The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-29
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.
Real Estate Notes.


Real Estate Notes.
The transfers in Nashville, Tenn, for the week
ending December IS comprised twenty-one parcels,
amounting to s37,719.
OF 23,345 emigrants who arrived In Canada during
the last season 19.734 passed through the Western
| States
What was started In Atlanta for an elegant opera
State OF eors s Th" bS,dng I i ave .ees hsh
the upper one being covered by French roof. The
ground moor Is occupied by stores and the basement
Dy saloon and billiard room. The future legi5a-
Tors OF Georgia will not have lar 10 go Tor their pa
| per collars and cocktails. s
French count has recently appeared in st. Louis,
who boldly alleges himself to be the legitimate heir
TO tract OF land upon which fine portion Of that
city stands which Is valued, exclusive or the struc-
lures by which 1t is Furnished at $1,000. 900. This
Gaullc chevalier has found friends TO aid him ia
prosecuting his claim, who have already commenced
| farm OF $50 acres In Fayette county, KY, was
| sold last week for 81 II an acre.
A large company, Of Pennsylvanians are about to
close the purchase OF So 900 acres ofheavy tmbered
| land near Norfolk at 81 per acre.
The reason OF the rapid appreciation OF real prop
erty in New York city exceeding that OF other cities
may be deduced from the folloWing:-New York city
sser Of i se @e sze aa
great lake port OF Buffalo contains 81 square miles,
The city OF Philadelphia has l26k square miles
| Pittsburg "a, Louisville IL, Chicago 23A and Gin
Kansas city is growing ike a young levlathan
The census taker is at work, and reports popula
tion Of $4,000, which, when his work Is completed
WILL it is said reach 00o-an increase OF 23 900
i've years 2,oo0 buildings have been erected since
The following sales Of real estate were made in
Charleston, s. c., December "a, inst.:-
building lot on Rutedge avenue north Of Spring
street. measuring 50 feet front by 2l5 feet Deep for
| two story wooden building at the northeast cor
ner OF vanderh0rst ana Rutedge streets, lot 70 by
| 40 feet, for Sl20 cash.
The lot No. 70 East Bay, measuring IS feet by 49,
containing three story brick store ana extensive
sheds, for $45o cash.
Ottawa Canada, cost $751; 600.
The buildings Of Chicago erected within the
| rent year are computed to extend thirty-eight
miles, and have been built at an aggregate cost Of
| s25,oO0,o0o. OF these structures twenty-five are
churches, which uniformly apportOned allows about
mile and hall to a church, or subdlviding yet
mlnutely surprising these buildings to be each
occupied by family, and each extending over thirty
feet OF frontage these buildings would afford 20
Sir Robert Peel in one OF his late speeches before
the electors OF Tamworth stated that after the re-
belon o. 1850 the English government confiscated
100000" acres OF land In Ireland and gave it to
/ Engllshmen.
The real estate transfers in Evansville, Ind, for
| the week ending December "a, comprised fourteen
pieces, amounting in the aggregate to ss,ae1.
There was sale OF swamp lands IN Rock Island
county, ILL.,, on tine 16Gh inst; 1,69S put
up at an appraised value Of 1912, and the sum
realized was S4o20 over thirteen times the amount
and balance in one, two and three years, upon
| which local journal remarks:-it looks little TO
| outsiders as though somebody had arranged for a
swindle but that the people OF the county stepped
| In and upset it.
| Philadelphia houses that rent for $500 year ca
| be bought in fee simple for 81, 500.
proposition, II Is said, Is about to be introduced
| into the New Orleans City Council TO tender the
which belongs to the city, to the State for the
ton OF proper building in which to keep the pub
ic archives-those Of the State and city. The city
viii further propose to- donate the material OF the
iron building at the hed Of Canal street TO aid in
the construction CT such building
| Judge Everett, OF Evansville FREDERICK county
Nd, has purchased between 5000 and 1000 acres o.
improved land, lying In Tennessee, for the grossf
twenty cents per acre. The purchaser intends locat-
| ing on 1t in the spring.
Late real estate transfers in Boston and vicinity
Mr.. Butman. for $4,000 has purchased from the
Messfs sturtevant the estate No. Is Columbia street.
Boston, 20 front by 20 feet deep.
| G. B. Wilson, for Sl2,025, has purchased from W.
G. Merriam fine brick dwelling house on the south
west SIDE OF Chester street. southeast Of Washing
q. W. palmer, for $4,000, has purchased from R.
| Pope an estate IN South Boston, on the southery
side OF Fourth street, just west OF street. the lot
| containing 2,325 square feet of land.
AT Boston Highlands, c. w. Buzzel, for 81, 800
has purchased an estate on the northwesterly side
| OF Shawnut avenue just s0uthwesterly OF Cedar
square, with 1884 feet Of land, being part Of the
Mrs. Bird, for $4,000, has purchased from Mrs.
Crosby her estate Mount Warren avenue, contain
A. p. Hutchins for $4,000, has disposed OF his es-
| tate, consisting OF two brick dwelling houses, on
Broadway, near Medlord street, Chelsea, tosa Mr..
An estate on Bedford street, Chelsea, is feet
inches front by So feet deep, has been purchased
Nathan Mathews, for $1,000, has sold two brick
houses on Medford street, Chelsea, to Mr.. A. w.
Grant,.
The plot comprising Nos. 667, 673 and e75 Broad
way peing part OF the Lafarge estate which sold on
the occasion Of the sale Of That property December
10 inst Tor Si50,000 was resold on Saturday last
for $4so,ooo, an advance Of s4o,o In few days.
Not quite quarter Of an acre in Gadsden county,
Florida, realized in wine this year. from the Soup
pernong grape IN the proportion OF 1900 gallons to
colony Of Swiss have bought 10000 acres of land
jamestown Island, IN the James river, Va con-
tanning 1881 acres mas lately been sold for $4,000
| VIM. A. Jarboe, trustee, on Wednesday sold the
Millard property, at the north end OF Marlboro Md
containing about ten acres, TO Daniel McCann OF Bal
N. @. stephen and II. L. Carlton, as trustees, sold
last week the lands Of the late John Higgins In Vans
Peter Gallant for forty dollars per acre. The other,
| 20O acres, TO John Simms for fourteen dollars per
s.springvale,, near Dranesvie. Va. containing
Robert Drane was sold on Monday, 2lst inst, BY
Messrs. w. b. Downey aud Thomas Moore, Commas
soners appointed by the Circuit Court OF Fairfax
county, to James Silcott, Of London, for sixteen
| The "Board OF Internal improvements OF this
State. says Florida paper, has advanced the price
OF lands from nifty cents to one dollar and twenty
Ave cents per acre. 1t would be better for the State
III they would cease oferng the lands for SALE This
| course would prevent any complaint hereafter.
Inc Ofu oOutn CUuTCH III BO5tOn nOiu3 property
| between Spring lane and MILK street valued at
| 100000.
| Omcial Transfers of Real Estate Yesterday
ccnselyea st. 525 4 Of Evergreen sv S5Iico 81 500
Court st. ~ OF Church a. s0x.s 1s,0O
Ewea St IS lcc = - q withsTs T. 2ssloo 500
erkimer st and Schenectady corner 100x0V $500
Hickory ST. 30 OF Marcy avt s0xl00 1900
Oak 1T, ss 2l0n OF Franklin st. 25x7U. 400
Oak Of, . 40 y 9 81 fIanknn st. eOx7O 1900
Iaas5. 777o