ISBN: 9781236741561

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 828 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 1.6in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… More...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 828 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 1.6in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: . . . Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court, in place of Ortega. In 1871 Senor Juarez was again elected to the presidency, but the trying scenes of the previous thirteen years, and the loss, early in 1872, of his wife, to whom he was tenderly attached, had made serious inroads even upon his vigorous constitution, and he died of apoplexy. In person Juarez was thick-set and rather inelegant, having a. heavy, slouching gait and coarse frame. His face bespoke his Indian origiu---was dark, but with akindly expression. His mouth was large and somewhat coarse, but when he spoke animatedly his expression was noble and commanding. His oratorical powers were considerable, but his chief strength was in his power of skilful organization, his tenacity and firmness of purpose. In all her history since her independence, Mexico has sustained the loss of no statesman of so much integrity and ability, or one she could so ill spare, as Benito Juarez. present, and as it was in 1862, when the first full reports were made by the several State ofllcers on the affairs of their respective dcpartments: The total value of all taxable roperty in the State, in 1862, was 19, 285, 749. n 1872 it was 127, 690, 987. 13. In 1862 there were 534 organized school districts; in 1872 there were 8, 418. In 1862 the number of children of school age was 13, 976; in 1872 the number was 165, 982. The number of teachers in the former year was 319; in the latter 3, 795. The amount paid to teachers, in 1862 was 14, 009; in 1872 it was 596, 611. The amount raised by district tax, in 1862, was 10, 381; in 1872 it was822, 6-14. The total value of school-houses, in 1862, was 10, 432; in 1872 it was 2, 845, 262. The whole number of votes cast, in 1862, was 15, 418; in 1872 the number was 101, 488. In 1862. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<