The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-01

WASHINGTON, Nay 81, 1873.
Ths Presidents Proposed Visit to Long
Branch and West Point.
me President win leave washington on THURS
law next Tor Long Branch. He win be soc0m-
pahied by his family. From Long Branch the
president Will proceed 10 West Point to attend the
closing examination exercises at the Military
Academy.
The secretary or War En- Route to West
Point.
Secretary Beknap left for Philadelphia this afser-
noun, and WIN on Monday proceed to West Pon, to
witness the annual examination OF the CADETS
ne will be absent tw5 weeks
Tine Medical and Surg ical History OF
the Rebellion.
The medical officers havirgh charge the prepa-
ration Sf the medical and Surgical History OF the
Rebelltonr expect to nave tive volumes OF part TWO
ready 10 present TO Congress before the close OF
the next session. The demand Tor the volume
already issued is still very great, but they have
been all distributed
limitation Sparkling Wines.
ghe Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has no.
tined the United States District Attorney in New
York city that the decision OF Judge Batchford in
She ,t,mtati0n Sparkling wine casen is acquiesced
m, and that an appeal will not be taken The main
SENT Of the decision was that the manufacturer
haA the right to inject carDonc acid gas into wine
made of grapes grown in the United states with.
cut paying a tax.
Death OF an Indian Agent.
The Indian Bureau has received intelligence OF
the death, at San Bernardin0, CAL, Of E. +. Ham,
mond, Indian Agent for the Colorado River Reser-
Walton, in Arizona while route to his agency.
The Plattsburg Military Reservation.
MAJOR George p. Andrews, Fifth artillery, has
been ordered to Plattsburg N. Y, and VIII verify
the right OF way across the military reservation at
that place. and OF the lot OF land within the same
- be released to the New York and Canada Rail-
read Company under the act Of Congress approved
June, 1872, and the amendatory act Of March 3,
1873
Travelling Allowances To Enlisted Men.
F. b. Curtis, Acting Second Comptroller has
directed that, under the act OF March 8, 1867, pro-
viding for travelling allowances to California and
Nevada volunteers discharged in New Mexico,
Arizona and Utah at points distant from places OF
enlistment, that where such distance is less than
three hundred miles the soldier cannot be regarded
as having been discharged at a point distant from
she place Of enlistment within the meaning OF the
law.
Appointments by the Executive.
The President to-day made the following appoint
Ments-ThOmas N. Chase OF Georgia, TO be Agent
for the Indians at the Green Bay Agency in Wis
csnsln; Matthew J. butcher and William Halford,
~ be gunners in the Navy; Alexander Mack and
Henry p. Grace, to be bOatswains IN the Navy.
Postmasters Appointed.
The President appointed to-day the following Post.
masters -Humphrey F. Brooks, at Barre, Mass, vice
Wilson, resigned; John 7. Weathers, OF Harrison.
Vile, Mo-, vice Mather, resigned; W. E. Williams,
at Orangeburg Court House, 8. G., vice De Mars,
suspended under the Tenure-O office law.
Internal Revenue Receipts.
The amount of internal revenue receipts to-day
was 1851 oil; total for the month, $l2, 353, l07;
grand total, $1o6.Ol6222. The total receipts for
the fiscal year only $685. 77s less than the est
mate Of the Commissioner for the entire fiscal
year, and the present indications are that the re.
ceipts during June viii be at least $50 600 in ex
cess Of the estimates
Paying Interest ON the '62 Bonds.
Treasurer Spinner yesterday sent to the holder,
Of the called bonds OF 1862 the Of 500 GOO II
geld checks TO pay the principal and interest dn,
On the LIST OF June.