The national Republican., 1867-01-23
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,ao THE DEPARTMENT

The US1oS PACIFIC RAILWAY, EASTERN d.
vIsIoS.--The Secretary Of the Interior has
received the report OF the Government Com
missioners on the sixth section Of the Union
Pacific Railway, Eastern Division, commenc-
ing at the l30th and terminating at the l55th
mile station, west from the initial point near
Kansas city. The Commissioners, in their
rep ,rt, represent the section ready for pres
ent service, and supplied with all necessary
drains, culyerts, viaducts, crossings, sidings,
bridges, turnouts, watering places, depots,
equipments, furniture, and all other appurte-
nances Of first class railroad, and recon-
mend the acceptance OF the same.
The report was yesterday submitted by the
Secretary Of the Interior TO the President Of
the I!aited States, with the Recommendation
that the lection be accepted, and the bonds
and patents Tue the company on account Of
the same be issusd, which recommendation
received the approval and order Of the Pres
fdent
A SINGULAR CASE OF SPONTANEOUS Con-.
BUsrros.-The following Is promulgated in O
circular from the Ordnance Office:
"Brevet Brig. Gen. Hagner having re.
ported the occurrence Of q well authenticated
case Of spontaneous combustion at Water
vliet Arsenal, II Is deemed Of sufficient impor-
tance TO communicate the attendant circum,
stances for the information Of ordnance OIL
GERS:
'sThis combustion resulted from the spread
ing Of sawdust instead Of sand, as was or
dered, on some linseed oil that had leaked
from o barrel. The sawdust, thus mixed
with oil, ignited spontaneously in twelve
hours, in cellar where II had been placed
in box, but was discovered and the fire ex-
tinguished without any damage. The tenn
perature Of the cellar was 36 deg, indicating
that low temperature will cause spontane-
ous combustion in mixture Of linseed oil and
sawdust."
SURGEONS REIEvKD.--The Secretary Of
War has ordered Assistant Surgeon H. M.
Lilly, United States volunteers, to be re.
lieved from duty as Chief Medical Officer
with the Assistant Commissioner Of the
Bureau Of Refugees, Freedmen and Aban.
doned Lands for the State Of Arkansas, and
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel M. X. Hogan,
United States volunteers, to be relieved from
duty as Chief Medical Officer to the As
sistant Commissioner Of Freedmen's Affairs
for the State Of North Carolina. Both Of
6ceIs on being relieved are ordered to repair
to their respective homes, and report from
thence by letter to the Assistant Adjutant
General OF the army and Surgeon General
for muster out Of service.
The GENERAL LAND 0FFIcE.-Cominis-
sioner Wilson has just received returns show.
ing that 1850 acres Of the public lands were
disposed Of during the month Of December
last at the Bonneville, NO., land office.
The Commissioner has sent To the register
Of the land Office at Oregon City, Oregon, to
be delivered to the parties entitled thereto.
ninetyseven patents for old settlement claims
in that region, covering 36,O67 acres.
NAVAL Navy Department has re-
ceived information from Captain W. Reyn-
olds, commanding the United States steamer
Sackawanna, Of the arrival Of that vessel at
Valparaiso Chill, on the 17th Of December,
after run OF fifty-three days from Monte
video. All well on board.
RETURN OF GEN. j. ii. SMPsoS-Brevet
Major General J. II. Simpson, Corps oil En-.
gineers, and Superintendent Pacific rail.
roads, returned TO this city on Saturday last
from the West, where he has been engaged
for several weeks inspecting new sections Of
the Pacific railway.
DEKIN AND YEDDo TEA STORE,
= $50 NINTH STREET, BETWEEN AsDE.
TRY our OLD GOVERNMENT
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