Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-30
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MINORS ESJIsTING IN THE UNITED STATES
ARMY, &c.-The following General Orders
are being sent out from the War Department
The latter portion embraces matter of general
interest:
GENERA, ORDERS, wv, WAR r Dah IsAB
Washington, .fug. y, 1858.
l. The following regulation has been re-
ceived from the War Department, and is pub
lished to the Army, : - ) Z 1
When the non commissioned Staff of Regi- |
ments. are serving at the same pes., they will /
be allowed quarters and fuel at the following |
rates: = - :
The Sergeant Major and Quartermaster Ser,
gcant of q Regiment, one room and fuel
therefor. --- = E.- e ~
The Chief Bugler and Principal Musicians
Of each Mounted Regiment, one room. and fuel
therefor.
The Principal Musician. of each Infantry
Regiment one room and fuel therefor.
Whenever any of the non.commissioned
Staff are detached on duty from the Regi-
mental Head Quarters. and are serving separ-
ately at any military post or station, they will
each be allowed one room and thefueI therefor
III. The following rates Of the monthly
communication for quarters at the stations here
matter mentioned, were established by the
Secretary of War, July q, 1858, and are pub
lished for the information and government of
all concerned:
At New Orleans, La Sl2 per room
At the City of New York, $40 ''
At San Francisco, Cal, $50 &c
At all other stations in the 10th Military
Department, SIS per ROOM
AT all stations in the llth Military Depart
ment, $40 per room, and at all stations in the
sth and 9Th Military Departments, 50 per
room. t...t ..----. al. -
III. The Secretary of War having decided
that all orders hereinafter given fer discharge
from the service of the United States on ac-
count of minority, shall be made subject to
the condition that no ''controliing impcdi-
ment' exists: tho following instructions are
given for the government of the command
ing officers to whom the order of discharge is
sent
If the minor BIO desertcr at large; If he
has deserted during his enlistment, and has
been conditionaily pardoned if he is under
charges fer desertion, or any other serious
military offence, and tho ends of Justice are
likely to be defeated by his discharge; or if
he has attained his majority before the receipt
of the order, and is unwilling to be discharged
the " controlling impediment,' contemplated
by the Secretary of War will then exist and
charge, and Immediately report all the facts
of the case for the information and further nc
ton Of the War Department.
~. By direction of the Secretary Of War,
Fort Brown, Texas. is placed on the list of
chaplain posts, in the place of New Orleans
Barracks, which is dropped from the list
By order: S. COOPER,
Adjutant General
LIST OF PATENTS issued from the United
States Patent Office for the week ending Aug.
50. lS55-each bearing that date: ..
NJ. B. Dyott, of philadel phia, Pa-For i'm.
provement in hot air furnaces.
Oliver P. Drake, of Boston, Mass.-For i'm
provement in benzole vapor apparatus.
K. r. Finch, Jr., of New York, n. Y.-For
Improvement in stove pipe collar.
Thomas s, Gore, of Jersey City, n J.-For
improvement in stoves
Lansing E. Hopkins, of New York, 4. Y
For improvement in conductors in machines
for forming hat bodies.
Benjamin irving of Green Point, n y
FOR Improvement in steam boilers. Patented
in France, May II, 1853.
John krauser, of Reading, Pa.-For i'm
provement in cider mills
o. S. Leavitt. of Maysville, Ky.-For I'm
provement in hemp and fax breaking ma
chimes.
William II. Mitchell, Of Brooklyn. NY
For Improvement in machine for distribu-
Frederick NishNits, of WILLIAMSBURG N
For improvement in grain harresters.
Samuel Darling. of Bangor, Me.-For i'm
proved apparatus for grinding and shaping
metals.
Andrew Balston, of West Middletown, Pa
For improvement in saw mills.
Stephen Z. Rugsles, of Boston, Mass.-For
improved machine for cutting sheet metal
Daniel Winslow, of Westbrook. and Perlev
III Of
ment in paper files.
Charles Weston Of Salem Mass.-For i'm.
proyement in machines for splitting leather.
William Wigston, of New York, y. Y-For
Improvement in apparatus for purifying gas.
Elliot Savage, of Berlin, Conn, assignor to
franklin Roys and Edward Wi.cox-For i'm.
provement in machinery for cutting and bend
ing metallic discs.
Elijah Valentine, of Palmer, Mass, ass;gnor
to Abel Bralway, of Monsoon. Mass-For i'm
provement in single machines
Ue"enS.-P. A. Palmer, of Leroy, y. Y
For design for milk stool frame
freperlck Schultz, of the county of Phila.
delphia, Pa, assignor to Charles and Samuel
Gilbert, of Philadelphia Pa. for design for a
cooking stove.
Garrettson Smith and Henry Brown, of Phi.
ladelphia, Pa, assignors to j. G. Abbott aud
Arehllus Lawrence of same place-For design
for parlor stove
The New Z. S. Com, &c-The Trca.
surer of the United States has recently re-
celved a considerable quantity of the new
United States silver coin from the Philadel
phla mint, which, by direction of the Score.
tary of the Treasury, We understand, he is
ready to exchange for gold with those in
Washington whs desire it.
Just now there are nearly six hundred thou
sand dollars in the hands of the Treasurer in
this city, which, we apprehend, is larger
amount than was ever before in the hands Of
tn at Officer at any nne t;p,o IT,, .oo,