The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-28
WASHING Ton.
Govern ment Aid to Settlers.


WASHINGTON, Sept PA new association
is forming in this city, known as the Enlist
ment Labor Association. They propose to urge
upon Congress the passage OF a law by which
100000 volunteers may be enlisted for five
years. for military and agricultural purposes on
the government reservations, IL skilled artisans
to be in each company, and one regiment of
each corps to be engineers. AS soon as 10000
men shall be enlisted, they shall be sent to the
reservation and shall survey and lay out city
and commence the erection of quarters for
permanent settlement, preparing ground for
agricultural purposes and deV clipping the min
eral resources. Each corps is to be furnished
by the government with seeds, stock, farming
implements and tools. The volunteers are to
receive the same pay as soldiers of the regular
army, and upon honorable discharge each man
is to be entitled to 100 acres of land or in
place thereof, to one lot within the limits of
said city.
The Dend Letter 0nice.
The report of the Dead Letter office will show
no increase in the quantity of dead mail mat
ter, owing to the decrease in correspondence
from business depression, and to the efficiency
of the carrier system. There were during the
year ending June 30. applications made for
0,737 lost letters; {, 337 were found.
Hexico's Purpose.
The Mexican minister says that the purpose
of the order of the Mexican government in
sending 5000 troops to the border was to effec-
tually suppress raiding. Instead of having
designs against the United States troops, the
purpose is to aid them The report of the min
ister's resignation is without foundation.
Charges Against Solicitor Raynor.
Charges of corruption are stated to have
been mace against Solicitor OF the Treasury
Raynor, and an Investigation has been or
dered.
The Chinese Embassy.
A member of the Chinese embassy called at
the Department. of State today to obtain list
of foreign ministers with their places of resi-
dence, 1t being the usage for minister after
his reception by the President to call upon
them, either in person or by card.
The Expectation of Live Stock,
The Treasury DEPARTING Mt will take measures
to claim the privilege of exemption to this
country flom the contagious disease act passed
by the British Parliament. which goes into
effect January is, in view of the growing i'm
portance of our export trade in live cattls, and
will furnish the necessary statistics within its
power to secure such exemption.
A Case of Conscience.
The Secretary of the Treasury today received
an anonymous communication from Boston,
enclosing $500 for the conscience fund.
Collection of the Revenue in South
Carolina.
Governor Hampton of South Carolina having
requested that the state authorities be allowed
to collect the United States in,erHal revenue
taxes in that state, on account of great diff.
culties experienced by the United States reve-
nue. officers in the performance of that duty,
Commissioner Raum, to whom the matter was
referred, has replied that the proposition cannot
be entertained.
Corn Stalk Sugar.
The experiments Of making sugar from corn
stalks, which have been in progress at the ag-
ricutural department for some time, will be
closed tomorrow. The results thus far
obtained are believed to be sufficiently favorable
to warrant the attention of farmers.
The Howgnte Arctic Expedition.
Capt. Tyson of the schooner Florence, of the
Howgste Polar expedition, reached St. Johns,
N, F., yesterday, and will arrive al New Log
don the latter part of next week. He has been
absent IA months. All well.
Secretary Schurz.
Secretary Schurz left for Cincinnati this
morning and will return Tuesday. His speech
Saturday night on the financial question is
deliberately prepared and will occupy about 2
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