The New York herald., 1869-03-31
Real Estate Notes.

The Tribune OF yesterday gives as the reason OF
the postponement OF the sale OF the Lorrllard pro-
perty on Monday that lowing to the delinquency OF
would-be purchaser the actual owner was COM
pelled to stop the sae.n
An Atlanta tGa.) paper OF March 27 gives the fol-
rowing particulars respecting real estate in that
city:-"Dartng the past week the following sales
have been made:--The storehouse occupied By L.
G. and ]. L. Wells loh feet front on Whitehall street.
running through to Broad and fronting on
thar street "a feet, 5000 cash, to Mrs. Laura c.
Camp. The store house recently occupied by
Fleshel Brother and burned out, 2lxloo, 10 Willis
r. and r. N. Chisholm, s6250. cash. HOUSE and lot
on Rawson street. near McDonough street. to Colonel
James Craig and DR.. Low, $500, cash. These Will
9ss up soeat cash sales by one rm n one
Tne Weekly Bu0le OF Council Bluffs, Iowa justlnes
IT'S title by the following blast;-"Four new dwell
nRs are reported to us to be In course of erection in
the vicinity OF the Chicago and Northwestern depot.
fhat porton OF our city seems to be filing up just
however that before the season for building closes
other portions OF the city viii have equally as great
additions in the number OF new buildings and that
we shall be able 10 speak Of tens and twentes Of new
houses instead Of making items Of threes and ours.
fnere y no rubbing out the fact that COunc Bluffs
is TO be the great commercial mart OF the Missouri
valley. Her railroad and other advantages all be-
'osea tue lact G,, beyond cayL or doubt" IT,
formation regarding the progress OF empre:E Every
train bound up the Missouri valley Is crowded With
well as IN Nebraska and Dacotah. Many OF them
The representatives Of sturdy and industrious yeo
manry, who have thrown or the shackleS which
bound them to the Institutions OF European lands
Away up among the crowded. snow-bonnd halnlets
down ia the valley Of the Rhina they have heard Of
the new virgin lands Of the West and are coming
to assist In establishing more glorious empire be
meath the sunlight OF freer institutions. The Nor
wegians have already several large settlements In
this part Of the State and are constantly receiving
accesSions to their numbers. They generally engage
III agricultural pursuits, and constitute very thrifty
and desirable element Of the popnl alton OF the
| homes here and Sioux City contains considerable
| Tcutonic population. People also from the Eastern
and Middle States having limited means but strong
hands aud Willing hearts, are coming In search OF
| free h0me5n
4 letter in weekly real estate bulletin gives the
following Information respecting real estate ii Chi
cago-"Absolbed in the vast transactions In real
estate in the cities OF New York and BROOKLYN,
In tue value Of lands Central and Northern ILL
nois more particularly In the neghborhcod OF Chi
cago aor q ne heavy amount q sales NV WINCH are
short time back he made birthday present to his
wife OF eighty acres Of unimproyet land near Chi
cagO, which cost him $500 per acre. and that within
the last thirty days he has been offered $1,000 per
acre for It. Fabulous this may appear 1t is SIM
pie fact. but by no means solitary case, and only
characteristic OF rapidly progressive sister city.
VINO already accounts herself as far ahead Of New
YORK as she reckons she will be or every other city
OF the world in q few years hence.n
Further on the same correspondent says about
Missour:-"To present the resources OF Missouri In
about 43.000,0D0 acres OF land, with q population
Of about 100000; that there already In culva
ton 100000 acres leaving something like So 800 000
acres which are gradually being entered upon and
brought into cultivation"
At Yonkers John Wheeler has sold 70 r. A. Beck q
lot 60x10O, with house, corner OF Broadway and
Wells avenue. for $I3,000
The property OF VIM. Howe, embracing 500 feet
front, with dwelling, on Second avenue. Mount
Vernon, has been transferred to w E. Esterbrook,
OF New YORK, for $4,000.
James Crawford has sold gore LOT on Tenth
avenue Mount Vernon TO Oliver II. Clark for $1,000.
Three lots In Central Mount Vernon have been
purchased by Adam Palm, from L. Traband, for
$780,
X. W. Dcycau has sold house and lot on North
street, New RJchele, to Mrs. Julia Graves for
$500.
Joseph M Kissam has transferred two ana one
half acres on BRAKES lane, New Rochelle, to W. Il.
Humphrey for $1,000.
A California correspondent says:-"Sacramento
has 90 900 inhabitants, and Is growing quite well.
san Jose, Stockton, Los Angeles and Marysville
each have about 5000 people, and are slowly i'm
proving. The towns In the mining districts are
losing population as the mines give out"