The national Republican., 1867-02-09
Aatioual 2epnblitaa,
THE DEPARTMENT

NAVY BULLETIN, FEBRUARY l.-Ordered-
Acting Masters @. O. Bunker, Jas. b. Wood,
and Acting First Assistant Engineer Thos.
McCausland to sail from New York for
Panama on February IL, for duty on the
Saginaw; Chaplain John d. Bengless, TO the |
navy yard at Mare Island, California.
Resigned-Acting Ensign Mortimer NJ.
Wheeler.
Detached-Lieutenant Commander Louis |
Kempf Assistant Surgeon William Com |
mons, First Assistant Engineer William g. |
Beuhler, Second Assistant Engineers ID. W. |
Grapley and Thomas La Blanc, Acting Mas |
ter H. X. Lapham, Acting Ensigns r. b.
Orapo, w. B. Arrants, j. Potts and w. J.
Herring, Mates Daniel Ward Charles J.
Murphy and r. w. Collins, Acting Third
Assistant Engineers William Ii. Wingate
and August Abjoison, from the Suwanee,
and ordered TO return home; Chaplain Ma
thaniel Frost, from the Mare Island (Califor-
nia) navy yard on the reporting ofhis relief,
and placed on waiting orders; Lieutenant
Commanders George W. Wood and G. ii.
Haswell, Lieutenant Frank Wildes, Master
Charles L. Clark Passed Assistant Surgeon
Louis Zenger and Victor NJ. Osborn, from
the Vanderbilt, and ordered to the
Suwan,ee; Chief Engineer O. Lawton, First
Assistant Engineers James Renshaw, r. w.
Gunnell, second Assistant Engineers Ed
ward Cav, John Lowe, and Acting Third
Assistant Engineer Warner b. Bayley from
the Madawaska, and placed on waiting Or
ders; Lieutenant Commander Charles s.
Franklin, Paymaster J. L. Foliree, Boats
vain ]. Cochran, and Carpenter T. II.
Bishop, from the Vanderbilt, and ordered
home; Passed Assistant Surgeon William
ii. johnson, Acting Second Assistant Engi-
neers Peter Anderson, A. s. Gilmore, Act
ing Third Assistant Engineer r. +. Baker,
~. Al, he
derbilt, and ordered to the Saranac; Mate
F. II. Wing, Second Assistant Engineers L.
M. Pereese, Acting First Assistant Engineer
John Lloyd, and Acting Second Assistant
Engineer George II. Moore, from the Sagi-
nav, and ordered TO return home; Assistant
Surgeon David Mack, jr., Gunner George
Fouse, Second Assistant Engineers +. s.
Vanderslice and George +. Sawyer, from the
Saranac, and ordered home; Acting Second
Assistant Engineer G. II. Whttemore, Act
ing Third Assistant Engineers Edward 7.
Peake and A. s. Grow, from the Vanderbilt,
and ordered to the Saginaw.
Restored-Capt. Charles W. Pickering.
Order Revoked.-Acting Ensign Il. G.
Blanchard, to the Tacony, and he is granted
leave Of absence.
INDIAN TRADERS IN DAKoTA-THE SALE OF
AMMUNITION TO INDIANs.-Brev. Maj. Gen. A
Dakota, in an order allows Indian traders
to establish themselves at posts in that de-
partment.
Hereafter Indian traders located at such
ports will be permitted to sell ammunition
to Indians under the orders and supervi-
sion Of the post commanders respectively.
Post commanders are to be held responsible
that only such quantities Of powder and lead
are sold as may be necessary to enable the
Indians to obtain their subsistence. They
are not to permit them to be sold in such
quantities as will enable either bands or in.
dividuals to accumulate any stock beyond
what they require for immediate use
The ammunition is to be kept in the post
magazine and the trader or traders will have
access to it only on the order OF the CON-
manding officer, who will issue weekly to
such trader such quantity Of ammunition as
may be safely sold in one week. and he is to
fix the maximum amount which may be sold
to any one person in any one month.
In case Of any unfriendliness being ex.
hibited by the Indians in the vicinity Of the
post, or should any outrage be committed by
them, all sales of ammunition will be pro
hibited
CUSTOMS REVENUE. The receipts from
customs at the below.named ports from the
26th to the 3lst Of January were as follows
New York, 81, ,407 ,63951; Boston, Sl57,
855.27; Philadelphia, $65, ,532.6 60; Baltimore
$50,ss8. The receipts at the port Of New
Orleans, from the 18th to the 26th ult.
amounted to $l92, ,902.60. The receipts al
the four frstnamed ports are only for two
thirds Of week, being the returns up to the
first Of the present month. AT New Yorl
and Boston slight comparative decrease II
noticed when compared with the returns o.
the week previous. The receipts at Balti
more, Philadelphia, and New Orleans have
largely increased since the previous week.
The UNITED STATES STEAMER PENoBsCoT.-
The Navy Department has received dis
patches from Lieutenant Commander Elem
ing, commanding the United States steamer
Penobscot, under date of January "a, an
nouncing her arrival at st. Thomas, Yves
Indies, on the 18th instant. She reports
having experienced very heavy weather
The health Of the inhabitants Of st. Thoma
has greatly improved, the epidemic disease
having almost entirely disappeared.
The GENERAL LAND OFFIoE-The Con
missioner of the General Land Office has jus
received returns from the local Office at Ia
lahassee, Florida, showing that during tn
month of January last, $50 farms under tn
homestead law have been added to the prC
ductive force of that State, amounting in tn
aggregate TO 81 ,2S7 acres.
BREvEr Col. JoHN MOORE Surgeon Unite
States volunteers, has been relieved fror
duty at Fort Wadsworth New York harbo
temporarily during the absence Of Brevt
Brig Gen. J. B. Brown, Surgeon and pres
dent of the Army Medical Examining Boar'
now In session at New York city.
CoSscIgKcE MoNRY.-The United State
Treasurer yesterday received six dollars froi
person signing the initials NJ, G, F., whc
is said to belong to the Government.
EUROPEAN PRODUCE,
Ia TRUE TEAS AND TABLE LUXURIEs.
Y NJ p. KING SON,
Cor Vermont ave. and Fifteen and a.half At
king Place. jal9-u
MFRS. j. Il. SPENCER is NOW SELL
Nl ING OFF here entire stock Of MlLLlNEH
GOODS regardless o. cost, to close business AZ
Dress Trimmings, at IS Market Space, between Eigh
and Ninth streets. JaT-lm