The National tribune., 1884-10-02

He had long experience in Libby Prison. He
knows how it is himself" and can heartily
sympathize with the boys who suffered as pris-
oners of war.
THE PUBLIC LANDS.
The cash sales of public lands for the fiscal
year ending June 80 amounted to 6,317, SAT
acres, from which the sum of $10,302,5S2 was
realized. The original homestead entries in
cluded 1881, 500 acres; the final homestead en-
tries, 2,945,574 acres, and the timber culture
entries 405i, ,463 acres The miscellaneous dis
posals aggregated s,600,219 acres including
6,343, ,154 acres of railroad lands, for which the
sum of 81, ,536, 40 was received.
The aggregate number of acres of land dis
posed of under all heads, excluding the final
homestead entries, was 26, OIL. and the ag-
gregate receipts We're Sl1 ,S3S 1898. This Is an
increase over the disposals of last year of l0l,-
137 acres and of Sl.075, ,52l. Indian lands to
the amount of 697, l2S acres which were sold
for S93S, ,137, are not included in the foregoing
totals. In amount of land disposed of during
the fiscal year Dakota is far in the lead of all
States and Territories with 110S2, SIS acres;
Nebraska is second, with BIOS, SOL acres; Min
nesota third, with l,646, ,46S acres Louisiana
fourth with 1.537,516 acres lover 100000 be-
ing TO railroads.; Kansas fifth with 1,3o4, 404
acres; California sixth, with 1,1I2655 acres,
and Washington Territory seventh, with 1,0S5,-
ries disposed of less than 100000 acres each.
OF the 100000 acres disposed of in Dakota
nearly 100000 acres were taken under rail-
road grants.
LABOR TROUBLES.
There is a prospect of serious trouble In this
city between the resident laborers and gang
of Italian and Hungarian laborers imported
from New York, by Thomas McConn, OF that
city, who has the contract for $780, 600 orS400,-
900 worth of sewer construction in this Dis
trict. The laborers here, principally colored
men, have been receiving $3.50 per day, and 1t
is said by them that the imported laborers are
only TO be paid 20 and so cents per day. gang
of 200 of the foreigners is encamped in Gales
Woods, just outside the city limits, and is en-
ployed on the Boundary sewer. The Washing
ton laborers are very indignant over the inn
portation Of foreign laborers and are making
threats.
SECRETARY GRESHAM.
Washington was not a little surprised at the
appointment of Gen. Gresham, of Indiana, to
the head of the Treasury Department. as ii
was known that he had once declined the ap-
pointment 1t is understood, however, that
he viii not long retain the position of Secretary
Of the Treasury, the arrangement being but a
temporary one, and that he is soon to go upon
the bench of the United States Court. 1t was
generally believed in Washington that Assist
ant Secretary Coon would be appointed Secre-
tary.
THE PRESIDENTS MOVEMENTS
The President is expected to return to Wash
ington some time this week. His son Allan
and his daughter Nellie are already here. The
/ President viii spend the first few weeks after
his return at the cottage in the Soldiers Homo
I grounds.
COLOR IN THE SIGNAL CORPS.
w. Howard Green, a colored man, was, on
/ the 25th ult, by direction of the Secretary Of
War. enlisted in the Signal Corps and assigned
TO duty at Fort Myer. He is the first coloreG
man ever enlisted in that Corps.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury las
week awarded gold medal to John Sanders
of New York, for heroic conduct in saving
/ lives during the years 1888 and 1884.