The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-12-09

relations between such settlements, and
the aboriginees, the fact Il, they do not
harmonipe weii, and one ar the other
which looks q the exserrnin0fion ola
race is tQoh&4riblA for natit4 to adopt
without entdlling pot jtself fle wrath
of all ch<sstentiOHIs strengthening in
the citizens disregard for human life
aud the rights of others dangerous to
society. see no substitute for such a
system except in placing all the Indians
on large reservations as rapidly ~ posi-,
BILE, and giving them absolute protection
there, aud as soon as they are fitted for it
they should be Induced to take their
lands in severally and to sstrpp, a terri.
torial govaxnneh tfot Their owl protect
ton. For full details Oh this subject I
calf your attention TO the report. Of. tbe
SecretaU pe ~ sfntkfiur. aljd sCenfnfstf
sioner OF Indian Affairs.
/ The report Of t1e SfcFlt4ryi a. War
contains synopsis Of the heads Of bu.
reaus, the COMMANDERS Of Military DIR
visions, aud the report Of the General
of she Army in full. The recommends
o aaa sad III ssSittsa 81 ySSs
action. however call special attention
| to the rec9@1n2nfi4tbhbftha CHIEF iot!
Ordnance, for the sale OF arsenals and
! huds no, longer of use to the V(aoHefii-
naent; also to the Recommendations Sf
the Secretary of War that the Act of the
s 80 Of 4 tssa }sss pc, . s.aE Igeo
"s the s teasd h se eRtsns q
country to be, garrisoned and the num-
Fer of military posts to be occupied is
the same asithlA retiuccd army ~, with q
s4ltsar one The iSat,iber of 6taff' Officers
required Is more dependent ppon the,
latter t4fah FORMER condition: The
Shows the cotftftion Of the navy When
. .ns' ip9s into ai'iSf a9a
efforts have been made to place as many
.X3ssels in commission, or Gender them
fit for for service, as possible, and to
, sssss sss ss' f &c ,tss HN
navy and adding to its efficiency. Look
ing to ouytSAt0te, HlnsaNn bseoi AAiEetai
thJugh not cxtravagant policy toward
of the public service !.
''>The report Of tue Postmaster, General
furnishes ISL OIeNr aVAE comprehensive
raShibit Of the operations of the Postal
Of this part a. lhe iROstotfice Depart
meit. The ordinary postal revenues
sa,ennt i to sf3NfEJS' anS s g. sses isss
tnres to S23, $50, l3l showing 1am excess
Of expenditures over receipts. of,S5, 3d.
go. The excess of expenditures over
receipts for previous year amounted t.
! "a. All, 1872. The increase Of revenues for
lS69,over those OF 1868 Wars s2,O5l 800,
and the Increase Of expenditures was
se67 ,3ss, The tnereasel m rsYenye I, in
1859 'exceeded fhsa iIcrc;lsti- revesiiie
In la6S Ivy 1896, 3::,6, and the Increased
expenditures ia 1862 MAS S3,552s ,57ar less
than the increased ex pendAuyes I'M 1867,
showing 10y comparison this gratifying
feature of Improvements that, while the.
Increase of expenditures over the
increase of receipts in l66S was g., 4439
533 and the increase, Of receipts over the
lhcrease of expenditures ia 1863 was
*kVsi,37l. n.a,.r ..;t,.t.l ..i, i,
4 Your attention Is RESPECTFULLY called
atQlthe recommendations male by the
Postmaster General for authority to,
change the rate 0f cum behsntion to the
MUM trunk railroad lines for t!,eiE
serv ices in coin, for carrying the nl,iils;
for having post route, illAlle cxecilieal;
for Ieorganizing ana increasing ths,
efficiency of special agents; for the i'll,
crease o! the mail services on the Pacific,
and for the IS ablishing mail services
under the flag of the Union Oh the
Atlantic, and most especially do call
your attention to his recommendation
for the adjustment Of the ranking
privilege, the abuse from which no one
receives II commensurate advantage. 1t
reduces the receipts for postal services
from . to I'D per cent, and largely in
creases the service to performed. The
method by which postage should be
paid upon public matter. is set forth
fully in the report of the Postmaster
General. .+<g,rgvrryv.x
The renprt nj the Secretary Of the tpT
terror shows that the q uantify Of pubic
lands disposed Of during tile year end
ing June 3Ot!,, 1860, WAS 1866, l52 acres.
exceeding that Of the previous year by
loo, 400 acres. Ofthis amount, 2,SS9,-
544 acres were sold for cash. and >, 1877
1868 acres We're entered under the Home
stead laws. Ne remainder was giahtel
to aid in the Construction Of work Of
internal improvement, approved to the
State as swamp lands and located with .
warrants and scrip. The cash receipts
from all sources, were -, i72, $50, exceed
ing those of the precee ding year, 50. $40,
40. During the last fiscal year, "a, 1876
names were added to the pension rolls,
and 70 tirl,Di,..l tire IRE from lea wing at