The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-28

volunteers are to receive the same pay as
regular soldiers, and every person so en-.
listing, shall, upon an honorable dis.
charge, be entitled TO patent for 100
acres OF land as now provided for by the
homestead act, or to one lot within the
| limits OF the city as he may elect, every
alternate lot to be reserved to the United
States.
A MEXICAN EXPLANATION.
Senior Zomacona, Mexican Minister,
says: The purpose Of the Mexican Gov
ernment in sending five thousand troops
to the border was to suppress raiding and
aid the United States troops in putting
down lawlessaess.
ONE OF GOV. HANproS's vAdARiEs.
Governor Hampton having requested
that the State authorities be allowed TO
collect the United States Internal Revenue
taxes In that State, on account OF the great
difficulties experienced by the Revenue
officers in the performance OF their duty,
Commissioner Raum, to whom the matter
was referred, replies that the proposition
cannot be entertained.
-i.l CAPT. TYSON ALL RIGHT.
Information has been received by Capt
Howgite, at the Signal Office, that Capt.
Tyson, OF the schooner Florence, OF the
IIiowgate Polar Expedition, reached st.
Johns, N B., Yesterday. He has been abb
sent ID months. AL are well. ss
GENERAL GARFIELD on THE HOMESTEAD LAW.
General James A. Garfield, in response
to telegram from some gentleman IN this
city interested in the matter, sends the
Following as his construction OF the home
stead law: ~
Persons entering tho homestead after
they have ceased to be soldiess, get q pat
ent after one years residence. Persons
actual soldiers at the date Of entry, or who
become so afterwards II they serve i've
years, require no residence. The Com
missioners decision is right. did not
frame. the law but concur with Judge
Lawrence, who did. ~
[signedlw Al 81 ]. A. GARFIELD.
TuE EanaRRsssMES OF. THE DEMOCRATIC
= ARMY BILL.
\ Among the endorsements growing out
OF the posse comitatus clause in the army
appropriation bill discussed in the Cabi-
net yesterday, in addition to the Pacific
Railroad matter, were the cases which have
recently occurred, one in Arkansas
and the other in Texas. In Arkansas the
~. S.Marshal appealed to the command
ing officer Mt Fort Concho for military
escort TO protect him in the arrest OF an
alleged murderer, who had taken refuge in
the Indian Territory, The request was
referred TO Gen. Ord, who declined TO- fur
knish the troops, and in turn referred the
request to Washington for specific instruc.
tions. The other case was the application
OF the W is. Marshal Of Texas to
Col. 'Shafter- J, for. troops to- assist
him in arresting parties charged with
organizing an expedition to invade Mexi.
co. This request was declined and referred
| to Washington. Cases were also mentioned
in which the authorities might be unable
to enforce the neutrality laws. The subject
was not finally disposed of. bnt it is proba-
ble, that instructions will be issued TO the
military commanders authorizing them to
tact without previous authority from ASH
ington, and upon their own responsibility
when they may be- In possession OF EVIL
dence thae ethe neutrality laws are to be
fyiolated.
II 7 2 COLLECTOR REMOVED.
Ridge Paschal, Collector Of Customs at
at Corpus Christi, Texas, has been re-
moved, and Samuel NJ. johnson, Deputy
Collector at San Antonia, appointed in his
Iplace. ! s,-ii t,ii .ss5 III
Il WAsluSGroS, September 27.-Surgeon
General Woodwork, Of the Marine Hos
pitdl service, has, upon the advice Of mem
Ibers Of the American Public Health As,
sociation, selected Prof s. NJ. Bemiss, N,
H., OF New Orleans, as chairman OF the
lcommission to investigate the epidemic oi
yellow fever. DR.. Bemiss replied to DR..
IWoodsworth Us follows: 5t-',-..,
a will accept and give my whole energy
to the work. y q ti5lJ
9 DR.. Remiss is at present Professor Of the
| Theory and Practice OF Medicine in the
university OF Louisiana, and editor OF the
New, Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal
The cremainingmembers ofthe Commission
,l,were determined upon this evening, but
A Their acceptances have not yet been re
ceived.F