, 1876-01-14

EM:tic* the samo rrnnomy IN our rrirats hH*'fa
This ia the wsy hnrs way. alf the only yHy, 10
ta!n and lcrina1tnt prosperity.
KANSAS.
TIE HnTERHDM'a ME5NA1E.
Srsetat Nshatch 10 Ihe CAtei7o Tr,junt.
TorEsA, Kan, jan. 13.-The Governor q mes.
sage wsa delivered to-day. and is warmly coin-
fncnded on all handH for ith practical engsca-
tona aud general good sense. Tho mee.nsa
opens With gratifying exhibit Of tho progress
OF tile State durlnK tho past year. aud tic fo!-
lowing fgnres aro given ~ evidence Of tho ,t-
tuIts which have awarded The ctyor.s Of tho
farmers, and Of the general material ADVANCE
mens Of tho State:
CULTIVATION.
tbs cultivated atca was a.G67,7G0 acres in
1874, Againas 4.742,0oo In 1S76 lilo taxaLlo
acros, 1G, TAG acres, ngaiust 17.G72,1s7 In
1876 the yAluo OF farm products. s23, ,32o. .134.
against TIA, ,870,49i in 1876; bushels Of wheat,
o,Ha1,353, aEainst 1900. 4t3 IN 1876; Of corn.
1862 8 asnlnrt So 798 7G9 in 1876 Of far, 174-
Cos, asalnst AT. III 1876. Ho also gathers from
Tho statistics tho cheering tact tlat wi,h,n tho
past year tho manufacturing Embellishments Of
tho shto haso inorcased III number FROM 805 TO
COL, or about 100 por cent. Wo maY not Of
course reasonably look forward to tho t1av when
VIC Hlil uo AHt1 ~ EQIAlJGtG Win 4-&fkdEu 9ku{Ub
In tho variety aud cxtent OF our manufacturing
industries. but NO may certainly ho7c for their
growth and development iu such degree as will
unable us 10 supply tho greater part Of the homo
demand for staple atticios
FISCAL.
Tho financial condition OF tho slato Is regrc-
septcd to be "a good as could DO expected. The
warrants drawn upon tho Treasury arc equal to
al r., SnA ,3,h, ~
now demand rrcmtun. Tho total bonded In
tlehtcdness Of tho State is &1, 1856. IT'S. and Tho
resources belonging 10 tho various luuds In the
Treasury arc ei23 7a5.0l, bouds, 81, 400, 5000.
and taxes duo from tho various counties. si1G,-
ludobsadncss, sI69,56o ia hold BY tho State
80 An Investment for Its several permanent
funds Of tho outstanding bonds; f150.9i0 will
fail duo tho frst of July next. These wero The
first bonds issued by tho State. Tho s!uk-
tug fund in tho Treasury, created for tho final
sedempttou Of State securities has reached the
snm Of e227 525 which III Invested Il, the bonds OF
tic State aud tho United Statey, and it will bo tho
duty OF tue Sinking Fund Co,nE,issionsr to sell
about to fall duo. Tho total receipts Of tho
Treasury from taxes during tue niscal ytnr wc1o
eo4G, ,2lS41. OF which s43U.774.7y wls credited
TO lhn general revonuo fund. tho rcmhndc.
going into tho annual SCHOOL, Interest, aud sink
lug iunu.
LOCAL rAxAT1os.
The Governor dweis Al Hoina length on tho
subject OF local taxation. Which hc comnlena.s
To tho careful cous,derationo tile Legislature,
with tho booo that some plan may bc devised
for esscning tho burden. "A great deal," hc
saya " Of our local taxation, aud that which
makes it indeed burlenBone, Is tho result Of
the extreme rccklesanosa with which the yar,ona
local governments rushed into debt In yeAs1 go.lo
tv 13ApsSNy Sg rtr1tr and TIM o.
esearY TO n,oat tho inteEcet on bonda 60 laylshy
voted, sud to croato . sinking fund for their
| 1ual redemption, must be rAiaod by tsxktion.
10 wsnt oil psol,or intereat Of tho people In tho
| aelection Of the local officers Antl the manage
| n1ett OF t1lor Inca! aifhirn can 1tkowBo bo ns-
| tr,buted much Of tho extravaEant expenditure.
| Tho local School Boards, Township Trustees,
| and County Commissioners aro anlong the most
it is noticeable fact HAT in tho olectionA they
are too often regarded as OF uiinor Importance,
| and ulltlt men arc frequently callcl upon to I'LL
| them. This condition Of afIsirb In not genera!
by any means, but 1t il too often exhibited, aud
It would bo well II . healthy public ecnt!mrut
could DO created Which would admit Of only tue
best occupying these positions. An Office OF IN
ferior dgulty iB made honorable In proportion NJ
it is honossbly filed" -..-...
TIE pooya-Dot<n TRANSACTIONS
OF few ~pcks ago, in whiol, h.Ato Treasurer
Lnppcu was Implicated, arp fully detailed, aud
tho Following statement nladn ~ to thu
stopa Which have boeu taken to rccov-
Or the monoy money and Punish S, tao guilty
| A1s. Lhppon aud his suretios for tho recovery OF
| the money Of which tho school find has been
dofrauded through tie purchase Of snese forged
| bonds. CsiminAl proceedings hRvo also beeu IN
stitutad against him for participating In tho
forrerles, aud I,c has been held to answer at tbe
noxt term OF the District Court for Shawnee
County. It would not become mo to entor uoou
. discussion oil the facts uhich impellcd Tho inl,
taion of essl roeceaps1h l. 1lH avio iimnroplrst, IT.,
aud, wh,lo / intend to insist upon !
vigorous prosecution, 1t is for from my pnrpost
to esy or do anything which might harn ten
doucY to prejudice tho righsa Of the accused, o.
! to leseon tho changes Of . fair and impurttaI
| trial. 1t is proper TO add, however, tint tho
public interest doHanda that tue l,essoh Or trer-
| SONS guilty OF this crime should DO punished,
aud that too, without npnccaaSary delay. Tho
t}oyornment 10 strong IN proportion ns It shove
itbelf entitled to tho cpulldnuce of tho people
Tho prompt, faithful, aud fearless discharge ol
duty by afl public ofters. aud sigorons cxoou
ton Ut thu ihus. ate ths onlY 1neans by which
contldcuce can be- preserved"
| SUNDAY MATTEHs.
Tho con1tion of the various State tnstttu
tionB L. shown to bo satisfactory. and their lllAn
| Asun,ant is warmly coulnendeu. VARIOUS rec
| concentrations are Hnlo conccEn.pg vaEiol'
matteEs, and tho messabe ctoscs with oil oar'lcA
nppeal for Legislation In MD Of the Iorer repro
selsation OF tho HtAto at the Centennial Exhlbi
tion Ia Philadelphia.
| NJ LEaI5f4ArfoH.
Nothing of impott&,lcn waa trnnsAefad Il
| other brauol Of tho Legislature to-tlay, tn
tune bong B}ent tu ,nrfcctlng orSan.zatiun aH
listening 70 the roalin3 al tho Governors ulsa
ags.
MINNESOTA.
YESTERDAY.
| Hr~r{rt E{&1,Nfnh m III fI4ffuo Tribune.
ST.. pAuL, Jkn. 13.-Tho Senate to-day unaeat
Cd neorso 4. Thompson, holding certificate q
election from tho Thist,-oighth District, b
roaaon Of part Of tie votes not being returned
and Admittsd I. p. Dusftc who had an Actui
majority Of votes. Er-0ov. Davis appeared q
| attorney for Uurtee. Thompson. before Iii
trial, tsn4lortd Ills rcsisn4lou in a latter CON
plsintng Of iil-.realtnoht. which tho seaato re
fused to accept. the IIouho adopted Eesou