New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-26
WASHINGTON NOTES.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
WARRINGTON. Friday, April z

WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, April 20 loIo'
Reasons for believing that the law going into effect on
the goth of May for aboshng the Offices Of Assessor
and Assistant Assessor will effect very small reduc-
ton II any, in the expenses Of the Revenue Bureau,
continue 10 increase and there Is strong belief In the
Treasury Department that there will be no saving at all
when the fact the decreased revenue under later laws
is considered. large number OF Collectors, paid by
special allowances have already forwarded applications
for increased compensation In view OF the Increased
duties and special deputy collectors VIII have TO Dc
provided for else special allowances VIII have 70 De
made TO provide for doing the Assessors WORK ~ Is
shown by figures In the Treasury Department that there
are large lumber OF Collectors whose salaries and eT-
Is particularly the case in all the Territories.
Hardly week passes that dispatch is not sent East
from San Francisco that COcbise, the famous Apache
warrior has left his reservation and Is raidng in Mex
ico The next day denial, probably emanating from
Gen. Howard, invariably appears. Letters from Ari-
zona received here day prove that Cochise has not
left reservation, but they also confirm the reports OF
Indian raids into Mexico. From correspondence be.
tween OF Arizona and the authorities OF
the Mexican State OF Sonora, II appears that while
COehise is peace he does not pretend that he able
to control all Of his band and that the Indians VINO are
reservation or must have passed through 1t and DO
known 10 him. .r.
The Post Office Department will shortly render Its de-
csion on the question whether Cancelled postal cards
may be cent through the malls by sfaIing one ceD'
stamp Masonic and other associations propose 10 make
out their bills for quarterly dues on postal cards. which
win be sent ough the post-ofliee 70 the members,
When the men. return these with the money, tine
officers desire receipt them or stamp them paid ana
them placing each one cent stamp, SEND again "
the member through the postOfhce. ...r f....H
The American and Spanish Claims Commission will
meet Saturday Of next week. when decisions are ex
pected In about eight where American citizens
have claims against the Spanish Government.
Some Of the postmasters In Dackwoods townships.
whose salaries from to go year, think that II
compensation paid yearly instead Of quarterly
VIII might be OF SOME TO them.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH1
Representatives OF the Reading Railroad were before
Commissioner Douglass to-day and asked TO be relieved
from the ve per cent penalty and per cent month
interest on the which the Supreme Court decided
10 due on dividends declared during the nrst seven
months OF The Company declined 10 pay tho tax
then and now that the Court decided they must pay
IT, they ask TO relieved from the penalty for non-pay
ment The Commissioner Informed them that no had
power ~ remit the Court having settled the matter.
The amount OF the penalty due from the Reading and
two other smaller roads In similar condition amounts
~ $4,000
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