Washington telegraph., 1859-03-16

~nn W.T. debt amounts III 5,92d. 49-ir; the
claims resulting from the hrsiilities ID
Oregon making the sum of s4,4I9, $50 !;
ihose from Washington 4, rrirory, ST.
i8l, ,4T5 This war with tho Indian tribes
OF that district continued eighteen months.
The report of the commissioners, Which
has been printed, exhibits the manner in
which the claims against the Government
have swollen the cost of this Indiar skir-
nlish q such au unparalleled amount
\ The highest number Of ilcn id the SER
vice at any one time was 1915, making
the cost Of each man, for every day he
was ou duty, Sll "a One private il re-
ported % having due lin Ss, $40 for pcr-
sonal service, aud the commissioners
allow him s2,O39. lie served in various
capacities at The same time, aud charged
the pay OF c-ch Office.
Steamboats, were hired at from $500 to
$1,000 per day; sl2 were charged for
shooting horses +; lab1rcFs claimed SI DIR
/ day, and clerks $40. Horses were bought
at from $500 e. $3.50 apiece but when
thc same animals were snld Ly tha Guv-
crnment, $50 and $40 were Tie prices
offered. The average price of oxcn per
q
Oats were bought by rle pound at srch
prices as 10 bring them up to 81 per
bushcl. Wheat cost 81 per bushel; hay
SlGJ t1 500 p-r tan. lhr articles were
--ld Oh tile cessation UT klstilitics Tx very
0rdinu' $. prices, tie wheat, for example,
bringing unly G5 ccuts prr bushel.
From the lung and truly interesting rc-
port Of the commissioners, We select these
items hs samplts of thc cxtravagancc that
marked tha cummi-Ear. dcpaItmcnt.-
such habit having obtained W double
and treble rLar-es, the commissioners do
nnt rcEall it aa lt aii remarkable that jus
Tiltgn, urrgyor-Gcrcril cf Washington.
10 sl!a=y u $1,000 ! year is reported
/ lrr Ply a- Adju;anf General o. the Terri
thrial ilrrgs af nyrr Sl .uuU: ihat Major.
Rains, U. y A. ~ rcrurNi iur Tay at
81 81 pr day as Bi-aditr General. in
-nl.ilnn to ht. rly as aG olicer N! thc
army; ruaf Chief Justice E. Lander. un-
Ier federal salary u S2.5uJ. is set down
.or 2 liberal mr. dis-si ~ aid ~ the Cow
arnori nuE- lnaiiT- that thi= sy-tem or
double salaIic-, TuHlin- through the irld
ni s;5if. aud rank aud Gle, summed mp as
Due M thr MashinEfon Regiment, sl6T,-
457
The condition " public morality that
could encourage tie exhibition OF such
charges in TRULY durlurahIu. Here tlc
cariy simplicity and gyen honesty oi thase
eng -ea ia iLc earlier Indian waTs, = hen
n I4 lifllu skiFAi-H Involving VI actu-l scr.
Y yiru rrlg iuw bundled m.u, and l1s.ln-
ig-s tAan two yCaHs. las been made IL,
basis ut three or l.Is. and 10 some eases.
murn cham pEc hundred timcs ihc uriee
that Ould hlre bgcu ashed W received
v o. Picagase.
INTERESTING To Purchasers or
SWAMP LANus.-It il known to many
"f those who have purchased swamp
innia, both from the commissioners and
The Stdte aErnl-. that variety of errors
existed Cor which there was no remedy
The Gercral Assembly at the last 50
Jun. passed several lcts providing for
tie correction &c those errors and tJ rem
ely the defects in the system rs it czis-
TEA Thc auditor, and the several laud
agents uuluT instructions frun hn. h4ve
now the power of examining all sales
'purporiinE ~ be errnuenns, % decide be
tween claimants and 10 issue certificates
" enable tie interested plrtY ID procure
deed tuF the land. or to have the pur-
chase money refunded, as the ease may
bc. Another important bill provides that
a purchaser from the commissioners,
whose certificate Of purchase embraces
Lands confirmed aHd others not VI con-
irmcd ID the Sate, may receive pate y
certificate for the part that Is confirmed,
and holding certificate, as il is called,
iur that which w nut confirmed, s1 that
it the land subsequently becomes the
property Of the State they may hold il,
1r ii nut, may have The money or scrip
refunded. The numerous existing er-
rors ia the sales uf these lands, under the
provisions Of thesr acts, may be speed
ily adjusted and titles 10 valuable lands
rendered secure The auditor is prepar-
ing instructions to the several land agents
explanatory of ihe new laws and Of the
action 70 BE- taken thereon, which we
shall publish, or 50 much Of as will be
important TO our read.rs.- Lite Rock
True Democrat.
HoUsToH AND TEXAS CESTRsL RAIL
lRoAD.-Col. Adams contract to build
Ieirhty-two aud half miles of the Hous-
ton aud Texas Central Railroad, will take