The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-17
Revenue Lnw--McctiDg Of Cigar Manu'
factrrrerS and TObaccOniSfS.

A meeting Of the cigar manufacturers,
dealers. ciwar-n,akcrS, and tobacconists, was
held at the Turn Hall, in Fourth street, last
evening, for the purpose of taking action to
protect the trade against the operations OF Il
certain internal revenue law passed recently
by Congress affecting the entire cigar and
tobacco-nanuflcturing interest. A Tempo
rarv organization was effected by the election
of Mr.. Conrad Kuhn president. MIR. Nissen
vice-prcsident, and Mr.. Oppenhemer secre-
taly. The new law, it is argued, is of such
restrictive character that it would ruin the
whole tradeun finally lead to monopoly. Its
estimated that there are at least two thousand
of the smallest storekeepers i'll this city who
would not exist at all if the law is enforced;
and it is further argued that it affects store
keepers as well us the workinglnen. The
law was characterized us law which would
be Il disgrace to any monarchica country in
the world and it was suggested that its con-
slitutionality should be brought in question,
and that other legal action should be taken
to modify its operation. Action to that ef-
feet was taken, and a committee was formed
to take further action in the matter and to
confer and cooperate with other OrSaniza-
tons of the cigar and tobacco-maDllfactu-
ring business engaged i'll seeking remedy
against the ruinouS law.--NeD York Herald
Of Friday.
INDICTMENT OF REV. DIR. LORENZO Dow
uusToS.-The grand jury of the Criminal
Court, Judge Gilmor, on Friday found true
bill against Rev. Lorenzo Dow Huston for
adultery with Mary Driscoll, heretofore
designated us the Sunday-school girl, in this
city, on the Gath day of January, 1872. The
indictment contains three counts, all embrace
ing the same charge, being only technically
different. The penalty upon conviction Tor
the offence, which under our law is only a
misdemeanor, is 80. The names of Mary
Driscol and her mother, Caroline 4. Dris-
coll, appear upon the back Of the indictment
rs witnesses. DR.. Huston, rs is known, is
not now in Baltimore, and for mere mis-
demeauor the court has no authority to send
for the accused outside of the State. The
counsel for DR.. Huston in this city, MIR.
Samuel Snowden, las requested the deputy
States attorney, Frederick Pinkney, Esq, to
fix the bail in the case, and it has been
agreed, after consultation with Mr. Knott,
States attorney, to fix the bond ut ST. 600. =
1t is understood that DR.. Huston's counsel
has notified him by telegraph of the action
of the grand jury, and it is further under
stood chat Dr.. Huston is indisposed, being
threatened with typhoid fever. The indict-
ment charges that the offence was committed
upon certain date, but at the trial Of the
accused the cotnDittal Of the act atany other
time can be testified to. No charge OF Sc
duction is made, as in the case before the
late ecclesiastical court which inquired!lnto
the allegation Of immortality against DIR. III.
preferred by the same girl, as the Maryland
statute which makes seduction felony was
not in force ut the time Of that alleged OF
fence.
The charge of adultery with Virginia Hop
kins, the other girl who testified before the
ecclesiastical court, is cebarred from consider
alton by the grand jury by limitation, ac-
cording to section 10 of the 9th article of the
Code, which says that no prosecution or suit
shall be commenced for any fine, penalty, or
forfeiture. or any misdemeanor, except those
punished by confinement in the penitentiary,
unless within one year from the time the
offence was cOmmitted.-B Baltimore Sun.
1880 II