The New York herald., 1873-12-21

amount Is still further increased II the ration be
commuted, to S84 or S1.00S per annum. The duty
imposed Is TO take charge Of the engine and fre-
room watches, under the general direction or the
engineer officers. The requisite qualification Is 70
have had some experience In running the engines
OF ocean, lake or river steamers. candidate may
enter the service by applying at any recruiting
rendezvous or to the commandment OF any navy
yard for examination, in which cases he will be
enlisted with crater OF machnst; or he may be
examined by the chief engineer of vessel going
into commission, ana, II accepted appointed"
machinist by the commanding of1icer. In either
case his position and duties on board ship Will be
precisely the same.
The virginius Survivors.
The State Department has no further intelli-
gence concerning the surrender OF the virginius
and her survivors than Is already published. The
Secretary stated, when questioned relative TO the
status OF the virginius survivors, that 1t would
be improper at this time to say anything on that
subject.
Deprcdations by Indians and Rowdies
In Northwestern Texas.
The War Department is in receipt OF report
from Lieutenant Colonel Merritt, OF the Ninth
cavalry commanding Fort Concho, Texas stating
that the body of the man killed by Indians near
the FL Paso road, on the 22d OF November, was
recognized as that OF J. F. Miller OF Arizona.
Colonel Merritt mentions that the camp OF Cap
tain Kennedy was fired into by Indians short
time ago. and that few minutes later the stage
was fired into by the same party. He says there
is a doubt whether the attack just mentioned was
by Indians or by Texas cowboys short time
since he was visiting camp OF the Ninth cavalry,
stationed at the point where Captain Kennedy
now Is, when lot OF drunken Texans about
twelve O'Clock at night, rode along the valley be.
low the camp at tull speed, yelling and firing their
arms. 1t is way they have, when under the lnflu-
ence Of liquor, OF amusing themselves. 1t is possible
they may have been repeating the pastime, though
the firing at the stage would seem to indicate In
dians as Captain Kennedy reports.
Grangers' Council.
The Congressional ''Grange,u of which Repre-
sentative Mark Dunnell, OF Minnesota, Is the head,
is to meet the parent grange, which is located in
this city, next week.
The Cheap TransportatiOn Trip.
The Senate Committee on Transportation will
bid adieu to Washington on Monday and proceed
to Atlanta; thence to Mobile and New orleans,
returning about the 10th OF January 1t was hoped
they might be able to visit Florida but that part OF
the trip has been abandoned.
Redemption of the 1858 Loan.
The foreign holders OF the bonds OF 1858 have
S1gulueU tNeT IedullleSS tO eACHdUpc lUeSe DOHuS
for the new five per cent bonds, as provided by the
act recently passed. which will relieve the Treasury
Department of drain its coin chest lor interest
on the matured loan.
Management OF Indian Agencies.
Mr.. william Welsh of philadelphia, and Mr. Ben
jamin Stark, OF New London, Conn. ,formerly
Senator from Oregon, members OF the Board of
Inoian Missions Of the Episcopal Church, have been
here the last two days in consultation with the
Secretary OF the Interior concerning the manage
ment Of the Indian agencies and reservations
which have been placed under the charge OF the
Episcopal Church.