The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1875-12-11


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sent = force powerful for tho home purp9ses
q q responsible, though peaceful nation.
THE FOsT-OFFICE DEPARTNEST.
The report Of the Postmaster GeBeral. here
transulv@d. gives q full history % the de-
1artnenf for the year lust passed. IL VIII be OBJ
serFe1, mat toe deficiency % De supplied from
he General Treasury j. increased over the
mount required for the preceding year In a
,0untry 20 yast in area a. The Unigd States. with
Arge portions sDarsely settled, II must De eK-
BeTted that tsls important service viii De more OF
ess 3 burden upon The Treasury for many years
- cone; but there is 10 branch OF the public ser
nee which Interests the whole people more than
Of cheap and rapid Of the mails
HE commercial advantages 70 be gained By a Ill
line Of American steamers 70 south Ameri-
States viii far outweigh the expense Of ser
vice. By act o. Congress approved Arch3, lsl3,
siraosi al matter, whether properly mail matter
Jr not, may be sent any distance through the
nails in packages Dot exceeding four pounds In
weight for the SUN Of Is cents per pound. so far
is the transmission Of real mail matter goes this
would seem entirely proper; but j suggest the
De so amended as 70 exclude nom the malls
merchandise Of all descriptions and limit this
Evaporation 70 all articles enumerated and
which may be classea as mail matter pTOper.
THE BLACK HILLS.
The discovery Of gold in the Black Hills, a por-
ion Of the sioux reservation, has haFsthe effect
o induce a large emigration of Timers to that
point. Thus far the effort TO project the treaty
lights Of the Indians Of that section have been
iuoeessful, but next year viii certainly witness a
aTge Increase Of such emigration. The negota-
ions for the REIMBURSEMENT Of the gold fields
laying failed it VIII be Necessary for congress
o adopt some measures to relieve the embarTass-
neBt growing out of the causes named. The
Of the Interior suggests that the sup.
,lies now appropriated for the sustenance Of
reaty Of 1865, but simply a g~ratuity, be issued
n withheld at his discretion. The condition Of
he Indian Territory, to which | have referred in
eyeral Of my former annual messages, remains
Unchanged. The secretary of the
Interior has taken measures to obtain a full re.
Of the condition of that Territory, and will
make il the subject of a special report at an ear
y day. 1t may then be necessary to make some
recommendations in regard to legislation
or the government OF that Territory.
THE PATEST-OFFICE.
The steady growth and increase of the business
4 the patent office indicate in some measure the
Of the industrial activity Of the coun-
~. The receipts of the Office are in excess of
. expenditures, and the Office generally is in a
prosperous and satisfactory condition.
DUR PUBLIC LANDs
The report of the General Land office shows
hat there were ? 1884, ] acrss less disposed Of
Turing this than during last year. More than
ne-half Of this decrease was in lands disposed
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avs. The cause of this decrease is supposed
be found in the grasshopper scourge and the
IrOuths which prevailed so extensively in some
{ the frontier states and Territories during that
ime as to discourage and deter entries by actual
ettlcrs. The cash receipts were less by $780,
p. p than during the preceding year. The en-
ire surveyed area Of the public domain Is esq.,
SO ,09i acres, Of which 20 on ,53l acres were sur
during the past year, leaving l,l5i A.
90 acres still unsurveyed.
THE PENSION BUREAU.
The number Of pensioners still continues to de-
rease, the highest number having been reached
Turing the year ending June 80, 1873. During
he last year II ,557 names were added TO the
oils and IL ,977 were dropped therefrom, show
ny a net decrease of ! ,420. But while the num-
,er of pensioners has decreased the annual
mount due on the pension rolls has increased
4, 473 ,313. This is caused by the great iacreas-
d average rate OF pensions, created by the hber-
I legislation of Congress. At the close of the
asst fiscal year there were on the pension rolls
"a 81 persons, of whom 2l0 ,36i were Army
customers, lt5 ,47S being invalids and l04 ,SS5
ridOws and dependent relatives; 3 APO were Ma
y pensioners, of whom l ,636 were invalids, and
,7sl widows and dependent relatives; 81,
80 were pensioners of the War Of 1872, 81 ,s75 of
fhom were survivors and s 1853 were widows. 1t
) estimated that s29, 535, 600 will be required for
ne payment of pensions for the next fiscal year,
n amount 1856 600 less Than the estimat. for the
resent year.
GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS.
The geological explorations have been prose-
nted with energy during the year, covering an
rea of about 40 900 square miles in the Terrific
cs Of Colorado, Utah and New Mexico, devel-
ping the agricultural and mineral resources,
nd furnishing interesting scientific and topo-
details of that region.
THE INDIA QUESTION.
The method for the treatment of the Indians
lopted at the beginning of my hrst term has
cen steadily pursued and with satisfactory and
lcouraging results. IL has been productive of
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