National Republican., 1873-10-07
DEPARTMENT NEVIS.
THE WINCHESTER POST OFFICE.

THE WINCHESTER POST OFFICE.
william Miller Ia appointed postmaster at
Winchester, Va, vice 8. r. Atweli, suspended.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The President has appointed p. ID. Parker COL
lestor OF Internal revenue for the second dis
trlct Of Alabama, vlce widmer, suspended aud
arrested Tor defalcation.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE EVANGELICAL
ALLIANCE.
me President did not authorize the statement
that he had reconsidered his determination TO
W. sit T0,edS on The occasion q the reunion Of
lath, and leave the same evening for Toledo.
COMING MACHINERY F0R SAN FRAN.
CISCO.
Thc colning machlnery has already been
shipped from Phlladeiphia for tho new San Fran
cisco mint, and the contract awarded for the
cohstruction OF engines, boilers and shaftlng.
II is supposed by the director Of the mints that
operations VIII be commenced about the both OF
June next. In the meantime the coming will
go on as heretofore with the present facilities.
EXCHANGE ON THE ENGLISH SOVEREIGN.
The Treasury Department Ia sending out cir
cuiars calling the attention Of importers, ex-
change deasrs and the public generally 70 An
sovereign OF pound sterling OF Great Britain
and TO Ok the par Of exchange" passed In March
last and TO bc proclaimed on the nrst day Of
JannHfy next. Tables are appended for the re-
dnc,ion q sterling money q Great Britain %
the United States coin, aud liking the value Of
the pound sterling At st.ss so.loo.
THE GRAND ROLL OF PENSIONERS.
General Baker, the Commissioner Of Pensions,
has issued IN order for the preparation Of q
grand roll OF pensioners," which shall begin
pensioners under ali acts, from the beginning Of
the Government TIL the present time; anil In
which the names shall he given alphabetically
arranged, together with tho service, date, The
Disability, changes, II any, In the pension, and
nnal discontlnnsnce Of the saine by death oi
other cause. The pension roll has heretofore
been kept BY the rolls OF agencies And By III,
made for the necessary books, and with the lin
ited force able TO engage In the work. II will TAXI
about two years to complete II. ..-
CURRENCY WITHDRAWN BY BEING DE
sTRoYED.
One question, which seems not 10 have at
tractcd much attention, but which has an Import
ant bearing on the monetary troubles, is now 70
currency % % which hss been issued 3, % tne Govern .T
| ment and banks has actually and absolutely beeI
Withdrawn by having been destroyed or lost I
Is not possible TO estimate this loss accurately
but that large quantities have been burned II
great nrcs and sunk with wrecked vessels is vel
known. Besides, the ordinary loss Of smal
amounts has been In the aggregate for severa
i INs' = wy a'ko rutus iHc tptut uhouut U
| currency that has been thus taken out Of th
nominal amount Of currency that Ia In circuia
| tion amounts 10 many millions. II Is not be
lievci that enough Of the lesal.tender reserve o
~, ,o0o,oOO has been paid out, or will be, to max
/ good the amount lost. These facts will be mad
the ground OF o strong appeal TO Congress b.
Western interests for an increase Of currency.
ARMY AND NAVY GAZETTE.
Lieutenant @. U. West to ordnance duty at th
New York navy yarj; Midshipman WIN. winde
to the North Pacific station; Rear Admiral Cha,
steedman has reported his arrival home, havin
been relieved from the command Of the Sout
Pacific station on the a2d nitimo, aud hss bee
placed on waiting orders; Commodore X. q. Pal
rott from the command OF the Boston navy var
aud ordered 70 command the Asiatic station, pc
steamer 1st November next from San Francisco
Captain John II. Upshur from the command q
the Pensacola on the asd ultlmo, aud placed o
waiting orders; Lieutenant Commander Charle
II. Pendleton from The Pensacola on the %
utimo, aud placed on waiting orders; Aasts
Andrew McMechan from the Saranac and place
on waiting orders; Medical Inspector Bdwin J
DENLY from the Pensacola on the 97d ultimt
and placed on sick Leave. Rear Admiral Gold
borough, after forty y.nne years Of active servlci
has, on his own application, approved by th
President, been transferred TO the list OF retire
officers Of the navy. This, Of course, relieve
him from his preparatory orders TO comman
the Asiatlc station.