National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-05-20

The Acting Secretary of the Treasury has ap-
pointed Cyrus II. Sinclair TO be local Inspector
of hulls at Chicago.
A new postoilice has been established at
Beane, Montgomery county, Nd, with Is, l..
Rabbit, postmaster.
TheTIeGsury Department has written to the
collector of customs at Alexandria complain
ing OF the price. charged for gas used III the
government offices there.
The President yesterday approved the act
granting right of way through the Fort Selden
military reseryationin New Mexico To the Rio
Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad Com
pany
DR.. Levin J, Wooden, of Indiana, has been
appointed chefof the swamp lands division
oil The general land office. vice Daniel T. Pierce,
who has been designated as assistant chief Of
the same division at the same salary.
The President yesterday appointed Lee L.
Thompson, of Little Rock, Ark, Davidson
Dickson, of Van Buren,, Ark, and John Martin,
of Topeka, Kan, appraisers of the right OF way
OF the Southern Kansas Railroad Company
through the Indian territory.
Bids were opened at the Post Office Depart
ment yesterday for supplying stamped enye-
lopes and newspaper wrappers required for
four years, beginning October /, 1856. The cs-
timaled number of envelopes and wrappers
required for Que year is $685. 1885, 900, and for the
four years l,i79,Sli,OOO.
The United States steamer Despatch len the
navy yard yesterday afternoon with the Senate
and House committees on Indian affairs on
board for Hampton Roads. The committees
will visit the Indian school at Hampton aud
viii return to this city on board the Despatch
on Saturday morning.
Commodore ]. II. Russell has been detached
from the Mare Island, CAL, navy yard and
placed on waiting orders; Commodore George
l.. BGlBnRp, from duty as superintendent of
the naval observatory and ordered to command
the Mare Island navy yard; Assistant Surgeon
II. N. Ogden, from the New Hampshire aud
placed on waiting orders.
Lieut. Col. Alfred Mordecai, ordnance de.
partmept, Mai, Joseph 4. Farley, ana Capt
Frank Heath have been appointed board to
meet ut the army building III New York on the
LIST of June for the examination for promotion
| of tho following officers of the ordnance de-
partment: First Lieut., Rogers Birnle, jr.; First
| Lieut.. Ira MacNutt; First Lieut.. Chas. @. Nor
| rison, and First Lieut.. Frank Baker.
The following telegram las been received at
| the War Department, from Gen. Miles, dated
Fort Huachuca, A. T., May 18th, through Gen.
| Howard at san Francisco: capt. Hatfield has
| recovered all except two of his horses that
has been directed to start again IN pursuit. My
| address will be ut this place until the move
ments Of the indians are more fully de-
| veloped."
Major Geo II. Weeks, quartermastor, has
| been ordered to temporary duty In the office of
the chief quartermaster, division of the Pacific;
First Lieut., George f. u. Harrison, I'd artillery,
to continue on duty a. West Point until further
| orders First Llent. Il. A, Williams, 9Th cav
| airy, from Malone, N. NJ, 10 San Antonio,
| Texas, on public business, Major =. b. Willis
ton, Sd artillery, TO Springfield, Mass, under
instructions nom the chief OF ordnance,