The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-02
Our Washington correspondence.

WASHINGTON May 81 1900.
,New Bounty Lend Acknowledgements Decision Of
Ssmnis.. ioner Waho-Dae Of Land WdTans-hass
Meetino this Euening-Object in Vie"-Fhn@ op'a
tons for Monday-Check upon any ATTEMPT ~ rf"""'
dc, dc.
Ne old soldiers and others interested in the opera
t,ns Of the bounty law, wi doubt be pleased to
hear that tomorrow (June ~ the Commissioner OF PEN
ioes will Of the land warrants I'M
der the late act Seven hundred and tweutes
win 10 forth to the country to only as the fere
runner of the stream that viii heaceforwArd pour forth
until all claims satisfied. That warrants have not
bee issued before Is fault OF the Pension office Ths
plates for printing the warrants had to be engraved and
the engravers promised them BY the first OF May ME-
waldo however deemed IL prudent to allow the artists
marpa of month for DELAY in their work. and pro-
mssd 10 Commence The issue on frst day of June.
This premise viii he kept his part although al tne
plates are net JET finished Such as ne mas WIN ne Seno
out to the claimant. 81, :.
fhe date of The warrants issued to morrow will not
be June Let, but will correspond with the dave
81 examination and allowance. The Commissioner
has decided that when the has acted upon the
claim and determined upon its allowance that Is ,ne
proper date for the warrant and not the date 81 wncn
than eyit ence OF the previous of the office This
Ia important decision, affecting as u wlu tne as
pos ss 81 very many Of the claim and
The friends Of the Governor elest OF Virginia to
hold mass meeting this evening, at the United states
Hete for the purpose OF arranging for tire municipal
election Monoay. II is called q meeting Of the
friends Of Mr. Wise but the object Is to draw together
the opposents o, the Know Notbngs, TO organize to
guard the ballot box Monday against Anticipated
fraud on the part OF the invisible invincibes" They
have appropriated 70 themselves all the judges aud
commissioners OF the election and refuse admit
members OF the other parties present aud witness
the counting OF the ballots The anti Know Notnipgs
win have clerks stationed outs1e OF the winiog vs. 10
each vard who will csl upos all their friends as they
vote 10 show their tickets and register tuer .mes
The correctness Of these sts will be TO- and may
serve as check upon any attempt at fraud. E
Brooklyn City News.
CELEBRATION or THE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY ~ VIRGINIA
An immeuse gathering Of the democracy OF this city
took place at the Eleventh Ward Hotel in Myrtle ave
rue last evening Tho crowd began to gather AZ al
eslly hour and BY the time the meeting was organized
the avenue in the vicinity of the hotel was blocked nj
with a dense mass OF human beings, computes AZ no
less than ten thousand A salute OF one hundred gun
was fred by Captain ". II Hogan from vacant 10
opposite and In the meantime the band OF the Nortl
caroins played from the balcony Of the hotel which
he 6tet up and occupied By the speakers AID Of
&c r.. Trtnsparencies With the notices 20 n Is no.
X. - "The Peoples Rights are Sacred wise ana
Vc'wy,n "Tbe Old Dominion All Right were place
10 eiferent positions about the rostrum, while beo~
smopz the crowd Gre rockets sent OF In psatuu
abUndsnce shi luusated she spsss at intervals FOL
n considerable distance r,unl about