The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-23
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

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DEPARTMENT.
General Land Ogice.CaR for attenuation hster another
Torn STE Be secured u, kansos TerroryA gentleman
writing Territory inquiries whether there is any
law Congress regulating the laying out of towns
cities that will govern them and asks to be informed how to
site and protect it. until the lands are surveyed and
offered for sale He further says there suggested
that another should be laid out in that Territory at
point directly south of Lawrence and distant about thirty
three miles, known there North Middle Greek
The land in the vicinity good well watered and supplied
with timber Some thirty farms being opened and
fenced mills talked of mechanics needed and the unan
voice OF the people Is that they must build town
must have a centre.
In answer we quote the twelfth section approved
July 49, 1854, .that all the lands which the Indian title
has been shall be distinguished within said Territories of
Nebraska and shall be subject the operations Of the
Of 4th September, lsil and under the
dton restrictions and stipulatons therein mentioned
Provided horepe That when lands claimed
by presumption notice OF the specific tracts claimed shall be
filed within three months after the survey has been made in
the field and failure file such notice to pay for the
claimed before the fixed for the public sale Of the
lands by the proclamation of the President of the United
States the parties claiming such lands shall forfeit all right
thereto Prorded said notices may be filed with the
general and to be noted by him the township pla
until other arrangements shall been made by law for
that purpose But when the lands surveyed under the
provisions Of of Congress approved May 3d. 1874 pub
lie lands occupied town Site and subject to entry under
existing entered, efther
porate authorities judges Of county courts, at the mini
price, trust for the benefit Of the occupants thereof
The entry must be made prior to the public SALE and include
only such land actually occupied by the town. according
to legal and not exceeding three hundred and
twenty
Agricultural Dipision Of the Patent ODfce.--Ths Plun
Weerti, Gurcutio.We make the following from
the report of Mr. Townend Glover the curcuo, which
will be published in the forthcoming agricultural report of
the Patent Office
nv 81
Of the most destructive insects that the horticuurs
has fear to pum alone, but to cherries nectarne
moro southern States peaches also suffer much
arvm of weev Of this kind of similar habits and shape
tenths inch in length of darkbrown color, with
spot Of yeowishwhte the hind part Of each wing
which It is enabled to bore into the unrpe fruit BY means
placed at the end OF this bill The which
by which the perfect weev is enabled fly from tree to
but when these wing closed the back APP
very idea among farmers that
hy When disturbed shaken from the tree it similar
appearance dried bud that il scarcely be distin
guised, especially when egning death, which it always
does when alarmed As the pums OF the size Of
king cut through the skin with her long curved
snou in the apex of which cut she deposes single
until % se as her stock
eggs The grubs which Matched by the beat OF the
immediately eat their way to the stone in an obque drec
weakened and diseased and BY this treatment falls from
the tree The grub which small yelowish i, foo.less
changes pupa, and in the first brood comes to the
face again. in about three weeks perfect weey
its species and destroy fruit 1t has not yet been
decided whether the latest generation OF the wecv remains
in the ground all winter in the grub Or in the pupa state
that tho grub after having entered the EARTH return
the surface in about six weeks perfect weevs which
remain hidden in creviccs until spring The most pop
ular opinion is that they remain in the arva pupa state
The grub often found in the knots
which dsguc and destroy plum trees and has been wrong
fully accused Of being the OF these weings but it Is
highly probable that the weey finding in the young knots
acid somewhat similar to that Of the unrpe fruit, merely
depoe its therein the nearest substitute Tor the real
plum.
Some Of the remedies recommended for preventing the
of these actually absurd such tying
round the order them from ascend
ing when it is known that they furnished with wings
and fly from to with the greatest Among tho
remedies az present in 70 cover the fruit with
of syringe; another is spread sheet the
ground under the tree and then jar the principal branches
suddenly with male covered with CLOTH to bruise
the bark when the perfect insects will fall into the sheet and
egn death and may be gathered and destroyed Hogs arc
fallen and diseased fruit they materially lesson the evil
Coops Of chickens placed under the and the branches
often shaken the fall and eagerly seized and de-
voured All fallen fruit should be gathered mp several times
in the of the and burnt given TO hogs or de-
grubs which yet lett the pnms destroyed but
yet no praess REMEDY has been su made pub
small gardens containing only few trees
appointment Of Receirer Of Public Moneys.-Archbald
s. Bryant Of Iowa. has been appointed receiver OF public
for the sioux river district OF iowa. place oil John
3. Zach, who declines the Office
Choctau and Chickosau Indians Commissioner Many
penny concluded very important treaty with the Choctaws
and Chokasaws yesterday 1t makes satisfactory set
of very embarrassing questions The treaty goes
into upon It's ratification by the Indian council and the
Senate Several months have been employed in negotiating
this treaty but has been finally brought to satisfactory
conclusion The delegates who have represented the two
tribes have displayed amount of perseverance, ntelli
genc capacity and devotion to the interests of
their people which be highly commended We
satisfied Of the tribes could have been
attended to- and that the treaty viii be accepted by
their councils On the other hand the government has APP
precaed their past friendship and services to the white man.
and has dealt with them terms OF liberality.
Death Of Mr.. b. r. barnard Extract Of letter from
Fort Leavenworh Kansas Territory, dated June TO- "Mr.
E. w. Barnard of the clerks in the surveyor generals
Office died clock this morning. Of congestion OF the
BRAIN after Illness Of only week. Tho remains OF the
deceased will be deposited in the military buyng ground At
noon to-day" Mr.. Barnard formerly resident Of
Washington widely esteemed for ,se qualities Of
the heart BY which friends made and retained
lie Of friends and rea
tiyes 10 his loss.
sAvy DEPARTMENT.
Launch III the Uaed Staes Stedm.f rigcie Nsrrimoc--
Extract Of letter from correspondent at Boston