The national Republican., 1867-02-02
Aatioaal Republican.
THE DEPARTMENTS.

TIE WoRK OF rHR PENSION BuREAu-we
are indebted to James A. Morgan, ESQ.,, the
efficient Chief Clerk OF the Pension Bureau,
for the following statement Of the business
transacted during the month OF January
When the increased labor Of adjudicating q
claim under the recent acts Of Congress IL
considered, II Is the largest amount Of work
performed In the Office during any one month
within the past five years.
Whole number Of claims received during
the month, original and increase: widows,
Abb; inyalids', 1884; total, 7,l17. Num-
crease: widows, &c, 5000. Number Of claims
rejected, original and increase: widows', &C.,
200. Number Of invalid claims admitted,
original and increase, 1909. Number Of in
valid claims rejected, original and increase,
$50. The total number OF claims disposed OF
were 5,282. The number Of letters written
during the month were 6,346. Number Of
circulars sent 25,804.
In the bounty land division 149 land war
rants, Of l60 acres each, were issued; 4 Of l20
scres; Of 40 acres; and Of 80 acres each
were also issued. Total number Of warrants
issued 1866, covering 24,360 acres. Seventy
seven applications for warrants were received
during the month.
TIE PUBLIC LAxDs.-The Commissioner
Of the General Land Office has Just received
List No. q Of selections issuing TO the West
ern Pacihc Railroad Company Of California,
under the acts Of July l, 1862, and July 2,
1864, containing in the aggregate l3,257
acres, selected on the line running eastward
from San Jose, and ending at point near
the boundary Of Almeda Canon. A re-
turn OF survey Of the private claims In
California known as Rancho real dc los
Aquilas, F. A. McDougall confrmer. The
Rancho Is in Monterey county, about fifty
miles northeast from Monterey, and con-
tains 81 ,062 acres, the title being derived
from the authorities Of Mexico, prior to the
acquisition Of California by the United
States.
Returns have been received, which indi-
cate great activity in the disposal Of public
lands in the San Francisco and Stockton,
California, districts. The receivers abstract
for the quarter ending December 81, 1866,
shows that the cash sales at these Offices
the San Francisco Office during the month Of
December alone announced 10 9l0205.
ROBBERY OF Posr OFFIcE-The Post
master General has been informed Of the
robbery Of the post Office ut Salem, New
Jersey, which was entered last night and all
the letters therein broken open, the money
taken, but the stamps, drafts, money orders,
the letters and everything else left behind
This is the third office that has been entered
in the space Of little over month, and the
manner in which the robberies have been
perpetrated induces the belief that they have
been accomplished by the same party or par
ties. The two former robberies were the
Offices at Port Deposit, Maryland, and West
Chester, Pennsylvania. The largest Offices
which could be entered were, 1t seems, Sc
lected by the thieves. This should serve as
warning to those in charge Of post Offices
throughout the country to be on their guard.
NAVY BULLETIN, JAN. 25.-Orders revoked
Captain Charles w. Pickering to the COM
mand Of one of the vessels in the European
squadron; the revocation Of the appointment
OF Mate Edwin d. Richardson, dated Nov.
28, 1865, and an honorable discharge has
been granted him from that date.
Honorably ischarged-Acting Assistant
Paymaster Josiah II. Benton, from Sept. 25,
1865.
ordered-sesond Assistant Engineer Geo.
r. Holt to duty at the Naval Academy
Acting Third Assistant Engineer Russell A.
Wade to temporary duty on board the Chat
tanooga.
Detached-Captain james H. Strong from
inspection duty at the New York navy yard
and ordered to command the Canandaigua
The REGULAR ARM-Within the last
week quite large number Of discharges oi
soldiers have been made by reason Of expira
ton of term Of service. These discharges
are Of men who re-enlisted into the regular
army in 1864. or these there are quite O
large number, probably fifteen thousand
whose three years will expire at various pc
riods during the present year; some sixty
odd belonging to the 4th artillery, stationed
at Fort Whipple.
The TREASURY ISvEsrIoArIoS.-Th inves
LEGATIONS into the management the Printing
Division Of the Treasury Department are sc
far completed as TO allow the almost entire
resume Of work therein. Mr.. Clarke has moi
been placed under arrest, nor have the opera
tions Of the division been interfered with fur
ther than was compulsory in the making o.
the necessary investigation.
CONSCIENCE MoSEY.-Treasurer Spinner
yesterday received two more communica
tions enclosing money, the holding Of which
seemed to burden the writer's consciences
One Of the letters is accompanied by 500
sent by the pastor OF ot' rhtrick . cnuIch'
Waterford, Connecticut, and So Is from
Union soldier, who says he is lover ofrigh
and justice.
HOSPITAL STEWARD ERNST MERE, U. 8. A.
has been relieved from duty in the Depart
ment of the South and ordered to duty in th'
Department Of Arkansas.
Private Edward l.. Nix, Of the seth infan
try, has been appointed hospital steward il
the regular army and ordered to duty in tn,
Department Of the Platte.
CHIRTS MADE TO ORDER.
dsntlsmen wishing to have a good, easy Attn
SHIRT, made to measure, Of the best material At th
lovs prcss nssd 70 leave the order at s7a Penn
IylyAniA avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets
fea.lm WALL, STEPHENS CO.
COMET ING NEW.
All kinds Of HATS repaired In the Best Style and
tha ahoTtast notlca OLD SILK HATS altered to th