The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-04


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II. VAN AERNAM, Commissioner
Ofsicial Declaration Of the War.
The French Minister to-day officially informed this
government of the declaration Of war by France
against Prussia.
The Tax Pennsylvania Republican En-.
ployes.
The Pennsylvania Republican Association formed
IN this city met last night aud discussed the demand
OF the Union Congressional Committee FOR one per
cent on the salaries of clerks. They adopted re-
solution TO appoint committee to wait on the Con-
gressiona Executive Committee and propose that
those members OF the association who 90 home 10
vote and contribute TO the funds Of the State
cialon shall be exempt from the tax OF one per
cent levied by the Congressional Committee on all
government employees.
Artificial Limbs for War Pensioners.
The tombstone of Pensions has ISSUED the follow
ing circular TO pension agents.
SIR-By act OF Congress, approved June II, 1870.
and June 80, 1870 and by provision OF the Pension
Appropriation OIL, all soldiers and sailors disabled
IN the late rebellion by the loss OF limb resecton
are entitled to receive an artificial limb or apparatus
| for resecuon, or, II they elect, communication IN
money instead, at the rate of seventy-dve dollars in
lieu OF leg and fifty dollars lieu or arm, foot
or apparatus for resecrIon and the expenses thus
incurred are TO he paid from the pension Fund.-
In accordance with these provisions OF law bills
for limbs, supplied under regulations prescribed
by the Surgeon General ana approved by
him, win be transmitted 10 you through
this ONCE from time 10 time for payment
10 ana from such place AS may be designated by the
Surgeon General for aim TO proceed 10 for the purpose
dered In duplicate one will be preserved on file at
your agency the other VIII be transmitted to The &C
counting officers as voucher II the soldier elect
10 receive communication money instead an order Tor
the payment OF the amount viii be issued 10 him
from this Office. directed TO you by name. which
uDon presentation accompanied by duplicate
ceipts You will pay. The order with receipt you
will forward 10 the accounting officer as a voucher;
the other receipts You will retain on file The pay
mens made by you upon these bills and orders
viii be rendered upon your accounts current either
army or navy. rs designated under the head, For
artificial limbs. &c, under acts OF June H. 1870,
June 20, 1870, and July II, lS70,' and win be re-
ported upon the last pages OF your abstracts OF
monthly payments. suitable blanks will be furnished
as soon rs possible. Until then written orders and
receipts win be used, and payments reported on the
II. VAN AERNAN, Commissioner.
Personal.
Thomas NJ wallace, for fifteen years a fourth class
clerk In the Treasury Department has resigned in
order 10 engage In other business.
Messrs. Coon OF the United States Treasurer's
ONCE; Parnel, OF the Secretary OF the Treasury's
once; Bigelow chief OF the Loan branch and Moore
of the Registers office, who were sent to New York
to count the money In the Assistant Tressurers
once, have returned to Washington, and to-day
ported officially g jhe Acting Secretary that they
found everything correct.
Che Public Buildings.
The board created 10y the act OF the last Congress
10 approve plans for all public buildings throughout
the United States-viz: The Secretary Of the Trea-
sury, the Postmaster General and the Secretary of
the Interior met to-day the Treasury Department
ana organized Acting Secretary Richardson
presented me Secretary OF the Treasury. The
board approved The pans of the supervising
architect for the new Court House and Post
Of1ces at Omaha, Nebraska and Colum.
ba, South Carolina. They declined to take
any action at present with regard TO the Custom
House at Nashville, It being impossible In their
opinion, to erect a suitable building within the
limits Of the present appropriation.
The Internal Revenue Receipts
for 50 erai DAYS past been very heavy ayerag
ing about one million day. TODAY they were
that amount
Purebnsc si iron-Giads Tor Prussia.
1t ~ stated here good authority that some pri-
vate parties in New York negotiating for the
purchase OF two iron-clads from government for
s75o,o0o each what they wanted for or who
wants them is matter OF mystery here; but the
general impression is that agent of Prussia
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