The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-22
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fairs provides for the payment 10 every soldier and SAIL
or who served during the late war and who has been %
may be honorably discharged, a bounty Of eight and
one-third dollars for every month Of service rendered.
provided that in sase Of discharge account OF wounds
received In action the full bounty shall be paid for the
term OF service for which the enlistment was made No
bounty is TO be paid TO any soldier or sailor who
prisoner OF war at the time of his enlistment who had
been discharged at his own request unless for the pur
pose Of reenstment or TO accept promotion any
saIor whose prize money shall exceed the amour, OF
bounty he would be entitled to.
PREVENTION OF CATTLE DISEASE
grazier OF Germany has addressed a communica-
ton TO the Department Of State suggesting means
Of preventing the spread Of the ''rinderpestn The
theory Is that the diseased cattle poison
the atmosphere; hence they TO be separated from
the healthy animals and the latter fabricated with pc
troleum and small quantity Of the oil mixed with their
food. The communication has been sent the House
Committee on Agriculture.
OLD SOUTHERN SUITS BEFORE THE SUPREME
The admiralty now before the United States su.
preme Court appeal from decree OF the Circuit
Court for District Of Louisiana Of four
from the Southern States ready for argument
the determination Of which interrupted by the
There sixty odd pending from the same Sec
on but they cannot be reached during the present
Of the court.
THE PATENT OFFICE REPORTS.
There will no doubt be considerable waing anon, the
industrious mechanics Of the country when they
that Congress has provided only fifteen thousand copies
of the Commissioner Of Patents Report 70 be given
away this year. Mr. Latin, Of the Committee
Printing, made report to that effect to-day and
adopted by the House. Mr. Latin explained that 1t
necessary to reduce the edition measure u economy.
He made statement of the fearful expenses Of the gov
hoe tIo las,
year amounted in value onethireenth Of all the pa
per made in the United States 1890 aud that the books
issued amounted in value onetwch Of all the publ
cations in the States during that year, newspapers in
cluded. Here at Washington the government. has the
largest publishing house In the world he holds that
cutalment of government orders for white paper would
benefit the book and newspaper publishers Of the
try than any possible reduction OF tariff foreign
paper The resolution adopted, and saving Ct
hundred and twenty eight thousand dollars Effected In
this item alone. Economy in every possible form is to
be the order in government printing hereafter.
ORDERS TO COLLECTORS OF CUSTOMS on IRE
NORTHEAST COAST.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued general
order collectors the Northeast that before
admitting to entry any importatons under the provisions
Of the act OF March 16 1885, entitled can act TO further
American citizens certain privileges under the
Treaty of Washington" customs officers will require
ton and quality Of such Importation being the produce
the of Maine upon St. Johns river and Is rib
utares owned by citizens and sawed hewed
the province of New Brunswick by American citizens
and being urmanufacturcd in whole or IN part, and
specifying the place Of original production, the place
where the same was sawed hewed the name resi-
dencc of the owners the name Of the person
who sawed hcwed the samo and that he, well
the owner citizens Of the United States; upon which
rf..ss
States Consul at 81. john New Brunswick that he is
satisfied from the oath Of such and person who
did the saving hewing, other sunicen evidence,
that the is true.
PCS PJNEMrNT OF TIE MASS MEET Nj.
Ths national mass meeting to sustain Prcsiden. John.
sons policy is postponed until Wednesday, March rs
4 CIVIL RIGHTS ELL.
Until within a day or two there was hut little doubt
| expressed concerning the fate Of the Civil Rights
bill Nearly every one expected it TO receive the rrcs
dents signature This evening adverse opinion gains
ground bat may rest ON little foundation.
! PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS MUSTERED our.
The Two Hundred and Fourteenth Pennsylvania reSi-
mcni under Brevct Brigadier General McKibbcp & the
only volunteer regiment In the service from that State,
and leaves for Philadelphia TO- night TO be mustered
| out
| COUNTERFEIT TWENTY-FIVE CENT NOTE.
The redemption division OF the Currency Buclu rs
already in receipt OF counterfeit long note twenty five
| cent piece.
| THE NEWLY APPOINTED SECRETARY or ALTOONA
James T. Carter formerly Colonel of the Second
nessce regiment in the federal army He bears
OF O faithful and gallant officer.
| THE PUBLIC LANDS
Returns have just been received at the General Land
once from the Registers Office at Montgomery, Ala,
giving in detail the condition OF the public bu
at that place Notice has been given that the once
would be opened on April for the deposit OF land
claims ana The dscharge Of other public business con
tanning for the present the use Of two rooms n tbs
state Capitol, TO be occupied by the Register and Re-
ceyer
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED ny THE SENATE
The Senate confirmed the following nominations
Edward NJ Mccook, OF Colorado, Minister Reese NJ Ut
To b, Consuls-James Donaldson Long OF Maryland q,
Mon,evideo; Hiram Hawkins, Of Nevada, at rumbezt
Iowa. At smyrna Frederick r. cavada OF PennsyI ania
at Trinidad, De Cuba; William ~ Jones, OF New Yurk
q, Chiffon, Canada o. NJ spsncer, Of Iowa At Gsnevs;
samuel r. Campbell. at Bayonnc; A. Gregg OF rennss'
see Kingston, jana ca; John G. Walker Of rsnpe>ee,
/ e. r. smith Of New yosl, to se comnissooe- o. Tn
Lewis gIodser Appraiser .. the port Of Phi,sde. hi.
Maryland
Charles ,. swn Collector Of Customs at BanAiab..
Mass
Byrneus ri So Surveyor o. Customs for Tiveron r. l.
ALVIN w. Chapman, Collector Of Customs at Apsachi
william e Wells Collector Of Customs for Pe.erssrrs
Va
William X Barnbsrt, OF Oregon 20 be the Indian
Agent In the Territory OF Washington.
Isaac colman OF Indiana, TO be Agent for the Chota~
and Cbickasaw Indians
Luther 3 webb, q Wisconsin, Agent for the cbgps
was Of Lake suprof
Franklin n Head, Of Utah, TO be Super ntendcpt Of
Indian Afars for the Territory OF Utah
Thomas Murphy, OF Kansas 10 be Superintend' mt "
Indian Afslrs fortbc Central Su, Nern,endency.
Ed.srd Taylor Of Nebraska, - be supsrinenae''
10 horn cr~c
Joseph X Hanson, Of d. -. rerrs,o-r 70 be AGENT
CLANCY II " upper Mis.our Hvv- - ="
low. .aafns, OF Nebraska, 10 -
., sacs and Foxes OF Missouri. -sen' i"' NV
Daniel Cakes, Of Colorsdo o. $50, g.,
a., ana. !.,Ahds o. II he Agent OF the srana
I. Fairfield, 81 ".atorpIs 10 be Agent fer the