New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-20

sixty-fOur cents. .............. lOU,VVu w
August l, 1871, bought $4,000
Louisiana six per cent bonds at
siXty-One cents. ................ Il you w
for. slSl $3.50 90
Balance to credit of commission
IN bank. ODD W
To which add interest uncol-
lected but due ON bonds
bought. LOW w
Total to credit of agricultural
college fund, in addition to
$2S6,OO0 in bonds .... 1888 W.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, ILLINOIS,
Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland and many
other States sold their scrip at fifty-four TO
tifty-seven cents per acre. heniucky,
Rhode Island and North Carolina sold for
fifty cents per acre.
The price received by Louisiana, at the
time of sale, was as high, it not higher,
than that paid to any other State. since
that time Mississippi has sold tor n4nety
cents, three cents more than Louisiana; eut
it was sold on long credit, and the interest,"
due the latter on the bonds purchased Is
larger amount than the excess paid Mlssls-
sippi. roooumend
that $4,000 more in bonds be bought WIN
the interest of the bonds already secured
when AN amount sufficient has accrued,
and thus swell the principal of the fund to
5000 900. They also urge your honorable
BODY to take such course. without delay,
as will prepare the way tor the State to re-
ceiye the benefit of the grant at as early
day as practicable taking care not to make
imprudent haste in adopting plan.
ii. C. WARMOTH, Governor:
JOHN T. LUDELING, Chief Justice.
JOHN LYNCH, Commissioner.
New Orleans. February Is, 1872.
This contract and agreement, made TINS
sixth day of April, A. D. 1871, by and be-
tween Governor H. c. Warmoth, John =.
Ludelng, Chief Justice, and Hon. John
Lynch, all of the city Of New Orleans, State
of Louisiana, and Gleason +. Lewis, OF the
city Of Cleveland, State of Ohio, witnesseth !:
That the said H. c. Warmoth, John L;
Ludeling and John Lynch. all OF the State OF
Louisiana aforesaid, truly agree to sell,
and, by these presents, have bargalned and
sold to the said Gleason f. Lewis 1872
pieces of agricultural college land scrip,
granted unto the said State of Louisiana by
act of Congress dated July ,, 1862, said scrip
being of l60 acres each, and one piece addi-
tional of eighty acres, making total OF
2lO, 900 acres; at and for the price of eighty
seven cents per acre, amounting to $751;
which said sum, for said scrip, the said
Lewis agrees to pay as follows: said ii. Z.
Warmoth, j. T. Ludeling and John Lynch
agree to cause said scrip TO be legally as
signed in the usual manner in blank,
so as to vest perfect title IN
the bona fide holder thereof, and to
cause the same to be deposited in the
Bank of America. of the city, county and
State of New York, as soon as the same can
be transmitted, and to deliver the said scrip
to the said Lewis, at said bank, as fast as
the same shall be paid for by the said
Lewis, at the rate of eighty-seven cents per
acre, or at the price of $l39 20 per piece TOR
any quantity. as the same shall be de
manded by said Lewis or his order, accord
ing to tho terms of his contract.
The said Lewis hereby agrees to receive
and pay for 100000 worth Of said scrip,
within thirty days from the signing ana
sealing of these presents. and to receive
and pay for $780, more of said scrip.
within sixty days from the date hereof, and
to fully pay the balance OF said sum OF
$751; 00 to wit: the sum of $4,000 within
ninety days from the date hereof.
The said Bank of America is hereby au.
thorized, acting for the said State of LOuisi
ana in the fulfillment of this contract, &C
cording to the tenor thereof. to send by ex
press to. the Merchants National Bank OF
Cleveland, Ohio, four hundred pieces
of said scrip, with directions to said bank
to deliver the same to the said Lewis, wher
paid tor, in accordance with the provisions
of this contract. All the charges on sale
four hundred pieces of said scrip from New
York to Cleveland to be paid for by sal(
Lewis.
II. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of Louisiana.
JOHN T. LUDELING
Chief Justice Supreme Court of Louisiana.
JOHN LYNCH,
Commissioner.
CT LEWIS.
Attest:
w. T. CLARKE.
j. G. LONGLEY.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE.
House or REPRESENTATIVES,,
February l., 1871.
To the Honorable President and Members of tn
| am directed to ask the concurrence o
the Senate in House bill No. 800, an &C
| to incorporate the COmiGue Narietle Asso
| citation of New Orleans.
A. c. WHITNEY, Assistant Clerk.
To the Honorable President and Members of tn
Senate:
! am directed to ask the concurrence o
the Senate to House concurrent resolution
relative to refunding tax on raw cotton.
WILLIAM VIGERS, Chief Clerk.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
BY Mr.. Antoine:
Petition of Alice Douglass et al.
Mr. Antoine presented the following ms
mortal, which, on motion of MIR. Antoine
was ordered printed in the journal:
| To the Senate and House of Representatives.
the State of Louisiana i'll General Assembl
convened:
I've undersigned, citizens of the parish c
Caddo and North Louisiana, would respec
| fully suggest the Importance of buildin
I'D one university of high grade and stant
| ard or usefulness and scholarship in Louis
lana, and as the the best available mean
to that end. we pray that the lands apprt
priated by Congress for the building up
an agricultural and mechanical college
this State. and the proceeds thereof, ma
be donated to the present State Cniversit,
formerly the State Seminary of Learnin
and Military Academy, subject to the col
ditiors and for the purposes named in tn
original grant from the United States.
Simon Hahuschell, w. Z. Griffin,
W.B.Egan, Bartholomew Egan,
William ii. Wise, A. c. WATSON,
S. Ward, A. w. Ford,
d. b. Martin, w. f. Hamilton,
J. b. Lewis. A. S. johnson,
Frank Lewis, j. L. Davis,
J. j. Tomkins, A. b. Lewiss.
J. J. Howell James S. Ashton,
R. j. Looney. S. c. Wright,
John M. Lawtor. r. Alexander,
James S. Hays, NJ f. F. Steward,
K. c. Sims. J. H. Fitzpatrick,
T. Flanagan. Geo 3. Swearin gen
T. G. Pegues. j. L. Scott,
Jonny Luerssrn, PC. Haeuser.
Joseph I. Ellis, s. O'Coner.
A. V. Murray. w. L. Ball.
s. G. Ninnlish. A. Sunderfield,
w. A. Peasants, b. & HIT. Dreyfus
E. Dreyfus. Solomon Simon,
NJ Ripinsky. S. Ripinsky,