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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

leddu, in 0TtieT 10 communicate the
information and 0biain instructions how
- act. nnring the three DAYS which
elapsed before the answer arrived. fhe
Mississippi saasle a trip ef sbeut ten
nllesfarther up the bay. finding every
where deep ssundings- Beyond the
pspnontsry az Urags. a paint Which 40
foreign vessel had passed befme. she
discovered . large and beaatilul blight.
which was perfectly Land slscked. and
oferedthe snosf seasre and eammedieus
anchorage. She Was followed AZ dis
lance bs a nsmber of Government
baats. bat none Of them attempted 20
Interfere with her.
On Tuesday. the l2th, an answer arr
rived from Jeddo. stating that the En-
perez had appeiated an officer af the
highest rank TO proceed 20 Uraga. and
receive the letter IL the President a
the United States. and satisfactory
prooishaying been given TO Commodore
Perry that tais appointment came iii.
rectly trvm the Imperial Government.
IL was arranged that the interview
should take place an the &orniag 81
the l4th.
The Japanese selected the small
tawn Of 6wihama, about three miles
south Of uraga. for the interview. On
the morning Of the 18th the Susquehan.
ma and the Mississippi teek up posi-
tion OF the town. and Law with their
broadsitles to the shore. The Cover
nor aud Deputy Governor Of Uraga.
with the commandment of the military
forces. came 10 accompany the Com.
modore TO the landing place. The off.
GERS aud men detailed to accompany
Commodore Perry amounted to about
four hundred, while the force OF the ia.
panese was variously estimated at'from
live TO seven thousand.
The Commodore was escorted, with
the Americans coiers' flying and bands
playing tine national air /" Hail Colum.
bia," to the house Of reception. Here
he was received BY the Prince Of Idzu,
first Councillor Of the Emperor, who
was accompanied by the Prince Of
Iwaimi. The letter Of the President
and Commodore Perry's letter Of ere.
idence were formally delivered, and an
official receipt given in return by the
two Princes. The Commodore stated
that, in order to give the Japanese Go.
yernment ample time for deliberation,
he would depart in three or four days
and return in few months to receive
the reply.
On the followingd day Commodore Per.
~, on the Mississippi, went about ten
miles beyond this, making a total dis
lance Of twenty miles beyond the IL
init Of previous exploration. From the
deck Of the irigate a crowd of shipping
was seen seven or eight miles to the
northwarl; aud. from the number Of
junks continually going and coming. il
was evident that this was the anchorage
IN front VI the capital. The officers of
the susquchanna and Mississippi speak
fsnstte ahd the rich cultivation and luy-
urlant vegetation which they every
where witnessed. The natives with
whom they came in contact, were
friendly IN their ,lemcanor, and the Co.
vernon Of Uraga is spoken Of as d mo.
del o. refinement and good breeding.
The day before the departure Of the
squadron the Guyernor went nm hoarJ
the Susquehanna. taking with him
number of presents, consisting of arti.
rles Of lacgucre,fware and other Japan. |
fse man ufacturrs.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23
EX-SENATOR DICKINSON.

This gentleman having been charged
here in town. By members Of the De-
mocracy, with entertaining, OF having
entertained Freesail sentiments. we
make the following extract from a re-
cent letter by him, and we commend
il to the attention of those WIN two
years ago. cherished him as the warm.
est friend ofthe South in the North, but
who now turn from him with dislike.
Wilmington Herald.
al was honored with a seat in the
Senate Of this State four years, and
there introduced resolutions upon the
subject Of slavery. and spoke aud voted
thereon; was President of the same
body two years, and was seven years
Senator in congress--from the annex
atm Of Texas until after the passage
of the compromise measures. | have,
too. for the last twenty years. often
been member Of cenventions-coun>
~, state aud national have presented
resolutions, made speeches, and pro-
posed addresses and IL, in my whole
political course. a speechvote or reso-
luton can be found favoring freesoil
sentiment, | viii consent to occupy a
position in the public judgment as de-
graded as the mos: malevolent Of that
faction or the most convenient accom-
plice.
1857, | returned To nv seat in the Sc
nate from most painful and distress.
ing domestic affection, and found the
three million bill under discussion.
during which the Wilmot proyiso ESQ
called was offered, aud my colleague.
Ten. Dix, presented resolutions iro,n
the Legislature passed with great una
nlmity, instructing Us to vote for the
prosiso. Gen. Dix advocated the 4.
loption Of the proviso. and voted for
i. ! spoke against its adoption and
voted against it. and in so dong arous. /
d against me freesoil and abolition ma.
ignity throughout the country |
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23
The Japan Expedition,

1 The steamer Arctic brought news q
the visit Of the United States exned;
h ton 70 Japan. Commodore Perry ha,
an interview with two Imperial Princes
to whom be delivered the friendly LET
ter Of the President Of the Unite,
States, and the Commodore is to return
to Japan next spring for a reply. IN,
expedition sailed from Je,do ON the
18th Of August.
The North China Mails or August
18th, has the following interesting ac
count Of the movements Of the expedi-
ton:
HE appearance Of the steamers--the
nrst ever seen in Japanese waters
with the ether vessels in tow, moving
with all sails furled, at the rate Of nine
or ten Knots an hour, appeared to- pro-
duce considerable sensation among The
japanese, and all the trading junks,
with which the bay was crowded. care,
fully kept ont Of their way.
As the vessels were coming 10 an.
Choir, two shells or rockets were fired
Igfo.fIie AIR from battery about mile
distant, bot apparently as a signal,
and not As taken Of hostility. Se,e-
ri Government boats Immediately
came Uh, and endeavored to put on
bssarsi the vessel the usual notiticatio on
6 fosr'gners, warning them to depart.
1ey were not regarded, however, and
~ deputy Governor Of Urara, who
~ the oHly person allowed to come
- s'avt, was notified that il the ia !,
'anrse aatborities endeavored to sur. $
osnd ne ships with the usual Gordon 4
Z boats, u would lead to very serious a
onse9qeRees. A few boats, neyerthe- ,
rss' fingered around the Susquehanna u
ut the sight a some warlikc prepare. i
IONS satisfied them that Commodore s
'esry was IN earnest, and thev quickly 7
ctired. During tie shy u tie squad. i
~ IN the bay # was never afterwards Y
Isited BY anyboats, except those con- o.
|inins the sficisls through whom the N
)gos,atignsS yere carried on. IA,
(sce est morning, YezaIom. the m
,saAf UfSgs, and q Hobleman OF III
N$gk, came 81, and, after as an
sNhe- object Of the yisit, ask hs
f. dispatch an>sspress to in
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23
ThnnkSuhfnE.-w We sr requrs,rl 10

Thanksgiving. We sr reqursacd 10
site. that Thursday the 2iih instant. (,o-mof-
row,1 ~ilI he observed, in compliance with the
Recommendation Of The Governor, as day Of
Thanksgiving 10 Almighty God for The bouniies
Of his providence daring the pas, year. by public
srvicrs appropriate TO the occasion. in the Pfes-
tyserian church. The serices viii he conduct
ed by the Res. Robert BurwclI. 4 the Presbyie-
RAN Church, and the Rev. Aaron Jones, Of the
Baptist chosch.
We presume he citizens viii suspend business,
as j. meet and proper ON such an occasion; and
we hope TO see the religious services well attend
ed. II Is an inspiring thought. thai the people
Of nineteen Of iir lhssy-onc States Of this great
Republic. win on that day unite in giving thanks
10 God. Who has no. only blessed us during the
past year, hui has watched over us as nation
from the beginning. and prospeleJ Us beyond any
other people.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23
Judge orier and thu Press !

Suu96 cIl6r anu the Press. - Til,
Richmond Enquirer commits an act =
i9JustIce-we will not say a stuIied
one, however appearances may fave,
the 'mputation--in speaking of " IN,
icrocpns assaults made by the Northern
Wing press upon Judge Grier for his
flr'nness IN maintaining the fugitive
slave law" The Wing press has every
where sustained Judge Grier as gene.
rally and earnestly as the Democratic
press. and the Enquirer ought to know
1t. With the exception Of those few
presses in the North professedly Abo-
'it'on OF Freesoil. the Wing press is
unanimous in its approval Of Judge
Grler. How is it with the Democrats
OF the North? Ii we chose to be a.
undiscriminating as the Enquirer. WEI
might say it is the Democrats of the |
North who condemn Judge Grier; for
not only many Democratic Freesoil
presses are denouncing him, but DE.
mocrafs are at this moment getting
signers to petition to Congress to
have the Judge impeachsd. Il would
be uncandid and dishonest were we to
lmp'lcate the entire Democratic press
and party Of the North i'm this course
but the Enquirer may perceive how
easy 1t would be, by the same sweep.
ing process which it has adopted to-
wards the Wing press. to pu, the boot |
IN the other leg.
u IS common trick with the Demo.
ratio presses land with no one of them
more common, we are sorry to saw. {
han with our neighbor the Unioul to !
addie some odious scheme Of miscbie- 5
US ianaticism upon the Wing party. h
; lfexcIusiyely obnoxious to il. Tins =
'e see almost daily figuring in the col. )
mns Of the Union the headings "Abo.
ton Whiggery."" Whiggery and Free. !,
'll,sm," &C.. at the very time when the y
reesoll Democracy has obtained en- a.
re ascendancy in the party in New !,
ork, has even driven the Conservative =,
Compromise Democrats out of Tam. le
any Hall and out Of the party, and al
e now the sole supporters Of the De.
ocrat,c Administration; and, fur
rr, when the Democrats Of Vermon, n,
q Massachusetts, are now, a. they All
We been for years in the later STATE sa
full alliance, offensive and defensive no,
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EIlNsSD-H1BGEs SO 00
"Wednesday, November -.

or As Il isses convenient fur ss II sliFiirnes
% si<ss de cosrs in AlAnsnor, we have sa-
horned Taexas wrss. e-a- 10 sci ss css sseni.
and give receilas los Us when we csnnas altrsd.
This arrangement i made &c the coaseniepce Of
our friends in that county who may with 10 make
us payment. Or subscribe for The Recorder. We
hs< be viii mres with many Who are ihas IN
ciined-
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Appointments Of the N. O. Conferepc.
RALEIGH DISTRICT.

dAAhS hkius T. II.
Roitigh-wilIiam Z. Prll.
CITY Hsiea-B. y. Blake. sup.
Atrioaa Missiea--D Daniel culh,r,h.
Raieigh Circuif-isssr Ayeni.
Tar Rirr-Isn~s ismei~su.
Msaon--Psser n. Joyrr.
Henderson and cirkssiie--Junius p. Moo,,.
r. b. Rerks, sup.
Grmrilie--Alfred Norman; John w. Flo,d.
sup.
Pnma- -John w. Lewis.
Ffiisborough--Thomss w. Guthrie.
Crcuf--Naihsn A. Hooker.
Chapel HiH--i.ingum $. Burkhead.
Spsiih LSiceH Aesdemy-Jss. a. Dean, PIN.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

|" A new Post Office. by the name Of
Caldwell" has heed established in this county.
about seven miles nonh cas-, Of HiIlshmough, on
the route from ibis place 10 Fanklinlon. Mr..
Tyn d. Ray Is the Postmaster.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

Inc Sandwich Islands-tweIve in
nunloer-embrace superficial area ol
bout SIX thousand and one hundred
square miles. Four of the islands arc
rocky and uninhabitable.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

Dssp.-Miihsus designing 10 take any
part In the family quarrel now gong
GA IN North Carolins. we may be per.
mitted 10 say that Mr.. tenable Is .
Democrat, and well known 90 be ~.
Why, then, il NAV be asked. is'he un
der the han of the Raleigh Standard
and many " his swn psrty m North
CaraIinas Simply because he differs
with them on a single question--that
question, too, one Of simple exPediea-
CIV. Mr.. yeaable Was for some years
a nenber ef Congress, and while there
had ample opportunity of seeing and
understanding the stupendous system
of fraud and theft now at work ON the
National Dessia. He not only saw
this common property" taken away
from the old States. but he knew that il
%ss so taken Tor the purpose Of building
up the power Of the Free soil States, and
enabling them successfully TO make war
on the Institutions and rights Of the
South. Believing that this was the in
eyitable tendency Of the present legis-
lation in regard TO the Lands, Mr.. We
nable, like a faithful sentinel, gave
warning to his constituents, and for
thus doing he has been ostracized.
This is Dir. VS. case in a nut she'll.
Petersburg iaieiigencr.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

THR JEws.-The ancient Jewish OBJ
servances, commemorative of the depar.
ture Of the Israelites from Egypt. We're
concluded in New York short time
since, when the Jewish civil year end.
Ell. In reviewing the progress of Juda.
ism IN this country, one Of the Hebrew
papers says that two new synagogue,
have been erected during the past year
~ New York and Cincinnati; two or
three works on Jewish literature have
been published, and a new translation
VI The Bible. Efforts made for the con.
version Of the Jews to the faith If
'ther sects are represented as having
,een unsuccessful, while several Chris.
lans have embraced Judaism in New
ork, Albany, Hartford, Chicago. and
,ther places. 1t is estimated thSf
here are about $4,000 Jews in New
ork, where they have IS synaroxoes.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

SELF-SEALING ENvELopEs.-The N
York Observer cautions its corresnon.
dents and other against trusting To what
are misunderstanding envelopes, withs
out using waters or wax, when sendino
'etters % any Importance, and especi.
ally when enclosing money.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23
Raleigh and CASTOR Ra,,~o..

AZ the annual meeting Of The s,oclho.,.-s :,
= a,''eh and Gaston Railroad, held in the 81.
y o Raleigh on the llth instant, there we,.
D'f'0 shares represented. We ertrac, from ~.
aes's'er The following satisfactory sts,emen,
showing the business Of the Road 6, -
year: aio past
6s..l rue receipts of the Road for the
h hsra, ,, year. ending the soth Of septe M
From Freights, ss4 sos 80
Fron' W.. s,epsers, 46,2S5 O5
service, 1928 I6
Total, sr,ooo
,and balance in the Treasurer's
a''' a''er paying the expenses Of the
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23
For The Hillsborough Recorder.
APPOINTMENTS

" me Annua Conference Of The Methodist Pro-
festann Church. n c. District. for 1854.
" President elect, q. r. Harris.
wilmington Stalioll--Dt. e. Fnney, SLpt
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23
WILMINGTON DISTRICT.

noBT. J. LARSON, II. f..
wilmington, Brisk Church. Nuna r. Reid.
:. 9th Street-.abram Weaver.
Iopsail-Wiliam NJ. Walsh.
Sampson-Charles p. Jones.
v X. Dunkley.
Fayetteville Samuel NJ. Frost.
bladen-Jo.. b. Martin, Clarendon Pepper
oape Fear African Mission--Jere. johnson.
SmI,hsillc-Psul ]. Carrawsy.
McRar.
fayetteville Circuit--John w. Tinnen.
William J. Langdon appointed 10 labor for the
oaen' on Seamen in Wilmington.
1ohn'vey NJ. Sharpe, transferred to Holslon
Conference.
Francis n. Ra,ing, left without appointment.
"m' II. Bol,bitt, left without appointment on
account of III health.
!, Delegates 10 the General Conference G. +.
Deems, William Gloss, Robt. J. Carson, Robert
=. Burton, d. b. Nicholson, William Carter,
William Barringer.
Alternaes--N. III. ID. Wilson, Jas. Jameson.
The next Conference will he held in Pittsbo-
ough,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

MONTH CAROLINA RAIL Ro.p.-For
sns alllIormatlon Of our friend of the
, ,a'e'gh standard, (says the Charlotte
,n" a,g'J we state that the grading on
ue Nor'h carolina Rail Road has been
completed for some time, and that !
.arse quantity Of iron, cross ties. 81.
y oe'ng gathered. for general move.
men; ment on the LIST Of January, 1854. We
'hIer mat Gov. Morehead intends ~
press the work at that time. and NO
s''aii De reJolced to see it COMMERCIAL
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

NAVAL STORES AT WILniseroN.-Ou
thursday last $50 bbIss Of rosin and
10 bbis. turpentine were received At
wilmington, N. c., from Johnson CO..
W this State. distance Of I2 miles
Doing the first consignment DC pro.
Guce over the Central Railroad. The
w wilmington Journal says there aiare
now waiting to come 10, As Hos,,;,s a the
Road progresses far enough to receive
IT, some 10000 barrels of naval srores
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

GrB, the kind attention Of two Niaiseri.,
friends and brother Edau, we rr-si~s E,,,..
from nc office Of the North Caroline ssar ca,
tanning The Iia Of appointments Cor Inc rn.u;,.
year by the Methodist Conference; n ro,..
qurncr q whirA. ~e are enabled TO publish n.
sppcin,nenis wesk earlier than il we had h.,
len 10 dspad upoa The srsular issue Of ,he 81,
papea
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

Hon RATE OF PosTAos.-It i cal.
culated that the postage on the letter
sent by the President Of the United
States to the Emperor Of Japan will
have cost about S249, 767 As. This i
rate OF ocean postage which would
seem to require some reduction.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23
NEW BERN DISTRICT.
ID. B. NICHoLsox p n

MISUNDERSTANDING, J. n. Wheeler.
Andrew Chapel, Thos. r. RicauJ.
Circuit, Zeledee Rush.
Snow Hill-To be supplied.
:, Electromagnetic w. Martin, James H.
Brent.
Smitifcld-John Tillett,
Duplin--Jan,es l.. Fisher.
unsow-Marble N. Taylor.
Trent--Anhur r. Harris.
Beaufor-Dougan e. Johnson.
Hines.
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with the Freesuil party. With these
f.Cts. 80 recent ahd - n9ioFiuns, lar
tle Enquirer 10 talk abaut " The as
suits u die Mig press en Jadge
Gners IS taxing The crednlliy Of us
readers toe severely. AaL Al.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-23

IN Response W the request OF the Standard. The
Greensborough Patriot Of last week gives state.
ment Of the condition of the work on Ina, dlsi-
sion Of the North Carolina Railroad. After er-
pressing qualification at the information furnished
by the Standard, the Pa,rio. proceeds:
On the large contract under the ge-
neral supervision Of Col. Joel Mclean
fourteen sections, or nearly fifteen
understanding from within the Dor.
der OF Alamance county to Green's
borough, the grading is DONE. with the
exception Of about one mile and a quar-.
ter, where the hands are now engaged,
and some Of the sections are trimmed
up ready for reception. The total
amount Of work ON these fifteen miles
Was esfipafesl hs shs E-s,:..a--X4 a,s-.
6rS..9; by the end Of next month AZ
least $4,000 will be worked out.
The contract Of Cole & Mebane.
from Greensborough two sections west
can be completed in few weeks as
soon as the hands are again put upon
Inc SIX miles contract Of Menden-
halI y Co. Is finished, with the excep-
ton Of some iilling-up al the abutmcnts |
oi the bridge over South Buffalo, " hich
cannot be done until the bridge is com. |
The contract Of Reich & Co., Va
earn, Is finished, and that of Shellyl& I
FIELD nearly SO, with the exception Of
mis- at the river where masm, work i
a progress. Kirkman & Co. and
Weiyh 4 Co will be nrsrIy done by
ne hrst Of January. irwin s. Avery
ave finished. There is NO douLt 81
ne entire complexion of the grading
nrough this county long before it will
,oint. :. ~ '"''
West Of us, through. davidson. Row.
p Cabarrus and on to Charlotte we
sarn. generally, that the work IS in =
sA,'tying state Of forwardness but
4 nope TO hear something more par,
est. "o
Inc indications are at present that
= grading will be completed ina II our
Terror country before the iron can be D
\, J, on to q. Old Rip may be law
Y fellow, BIT the grading Of our Rail
pad shows that lie has some hard.
prking sons. e "a''
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w. BaRRINoER, p. T..
fireenslnfough-- Nathan n. ID. n iIson.
Guiliord-- Malcolm L. Douglass, and one % Le
supplied.
Randollh-WilIiau, N. jordan.
Montgomery n. Phillips, Isllam Hin.
Haw Rivcr--R. r.. Hefin, ". 'B. Richardson.
Frsnklins,ille--James NJ. Westhfooks
Rockinsham--Ia r. wyche.
went~orh--Joshus Bethel, William Amber.
son, suI~rnomcrafy.
Deep River-shockly d. Adams.
Charles =. Deems. President Of Grcensborourh
Female College.
Normal College--Ailen s. Andrews.
SALISBURY DISTRICT.
PETER Dorm, r. T..
Sslshuy--Hilary y. Hudson.
Rowsn--James y, Simpson. ID. b. Shelton.
Mockssille--1'hamas w. Postell.
Irrdrll--Roberi p. Bib.
Taslorsville--Wm. w. Nrsbni.
Wilke.-0ne 10 be supplied, Jsmcs purvn,
Supemumcrary.
Joncssie-John NJ. Gum.
Suiry-- Williamson Harris.
Fcnyihe--Samuel Fsrabcc, VIM. w. AIles,
Supernumerary.
Da, idson--I.emon Shell
Nauows Of Yadkin-- Horaiio Townsend.
Blue Ridge Mi-sion-T lie .uppiis.l
DANvILLE DISTRICT.
THos. :. CAMPBELL, p. II.
Danville--T'homas ID. James.
Caswell--Wilam Carter, WIN A. Br,mc
Halliar-l.inviIIe l.. Hendren. Jas. T.. Mann.
HafsI African MissioI,--Jos. Goodman.
Standardization ii. Johnson, Jas. II. JefIcr.
son.
Piiisylvanis-Evsn T.. Freeman. Nathan An.
derson, Supcrnumerary.
Franklin-David w. Doub, s. s. BRYANT
Alleghany-ro be supplied.
Patrick--John r. ST. Clair.
Stokes William cleeg.
Hrnry--Saneci J.SIous.s
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
WV. Cross, p. T..
Wsuhingion-Joei W. Tucker.
RoandAe-Robcn .. Burton, supcrnume,ary.
Henry 0ny.
Wsn'~h--Philmcr w. A rcher.
Pfymouih- -Oran ScoviIie.
Nillanrton--Joh Jones.
observation-disclosures l.. Cotton, II. Fl. t;ibbon,.
observation-disclosures Jones.
misunderstanding. ID. Halstead, Charles NJ.
anderson.
Bath Mission-Geo. w. Farabee, ono 10 be
applied.
Portsmouth, le1ander Ga,ts.
Neu9--Samuel B. Dozier.
Cape HaIieras Mission, TO I've supplied.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-01-13
Auditor or states Report.

The Auditor of State reports to the
present, General Assembly that the whole
amount of Warrants issued from the I'd
day Of December 1850, 10 3lst Oct. So.
were Slls, 500 76. and that at the form
er date there were warrants outstanding
to the amount Of $l0,S65 81. During
the time above specified there have been
redeemed warrants amounting to $l2S,-
$50 70. and that there are 81, 1865 90 in
outstanding warrants.
The receipts into the Treasury from
I'd Dec. 1850, 10 Oct. 3lst 1852. (wiih
balance on hand at former date have been
$139, $50 0S; ard the dish, rsemen,s have
amounted 10 $l3l 1871 40, leaving a bal.
ance 10 the Treasury Of Ss,O5l o.
The estimated expenditures for the next
two fiscal years are $lO5.9ls 80; and the
estimated resources amount TO $l49,-
ll9 47.leaviDg an overplus (afser deduct.
ing 10 per cent? of s5l .O93 70 to go to-
wards hquida.ing The State debt which
now amounts to the sum Of SSI, 795 70.
From the same report we condense
the following report of taxable property
in the State:
Of lands there are 5.6ls,207 acres
valued at S20,65s. 1870. Town lots and
buildings thereon valued at s4,745,604.
making the total Of real estate taxable a
mount TO the sum of $25,4l3,764.
Value of capital employ ed in merchan-
disc 81 .26l 1872. Mills and munufac-
tories s2SO.43s.
The number Of Horses 81 .026. value
$2,2ll,755; neat rattle (number not CIV
en) valued at 81. 96s. 4a9; number mules
ard asses i.644, value $50, 28i; number
of sheep III .325, value Si72,325; num-
Der of swine 297. O99, value 1921 .6s7;
all other taxable property $4,205.655.-
The total amount Of taxable property in
abe state amounts to $35. 865.946.