The New York herald., 1877-07-27
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GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, July 20, 1871.

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A REVENUE CUTTER ron ALASKA.
BY request OF the President the Secretary Of the
Treasury will despatch cutter from San
Francisco Stka to take measures to protect public
property and assist the Collector Of Customs in
forcing the laws and regulations or the government
OF Alaska.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Tho receipts from internal revenue to-day were
1882 975 81 and from customs S212, O23 OF.
THE CHARLESTON (s c. POST OFFICE.
Tho President today appointed Benjamin A. Bose
to be Postmaster at Charleston, s. C.
AN OTTER 70 RECRUIT A REGIMENT
Captain George A.. Arms, an cxarmy officer, ycster-
day submitted to tho Secretary Of War a proposition
to raise in the District OF Columbia within sixty eight
hours, regiment OF ten companies to DO mustered in
the service OF the United States Immediately and used
to queu riotous proceedings in any section. The
Secretary has replied that he has no power grant
authority to raise a regiment call for troops having
YET been mado by the government
ADMIRAL ROWAN uoNoRED.
Tho Secretary o! tho Navy has rendered to vice
Admiral Rowan, now Port Admiral at New York, she
position OF President OF the Board In session at tho
Navy Department examine officers for promotion
retlremont, made vacan; by the detachment OF Rear
Admiral Patterson, who viii command the Asia,c sta
BIO accepted by tho Vice Admiral
FAREWELL TO THE MAIL BAGS.
Edward s. Kemper, Postmaster at Cross Keys for
the last thirtyt years, resigned, and James X.
Kcmper has been appointed IN his place. This tho
longest continuous term OF any postmaster in tho
service, with one exception the exception being the
postmaster at Sandy Springs, Nd.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The President to-day appointed Robert +. Campbell
be Collector of Internal Revenue Tor the Third dis
trict of Texas
TREASURY BALANCES
The following were tho balances In the Treasury at
tho OF business day-Currency $S, ,236 6sl
special fund for redemption Of fractional currency,
$780, 2l3 special deposit Of legal tenders for the
demption OF certificates of deposit $50 $685. 900; coin.
including 500 700 in ooin certificates $lOS $685. Os0
outstanding legal tenders, $359, ,764 1872
GENERAL scHoFIELD's ASSIGNMENT.
Tho following is tho order assigning Major General
SchoAeld to tho command Of the troops IN Washing.
ton:
OrrIcg, WASHINGTON, D. e., July 20, 1871 !
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 10.
By direction OF the President, Major General Scho-
field is assigned 10 temporary duty at the Headqu uar
crs OF the Army, dating from the 23d inst In add.
ton to his command Of the Department Of Yves,
Point The forces OF the United States, including the
Navy and Marine Corps in the District OF Columbia,
will be reported to MAJOR General Scnohcld and act
under his command.
i. D. TOWNSEND, Adju,ant General
RIVAL FOR FLIPPER.
negro boy twove years old was recently liberated
from slavery at Caro- Egypt, by the Intervention of
the Agent and Consul General Of the United States
He was found in OF the streets by IN American
lady, who speaks Arabic and OF whom he asked food
According the boys story, he had made his escape
from his homo ut Tanta In consequence Of the cruel
treatment which he received from his master The
lady took him TO the Consul General Of tho Unitad
States and asked that his freedom should be applied
for. Tho desired application made and promptly
granted by the government of Egypt which processes
permit slavery although practically It Is toI.
Grated in that country The boy will be sent to an
American mission school and properly educated