The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-20
WASHINGTON CITY.
To Appear i'm Pam phiet For m.
National Associated Press to the Star

| Natlonal Associated PreSS TO the Star.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee will
cause to be published in pamphlet form
and extensively distributed the correspond
ence between President Hayes and Judge
| Longworth, of Cincinnati, wherein the for
mer urges the latter to allow his name to be
used as Congressional candidate on the
Republican ticket in the First District to
show that the President violated his owr
civil service orders.
LOrne to Visit Us.
1t is more than likely that as soon as the
Marquis of Lorne, who succeeds Lord Duff
ferin, gets well installed as Governor Gen.
eral Of Canada he will make quite an ex-
tended visit to the United States, spending
most of his time in Washington, Philadel-
phia, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago and
St. Louis.
Mackenzie Has Crossed.
Official advices to the War Department
confirm the report that American troops,
under Mckenzie, have crossed the Rio
Grande. Beyond this they contain nothing
worthy of mention. Secretary McCrary saws
in this connection, it may be stated, Gen
Sherman iskept posted about everything that
occurs on the border, and in his visit to the
Navajo Indians in New Mexico is not so far
distant from the scene of action but that he
can assume the direction of affairs at very
short notice.
Chinese Quarters.
The financial official of the Chinese EN-
bassy is in the city, making arrangements
for renting quarters to be occupied by the
portion of the Embassy which is to remain
permanently
Hendrick ExOnerated.
The Commission appointed to examine
charges made against Examiner Hendrick
of the Patent Office have handed in their
report to Secretary Schurz. The charges of
drunkenness, of disobedience to the rules
of the office and of using stamped envelopes
Of the Department for private purposes, are
found to be not sustained.
Public Land Entries.
A table has been prepared at the General
Land Office showing the number OF entries
upon the public lands made in each State
and Territory under the Homestead and
Timber Culture Acts, since the passage of
the original Homestead Act, May 2Oth,
1862 to June 30th, 1873 The aggregate
number of entries for that period is 354 848
In 1868 entries were made in but fourteen
Of the States and Territories, viz: Califor-
mia, Colorado, Dakota, Illinois, Iowa, Kan
sas, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka, Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin and Wash
ington Territory. No entries were made in
the Southern States until 1866, and in
Louisiana not until 1867 on account of the
war. From the passage of the Act up to
1871 there was steady and rapid increase
in the number of entries, reaching in 1871,
1854.
Following this there was something of a
decline, but in 1874, the year succeeding
the panic, the number fell off to 25, 179; and |
to still lessen the succeeding two years, an
increase commenced in 1877 which has be-
come very apparent in 1878, the number of
entries for the first six months (24,013) |
being nearly equal to any whole year since
the panic, with fair prospect of exceeding
any previous year. The change in the tide
of emigration is quite noticeable. In 1875
Colorado received S25, and in the first half
of 1878 there were 4,128 entries. Kansas
shows in the same period gain from 1856
in 1875 to $500 in 1873; Minnesota from
2, 034 to 1862; Washington Territory from
300 to 5S2.