Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-06
EASTERN NEWS.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY SENTINEL.
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
IMPORTANT LAND RULINGS.
Release Of the American Consul at
Acapulco.
Nothing Political in the Postpone
Yesterdays DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON
IMPORTANT LAND RULINGS.
Nothing Political in the Postpone.
ment Of the Meeting Of Congress.
WASHINGTON, Nav 4.

WASHINGTON, May q.
Copp'S Land OAaer Tor MAY contains
the following decisions of the interior
Department: In the case OF Bellows
ct al, owners of the Champion mine,
it is held that the party who entered
the land under the homestead laws
and received a patent therefor &C
quired no title to known mines there
on. The wner Of such mines may
make application for patent the same
as though no homestead entry had
been allowed covering their claims.
All the mines located in the Black
Hills, Dakota, should he recorded to
fully insure them in regard TO title
therefor, where such locations were
made prior to the ratification OF the
treaty of February %, 1877.
In the case of Null VS.. Rolls &
Ross it is held that where land has
been returned as agricultural in char
acter on township plat, but the
township is afterwards with
drawn as mineral land, the burden of
proof is shifted upon the agricultural
claimant to show the non-mineral
character of the tracts he claims. The
Donation act of 1850 expired by limi-
tation on December l, 1885, and set
tiers under that act will not be al
lowed, after the expiration of the act,
to set up i claim to land falling outside
of their original notification, and owe
which they have exercised nc legal
control. The heirs or devises of a de-
ceased homestead claimant cannot be
held responsible for the failure of II
public officer to administer under the
estate, and the statute does not run
against the heirs during the time which
elapsed after the death of the claimant
and the date the administrator takes
charge of the estate, provided the heirs
are without notice of their rights. and
the estate is administered upon within
seven years. Where a party who has
made a timber culture entry fails to do
the breaking required by the act of
March Ii, 1874. within m year, his
entry should be cancelled upon salts
factory proof of such a failure. Home
stead claimants can now make their
final proof before a County J Judge, in
stead of being compelled to travel to
the local Land Office.
WASHINGTON, May 4.
Our Mexican Minister has informed
the State Department of the release OF
the American Consul at Acapulco, and
Secretary Evarts has instructed him to
enter a formal protest and demand
from the Government of Mexico an
apology and full PREPARATION for the
outrage.
A Washington special says: The
session of Congress was postponed to
give the business of the country a
chance to revive and to avoid IA heated
term. No political considerations Lad
weight with the Cabinet.
Looking for sitting Bull.
CHICAGO, May T..
The Seventh Cavalry. with LOO
men, has left Fort Lincoln and gone
in search of Sitting Bull, who is sup
posed to be north or south of the Vel
lowstone with some five hundred war
riors. The command will hunt him
down and bring the hosti!es when
found to the agencies.
Closing Down OF - Carpet Mill.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4.
The largest carpet mills in the United
States, those of Dolson, at Schulykill
Falls. closed to-day, thus throwing out
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