The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-10-04

FROM WASHINGTON
Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
WAsuINGrDN. Sent. 81. 1873


ton from the President was given to
him 10y Mr. o. L. Prudcn, assistant pri-
vate S. cretary TO tho President, and bis
commission ly Third Assistant Secretary
of State, A.. A. Adee.
This appointment and the couse-
qnences arising therefrom was the ruling
topic in the Departments to-day, and all
business seemed to be deferred to allow
an Unlimited amount of gossip on the
Interesting theme. It was learned with
what may almost be considered Ger
taiuty that the appointment was rendered
to Mr. Gresham some time ago and very
emphstically declined. Tne difficulty
then arising, the embarrassment from
which the President suffered the fear of
making n political error, or giving rise
TO bitter criticism. led to the President
repeating aud urging the appointment
upon Mr.. Gresham. 1t vas not until
yesterday that the matter was consume
mated and General Greshsm's resigua.
tion rs Postmaster General forwarded to
the President at Raritau.
It's learned from reliable source that
the President asked but two persons TO
accept the position of Secretary of the
Treasury before he telegraphed Mr.
Gresham TO take it ex-Secretaries Hugh
McCulloch Ind Boutwell,. Both declined
the honor, giving as reason that their
private engagements prevented; Mr.,
Boutwell, adding that lie had accepted
law csses that would occupy all of his
time for several years. In the absence
of Secretary Gresham Assistant Secretary
Coon, who has been redesignated as act
ing secretary, Will act. He can perform
the duties o. tie Cfice twenty days uu-
der tbe law. BY that time il Secretary
Gresham decides not to remain in the
cabinet the President will have to make
another selection.
From statement prepared at the land
Office showing the disposal of the public
lands for the fiscal year ended June 80,
"a, il appears that the cash sales amount
ed to 6 3l7 SAT acres, from which were
realized slO,302 5S2. The original
homestead entries included 1881 500
acres; the final homestead entries, 2 9I5,-
574 acres, and the timber cutters entries,
4 084, 4G3 acres. The miscellaneous dis
posals aggregated s 600 2l9 acres, IN
cluding s 3i3 l54 acres of railroad lands,
for which the sum of 81 536.4l0 was re-
ceiyed. The aggregate number Of acres
of lud disposed Of under all heads. ex-
clnding toe fiual homestead entries, was
26,S34 O4l, and the aggregate receipts
were 81 S3S, 993 This il an increase
over the disposalS Of last year of 10I 1877
acres and of 81 ,075, 52l. Indian lands to
the amount OF G97, 1873 acres, which were
sold for s93S. 1877, Are not included in
the foregoing totals. IL amount Of lands
disposed Of during the fiscal wear Dakota
is Tar in the lead of all States and Terri
tories, with II SS2 slS acres; Nebraska
is second, with g. los SOL acres; Miune-
sofa third, with l,G46 46S scres; Louisi-
ana fourth with ! 537,5l6 acres (over
l.OJ0OOO being to rsIlTOadSN, Kansas
Attn, with 1884 4Ol ncIas; California
sixth, with LIP G55 acres. aud Wash
ington Territory ssYenth, with 0S5 7j3
acres, The remaining States aud Trrri.
tories disposed Of less than 100000
acres each.
Count Leweuhsupt, who has been the
Minister from SDeden TO this country fol
many years and Vho with his family hat
spent this summer al HOosac Falls, hA,
recently been appointed Minister 10
France.
Tue retirement Of Commissioner Dud
Icy fr m the Pension Office on the 10 L
OF November, wall be hailed with emin
cut satisfaction by all who hrlieye thai
the affairs uf the Pension Office can /,
more satisfactorily administered. Nh
Dudley's management has brought tht
Office tGr years behind it's business. al
though he has bad an army of clerks
and the expense of running bis office fol
a single year has amounted to $3.50, coo
The fact that applications for ponsionl
filed as long ago as 1882 are ARE Just be
/ l.yi,, 10, L., al.
shows n want of system or discipline o
both, which eau be adily supplied b'
some one who has n better appreciation
of his official duties. II the administra
lion carries ont its ieas of Civil S4rvic
Reform with sincerity, Major Clarke, th
present Assistant -ioner, wit
advanced ideas upon proper peusio
, system, would and should receive tn
q appointment.
! The necessity for n reorganization {
5 the United States Supreme Court b,
- comes more and more pressing with th
- advent Of each recurring session. Wit
D nine judges almost constantly at work I'll
p, court is still 10 uverruu with new cast
"a that it bOs become an absolute imposs
u bility to advance even a step upon Il
Il three years that the court has Jagged h
-- bind its calendar. Sitting from Oe;ob,
It to Mny, these judges dispose of abo,
'r three huudrei cases, while the number,
g. new cases that it will encounter Mt Il
y opening Of the session next month will
Is upwards of 400, thus throwing its wol
40 b,ck still another year Thrice has Il
ID Seua,e passed a bll looking to the reli
al of the court, by reducing the number
appeals and eouierring Increased jlri
10 dieIion upon inferior courts, bus Il