National Republican., 1882-08-22
DEPARTMENTAL po1NGs.
Contracts Awarded, Cases settled, Nor
Appointments PersonnI Notes.

Contracts Awarded, Cases settled, Moro
Appointments, FcrsonnI Notes.
Secretary Lincoln is expected to return here this
morning from New York.
The issue Of standard silver dollars from the
mints for tho week ending August 10 was s2s0OOo
against sSl2S9l for the corresponding period last
year.
The receipts from internal revenue yesterday
were SS1O0i2Si aud from customs SS0O06i.7S. The
national bank notes rec eived for redemption yes
terday amounted to s223,0OO
Mr.. +. c. Adams, formerly chief clerk Of the
Navy pay Office, has been appointed TO an impor-
tont position In the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing in the Navy Department.
number OF the commissions OF postmnsters
confirmed during the latter part Of the session of
Congress, having been signed by the President,
were yesterday issued by the Post. Office Depart
ment.
Surgeon. General Crane made q personal inspcc-
ton of the Army Medical Museum yesterday,
where a little army OF men is at work under his
direction. He was escorted by DR.. Pope, the chief
Of the bureau
The postmasters at Boodie and Ramsey, H.,
have been directed to decline the payment of
money orders to d. d. Ply who, 1t has been Nscer-
tained, is advertising extensively with view of
deceiving the public.
As authorized by the Post-ofIice appropriation
act, Acting Superintendent jameson, of The rail-
way mail service, yesterday made large number
of promotions in the clerical force and among
other route employes. In many instances the
salaries were increased from 5000 to $1,000 per
annum.
The board of audit on the expenses attending
the illness and funeral of the late President Gar
field has made a rule to deal directly with clnim-
n,,1y nd M pf hn
recognized by the board in passing the accounts.
few claims for small amounts have been re.
ceived within the past few days
A telegram was received by Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs Price yesterday from McGilycuddy.
agent at Pine Ridge agency dated August 20, as
follows: "Red Cloud and hOsties completely
sauelched. He was forced 10 como TO the Office
yesterday and hear your warrant for his arrest
read. He is now OH parole, the chiefs and police
responsible for his conduct"
TheActing Secretary of the Treasury has Issued
circular promulgaing the act of August ., 1882,
to regulate The carriage of immigrant passengers
by sea upon steam and other vessels which re.
pcns and supersedes on and after November l,
1882 existing laws relating to the transportation
of immigrants This act is to be cited for all pur
poses as THE passenger act, 1882"
A comm unicGtion rec eived at the Indian Bureau
vest erday from William II. II. Lewelyn, the
farmer in charge of the Mescalero agency, reports
the arrest by the Indian police force Of hostile
| Indian OH the reservation near the farms OF the
Three River Mescaleros. The communication re-
fers to the arrest being practically important,
aud rejecting great credit upon tile force, MS tho
capture is one of Victoria's principal warriors,
having left the agency with the chief when he
| went on the war path in 1879.
In the long pending case of the Dean Richmond
| Mining Company against the Brancho Company
mining claims for certain mineral tracts of land at
Tucson Ariz, Acting Secretary Josyn yesterday
rendered decision in favor of the former The
decision cites that the allowance of application by
the receiver (who was acting as register by order
| of the Commissioner of the General Land Office
during the suspension of that officer by the Presi-
denD was valued rs an act of de fdcio officer and
that entry should be admitted accordingly.
Secretary of the Navy Chandler paid his first
official visit to the Brooklyn uavyyard yesterday
morning. He was accompanied by Commodore
English Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and
| Recruiting Engineer in Chief Shock, Chief o.
the Bureau of Steam Engineering, and Chief Con-
| structor Wilson, of the Bureau of Construction and
Repairs. While landing WAS in progress nineteen
guns were fired in honor of the Secretary from the
saluting battery. Secretary Chandler was formal!
received by Commodore Upshur all the officers O
the post, and II marine battalion, commanded b,
Lieutenant Webster
The records, documents, and papers stored il
the fourth story and attic of the State De
partment are being moved to other rooms in thu
| building. in accordance with an act of Congress
| for the purpose of providing accommodation fol
the pension branch of the War Department. Th
partition wall separating the corridors of the first
second, third, and fourth stories of the east ant
south wings of the State, War, and Navy buildin.
| Is now being removed SO as to afford easy acces
from one wing to the other The joint select com
mittee of Congress TO examine the new north winl
of the building and set apart portions thereof fo
the respective use Of the State, War, and Nav,
| Departments will soon convene in this city 70
that duty.
The Bureau of Construction and Repairs of tn
Navy Department has awarded contracts for fur
nishng lumber and various other supplies for tn,
navy yards throughout the country to the follow
| ing firms: Joseph d. FranZoni Robert Boyd
Joseph i. Savage, johnson Brothers, William I
Dempsey, L. p. Brown, Wheatley Brothers, Bern
ard Bailey, w. b. Moses, and Francis Miller, @
Washington; p. J. Field and ]. b. Shannon, o
Philadelphia; Rider & Cation, of Portsmouth. N
H.; George L. Neville, Portsmouth, Va: Georg
H. Creed, New York; Collender 4; Co., Boston; A
A. Mccullough, Norfolk, Va; Berry Brothers
Detroit; James Duffy, scofed & Terris G. I
Hardy, S. II. Frank g. Co., and Lake & Warren
San Francisco; A. Powell and James McCuddei
Vallejo, Cal; D. Babcock & Co. and James "
Duryee, New York; Pope & Cole, Baltimore
George A. Hammond, Eliot, Me-; William Whit
& Son, Portsmouth, Va; Charles Z. Walker, Ports
mouth, n. H.; A. Ii. Lindsay, Norfolk, Va; Joh
Street, jr Philadelphia: Eppinger & Russell, Ne,
York; ]. w. Gaskill tS Sons, Philadelphia X.
Robbins, New York, and II. S. Crocker g. Co., Sa
Francisco.