The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-09

WASHINGTON. August 9, 1867, I
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sets forth general terms how and by whom compound
interest notes be redeemed at their maturity:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. August q 1857
SIR-In reply TO applications that have been or may
be made 10 by the national banks which are deposi
taries OF public moneys for authority TO redeem COM
pound interest notes at maturity and charge the Same
10 your general account, you may say that the
holders Of these notes have right TO claim
payment thereof At any other place than the
Treasury of the United States at Washington;
but tina, IN the exercise n Of LIBERAL rss,., ans
Ireasurers at Boston, Now York and Philadelphia TO
pay these notes when presented for pay ment at their
respective Offices In doing this the Secretary has done
much for the accommodation Of the holders az the
interest Of the and the convenience Of the
Department will permit. The national deposit banks
cannot therefore, be authorized TO redeem compounds
and charge them 10 your account. Very respectfully,
H. McCULLOcH Secretary Of the Treasury.
To F. L. SPINNER ESQ., Treasurer OF the United States.
Washington, ID. Z.
Pursuant to the requirements Of the Department the
suboined rules have been adopted for the preparation
and transmission of such notes for redemption when
sent 10 the Treasury Department
Frs,-Holders are required to remit such notes in
packages separate from any other notes securities,
addressed 10 the Treasury OF the United States.
Secnd-Express charges upon compound interest
paid by the party remitting them, and such charges
should be prepaid.
Tirdschedules OF notes should be prepared and sent
the Treasury specifying denominations dates letters
and numbers contained in each remittance.
F,tt-As a safeguard TO holders II s suggested that
these may be cancelled before forwarding them
by punching both signatures caro- being nece sary
20 leave dates and numbers untouched by the pnnoh
Fftt-Payment for those notes will be made by checks
the Assistant Treasurers at New York Philadelphia,
Boston, San Francisco and New Orleans In currency,
express at the cost Of the owners Of the notes the
parties RENTING may elect. +. Z. SPINNER.
Treasurer OF the United States
The President at the scbutzen vereIn.
President Johnson by invitation Of the Schutzen Yer
elm visred the association this afternoon at the Park
accompanied by Colonels Moore and Morrow, and Mr..
MI
were drawn up In line at the gate and gave the Pros-
dent o formal and cordial reception. He then
escorted the grounds to witness the varied festivities
Thousands of spectators present According to the
previous promise of the President, he INDUCED in few
shots for the general prizes and hit the bulls eye
times succession, splendid rife having been placed
his service He repeatedly cneered he passed
over the ground and was the recipient Of numerous
bouquets.
Freedmen's Schools in Mississippi.
The Commissioner Of the Freedmen Bureau has re-
ceived report from Jonn NJ Laughton, Esq, General
Inspector Schools supervision Of the Bureau
giving the condition and circumstances connected with
the education OF freedmen in tho State Of Mississippi
The report notices very thorough earnestness the
part of che white people of Mississippi to the freed
men properly educated and schools being organized
aud established almost every part Of the State. In
some places the whites have given TO the freedmen
land on which to build schoolhouses, while in many
places at Canton Corinth Jackson and Artesa they
have aided the freedmen by contributions Of money for
purchasing sites which TO build school houses. The
Inspector says his report that no talked with lead
ing influential white in Mississippi, whatever may
have been his views with regard To the late rebellion
and the abolition of slavery who did not express the
opinion apparently with full earnsstness that the abo
ton OF slavery is fixed fact, and that the freedmen
chi N hA adj tad M thevn ayr thA
opinion that the freedmen 70 be in the future in
the past the aborers Of the South and II they would
procure the development Of it, highest industrial re-
their education must be thoroughly cared for
Distillation In North Carolina.
General Sickles IN TO petition from the cit
Of Mscklenburg county, N c., has granted the
privilege Of disthng Wines ciders and brandes from
fruits but not from grain.
REORGANIZATION Of the Department Of Dakota.
Brevet Major General Terry, commanding the Depart
ment Of Dakota published order the Atm ult
aboshing the district Of the Upper Missouri, and
nouncing that hereafter the department will be divided
into four districts, as follows
The district of Minnesota TO include the posts in the
State Of Minnesota, and forts Abercrombe, wadsworh
and Ransom In Dakota Territory Brevet Brgader Gene
raj f. B. Alexander colonel Tenth infantry, TO COM
mand: the district Of Southeastern Dakota to include
General d. g. Stanley, colonel infantry,
TO command the middle district to include forts Ste
vensOn,
the Thirty first infantry TO commando the district OF
Sun TO include fort Shaw and Camp Cook, Montana
Territory, Colonel V. d. Reeve, Thirteenth infantry,
to command.
The order also that subject TO the approval
Of the Secretary War; the posts be built in that
department win be called by the following
The post DEVILS lake, Fort Totten in honor OF Breve
Major General Joseph G. Totten, late Chief Engineer
United States Army. The post on the Missouri river
near the trading post known as Fort Berthold, Fort
Stevenson, honor Of Brigadier General Thomas G.
Stevenson late Of the United States Volunteers who
killed at the battle OF sposyvana on the 18th Of May
1854. The post the sun river Montana Ter
rtory. Fort Shaw in honor Of Colonel Robert G. Shaw,
Of the Fify-fourth Massachusetts, Volunteers who
killed at the assault Fort Wagner the 18th Of July,
1888.
Appointment OF mn Army Board TO Examine
Knnpsack Patterns.
The Secretary OF War in special orders just isssed
directs that board Of ocsrs 10 consist Of the Surgeon
General Acting Quartermaster General Chief OF Ord
nance and the Brevei Major General Commanding the
Department viii in this city from time 10 time
until November 1867 TO examine the various patterns
Of knapsack accoutrements that may be presented
TO it, and in their report 70 recommend for adoption IN
the army the pattern which lie, in their Judgment
the most suitable for the service. Brevet Major J. B.
Campbell, Fourth United States artillery has been dssig
mated as Recorder to the Board
Progress Of the Union Pacinc Railroad.
The President pro tempore OF the Union Pacific Rail
road has filed in the Department, OF the Interior his
adavit, dated the 9th Instant alleging the completion
OF additional section OF thirty-nve miles of that
road commencing at the three hundred and eighty
and terminating at the four hundred and twentieth mile
pos, west from the initial point the Missouri river,
Omaha Nebraska The Secretary OF the Interior
has instructed tho government commissioners to
examine and report upon the completed section.
More Room for the Patent Once.
The Secretary OF the Interior, after long deberaton
has a length decided that the Patent Office must have
enough in the Patent ONCE building to accommo-
date It's increasing business SUFFICIENT number OF
rooms will be assigned the Commissioner TO
allow one room to each primary examiner Now tina,
the question OF space, which has been for months
tardng the operations Of the Patent ONCE, has been
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