New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-09
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CorSCm BLUFI-, Iowa, Jan. ", 1855
The Winter of 1867 was one of great severity IN
this section of the West. We bad deep shows, high
winds and very cold weatheS. The W inter Of 1913
b,, thus far been of an entirely different characters
have had very little ow, hardly enough 10 cover the
ground. tie winds have been remarkably moderate,
and with the exception Of on, or two days in Soyem
Der. we have had milo and pleasant weather.
Tie whole of December, and thus far INFO January
has been more Ike Spring than Winter and to-day the
sun shines az warm and comfortable az May In 1850,
the Missouri River, al this point, frOLe up solid in
November: but this Winter it il still open, and the
t.rr, boats have hardly been Obsructed for single
day Indeed, if people were TO Judge of this climate
bvtlis Winter alone thus far, they would certainly
pronounce it desirable and pleasant az heart could
desire.
Remarkable ttagna,ion marks all branches Of bus.
ness r the Wet Just at presentat least in this por
ton Of it. Heretofore the great article which have
had to sell has been land and lots but the trainers
which were formerly made with 80 great CELEBRITY in
these have now come TO sudden halt. Paper cities
have ceased to flourish and spectators in Western
lands have had to suspend operations. This IS well
enough, perhaps and will turn the notions OF people
Of all classes into more healthful CHANNEL. Wild
lands can now be purchased in Western Iowa at quite
reasonable rates, say g 10 81 per acre. and II seems
10 me there are great many Idle hands IN the older
States who would find it to their interest to cultivate
them.
On the 18th of February, the United States Land
Office will open in this city, when something near
million Of acres will he brought into mar ke', and can
be had, for land warrants or money at the minimum
price Of 81 - per acre. These lands are quite
desirable They are highly fertile, well watered, and
lie within q short distance of the three lines Of rail-
roads projected through the district, and to which
grants Of land have been made by Congress. let
every labOrer or mechanic who can buy a land war
raft send il on and secure quarter section OF land
True the Government ought 10 give 1t to him for
nothing upon the CONDITIONS that he will settle upon
and cultivate it; but since it will not do that, let him
do the next best thing possible and thus secure for
himself homestead. And here let HE say that the
Homestead Law Of Iowa is quite liberal. IL secures
TO each head of family 80 acres of land, in the
country or one half in town city, with all
the improvements he may choose to put upon it. fou
may build dwelling worth $40 O0Oo your homestead
and your creditors cannot reach IT, Perhaps this Is
going little too far but if be an error Is certainly
on the right side
The fourth session of the Legislature OF Nebraska
came to an nglorious conclusion the 18th inst.
II met on the 9Th of December in Omaha, and, after
having been 10 session in that place thirty.two days
split into two bodies, majority of each baanch hav-
ing adjourned to the neighboring town of Florence,
willie a minority continued to hold daily sessions in
Omaha. OF course the latter could do nothing in the
way Of passing laws while the acts of tho former were
not recognized by the Executive. Coy. Richardson,
who has been recently appointed, arrived while the
quarrel was in progress and at once refused 70 have
anything to do with the Florence branch Of the Legis-
number Of acts, which s friends claim became laws
by the non.acton of the Governor, after three days;
but their validity remains to be tested by the Judea
~ Nobody expects that they will be recognized as
valid All this il exceedingly unfortrnate as the
Territory stood very much in need of wise and careful
legislation which is something that II has never yet
enjoyed since its existence commenced. For the past
year it has been altogether without any criminal code,
and such will now be its fate for another year There
is therefore punishment prescribed by law in Ne
braska for either larceny, burglary murder. A
pretty specimen, truly, of Squattcr Sovereignty egis
ton In truth, notwithstanding all the praises that
lave been showered upon this Territory, its affairs
lave from the first been grossly nismanaged. Every
an who has held office in the Territory with very
few exceptions) has used il for the sole purpose Of
making money Only point out the way in which
this could be done and his course was at once deter
mined upon. At the same time. local quarrels and
local rivaries have been fruitful source of trou
bic and official misconduct, until finally the very
name Of Nebraska official has come to be looked
upon with distrust 1t is greatly to be hoped thai
COL Richardson will be able to inaugurate new an
better state of things.