The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1870, Page 11

7B ARMY. Annual Report of Seerctary Belknap. Operations of the War Depart- ment for 1870, w PARTMENT, Nov. 20, 1870. Mr. PRESIDENT—In orde that the expenditures of the War De; atracut for muitary purposes for the fiscal year ending June 29, 1870, may be clearly un- derstood, and the extent of the demands made on the depariment may be realize, a statemengof the military force of the nation is necessary In the com- mencement of this report. The late-t returns, sub- mittee inthe report of the General of the Army, show the regular army to be composed of 2,438 officers and 4,570 enlisted men, 91,173 of Whom com. pose the ten regiments of cavalry, the five regiments of arullery and the twenty-five reginents of infan- try, the remaining 4,:92 being engineer troops, re- cruiting detachments, and others not enumerated aimong troops of the line. ‘These men are stationed In forty-two States and Lerritorles, at 203 organized military posts, The establishment of new posts as setilements advance is constantly rendered neces. Bary, and the expense of proviling Lemporary shel- ter in inciement regions ef the country ts unavoida- bly great. During the past year uearly oue hundred and fifty buildings for barracks, hospitals and store- houses have been ordered to ve crectod, Scattered as our posts ure over so large an extent of territory—all of them ren‘lered necessary, and many of them in coupara ¥ remote regions— the expend.tares Jor transportation must continue Great, althougi the reluction in this item alone tn the past year was over $1,099,000, While the distant locations of so many of them made an tucre se of expenditure tu tie erection of barracks and quar- ters and tne others requirements of new posts un- Avoidable, and the movement of troops froin point to point, especially in the Southern States, has added largely to the disbar-emeuts for transporta- tion, still an examination of We figures below given Will exhibit the fact that, notwithstanding the causes mentioned as teuding against economy, tho expenses are rantliy beng curtailed to a mit fixed by the demavds of a reduced peace establisiment, There was approprivied for the muliary servic? for the is ar endlag June, 80, 1b7) ‘$37,538,552 There was same p wpo. the enGing June 30, 1871. ‘The deficiency will be. @ your +++ «$30,249, 143 A reduction below the expenditures for the sear 186v-70 of. +» 4,636,503 Vie million four hand thousand dollars of the defciency above indicated ts occas.oned by the fact that im she estimate made by tuts department for the Year gudiaz Juno 99, 1871, no amounts were in- cluded for certain ;urpo es, because of batances of oid apprepriations bedeves to be applicablests the payment of expeises for tie current year, which Dalances were readered unavailable by ihe act of July 12, 1870. The total estimate of military appropriations fof b Year Chding JUNC 3), 1STZ, 18 $29,885,098, a Led n below the exiendituves of the'p #500, aud below the last ap 150. Of this estimats forthe next th the sun of $1,062,725 18 also Nevessit hibition of the use of unexpented balances of for. Mer years. ‘Phos? figu ‘© ore, present clearly and plainly the aemanded for the pro, cr Anancial administrayion of the dep mt. The estimates of heats of burea carefully, serubinized, dad novwiinstanding fe prolubition Gf Lyear Uby the pro- the use of unexpeade t balances *f former apprevri- ations has Geprived the department of any tund to be used, a8 in former years, When In ¢ O ener. mounts appropri sues Osea, Still thse est: ies have been ent duce lon close eaiculation West sum re. quired by the wants of the s and a failure to appropriate th d Would result m great embarrassment co the public tntere The est.mates of the Cute of flea.ions, provement of rive Ne bul dings and grousds, Guct, ave -ubsiited separately as presented by that we Fortificat ons and other works of defence. $3,090,209 Royer and harbor improveraes see 8,842,400 Pubhe builds es and grounds ant Wash ington Aqued 1,108,439 Total. + $12,699,189 OF these amount revision has been made by me, but they are snbmitied tor Uie consideration of Congress and fur such action as may Le dcemed ad- visabie With an aro sei atten: 1 over so large an extent of Lin iocvities remote dense Pp od ny quarkers whose er is rebi 1b of Those facil tes OF the ticd poctioas of the count y, and actully demaouing ¥ heavy expenditures: for tranap.rtatiou wad iter tedents of we Ut Lo rapidly enforce a redaction. the Iust report i has been my en- very proper means to return fr 1 expendiures whieh crept cme, 03 Of oar lie uo aud tiriity system of qf $ OILS into the during war w the move e& former years. The transportation of clerks by oficers of the staff depariments was pronliblte ela! order from the departuent, cu uns of property, which during e mide mombly foro! terly, thus red) clerks, the re: cumber the desk witli accou which a quarter! Os TeEAsons, Ae NOW made Gu tug the number of Of Whose of the aepartimen ich Could not be examined. and of eXamination would answer all oulcers Were require! to Limit ud Were re- wer to ace Surpius dr urtment to the 3 34; Us them, instead of an entire animals of tie Quarte:ms nuinber of 6,245 wore sold, producit less depots were broxen up and a redueuon of 1,085 in tne number of ervi! employes was made, thereby efecung a saving in es of $774 672 per annum. Experience @ further reduetion iu bon the number of employes and of draught animals can be borne witnons detriment to the servic’, and will consequentiy le made, tn the eines of New York and Brookiyn rea's were being paid for bulldings vor army uses ai the rate of $65,500 yer anuum. ‘To les: Ben (his exper lure @ hirge siorenouse. at a mode- Fate cost, las beon erected on Governor's Istand, New York by wht h means the storage of property can be ‘concentrated in the Lew build Ing and in one buikimg m= the celty of New York—a saving in rents of the sum of $31,500 annually, plans which hay economy and re! sults, Further re ings rented at high jhe above are a few of the peen adopted looking toward shuieut, and with ihe best ro- ous in the number of hulled and changes m1 ¢ ng Cuxtoms of tie service a8 may appear to be neces- saty for the sae purpese are in contemplation, and will be mude from tune to time. Since the comuiencemest of the present fiscal year there has been realized trom sales of surpius aris and ordnance to citt eas ef the United States the sum of £5,600,000. More than 1,249,000 stands of arms 0° obsolete pajtern, aud unit tor issue, have been sold stoce the close of tue War, and It is bap i tention to conunue the sales as opportunity offers. Recraring for every arm o! the service has beon carried Hout the vear, sfany of the rendez- in Bebruary, 1-70, owmg to the nearly exhaus ed state of te recruiting fund. Cons gress, however, having made a special approp tae tion ef $50,00) to det ay expenses uutil Lie eud of the fiscal year, recruiting was resumed under in- siructtons issued on April’). By tie iscef duty, 1871, the army will be brougot down to the legal standard of § 000 en) d men—the number pre- scribed by the act of y 15, 1.70—and tn the mivan- thae recruiting Will be centinned only om a scale rendered sary by casaalnes. On July 1, 186%, the number of oflcers In service was 2,740, mereased . y tie appomtmeut during the year Ot siX post cnap ans aud fifty-etght graduates: of West to nt, maxing in a 2,sl0. ‘tue number of officers in service ou Noveuiver 16, 1870, was 2,431, a@redicuion of 329. On Noveurver 30 the number of supernumer: 2213, OY of those In Excess of the Blandard prescrived by law, Was 2i1. By the act of Ju , providing fur the reduc. thon of the army, the extest of tho retired list was inereased, a thority was given to the Presideut to discharge ai lis discretion, wiih one year’s pay, Oil cers W © ifigat apply therefor, and to transier oill- c-rsof the bane to the list of supernumeraries; tne Secretary of War was divected ty coust: ule a board for the exaininatton of the cases of officers reported by department commanders as untit forthe preper diseburge of their duties, and it wag also en that ail supernumerary oficers rema ning afte 1st of January, 1971, should be honorabiy mustered out ol the service, with One year’s pay and allow. ances. Preparations tor carrying out the provisions of that act are being made #s rapidly as possivie. ‘The board referred to is bow ta session, | aving under consideration tse cases which bave been re- [ms ‘ted fer lis action, and reports bave been received rom the reb ring beni organized under the act. It will be the e-deavor of tie Deparunent to exer> cise discretion and judgment in the recommenda- tons tt may make a3 tothe discharge of supernu- meraries, and by the exer of due regard for the military recerd apd pers ibess OL those re mended for transfer or reie tion, to avoid injustice, and by a fair ex, ton of each case to aid in a Just and impartial entorcemen. of the lav. * As Many or the oiticers who will, Of necessity, be mustered out by operation of law, have dove tath{at service in the feld—some of them in te war of the Febellion, and some in the war witht Mexice—I sub- mit whether it would not be a wise a3 Well as gene @rous act in Congress, by legisiation early in Une coming session, Wo exiend anul Jutiy L, 171, the ume An wiioh the Preside. t inay, at lis discrevon, d1s- ebarge, with one year s pay und ailowauces, oiticers ‘Wao may apy ieretor, and aiso to direct thal Va NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1870.—1RIPLE SHEET. of cavalry, artillery and infantry might be filed by Such supernuimerary odicers, with due regard to rank and fitness, those remainiog supernumerary Alter July 1, 1871, to be mustered out with one year's bay. . I recommend the aroption of this course. It will go far loward preventing tho Injustfes waten tt 1s so ditiealt to avold, and will, to a great extent, dis- pense with the nevessity for torctag from the ser- Vice, With seeming ingrantade. many gailant men, Durtog the past year Ufty-caghl cadels ul the Mil. tary Academy have hewn gradaaved and appaintod Seeond Houtenants In ihe arary, seyouteen have been a studies. s1x have resigned, one bas deserted and four have died, New cadets to the namber of siaty-tive have been admitted, and the corps ai presen: nam- bers 228 memuers, divided, lor purposes o1 study aud scientific instruction, into four classes, and organized for military instruction, duty and dise line Imo @ battalion oflcered Irom amoug tuem- selves, Within the next fonr years some 200 educated oftice 8 can be supplied tO the army, equal in pros fessional attainments to the requirements of any Tikitary orgenizauiou upon olticers of their grade. Gratitying reports of the welfare and progress of the Acidemy are presented voll by Ue Inspecior and the board of Vis.tor Hopes are entertained tha: the increasing labors of the Corps of gingers, in counceuion with the Internal and foreign commerce of Lhe country, aud tue necessity of employloy civil cayineers, Will De duce a repeslof the exisung huw protaviting ap. pomtments aad promotions ib the corps, and thus resiore 10 the Gadets an incentive tu exertion of whieh they have lavely been deprived. ‘The esuuuates for increastug tie supply of water, opening wud repairing roads, improving the aril ground and fer Wie new olllce building are parucue Jurly recoumende lL A personal visit to West Poin in Jume last afforded Satisfactory evidenee of the lish stare of discipiiae and the comprehensive judgment which characters JaeS Lhe wiauagement ol the Academy, A thorough luspection disclosed some defects and exiibied SOMO matters of detail in which chauges were desi- raple, but 163 weil earned character as & MULALY school is fully sustamed. ‘The act ot Congress passed at its last session, placiag the proi¢ss@eis, im respect 10 returement trem accve service, on the Saiuie fooling ws olllcers Of the urmy, 1s regarded as a Just provisos, giving Uivse geuticinen whose hyes have been speut in tne daily periormance of arduous Guues, du opporcuutty lor rest, Wiel liberal pay, When the @.ueieacy of the corps requires their re- tirement. : But utle progress has been made by the railway Companies lu setting Lue debts convracted by teu it tue close Of the War by the purchase of the water rial oi the military railroads, ‘Tho total debt re- maluiming ave aud unpaid on June 0, isi0, was $6,014,106 97, principally owing from Southwestern companies. They payments durmy the year amounted to the suin of $365.82) 46, bat owlug to the umount Of interest the ealire reduction Was ouly $58,123 of, ACHON by Congress in their relief has been sought Ly some of Lhe reads, walle sulis have in some cases LCCR INsubuted aga:mst Lhose de- faniting. in tne matter of transportation, the Pacific Ratl- road has saved the government much money, but, as beiore stated, With tbe openiug Lo settiements of Lue wilder portious of the country, army posts are pushed lurtuer aud Jurtier into tie Wilderness, aad 4s Une Stations wre extended the expens.s of Wans portauon ure and will remain very great. AS the Quartermuster’s Departuent depended on the balances of oid appropriauons, BO approvuria- tions jor clothing and cquipage Was last year asked, Tue act of Congress of July 12, 1870, destroyed this resource, and there are Lo mcabs on band for the purchase Of teuts and clocking. ihe stick of some Ol the essential articles 1s exhausted and purchases miust be unide, As to the purchase of horses for cavalry and artiliers, tue resu.t Was the same. “Phe Dalauces Supposed Lo b jable Were cut off by the same law, and hetice 11S earnestly lv ed taat the udditional appropriauous asked for boto these OWeTls JK the present Liseal year, as Well as those Jor We neXt Lscul year, Luay Le appropriated with out deduction, By tie act of Congress of March 2, 1861, the sum ,000 Was appropriated lor the cogsiruciion of ost ik the valley of the Ked Kiver of tue ud $5,000 jor surveys Lo be mare in counec- toa therewith, During tie year troops uave been locubed at Lie pout sciected, aud the construction ©. tue post Kaown as Fort Pembina peyceeded witn. ‘the tuportuuce of this post 1s duily set jor. in Ue report of General Haacocs, Wilich 1s present d here. Witu, dud ulieaioa called Lo lis recommendaien that early measures be imaugurated, Wacreby our boundary way be autuorhalieiy uetorutued. In addiitou Lo Ws Several new posts have veer com- Incaced and extedsive repairs at Older statlugs oven there being Uuder the COnLO: Of Lue Quarter S VOpartuenl newly 6,000 buildings Of Va. nds. * Wie decision of the Attorney G CUrrent Qppropriaucns ave HOt Applica Ucmeat ol claus or querteruidster’s Stores, Uuder Lie law Oi duly 4, toot, As ibe jaw Suli reautins in force requitiag Lie quarcecm ister aud Commissary geuerals to Exuuas suca claims, und, If Just, repore tue to tie Auditor fur settee Wet, Wd may be deomed ueeessary Lo Lake an aps pioprittion ty ineet teal. ‘Khe records of the department show the burtal, in the national and other &. meteries, Of 53,000 pers suns. In addition to those buried m the seventy- tures onal cemeteries, there wre Very many Soldiers interred IW Privale Ceweteries, Dear hospi- tals fi Witten they diad. Measures ure ia rapid pro- gress .er carrying out the law which requires We Cemeteries lo be properly eaciosed. Under ite act of Couzress Close and Useful Luspectious Dave been tnoroughly uiude by w ied Odicer uv Lhe uray aud many Uuely sugzestions as to changes and im- provenenis carried oul. ‘They ute belag decorated, 1 accordance with a law of ‘he last Cougress, with wees and surabs, and insiead of bei, lelt unat- leaded are cared for with the consideration which eneral the tu Lie Sele and our the ory ol ihe nation’s dead demauds, Fail statements of the condition Of UWese cemeteries ace company The report oL the Quartormaster Geueral. During the year the Subsisieuce Vepartiuent has been enavied, in ap increased degree. to purchase Supplies near the pouits Wiere they are required for colstmption by tue Lrovps, obtidning them at a much i expense jog transportation, Lnereased ayricultural sud commercial progress la the Stat 8 aud Lerriiories West of the Missouri river aud the completion of the lines of ratiroad ty Denver have ehavled the deparuuent to voiain the ei many of the supples tor tose sec.ons, and it 1s evident Miadt tie Wau poitanon now necessary trom oveun Lo Ccan will seoa cease. Duriag tue year ls 9-70 lave quantities of suppiles were furalsied for tie Indian Deparmeut, for Ladiaus on reserva- lions on the Upper aussour river aad in ine in ian ‘berr.tury. The eXpeuses thereby incarred, aul oun lay Wo $1,600,900, are Lo be refuaded aud villa there. jor are belug prepared ior preseatanoa bo tie In dian Deparcment. ‘The sums appropriated by Congress at its last session jor Lempuiary reel Ol the poor and dcsticuie District of Columbia Were expended La the parciase of ood, Jacl avd Clothing. ‘These supplies Were distributed only on tite recoasmeddaiion oF te Wastingion Assgciauoa for the Luprovement of the Coudition of ie sor, tue National Broedmen $ Reef association, or ihe Industriai Wome schol, In such quant.tes as were necessary io prevent actual -ufering. forts were muce to induce thuse Seeking wid Wo procure Jabor, and wheu secured at a@ ulstance Incy were rationed to their dest.naton. In aul cases Wie supplies were purchased trom tue joWest bidder, Or at Lie Cheapest maraet price. ‘The nuuber Of rations issued was 557,74, at a cost of $20,408. Coal, wuod and Guke Weve issued amounting bo $4,45), aud clowuing amoung to $319. ‘The total sum disbursed was $25,077, leaving & balance of $4,922 stil on hand, ‘fhe number of comimiussioned medical oMlcers for duty with the troops oh June 30, loi0, was 147, ‘There were 217 miliary posis, vesides many cetac! ments, each requiring the’ servic. of a m-dical onl. cer, tence cuutract surgeons were ciployed, the number oi regular gedical ovicers Velug made (uate. Econowy would be subserved by fing ine Vacan: cies in the medical sta? aud increased eiliciency gained intais brauch of tite service. the emp.oy- ment Of Coutract surgcous Must coulnie should the existing law be uarepeaied, During Ue past year tie army has been paid with Teguiarty aud proupiness. Tue preseat number of paymasters 1s fiity-six, ta@ number authorized by Law Ot July 23, 150%, 13 SiXty, Bub no Vacancies can be filled. “A necesolty for ule e.npioymeat of a nus ber secungly out Of proportieu ty tue lorce to s created by (he existence of so miaay military posts and the distriv: tion of regimenis over so great amextent of county. While the rediction of the army duataisnes the number of men w be paid te amber Of stations conway increases and do- Tuaauis the constant service Of those di ior duty to Keep up the payments, dad in this conuection it may be remarsed that Uns distribution of posts over vast breaths of couutr, accounts for tat preponderance of Une Stuff Corps in Our army Wa.ch Is observed on comparison with tie urmies of foreign Powers. Unuer tne act of July 16, 18s, tie oulcers of the ary ave paid by salartes instead of vy allowaaces of various K.nds, ‘ibe systea has been in operation buc a few months, but hat short experience shows the change to have been a wise one. ‘ne coim- plicauons aud catculations of the oid system are avoided aud tie payineuts rendered slinpie, more prompt, and far more sausiaccory, it is believed thai the mouthly payment of troops, Instead Of VI-dALILY, aS AL prescnt, wil be bene tl- cial, aud, Hf found practicapie, sieps will be tak n to secure tis end. Consiuctions upon the permanent defences dur- ing the pust fiscal year have veen tricted bo ther repair aud preservation. ‘fhe engineer beparrment has been actively Cugaged Upon pians for tie modi- fteatiou of Uie delences 10 meet the requirements of the ldiest Improvements in modern warlare, Many Of We plans ior the deieice of Our most iMmiporiant harbors uve been approved by inv, and tue esti- mates sub.uitted by Uhe Cnief of Bugineers tor carry- ing them out are presented for the consideration of Congress, Such appropriat ous as were made at ihe Jast session of Cua, for the partial execution, of similar plans for the harbors of Port Boston, dew York, Philadel) tia and Sau Fradcisco are being: apphed to those defences, Lyoa the recommevdation of the Chief of Engl- neers three ane avd experienced onlcers of engi- hieers were sent to Europe to exaimine into tie Taxuuer ane exient of the employment uv. iron in sea coast deence, They have weet received wiih great courtesy by all foreln oiticers, and every facility has been adorded them for aking Liew exauina- boos, and | am tdedted to the honorable Secretary of State for the pas he hos taken to insure tna success Of thelr miss.on. ‘The batiauon of cngineers stationed chiefly at Willet’s Point, New York, fas beea made tie: tor- pedo seo! ol the army, and 13 eugaged in inve weuions a d eXpertuments a3. wo the vest method of employing this waxihary in harbver defeuce, The ba cation is carefully instructed aud maintained in an edictent state for Held service. It assists In the instruction Of practical eugincering al the Miltary Acadewy, takes Care of the vriuge trains, equipage cancies oeourting prior Lo that date in Lue regiments | aad cupinects? tools at engweer depots, makes milt- suurred for marked dviicteney in conduct or | | | tary surveys, and bas been occasionalty called apon ‘for infantry service 19 enforcing the revenue lawa, Which servics has been done witn emciency, ‘Tho river and harbor surveys and works bave been coniucted with energy; salisiaciory progress, s been made, Gud Active Operations are Rong on, except at some pomts on the Gulf coast, where Wie prevaleuce of yellow tever hag temporarily sus- peuded Geld labor, The reports upon each of we surveys called tor by the act of duly 11 tase will be subMUtLed as Buon us received, The report of ihe Chief of Encineers exhibits in detali ali necessary ioformution upon the progress of these works. Aciion bas beep liken as Joliows in connection With Cortuln acts and resolutions passed at the last session OF Congress:—In uecurdanve Wilh the act of Fevruary 2, 157¥, an odicer has been detatied to superiatend the survey aud exawuination of the Wil- uine.te river, Oregon, with a view to the location of the proposed bridge trom Portland tw the easi bank 0: the Fiver, Lut No report hus yet oeen reccived, ‘The question of the | cation an. construction of & bridge ecross the Niagara river, trom Bultalo to Canady, ts suiil under consideration by a bourd of cugmeers, ant more detaved ond extended surveys: are 1 progress, No plan and d:awings of the briage across the Arkansas river at Little Koos, with map showing 105 loc ton, as requir d by the act of July 1, 1870, Mas yet been furnished by the Ciuzens’ Bridge Company, and no acuon nas, \herelore, vecn taken by the departunent im Unis matter, ‘The Green diay od Mississippl Canal Company not having filed @ Suuisfactory agreement in writing to graut and convey to the United states the proveity aud iran chises mentioned in section two of the act of Jwy 7, 1siy, for the improvement ol water communication between We Risienent river and Lake Michigan Dy the Wisconsin and Fox rivers, the amount appro- priated by the act of July 15. 18.0, 700,00, for the improvement of the ‘Wisconsin river, his not become availanle. The ofiicer m charge of the Improvement has been directed to submit a pro) for the appricat.on of the amount. ‘Tue sam appropriated for Wideaiug aud deepening the ship cabal in the Patapsco river and Chesapeake bay now being applied to this improvement by dredging, ‘The miprovement in deepeuimg the varvor or waters of the mouth of the Sus vehanna river, for wh sum of $12,000 Was appropriated, in progress under a contract to dreuge the chann which wil probably be completed ts season. The board of officers for the examination of all bridges now erected or iu process of erection: across the Ohio river was organized on the 18th of October, and 18 now In session at Cincinnall, Oliv, The question of the location of a pier in the Delaware bay, at or hear Lewes, Delaware, and the extent and matertal Whether sione or iron, to be used in its construc. tion, is Uacder vonsideration. tis expected that a report Wiil soon be received its to the best wanner of applying tne amount appropriated tor We structure. ‘The survey of the Basou Teche, provided Tor by the jount resolution of May 5, 1870, was made, and the result subroitted to Congress at its last session, AD Appropriation of $17,500 Was subsequently made for the improvement of this bayou, and @ contract entered into for its execution, but the work has been delayed by the prevalence of yellow lever in that region. in the eye Ay the lakes operations were chief: carried on in Lake supetor, extending to Lake Micni- gan and other necessary points, and embracing, toward the close ot the season, pars of Lake Cuain- plain, Such of the resuits of the surveys as are of special value for purposes of Bavigation ure made Known at once by the publication of preiiminary charts, preparation of more elaborate map Lollow- tog. The survey of the lakes 14 9 work of great wullity, ana the estimates Jor this object commend themselves to atteution, The surveys and recon- Roissances required In conuection with the perma. Heut sea coast defences, for other military purposes, 4 tur the movement Of troops tn the territory oc- cupied or frequented by In-itau tribes, have reevived due attention, ‘Ihe geological survey on the central route of commanication with the Pacillc coast has progressed in the most salisiactory manner, and the pubication of Its resuits will form» highly valuable contribuilon to scieuce and to the varied wants of the goverv.went and the peopie. Phiese surveys aud reconnoisseuces are progressing aciively in the feid and office, aud are esseauial to the operauions of the government. Provision sould ve made ior them by annual appropria.ton. In the Orduance Department the estimates are far im advance of any suomitted since the close of the War, jor ibe reason that no appropriation for ord- nance oF ordnance stores was reauesied or ma le for the present year. ne unexpended balances were placed beyond the reach ot the Ordnance bureau, and much embarrassinent was caused in procuring supplies for tiiting requisitions aud in taking care of stores on hand. At Springtie!d Armory a fev thou- sand arias are being aanufactured tor competiive triai in the eld, uader the recommendation of the Chief of Grduauce, in con .ecuon with the report of the board lately convened at St. Louts, rane property of the United” Stau at Harper's Was sold in November and December, Sei io tis ‘dance with the terms prescribed by law. recommenda that Ko ue Arsenal, New Yo.k; Cl piain Arsenal, Vermont; Mout Vernon A Alabaina; *Appasacinic Arsenal, Fiorida, North Carolina Arsenal, North Carolina, be sold, and that the captured lands ta par. veyort, Louisi- ana, and Marshall and Jeferson, Texas, and in Ma- Trion aud Davis counties, Texas, be also di posed of. A similar recommendation was made 1p my last an- nual report. There are many other arsenals taroughout the country which, im my optaton, should be so.d, and tne proceeds used, if necessary, for Ue erection of @ principal arsenal tor the AUaue tuc coast. Not oo economy, bul many mleresis e connected with subject, make it advisabie to dtsvose of those which cana now be spared with advantage—the proceeds to be used a8 above indicated. Kock Islaud Arsenal, Ihinois, bas been esta blisned as the principal arsenal for the valley of the Mississippi. A persoval in- speciion, minutely made, of the improvements at that point in September last, gave mie great satis- faction, as they are of an exiensive and suostantial kiud, and such as are demanded by the growing power o1 we country and of the West. arsenal of like character in the East could be erected from the proceeds 0: the sules of aseiess urticies, without any ap ‘opriution oi funds from the public treasury. When the new jorm of breech-loading arm 1s deci ed upon and paced tn the hands of the troops, there should be called in irom all the States arms ol the old style which have heretotore been issued and a new issue made to them of those of the improved pattern. Itisthe part of wisdom in the public de- fense to Keep tle inilitia—the mainstay of the nation jo time of war —acquainted w th the use of the best arms the government acmores can offer. Our se- curisy as u nation can, tu lieu of a large standing army, be ma ntained by the ability which will thus be given usof putting promptly on a war tooling @ formidaye force. Under various joint resolutions passed at the last session of Congress 225 pieces of condemned ordnance Were donated io soidiers’ cemeteries, in adaition to wu large indefloite amount for monu ments. The duties imposed upon the War Department by the enacimeni of Congress providiag for the obser- vation and revort of slorms by teiegrapit and signal have been discharged under the management of the Chief Siznal Ollicer, A number ol opservers, care- Tully chosen, have been enitsted, mstructed im cheu duties, exatined as to tieir quacfications, provided with imstriments and sent to the stations wiich have, on consuitation with the best authorities, been selected. Arrangements have beea made with the Western Union, the international and the Norvh- Ww stera t-legraph companies for the transmission of Teports, and an organization of telegraph lines cl. fected, by which 1t ts Moped unusual system aud rapidity will be attained. The wansmlssion of re- ports on this plan commenced on November 1, 1870, and the widest publicity is given them through the press by bulletins, anu, a8 tine permits, the neces- sary arrangemen.s will ve extended by maps and other methaas, This work 1s without precedent to this country, and iF is necessary that each scepshuuld be weil studied and devised belore execution. As- sistance from scienutic men aud institutions here and in Surope has been generously accorded, and chaib-rs (1 Commerce, boards of trade and c merctal associations throughout the United States have given enceuraging co-operation. Miliary organiauon and courrol secures & prompiness und thoroughuess in tae e vecution of this Work periips nov utherwise atiaimabte, It 1s asked tUnat proper provision nade by Congress for @ ser- vice involving such extended responsibilities, The experience of the couny year will adord some practical tests of the Veneilts which are expected to Tesulf from this important underiakiug. Its execu- tion thus far bas been very satisfactory, and 1b 18 con fideutly believea that the systematic means adopted to carry out this Wise legislation of Congress will result in beuefits to commerce which will amply jusitiy au appropriation adequate to 113 accomplish- ment, : ‘The act reiative to expenses incurred by the Ter- ritery of Montana ‘or the suppression of Indiaa hos- tities has been carried wut vy having a complete eXainination of papers, voucliers and cvideuce made by auornice of tue army wud visited Montana tor fhat purpose A report will be submitted to Con- gress thereon during the ensuing sessiov, and a smail appropriation asxed to defray the expense ua- ayoidably meurred in the examnation, ‘The act setung apart a portiun of Port Saching milttary res jon tor & permanent military post, an. the setticment of all clarms iu relation thereto, ws Deen curried out by having the location and the facts concerning tne chilis referred to examined oy & board of officers, Who maile a Fr. port recommaing asettiement, which setdement was concurred in by myseif aud accepted by tie elalinants. The aunuai report o: the gencral of the army, with accompanying reports of the commanders of mille | tary divisious and d-pariaients, ts submitted here- With, and attention 1s itvited to Mts varloas recom Ineudations, Siace my last report no changes have been made in ¢ommat ot militury divisions eXeepting in that of the Paciic, caused by the death of Major General George UL. fnowas, which occurred in May lust. In bls decease the army has sastatned a severe loss. He wasa soldier ot solid attainments, of hon- orabte action, of lew words, but of many herow deeds, HI iife is a partof the listory of the arty, ‘The military division of the Pacific ts now cote Manded by Major General John M. Schofield. ‘The operaions of the army during the year have been chiefly confined to the assistance of the crvil authorities iu carvying out the laws aud in the sup- pression of Indian depredations, 1 would again ask consideration to the matter of mcursions of indians froin the soutn sire of the tio Grande, which seems to constitute a systematic business, ony to be broken up by co-operation on the part of the Mexican authorities, Pursuit by our troops step at the vor- der, while our citizens can pass ilo Mexico and witness the sale of their antinals recenily stolou. A system of general reguiattons for the adintnts- tration ef the afairs of (ne army, a8 prescribed by section twenty of the act oe: July 15, 1870, is being prepared and will be preseated to Congr At 1 coming session. Itis ® work which requires much aver und studious care, but ib is hoped that it may be saomitied in time for full consideration by Con+ gress. ‘ne slow, tedious and cumbersome system of Clerical administvation in the variou2 bareaus of tie A ee ee oe = ON department retarted business to such an extent | that, for the parpete Of devisiug some piaa which | Woukl expedite ta transaction, & board was organ- | ized, composed of twooMlcers Of the staff corps und i @ ewillay cierk, for an examination of the subject. | ‘Phey vave the matter thorough and exhaustive ac | tention, which resuited in the report of a plao which | bas been approved and which will go ito operation | on January 4, 1871, It is confideatly beheved that the result will be satisfactory, lastening forward the Work of theditferent bureaus, dog away wits the nevessi y lor increased clerical force aud giving #at- isfaction to that large namber ef persons who have bnsiness with the department, which will be hasvencd to conclusion by a change which is radical and Which the interest of all connected with tis branch of the publ ¢ service las so long demanded, | In connection with this subject 1018 Nere stated that during the month of September many changes were wade in reductions aud removals in te clerical force Wh ch have resulted in increases eflictenoy. ‘The different bureaus of the War Department, BOW Scatiered in inany localities in Washington, at a dis- | ance from each other should be concentrated tn |. one Dutkilng. At the last session Of Congress Inca. | sures looking to this end were presented aad dis- | cussed, but failed of epaciment. Kecords of ineals | culable value to the government, exposed Lo Ore i | bulidtngs easily destroyed, are in constant danger, | and cauaot be stored away Oa account Of Lie Leves- Sity Lor ther (uily Use In (he current Lusiuess of the department, The loss of the records of auy one of these bireaus from this cause would be a great Ca lamity, and their preservation thas far may be cons sidered providential, By the distance which sepa- rates these buildings from cach other great delay is caused to puvlic business and great tuconveateuce (hose Inieresis Which requie prompt attention, ‘The present system of hiring separate oitices ts an | expe sive one, asa yearly rental of over $51,000 18 paid for those used, that Known as the War Depart Ment, or horthwest executive bul liog, accommes dating bat one bureau of the deparunent besides the the mimedtate oMces of the Secretary and the G | eral of the Army. Nine of tue bureaus are located | elsewhere, By joint resolution of Congress of July 27, 1868, the sccretacy of War was reqtired to appoint a com petent person to arrauge abd prepare for publicas Hon the ofc! | documents relatag to the yebelion and the operations of the army during the war, and to snbinit a jlan of said publication aud est Males Ol Cost O Congress ub is thea neXt session, the person so apposuted to receive a compensauion of $2,500 per winum lor two years, In accordance | Uberewith an appoituent for the purpose indicated | Was wade by ton, i. M. Stanton, Secretary of War, Dut no acceptance Was fled wud no turtuer actou taken, ‘the proviso that payment should cease in two years after the passage of the Appointmene under that tegisiation impractucadle. 1 iscarnesily asked that Congress, at lis next ses- ston, Will revive (his legisiauion and authorize the Secretury of War to make the appointment. It 1s Very desiravie that action of this Kind be taken with- Outdelay. The reasons suggesting the great value of this national work need mot b- stated; tor, with. out arguinen!, they commenu themselves to the Cou Blderation o1 every citizen, WAL W. BELKNAP, Secretary of War. DEATH OF A PRUSSIAN SPY. Execution of Nicholas Schull by the Freach Soldie His Parentage, Education, Naturalization in America and Habits—Service to King Wil- liam—Arrest and Sentonce—How the Cap. vure of Wei:senburg and Forbach Were Brou;ht About—The “Su. prems Momeat”--Shoi to Death. {Metz (Nov. 14) correspondence» of London Times.] ‘ro beguile the tediuin of a winter evening in the cabaret of the dreary uttle village of Gravelotte ! have sat down to reiate one of the tragic incidents of the war, the full details of which may not have reached English readers. Vie brief allusion ta the Ger- man papers and the curt notices of his execution to which the newspapers of Metz limited themselves roused my curiosity, and on making inqziries 1 learned that a broad- sheet had been puoiished directly after bis death which had disappeared tinmediaiely. The papers had denvunced it as preserving ihe memory of a taltor, there had been some growls over it in mill tary quarters, and it vanishel. The publ.sher had no copies; they had been sent across the Lux- embarg frontier: he had no file copy to let me look at. No bookseller had it, everybody had seen. 4t, but nobody had got it, It had become as rare and irretrievable as an old black letter ballad, The mys- lery was avsurdband piqued me, 1 had chanced to Make the acquaintance of a French gentieman of Engitsh extracuon, and, naming the matter to bim, he replied, “lama friend of tae Protestant pastor who attended his last hours. I will take you lo lin, and he will give you all the iniormation in nia power.” We went and found him athome. “I am just engaged,” be remarked, “in seuding off to Schull’s wiie hus last lecter to her and his effects,” LT named the broadsheet, ‘That wiil give you ail the authentic details; itis the production of a wriler on the varis press, He brought it to me, and I cor. dit, adding what £ kuew and the narrative of | 4@s last hours.” “But Lhave tried ailover Metz to | get it, Aud Cannot. “f£ think Ihave acopy, aud if | sol williend it to you.” ite did so, and kindly | added some slight corrections, BIOGRAPHY, In the sentence of death read out to him the in- | stant before Ms execuuon, Nicholas Sehul ts de- | scribed as a uaitve of Hungary, son of the iave Fran. | cis and of Jnietie, Baroness de Dee waun, bora on | the stu of December, 1529, at st. Peter's, in the kings | dom of Ausuia. At the Ume of his ariest nis place of residence was Heweiberg. He had received a scienuitic education, and was distinguished in his | profession of eagineering. | IN AMERICA AND MEXICO. He had travelled im America, and nad naturatized there. He must also have practised his proiession | in Mexico, for he ad been Wade by tne Emperor Maxinthau Chevalier or the Order of Guadaloupe. | But his youth had been irreguiar, and he had con- | tracted expensive habits; bs was restiess, ambi- | tious, and, as the pastor deseribed lim to me, a tele monté. The world Was too ualrow for a mau of | nis capacity and aspirations, he remaraed in prisou, He had an adveuturous, intriguing, audicious tem- pers nt; Was Of tall figure, ine hands and feet, Tusudious 1n his dress Qud personal tastes, a gour- maud, DRESS. He wore his hair long and flowing behind, had a long beard, Whue his sunken check bones and car. riage guve him a resembD.ance to an American gen- tloman. The brown Scotch plaid, flung across tus snouiders, aud the large black ‘Tyrolese hat which he wore, Complete the exteraais of a Dgure witch, with is air of reserve and reveric, must have at- tracie> notlce even in a crowd, SPY SERVICE—TRAGIU RESULTS. i sewed himself eueral Oa the 191h Of last daly Se at Surasvourg and sought? an aud @ Ioan Ducrot, tie Governor of the city, and repr that he lived upon the Rhine frouter, at a cenvwal point of scrategetical importance, and trou his posi- Won and standing was in inimate relaiions with soie oi ihe chiefs of the German armies, He repre sented that he hated Prussia as the tyrant o1 Ger | Inany, and desired to aid in the destruction 0 its | detestable infuence. He wound up by oferig to act as Spy Upvu ths movements of its Troops and to report them to France. General Ducroi ilsteucd to f the supreme moment has } beter destiny, | lormed frou | how children, Hts appeal was rejected. Taken back to rion to propare for his fate he fell vack upen his jabits of comiort and enjoyment He bad plenty of inoney to taduige. his tastes. He was xitemt, full of reveries, lis thoughts traversing spheres utterly beyond the comprehension of tie gendarmesa wno watched him. He was not treated as a vulgar crimi- nal. Up to the .arest moment ne malitalned a fastl- dious care for his personal appearance, RELIGION —P REPARATIO! The Protestout chaplain he had summoned was in constant jance upon him, Twenty-four hours before th he sent for him, “1 want to talk with you confidentliily apon the things of re- gion; Lwant vou to bring me Its succor, ts con- | solutions; Lt Wish to receive the coumunion, tn order that God may ad ine in the crossing of that Passage which Limay Have to make peruaps.”” Tae | Pastor husiened to assare him “ibis is no monrent Jor ihusions; there 1s no hope for yeu in this worid.’? | For afew miuies Sebuit apsed, the pastor sat in silence, souull recovered hitaself, and frou Wat momeu! henceforward became wimal, He toll Ube rtory of Mis past early tratities; le aduitted Chat tia pretbature death might be a merited explatiou for a Ine of sins, “it would bea miracle of God for me vo repair them otherwise. As for this crime of treason wilh which they charge me, L have not cotinitted it.” Next dav he received the evmiuu- nion. Allis request the pastor brought tam three copies of tie New Lestament, ou the’ tlyleayes of witca schull wrote to his wile and two little chil- dven Words of th. most touching adieu, blotted with Jus tears, He made his will, bequeathing to bis family his clothes, bis plaid; le requested that his body aught be decently maierred; be estimated at 200f, the cost of his diet durimg bts imprisonment; there re- mained 76of, for is luneral, and be asked thata stone might be placed upon Lis remains, He wiobs dure well letters Lo nis Wile, to Mts edd Now and hence te was cam, firm, Ppasior’s hand, be said, have not besayed France; dam innoccout, Why, L wrote to them annoupeing that 1 was coming to Metz. TF am astouisned wat ny juages have passed over this,” It was Satur day event g. He rupped as usual, leaving a lilue uneaten, ‘aking bis THE DAY OF EXECUTION. Sunday morning, August 28, al & quarter past five, the concierge awe! "ma, Sayt “ATSC, dress; (he hour bas come.” He got up iwstantly and pat on his clotnes. By this ime the pe stor had ar- Tived. he nad asked’ hun the night before (0 come und sustain hun vy bis presence. Ke reacacd out his haha, excluiming, “Al, Unank you; 80 Uhe list hour has come; 1 am ready.” ‘The captain of the living party entered is room, and seeing his coat Was ol on, sad, “Quek! quick! inake haste; Where is the priest? Let us slatt, lel us lait? “But,” replied tac past “it is nO. time yet.” ‘fhe | concierge inter “Coe is maxiog for lim, but At has not boiled. ‘Ul, enous; let us slart., He Won't take it.’ And they quittd the enamber, Schuil hastily swallowing the remains of the last night's meal, As he felt he expressed his thanks to his guarcs for their past kindgess, and gathered Up ids papers, Waich he contided to is pascor. Fingtag iis plaid across his shoulders he descended the siaircase, Me had an idea that he could write wlasciew words in the bureau below, vut as he Teached We bottom of the statrs the prison doors Were flung open and be Baw that all was ready. The capian led; he followed, Toe time and tbe hour Were known lu the city, Quad a crowd had gaihered at the prison doors. ‘Lhe piace 0. execution Was ape polled am the fosss of te citadel ab sone dis- lance, As he passed the prison gates he raised his head and Uirew an erect gud sevutinizing glauce on every AN act Which trom that mement dominated owd, He Was pate, but cold, trm aud even nore curious On eVer'y IncKientarownd him than the Most ingu.sitive spectator in the crowd, It was a BU, Sobre March m the early morbing. They pass the outer gates as they descend Into tbe citadel fosse; itis Wet aud maisiy, ana, tue Lo bis fasudi- Us 1MSUNCIS ab Lois last moment, Scull marches on Uptoe, bat iirmiy, At tius point the crowd are driven back, and, not ailowed tu descend the fosse, they look ou trom above, THE PLACE. “Tlalt cries the captata; the fosse is deep. Schuil quictly awaits the tual disposivons. A pla- toon of Lweive sol llers advances to w.tiina disiatn of twealy paces, and they load in face of the co) demned, They are placed avainst the ouier wail Of tie fosse, Invision to the spectat atl ts Placed opposite, against the inner wall, Hie oniy cun see is executioners, ‘There is how ab anxious pause. Sowe ollicer whose presence ix Ludisvensé ble 18 behind time. ‘Lhe captain irets aud fume: “pacdon,’’ remurks the pastor, “we have stili ten Jninutes to live.” IN PosiTio’ ; they place Schull tn position; requests they Will not bandage bis eyes. “That? ce captain, “ts de rigueur.” It is dove; a iets asked for; Schull takes out his white baudkerchief and bands it over; he Kueels on lis right knee, and supports himve.t by extending is leit; al the same mstant he grasps the pastor's huad ana, smiitog, exclaims, “Thank you; farewell.” He crosses ms hands, all 1s ready; the Jegal ollictal in uhhorm advances and reads the sentenc Senull has usieued, ls hand locked in that of the pastor. me; Lue latter iits from the sboulders of pchuil bis plaid, and removes bis “FIRE —DEAD, Tt isusual m these executions to command the Movements by signs; but the capiain cries iu a loud voice, “Make ready—present—fire !? Instantly, a3 AC struck With @ thu.dervolt, Sehulbleaps back, the bandage fites of his eyes, he fails—a corpse. He has been riddled with balls, bat there isa convulsive twaiching in the ieit ieg, and a sergeant, piacmg bis rile to uis ear, tres, Jt was quite necdiess. At the last tnstant, just before Wie word “fire,” Schuil had turned to the oft and said, “Gentie- 1, Laddress myseli to French oficers, who do not listen to the voice of vengeance. J ask that [may bo decently interred.” **Wherelore ? A‘ an extreme e, yes,’’ was the repiy. ‘fhe corpse was carried to the cemetery on that dreary iat, the Isle Cuambriere, “there, ourside the rest ‘hristans ts a side gate forming and against the lateral walla. this pate the corpse Was laid, clal in lus habiiments, The grave is dug under the shouts of the soldier of the camp adjoining, and Were ies buried the spy of the Army of the Rit THE MORAL. As write thls tragic story I am filled with tho decpest sorrow and pry for a man so capedie of a He died erling His innocence to the jase of ‘he crime oO: reason. France has yot the secret, but Germany may have it, 1 beleve he was cove ous of the mouey and of self-importat than a trator, designing to levy blackmall on boi, but not to betray seriously Clileer, aud that he has perished untappily, aulike many doubie a. ders Who make a great figure in history, bow in French and English annals, and who died peace- luliy m their beas, full of honers and int Ouor Of respectaviliy. Ihave heard through (ira parues tie private opmion of the chaplain, butt is personal Mupressions, and ‘fom no Jats beyond What appear ia this narrative. I may Say. In Conclusion, taal tits resation 18 abridged frm a closely printed broadsheet, the ordinary size of Englisi daily palers, it appears to have been suppressed owibg’ to that puroxysm of the spy dJever wnich raged in Metz alter the first disasters Of the war. One of the consequences of the capi uia- lion was the seiting at liberty of 173. prisouers in Metz charged with espionage, and saved by condue- uieat from a worse fate at tue hands of the punic- stricken citizens, 1 aim assured yiat Scull was the | only spy shot in Metz, but two have vecn shot at ‘Tulonvile—one @ Catholic, the other a Protestant. I learn this from the authority of a clergyman Who Bt- tended tue latter to hits execution. THE NEW INDIAN POLICY. of the Quaker Agency System— Over a ion Saved. {From the St. Paul Press, Dec. 6.) The new ludiwn poucy meaguraied by tue present Success Administration 13 no lopger to Le regarded as 2 doubuiul experiment. Its ineriis have already be- cule recognized and its success is assured, Under the Quaker agency system appropriations have been uy expended und bu.euu expenses reduced over one million dollars. ‘fhe tendency among ine Indians to setuie on lands and adopt the babus of CVHIZAUON Is Increasing, avd everything gues ty Lis proposals, an agreement was made, aud Sclull waiked out of lus bureau with an advance of 1,0v01, | in his pocket. | ‘Yo snow that be was earning his money, on the | 26in of July Re Diought te Gereral Ducioi some tre | fing reports, aud was rewardea with a furtnersub- | veutlon, ie returned verors ihe line, Bur what | had he done first? Writes lis Var.s viograpber:— | “He had passed throagn and tnspected (he aruy of | McMahon, he Red noticed tho distrivutioa of the | troops, the weak points along the hue. He be- | trayed us, he soid us, he caused us Ww ve beaten at | Werssenbury, at Keichshogen, aiuy iaer at For | bach—a third defeat lor our arms, Scliwi had sold | himse fa second tinue, and Prussia had out-irumped ail our tr.ck3.”? ARRUST. On the 11th of August a tall gentleman, of a car- riage somewhat shgnt, sieyped oul o. raiiway trum at tie statlun of M lie w pout lorty years cid, of blonde © xaplexion und hairy, with every external of @ gentleman, aud who, with gold eyeglasses upon nose, hid, despite nis jofty manner, & certain something suspicious 1 lia ivoss, it | awoke the suscepubilily of our “uiuicious gens- darmes.’? One of them stepped forward and tapped him on the shoulder. The crisis was tragic. deuuli play cd @ hazard of audactty, “Ait! place @ land on the shirt collar of an American citizen,” “Thavs goog, that's clever!’ replied the gen- darme, an Alsatian; “but youl ex wn all this elsewhere If you please," Schull was carred oi to prison, They searched him careiauy and disco ered upon hin a smal document which proved his deatn warrant, lt was, a German safe conduct and ran as follows:— MAYENCE, August 6, 1870, ‘The bearer of the presents die Seigneur Schui Degeimann, 4s authorized to stay within the” advanced lines of our armies, The royal commanders are invited to oiler no ob- ftacle fn this respect, General SULLESKI. Besides this, they found upon Senull, ina secret pocket, & gold medal of King William, a medal which his biographer says “Se. nll admitted to ve a token between the Prussian sp 03,'? ite nad also a passport WN Ngures probldmariques, signed Lec zinski, Ober-Lieusenaut. ‘Ms paper was held to establish the collusion of Schutt with te Gera Lécainski being the ches de Uctat major of Goue. Bayer, of the Baden desieg ug army. COUR’ MARTIAL—DEATH, Cross-examined, Seiall made tergiversations aud Admassions Which he witerwards retracted, and tas ished by odfermg to betray Pruss.a and .o reveal the secrets Of “fis fiend"? “ANSEL Io Was con. demued by We court toardal wien sat upon ttn, aud peadga Tor mercy an the maui of he show that tue theory of those Who originated the new policy 18 well founde Had the republica rescue adalis 1 Aly that have herevowore characterized tueir manages Nicut ib Would Geverve the grativude oF the country. ‘bho coutralgideas of Ue preseat policy ars to break up the Wival Yeiauous and bring the e1viliaing agencies provided by goverment (o bear directiy upon the wdivid.al ~~ By Lo longer treating the tribes as uations, the eridless diticuities fowing from treaties and tueir violauon are avotded, and Ulat personal responsivity ls brought about which is so essenual to Individual growth la civilization, ‘he Indian 18 emancipated irom the absolute ine uence of tie chieis and twugtt the dues a e sponsivtlilies of the tree and tdependent citizen, Tuese resuits are giadualiy, but surely, beiug accom- plished by the agencies now Lu operation, and THe N The tighior LignTsousé at Poxrrsmoun, N. HL. eon Whale's Back, at tue entrance to Portsmouth harbor, Will be ove Of Lhe fluest on the coast, ‘The grauite pier erecied iu iszv, on which ihe lighthouse lower bow stands, had become so iiuch lajured by tue Reavy Seay to Wluch it Is cou. BlanUy exposed that Congress, by act of loti July, 1970, granted an appropriation of 000 for anew tower, which Wul be piauted rine oud pier, ‘Pee position is one ci to Work upon on the coast, by the waves, exceplat iow water and is exposed ‘vo the fui lorce ef the Atlan Ths cew structure Will be a masonry tower, soid, tow heigut of (weniy, feet avove low water murk, and the blocks of gra+ Die, Which will form wiacing lor We wuterior mass of concrete, wil) be lied togeluer by dovetail joies, The diameter of the tower at tie base will be twenty-soyen feet, aud the Leight of the loca plane above Lue xen will be sixty-cight fect. ihe surace of the rock 18 now being prepared ior tle founda- tion; butas ihe Work cau only be carried om atlow water the progiess ig nucessutily siow, COLORING. T 432 FOURTH AVENUE, BETWEEN nth an teth atrecta—Ladics and gent far and honest dealer, B, MLN'TZ, to whow iby of thelr © lowing prices:—¥rom $10 to for coms, $2 to $6 for pau, Pieasc OF Ads eae ibe mint, 4sz "Fourth avenue, Ladies attended to by Mr nt, SHAL'S SL THIRD AV TH ROBE AX Lenth street Gormerly 853 Bowery), luties and. gente. inen can ovina the highest value for Cast Oi Gotaing, Gare Pel, vc. by calling of audremmoe, Ladies yet Wy waalihiny OF a aiteaies Vo. by THE LECTURE SEASON. 4 . PECK, CONN., WILL LeoTune A. Taamver aaciteds subject toapeored ‘Nationa Fe nance.” He will ve that voter can have $100,000 ta property or forfeit $50, mutled for 35 cents, . MPORTANT LECTUREs TO GENTLEMEN ONLY, ON Diiriag, braun, eo eomaie omit genie New York Museum of Anatomy. howe unable to attend oan reorive u copy by forwarding 25 couts to the Secretary, 615 roadway. Wy ompaes, OF THE ARCTIC REGIONS,—ILLUS- trated Lectures on the Aretic regions, by Dr. Hayes, with an exhibition of views taken on the expedition lutyear of Dr, Ha es and Mr, Bradford, the artist, preseute Pictures 20 feet in length, ‘exiutbited ‘by a powersul oxy rogen light, showing the mysteries of the hithe! nown and frezea North, at the somerville Art Gallery, Filth avenue and FOurtecnth street, every evening, * mencing at 8 o'clock, Admission, bic, ; reserved semis, (pu EVENING TELEGRAM, THE PAPER OF THE PERIOD, THE REFLECTOR OF ALL THE CITY NEWS, BEE ALL TUE LATEST CABLE DESP mn EVENING TELEGRAM. ' EXPENSE, ENERGY AND ENTERPBISE ‘ HAVE GIVEN THE TELEGRAM THE LEAD AND LARGEST LATION OF ALL THE EVENING PAPERS, NOTHING WILL BE SPARED IN THE FUTURE YO IMPROVE ON WHAT PRESENT v PAPLR IN THE CITY, SAT EVENING THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LADIES’ DEPARTMENT. FASHIONABLE GossI?, THE FALL STYLES. FEMNIINE MORSELS. ALL THE WALLS, THE NEWS OF THE DAY IN THE EVENING TELEGRAM, FOR TWO CENTS. SUBSCRIPTION 50 COUNTS PER MONTH. SUBSCRIPTION 46 PER YEAR. “POBLICATION OFFIOR, 7 NASSAU STREET. INSTRUCTION. TTOWNSEND'S BUSINESS COLLEG Private Tusiruction, day and ey Penmansinp Aritui French t Hand, Mathemartes anv Telegraphy by an exper! FRRENCH, GERMAN AND spaNtsit per week ¢l. Thora or otherwise, by experience: TOWNSEND'S Bus TUREE LESSONS h instruction, conversat pr ng. es8 ana Telegraph College, 186 Bowery. \OVERNESS WANTED-ONE FULLY COMPETENT, T w two misses tn the Faglish branches and music ziand lady of infidle age pre-erred. Ads dress, etating swlary expected, 4 . 5, Herald otfice. Ss BOARD AND TUITION—NO easout home and thorough tu, . Address BOARDING SCHOOL, PER TEN WEEK B40) vite chang siruction. Long establisl vox 109 Herald office, DA DY areards! OF DANCING AND CAL/STHENICS, Lyric Hall, 7.3 Sixth avenue rvoir aquare, Mr. TRENOR js*now forming new ‘cases tor begioners, A fo classes (or Redowa, Waltzes and the hi; Ladies’ class meets Tuesdays and Friduys, at @ Misses and masters on Wednesdays and Saturdays,“at 4 P. Me Gentiemen on Tuesdays and Fridays, from 736 to 93g P. Me Gentlemen can attend, by ticket, at their convenience, E DANCES IN ONE QUARTER AT 's jemies. Afiernoon and evening classes ie Hall, Ld Kast Thirteenih street, and Brevoors 1, Lot Kast Pirty-fourt hour, day or evenlag. Call for eireuiar. East Tenth street, street, Private lotions at any: Reuldenve PROPOSALS. __ \REAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF CANAD. x In addition to the Second Division of the Canrda Ate Line, tena already {nvited to be in on 2th November, the Directors of the Great Western Rel wayere now prepared Wo receive Tenders for the Third or last Division of the Canada Air Line, from Simcoe to Cantield, Thirty mies. Plans aud specifications wil be on exbibition at the office of George Lowe Reid, E: v, Haratitom, on and after 28th Novernver ealol tencers, marked “Yen. der for Construction of "Third Division Oonada Air Lige,” must ve In tue Lauds of the undersigned by 10 o'clock ou the morning of A. Thursday, December 15, 1870. City Orriors, HAMLiToN, Ont, JOSEPH PRICK, November 1, 1820. { Troasurer. ONCE TO CONTRACTORS.—SEALED PROPOSALS’ addressed to the undersigned will be recelved until Wednesday, Decomber 24, 18,0, tor the Gradation, Masonry and Drldglig of the Newours aod Slidiaad Rallway, exter ing from Junetion with the New York. and Onwexo Mi ear the village of Fatt Oaks a dis ance of 25 mi part thereof. Protles and specifications can be seen at the office of tha company. ‘Tie company reserves the deemed for their intere: t reject all proposals not N.Y, PURNITU FF & TAYLOR, #1 Fourth avenne, first block above A. are now opg Purntturo, Spring Heds, &e., Will be gold at 13 rosewood hairs, Loa: original e Private residence 12 block west of Broadway, betwees Unive aveuus. sat leas than hal Tenth sirest, ove ity place and Firth, LOT OF SOFAS, NEW AND SECOND HAND, best chy makers, for sitle at very low prices. ©. C. QULUS, No. 8 Park place, wicent Pompadour Pianolerce, Statuar JANCK AND dey, w Tuxurious by t ventilation ; to ly parlor bed that bi lobraved perfect PAKKER, duplex mirror, P No, 787 Broadway, A MAGNIFI JOR SALE Parlor $ :D POMPADOUR BBN), for B25; 440; al¥o ronewo If coals veivet and Bed ate rest- and walnut i Brussels Car dence 113 West tw sev PUBS HUME CARPET AND BUDDING AT REDUCED prices.-Wourckeepers supplied with above on easy jerme. O'FARIKELL'S Warervoina, 3M) Eighth avenue, ‘Mouthly and weekly payments taken, PAEKLOR BEDS—NEKDAAN'S NEW PATENT BOPA udgotne tete sofa, containing sevurate spring wes. Montaly payments received. W. 8. HUMPHRYS, Sole Manufacturer, 654 Broadway. _ BILLIARD i HE AMERICAN STANDARD BILLIARD FABLE AND. Combination Cushions ean only be bought at W. He GRIFFITH'S, 40 Vesey street, with everything complete, nt at 260, $275, and 400, of al sizes, Second hana Tables for fale, Orders by mall uitended to, S300 WEE BUY, A STANDARD SIZE BILLARD De Tavie, with Oxtures complete; furnished with the celebrated i cushion, slate be irchase. will advantage to call’ on KAVANAGH & of Canal and Contre streets. MISCBLLANGOUS TAT COMPANY ho case, dozen or single Hat y prices. GAINS IN’ BOYS! HATS, Caps 25 cents. 12 COKTLANDT STREET. BAL MARGLE MANDEL. MARBLEIZED SLATE MANTELS, —10 AND ELK JME sant dents rom 3% Ly, is up to $20, T. By y ECO. Ha Sixth “ ee renters cthtae, Sea avenue, between “Fhirty-ficeh MARBLE AND MARULEIZED MANTELS, O# THE latest imported patieros; Monuments, Headstones at Tecuced pricess Ay KLABLI, steam marold works, Mand 146 Ku.hteenth «cet, uear Third avenue, New Yorke S KLABFER & CO.. MARBLE WORKS, a? TO 233 Se West Fifty-irat streel. belwoea Broadway aud Kighil avenue, Marvle ant Narbleized Mantels, Monuments, Lend: stones, Bureau, Table, Vumbers’ Slabs, largest varieties, cheapcs: tu the city. bist ASTROLOGY, CLAIRVOYANT WHO MAS NO EQUAL Amesicas—Ail who aro sick-or in (rouble, ehould & muther; notSenesses or love powders; bat will caidse * Tuarriages and allay the most soriols trouble, Ovive 19 Be streei, near Macdougal. ADAMB ROSS, MEDICAL AND | Mi eiaak le Ree ae an IN BUSINESS CLA: wil future, sbews dike Of husband, 163 Weg fortye find Seventh avenues ab struct, beween sroadway