, 1875-10-10
r,,g = Milwaukee Man Got q Fat
District Contract,
l., oisar Tricks that Have Not Been
Vain in Bankrupt D. C.
,x.hr Hint as to tha Recommence-
ncnt Of Work on Our New
Custom-House.
nc1ano's Mysterious Successor
Will Take Hold on
Monday.

will Take Hold on
Monday.
LAND-PIRAcY.
rrEx1HZp~scR1P RAID CPox TIE PALMLE
=. .,r.r PROPERTY In cu1cAao-How srEcCLA
- ipyESTUnEES ATTEMPT TO c1acuAVEA
r ayyEKaL LASD-0Ff1CE
>.,,-,a, Ui,pctch te The CHICAGO Tstbuns-
v,sn,o1ox, D. c., Oct. 9.-The Porterheld
<.,;a xhcb Nj. Middleton, OF Washington. D
r .n1..vorec to locate upon the Palmer-Hous
.~,,,t, 10 Chicago. belongs to the last issue O
80, rh;ch was available before the iesue OF th,
u rare yilainous yalentine-scrp. On accoon
s,ts xa,city, tho Po Porterdeld~sc1p was bough
,,h~ soeculators, and has been boarded BY then
-, r,.a uscs rs that to which Mr. Middleton has
i,t Attempted TO apply j. in Chicago.
CHARLES roETERF1ELD
... C4pain Of the Virginia Line in the ReTo
,=ioaa.y Var. and as such vas entitled to ,1ss
.re. of land on account OF bis superior ser,
Ty,.s Tbs Stats Of Virginia passed legislation
.h:e, haired Porterfeld from taking advantage
ostha neIt; and the United States, 10 1852,
n,ssda \ general act unler which he WAS also
t,1I. Both Of these acts had been overlooked
ar rmte.held and, shortly after discovering the
t.a hs died. He had been gallaut soldier,
~, his heirs successfully applied to Con
rr.4a for relief. They were very poor. and
,ttir ancestors ga.lautry, with some ingenious
I3oby;or On tbs part OF the relatives OF the
t,ri1y, succeeded in securing the passage for
,ben, in 1850, Of the special act of Congress
,sasr which this Porterfeld scrip, Or, more
r,spei7, this Revolutionary bounty-land-waf-
mt Ess issued. Tho family was 80 needy that
tho entire amount Of the scrip was speedily sold
r. than for II per scre- About 5000 acres OF
il, ,ell INTO the hands of various parties. WAS
hid BY them tor SOME time, and sold ut large
GT&o:e nr 10cated.
THE pLCNpER.
/ litt3e more than oue-nalf Of the scrip ia
.'ready located, the .-nds covered by it being,
tw the most part, Ii tho populated States,
she1e, through eone careIessncss OF clerks in
tx old days some neglect Of registry, some
error IN the record Of tho plat worthy people
I'D Left their estates open to the approaches OF
tx laud-eharks.
Tls authority to commit land-piracy, which
this character OF scrip represented, was confined
II this Issue for considerable number OF years-
THIS xas the only scrip which could be used for
ths purpose Of robbipg people Of their land, un-
i! the I1ter and recent Issue Of the more in
famous Valentine ecr7p.
The fruits Of this Inter piece Of
1oBBy- yz1A.Sy
vii be remembered in many 3 humble home
throughout this generation Tho remaining
bali Of the Porter6eid scrip caue into the hands
pf the laT-f,m Of Chipmnp, Hosmer d Co., one
Of the members Of which is IN some way related
to The heirs Of Porterfeld. This firm paid $12
fT 4cre for shout one-haH OF the scrip, and
h,ye held their purchase for some yesTs T.
5,nh+;sss ~ ~ s.fnas.ae ~. :oa -
Sou..,soe u.e eo.1e "res ue'e1itAa|oo ~ sa1ue
auee tne lseue o1 she valentine ecE1p' winch lat
E pe1mi:s lt8 owners to commit An act
d mrscy anywhere, Chipmau, Hoemer
Co. have located = considerable amount
II III. porta,ss1J scr1r rror x,1rahls 1.1do =,
0hia md in othsr ~ ia % cant,si Tes,ern Sta4aa
!aasnneh ~ this scTlp ls Of one issue, is Ill
nenueal md has been entered at some Land
0t1ca8 In the couutEy the entry approved bv
tas Land-Ofdce, and patents Issued. there can
h no doubt that it can be entered tv MT Mil
r;so. -. ~ Sa4eato' -. pioftnea ~ e@e noo tne
n - ~ t1o ~ W "n1cu .ne cooot1oas o1 nls scilp
~ y u ihese conditions ire set forth IN the
following copy Of the certificate, which also con-
tans the only instructions relative to this scrip
thas have been ,ssned IN 1he Rerietara and Ra.
eeiyen of I.nd- -0a;ces '-''-1
s7rr,1 .csn ~ -SsS.
n,xs.1. ~ %xst1L ACi " CONGRESS OF APRIL II. 1850
80 st OF THE 1SfEh1oR--hEsoLur1oNAR
'A*-AAa1- 1-,HAHAAN1s-GESEHA =, LASD-ofF1cE-
wn ao--. forts AcSes.
nj a.I1s ~ ~ ac9 ot congress approved Oh the
~ AfxA 1850 entitled - An act for the rcl1et
49,. ksA representatives OF Charles Porterdeld, de-
toe@ ~ enacted that the Secretary Of the In
nst1 taud Issue to William Kinney and Thomas j.
~ 49,. e1neqtors OF tne Last Rail and teatanent
r,,-,S.s -Sst' to.sesaesd, ~ deceased nunbar Of
snrrs+t. 4o9o. 70 tlS3 acres OF Ana,
@st1,s @t1,.S y. 70 Inc nshA suodtvlslons Of the
f ~ n n quantities not iess tlat 20 screa TO
~: a spe .e1&ea On any OF the public lands which
~ s*x - ot ns1 % surveyed. and which hnEn not
tn ;.i "1se Apffol17ated 1t the uo7e OF such ocA-
Eri.s o to5 o1 the st1fea OF Territories ct the
nil ~ 1, , wne1e lie minimum PRICE foI the same
u .od ,cs.a Ioa snm OF 5l5 per acre TO b. select
In. - tatsu ~ conformity with the legal subdiv1s-
H. such kurveys, and appropriated according to
a ~ ~ cott4aned IN the List Will and testament
n,nos... Aooe1t forfefheId, deceaaet, IN the same
hnd. sot me purposes directed III regard 70 the
stS nase been lost By the said legal represent
D he Supreme Court of the Tn;tad srate.r Ana
Tie Secretary Of the Interior has charged
~, eesA Aod-Ohca with the execution Of the said
r.
hcn - oe Y knoten, That. On the preaeuta-
d tbs rnt,.S q tnf warrant .t any Land-Omes
1ho9a,. Mschis as .as saa ~ ma1aam annex ano
a1sased q tacsr ssttense. ~ ...fo!osnt
!!oo them II such executorx nnda- thu nrnrjeions ri
fM Of tho said Robert Porterneld. "a directed by
IT, - y question, b duly indoFsed hereon-sre
h. aotho.zed to enter 10 acres Of aoy OF the pub
a1u nsse "ean surveyed and not Otherwise
d tbe s:atss =. ~ ~ .oe q each iocannn within any
te 1utnilpurn No. ~. ~ .. .ne ssaee, @nsee
t1 o s25 pss ere within M inI., ~ the ist1;ct
q AndA EuryA~nd sh.