The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-18

MESSAGE or THE GOVERNOR OF INDrASA.-
Governor Wright, Of Indians. communicated bis
ordinary expenses Of the State government the
present year. are $5426l a. being only, per capita,
four and ono third cents tor each individual. The
value Of taxable property In the state s $3.50 4lsl4s
which u IN increase in ten years Of STA ls0, 1888.
Since tho year ls44 there has been paid Of the prin
cipa and interest Of the State strip t2,274705 so,
and Of interest on the State debt $l,798Al2 %.
Der, 1864, the State debt Of Indiana amounts ID to
1901 y003 so. OF this sum the Stats has lqui-
dated the amount Of 1927 ,sG4 80, leaving Of the
public debt the sum Of $500, ls9, Of which sum
7s3 1872 bearing two and halt Per cent interest,
and the balance to wit:-$5 ,0400 O0 Is bearing i've
per cent interest The aforesaid sum Of $227 s6l SO
having been paid by the State, under the act Of ths
sso lu enain on the books Of the agency, the in,
terest credited and applied annually to the reduc
tioa Of The principal Of the public debt. Hence,
far the interest Is concerned, the sto * belong
ing to the State il still considered outstanding.
The Governor 10 very severe on the stock banks
and bankers Of the State. The Law under which the
banks Organized the Governo. pronounces NOT
only glaringly defective. hut the constructions given
to Il, and consequently the practice under IT. Ia
speaking Of the law, he repeats the words which
he used two years ago, I" that past events have
clearly proved that The restrictions provided by the
law are insufficient to prevent abuses OF the priv
seges granted"
NEW OREANs-BusHsss, HEALTH, FAsIoS. &c.
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past week, under all the Sc heads. We have had
decided accession to the numbers Of our visiting DO
pulation, a. the registers OF the hotels have Abun-
dainty proved, AID several families from the inte
ror and from the coast, as well a. from the North
and West, have come 10 MS and set up their resting
place for the seas0p. Business has viSibly and ma
terially improved There has been more life on the
levee and more stir in The streets than during the
week preceding. We have mo- only TO receive the
accessions I, Lumber which the reported rise In
the fven may be expected daily to bring Us, t. find
our f0ndest hopes in this direction fully realized.
We are happy, roo, 10 have il in power to report
that city is enjoying high state Of health s.
any ol our mn.. favored sister cities Indeed, We
sih conceive Of no more delightful asylum from the
bleak and urge as atmosphere Of the North and the
upper West Than New Orleans at the present no
ment Chords. The gay season has set In merrily,
moreover. Tke opera, on fashionable nights, 10
filed with beautiful ladies', exotic as wei IS indigo.
noue the theatre shows attractively Ia the sane
way; the Streets tie promenades, the salons Of tn
hoiejs the shops, and the drives are all animated
with q troiles OF beauty, the display Of taste, and
the hum Of gaiety; the 81. Charles Hotel has com
penced IL delightful weekly hops, and the othe
are beginning 70 think Of following suit; and we
have commenced the holiday season most suspi-
.ciously.-Nep Orleans P,cdyuns, Jan. 7.
rxryrmK EXPLOSION IN vrRGISIA.-THREs
aryre IosT.-SEvERAL PERs0ss WcUSpEp--A
-shockios accident occurred yesterday, near PEA,
ReaIoke rsilroad The boiler Of the steam en-
sIne attached to Messn. Beebe Bhnts 40.
mill. In GrcensviIe county, Virginia, sxQ.oded
about twelve o'clock, scattering death and dee
uuction In every direction. inc buIoine -
thrown . distance Of several hundred yards. Three
negro uen had been taken from the ruins, horribly
msnged and b. uised. aud several others very bedl
wourdeA oss white man, thought, casnos
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