New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-29
FROM WAsNgN CTON.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Sept. 2s. ls65,
LAND oFriCE DLCIsION-RIcUT TO TAX HOME
sTRADS.
IN reference TO Inquiries as to the right to tax
homesteds under the Congressional statute the Gen
eral Lsad Office hes made repli TO the effect that:
"The Act requires five years continuous actual rcsi
dencc ard cultivation iron date Of entry before the DE
partnent con give fee simple tile b. ptent.
Should party after tie entry Gba5don or
otherwise net meet The requirements Cf The law his claim
would bc uyaia and void and the land would fif blcs
alto the mass OF the public doma n. Then 0Rain the
fourth section of tc Ntaiuto declares that os nncs &C.
Quired unc- It's provisions ~ a in any event become
ae TO she satisfaction Of any dot or dso;
prior 10 the issniug of the patent und.r these iega
s.ipdlaiions and conditions. while tie fee staple re-
nains tie taxing power o0nld not be successfully Ca
ercd IN far rs taxing tho land 6 concerned, what
might DC the authority On which 10 opinion Is "a
pressed, TO tax Improvements On the premises.
PATENT LEATHER.
Census returns Cox 1860 represent l2 estab.
shnents the manufacture of patent leather in that
year within the United States having invested ear
til of 81 OS9 Coz paying fcT material sly9 4o0
for laboT. s3lt, ,46o employing SOS maie hands and
yielding Annually products to the amour. Of a., ,iio20
THE REGULAR ARMY.
1t is stated Oh good authority that the Reg
ular Army VIII hereafter consist Of 5oC0J mon. a,
east 800 men. mostly disc.a ged soldiers OF tho yolu
teer army. daily joining the Regular Army which
will within few months be increased 10 the maximum
mentioned.
PERSONAL.
Scclctary McCullocL OF the Treasury leaves
here Sunday night fora few dsys recreation in ,hs
West. MajorGens Butter. Miller, GILMORE. Hanc ook.
Diyen. Allen, ard the non'. Judge Clhoid. william
H. Warts and Jo' Minor Bouts are in town might.
l.; PURSUIT
The Navy Department this morning is in
receipt Of intelligence that tie United States steamers
Saranac and Lawrence sailed from San FIaucsoo. the
former 18th. and the latter the 2Oh o. August
m pursur Of tie pirgte steamer Shenandoah Both Of
these steamers fat acd very heay,ly armed and
thoroughly equipped. and should either of them be o
fortunate as TO o,erake the boccancer fear can be
entertan"d CT the result
IuR REBEL BOAT-DJRNkRS.
One Of the irst persons admitted to the Tx
eou.ive Mansion today was Col j. ". Eel f St
Louis counsel for the Rebel boat burners now On trsl
in thaa city who remained c,oscet With The President
or nearly two hours. The object Of tie interview 1t IA
supposed relative to securing the attendance Of
JEFF. Davis. Mallory and seddon Witnesses on the
trial now in progress. The result Of the Interview has
not vet ranspircd bu, II believed have been favor
able TO the desires Of Col. Bel.
LETTER PROM KENNETH RiYYoR
The Hon. Kenneth RGynor ofNorth Carolina,
well known and much escom med In The Sorth. hrs writ
ten letter 10 friend Ia This city iuieaded ior pubnca
.oI i, Will be given TO the pub.ic in few days. add
its ffaukncss and sincerity oug and viii undoubtedly
receive the earncs attention Of the people otbe North
AssIs rANT REVENUE ASSESSORS APPOINTED.
The President this afternoon made the follow
ng appointments Assistant Assessors Of the Internal
Revenue.
Als,aclrsss-,Iames VI. Poor. Frst Division of the
Sixh District james ". Monroe, Secosd Division Of
the Third District
Second District: Henry \. Srith. Eleventh Division
POI the Fifth District Carrot NaDGorwatrf, Iirst d.
vision Of the Fitch District NanonC C. AD1e. sixteenth
Division Of the Second District.
PeaasJiraniG--AbrlT r. Parker Twelfth DIVISION Of
The Eiehfeenth District William Ii. Stcnobact.
Iourth Division Of thr Eleventh Di-irict James Cas-
sddy First Division OF no Iwenty-second District
UNION DEAD At FORTRESS MONROE.
Capt. j. II. Moore, \. O. NJ, has returned
from his inspection Of the graves of our soldiers at
Fortress Monroe and repcf that many are at present
in neglected condition. Measures will ne immediaie
t. taken 10 place the dereSt cemeteries at iat point
in repair.
GEN. BUTLER.
The object OF Gen. Buffers visit III town is
for the use Of soilg his accounts with the Gov
ernment lie was solicited tonight by depntation Of
nc Sellers and Sailors Association Of this city
10 address them tomorrow aight. but owingl'0 in.
dspostion was obliged 10 decline. He VII, however
address previous 20 his departure from t,ic city
PUBLIC DEPOSITORY.
The First National Bank of Denver City, c.
r.. has been designated depository of public money
by the Treasurer of the United States
NEW Usy Pog TIE FREEDMEN.
Some time since Dir. Williams, a wealthy
planter Of Vrra flied Lis application for pardon for
his reasonable dcliquencies 1T the Attorney Generals
office. AS the paidoning business Is necessarily slow
one Mr.. w. became impatient. and dispatched super
aunuaied negro With two colored women, all Of whom
were formerly his savos TO cutreat with the President
in lis behalf and ycsteday they among tie crowd
waiting for an interview at the White House.
TEE DEMOCRATIC DELI CATION.
Manton Marble left for Ncw-YOrk in disgust
last night having failed TO obtain interview with the
President Dean Richmond. however. was more for
unae and succeeded in boring the President for nearly
two hours. after which he lett with very large-sized
aesi HE The President very distinctly Informed
the Dean that he should in wise interfere with New
York politics, that he considered himself pledged to
No party and that only those who approved Of lis pres
ent policy could be regarded a. his friends. lie fur
ther stated that the Rocv Of which he