The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-03
promoted, Company e. Eleventh Iniansry-Raiph

promoted, Company r. Eleventh Infantry-Raiph
w. Hoyt, vice Torbett, deceased. Company X; John
!. DOugherty. vice ShOrtelle, deceased; George H.
r. Brown vice Snow, dismissed. Company H.
Twelfth Infantry-OvertOn Carr, Jr, vice King, pro-
noted Company f. Thirteenth Infantry-Ro9ers
Brine, vice Cavenaugh, promoted, Company Il;
stanhope u. Blunt vice McCawkey, promoted, Com
pany Il Marcus w. Lyon vice Chance, promoted,
Company d; Frank Baker. vice Bishop, promoted.
Company @; Emerson Grinth, vice Fitzpatrick,
promoted, Company A; Benjamin Ii. Gil
man. vice Wood, resigned, Company II;
Mitchell F. lamar, Company -. Fourteenth In
fantry-Richard T. Yeatman, vice Quincy, mustered
out Company f. George T. T. Patterson, vice
Bower, dismissed Company T.; Jos. Hail. vice Mag
nitzksy retired from active service Company -;
Fifteenth infantry-Alfred II. Rogers, vice Bean,
promoted, Company C. Sixteenth miantry-Thomas
G. woodbury., vice Scott. mustered out, Company;
Leven G. Allen, vice Sinclair, retired, Company -;
Wm c. Mcfarland, vice ROsencrantz, promoted,
Company T.. Seventeenth Infantiy-Ceorgc Huhlen,
vice Letherbufy, resigned, Company !; Alexander
Oge, vice Fenno, cashtered, Company II. Tween
tieth Infantry-Wm. ii. Low, Jr., vice Lord, ap-
pointed regimental quartermaster, Company q.
Twenty first Infantry--Harry W. Moore vice
Riley, mustered out. Company -. Twenty-f0nrth
nfantry-Henry Wygant, vice Sexton. promoted,
company d. william Fl. w. James, wee Robinson,
resigned, company -. Twenty-ffth Infantry
Henry ii. Landon, vice Pardee transferred to the
Twenty-third infantry, company -.
The general regulations allow three months'
leave OF absence to the graduates or the Military
Academy on entering service. In accordance with
this regulation all the graduates above named will
report in person at their proper stations on the
3Oth OF September next. The graduates viii. on
the receipt OF this order, Immediately report by
letter to the commanding officer o. their respective
regiments, who will assign to companies those who
have not been assigned by this order.
Dangers OF the Brazilian Coast.
The United States Consul at Pcrnambuco, in
letter to the Department OF State collatcs tho
disasters to American vessels which have recently
occurred In the neighborhOod of Goyanna This IL
locality on the Brazilian coast, very near to the
spot which the southeastern point OF the province
Of Parahiba, and the northeastern point OF
the province OF Pernambuco. and is by tho
most authentic maps indicated to be ap-
prOximately, IL not exactly, the most eastern por
ton OF the continent. Serious disasters happened
there to four large American ships. That portion
Of the coast Is considered to be specially danger
Ous The cOincdent testimony OF Captains Bge-
low and Carleton as to the inaccurate location OF
the reef on the charts is noteworthy but the
cause Of the disasters Is likely the very strong
current toward the shore, and the wind there
prevalent DcluB unihVOraDic To NeSStiS DcaIuX
southwark.
Treasury Payments in July.
The payments made from the Treasury by war
rants during July were as follows:--Civil and mis-
celaneOus, $7,3l1,5s2; war, s5,509,999; navy,
$271s4O INTERIOR pension and Indians 81 500.
Total, $16O4o,7s3.
Orders Modified for Gnugcrs.
Acting Commissioner Sweet has modified special
order No. 49, prescribing gaugers' feesv as fol-
lows AT diseries for the first 500 gallons In the
month, ten cents per gallon; all over 500 gallons
and not exceeding 800 gallons, five cents per gal
lon all over $500 gallons and not exceeding $500
gallons, one cent per gallon; all over $500 gallons
and not exceeding $500 gallons, One-tenth OF
cent per gallon; all over 1880 gallons,
netwentleth or cent per gallon.
At rcctincrs' and wholesale liquor dealers
establishments: For the first 100 gallons in the
month, ten cents per galon al over 100 gallons
| and not exceeding 500 gallons, one and a halt
| cents per gallon; all over 800 gallons and not
exceeding II. 100 gallons, cent per gallon; all
! over 900 gallons and not exceeding 05 100 gal
| Ions, One-tenth OF cent per gallon: all over
65, 100 gallons one-fftieth of a cent per gallon.
| New Post Office Contracts.
| The Secretary OF the Treasury today awarded
| the contract for furnishing the IRON work for the
Boston Post once to the Architectural Iron Works
| of New York, for s14l.s9s. None Of the New Eng
| land Works made low bids.