New-York tribune., 1875-12-01
A CONTRACT BY MEXICAN RAIDERS.
Inflammation received here from the II
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1875.
The annual report of MsjorGen. w. 3 Hancock. com
mandng tho Military Division of the Atlantic States
saws that the garrison at Davd's Island In NcwYork
harbor was withdrawn during the year ON account oi
the diapidated condition Of the public building there
The aggregate number OF troops In the division Is 2o
officers and 1873 men, distributed among 20 ports. In
reference to the establishment Of National Park at
Mackinaw Mich authorized at the last session " Con
gross he says the preliminary steps under theHct have
been taken He recommends that IN view Of the aid
tioual labor which viii now dcyolve upon the garrison
additions and repairs be made at Fort Macknac for the
purpose Of posting another company there. There
gratifying decrease in the number Of deserers during
the year. The percentage ol dekcrlons III the Depart
ment of tie East alone 33i2 the percentage III the
entire dvisiOu was 2239 and Or the year ending Aug
81. 1878, the percentage was $50.
The avalanche OF protests against the Internal Revenue
consultations continues The Commissioner well
the President is in daily receipt of tcegrams, letters
and personal applications for reconsidcrotions Of the
pan Thus far, however, only one change has been
made in the programme, that being in Indiana, where
CEN Frank White 0f the Lafayette District has been re-
,pstated The original plan consolidated the districts 0f
LAFAYETTE, TcrIc 1idute, and indianapolis, retaining Col
lrco BogCs and involving the retirement Oi collectors
simpson at Ter1e lilute and Wmc at Lafayette. I'M,
mas been far altered ~ Ia require the consolidation OF
the Terrc iute District aud the sansyie District ana
Gpn White IL retained white Mr. Beach u relieved. Mr.
Hoggr remains Collector ~ the consolidated dstIcl OF
Indianapolis ana Laal etie'
At Cabinet meeting to-day It was decided tllat tho
clor in a the Dcpartmrnis shall be hereafter required
to work daily until o'clock instead OF until D. as al
present This change made necessary, on account
of the great arrears Of work IN the Treasury Department.
and IL WAS decided TO extend the rule 20 other De
u,ffpeuts There IN fact, Law which his been many
rrars o, fhe statute books directing that al Depart
n-ns shall open for the Transaction OF business eght
jnnrs i'm Winter aud hours in the GUNNER But Tor
many years this statute has been ~ desu.tuhe: Ihe
cIorEs will doubtless, complain at THIS iesH"to pu as
rule Government clerks better pad Tor less labor
than any other portion Of the lboIing classes
The contest for the spcakcrshp grows warmer
and warmer every day grolt number OF Demo
cratic Representatives arrived In Washington To-
day and many Of them rangiug themselves on QUO
side or the other and interesting themselves Tor one OF
another of the three candidates still remaining III tho
ueId The majority of the Missouri delegation Is now
here one member from that State wi! vote Tor MI
pnnda several FOR Mr. Cox the first ballot, ana the
r,n,niuder for Mr. Kerr. The Cox men from missouri
viii transfer their support Mr. Kerr when they dis
coyer tnat MI Cox cannot be chosen
The following persons wore to-day appointed interhai
Revenue gaugers for tho lst Ohio Dlstrict Henry
prock,nep Ephraim Morgan, Chas. C. Marshall, Geo w.
Dncslrr and snerwood u. harkley. Frank HnesloS h
annonted 10 be gauger for the With Indiana Dstrict
n M Rice and Joseph NJ. Wallace are appointed " DO
storekre psrs for the lst California Disuie1