The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-27
TELEGRAPHIC.
Saturday Nights Dispatches.

ST. Louis Items-The Homestead
Question In MIssOurl-LaBds 20 be
put In tho MaFket-Suit against a
Prominent LaWyer-Damages for
Seduction
ST.. LOUIS, June 25.-The United
States Land Officers of the Browns
vile, Springfield and Ironton Dis
tricts, this State, are now here In con-
sultation regarding the recent con-
structions Of the homestead and grad
uation law, by its General Land Off +
Ger at Washington, by which it is or
dered that all parties, making entries
under the graduation law since the Sd
of March, 1867, shall be ousted, un-
less they make proof of settlement or
cultivation, or pay the difference in
the price, within sixty days of date
Of proper public notice. There are
millions of acres of land in this
State which have been entered at
twelve and a half cents an acre, and
the parties making such entries
have failed to comply with its law
The intention Of the government is to
throw all lands so forfeited, by non
compliance with the law, into the
market; and as much of it is claimed
by non residents, a great drawback to
settlement and Developments of the
State is the result. The great object
of the consultation is to devise the
best method of carrying into effect
the provisions Of the law, as recently
interpreted, and to give suitable pub
notice to claimants of land 10 make
the proper settlement.
An enthusiastic gentleman of this
city has devised a plan to increase the
boundaries of st. Louis to fifty square
miles, giving eighteen miles river
front north and south. and six miles
east and west, the whole to be sur
rounded by avenues 200 feet wide,
and park Of three thousand acres is
TO be reserved.
Solomon Steinberg was arrested
here, charged with committing $14.-
600 forgery on a Philadelphia bank.
He he's bcen taken 70 Philedelrhia
for trial.
"a trial of raapers and mowers,
which has been ia progress several
~ti- thse -4uiug cHe past
i've days tern mated last evening a
large number of machiHcs We're aa -
gagged and che attendance was fair
The weather continues Intensely
not, the mercury raDg,ag nom y 10
$50 during the middle Of the day.
Heavy showers fell In this vicinity
yesterday, but none in the city.
Second Dispatch.l
Sr. LOUIS, June 25.-A suit was
entered in the United States Circuit
Court to day which is calculated TO
create q great sensation among the
legal aud business circles Jesse
Halliday and Alexander Turnbull
sue Calvin +. Burns, prominent law
yer here, who with Thomas Marshall
was administrator of the estate of
Jas. NJ. Hughes. who died in 1861.
charging him with gigantic frauds in
the settlement of Hughes estate, by
which his creditors were defrauded,
and asking for an investigation Of the
matter, and n new settlement. The
estate was valued at $500, 900, but the
administrator brought it out in debt.
Burns bondsmen. some of the
most prominent gentlemen of the city,
are also defendents to the suit. EN-
inent counsel has been engaged by
both sides. The progress of the
trial will be watched with much inter
est.
Rebecca Bradford recovered to. day
iu the Circuit Court $4,000 dollars
from Henry G.. Cody. for seducing her
under promise of marriage.
The weather continues extremely
warm. Mercury at noon, 81 and at
Bpm, 97o.
VIM. Marks. living few miles be-
low this city, blew his brains out
yesterday. The cause is attributed to
whisky.