Show washington NOTES it 13 has as been stated by a now new york paper that it was probable general bristow of Ken kentucky tucky would be appointed to the vienna mission in in place of jay who is elpe expected eted to resign well weli informed persons say tha that attorney tt orney general williams illiams lV is much more likely to bo be appointed to this mission and that general bristow will become attorney general agreeably to tho the intention of the tile president some time since clau cleveland dand 11 herald arald i there is quite a controversy just now between the admirers of miss schurz miss comings miss fenton fellton top miss riis hoar miss daiss miss hilss E etheridge I 1 believe I 1 have given all tile the barries names as to t which is the most roost attractive were accomplishment pil ment and sound round sense to bear oss off the palm I 1 thinly thes they would all be eclipsed by a young ayoung lady from massachusetts perley in boston Jou J arna the importance of careful congressional punctuation was strongly illustrated yesterday it at the meeting of the ways and means committee chere where it was shown thata that a comma in one place was worth in the tariff bill which went into effect august augusi i 1 1872 it will b be remembered ic that tile the free list was extended bytho bythe by the tho addition of several hundred articles among the number added tropical and semi somi tropical for the purpose of popa propagation gatlon gation and cultivation in engrossing the bill or in the process of copying it for official printing a comma was inserted after I 1 fruit and all fruit was there by placed upon spoil the flee list the customs onn off officers leers however not noticing the change continued to collect duties on fruit until the error was discovered the ways and means committee have agreed to report a bill to remove the comma in in accordance with the intent of the law of 1872 the amount or of tax ux illegally collected is not far from mashington washington star nam nan jan ram 29 |