National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-28
CAPITOL AND DEPARTMENT.
THE NEW ARMY REGISTER.

The ofseial "Army Register for January /,
1874. with an addenda giving the changes that
have oecurrsd from that date to the time tie
| .negist:r" vent to presR, II ready for distribu-
with. The only now feature 70 that under the
caption Of .brsvet and volunteer commissions, =
the dates Of All commissions held by ofieers with
tsltsd. The number Of cficSrs Of foreign birth
holding examinations in the army 10 IA, d whom
sh y ne ss.a e q. eav.ls
eoes not ineisde one born in Asis, one In East
| Indie and three who were born when their
nosnsr: nappened to b at sea-. The countries
oar army are: Ireland. ~ aei%any, K; England,
~ Canads, e; Scotland, Is; France, 9; Sweden,
Po.nd each; P1nss EaSsss Island
Austria, Malta, Corfu, Madeira, Norway and the
Nstherlands, each.
rom the ranks, thus showing that II every cor
pcIaIs knapsaek does not contain . mafshals
q eSssn
Of particrlafisatisn, inasmuch ~ II proves that,
contrary 70 the generally received opinion, the
enlisted msn are natives Of the United States,
and not "forsign mercenaries." The United States
is credited with los promotions from tho army;
Noa%sy !, ssS;'ssa
1; 1t sea, i.
THE UNITED STATES COAST SURVEY.
The United States coast survey work done
during the past year was Of more than usual char
acter; Fourteen thousand points in all have been
lining the shore lines Of the adjacent OCEANS,
bays, harbors, inlets and river entrances, though
the work Of tfiangulation has been checked at
ical position. The outlay for the survey Of tho
coast and hsrbors, and for the determination Of
points In the Interior Ststes, costs less than ono
coastwiss commerce Of the United states, while
tne edvantaye accruing TO that commerce. Is al
most mo mcalculable. But the value Of the survey
less than on the seacoast. In . number Of States
stations have been occupied or selected, and when
tnS s, number Of stations il increased each State
N accurate State map. Such movements as
tnese are Of great practical value to the nation,
snd they should be fostered and encouraged in
. hoerai And proper manner.
THE DUTY ON FRUIT.
The following 10 the text Of the bill which
passed the Senate yesterday:
Be II enacted, &C., That the Secretary Of the
Treasury L. hereby directed to suspend the repay:
ment Of all duties heretofore paid on imported
thorIzIng the same, or until the final decision Of
the supreme Court, except In cases where suits In
court have been discontinued by instructions OF
the punctuation Of the clause relating to fruit
plants In the nth section Of the tariff act, sp-
proved June ., 1872, OF inserting comma instead
rected. and said clause shall read rs follows:
"Fruitplants, tropical and semi-tropical, for the
purpose OF propagation or cultivation" The bill
now goes to the House for the concurrence in the
Senate amendments.
-.,- NAVAL NEWS.
Capt. Clark H. Wells has been ordered to duty
a. executive officer Of the navy yard at Boston
10Th Of March next; First Assistant Engineer A.
J. kenyon to the Mahopac, Mt Key West, Fla;
Capt. Francis A. Roe, detached from tho navy
yard, Boston, 10Th March next, and ordered as ex-
ecuttve Of the navy yard, Norfolk, Va; Lieut..
Jas. NJ. Forsyth, from the navy yard at Philadel-
phis, and ordered to the Powhatan: Mate Chas.
Wilson, from tho Asatic station, I'D January,
and granted two months leave.
First Lieut.. Samuel c. Tillman, corps Of engi-
neers, will report the 1st OF April 1874, to the
superintendent OF the Naval Academy, in this
city, Tor duty in connection with the o5serv alton
from duty under the orders Of First Lieut.. Geo.
N. Wheeler.
A GENERAL COtRT-MARTIAL
IL appointed to meet at West Point, N. Y, on the
I'd Of March, 1874, as thereafter as praeti-
cable, for the trial Of such prisoners rs may be
brought before 1t. The following Is the detail Of
the court: Capt. W. A. Rafferty,, Sixth cavalry;
First Lieutenants J. W. Reilly, ordnance depart
ment; Sedywick Pratt, Third artillery; Second
Lieutenanls ID. ID. johnson, Filth artillery; X. L.
Thompson, Sixth infantry; q. F. Palfrey, corps of
Edmunds, First infantry, judge advocate Of the
court.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Commodore c. r. P. Rodgers and Chief Engi-
neer J. W. King will leave here to-day or Monday
folk and Pensfcoin and the light-draught mont
tors ut New Orleans.
Tho President has recognized Joao Jacintho
Re!ello as vice consul Of Portugal at Boston.