New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON Tuesday, Sept. II. ls65.
LAND OFFICE STATISTICS.


LAND OFFICE STATISTICS.
The General Land Office has just received
map Of Empire City" Nevada, filed on behalf Of 'he
inhabitants of that place in order that they may realize
the benefits of the act Of Congress approved July j.
1864 for the disposal of coal lands and iron property IN
the public domain, and Of its supplement of March j.
1865 Seventeen thousand seven hundred sixty.eight
fty nine hundredhs acres entered at the IN
nebaeo CITY Land Office in Minnesota last month for
actual settlement under the Homestead law l39o acres
were also taken up under the same law at St. Cloud
while cash sales amounting to se7Go were made at the
same place and 65l9 taken up for actual settle
ment at Brownsville, Nebraska during the same month.
Returns just received from Washington Territory show
activity in land operations at the distant points OF
Olympia and Vancouver.
4 SOUTHERN UNIONIST.
Thomas Maxwell, esq, Of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
persistent and unfaering Unonst during the Rebel
lion and recently appointed Direct Tax Commissioner
of that State is in town. route TO New-fork. BE-
fore the Rebellion Mr. NJ was q prominent merchant,
and did an extensive business in Middle Alabama.
THE SIOUX CITY COUNCIL.
Major-Gen. Curtis reports to the Indian office
of the Interior Department the arrival Of himself and
party NJ tOuhCh th iousO w s''i'NN WI
they are to meet for purposes Of paccaton TO tie In
diaus OF the Northwest. on the 10th inst.
CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was protraeted
one and was attended by Secretaries Seward and Nc
Culoch Attorney General Speed Capt. Fox and Maj
Ecker the latter representing the Secretary OF The
Navy and the Secretary Of War respectively, who arc
at present absent from the city,
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS
The receipts from Internal Revenue to-day
were $780, 2i 81.
APPOINTED.
The President to-day appointed Sheppard Col
lector Of Internal Revenue for the Third District OF
Mississippi and j. C. Bates Direct Tax Commissioner
for the District ofthe State Of Georgia,
THE APPREHRyDED NEGRO INSTRUCTION.
The letter of Gen. Howard, Commissioner OF
the Freedmens Bureau in lis recent letter to Assist
an Commissioner Brown Of Richmond relative to The
fears of negro instruction entertained by many cii
zens Of Virginia. did not contemplate tie employ ment
Of Rebels for the purpose Of patroling the country
where ar. outbreak was apprchended. While Gen. ii.
believes all such apprehensons groundless no though,
il bos in order to quiet fears Of the timid to sug
gest 10 Col Brown the proprley Of patroing certain
!
the different military commanders; and In case be- Col
b. did not have sufficient number Of officers 10 Sc
lect through careful inquiry citizen who is willing to
mid in preserving order. If such is 10 Do found.
and one who will do go without compensation
He also adds in bis letter 20 Col Brown tia, these ch
zen agents should be selected by an officer oftaot
who mast take only such fully willing TO support
the Government with heaIiiness." No man can be
more thoroughly impressed with the necessity OF en-
poying men OF andoub,ed loyalty to aid In the work Of
his important Bnreau than Gen. Howard. and when
abuses occur a. they viii occasionally IN the admins
traton Of every department. officer Of the Govern
ment is quicker to appy tie remedy than Gen. II.
ALABAMA.
We learn from private letter TO gentleman
in this city that Dr. j. r. Cownn. thorough Union
man and persistenily loyal throughout the Rebellion
las been elected delegate the State Convention from
Limestone County over George s. Houston. Rebel
loyast aud Amnesty nionsi by very large majority
MeCleplevc likewise Rebeoyalis, hos been selected
q delegate because he Lad no opposition. Judge Peck
Of Tuscaoosa and Wm. II. Smith OF Randolph, both
persistent Union men, We hope. have been elected In
their respective counties II So they win constitute
about an the Union men In the Convention. The Rebels
in the State are in high spirits at the idea Of restored
Government and tie admission Of their delegates to
seat in Congress when In the language Of the writer
the position Of the South will be felt power III the
Government