National Republican., 1883-03-28
DEPARTMENT AFFAIRS.

Mr.. Joslyn is acting as secretary during the
absence of Secretary Teller.
The receipts from internal revenue yester-
day were $139,696, and from customs $751;
1892.
Gen. Hazen and DR.. Macdonald of the post
office department, were both absent from their
desks yesterday on account of sickness.
The commission to examine completed
section of the Northern Pacific railway in
Montana will not be appointed until next
week.
John Marshall has been promoted to be
keeper of life saving station, No. %, fourth
district, on the coast of New Jersey, vice
Thomas Bond, resigned.
Mr.. Stevens, chief clerk of the Indian office,
has been presented with very fine robe, it
being the skin of grizzly bear cub, by some
of his western friends,
Secretary Folger is much better. The in
Hammation of his head and scalp continues to
subside and his general symptoms are more
favorable than for several days past.
Acting upon the advice of his friends, Col
lectOr Haynes, of Brownsville. Texas, has in
formed the acting secretary of the treasury
that he must decline TO resign, as requested.
Nine applicants for tho four vacancies in
the list of assistant engineers in the revenue
marine service are under examination before
the special examining board now in session
at the Treasury department.
Gen Elmer is acting postmaster general
during the absence of Gen. Hatton, and Mr.
Summerfeld is acting superintendent of the
railway mail service during the absence of
Col, Thompson and Mr.. Jamison.
Mr.. L. NJ. Bently, principal examiner of
patents, and Messrs. w. G. Behrens and w. If.
knight, assistant examiners, have resigned
their positions in the patent office to accept
places in the Grand Electrical company Of
New York.
Captain George w. Moore, commanding the
revenue steamer Forward now vt Mobile,
Ala, has been detailed to special duty as u
member Of the board appointed to assist gov
ernment counsel in cases before the court of
commissioners Of Alabama claims.
Lieut.. c. II. Mcclellan, United States reve-
nue. marine service, assistant inspector of life
saving stations of the fourth district on the
coast of New Jersey, has been detailed as the
representative Of the life saving service at the
international fish exhibition ut London, Eng
land.
The appeal of Elmer A. Sperry of Cortland
New York. from the decision of the commits
siOner of patents allowing William NJ Thomas
to amend his preliminary statement for let
ters patent for electric lamps, which was ar
gueu before secretary lellef MONDAY mas Deen
dismissed. In his decision the secretary says
that after considering the case he does not
find sufficient reason for disturbing the de-
cision of the commissioner.
At the patent Office to-day there were issued
to citizens of the United States 49, patents and
designs and ~ trade marks and labels. OF the
former New York receives SO Massachusetts,
46 Pennsylvania, 33 New Jersey, 80; Ohio,
90 Illinois, 27; Connecticut II, and Cali
fornia 10. OF the trade marks and labels New
York receives s, and Pennsylvania and Hi
nois 4 each. There were issued to citizens Of
foreign countries 30 patents and designs, l3 Of
which go to England aud u each to Germany
aud Canada,