The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Important Official Orders-ReorEauIzinE tn
Internal Revenue DepRrtnenI.

WASHINGTON, jan 4.-The following Executive
orders were to- day issued -
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Jan. IA, 1S7l.-By virtue of
authority vested in me by the 18th section OF the act
entitled An act to reduce internal taxes and for
ordered that the following adjoining
Collection Districts In the state of New York
be annexed to and united with each other and here
after compose but one district, to wit:the First,
Second, and Third districts now constituted, be
hereafter known and designated as the First Collec
uon District OF the State OF New York.
The Fourth and Sixth districts to be hereafter
known and designated as the Second New York
And the Fifth and Seventh districts to be here.
alter known ana designated as the Third Collection
This order to take effect on and after the first of
February, A. ID. 1871. L, 5. GRANT.
The New Pennsylvania Districts.
Similar orders have been Issued for the consOlida-
tion OF collection districts in Pennsylvania ana Ohio
in the following manner:-
PennsylUania-The First and Third districts to be
hereafter known and designated as the First dis
trct. The Second and Fourth districts to be here
after known and designated as the Second Collec-
OhiO-The First and Second districts, as con-
sttuted. to be hereafter known and designated as
the First district.
New York Officers Retained.
In the First district of New York, under the con-
solidaion, James Freeland is retained as collector
and James Jourdan as assessor
In the Second Consolidated New York district,
NJ. II. Treadwell is retained as collector and Max
In the Third New York district, John McHary is
retained as collector aud Morris Freidsam as as
sessor
was found neXpedient to consolidate on account Of
the extent OF the districts and the rapid growth in
population and business, but the following changes
in the Revenue ofices were deemed proper and have
been made:-In the Eighth district, Charles r.
Coster has been transferred as Collector and Au-
gustus Ford retained as Assessor.
The Ninth district remains as at present William
A. Darling Collector ana A. Z. Ketchum Assessor.
The Thirty second district remains intact as to terr
tory, with Willard Bullard appointed Collector and
Spencer Kirby retained as Assessor. William Laim-
~ber, Collector OF the Eighth district OF New York,
wishing to be relieved Of the duties Of office, ten
dered his resignation to take effect upon the change
being made.
PennsyIvauIa Omoers Retained.
In Pennsylvania the following oflicers are re-
| new as Collector, William b. Elliott, Assessor.
Second consolidated district Horato G. Sicke Col
| lector and Charles B. Barrett Assessor.
Ohio First consolidated district is Oticered by r.
B. Puan Collector and Lewis Weitzei Assessor
There is paper in New Orleans which is
strong on condolences, and its latest is this: =
child was stolen not long ago while the bells
were ringing for fire in a certain building
The evening the child was found another fire
occurred in the same building. And on Thurs
| day morning last, when the trial of the abduc
tors of the child was begun in the Criminal
Court, the same building took fire third time
and was burned down.
| -Attorney-G General Akerman, ii is said, re
Gently remarked that 1t might be true that few
persons would be pecuniarily benefited by tht
annexation of San Domingo, but, he added, Il
object TO annexation on that account, when th'
nossession of the island will be of such grea
advantage to the country, is like stopping com
merce between two nations because there arr
rats on the ships which eat the crumbs OF tn
cargo.
There is one happy woman in Boston
though she does live in one little room and pos
sesses little of this worlds goods. She Is happ,
because che has thirteen cats and loves them all