The following table shows the number of land-warrants issued under the acts of 1847, 1850, and 1852; the number located; and the number now outstanding. The following table exhibits the present condition of the grant of 500,000 acres made to certain States, for internal improvements, by the act of September 4, 1841: Illinois, 209,085 208,980 Mississippi, 500,000 499,984 105 Michigan, 500,000 498,638 1,362 Arkansas, 500,000 499,889 111 Florida,* * 499,990 368,290 131,700 16 Iowa, 500,000 500,000 500,000 387,875 112,125 Wisconsin, 500,000+ 416,721 83,279 The Commissioner states that the effect of granting lands to aid in the construction of railroads has already been such, that "immense regions have been disposed of that were thought to be wholly unsalable, because of the difficulty of access." Between July 5, 1852, the date of their first being offered for sale, to September 30, 1854, there had been sold within the six and fifteen mile limits of the Illinois Central Railroad, in Illinois, 773,353.26 acres, and 1,604,641.11 acres located, in all 2,377,994.37 acres. For this there was received in cash, $1,984,129.01, and the cash value of the warrants surrendered was $2,005,081.38. *Subject to readjustment, owing to imperfect plats. ↑ Under decision of Attorney-General, July 24, 1852. INDIVIDUAL STATES. I. MAINE. Government for the Year ending the 1st Wednesday in January, 1856. ANSON P. MORRILL, of Readfield, Governor (term expires on Salary. Councillors.- Noah Smith, Jr., of Calais; Franklin Clark, of Wiscasset ; Marshall Cram, of Brighton; Henry Richardson, of Old Town; Abner Coburn, of Bloomfield; Charles Danforth, of Gardiner; and Ammi Cutter, of Lovell. The State is divided into three Judicial Districts, denominated the Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts; and for the purpose of hearing and determining questions of law and equity, the terms are held for these dis 1,000 Reporter of Decisions, 1,000 tricts, instead of being held, as heretofore, in the several counties. These terms are held annually in Portland for the Western, in Augusta for the Middle, and in Bangor for the Eastern District. The other cases are tried, as heretofore, in the several counties where they are commenced. Municipal and Police Courts. George S. Mulliken, of Augusta; Alpheus Lyon, of Bangor; Jacob Smith, of Bath; Joseph Williamson, Jr., of Belfast; Henry Orr, of Brunswick; George W. Dyer, of Calais; William Palmer, of Gardiner; Samuel K. Gilman, of Hallowell; Henry Carter, of Portland; William G. Sargent, of Rockland; and Edward E. Bourne, Jr., of Biddeford, are Judges at those places respectively. Some are paid by salaries, others by fees. Amount of expenditures from January 1, 1854, to December 31, 1854, Balance, January 1, 1855, To be further reduced by existing appropriations, Leaving a balance for further wants in the Treasury of $359,420.74 92,504.71 $451,925.45 343,818.04 108,107.41 71,448.46 36.658.95 Beyond the ordinary demands upon the Treasury, there have been paid during the year for the Insane Hospital, $ 18,000; and on account of the Public Debt, $30,000. School fund, Nos. 11-20, inclusive, 15,132.49 Fuel and lights, Military purposes, 850.00 To certain roads, Chief Sources of Income. $212,014.54 Bank tax, 30,000.00 38,685.04 108,107.41 2,704.64 2,000 00 1,900.00 State taxes, Land Office, Duties on commissions, Bank dividends, 74,882.35 Sales of Timber, Public Debt. The public funded debt of the State, January 1, 1855, was $681,500. There are besides funds to the amount of $291,171.62, held in trust by the State, and for which the State must provide the payment of interest. There are other liabilities for unpaid warrants, &c., to the amount of $71,448.46; total, $1,045,120.08. Resources of the State at the same date other than lands, consisting of bank shares and bills receivable, $648,289,36. 1 Common Schools. By the Act of April 17, 1854, provision is made for the appointment of a Superintendent of Common Schools. His duty is "to devote his time to the improvement of common schools and the promotion of the general interests of education in the State." He is to hold annually in each county a teachers' convention, for one week at least, of which he has the charge, and he is to employ suitable instructors and teachers to assist him therein. To defray the expenses of these conventions $2,000 are to be appropriated annually. There are no statistics of the Schools in the last Report of the Superin. tendent. School Fund. -The permanent school fund is $125,281.01. The amount apportioned for the year 1854 was $55,860 53. The bank tax for the support of schools is one half of one per cent. on their capital. The apportionment is made ratably among towns making returns. Towns are obliged by law to raise annually an amount of school money equal to 40 cents for each inhabitant. The number of scholars in 1853 was 238,736. Due other banks, Net profits, 172.628 4,623,013 Real estate, 410,546 174,424 Bal. due from other banks, 1,781,065 1,226,894 In June, 1854, the banks had $626,143 of bills in circulation under five dollars. At the last session of the Legislature ten new banks were incorporated, and the capital stock of eleven old banks was increased. 112,694 105,767 Insane Hospital, Augusta. Henry M. Harlow, Superintendent and Physician, Theodore C. Allan, Treasurer and Steward. Nov. 30th, 1853, there were in the Hospital 119 patients, 61 males and 58 females; received during the year, 110, 57 males and 53 females, in all 229. 114 (56 males and 58 females) have been discharged; of whom 49 (26 males and 23 females) were recovered; 15 (4 males and 11 females) were improved; 18 (10 males and 8 females) were unimproved; and 16 males and 16 females died; remaining, 115, 62 males and 53 females. Of those admitted 27 men and 32 women were married; 26 men and 12 women were unmarried; 5 were widowers, and 8 were widows. 30 are under 30; 58 between 30 and 50; 18 between 50 and 70, and 5 over 70. The dysentery was epidemic in the institution in August, September, and October. There were 90 cases, and 16 deaths, among the patients. One female assistant also died, and the Superintendent was prostrated with it. Since opening the Hospital in 1840 there have been 1,430 patients. 590 of these have recovered; 261 improved; 290 were unimproved, and 175 died. Receipts from all sources during the year, $ 17,162.33; expenditures, $ 17,561.00; excess of expenses, $44.42. The price of board is now $2.25 a week, and a bond must be given in the sum of $200 for the payment of all dues to the institution. During the year 1855 the new wing of the hospital has been completed, and the institution will accommodate 250 patients. This number is less than half the insane persons in the State. State Prison, Thomaston. Number of convicts, December 1, 1853, 69; received up to December 1st, 1854, 42; discharged during the same period, by expiration of sentence 14, and by pardon 5, in all 19, leaving 92 in prison. 53 are committed for larceny, 4 for manslaughter, 2 for murder, 2 for forgery, 4 for arson, 3 for rape, 4 for assault with intent to ravish, 4 for burglary, 4 for shop-breaking and larceny, 1 for robbery. One convict is colored, and one a white female. 17 are employed in the lime-quarry, 11 in the smith-shop, 30 are shoemakers, 17 are wheelwrights. There is little demand for the labor of the prisoners. The labor of the shoemakers is let at 30 cents per day. The cost of "keeping" each convict is about 11 cents per day. The cost of clothing is $5 per year for each convict. Receipts for the year, $9,270.30; expenses, exclusive of salaries and repairs, $7,894.58. Since July 2, 1824, 1,121 prisoners have been received. Of these there have been discharged, by expiration of sentence, 804; pardon, 184; death, 28; escape, 8; removal to Insane Hospital, 4; writ of error, 1. The diarrhoea and dysentery prevailed at the prison in August and September. State Reform School. —' - This school is at Cape Elizabeth, and is under the superintendence of William R. Lincoln. The first boy was received November 14, 1853; from that day to Nov. 13, 1854, 117 inmates were received and 4 were discharged. 27 were from Kennebec County; 30 from Cumberland; 28 from Penobscot; 2 from Oxford; 1 each from Hancock and Waldo; 12 from York; 3 each from Washington and Franklin; 8 from Sagadahoc; and 2 from Somerset. 78 were committed for larceny; 3 for breaking and entering with felonious intent; 21 as common runaways; 4 for truancy; 3 for assault, and 5 for malicious mischief. 100 were Americans, and 17 foreigners; average age 13 years. Each boy is employed six hours of each day at some mechanical, agricultural, or domestic labor. The farm connected with the school contains 160 acres. II. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Government for the Year ending on the 1st Wednesday of June, 1856. |