The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-01

Message OF the Governor Of Arkenoass
On the 9Th instant tho Legislature a Arkang
met at Little Rock, and ON the I'll Governor Cd
way rent in his annual message. It il Q plain bA'
mes. communication. I large portion q IL being q
voted to the ankin Of the Real Estate Bank, whi}
1t viii b remembered. was estabIished by q
State Of Arksnsas about the year 1885 Or SO, q
which failed in . few years Afterwards. The StaI
issued to the bank $50 bonds OF 81 900 oas}
which were sold By the bank, and formed it, a
pital stock. The bank, Of course, has failed [
pay the interest on these bonds, and cannot p
the principal.
The whole debt Of the State ON account Of q
bank was, on the LIST Of October, 1854, 1901, Sd
The bank In the year 1842, made an assignmeI
TO trustees for the benefit Of the State and oth{
creditors, OF assets then valued ct 2.lO5 ,96|
and the State has instituted legal proceeding
agaiHst the trustees to coerce settlement.
The Governor recommends the passage az
law to prevent the circulation In that StsfA I
any bank bills under the denomination of Avs de|
lars. There has been oenusus recently taken
the State Of which the Governor speaks Is follows
and apportioning representatives to the sever|
counties, by provision Of the constitution deyolv2
on the General Assembly, at the present sessiN|
Your attention Ia, therefore, invited to the abstrs
OF the census OF this State, showing the populatio
OF the several counties on the first day OF Janusr
1854, as enumerated by the sheriff.. From 500
and Polk counties there are no census returns IT.
aggregate population Of the other fty.two couutie
Is 24s,ll7 souls, OF which 99,92e are free Wild
males, 67,298 free white females So 279 slaves -
IA free persons of color. This abstract also shos
bat the lands cultivated, for the year 1859. M
56,666t acres In cotton, and the produc ton leo n
ales OF cotton; and 600 5l3A acres in grain, and 81
PRODUCTION !ls536 1863 bushels Of corn, 332, 81
bushels OF wheat, and 1,040,206 bushels Of ossl
By table a. In the Auditors report, II VIII -
een that there we're returns OF tax-boos for Ga
year 1854, rom the counties Of Arkansas, Faltsl
Lawrence, Monroe, and Polk; but that H. the othe|
property. 1913 sawmis, "a tAnyards, IS distillsris
~ 43 horses, IL ,S94 mules, 554 jacks and jennie
and l6l 500 neat cattle, and also GIG 220 Of capt
invested In manufactures Tho total value IL pry|
Counties Is shown nj b. ' Is table 70 Be- sss
and by table G, in tho SANE report, IL VII be see{
that In the FIVE counties from which there are no n
turns for 1854, beaides other property, thses vsr
ssrSs 81, SIX az dsss.s horses ei Sai.s 8
iacks And iennies, 1909 neat cattle, and o60l
capital in ms1ufsolories; and that the whole valo
Of ploperty t.seS f O. tn: year 1855 !. these fy
ing anything for the increase Of property q
these ave counties, since the year 1858, I'll
total vslne Of taxable property In the State for It'd
year 1854, IA $68636, 1873. The whole value Of tan
stated In table J, Of the Auditor rep ,rt, q
t42 800 ESQ. which, substracted from the value q
property taxed for the year 1854 sh0 N that in th
last two years there has been an increase d
SIS los TO The taxable pro perty Of this State
imed TO the State by the Secretary Of the Intsrio
5,667,0 5l acres OF swamp land. Toe inmousity d
this vast tract Of land win be better realized by r
fcriDg TO the fact that II Is nearly twice az large n
the State Of Connectcut- There had been ssls { al
to 0ctober) Of this Hand 5OA ,225 acres, yieiasa
the som Of t9l4,l9l.
1t Is expected that additional swamp land, con !
to tho area q Connecticut will be Obtained. fh1
State engaged In drsiping and eveeiaG this an A
sso usces ne cPrAuon OF this system, largo trac 4
q country WIN b converted into arabic ksd.