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furniture.
furniture.
NJ O RE NEW G O O D S
and
GREAT BARGAINS,
j. L. HOOD,
AT TIE
PEOPLES GENERAL HOUSE FURNISHING STORE
Nos. EGG, @as, 2aO, and esq,
MAIN STREET, WORCESTER.

The attention of the public particularly called at this
time TO jhe sale of
rs PAINTED CHAMBER SETS,
which will be sold at less than wholesale prices. have
have also Just received an invoice OF
TOIMAN's AIR SPRING beds,
decidedly the best Spring Beds in use and just the thing
for this hot weather Also,
LIVE GEESE FEATHERS AND CURLED HAIR,
which will be made into Beds and Mattresses order if
desired, and warranted to be as represented Of
REFRIGE ATORs,
have hand good assortment of different sizes
and of both the old and improved patterns which will be
sold at greatly reduced prices. have also for sale
THE OLD DOMINION COFFEE POT,
which nsures cup of delicious coffee that is free from
grounds, and which cannot fail to recommend itself to
any one who likes that beverage made in the best
TO HoUsEKEEPERs AND ALL OTHERS,
a cordial invitation is extended to examine my goods and
learn the prices at which they are offered,
NEVER MIND
what other dealers say when they tell Won this is sect
ond hand establishment that you will find nothing but
second hand goods at Hoods, but and for your
selves and will learn what Others have learned before
that You can buy
Better New Wooden and Painted Carpctugs;
Better New Crockerv, Glass and China Ware;
Better Britannia, and Silver Plated Ware;
Better New Tea Trays. and Table Cutlery:
Better Window Shades and Paper Hngings,
for less money than any OF those establishments where
false representations made for the purpose Of trying
to mOnOpulisc the trade.
The why my goods and can be sold cheaper
is because my expenses are less than those of any other
OF the kind doing the of business and
am willing to serve my customers as many hours for
the same money as any other man; therefore invite all
who wish for good ban gains, fair dealing, and good
ment to the Peoples General Toasc-Fuuishing Estub-
smcn 225, rs 23V, and 232 Main street. that they may
judge for themselves il these things are not
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-29

OATS-S0O bushels prime Oats this day
,,I - ,leegyed. For sale by TnoMAs SUTTON 7 Me
Shhhie eHtpt dlO d2l
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SECONDHAND FURNITURE.

Persons giving mp housekeeping and wishing to sell
their Furniture for Cash, and have it removed without
further trouble, will find it to their advantage call
PUTNAM n CLARK,
jYl DIFF No. l43 Main street.
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8He0ltlncs.
N II \ L a Z o N.
DIR. c. HOWARD MARSHALL,
Ca tarrh,
LUNG, AND BLOOD
Phi ysici an,
OF New York city

dies known only himself is performing miracles by
curing the ncurable diseases for he has succeeded
in obtaining that skill for which the whole medical world
has hitherto sought in vn that being able to prcscr1
a certain for Catarrh and Consumption
Under his new direct and common sense practice those
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MECHANICS MUTUAL FIRE IN

AMPDEN FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
- Of Springfield, Mass.
Cash Capital paid I'M, si5nOO0 90
Accumulated Surplus 75OO 90
WIN il, cALlouS, President d5dcGi W
Jos. G, PYNCHoN, Secretary
VIII insure Real aud Personal Property against Fire on
application 10 WIN. 5. DENNY, Agent,
Al The Office of Mechanics Mutual Fire Insurance
ja2O az
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L0I'. u. G. Ayo1r &c CO.,
LOWELL, MASS.

For sale byJ0HN q. HILL, Apothecary, Mechanics
Hall Building, Worcester, and BY all Druggists every
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-29

llr H. N. MATIlSON believe him Ia bG tinornte man
tv inus appropriate sense ana TINT his moral uurac-
Wr ana professional skin are uudpubtcd
LOWS ]. Miller NJ. d., Rev,T N NIurdock ID d.
fsiltH. ilalis9hs, NJ. -, Ncv1John Hobart, A. NJ,
InaNlu rhiili NJ Dt Rev Moses Einud,
9"RhVs, y, HiuluHe, NJ d., Rev Jonathan lirayt0u,
- i, W, " leolef' VI. y, Rev. George A. willard,
tt,,hnel mfeehe, NJ. D., Rev Nathaniel Bems,
AuVWnuIy iiunDAru, NJ. D., Rev stephen A. Thomas
ALLEN lillinghhst, NJ d., Rev (lp6rpo Buri,iatn
Ha"',,,, mtHlVRur' NJ, d., Rev James Mucreadinp,
a. nillinhl, NJ. D., Row Henry G. brown,
Ash w. Fuller, NJ b., Rev tjpn Nv Wnndin,
WI de0dly and others.
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$, c. Herring d Co.'s Patent Champion safes

'|'HE subscribers, grateful for past favors, and
a nnng That discriminating public their patron
extent that moro necessary TO exhibit all
sock have enlarged their depot by opening extensive
on Broadway ~ No 351 of Murray street. OPP
% he CITY Hall THIS of warehouse with
extensive enlargement Of their factory will enable the subscr
@ Keep on hand Al, all times nrc and burglar
sales than other establishment world Particular
VIII be bad to constructing safes for private families
WIN oher furniture, for tho security plate jcwey.
ALSO
Keep on hand and mako all money chests
ana bank vaults Halls powder proof locks banks
p Joness patent Formulation bank lock and Cygcrs
P"ehi letter lock, without key
&. O. HERRING n Co,
Nos. 13b, 1877, aud l3s Water street, and
No 2sl broadway, Murray st. New York.
y. CoYIE CO., Agents
Washington u. G.
hya-ly '" p,.hnors s v,,.oia
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NEW ARRANGEMENT.

GREAy soUTHwEsrRN ROUTE via ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA
RAILROAD.
From WASHINGTON CITY Virginia. Georgia. Alabama
Mississippi, louisiana, Arkansas and Texas.
bc obtained great Southwestern
0o Pennsylvania Sixth washing
ton Ferry George Page
Orange and Alexandria Railroad at Alexandria.
Richmond, DanyIle, Iynchburg Bristol, Knoxville Dalton
Atlanta Chattanooga, Nashville Huntsville.
ton Memphis, Montgomery, and New Orleans.
Route Continuous Railway Memphis,
Aordng Expedition and Comfort and being cs
than by other routc. M
boat George Page tho Of Seventh
O'Clock Alexandria, where
Rrhmoud Carocsvils Sannon, White Sulphur Springs
stock p for Mchmond al points Southwest
making and close connexions Memphis
wagons and omnbuses leave the Office Pa avenuo
o'clock a. m. and 7, ?. tef
JAMES A. EVANS, Agent
June ls--u Washington.
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q UNI MER ARRANGEMENT The steamer
~ GEORGE PAGE will ! follows
Leave Aexaniria at g. s. TO- IL o'clock, o'clock
Leave Washington at O. O. II o'clock M l,s5 and O'clock,
The THOMAS CoYEr when route win run opposite
hours. l3 st th,a,
Whaleys omnbusss connecting with tho Pago Coyer
leave the Capitol and Of 18th street
he samc time the boats leavo Alexandria.
June s-eod--u RICHARD WAIIACH President .
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NOTICE TO TRAyELLERs.-NE ARRANGE

IN MENT, WITH GREATLY IMPROVED SCHEDULE FROM WASH
NGON DIRECT TO ALL PARTS or THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
VIA POTOMAC STEAMERS AND RICHMOND AND POTOMAC RAIL-
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and Southwest Boata ee hehs, street,
and N p M Passengers b the morning boat obana hne
breakfast on board ad pleasant sail Of honrs tho
beautiful Poomac passing in full Mount Vernon BY
evening boat hy good supper and
comfortable Iertbs Richmond
connect wh all the trains for the South and Southwest
The .eat southern mail being
miles shorter and 100 miles less raIroang than other
nn>dng certain connexions
MISUNDERSTANDING, RICHMOND, PErRsurRd
WILMINGTON, n C CHARLESTON s. C AUGUSTA,
&D MomK Ala, New
Also, connect at Richmond with hs nanve souhsde, Virginia.
Tennessee, and East Tennessee railroads
FOR THE SOUTHWEST TO
mnvyle, Bristol, Dalton,
Chattanooga, Huntsville, Memphis
Iynchbarg, Knoxville, Atlanta,
Nashville, Junction, Montgomery,
and New Orleans
For through cket and further information inquire
the southern ticket Office No. 372
east Of Browns Hotel boardthe boats OF 9th
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philips STOCK FOR CHRISTMAS is NOW
- ready Tor inspection. FRANKLIN PHILIP.
Bookseller aud staioner,
3s2 Penn avenue, bot 9th and 10Th s,s
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The current business of the Pension Office In all its
branches has been brought up TO date and the large
cal force which required for the execution OF the
bountyand act of 1855 be dispensed with early
day. 1868
During the year ending 30th of September last S5
bounty land warrants issuel, requiring 2,03i 420
acres of land to satisfy them This added TO the guam
ty shown by my report Of last year. makes the whole
amount of public lands granted for military services up
to September 30, 1858, 81, I39,362 Under the
acts of lSi7 and 1865 there about $4,000 bounty
land claims pending in the Office originally suspended
account Of nformality irrcgulay, defective proof
Many of these called up from time TO time by
the parties interested for re.examination requiring
large amount of labor and patient investigation in the
disposition of them.
The whole number of army pensioners under the VA
ons acts of Congress is 23 requiring for their pay
ment the annual sum OF S902, 700 20.
The whole number of navy pensioners is S92. and the
aggregate amount Of their annual payments is $780,
sol TO-
The entire amount which has heretofore been paid un
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-16
General Land one.

The reppit ID the Commissioner OF the
General Land Office covers q period Of fve
quarter, ending Septem bcr 30, 1853, and
gives u iull and Satisfactory statement Of the
proceedings OF the land Department of
the Goyernmeni upon the subjec, Of its
varied and complicated jurisdiction.
During that period tinTc atre surveyed
Of the public land l5203,516 acres, with
former Surveys, making q quantity OF Gis
95i0sG ncrea Of tie pabic land surveyed
and ready ior market on the 30th Of sep
tember. sas. which had never been oif-rcd
at pubic sale. During the Eame period
tl,crc were sold for cash 4.s01,3l 94S acres,
IRON which s2,534,l92 30 ~as reaIiD,d Lo
Gated with military land warrants. $685.
ITO aenes. and reported Under swany land
grant. A0i .J6j0o acr,s making an az
grrgate OF cash sass. land warrant locatioop
ami swamp seiectiDDs. G IJ,ls3.534 81
acres.
The casb rcaizsd seems dspropottioned
r. the quantity of lands sod, but tbs - sc
tyan,ed fr by the large sales at reduced
pric,r upder ID gr sdaatisn las ~ Aagus
4. lo,IS. From The pa aasge N that act up
10 the clCse Of the fiscal year ending the 3O,h
Of JgDe. 1855, there wert sold at the various
graduated pricss Il 0si A3e.A scres oi
which there were sod Of the lowest price--
l2jR eet's pr acre o. .66eAo0.2 acre,t
Very lev laOis have Jsn offered at pID-
l'c sac during tie Feriod oi tue report. Tb
wlsh 70 seii lOr cash, sUi, as far n possible
relieve the Treasury, sas 01tweigbed. and
overcome BY the ssBrs. On the part Of ,hs
Executive, TO deal 10 the usst literal man.
bsr With the settlers upon the pubic lab,s.
II sas Impossible ior them 10 rsise mEey
10 pay ~ thsir lands daring the financial
pressure oi last yesr. except upDp the ,ery
haN,.ss terms. snd Father than ernbsrra,s
asi, 10 ~De issiaIsess, destroy the settler,
II wAs dszsdri To p-tpope lbs pasi,c HAiss
10 X snsa.. SsbrAskA snd Minnsso,a
Ladsr LA acts of les3 asd leJ0. grant.
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NEW SERlES-NO. l63.
Lieutenant Maury on ia. Atlantic Tcis-
Nvsph,

Lieut.. NJ. i. MAuRY, the distinguished
head Of the National Observatory ut Wash.
ing,on. delivered lecture at Chicago few
evenings since, having for his subject Z" The
Atlantic Cable" Ills views on this great
subject arc Of weight, and universal interest.
lie ~ reported by the Chicago Journal AZ
having expressed his entire confidence In tho
ultimate succces Of tho Atlantic Telegraph.
The failure OF tho late experiment, Qor ho
does consiIar II u hopeless iailnre,) he attri.
buto 10 tho unweIldy aud erroneous con.
ssructon Of the cable. He considers tho
exterior wire coating Of that cable not only
unnecessary but actually obstructive to tho
transmission OF The electrical current. These
outer wires, designed IN protection, arc
negative conductors neutralzing or destroy.
Ing the effect Of tho internal wires. through
which the electrical current Of thought Is 10
be transmitted, lie suggests that this wire
covering be entirely Dispensed with. u simple
electric wire covered with gut,a pcrcha, or
u light non conducting substance, bciLg Ia
his opinion, Of Itself adequate for the pur.
pose, and u saving Of more than hall the cx-
pcnse IN the manufacture aud laying out Of
the prceen, cable. lie proved tho lalacy
Vi the notion that such cable would be
unsucccsslul owing 10 submarine influences.
II Is demonstrated and settled fact, he
said, that any substance, however perishable,
when deposited In tho ocean, iu owing TO the
density OF the water al such great depth.
preserved from decay forever. Ile has tho
ERNEST faith that the experiments now In
progress on both aides oI the Atlantic for
the pcrfecting aud practical carrying out Of
tho submarine telegraph theory, will. In q
few years at farthcst result In complete sue
Cess
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REPORT OF ,h. secretary Of Wa

Ar. Secretary Floyd announces the ac-
iuai strength Of tbe army T. have been. on
the drs, OF July, Il 495. dis,ributtj through
out the States and Territories- ne de
mani for men in garrison. however, has beer
- gTea, that only thirteen regiments haze
been IN actual srvice in the fed, and ihes
thlrtsen, 40 ex.sDded has bern the feat Of
Wal dnrina the pas, year. have ben com
p-lled 10 travel. 10 sdditiyn TO doing oil tie
fighting netweca twelve and thirteen hundred
miles esch. The wars in which thy haze
.ecn such service nave beea w4g,si 10 Utah
which Co. ksDe-thonzh tie Secretary
does not cay so-broaght 10 &C ingos'ous
a coneln.ion; 10 Washington and Oregon
territories. with toe lbdlans whom Gel
Clark frsl pCnshed, abi hs now made 8
"D<rG1sbt p<ac with. at ts-'r ali
jeei eotrea,y in New Mexico ui'h The
NsvaJ1~, Who frs, broke %, into ol,r
dea.Lce Of Our authority" AL thsn. As =:
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the hes Moin,s river. the State Of Iowa has

the hes Moincs river, the State Of Iowa has
realized T25, 2s392 acres
The question whether she is entitled IL
additional lands, aud is So to what quantity
will depend upon the opinion OF Attorney
General to be delivered upon the sub,nis.
sion recently made TO him by the SECRETARY
ot the interior.
Amendments oi the pre-cmption lava nrc
recommended with view Ia uniformity in
the system, aud TO settle disputed rights,
and TO terminate controversy IN litlgatel
eases.
The land Offices have been discontinued,
within the last year. at Ninconns. Ind. /,
Palmyra. Mo-, aud Mineral Point, Wis
aud measures adopted with view to the
discont,nunuco Of many other oflices in
districts where but few public lands re-
main.
Three additional districts have been
established in California and one In New
Mexico. aud offices opened requiring the
transmission. from the General Land Oiiioc.
Of Jl2 volumes tract books. other records,
nud laws. aud more than 400 large PACKAGE
oi blanks aud instructions,
The tract books and other manuscript
records In the General Land Office amount
10 l2,0l7, Of which 4,G3i volumes have az
oumulated since 1854.
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Senator CaIrrssDxs was called upon in
New York by delegation from the Wing
General Committee, recently, and presented
with addresses from that body and the Ash
lander Association. lIc made reply In
which he first paid tribute TO the Wbig
party and its 4" Iamented chieitain, IIxxsr
CLAy." aud then disclaimei any intention
Of becoming candidate for the Presidency,
as follows
M y ambition now 10 to be, M have said
several times before, u patriot rather than n
partiz1p, and TO give TO my country that
advice which moderation and experience Gu.
gender. am now grown " b. Nh old man,
and ] am content 10 serve my country ~ ]
have done. (Applause.) ] sm content
with the Lonors have received, and beg
you, my friends. not 10 misunderstood me.
I um not u candidate for the I'rasidentship.
! sometimes sce my name treated by tho
public press, and myscli spoken Of ~ eau.
didato for tho Presidency, aud ] never see
1t without regret ! ain no candidate for
President. nor DO ] ever expect 10 be. !
shall certainty never ask II, ior 10 my mind
there IL something in 1t OF great and mighty
responsibility, more ~ be feared than TO b.
loved. wish 10 bc u compatfiot and CO
operator with you IN all your excrlior,s, but
do not desire to bc q candidate, and | shall
never ask for it, that ia certain. All that ]
fear, my friends, Ia that the honor and kind
Deas which you have eviBced towards me on
this occasios, may lead 10 the idea that
there is sone political design or purpose on
my part. Be you my witnesses that there
IL not and, ~ help me GoJ, you testify W
nothing but the truth. let those who please
ask Tor IL. an no seeker for it,"
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How Mr.. LpkGvgLLow cauie 10 write the
veom Of Mngs SrAsDisns Courhhip. IL
related by a correspondent Of the Portland
hyg,n, who writes from Pennington, Frank
lin county, Maine, us iollows
A pcculmr story is abroad in this region
in relation 10 the origin Of tho new poem,
MleS S,nndsi,. There residcs in tho north
ern pad 0f this couDty, u man bearing the
title of Miles standlsh, being. as s said, n
descendant Of the Original Miles A few
evenings ago, repo,t nys, that the editor Of
q crtsin si1t was IN company aud was
addressed by ono Of his ia,iy fyimds. MIR.
.------. presume you've read tho new
poem. Miles Standsh, by I0ngfcIlow : ="
" No, I've mol" replied lie. 1--WE secn il
spokeD Of IN tbs papers, but can't ne why
Mr.. Iongfeilow should write about him ;
there are dozen more important men in
tLi- county than Mics SlRfniish 1 don't
sec how he aud longfellow got acquainted. I"
"Ob replieda young mis-. pefcsiving his
extensive hktoricaI knowledge. " Longieilow
was down hefs two or three years ago, and
went up to dead river fishing they got &C.
qasinted there. as Mr.. StaDdisb was lust
married. be told LMgieilow about his court
ship, and b. now has written about H."
Wei" replied tbc editor, II must get il ;
but ! cant see wha, he could say very inter
estin2 about coarthip. Whom did Stan.
dish marry Mary interposed another
volce, /" he married distant relation ol
Loogieilow's. and that's The reason be wrote
this poem" "Wdl. ] declare, must snd
fos II. replied thu h,t~san. II guss III
interesting Icing relations ~. lIongicllow
would wri.s - veil - possible"
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showing that The sgricaiturists b.ys suiIsr-
I'd even more than the manufacturers and
that to TAX them to help the manufacturers
would BE- most grossly unjust.
The Secretary argues that a very safe
,es; of The comparative prosperity 0. difer-
cot clas~es OF Industry Is 70 be 6asd in their
foreign exports and, sceord,ng To this tes;
tha. the manufacturers have beea doing
better since the enaciEaen. Of tie tariff oi
l5i, than the Asricultgr.ss for, while our
exporA Of masafac;lres slDce less have
Acreassi 100 per cent. AID that Of iron
especially 3o5 per cent, tAe eIPorts o. Cur
Agricultural psodaetA. other titan otton
and tobscco, bave oaly increased 70 To LOG
per cent.
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ing the swamp and overicwcd lands TO the
States within which they are situated there
have beru selected and reported to the Gep
eral Land Office 81, ,l29, ,492l ID acres upon
which patents, aud lists having the effect of
patents, have issued for 36 900 ,S2s "a acres
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WsIuSsros, Dec. lO.---The Interior DE
partmeni hss awarded the contract fos sup
plying ready made clothing. 70 Mssr.
Whiting. Goi!ope. BIS Il 10, Boston; ts
supply ibg hardware. 10 Thomas Poaltsey,
Of Baltimore: and fr supplying fars for the
northwest, TO r.. l.. Man, u Lancaster. Pc
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The right of the otatfz To ihe granted
lands within The SIX mile limit. attschS
aDd Decomes vestssi upon the dsfin'ie loca-
ton Of tie roads and after the locaiioos
are made, and the maps Acospie,i no notice
IL taken by the General Land Office Of in.
considerable usyiiications which the compa-
bi.s rnsy find nece~sary 10 the work oi con
siruetDn. Inc sdja,m~p, d these grants
dero.,e. great labor upJn the land oGice
sod requires greater care than upon the or
dnAry DISPOSAL Of ,be poblic iaoh-conhse-
ting interests ecns,abtIy srising. growing
out d swamp si1 ipisrna! improvement &c.
isetious. cash en,Sirs. lsSi.wsrrsn, locations
and peemptlon cialmA
Inc sdjasimsnt of the Fox and w,scoo
.in rl,eIimproyen-nt grant. in the State oI
wsooosD. - bssrly eoDpIstsd.
Tbs ara isuring 70 tss STATE and hn
grAn,ss q oS4,2e9.
Unssr ths gran, ior tbs imwoveusp, O
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The Commissioner rcnews the rocommcu
dation that time be fixed by law within
which the States claiming swamp lands shall
select and report them.
by the acts oi Congress Of May 10Th,
18th, june 3D.. and August | III, 1855, and
March "a, 1881 grants of land for railroad
purposes were made TO Iowa, Alabama,
Florida louisiana, Wisconsin. Michigan,
Mississippi, aud Minnesota. The lines Of
roads are described in the acts. and the al
ternate sections, within six miles on each
side thereof, are granted with the right of
sclecting within the limit oi 8 miles, other
lands in lieu Of those which the United States
may have sold, or otherwise disposed Of,
within the six miles limit.
With tie exception of two OF the roads,
the States have accepted the grants, the sur
veys Of most OF the roads have been made
and reported to the General Land Office, and
the work connected with the adjustment Of
the grants, assigning TO the States the grant
cd lands, and restoring 10 market the reserv
cd government lands, ia rapidly progressing
Iowa receives for the
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Making a total ~

Tbs report pfeaenis no estimate Of the
lands granted to Tie SoutLrn MinuoAota
a1d uarsit railroads, the maps being Iacom-
pete and 20. iGaIy acted upon.
Tte following IL the cgtimste II the qnan
ti.ts ot land (oiytrod and anof.ralj up 10
tits ,ima released from railroad Withdrew
"A. abd restored ~ market: