The Portland daily press., 1882-11-27
WASHINGTON.
Information for Ex-soldiars

WASHINGTON Nov. 25.-Tn reply to an INQUIRY
from an ex-soldier, he commissioner of the geie-
rs land office says that. when soldiers declara-
tory stat u'ent Is fled FIR IT ct Of land the
soldiers 10 required TO make actua entry the
land and also to establish his resi- eDee aud COM
mene his improvement within six months after
the date OF lug, aud that he IS not allowed six
M nths more within which TO commence r sdence
ara Improvement, as sold ers have be n erroneous
~ ADVISED by Ger ain aud agents.
The Daily Republican.
The National Republican nes spsper Of this city
viii, on Mon ay, The 4th of December lie issued
under the ma"agement # Mr.. Frank Hatton, in
new form, and with dr G A. Snowden ate man
aging editor OF the Chic go Times, at the hea. Of
the editorial and Lews force. MIR. Ge, rge 4. Cor
h N will b. retail, ed as le dir g editorial writer.
9th rwise, there will he a ccmple change ana
enlargement of the force. In size and form the
paper will somewhat resemble the New York
World.
Opening of the Garfield Monument Fair.
The Ga field monument fair in the rotunda of
the CAPITOL was formally opened by President
Arthur to-day at 2.i5 p. m. The general Of the
army, he members of the cabinet and judges of the
space was densr ly packed The President expressed
bis regret that the managers of an enter rise 80
WORTHY support had been unable secure place
IN which re appropris ely to open the exhibition.
heir inability to 90 so had deprived them of t
pleasure of listen ng t. an oration by Judge Ma
III ws. he ires dent said that he would here
fore, confiue bimseh to doing lit more than TO
70 mally declare III. exhibit op. to Ihe support
of generous public 1t was entirely worthy of
ouhPVAp anu too ODJott lOT WHICH IL was fnkru
was adm rable. there spot in wh ch
monument to Garfield cou be better erected than
the city ia ahich he had spent uch of his life.
The President then dec ed the Garfield mo. u
ment fa open fer busihe
Tn national ch4racrer the affair is made ap-
pa ent on ry hand by the exhibits whi II iracs
the ni tory of the country. In one Q are he
Washington relics IRON Ale andria Masonic lodge
aud by event of to-day is illustrated by the
exhibit q, The seal suit wor1 by Neville on his
trip of exploration The ag, cultural annex in the
building near the agrieu lurs bureau IS a opul.r
disp av, the great feature in W. ich ro ucts
from ihe western states. 1t is r-pur' ed that tn
manag mrnt expresses their qualification over the
bri-kness with whIch the s-lny of artiees ut the
booths began aud Is going forward ton ght.
Naval Changes.
Commander Won. C. Wise has been ordered TO
hold himself in readiness to commsnd the U. ).
steamship Portsmouth. U. s. steamship Hartford
arrived Montevides Oct. 18th, ~ it expeci ed
she will remain sb ut two week. for repairs. She
was to sail thence Va pa also, h,h.
Death of Dr.. G. G. COX.
DIR. G. G. Cox. who has succossively been the
lieutenant governor Of Maryland commissioner of
missioner to the Aust allan exposition, died last
night DR.. Cox graduate of Yale 20 lege ansi
man fine literary atttnm, nts, some of his
ublished poems having obtained a VIDE circula-
ton.
Death of an Old Of1cer.
Commodore Henry Eagle OF to, oldest Off
of the United States navy, died here to-nighi.
He was born in This city in 1904 and was torty-fye
yea in the service He was commissioned COM
Inodore In S62 and retired in 1868.