Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-07-14

TO be withdrawn from sale or entry, and
are also to ,e paid for by these same States
upon the graduation principle, within ten
years from .he time when 80 set apart. The
State, howwer, may ssll them within the ten
years. This provision is not 70 apply to town
or village property The bill In question also
grants homestead of quarter section to &C
tual settlers, heads of families, for twenty five
cents per acre, or for twelve and half cents
per acre if the tract has been more than twenty
years in market, to be paid in five years after
being thus taken up. The ninth section Sc
cures the proceeds of the sale of lands so taken
up to the children Of the settler, in case of his
death, after paying what may be due the u
States on its sccount and the eleventh section
guards against frauds under the pretense of
making such tettlement.
We repeat, from present appearances this
embrace the principles and features on which
the great public land controversy between the
old and new States, is destined to be finally
settled -..' 49,
The Fishsnes Treaty.-We hear on the
Avenue incidentally, that the senate's Foreign
Relations Committee are unanimously in favor
Of confirming tho fisheries treaty, and are
anxious that it may be disposed of ere the end
of the present session. Believing this to be
true to the letter, we feel at liberty to say that
the question of its confirmation here, is no
longer problem. There can now be no doubt
that when considered, it will be confirmed;
and from signs around US, We are much in
clined to believe that it will be taken up for
consideration early next week By the by,
while our own croakers at the Moth are growl-
ing over supposed undue advantages which
the other parties have gained in the terms Of
this convention, the croakers on the other side
are employing themselves after the same fash
ion, insisting of course, that the boot is on tho
other leg.
The Ocean Mail Steamer Frauds Investi.
eating Committee.-This morning, Mr.. Mace
reported from this committee, showing what
was on record bearing on the history of the
contracts in question. We understand that
their report intimates that, 50 far as their in
vestigation have been made, they have been
able to discover no frauds in connection with
the enactment of either Of the laws on which
the several ocean mail steamer contracts were
made, or in the making of the contracts them
selves.
Light House News.-Gay Head Light
This zone Of the most important of all the
lights on the coast of the United States) was
Illuminating apparatus on the 4th of July,
without exdnguishing the old light
Purgoteague Light House, east side of
Chesapeake Bay, Va.,-iron Potts pile struc
ture just finished, and will be lighted in few
days. This is the first pneumatic pile struc-
ture built in the United States.
1hirty-fve mammoth iron buoys have been
sent from the Washington Navy Yard for New
York Bay, Charleston, S. c., Mobile, Mouth
of Mississippi, &C., within the last few days.
They are the first of the kind ever used by this
Government and embrace all the latest i'm
provements. eng lea
The new light house at Cedar Keys, Florida,
will be lighted for the first time on the LIST of
August proximo. It is on the east end of the
mound on Sea Horse Key, harbor of Cedar
Keys, Florida 1t lisa plain structure of brick,
one story high. The Illuminating apparatus
is of the Fresnel, fourth order, fixed, with
flashes every minute, and Illuminating the
whole horizon.
Postmasters Nominated. learn that
yesterday the President sent into the Senate
the large batch of nominations of postmaster's
for the interior of New York, which up to this
time have been held back, owing, we take it
for granted, to the anomalous condition of
politics there. We presume that the list was
somewhat changed by the President and Post.
master General before committing it to the
senate; as, since the appointments were made,
all sorts Of queer political shindies have been
cut up in that quarter, probably involving
more or less of the original appointees in the
difficulties growing out of them. l..
Longevity Rations-Under the laws and
regulations assimilating the allowances of the
marine corps with those of the army, marine
officers are entitled to the benefits of that pro-
vision of the act Of July 5, 1888, which grants
an additional ration to officers for every five
years service. The service need not have
been continuous, but service in the army can.
not be counted in computing the rations of
marine officer
The q. 8. Revenue Cutter Jefferson Davis
We have letters from this ship bearing date
May oath last written in the harbor of Val
paraiso, whom Captain Pease (her commander)
was on the point of sailing for San Francisco
According to the information we thus obtain,
the vessel proves capital sailer and staunch
sea boat, having performed very satisfactorily
in all sorts Of weather, much of which was
terrible, indeed.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Experimentation yesterday, the 9Th Of July,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of tho Department.
For tho redemption Of stocks go. $13,89O 90
Fer the payment Of other Treasury
debts. .......-............ $3.50 SO
For tho Customs ................ 4,944 70
Covered into tho Treasury from
miscellaneous sources ......... 6,Ol8 O5
For the War Department. ....... 9,943 IS
For the interior Department. 14,115 SO