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Show j Mi At:;iust Andy j 'j4,iiii I tlrlriicietl t'ur- clrt"-; ..jj;iiiuf.oa. ' Waiiu'tjn, 1J. A letter has !t.;eii received here Inmi thu persotl I :ui ch-euluted the bribery charges in coimeetiou wilii Andrew Johnson's election to the senate. He admits that lie makes no charge that Jnhn- son was cognizant of any purchase of votes. ringleaders and such as have been guilty of crimes arc to be taken to military posts and will not bo accompanied ac-companied by their families. The remainder of the eantured Indians, with the two chiefs who are guilty of outraging girls, are to be turned over to the Indian department ut their respective res-pective agencies. The two chiefs are to be held in confinement in tueh placo as the commanding general of tho military division of Missouri may direct. The secretary of the treasury has decided to return to the old method of redeeming mutilated United Slates currency ui.der which deduction was made proportioned to tho number of notes missing. Tho chance takes effect on the 1st proximo. Commissioner Douglas has addrcss-sed addrcss-sed a circular letter to supervisors and collectors of internal revenue. He says tho recent advance in tho rate of taxation on distilled spirits will bo an additional incentive to frauds and must be met by an adequate ad-equate increase of vigilance ou the part of the officers entrusted with the collection of tho revenue. The officers are called upon not 10 disappoint the commissioners' hopes and expectations ot the country, that the increase of the revenues will correspond cor-respond with the increase ol" tho lax. On March 1st, there were 400 distilleries, dis-tilleries, with a daily capacity of 'Jo,S17 gallons, showing an increase in February of 50 distilleries with a daily capacity of 35 OSS gallons. |