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rouug; good city reference 444 Vest 26ti-st.
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boaro ano Rooms.
East Side.
Brooklyn Boart

R0ARD-On Brooklyn Heights. 122 Mon
IL tarIest rive minutes walk u Wall street Ferry
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mannfacture STEAM MACHINERY ~ everv description
BRASS and IRON CASTINGS roll PLATE ikJN ~ al
cimensons have the only large FORGE for heavy lSuns
oc. 10 New -lOTa Civ. kLrAllis made eAIcit.nus'V
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N0OK.-By superior Welsh Protestant
~ woman She all kinds Of cooking, French
Fngal aud al other cooking can bone and lard' lived
Jssr OF families AID country meats, sou ne
fowl nsh, &c, al kinds 0f nice dishes Il a. exec
.l baker; very best { testimonials; sober, honest an
, y CITY or country ca 500 8h-ave.. 23ds
, 1877-10-11
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1877.

IN Pursuance OF 4 deep-lsid scheme and conspiracy
10 defeat the proposed action 10 frcure restitution
from the Commissioner. who arc lIahlo IN lhe
Doard and thst tie pnrtca interested wcrs willing
to deceive the Hoyesnoe. and piace him fase
and huullliaitng position. 10 accomplish their put.
poses.
in word. the Commissioners Es iusst that they are
right. md demand only fair play,
fhty will have the facts known and unde fstnol,
both by the pablo An1 by the anlhofitits, pesee-
ably II theY tAn furctt1y It they must
They intend no dlartsprct to the t1cvernor, and
hare no tli.w!!t toward tho Commissioners with
whom they have differed. hut they eAnnus consent
nor fnhnit 10 any action Inconsistent With
the fact that they have been entirely faithful to ihe
trusts committed to them A Wesi ChicAeo Pack
Commissioners. After hearing the Coa,,nIsslones1
on TntsdAT morning. the 1oyetnef took The matter
under confederation. AMI on TuesdaJ evening sent
word ~ gentleman who remained 10 bring It to
action wthont further Investigator OF the matter
and 4 more thorough Ae9ualntAnte With it. And
thAt he Considered his request for tho rcsfTnAtfons
Of Meaars lipt. Ntsard, holden. aud Maus - In
effect withdrawn.
These gentlemen, therefore, think they hAv9 rea.
aon 10 expect fatf play nj tAe Hovernor's hands.
The bids for the Ice In the park hikes during
tho ensuing year were then opened. That ia
Douglas rark waa awarded TO Barto,omae s.
Koe~fg at $1,g35, one-haif cash and the remain.
der Id sixty days, the contract expiring April,
1878. Tht Humboldt Park tco WIS awartict to
A. Gocdlc for $945, on the same terms, II was
then determined To advertise ones more for bids
for thu Ccntral Park ice, after which tho Board
then adjourned.
, 1877-10-11


Dosror, Mass, Oct. 10.-In tho Episcopal
General Convention today, the Rev. DR..
IIanckel, Of Virginia, presented report from
tho Committee on New Diocescs on the memo
rial Of tho bishop Of Illinois for the formation
OF tHo now diocesea, ~ follows: Tho first to be
composed Of the territory west Of the Illinois
River aud Lasalle County, and south Of .ihite-
side md Leo Counties; the second 10 comprise
that part Of tho State lying south and east Of
tho Illinois lttyer. Tho report was made The
order OF Tho day for Thursday.
Tho nay. DR.. Dtr1ow, Of Southern Ohio, pre-
sentcd resolution relative to recurring to the
mlsstou vorknacn devoted exclusively to the
work Of tyangclixing. Reier1cd.
DR.. White, Of Tennessee, desired tho express
sion OF tla Convention tu relation to improper
instrumentatties used for rataIng money to Do.
fray church expenses. fle disapbroycd OF Ice
crenm parties, round dances, fairs, rallies, etc.
The RIshops will take the mattor Into consider
alton.
4 delegation Of tho Church Of ENGLAND In
Canatla entered, and was formally received
Tho constitutional amendment relating to IT,
vision OF dioccses waa taken lip and discussed
until recess.
AftetnArd tho constitutional amendment was
further discussed, and finally adopted by do
rcscs "a followa:
Clerical sots-Yeas. ~; nays, r.; four dloeeses
.isy 7otc-Yeas, 20; nays, TT two dtoeeses di.
Total individual vote o. clerical deputies, lel;
Y9sy: W.. 81 ~ G:,. H.: 81 T. Total '0'' ~ a'pu''
Grand total vets, whole numbsr--s7s yeas, la
nays.
, 1877-10-11


A special meeting of tho West PARK Board
wss hc,l yesterday. President l.lps lu the cl.a!1
Thero wcTc present Commissioners Hidden,
sIuus, Mtlasd, and Schultz. The Secretary
read The following:
esctstsry, and Holden and sluns. members oi tha
~e't Chicago fafk t:o'amls4son. tn regard 10 Ito
suggested removal from tho Hoard IL this:
they elalus that they base been honest, faithful.
and chetens ~ Commissioners, aud thai they san.
rot tsstsn under c1istlnx :,reumslAnees without
seemlnx 70 eoRtss4 themselves guilty OF The iffega.
la!,tles shown by tho recent examination Of The
adait. ot the Bus1aia connection With the tssnsae-
tous of uthss Commissioners.
In dtn{iME the power OF lht 0oSsEnos to seu.oye
mem MHhoet any charges, hearing, Or proof, nnd
~ sna.s.f w.. sny new appontess u.ust tusort 10
no csI,tious spiIt, nor With any eouceru for ihs
Office Of tcosnn!*sloner merely. but from 1 high
come # pa5e aay !1 sa ,sa 1aa hs psns e
may moi suffer with The gully. ~S'
When any rtoof can 10 produced 10 show hat
lhAl they viii not put ths Governor 10. III. t,ubiIc
to any trouble noE expense IL ret thsm oul Of Tho
TSc,f interview with tho f,oyerao. on rse.d,r
WI entirely friendly and tsec from anYtilinr u1s,..
styo On sitheJ side. Its obcCt Wan ~ nrlnatnt The
Governor with ~ .he f.cts n tLe ea4s, lie Coss.
Inisaunels feeling tbat he hat been Imposed in
aud deceived In tho laasser..
Two thousand eoplcs of the REPORT OF tho West
Town expert VIII soon Ie pa6ll.att, itom Th,sn
readily see Whist III eobofs ut tue Park Nustd sru
implicated IN tue Irregularities shown.
The appointment Of Aessrs. Artrea aud Wood.
ard ID piaes of <Nssars: Qrce1ebaum aud seLntz
10 em4nentl1 sattsfAetofy 10 the uiesnhcst Of lhe
BOARD, aud II " beloved lbat tho new n!emDcs,
will In all sespecu work hArmoniously with the
pfesrut majority. ..-...-.
Ae.4fs. Lips. Mll!ssd. Holden, and Muas charge
that all tha efforts ~ secure the's tamoral lsre
improlsr 1ansacttons VI The futmcf majority ol
ths Board. and they think It very hard thai bslna
jEse II IN gult Themselves thcta should b. ~ ~.
tompt to punish them fof the1s fidelity TO thu pub
liz intsftsts 6y removal Involving mora Or lsas Of
esn1uGe and Disgrace.
These CommjssioDefs told the Governor that
they stood ready to mako complete and absolute
ptoof that there Il cause for thsir removal, and
they do pot believe that ths Governor will a4sempt
such proof.
ThsI beNs,e thAt Tho e6ost4 70 seIaqr4 thaua ~
, 1877-10-11
THE INDIANS.

Hott70T UEFpdstA 70 7Ha EHJeaao 7F38WaL
OMAHA, Oct 1u-Ieu. Crook md several
members Of Ills staH Lett to-day for lied Cloud
aud 6potted-Tail Axuucles 10 supesinteud tho
removal of tho Sioux, Asrapahoe, and other
Indians to tue new teScrvcs On tho Upper
Missouri River, In The vicinity Of the Bruls and
Wbetslone Agencies whittier their supplies
hare already been forwarded, An effort
will bo madn 10 effect tho removal before
cold weather. 1en. C1ouk has littlc to say Ton.
c4sulug any probable ti!liiculty which may b :.
cxpegiCi,ce1 III removing theul, but tIicrs Is not
yct u cvrtalnty thar ali these warllko 1n.llaus
Will taale!y submit, - sounc Of them regret to
aud iplucncc, however, will have great weight
tu preventing any outbreak.
, 1877-10-11

Special hspateh to fAs GAtcaQa 5rtbane
INpIAN4ro11s, Oct. 10-This morning An ex-
pioslon occurred Ia Nckendry 4 Bishops head-
tug aud staYe factory At Munctc, a short dis
t4Ace from here. killing Engineer Ridley Pur.
due md Fireman Robert Favers, and wouuding
Patrick Mccarty anA Jerry Colllna Geri-
uusly. Fire WA communicated TO
the property, and loss Of $4,000
to $30,UU eilsued. The insurance Is Iess than
*lo,0o1. McKenlsY WA formerly engaged Ia
the ahtnc business here, and has been unior-
our aboat year Agu near Fort Wayne.
LoutsvlLLx, ky., Oct. l0-The boilers Of Col.
James ". Weatt,esford's ateatn mill. about two
Ml!r4 from tluEsouylle, near the Casey County
Inc, t4tdsy exrtodcd, killing hls SON, Tubu
Wcstherfoi,l, Wills EaatoIl, and John kaufman.
Easton and Kaufman. both lott families, Asa
NaTlow aud William kaufman were baby iu-
IuEed by tho s2.na acrdent.
, 1877-10-11
INDIANAPOLIS,
EuHfATlAM NIaSI0NAKtka.

Rpfetal N4spascA 10 Tas Chicago Tribune.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Oct. ,l0--The Indiana
Christ!an Missionary Convention met to-day
and elected tho following ot1cesa for the ensuing
year: President, X. \. Roberts, OF NoWcastle j;
Vice-President, 8. j. Toml,nson, OF 1ndianapo-
lis; Secretary, W. p. Ainswortb, Of Augula.
Tbs report TOR the year was quite satisfactory.
A Ministerial Association to aid tic weak
churches was formed at tle uest1ug
Ut tue Convention. Thoso ara $40
churches IL the Statc, about one.halF of vhirh
have no mlnistcrs, and II Ia the intention to as
slst such BY ministerial labor and donations,
Prof. A. H. Benton. Of indianapolis, ID Prc.i-
dent, j. G. Tully, Ut Union City, Vice
President, aud ". I. AtnswoEtl, ii Ango-
Ia, Secretary. 4 meeting VI tbs '6tats Aux-
iliary Wuncu's Foreign Missionary Association
was also held. Work during tho yeax has been
quite encouraging, and D00 new members we're
added. Delegates were elected to tho National
EouYcuttou.
, 1877-10-11

: IT uEUk FAHk AND L4EE.
A tjout meeting Of tie Boards ot Trustees Of
the Village of Hyde Park ana the Town Of Lake
was held yesterday afternoon at tho uilee OF A.
Il. Tcedef. ESQ.,. No. p4 Dearborn street. Trus.
tes Wheeler. Of Hyda Park, was called to The
char, aud bt1. Hosu Wa ehosen Secretary.
The report Of the engineer upon tho Wstes-
Works rtpAjrs having beau called for By NJ,
Condit, Engineer Foster, Ia charge Of tho Wstes-
WORKS, stated that tho horizontal pumps had
arrived, aud tho rotary hsd been removed 10
, 1877-10-11
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.

6AN FAARcI8co, Uct. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Granada, from Papama-
LoSpos, Oct. l0.-Steamships CITY Of Mon.
treal, seholten. sad California, from New York,
have azriyed out.
N1w YoaE, Oct. l0-A1riyed-Steaush!p
Canada, from London; Deyenia and slata ii
Fe0nsy1vsuIa, from Glasgow; Labrador, from
HAVre.
San FRAxc1sco, Oct. l0-sailed, steamer
inx the B1itlAh na!l4s
, 1877-10-11

T0UEI?-Funefal Of Mithasi Touhy. formerly
q Frakle, County Clare. Ireland tbruthce ia
+; /. Touhy, !toscEs Park, on Thursday u 10
o'clock 4. n. from 2oS shefnsn-st. tu ST. Nary .
GAtbu!c Church; lhrnca By Carriages 10 Galway.
Fnsa1s OF tho faulty 4ro Invited II A.ttnu.
EH Ntnncscta, y isconi,n, New futk. sud Irish
papsrs plrusc copy.
uARfDEABACIl-At st. Joseph Hospital, Oct
10. Frank Araidepb4eh. aged IL ysass.
Funeral Fstday. i0A N. Friends arc invited.
HAASEN-0ct. 10. Of scarlet teree, Cora Han
zen. only asuchter Of Hans A. And Cissffns HAu.
sen. AGED years and months.
Funeral to-day by carriages 10 Rosshill. Friends
OF tbs fsnily Afe Invited.
REip-uct. 10. Of diphtheris, Nsvin A., sldssl
son of William 9. and Ursula O. Reid.
F1aesuto 70. day from residence el hLs grandfather.
, 1877-10-11

one whose fostltude and untetfAncAs In her Chris
nAn latoet were without pssSllrl.
Ersoirfd That We tender onr heartfelt CONDO.
tcnce 10 her Er1ef-ttrcken son.
Rtsetrtd That Ills a consolation 10 feel thkt
nothing can take from us The lasting memory nf
her nutle HE.
Lesoieta. Tint the proceedings Of This meeting
be transcribed and forw ared 10 this son Of thc de-
rsAaed IAtr.
, 1877-10-11

The failure Of Calmar, who waa prime fnvor-
tic, to take tho first money. shook tic pool
patronlxers terribly.
much attention, With eight good starters, Lew
Scott being the favoEItc.
The third heat was gamely taken by Monarch,
Jr., which set those who bad bought pools on
Of the fnvorito to take heat shook Investors In
4 first choice out Of considerable money. The
following IL tho srnmary:
, 1877-10-11

Ozoutxsd Ox.Nasrow for tho hair, by luck h
Haynsr, makers VI The ''Nsrs" Colognr.
, 1877-10-11
PORT ROYALS APPEAL,

PoR1 RoyAI, 3. e., Oct. 8, 1S77.-To IA Ed
Tor Of &as Ntu York HtYaid: We are IN deplor-
abic condition hare. There arc now forty-elylt
cases OF yellow fever under treatment. One
death has occurred aimee lalt night. We ure In
want Ut food, llouris4meut, and meaus to pro.
cure uursea for the sick. There are mol enough
cunyalcscepts to cara for the sirk.
JouN ALLEN, Mayor.
, 1877-10-11
SPORTING NEWS.
TIE TURF.
~~f Rfxt&uE~ -

CoLrNnus. O., Oct. Observation-Disclosures the
raw, cofd weather. over 1900 persons witnessed
the second days races Of tho Columbus Drivtng
Park Association.
In the a::W class nine horscs started, but
johnny Gordon was dtsfntcc.i In the First heat.
Tho race WAS IN Interesting onc. Following IS
the sutnmdty:
, 1877-10-11

= - c--~S..->>~->-- ~es
FnT-Tli0MpS0S-At tho trallenee Ut The
brides parents, 3l7 ChicaSn4v., bJ tho Kev l.ob.
crs Coilyer, Mr: Henry Y. Fry anu His Julia IL.
Thoupson. both Ut thla city.
bLA1R-JollNSoN-0st 10, Ut No. e8o Oata.
Eto-st., By the Her. Elwatd sullivan, George +.
Btals and Alec 4. Johnson. M caFda.
, 1877-10-11
DASE.BAIL.

IHDIANAPcLlS,
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Oct. 10.-Indianapolis
Blues, 4: Cincinnati Rcds, l.
, 1877-10-11
Committees Appointed and the
Work Of the Meeting
Laid Out.
The Rcv. j. j. Lnnsing'a Ad-
dress III Behalf Of the
Freedmen.
Charges Against Members Of the Con.
ference to Be Investigated.
Yesterdays Proceedings In the Episco-
pal TricnniaI Convention.
TIE MEl'IIODISTS.
rOCK RIVER CONFERENCE.

ifpfrtat Efsnafeh 10 7As Cnirdao Ts1sHn4.
PRINCETON, Ill, Oct. 10.-1'he Kuck River
Conference opened .tl,is morning in tho First
Methodist Church. Bishop Merrill presided,
and read the forty.thttd Psalm and the fourth
chapter OF II. Corinthians.
The Conference then Joined In singing The
hymn:
High on His everlasting throne
Tho King Of Sants 1Iis work surveys.
bishop Merrill besought the Divine blessing
OH tho Conference md Its members, mud prayei
especially that peace and harmony might pre-
vail III tic co,,ncils md tl,at all the work done
might he ors1alued for good.
The Rev. ". 4. Smith, who acted as eccrc-
tary last year, then called the roll. 129 respond
fho Rev. ". A. Smith was reelected secre-
tary, and the Rev. William Halght mud tho Rev.
8. i. DenntnT assistants.
, 1877-10-11

HN1LlAII NACE1.
LONDON, Oct. l0.-Sandfortl's Afate won tho
CambE1dgashire stakes at Newmarket.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-11
A Shark Story.

A correspondent of the New York
Times, writing from Florida, gives his
experience in shark spearing-a pastime
much in vogue in that section. He says
he s'was pulling slowly home against
the tide, when he saw the monster lying
across the mouth of little creek, and
Immediately drove the grains (spear) into
him. Away started his sharkship against
the current, dragging the boat along, at
first at such furious rate that the ven
turesome fisherman expected the planks
to part and to find himself astride of the
stern sheets. In short time, however,
the fish regained his wits, or lost his
breath, one or the other, for he struck q
slow, deliberate gait, still against the
tide, than which nothing could be more
pleasant, as it led straight home. Once
in while. after proceeding some dis
lance, the shark showed disposition to
sulk. There happened to be a sharp
lance in the boat, and, this being prompt
~ affixed to the end of long pole used
in these parts to push vessels over the
shallow places that abound, his shark
ship was pulled slowly upward until
within proper distance, and a prod or
two near the tail sent him forward like an
arrow. In this manner he journeyed his
six miles homeward. The shark was
nearly exhausted by that time, and was
easily towed toward the beach, upon
which he was afterward hauled. He
measured over twelve feet.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-11
The Population of the Globe.

The most trustworthy estimate of the
number Of people on the earth for the
year 1876, as furnished by German stats
ticians, is /, 423, OF, 900 This is an in
crease of over $4,000, 900 on che estimate
of 1875, but the augmentation is not due
entirely to the excess of births over
deaths, but largely to the obtaining of
more accurate information regarding the
population of regions hitherto little
known, and to more perfect census re-
turns from other countries.
Asia is still the home of the majority
of the human race, after having sup
piled off-shoots from which have sprung
great Western peoples. About four
seventies Of the earth's population is
Asiatic, or 825, 54S, 500; Europe comes
next with over a fifth, or 800, 178, 800;
Africa with about a seventh, or 199, 921,-
600; America with less than sixteenth,
or IS, SIC, 800; and finally Australia and
Polynesia with the very small fraction
of 4, 74o, 600 people. Europe is themosi
densely populated, having 50 persons tc
the square mile; Asia comes next with 4s
to the square mile; Africa next with 17@,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-11
lngersOu Acknowledging the COnfed-

Irgersoll was accommodating with a
small detachment and came upon nest
of sharp shooters greatly outnumbering
them. The first indication of danger
was that Ingersoll noticed butternut
drawing a bead on him. With the
readiness that has saved him from de,
feat in many lawsuit, he cried out,
"What do you want to shoot me for ?
I've been wanting to acknowledge your
old Confederacy for the last two sec
onds." The fellow appreciated the
joke. Of course he didn't shoot. The
squad was led to headquarters. The
joke soon circulated through the camp,
and the rebs would flock about the
prison tent, curious to catch glimpse
of "that Yank." Forrest treated him
very kindly, and, when he was exchanged,
returned to Ingersol his horse, with a
note addressed to "the man who saved
has life by joke in the face of death. "
-ChSc00O Times.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-11
John Lewis Secret.

Two years ago wealthy New York
merchant named John d. Lewis was
thrown from his carriage in Central Park
and instantly killed. The probating of
his will, wherein he left property to the
value of quarter of million to young
girl supposed to be his daughter, re-
vealed secret which he had studiously
guarded through all his lifetime. Tall,
dark-complexioned, with black eyes and
long raven locks, he was of distinguished
appearance, and, as he was wealthy and
open handed, society, which would have
stunned him had he been a negro, be-
lieved him Spaniard or q Cuban. He
never spoke of his birth or antecedents.
and asserted that he had no living rela-
tives. If any could be found It was
manifest to certain enterprising members
OF the legal fraternity that the will might
be set aside. One lawyer remembered
that when once witness in suit Lewis,
when hard pressed in cross examination,
admitted that he came from place in
Canada, near Toronto. He advertised
for information and learned that Lewis
was the son of Virginia slave woman
who, forty years ago, had escaped to
Canada with her two children. John
was born in Canada, his father being a
white man who maintained illicit rela-
tions with his mother. The lad was
ambitious, and at an early age left home
and its shameful surroundings to make
his own way in the world. The half
brother and the half sister, who survive,
are fighting for the property which was
left to heputative daughter, Lewis never
having married. The weak spot in the
armor which he had cast about the secret
of his origin was the retention of the
name given him in his boyhood. It was
the only clue to DISQUALIFICATION, for the
admission of his birthplace would not
have disclosed his parentage had he as
sumed some other name.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-11
A Big Pudding.

What do you think of this account
from an old book of a big plum pud-
dings The June referred to was the
summer of 1873: son June s, at
Paignton fair, near Exeter, the ancient
custom of drawing through the town a
plum pudding OF an immense size, and
afterward distributing it to the populace,
was revived. The ingredients which
composed this enormous pudding we're
400 pounds OF -four, ITO pounds Of beef
suet, lao pounds of raisins and 24O
eggs. It was kept constantly boiling in
brewers copper from Saturday morn
ing to Tuesday, when it was placed on a
car, decorated with ribbons, evergreens,
etc., and drawn along the street by eight
oxen. st. Nicholas for December.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-11

and America and Australia bring up the
rear with 81 and ] respectively.
There are 215 cities on the earth with
population of over 100, 600; 20 of $780,
900 or more. and nine cities containing
| 100000 or more inhabitants. OF these
last four are in China. Including
Brooklyn with New York, as we may
rightfully do for purposes of compar-
ison, and the greatest cities of the world
stand in this order London, 3, 489, 42S;
Paris, 1851, 1872; New York, 1885, 500;
Vienna, 1,G91, 999; Berlin, 1,O44, 900;
Canton and three other Chinese cities,
100000 each.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-11

Upward of Twenty Ihousa nd of Them were
Started During the Past Year.

Upward OF twenty Thousand OF Them were
Started During the Past Year.
From the New York World]
Does any one know how many new
farms have been opened in the United
States and their Territories this year !;
how many new log cabins have been
built !; how many acres of virgin soil
plowed up for the first time? It is
not probable that any one does know
with exactness but there is a little ia
BILE in the report of the Secretary of the
Interior, presented to Congress the
other day, which furnishes the material
for an approximately correct answer to
these questions. During the year end
ing with June last there were taken up
under the Homestead law 1875, 900
acres. New land taken up under the
Homestead law is for actual cultivation.
and is generally taken in lots of 100
acres. Il would appear, therefore, that
more than 1900 new farms were COM
menced last year under the Homestead
law alone. But this is not all. There
were sold during the year $40, 691
acres for cash, and 1877, $40 acres were
allotted on military land warrants. It
is no doubt true that a portion of these
1881 acres were bought or entered by
others than actual settlers, by specula-
tors Or by persons who made invest
ments of this nature for future pur-
poses. It would be fair to estimate,
however. that one-half of the
1881 acres were purchased or
entered for the purpose of immediate
settlement and cultivation and this
calculation would give us 2, 1872 more
new farms of 100 acres each. There
were also p, 048 acres entered upon the
Sioux and Chippewa half-breed scrip,
and 6O7, 1884 acres taken up under the
Timber Culture law. Leaving these
two latter items out of the calculation,
we have an aggregate of about 1880
new farms commenced during the year.
This means 10, 500 new homes. In five
years from now these 1876 farms, un-
der good management, ought to produce
annually some 100000 bushels of
wheat, some 10000, 900 bushels of corn,
and some 100000 head of cattle or
swine-maBing provisions more than
enough to furnish meat and bread for
New York city for whole year.