The national Republican., 1867-02-18
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THE DEPARTM ENTS.

FTNANCIAIs-f fracuOnal currency 10 Ine |
amount Of s555,000 was printed at the Treas
ury Department during the week ending the |
18th instant. The shipments ofthis currency
by the Treasurer during the week amounted |
TO $2l6,222.45, 100000 Of which was for.
warded to the Assistant Treasurer at New
York, and the remainder TO national banks
and individuals throughout the country.
The disbursements on account Of the several
named Departments during the week ending
Saturday were as follows: War Department,
s1,307, ,744; Navy Department, $l20, ,ll9; In
terror Department, $195,099. Total, 1926
902.
The United States bonds held by the
Treasurer in trust for national banks on
Saturday stood as follows: As security for
circulating notes, $340, ,343, ,450; as security
for public deposits, $3s,75O,45O. Total,
S379, 110, 900.
National bank currency to the amount of
Sl70,l50 was issued to those institutions by
the Comptroller Of the Currency during the
week, making the total sum issued to date
1901, ,465, ,0l6, from which should be deducted
$2,639 ,032, being the amount returned, leav-
ing the actual circulation Of said banks at this
date s29s, ,226,9s4.
The duty receipts from internal revenue
continue low. The amount received from
this source on Saturday was $i43,255.Sl.
The total amount received during the month
Of February TO date is $l0,029 1880. The
total sum received since the commencement
Of the present fiscal year. July l, 1866, is
l94,043, ,92l.70.
The GENERAL LAND 0FFIoE.-During the
month Of January last q, 400 acres Of the
public lands were disposed of at Tallahassee
(Florida) local Office, under the homestead
act Of July 81, 1866, which limits the entries
to 80 acres each.
Commissioner Wilson has instructed the
local officers at Taylors Falls and Du Luth
(Minnesota) to restore, after sixty days pub
lie notice, certain lands in those districts,
heretofore withheld on account OF the Lake
Superior and Mississippi railroad. The lands
thus restored to private entry amount to 3Ol,
202 acres, and to settlement and entry under
the homestead and pre-emption laws only,
being the even sections within ten miles OF
the railroad increased TO the double mini
mum price, l66303 acres. At the Du Luth
Office the lands restored to private entry
amount TO 107, 720 acres, and to settlement
and entry under the homestead and pre-
,emption laws at the double minimum price,
100000.
The Commissioner, on Saturday. received
large number ofspecimens of printing, exc
cuted at Central City, Colorado, from the
Surveyor General of that new State, which
have been forwarded as an exhibition of the
advancement Of art in that extreme section
Of the country. The specimens arc really
very fine, and would do credit to many Of oul
Eastern printing establishments
IMPORTANT Bounty DEcIsroN.-The Secre
tary of War has decided that every bounty
claimant shall be regarded as having serveC
to the end OF the war who enlisted for three
years and was mustered out with his organi
zation because the services Of the latter were
no longer required, and is therefore entitled
to the additional bounty under the act o
July 2sth, 1866. This Is really very i'm
portant decision, as it admits the claims Of {
large class Of soldiers for the additiona
bounty who would otherwise be debarreC
from the privileges of that act.
ARMY BuLLErIN.-Leaye of absence TO
twenty days has been granted Brevet Majo
George r. Irie, paymaster, from March 22d
Thirty days leave Of absence is'grante'
Captain Richard Robbins, llth infantry, whC
at the expiration of that period is ordered t.
Join his regiment.
Second Lieutenant Edward Donovan Ais
U. s. infantry, is granted thirty days leave O
absence.
Commander G. w. Cooper, commanding tn
United States steamer Winooski, announce
the arrival of that vessel at Santiago d
Cuba, after cruise in the vicinity Of Cap
Antonio bay, Of Carienter and Isle of Pine
and after having touched at the ports {
Cienfuegos and Trinidad.
BUSINESS Hours OF THE WAR DEPARTMEN
The Secretary of War has issued an ordC
directing that the War Department and il
several bureaus shall be closed for bushes
on Saturdays at 3 o'clock p m, instead Of
p. m, as heretofore.
CONSCIENCE MoNEY.-Treasurer Spinner o
Saturday received communication froi
some person in Cincinnati, incosing fit
dollars, which is returned as the property {
the United States Government.
The PATENT OFFIoE.-Two hundred an
twenty-eight new patents for devices of ii
ventors will be issued during the week en-
ing the 10th instant
J.F. HARTLEY, Esq., Second Assistant Sc
retary Of the Treasury, will resume his duti'
at the Treasury Department this mornin!
after an absence, in consequence Of Hines
Of several weeks.
T p. BARTHOLOW,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER
HARpwARE,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
SEEDS AND FERTILIZERS,
AGENT FOR FAIRBANKS SCALES AND HERRING
sAPEs,
6Ss SEVENTH ST., WASHINGTON, D. c.,
% KING ST.. ALEXANDRIA, VA.
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