The New York herald., 1873-07-18
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July II, 1873,

WASHINGTON, July IL, 1879
The Cotton Crop In tho south.
Cotton reports from Arkansas, Texas and Louf-
siana up to July IL show decided Improvement in
the condition Of the crops.
Popularity OF the Postal Cards.
The postal card manufacturers at Springfield
are now shipping between seven and eight hun
dred thousand postal cards daily, and will soon
increase the number to 1,000,000. There is an
ample supply or paper on hand to turn out mil.
lion and quarter daily and OF better quality than
previously. The late note OF the Postmaster Gen.
eral to the effect that about one hundred mil
lions OF cards would be purchased this year. Up to
this time, less than three months since they were
issued, over fifty millions have been ordered and
the probabilities are that the consumption this year
will be double the estimate. Thus far none OF the
small towns in the country have been supplied. 1t
being as much as the Department could do to
satisfy the demand of large cities.
Naval Orders.
Second Assistant Engineer Charles p. Rocker
has been ordered to the Shenandoah; Rear-A Admit
raj James Alden has been detached from his pres
ent duty, to take effect on the 10th instant and
placed on waiting orders; captain Andrew Bryson
has been detached from the command OF the
Brooklyn and placed on waiting orders; Paymaster
Arthur Burtis from the Brooklyn, and ordered to
settle accounts. The following are also detached
from the Brooklyn and placed on waiting orders:-
Lieutenants Charles II. Stockton, Louis A. Kings
ley, william I. Buck and G.. V. B. Blocker; En-
signs II. T.. Monahan, Charles X. Brown and New
ton +. Mason, and all other officers and non-com-
mlssiOned officers.
The Rawlins Indian Massacre.
The Secretary OF the Interior appointed Stephen
r. Hosmer, Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, a Commits
sioner to investigate the lncian massacre near
u uvliu Tarr fow dava Mr.
Hosmer is appointed in place OF N. J. Turney, one
OF the Indian Peace Commissioners. who could not
attend. The investigating committee now con.
sists OF Governor Campbell, of wyoming; E. p.
Goodwin, OF Chicago. and 8. r. Hosmer, OF Ohio.
The Navy Department Fire.
The investigation is still progressing a. to the
cause OF the Navy Department fire, but the impress
SION remains that the connagration was caused by
persons cleaning furniture throwing innammable
rags among other combustible matter.
Federal Appointments.
J. A. Towner, OF Delaware, has been appointed
Indian Agent lor the Colorado River Agency In
Arizona. Philip Retz, Of Washington Territory;
r. r. Thompson Of oregon, and z. B. sturges, of
the District OF Columbia, have been appointed
commissioners to examine section OF the North
ern Pacific Railroad.
The Postal Service ON the Frontier.
The Postmaster General, at the request of the
military authorities, has ordered an extension OF
the mail service from Jacksboro. Texas, TO Fort
Sill, Indian Territory, and has also increased the
service on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail-
road, from Caddo to Fort Sill TO three times q
week, to commence on the 1st OF August This in
crease is for the purpose OF facilitating communi-
cation with the military posts o n that irontier
War Department Orders.
The following general orders are issued from the
War Department.
Oflcers will continue to be reimbursed for the
cost OF postage and kilograms on the public SER
vice by the Pay Department.
The Quarternaster's Department Is authorized
to pay for postage and kilograms when the ac-
count Is made out for the payment OF the
same direct to the postmaster and to the tele-
NapR compapy, The new oo1cial stamps iox