Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-11-25
DOMESTIC.

The report Of the Paymas ter. General Of the
Army shows that there has been disbursed to
the army during the last year 2,272> l02 IS,
aud to the Military Academy 500, 236.04. The
number Of assertions during the year was
2,52l, against COG the previous year. The
re.enlistments aggregated 1886, as against
900 the previous year.
In his annual report the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue says the British public,
numbering less by one-fourth than our peo-
Pile, paid under their excise laws during the
year ending March 81 1875, taxes measured
in gold TO the amount of 1888, 962. 1856, against
$ll0H5, 1H paid in currency by the people OF
this country during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1875
The Commissioner OF the General Land.
Oiilce In his report recommends that all the
timber lands owned by the Government be
opened to purchasers ut minimum valua-
ton, and thus be placed under private guard
ianship. He also recommends the adoption
OF the plan Of public sales heretofore prac.
ticod, but now abandoned He thinks
that the Presumption laws should be
repealed, aud the homestead system
be made the only method OF acquir-
ing title to agricultural lands. The
number of acres disposed OF during the last
year was f,010,21l, being 2,460,60l less than
the previous year. OF this amount 1856, 057
acres were homestead entries and 3,l07, 6i5
were certified to railroads; il5,0Gl acres were
disposed of at cash sales. The cash receipts
during the year were Sl,7Si,0ol.
The vessel which collided with the steamer
Pacific proves TO have been the bark Orpheus
which was aftcrward wrecked on the rocks
and went TO pieces, her crew escaping Nc
more survivors of those on board the Pacific
at the time of the disaster had been found vi
to the l2th
\ donkey boat belonging to the burned
steamer Waco has been found out in tn,
gulf, bottom up; it had not been scorchea
No signs OF any of those on board the vessc
at the time of its destruction had been found
up to the 18th, and all hope that any had sur
vived the disaster WAS abandoned 4 New
York dispatch of the l2th says the Waco had
on board 500 cases Of petroleum, which she
had no right 10 carry being without the
necessary certificate, and her owners would
be prosecuted.
According 10 the annual report of the Com
missioner of Education ahcre has been an In,
crease Of 1910 school children during tn,
year, Thirty five out Of thirty States re
port the number Of teachers; thirty,seycr
States and eleven Territories report the public
school income, which shows an increase q
SL,2S2, 600, but only thirty five States and min,
Territories can show their school expendi
lures. There are enrolled in the public school.
100000 pupils. The average daily attend
ance is 100000; the estimated population
between six and sixteen years OF age is 10
hSd61t; number OF teachers employed, al.
500; total Income public schools Estates an,
Territories), So, l5S, ao5, total expenditures
S,49'4,eSs; value of school buildings. Sl65.
15S,it7.
Mr. Nicholas Thomas, Of Chicago, Ma.
perfected a new motor similar in genera
way To- the so-Called keely invention. hut dif
iering in application and effect. The Chicag,
Trib,me Of the 18th says. The Chicsg,
motor like the other derives lis power from
water and air, and Is conceived on The seem
ingly contradictory principle Of multiplyin.
force without the aid OF force 20 begin with
From the practical tests made by Mr.. Thomas
the inventor, 1t has been shown that an OK
traordnary apparent pressure can he pro
duced 10y his apparatus, though il has no
yet been demonstrated that IN olive power ear
be obtained in proportion 10 the amount o
this pressure