The national Republican., 1867-01-12
gatio'iuaal .gslpialhlitau,
THE HETDEPfRTMENTS.

~ HAV Aasfa At''.''
WCosprrox OF rHr NATIONAL BAsKs.-The
'Oemptrollefi Of the Currency has received
y about one thousand quartarly reports show
. ing the condition Of the national bsnks
= throughout the country on the morning Of
! the l7th instanta As far as the Same have
% been exafplned they are found 10 show the
3 banks genefally in q good condition. They
4 appear 20 have demands for all their ayaila-
= yble fhnds, and the loans and discounts are
unusually large In the aggregate, yet the
lawful money reserve required by the na-
ytticnal enrreney act q we'll maintained. In
regard 10 the reserve zef iawfnl money re-
qtifed by the banks, the Acting Compfrol-
w q REQUIRING that the banks Keep the two
fifths OF hfteeti or ono bslf oftwenty- Eve per
centum of circulation IN legal tender notes
and specie entirely. . The bsnks have here
tofore been allowed to keep compound In
Ssterest;nOtss, 10 o certain extent, for oil pur-
poses. afi''1s2 n, q A55' = q NJ i6 '''
.,,.. TIE GsxxnAt LAND oryior.- -Commis,
sssieuer- Wilson has Just received returns Of
lsufyeys OF the public land from the Bur
,sysyor' General Of Colorado Territory cov-
saertng eighteen townships Of the subdiyi-
sstionAl survey. The locality is on the upper
slNaters of the Kiowa, Camanche, Bijou, and
hsRunnink or Tarrnpe creeks, the tributaries
20 the south fork of the Platte river. Town.
-sship q |, south range 6l and Ga west; B, south
'N6z, G3 and 64 west; 9, south GO and 81 west,
coptsin hne forests, ht for lumber and fuel,
covering sixteen sections Of land In some
Instances growing densely and otherssparely.
The lands are sfusted about 30 miles south.
east of. penyer City, The surveyors dlscoy.
cred soft coal in the southeast part Of town.
..ishipsB south ,rshgc 81 iwest. sil d go ~
ssidNAyAB Pafzxs- There are yet remaining
unpaid quite o large number OF prizes Gap.
istuisa BY our navy during the war, and con.
.'sistihg of steamers, schooners, and vessels Of
all descriptions, besides large amounts Of
ncottouf sugar, rice, and mixed cargocs Of
goods that were shipped from United States
and foreign ports, and designed for the con
..1fsderstes The cases have al been adjudi
,iceted, and rpayments In the majority Of them
have been made, but there Is still quite q
large sum due claimants that have not as yet
made spplicationfor the same The amount
involved In alt the prizes captured by our
navy during the war = about s2s,oooOoo.
40 GEsxRAL oRpzRs, No. i, from the Adju.
,Ikant Generals Once, dated january 8, Is o.
follows; The Once OF the Assistant Judge
IAdvocate General, established ut Louisville
Kyu by General Orders, No. 230, Of July l6
1854, ~ hereby discontinued sBrevet Brig
Gen W. NJ. Dunn, Assistant Judge Advo
cate Genera, Il assigned TO duty In the city
OF Washington. The records heretofore sent
to Louisville under General Orders, No. $50
aforessid, will be hereafter transmitted direct
TO the Judge Adyocste General at Washing
ton. n.1''''d 7.'' '' .slis' -Ia.ass a.'siss
.,,sDHoImox .Rn.ArIyE 10 rHE ADDlrrosAr
aBovsrY.4.The Second Comptroller has de
cfded that when q father, who by reason O
tn death Of his son IN the service, was enti
tied 70 the additional bounty, died before re
ceiving the same, leaving no widow, the
bounty cannot be paid to any one that th'
bounty is o naked gratuity, personal to th'
party TO whom Congress granted II, and vher
mo provision is made by Law for It's descen
70 the heirs Of the beneficiary prohibition
% implied, @ i.s.I - ,lil.s5sr'ssS liBr-, .srg
3 sCss. BussDY, ,ofthis city, whom we yesterda,
pubiished as having been suspended from
Nofig business In the Fourth Auditors once
hAs been reinstated In both the Paymaste
Generals and Fourth Auditors Office. Hi
suspension was occasioned by misunder
standing with Col. Gibson Of the Pay Depart
,mentsI85u4 r.i,.s.. EI.Et l-s ...E
>. NATIONAL BAsK OuRRKscY DESTROYED
bufinH Inb unOntn VI DtCetuDcr iubt tno Ac'
ing Comptroller Of the Ourrency destroye
National Bank notes to the amount Of S88
100, S63,500 Of which was returned by tn
National Banks on the State Of New Yorh
THE iUsIrRD SrArks SrEAMRR WnoosKl
Commander g. W. Cooper, touched at Pen
sacola, Florida, on the 7th instant, for q sur
ply Of provisions and stores.
AssIsrASr Secretary Of the Treasury, MI
J. +. Hartley, is now convalescent, an'
will doubtless resume tho duties Of his ofic
ina few days. ,rtr .a-1., w rg.r al.
The post of Jeifersonville, Ind, has bee
annexed to the Department Of the Tennes
bee, by order OF the Secretary Of War.
% PArKSrs.- On Tuesday next the Commii
sioner Of Patents will issue 1876 new patent.
nUARTERLY REPORT OF TIL
NJ condition Of the FIRST NATIONAL HANK :
Wsshington, D. O., On the mornng Of the Arst h0nDA