, 1874-07-02
NOTES AND NEWS.
Sueciat Uispntch II ithe C.tlcIgo Tfibun:.

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NOTES AND NEWS.
Susciat Uispateh II iAe Cactao Tfsbun:.
rnEsENTH roR THE s1lKADo.
WARRINGTON. u. G., July 1.-Geu William H.
Myers, Of tho Quartormaator's Department, and
Col. s. @. Lyford, OF tho Ordnance Corps, left
hero tllls evoning for San Francisco, where they
will takc tho steamer Of July II for Japan These
otcorA will have iu charge, with instructions to
present in porson to tho Mikalo, complete ass
Aortmont Of all tho uniforms, hrnlH, and equip
ments III uao by tho various corps OF tho army
Tho Springfield mud Remington rifles, Spouccr
and bennington carbineB Colt md Remington
pistols, and Gattl.ug gnn will represent tho
iirc.a ms III us.. Tho object Of thtH
miHslon IL 10 return IN sumo dogree
lhe many pioaenls sont to this Government by
largo number Of prosonts wore sent to japan,
aud tho resl,it Inns boen that many OF tho i'm
proyelnents adopted In our service woro also
adopted by japan, and many OF the specimens
these articles with tho manufacturers, Just M
the specimens ptosontod to our Government
tcd to large trade In JApuncso culioBitlcH
Those oilicois expect to bo abHont about throo
months. ..
| ito Tie As*rciaftd Pyxas.l
| NOTICE TO rENstoRl;sg.
WASHINGTON, y. g., July 1.-The net sp-
prorod june IL, 1874. entitled "An act to ill-
ursnae pensions IN certain cases, provides that
| all persu,is who ara now entitled to pensions
| uudor exiAtinE lawH and nlO llavo lost III arm
A. or nbove tito elbow, or log at or above tAs
k1,eo, shall bo rated in the. second class. and
slnl rec, i've i52i per mouth, provided that no
artificial linlba or cou,nutaton therefor bo a!lnll
FURNISHED to Hlch poisous slIall 10 entitled to
pensions under thH nct. Thls act, by tts terms,
| was to tAko clfoct from and utter Juue 1, 1878.
| Gon. Dakor, Commissioner OF Pensions, to-lay
announces that rersons embraced within
u0f& IA hhf
| OF tho Gnina without tosusal application aul
| without tho intervention OF All ntt0rnoy. A
power Of attorney will not be recognized iu all
| application for incrcaso Of pension provided By
tho Commissioner Of ponsions inclobing Ills pen
Hion-cortilcato aud giving hiB poat-ul1ico adj
d,esB will be slllicont presentation OF Ills clam.
DEPARTMENT. cLEHks DIsoItAnaED.
There wole heyunty-ivo additional aiBmiSsnla
from tho different departments to-day. Tho ol-
tire number dismissed iB upward OF 10
Alany OF those retained are reduced to clertshlpt
OF tue lower graloa. There sill bo no reduction,
Of tns force in the Land Office. though a few
changes may bo made. nj also In tho Post Olicc
Department. Tie twenty-eisht c!orkB in tht
DiyiBiou ol 1courds aud ponbionH have peen DIS
charged from tho Bargoon- uonoraiB office, nit
frum tie eutire department 203 will be din
chulg gct bv 1eason Uf tuo law requiring tho dis
| 1niseAl of nll civil rvco men aud lfospita
Siewasda. From thus number, however, ths
Secretary Of War is allowed 10 Boleee such moi
NJ may be needed. and to appoint thom ~ legu
lnr cletkH in LLe department.
| MORE DtSTntGr nnTTLSNESs.
It has bcen discovered thnt forged orders TO
certiticat Gil Of nay due policemen nnd member
Of the Fire Department have been issued by
it il supposed. souo ono having RECESS to tll
regular stamp Of tho District Oomptroier'
office. Thnteen months pay due tho!fromen
aud 1t is tluught 90 por cont Of this amount iaa
beon paid in certificates Ut the character uamod
NOTICE TO LASD-0RANT RAILROADS.
The Attorney y-Qoneral has decided that undo
the act Ut June IL, 1574, no payment eau b
lnas to any railroad company for the ttanRpor
| tipu IT troops or property Of the unltod Stat0
! whom lB faroad was constructed In whole or II
part by mid Of o grant OF public lands upon an
, cont.tlouH III to the use OF said road by I'll
Uni,ed States. THO ra1ncdy for such compan,
! ii it has any. ia by suit Rganst tho Goyornmol
! III the Court oi Claims.
TIE DISTRICT CoaIonss1oN.
Ex-Goy. DeunlHull and tho Hon. Henry
Blow had al intoryloN with tila Prcsident Il
iny, aud notified him Of their acceptance Of IL
Office Ut commissioners for tic District OF &
, lumbia Mr.. Cat,eli has declined. Ills sn
!. oehsor has not yet boen selected.
! bELKSAp AND SHERMAN.
: NEW YonK, July IA Washington dtBpatc
gives the corrcs,1n 1ndence betwcen Gen. Sormu
and Secretary Of Var Deiknap, in relation to I'll
removal of tho army headquarters from Wasl
r ingtop to st. Louis.
TAe General il q short letter, asking pc
: mission 70 make the changa n the Same inaun'
7 and to tle same extent granted to Gcu. SEQ
! tholtly after the Mexican war, says: "SIros
Q roasols official and personal, induced mo to III
( stop, aud l make this request at this curly dh
because six months notice is required Of me
certain necessary prollmiuarieB III 81. Loula."
t Tue Secretary Of War in his reply giving Ii
conhont to tho proposed clangc, iuclooea a. cor
! OF the general order 10 be tsBued oil tho subjec
t adding: "You will perceive that it does n
! chauge tho present order OF business with til
department. 1t III ou'y doomed beht here to a,
, to its provisions the suggestion which nas max
/, aud carried out in the caso Of Geu. Scott, III
no material change shall be made III the station
: of troops or oouimauds without prsylous X
proyal by this department"