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= WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1871
The return OF Secretary Fish to-day and OF Secretary
Beknap yesterday together with the fact OF the IN
tended departure Of Attoney-Gen Alderman for Geor-
ga Saturday has started the report that the Pres
dent will return tomorrow, and hold Cabinet meeting
on Friday but appears be other reason for
the belief than that here stated.
Architect Clark OF the United States Capitol building
has under consideration the proposition extend the
west front of the OF the Capitol facing Washing
ton and make the architectural front Instead of
its being at back of the building, now Is He
thinks the plan feasible and one likely to meet with favor
from Congress, The improvements now making In the
Hall Of the House OF Representatives are very extern
sive. The floor being put down will allow 80
additional seats. The sections are done away with
entirely, and the members desks therefore, VIII DE more
compactly arranged than heretofore.
Librarian spoford Of the Congress Library will bring
10 the attention of Congress- at the coming session. the
necessity Of making some provision for the vast ana
constantly increasing accumulation OF books ana
other matter under his charge The present apartments
are entirely iuadequat Mr. Spohords proposition Is to
building for this purpose some one OF the Gov
eminent reservations lying east of the Capitol Con-
gress needs the entire Capitol exclusively for legislative
purposes and the business appertainng TO the same
There at present sufficient room 10 accommodate all
committees or Congress, ana several OF
some important ones) compelled TO occupy the
ROOM There 100000 volumes in the Library and
this number is increased annually by from 1900 TO
1900 volumes. The copyrights occupy considerable
space and they sent in at the rate Of 1900 year.
During the war, in February 1864 and while our army
was occupying tract OF land Alexandria, Va, the
land was sold for nonpayment Of direct tax by the Gov
ernment and Messrs Reynolds and slngerland of New
York became the purchasers. The tract was held and
sed by the military several years thereafter when II
was turned over the purchasers The firm has since
filed q claim at the Internal Revenue Bureau for
rent Of the premises from the time OF purchase
to the time they into actual possession and Com
missioner Douglass decides that they are entitled 10
per cent per the assessed value OF the lands
as rental for the time specified and orders s payment
This was the only claim Of the kind on fle II Is fact
worth noting however, that of lands sold for direct
taxes. the Government now owns In virginia, south
Carolina Florida and Tennessee, about 100000 acres,
the Arlington estate, just across the Potomac, having
been acquired by the Government in this way. Many
persons in the States named above still occupy such
lands and refuse to relnquish possession Proceedings
will be made against these parties soon and the lands
will be taken possession Of by the United States.
new steamer Intended for work on the Pacific Coast
il fitting out at Camden, n. j. on the Delaware RIVER
and will shortly be prepared TO so to her station Ihe
opportunities afforded by her voyage around cape Horn
will be made use Of for deepsea explorations The xpe
HILL ex President Of Harvard College and L. f. Pourtas
OF the United States Coast Survey who will make obser
yatons on the fauna Of the bottom, observe the TEN
perature OF various depths, aud take notice OF oher
phenomena The vessel will be commanded by COmno-
dore Philip C. johnson OF the United States Navy
Copies OF the sano Domingo report have been sent out
from the Executive Mansion TO Government officials and
others II is handsomely printed and extensively bound
and contains about 800 pages with seVerai ueiu maps
Of the Island. ,....ho ,r,ro,no,
WOrkmen are now engaged in painting the prlncipal
nuhc rooms of the Executive Mansion III anticipation
of the return OF the President and family. -. -
Gov Holden Of North Carolina states ni TAI me-
foundation for the statement, recently
was about 70 buy out a newspaper eS'aplThnen' III
Washington. =, % o,,i,ens NJ New
yort Cor the week ending the 10th inst - -. n
George Pemberton Clarke, creeping uollsi james D.
nayeunort barrel tank and case Tor transporting scus
and netroeunl; A. j. II. Duganne, printers counln
rnie Josnua Kidd apparatus for the nanuiaetuIe OF
hydrocarbon gas John Merves holse , no g, oaih
taivb Ar assgnor OF onehaf OF his right 10 lhohas
Ws mannfacture OF artificial stone william fVMeroy'
n,i mad Gnstaye Bartel, hat press Daniel DAVIS,
ssanor 10 the Davis Patent HUB ana Wneei company
wheel for vehicles Zoeth 5 purieei as VI hnn
Inc cast-lron and machine castings; james W. Manon
wrench; Edward ANUS Merfin P"a 'e '
Matz sewing-machne.