The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-10-02
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GRESHAM IN ms NEW OFFICE
rhe late Post Master IN ,hief Uoldinf
the Treasury rnrtfolio-Ue Cats
u Matter uf Accommodation
Additional Notes,

WAsuINGToN, sept, 2i,-Tho i'esidont
to-day designated Assistant Secretary
during the absence or sickness at any
time of Secretary Gresham, Assistant
SecTctury French has always heretofore
acted i'm this capacity. Mr.. Coon Is also
authorized by the Secretary To sign in
his stead all warrants for disbursements
from the public treasury, at money, Ger
tlfed by the proper accounting officers
ui the treasury, similar authority Ia
sign warrants during the absence or
sickness of the Assistant Secretary Is
given French,
An the bureau aud division officers Of
the Department called ON h new soc
rotary about noon, and were presented
hy Mr.. Coon, Mr., Neal, solicitor of the
Treasury, has bcoU called To Boston by
the serious Illness Of his wife,
The star says; Judge Gresham has
known that he might be called upon 10
take the place In Il certain contingency.
The contingency was the inability 10
obtain Il decisive answer from the gem
tleman whom the President had in
view for the Treasury portfolio. Judge
Gresham accepted the position MS "A
mUtter Of accommodation 10 the Prc-i-
dent, hli his Intimate friends say II Is
only Il temporary appointments.
m, Duration of thc appointmcnt Is
commonly filled at about the lst of Oc-
t.L., when N ia b,lipyCl Judge
t;rpsbom viii resign and pcrhaps accent
tho JuIreshin of lie Illinois circuit, IL
H. Lelioyed that other McCulloch or
boutwell, will take the Sccretaryship
upon Judge Grcshnm'S retirement.
Acting PoStmaster-GGneral %ilat5oit
tho nnsrnnire icnartmput permanentlv.
,rbc SECRETARY of The Treasury was To-
d,v ,skcI Tor Instructions regarding
s,;ro assisted cmiprunts brourht 10
C"iTns,on from Brompn.. To tole-
,,rarbeJ The proper authorities TO TO-
Gritr the stoaiushiD to give
hn,d for tha roturn %, Nm, pnlirrnnts If
found TO be paupors with The meaning
NJ iLe law and also 10 prOvjla for their
,noiutennnre until the Question is SET
lad.
Tba Secretary of the Interior declined
IN annroye the action of Tho Utah North
RniIrooI N Ina buildinr their
Ina ron the Fort Hail ~rpsrrvntion.
In idaho, Until the question OF coupen-
satiom TO the Indians for the land taken
ionn, M tae 'isstttod ~ STAT the Indians
nre wilma to accent ZOO head OF stock i'm
nay,m,"nt ~ ~i~ntiocwav. INT the rail
an,n ~ ,ofi,sod 70 rnnnonsaro
- h" in nv w!oy
49,, S totsS,nept rrnnarad In thc
,ond naice sb"wing the disnosai of pub-
IT, iaudS fnr the fiscal venr ending .tune
~ IN IL annaarS Tho cash solns
w., oimni,a IN sG3I7SI7. valuc. SIO302, ~.
- ;,aI hon,oStao1 ent,ios incIudod :
81 ,na acroe. finoI honiestead entries -
,it''gI a and tjn,har c]uititrn ]nntrics
rs ir% ac,'a.. mis"nlInneous disnos.Is
,,ro-,n" od non 30 arrns inrlndiug
81 III nareS of railroad landsI. for
,,,hinh n IgE 40 was recieved. Th9 ar-
49, ir,,nhor Of oc,,ns of land disnossd
= TI"pdar ali the heads CeycIIdin~
inai homestead nnTries(. D6S3is9
IN, IN ondd Tho ngmrogate receints, SiI. S3S. gp3.
- = az" :, - "SSso o,,er the isnnS.i If
az yi % ~ i0i 187 acres. and SI.O75'52I.
'n%;San iianas to The omommt Of Gg7, lbs
,n'.aS which sold for Sg3S IN. arc not in
in tho f]oregoinn total. In the
.n'nHnt nrin,d disnoSnI of durinm tho
noeont ,;ea"i year Da koto il far in the
Id Of ali The States and territories with
: nao SIS acres. Nebraska second with
Ia III acres. Minnesota third. with
'Gie Az acras. Louisiana fourth, with
~ 5i6 acres. lover tpOOW being to
~ lids. Kansas fifth. with I3Sp1Ot
,nraS. Caiifnrnia sixth with I'Il1G55
go go = and Wasbinpfon Territory sev-
M win IoS5 IA acres. The r9main-
~ ,taS and territories djsnosed ofless
- ! o0G Nnn acras eacb- Of II 600 0G0 dis
- "f IN dakota nearlv Dan O were
80 under RAILROAD TrantsI
Gen W s. Hancock. i'm r~espondinp TO
-, ;n~;tat;on of he erroiarv OF the Ma
anal aSsnciation of Mexican war yeter-
tn attend y reunion of the Mexican
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