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state n ews.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

russell Brothers have nearly finished a
large, new steam saw-mll at Britton Mills.
Livermore. -A''i''
me Inc Baptist society at Livermore Falls have
t uheafiy completed handsome brick church on
J aS SIZE OF the old one removed. 1t is TO he
dedicated in a few weeks ~ W
~, ARoosTooK COUNTY.
II tho sunrise hna SAYS on Saturday evening, Nov
was destro use Of h. Aon1o Kellocb, of Ashland
recently repaired and soon to he o nccn nuasg
Cause of fire unknown NC ooo1p'eo :
The Times says the barn, with its contents
OF nay and grain, belonging to William Milrey,
at ludlow, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday
AFTERNOON. Loss estimated at $500; no insur-
ance. Fire supposed to have originated by
near by.
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PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
From our Correspondent.

IrIUn Uur CUFfesp0n1ent.J
Hay is $50 per ton in Parkman and there are
more sellers than buyers at that price.
A gentleman was introduced to a young lady
recently and addressed her as follows: where
do you live when you are at home?" to which
she promptly replied, when am at home I
live there" Gent sloped.
Regular passenger trains will commence run
ming on the B. s. P. r. R. to Guilford on the
Goth inst
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factory at Presque Isle, and town meeting is
to be called TO act upon the subject.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
From our Correspondent
Mr. J; d. Moore, Civil Engineer, of Lewis
ton, with his assistants, commenced a survey
Tor railroad from FarmiDgtOa to Phillips, last
Friday. The distance between the two places
Will be not far from eighteen miles.
William I'll. Stevens, of Lewiston, was the
architect of the new spacious aud well
arranged school building erected this season
at "The Willows in Pennington.
There are fourteen inches OF snow at Phillips.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
The examination of James Mccarthy, an in
mate of the National Asylum at Togus,
charged with an assault with attempt TO Kill,
upon Patrick Doyle, also an inmate, was bad
Friday afternoon before U. S. Commissioners
J. W. Bradbury, Jr., Esq, at Augusta. Nc.
Carthy was ordered TO recognize in the sum ct
81 800 for his appearance in Portland at the
December term of the u. S. District Court. 10
| answer to the charge that had been brought
| against him. He was then re-committed to
| Jail.
| The Journal says it is thought that VIM. IL;
Bigelow, Esq, of Clinton, Supervisor OF
| Schools for KenRebec county, will receive the
appointment of Route Agent on the Name
| Central.
| The Journal says that the night police force
|
viduals, on account of the danger of exceeding
| the annual appropriation to pay the expenses
| of the department.
[From Correspondent
| William f. Lovejoy, of Gray. has bought
the Winthrop House, Winthrop, with the
| Augusta stage line, and is to operate the same.
Messrs. Emery s. Waterbouse employ thirty
men at their shovel factory at N ,rtb Mon
| mouth, and are turning out thirty dozen q day
This firm is finding ready market for their
shovels in New York and the Western States.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says Mr. j. G. Myers, the
| veteran actor and manager, is contemplating
| Inc estaoisnment OF permanent theatre in
Bangor; project in which he is warmly en-.
couraged by number of monied men IN that
city.
The Wing says Mr.. Horace P. Robinson
| of Bangor, returned from a business .rip m
| river late Thursday evening and on sepg IN
to his boarding place, Mrs. Parker's. in Cobb
lane, hound, to mis- surprise, The roof burned
of, and the house empty. He borrowed
lamp at nelghbor's, and having key, I'M.
| locked the door and entered the house to in
vestigate. In the dining-room he found the
large wooden mantle. piece on fire, and the
Hames brlskly spreading to the adjacent par.
| titlon and wood work. Procuring an axe, be
demolished the burning mantle and extin
guished the hames, but the chimney was sc
not that hand incautiously laid upon it wa:
blistered. Investigating further, he found
that an old-fashioned brick oven, built in thu
chimney and afterwards bricked up, appeared
to be the source of the intense heat, and OF
bre aking into it, the fiue was found to be full
of ignited SCOT, burning like blast furnace
A few pals full of water put out this fire
| hasratiOn in short time
| DroCAr ATTIC oo,,x,r-r
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An Authentic History

OF the War between Germany and France
with Biographies oil the principal actors therein Al
so an account OF the Civil war and Reign of
Terror i'm Paris. Over 500 pages, and $50 Illus
traions. Sold only by subscription. ATwELL
Agent for Portland. au19eodtf sN
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EVERY Republican paper in Maine favors
.no denomination of Gen. Grant.
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M A II H 4 Il ID
H E ID

In Cape Elizabeth, Ferry Village, Nov. Is. Mr..
Panl Huston, aged &c gears months.
Funeral this Monday afternoon, at q o'clock -
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
In Skowhegan, Nov. 6. Mr.. j. Meord Blown,
aged 81 years.
In New Portland, Oct. 10, Mrs Betsey, widev OF
the late Wm. Mitchell. agel rs years.
In Hockland, Nov. 6. Mrs. Ellen, wife OF Timothy
+. Brown aged 81 years months.
In Rockani. Nov. II. Mrs Mary, wife of Alvah E.
Hoiien, aged rs years.
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SIX PER CENT. PER ANNUM,
PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE
COED COIN,
F1'ee from U. s.. TGac0tiOn.

Goupons payable March and September ], in New
York Bonds registered if desired, Coupons made
PAYABLE tG6 each in London, England, ii preferred
SINKING FCND-An proceeds OF sales OF land
as well as OF timber and other products therefrom
are by the Trustees to be invested in these Bonds il
they can be bought at oar or less; otherwise in
United States, State or Municipal Securities And
on July l, 1872 and annually thereafter until these
Bonds become due or are all paid, the E. 81 N A.
Railway Co. is bound to pay to the Trustees a sum
Of MONEY equal to one per cent. of The amount OF
Bonds outstanding. Such amounts, and all interest
received on securities. belonging to the Sinking
Fund are to be invested as above stated and these
accumuatiops are solely for the purpose OF addition
ally providing for the redemption Of these Bonds
The Sinking Fund constitutes third great element
OF securing and strength, and adds to the safety of
these Bonds
The Trustees Hon. HANNIBAL HAMLIN. of
Bangor, Me-, and j. EDGAR THOMSON, ESQ.
OF PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
The Trustees are authorized to receive the Bonds
at Par and Accrued Interest in payment for
any OF the lands at their appraised value.
These very desirable securities Tor sale at
The Portland daily press., 1871-11-20
From our CORRESPONDENT ,

An effort is being made to establish wooden
factory at Presque Isle, and town meeting is
to be called 10 act upon the subject
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IN GENERAL.

Meader B. PiDkham has been apponted
Postmaster at Lincoln, vice o. Weston Ripley,
resigned, and VIM. G. Shaw at West Leyant'
vice John Palmer, resigned.
In the q s: Court at Washington, last Fri
case of David r. Stockwell and John I, Ont.
Ter of Bangor, Me-, in which the parties SC elk
to escape the payment TO the United States Of
double the value of quantity of shingles al
leged to have been smuggled by them from st.
John, N B in 1868 and 1864. The previous
trials of the case in tire district and circui.
courts of Maine were adverse to the Bangor
firm, and their effort in the Supreme Court is
to escape that portion of the penalty which re.
quires them, on conviction to restore to the
governme mt double the value of the goods lille.
ga1y imported. The pending suit involves
1000 or $4,000 only, but will govern the dis.
position of large number of similar cases.
Sclcltor-General Brist0w and Attorney Gen.
eral Hill replied to MIR. Dana for tho govern.
ment.
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FIRST & ONLY MORTGAGE
800, 900 Acres of Land !!
400 Acres to each Bond

also Pledged to ensure the payment thereof.
The Bonds are for $1,000 each, due March 1, 1899
bear interest at
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Brig Geo Burnbam, Staples. Turks Islands for
Portland, put into Vineyard Haven 18th, with bul-
war. stove and sails damaged. Reports very heavy
hery and norhWesterly gals the entire passage
On the 9Th INST lat "a, Ion TO- pas ed large quantities
oil heavy pine lumber anil picked up part OF a YES
se's bulwarks.
Big Allson, Coombs. from Boston tor Bangor,
which drove ashore on Clark's Island Portsmouth
on the 18TH had been out two weeks and encountee
heavy weather aud lost her sails She has lost both
anchors and has stove large hole in Der low. She
will be got off
Sch d Bsbee, tot Camden) Anderson, at York
from Corpus Christie had strong and NE gales the
entire passage, and lost and split sails.
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Winter Term Commences Dec 5lh,
and continues Eleyen Weeks.

Winter Term Commences Dec 5lh,
and continues Eleven Weeks.
BOARD AND TUITION.
TUE Seminary Building will be devoted to the &C.
commodston OF young ladies tor boarding. yet
the classes tnay be arranged so as to include both
sexes IN recitatons.
hoard for Vouag Indies $40 per Term.
Young ladies DESTROYS of boarding themselves VIII
lie furnished with rooms in the Seminary But dipg.
Each room is designed for two persons and will
be furnished with all necessary articles except quilts,
comlorters, pillow cases, towels and toilet soap
Roard tor Young men can be obtained in private
families on reasonable terms. Facilities offered
to those wishing to board themselves.
English Studies CT Teachers Class ......S 500
Euglish Studies and Latin and Greek.... go
French, German or Spanish, olcb. ........ 800
bookkeeping and PeDmansbip, both, ..... 800
DIahiJk. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4UO
Iaihtins. .ss..ss.....ss... r.s............s oOO
Iiaho husic' ..s...... ....s.......,....... IL ~
For further information apply to
G. Nj. BODICE, Principal,
Bethel, until Nov. 25th), or
j. A. WATERMAN, Secretary.
GOrham. Me-, Nov. 10, 1871. nOi7d&wtf
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For Sale on the Stump.

A BOUT Eight Hundred cords OF Spruce and Pine
Il Wood, at Falmouth Fore Side. Apply 10
CHARLES DEAKE, or
HENRY X. STICKNEY,
nov20-1ws 1871 Comuer cial street.
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The greatest caution should be u.

The greatest caution should be ex.
ercised in the use of preparations 10.
tended to promote tho growth Of the
hair. a few applications of an i'm
proper substance to the delicate YES
sells from which the hair derives it's
nutriment, will cause irreparabio in
jury, and entail premature badness,
upon the unhappy victim of oharIa.
tanry. whose nos.runs crowd the
market. No such bad effect need bo
feared from the use OF Halls Vegeta-
bio Sicilian. This article is con.
coctcd upon scientific principles and
With az intimate knowledge Of
chemistry and philosophy as applied
to the growth, preservation OF the
human hair. When the hair has
become gray, il will restore it to its
natural color, aud produce u fresh,
vigorous and healthy growth, inn
proved in texture, health and beauty.
If people are wise, Halls Sicilian
Eaif Remover will take the place Of
the multitude of inferior compost
lions now hawked about.
Boston ComMefaal.
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NoT10n OF IsooRFoR1T7oN.

Notice ID hereby given that the un~dsrsisnsd
have associated thsmseives sogstnes ~ -
for the purpose Of transacting business - so
Incorporation for pec0nieYy prom.
tb ast s.N Eas naT Coal 2. and saeMa in nn0G' tompsny."
ness is ID Ottumws. Wapello County, Iowa.
be transacted By such in~corporation Q tke
mining Of . dealing In Coal g ca
Lands and other minerals, q for pTsReri93
as may be detefmined upon.
sd Sd: Them The am9 %nnn q SaP P,a'1.! an q fsocn Y
capital stock Five hundred Thousand Dol.
lars), to be paid in at such times n In su6h
sums as the Board OF Directors may BY reso-
4th. The commencement OF the I~nccrpora-
ton 10 on the goth day Of October, A.. 2. lSH.
n continues Twenty t2O years. Win ne
9Th. The afisirs Of the Company ase e q
conducted by q Board Of not mcro than l1ve
he Company n q 4 lie snnSai imsstiss 81 q
Stockholders to be held 1t Ottumwa, on the
second "Wednesday in June IN each 5000.
elscti5n Of Directors shsil be on Che nret
wednesday Il December, 18Th Who y satd
setsry, Treasurer and supsrintendeni, III Il
year and until their successors are elected
9th. The highest amount OF indsbtednsss
or liability to which the Corporation shall O
any time subject itself shall mot exceed
the time the Indebtedness y eortracted.
r,tors and stockholdeIs ,hsl! Be exempt from
our hands aas 4 o SsraSa II Iowa, shis issh dsy 81
October 4 4; j p s 1siit
10: SRiseoE.. ~lnoorpo.ss0r'
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TO Mary spurlock. Roam sp1rlook, 0ynt4ia
A. spnrlock, John Y; spurlosa C,e9S49
spuriock, Louisa spnfloc1, Aiis9f s:sy1M
You ne hereby nodded that On e tql9ese
the 6rst day Of Decs1nber IenltaS, xss!s5,94
IA the Clerks once OF the District Coafte G
Wepsllo County, Iova. claiming e 49,
describcd real estate, situatedin iWep41A ~,
ToWa, towit: Twenty. aix ard ono-i6H e1ee6
o0 OF the north end OF the n0ftA-wpee AA4.
section y In Township seventy-threes tonop
fifteen west.
And that unless you appear and nefe q:
day Of The next term Of sald C0urt,t0ba ~
gun and reld Ct III Court House N 0sto10WA.
IN aaid County, on the al day OF JAAQqAVs
dered thereon against You. -fsd
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10 Pl1ny S0xtOA q IN: 60
You and each Of lyon are hefxey
notinsd, that there z nsw c1 aie IN a o ~
County and state Of lows, t1e pee1tioA q -
plaintiff. Lewis y. Shepherd. claiming ~
confirmation OF LIS title 70 + eo1elnl3
I'VE In toWnshfp NO. ss~tenty.thr6o. 49,,
range No. twelve west, In Wapello CqontI,
Iowa, aud praying b c~ancealatioa 06ooo.:
lsnd, and for the quisting Of .p,aintadss uy5e
Nov nnless you appear md make de49n1
thereto on or before noous a& thS eeoO9d ~
OF the next term OF said Court, to b heHnl
q held in the city Of 0ttumwk In SAt6 0G.,
and state, on the BID day Of January, HI,
your default will be entered ana 6ooSDe ~.
dered against you sccordins 70 The peeSuAl
FAwuETTA MeNB4i,
uA2.wAt Plainti1tn AttofnoyD,
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Agents wanted for Dosks and MAPS.
cHAs. DICKENS WORKS. in Il vols. "a full
page illnstrations, sl.S pr vol. UNCLE
postpaid on receipt OF price.
LLOYn'S NEW MAts.-Atl the separate
States, Western states. hepublic and wuld,
kinds. Address LOUIS LLOYD h CO.. Pub
fishers, 80 West Randolph st.. Chicago.
no82-w1m.
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11AA ~&OOeSss
We have not space to comment at
length upon the Message indeed
comment is not necessary. The
Message is u straight forward plain
showing Of the condition ofthe coun.
try devoid Of all circumlocution, or
elaborate arguments upon pet opin.
ions Of the Executive 1t is such a
showing as impresses upon all read.
ers the vast resources, wealth and
grand destiny OF the Republic, as
we'll as the honesty, taithfulness, and
ability with which the government is
now being administered. As onereads
il, he is involuntarily impressed with
the idea Of how fully and completely
the President has stood by every
principle OF the platform upon which
he was elected and every promise hs
has made.
In our opinion he has almost if MOI
entirely struck the popular key not'
Of thought and judgment upon every
subject upon which he has given re
Communications.
In matter, temper aud tone, it j
alike most creditable to the heart an,
head ola President whose admins
tration has never been excelled il
modern times for the hearty and can
did Endorsement given it by tho bes
and ablest minds everywhere.
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The Citizen (Ccnterville, Iowa.
says that it is Informed by Gen'l
Drake that the NJ. l.. 4 n. railroad
has not been located vest OF Lancss.
Ter, No, and snsL toe ears will prob.
ably reach that place January LIT
next.
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Notice ID hereby giyen. that BY virtue Of an
order Of TIE Circuit q wapsllo Counts,
a. Referees TO make Partition OF the real -
tate belonging TO the heirs OF David Fisher.
a q. D..l ' af on Dn re oscio rs ~ x g 81 9: Ga m.
We will proceed 70 sell the following descrtbed
real estate, to-wit: Sixty acres On OF the
quarter OF section fourteen, except I'VE ecres
In the south-west corner thereof, b b
north east quarter Of the eouth-en1t quarter
enty-one, range twelve, Wapsllo Counfy.
Iowa. Said property TO be sold TO the hiehest
and best bidder for cash In hdnd, Ut public
auction. at The 'front.' door OF the Court House
In Ottumwa, Iowa.
JOHN N. MAIL,1
MoRRoW SHIELDS, fReferees.
LA. MYERS
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d, a. Copelapd, of the Malvern
Ttroeee lest Els packet beck, con-
talning 200 IN money, while riding
on the North western Road, the other
day.
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Ihere arc eight lady students in
regular attendance al the Medical
Department OF the State University.
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The Now York Citizen democrat
ic) says that since the defeat OF Tam.
many a great many Of its sdherents
have been thrown upon their own re.
sources and have gone back to work
st their old trades and that az q 10.
quence tho demand for burglars tools
has increased wonderfully.
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Des MONIES can take the rag tol
wickedness now. The Leader gives
an account Of a young man who
married a lovely and interesting girl
OF 10, about week since, and who
took her to house of prostitution
and endcavored to have her submit,
10 the embraces OF another lscherout
devil. The girl flsd, and her guilty
lord il TO be arrested aud dealt with,
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CONSOLIDATED. - The Burlington
Aawk-E!ye, n OF Iowa's leading ps.
pers, is organized into sjoint stock
company, with DIR. Chas. Beardsley
as editor, Capt. q. w. Edwards, State
Printer, rs Vice President, and N. r.
Dawson Secretary and Business Man /.
ager, under the name of the "Bur-
lington Hawk-Eye Printing Compa-
n.y. The capitol stock Of $40, 900 10
all paid in. 1t is reported out Of
debt and IN a prospecting condition,
which fact We r glad to note as il
is fully and well earned and deserved.
By this arrangement Capt. Edwards
will be enabled to devote his entire
attention to his Office Of State Prin.
ter.
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Miss Pattie, daughter Of Hon.
Sam. +. Miller, of the u. s. supreme
Court, and sister OF Mrs. Col. Geo.
B. CorkhiIl, of Iowa, WAS recently
married, in Washington, TO Col. w,
r. Stocking, Of New York.
Among the prominent persons
present, we're the President and Mrs
Grant, Chief Justice Chase and Mrs
Sprague, Senator Pomcroy and lady,
Senator Trumbull, ex-senator Viii.
Hams, ex-senator Howell, Judge
Field and lady, Judge Bradley and
lady, Judge Davis, Judge Strong and
lady, Judge Swaype, Hon. J. Hubley
Ashton and lady, General Chapman
and lady, Representative McCreary
and lady, Hon. K. G. Ingersoll and
lady, Hon. Horace Maynard, Judge
Wylie, Hon. Montgomery Blair,
Judge Advocate General Holt, Mr..
and Mrs. +. F. Wilson, Solicitor Gen.
eral Bristow, Mrs. General Dung, d.
w. Middleton and daughter, and
many others.
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The Indianola Leader, edited by
cne..Csrletoa the woald.be fighting
editor, comes back in reply to q few
paragraphs appearing in the COURIER
some time since in regard TO that be.
IiSerent individual. He vents his
spleen upon Gen. Hedrick, late coed.
itor of the CouRlsR, but who, at the
time the article referred to appeared
in the COURIER was not less than
three hundred miles away from this
city, aud who did not write or sng.
gcst a word OF il. The names OF the
present editors of the CoURIER ap.
pear at the head Of its columns, and
have for some months past, They
alone are responsible for the article
which Mr.. G. complains, Of and the
statements therein are true, and we
say that the Leaders SANDER against
Gen. Hedrick, saying that he flooded
.Wapello county with spurious tick
cts or ever had aught to do with get
ting out or circulating spurious tick.
cts at any time is totally and radi
cally false. This man also charges
that the General went out Of til,
COURIER as n Of It's editors (wher
he 10 still half owner of the concern
because the people compelled him q
to do. This witha moderate falsiie
would be called . ,choRper, but will
Carleton, he would shoot it off will
its scores Of twin sisters hourly a
easily and naturally as waite
rolls from IA ducks back. h
does not sven have the acutenes
to utter a faischood that has s~uficieu
rlausibiiity about it to obtain or.
denoe with anybody. We will nc
continue to handy words with Nj
Carleton, and have written the abov
simply in justice to General Hedrict
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NNt -
commenting npon a little squib which
appeared in the COURIER, about par
ties patronizing home printing Offices
~ays,"IIike many other papers, the
COURIER is qaick-witted enough Ia
see how At is to the interest of all Ia
get their printing done at home, but
are too short-sighted to see that the
interest Of the people is also conserv.
ed in getting their cloth, iron and
paper manufactured at home, instead
of in England, France or Germany
The Republican also intimates that
with . change Of editors the CouRIEH
has changed its political opinions, and
says tho motto Of the COURIER has
heen "Patronize foreign INSTITUTIONS
in preference to home institutions.
The COURIER has now entered i'll
twentytfourtl year, and never has
the above sentiment boon advocated
BY the COURIER, or anything border
ing upon it. The Repabheam ha,
certainly got the wrong pig by ths
ear this time. Ii thers is any papel
that stands, in its advocacy Of tarif
principles, more squarely on the plat
forms, AS announced by the last Re
publican State and National Conyen
tons, we have failed TO notice it. w
r ware that in it's details goot
Republicans vary in sentiment, some
what, on the tariff, and We will no
now occupy II time or space il
celebrating our views, but we canno'
permit 80 totally erroneous a state
ment to go uncontradicted as that O
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shows an Improvement in the mum.
Der and efficiency Of the naval force
without material increase in the ex-
pense Of supporting it. This is due
to the policy which has been adopted
and is being extended as last q our
material VIII admit OF using smaller
vessels az crn!serss On the sevsrsi IT,
lions. By tats means We hAve been
'enabledsto qecupy 81 once . larger
sxtsnt ct o. lising ground to yisit
morsi treqasstiy tho parts where the
pseeeace OF nag Is desirable, and
generAlly to discharge more emcient-
" the appropriate duties OF the navy,
nuWsmD AhA nan< Us,aH tho na0u hoa
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In the past year, the expense Of
maintaining it, the estimates for the
ensuing year and for continuing sea
coast and other improvements con-
Quoted under the supervision OF the
War Department, ! refer you to the
accompanying report of the Secreta-
ry Of War.
l call your attention to the provis-
ions OF the act OF Congress, approved
March Sd, 1868, which discontinued
the promotion 10 staff corps Of the
army until provided for by law. l
recommend that the number Of Off
cers in each grade of staff corps be
fixed, and that whenever the number
in any one number falls below the
number 20 fixed that the vacancy
may be filed by promotion from the
grade below. also recommend that
when the office OF chief Of corps be.
comes vacant tho place may be filed
BY a selection from the corps in
which the vacancy exits.
The report OF the Secretary OF