St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-06

promptly dispatched
THE ABCRIGINFS.
The policy which adopted at the b,...iI,..
of this Administration with regard to- tin. ~,
most ardent friends anticipated within 80, shan.
time. 1t has reduced the expense. uf their rr,.,
ment, decreased their turagr- upon thu Sc Irrr. -
Elements. tended I" give the largest "pr,utilI.,
the extension "i the great railways iLr,.I.,
public domain. and the pushing settlements %.
remote districts "l TIA" country. and ~ lI,. -..
time improved the condition at the Indian.
policy Will br maintained without ANY chan .
coping such as further experience ma, >I...,,
necessary tn render II rflcI"nt.
The subject "i CnnN rrtin. thu. ~,,,.ilI,I d.
territory south "t kan-I, mt" . huu,. i,i ..
dians. and erecting therein territorial ,.-. '
government. Ii ON" "t great impuItiI,,
compliment (" the rNIsilng Indian y,u,.l f. %
tun of removal fo the territory has within, d. .'-
years been presented I" many of 1h,. trn,- , ~
upun other and less desirable portion, ,,l d. "
domain and has generally been r,r,l.,I. . ..'
with favor As Il preliminary step TO if...
tiun of such territory. II viii b,. nr,,.-..r. .f
] tine the Indians now resident thereon o..
proper SIZE. which should lac ~r,ul,,I r..., ..
the residue be- used fur the >,.ltI,t.,.., " .''
friendly Indians. Efforts viii IL. n..,l.... ...f
mediate, future. Ia induce the T'Iuu..| OBJ. fl.
ptacrably disposed Indians "nl To- ih,. ina ...
tory can he settled properly without Oh. ..
thu. harmony of those already rh,lr .-
! other location now available where. Ola.
,nd.aVoring to acquire know I,,l.
and agricultural pursuits can b,. ...
dated upon TIA" un"CCuplcd Lame. .. ..
Territory. y territorial truNrTnif. ... ."
ever. protect the Indians from ~, ...
whites. Tor Il term nt Years. until tH,. .... ...
crntly advanced in the ans aI,I
guard their own rights and from r.. OIL.
Lands held by them Tor the SAM polo
THE rTHII' LANDS
During the last fiscal wear there. W,.,. o., .
out OF the public lands ! .-ti ~. l,I,- . ...
greater 10y I.O"9 80 acres than Mis- I.-...-. ..
pr,vi"u- year. OF th'. um"uui SO s-u .,
sid frr cash: ~. 100 acres I.,tr,,. ,.r. p,
warrants; i.G1I i52 acr"~ taken frI ..r...-.. .
3Gi3 acres located with c"l.-, ~,i.r..
granted to railroads 1911. s,l,.- ....-...
wagon roads: IIi.!Il acres given Zoo ~-...
swamp Land; :, 900 acres located 10y lu,l. $780,.
The cash receipts from all >"uit,~ DO. file.
ellie" amounted I" S3.2l- 100. puIIu- OIL. .
period -. OlG GO- IcI,.> ut tn. puh, lur,- ....
Ncycd which. added th,. quintIi, hrf.l,. ....
amounts I" ~ 81 "a ;tcr,- l,.I,lr- I.-.....
acres "f the public Lands -iill uu-uI.,.,. b..
IrF"rts from TIA" -uh"rimaI'~ "f rh,. IuI Pc.
contain Interesting information ll I,.-.ra o.. .
respective districts. They uHIf"Iml. 900. rr
iruiiuin'~~ "t tin. soil duriu- rh, past -,..- .
thu. increased Ni"In OF all kind 'r rr"d.,. s..r
III th"s" States and Territories WhI,. uIl. d.. o..
principal business agricultural products ....,.
c""d'd the local demand and hr'r.,l -O........-
hay" been made I" distant points.
Pensions
Tn" amount paid tor pensions in iii,. I.-- '.. .
year WIS 81 l6H.'lo an amount r-.r hs -s-- t.
than wI~ paid during the preceding t,.it O.. -..
amount e2}l5 lH w"r" PdId under ih'. act OF ..
-r'->~ IF Feb -. I-5l I" survivors ct tic. ... .
i-l2- lh' annual increase. 81 ''n>uu~ b. Oh. .,-
lltI"n "f Congress has more than k.If I,u. ....
TIA" national yearly losses from tin. rolls II...
II t"n-r'>~. june l. - ms added al -r. ....
iti""Hni 81 S'@OOn per anuum L" the rul,- .....-
increasing the number "i pensioners. Me-. ..
ih"I'i"r" Look Tor ANY substantial d,,l..t-.. ...
expenditures Of this department tor .. -
conn 81 :" long at "n@rr~- continues To- ...
TIA" rates 81 prII-I"n h,. whole, nufIllr.r -
dlrr~ enlisted III the war of thu. Erh.Ii.. ..
3h--.''%' Tia" total numhrr uf claims f"I o.
i"'i~"i~ l. l'"ruO. hclnG hut q per cent. al tn,
number OF enlisted men Tn, total numh.
claims on hand al the hr-innug Of ia" year ..
"l.6-H. ia" number received durIn. th,. Veal
Mi tn" uumh'r disposed OF Ms .inI IL ur-..
mt .HIn "f II COT Ih,. uurur.r,,t claims Ia .
Tile - 'Hh-I. tn the tOth "f Jun ~ th,.l, ..
"H III" coils thu udn.'- "f - Ia invalid ..u.
pensioners. llHJl- Widows. orphans and Il, E..r
relative n1hn4 an a--Ir-at" "i @i-..'-' ar.
lL-I',h'IN- Al The sam" Tim" ih"r' W'i' uI 20.
rolls the names 81 / ~ navy I-I~i",I~ aia e..
widow "rr ii''n~ and dependent relative. I..-..
tlr whole number ut naval p, u~Iu1I,I- 3 H.
lh"r' has been received since tn" I,a~-t-, .' -..
act I" provide institutions tuI TIA" I.uf- 4
VA 81 l-l@. h...l applications pIIpr e. d .... g..
- 'f th"~' thcI" were allowed duI.u- Sire. ..--
ii-'hl H"hI 20 =" claims. II w'T' REJECTED ,....
jh'' N'r- leaving lIt-n claims I,'-udu- Ir r. d r..
u" nuin""I 81 pensions 81 all class -rt.,, ,..r
M IL" last fiscal veal 3. II DUNN rit b..
"i ih'r" dr"pPud from the rolls t"r yIlI".- O.. -,-
"l"i names. leaving grand total of - - ,..
'i"h'IN "n thu roll "n the 10th "t .iuu, - !.
Thought that the claims fur pensions On .i,r.lf A.
~" Wal al l-l2 will all lee disguised - tie. I-' ..
Man. l-.i. II l. estimated that 80 l-uuu1 sgd. .
i"G"ir"d Tor TIN. pension service duI.u- rH, .,-
fiscal Year
THE CENSUS.
The ninth census l. about r"mIl,t,d I'-,..-.
completion l. a subject ct c"n-r1ulrIuu lilt-...
a. ih' IL" I" lie. madr OF the statistics Inference.
tt'n'7i depends r'lN Greatly "n TIN pr"rurr.,..
publication. The Secretary "t tn. Iur,lIul. i,,.-.
In"no~ that census hr taken III - which ,,,...
W"udItIuu should receive the. early .trftIIr....
"nGr'->~- The interval al present established FOO.
tween TIN F"d' raj r'n-'t- l. :" hon that H.. -.
nation obtained at thu decimal p,.rrd~ IS '.-..
material condition. and r,~"ur,.~ OF r. ..
il"li = 81 Httl'. practical value after tho ,..'.
81 TIN. INST halt "t that period II w"ud ,f..l.
YhN It'' IN" constitutional provision r'-rd Pc .
decimal census II a crr~II- taken ia H. ~. %.
Invested 1T all political ohara"t'.r and ur r,...
ii"hm'nt "f '"ir-r~>i"nll representation boo .....
up ~u"ir a "-''-n- coming .....I.i
year Of thu first century of our national .....
would furnish noble monument of thr 81 1905
"i th'.i uItcd States during that century
~ REAL ut Euu, AIIu>.
Ia" Rapidly INCREASING interest III ru,.i'. .r .-.
most ,n""uIa-lu- feature ~ tin current i.-' -
ih' country. and 1t l. 70" d"uhr thu that t..-
-r"Jt iur:f>uI,. iu, {" thu efforts uf ih,. i.r.
education. hat office. l. continually I.,,.t...
sdrIr"~ " hIch ahuudtnriN l,r",' ,iir.,u,.
~" hhIi"u~ institutions 81 l':uuiu- and ,'.,..
81 Hl kinds Throughout TN, country. Tie. .r.....
ct tn" COMMISSIONER contains Il vast ilrHr '..
u'rhl"Iril details Il -r,at interest. III, ja.
l".hdln- htwI" I "II-i">~ providing t"I the .,...
l1ldtI"u "i TIN net proceeds Of fh, ~,tlr- Of r.
land~ t,r educational I,IirI.,>~ L. and th,. = --
Tie general education 81 thu rising -rurr.t.,r
81 such -I'at iuI"rt.Iu,,. t" r,.r
-i'->- and - -" unanimously approved 10y rh, ...,.
M friends 1T education that 'uulUu,id 10 ..
favorable hit"niI"u Of '"uGr'~~- Affairs uti. o..
lit"II"> al" GENERALLY satisfactory. The, ends .t
mn ~. 49,, J,,.', i''' VIZ 'l' ~ '.-
- '''i'- '',l ~ III "II'ii''"
thh'\Il @"N'Iuru'u1 18th TIN, Older CuIuIusu.tr.-
In I,ur ,.,,,. ,,ttJ,,, IN
fairs uu>.,rI>f,,.r,,,-, -, - a.
,t,. ~,uI,ry lrg,, Ice. ,Ii.turiI L., ,,i ,, .,,.
dancers of Iu,ii.r bn.,,Ii,i, !, i IT,.
-l,. l.,lJ,., at fI,,. ,...i-I,,,,,.. ~, I-,.I
,.>l,,.Ir-I iIlr, f., III ..,,,.,,,,,,, 49,, Ill., -.
states and ,,,'r ., ia =, ,..-i,," ~, ,I.,
Il ~ 81 "~''''''
| r,,-,rlru,.rd 3, careful r,.,.f.i,, ,f til ,,..
avs 81 tho I.rrirnr, l., Congress and TN, ,I.,,f
,ur ct ~u,h It law IT, The. ou lrpI,~,,I m Cnrnr,-
At H. last - sion for i-r.,rt, m som, him, i,i
tr tn ~ .,~ IS N 81, lr,. ,i, tI,. ,i,Ir,. ~ an III
y,r~ lo.t,.r, tI,. law .,r, IL. ultiu,t >t,,,,i.I
u,.I,t ,.t i,,l...,ur,
r,t.Igt,.T ,.I- .,,t I-,rJ,
since. fIl,. ,.-tl -l,Iu,.rf of , r,r,itnri,I
u,u1 Tor Tho l,i,tri,I of r,,luu,hi tL,. inn,