Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-12-20
IERMs OF SUBSCRIPTION


1se'f'sPor. Of sns secresary oi. war % aa
"~'"s ls~mo''sr Tug P'' oPe'.''o"' " ,,,ne vne
9smy ana Toe sesefai bureaus oin inc |" ar
Dep.''"en'' ''''' " ,.,..,'. -
Inc aggregaie strengtn OF the military
iofee on me sVth OF september last was
oocios. 3D. n - n., - me- 80
r.;.,;ons !. ar ISI Tn7 ;iy; ;nainJy; - sPr,SS ~.
f.i.1r.l.. ....s.ss.,,oa -
ffSsoo doo 1'ss n.vmsnss pr.sP ~ ,bs
Trea.nrv ~. ...o..t * ,ha serv;ee oe the
W. D.a.~,,,.., cro,,, Jaan..v 4 A. a.,
tober DO 1s67 4 neriod of ten montbs
..,o.a,.a =, si0o go7 0o0 - :
TL~s~ ,e.,.. ~ ths military e.s.bl;sh-
mani ss 'seil az the 'nnmbe Of the army.
~rs nov three lime. as Great a. thew have
.r.r rhhs,';s,, i'm. 40 1aSsro min. aiscra.
s;an.r. nawsr i ,ss,sd IN Tho Execus;ve
70 add miIlisss q tb;s efpendisurs by an
..l-rs..a'asS a.. go y ,ha us,;;,,ur
.,rs ,ss.f ,J III, ii <. - = -
II I''s1r -. sn,. -, s..,.. =. s.i.. +,
.ia.l5 ~ r'Sp'AN At "'"'' i,ida go
l,ss lns me mnsnsesng attitude OF some or the
V''!H' f~"Y' - ~ a.',s y''"s '"o
aN,f,ct pl aoun'fy oe'ween 'he nrnansas
sna ,aass sss:s, anu po's'o"s =, - DIso'a
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rHrs,y to:Ye '.'ns' Ies'Vu i".sIe'
Snus @ - s'a a..,,. s.aav., ""a;,,.a '"s as,a a" ee
si'ras'I"1'Y ose"I .e,s,I ooA $500 ave- =,
~. s..',:..' - .s,sIr.s IT,
dian war has been pr,yidentiaily ayerted.
,..sc n ai a.ia :a-. =
lie 9a eleez ~sr ;,sa',sJ 80 -;,h 30 s',i ~
rs sSlrs s1''s' AZ eaa.aS a''Suise'a h"a 'sso5
sslsc. for them r,ssryst;oos remote from @
,r.v.l.J .on,.s h.,..a,, ,ha M;ss;..;,'.';
"a ps.;sn SS'"S"' '''''''PP'
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cnlsi.nsAfS.,af ',s,,ar, ~ 1,s;r nr,s.SJs
;.a. fS'''l
ssJr,s,of vim, j,n,orta,cs that onr die.
t.ntiavv;,atias shauia ba exs,,,, from In
dian outhraaks and that ,ba cp,s,ruc,;,.,
of the Pacific Railroad. an object of ma
tional importance. should not be inter.
ruPtsd by hostile tribes
These objects as we'll as the material
interests aud moral aud Intellectual i'm.
provementi Of the Indians. can be most
efecfually secured by concentrating them
npon portions of country set apart for
their exclusive use. and located at points
remote rom our highways ana encroach-
ing whsis.seitlemenis. - 49,.
PACIFIC RAILROAD. " s--
Since the eommencement Of the sacond
session Of ahe Thirty ninth Congress. five
bondred and ten miles Of road have been
a al 4 n
OF the PacIlc halfway. The line from
Omaha is rapidly approaching the eastern
base Of The Rocky Mountains, while the
terminus OF the last section OF constructed
road in cslifofnia accepted by Govern
ment, on the 24th OF October last, was
Of the s., slerra Nevada. ada The remarkable
spe'sJ .e'''e'es'J >"' .o"pauieS one's
the strongest'assurance that the comple-
,'ou Of the,oaa from sacramento to oma-
IA VIII not DC iong oeierred.
ss - ''si PUBLIC LANDS.
During the last fiscal year 7.0Il,114
ncres of uublie land were disnosed of and
the,cash receipts from sales and fees ex.
ceeded by Que half million dollars the
sum realized from those sources during the
preceding year.
49,. - ''.s pESsIoSs
r.4
az s"sa.' pa.' ls'o"e's' iue'uu-
e,S e,o ass.is ac 100 .o.'sene"s' ssS
49, -. In tn .n,;.a aa', s ae'e auu -
N;ea H. an,h ae aune'' VI
Peeac9r9' y" ''''e '''H " Sa's iaS' was
'i''''fs n,r,.ns ~
Eleven Thousand sic hundred and hfty.
nse patents aud designs were issued dur
ing tue year ehoiog oeP'emoer 5V, loOi,
and at that date the balance in the Treas
lury 10 the credit of the Patent Fund was
szoo,6VI.s iia-
.,..rso TUE NAVY.
The report oil the Secretary OF the Navy
states that we have seven squadrons ac.
lively and judiciously employed under eff
cient and able commanders In protecting
the persons and property of American
citizens, maintaining the dignity and pow
,er Of the Government, and promoting the
commerce aud business interests of our
eountrymeu In every part OF the world.
Oftwo hundred aud thirty eight vessels
composing the present Navy of the Uni
ted States, 56 carrying 507 guns, are in
squadron service. During the year the
brcfvrsses IN commission has been
reduced twelve, and there are thirteen less
on squadron duty than there were at the