New-York tribune., 1871-06-19
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han sent memorial 10 tne lasL OOHeIceoj ooAHb
the payment Of q per acre, the title to the tract OF
Land known as the Panoche Grand Rancho in California
be fully confirmed TO him. He basedshis claim on an
alleged Mexican record dated March 49, 1884, OF pet
ton by one Gomez for three square leagues OF ianu'
This claim was rejected Dy tno
United States Land Commissioners sent out 70 se"io
private land claims In California For ten years persseen'
efforts were made to have the claim recognized py
the United States Courts and toobtan patent from the
General Landoce. At length, on the 14th OF March,
ls according the report Of the minority OF the iate
Judiciary Committee, which adopted by the House,
patent was and engrossed copy was signed Dy
President Lncons Secretary in charge OF that business
This patent recorded In the proper record Dook ana
the record marked ana examined" The date was neo
In, and the signature also recorded Inc teseimony
shows that the records the patents were never marked
"examinedD until compared with the original and found
correct and perfect This record remained intact ana
unchaenged until within two years. when counse ior
the NewIdra Company drew pencfnes across the tace
Of the record and with pencil wrote across 1t the wofds
"Not signed" 1t remained In this condition until IL
and the original patent called for by the Judiciary
Committee in the progress the examination Upon the
production Of what claimed to be the original parcn
ment IL appeared never to have been signed or dated
This patent was written out five separate sheets OF
parchment stitched together with ribbon on examin
alton It appeared that the last sheet OF the original doc
ument on which the date and signature had Deen
taken OIL. and another eneeU
neither date nor signature. Through the four original
sheets we're the holes made by the former stchng the
.new sheet having been attached by independent sew
ing When in April 1862 the Chairman OF the judiciary
Committee called for certified copy OF the record as 10
appeared there Secretary Cox ordered TO be written on
the same the words, "This patent has never Deeh
signed or executed, and Is Of no validity, ana
the record is cancelled" thus as Is claimed, assum
ing to certify to fact seven years old, OF which
he could have no knowledge, and to alter the record
The House. therefore, passed resolution that the patent
ought to be again recorded IL stood on the lih OF
March, 1885, that McGarrahan ought to be conceded 10
have all the rights which such record would give hl
and authorized the President to take whatever steps e
might deem expedientt to ascertain the validity OF NC
Garrahans title. 1t is in accordance with TINS resoutoh
therefore that the President has instructed secretary
Delano as before stated.
An outrageous mailing trick is stu sueees'luy
resorted TO- and should be understood by all inventors
especially by those who apply for extensions OF renewals
Of patents The lawyer, in common with the puphc
generally having to the records OF the Pateho
Office prepares list OF all applications made for re-
newal or extension of patents, and files with the Com
missioner notice OF protest on ms own account
He then acuuaints himself with the particulars OF each
case and writes to the applicant that notice OF remon
STRANGE has been fled here that he has been empoyeu
by the persons whose interests are auecVeu ny
the proposed extension to argue the case peiore
the Commissioner; but tnat ds nls Shou''
are disposed to deal fairly with the applicant he the
lawyer thinks that the might be compromised ana
the applicant saved much trouble and expenses he adds
perhaps that failure to settle the matter beforehand
will probably result in a refusal Of his petition for ex
tension The lawyer is al not at liberty 20 name MS
clients" but will be glad to communicate to them any
proposition which the applicant may make. III the
inventor is tmid is often the case, he will agree 10
buy off the aginary remonsrant and the black mailing
LAWYER pockets the money. II, the other hand, he
feels sure and TO great expense to collect
evidence and present it in the strongest possible hgn
he finds when he comes before the Commissioner, no
opponent One Of these swndlers has made large FOR
tune in this way but their tricks are now so Weu KNOWN
I'm the Pension Bureau that the simple fact that one OF
them is connected with is not calculated 10 nep
it any in the estimation of the officers OF the Bureau
Senator Pool having Friday received Information
Of the KuKlux outragen North Carolina called on the
President and was assured through the Secretary OF
War that there would be hesitation in using the utmost
power OF the Government In ascertainng ana bringing
to punishment the guilty men. Among others VINO called
on the President on Friday morning were ex-GoVs'
Parsons and Smith, and ParsonILakn Of Alabama They
claimed to represent neither wing of the Republican
marty in that state but desired to call the attention OF
the Administration to Importance Of taking the most
active steps toward providing for the education OF the
negroes They assured the President that that would
save the State to the Republican party
The Post Office Department finds great trouble in the
Southern States in filling the small offices with compe-
tent postmasters who take the oath prescribed IN
some cases IL has been compelled to discontinue offices
on This account The latest trouble it has had in this
way was with Reconstructed "poor white,' who had
been appointed 10 an Office worth $500 or $500 year.
The officer first had trouble in getting his Donds-
men, After they had been procured, postage stamps
were furnished him. and matters went along very nicely
for the first quarter but the returns not satsfac
Had Nm FOR an exclamation why he had
approprated the funds, he replied quite curtly that he
had given satisfactory bonds and that was all that was
required OF him he thought the postage
stamps were his own, and also all the
proceeds Of the office. special agent was sent to look
into the matter and to give the new official some lnsruc-
ticns in the manner Of doing public business IL was
ound that the Postmaster had been u the habit Of send
ing stamps to various places and selling them at dis
count and approprating the proceeds He pretended TO
think he had perfect right to do with stamps a. he
thought fit; that they his own that he had given
bonds and that enough II the stamps were not his,
he wanted to know why he had been put to so much
trouble in giving bonds &c. The end Of the case is not
yet reached, but is supposed that the special agent will
be enabled TO convince the man OF MS error without
recourse to the courts.
In 1870 Congress passed bill placing the foot
ing with soldiers regularly mustered into the United
States service, company OF 100 men, in one OF the
States known Home Guards. The War Department
having entered the the roll, claims amounting
to 100000 collected from the Treasury 1t now APP
pears that many OF the fictitious, and thai the
persons in the secret have pocketed about $4,000 Gov
ernment authorities are now investigating the matter
The Secretary of the Treasury recently apphed 10
for remission OF fine OF $500 imposed on the steamship
Newgate for running without having been seeted as
required by the new steamboat laws "hie Oh an tx
trip this vessel exploded her hues ana severely
injured many persons The Secretary declined 10 con-
slider the application for remission OF hve'
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue mas snomittedto
the Solicitor General the question whether ginger
cherry, blackberry and raspberry oranue' are haoe 10
a tax of fifty cents gallon or nity cents quart
Tho Hon II p Uulbard Controllcr OF the Currency