Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-23
a LAND OFFICE DEcrsros.-The Secretary of Z,

- LAND offISk DESislON-Ine secretary Of the
Interior has decided that under the New Mexico
donation act of July 22i, 1854, settlement and
cultivation OF the land claimed by the decree
must have been commenced by the first day OF
January, ls5S, that being the time limited by act
dence within the time limited by the act Is not
suflclent or Itself to entitle persons having that
qualification to make selections and settlement at
any time after acquiring II, not that such settle
ment and cultivation must be begun within the
time limited for obtaining the residence. Under
this construction the four years OF actual settle
ment and cultivation, required by the act, must
In all cases have been completed by the first day
OF January, 1862
Bins oPENEp.-Bids were opened at the Treasury
department to-day for furnishing glass for the
public building at st. Louis, as follows: Semon
Each s Co., OF New York ror imported glass free
OF duty $3.50; F., A. Drew, St Louis. s7,175: n.
J: De Paw, New Albany, Ind, s7.2a5; E. A. Boyd.
William Gienny, Cincinnati, s $50: London and
Manchester company OF New York. S. s35; for i'm
ported glass s4,971; Drey Kahn,st Louis, 8, a52;
deroy Mariner, New York, IS 701; for imported
glass, SILL
The Courts.
POLICE COURT-,Judge Smell.
Today Frances P3indexter coLored assault on
Holly, colored. assault on Sarah Shanklin: per-
sonal bonds to keep the peace. Jas. Dobson, col
bonds to keep the peace. Also, charged with dis
orderly conduct; IS or IS days. Julia Banks, col
80 days. Frances Poindexter, loud and bolster
Gus: IS or Is days. Eugene Boston, colored, pro-
family; s. orr days. ThoS. McGrath, cruelty to
animals; IS or IS days Jno. Scanlon, do; do.
Your Baliot.BOx or Your Life.
From the Galveston News.
In Grimes county, on Saturday night, the 18th
instant, four masked men went to the residence of
X. NJ west, near Courtney, and called him out or
his house, seized him. and, with drawn pistols, de-
manded OF him the baIlot-pox OF the Courtney pre-
clnct Mr.. West was the presiding officer OF the
election Of the precinct, ana had the ballot-box
and tally-sheeI He demonstrated with the par
t1eS but they threatened to Kill him unless he de-
lvered the box to them, which he did.
Latest Foreign Topic OF Interest.
The ninth procedure rule was amended and
adopted by the English House Of Commons yester-
day.
The condition OF the Archbishop of Canterbury
Is unimproved.
Gen. Won Schweini1, German ambassador to
Russia, will resign, and Count Won SoluS Sonnen-
walde now German minister to Spain, will take
his place.
Anti-Semitic excuses have occurred at Oldem-
burg and Prelautsch. Several arrests have been
made.
The italian Parliament was opened yesterday,
and thirty radical members to avoid taking the
oath to the King, were absent. SignOr Coccapiel-
ton caused great sensation, in his place but
his presence caused no manifestation.
49,, me government prosecutor OF the Egyptian re-
Del Leaders has has submitted preliminary report
relative to the burning OF Alexandria and the
massacre OF foreigners, and 1t has been approved
by the Khedive. The Egyptian government is pre-
pared to let Great Britain decide IL there Is EVIL
dence Sufficient TO proceed with the trial OF Arab
Pasha.
A dispatch to the Standard from Cairo says the
British government has approved the gendarmerie
scheme within certain limits. Baker Pasha will
have an organized body Of $500 men within a
week.