Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-27

ANNUAL REPORT OF SECRETARY DRLASO.-
he annual report OF the Secretary OF the In
terror department contains matter in reference
70 the Capitol grounds, the new isil, &c, which
mas already appeared IN THE STAR. The re-
port says that over nine million i've hundred
ana thirty thousand acres OF the public domain
has been disposed of during the year, from
which the cash receipts were - 100 $3.50. 1t
u recommended that pine and hr lands shall
lot be subject TO entry under the pre-empti3n
auC homestead laws; that q system of SURVEYS
DC GeTired by which the quantity q pine and tr
-imotr 0n eaCh smallest subdivision Of assctiDn
msy be at least closely EypT0N4L Ted; that an
immediate exploration by experts Of tue unsur-
Veytd portion VI those states and tsrrityrips
knuSn 20 contain pine and tir timOer be IN ode
with a view Of asceFtalnug the yeOrraBhicai
situation OF such districts. tnat tla TeD1rts of
such explorations DO tOloTe3 By I'M mediate
surveys arpIalse ments, prCciamatI)ns and "a. es
Al not les than the appraised value, and for
cash only. The Secretary COumenis to the IA
VOir'!e cCnsl1sratiOn OF Congress the sugges-
JOl.1 %. The Z mEuIssIOneTs c8lIeTning the ex-
EeJienCy OF repeating the law which requires
GiallnautS Oh confirmed private land claims u
defray the expenses of the survey OF their
Claln.si concerning the conSOlid Iti0a OF the
homestead and pre-emption law, and concern.
Ing the urgent necessity OF reorganizing and in
cTeasing the clerical force of his office.
A WAsHIN TON SCOUNDRRL.-Tc-day there
walks with head erect man who after ruin n,
one innocent, ursusI Getting girl. married auoth.
eT, :" no was almost her near neighbor. His wife
I
s.oTy reached her ears, and the poor little bsba
was brought 10 her notice, her heart almost
b. oke, and she resolved 10 leave the man a.
though he hsd been her husband a few months
Relations thought 1t best to take no steps in tn
matter, and she was dlSs uSded fro n obtaining
divorce. But the smOOth-faced villain was
not content With tie misery he had wrought
but sOugh 90 regain hts power over the girl dur
ing the ten FoTaTy absence Of his wife. Poor
thing, sbe was trying 50 hard TO be worthy OF
the forgiveness OF her father and sister who had
not Czs- her Ut. One day, car filled with pas
senseys, was passing down the street. One
young n an IN the car called the attention OF
another "a a beautiful girl who was about enter
ing stoTe and named her as the mistress o.
- he had mistaken the Innocent young sis
ter, sHc woman N tie car, whO overheard the
teH aTA and knew tie girl, made ii her business
10 CAL AZ the house of the two sisters and relate
wat Lad occurred in the car. The young lady
turned upon her unfortunate sister, and with
ttbe nence TeprOached her for the dIssrAce she
IAu bioAsnt upon the family, and added that
she Hould DO longer live in the same house with
net5 oot would hereafter live with a relative in
shother city, where she could escape insuIts
lie poor wounded heart ga 20 way, and the for
sekeh one iel 70 the door in stron ger corvnI-
slenS- In three days che died, Hsr hstravar
sat upon the steps OF his law, wsiIin,
and watched the funeral as IL passed Washfa1ss
ton C0TTssIoHdsBes L0zisvlVs C0Hrier.