The New York herald., 1876-03-20

The acts Of june 2s, 1874, and March 3, 1875 re-
In service shall be reduced In rank mustered outn
by reason of reductions made by said There
now in the service In oil the number allowed by
these acts four inspectors general colone four judge
advocates (maors) colonel and storekeepors
(captains) in the Quartermaster's Department and
eleven ordnance storekeepers lcaptainsl
Veterinary surgeons and superntendents Of national
cemeteries are recognized as civilians.
ALLOWANCES
The allowance of quarters fuel and forage is now
published for the FIRST time the "Army Register
The General of the Army receives $50 per month in
lieu of forage and $500 per month for quarters and
fuel, making his pay $17, 700 per annum The Lieu-
tenant General receives 5000 year for forage which
increases his pay to $ll 600 year with quarters and
fuel in kind. Other officers allowed as follows
Major generals, six rooms; brigadier generals and
colonies, five rooms; lieutenant coones and majors,
four rooms; captains, three rooms leutenants, two
rooms. When rooms have to be rented for officers
ters owned by the government the amount authorized
to be paid for each $50 per month at San Fran
cisco and SIS at all other places Fuel and forage
issued to officers are considered public property What
they do not must be returned to the quarter
master and accounted for by him.
CASUALTIES APPOINTMENTS
There were eighty-two casualties reported during
last year-namely, designations, 22; declined Ii;
deaths, 43; dismissals, H. and cashiered, These
were Offset by III new appointments, viz I'm tho
medical department, %; pay department. 8; corps Of
engineers, Ia cavalry, III artillery, 1e ard infantry
NATIONALITY OF OFFICERS
Eleven and one-quarter per cent OF the officers or
our army are OF foreign Drth lrshmen take the lead
there beng more than twice many officers credited
to Ireland than to any other country The details
are:Ireland, 100; Germany So; England, Al; Canada,
81; Scotland, Ii France 10; Sweden, s. Switzerland,
4; South America 3 Italy, 8 Nova Scotia, 2; East
India 2; Austria, Poland, Hungary, Malta Corfu, Ma
dera, the Netherlands New Brunswick, ASIA and the
Sandwich Islands, each.
Two hundred and eighty-four officers rose
RANKS,
OF whom is Professor of Civil and Military Engi-
neering and Science of War at West Point two
quartermasters with the rank of MAJOR is major
OF cavalry; major of artillery; colonel;
lieutenant colonel and three majors the retired list
and the rest captains and subaterns The proper
ton of officers OF cavalry artillery and infantry who
entered the service through the recruiting rendezvous
is nearly fifteen per cent and doubtless would be greater
If the right class of could be induced to JOIN the
army and remain in II. Forty-two and one-half per
cent OF the appointecs from the army of foreign
nationality Of whom so credited to Ireland 20
Germany, IL to England o TO Scotland, to Switzer
land and each to Canada and Sweden. The tabular
statement OF the
FORCE THE UNITED STATES
Is precisely the that published year ago, no
returns having been received since 1874 In Delaware
West Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin and Ne
braska ''no enrolment is reported, while from New
Hampshire Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and
Nevada returns have been received The aggregate
numbor of men available for military duty (unorgan-
izedl" is stated to be 3, 7o1 ,97I.