The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-24

acknowledged s,37O
/" +" registered $500
I" examined 1854
!" allowed 16l7
" warrants Issued l752
Number Of letters franked and the Office so2s
Total number Of applications received III 700
enveloped, btieied, &c. Iva, ~
" acknowledged 9Ss4
!" examined 1900
+" allowed l01A4
+" registered $4,000
" warrants issued 6s03
|" registered 3,l50
Eighteen of the applications allowed for soldiers who
served in the revolutionary and ninety to the
viying widows Of revolutionary soldiers
Indian Bureau-Lands Coded By The Ioeays IN Kansas.-
In reply to communication from the superintendent at St.
Louis enclosing letter from the Nemahaw agency stating
that settlers beginning to make claims ON the ioway
ccsson and that steps taking to lay outs town on the
same the Commissioner directs that the agent notify all per-
sons that the treaty ods the occupation Of any portion Of
ceded country BY white until after the is
veyed and offered public sale that by the terms Of the
treaty all improvements made the ceded lands are for
eed and that individual WILL can, be protected in
their enjoyment ii his improvements made in violation Of
the treaty and that the department will out the stip
uaons OF the treaty in good faith He also directs that
ce be given all that if necessary to enforce the
puatons Of the treaty. and to the Indians its pro-
visions good faith the military of the government
will be invoked.
Removal Of The OmahasThe department officially ad-
vised the Omaha Indians have removed from their
residence the Papon, about eight miles west OF Omaha
city to the reservation assigned them at the Black Bird
Hills, eighty hundred miles up the Missouri, above
Omaha city, Nebraska Territory.
Removal Of the WnneJagoe0icia information is also
received that the Winnebagoes have removed from Long
Prairie the reservation provided for them the Blue
Earth river, in the Territory of Minnesota.
Both these tbes have removed themselves, receiving
specific sum- in lieu Of the former mode Of removal and sub
sence and excluding the intervention Of contractors for
either of these purposes.
Agricultural Dicon of the Patent OGceSheep-raising
in Teras-We publish the following statement of Zeno +.
Wharton Of Egypt Wharton county Texas for the benefit
Of sheep-graxers:
section The only disadvantage that they become too fat
which often proves fatal But this can be prevented by
causing the docks to be driven daily several miles, They
are thereby kept vigorous and the hours of feeding les
sened German ply stefan living in my neighborhood was
Of one sheep equal and placed each
under the Of shepherd. whose duty it to drive
this practice apparent, for the deaths in the flock
ceased The also bore lambs twice year and he
was much pleased with the result of his experiment that
he has since paid exclusive attention being
that it the most certain and profitable pursuit
Neither the fleece Hesh nor size Of hafblood Merino
sheep is njuriously affected by bringing them from the
other States into this On the contrary their flesh much
improved. They also increase very rapidly.
DEPARTMENT.
Blank Agencies-We informed that the Postmaster
discontinued " L.
and that all postmasters heretofore supplied with blanks
that depot will after LIST July next be furnished from the
blank agency Cincinnati Ohio Postmasters viii there
fore apply for blanks as follows:
Those in Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts,
Rhode Island. Connecticut New York New Jersey, Penn
syyania, Delaware Maryland California and Oregon viii
apply to the blank at Ne'c York; ~ These in the
na Georgia. Alabama and Florida, will apply to the F1s
Asssont Postmaster General Washington, ~ c. Those In
nessee Texas New Mexico Utah. Kansas Nebraska Ohio
Indiana Illinois, Michigan Wisconsin, Iowa. and Minnesota
win apply to the blank agent OF Cincinnati, OHIO.
Editors Of newspapers particularly Ohio, Indiana Iii
nois Michigan Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota the post
Offices which States have heretofore been supplied with
blanks from Buffalo, viii do essential service by publishing
the above.
Signature Poet Bils.--we requested call attention
to an official notice the Postmaster General in this day
paper, by which it win be that the Department declines
longer taking the responsibility receiving and
the frontier money from posmasters pay for printing
their names on blank post bills.
Delivery Of Letters, dc.We understand frequent
plants against the department grow out Of the that
masters Often trusting only their memories tell per-
sons there is no mail matter for when subsequent
animation proves that there postmasters would add
here strictly the rue Of making personal search every
letters and papers inquired for, there would be
despatch in their delivery
Postmasters' assaah 10 be Scorn-Postmasters small
Offices we learn much in the habit Of permitting
competent members their families and other persons
their employ (none Of them being sworn required by
law change the mails, and to perform all the other du
pertaining their Offices None but assistants
should be allowed TO have access TO the mails
Looming NerspapersS Subscribers TO newspapers make
complaint the arrival Of their papers and
intimate that the loss Is occasoned by the fact Of the
oaning his neghbor the papers Of Others for
perusa The papers fail be returned to their proper place
the dissatisfaction. Postmsters strictly for
hidden to loan newspapers that in their Office for de
livery.
PRRsENr SNIrn 0'BmES.--A gold vase presented 70
Mr. Smith 0Brion BY his coun,rymen in Australia is
hibitng Mr. Corrs Rue de lEcuyer, Paris II forms