The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-07-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

It is probable the miners found in the
Black Hills will not be disturbed at present,
as the government does not propose to furnish
free transportation back to Cheyenne for all
adventures found there.
Reports received at the bureau OF
agriculture from different sections indicate
that winter and spring wheat will yield four
The supreme court of Pennsylvania
rules that, after a property -holder has once
built pavement which meets the require
ments of the law, no municipal corporation
can compel him to replace it after being worn
ont. When the public use it up, the public
must rebuild it.
A new and dangerous counterfeit was
Uncovered at the national bank redemption
agency of five dollar notes on the first national
bank of Canton, Ills This is evidently changed
from the plate on which the counterfeit on the
Traders national bank Of Chicago and the
first national bank of PASTOR, ILL.,, was printed
It Is reported that Garcia, the Span
lard, who stole portion Of Murillo's famous
picture from the cathedral of Sasille, and who
was kidnapped to Cuba and subsequently sent
to Spain, shot few weeks after his ar
rival in Madrid without trial by even q drum
head court-marshsl.
The board of Indian commissioners
have requested that officers of the army be
detailed to inspect the Indian supplies at Kan
sas City, Missouri; Sioux City. Iowa, and
Cheyenne. The secretary OF war has directed
Lieut. Gen Sheridan, commanding the mill
tary division of Missouri, to detail officers to
make Investigations at those points.
Messrs. Post, Norcross and lmith,
the commissioners appointed by the secr,tsry
Of the treasury to examine the postoffre
! building at Chicago, have made their report
- Secretary Bristow. The commissioners
cohsemn the foundation, and the stone used
In the '-ailding. They recommend that it be
torn down, and that the stone be abandoned
Secretary Brisow will imme diately give orders
that all work shs' be stopped, and that steps
be taken to preserv. the structure in its pres
ent condition until the natter can be submit
ted to congress-
Judge Spence, assistaft attorney gen
eral for the postofice department, has fur
nished an opinion to the postmaster genera
taking the ground that postmasters are liabl
ON their bonds for losses Of government prop
erty while in their possession. The occasion
of the decision WAS the loss of Iegstere
package containing 900 worth of stamps i
transit through the Boston postoffice. 1t
the first time that an opinion has been give
holding pc .tma.t responsible on their bond
for the loss Of government property passin
through the postoffice.
The secretary of the navy has made
requisition fer $500 900 on the secretary of tn
treasury to pay the remainder Of the FaJragu
r prize awards. This sum will be distribute
among $500 persons heretofore attached
the thiry-five or forty vessels Of Farrsgu'
fleet which made captures from the eonfedei
ates. The aggregate amount derived from a
such naval captures during the late war wa
: sbout s3s, 900, 900, Of which sl4, 100000 wer
: turn.sd over TO the navy pension fund Sil
tes,, snilIions were distributed to the captors
and =. be remainder was absorbed in expense'
etc The Farragut cases are the last TO b
| sdirs ted.