The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-24
WASHINGTON.


WAsHISoToN. Aug. 22-The COMMISSIONS,
Of the General Land Office has transmitted to
the Governor Of Delaware 563 pieces agrinul.
rural college scrip, issued under the act OF
Congress. Said scrip embraces 10000 acres
being the full quota to which the State Is en-.
titled under the law.
THE INDIAN ouTRAeEs.
Secretary Schofeld received dispatch to-
DAY nom Sen. Sherman, dated Omaha, Aug.
~, IN which he announced he had Just receiv-
ed dispatch from Gen. Sheridan, IN which
ne confirms the press dispatches about In
dian outrages. Gen. Sheridan says the ouirl-
ges are too horrible to detail. Gen Sherman
ordered Gen. Sheridan to continue in pursuit
and drive the savages from that section of the
country, and when captured give them summa-
ry punishment. The Secretary of War com
municated the intelligence TO the President,
who acquiesced in the stringent measures
which the Secretary of War and Gen. Sher-
man were taking in the matter
STATISTICS OF THE LAND OFFICE.
The Commissioner of the General Land
once, in making up his annual statistics for
the hscal year ending June 30th 1868, has as
certained that 3,776 bounty land warrants for
military services, have been served by loca-
tons covering an aggregate of over $4,000
acres OF land. The warrants were issued
until the acts of Congress passed in 1917,
Mexican in 1850, 1852 and 1855. The lands thus
taken were generally for actual settlement in
Missouri, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Califor-
MIA, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas, Nebraska
and the Territories Of Washington, Dakotah
and Colorado.
GAUGERs APPOINTED
The following is a list of Gausers under the
new revenue law appointed to-day. John
Sexton, LIST district Missouri, at St Louis:
John q. Noyler, j. Mathies Coombs and Will
liam j. Newkirk, 81 district, Indiana; 3.
Brown Brashears, Dist district, Pennsylvania
and John L. McGonigle, 9th district Pennsyl-
vania
AFFAIRS IN VENEZUELA.
William L. hurry, Esq, of st. Paul, has
reached here from Venezuela. 1t is said Gen.
McMahon, the new Minister to Paraguay, will
he instructed to use his efforts to restore peace
between that Republic and the Allies now
waging war against her.
DECISION IN TIE ALEXANDRIA AND GEORGE
TOWN RAILROAD CASE.
Judge Underwood of the U. s. District
Court at Alexandria, Virginia, has rendered
decision on the case of the Washington, Alex
andria and Georgetown Railroad Company
Tha Adams Express Company had made an
application to restore the receiver appointed
by Virginia State Court, from exercising
his functions. The latter company had con-
tracted with Stevens & Philips as its agents to
pay $4,000 dollars due the City of Washing
ton, and also to furnish motive power and
cars. So far tn. roadto be held as the property
OF the company, until the earnings of the road
should pay for the same, in consideration of
Whio" WY OohPdhy was dHoWeu certain priv
ileges on the road, portion of the earnings
being pledged to it. Judge Underwood
stated that he did not consider
the delivery of the road into the hands of
receiver appointed by the court as a contempt,
but he looked upon it as null and void He
issued an order directing the re-delivery of
the road into the control of Stevens & Philips
directing them officers of the court and not
as lessees, to take charge and run trains until
such time as The commissioners appointed by
the court shall make their report, when the
case will come on for final hearing.