The national Republican., 1867-01-09
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WASHINGTON, December 81, 1850.
Information has been received st this De
partment from Mr.. AISRrD CALDwELt, the
Consul Of the United States at Honolulu, Of
the death, on the 10th Of November last, at
Honolula, Of DR.. 8. p. FoRD. ..a.
DIRECTION or THE CoMHIsnosrR or PRN-
sIoNs TO CLAIMANTS AND CLAM AaEsTs.-The |
Commissioner Of Pensions yesterday issued |
the following directions governing claimants |
and claim agents in the settlement Of pen |
sion cases: ssr |
DrrAsrxrsr or TIE ISrsRion,
Prnsior oryIos, January 1861, .,B
You are hereby informed that the failure |
IF agents 70 observe the 'sinstructions" pub
liz bed by this Office in connection with the |
acts OF June 6th and July 25th, 1866, provid-
ing Tor additional allowance OF pension In
certain ceses, has occasioned much delay In
the Adjudication Of claims under said acts.
Those who are In receipt OF pension, and
who believe themselves entitled TO the bene-
fts Of said acts, should make application for
the increase in accordance with the pre-
scribed form. ,... ..arg
Applications for increase can only be made
by those 10 whom certificate Of pension has
been issued, and for invalids should be made
in accordance with form "F;;' for widows
having minor children with form "H;" and
for guardians in accordance with form ~"
Such applications take the No. OF pension
certificate already issued, and should be
made before some officer Of court Of record
or pension notary, and all additional evi-
dence fled in their support, and all cores
pondence relating thereto, should be en-
i'll Aka oart,ao.ta rr,uhar Tha
proper mode Of endorsing all papers relating
TO claim on which certificate has been Is
sued IS as follows:
Additional evidence in application for in
crease, certificate No. =, giving the usual
description Of the case the name and resi-
dence Of the applicant, and service Of the
soldier. '.t.r.- .s
All testimony or other papers relating to
pending claims, or those in which q certih-
cate has not been issued, should be endorsed
additional evidence" giving the number Of
the application and the usual description Of
the claim. a.....
The supplementary afidavit required in
pending claims Of those entitled 10 the bene-
dts Of the above named acts, may be made
before any officer authorized to administer
oaths, his signature and official character
being certified under seal. rarf 4
The widows and minor children Of deceased
officers are not entitled to the increase pro-
yided BY the act Of July 25, 1866. ....,r.
A strict observance Of the foregoing direc-
tions and regulations would save much labor
and prevent delay in the adjudication Of
claims presented to this Office. Eassa O.,
Very Respectfully, -.. zee.
..r.. Jos. II. BARRETT, Commissioner.
o CLERICAL PROMOTIONS IN THE YREAsURY
DEPARTMEsT.-The following promotions in
the clerical force Of the Treasury Depart
1nent were made during the month Of Decem-
her, 1866:
Third Auditors ofice--J. H. Benedick,
W. +. Crane, Augustus Ward, Geo. @. Cox,
O. e. Blanchard, ID. W. Batchelder, Priestly
Young, E. M. Dawson, jr., J. s. Phillips, O.
from 1st to I'd class; W. II. Gaines, M. East
wood, G.. p. Hopkins, William Thompson
and 7. r. Jones from I'd to Sd class; John
Trimble from Sd to 4th class; G. F. johnson,
$1,000 to LIST class
Bureau OF Statistics-James Ryan, ]. T.
Smith, Harvey Fowler and s. L. LOOMS
from I'd to Sd class; Francis Lowndes from
Sd To 4th class. r..
Office Commissioner of Customs-A. L.
Munson from Sd to 4th class.
Office Solicitor Of the Treasury-W. f..
Bendz from lst to I'd class.
Office Treasurer Of United States-J. P.
Wood from 1st to I'd class.
Office Register Of the Treasury-C. II.
Smith from I'd to Sd class.
Secretary's 0fiice-W. II. Foard from LIST
to I'd class, and Fred. Chase from Sd to 4th
class. ... H..g.s ...
NAvAL-Capt. N. Collins, commanding
the United States steamer Sacramento, under
date Of December Q, reports his arrival OF
Horta Island Of Fayal, November 20, after
pleasant run Of thirteen days from Barton.
All well on board. On his arrival the vessel
was quarantined in accordance with instruc-
tions from Lisbon, the quarantine to be Of
unlimited duration, or until the order from
'lbop should be rescinded. The supposed
-siapeA Of cholera at New York and
Phn. iRbiS Vas assigned as the reason for
ths rsstr,, zion, Vessels with lumber for the
MORT o. in bllast, ~pving for cargo OF
Rtt Ruit are q sIce, Nted from the regulation. A
msrchant m @ eI xesasl srrising from the United
States Al tbis time other than one Of the
two excepted classes, would be compelled to
90 to Lisbon before she cou" 10 eo'ni''ea
to pratique.
NAVY BULLETIN FOR JASUlRr 2-pe-
tached-Acting Master John McL'owan. W
from the Monongahela, and placed IN wai.'
ing orders; Lieutenant Commander Henry d.
Ramsey, Master Francis Morris, and Ensign
Isaac Hazlett, from the Monongahela, and
placed on waiting orders.
. Ordered--Acting Master John V. Cook
and Acting Ensign Louis Kennedy, to duty
at League Island, Pa.
Honorably Discharged - Acting Master
George W. Hyde and Acting Ensign J. Z. N
Graham.
The PUBLIC DoMAM.-Returns received at
the General Land Office for the month Of
November lost show that 33,69l acres OF the
public land were disposed Of at East Sagi'
nav (Mich) office; $3.50 acres Of which were
taken up for actual settlement under the
homestead law, and the remainder located
with agricultural and mechanic college land
scrip, military warrants and cash sales. The
receipts from cash sales amounted tosl3'5l6
MAJoa ROOM JONES, Assistant Inspector
Co. ~, u. 3. army, is announced as In
1ene., n. 1susral on the staff Of Major Gen
eHsOl Heisct " com. handing the military division
Of the Pacific.