Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-06-07
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2The commissioner of the general land
office is instructed to direct the officers Of local
land offices along the Northern Pacific railroad
10 accept selections OF land within the indem-
nifty limits OF the grant TO that company, and to
note the same upon the books when such selec-
lions are free from conflict, without requiring
the company to furnish lists Of land "lost In
place"
For the week ending May 26 there
United States mints.
The investigation of the charges
against Architect Hill still hang fire. Murch
isn't ready with his "evidence."
Superintendent of railway mail SER
vice In convention at Washington adopted
resolution recommending that mail for deliv-
cry in all large cities be distributed on the cars
ready for carriers, as Is now done for New
York and Chicago, when 1t can be done with
out delaying more important distribution.
BY decision of Secretary Teller the
Central Pacific railroad company is sustained
In its appeal from ruling OF the commission
er of the general land Office relative to the
patenttng OF lands by the Central Pacific COM
pany.
The contract for printing the postal
notes was awarded few days since and with
in three days the work was put In The hands of
the engravers.
The United States Treasurer has is
sued circular In regard to express charges on
United States notes sent TO the United States
Treasury for redemption. II is as follows:
'No appropriation having been made for the
transportation Of United States notes to the
Treasury of the United States for redemption
during the fiscal year, the express charges on
Treasurer on and after July l, 1888, will not be
paid by the Government. When the charges
have been prepaid at private rates returns will
be made, II so requested, by the Treasurer's
transfer check on any Assistant Treasurer Of
the United States, drawn to the order of the
order of the sender or his correspondent. II
not prepaid the express charges upon the notes
received and upon the notes returned therefor
will be deducted from the proceeds Of the re-
mittance at the rates established under the
Government contract with the Adams Express
Company. This circular does not apply to Ma
tional bank notes, which will be redeemed and
paid for In the same manner as heretofore"
The Washington monument has now
reached such height that the Blue Ridge
mountains, about 40 miles away, can be plainly
seen from Its top.
The treaty between Corea and the
United States has been ratified.
Secretary Teller has decided That the
land grant OF the defunct Pacific company is
to seek homestead In It. 1t Is said this decis-
ion will work great hardship to some settlers,
and 1t Is difficult to where II will benefit any
body.
The Hill investigation is at last in
running order. Look out for something start.
ling
The decrease In the public debt for
May is about three and one.half million dol
lars.
Walter Evans, the new commissioner
of internal revenue has been installed In office.
About 10000 rejected models of un-
patentable inventions were sol d at the patent
Office in one day recently.
Complaints concerning the conduct
and management Of Architect Hill continue TO
pour In, which, II found TO be true, will make
matters rather difficult for him. His case Is
being investigated.
An order from the postmaster gen.
eral directs postmasters OF the first and Sec
ond class to hereafter give personal attention
to their office, under penalty Of liability Of re-
moval.
One of the colored jurors on the star
route case can neither read nor write.