The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-23
Especial to the State Journal I

: Especial to the State Journal
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Commis.
sioner Douglass has issued orders 70 .s-
SCISSORS of internal revenue to turn over ali
papers IN their respective districts to their
collectors, except those showing the list of
persons indebted, which will be sent to tba
department. This order is issned nrono-
tory to abolishing the Office of assessor
which Will be done on the Goth of Nav. in
accordance with the late act of Conoress.
acquisitions aggregating from Is 600
600 70 10000, 900, for the new postal cards
have already been received at the pos,
Office department. Philadelphia alone
wants 100000 of the first installment
AS but 100000 will be ready on the LIST
proxlmo, it will be necessary to cut down
most of the acquisitions, and in doing this
preference will be given to the larger cities
where 1t is presumed the demand will he
greatest. These acquisitions will not be
passed upon until the LIST of May, and
Immediately after will be sent to the postal
card agency at Springfield, Mass, to be
Tiled. sit will take three or four davs
TO examine the acquisitions, it is not proba-
Die that the new cards will be on hand and
for sale in the different large cities before
the Sth or 10th of May.
: A chart of the city of Lynchburg. re-
ceived by the national bureau of educa-
tlon, shows the population is 70 ,o2O. the
school tax per capita is 90 cents, the whole
number Of school children between 5 and
Il is 3,276, the number in the schools is
,4OO; the number of teachers is 50. with
school board composed Of nine citizens, h
[he chart shows the city to be in good =
condition, educationally and physically. q
La few months the National Observa- n
DRY here will be equipped with the largest e,
efracting telescope in the world, for which Il
new tower and dome are now being 4
ullt. The object glass of the telescope :,
'as cast by Messrs. Chance & Brother. of
birmingham, England, and finished bv ;s
Ivan Clark, of Cambridge. port, Mass, e
mo have contracted to furnish the instru- d
lent for $4,000 in currency. The
lbe will be of cast steel, thirty-two feet
K inches in length, and the object glass is
Venty-slx inches in diameter, which is one
oh larger than the Great English telescope r.
lat was constructed by Mr.. Cook. and is
ow located at Gateshead. ~ he
The new postal treaty between the Uni CO
d States and Belgium. which reduces the Fl
tier rate from ten to eight cents, will 20 =
to effect on the LIST of July next.
il [By Associated Press.1
he Piedmont Observation-Disclosures
! In ,,, the Federal Courts to be DIscon.
WASHINGTON. April 23.-Legal pro. A
edlngs have for some time been pend n
: IN the courts against the Piedmont Sc
ont railroad in Virginia. on mortgage. of of
pphcation was made to the attorney on
neral to seize the road under the act of d dsi
'64, on the ground that it was confiscated p.
this government, having been construct i
and used in the interests of the rebel
N. 2
Ihe encouragement has just decided 5
1t the Presidents proclamation of par 10 9
OF 1868, operated so as to restore to -
corporators or stockholders all their %
hts, and therefore the right of the gov .
lment to seize the road is barred. The l
trlct attorney has been directed to dis /
1tinue proceedings and to foreclose the 2
'rtgage given to the Confederate govern 2
mt, on the ground that the contract is q }
llity. ..--... r.a
All proceedings against the road will be
pped. The interests at issue were about lS6
500 900,