Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-02-17
THt DEIIS OF THE STATES.

The debts contracted by the sever
al States during the war were sub
stantially 4 part Of the national debt
incurred 10y the people in the sup
preston OF the rebellion. The Spe-
ciai Commissioner of the Revenue,
in his report, furnishes some inter
estin:. tables, showing the general
Reduction al the state indebt btedliesS
since the war. The figures of the
debt in the winters OF 1860, '6l, lSt1,
7tG, and in November, 1865, with the
increase ana reduction, are as fol
lows;
Main,---D. bt in lsCi, a.5,j, .oo; December 81 .
It's, D., ~ tu pet'ini'tr II ls6s, tn5""., 300,
l;c,turtiui Ia three years, Slil ,UJd,
New Iiampshire-Dcbt IN l,il sai .,4Gs lane
isfd, 81, 10. ,o.u; Iune lss, -. ~. AZ, Re
udclion, PIli ,G.,S.
Nerlnant-Na debt IN I.,I IN 1855, 81 .Glo GOO;
IN November, lists, VI It's. "n Reduction , is,
U"a.
Mazaachuseltz-No debt IN Is3I ;Iscd. >. .2lI,-
sol 1861, ali ,usl 1d3, November. lat.S, sii--
sds. .0.., Increase sine, IsG5. 81, a31, COO
Rhode l.aHd 40 delt IN lsGl; sd.. - 900 =
600; NoN cmhrr, l5oS, 3,lio, @0. Reelection,
Ssj;i, to.
Connectlsut-No aoLI IN ls,;i l56-i. g.Ia, ioo, ?
coo; IN December ls's. ! i:5, abl I;c'iurti"n,
T., 3Gi 1000
New York-Sel.ton,bcr 20, lSt0, al ls1, 9.5i
lso,, Al, 6-s, :.I September, ls,;s. SIT a;, $50.
Reduction, 81 ,lS, ...}. tnsuprlicd bat-ntce ia
thr snkin" iund NNuHii reduce The debt loss,
>ii, 4tS.
New Jrrsey--lsGG, sl0t. o3u: November, lS,.-.,
- ,0IS. O,0; NoHenhcr, ISIS, ., 80, si. ltriuc-
ton, 1!ri, lu4.
Pcnnsy lv:tnla November, lsG3, So. :",I ta,2
lstltl, ) IU, "a 10; November, ISIS, 80, 199,
1876 Reduction, Sa,..G,ts3i.
pciaware-<o debt in ls66; IN ls',s the debt
duCtlon, Sti;G, 40
MaryIand-Ilolds productive mortgage and
liens To lnc iuIl amount o. ncr debt
ohie-pcbt Ia 1850, blf 30, l73 ;lsG5, 81: ,o,i5
81: lists $40 80 G.,. Reduction sincrl The Nar,
y, 40, 9ou.
Indiana.Dr,t in lsti, =, 80, %: in ls,iI. sS,
- ,3oo; Ia It's, 81, loi, -. Reduction, 81 tNt
30.
vcmbrr, is,i -, ,o59. 22l N"vembcr, l>,i-. >, -
65l ,o1s. Reduction, >aa1S, So
Illinois Debt in l-Gl. sIa,2.7, loI, IA Isa5,
ell, lis, pil; November, lists > so, ~. Ee'ine-
tIon, 81, 1870, III.
wisconsin-Dem III lscI. sIoo .ooo; 80, 81.
G94, Ia: N"yinbcr. l,j>, =, -. h'o. Reduction,
J 10, l65.
Minnesota, in ISL had ,,eht oC So, ooo,
which wa~ Increased to $3.50. OF which ia 1865,
there was outstanding $50, ,n"u.
Iowa is out Of ,tcbt
Ms-our's. debt IN lsce, a2I, "a $50 January
S65, 81 ,unu, 900; octoier. lists, SO, al 900
Reduction, slG, Iij, coo Tho state holds col
| lateral bonds for s., ooo, 900 OF the deli.
Kentucky, III l~h5, owed $5,25i ,.if, which
| iS now reduced 10 l., ,3iJ, ,UrB. The debt unpaid
l. held hy the state ~ tr:st Ion -ch0"l and 9th
| II funds.
The debt OF Kansas l. about 3 oun, ,0Ui.
Nebraska is out Of debt.
| California IN IS,;J. 1Nvrd - a.aI, 90. EN-
| pended for the War, -. so ~: now OW, ) .-
| CO., 500; discharged ami paid on 81, 5t3 800.
We gather from these details that
| the States which were not in the re-
! bellion, iii January, 1861, owed an
| aggregate OF Sl73, ,G93 ,S2I; that dur
| ing the war tliis WAS increased t'
S2l3, ,301 ,49S, which sum has sine,
been reduced to Sl5T, rs, los.
This present indebtedness includcs
| over 81 900, 900 Incurred lay Mass;t
chusetts for special internal improve,
ments during the last few years. In
addition to the payments on the ni,-
tional debt, the people should b,
credited with the payment of SCI ;
0oo, 900 Of State liabilities.