, 1873-04-22
,5sWell Finds Consolation III a
Ga 100000 Judgment
E;:A !, Against the Gov
Tho Interior Department and tho
Usage Land Settlers.
The Latter Claim to Have
+: Been 'swindled Out Of )
Their Lands:*

sErrLHns uARps1I1rH.
(: WAsurs1aToN, D. G., April 21.-Under several
rulings, made by tho Interior department,
undor Secretaries Browning and Cox, largo
number Of immigrants wore induced to aettle on
tho Osago "coded lands" In KanBan, In accord
ance with tho usual requirements Of tho homo
stead law. In 1872, Secretary Dolano made
dociaion In tho interest OF tho Missouri, Hansas
& Texas, and tho Leayonworth, St. Lawrence
& Galveston Railroads, which Was based on the
distinctive point, that these companiea having
definitely located their roads in 1865 the settlers
subsequent to that time could acquire no
adverse title. The settlers on these lands to
The number Of several hundreds who wero com-
p1otoly ruined By De1ano's decislon, recently
forwarded d petition to tho Interior Depart
mont, not only, remonatrating against being
roads aid not locate until 1870, and t6at tho only
proof on bohalf OF tllo railway corporations to
aubstantinte this point came from ofIlcers and
employees Of tho companieH Interested. The Sec
cannot ::be rooponed, md that tho aettlers
Under thia ruling tito Lawrence, Loayen-
worth d Galveston Roaa will receive 10000
about 1888 900. It is stated that in the majority
Of instances, the lands aro under fair degree
Of cultivation, and much better improved than
ia customary In now country.
continues To improve olo,rly, nnu lia prescr1ping
physician, DR.. Brown-soquard, who was re-
contly in Washington has strong hopes Of his
entire recovery. The Senator is atill prohibited
from work Of o montal character, but is allowed
to read to SONIC extont. 10 is much botter now
than he mas In January last, when hypoder1nio
injections Of morphine were nightly neoessity.
BALTIMORE CHEEK.
The Baltimore american to-day, In an edito-
rial expressing the hope that Schuyler Colfax will
allow himself to DO nominated for Congress
from tie South Bond District, concludeB az fol-
lows:
spare from public lfe xn intelligent, conscientious,
8s Sa 9atoa g sta or TT sste LIT
,s2 op sanasis rss rs s; ssss
out hs hand to this yindcaon, which II offered him.
We carneatly hope taat ho viii permit htmscf to bo
returned hY liz district by the arseae maorlEy 1t has
j. f4s the As@oeiat<i Press.}
| B1IAD F1sNEH1Es.
WASHINGTON April 2l.-prof. Baird United
states Commtasioner Of Fisheries, has just dis
| patched Seth Green and four attendants to Au-
| gusta, Ga, to begin the work Of ahad-hatching,
| with view Of restoring tho Western and South
Nr. Groom will proceed northward, md continue
| his 1abora successively at Newberne, Weldon,
fredericksburg and other localit1es portion
Of tho fah hafohed out will bo placed in the
flFeTH AG GAel paTElCuAT 8LhLlul huQ uLuoih VIII
DO transmitted by rail to adjacent watore, both
On the Atlantic Coast and in the Mississippi
Valley.
sTEAMpoAT SUPERVISION.
| Tho Bonrd Of Supervising Steamboat lnspec-
t0rs expect to complete tho revision Of tho gem
| oral rules by Wednesday,.
| cALDwELL'a AnMY TRANSPORTATION CLAIM AL
| LOWED
! Tho Court Of Claims to-day rendered judg-
mont against tho United statos, III favor Of OK
| Senator Alexander Caldwell, for $500, ,860, on
| 1860. Cliof Justice Drake dissontod. The only
| other judgment rendered mas in favor Of Emily
P. Sykes, Tor 93, $50, in MiBsisspp cotton case.
The Court donod tho motion to roinstato tho
| oaHo Of 3. Bchufllin t. Son, Now Yorls,-a claim
| under tho 1roaty Of Ghont for the loss Of ves-
sol during tho war OF 1872.
| This week will probably be wholly occupied
| with hoaring the argument in tho heavy cotton
cases, knonn "a the ViokBburg caees," which
| involve several hundred thousand dollars, and
| arc all to DO triod togetler.
/ FEEDING THE WORTHLESS.
Tho Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has gone
to New York City to opou bids for furnishing In
| dian annuity goods and subsistence supplies for
| the ensuing fiscal year. The bids for annuity
| goods will be opened tomorrow, aud those for
subsistence supplies on tho 20th inst.
| Legal tenders outstanding, 1855, ,083, III.
| SECRETARY pELANo.
Reports have boen aont honco that Secretary
Dolano contomplates otiring from Office, hay
Ing already prepared his reHignation. Tha Soc
retarJ himself, however, pronouncea the story
| untrue.
It appears that the reported resignation arose
! from q typographical error, ha name having
| been printed for that Of DeLong.