The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-03-18
WEEKLY ALMANAC.

II s iuday, 81 81 ~. Nil ISM
saturday, Is 81 ~ '"a''", '''''
! = Saudly, 6 Of Oru : :" ~ ~ ,,o,o
u Monday, ) $40 -. m ~ m n,o,"'
b Tuesday, ) $50 W. Ia ~ = - ,'o'm'
3 Wednesday J so 3E,.', ~ = ",n
Tur.dly, SOC
fut,d States PeaSioHers-1he follow.
lor statement, showing the number of per.
>lls now on the Pension Rolls Of the DIFF
trent States and Territories, IS complied
from the report OF the Commissioner Of
Ppaslons:
Total number OF Invalid pensioners, 1893
q, 90 under the act Of March, ISIS, 97U7
Do do do OF June, 1892, 26,Gj7
Do do do oil May, le!J, 16G
Total number 81 093
Number Of persons added to the Pension
r is Of the different States aud Terrllo.
~, from the 20th Of October, 1881, 10 the
A'h, October, 1875:
tu4etthc act granting pensions to Inyalids, 81
10 81 Junc, i-JJ 6JJ
731
Abstract from the several pension agents
arls, showing the number Of pensioners
ai5,e deaths have come 10 their knowledge,
,H ne Ia,t repof.:
iHarl4 pensioners, 81
t4I.ract OF isis, i-5
% l-j2, 1901
Total number. le.l
During the current year, warrants 10 ia.
st pension agents have been drawn 10
3 amount OF l,~G5 81 30.
Isr ufaid pensioners, Sltr3-0 90
r pensioners under the act March
l~l.. iay 80, q March les, 3s6,sli 90
I.tptt as supeua- under act - l,49it-j 80
] 90 unarF act lo2-, 'l,u5! 94
= Sl,st5Hu 50
q The sun iar tive current year IS no, equal
II Vie expenditure. Tie agents had bal.
Ia their hands a, tho commencement
year, to the amount Of II $50 1870 81.
: tpto the present time, $4,000, 0oo have
su drawn from the Treasury, on account
@ls.ous, part Of which IS stdln the hands
aeagcu,s tor paying Pensioners,-Salem
u R.ggrir
agricultural Co1reHiiJr in lrgiaia.-
8 Nan adjourned Meeting oithe Agricultural
q aycnlon, held in the Hall a the House
4 REPRESENTATIVES, on Wednesday the l3ih,
seven O'Clock in the evening, uumcs
d O., company assembled-composed Of the
d segars from the Agricultural Societies
= Armarle aud frc5crickburg, aud from
me counties represented therein, where
n 4a-c were no Societies, together with a
q rr number IF the friends If Agriculture,
Il an ,aruu, parts of the State, who assent
& TO be- considered members Of the Con.
81 tauou, Amounting, IA The whole, 10 about
Il Hg hundred pcrsous, \ very interesting
II Address vas delivered by Col. James Bar.
Z auro' Orange, rs chairman ol the Meeting,
81 ius vas followed by tho reading a Me
81 maual TO the Legislature, which was unam.
q n5ls,y adopted, wherein the three follow.
nj o. Plan, were submitted to the Legislature,
8 q, calculated. 10 an cmlncut degree, to pro.
s ngle the great Agricultural Interests OF Nlr-
& glum, Flrsl, the establishment OF a Pro.
& ie@or'hlp Of Agriculture, at the University
II q Nrg ma, connected with a small Expert.
d mental Farm, to be- cultivated by the Pu-
b pisa portion Of whom-equaI to one for
81 each Senatorial Dislrlct--to be selected by
q Tue eutue delegation of the same, IN both
branches Of ,he Legislature, from among
saca moral and intelligent youths within
81 llar respective Districts as are unable to
edacae themselves. Second, the appoint
hent Of Board of Agriculture, consisting
' one Praciced AgnCulturst from each
j congressional Distrc., whose duty II shall
oe to meet annually IA Richmond, on the
@n' day with the Legislature to receive
'le S1ur per diem ply;- to slt only week
OF two, and report, before Adjournment, To
ae Legislature, on all such matters as they
nay deem worthy Of legislative action. \
'"rd plan Is, 10 employ Il competent person,
WIN a salary sufficient to delray all neccs.
ary expenses, for two years, To make an
II RgHcullhral survey, or minute examination
q all the hes, cultivated parts Of the T..
States and to report to the Legislature IN
] regard 10 them, every Improvement, IN all
NE different branches of llusbandry, which
lyc been introduced into the States SO cS.
amncd as well as minute description OF
me most approved agricultural machnes
and implements, SO Is to guard the pub