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The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25
A DIvINEIY CONSTITUTED TRUTH.

An answer to theNation's query is Civ
en- by the Tablet, Catholic, which, re-
ferring to Gladstone, says:
1t would be very ridiculous in him to
say that this, our method of regulating
our conscience under direction of an in
fallible guide, is a merely subjectiyerule
of which other men or governments are
are not called upon to take cognizance.
Do not Protestants feel that no gov
ernment can bind them to do what they
know the Bible prohibits them from
doingG 1t is not new that Catholics do
not even trust to their own individual
Interpretation, as Protestants do, to gain
the knowledge of Gods commandments
and prohibitations, but appeal to a
divinely constituted tribunal, supreme
court established by God, todecidewhat
is or what is not in conformity with the
original constitution established by
Him.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25

A CCoMMoDATIoNs FIRsT-CLAss. W. F.
n Kaufman, Proprietor, Clyde, Ohio. Population
of Clyde, $500. Livery Stable in connection with
he HOuse.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25
LINDSEY HOUSE.

T lindsey, Sandusky County, Ohio, E. S. Bower
/ Isox, Proprietor. The proprietor takes pleasure
u announcing thai he is prepared to accommodate
he travelling public. Every attention paid TO the
comfort of guests of the House, 19y1
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25
ACTON oFTHE AUTHoRTrTEs.

The first official intelligence was sent
to Superintendent WaIling, of this city,
and to Superintendent Folk, of Brook
lyn, in the following telegram dispatch
ed by Judge Church, of Fort Hamilton:
Superintendent Walling, Police Head
quarters, New York City:
Two burglars, William Mosher and
Joseph Douglass, were killed here last
night. Do you know them2 Douglass
declared when dying that Mosher knew
about Charlie Ross. G. W. CHURCH.
In answer to this Superintendent
Walling replied:
HEADQUARTERS Police DEPARTMENT,
New YORK, December IA, 1874.
Judge Church, Fort Hamilton:
Douglass told the truth. 1 have
been looking for them ever since the boy
was stolen. VIII send an officer who
knows them. G. w. WALKING, Sup't.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-25
- ALLEGIANCE EXACTED.

Mr.. Gladstone and Archbishop Man
ming:
CIVIL ALLEGIANCE EXACTED.
DR.. Dollinger, recently, in speaking of
the Vatican decree, said: 'tPeople do
not know what was decreed at the Vat
lean councils. People do not know that
the Popehas been made paramount. By
thenew decree it is the duty of every
layman, whenever it is intimated to him
hatthis or that question has been decided
by the Pope, to obey. When the
Pope orders a man to vote in "a specified
manner, he is obliged, even in his ca
pacity as member of Parliament, to
obey. That was never said before. It
is new situation since 1870. Mr.. Glad
stone brings this truth out is his pamph-
let. He says that the civil elections of
every Catholic country are now quite un-
certain, because they depend entirelyup-
on the will of foreign potentate. This
is the side Of the question which ought
to be studied in the United States too.
WHO DEF1Es TIE LAW OF GoD2
The National excepts to the ambiguity
of Archbishop Manning's statement in
reply to Gladstone, that the civil allegi-
ance of the Catholics is limited only, like
that of other Christians, "by conscience
and the law of God, and says:
The question which this statement of
Catholic doctrine leaves in the dark hap
pens to be the only question in the
controversy which possesses any impor-
lance, and that is, to whom does a good
Catholic go since 1870 when he wants to
know what the law of God is? If ''his
conscience" said one thing about an act
of the Legislature, and the Pope said an
other, to which would helisten9 In short,
where does a good Catholic find his ''nat-
ural moral law when he gets into dis
pute with the State2 If he fndsit at the
Vatican, what is the difference between
having ones allegiance limited by 'fhe
natural moral law" and having it limited
by the SyIabus2
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23

House and lot sec. s
T. y. L. &. House and
lot sec. s I. = r. 8.
Fraction lots ; 6. : and
s and mill T.22 sees Il. 8
sw So see. s ]. y Il. 6.
sc &c sec. o L. = L. s..
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23

the said corner. runni,-
thence south gro faaE
west IL feet. north 900 Fl
east 10 feet TO start;ng
point. including Is lots
Lot on NV corner ofne
fraction quarter Of seq
! . l. - r. 6 being that
part Of the lotpurchaSed
by Josenh Wood of OIL
yer MartelIc (deed re-
corded IN book 90" Of
deeds Of y God County
Page 11l) and not con-
veyed ly Joseph Wood
10 4. Martelle.
House barn and lot
commencing 80 feet south
Of section lire between
sections 5 and IT T. ~ r
Is. thence south on a line
with Water Street on
west line of block + orig
inalplat Of Gran Ran
lis to the south line of
the acre purchased by
Joscnh Wood of oliver
Nartclle thence ne to
within 50 feet Of said sec
thence weSt parallel with
saii section line to start
ms point.
All of fractional lot no
sec. l. Z. - K. with
improvements and buiI6
in=S thereon belonging
tc the Kline estate At
date OF assessment lex
ceptingl such part of tho
same rs may have been
sold and COM eyed here
ioIore. Including the lot
sold to Howe and Rablin
the lot sold to the Con-
grcEatioHal Church So
clety and the lots sold to
Other parties.
House barn and = lots
commencing 1880 feet
south and 81 feet west of.
re corner Of sc NV sec.
L 7. - E. 6thence south
l't eCt west 120 feet
north 100 .eet and east
r. feet to place of be-
giruiue.
House and lot com
WeHCirg 80 feet south
and 80 feet west of ms
corner If Se NV see. 1T.
- i. 6rhence.west 6Nfeet
thence mouth 100 feet east
90 feet and south 100 feet
TO storting point. Also
lot cCmmeucing 400 feet
south 81 feet west of
and corner thence south
50 feet west 100 feet north
ID feet and east 100 feet
to 5 arting point.
Hotel barn and lot
commencing ut Il point
where the sonth line be-
5wHcn lots I 4 ; of Sec
= I. y Il. Is crosses the
center Of the highway.
Tunn ng up the sand hill
a the same Is now trav-
c.et Thence up such
highway y S. 20. 16 rods
and ~ links thence n.
3 , W. about Is rods to
he Wisconsin River
thence down the river to
The lot line thence on
sad Tot lime tOpiaCe OF
be~.nuing. \
House. barn and ALI
that certain piece Of land
en- lot ! Sec. Il 7. - K. 6
bounded as follows. Com
mencing ut a Rock at The
lie corner of Bciknaps
SAOn on said fraction.
O cnce North 20 1 - T..
r. illa thence South 60
- IL. 10 sha slough. in
ciu ling all the land 5.
and west o said line
rauniug To the slough
(exccp lot Of n Belk-
l9E3-l.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23

Lot 10. / Block ]
CITY or GRAND RAP
IDS.


-
Lot in ~ ri'ou ne. ; e..
- Z. 8 cc. 3 bounded ns
fOi!0us: E""iGulnG at %
haml1ck stump ~ feet
back from tue Ni>c rHs IN
river. thanCe 9s1 IS 81
1G3 links ats nc he b. Tx
OF Wisconsin. rcscryir@
GO feet for bank. thence
south IS east 900 feet
fol,jace o Jcgiruin,
Iio.r-a anG ct on T. y
r. G.e ti0r 3. C0aman-
inc at = rcd 0al. True.
1.,5,I,ica hence m the
W saarsiu River go feet
1..nn,n~ 60 feet rom TIE
river a1k. thence Sc III
rIaca o beginning. being
oae acre. B'k
House and lots land , 2
no. 3 ausI9 ,
TIorsa and lot 10 2
II 2
All Of block , with
store and boarding
house lois ;. 6, : AMI 8 D
Barns and lot ! aud
20 feet of ne side Of lots
!. s. s end o 9
Lot : and . feet of
:. end Of lots ; and . 10
" est I Of lots l ana
2 and lot 3 -
Lots !, . and 3 u
House. barn and lots
I. s. /" 10, II ana u. y
Lot ! y
~
Ff1cI1on between
Vi y oW 81 ana . line ID
HGu-e and barn lot
IL &ni n Il lot ~
I1gure ana Darn ana
iots ana .
I'L : anu 5 Il ~ %
LC' i
I0'l e ana iDt .
All OF traction IgJs J.,
2, and ! ID
House and lot sec. 5
I p, 4. o. IiCuse and
lot sec. $ /. = X. ..
Fraction 'ots ) 6. ! ant
s and mill T.22 SEES 4. o
sw 80 sec. $ ] y K. g.
sc &c sec. o L. p 4. 8.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23
THIRD WARD.
TOWN y RANGE 6.
10 6 in Soc. 10 T. q r. 6

80 So j. sold to {.
NJ Ncbb.
Lot Sir Sec. 10 7. q r. s
and MjIl.
Lot or tract. 2 Sec. II
T. y r. q commencing at
the NV corner Of II. Win
EIcy lot. tdcnrc % feet
a!,nc the road leading
10 PIoyer thence back
from sail road leo feet
being aIot " by 100 feet
Known as the Barber
Shop lot.
VI J Wnrden's store
AMI 40 feet front and
band on which said build
ing stands. g.
Lot "a ffact, lot ? Sec
- T. p r. 5 6n which
the store building Of W.
S Miller formerly stood
Balance Of tract. lot 2
Sec. Il T. - X. 6 not pla-
ted and all Of that part
of the lot known as the
Island together with all
building belonging to
Geo. Necyes.
House and Lots des-
cribed ~ follows: all
tfat piece or parcel Of
IanI commencing at n
stake $50 feet n. II ?
from the ne corner Of
lot 3 block Is Of Neeves
addition, thence y. 469
40 feet. thence south
~ L. 80 feet to place
Of beginning.
Lot on fract. No. 2
commencing at the ne
corner Of said lot 2 in the
center Of the highway Y.
81 W. from a certain
rock described in j, L.
Prentis - survey thence
n j61-2o T.. To- feet N
81 W. 6 rods 10 the Wis.
river. thence down tho
river to a point n. 81 .
". from the place Of be-
ginning
Part Of tract no. 2 Sec
II i. p r. 8 being a lot
with a frontage Of y feet
and running back the
sane width to the Wis
cons~n River and on
which the building occu-
pied by Tim Daily now
Std 4l'aEs
Lot commencing 1G5
feet cas- Of sw corner Of
the n - Of NV Sc sec. IT
i. - II. 6 thence north
10 feet east 13j feet
south 102 feet and west
80 feet 10 place Of be-
ginning q lots.)
House and 2 lots com
mencing % feet east Of
the wv corner of NV SO
sec. l. 7. y r. s thence
north IG2 feet east 1876
feet south 1872 feet and
west 10 feet to place Of
beginning.
> lots In mig NV sc sec.
It n. - X. 6. II lots in
II 2 NV Sc sec. II T. p
K. Is. / lots in n1-2 NV
Sc sec. i T. p r. 6. u
lots In u1-2 NV sc sec. II
Il. y r. 8. Blk
lot no. ] !
u
, 1874-12-02

Association; q the Names of those persons. who IN tba csroouH
OF Directors, or otherwise, are empowered to act and to siOn ~ hs1'
e ed 4 OF oon TDe company mp sy.f or Association SO asii There shall also be forward.
least an extract thereof, comprising all stipulatons therein d a6DS
ing the relation or position of any third party towards the Com:
pany or Association. The Company or Association shal1 not com.
mence operations before it has received a Certificate from tha
been complied With. 4"O
, 1874-12-02

NeriDgsvei; q Navnene paa de PRISONER, der Egenskab &C
Bestyrere eler paa anden Made ere bemyndigede til at handle
og at underskrive pa Selskabets Vegue. Tinige indsendes ct
Exemplar of Seskabets Vedt@gter ener idetmindste ct Udtog
omfattende allie de BesemmeEer, som vedkomme Trediemands
Forhold til Selskabet. SelM oct ma like trade V~rksomhedj
forinden dct har modtaget Beviis fra Poiumesteren for, at dot her
Foreskreyne er blevet iagttaget.
, 1874-12-02

De Medf0r Of denne Anorduiug skete AnmeIde6er og Be-
kiendtgi6relser ere bindende for allie Vedkommende Forhold
ii Trediemand. Saal@Dge Andet like er anmeldt og ofentliggjort
Honhold til 2 No; 8; an:sgss dG', at Firmaet omfa'!er snhve[
ie Flrmaets F~orpligteser, SAINT at de ALE ere berettigedo til at hand
lei Firmaets Navn og at u~uderskrve paa diets Vegnej Alt forud-
Eigesom TingI@spiDg like gj6r Aomeldese ifolge denDe Anord-
ming ~OverAodig, saaedes Dor Tinngi@sniang fnde Sted' gan,eet at
i0yrigt or fornoden. Tilbagekaldelser af eller Forandringer It'd.
igere Anmeldeser medf0re vdenfor Tlfslde af D3dsfald' f0rst
Is Tiger efter deres Anmeldelse og Ofentiiggj6relse %p'@klusiy
Vrkuing imod Trediemand der har inladt sig Retshandler god
Tro til, at det tidigere Forhold endnu stOd Kraft.
, 1874-12-02

Enhver F~orandring, som torotages we'd ct Of de 6 omhand-
lede ~Selskaber, angaaende de Forhold, hVorom Oply8ning
ifolge samme Paragraph oliver at %meddele, skal anmeldes for
Poitimesteren senest 8 Dage, efterat saadan ForaDdring er traadt
Kraft. Naar ct saadant selskab oph@ves, skal Oph@velsen
anmeldes for Poitimestefen senest 8 Dage; eheFat den har
fundet Sted.
, 1874-12-02
s 10.

When receiving the announcements prescribed ia this Ordinance
the Polcemaster shall see that they are in accordance with tbs
onactments of the present Ordinance, and shall. then, at the expense
of the party concerned, cause the announcements to be published
10 such a manner as may be further determined by the government.
The Poicemastcrs shall likewise keep Registers of all announce.
ments of this description by them received.
, 1874-12-02

Overtrwder Nogeu Bestemnelserne i s Og s 6 elor undladet
han i0vrigt retto lid at afgive de de3ne Anordning fOroskre7-
tindieke Daler. Sagen oliver at aulegge af vedkommende Poiti-
mester OF at behandle efer de for ofentlige Poitisager gjeldende
Regler. Tilbyder Paagjeldende Mindeighed at rette for sig,
Bkal det i~midlertid v@re Pol:imesteren Overladt at fastsptte B6den,
dog med samme Virkning, som ON dem var ikjendt we'd Dom.
, 1874-12-02

Deti Henhold til s Q No. l ogs 6 No. | opgivne Hjemsteds
Ret betragtes som Firmaets, Selskabets eller Foreningens HEM
ting, ON end Deeltagerne elter Bestyrerne allie eller nogle have
andes personligt Hjemting, lgesom Sager mod Selskabet, Firmaet
ellar Forenineen kunne indklages for samme Steds Forlgskom-
mmsion.-og skal det v@re tisr@kkeligt at give Kald og,Varsel
Ill den eller de Deeltagere ellie Bestyrere, som Doe paa Diet opgivne
Hiemsted, og his ingen af dem boer der, da pa 1nteressentskabets
eller selskabets KOntOir eller Forretningshilighed
, 1874-12-02

Enhver Fuldmagt, hvorved Nogen, der driver %borgerlig Nmring,
~bemyndiger EN- Anden til at underskriye paa Firmaets Vegne
(per procura), skal anmeldes for Poitimesteren senest 3 Dage;
eiterat Fuldmagten er meddeelt. AT denne skal en- bekr@ftet
Afskrift tiige f6lge med Anmeldelsen.
, 1874-12-02

Every alteration or renewal of written powers as mentioned in s 8
shall, likewise, be announced to the Polcemaster latest 3 DAVIS
after such alteration or renewal has been made. The revocation
OF such written Powers, shall, unless the cessation has been stipu.
lated IN the power itself, be announced to the PoHcemaster latest 3
days after it has been made. Whenever a written Power, issued
by a firm in which a change takes place either in reference TO the
name or the participants thereof be confirmed by the new firm, Il
shall be considered as a new power.
, 1874-12-02
G16.


For Modtaeelsen aide denne Anordning foreskrevRe Anmeldel-
ser OF for Meddelelse af Oplysninger ON deres IudhOld oliver der
at udrede nedenn@vnte Detailing, som tilfalder Colonialkassen:
, 1874-12-02

Any person may on the payment of a certain fee eff. S 16) Oh.
tain information from the Registers mentioned in Section 10, either
verbally or written copy thereof. All public functionaries or au-
thoriies are, however, entitled to obtain such information without
payment of fee.
, 1874-12-02

Every written instrument by which any person carrying on a
trade or business, empowers another person to sign in behalf Of q
hrm per Procura) shall be announced to the Policemaster latest
days after the power has been conferred. A certified copy of the
power shall be transmitted with the announcement.
, 1874-12-02

For receiving the announcement prescribed in this Ordinance
and for furnishing information regarding their tenor, the following
fees shall be paid, and accrue to the Colonial Treasury:
, 1874-12-02

Every change made 10 any of the Companies or Associations
treated ofins 6 and bearing reference to those points about which
pursuant to SAID information is to be furnished, shall be announced
to the Poicemaster latest 3 days after such change has haen Of.
fected! The dissolution of such a Company or Associotion SSoI bo
red, ~"
, 1874-12-02

The Judiciary Court Of the Domicne announced pursuant 10
Section 2 No. l and Section 6 No. l shall be considered as the
even if several or all of the participants, Directors or Managers
thereof are personally liable to some other Court, even as suits
against the Company, Firm o r Association may be brought before
the Reconcning Court of the domciIe aforesaid it shah further.
more be- sufficient to serve the summonses on the participant or
directors, residing within the announced domicles and if none Of
them be residing there, at the counting.house or busness-rooms of
the Company or Association.
, 1874-12-02

Finder Nogen atkuune ankle over en- af Poitimesteren lien
hold Ill nmrvarende Anordning tagen Bestemmelse ON Anerkien.
delse eller Ikkeanerkjendelse af ct Firma, har han at rette sin
Ankle til Gouvsrnementet, som da afg6r Sagen, uden at Vedkom-
mendes Adgang til at faae Sp6rgsmaaet afgort we'd Rettergong
derived indskrenkes.
, 1874-12-02

Any person t~ransgressing against the enactments 10 Section I and
Section 6, or emitting to furnish in due time the announcements
prescribed in this Ordinance, shall be punished by sine Of not less
than 2dOlars and not exceeding SO dollars. The suit shall be In
stituted by the Policemaster concerned and shall be treated accord
ing to the rules for publit Police suits. IF the party offer to settle
the matter amicably, the Polcemnster is empowered 10 decide the
amount of fine, with the same legal effect a if had been awarded
by judicial sentence.
, 1874-12-02

Any person finding cause to complain of a decision given Under
the present Ordinance by the Pocemaster regarding the admission
or onadmission of a firm, must direct his complaint to that effect
TO Government, who then decides the case, without however preju-
dicing the right Of the parties to have the question concerned de.
ciGed by the Courts of Justice.
, 1874-12-02

EOhver Forandring eller Fornyelse at saadanno Fuldmagter,
som ere neyute i S s, skal lgeedes anmeldes for Politimestoren
senost 8 bage, eftor at saadan Fo 153nh siler Fornyeoso er
like forud hAr v@ret fassat selve Fuldmagten, skal anmeldes
for PoEtimesteren sonest 3 Dage, efteEat den er tfaadt Kraft.
Naar en- Fuldmagt, udstedt af ct Firma' hyilket der er
foregaaet en- Forandring enten Navnet eler med Hensyn til de
Deeftogende, stadfnstes af det Dye Firma, ansees den som en- ny
Fuldmagt.
We'd at modtage de denne AnordniDg f~oreskrevne Anmeldelser
skal vedkommende Poiimester paasee, at de ere overeenstemende
med Bestemme1serne nerv@rende Auordning, hvoreher han pa
vedkommends Privates Bekostning har at foranstaIte dem ofent-
ligeiorte paa en- saadan Made, som af Gouvernomentet nmrmere
bestemmes. Politimesterne skuHe derhos hode Registre over de
al den heromhandlede Art modtagne Anmeldelser
, 1874-12-02

Det skal v@re ALE Og Enhver tiladt mod en- KjeDdelso jfr. s l6)
at erholde Oplysninger af de i 10 ommeldte Registre. enten
mundtlig lie we'd Udskrifer. Ale ofentlige Myndigheder erhof
dc dog ssadsnne O~plysninger uden Detailing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-12-17
FACTS AND FIGURES.

There are 81 900 Free Masons in w.
York State, with 700 lodges
Pretty stiff-a' Maine factory !.
turned out rs tons of starch this year rs
Cotton manufacturing has increso,,
in the United States nearly 33 per cen ,a
in the last four years.
The length of railways througbo,.
the world exceeds 100000 miles aS1
the capital invested in them in the la0 a
thirty years is about $4,000, 900, 900. '
The Burlington d Missouri Rail
road Company has planted along i,
line of road in Nebraska for distan"a
of 1870 miles $50, 900 trees. The smaIIss,
loss of trees was amongst the ash a.
which 9Si per cent. lived; of box, elds,
a. honey locust, 90 per cent. lived :;
soft maple, 80 per cent; European larcb
S2i per cent Scotch and Norway nines
80 per cent; and of several species n
willows, II TO IS per cent. lived.
Here are some figures on hog ana
hominy: The Journal Of Agriculture SAWS
that lone bushel of corn makes IA.
pounds of pork, and deduces the fact
that when corn sells for 15t cents ne,
bushel pork costs Il cents per pound
when II cents, pork 2 cents-or when
pork sells for 5 cents per pound i
brings As cents per bushel on corn; when
it sells fof A cents it brings 80 cents on
corn"
The applications for stamps for the
prepayment of newspaper postage for
the first month of the new year ALREADY
aggregate 100000. The Postoffice Of
ficiais, however, consider that this sum
exceeds the probable monthly demand
The estimate of the annual revenue from
this source is 100000. The depart
ment does not expect that any considers,
bic amount of the newspaper business
will go to the express companies.
1t has been estimated that of 70.
100000 women in America, 11,00O,OeO
wear calico dresses, more or less; that
the spirit of economy has, during the
past year, induced them to forego one
dress apiece from their outlay; that the
average calico dress contains eleven
yards, and that, consequently, there has
been loss to the trade by this retrench.
ment of 121 100000 yards. This is nearly
the entire product of all the mills Of
Massachusetts, for a year.
The largest trip-hammer in the
United States has recently been COM
pleted in Nashua, N. H., at an expense
of 5000. The weight of iron in this
mammoth machine is about 200 tons;
the ram weighs twelve tons, its striking
force is about 100 tons, and four large
boilers are brought into use to furnish
steam to run the 600 horse power engine
required to successfully operate it. The
is being manipulated is hoisted into posi-
ton is the largest in the country and
rugged with modern mechanism so nicely
that two men can easily hoist fifty tons
dead weight.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-12-17
Public Lands and Patent Statistics.
The following statement and statistics
are taken from the late report of the
Secretary of the Interior:
PUBLIC LANDS.

PUBLIC LANDS.
During the fiscal year ending June 80. 1874
public lands were disposed of as follows: Cash
sales, +, Al, 1886 acres; military-warrant loca-
tons, l33, 100; homestead entries 3,51s, S51 3d. tim
ber-culture entries S03,945.47; Agricultural Col
lege scrip locations i2 932 9S approved to States
as swamp 2o2 1871; certified to railroads, 3,2bi,
3l44 certified for wagon-roads 1921 IL; certi-
fled for Agricultural Colleges, ll42s9,1S certified
for common schools, 6g,S99.S4 certified for uni
versitics, 64,63b.52 approved to States for inter
nal improvements, l3i,ge6.10; Sioux haf-brecd
scrip locations, 10; Chippewa, do, II 611.7l.
Total $3.50 S12 90 acres-a quantity less hy & tgg
1884 acres than that disposed of the preceding
year.
Cash receipts s., 400 $3.50, being $685., 577 less
than those of the preceding year.
During the year % 1872 10 - acres were SURVEYED
making 6l9,39 1852 acres areaay surveyed and
leaving unsurvcyed l,ls5.60 ,3IS acres
The dlminution III the aggregate quantity of
lands disposed of during the year is chiefly owing
To the amount certified to railroads. ,264. 34 AZ
acres in the year ending June 80. 1874, against
6os3,53b51 acres in that ending June 30, 1873.
Nearly million acres were entered under the
Timber act, which augurs well for the now treeless
prairies OF the West. The entries under this and
the homestead act exceed by over half million
acres like entries during the preceding year.
The rapid destruction of timber in this coun-
try. and especially that which IL found ON the
public lands l. source of great solicitude to all
persons who have given the subject any consid-
GRAFTON. If this destruction progresses in the fu
ture as rapidly rs in the past {he timbered lands
of the Government will soon be denuded of ev-
erythiug that is valuable. Effective legislation
protecting these lands from such waste is abso-
luteiy necessary. and cannot longer be neglected
without serious injury to the public interests.
Under the laws now in force for the disposition
of public lands it is difficult, If not ianpossble to
obtain more than the minimum price 81 - per
acre. for land, however valuable When tim
bered lands are advertised for sale private par
ties, desiring TO purchase, make such arrange
tion hence the lands if disposed of at ALL are sold
AT the minimum when offered NJ public