The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-01-18

The report Of Secretary Thompson, dntcd
Dec. l.t, gives The following statistics ra'a-
tive to the Home Department:
During the five quarters ending S"p'emhef
80, 1859, Is 6ls,lS3 acres OF The public
lands we're disposed Of ! $40 400 acres
were sold for cash, yielding W., 47o s.
6l7.O40 acres were located with b"unty iend
warrants, 1,7l2 040 acres were approved to
tho several states entitled TO them, under the
swamp grants Of March 3, 1859, and sept.
%, 1856: and 6,3l8.203 acres certified to
states, az falling to them under the grants Tor
railroad purposts.
During the same period or time 1887 22l
acres were surveyed and prepared tor mar
ke,, and l6, ,552 ncres proclaimed and OF
fered Of public sale. The aggregate quantity
Of pnblic land thot has been surveyed, but
not vet proclaimed or Offered ct public sale'
was, on the 3O'h of September, 1889, SS'"
97094l acres and the estimated quantity
which had been offered at public sale, and
remained subject to private entry at Inc va
rious land tfices, was $4,000 600 OF acres.
The lands which, by lcag continuance in
market, have graduated to low prices by vir'
tie Of the act OF August 4. 1854, have eeen
sold for cash. These held at minimum OF
81 as per acre have been entered alaaost ex
clusively with military bounty land warrants;
and although large quantities of fresh lands
have been brought into market by procloma'
finn. less money in proportion to the amount
Of land offered hos been received from sales
than at any previous period.
The average annual expenditure on and'en
account, including the interest on stocks
held in trust for several tribes, and on sums
which by treaty provisions it was stipulated
should be invested, but which have remained
in the treasury Of the United States. is $3.
O55 27O OS. The amount Of stock held in
trust Tor Indian tribes by the department o
the Interior ia So 449, ,24l 80, and the mel
annual interest thereon is $202 U02 S9.-
The present liabilities of the United States
to Indian tribes, funding at five per cent.
the perpetual annuities secured to some o
them by treaty, and also the annUities pay
able during the pleasure Of Congress, amoun
10 S2l,472 423 80. The total number o
Indians within our borders may be set dow!
in round numbers at 100000.
From the report of the Commissioner o
Pensions it appears that the whole numb e
OF pensioners Of all classes now on the rolls
10 il, 1855, and that the aggregate amount pc
annum required for their payment is Sl 'O34'
9l4l5. The amount paid on account o
pensions during the year ending June 80
1889. was Sl,l83,l4O 80. OF the oggregot
number of pensioners on the rolls, 1866
are from the army, 9lS from the navy. U
these, 4S6l OF the former, and 375 OF tn
latter. are on the invalid rolls and their pen
sions amount to $3.50, ,457 SO per annum.-
The number OF revolutionary pc sIoners ma
dwindied down TO lG5, 80 having died durln
the present year, The number Of widows
revolutionary officers and soldiers, Under a
the acts Of Congress granting pensions, wa
at the close OF the year, STA and the who
uumber Ut pensioners on the rolls, under a
the acts allowing half pay to widows and o
uhans OF deceased officers and soldie rs, q As
II is estimated that on appropriation
100000 wild be required to pay the el
peuses OF the census OF 1860.
The judicial expenses during the Csc
year ending ON June 30, exceeded by sma
amount the a appropriation Of 81 ,0OO. 900 ma
therefor.
This lie an increase over the expenditur
Of any former year in the history Of the 60
eTnments anu nus peeu InCuIIou III 'ho VI"
by the execution of the Fugitive Slave La
The record Of ahc operations of the P
ttnt Office during the past year furhishe
A ususl, most satisfactory exhibit Of d
stesdy progress Of our country in the app
cation Of science to the useful arts. Duri'
the three quarters ending September q
1863, 6,l97 applications ior new paten
were received ) 8ls caveats filed' so4
eved ssad VO.issosd. The receipts for q