, 1870-08-27
WASHINGTON,


special Desratth 10 The ChIeAzo THbane+ -
ARTIFICIAL LlXus FOR SOLDIERS.
WARRINGTON, Aug. 9k--The Pension o1lce IL r.
cctxtuc many inqnlnes In regard 10 rules govern
tnr the furnishing -of artlucial ltmo.. Wher.
soldiers elect 70 receive Communication, a1 oFtic;
far the payment OF the amount 1t the rate Of ST.
fcr fcof, so for an arm, other apparatus will
be issued at the Pension ONCE, aad paid through
The aeareat agent. Such soldiers as taye not
heretofore betn Ab1e from the nature OF their In
iEirs, tn wesr artificial llmbs arc entitled to the
beEcEt Of the act Payment ~ the ra,es named is
nade in all cas- every lvs years. The NUMBER
Of lcsless and aImltss soldiers NOW borne on
the Pension Of1ca Ia Is foltow1: Number
having lost both tegs, u; number having Inst on,
icr, 4.fs7; number having lost both arms, 5000.
Eur1Let having los. one arm anil Que leg, 81.
Nearly all uoW applying are ce:ttn2 tn take coul-
mutation. Applications 1whl --atso be .receIyei
wncrc there has been the an autattoii or rtS,,..
tluns, In caeea ufAnchylls.a, paralysis, 0, Other
lestSn of the nbi where the Injury Is OF E1ua Il,
i,c relieved by mech a1cal con,rlva1ces, and OF
such extent as 10 form bass for Invalid peu.
s.tns. D!ect correspondence by applicants, with
the Pension ONCE. will secuta the benefits OF Ihc
act wlihnut employing au agent.
EcSlSESs OF TIE KANSAS PAcfr1c RAILROAD.
Official returns ol the business Of the Kansas
Iacic Railroad fa1 July, 1sl0, show the net cam
i,tss 10 have teen tai 800 Thus far the com.
I:!ty les sald 81 ee3 acres OF land, at an average
il 81 :scr acre The total 1nount OF freight ca--
iic.: ,luyus tic month wus II, ,D0N rouad4 The
7.I Slli not be fully ops1ed TOR business LII the
Isl Vi irNt week.
NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
Tic Navy Department Wal not willing to gtve
out the name ot tne oal::r prom ,.:l to .nli IGr-
,cs's place. Commodore 7. 4. Jenkius, >. SECRETARY
Of the Lighthouse Board, will, however, be madp
res Admiral, In rl1-c OF whoercr IS alvan cet,
PERSONAL.
lion. F. J. nuyce, Prssnleat OF Siberia is IN the
city, and has accented Al l1yi.uisu to aIdrea.
| the cctor-d MasUns and Odd Fellows, at Lees
! Euyg, W., next week.
TREASURY STATEMENT.
The coin halauce In the Ttcasrrr. to,1,r. III;
| slpa, ,1ts, ,ete; currency. s., ,GHs 900.
| C,netal Dent ree.iFc u ia::er from the rreay
dent. today, saying he should leave Long Branc,
ior West Point, IN few days, hus add ed that b.
| d!;1 bot Know when he would resusu II Washing
tou.
ITO the A:EociAted Pres4,J
| NAVAL PROMOTION.
WAsntSGTbs, Aug. as.--capA,a Thorton A
Jenkins Ia 10 be promoted 10 Rcar Admiral,
NEW rnsT oFEicEi.
The following Post oolces were established. an
lcslu a4isss appolnfeta, yest-ruay, IN MlssouE,
Duncan Cfetk, Vernon County, J. A Knox; STAT
Ami, Green County, J. b. Dunn: Lawson, ia,
Il. Weaver; E,kland, Webster County, j. t, L..
TIE following chlngss Ia PostmAs,ers hAv.
leen nude: e. r. AA,kln, At Campeixnd, La.
tlt-;e County, riet j. L. Henderson; i. N, .;os
Eer,Spnng Grovc, Dallas County, rtcs jacob Drakc.
ItoS. Il. Jones, Mount Vernon, lawrence Cocn,
t., rsee L $. Hymn; Lander Shaler, Orleans, PsII
lonu,y, rice ". q. Bel: JalIn ". kuchAAen au.
ron, AndErw {. unity. S4tnuca n. Sellx; Thos
L Harmon. Reservation, Butler County, r.cs J.
x Reeves: John y. fewc1l. Santa Fe, Monroe
Tsuey Coun.y, xirs J. D. f'rown: Rnos. &. StarEh,
ter, 81 Mar,. GenesieTe County, rice John +,
rice J. {. Porter; Isaac Ii. Denton, Aoiiat pieas
aut, Gentry County, sses ", II. Fam.