The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-23

bringing into general contemp, al persons whose treat
men Of their hands reflects diycredl upon 'hef clss
Return OF CommrssioBer Rollins
Comm issioner Of Internal Revenue Rollins has re-
turned 10 Washington his recent visit 70 the Non
New Patents.
The Commissioner OF Patents has issuea tnree nun
dr and nlooleen pstents the week eUding septem
ber2 This the arges, number oil pasens ever issued
in one week from the Commissioner Office
ProEre.. of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Under date OF the 6th inst the governments directors
Of The Union Pacific Railroad reported 70 the Secretary
NJ the Interior ,hs, The that since their
last repor, has progressed quite rapidly Since the Open
ps OF the season for work there have been hundred
and ninety miles Of grading finished, and one hundred
and forty miles of track laid and accepted by the gov
eminent In addition there has besn work done on tho
grad ing about hundred m.les further all Of which,
IL is confidently believed viii be finished and the super
structure and rails laid before The close Of the
The number Of miiss Of track finished operation
the date 10 four hundred and thirty In the month
Of June last Of their number, Mr..
Carter, being detailed 70 proceed 10 the
Rocky Mountains 10 examine tho location Of the road In
each direction reported that the road may DO con-
structed TO the summit Of The drst OF mountains
this season IL the energy used heretofore and
the military authorities will afford suficeut prctec
lion. AZ tho same time another Of thor number, Mr.
Waus detailed 10 examine the proposed sites for
. bridge over the Missouri river and give bis opinion
- 70 The plan 70 DO adopted The shifting banks and
changing chsnnes OF that river them that The
best experience Of the country well Q large
amount OF money will be required 10 efect the object
The road bed aud track are well constructed. Two
machine shops in full operation; one at Omaha
with lie machinery, costing about $3.50 600. and
the other at North Platte costing about $780, oo In the
possession Of the company forty first class
locomotives eight hundred and twen!ysix freight ten
passenger, Eve baggage and sixty hand cars. In the
Of building six locomotives and three hundred
freight The report also states that the gross receipts
Of the road during the month OF May were $3.50 900;
June $3.50 600; in July $500 0Oo and during tho nrs.
week in August 500 600 There 500 employed
the grading and $50 engaged in laying tho supersrac
ture Five hundred and fourteen miles from Omaha
the OF Cheyenne has been laid OF II Is expected
that tho track will laid to this town by the ls OF
October, and when It s completed It Is the design Of the
company at that place large machine and repair
shops
General Hnlleck's STAFF.
General orders Of the LIST inst issued by Major Gene
raj Haleck, commanding the military division OF the
Pacific announce that Brevet Lieutenant Colonei VIII
liam r Smedburg Fourteenth infantry, and Charles A.
Whittier Thirty second Infantry. have been relieved
from duty as aids de camp hts staff and that Captain
Murray Davis, Eighth cavalry, and First Lieutenant
Rene z. Do Russy, Second artillery, have been APP
pointed in their stead
Army Bulletin.
The following officers belonging TO the Engineer
corps have been appointed a court martial to meet
at wiletts Point New York. tho 23d inst -Brevet
Major A. H. Burnbam; Captains A. Holgateaud,
l. c. Overman; FRS. Lietenants W. II. Case, II.
Lee, d. W. Lockwood and W. r. L,vermore.
Brevet Colonel G. Chaplin has been ordered before the
retiring board.
Brevet Captain +. Ships Of the Ordnance Depart
meni. has been assigned to duty at waerown Arsenal
Massachusetts,
Second Lieutepan, Isaac W. Mackey OF the Ordnance
Department, has boon ordered 10 duty at Springfield
Arsenal
Brevet Major General W. p. Howe, Major Of Fourth
Artillery, is assigned 10 duty with General Howard
First LieutenantJ D. Porter Twenty eighth infantry,
has resigned Mabr and Brevet Colonel G. ". Foster,
Assistant Quartermaster General have been mustered
out Of the SERVICE
Naval Intelligence.
Dispatches from Rear Admiral Palmer, commanding
the North Atlantic squadron dated United statos Tag
ship susquehanna, August IL. announce his presence
10 Aspinwan. The United States Monopgahela
and Saco were also In port All we'll Everything
quiet In Colombia
The Navy Department to-day received a telegram
stating that the Cned s,ates frga,e Colorado bearing
tho dag Of Rear Admiral Godsborough arrived a. Hail.
fai las, evening, en- route 10 New York.
Assistant Paymaster ". J. Healy has been detached
from the Purveyor and ordered 10 settle accounts
tho command OF the Purvcyor and placed waiting
orders Acting Master Rudolph Sommers, aud Acting
Ensign Cbaa r. Fleming, have boon detached from the
Puryeyor and waiting oTdora