The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-16

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Cfosaq of tho Land Business Ohio.The Acting Secre
tary the Interior has just ordered the land Office Def
anc Ohio be closed and the books and papers to be
transferred the land Office at Cbilleohe, where the bust
ness will hereafter be transacted This has been done under
the section OF the of June H. e40 and the
vso the section Of the act of Sd March, 1858, for
closing land Offices when the unsod lands shall amount TO less
hundred thousand to complete the consoda
ton Of all the land Offices heretofore existing in this State at
Chcothe This is the first Of the land States in which the
offices all been consolidated into and to illus
the excellence Of the adopted by Congress for
closing the land business in the respective districts the lands
sold out and the ume collecting the evidences
Of title point Under the same law these documents
should properly be removed to Columbus the seat OF
where the archives of the surveyor generals
office transferred and which would
thus bring together under the complete control and
vision of the State authorities all the information that could
possibly have bearing the vested rights acquired in
through the of the United States to be
sorted to in of litigation or disputes.
Agricultural Branch cf the Patent Office Sheepraisng
Spain. Node Of giving Sab to The SheepThe first thing
the shepherd does when his flock returns from the south to
their downs pastures ia to give them as much
salt they will Every allows to each tribe Of
thousand sheep qunta of salt e. 500 pounds
which they in about five months They eat none in
their journeys they allowed any in winter for it
prevailing opinion that it produces abortion when given to
forward with young This has been the custom,
and thought be the why the kings of Spain
could the price of salt to the height has main
tanned parts Of France for 1t would tempt the shep
herds to the sheep which, is believed would weaken
their constitutions and deterorate their wool The shepherd
places fifty sixty fiat stones the distance of about five
PAGES apart salt upon each, leads the sheep slowly
among them and every allowed to eat off pleasure
But when they feeding limestone land whether it be
grass the downs the little plants Of the
fields harvesthome they salt and if they
spot of mixed formation they said to partake Of it in
proportion the soil is mingled with clay. The shepherd,
being that his sheep will suffer deprived OF salt,
leads them to clayey SOIL and in quarter OF an hours
feeding they march to the stones and deyour whatever they
need.
Caution alloning the Sheep 10 hubble Froa Sao~.-
One of the shepherds chief not to suffer his sheep
imbbe in the morning. the frozen dew melted frost and
to approach pond stream after shower OF hail
for if they should eat the dewy grass drink the melted
hail. the whole tribe is believed would become depressed
in spirits lose their appees pine away and die, often
has happened Hail water is also pernicious to In
that climate that the people have learned by experience not
drink from rvuet stream until time after vio
lent storm Of hail.
The SeherdThe salary OF the chief shepherd does
hundred dollars year and horse that of the
first undcr-shepherd of tribe dollars year; the
ond doas the third ve the fourth three and the
fifth, boy, two dollars year. The ration of each two
pounds of bread day. with the privilege Of keeping few
goats in the flock for their milk They also entitled to
the skins and of the cued sheep and lambs and
receives from the chief shepherd regaito Of three
fourths Of dollar April and October and these all
the that these poor wretches enjoy with the excep
ton of about month in year. which each takes in his
turn visit his family friends They exposed the
rest the time all the vcssitudes the weather. and
night lie in miserable huts formed Of stakes, bram
be branches of trees and often sleep, they term it,
de abaro las cstreuas--under the stars.
Smearng the SheepTowards the close of September, the
shepherd performs the operation of smearng the sheep with
heavy irony earth, common in Spain. 1t is first mixed
with water and then daubed their backs from the neck
to the rnmp Some say mingles with the oil of the WOOL
and thus becomes varnsh impenetrabe to the cold and
rains others that its weight keeps the wool down, and
vents from growing long and and third class,
that absorbent and receives part Of the persp
ration which would otherwise foul the wool and render
rough Be this it may, it custom Of long standing
and probably useful both to the fleece and to the animal
hch it, and the purpose of destroying
min.
Tho Wet Wing Of the Patent Co'ce B"sidng-The west
wing of the Patent Office building rapidly progressing
towards completion. The basement story Ne understand,
will be ready the occupancy of the Land Office by the
Of July.
DEPARTMENT.
United States Steam Frigatc San Orders have
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