The New York herald., 1871-09-12
W ASH I N q r o NJ,
The Georgia GovernOrshIp-A New Quess
tiOn for Judicial Declsion-GeO-
logical Explorations Of Wyo-
ming and Colorado.

WASHINGTON. Sept. IL, 1871.
The Georgia GOvern0rship-B -Buiiocik's OGiciaK
Head In Danger.
Georgia journals are commenting freely on the
fact that Governor Bullock has been absent from the
State over two months. As there Is no Lieutenant
Governor the duties OF the once in his absence de.
vove upon the President Of the Senate, ana nexu
upon the Speaker OF the House. 1t Is c0ntended by
leading journals In that state that Governor Bul.
locks continued absence vitiates his title 70 the
ONCE occupied by him, and they recommend, IN the
absence OF the President OF the Senate, that MI
r. L. McWhorten. Speaker Of the House, be sworn
In as Governor and await the action Of the Legts.
lature on its reassembliDg In providing for ON
executive ofncer Of the state. The last heard rom
Governor Bullock was on the 9th inst, when he was
at San Francisco
Exploration Of the Basin Of the Yellowstone.
The Secretary OF the Interior to-day received Q
letter from Professor Hayden United States Geol0.
gist, dated Emigrant Gulcb Yeowslo ne River.
Augustus, IN which he says
The exploration OF the Yellowstone basin Is now
completed. our labors have been entirely success.
ful. up TO this timo no accident has befalIen any
member OF our party. We think no portion of the
West has been more carefully surveyed than the
Yellowstone Basin.
careful typographical map. hundreds OF
sketches and Photographic negatives, and COM
plete collections in natural history and botany
have been secured. On his return East Professor
Hayden purposes exploring belt OF country from
Fort Ellis TO the Union Pacific Railroad. near Fort
Brdger, where the party Will be disbanded about
the lst OF october, portion OF them proceeding 10
Washington to prepare the report for publication.
Valuable Information for Emisrants.
With view to answering the frequent inquiries
emanating from citizens Of the various European
nations respecting the quality and extent OF the un
occupied lands belonging to the United States OF
riCaa md man acquiring n Iitl0 th0r9-
TO- the Commissioner OF the General Land ONCE has
prepared, and Is about to ISSUE q pamphlet, tn
English, French, Swedish and German, giving, In
as simple manner as practicable brief statements
first, OF the form OF government OF the United
States second OF our political divisions; third Of
the peculiariues OF the soil and climate; fourth OF
the land system ana manner OF acquiring titles
and fifth, OF our naturalization laws or the manner
OF acquiring citizenship. In treating these subjects
the leading feature will alone be given ana each
subject will be divested Of all minor details and
technical references where not absolutely necessary
to the full understanding Of tho subject under con-
slderation. This pamphlet Is also intended to tak0
the place Of the annual report OF the transactions
heretofore used for distribution In Europe ana
which contained much matter not needed IN foreign
countries -, X f'
Expenses of the Marine Hospital Service. =
Dr. John M. WQodwortn, Supervising surgeoa
United States Marine Hospital Service, left here this
evening On an inspecting tour West, e9d y!ll VISIT
Oswego, Buffalo, cleveland and Detroit. In his rd'
port to the Secretary Of The Treasury for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1871, he states.
that the amount Of hospital tax collected during
that year was $2ss145 AZ; the number Of days re-
lief to sick and disabled seamen were 437,2s7;
penses incurred for The same exclusive OF construc
ton and repairs OF Marine Hospital buildings,
$453os2 40; average cost per diem for maintaining
each patient, 81 O4.
Measurement Of steamers.
In admeasurement OF steamers the question has
been raised whether the entire under tonnage
should be taken in regulating the dimensions OF the
fire pumps required by the new law. The Acting
Secretary Of tho Treasury decided to-day that the
entire tonnage must be taken IN regulating the
dimensions OF fire pumps.
The Republican Orgnn-Chnnge of Editors.
Ex-Governor Holden, OF North Carolina to-day
assumed editorial management Of the daily WASH
ington Chronicle. The paper viii hereafter bo
recognized as the organ Of the Southern loyaliss.
FREQ ExpOrtatiOn from Morocco.
Onlcial Information has been received that malice
beans, peas ana chckpeas VIII be exported free Of
duty from the ports OF Morocco for the period Of
eight months. beginning from tine Slst Of July last