Of Georgia. and
Ike proportion from other States The Bureau is busy
comparing these returns with those of last year. and WILL
ON the l5h publish its first cotton statement for this
year. The Bureau has yet no sufficient data 10 APP
proximae the extent OF the falling Oh OF the crop from
T The movements of the European feet reported,
date Of May ~ to the Nay s5,d department Oy
TSs Fanin ass6p % leave Lisbon Nav England the
her Eastern cruise Mes proceed ihees % some q s sgsS,
h slso 70 T1e e Be in SD & o A0s M Is @ an
Is Nay a;GI5 e u nssy1 s$ & ~ d
ssco visiting Spanish ports, report ier duty the Meerane1n
SGadISP s sS5 70 v. 10 Ss and Hneu
The Commissioner of Pensons.to-day promulgated the
In the .usnsnt pension. qnaer the sc, q Pe ~ is
fseeysd bounty land emony Ehi'l &c oess segis .
proof settlement Of tee claim o OSuhg % ~ Aso va m W % p',i
be suspicion that such evidence aodaeuy procured o
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has decided
that be1uests made to the FreeWil baptist Mission
south are exempt from taxation II was shown IN
this case that the bequests used for educational
purposes, and consequently exempt under section
OF the Act Of July 1870 1t not being made clear that
the Home Society encourages similar course or lnstue
tion bequess and deyses made 10 that society are held
to be liable TO taxation.
priZe-hght having taken place near Richmond, va,
recently the authorities there took measures TO arrest
the principals and assistants and succeeded IN arresng
one the principals Last night Wa detective
arrested assistant, who awaits the leqtion Of the
Governor OF Virginia
There truth in the report that ~ d. Cooke has
signed the GOvernorsDlp OF the Dsttct OF Columbia
II Is certain, however that Frederick douglass mas re-
signed as q member Of the Council a the Territorial
The following circular was issued tJday by Commis-
slOner Pleasonton:
OF done and Expense and trouble
curred by hasty prosecutions Ins eena matters
the following instructions Issued:
violations 0f the internal Revnne vs hou bc reported
evidence submitted the Collector OF district IN which theV
invasion tls oftars
should thsreupon be referred by the Collector to"he Assessor of tie
with the evidence the for such assessments the s
show TO be proper. Criminal prosecutions IN such
report, unless, in the judgment o the ASSESSOR.
should be commenced before the reception Of the
would be detrimental tie interests Of The Government The
United States should he consulted Whenever praerea
be prior making complaints Violations of the internal
laws before United Commissioners IL u suggested
United States DbtrctAttoneys, Collectors and oiher
officers Of Internal Revenae, that encouragement should
be given TO the commencement Of prosecutions fog merely
technical slight and unintsnons oBenses and al complaints
professional should careful scruny before
OF prosecutions thees Special aeton
called Of the law bearing subjects Of
tons designated The proper prosecuting ohesrs
and what are tie methods Of prosecuting