Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-12-11
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tIO VI dbOIt ~ IL
been elected.
The whole number of Pensions RS Of
all CLASSES now on 'he rolls is 10 6i
The sun, OF SAL 400 Las been pal Tor
Virginia halI pay ana comnutailoh
c,ainis.
OF Bounty Land warrants or scrip
there have been Issued Guting the lasl
year:
10 soldiers in the War Of 1872 e2
To so.d,eis ~ ,he NJ x,can " ar, under
,he act oi Feb. II lsH S3,955
] he nuluber OF Applications ior warrants
under the general law Of s.It. 2elh,
1850 IL about 10000
Several suggestions are made al mod
iiirallons I'll the PcnsO laws, IN guard
against fraud. AN T. ci.l!ate the y, era
ioIs ol The Pension office.
The appolntnn nj oi an Assistant Trm-
M, ,siunr uI Ieli~iors ls r.'oirmtni,
TIE quantity oi la,'d soid cuiing rhr
lust fiscal year WAS | ,olbe47 ~ ltb
acres S Tor which the sum ol S<.37u!41 10
wa. rec. i>,d The quu,iily cold dur
ins the ii, ST quarter of The lr' s,it fiscal
year Was 413, i4u 65-luU acres pio iu,-
iny S6nl ,69i. ,he quantity sold "a mo
tie ror,rsi'ondng quarter al Ihe l..si fis-
Cal year Was 2b6 $500 100 acres iI,t
Ir0, ecds oi Wll.rh hiuuu len 10 S3l9
SO IS; thus shoNi z Il consid, rabl'
lnricas' IN tic sal' oi The prtserI over
li,use of he las fiscal yra". ] he guam
NY ui land loratcd during the last iiscni
i54 900 res, wnirh. addict 10 I'll,
VunhuN sold tor cash nIah,s an u!!grr
gaze ui 500. .s41 .4y-luU acre.. tinu
Ike quaniity Iucat, Il with warrants dur
i - lir Iasi fiscal year he,h disposed I'll
iur cash al thc nIiEllnum piIcc. the az
lireaie Of revenue from sales Ot iiir
uhlr lands Won Il lnsc been 80 40
Az l5. The whole numHer ui Na,-
rants ISSUED up ~ the Isl III November
under the NrAicau war bounty rIhd taN
oi ii February ls47. Is oU,1ol. o.
theer t6 q 5 have been !"caltd aud re-
iufncd ,u ll,r G,n rnl l.anu Office nnu
uI hIs lalt r hunhrr, b6 200 have been
pt,rhied E"e wh"l mnnber uf war
,ant> ss,ed up lo the sanr IrrIod. ui'
der th, general bounty laru law ui S,J
tender 2o. lo5U, IL "a ,2Ul AID ol Ilc
) 7uS whIclI have been l"ral,d ANA re-.
tuin.d 10 The GehrIa Land O,iice. y5t'
hau b' Ell patented on tn lsl uItmo
Ii ~ II cuinnr id, d IIruI one general
land system he extended over CuIiorni"
III sucn helall ar nngr, rs inny deem
st. II Is Ir"I osed lo adoIi no ,st,m
ui sale or lease oi he uilneral lands ot
G,.lIiprnia al r., sent. but thai they bt
ct en 10 the common enterprise oi Our
zcns.
,....an affairs recicvrd considerable
attention, hu, ihr most inter, Stag points
"ii ibis su jrc have already lren give
M he r-l oIt ri Tie Secretary ol ar
In. parli!c ,iviilzng poIIry Is urged a,
lire b, II mode oi securiug The COOL viii
oi the Indian tribes oar own ,curity,
and their moral and PITY seal elevation.
a long chapter is devoted 10 the de
talls OF expenses ol the Federal Iudica-
ry and many suggestions Ior their re-
uuriiun are made.
Under the head Of Public Buildings
and t.roNnd, il L. 81 ,ted that the east
,rn wing ui The Patent Office Will soon
he ready for use. and appropriation Tor
Iht imined ate rGrs,rGcuon oi the wtsl-
.rn wing, are rarucs;ly reron,m"i,' ed,
the room beng wd,teJ Tor lie accom-
odaiiDn OF various public Bi'r,hi X
which ne now luraled IN mcohvcnlcnt
ANA insecure buIldmas.
Census returns nave been rerIrved
from all he States AID Ter. ONES en-
cept California aud Ciih. ir"in Whlc,i
partial returns have been received, and
Tie remainder are expected ~ II lew
days. The WORK of classify mg and ar
ranIlug the census tables is proceeding
with rIpldlt, and accuracy. Sl3u.WU
addition Il Is askei To drlray 'he expcn
seq at taking the census.
Ar Cha> +, Stansuury an officer IN
he Patent Office, was scnl Ia the World :
Fair, To eXaiIlir and inform hlu sell ri.
al,vr To The many objects ri lntercs' on
exhibition. liz report. Which VIII soon
he forthcoming, ls expect, d 10 Ice il most
val'Iab,e and interesting dncun, at Civ
ing descriptions oi nalurl lrudurllrrs,
implements. machinery, ma uiactnr. s.
WORKS ul art. ANA other objects vi inter
,st pc, ulIar to each nation.
The establishment oi All Agricultural
B.reau rs ~ III urged ION the aIIen
iiou ui Cong, ess. A2rirul urr is he
great interest oi our c"uity. NOR, Than
iOur-h thr ui our POI uialiph being en-
Y ,sed IN il, and y"t II /. without IA bu-
rcau devoted To- Iis Interest, ain ugh r, =
co.nmrnded since the days OF Washing
ton.
The be-, mod, IT illustrating the utii.
lty ui an Agricultural bnrrau Is t. lee
,nt IA condensed statement ol tie duti, {
Nhlch IT >houd b., required To perform
Ii shoulu he charged wnh the duiy ul
cnllecIing and dis eninauhg inornna ION
IN reya Il Ia the cultivation oi ile sOll
| iu al ia br,iIchrs. IL should INV, siIga'r
every Proposed lnpruv' neht IN tie I'll
| iayr oi The raiIh or ~ tie CONSTITUTION
! VI IN, dement's oi liust'alidry. II should
,u,i,ct from our own aud iUr.ign cuuit-
| trI.. et,D yhrl'il Ui s,'d. lrnu. ltIt
anu y.g lah,., aId dI,i,Ihut, tlein. VIII
/ i,il nbu ..rruraIr Information ns tu IT.,
! eui. c,Iniate. anu nLde 81 culiI,.ilui
best adaptcI To tarh. though u {,
agricl ui our bniiOuni slIIs and ne
chnit scsse,s arrangements c,uid br
hnie iUf ine I'M Ofiailun OF all ilic val
"ablv vcge aDi- psOuucuubs ANA arlinhl'
OF uin,i ,Duidrns. his NoUld o. abl,
us 10 nPpfol rate 10 uursehes tie r.
sulis Ui tie wlsdon eAltr.rnrr. AID m 4
| p,Oycinru.s oi all Tie wurld ~ rgdtu
To- ngrIrumr and We shouli soon 10,
| Ieb, ei, Il II dri ,n,enI ui oil, rOuntrl !
10, many ar,cles wLich ole ho" lmI OF.
I'd ~ gr,ai rusL Ore or mnie olhcrrs
/ si.uuI b. rouurricd wilI II. iloruu. Ia y
ara .,Iht,d @lli lie 4 men lrs ol geolu
" mm rn,oly, rhemistl, ana oidr y