, 1880-01-18
,,v ion IN "a. only three Southern members

lie lie Shareholders and their allies had 81
unanimously opposed it as. to insure It's dc
feat. -. ..:.,.,
duced into the House BY the Republicans
and was passed by LIS, all from the fret
States but one, to IS against it, all from tht
slave States but one, and hca Pennsylvania
When this bill went into the Senate SCI i a: wa:
subsequently accepted, with slight amend
mcnts, the Republicans as usual
+ VOTING FOR FREE HOMES,
and the Shareholders and their allies opposing
them. This took place in June But Bill
chanan, then President, and the feeble and
the benehcent enactment, and once more il
Il But undismayed by these reyerses, the
friends of the bill perseyered in their deter
nlnation to provide free ho1nes for the po9hr tha
present law, which Mr.. Lincoln on the 10th
! OF MAY, 1862, did not hesitate to sign.
j.. Millions Of acres Of the public domain have
already been taken up under this law thus
Of the settler. Why it is that the thousands
Of men who throng to our cities to waste
away and sink into poverty and oblivion 90
| not avail themselves Of the benetlcent pTovls-
ions Of the Homestead law, is. one of the
greatest wonders and maryels OF modern
times. No other nation under the sun offers
home to the homeless on such terms as
that Of the United States. Everybody can have
| a home Tor nothing II they choose.
The Improving CONDITION OF me "o1Nng
| 10 report the demand for houses and apart
ments during the past fall and early winter to
have been greater 1nan at any otner Lilne
since the panic. working people are making
| that can be had for from $40 to $l5 month.
10 snnniD '' Thara ie 3,ot @ mnch octivitv in
the midiie class Of houses.
40 Gpi.nS1S ~ aaa SSy;na ~ e" 1oih' lAe toSe IL o
easo' ae ouS'ag gnr nnon,n,x :,
Among the large transfers rn Of real estate in
New York we notice the purchase By Mr.. j.
+ Astor Of loo acres Of land at Melrose.
forming portion Of the old Morris farm, and and
f Mera n,.ar fnr siio nn The Horia,m
Rsiiroad M ias bougeht for s3ls 500 the property
bounded by Fourth and Lexington avenues
and Forty seventh and Forty-eighth streets.
Anolc"4l'1s ~ - oaug gctsno .r,.,"A ''0 ''0A1
..,,.:ts, ~ on 1n,.,;a SsIv ~ ~ ro, ,oo,-a
Several era arge Residences have been Started on
ist Wc pans I
lions have been drawn was recently published II l',
III in rtta ,1 tha S nf Z T. co, sas
5nfS 1assaE es 5se a t1 hdfa%s R5ass e.
and lumber, were advanced. The prospects
Of good harvest season throughout Tie in-
n tHe wev ny nf imnrnvements mn NJ in the citv
,e9eS Tiers 1a has been &c ags @ nG5efSs n NV II TR 4e
The tetal assessment for 1879 amountsd ST. to
siS !SG 1of tes ~ PssSeH6 year II Is
'3'''0' 4ns.eaSe, s4E,mnaT;s s,S;s.Tzo: Tn.Ssrrns
,s.a.;.' oAiunA ;....usats lnaNsrI s1.as ella eo
The f9lioWing instruments fs were hed for
City PROPERTY.
Ontario st, 40 It " Of North Clark, #, Is
xlo9 It, dated jan. {W. G. Webb to
Foarteenth arasahe St tt!ss 81: IL W Of state '0
x1G}a IT, dated jan. Il gohn Knoess to
GColapsu Gompsuyj. = western iuan.A a.:'...*. . ano
West Harrison st, 175 # W Of Robey, ST,
x3& e q 4 It Gieason aeaso San II H. D. ularetn 100
Liberty st, ~; # . Of Union, 5 T. 5ox73j5i
+, Improved, dated Jan: Is Louise S. ..
Moere a6ss to A6sTt 6s H3s'na TaraoS! i6 11oo
# with other lots in same subdivision,
dated l Nov. Owl Is, ISIS tcephas Willard to
l. PrOudfoot) 36m
Milwaukee ay ITO tt @ Of Huron st,ue
f. 20 it to alley, dated Jan. II II. P.
so,ith n nor1 ~ nenry ,r - ;r;rt oo
ooIah a;.ht6 NV wF ~ 4s1111n r @ IoteJ y nan Il
ISL Seek & Iabahn to Wiliium W.
Stanley: :. 49,. ...-..-......:-........ 1,1oo
dated jan. IS William n. Stanley to
Thomas S. Walker}...; ........:. 1,f75
Lincoln ~, lA + I " Of Sophia st, 4 Q t,
80 II, a oated , ian; T.; +. ana W. f. ;,ro
Lincoln a,.. III ftn y Of sonhia st. al @'>~
a5xl25 #, dated Dec. 80, 1879 aaron Z.
Stiles to Charles Roth. ).-::....:.;...:::: 1850 |
WMlnut St G6 # Of Leavitt, +, S}xlAA
+, ,dt dated Fan; & Norman Robinson to or
4, sarah = Afn21dl; y Sla: g :, =; lol5
~ 70 @ = y u fntcd Ho1' I'm :, u14 ~
o0rt,o I3ersson t. r. r5,res pHaE 1an,,s son
Canal sf IDS # : Of Adams. VI. 50 # tn wv
river fcxccpt railroad). dated Jan. II
lAlbon e. Holden to The PIttsburg,
Fort Wayne e. Chicago Railroad Com
pany).. .:........:.:... ................ 10000
The premises ( al 10. 5ol Centre 9y, dated
San; Gritig, y u. D. Hamoleton TO Cornelius = nm
TIL .;.os NJ -: 10oo
1v ,tpd daH = To dar% I m9r1a9naI 5 =
Ernst Prnssine). .4 ] =. 1880
4Ix11o It, dated Dec. =, 1879 iJohanna |
l1,;,"d III Wille t. $, FTedeFiek Ruelow 500
improved, dated Sept. q, 1879 W. E.
Fumes e e e. Mary E y +. 1Iin1 nenne} . LEO
grI1 " - t1nrond " un9n 5aiaa 5atk
= vuAAAv - ttuPA OsCu> 4AtS4 Jul. ~