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ADJUSTMENTS.
Varieties Theatre.

Mr. Edwin Adams and Miss Augusta l..
Dargon will appear IN the drama of .'Enoch
Arden" at the matinee to-day at twelve
o'clock. and the same play for the evening
performance. Friday evening, farewell
benefit of Mr.. Edwin Adams, when Miss
Isabel Freeman will appear as Lazy Ten-le
in the ''School for Scandal" and Mr. Adams
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DELiCAN FERTILIZER.

THE NRT ORLEANS SANITARY AND FERTILE.
ING COMPANY.
No. IL Union street, Up Stairs,
Rave now ready for delivery their superior FEE
TILIIING COMPOUND, in quantities to suit pur
chasers. Certificates from well-kIown Citizent
characterize il superior to Peruvian 6uapO
while If is sold AT less than half the price and
has no dsagreeable Odor. Send for Circular
Price Of Pelican No. l...........$50 per tor
Terus-Cash, or approved city acceptance, pay
able December ], 1871.
Ass, EARTH CLOSETS and COMMODES for sale
Samples to ba and orders taken at the Office
fsl6 ly
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TARPAULlNs.... ....TAKPAULINS.
G.. II. AILsS. SAMUEL Brook.
G.. H. ALLEN CO.,
No. 81 New Leyee street,
Between Poydras and Lafayette streets,
Keep always on hand large assortment of TAR
PAULINS, which they will hire to merchants for
covering merchandise the Levee. and will pay
all damage accruing to goods when their Tarpau
Inns and men are employed to protect the same.
ALI orders for Shipping, Railroads. Cotton Presses
or any persons requiring Tarpaulins, will address
orders 20 SAMUEL BROOK, which will be promptly
attended to- Jas 3m
IN BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS AND
l. Schedules prepared strictly according to
the Bankrupt Law, general orders of the United
States Supreme Court. and rules of the United
States District Court, by
JOHN s. CARTER,
At the office of c. s. Kellogg, Register in Bank.
ruptcy, in Customhouse building. de23 ly
HORSES MULES. THE UNDERSIGNED
Ill takes this method of informing the public that
he has perfected arrangements with Western buy
ers that viii enable him to keep constantly on hand
the largest assortment of horses and mules to suit
the country and city demand which he can sell as
low as any other dealer, and guarantees all stock
sold as represented.
JAMES Raglan
Stonewall Sale Stables, 1874 Baronne street.
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nELTA INSURANCE COMPANY.

nELTA INSURANCE COMPANY.
OFFICE CORNER CARONDELET AND COMMON
STREETS, NEW ORLEANS.
CAPITAL STOCK DEPARTMENT.
Shars - & loo each. Annual interest dividends ten
per cent.
PREMIUM DEPARTMENT.
All dividends to Stockholders payable in Cash.
FIRE, MARINE and RIVER policies issued by this
Company at Current Rates of Premiums.
TRUSTEES:
A. Baldwin, c. J. Leeds L. Fl. Gardner.
g. p Blancaud, F. LabOrde, J. Lapene,
A. Elmer Bader, A. II. D'Meza, o. Hopkins,
o. Bercer, Emile Dupre, C. H. Moulin,
A. Tertrou John BrunasO w. B. Conger,
B. Huff, b. Bouligny +. Bordelois,
R. W. Theurer, A PalaciO T. L. Airey,
II. A de Lizard T. NJ. Simmons, Joseph Aeix,
Z. Ganucheau.
OFFICERS:
E. GANUCHEAU, President.
A. BALDWIN, Vice President.
L. W. BAQUlE, Secretary
oc3l ON =
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NEW ORLEANS, MOBILE
TEXAS RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule and Rates, Friday,
December Is, 1871.

DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF TRAINS.
II A. N. Express Qeaves daily arrives at Mo-
bile at 500 P NJ, connecting with
through trains for Louisville st. Louis,
Atlanta. Lynchburg and all points
North. East and West. Pullman
Palace Sleeping Cars run by this train
from New Orleans to Louisville; also
from Teusas, near Mobile, to Lynch
burg without change.
; =. N. Evening Express Ceaves daily ar
rives at Mobile at ll30 P. NJ, making
c.ose connection with Mobile aud
Ohio Railroad for Meridian, Selma
Dalton, Lynchburg and New York.
From Mobile, trains leave l2:35 A Nj; arrive at
New Orleans at A. II.
From Mobile trains leave 1890 A. NJ; arrive at
New Orleans at 5 p u.
Freight taken at new tariff rates.
Fare from New Orleans to Mobile, 81.
Mileage tickets are sold as follows good for
families ard frmsl 500 miles for $40 1000 miles for
$50.
Through tickets sod at the Office corner Camp
and Common streets.
Through Freight Trains daily between New Or,
leans and Mobile. Freight received a .oot OF
Girod Street before P. ~ delivered in Mobile at
$40 A. NJ. next day.
No freight will DE received after ) 2. NJ.
Through Bills of Ladiug signed for al, points
North, East and West. Apply at Freight Office, at
fact of GirOd street.
G. W. R. BAILEY,
General Superintendent
G. G.. SAEBORN,
General Ticket Agent.
". J. PHELPS.
General Freight Agent.
{. A. WHITNEY & co,
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WV '''
SPECIAL NOTICE.
st. Louis, Iron FountalR an. souiksrs
Raiirond.
1Hs ONLY ALL RAIL ROUTR
To s.. Louis Chicago, Omaha. SAP fraucisoo. c,
Paul. Kansas City, Leavenworth, st. Joseph,
And all Points North. East and West.
TWO EXPRESS TRAINS leave the New Crlean.
Jackson and Great EcEtbern Rai,ros1 DepO
AN s ss ss Tram na the foo of Canal stree
daily ii ii A. NJ. via the New Orleans, Mobile
Chattanooga Railroad, making close comes
tions at Mobile with the Mobile and Ohio ksij
road to all points North, East and West
Fer tickets apply to
Northern Railroad, corner Camp and Comno:
streets, under City Hotel; %, OF to 1,np,,
Ticket Agent Few Orleans Mobile and Chattancos.
Railroad, corner Camp and Common streets
Story Building, opposite City Hotel Hts-, z,vro
General experimenting Agent st. Louis, Iron soul
tsn and Southern Railroad no1s
ya1O THE EAsT........TO THE EASY
Via Louisville and Ohio and HIississippl
The completion OF the Louisville Division OF th,i
road, and the splendid equipment for passen&s;
travel makes this the
BEST ROUTE TO CINCINNATI.
ALL POINTS EAST AND NORTHEAST.
THREE THROUGH TRAINS DAILY.
With direct connections from the south for On
cinnatj
WITHOUT CHANGE OF CARS,
Be sure and ask FOR tickets via Louisville aud sat
Ohio and Mississippi Railway, for sale at 81 prir
cipal ticket Offices in the South and in Louisville
the General Office of the Company, corner Fort.
and Main streets also at Gait House ana Louisville
inc and Willard Hotels.
N. B.-Tickets to Cincinnati and points East, ia
this line, are good on mail line steamers ana his;
line tickets are good on this road.
CHARLES (. FOLLETT
Genera p ssenger and Ticket Agent, st. LOuA
J. L. Crossword,
General Superintendent, St. Louis.
THOMAS BORWIE.
Us ~ General Southern Agent Louisville.
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MACHINERY,

4 RNI~TRONG'S FOUNDRY
AND BOILER MANDATORY.
Corner of EratO and New Levee streets,
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.
w. J. j. Armstrong, Manager.
Manufacturer of Vertical and Horizontal Steam
Engines, Sugar Mills, Draining Machines, Saw Mills,
Cotton Screws and Gearing. IrOn Columns and
Fronts of Buildings, Furnace Mouths, Crate Bars,
Bone Black. Keyiviiiers Gas Retorts Railroad
Frogs etc; Low Pressure, Locomotive Fue and
Cylinder Boilers of all kinds. Filters Juice Boxes
and CHARTERS. etc. la3l lv
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MISCELLANEOUS.
NAIRBANKs, SOUTHERN
SCALE DEPOT.
53.............. Camp street ..........-,...53

FAIRBANKS SCALES
TROEMNERS STEEL CORN MILLS
OF all descriptions and sizes. Fer sale at New
York prices
". B. BOWMAN Agent.
No. SO Camp street.
These mills will grind with either horse, steam
or hand power de3l
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-14

T .AFAYNTE FeRE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF NEW ORLEANS,
Office corner of St. Andrew and Magazine streeta
up stairs; entrance on st. Andrew street.
INSURES AGAINST LOSS OR DAMAGE BY FRI
AT LOWEST RATES.
OFFICERS:
KASPAR AUCH, President ROBERT JACKSON,
Vice President.
Louis Mathis, Secretary John Purcell, Inspector
pIRzCroRs:
]. H. Keller, Phpp Drumm,
K. H. Burton, Henry Rice,
W. r. Fish L. L. Levy,
o. F. Thesman, Florence Pfster
Louis Faessel, J. +. Kranz,
Henry Elermanr, DR.. :. T. Wood,
Henry Bensel, Jr., Alfred Shaw.
Charles kumme, f. r. Chevalley,
Christian Mehle, J. H. Norton
3. Fl. Scheme. J. N. G. Parker,
August Bernard. jel0ly
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-14

GUARDIAN MUTUAL LIFE lNsUR-
AN3R COMPANY OF NEW YORK.
KstabU.ked 1859.
ALL POLICIES NON-FORFBIIABLs
CASH Oh THIRD MOTIF PBEMIUhs
80 NOTES REQUIRED
Last Cash Dividend Fifty Per Cent.
Cash assets over....................... $4,000
Policies IN force. s9iUctr
Annual income. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000, 600
Losses paid since 1883. .................-.. $4,000
OFFICERS:
". Il. PECKHAM, President
". T. HOOKER Vice President
L. ECADAM, Secretary and Actuary.
G. A. FeBDRIKAR, Superintendent Of Agencies.
DIRECTORs
Hon. John A. Dix, New York.
John J. Crane Pre- sident Bank of Republic
william n. vermilye, Banker, Wall street teer.
milye Coz.
Charles q. lockwood, Cashier Newark Banking
Company.
Hon. George Opdy Ike, eAMayor of New York.
Minot C. Morgan, Banker.
Thomas Rigney firm Thomas Rgney Co.
Benjamin g. Sherman, Treasurer New York Steam
Sugar Refining Company.
Aaron Arnol0 firm Arnold, Constable Il Co.
Richard II. Browne of Wetmore l. Browne, lawyers
Z. v. Haughwont, firm V. Haugkwont co.
William Wilkens, firm ". Wilkens Co
Julius H. Pratt, Merchant.
William W. Wright, Merchant.
Charles J. Starr, Merchant.
William Allen, Merchant.
GeorgeW ". Cuyler, Banker, Palmyra, New York.
George r. Hope President Continental Fire In
surance Company.
John H. Sherwood, Park Place,
Walton II. Pecl,ham, corner Fifth avenue and
Twenty-third street, New York
William T. Hooker, Wall street.
Edward H. Wright, Newark New Jersey
George W. Fariee Lawyer.
". L. CogsWell. Merchant
JOSEPH MAGEER
street New Orleans. fel8 ~
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EDWARD O'KGCRk T.,

EDWARD O'KGURkE,
Steam Boiler Manufacturer ana Blacksmith
Nos. 1873 and l35 Fulton and 2i3 New Levee streets
between st. Joseph and Julia streets. Residence
No. $50 Clio street. Low Pressure, Locomotive
Fiue and Cylinder Boilers; CHARTERS Filters ano
Juice Boxes made at shortest notice and all woIk
done at this establishment will be guaranteed
equal In point OF workmanship aud material to any
IN the city or elsewhere. iei5 "
PENtTENTIARY CHAIRS,
Manufactured at the Kentucky Penitentiary at
Frankfort, Kentucky for sale by the agent for this
market. WASHINGTON MORTON
i121 I'm M l}9 Gravier street
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The Board Of Directors have resolved to paw s,a
per cent interest the outstanding Certificates OF
Profits, On and after the second Monday of Febru
ary 1871; also, fifty per cent on the balance of the
scrip of the year 1853, payable on and after the
third Monday in March, 1871, and they have fur.
Their declared dividend Of ten per cent on the
net earned Participating Premiums for the wear
ending December 81, 1870, for which certificates
will be issued on and after the twentieth day Of
March xext
THOMAS SLOO, President
JOHN g. GAINES Vice President.
THOMAS ANDERSON. Secretary.
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Academy of Music.

The Lydia Thompson company will ap-
pear this evening in two burlesques, ''Lur-
line and "Sinbad the Sailor Tomorrow
evening blue Beard" Friday evening
farewell benefit of Miss Lydia Thompson,
when great comedy and burlesque bill will
rul la tba hnurS
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sYArz OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OaLsAy, !
City of New Oreane-
sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty
Grst day of January, 1871.
ANDREW HRRO, JR.,
Notary Public
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-14

STATE or LOUISIANA, I
Parish of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this seven
teenth day of January, 1872
CHARLES A. MEYERS,
Sixth Justice of the Peace. Parish of Orleans,
louisiana
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INSURANCE.
INSURANCE.
r AFAYETTE FIRE INSURANCE
MPAN
NEW LEANS.
SECOND ANNUAL STATEMENT-is7l.

In conformity with the requirements of their
charter, the company publish the following state
ment:
Gross premiums risks for the year
ending December 81, 1871, including
unearned premiums Of 1870. ,4l9 So
Less:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-14

The Board of Trustees resolved to pay Interest
at six per cent in caah on all outstanding certif.
Gates of scrip, and also to pay in cash FIFTY PE2
CENT of the issue Of 1860, to the legal holders
thereof on and after the first Monday in Iuna
next.
They have also declared q scrip dividend of
FIFTY PER CENT on the earned premiums en-.
titled to participate. for the year ending April 80,
1871, for which certificates will be issued on and
after the first Monday in August next frs>of gov.
srnment tax.
THOMAS A. ADAMS, President
G. T. yBUDDECKE. Vice prssidenx
Henry r. OGpRH, Secretary
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NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Office Corner of Camp and Canal stree.,
ASSETS DECEM Der 81 1870 $500 743 o.
Insures fire, marine and river risks, dividing this
profits each department separately to the in
sured. J TUYES, President
J. ". HINCKs, Secretary.
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st. Charles Theatre.

rule the hours.
St Charles Theatre.
"The knight of Arva" was plaved last
night to a small audience, as the Mardi
Gras festivities drew the attention and
preference of almost everybody to the
street. The Grand Duke and suite will tins
evening go to the st. Charles Theatre to see
one of Lotta's representations.
The Opera House.
This evening, for the Tuesday night sub
scribers, the opera of 'Lucreee Borgia"
will be produced
Congo Square.
Dan Rice's Paris Pavilion Circus will
give matinee performance in Congo
square to-day at twelve o'clock, and an
evening entertainment in the same grounds
at the usual hour, Two performances in
Annunciation square to morrow, day and
evening.
Odd Fellows Hall.
The first of the series of concerts by the
Theodore Thomas troupe of sixty perform
ers will be given next Monday evening.
For particulars see announcement else
where.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-14

OFFICERS
". Il. PECKHAM, President
". T. HOOKER Vice President
l.. ECADAM, Secretary and Actuary.
G. A. FRRDRIKAR, Superintendent Of Agencies
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-14

louisiana
At meeting of the Board of Directors held on
the fifteenth day of January, 1872 it resolved
to declare a dividend of ONE HUNDRED PER CENT
on amount paid in, to be credited on the ninety per
cent Stock Notes of stockholders.
KASPAR AUCH, PRECEDENT
LOUIS MATHIS, Secretary.
At the annual election, held on the ninth instant,
the following gentle were elected Directors, to
serve the ensuing year:
Kaspar Auch. John F. Kranx, Louis Mathis,
J. H. Keller, Louis Faessel. DR.. S. S. Wood,
o. F. Thesman +. II. Scheme, John Purcell,
Hy. Bensel, Jr.. j. H. Norton, August Bernard,
Philip Drumm, W. K. FISH Robert Jackson,
Chas. Kumme. j.. ii. Burton, Florence Pfster,
Alfred Shaw, Henry Rice, Christian Mehe,
+. Z. Chevalley l.. L. Levy, J. II. q. Parker,
Henry Ellerman.
And at meeting of the Board. held on the fif-
teenth instant. KASPAR AUCH, ESQ.,, unani-
mousy ret elected President, ROBERT JACKSON,
Esq, Vice President, JOHN PURCELL. Esq, In.
spector, and LOUIS MATHIS, Secretary.
jal8 I'm LOUIS MATHIS Secretary.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Four Millions Of InvaIidS

At the lowest computation there are never
less than four millions of invalids In the
United States. OF this number probably
more than three-fifths have neglected the
ordinary precautions necessary for the
preservation of health, and are suffering
the punishmentdu due to their careleSsness. If
the multitudes who are now afflicted with
biliousness, indigestion, rheumatism, inter-
mittent fever, Irregularities Of the bowels,
general debility, nervous disorders, &c, had,
at the very first symptoms of indisposition
invigorated, regulated and purified their
systems with Hostetters Stomach Bitters,
two-thirds Of them would at this moment
be performing the active duties Of life, I'M
annoyed by any ailment of the body or the
mind.
This assertion is made advisedly. 1t Is
founded on experience, and Is borne out by
the testimony OF countless host of wit
neSses, vi hose attestationS cover almost
every variety Of disease and extend over a
period of about twenty years. or every
thousand perSOnSwho take the Bitters, as
n preventive OF the complaints above emu
merated, seven-eighths escape them entire
ly; and of every thousand who are actually
as Il remedy, three-fourths are radically
cured. These are not hap-ha assertions,
but statistical facts. They are based NJ on
the results Of inquiries made by more than
fifty thousand persons in various parts OF
the country, and upon the letters OF prOmi-
nent citizens of every state, ii might almost
be said OF every county III the Onion.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-24
True Economy.

The country is at present flooded
with cheap and inferior goods of every
description, which are heralded to the
public in flaming advertisements and
which find a market among those who
have vet to learn that true economy"
consists in buying a first class article
from an established and first class
house. For example, pianos OF various
makers are offered at about obe-half
the price of those OF really first class
manufacture. Among the latter none
are more deserving Of the ecomium
really first class" than those manu-
featured by Messrs. VIM. Knabe i Co.,
of Baltimore, firm which dates over a
third OF century, and whose pianos
for excellency OF workmanship dura-
bility and sweetness of tone, stand
absolutely unrivalled and containing
many valuable patented improvements,
to be found in no other instrument,
made by the very best workmen and OF
strictly first class and seasoned
material.
The so called cheap piano may
present fair external appearance, but
is made of inferior and often entirely
unseasoned material, and soon becomes
a wreck which defes the art OF the
tuner. We make special mention Of
the p ano, as the most forcible illustra-
tons of our remarks, which can be
applied to almost every article we use
in Onr families.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-24
ENTERPRISE Baking Powder.

We desire to call the attention ofthe trade
generally, and of housekeepers and hotel
proprietors particularly, to the above brand
of Baking Powder. The articles used in the
manufacture of THIS POWDER We GUARAN-
TEE to be STRICTLY PURE and OF the BEST
QUALITY. To families and consumers, we
give the assurance that the "ENTERPRIsE
BAKtNG POWDER" will prove fully equal, If
not superior, to any Baking Powder that
they have heretofore used.
TO THE TRADE.-Our figures are lower
than any other Baking Powder now in the
market.
Give the "Enterprise" a trial, and be con.
WINGED that 1t Is the best and cheapest
Baking Powder sold anywhere.
The money refunded in all cases, when
the enterprise Baking Powder does not
give entire satisfaction.
sold by grocers and druggists everywhere.
McCABE, KRAFT d Co., Proprietors,
felg-sb Wheeling, w. Va,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-24
ssx,rop DAVIS deserves the thanl

SENATOR DAVIS deserves the thanks
OF his constituents for the effort he is
making to secure from the Federal
government payment for the bridges,
churches and other property destroyed
in this State in obedience 10 military
orders during the war. We publish
elsewhere the bill introduced by him in
the United States Senate for that
purpose and the bill now pending in the
State Legislature for ascertaining cor
rectly the amount of these claims.
Other States have been fully reimbursed
for the losses sustained in obedience to
military orders, and there is certainly
no valid reason why restitution should
not be made to West Virginia.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-24
A BRIDGE PROJECT,
west vIrginians Favorable 10 Span
ming the ohio, AT the CITY, with a
Suspension Bridge.


Suspension Bridge.
Since the railroad on the West Vir.
ginia side Of the river has become a
sure thing, the people whose interests
are strongly identified with this city,
look upon it as breaking the existing
rather uncertain means offerry commu
nication, and have been talking Tor
some time past of organizing company
to throw a suspension bridge across the
river just below the bridge OF the
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and st. Louis
Railway Company. The object in
locating the bridge at that point is to
connect the roads leading up to the
Cove" and back into the country
through the Pan Handle into West
ern Pennsylvania. The immense fields
OF coal, q six loot vein underlies the
country in the neighborhood, which
has never as yet been worked, and it
is thought the communication afforded
with the more thickly populated Ohio
side, by means of bridge,would open up
the country to manufacturers aud prove
q remunerative investment. Above the
railroad the coal lands have been pur-
chased by Brown, the coal king of Pitts,
burgh, and other capitalists, who have
in view extensive coal works at some
point near by, the deep water on the
West Virginia side affording good
point Tor loading barges at all seasons
- tba vear The proiected bridge
would undoubtedly take capital to the
"Cove" district, and with the opening
of the coal trade, almost necessitate
manufacturing, followed by the growth
of the country. Bridge connection at
the point named would open up a new
trade in this city that would be iuvalu'
able TO her. The project is as yet 10 q
crude state, but with substantial
encouragement from people on this side
it would be pushed through to success
full termination Stsubenvile Herald.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-24
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
SCkIP.

The Constitutional Convention, il ii
does no other good, will have accom-
plished something commendable in
bringing to light various matters of in
formation concerning the rast manage
ment OF State affairs. We have heard
a good deal Of inquiry during several
years past concerning the disposition
that was made Of the land warrants
issued by the National Government to
this State in aid Of the establishment
Of an Agricultural College, but il any
report OF the sale of these warrants has
ever been published heretofore, it has
escaped our notice.
In compliance with resolution Of
the Constitutional Convention, the state
ment which we copy elsewhere has been
published. 1t appears that warrants
we're received for l49, 900 acres of public
land, and that they were disposed Of in
April, 1866, in obedience to the orders
OF the Governor, for the average price
of SO! cents per acre, thus realizing the
sum of $7S,Sll.40. In explanation Of
the low price at which these lands were
sold. it is proper to say that at that time
the market was flooded with "Agr;cul'
tural College Scrip which had been
issued to the various States. The price
obtained was the best that could be
had at that time, though certain
spectators who bought up the scrip
are now selling it very readily at Sl.OO
per acre. The time OF sale was an
unfavorable one, but the loss in the
price of the lands was partially com
pensated for in the purchase o: Govern
ment bonds. The bonds bought with
the proceeds Of the land were obtained
al the rate oil 93i cents on the dollar,
while they are now selling at Sl.14
Had the State held her land scrip until
now, however, and sold it at one dollar
per acre she might have bought $751;
500 worth of bonds at lila, instead Of
the $4,000. which as the statement
shows was the total amount received