The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-12-08


married prior to- the 1st January,
1900. or wars Subsequent to the
| Revolution aud prior to the rebellion.
the number of pensioned widows
and ofphans.of soldiers was /, $40, at
the Close of The last fiscal year. Dur
ing the year, there we're added TO the
number Of pensioners Of eli Glasses
SO, 4s2; 1882 were dropped from
various sections, leaving on the
rolls. June 80, 1867, 1885, The
total amount of pensions paid
was sSIs, 819, 946. During the year
ending September 80, 1857, there
were admitted 954 applications for
bounty land warrants, requiring
las, $50 acres Of land to satisfy them.
During the same period, there were
16, BAT applications for patents; IL, 655
patents were issued; 1,224 applica
tions wore allowed, but patents have
mol been issned thereon 5JJ zsason OF Of
the non-payment of the final fees;
8, 4S6 caveats were filed; SO epplica-
tions for extension were received,
and 90 extensions of patents were
granted. The remainder of the re-
port is devoted to the Pacific Rail-
road, its earnings, &c.
The report of the Commissioner of
Agriculture recommends that Con-
gress adopt some plan for facilitating
the early construction of q ship canal,
for the transportation of Western pro-
ducts from the lakes to the ocean, or
for the building of q double track
railway, open to all, forwarding on
equal terms and supported by an
equitable system of tolls. He Gays
that the unsettled condition of in
dustry in the Southern Gtates, re-
quires the encouraging aid and
friendly recognition of the Govern
ment, to restore the people to state
of prosperity and self-reliance, so
essential to the, development. of the
great resources of that section. He
advocates that the cotton tax be re-
scinded, as it is disastrous and dis
heartening in the extreme. The in
PRODUCTION of Asiastics for cotton
production, he says, is to be depre,,
Gated. Such labor is unskilled. and
far inferior to negro labor. and will
add to the complications induced by
the jealousies and prejudices Of races,
widely differing in character and
tastes.
The distribution of plants from
the experimental and propagating
gardens. from January 1 to May 1,
1867, amounted to 42,123; reaching
every State and Territory in the
country. The articles consisted
mainly of the smaller variety of
fruits, OF which the grape has been
in large proportion. The main pur-
pose of the garden-that of testing
the respective merits of new varie-
ties-is still kept strictly in view, and
all new varieties are procured as
early as practicable, and the know.
ledge gained concerning them embo-
died in the department reports.
The report of the Secretary of the
Navy states that during the year the
naval force has been almost exclusive
ly employed on foreign stations; but
little remained for it in our own
waters. The display of a naval force
has been sufficient to suppress threat
ened difficulties; and in every quar-
ter American interests have been
respected and American rights OBJ
served during the year.
The aggregate naval force has been
reduced to DO vessels and 482 guns.
The number of vessels in commission
has been reduced to 12, and the num-
Der in squadron service is 13 less than
at the last annual report. The total
number Of vessels in use is 1O3, and
| 1913 guns The Seorafory nro,o, M