Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-13

THE WAR AnD NAVY DPARrMsNrs have
transferred to the Treasury Department the
power oo contract for the recovery Of all YES.
sells, both Confederate and Federal, which
were sunk during the late war In Southern or
other waters. The entire matter has been
assigned 70 the Bureau OF Abandoned Properly
by Acting Secretary Richardson.
THE PUBLIC DoMAIN.-Commission Viii.
SON, Of The General Land ONCE, is in receipt of
returns showing disposal Of 4l,S5S acres Of
the public domain during the paat month at
the following local onices-Lucolp, Nebrasks,
1883 acres; VermillIou, Dakota Territory,
lo,2ss acre., lonia, Michigan, 5,44s acres Falls
OF st. Oroix. Wisconsin, 9,257 acres. The
greater part Of the land was taken under the
homestead law for actual residence and cult.
vaiien, the remainder sold for cash and located
with the military warrants.
A. J. APrLssArE, the Lieutenant q overnor
OF Alabama, also holds the position Of Store
keeper IN the Custom-house at Mobile. Col.
lector Miller, Of that port. has submitted the
question to Acting Secretary Richardson as to
the eligibility Of Applegate to hold the two po-
sitions. The decision was that he is disc uali-
fed by no United States law, bat under the
revised constitution Of Alabama no person
holding office OF trust or profit under the Fed.
eral Government can hold ofice of trust or
profit under the State government. Itis there
fore necessary for Applegate to give up one Of
the positions.
Posi- OFFICE APPOINTMENTS AND CHANGES.
Postmaster General Cresswell has appointed
j. b. Harrison route agent between Evansville,
Ind, and Cairo, ILL.,, vice Charles Y. Pickett,
removed also. Henry Hunter Craig has been
changed from the route between Atlanta, Ga,
and Montgomery and Mobile, Ala, vice L. s.
Berry, declined; Henry Booth, route agent be.
tween Atlanta. Ga, and Montgomery, Ala,
vice h. II. Craig, transferred; F. &. Adams
route agent between Atchinson and Little Blue,
Kansas, vice H. q. Oiney. resigned; Joseph
Brooks, promoted from clerk to head clerk on
the cars between Philadelphia and Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania, vice F. M. Kerr. removed:
Charles Z. Fellows, promoted from assistant
clerk on the cars between Pniiadelphla and
Pittsburg, Pa, vice Joseph Brooks, promoted;
and Samuel Elder has been appointed assist
ant postal clerk on the cars between Philadel.
phia and Pittsburg, Pa, vice T.. +. Fellows,
promoted; VIM. Z. Dali, route agent between
Savannah, Ga, and Jacksonville, Fla, vice
George E. Jones. remoynd; Benjamin F. Cox,
between Jackson Vile and Quincy, Fla, vice
George W. Bogue, resigned; John Foster, be-
tween Fernandina and Cedar Keys, Fla, vice
H. S. Harman, declined; Br adford G.. Barnitz,
mail route messenger between FayettsvIlle
and Decherd, Tenn, vice H. G. TInsley, de-
cliled.
NAVAL ORDBRs.-Commander VIM. F.
Spicer has been detached from command of
the Dakotah and placed on waiting orders.
Lieut.. Commander f. T. Wood ward has been
ordered TO ordnance duty at the New York
navy yard.
A WARNING TO CoNTRACToRs.-The fol.
lowing General Order has been issued:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON August
l2.-General Order No. 13i:-ln all cases where
contractors provide articles OF inferior
quality to those called for by the contract and
at time when expedition is required. or nil
TO provide the articles at the time stated In tie
contract. the Commandant will order the Pur-
chasing Paymaster to 60 into market and pur-
cnase the articles on the best terms for the
Government, the difference in price 10 he
charged to the contractor.
GEO. NJ. robson,
Secretary of the Navy.
The FOLLOWING CIRCULAR for the recall of
currency issues has been issued by General
Spinner, United States Treasurer:
This office will receive, at the expense of
tne department, from any of1icer of the Gov
ernment private party, or corporation, any of
the currency described below: United States
notes OF the denomination of SO and of the
as the convertible issue authorized under the
acts OF February Is and July IL, 1862; and all
notes which are mutilated or in any way unfit
Tor circulation. Provided such remittances
are made IN mounts Of $500 or more, or ex.
ceeding $1,000 or a multiple thereof by more
than SSO0, by Adams Express Company, or by
any express with which that com panv has
made such arrangements"
STATIsTICs OF COMMERCE AND NAvIG ArIeN
FOB TnR FISCAL YRAR.-MsnthIy report No.
S OF the Bureau of Statistics went to press TO-
day. This report contains the accounts of our
foreign trade, not only for the month OF June,
out also for the twelve months complete Of the
hscsi year ended June 30. 1859. compared with
the corresponding periods OF the preceding
year. The following is a summary OF its con.
tents
Imports (gold values) June, 1863 S3A07e.55s:
June, 1869, 49,, 9,i27.28e; twelve months ended
June 80. ls6e Sf l.624,s0S; twelve months end.
values, chiefly currency) June 1866, S32 40l. ara
June, 1869, 1886, ,292, ,42O; twelve months ended
June 30, 1865. si54 ,30l 7l3; twelve months ended
June 30, 1853, s4l3s69,ls2. Re-exports (goId
values) June, 1865, S2059,25I; June, 1850.
So ,i20; twelve months erded June 3a, 1853
22'Sod,iso twelve months ended June so, 1868,
Proportions Of the foregoing carried In Amer.
lcan and foreign vessels, respectively, during
the last fiscal year :-Imports-American ves-
total, S437 ,G26,54l. ExpOrts-American vessels
S136,SS35SO; foreign vessels, s276 81 COZ: total
$413,s69,1s2. Re.exports-American vessels
S25, ,l3O.167.
From this it appears that about 90 per cent
OF our imports, ~ per-eent. OF our exports and
80 per cent. OF our re-exports, or 81 per cent of
the aggregate, was transported BY foreign yes.
sels, The same disproportion 70 the disad.
vantage OF American shippers appears In the
tables OF entrances and clearauces In the for.
eign trade, which were as follows for the
twelve months Of 1868 and 1869 :-Entered,
166s-American vessels, 10,l75, 3,s94,72I tons;
foreign vessels, 16, ,3i6, 4,156 GIG tons. Cleared
ls6S-American vessels, 10,02S. 4,U75,s90 tons;
foreign vessels, 10. 962. 4606.&37 tons. En- sered,
le69-Ameriean vessels, 1914, 3402, $50; foreign
vessels, 1855, 5,3S6,243 Cleared, IS69-Amer.
ican vessels, 9,707. e,3e4, ,745; foreign vessels.
1854, 5,425,425 tons. F-0|
RECEPTION AND SPRDcH OF GovlRNoR
SRHr1R H NAsHvILL1.-Govegnor elect
Senter, Of Tennessee, arrived in Nashville ON
Tuesday evening, and met with q brilliant re.
ception. He was escorted from the railway
depot TO the City Hotel, were he delivered Z
speech In response 10 the address Of ex.Cover.
nor Neil Brown. In the course OF his remarks,
Governor Senter emphasissd one point, and
that was that In TenneGDee thsre must BE- no
prescription on account Of rebelIion. race or
color; suffrage and the fullest political and
civil rights must b Tree to all. He continued
BY saying thatt ~ wounds Of the past must heal
mp, and that brothsrly love and faternal feel.
ing was now TO Be cultivated All round n Ten.
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