Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-29

think, document of great public and private
utility, By making Of easy and convenient
references large amount of valuable Informs
ton now difficult Of access A glance ct these
tables gives some idea Of the comparative
growth Of the population in each Of the States.
. subject always interesting. The number Of
post roads authorized, independent Of steam-
boat, canal, railroad, and plank road lines,
which are declared post routes by general
laws on the subject, is as follows, Wis: Maine,
2os; New Hampshire, 12s; Vermont, ITO; Mas
sachusetts, 129; Rhode Island, 10; Connecti-
cut, 81; New York, 800; California, 81; Oregon.
rs; New Jersey, los; Pennsylvania, SIS; Del
aware, Is; Maryland, 100; Ohio, SCI; Indiana
1862; Michigan, 1876; Illinois, 1876; Wisconsin,
26s; Minnesota, %; Iowa, 22I; Missouri, s22
kentucky, 3O5; Tennessee, 1892; Virginia, $50;
North Carolina, 2s5; South Carolina, 17S;
Georgia, 255; Florida, 80; Alabama, go; Mis-
sissippi, 237; Arkansas, 1872; Louisiana, LA;
Texas, I'll; Utah, S; New Mexico, 6-total,
7,541.
A States Advances to Equip. and Pay Vol.
unteers, &c-A claim was not long since
made by State ION the Federal GovernmenD
under the act of June 2, 1s4s, for amount paid
certain volunteers beyond the regular pay
In the settlement of tho account, it WAS held
that the joint resolution of March 3, 1s47, and
the act of June 2, 1s4s, refanding to States
and individuals amounts advanced to pay,
equip, and subsist volunteers, &C., did not
legalise any allowance for pay to volunteers
beyond the monthly pay given by the laws of
the United States, or authorize moro to be re-
funded on that account A bounty, not then
authorized by the laws of the United States,
but which had been paid by the State, was
also disallowed.
The Fisheries Treaty Now that the Mex
lean treaty is virtually out of the way, it strikes
US that it will be we'll ina~-,, a. '"0 oenate
Will promptly take up and dispose of the
Fisheries treaty already laying before them.
We hear that some of the Senators, in CONVEX
sation, are inclined to hold that it will be COM
promising our national dignity, in measure,
to ratify that convention before that shall have
been done by the different North American
British provinces. This is singular position,
in view of the fact that great government
like ours requires no such adyentitious aids
for the proper maintainance Of its dignity.
Such an objection might properly come from
the province of New Brunswick, thus dignifed
by the opportunity of indirectly becoming
party to a treaty with the United States Once
| ratified by the Senate of the United States, as
matter of course Great Britain will speedily
take measures to insure that neither of her
| provinces throws any obstacle in the way of
the final and prompt ratification of the treaty.
We feel particularly solicitous for immediate
action on this treaty by the United States
Senate, in order that the way may be cleared
| for the unembarrassed consideration of various
questions bearing on the acquisition Of Cuba,
which must speedily arise that being evident
| ly the great point in the policy of the Govern
ment of the United States, as at present con-
stituted.
Sault Ste. Marie Canal Land Locations. -
We learn that various complaints have been
made by individual citizens of Michigan, al
leging that the locating agents of the Sault
Ste. Marie canal company, under pretence of
carrying out the provisions of the law of Au,
gust 26, 1852, granting 10000 acres of the
public domain in aid of the construction of
that work, have entered Tor prevented others
with equal rights to enter much more land
| 100000 than the quantity to which they are
entitled under the law.
| On investigation, however, it has been as.
certained that these agents have done no such
thing, books of the different land Offices
in Michigan showing that they have selected
only 1872 900 acres, or but 900 moro than they
are entitled to. '1
Important Oregon and Warrington Ter.
ritory Land Questions Settled--We hear
that in deciding very RECENTLY on claim from
the Pacific coast, the Commissioner of the Gen.
eral Land Office has ruled that the tile to all
lands In those territories, upon which towns or
villages have grown up since 1850, to which
individual settlers had acquired inchoate rights
under the donation law of that year Qs5O,)
will become the property of such individuals
when they make proof Of compliance with the
terms of the law; and further, that the title to
the lands in the said territories, occupied as
towns or villages, prior to 1850, vests in The
| trustees thereof, for the common benefit of all
the inhabitants thereof, under the provisions
| Of the Law of May %, 1874
1r. HouStons OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
who desires to obtain in compact form, a COM
plete refutation of all the arguments against
the Mexican treaty appropriation bill advanc-
ed in the course of the recent very able debate
| in the House hall, to the speech of Mr.. Hous-
ton, delivered yesterday.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Experimentation yesterday, the 18th of June,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books Of the Department
For the redemption Of stocks. =. .S135,1 02 68
Fer tho payment Of other Treasury
debts ..................... LOG, 2O7 %
For the Customs. ................ 572 90
For the War Department. 246 A
| For re-paying for the War Depart.
ment ...................... As
For the Navy Department. 1884 90
For the Interior Department. 49,. 5,7OS O9
Hundreds who have huzzaed for the Nebras-
| ka bill conceive that SO doing fairly entities
them to associate iudpeships at least -