Richmond weekly palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1875-1905, 1875-12-09

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complete repairs. and could be ready
for sea in periods varying from four to
ak months. With these completed ac-
cortlfng to the present design. and our
two war torpedo boats now ready, our
iron-clad fleet VIII be. for the purposes
OF defense at home, equal to any force
that can he brought against 1t. is
OF our wooden navy. ALSO cruisers OF
various sizes, to the number OF about
forty, including these now IN commits
sion. are in the Atlantic and could be
ready for duty as fast a. men could be
enlisted for those not already IN com
mission OF those. one-thlrd are, IN
effect, new ships, ana tn0uHh some VI
the remainder need consiueT1o,e re-
pairs on their boilers ana machinery,
they all are or can be readfy mace 81
fective. This constitutes ueet ~
more than nIty war sihps, u men ~
teen are iron-c iad now on nanu. on l s,ie
Atlantic coast Inc navy mas peen
brought 70 THIS condltioh .! juuiclouS
and practlcai appiicatioh Oh ~hal coulu
be spared nom the current apPsoIria-
tons OF the last Few years, anu ION
that inaue 10 meet .he po2siplo 10,
gehcy OF IWo y.aIs Az. .,l.-1 nas
aohe, quisuy, Miano p !. -. :.
uispiay. sha '.aoeT n-4.- 80 =. -. o.
selais III. 81. CT -. - - az
uihaIy vAp0ii'1issiie q s'-eA - 1
irohciaos are cohse,neu' l.as =. go 49,
mourning 70 'he - u.1 ne ~. a. In.
Ia. yst ~ a.t. !. < -. - to.,,,J
- IN -,.l ,a,ho,
-. ~ 80 - s.s'ss - Tha a~nansos
IMAM the dppdi Gnu oI c'. nc q PoioS9
incurred in the maintenance OF an e1-
feetive naval force in all its, branches
-. IL - e,,sh s-,,-.o Il;
OIL = q, S,'s 20, -, - ,1s4t,
essentlal 10 our posltion, feialions, ana
to-. 10 hn
enarac1er; ana aIeess ser and no, ic
.Le--l a.. -. - ..,..,A,,f ,,o,,atf
RESPONSIBILITIES. The estimates for the
regular ssa,ryportof this branch of the
$500 e., n, 49, go a,nn,,nt To :,
80 ~. INT HVAes , Sesa "
little less, In the aggregate, imam LhoSe
made for the current year; but some
aJd;+;<.,,oI .,,xsr,,x,~;.t;,.,,e a,., aclyod for
auui.ioiiai appropr,a.ions ar ash ,., III
opJectS not lncluueu III the Ordinary
maintenance OF the navy, but believed
t;,,a r. .s..ra e, -, ..,;,,s,,,,s ~. ,.,;Sa
a,liie II my "pn,.o ' w vs. fl,,-
Immediate completion of the five doub-
10 turratad roonitorS naxx underpoinp
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repairs, SuASh AuSs o'bst "Asc 49, NY
slowly, anu ohiy az money can pe
spared from the current expenses
Supplemented by these, our navy, arm
ed with the destructive weapons of
ahoaerh warfare. hdhne" -! oui 90"
men, and in charge of our instructed
officers will present force powerful
for a.. horna n,,rnococ. 81 !. rnSnopcible
~ On. 80 49,, " =
bhoush f'ssHceiai hatfol.
PosrOFrIcY DEP ARTsfl.ST
,r,a -...x-. - g. r..,st.r e.a,a~.1 ha~a
ti repola s,,1i Hstor ~ the
workings OF the department. ior the year Jus.
70 81 ,;i a ve .i er, tsos nr~ IN,
s l,,1,trv ~ vast IN aTea
settled, it must be expected that this import
ant service will be more or less q burden upon
h r to
,ests the whole people more than that of cheap
Snerciai adVsntaess to be ~. canned bv direct
Zine of American steamers to the South Ameri-
can States will by far outweigh the expense Of
service. BY an act of Congress-, approved
March 8, 1875, almost all matter, whether prop
cry naii mattei NOT, may pc sent any uissAHcs
tnrougn the nalis IN PACKAGES not exceeolns
er ppund so far as the transmission Of real
nro,,er Int sn,pc o f5af the Law e1 he 40
p.opel Dus l suSsJss t sars az 70 70 a %
amended as ~ exclude rom tne malis neI-
20 al a...c,es . anu
Which, saAAs oe ciAsseu 10 i'.A1. 1A'"''eA
The discovery of gold in the Black Hills,
portion of the Sioux reservation, has had the
effect to induce large emigration Of miners to
that point. Thus far, the efforts to protect the
treaty rights of the Indians of that section has
been successful: but the next year will GER
tainlv wituees a large increase OF such eIuiera-
ton The negotiations for the relinauishrnent
of the gold fields having failed it viii be neces-
relieve the embarrnss1nei1t growing out Of tbs
causes named The Secretary Of the Interior
suggests that the supplies now appropriated
ger obi obiisasory under the srety Of isss but SIM
ply gratuity, may be issued or withheld at
his discretion. sAls - ssz - 80
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tber aims =, T. III a., tisso;
for the .sS,usss.p1,e,ss Of amt <rri zsr.ri - :
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THE PATENT OFFICE OFFICE
ness of the Patent Office Indicates. in some
measure the progress of the Industrial activity
in excess of its expenditures, and the office
generally is in a prosperous and satisfactory
condition. - = s-.sf ssasg f5lI#sFr}
PUBLIC LANDS
The ra,,<,vx fs1a1a C,esssrnI Jas.d Ofsce sfovss
that there yrere $50 sM acree less ]yepoetd 81
.Inr;ng tbis than ,Inrin1 last wear More than
, - II II this ae.ra - wss in =, ia n .,sSsssd
~ under the homestead and timber culture
laws. The cause of this decrease is supposed
5,a,,,tt,s- .vt,;cI, ,7rayaiiaS az, a1siyeIv in
an,,,e Of the frontier States and Territories
kaf
antrias ~ act1-aI seftiars Tho essh reeeiIyfs
,vara less ss6no ~ "a than during the preceding
wear The entire SURVEYED area of the public
dorna;n Is esl "a l,e4 acres of which 26 on al
scraS y-ar. s,rvavad during the ma ct wear lea
mo IA AZ no acres still nnsu~Teyed The re-
IN, mt 81 tbe Commisaioner nresents many in
terestne suseesGem e zega{s e ~ s L1s s M = =
ment anu u.sposisen ul .e p.o.c ~. s,i,aI anu
the laodIneaSon ~ sAs.nS NV e ~ 4I
unpoI .aae9 y, ILL., ILL .i - ~ io
sAT Tr, Cal elui !, ~ % : % So, .!fi U.s.
me nuAper VI Rensone.s sun IL. i ~ -
decrease, the nenese houuDeI lawns o ,eea
D,r;,., the he r. vear n ~ no1nes YER. added
to the rolls and 1z.g77 were dropped therefronl,
showing net decrease of 40 but while the
number OF pensioners has decreased the an
nual amount due on the pension rolls has IN
creased S4,413313. This IS caused by the great
increased average rate of pensions, which. by
the liberal legislation of Congress increased
from S9O36 In 1872, to 1888 in 1870 to each in
salu pesloneI, an luere.se ~, Ia .e seIus,e
During the year ending une ~, isfn; 5nere was
PAID ON account OF pensions, lnciudlhy the
expenses OF dlsoursement $96S5,lie being
<9lU,962 less than was paid the preceding year
This reduction III amount of expenditures was
produced by the decrease IN the amount OF ar
rearages due ON allowed Claims, ana ON pen
sions, the rate OF winch was Increased by the
Legislation OF the preceding session OF congress