The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-11-09

A few Reeks ago the President Of the
Uhited Btties cadsed a bfoclamation to
be issued ior the saie of 4, zoo, 900 acres of
public land in Minnesota, the sale to
ebnmehcb At three Different points on
The iblh daS Of October, and AZ six od.
diiiohal points on different days, ranging
from the Rand Of October 10 the 10Th Of
November. Petitions we're promptly
drawn mp and unanimously signed by set
tlera IN Minnesota, setting forth the facts
connected with their present condition,
that the recent depression in real estate
and other species Of property, the short
crops OF last year, and the almost total
cessution Of immigration rad len them
In destitute cireumstances, that they had
indeed been favored this year with a
bountiful harvest, but that long before
they could market their grain, and real
ize money thereirom, the time for the lond
sales would be passcd; and they there
foro implored the President, IN view Of
their straitened circumstancea, 70 post
pone the sales a reasonable time, 90 that
they might have chance 10 save their
lands and improvements from sacrifice.
Tie leading citizens and officials OF tho
State backed up these memorials by ear
nest solicitations for postponement; but
II was al. Of no use The Presidential
Proclamation had been issued-the sales
must therefore proceed.
On the day assigned, (the 18th inst, )
the sale commenced At NJ. Cloud The
81. Paul Minnesotian says: "Tho first
piece Of land offered was started at ST.
20 per acre, the minimum price. The
people stood around very cool and calm
and aiteT the land had been duly dwelt
upon awhile, FIVE cents more was bid
This hve cents advance being cried a
suihcient time, FIVE cents more were Of
iered. And 90 on during the whole day
this piece Of land was dwelt upon pradu-
ally rising at the rate Of FIVE cents bid.
Near The time for closing the sale for the
day, II had reached the magnificent pro-
portion Of ei6 per acre, and was duly
knocked down AZ that sunni But on look.
ing around for the bidder he was not Ia
be found, and one Of the crowd observed
that "he bad gone home after hrs old
stocking, and the land officers had better
wait until he came back with The gold.r
Tho land officers respectfully declined
waiting longer than the next morning Al
which time they put up again for sale
the same piece Of land; when the FIVE
cent bid competition for Il was resum.
ed, and proceeded as on the previous day
From all ofwhich It il inferred that eithei
I tho price Of real estate in the 81. ClouC
District is rising TO the flush prices o
oldcn times, or else selling the public
lands IN that neighborhood is likely L
be tedious businsssl At Henderson, OF
the 10th, the people gathered into town
formed into procession, and intimRtcd il
the most peaceful and polite manner pos
sible, that they "would like to see any
; body bidding on the lands" The sal
J was proceeding from day TO dsy, the Ian
; officers offered quarter section after quar-
ter section, but getting "nary bid"
About a million and quarter Of acre
Of land are now being put for sale I
Iowa. Probably the pre-emptors vii
know how to protect themselves froT
I this rascRlly exercise Of official despoi
, ism as we'll as the Min nesotihns.