New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-30
RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT 49, TIE CABINET
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO LAND OFFICERS
APPOINTMENTS.
TGBNBRAL PRESS DISPATCH.

President Grant returned 10 Washington this morning,
recommended by his Private Secretary Gen. Porter aud
Secretary Fish special Cabinet meeting was held at
tho Executive mansion All the members were present
except POstmastcrGeneral Creswel Ihe HiesIuehI Will
return TO Long Branch tomorrow.
Tho Cabinet was in session today three four hours
engaged in the transaction OF business which had accu
INFLATED during the Presidents absence Many persons
supposed that the subject OF the application OF tne rou
would come before the Cabinet; but 1t IS asceIalhcd
from an official source that tho question was not u,' ~
toned. The President several weeks ago. IN I1spose 70
inquiry said that u would be submitted 10 tue AVoI
Inc President and family and suite will visit Saratoga
Tuesday TO accept OF Inequalities to be rendered them
Postmaster General Creswc is still at his home, near
Ekton Md suffering from broken arm lie was thtre-
fore present at the Cabinet meeting today ana was
the only member absent.
The Land Onice to-day issued instructions TO all the
them FOR information concerning their surveying depart
meuts 10 the following effect, VIZ FIRST the number %
acres Of Agricultural land and the comparative areas OF
agricultural and mineral lands; second, the hupeI Oh
acres of grazing land; third the covered by private
nfh the same Of sterile land that may DO reclaimed by
irrigation or by other means; sixth the number o, Scf1 s
that may he broken by mountain ranges seventh, te
number OF of timber land; eighth WHAT tho
number OF cities and towns; and nlnih WHAT Is tle
nrecoe length OF railroads completed, in progress OF
construction and protected. Inc nnnnai
is designed TO DO embodied III the IortheohA6 "nnu"i
dGe Commissioners of the General Land Office has Just
received adylces the Gt Lawrence
Kansas showing the completion OF the survey OF 20 adj
dOnul townships lying between the saline ana ooonun
Forks of the Kansas River in longitude vO' west from
Gre~nwich and bet latitude 800 and $50 S0 north,
embracing an aggregate of 450657 acres The sur
face is generally level along the streams, where the son
Is generally rstrate aud suitable for cultivation, while
the upands rolling and IN some places DrOheh
with second aud third rate soil, suitable for grazing
purposes moderate supply OF timber Is found on the
margins Of the streams, consisting OF COTTONWOOD ASH
elm and hickory while tho smaller tributaries OAK
ash elm walnut, box elder and cottonwood arc round
Limestone suitable for building purposes Is FOUND III
abundance on all parts Of the tract These lands pro
duce a fine growth OF prairie grass, ana, Delhg well
wutered. are well adapted for grazing - go ,
The President to-day appointed Archibald steThhS
United States Attorney for Maryland b. f. MARSH Post
master nj West Wnsted, Conn; David BarWeld POST,
master at Americas, ca Augustus Ludlow Case, GhleI
of the Of Ordnance Navy Department. VICE rear
Admiral Dahgrcn resigned 49, -
The Indian bureau has ordered an Investigation INTO
the recently reported Outrages by the Apache Indians
in Ncw-McXicO. go =. ,....,.,
The Commissioners Of Internal Revenue today awarded
to tIc Townsend Manufacturing Company OF Bunao the
contract of supplying Its patent lock Tor usuetles INC
loci, has a register In addition To the seal.
Commissioner DclauO decides that, where persons pu
chase old rails rcrol Them aud then sell them 10 ran
road companies they are, to al lhtcnts ana purposes
mauuacturcrs of rails and rs such, liable 70 tne
surca fax OF s. upon all such sales ~ excess OF S-oV
ner ouarter under section OF the act OF March 81 1908
The following the Customs receipts ut tue ports
named from July 10 July a. inclusive; Boston SoSloi
NrwYork e. 500 sS: Philadelphia, sGls6s; Baltimore
sl77s3i San Francisco July to 100, &ii''2l 4o''I'
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