Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-12-20

army was the subject OF deDato1 In the Assembly. anu
it is said that when the bill is reported by THEIRS 1t
will be in such shape to completely bind the
hands of Louis Napoleon to neutrality IN the event
of any war in Germany.
The remaining matters reported are without inter-
est except brief sentence which states that Kos
suth is still restrained in Turkey, and is suffering
with typhoid fever.
The Report of the Commissioners of the General
Land Office not yet published contains full and in
teresting details respecting the public domain we
learn from the Washington Republic that the whole
quantity of lands sold and disposed of during the
year 1913, including that located by military boun-
ties States selections &c. was 4,9o3.oO9 acres,
amounting, at 81 Is per acre, to 6.428, 435. For
l1S45. 5,1S4 4l0 acres were disposed of in like man.
ner, amounting, at the rate, to S6.565, 625.-
And for the three quarters of 1850 exclusive of the
bounty locations not yet returned for the third quar-
ter, 2Sl5,36 acres were disposed Of amounting at
the rate stated, to S3,562, 041.
most valuable and interesting item Ii the report
is the statement showing the and cost OF the
public lands and revenue derived from them
From that statement it appears that the whole
area of the public lands exclusive of those in Oregon
California, New Mexico, Utah. the Indian and Ne
braska Territories was 424 103 $50 acres That of
these about one fourth have been sold for the sum
of $135, 339 092 while the whole cost of every kind
to the Government, including the amount paid to
France for louisiana to Spain for the FloIidas and
for the extnguishment of the Indian title was S74
957 1919. making the nett profit to the Government
500, 3S1 ,2l3 average of nearly and quar-
ter millions of dollars annually for the last fifty
years.
Nearly the same amount has been granted in
bounties, for works of internal improvements &C.
1t further appears that the average cost of the
public lands, including the purchase extingujshing
the Indian title, surveying, selling and managing,
&C., is only u 4-5 cents per acre while for each
acre the Government receives 81, 25 per acre-mak-
ing nett profit of SlO3 Is cents per acre.
The conflicting opinions which prevail relative to
the capabilities of India to furnish cotton in suh-
cent quantities to affect the price of the home mar
ket, and in such state to enable it to compete
with the produce of the United States will shortly be
tested by the presence of Mr. Alexr Mackay in that
country. He is the gentleman selected by the Man
chester manufacturers to represent their interests in
British lnda and to pursue every necessary investi
CATION on their behalf Mr. Bright it will be re-
membered strongly advised the government last ses-
sion to take the question into their hands, and
to send their commissioners to India. The gov
eminent declined to do so, the ground that it
the duty rather of the manchester merchants than
of the executive and that the reports of persons in
whom the merchants and manufactures had conf
dence would prove satisfactory, and be deemed
more conclusive than if the facts present
ed by government commissioners. In the person OF
Mr.. Alexander Mackay admirable selection has
been made. He Is man of undoubted ability and
his work America proves that his habits of obser
vation his discrimination of character and the prae
teal turn of his mind fit him we'll for the duties he
much will depend. He will. at all events, be en-.
abled to terminate the endless controversies which
to the folly the wisdom of looking to oul
possessions in the East for cotton The East India
Company for their own sakes will give every facility
for pursuing the inquiry they have already ex-
hibited undoubted proofs, by the formation of rail
ways connecting the cotton growing districts Of thei
anxiety to meet the wishes of the nation.
The Census Returns.
GToarh of the United States. We learn from TIL
De- Aho44 hna alpnaC
ceived from seventeen States of the Union, show
increase of population since 1910, of g. $50, 1913
which, added to the aggregate population ten year
ago, of II ,093, 353, would alone make now 20,224
251 Estimating the increase in other States by tn
same ratio the aggregate population of the nation
June last may be put down at not less than "a 600
OOO or an increase of nearly 100000 in the las
ten years.
r In some Of the States the increase has been YER
rapid in others quite inconsiderable In Main
they have 6l2,O OO being an increase in ten year
of 0,2O7, over twenty per cent. Massachusetts
has 100000, being an increase Of 22Ol72, ais
0 upwards of twenty per cent. Connecticut has 1856
000 or an advance of 985, also upwards of tWent
0 per cent Pennsylvania has 100000, showing a
increase of SIS 967 thirty three per cent
o Ohio has 100000 showing an increase of 670,73
or over forty per cent. Wisconsin has $4,000; 81
% had but 80 900 ten years ago.
The District of Columbia, on the other hand, hi
10 gained but 1000 She has $4,000, or less tina
2 twelve per cent increase; North Carolina has 500
900, being increase of 1851 or only about S
s per cent. South Carolina has 100000 being il
70 crease of only 4470lless than eight per cent.
Is have returns from only other Southern Stat
IS that is Georgia, the population of which is
10 100000, showing an increase of 308,6O8, abo
10 forty-fve per cent.
50 The ratio of increase in the whole Union, estim
ted from the returns received of seventeen is abo
L6 80 per cent. That of Georgia is fifteen per cen
. ahead of of the average; that of South Carolina
II twenty-five, and North Carolina twenty -four p
" cent below the average. In the Northern Stat
heard from, the rate Of increase is uniformly ov
"a twenty per cent
~ ONO W1NE-We take from the New Richmol
~ Age the following statement of several vineyards
w that neighborhood New Richmond is about TWEEN
70 miles from Cincinnati, in Clermont county, on tt
~ north bank of the Ohio 1t is fourishing place
w. LOO inhabitants, and there many vineyards
~ ~ the vicinity. The Age says:
~ Mr. George Weire, Of this neighborhood has ma
o0 this season 800 gallons Catawba wine, from eig
oo of land Over six hundred gallons to the
o0 Judges say it is superior article.
% Thomas williamson are told has made ov
1900 gallons, the precise amount have not lear
w ed.
0o00 William Carnes made nearly 70 gallons on t,