Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-13
4 Caution to Enterers Of Public Lands -,

4 Caution to Enterers Of Public Lands Il,
having been alleged to the General Land
Office that some persons have obtained IL 600
| acres OF public domain, under the guiss Of
graduation law, passed at the last session OF
Congress, acknowledging that they have
evaded the law on the ground that it does not
require them to state when they design m akina
the settlement under it, we have to say that
under the construction which the Secretary OF
the Interior and Commissioner of the General
Land Office, put on the law in question, no
such swihdlfng entries will be patented. The
construction of the act, which these authori.
ties announce, is, that the reduction of price
is to operate only in favor of three classes of
persons T. Z ~ F''i7A-@t s. -..a
First-To persons who were actual settlers
and occupants at the time of the enactment Of
the law, or such as may hereafter become such
settlers, and who may be entitled to a pre-.
emption. eggasgt& IS 45sse-.z. ent ~ '-.'''''
Second-To persons who desire the same
"for his or her own use, and for the purpose Of
actual settlement and cultivation That is
where the land is desired for the Immediate
use Of that particular person as farm for him.
self or family, and for no other use or pur.
PoSe' ana IL go g .tssfaag gen 80 e.
Ihlrd-To persons who already occupy O,
own land previously acquired, who may be
desirous Of securing public land adjoining that
SO occupied or owned, with view to the ex.
tension OF their present "farm or plantation. y
No other person can rightfully avail himself
OF the provisions of the graduation law in this
respect All entries made under other cir
cumstances will be regarded by the General
Land Office as illegal, and therefore void.
The Secretary Of the Interior and Pos tma..
ter General left Washington yesterday evening
for Boston, Mass, whittier they have gone on
official business ...- .... ,--
The Current Redemption of q. s. Stocks -
We learn that just now the amount of q. s.
stocks being offered for redemption under the
advertisement of the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, is very inconsiderable. This strikes us
as evidence that the money market is growing
easier at the North, from whence the great
portion of the stocks have been coming to
Washington for redemption
An Acting Postmaster General.-In the
temporary absence of Postmaster General
Campbell from Washington, Horatio King
Esq, LIST Assistant Postmaster General, is, by
law, the Acting Postmaster General in hi,
stead. --
Militia in the o. s Service. In the recent
adjudication of claim before the Treasury
Department, it was held that when an organ.
lied corps of militia is ordered out under the
laws Of the United States, only the humble,
and description of officers to which such CORDS
is entitled by the law of May 8, 1892, "es
tablishing an uniform militia: can be paid.
A Secretary OF the Interior, Pro. Tenn
The President has appointed G. c. Whiting.
Esq, Chief Clerk of that Department Acting
Secretary Of the Interior, in the temporary
absence Of Mr.. Secretary McClelland.
The current Operations Of the Treasury
Experimentation yesterday, the 18th of Oct
there were of Treasury Warrants entered or
the books of the Department
For the redemption of stock. ..... Sl7.953 81
For paying other Treasury debts. s,454 81
fof tho customs .....'.......... 665 81
Covered into the Treasury frem
miscellaneous souTces.......... 1855 &C
cor Ihs war department.. $500. "a ,4o5 50
For rs-paying for the War Depart.
ment, ;I....:......"...... 1896 5:
For the Interior Department... Sal g.