Year: 1878

National Associated Press to the Star.


WASHINGTON. July 25.-The recent deci-
sion of the Interior Department, in a case
affirming the right of the Department to
sell to settlers under the Presumption Law
lands still undisposed OF, which had been
granted to railroad companies with the pro-
vision that so much of them as remained
unsold at the end of three years from the
time of the completion of the road should
be subject to entry and pre-emption at 81 rs
per acre, is of the highest importance. 1t
tends to open many million acres of land
to settlers at cheap rates, and encourages
Yves ern immigration. 1t is likely much Of
the land affected directly or indirectly by
this decision is worth at present little or
nothing; but, on the other hand, there arc
also large and valuable tracts, for which
railroad companies have demanded more
than ten times the price at which, under
appropriate conditions they may be now
obtained.


Express Companies Uneasy.


In view of the disposition shown by the
Post-office Department authorities to COM
ply with the wish of the Treasury Depart
ment in the matter of carrying bullion
through the mails, the Superintendents of
Express Companies interested in the trans
portaIon of gold coin, are becoming uneasy
and are trying to weaken the argument in
favor of the proposed plan by bringing
about a reduction of the present rates of
transportation by pressure on Railroad
Companies.


A Stamp Not Receipt.


A registered letter was recently forward
ed by an Ohio postmaster addressed to a
newspaper office in New York, and the re-
ceipt was returned with simply the stamp
of the newspaper on it in the place where
the signature should be as all acknowledge.
ment of receipt, whereupon the postmaster
forwarded the receipt to the Post-otfiCe De-
partment with an inquiry whether such
would be considered a sufficient receipt.
Third Asssa ant Postmaster General Hazen
replied that such would not be considered a
receipt, and that the person receiving it
should have signed his name to the receipt.


MOsby on Grant.


The Post to-day publishes an interview
with J. L. Mosby, the noted cavalry leader
and Confederate friend of General Grant of
which the following is a synopsis:


Colonel" said the Post reporter, 'have
you heard anything from General Grant
since he went to EuropeT Yes l re-
ceived long letter from him about amonth
ago. No allusion was made to what he ex-
poets to do in the future, or his possibly be-
coming candidate" "Do you think he
will be the Republican candidate in 18S0?'
II have no doubt of his nomination
by acclamaton, and believe he will be over
whelmingly elected. He can carry all the
States that Hayes carried, and several that
he didn't carry. He is the only Republi-
can who can carry any Southern State.
Southern men will dare more and risk more
to support Gen. Grant than anybody else.
Southern men remember this fact, that he
always stood by Southern men who stood by
him, and he did more for the relief of South
ern people than any other man could do.
There is no section of the country in which
Gen. Grant has warmer or stronger friends
than in the South; men who will risk their
lives and fortunes to support him. He can
get the support of large number of men
who have been known as Conservatives.
All who have been Republicans heretofore
will vote solidly for him, and great many
who have been Conservatives will do so
too" In conclusion Col. Mosby said
the natural desire of the American people