Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-12-19

10 reduce foreign importations.
The Secretary believes, taking all things
into amount. that nd rolorem duties are pre-
rerable to specific ones yet he is aware of
the great liability to frauds in the former |
method, and especially how it is made to |
give an advantage to the foreign importer
over the home one, and he suggests some
to prevent it.
ABSTRACT or REPORT OF TIE COMMISSIONER
or PENSIONS .-ArmY pcnSions.-The number
of original applications, and applications for
increase of pensions admitted during the
year ending June 80 1856, is as follows
Il Revolutionary Pensions,
yearly amount $4,9O5 GO
54S Widows of Revolutionary
Pensioners, yearly
amount, 35,532 90
33j Widows and Orphans, or
half-pny pensions, yearly
amount, 2O,I3b 90
l76 Invalid do. do, yearly
amount, 1867 90
,l2O cases admitted Total amountS740l0 65
During the past year there has been iaid
by pension agents in the several States and
Territories
To Revolutionary soldiers. 2sl,274 %
To widows Of revolutionary sol
diers, j09,4j4 ST
To widows enl orphans, or half.
pay pensions, 2ll.229 II
To invalids, 431,l7S 60
Total, Sl,233 1876 81
The number Of persons on the roll on the
3Oth June, 1856, was
5li Revolutionary soldiers,
yearly amount, S3l,95i "a
j,l67 widows Revolutionary
soldiers, yearly amount, AS ,435 10
1881 widows and orphans, or
half-pay, yearly amount, lSl,l56 %
4,SGO inya!ids, yearly amount, ii3.lj2 20
1868 pensions.
Total yearly amount, 81 OIL COS s.
2l2 Revolutionary pensioners have been
stricken from the rolls by death. OF those
living many are reported to he from - to
JOG years old.
Nary PenNous.-Thc number of pension
ers on the rolls June 30, 1856, IN the several
States and Territories, was
1853 invalids, yearly amount, S22,5l S.
lS3 widows and orphans, yearly
amount, 9S go 40
lS privateer, yearly amount 1854 90
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S54 pensioners.
Total yearly amount, S22 So
The total amount paid by navy pension
agents to pensioners during the year was
Sl27 55s.
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ABSTRACT OF TIE REPORT OF The SEcRETARr or
The INTERIOR.
The quantity of land sold for cash Acres
last year il 9,221 sc
Received therefor SS.S2l ,4l4,53
Located with Military scrip and
Land Warrants, $3.50 .4sI
swamp hhnfs approved 70 the 49,,
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were Sl"''oo'-o ana 'Ue sross revenue, IN
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ne recommends Ihe ano'''ioh OF the frank
all transient printed matter
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FURTHER DETAILS OF NI'AR.GrA> Nf",' FIJI
SrEANER It>NLhsEE'-New York Dec. %
Inc steamship tennessee arrived thls morn
ing from Nicaragua.
The accounts brought by her Of Walker +
movements ara suhsrantiallv the samo q,
,ho,e talo,r,,bed from, i,bori.stor an Ss,rr
| T. . va
u'i'
"en' alker had fouCht several successiu
/ battles since the departure OF the last steamer