Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-02


isrEHIoR DKrARrAEsr--G General Land Office
Important TO Sarveyors.--For the benefit Of per-
sons applying for employment Ia the United States
surveying districts, in the capacity Of deputy sur
veyors, and a. il consumes considerable time of
clerks In the surveying division Of this office In an
swering such applications, Il should DO remember
ed that there are twelve surveying districts In each
Of which there Is surveyor general appointed by
the President and confirmed by the Senate, who
carry on tho public surveys under instructions Of
the Department of the Interior, prepared by the
Commissioners Of the General Land Office. The
surveyor general therefore, Is the proper person 10
whom application for commissions as deruty sur
veyors should be made. The surveying is per-
formed under contract with the surveyor general
at SO much per linear mile. The price is different
In various States and Territories, varying from %
to Sl5 per mile.
Deputy surveyors have TO provide out of this
per mileage everything necessary for carrying out
their contracts and enter into bonds for the faith
fui performance of their duties according to in
structions nom the surveyor general In double the
estimated cost, and are expected to perform the
survey In stated time. When the work Is re-
turned TO the surveyor general, is found correctly
executed, and Is approved, accounts are made out
by the surveyor general in favor Of the deputies,
which, together with the evidences Of their work,
are transmitted to the General Land Office for ad-
States treasury, by draft in favor Of the deputies,
and sent to them according to their directions.
We give below the addresses of the land officers
In the different DISTRICTS and the States and Terri
tories Of which they are comprised:
l. Detroit, Michigan, for the State Of Michigan.
2. Dubuque, Iowa, for the States Of Iowa, Wis
consin, and Minnesota Territory.
8. 81 Louis, Missouri, for the States Of Illinois
and Missouri IA 7 N
4. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for Kansas and
Nebraska.
5. Little Rock, Arkansas for the State Of Ark
Q. Donaldsonville, Louisiana, for the State Of
Louisiana $3.50 N
4. st. Augustine Florida for the State Of Florida.
g. Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the Territory of
New Mexico.
Q. Great Salt Lake City. Utah, Utah Territory.
10 San Francisco, California, for the State of
California.
IL. Salem, Oregon Territory, Oregon.
IL. Olympia, w. s., Washington Territory.
Asning Of Bounty Land Warrants.- yesterday
the first issue was made from the Pension Office Of
bounty land warrants under the act of March 8,
1855. There were about eleven hundred in all
issued, Of leo and 120-acre warrants. warrant
OF 100 acres was forwarded to the President Of the
United States for military services rendered by him
during the Mexican war. "A similar warrant was
Ao' "@AuSu w oA-A FebiucHt lyer IOr mllLary sell
vices during the late war with England. Hon
VIM. I. Marcy, Secretary of State receives an So
acre warrant for military services in the same war
he having already received a bounty Of so acres
under the act Of 1850.
Agricultural Division Of the Patent Office
The Cata,0issd Rasp6euy-The Catawissa rasp-
berry originated in the graveyard of little Quaker
meeting house, in the village Of Catawissa, Column
bia county, Pennsylvania situated near the confu-
ence OF the Catawissa and Susquehanna rivers.
The fruit is of medium sze inferior to many Of the
new popular varieties, but is sufficiently large for
all economical purposes. Its color is rk-reddish
purple when ripe, and is of very high favor. II
bears most abundantly, after the young wood, on
which It produces its best fruit attains height Of
four or five feet usually beginning to ripen early
In August, and even sooner. The fruit Is produced
on branches, continually pushing out from all parts
successfully appearing in the various stages Of
growth, from the blossom to perfect maturity and
often there may be counted more than fifty berries
on one branch.
As the fruit of each branch successfully ripens
the later ones gradually diminish in size but there
is no suspension Of blooming or fruitng before the
plant Is checked by frost. Unprotected indoors il
undoubtedly would produce fruit during the winter
months.
One great advantage Of this over other varieties
of the raspberry is that IL the stocks should be ac
cidentally broken cut off, or should be killed BY
winter frost 1t is all the better for the CROP An
other advantage is, that from a small space of a
few yards well cultivated daily dessert for small
family would always be at hand for from three to
four months of the year.
ATTORNEY GESERALs OrrrcE.-Transfer of
Stocks held by Foreign Decedents.--By the Trea-
sury regulations, transfer Of public stocks held by
foreign decedents may be made on satisfactory
proof that the party claiming the right such stocks
is entitled - devsee, distributee, otherwise,
cording to law.
10y VIRTUE OF THREE wRITs OF
- fers facias, issued by B. X. MorselI, ESQ.,
arsiust the 1oods and chaffals Of Edmund Riley Il