, 1873-08-09
Damages Awarded by the British Claims
Commission Likely to Offset
the Geneva Award.
The New Civil Service Rules
Approved by the
President.
Carl Vogt to Be Disoharged--.The Kan"
sas senatorship-.'union Pacific
Railroad Lantl-Patonts.


Union pacfAe Railroad has never received patents
for largoiamounts Of It's land In Nebraska and tho
Territories. Tho Land Commissioner of tho
1lold has frequently eudeavored to obtain the
patente, md it is understood TINT agents have
recently boon horo for TINT purpose. Tho put
entB aro withheld by tho Government on tho
ground that tho road Ia not completed, and they
will not bo issued until I. now Commissioner is
appointed who shall declare tho rond tlrst-caHs
| road. Largo numbers Of sottlors hive
| purchased lands Of tile Railrond Com
pany in consequence without patonts, upon
tho guarantee Of tho road that a patent and
good title shnll DO forthcoming. This guarantee
| il something in the naturo Of bond for o
! patent, but Of course docs not convoy tho tito
to the land.
| 1NFonMEns SHARES IN INTERNAL REVENUE CASES.
It tlas como out TINT q considerable number Of
| rovonuo otllcors md others aro Of the opinion
TINT tho provisions Of tho law providing for in-
for1nors' shares in internal revenuo casos has
| noyor been respected, ns WAS supposed, and
eas opcs sersR % s sDo asS aey s"sg msg oy M
formation and securing themselves large
the Inv Is maintained. It is claimed that the ro-
cont act, which, It is supposed, 1epcals tho moie-
ties Bhnro repeals 4 cert9in section OF tho pre-
vions acts supposed to cover tho cases Of noiety,
but 1t ia stated TINT this section in reality makes
| no reference to fnformorB' shares. Tho point is
consequently taken that tito ropealing clause is
limited to this aection in tho previous act, md
that the law providing for tho nformor's share in
internal revenue casos il not repealed.
| KANSAS eENATonsu1P
Information roachos hero TINT tho Governor
Of Kansas, contrary to expectations, will appoint
| aSonator pro tom. from that State, to till tho
| placo Of Caldwell, during tho period botwcon
tho assembling Of congross and the timo Of tho
election by TIE hansas Legislature Il is also
| 1nBloy, Of LoAvenWorth, formerly AL army otli-
cor, who hns grown rich out Of tho Government
| contracts, and who recently was involved in
| somo very curious transnctonH hero, ia conncc-
tiou with u Burreptitious payment OF large
Treasury warrant.
| CoNsU1A ACCUSED OF DrsLoYALTY.
| Many complaints reach this city relative to tho
to Europe. Within q few wooks there has bocn
d summary removal Of Homo Of tho Oldest and
| most eiliciont Consuls. This removal has boon
followed by tho appointment Of persons from the
for their dialoyalty to tic Government. Tie
| fact ls. we'll known horo that tho person M
pointed to auccced Dr. Rea OF Springfield, Ill,
lato Consul at Belfast, refused to roply to q
willie on tho passago to tho Con.
sulato, and TINT ho gave expression
to frequent distoyal sentiments. There havo alAo
been some recent appointments in the Depart-
/ MUIlls HUI9 u uCENOuH u1HLlnGulHueu LOT Enclr
dialoya!ty. Ono Of tho most prominent Of these
ia tho case Of hlaj. Elias GriHwold, who is now
Assistant to tho law Offices III tho Post Office
Department, on salary Of Al 800 q year. This
Maj: orsTod occupied prominent positions in
tho Confederate army during tho ontire war. Ho
was in command Of tho prison camp ut Colum-
bia, +. G., also in command Of tho prison pen at
Iuscalooda, Ala., and was subsequently PROVOST
hla1sllal Of Richmond, and had Libby Prison
| within his jurisdiction.
| THE NEW cry11, sEny1oE RIFLES
Tho Government has as yet taken 10 action
undor the now civil service rules, which pro-
yidos for tho appointment Of local Examining
Boards for competitive examination n thoWost-
orn States: It il now given out that these
Boards will not be appointed until 1ato in tho
fall probably not until aftor tho fall elections in
tho several Statoa, for roasonB boBt known to tho
authorities. There appears to be no great
anxiety to enforce the now rules in their full
ueHs. Tho intention apparently is to permit tho
prosont competitive condition until tho assom-
bling Of Congress. when that body will bo able,
should 1t desire, to abolish tho Civil Service
Commission by refusing appropriations.
| nEFuaEEs UNDER TILE KU-KIux ACT.
The Attorney Geno1al's officers arc in receipt
Of information to tho effect that many Of tho
! prominent citizens Of South Carolina who have
become rofugooB undor tho Ku-Iilux act, will not
roturn, notwithstanding the recent lottcr of the
Attorney donoral. unless como specific STATIC
mont is mado that they, personally, will not bo
prosecuted. They represent that unless the
ciflcnIIy nnmod thn intornrnta at;nr ~ t1,a c1a1n
oncv Viii no 1cft ontrnv w;ti lin 1on,1 rr,ancnt-
in0 officers, Who it is sfatod by Tia rofdroos aro
Certain to be infuoncal hv Ioca nroimdicos and
would ho nn;to ltniv r. scloct nr nrnsoc,,,t,n,, ,
t,oaa ,vhon, tI,c pro1;5o,t ,n,v .,oa, - nt
| DAM.ora rn orSurT r,,r G2r.rw. .1v.4M f''
! There arc intinations that tho Commission
Mstoin a. comntornar, "a ~ ~ noro " u.sa'
vii ronort o,,11 ecarco, ~ sa s T.;
Gonovh nward se1f Ho 1 laora ~ ~ tot ot6 1o, .rr
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rho ro,.,,r, Hnm na,arts,a,!t nann NoiLs. t..
tho worlt cnrnvn@ ond - nri,tu H,o0s'nS t,o n
a10 Nationa1 hn'et nni66 ont 1;t !!e5 ~! suu Hom
| ~ t; ;L.1 "h H. liz NY oAtoGsnsioa n,
o oHs 1ats rroxdoa sG I'm 1g ~ N"4 @ nanas'
~ -" "", a,a us ~, .n'e
b' ni,anan ~ Ky ~ mno5opy ~" money cau
tnorn t. iovo rotnood ~ ra;,,nran ,aha tI, ~ a.o