Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-08


RoBBERIEs OF GOVERNMENT TIMER
LANDs.-The Commissioner OF the General
LAID Office recommends the passage by
Cor gress of a law regulating the sale of tin
Der lands belonging To the government AMI
Tor dlspOslng OF timber Gus under proper
rules and regulations from such lands. Tue
United states marshal for the southern dis
tTlCt Oh Mississippi reports tie seizure in the
ihiee southern counties bordering On the
Gulf OF Mexico of 5000 pine logs, besides "A
aJge amount OF lumber belonging I'd the
government, and there is still large quanti-
ties OF charcoal and turpentine to be -iZsi
These seizures stop trade wnich has main
tanned large fleet of vessels carrying Tin
Der or lumber manufactured thereto N. and
which has been unawfully taken from the
public lands TO foreign and domestic markets
MEXICAN VIEW OF THE EXTRADrIIoS
OF MEXICo.-The DiGytO OJiciGl OF October
II, contains what appears To be an authorita
tive exposition Of the views of the Mexican
government in reference To the eXtraiifiOn
treaty with the Cnitei States. It claims that
the present treaty does not prohibit the sur
render OF Mexican citizens 10 be tried I'm the
United States courts for offences com United
on United States soil, and that the govern
ment may, In It's discretion, surrender them
1t says that the action OF The executive in or
der1ng the surrender of the raiders who at
tackled the Rio Grande jail, was ia accord
ance with advanced and enlightened princi-
piles of International law and comfy, aud
required by the peculiar circumstances OF the
crime. II adds elf the government has IL
ties towards citizens, IL has also International
duties, TO which IL would be unfaithfnl IL II
refused its assistance in the execution Of sal
utary justice"
THE DEFICIENCY BILL reported from
the committee on appropriations by M
Blount, of Georgia, in the House yesterday,
contains the following items:
Nuty-Pay OF officers and men, p, 4i6 6sS I6:
due Seligman q Co, London, S3ll, 95353;
miscellaneous claims, $4,000; hospital
funds, $50 600; officers of the Marine CORPS,
si,se6 Is; enlisted men, S40,392.93; total.
S2,G03 ,SG1.27.
Judi. ioJy--Salaries of five u. s. district
Judges for the second quarter, ending Jane
30, lSII, 81 go. 80; defraying expenses OF the
supreme Court and circuit and district
courts, including the District of Colum 0is
and also for jurors and safe keeping or pris-
onersy SOS ,05I 80; support OF convictS trans
lerred from the District Of Columbia
s., S0 So; total s21i59272.
For twelve additional watchmen i'm the
Interior department, from October 1, 1917, to
June 80, 1873, SG,iSO; repairs in the Interior
department, Sl5,l3l; total s22,21l.
THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS has
submitted his annual report TO tue Secretary
of the Treasury. There was paid into the
Treasury during the year, S132, G3j, HI 50 OF
which $50 $50 493.07 was on account of Gus
toms. The amount paid on account OF ex-
pepses of cole citing the revenue was SI9O2I-
t3o.9O. The commissioner suggests q system
OF checks and receipts for the prevention OF
Irregularities by subordinate custom Officials
who collect money belonging 10 the govern
ment and neglect to carry the proper credits
10 their accounts. He also suggests whether
IL is practicable and expedient 10 PIT in
operation the system OF paying all customs
dues by means Of stamps; and recon mends
that measures be at once instituted to tai
inventories of all goods In Tafehou Ses at the
larger ports, that the result be compared
with the bonds aud entries, and that should
any discrepancies exist, a rigid explanation
be required. The Commissioner states that
IL is a serious defect in the customs system
which permits the Importation OF wines
and spirits for consumption. without pre-
serving their identity in such a way thai the
packages may not be used time al again 10
The prejudice OF the internal revenue, after
they have been emptied OF their imported
contents. One remedy presents itself in the
use of stamp with suitable penalties for lis
non-destructiOn, when the plokaye has been
emptied, OK for renewing in case the package
is refilled.
GEfT, GRANT among his English speeches
made one praislng reserve forces. He de-
cltTed that the success OF Ills scheme for the
Nickhburg campaign was due 10 the vo.uu-
teers, who, Without special military train
Ing, knew how to build a bridge 2G0) feet
long, and did IL. ave don't find that inteilI-
gtnce IN the rank and file OF the regulars"
said the General ''They can do manual
labor; but among the volunteers Won II nd
tnf has a