The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-03
WASHING TON.
General Dix Accepts the French
Mission.
Salulay Effect Of the Presidents Edict
Against Office Brokers.
The Homestead Law for the
South.
Ne .~~@--.s s--,s.-s<~-~ ->-.~- .lIH N. .sste.
NO DISTINCTION or COLOR RECOGNIZED.
General CoUeh Appointed Collector
al Boston.
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Surrender OF General Lees House
hold Effects.
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NO DISTINCTION or COLOR RECOGNIZED.

" AsmscroS, oct. 2, 1896

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Aaai The Freuch Mission.
General Dix az you anticipated viii only hold bis ap.
pointn ent as Naval Officer Tor few days He has
Ccp,ed the mission Frsnee. which understand was
offered him With Mr. Stewards oi and cordial appro-
baton Whether this facl Il indicative Of change in
OR foreign policy must leave you infer lyom the
Generals well known opinions regard to Mexico aud
the Monroe doctrine
The Presidents Edict Against Once Brokers
HAVING a ~siu,ary Eject.
The recent determination OF tho President TO
no individuals OF delegations who solicited inter
views concerning appointments, and his announcement
that all business OF hi character thereafter be
addressed 10 the beads Of the proper departments IS
having aalu,ary effect and greatly lesseDng the
OF his dirty labor Applicants for office are con
sequenty not sgyanning 70 the cty former numbers,
but rensning lsctiy al home attending TO Their
leg tmste busipes and forwarding their papers through
fhe mails and The hands Of private individuals II has
had the % establishing proper and systematic
method and thereby increasing the departmental capa-
city FOR transaetng puolc buSness. Thus far in the
week but few people have arrived in the city from tie
sections Of The country.
The Boston Coiectorship.
General Couch yesterday aotiiied Of his appoint
y Collector Of the por, of boston.
The Additional Hounfy -pecisicD in raver of
the Claim Agents. 4.
lively interest Is manifested By the claim agents and
attorneys 9th city in the question as TO whether the
Paymaster General legally ignore powers OF attorney
IN The settlement Of the additional bounty claims which
is said 10 have been referred Attorney General
bsry Tor his opinion Since. the matter has been an
sounced benny in the hands OF hr. Stanoery the
Attorney Generals OH - has been visited daily by
snusul number Of claim collectors, evidently deeply
interested in vndicaon Of thelaw II is stated this
tho Secretary War to-day, aud that The question
decided in favor ~ the claim agents The report how
ever, lacks conformation
Presentation 81 Claims.
During the month Of September tho Second Comproi-
Tor received 59is claims OF which number 1858 were
passed by the aomproser The amount involved In the
olaims acted during the month was ssl 56e,i7s
colonel = y Lee, the New York state Military Agent,
dsring the mouth Of September received 1852 claims Of
winch nusber 96 settled, and the amount involved
&0Go50i collected and paid over TO the claimants
Pardons.
Tho President has ordered parons 10 10 prepared and
Submitted min approval for the following persons
who we're excepted by paragraphs ono thirteen OF
she proclamation ~ amnesty William v. Bennett, OF
Mary land; !. A. McArfsy aud James r. Christian, Of
rennessee y. n. snow, n H. cannsdy, Joseph A. Smith,
n Berger, Jr, p II Veal N. Miller, Marshall Os-
borne William 2. Parks, " ". Green and Mills n
E.re, OF North GaroIns, T. II. Hood, Of Texas; A. g.
brown, OF Mississippi and Humphrey Marshall Of Ken
ssezy~
Is~rc.sesd s~ssicm~nts in the south.
Tue law Of June q. 1853. providing for the disposal
the prb'c lands in the scae states for homestead
settlements Is beng pr'n cd with Instructions, and
viii in . GAYS be ready f,r Transmission TO The dis
arcs ofcers In Tins. The section Of the
provides dspo.a d the pnoc lands IN the States
~ Alabaoa Ms pp Louisiana Arkansas and Florida
Tor homestead settlements ouly. according to the pro-
Visions OF NE original Homestead act OF May 20 1892
and the amcndsso,y OF March 81 1866. bit restricts
szh entry eighty acres, held ~ dollar and
Twenty-Five cent per acre, half that quantity of
dorhe III nimHns land. This restriction 20 quantity
.ou,inaes aurI the expiration OF two years from
rho dale Or the act entries after that will he allowed
NJ provided for original law snd the act amondn
tory tner.f unless otherwise ordered by Congress Ir
,eu or $40 fec required by 'he 40, Of 1902 10 be pail
the time Of entry IS must be PAID when the paint
ssurv The aereatsa ,he act extended TO all clh
rms Of he GATED states vihou, distinction 70
or color rte above oyiions have special application
Ia tho sssrv ren,ione the second section cf
aci d o. fsne,si application 70 stthc States and Terrific
rss, aud provides that srta Tho ist or Jarn.
Hsy 1851 ns sppcan shalt make AFFIDAVIT thai be has
NO. borne arms sea AIT the United states given
and oomIc,s enemies The aw Is Of further gene
mi application IN The tha, the foe IL reduced 10 g.
when the entry snal uoi embrace more than eig4'v
acres al ii Is nor acre The provisions OF u
1854 and 1891 except modified by tbc act 81 June
~ 1896 are naads Part o. The iasi mentioned at
Grur raj L~e,. Hoa-cheid Encrt-.
The houfehod eject left ~ the Arlington hsnsion ~
G~oarpi Lee OF ls,herthe fragments remaining % % 70,
we're YESTERDAY deiaered 10 Ine party Authorized
n, Gcn.ral lie d receive them This wa
done, The Ngsoni Iatrtig seys, uraer
~ osder u the President 4 appears that
sexsy everything Of ,ny value had been stolen Many
vsiuahe elTio,ras ncadIns ofthe family pors''s
bsd been poroipsd The portraits were taken IRON ne
ssnss. packed ~ boxes aud stored IN The upper Ioti o.
she mansion 10, ~f.yI 10 1861. These boncs hal bren
hscs.p oren src evctbIns OF rsal value taken asas
.sd the leusn and pyae papers Of General las -cAt
frsa over the ioiL
No Tiasna- Of The San .f The French Hs~s>se, !.
The Marquis AZ hcnelolon, xn.secr % fsucs y ms
eousfry, reseivsi farther tIdngs regarding tho
fs,r ~ ~ who ssss al oncer N tho French army
snd reported lave hrcn cap'u-ca and shot, ~ the
lIb~sss % Nsxrt lts absence q an Information Or
Snt,lgcnre from yuYrt Monshoisn since Juy added 70
tho rurnor o. Al. sAps s ani death, eroases the
painial Fcrrnds ~ - psn a TIE distinguished ia.
rcnl, who have the taem vnpa'hass 81 las~ circir
AZ ~ suds
Uishur.. psn,- % the Treasury
rhe aiybufsetnsptpf The Treasury sccount n IN,
several narrcd DEPARTMENTS during the rrst qcater d
aAe present 6s4ai yar endius scpiemptr 10 we're !,
fcIloest--
war DEPARTMENT ..sie .33s a.
Interior Dr1afinent ..........4..a..,. az, no 3ft
Navy Department .t......s....4s..sts.. I.n21 S6s
Total ....... .................... 80. ~, so
fnterum Revenue Ksrrirss.
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