The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-17


Correspondence Of the Philadslphis Iedgerl
Franee-No fCssus Bell, VT Irritation and Jeaiousy
--Yecs Of tie Land Graduation Blu Passed at ne
Last Sss;ion-Specslasovs II tAe Fsssd-Amount Of
roods-fncredsed Revenue Of the Post Office Department
-Inerease in the Inrentire Genius Of the Coansry
France rather Of the refusal Of the French authorities
to let him pas through France has been received and
together With the dispatches from our Legations in
appears that exConsu to London though longer
an accredited agent Of our government In Europe is still
using his position and the intimate relations TO which it
led with certain parties to produce striking effects
the politics of the Old and the New World This 1t is
probably which excited the ire Of the French govern
ment In the present state Of war; and with the embers
of revolution every where yet glimmering must
pect some extra watchfuness, and perhaps a little
Jealousy the part Of the different of Eu
The Land Graduation BILL passed at the last session.
has much increased the business and duties of the
modification If it shall not turn out entirely for the
benefit of spectators and detrment to actual settlers
modification of the law wii therefore, in oil proba
by be recommended by the Secretary of the Interior
Large sales of public lands, ut reduced prices from rs
cents down to lax cents acre, have already been
made but the principal entries have been made in large
quantities by spectators, and not actual settlers.
OF the 900 acres Of public land surveyed during
the last fiscal year. millions have been sold for
cash averaging nine millions and half to the treasury
This an unprecedented geyenue from that source,
ceeding the average revenue from the sale Qf public
lands by upwards OF six millions Of dollars Many OF
these lands have undoubtedly been entered in conse
quence of the general rise OF real estate which took
place during the past year, but others clearly in
anticipation Of the location OF railroads, which
to bring them into general market. Thirty thousand
miles Of railroad projected during the last year.
be built by donations Of alternate sections of public
lands and 10 600 of public lands expected
to be appropriated for that purpose. No such BILL how
ever, passed the last session, and the Minnesota BILL
which did pass, was afterwards repealed though that
repeal is probably Intellectual. But one million and a
selected donations
the last fiscal yearthe residue of former appropriations
not yet exhausted Three and half millions OF
were located military warrants and eleven millions
were claimed swamp lands for States, so that the
achole amount Of public lands taken up located dis
posed Of during the last fiscal year. ending Jane 80 1854
exceeded actually the round sum Of tcenytc millions Of
acres
1t is gratifying to notice that under the efficient and
economical administration of the Post Office Depart
ment the from mail service is the increase
and the deficit rapidly diminishing notwithstanding the
many post Offices that have been created, and the mail
service which has been largely increased during the last
fiscal year 1t ia believed (and be proved be-
eve,) that If the department paid for all the duty
1t performsthat is to say If the Thanking privilege
its expenditure.
One Of the best administered branches of the govern
ment is the Patent Office, the forthcoming report
(Which will be ready by the first OF january will prove
to the public. Vast improvements have been operated
and by increasing the number of examiners from six to
eleven the whole business of that growing institution
has been brought up and discharged Since the LIST Of
granted, and for the whole fiscal year 1900 will be
reached which is about double the number taken the
previous. The inventive genius Of America is evil
IDENTIFY on the increase.