The Dickinson press., 1883-08-11
NEWS CONDENSED,
NEWS NOTES,

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A circular letter has been addressed to all
collectors Of internal revenue lby Collecto,
Evans mstructing them in several import,
ant details arising out of the recent consol.
ldatlon of districts. In order to avoid the
existence of two cigar or tobacco manufac.
turers OF the same number in one district
tnreugh the union of such under one head
IN the reorganization, collectors are direct.
ed to have such places as are liable to that
objection remembered. New bonds will not
be required in cases where the existing ones
are good ard the manufacturing is to be
carried on in the same building as before.
AS there are probably large stocks of cigar
boxes on hand in the several districts which
have been consolidated out of existence, ii
is suggested that these be allowed to be
used with stamps and eaution labels of the
old districts until the stocks shall have been
exhausted.
Postal items.-Special service established
Minnesota: May, Martin county, from
North Star. Star service established-Wis.
consin; Waupaca by Lind, Cedar Lake,
saxeville, Spring Water, Crystal Lake and
Rural, three times a week. Postmaster
commissioned-Iowa Benjamin r. Talley,
Goshen, Wisconsin; X. P. A. Grant, Som.
erser; Charles Keidel, Addison. Minnesota;
VIC. Raasig,. Lanesboro. Dakota; d. B,
Watson, Pilot; John Chaniland, Mayville;
John b. King, Chamberlain.
1t was Secretary Folger's CONSCIENTIOUS
scruples that caused the A esident to change
the hour of departure of last Sunday. The
secretary saw the president and
said that he had never travelled on the Sab.
bath unnecessarily, and that he would not,
therefore. start with the party as arranged,
but would follow on the next traiu. With.
out hesitation the president altered his plans
in Difference to Mr.. Folger's wishes.
The following is a list of the members of
the retiring board. which has been ordered
to meet at Fort Smelling, Mimi. on 1.-THE 18th
inst: Lieut. Col. D. 81. Brotherton, Twenty
fifth infantry; Maj. c. n. Alden, medical
department.; Maj. W. c. Spencer, medical
department.; Maj. ]. 8. Conrad, Seventeenth
infantry; Maj. George NJ. Brayton, Fifteenth
infantry; Capt. Charles F. Robe, Twenth-
fifth infantry, recorder.
There has recently been transferred from
the war department to the abandoned
property" division of the treasury depart
ment. a large quantity of confederate script,
dollars, which, it is said, are now to be
macerated and converted into pulp by order
of Secretary Folger.
The statement made in the press last
week that a court martial had been ordered
in the case of Chaplain Nestle was not cor
rect. The papers in the case are not COM
pleted, and it has not yet been decided what
to do in the matter. 1t is thought that a
court martial will be appointed at an early
date.
The secretary of the Enavy approved the
sentences of the court martial in the cases
passed Assistant Engineers Antisdle and
Leitch, charged with abandoning their posts
of duty on the occasion of the loss of the
Ashulot.
Acting Postmaster General Hstton recen
ly approved the design for the new 4 cen
postage stamp. The stamp will contain a
bust engraving of Andrew johnson.