National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-26
NEWS oETyIE CAPITAL,

VACANCIES IN THE PENSION OFFICE.
A competitive examination to nll sixteen va
cancles Of class two in the Pension once, open
only to clerks OF class one In the same once, |
will be held in wright's building, corner OF
Eighth and streets. to-day.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The hagshlp Worcester and the United States
steamer Wyoming, Of the North Atlantic squad |
ron, are at the Norfolk navy yard to receive
some repairs. The shawmut remains In Hamp-
ton Roads. The practice steamer Fortune, with
the cadet engineers on board, has arrived from
Philadelphia In New York.
GEN. MYERS FAITH IN BALLOONS.
General Myers yesterday decided not to detail
any employee Of the signal service to accompany
Over twenty volunteer applications had been
received. This action on his part IL taken on
account OF the extreme peril incident 70 such a
trip. Nv
SPANISH PORT AND TARIFF DUTIES.
General Sickles has forwarded from Madrid an
ofIlcai copy OF the decree Of the spanish Gov
| eminent, dated June II, 1873, modifying the de-
| cree OF May 30 to the extent that said decree
shall not tako effect until the Both OF October
next In the case OF arrivals from Cuba and Porto
Rico, and from all other ports In America, from
Greenland to the Gulf Of Mexico, inclusive.
| AsoUTH CAROLINA POSTAL CONTRACT.
Senator Patterson, OF South Carolina, has
made arrangements with the Postmaster Gene
| raj to give the contract for carrying the malls
from Charleston, .. O., to Havana, by the way OF
establish line OF steamers between the above
| named ports. Capt. Adkins claims that he can
deliver mail. In New York sixty hours earlier
than Is now done by the New York, New orleans
and Havana steamship line.
LOUISIANA FINANCES.
The following dispatch was received here yes
terday;
| NEW ORLEANS, July es
Hon. J. n. Wss', Hd,,is0lon, .. O.
pons on the bonds Of the state Of Louisiana due
july is's VII 3, Rsd on Ire,snaOn a. ne
The amount OF this payment exceeds two hun
dred aud sixty-six thousand dollars, making,
with the amount OF interest on outstanding bonds
paid by the present State administration since
the LIST Of January, 1879, nine hundred and
| eghty-three thousand dollars. have no doubt
OF our ability to pay interest on our bonded debt
WI. KELLOGG, Governor.
A FIGHT OVER A CIGAR BOX.
A deiegation-conssting Of the following.
named gentlemen: John Stratton, W. D. Lichten
stein, J. Levy and K. A. Smith, Of New York
, 8. +. Smith, A. IL. Theob0d and Edward Batche
9 Tor, OF Philadelphia; q. II. NJ. Marriott, X. j. X
I Opel and John t. Boring, OF Baltimore; and q
". Cochrane, Of Washington city-calied upoI
, Internal Revenue Commissioner Douglass yes.
l terday to protest against the adoption, by thu
Q internal Revenue Bureau of patent cigar box
e which has been favorably considered by the Com
: missioner as prevention against fraud. The pro
: Of Its being opened and the cigars exposed with
o | out breaking the stamp. The delegation repre-
. scented the impracticability OF using the new pat
| ent because the slip across the top intefferei
Q with q proper display OF the goods, and tina
\, nothing can possibly be gained by Its use. be
I sides to adopt It would be discriminating agains
the manufacturers In favor OF the Importer.
q and would operate generally against business
/. and would entail an additional expense 10
d boxes. The Commissioner promised to give tn
7. subject the fullest consideration and act justl
1; In the premises.
: DESIGNATION, BARRACKS AND ARSENAL'
The following was issued from the War Depar
ment yesterday:
Wan DErARrMrsr,)
,r ADJUTAsT GEsERALn OfYIcE, !
WARRINGTON, July "a, ISIS }
+ G,-sral Orders No. IS
n from the Ordnance Department to the Quartz
masters Department, for the use OF troops, VII
r to avoid Misunderstanding. hsnceforth be know
and designated as follows:
Baton Rouge barracks, Louisiana.
Charleston barracks, South Carolina.
b. Little Rock barracks, Arkansas.
ri Mount Vernon barracks, Alabama.
~ st. Louis barracks, Missouri.
I'll II. schuylklll arsenal, Pennsylvania, will her
after be designated as the philadelphia Dep
OF the Quartermasters Department" and Jeffe
sonvllle arsenal. Indiana, as the "JefTersonvll
Depot Of the Quartermaster's Department"
By order OF The Secretary Of War:
THOMAS NJ. VINCENT,
, Assistant AdJutant General.
Z" REVISION OF TACTICS.
On The following was Issued from the War
u, partment yesterday:
ii. HEADouARrEns OF THE ARNY.l
WARRINGTON, July 7, lssa
a, General Orisrs Ma g.
~ y The following order, received from the W
"a Department, Is published for the intormat
and guidance OF the army:
as WARRINGTON CRY. July ". 1873 \
n The revision Of uptons Infantry tactics by 4
he author, and the tactics for artillery and caval
m Qnuluding the proceedings OF the board-Maj
General SchOneld president-instituted by GEL
Ia raj Orders No. 90, Headquarters OF the Arm
n | AdJutant Generals once, series OF 1867 ASSN
90 lated to the tactics for infantry, pursuant to
structons from the General OF the Army, by
.,l Lieutenant Colonel Emory Upton, First ar
ss lery, instructor Of tactics United States Mllf
"a Academy;
handing battery =, Fifth artillery;
olu Captain John e. TouTtel0tte, Seventh caval
pm colonel and aid-de-camp to the General;
ne Captain Alfred K. Bates, Second cavalry,
ot sistant Instructor Of cavalry tactics United Sta
Military Academy;
on having been approved by the President,
OF adopted for the instruction Of the army a
by militia OF the United States.
'ir- To insure uniformity, all exercises, eyoutit
and ceremonies not embraced In these tact
nj are prohibited, and those therein prescribed "
ZEN be strictly observed. WM. W. BELKNAP,
ms secretary OF Wal
il by command OF General Sherman:
vel wA. d. wHIPPLE,
Assistant Adjutant Genera