The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-08

to-day developed their line Of defence, which will be
temporary insanity arising from jealousy at Burroughs
marriage with another lady.
RETURN OF GENERAL POPE TO HIS COMMAND.
General Pope, having completed his arrangements in
reference to Indian affairs in the Northwest left to-day
for st. Louis ON his way TO resume his command.
THE WALLER RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION.
The General Land ONCE has received from the Indian
Bureau map Of the Walker river Indian reservation,
surveyed by Eugene Monroe, under orders TO Agent
Lockhart The reservation is surrounded by high
ains, embracing Walker lake. twenty three miles long,
by average width of four miles, the lake being In tho
southern part of tho The Of the reserve
GLIDING the lake. is three hundred and sixteen thousand
six hundred and sixty six The Walker river dis
embogues into the Walker lake the neghborhood Of
the intersection Of the thirty degree Off lat
tude with the hundred and nineteenth Longitude
OF Greenwich the lake having outlet The premises
werc set apart for Indian purposes early 1862 by
tho Commissioner Of Indian Anars but Its boundary had
never been actually surveyed until December last.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
BY returns received the General Land once for the
month ending June 90 1866, from the local once ut
Minneapolis Minnesota, there were taken for actual
settlement under the Homestead act 74s acres OF pub
lie land located by military warrants and scrip 1897
acres and sold for cash. acres amounting TO 81 ss7
Notice Of intention to claim $500 under the Pro-
empton laws also fled at that once during the
month. tlft $3.50
patent has just been issued to the State Of Illinois
Cor three thousand two hundred and Of
swamp land falling within what was Formerly the Chi
cago land district.
Our Washington Correspondsnce.
WASHINGTON, July 9, 1885,
Washington under the new reoims and Washington
under the old two very different cities Formerly the
capital when Congress In session. was a. dull a.
fashionable watering place in the winter Many Of the
hotels and nearly all the multIudinous boarding houses
closed and dust settled the door steps But the
has changed oil this and for tho better too notwh
standing the sneers and lamentations Of some Of the
fossil relics Of what used be considered the old fa
Hes. These ancient Suckers were and some extent
still are the pest Of the metropolis They all in
once; were born In o0ce achieved ONCE and
some had themselves thrust into ONCE They could
live out OF once than tadpoe out Of water Many
Of them havo been moulding in the departments for
years They support all administrations that support
thcm. Once turn any Of them out OF place and they
instantly discover that thejcounty going straightway
the canine Quadrupeds Such Is their political
discrimination that they thought that when the South
abandoned Washington four years ago. all lost but
honor.
Others Of the old residents who do not hold once but
hold real estate and affect to at all placement have
been rendered quito wealthy by the increased value of
property and the rise In rents Houses which
during the first summer Of the rented for about
three hundred dollars bring in rental Of thou
sand and twelve hundred doars The old Washington
mostly benefited by this monetary change.
THE PATRosIzISG STYLE
Of their talk Is something supremey funny. "Ah the
In pnurh chanpe frounw hn hafo
the war" And then with langud toss Of the head,
Miss sophronia Sucker continues, "You should have
the soci,ty here before tho southerners e-such
style such high bred elegance Of manner such courty
suavity-ah, me all gone now "Rcally ~ you ejacu-
phronia " We very seldom 60 out now these peo-
pie have introduced 30 many changes and innovations
that really" and the sentence finished with plain
tive little sigh and look Of weary en-
durance and fashionable ennm. Miss sophrona
affects c to snss, & the volunteer Officers IN ss
for great many Of these new people who come here
and butchers her Il Soms they ' think S gin
shouIderstrap hides this; but, ali, you know what
mean, and with weary grace she fans herself ooh
her lips and languid eyes. She covers you with her
beams. .Do you like the Ysnkeesf" she asks 81 mean
you don't oh, think them SOfrid, says the young
Washington lady with pretty curl Of the coral llp 80
as TO show the dainty teeth perfectly abominabs."
street hero Why really can't ride In them, be.
cause you know ono never knows who will brush up
against you and take the next scatsome negro probably
In tho old times, before the war, had those
things I think them horribly vulgar. 80 miscsi-
laneous, you know. When the leading Southern
era were here S was % different then" aDu,
nOh no, ndeedi Our family has always been for tho
Union but then you know, can't help feeling sorry
for The they 81 La, and sSv.
ton, you are not Now Highlander and patiently
Miss sophronias father probably owns little piece Of
camped upon II, cut down OF tho trees TO keep
themselves warm in those dreary dismal winters while
Ss ss The G from ss sna
Master g. and tho Misses win relate 70 you al their
wrongs and what they have oil suffered by the govern
ment which took their place and cut down ell the trees
&c. &c. And when you toll them the government II
Just and honest and VIII pay all loyal people for their
LOSSES they smile somewhat ncredulousy and calculate
get anyhngts hardly possible that we shall ever re-
ceve cent" And you hope they won't After
living under tho kind and projecting. care Of
the whole war, has saved all their city property and
homes from the rebel plumbers you how much
gratitude these Washingonians feel The loss Of few
sticks OF wood IL terrible calamity but the prescrva
tion Of their homes nothing or course only speak OF
class
NoRrHERSKRs
are now however fast pushing out this class OF people,
on rather ignoring them by having nothing 10 do with
them, which In the best plan.
PRErKSsIoNs TO sryIl
and elegance that Washington Affects are suprcmcly
absurd The houses they live In here and the mode Of
furnishing them, their much talked OF entertainments
even third rate in New York. Phladclphis. Boston.
Cincinnati, the smaller cities Of the North and
west There Ia moth ng, probably that surprises stan
gers more upon FIRST visit tho capital of the republic
than inc common cheap look Of everything in the way
Of private residences
The Capitol, the srcs, departments and some OF the