Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-15

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For The year ending Ju1e 80, Ise1. I3sO77 %
For fhs jear ending Jpns 81 1874 e7soo7 Il
During the year ending June 80. SEA, public
lands have been disposed Of a follows:
Acre. cold Cor cash s4s2sT3 90
Acres located With military warrAnts.. 800 %
Acres ocsted wifh agricultural scrip 2lt4lo II
Acres certified u states for railroads i-O ~
Acres tsisE nndsr the homsste al law 2si5se 81
Acres disposed Of eurisg The yeAr.... 325l So -
Daring the quarter ending s.ptember3o. l-6t
the Aggregate quantity taken for thsssne
purpose vss.' .-....,- 1890. s'S'4'e ~
Making a total Of .34s ~
The cash receipts for sales. homestead sniio
cation fees for the same Eve quarters were 81
0l9 ca "a The aggregate quantity of public
lands surveyed. bat DOT disposed Of, was, on the
goth Of September last, 1876 SIT ,5s7 acres.
AeRIcULTrRAL GRANTS.
Nineteen States have accepted the provisions
Of the acts donating lands "for the benefit OF sg
ricuIturc snd the mechanic arts. and have re
ceived land and land scrip amounting 70 4.s5O,-
600 scres.
rAcUIc RAILROAD.
Under the acts Of Congress of July ?. ls62,
and July ?. 1864 making grants of lands to aid
the construction of railroad and telegraphic
lines 10 the Pacific coast, the initial points OF the
main line Of railroad from the Missouri river
westward has been fixed at Omaha, Nebraska,
and the definite location of the railroad for one
| hundred miles west from that point has been sp
! proved BY the President.
MINIS, KIc.
| Much interest has been manifested in favor Of
| the establishment OF bureau of mines and min
| erals to which the administration of all details
IN respect 10 this important subject shall be com
mitted. | am satisfied that such legislation will,
| before many years. be found necessary, il it has
not already become so.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Union railroad company has. since the sd
I journment OF Congress. expended more than half
million of dollars upon the main line OF the
road leading westward from Omahs, of which
one hundred miles have been permanently
located. and forty miles are in process OF con
! struction.
EASTERN DIVISION.
4 The progress made in the construction OF the
branch road In Kansas known ~ the Union Pa
cifc railroad. Eastern Division, has met with
the reasonable expectations of the public. For
this state Of affairs the company is not atOgehel
without excuse. The assassination of its con
tractor in July last, soon after the adjournment
of Congress- the continued insurmountable dit.
fcuties Of obtaining the necessary material
either by river or rail. from causes known to all
prevented them for time from prosecuting the
work.
DIRECTORS
|, The President has appointed George Ahmun
of Massachusetts; Springer Harbaugh, of Penn.
sylvania; Charles I Sherman of Ohio: Jesse
l., Williams, OF Indiana. and Timothy j. Car
ton of Illinois, 70 be directors. Oh the part oil
the United States, in the Union Pacific Railroad
company. and these gentlemen have accepted toe
; appointment. The wisdom of Congress in pro
viding for the appointment of such officers can
not be doubted Being impressed with the con
vlction of the importance OF securing the inter
est of the government in the roads connecting
with the main line, and the faithful compliance
) by the companies constructing them, with the
terms and conditions upon which they are emit
tied 10 the munhcent bounties provided by Con
gress, should not hesitate 10 recommend, if il
were practicable that such directors should be "a
o6cio members of the board or other govern
ing authority of each of such companies
INDIANS.
I, The management of the Indians during the
past year has been attended with difficulty. In
7, addition to the against that portion of the
! Sioux that committed the massacres in Minneso
Ia in 1862. aud who are yet unpublished and un
. subdued. military operations have been carried
on against the combined bands of the Sioux o.
the plvins and of the upper Missouri, as well q:
' against considerable portion of the Cheyenne:
, and Arapahoes. particularly those Of the upper
Platte River. and who were parties 70 the treat,
of Fort Laramie 1t Is not necessary TO inquire
whether. by adopting conciliatory measures
/ these military operations might not. TO q grea
4 extent, been avoiden Those who desire to in
vestigate the subject may, with advantage. con
{ suit the report of the Commissioner of Indiar
Affairs. The question Of interest is, wha
course shall hereafter be pursued with these In
disrs in order to reduce them subsection, sns
to AFFORD al needful protection to our citizens
e PENSIONS.
The whole number of pensioners on the SOL
. dsy Of June last was 81 1876, requiring for thei
D annual compensation 81 .595. 376 80 Durinl
the past year more than So $500 900 have beer
paid for pensions granted on account of disability
D or death ensuing from service in the Of th,
rebellion.
NATIONAL BANKS PENSION AGENTS.
D Is Was recommended to congress at its las
session that An act be passed requiring tn
national banks to discharge the duties of pension
e agents Since the adjournme' of congress
e communications have been received from mos
OF those banks, expressing willingness to per
form the duty sithout charge TO the government
D renew the recomm endation that la w be passe,
charging the banks With the pay msDt OF pensions
+. whenever il shall be the pleasure Of the depart,
ment to require it of them
D PATENT orFicE.
The balance in the Treasury to the credit o
= the patent fund, on October / 1868, was S37
732 g.. The receipts of the once TO Sept 30
1864. amounted to $3.50 s3S 90, making tota
sum of i26l sal %. The expenditures durinl
the same period we're 1912 453 "a. leaving bal
. snce OF S56.ll7 80 on hand October /. 1864
being $lo.334 76 more than the balance Ms ex
= hibited on October L. 1863.
rHE CAPITOL.
The approaching completion Of the capitol
under the direction of the architect. Mr.. Walter
|; imparts much Interest 10 bis report upon iha
and kindred subjects
| The Ghost Of Reputation.