The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-26
WASHINGTON.
An Executiye order Regarding sifka
-AnDOInfment OF StOPekeeperS for
internal Revenue Officers.

WASHINGTON, August 25.-A com
mittee on behalf of the Washington
| Commandery. No. 1, knights Tenn
plars of the District of Columbia,
/ have addressed a letter to the Presi
dent, respectfully requesting that he
/ will cause an order to be issued grant
| ing leave of absence for nine days
commencing on th 18th of Septem-
ber,sto such Knights Templars ia the
executive departments as may desire
to be present at the Trennial Conclave
of Grand Eneampments of the United
| States to be held in st. Louis the 10Th
proximo.
The President has referred the re-
quest to the different heads Of depart
ments, and recommended it to. tneir
favorable consideration, in as far as
may be consistent with law and the
public interests. a
WAsHINGToN. August 25.-The fol-
lowing Executive order was issu ed
to day. under and in pursuance of the
authority vested in the President of
the United States, by the provis-
ions of the second section of the act
of Congress approved on the 9th day
of July, 1868, entitled :" an act to ex-
tend the laws OF the United States re-
lating to customs, commerce and nav
igation over the territory ceded to the
United States by Russia; to establish
a collection district therein, and for
other purposes :"
The part of Sitka in said territory
is hereby constituted and established
as the port Of entry for the Collection
District of Alaska, provided for by
the said act, and under and in pur-
suance of the authority vested in him
by the fourth section of the said act.
The importation and use of FIRE arms.
ammunition and distilled spirits into
or within the said territory or any
portion thereof, except as hereinafter
provided, is entirely prohibited. I'M
der the pains and penalties specified
In said last named section; pro-
vided, however, that under such
regulations as the Secretary of
the Treasury may prescribe In
accordance with the law. Such
articles may, In limited quantities, be
shipped coastwise from the United
States ports on the Pacific coast to
said port Of Sitka, and to that port
only, in said Territory, on the ship,
pers giving to the Collector of Gus
toms at the port Of shipment bonds
In which it shall be condition that
such articles will on arrival at Sitka,
be delivered to the Collector of Gus
toms, or the person there acting as
such, to remain In his possession or
under his control until sold or dis
posed Of to such persons as the mill
tary or chief authority In said Terri
tory may specially designate, in the
permit for that purpose, signed by
himself or a subordinate duly author
lied by him. lrH sw
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The fol-
lowing Store keepers of the Internal
Revenue Offices were appointed to-
day: For Cincinnati, Ohio, G. L.
Lake. Francis Lellock, Jas. A, Herne
and VIM. Duffey John B. Jones
was appointed for Scioto County, Ohio.
The, following CANCERS were appoint
ed: james Jackson, Jacksonville.
Florida; j. r. Bloun, Twelfth Penn
sylyania District; Theo. T. Williams,
Eighth New York District; Howard
DunIevy. Third Ohio; Harry Keolker,
Fourth Maryland; Wm. s. McClain,
Eleventh Ohio; VIM n banks, First
Illinois; Eli S. Prime, Third Mary
land. r-re TCv
The President has appo ;nted Henry
j. Goss Collector of Customs at St.
Augustine, Florida, vice K. K. Eos
ter rresigned.