, 1875-10-25
Tho Lnntt-Siarks' Clutch nt the
Palmer House Empty and
Futile.
Marrow Escape Of Prof. Tice from
Death by an Anesthetic.
Mr. Potter Sure Of Two Weeks Of Dlla.
tory Cust0m- House St0no-Cutttng.
Some Of tho Recommendations in tho
United States Treasurer's Report.


sp<e5as Mspasah to TAr Chicago Tribune
WAsn1xoTon, D. G., Oct. 24.-Drunmopd.
Commissioner Of tho General Land- Oflco, has
decided adversely on tho appoal OF Middleton.
who sought to locate aomo OF tho porterfcld
scrip upon tho Palmer House Hite In Chicago.
1fiddletona application for sn ontry Of tho scrip
upon that tract was mntae at tho spr1ngacld
Land-of1ce, but was rojcctod. He appealed, and
tho Commissioner snstaius Tho Rogisser At
Springfield. The land upon which tho Palmer
uouao Is located Ia shown to havo been regular.
IL SOLICITED as canal-lsnd md properly sold. and
to be in no way subjec to entry uudor tho Por-
terdel1 actip.
SAMUEL WALKER
pubiiatos review OF tue report of tie TOD
Cloud Commission. uo claims that the Com
mission havo aaopod the a.tls1ccs Of special
pleAder, and have suppressed important testa-
mony. The contractors, McCann and HiaTcns,
who yere 80 hssailed In the report. WAlkor
alleges, wero mover members OF tho 1ndiap Hing
but acted independently Of 1t. For this roaRon
tla Ring was hosti]c to them. and while these
two contractors hayo committed frauds to Tue
extent OF $120,000, tho ling proper haa atolon
moro than 52,0o0,o0o. Walker charges
that the ring ia composed Of Delsno. sr and
Zee
Wheeler, Daater, Weldon, Dod9e, aud Baldwin
Walker insists that tho claim Of tho Comu,laalon
that sayile and Daster are innocent ia absurd
rRoF, T1cE,
OF ct. Louis, Of tho Tlce meter 7ory narrowly
escaped death horo this oyonfug. l1o Was takun
With Inflammation OF tho tnugs ftoul exposure
In sasing lifo In tho North River, aud took t<lo
large doso OF al opato to relieve pafu. Tho
physicaua at QUO t1mo despaiFod Of snTiog him.
1nr NEW ENGLAND rAHr-rnAlS.
Tho threat OF Chester ". Chapln, President
OF the Boston i Albany Fond, to withdraw the
train from Dostoa to Albany Which connects
With lho fast-mail is regarded by tho post- 0aico
authorities broAoh Of good faith. At tho
Saratoga Conference, wl,ero the fast mail train
Was decided upon. between tho railroad anthor1-
tiea and the representatives, Of tho Post-Ofise
Department. that particular trnin WAS mon
toned. Chapin. who wae present, said that,
for two winters, that train had been
discontinued on the ground that 1t did not pay.
but that hereafter it would bo q pofnnnant train.
Tho post- OlIlco authorities a,cep.ed that Htate-
ment as definite, aud made the faat.mail eched-
u1o largely dependent ou tLnt train. Ths Now
England mail eau only Eoacl tho West On tho
fast mail by tho continuance OF that train, md
to withdraw thls train will bo to exclude that en-
tire section from the benefits OF speedy trxna-
mission Of the malls,
Heury Wilson iH ia town.
DISTINCT riNAHET9.
Tho Attorney -Gouoral las 6ecded that tho
Government 10 bound TO nay th6 principal and
interest Of tie now District 3G5 honda. In thia
opinion be la sustained. It il said, by CHARLES
Q'Conor.
THE CHICAGO ousToN-nousE.
It IA stated that two moro waoks Will be necea.
sary to complete the cutting Of the stono-sllls
for the Clark-atrcst front of tho Ouetom-uouso
building.
rnE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
/ The resignation OF Indian- Commissioner Smith
[ wns virtually In tie hands OF becretAry Chandor
before he loft for tho Wost. Gen. CUwon iss
been informed tnat his continuance as ASSISTANT
remain. II is well known here that, for a long
| tina previous to tLo rattreuent OF Ualano. Cen.
cowen vas not in accord with him III
he mattete !tt. that have r. been et..o,..s, 10 t,
Put In circulation that Gen. I'rstow and Mr.
/ Jewell had mado active opposlt1on to tho uoml-
nation Of Chandler llas no truthful Foundation,
{ aud tho same IL true Of tho report TINT he bud
to contribute to the election 4und. For tie
| present no other changes than that Of Comms.
| Bannsr Smith arc expected among tho buEeAu
officers but, aftpr the annual repo 'ts hasc besn
| Will be announced.
Tho question OF tho proper classification Of
oalt.hair goods. which has 80 long leen pending
| IN tue Department. has' been Hsxtlod. The
Smithsonian Institute had for aonB time beer
engaged in making scientific teata, and The re
suits have Juat been transmitted to t9s Depart.
ment: I.e re results nay be sum@slazea as TO-,
eight contain por oont or tasA Of wool twenty
contain from 8 to 10 per cont So Ton contait
from 20 to 40 par cont; and eleyen contain II
per cent or oyor while on tho remaining forty
seyen eamptca th1 actual preseuc0 Of woo
as component material ia unhacart!ainod. tht
percentage not being dstermlned- ..eho Score
tary Of the Treasury hAa accordingly lsausa
circular in which he says the Department. has ar
manufacturer certificate authorized 10 June
1871. AZ sufficient evidence thst she irm ari
] manufacturers OF calf OF COW hair cotton ant
vegetable fbro without auy admixtuto of WOO
-" - C Conclusive, ' aa'a w vii ~ bs disrssssasd
not only ~ 70 toture im,portat'ons Q .
aotton on which was suspended By tho De
psrtmeut Instructions OF Feb. II, 1B15. In dc
terpainiMg the claasihcation OF the seyera1 var1e
ties Of merohand!se hereafter imported under th
oommsrclal dspiBnatton Of cali or COW hai
! goods, cuAtou1a exports will DO governed by th
Same geusr&l rules on the principles unds
which such classification wss fxod prior to th'
promulgation on Juns, 1870. On tho cArtlaattt
| and Instructions above cited.
THE uMTED BrATEa TREASURY.
/ ITu tn Aasoe,ated fstsst
W4sH1NoroE, D. c.. Oct. Alt is nndofsteo<
coming report Of the Treasurer OF tho Unisu'
| Slater, tho following recommendations Ansct
Iog tho redemption Of National Bank notes vii
bo made, First, that the National Hauk III
demptiou agenoy bo made \ separate bureau u
tho Office Of tic Secretary Of the Treasury
undof tbs charge Of superintendent, who sh.'
give bond for the faithful discharge Of bis du
tioa second. ,hht tho s Dor cont ssdefnpAo'
fund shall he kept iu the Treasury. but sub}ec
to the checks of the Superintendent. aud
that thsy be payable In currency OF draft
on New York, Boston, Chicago. 1t. Lou.a
or other sub-t1easury; third. that oankH or other
ssndng National Dana notss ioE redemption b
, | required 10 prepay tho ezp1ess chargea 70 WAaE
ipgton, and thkt, for I'll other expenses Of th'
aRency. National Banks b. atlowed 70 aeduI
| from tleis next 9sul-Aunua! return of tax upol
. ! circulation ths amount OF any assessment tha
may b msde, ~ slso in their ne1t return th
Auaunt Of AaS0aauanta haEatotnta NADIA.