The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-31

VINO slaughtered tne leXaS racine, ana VINO, as
long ago 1876. secuted the idea that it had any
rights, and insists that its forfeited estates are
his, and that the Government cannot claim its
own. He holds Jay Gould's order on the Gov
erument for the 100000 acres. but the astute
Huntington begins to see that Goulds order for
land is not good as Gould's check for money.
SUMMARY OF LAND GRANTS.
There are some queer things about the follow
ing list of land grants the order being just the
House Committee on Public Lands intended to
consider the various torteitures. 1 give the list
in full:
Texas Pacific: grant, l4.3U9, 100 acres; miles of
road built. none; land forfeitable aH
Oregon Central grant, 3,7Jl. 80 acres miles of
road built, 1877; land earned 100000 acres; for
feitabIe, 701. 80 acres
Ontonagon and State line: grant 232, 900 acres;
miles of road constructed, none: land earned,
nonej forfeitable, all.
California and Oregon grant. 2,126.526 acres
miles of road built, 197; land earned, l,454 900
acres; forfeitable, 66l 936 acres.
Northern Pacific: grant, As, 2l5, ,O40 acres; miles
of road constructed at % sections per mile, 22S;
at 40 sections per mile. l97 miles; total 425 miles,
land earned. 1868. 200 acres; forfeitable 81 $780,
$40 acres.
Atlantic and Pacific: grant. 1860, $50 acres !;
miles of road built at 20 sections per mile, 80; at
~ sections per mile. 36 total built Us miles; +;
land earned 2,66OSO0 acres; forfetabIe 3S O29. ITO
acres.
Southern Pacific: grant, ssh 26i acres miles
Of rond built, 232 land earned, 2,449,4 ,45O acres .
EOrteitable, 1851, ,Sl4 acres.
New Orleans Pacific: grant, 9U3.21S acres, but
found to contain l,5OJ.OOO acres no road built !;
land all forfe:tabIe.
(IrIf Tpl nSif
ny: grant, 1,l70200 acres; miles of road con-
sructed, l55; land earned 600 900 acres; fsrfeit-
able, 81 100 acres.
| Pensacola and Georgia, grant. LIS. $50 acres
no road constructed; all forfeitabIe.
! Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central: grant,
226,5G0 acres no road built. and all forfeitable.
Mobile and Girard: grant. .6i4 acres no
road constructed; all forfritable.
| Selma, Rome and Dalton grant, 641 2Sl acres :
miles of road built. 100; land earned. 4OJ 900
acres; forfeitable, 241 ,2sl acres.
| Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas: grant, 725.-
| 100 acres; miles of road constructed 81; land
earned, 100000 acres; forfeitable, 365, 100 acres
Sioux City and St, Paul: grant, 4S7. .240 acres ;
miles of road built. 90 lands earned 3l8, 100
acres forfeitable, 1905 acres.
From the above it will be seen there are 121,-
U0l,010 acres of land granted of which only q,
0OJ,O00 acres have been earned leaving 100 900 900
| acres forfeited OF this 100,0O00J0 acres of land
80 1000 are claimed by three corporations, two
| of which are in possession and are selling and
| mortgaging the land,
ZIG THING FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
| The present Democratic House here have an
opportunity to immortalize tn cir party by taking
| these monster corporations by the horns and
| bringing them into quick subjection. by declaring
| it'd g
that have market value of over S4OO,
Hesitation On the part of Congress to deal radi-
cally with this usurpation of public property,
will boomerang. upon the majority in power with
fatal effect upon its political future.
| THE RAILROAD BODY Is HERE IN FORCE,
and millions of money to spend upon willing
congressman, but the prospects are that before
this session ends these railroad corporations will
be compelled to disgorge their unlawful posses
siOns.
| THE robson AND CHANDLER NAVY.
| Secretary Chandler has made an official report
| to the Senate which shows that up to JAN lst
| 1884, there were 92 vessels in our navy. Of these
20 were built before the war, 81 during the war,
and IL since the close of hostiities The original
cost Of the 92 vessels amounted to S4Q.7966l2. o.
while the repairs on the aggregate S41 200,
522 making the total cost of our navy amountito
SSl 997 ,435. and still we haven't navy that even
dependent Cuba would fear. About S35 600. 600 of
the above sum went into the pockets of Robeson
and Roach and their allies.
| JOHN AND TECUMSEH.
| Senator Sherman is said to be pushing his broth
er, Gen, Sherman, as a candidate for the Presi-
dency, but the old General said last week as he
was passing the White House, in reply to Il re-
minder that he was talked of as its next occu-
pant. why, my dear. I'd rather be sent to
penitentary four years than to that place for one
year. I'd never accept nomination, and it's
nonsense for people to talk about it,
| MINOR ITEMS,
The S10O0.00O Mississippi Appropriation Bill
has passed both Houses. and awaits the Presi.
dents signature.
The Presidential Electoral Bill now before
Congress is one Of the most important measures
as it makes several changes in the present sys-
TEN. Full details will be given your readers
when its passage becomes imminent.
The Revised Statutes of Ohio has
the following to say i'll regard to gam.
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