New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-27
commI..ary stores but find oil their efforts toward

lcommissary stores but find oil their efforts toward
their relief inadeq ste to necessities Of the case
Owing TO this extreme q, tuioo, the most frishtful
mortality oIsts nay eO cofiins per w'eA Delhg
furnished by the QnsrIermrsters Department most Oh
which are for eli iideu. l. s tie opinion oil plysicls
Practicng among iheH, rnd NJ other Close ooS''ci'
that threeourths Of tLese chi dren die rom h'giec'
and want. In the tamil, OF soldier who lost DIS LIE
IN battle. five out of the ten children have dicd hnee
March e6j from the above causes. In another three
oct Of seven chldren Of solder drafted IN December
last have starved death within he last three weeks
The mothers. in both cases. prrostrated Win
sickness. and oil their supplies suddenly and en-
tirely cut off.
In the square mothers and sons, wives and chl'
dren of soldiers still in Government service regular
United States troop. suffering for the necessares
of life; knowing nothing more Of these men," they
sly than that "when tie war broke up they didn't
come home" Near these lives another soldiers wife,
having four skeleton children, who as she says were
starved out in Frederick, Maryland. They have
neither bed table chairs any household uten
sils save frying pan out Of which they all with
their fingers.
When found her she had obtained two days work,
and. with her scanty wages, had tried to keep the
children Gl,ye. But, said She God knows how often
We are hungry. These might be multiplied to
scores and hundreds In and around the national capt
tai. As the Freedmen's Bureau has no appropriation
for the relief II these suffering people, the Assoc oon
earnestly sppeas for contributions from all ports OF the
Union to aid them in their philantbropic work.
FINANCIAL.
More than Sl4O,OOO,OOO of Revenue were
received by the Treasury for the three months ending
September last
TIE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILROAD.
delegation of gentlemen here to represent
the Kansas branch interest Of the Pacific Railroad had
an interview with the President to-day to urge the
aoos ptapcs Of their road.
LAND OFFICE AFFAIRS.
A communication having been received on
the 18th inst. from one Of the United States Land
Officers suggesting certain amendments in the Pres~p-
ton law the Commissioner under date Of the 23d inst
replied TO the following effect;
First As the receiver has nothing IN do with the
receiving of preempton declarations be suffers moth
ing in not beng paid for services not rendered Sec.
Snd The suggestions Of pymeIt Of elo At the tune OF
good one. and may should proper occasion arse, be
submitted for legislative consideration. 1t was sug.
gested that full payments under the 9Th section ol
the Homestead law IN ght be facilitated BY an amend
ment 70 require what may be termed anticipated Home
stead proof instead OF pre5mpton PROOF and that the
price named in the section should be lawful instead OF
graduated or minimum price. Third. The necessity
OF that suggested change In the terms Of the
eighth section is not seen-frst. the proof OF settle
lnent and cultivation should be made to date Of pay
meat in order that it may thus appear that the entry
was made In good faith In the FIRST instance and sec
old. the graduating law having been repealed. that
part Of the eighth section Is now changed and tho
loyal rate Of 81 2J per ordinary lands follows
and railroad ands o. 50 per IL the price, Th
being gencrry md psrfeosiy undsrssood renders an
change IN the law unnecessary.