Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-10-06
BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS.

Richard NJ. Young, Esq, Commissioner
of the Land Office, publishes card in the
Union, IN reply to sundry complaints of de-
lay In the issue of bounty land warrants to
soldiers in the late war with Mexico. The
number of regulars engaged in the war is set
down at 10000; the number of volunteers
0,000--and the whole number of regulars
and volunteers entitled to land warrants at
90,0 600.
The number of land warrants registered in
the Land Office up to the IL tn inst, is stated
by Mr.. Y oung to be 81 1921, leaving about 63,
633 yet to be issued. The clerical force of
the Pension Office having been greatly aug
mented, the whole number of warrants requi-
red can be issued In about one year-2OO be-
ing now issued per day.
These land warrants (says Mr. Young)
are issued by ]. l.. Edwards, Esq, Commits
sioner of Pensions, owhom application should
be made In the first instance; and they are
then sent 20 the General Land Office to be reg
istered, and from thence are Transmitted by the
Commissioner to the claimants or their agents.
as may be directed. The only papers neces-
sary to be fled in the Pension Office are the
" soEd5ers discharge and oath or proof of'' iden-
ffty'-that is, that he is the identical person
mentioned in the discharge. The Commits
sionor extensions has prescribed the form of
this oath, which shoJad be pursued by the
claimant"
Mr.. Young states, that 8 no DELAY ever
takes place at the General Land Office, as the
warrants are all regularly registered and
transmitted either the same day or the day af-
ter they are received from the Pension Office
1t thus appe rs that it viii require some
fourteen or fifteen millions Of acres ofthe pub
lie lands, to satisfy the bounties arising out
Of the war with MeXico--the whole cost of
which will not probably fall short of one hun
dred and fifty millions ofdolars. Those who
served IN the war deserve to be well rewarded,
as they had not only to fight against superior
numbers, but to encounter the diseases Incl
dent to the climate.-BoAimore Clipper.
~ Sleight, the murderer Of his wife. and
whose suicide from starvation on Sunday we
have noticed elsewhere, was the prey to the
most distracted feelings, as his conduct, Just
before his death conclusively shows Dr.
CoVIl, the prison surgeon, did all he could to
persuade the wretched man to partale Of sus-
t7nance, but to no purpose. g Doctor said
ne, 8 want to die. My poor wife is gone
and l want to follow her. | have nothing to
I've for; 1t is ofno use to force anv thing in
this old body; it is worth nothing it is nv
mind that suffers, much more than my BODY;
feel | am dying now; shan't be long with
you. Oh! the devil tempted me to commit
the deed, and the devil is in me now.'' This
unfortunate man was married nearly 2G wears
ago, and of the children had by his murder
ed ylctlm, five are still living to lament the
awful fate of their Parents.--N. I. Eapcess.
HE NEUTRAL GROUND, In Iowa, is now
being surveyed. Three different companies
are now engaged in laying off into townships.
nearly 100 townships being already under
contract. The tract embracing Fort Akin
son and the Mission, are to be subdvided in
to sections, &c. A company consisting of
several persons have lately come from Mis-
sissippi, who viii locate on that ground and
enter largely into the farming business. 9th