The Worthington advance., 1880-10-07
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

The assistant treasurer of New York,
purchased Sept. ee, e. 100000 bonds for the
sinking fund.
The United States treasury'department
sempteber 80, purchased 326, 900 ounces 0
fine silver for delivery at the Philadelphia and
New Orleans mints.
The daughter Of cx-president Taylor
was paid Oct. 1st, $4,000 the balance of SAL
ary which Gen. Taylor would have received
had he lived until his term of office expired.
The Smithsonian institute at Washing
ton has received an announcement OF the dis
covery by Prof. Huntings at Strasburg, Sep
tember 29th Of very bright, pale comet, in
IA hours minutes right ascension 29degrees
46 minutes north declination, with daily
motion of 25 seconds right ascension.
The Commissioner of internal revenue
has received information from Atlanta. Ca.
that the United States Grand jury ha, found
true bills against thirty. y.eight citizens OF
Georgia for armed attacks on revenue officers
in the second district while discharging their
lawful duties. Twenty Of these were outlaws
belonging to the gang that burned Deputy
Collector Stegarrs property and fired upon
his family.
The United States treasury depart
ment, October ordered the transfer of ten
million dollars Of gold from the assay Office to
be used in making exchange on account OF
foreign gold. This makes thirty million dol
lars transfered:for the same purpose since the
beginning OF the present fiscal year. The
amount of foreign gold which has came to
this contry since July first Is estimated by
treasury officials at about thirty-6ve million
dollars.
The clearlngs of the associated banks
of Chicago for the month Of September, were
tl42.0O00 600 or e2s, ,0O0, 900 greater than septem
Der, 1879. Clearings for nine months ending
September $l,l95O00.00O, an increase com.
pared with the same period last year Of $685.
100000. Business in every branch and de-
partment and prospects for commercial activ-
ity during the fall are more favorable than
usual during this period.
A co orrcspondcnt OF the London Times
writing from Dublin under date of September
% says: The murder Of Lord Mountmorrls has
excited feelings of alarm and little spirit of
panic among all respectable classes. Party
differences are for the time discarded in the
presence Of a common imminent danger. It
is SAID on all sides with equal dependency
and bitterness, that there is no longer any
security for life and property, acd that no.
body can feel safe that ventures to assert the
rights and discharge the duties connected
with the possession, occupation and manage
ment OF land, il his acts conflict with the in
terests or prejudices of those with whom be
has to deal. The country is fast drifting to
anarchy. The arm of authority seems paral.
yzed and the executive utterly helpless. Al.
though at present the panic is felt most keen
ly by the land owners it is showed by the en-
ployers Of labor who feel the growth OF refrac.
tory spirit among the subordinate class.
Commissioner Williamson of the Gen.
eral Land Office at Washington in his annual
report recommends a considerable increase
both in the force Of the Office and In the sal.
aries Of some Of his assistants. Men Of legal
education and mature judgment can't be pro-
cured for the salaries allowed at present. There
were surveyed during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1850. $500 .25a acres Of public lands.
and 662.l5 acres Of private land claims. The
great increase of 725 ,3H acres Is attributed to
the operation of the act of March 8, 1879, which
led to a great increase In the number of ap-
plications by private individuals for public
surveys.
Disposals Of public lands during the year.
Acres.
Cash entries. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .850,74O
Homestead entries. ies..................6, .6,O4567O
Timber culture entries. ...2, l93,lS4
Agricultural college 4crip. p........ 1850
Locations with military county land
warrants. ..88 622
Swamp lands patented to States. :. 3,767,888
Lands certified for railroad purposes. ..l57, ,a57
The total area Of public lands surveyed from
the beginning OF surveying operations up to
the close Of last year is shown to be 762, $751;
1876 acres, leaving the estimated area yet un-