Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-04
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For the Sufferers.

WASHINGTON, September 3. A band of nurses
leave to- night for the fever districts, seven
males and eight females. Two of the latter are
from the treasury and one from the government
printing office. The colored people have contrib
| uted Sl23, and 1000 was raised throughout
| the city since Sunday. The aggregate of the
subscriptions is supposed to be about 81 600.
Killed.
Geo. Atwood of this city. freight conductor on
the Lowell railroad, wss run over by freight cars
and instantly killed at Woburn this morning..
Receipts.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, 1926, 708 81 4;
customs. ~ ,70S, HIS.
The Iowa Elections.
Although the Secretary is satisfied of the sue
cess of tue republican party in the approaching
election in Iowa, he will leave Washington next
week and take part in the canvass of that State.
Rations for the Destitute.
The Secretary Of War has ordered rations for
twenty days issued to 1000 suffering poor OF New
Orleans. II there should not be sufficient tations
there. special train with supplies will be sent
from Chicago. He thlnks Congress will approve
this action, but as government cannot be depend
ed upon for continued supplies, he expressed the
hope that private charity would continue to be
exerted.
The Fishery Award.
1t is positively known that the letter of the
Secretary of State to the British government on
| the subject of the Canadian Fishery award as ex-
| cessive, contains no suggestion Of q reciprocity
treaty with Canada, or on any other commerce a
| treaty.
A Fictitious Sherman Letter.
| 1t is said Judge Sheabarger understand q fc-
titious document will be produced before the
Potter committee by the former mistress of f. l..
Weber. purporling 10 be the Sherman letter.
South Carolina Affairs.
1t is rumored that Earle, counsel for the gov
eminent 10 the South Carolina csses, has been re-
moved, owing to his activity in the behalf of the
outlaw Redmond. Earle believes Hampton will
be unanimously elected to succeed Senator Pat
terson, aud he is strongly urged for the. Vice
Presidency by the South. Earle is positive that
Hampton issued requisition for Patterson. He
| thinks another requlstion for Kmpton will be
made, and that there will be no attempt to arrest
Patterson until after the expiration Of his term in
March.
Earle says the necessity for the U. S. Court in
argument of the celebrated hsbeas corpus writ
has passed. The trial OF the revenue agent for
murder will proceed before Judge Bond in No.
vember.
New Silver Dollars.
The treasury department has issued another cir
cuar to encourage the circu aton of standard sill
yer dollars. WEIGH will now be issued 10 multiples
of 81 900, not exceeding $4,000, as provided by
law.
The 4 Per Cents.
SUBSCRIPTIONS 10 the per cent loan to-day,
$l4 400
The amount of additional National bank circu-
lation issued during August was S607 $40; amount
Withdrawn during the month, S9l4,5E.
Decision.
The Secretary Of the Interior to-day rendered
an additional decision to the commissioner of the
GENERAL land office, in the well known Dudgmou
case The appeal was taken for the renewal or
su spension. Secretary Schurg declines to do
either, and the former decision by which large
tracts OF land covered by land grants to railroads
were opened to settlement is to stand, unless re-
| versed Dy decision of the courts Immense
| numbers Of applications have been made to enter
lands under the former decision 1t pected the
railroads will take immediate steps to appeal To
the courts.
The Secretary expresses the opinion thai
mort age in the several States and territories with
| in which the land granted by the act of July.
1862, and the act mendatory thereof of July I'd,
1864, are located is not conveyance Of the legal
title of the land. but simply pedge-a secnrity
alien thereon and that estate is by such instru
ment vested in the mortgage, either before af
| ter the conditions were broken. In each and
every of the mortgages presented in case, the
| legal title as we'll the rights of sale and dispo-
sition of lands therein described Is retained in
| the companies, the trustees endorsing the mort
gage with full knowledge of the limitations of
rights and authorities of companies to make the
same, while the companies, by the terms of the
| mortgage, had q right to sell and dispose of the
lands. The trustees were to receive the pro-
| ceeds of all sales of lands made. This right OF
| the companies to sell the lands having ceased by
vntue Of the third section Of the act of july,
| 1862. The securities OF the mortgages will be
| subrogated by the mouevs arising from the sales
when made by the government.