The national Republican., 1866-12-18
. TIE DEPARTNENTS.T,
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Exanainstisns fef she Navy.
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EIanainstisns fsr enc Navy.
TO VOLUNTEERS oyrlcIas.
20 g .,..-......,..,.,-. NAvY DsrAnrnBns, (ao
~ ..,w wAsnnsfox, D. O., Nov. - 1sse.ga(
g All persons who have served y volunteef
oncefS b the, United States Nsyyr rfor ths
term of two years, and who desire to,hs sz
amined for admission to the regular Navy
y provided IN the act Of Congress approved
July rs, 1886, WIN at once make application,
addressed to Oommodoss 8. p. In, Hart
ford, Conn, who will notify them when 10
appear. Those whod % mot msks application
prior 70 the LIT nf Jsnusry nsxs o. vhe Do
not psssaSt sslyj( phm husiaSd, ,xiq bs
eon1idsrs4 ~ bsytaG waived their slaim f6r
sxsnhatisa. Uaadidatxs -xil, ssks IN
thsm. .Shsn summonsd, thslr ;cAcaHl lJsS9s
showing thsir nsysi ireeord. ts.IS .. i's'isl
is.ihy I,. 10 s.'5lliSs Z 20 Grssox wnx4 1s 1,s
Sc iiss9 = ssi,t5 + Secretary cfths NsSyr
h'ai,.s g. .s.,..g q. DsrAasnsuv ~ ssAss,l
wAsanatcs, tsesaSr 10, iesStsf,
'lnf0lnaaien has bsen received II ~ d.
Partmsnt from Mf. JAxn N LORD, - Con-
sul, or the United States 81, Asx i0syss,
Hsyti, Of the death, on the 25tk Of 0etsbsr
lsss st Auz osyss. Of WnLiAx snuusulsS..
TIT Posr Oyyfcu DlfAsrnSs.-aIxSFos
EmastsfI 0snsral has msde lie following
changes n postmaster since the 10th inst.:
:nains-osps Elizabeth Depot ggnbsr-
land ecunty :. Evsns, vice A:P: Hillnan,
resigned; East Auburn, Andrcseosgin
4 n n VIII WtSls>-Zlu
7 declined; West Gloucester, Cumberland
county, B. Kendrick, vice J. Conn, declined;
| Madison Centre, Somerset county VyD.
Hayden, vice r. W. French, resigned Hollis,
York county, J. O. Nilliken. vice W. Mill.
4 ken, resigned.slT 81 RsNnT 'is,a,sv
Nrw HAnrsnrall North sslsm, Psskhg.
ham county, n. n. Tayios Vice W. q Osow.
ell, resigned; Clifford Village, y Bslhnap
county B. F. Weeks vice J. g. Murray, re-
dgued; West Lebanon, Grxiton' county, w.
p. Burton vice ]. W. ,Kendrick, deceased;
Lee, Straford county, J. T. Corning vice T.
g. Davis, resigned; North Stranbrd, btrsaord
county; J. B. Francis vics J. Drew, resigned;
Canaan, Grafton county, N. II. Milton vice
i j. Martin, removed. ~ s-i.g sst i.y a.
VKRxoNr.-Walden Oaledonia county, f.
w. Chever vice I. Burnham, resigned; Al
I bsny, Orleans county, N. b. Ohafse yfos "A.
Hovey, resigned; Rupert, Bennington county,
O. F. Sheldon vice J. w. Simons, resignsd.
| MASSACHUSETTS,. - Ludberg Middlesex
county, B. A. Burbeck vice J. Goodnow, re-
signed; Dartmouth, Bristol county, r. W.
Mason vice @. 7. Smith. resigned.
~. J. Wicklow, vice N. Weimer, declined;
, vice J. d. Martin, resigned; Mengo Plat,
Randolph county, Mis- 4. NJ. MOORE, vice
| D. Kileson, failed to bond. a>Hai
PennsylvaniA - 5Connellsville,, Fayette
county, J. D. Stillwagon, vice B. Fnnken-
berger, resigned; Beaver Valley Columbia
county, B. Zimmerman, vice II. Bamberger,
resigned; Summit Station, Schuylkill county,
J. @. Kim, vice J. E. Fetig, resigned. .s9
Ohio -Elizabethtown, Hamilton county,
D. Avery, vice II. K. w. Smith, declined;
PARTON, Picksway county, j. @. Crsgsr, vice
N. A. Davisson, deceased; North GrcsnAeld,
Logan county, 8. g. Fisher, vice 8. r. Win,
nsr, resigned; Berne, Noble county, II. W.
Heidelcheimer, vice A. @. Lawrence, resigned
Steamburgh, Ashtabula county, F. L. Taylor
vice II. Jacobs; Sicily, Highland county, j.
, H. Bradford, vice J. Shockey, resigned.
DECISION OF THE COMMISSIONER or PEN
sIoNs.-An important decision has been
i made by Secretary Browning, affirming the
decision of the Commissioner Of Pensions in
rejecting the applications Of widoWs and
minors Of commissioned officers Of the army
and navy for the additional allowance of 81
, per month provided by the second section o
/ the act Of July Is, 1866. In the decision
the Secretary says "that section provides fol
the widows Of deceased soldiers and sailors
{ and does not, in my opinion, apply 70 the
widows Of commissioned officers Of the army
, or navy. The distinction between such Off
GERS and persons holding subordinate ranl
4 In either branch Of the service s constantly
recognized by our legislstors, and the tern
). soldier or sailor cannot in the connection
!. in which It Is found be construed II EN-
. brace officers without doing yiolence 70 The
: intentions OF Congress" o., +, ID ~. b,'.
. TIE INSPECTION OF SrrAxsoArs.-The fol
flowing circular has just been issued;
ID. .7.. DssenSsr H. lee1
! been recently ~ oonvsy.d % he Dspsstnssi .Ss
the provisions Of the eleventh elause Of seekoa o.
the act Of August 80 1853, have bssa fssqusntl,
overlooked or ignored BY the loosl inspSetors.
Your attention i. thsrsfors, dirsetsd to %: same
d and you are hsrsby informsd that undsr ipsPsc
tors have authority to inspect chip ,at nv TIN,
that they may consider an inspection Necessary
and oan require the MASTER or owner erEownsr
: thereof to make all necessary repair, ah&to sup
ply the ship with all the squipmsnts Fsqairsd B,
law, subject however. to the approval or ohsrwis'
Of the Supervising Inspector, should IN sppssl b,
: made 10 him by the master or owners Of the shiI
!. against the sction Of the local inspectors.
4 - Ff H. McCULLocu,
Secretary Il the Trsasury.
LANDS WITHDRAWN FROM MARKEr. u Undel
instructions from the Secretary Of the In
Q terror, the Commissioner Of the Genera
3 Land Office has directed the register and re
7 ceiver at Denver city, Colorado, TO withhold