The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-03
"Nht, Ah hAN w INV
Imposition of Duty
ON Tin Ore.
A Murderer Iynched in Virginia 49,.
A Crazy Man in West Virginia
Murders His Wife and
Young Daughter.
The Yellow Fever Outlook Washing
ton Naval Aiiairs-Leyec Improve
ments-Atlanta-A
Woman and Son Killed by Il Train on
The Western \ Atlantic Railroad
A Broken Rail
On the Memphis \ Charleston Railroad
Causes SmaSh-up.
Six Dead Bodies Recovered From the
Ill.Fated Steamer Asia.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
On the Memphis \ Charleston Railroad
Causes SmaSh-np.
Six Dead Bodies Recovered From the
Ill.Fated Steamer Asia.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Washington Matters.
NAVAL MOVEMENT.

WAsWNGToN, October I'm accordance
with the recommendation OF what is known
as the shore duty board the navy has de-
tachod from active service and placed on
waiting orders, that is, upon pay averaging
about two-thirds Of that for sea duty,
ninety-three officers, beginning with Rear
Admiral Bryson, Commodores Alexander
Rhind, Edward r. Calhoun and Wm. G.
Semple and Captain 4. G., Fillebrown, en-
bracng officers of every grade down to
cookswain and carpenters. All of these
have been upon short duty, and the change
is entirely in the line OF economy.
LEyEr WORK,
In accordance with recommendation Of
the board of engineers the secretary of war
has awarded contracts for leyee work on the
lower Mississippi river TO he following per.
sons; G.. A. Meyer n. W. Irish, l.. G.
Hardcman, Houston Il Co., o. Kerwin, ].
phelan, X. J, Kennedy, 7. G., Meath,
James Madden, Hugh Carlisle, Luke Mad
den, j. b. Ried, Mayer & Co., Arnold & Co.,
Straw Il Co, Clay & Miller, Fruer & Co.,
Scott II Lamb, McGayerick and ]. u. FL
bridge. The total amount of leyee work
contracted for is 10000 cubic
yards, at cost of $i,1i3 S2i.
James Hamilton, Of Jackson, Mississippi,
was the lowest bidder for the work to be
done on the leyec He is farmer of the
convict labor of Mississippi, and 1t was with
the conyicts which he obtains from the state
by his contract with the state. The secre.
tary of war to-day approved the action Of
tile local engineers in refusing to give
Hamilton the contract, for the reason that
| he proposed to do il with convict labor.
the precedent upon which the secretary Of
war based his opinion Is understood to
| have been the decision of one of his predc
Cessors in the case arising out of the GOV
ernment improvement of Muscle Shoals il
| Alabama.
NEW GOLD CsRTIFlCATEs.
-Four million four hundred thousand do,
lars oi new gold certificates were sent t.
| New York. They We're of the denomina
| tion OF 800.
RIGHTS OF GOVERNMENT LAND OWNERS
| Secretary Teller today rendered de
cision respecting the right of 9
mill owner and resident upon MN
eral lands of the United States tC
cut wood and timber from such
lands within the lines of mining claims reg
| ularly located and possessed under local
laws and customs and laws of the United
States governing the location of such
claims. The secretary holds that locator,
| OF mining claims, SO long as they comply
with the law governing their possession
are invested by congress with excuslv,
right of possession and enjoyment of al
surface included within the lines of theii
location. This right amounts to
property capable OF being enioyct
or transferred, subject TO all ordinary
rules governing the enjoyment of property
entirely separable and separate from th,
fee of the land. II may, consequently, bt
protected in the courts, as it is the duty o
the possessor to care for his own il trespaSs
be attempted by stranger. Having armeC
the locator with complete grant of pos
session, he alone is concerned for It's protec
I ton, and may undoubtedly maintain suil
TO the end, hut he can no longer, ailel
ayailng himself OF his exclusive right, ASK
the government 10 bring action for what /,
no trespass except against such indiyidua
| rght of possession.