The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-03
WASHINGTON.
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BOWEN'S PARDON STILL DOUBTFUL
Dissatisfaction Among Southern Office
Seekers.
The Proclamation or the President
Relative to the Washington
Treaty Expected.
The Rock Island Railroad
Homestead Grants.
WASHINGTON, July 2. 1871.
3Owen's Pnrdon-A Mixed Case.

BOwcn's Pnrdon-A Mixed Case.
II Is stated that the PRESIDENT saturday. at TWO
O'Clock, tecgraphed TO the Attorney General tn
make ont the papers for the pardon Of O. C. Bowen
and forward them 10 Long Branch at once This in
formation was received ny Bowen and he was given
to understand that II the papers last night
he would be liberated on Tuesday. on the contrary
1t IL asserted that District Attorney Fisher. who
prosecuted the case. ana Attorney General Aker-
man refused to recommend Bowen's pardon. and
thar the opinion OF the Attorney General forwarded
TO the President last night was to that effect. Mr..
Alderman declined to give any Information whatever
when questioned IN regard TO tine case.
FctiernI Patronage in the South.
There Is considerable comment In political circles
upon the fact that Senator spencer. OF Alabama.
and Senator Osborn, OF Florida, nave gone to Long
Branch to protest against the action the admins
tration In controlling federal patronage In their
States against the best interests OF the republican
party Spencer is especially indignant because ex.
Senator Warner was appointed Collector OF Customs
at Mobile, and Osborn complains because Grant VIII
not remove Potter Collector mt Pensacola, and COM
mission his friend, p. G. Humphrey.
The Fishery Question.
1t Is understood that In view OF the ratification of
the Treaty Of Washington the President Will soon
issue proclamation touching the fishery question
ana the relations Of the treaty thereto.
The Treasury Programme for July.
The Assistant Treasurer or the United States nc
New York mas been directed by the Acting Secretary
OF the Treasury to buy million OF bonds each
Wednesday and sell one million OF gold on each
Tuesday during the month OF July.
Tho Contested Homestcads on the Rock Island
Railroad.
1t is ascertaned on inquiry at the General Land
once that there Is sufficient ground for the re-
ported excitement in Harlan and Shelby counties
Iowa, growing out OF announcement that the
title of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Com
pany In that section Is defective ana that consc.
quently said lands are open to homestead and pre-
emptiOn settlement The erroneous impression
In regard to these lands seems to be based
up0n misunderstanding of q decision of the Secre-
tary Of the Interior rendered last month applying
only to some twenty homestead entries In Au
dubOn and Shelby counties, which, although allowed
by the local land officers number OF years ago
under misconstruc:lOn of the acts of 1864 and
1865, were permitted by Secretary Deano as mat
ter Of equity To stand.
Tho ku Kiux Act.
No general instructions are now contemplated Ia
relation 10 the Ku KluX act. AZ in the case OF every
law, the proper officers are required and expected
to enforce it, but should any extraordinary OF
affairs arise calling for direct interference 10y
President the fact will be brought before him in
authentic form for his action.
Affairs la GeOrgin.
Private information from Northern Georgia IA 70
the effect that coorcd man was lately killed by
disguised parties In that section. Six persons &c
cused Of the crime, were promptly arrested and held
for trial by magistrate. 1t Is further stated that
the feeling or the community was evidently against
the outrage all being anxious Of having the guilty
parties adequately punished. With this exception
there been and Is now. general quiet throughout
the State.
The New Stamps.
IL was intended that the improved new stamps OF
the Bureau OF Internal Revenue should take the
place OF the Old ones on the 1st OF july but, al
though the plates were long ago prepared the print
ing has not yet been executed, the engravers nos
having been supplied W 18th paper by the department.
for that purpose.