American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-08

thanthat OF the previous year by
sS3,S74.
The report of the State Treasurer
shows the present debt of the State
to be $,7O7, 1926.
Of this there is the trust fund
held by the State (Chickasaw and
common school) amounting to ST.
319,613.72.
And interest on bond, ETC., which
will be paid within thirty days,
amounting to $37, 534.OS.
/ Which being deducted leaves the
debt actually demanding payment
$I,351 ,OO4.96.
OF this latter amount there is
bonded debt bearing eight per cent.
interest, S353,OOO.
Deposited by insurance compa-
MES and for bonds $500, 500,
i : Aud outstanding warrants SAIL
O25.66.
RAILROAD DEBTS.
Of railroad indebtedness to the
State the Governor says Messrs.
Murdoch. Humphries and smith, of
Columbus, paid that of the N. o. j.
s. G. N. Road by an accepted draft
on New York. He recommends
more time to the other roads still
owing the State.
EDUCATION.
The Superintendent of Education
has not yet rendered his report.
The Governor thinks the common
school system working we'll, but op-
poses costly scbool-houses, expen-
sive boards, and elegant. elaborate
outfits.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Seven new railroads are in course
of construction in the State. The
Memphis e Selma has 50 miles gra-
ded, on 60 OF which the bridges are
built and ties delivered. The Nat
chez, jackson and Columbus road
has Ii miles graded aud a bridge
construction train and 179 tons of
iron delivered, and large cash bal
ance in the trersury.
The act granting subsidy to rail-
roads - 900 per mile to every 20
miles built) expired Sept. 1, 1872,
aud the message is not in favor of
itf re-enactment.
UNIVERSITIES.
Oxford University Is flourislIing
with 28O students enrolled. Alcorn
University, 8 miles from Rodney,
has III (colored) students.
PENITENTIARY.
This institution has been re-locat-
cd ,r.sIn,
on hand to date 259. The Govern
or deprecates contracts for convict
labor outside the walls.
MILITIA.
The enrolled militia of the State
is 10000. Four regiments have
been organized and mustered. The
provisions of the militia law have
not been carried ont on account of
the failure of the Legislature to
make an appropriation therefor.
The Governor thinks a small pro-
portion of the militia should be or
ganized, and reports 500 stand of
arms, due the State, has been ship
ped from New York.
REGISTRATION.
On this interesting subject the
Message says.
recommend that the Circuit Clerk !
in each county be made also Super
visor of Registration. That he !
shall keep general registration
book, and also poll-book for such |
precinct, in which the names of vo-
tiers shall be arranged alphabetical
ly. That on application being made,
he shall at any time administer the |
oath of registration, and record the |
voters name in the general regis
tratiOn book, aud also on the poll
book OF his precinct. That just pri-
or to every election the pOll-bOOks
shall be distributed among the pre-
cincts for use, and when the cleo
ton is over be returned to the Gus
tOdy of the Circuit Clerk. That
the Clerk shall receive from each
or from the county,
cents for administering the oath OF
and recording each
name. That any person who is
prohibited from voting III his own
precinct may vote at the county
seat, provided his name appears on
the general registration book.
VIENNA EXPOSITION.
Having deemed it important on
many accounts that the State of
should be wOrthily repre-
'ented at this grand Worlds Fair,
I, on the 7th of January inst, APP
Col. j. l.. Power and Capt.
II. Il. Fisher, Commissioners TO re-
:eive and forward to the National
Agent at New York, all articles
hat citizens of this State might de- {
ire to place on exhibition. / am (