The New York herald., 1872-11-18

arrangement made with the chiefs lately here.
| have entered into q treaty with the Lpans and
| kickapoos across the Rio Grande, by which they
| secure the privileges of the market the latter
named bands enjoy in Mexico for the plunder they
themselves gain In their frequent incursons across
the boundary into the stock raising districts OF
Texas 1t Is feared that the facilities thus gained
Dy the kiowas and Comanches for the purchase OF
arms and other contraband supplies and the sale
OF their stolen goods win render them Indifferent
to the persuasons and threats lately resorted to to
get them permanently upon their reservation,
unless the Mexican government should develop
unexpected power as well as the win OF control
over their own bands.
The Vacant Major Generalship-TheA Ap.
pointment TO be Made This Week.
II is believed by the friends OF the several candi
dates that the appointment OF Major General to
succeed the late General Meade will be made early
In the present week, according to the Presidents
general habit OF disposing OF his appointments as
soon as he determines upon the proper persons to
receive them, as to avoid the undue multiplied
tion OF candidates by delay, and to relieve himself
from what he has confessed to be the most veXatous
OF the cares OF the Presidential ofce. The Secre-
tary OF War Is not q candidate and the mention OF
his name is unauthorized in connection with the
Major Generalship. General Burnside, who is i'm
here to be acand;date Tor any ONCE, and it is GER
tain that his name receives no serious consdera-
tion by the President General Sherman. Gene
rails Howard and Candy, who are brgadiers now,
are regarded as candidates, and have been recon-
mended as such, but the former has no expectation
OF the appointment, and the latter has made no
application himself direct or through others. AS
already stated In these dispatches the real candi-
dates are General Terry, OF the line, and General
Meigs, OF the stan, both having General Sherman
for their friend.
American Inventors and the Vienna
Exhibition-Proposed Treaty With
Austria.
Many Inventors OF the United States have ex-
Vienna Exposition fol- the reason that, owing to the
stringent character OF the patent laws OF Austria
American patentces would have no remedy against
the appropriation OF their improvements by per-
sons OF other nationaites without compensation.
In order to overcome this difficulty our govern
ment yesterday prepared the project OF treaty or
convention between the United States and Austria
IN order to secnre in that country the right OF
American inventors to the same extent that Aus
trim inventors are protected in our country. 1t
is the design to lay this proposition before the
Austrian government at the earliest practic able
period, and the telegraph may be used to facilitate
the negotiation. Should this measure be consum
mated, our government will propose to the various
nations OF Europe that some international arrange
ment be made to secure the rights of inventors OF
the respective countries under similar circum-
stances.
The Laws Governing the Army.
General Sherman has under examination a COM
pilation OF all the laws and provisions OF the con-
sttution relating to the military establishment OF
the Union, explained and Interpreted by great
nf i,tls.
opinions founded upon the constitution and laws
and with several chapters devoted to the relations
Of military officers in the performance OF duty, to
the civil laws and authority OF the country, as well
as chapter on the Indian question far as 1t ar
tects the army. The work has been prepared by
Colonel Robert N. Scott, OF the STAFF Of the late
General Halleck, for the authorized use OF the
army, as soon as the GeneranC Chief shall sanction
Its introduction.
The Department. Reports.
The only report Of any head OF department
completed is that OF the Secretary OF War; The
others are in state OF forwardness. Nearly all
the reports of the chiefs Of bureaus have been sent
to the public printer.
The Government Collecting Criminal
Statistics.
The Attorney General has addressed letters to
the Governors of States and United States District
Of crime under the laws OF the United States and
far practicable under the laws OF the several
States during the year 1872 which facts will be in
corporated in his annual report to be sent to Con-
gress in the latter part OF January.
Cadets at AnnapO
There are now at the Naval Academy 221 cadet
midshipmen In the several classes and thirty-one
cadet engineers.
The Horses Mastering the Epizootic.
The horses generally seem to be improving
About two-thirds OF the usual number OF street
cars were on the several lines to-day and, except
the discharge from the nose all the horses appeared
to be well.
Internal Revenue Receipts.
Internal revenue receipts yesterday, $31o2O7.
Total for the month"; s4SSs,364. Total for the year,
to date, $40, 372, 923
Weekly Currency Statement.
Amount OF fractional currency received
from the Printing Bureau during the
week ........................ VI, E'SO
Shipments. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 692, 900
Shipments of United States notes - 1,6SS5OO
Securities held by the United States
Treasury In trust for national banks
security for circulating noes..... 3s5 377, ,40C
And for deposits OF public mOneys....... 15,703,000
National bank currency outstanding
to date a4l, $50, lse
strOyed during the week.. IA, 500
balances I'm the Treasury.
The following are the Treasury balances at the
close OF busnes yesterday
Currency..... ss62l leS
Including in coin certificates .......... 2554. 900
Special deposits OF legal tenders for re-
demption Of certificates OF deposit 25, T30, 900
ENGLISH RAILWAYS.
A Financial Review OF the system for