The New York herald., 1869-06-20
Real Estate Notes.

A. Fl. sincerbox bought of Jane Lansing about six
acres Of land, with dwelling, adjoining the lands OF
IL sosaS o farm of
sixty -eight acres in same town, giving s., ,ooo.
An addition to the Chautauqua county IN. W
pOorhouse farm OF thirty acres was purchased last
week for the sum OF g., 500.
Council Blufrs Iowa, is on the eastern bank OF the
Missouri river s53 miles from the Missippi. 1t has
10000 inhabitants, and has twenty -four square miles
OF corporate territory 1t was started py the NOR
mons. Four railroads centre there, and the Union
Pacific Railroad bridge will be O magnificent struc-
ture. Omaha, just over the river, Ii falling away,
1t is said, as rapidly as 1t arose.
Last monday afternoon there were sold At public
auction 131 lots the town Of 6atesve, Ind, In
subdivision made by H. Schrader. The total amount
Si Sly manasedsome fifteen cars OF the indanapo
lis and Columbus Railroad Company being required
to take out those who went TO the sale. band
galed the crowd with popular airs; and lager beer
and refreshments were In abundance.
The English Blue Book states that grant OF land
in British Honduras known as the Icasos grant, was
made In 1857 to Mr.. Putnam and four other Ameri-
tract of land from the sea coast the east to the
frontiers OF Guatemala on the west, between the
Monkey river and the Deep river, the area OF which
is about three hundred thousand acres. The pur-
chase money In twenty thousand pound sterlinR pay
able In ten equal annual instaments, beginning IN
1873 The grantees bound TO locate and settle on
the granted land nifty families within two years. and
two hundred families within i've years The gov
ernment undertakes TO expend threefourths OF the
purchase money to make puplic Improvements
Not long since house thirty by eighteen feet, and
three stories high was commenced and complefed In
thirty hours in Lancaster, "a. II was finished In
nineteen hours ana half with the exception OF the
painting which six sr men ~ ,he Se
roof and the interior IN workmanliko manner.
Ten bricklayers completed their work IN Twelve
did their work I'm fifteen hours; two sash factories
completed their work in ten hours; the plumber ac-
compished his task In five hours; the brtckmaker
delivered the orick In eleven hours, and the light
ming rod was put qp In nfty minutes.
corresponde % wssne r az from nnrcag0 bcS that
persons with limited incomes are unable TO keep
house except IN very narrow quarters and at long
distances from the centre OF business. A splendid
six story block Of Vermont marble, at the corner Of
State and washington Streets erected by Porter
Palmer Yields the owner an annual rent OF So 600.
From this the reader may form some idea Of the
price that must be paid for the privilege Of living IN
The real estate business here is as much gambling
operation rs that OF gold and stocks IN New YORK.
Bogus transfers Of lots, with enormous prices, are
pubshed IN order TO aid the sale OF adjoining pro-
pcry and various tricks are resorted to to cheat the
unwary. -. 49, -. -
miles south of the city, to be called ''washington
HeirhtsD has recently been purchased by land
company and laid out into building lots, which are
offered for SALE The locality is TO be made accessl-
bic by means Of q dummy train" run BY the Rock
Island road, and Il IS represented that the land,
afiord very desirable lots for residences.
An evening contemporary furnishes the following
respecting improvements IN TINS cty,-seve.ra, new
in progress of erection on Fifth avenue, the most
maqniicent thoroughfare In the world Peter Loril-
lard Intends building dwelling at the northeast cor
ner of Fifth avenue and Thrty-slxtn street, 80 by
125 feet. at cost OF 100000. Ex Mayor Opdyke
IL putting up brown stone dwelling at the cor
at a cost of sl25,0o0 Timothy g. Churchill
is building two brown stone 'front.' houses at the
southeast corner OF Fifth avenue and Fort,.
siy IN street. and two adjoining ones OF Dorchester
stone, MIR. Churchill VIII also build three brown
stone front dwellings on the southwest corner of
Filth avenue and Forty-sixth street. the Rev. Or.
uowland In putting mp q dwelling OF Nova scotia
stone az the corner ol Plith avenue aud Forty