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UNITED STATES NAVY
Classification Of Officers. Number Of Vessels
and Guns----Register Of Officers.
NAVAL AcADEMY---THE MARINE CORPS.
Casualties in lees-Volunteer Nayy-Mis-
cellaneous List Of Vessels.
soUADRONs, NAVY YARDS, &C.

On January !, 1869. our navy, as appears by the
Navy Register for the current year. consisted OF 2os
vessels, with q complement OF 1925 commissioned
oficers, 1877 warrant officers and ,647 guns, and an
aggregate tonnage OF 257,s17 tons, old measure
ment-the new tonnage Of dfty-three vessels i5 not
given The number OF seamen, ordinary sefmen,
iandsmen and boys Is not stated but the act OF June
II, 1885, limits the number OF enlisted men TO $500.
The aggregate strength OF the navy is therefore about
10000 Officers and men, exclusive OF 10 volunteer
officers still in the service. lsl6 commissioned ON
GERS and 1853 warrant officers on the active list
and 200 commissioned and twenty-four warrant
officers are on the retired and reserved list shown
by tho following:-
CLASSIFICATION Or OEFICERs.
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SECRETARY nCULL0Crs OMaRaDEs AND
JOB6.
WASHINGTON, Jan. rs. 1869.

WASHINGTON Jan. 20 1869.
secretary McCulloci's replies to Congress-. when
ever requested 10 give information that may be
preiudlcIa 10 the interests OF the Treasury ring.
nearly always come In form that requires the aber
Of hours or days TO clearly understand. Take, for
example his answer to the House resolution OF
nearly year ago asking for Information In relation
to secret sales OF government gold aud bonds ON
commission by brokers outside the Treasury Depart
ment II came In the form Of q pamphlet OF l65
pages OF figures, from whicn o tolerabe expert at
accounts could in an hours time learn that the
enormous sum OF s70o'.4f had been paid BY
the government for manipulating certain bonds
In the Market called sales and conversions.
but which consisted mostly in merely handing one
form OF security over counter and taxing back
another The amount Of commissions paid for this
service is therefore easily a5certansd; but to learn
the amount OF bonds and securities placed In the
hands OF these commission brokers, tho amount at
the disposal OF the Treasury ring with which to uc-
tuate the market for their profit, could only be
learned by close study OF at least four days. The
sum- as has be IN stated already In the HERALD.
mounts above $4,000. 100000.
Mr.. McCullochs reply to the House inquiry OF the
amount Of government money placed In favored
few banks without interest drew from that func-
tionary a thirty page pamphlet OF figures. but, az
usual, not footed up. No one knew the amount
total until 1t appeared in the HERALD. During tho
sixteen months embraced In the inquiry the deposits
were as follows. Though they have once been pub
lished they VIII bear repeating
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TIE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH STATEMENTS.

TO rHE EDITOR OF THE HEnALD:- =
notice from the tenor OF the article m ,bs morn.
ings HERALD Saturday on the Te.,errapb thai vou
take It for granted that the stat uent Of the average
rates received by the wes. .ern Union company on
their messages Is core e.. Tho article In the New
York papers cop',ed from their pamphlet Of 100
pages, enatler. 1statement OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company" says their average rates for
messs 81 81 cents. The whole number OF mes
s'~ses II stated to be 10o67, ,76s; total receipts
t5,7ss,027. I was greatly surprised vt this low
average and therefore examined the statement with
care and have come 70 different result, aud make
the average rate % cents. ~
there 1fs specials 2Os2 SsS; balance sc ,ese "a
deduct deadheads s0o,o leaving actus' nav,n1
81, 2O< 203; average receipts, 80 cents. '"'-s
fas smegnt rsVivsd (or these spec.As 900. 7ss-
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FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The International, OF Paris, mentions that the
British Ambassador at st. Petersburg has addres sed
energetic representations to the Russian Cabinet re-
specting the steps taken against the confines OF In
dia. 1t Is the purpose OF the British government to-
ask Russia what are her real intentions in this re-
spcct.
II Is reported that the Emperor Napoleon Intends
appointing the President OF the Protestant Consisory
and the Grand Rabbi OF France ~ Senators or tho
empire.
Prince Louis Won Battenberg. son OF Alexander,
Prince OF Hesse, passed his examination ut the Ma
val College OF Portsmouth. and has joined the ship
Ariadne, OF the British navy, ~ cadet.
The excavations In progress nj the Emporium
tie Tiber, at Rome, have resulted In fresh discov-
cries OF rare and beautiful marbles.
A beautiful crypt OF the twelfth century hos Just
been discovered at Grau, Hungary, near the cathe-
dral. Fight granite columns support the roof and
each has different capital. The monument Is U
be thoroughly restored.
Eticnne Sale who lately died al the ore OF seventy
one, was for a long time proprietor OF one OF tho
few undemoshed curlosities OF Paris, the famous or
infamons tdpfs franc, In the Rue des For5, called
Paul Niquct resort Of the most abandoned classes
and OF sightseers whose taste for liens OF this kind
had been fostercd by Eugene Sues description OF
similar resorts
The Post ONCE IN the rue Jean-Jacqucs- Rousseau
ordinarily receives about 70 600 letters each evening
Years Day not less than 100000 passed through it's
offices between those hours. rhc administration
ana notw.ihslandiny The assertion that the fashion
u dying Out there Is an Increase Tor tne present
year. n
The italian journals state that the mills have boon
closed In many directions rather than submit Ia tho
grist tax. At Clavesana, IN Piedmont, upon this
fact becoming known 500 armed peasants appeared
| and demanded that the miller should rcs1inc his
work, and on his answering that the law prevented
| him they Hacked the building. In the valleys OF
| Abbateatass0 and Magenta, Ia Lombardy, about
/ forty establishments have ceased TO work.
Baron Clary, the French senator, who Died at tbs
aga or nfty.two on the 9Th OF January belonged sb
wealthy mercantile Marsel famlf, which baoame
| family One OF the Miles, Gary married Joseph.
King Of SPAIN brother q Nabcleoa l.; another Der
nadotic King ~ Sweden. siid thfd Marshal
suchet Duke dAi1afeya. Baron Uary eyinced con- =.
sdcrabc artistic Talent In several pictures whicu ha
exhiblted at the Louvre In 1ssl and isi2
Prince Napoleon who has been 70 seriously sick a.
10 require the attention Of less than five physt
clans Is now pronounced out Of danger; but inter.
mlttont fcvcrs have Wrought roat change IN the
appearance OF the Prince, VINO has become 80 tn,n =
that ac csh hardly be recognized, the fra"os q
bcsne Wnat lnalciotisiy attributes tho sckness 0I
pincc NSpoleon 10 his rage for travelling during tho
past year ne has won new .title % me lslmos
Errsit. rue report OF tho preGnaucg q Prtncosa
| Cletilde y ooparmad.
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the REPORTED CONFESSION or An ALLEGED MURDERER
lie Depsc. that Hc Ever Made One.

FROM the Cleveland Herald, Jan. 25.1
we have received the following card from the con-
dcmned murderer Lew Davis In which IL will be
seen thnt he denies that he ever made confession
and reiterates MS assertion OF lnnocence:--
CousTy jan, CLEvELASp, Jan. %, 1859.
hh1ons ov RALDIn your issue OF the 22d Inst saw
ttAieaent purportng 70 ye confession made BY me TO
rome prisoners In the JAIL slsc entirely -
never made such statement any person. And let
me furthcrme sste that never did shoot David r Skin
ner nor ever IN his house.
both those men en- 70 whom ron sim made the confession
were called on the wnes stand 10 testify apainst me, ana
both swote Icy had never talked with about my case,
ana they Certainly had no conversation with after H.
wish you would do me The justice TO mako the correcon
am, respectfully, &c. LEWIS n. DAVIS.
petition is In circulation for the communication Of
the punishment Of Davis. signed by large number
Of respectable citizens. When he regains his liberty
he might the Cleveland editors for defamation Of
character on the plan Of the recent verdict Of Jury
In libel suit against Chicago paper.
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The Postal Telegraph Iicaring--Araumcnt of
Mr.. Hubbard.

washington tJan. 25 correspondence OF the Boston
Advertiscrl
Mr.. Hubbard, OF Boston, bcyan his argument this
morning IN behalf OF the postal telegraph gystem
submitted 10 Congress by the Postmaster General
lie said that the end sought was to popularizc the
telegraph-to give 1t to the million by great reduc-
ton Of rates. Now its use was confined to few
merchants. brokers and speculators-only one-fenth
OF the messages relating to social aairs while about
six tenths were on business matters This reduction,
he sad was 70 Be Geo through
the company would realize large profit the public
the boon OF cheap telegraph. II u failed the COM
have the benefit OF the experiment without cost to
them. Tnc average rates were to be reduced from
stated to be fy seven cents but this was obtained
by treating special press messages ordinary COM
mercini messages. reduction re-, q twenty per cent
telegraph with the Post ONCE without the addition
OF any corresponding expense TO the Post ONCE De-
only be In tho ratio that the messages bore
to letters; this would be inapprecabie as
narg ONCE Oss Expenses Of ana
viii be about the same, while two cents extra Is
allowed i9r The special delivery Of the inessagcs sy
increased, and that will reduce the expenses. A
small business - now transacted on large capital
meas at less percentage Of profit, which will net
large return on the capital required. This can be
sent hlar rates they are not utilized Accor.Iinr 70
n statement OF the western Union Company
,nsy have hfyour wires ,sr leading from NeM e,
hours They are occupied by press incs-
sages nifty hours, BY commercial messages 100 hours
IDLE 1000 hours. The operators are paid for ter
hours work a day, and are occupied Owe hours
The only question Is, can business be obtained for
those 1000 hoursS II IL evident that the Belgian
rates Of ten cents message would give busnee'
enough. These rates at present cannot be expected
ana are not demanded, but there IL o rate at whcl
the business can be obtained, and the proposed re
ductl ons will, 1t Is believed, be suficient for tina
purpose, with provision m tho blu for further re
ductfon.
At this point the hearing was adjourned until
wedne3d 3day. n
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female recently pasaded the streets 81 awest.
srn town exhibiting above @ pair Of pretty anb.ss,
skirt upon which tne incelipIe brand Of tse miler
0no> WarrHutedV -
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On January !, 1885, there were on the rolls OF the
navy 1910 commissioned officers 10 naval coGsruc-
tors and civil engineers and ia warrant oiicers on
the active list AMI 210 commissioned officers, one
naval constructor and % warrant officers on the
retired and reserved lst-making q total OF 1884.
The gain during the past year is therefore IS.
The vessels are divided Into ten classes as fol-
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1867.

The average deposits OF the peoples money IN these
few pet national banks without interest. during the
sixteen months above mentioned was exactly
$27, 227, ,2S3.
Directly across the street opposite the Treasury
Department stands the First National Bank of WASH
inE,cn. II. D. Cooke (of jay Cooke Co., president.
Treasury shows thS Governments deposits In this
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reform these abuses IL Is well to occasionally put
thirty members OF Congress at the last election Az
the rate they now go on the democrats VIII have
The old scheme for the establishment OF o great
American banking house IN London, with member
OF or e g ~ %s cs
to us this time In the form Of a bill introduced BY
General Banks ana relerrea 70 the Oommlstee on
financial agent Of the United states IN foreign
When our foreign creditors show any backward
ness In claiming their dues 1t will be timo enough to
send Financial agent to wait upon them. This
and out. It win, II passed. enable that organization
to start their long contemplated banking house In
ment being bound to keep large balance there "
to Keep deposit IN any foreign country and that &
would be far better to withdraw what we have than
to provide for further and larger ones The account
Of the United states has been kept FOR years past
with Messrs. Barring Brothers 3 Co.. and our Min
isters Consus, &C. have no trouble In having their
drafts casied on the most favorable terms Th0
public money is safe with the Barngs, and If their
terms not satisfactory and really necessary 70
bankers abroad who will be glad to have the account
OF the United States fair terms. The house Of
Barring Brothers is under American direction, Mr.:
Russell Sturges, OF Boston, being the chief OF It.
cannot therefore, see any good reason for removing
e rn nds TO the care and Custody o. m
many good for either abolishing the agency
altogether SS or letting wei aS enough 9 alone -
ernment FUNDS in the First National Bank In this
city Is suggestive In all probability II this foreign
fiscal agency bill Is passed without amendment and
an agent is appointed by Mr.. McCulioch there VIII
be some friend at headquarters who will see that the
deposits kept up as satisfactorily those Of
the First National Bank OF washington.
In regard TO the amount now kept on deposit Ia
London or other foreign countries the people have
been unable TO learn though the following rcsolu-
ton was offered on the 25th Of May last:-
Resoysd That tho Secretary Of the Treasury sc directed 2
BY the Treasury State Department with bankers ana bro
kes giving the OF each In London elsewhere outside
the OF the United States the OF
such deposits the lat day of and July OF each
1880 the OF interest paid thereon and what
commission charged for keeping the and
paying the drafts OF the United States drawn aganst such do
pos and what disposition has been made Of sai Interest,"
Mr.. Secretary McCulloch has not degned TO an
swer the above from which am led TO infer that
the interests Of the Treasury ring win not permit the
facts sought for to be made public.
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SAD suIcIDEszA zoupS woman, daughter Of q
cs SsS; af 81 Mg, ns G IN ssrSs ms sS
ner. IN th6 approach Of the 0eneva accommoda.
r'.yn train she waited until the engine had passed
cars passed over her, completely severng her head
from her body. The cause q the suicide is said TO
her marriage. shs q fsprsashsed y have bsSp ssry
hAu6sOmes
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The average deposit during the sixteen months
above mentioned OF the peoples money In this bank
OF which Mr.. H. d. Cooke (of Jay Cooke Co.. Is
president, Is $1.477,0Se.
Tue amount of peoples money deposited In the
Corn Exchange National Bank, OF Philadelphia, Of
which United States Senator A. q. Cattel Is presi-
dent unless he has recently resigned), was as fol-
lows
1865. 1867.
July. .S120d7o April .$141,076
october. ........ 1859 July ............ 362,062
1867. October. .......... 367. .085
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Dispatches from Generals Shersdnn nni
Haxen-Opcrnti0ns OF Our Cavnlry-Particu-
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Another Destructive Fire.

The large four-story brick building situated
at the northwest corner of Ninth and Wallace
streets, and large three-story building ad-
joining on Wallace street, We're destroyed by
fire yesterday afternoon.
The flames were first discovered about 2
o'clock in the picker-room, Immediately over
the boiler, towards the rear of the larger
building, which was used for the manufacture
of woollen yarns, and owing to the combusti-
BILE nature of the material which they fed
upon, and the scarcity of water, soon gained
such height as to bid defiance to all efforts
TO suppress them Within surprisingly
short time the roof and walls fell, and left
the building a complete wreck. IN the mean
time the flames had communicated to the ad
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forenoon some OF the prominent personages
broached the subject of ball, and as soon as
the contagion had spread to the fair sex they
took the matter up with vim, and, after a
few kind entreaties, gentle coaxings, and
do, dear" their lords and masters consented
that the terpsichorean entertainment should
take place tomorrow evening. The telegraph
was put in operation, and fine band from
Harrisburg was engaged
The following IS a copy of the list of names
under whose management the affair has been
gotten up
REUNION BALL AND RECEPTION CIVIL AND
Military, GETTYSBURG SPRINGS HOTEL, AU-
GUST %, 1867
Managers. Ex-Governor John w. Geary
Maior-General Henry w. Slocum, Major
General John Newton, Maj jor-G General Charles
r. Graham, Major-General Alexander Shaler,
Najor-General Solomon Meredith, Major
General William McCandless, Brigadier-
General James L. Selfridge Brgadier-Gene-
raj Richard Coulter, Colonel John w. Fornev.
Paymaster A. w. Russell, United States
Navy; Lieutenant A. f. Hinman, United
States Engineers; Hon. David McConaughy.
Hon. j. Il. Danner, DIR. Charles Homer, DR..
L. G.. Fahnestock, David Wills, Hon l.. L.
McGuffin, Colonel G. II. Buehler, and L. A.
Chase
Master of Ceremonies-Governor John w.
Geary
Floor Managers General McCandless.
Major Russell, Lieutenant Hinman, d McCo-
naughy, and Colonel Samuel Bonafon
There was a large arrival of guests at the
Spring in the morning. Among them those
who took part in the battles were:-Of the lst
Corps, Generals Newton. Stone, Wstar, Stan
nard, Coulter, and Baxter; 2d Corps. Generals
Baxter and Owen, and Colonel Banes; Sd
Corps, Colonel Duff, adiutant on one of the
CtoffC. 9Th (fp11Ng (taparo1g C1,,1 1
Collier and Majors Samuel and A. NJ Harker:
18th Corps, General Won Steinwehr; 10Th
Corps, Generals Geary, Slocum, Green, and
Barnum.
In addition to the above-named gentlemen
were Colonel g. f. Fisher. Chief of the Sig
nal Corps who commanded New Jersey regi-
ment, and Colonel McAllister of the same
State. The only two ex-Confederate officers
present are Colonel Harrison, Adiutant-Gene-
raj of Picketts brigade, and Colonel Allen. of
the eth Tennessee Regiment. General Ma
hone sent letter expressing profound regret
that prior engagements would prevent him
from being present, and Walter II. Taylor,
late Adjutant on General r. E. Lees staff.
hoped it might be in his power to attend, but
he might be prevented from doing so by pri-
vate business.
General Hancock, in a letter dated st.
Louis, August 10, says he had Just returned
from the Plains and regretted that it would
be impossible to be at Gettysburg on the 23d
instant, as it would be a great pleasure for
him to meet 50 many of his companions in
arms. He was about to leave st. Paul and
the plains of Minnesota and Dakota on a tour
of inspection of the military posts in that
region, and would not complete the service in
less than month
Governor Geary is accompanied by part
of his household, and other gentlemen have
also brought ladies of their respective house
holds hither.
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The crops throughout England promise
favorably.
Minister McNIahon, Of Paraguay, is ex-
pected in Paris.
DIR. Huxley will preside over the next
meeting of the British Association of Science
Admiral Topete threatens to resign un-
less Zoulla uses less severity towards the
bishops,
The French Senate will meet to-day to
hear the report Of the committee on the
S6Hatlis C0HSaittDa.
The English crop of corn will be large,
but the European cereals are not as successful
as of late years.
Felix Pyat is the first to take advantage of
the amnesty proclamation to eXiles. He has
returned to Paris.
The Spanish Republicans have petitioned
the Government for better treatment towards
the Carlist prisoners.
The London TeZegroph thinks that the
acquisition of Cuba by the United States
would be an unquestonable gain to the
mother country, the colony, and the cause OF
mankind
The Harvard crew were out yesterday in
their new Elliott boat, which proved very
satisfactory. Both the crews rowed over the
course, the Oxfords making it in thirteer
seconds less than the Harvards.
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NEWS SUMMARY.
City ARnIra.

"A man named Whiteman, belonging to
New York, was arrested on Sixth street, near
market, yesterday, under circumstances
which created good deal of excitement and
comment. The arrest was made by George
Mountioy and Robert Smith Lister, and
Whiteman, after being conducted to the front
OF the new Court House, was placed in car
rage and driven off. 1t was understood that
he was taken to the Office of Alderman Dewitt,
and by him committed to prison on the oath
<of Mountioy who charged him with the rob-
berry of $4,000. Whiteman had been arrested
several days previously, on the same
or a similar charge made by George
Mountjoy, and committed by Alder
man Dewitt, but bail having been
entered for him before Recorder Givin, he
was liberated. The bail is said not to have
been satisfactory to the prosecutor hence the
re-arrest. Mountoy alleges that four thou
sand dollars were stolen from him at Fair
mount Park whete he was invited to see a
man with patent right for a machine to
manufacture whisky by new process, and
that while he had the package of money in his
hand it was seized and carried off, the door
being closed and held to prevent him from
following. Whiteman's account of the affair
differs materially from that of Mountjoy. He
admits that the money was not obtained
honestly but denies that il was stolen.
The following vessels cleared from this
port during the past week, with petroleum.
Ship Martha, for Antwerp, with 252 POI gal
Ions; brig Atalayador, for Barcelona, with
3G, S32 do: barque Lovett, for Rotterdam,
with II, ,Gs3 do; barques Belvidere and Hilda,
for Liverpool with 271, 92S do; barque Scha-
myl, for Marseilles, with 121, 500 do, and
bardue Albert, for Gibraltar, with 7t,2i2 do,
making total of 932, 495 gallons for the
week, and II, ,4G7, ,9GS gallons since the first of
Khe year. Three ships, ten barques, three
/brigs, and one schooner are now loading
"A large barn near Montgomeryville, be-
longing to Mr.. Dubesq, Of this city, was de-
stroyed by fire last Friday night, together
with the crops it contained.
The Hope Fire Company, of Norfolk,
Va, intend visiting Philadelphia in October
next