The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-12
DEPARTMENT. NEWS.


ETEaioA DEPARTMENT..
Graduation Aet n Aagast 4, ls54A circular bearing
the above caption Issued by this under
OF April = 1856, having object the extension of hs
time for receiving proof actual settlement &c. upon hs
pupe lands The time liked spon by the circular OF the 23d
January last was within two months from the date of
entry for settlement and cultivation" We copy from the
circular as follows:
"As the benefits of the act were dsiynea 10 bs f o
settlers only declared by the Attorney General In bis
opinion OF the Soh July 1856, proper fix the
b the opinion Of the Secretary OF the Interior and the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office that should be
haea upon nhe most liberal principles and that the time
heretofore allowed too short and that year should
allowed thus assnistng the period to that prescribed
tne act OF 1884, In relation to lands subject to
Therefore you are hereby directed
IN al existing entries for settlement and cultiya-
ton 70 allow the parties year the first Of June
next Tor the production OF the required proof
2d. In all entries thereafter (hst is after LIST June,
one scar from the date Of entry Is hereby allowed for the
production on Of the requisite proof.
% where entries have been made the purchasers not
intending TO occupy the land in person. under
eion Of me law upon filing affidavit to that effect you
them to up the difference between price and the
already pad under the graduation act For the additional
payment the receiver receipt Civ
ing half number to II in the regular series The
on must Dc reported in the monthly abstracts of the register
self with such additional payments in his quarterly
counts.
his rights on prso 70 the satisfaction of the General Land
Office Of the bona hde intention of the deceden fulfil
Of the law his claim shall be confirmed his
"5h. ia is the head Of family his entry ia valid
u not the head q family Y y invalid {0piuion Of the At
Il the case however Of purchaser whose entry in
valid by reason Of his minority at the time, but who after
wards reaches his majority, and has identified himself
the premises BY actual settlement and cultivation the land
be secured to him by producing proof of such
ing farm i isrsqairsd that an affidavit shall b filed dsss
atinutb at
forms, with the said farm compact body Of land This
all the proof required in this class Of m
the sales made void preference right will be given the
contestant to enter the land thus vacated unless shall
that he had right under the law actual settler
thereon, at the date Of the illegal entry.
Where entries made by peculaors in violation Of the
law are set aside the lands covered thereby will be laid
open, after proper notice, to actual settlers"
Surrsys the North Shore Of Lake Superior.
tions have been issued by the Commissioner of the General
Land Office for the survey of the lands ceded the United
by the Chppewa Indians under the treaty 30h Sep
tember 1854 situated north Of the St. Louis river and
commenced early next month"; with view Of accommodating
settlers after the Indians shall have been satisfied for the
rights accruing to them under the aboye-named treaty
POST OFFICE pEpAnTmEsT.
New Post O6icss.-The following named new post offices
have been established and the following gentlemen appoint
ed postmasters: #1 8 s0
Cambridge, Story county, Iowa William G. Burwell,
Guthrie Centre Guthrie county, Iowa, Charles Huxley,
postmaster. -'tN ~
Meads Basin, Passaic county New Jersey FrederidKa-
nouse postmaster. - 49, 49,. =
Potter Hill, Rensselaer, county, New York. George Pierce
postmaster. : s "" 3" .'f pos '#.h 7t
Blue Ridge, Harrison county, Missouri O. P. Hdebrands
postmaster" 'f'' %" go =
Carson, Lincoln county, Missouri Carson King, post
master. @-a.... 'E NJ
Lacon Morris county Missouri, Robert Rowden, post
master. ''sr ftM "@. = ~ p "' ".
Orion, Davies county, Missouri; j. O. Landlord, post
master,
Lead Creek Lincoln county, Mssouri William Dillon,
postmaster. .... ......s- .i ..r.
Cherry Creek sapilar county, Michigan; A B. Christian
postmaster. ~ -
Barne,tsvle, Huron county, Michigan Joss Bsntipg,
postmaster. - - , = = "
Hartford, Van Buren, county Michigan j. G. Griffin,
postmaster.
Discontinued The following named post Offices have been
discontinued;
MoCammack, De Ealb county, Alabama,
Western, Sacramento county, California.
Change Of Nams,The of the post Office at Orion
ve Duchess county New York. has been changed from Or
onvile to East Fshk and Jacob Horton appointed post
master. .I.
Appoiahasnt Of Renas A9Snt-Mr. George Fox to run
between Washington and Philadelphia, in place OF Charles
Brady