New-York tribune., 1869-03-12
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

d SOidier--NO bill has passed Congress giving a
bounty to those who served in the army during tbe
! .febelliOn for shorter period than two years -
| e. ID W.-The public cOlOred schools in the CITY of
New York, under the control of the regular Boan
of Education, to which your application for employ
ment as teacher must be made
| Ddaid Geiger.-The naturalization of the father
does not give rights Of citizenship to children then
under Is years OF age but these latter OH coming OF
age, may apply for, and are entitled to certificate
OF NATURALIZATION without filing the preliminary
notice of intention to apply for naturalization.
=: r. UMidmS.-Under the New York statutes
widow ipherits nothing from her husband, but re-
ceiyes dlsributive share of his estate follows:
If there children or legal representatives of
deceased children she gets onehaf the estate after
all debts are paid; if the husband leaves no do
scendant parent, brother sister, nephew or niece,
the widow takes the whole personal estate; II there
are children she receives third.
n Tribune Redder.-'rhe Printing School for women
proposed by Miss Anthony has not yet been started.
MessIs Gray 81 Green of Nos 10 and Is Jaeo6-st.;
New-fOrk, have lately commenced q Training School
for CompOsitOrs where pupils of either sex are re-
ceiyed, provided the applicants for admission have
good knowledge of the English language and gram
mar OF punctuation, capltalZng, &c, and are able
TO read average manuscript readily and well.
a.. d. 1.-THE amount of money in circulation In
the United States at the outbreak of the war was
estimated by Secretary Chase at $50OO0OO OF which
500 0O0 900 consisted OF bank notes and $275 OUOO9O
OF specie. The amount of non interest bearing legal
tender now in circulation is 1856 0OO00O, and OF ma
tienal bank notes. $500 100000; and the amount Of
gold circulating III California and in payment OF GUS
very uncertain data all the way from $75 coo TO
$500 100000 variable portion of the legal teBdeTs
are held reserves, and are therefore, counted 0y
some as out of circulation.
s. Praps-In 1885, on the 4th of july decision
was rendered by the COnse de famille Imperial"
upon IN application by Prince Napoleon and tho
Princess Mathide, the children of Jerome Bonaperte
by Catherine of Wurtemburg, praying that Mr.
Jerome Napoleon Bonaperte this only son by Miss
Pate son be prohibited from assuming the name on
Bonsparte which he did not legally possess. from
laYiI claim to any of the rights pertaining 10 the
members of the BOnaparte family. The application
was granted with the modification, however, of at
lowing Mr. jerome BOnaparte to continue the use a
the name of Bonaparte, under which, it was CDR
served, he had been baptized and had been SO long
and universally known. At a still later date, viz.
Dec. 49, 1862 decision to the same effect was gwen
in court, and we do not believe the subject has been
agitated since. Mrs. Jerome Bonaparte, Miss Pat
tersOn returned to the United States and is now IN
Baltimore, where her sou also resides. Her grand,
son. Napoleon Jerome Bonaparte who graduated at
West Point in 1852 remained but short time in the
United States army resigning his position to enter
the French army, in which he now holds commis-
sion. -.H. .n '. ....