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the volcanic devastation so far by-gone that to the simple villagers it has ever been 
included in that mysterious era of ‘‘ once upon a time” so familiar to the tales of 
our own childhood. But now the dim tradition has become a sad reality. The earth- 
quake which none can foresee, but in the presence of whose resistless force the 
boldest tremble, has brought ruin again upon the island; and 3,000 people, but 
. ten days ago so happy in their earthly Paradise, are seeking the bodies of the 
killed or wandering to and fro homeless in the land.— Glode- Democrat. 
RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH LAND GRANTS. 
The following is an official statement of public lands which have been granted 
by Congress to aid in the construction of railroad and telegraph lines: 
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, Mississippi, granted 1856, 652,800 acres. 
Alabama and Florida Railroad, Alabama and Florida, granted 1856, 419,- 
520 acres. 
Coosa and Tennessee, Alabama, granted 1856, 132,480 acres. 
Mobile and Girard, Alabama, granted 1856, 840,880 acres. 
Coosa and Chattanooga, Alabama, granted 1856, 150,000 acres. 
Alabama and Chattanooga, formerly Northeast and Southwest Alabama and 
Mills Valley Railroad, Alabama, granted 1856, extended, 1869, 897,920 acres. 
Pensacola and Georgia, Florida, granted 1856, 1,568,729 acres. 
Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central, Florida, granted 1856, 183,153 acres. 
North Louisiana and Texas, formerly Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas, 
Louisiana, granted 1856, 610,880 acres. 
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg, Louisiana, granted 1871, 3,800, - 
000 acres. 
St. Louis and Iron Mountain, Missouri, granted 1866, 640,000 acres. 
Little Rock and Fort Smith, Ark., Arkansas and Missouri, granted 1856, -1,- 
009,296 acres. 
Detroit and Milwaukee, Michigan, granted 1856, 355,420 acres. 
Houghton and Ontonagon, formerly Marquette and Ontonagon, Michigan, 
granted 1856, extended 1864 and 1868, 522,575 acres. 
North Wisconsin, formerly LaCrosse, Lake Superior and Branch to Bayfield, 
Wisconsin, granted 1856 and 1864, extended 1864, 1,408,455 acres. 
Wisconsin Central, formerly Portage, Winnebago and Superior, Wisconsin, 
granted 1864, extended 1874, 1,800,000 acres. 
St. Paul and Pacific, St. Vincent extension, formerly branch to Red River of 
the North, Minnesota, granted 1857 and 1865, extended 1873 and 1874, 2,000,- 
000 acres. 
St. Paul and Pacific, Brainerd branch, formerly branch to, Lake Superior, 
Minnesota, granted 1862 and 1865, extended 1873 and 1874, 1,475,000 acres. 
Hastings and Dakota, Minnesota, granted 1866, 530,000 acres. 
Oregon Central, Oregon, granted 1870, I,200,000 acres. 
