Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-26
Land Patanta-sWamp Landa Few laws

Lard Patsnts-swamp Lands Sew laws
have ever SO much impcdcd the public land
business as that Of 18th September, 1850, by
which the swamp and overHowed lands living
within the borders of tho several States were
granted to those States. In tho selections
made By the States, many conflicts naturally
occurred between locations by warrants and
entries with cash. Indeed, so great was the
evil in this respect, that the last Congress,
near its close, passed law, approved March
), releasing from suspension all such confic-
tons by locators and purchasers of tracts Sc
lected by the States, excepting in those cases
where such States had absolutely sold such
lands under the grant of 1850, of which sales
tie Governors Of the States were required to
make report to tho General Land Office within
ninety days from tho passage of said act.
More than one half Of the period specified,
has already elapsed, and three of the States,
through their Governors, have reported no
sales as having been made of the described
lands by them, viz: Iowa, Wisconsin, and
Florida Michigan and Alabama having pre-
viously completed their swamp selections. Tho
Land Office il, therefore, issuing patents in
States named as fast as possible. No doubt
but such favorable reports will ere long be
received from other States as to enable the
Commissioner Of the General Land Olfics to
place many 81 anxious purchaser in posses
sion Of the title to his land in fee simple,
which We know he is ever anxious to do, az
soon as practicable.
Whore patents issue to individuals upon
lands selected as swamp or o7erflowel, by the
States in which they lie, the act Of March
grants the latter the right to enter others in
lieu thereof, ct the minimum price of 81 25
per acre.
& Remarkable Fact.-Egery man who has
yet boon arrested on suspicion Of fraud or al
tempted fraud on the Pension bureau, since
Mr.. Loren p. Waldo became its head, and
who has been tried, has been convicted, except
those who forfeited their bail by fleeing. They
too, have thus acknowledged the Justice of the
prosecution commenced against them.
The Location Of the New Appraisers Store
in San Francisco &c.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has approved of the selection of
location for this new building on Custon-
Hous. square, at tn. corner Of Jackson and
Battery streets. The contyac. for il entire
construction at $4,000 has been awarded to
Phillips and L2inbier, to be finished in eight
months. They are 10 get $3.50 additional fo-
each months less time il which they may com
ple's the work.
The Few Orleans Fost ofice.-The gen.
tleman to whom the President recently ten
dered the position of Postmaster at New Or
leans, is Dir. Robert W. Adams, not L. Adams,
as printed in the newspapers CT this morning.
lie declines.
Declaring oR tho Contracts The awards
OF the contracts for carrying the United States
mails, for which bids were lately advertised
FIR, will DO formally announced a. the De
partner. on Monday morning next, at 10
clock, a. IN by the Postmaster General
Clerical Promotions In the Pension Bureau
Mr.. George Gum, of Ne, to be third class
Isl 500 clerk.
Thcs Albright, Of Pa, to be second class
Isl 400 clerk.
An Assistant Light House Keeper Lp-
poiated.-James Wilcox, has been appointed
assistant keeper Of the Little Gull light house,
n. Y, vice Shubael Bogue, resigned.
4 Clerical Appointmsnt-Mr. Christopher
Sowing, Of New York, has been appointed
to f-st class clerkship in the off;c Of the
Sixth Auditor Of the Treasury.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Experimentation yesterday, the 25th April,
there were Of Treasury Warrants entered on
tho books OF the Department.
For tho redemption OF stock...... s. 537 60
For paying Treasury debts ...... 526I2 80
For tho Customs. ..,.,........... 70, "a! G6
For covering into tho Treasury
from customs. ................. $50 68
For the War Department. ........ 20S. 307 %
For rspaying in the War Depart
mcnt. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l63 rs II
For the Interior Department...... 1881 81
arrival Of the Steamer Africa.
ORE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE.
The royal mail steamship Africa arrived at