Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-08-01
A ACompromise Effected in Japan
WASHINGTON.
Official Information In Regard to
zas Homestead Entries.

sas Homestead Entries.
WASHINGTON, July 81.
The Commissioner of the General Land
Office, in reply to inquiries, states that
homestead entries can only be made upon
surveyed land, after return to the proper
district land Office of the official plat of the
survey also. that the right of settler un-
der homestead entry attaches only from
the date Ofentry. Settlers upon unsurveyed
land desiring to secure their improvement,
made prior to the return of the surveys,
may obtain priority of right as against sub
sequent claims under the provisions of the
pre-emption laws and filing declaratory
statement therefor before the expiration of
three months after the date of the return of
survey to the district office.
DfstIlIery Decision.
Judge Blatchford has decided that a
mortgage upon distillery, made prior to
the seizure of the premises for violation of
the revenue laws, did not exempt them
from seizure. 71z415Z ts-s
New Submarine Exploring Appa-
The divers are at work with new SUBJ
marine exploring apparatus, at the spot
where the English frigate Hussar is sup
posed to have sunk in 1850. The men re-
manned under water nearly an hovr, and
succeeded in finding, as they believed,
traces OF the sunken vessel.
"a Fines Remftted.
Charles Hartman and Ferdinand Suls-
beger. convicted of conspiring to defraud
the revenue, and sentenced to imprison-
ment for ten days and fine of $4,000 each,
have had their fines remitted by the Presi-
dent. -szI57. /, sozz't
Ratificafton. ~ 4a4'
The President has officially proclaimed
Qao ~cI I-Al
concerning citizenship with Prussia.
Mexican News-Saccess of Juarez,s
-.-. 4r ...g..s= Soldiers. -,s.-Ty
Advices from Charleston say: Advices
from Mexico, by way of Havana, report
that the JuareZ soldiers had defeated the
insurrectlonists in the Sierra and at Quere-
taro, and occupied all the important points.
In Mexico city, however, the Juarez Gov
ernment is in precarious situation. -
Southern Congratulations.
Southern papers just received here con-
graduate their people on the fact that the
orders from President johnson, substi-
tuting military departments for districts,
restores the old regime, and makes him
really, as well as nominally, Commander
in Chief of the army. .....,
Yellow Fever in IndianoIa, Texas.
The Southern papers bring reports that
the yellow fever prevails at Indianola,
Texas.
Fenian Meeting I'm Baltimore.
A large Fenian meeting was held at Bal
timore yesterday. Addresses were made
by Governor Swan and others. 1If
E---.s --s Stevens. -~ .s----.
Thaddeus Stevens is detained here by ill
health, but he hopes to go home next
week. 11
A number of persons, including Sena-
tors and United States officials, 60 to Bal
timore to- morrow, and in a special steamer
son to Cape Henry, and there take leave of
him.
The Revenue. a, -
Mr.. Rollins claims the right to name the
Supervisors under the new tax bill, but
Secretary McCulloch and President john
son differ from him, and there will be
difficulty which will result in the suspen-
sion of Mr.. Rollins, and the appointment
of Edmund Cooper as Commissioner of In
tsrnal Revenue dd interim. There are at
least one hundred applications for the Su-
pervisorship already on file.
Reduction of Force.
A large number of naval officers will be
thrown out OF service by the proposed re-
duction OF the navy. 80 - 81 =
Revenue Receipts.
The large amount of whisky taken out
of bond under the new tax, caused the in
ternal revenue receipts to rau up yester-
day to million and half. tsl5.i3
'3- Clerks Dismissed.
Nearly one thousand clerks have been
dismissed from the departments during the
last two months, for want of work.