The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-08-24
THE DEPARTM ENTS.


| Post Ouce department.
The lettings Of the present year for mail trans
portation in the Southern and Southwestern States
as we'll a. in those uudisturbsd BY the rebellion
have proved sminsntly successful. The servic'
was never performed with greater regularity.
| Another gratifying feature Of this great system
Is the earnest competition displayed for tho route
In the several States which were not disposed o.
ct the lettings and II Is indeed fortunate that a
| the head Of this Contract Division Postmaster
General Randall has the invaluable aid Of such
an ofhoer as the Hon, George W. Mcclellan,
whose very life Is In the success Of mail trans
portation. Mr.. Mcclellan Is . gentleman Of the
old school, who attends to business with all out
side applicants during the day, and then spendi
his evenings with special agents and postmastsr'
In consultation on the most efficient and energetic
programmes for the service.
Hon. A. N. Zsvely who has originated 18th
signal ability many Of the great improvement,
now In use through the varied and important
details Of tho Finance Division, Is indsfatigabiy
employed In the preparation Of . report which
will be embraced In the "annual' Of the Post
master General, and abounds in statistics Of prac.
teal interest to every family in the United States
In the absence Of Postmaster General Randall.
his duties and powers devove upon tho experienced
and able First Assistant, Con. st. John B. L. Skin.
ner, who, when but youth, was awarded rife,
under tho authority of Congress- for his bravery In
the war Of 1872 This officer Is prompt, uuwearied.
No young man In his division can out-work him.
Kind and obliging every man meets q ready grasp
Of the hand and quick disposal Of business. Such
are President Johnson's business officials.
Maryland Post 0fics.-At Middletown, Freder-
ick county Van B. swearingen Is appointed post
master, vice G. Remsberg, resigned.
Foreign Mails.-0n Saturday, the 25th instant
mails depart from New York as follows:
French mail via Brsst and Havrs.
ireland, via Queenstown.
Hamburg city, only.
Europe, Except the French mail via Southamp.
ton and Bremen.
Correspondents from this city should not DO
later than by postal car which leaves our Washing
ton and Baltimore depot at 81 o'clock this evening
For Havana, letter bag Is closed at the Balti-
more post office on Saturday afternoon. Letters
should be forwarded from hero by tho morning
mail Of that day.
Important Order from the Frcedmen's Bu-
reau-The Issue Of Rations to the Desti-
tute Of both Coiors In the South sus-
The following important order was issued yestor-
day by Gen. o. O. Howard, Commissioner Of the
Freedmen's Bureau:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
BuRRAu OF K, r., AND LANDS, \
wAsHIsGToS, Aug. o. 1855.
Circular. No. 10:
In accordance with tho instructions Of the Sec-
Rotary Of War, II Is ordered that and after the
LIST day Of October next the issue Of ratons be dis
continued except to the sick in regularly organised
hospitals and to the orphan asylums for refugees
and freedmen already existing, and that the State
officials, who may DO responsible for the care Of the
poor be carefully notified Of this order, SO that
they may assume the charge Of such INDECENT reiu-
gees and freedmen are not embraced In the above
exceptions. Q. Q. HowARD,
Major General, Commissioner.
The following is the number of destitute whites
and freedmen inmates Of hospitals and .asylums
throughoutths South: Virginia, $685. District Of
Columbia, 226; South Carolins, 22l; North Caro-
lima, 2l5; Alabama, 2s7; Georgia, Ala; Mississippi
100; Florida, $751; Louisiana, AIS Arkansas, 1913;
Kentucky. 81 Total number of Government de-
peadents, O. 1893.