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1850 WusSo LOOK place DctHeeu tn~
'as named officer aud William Miller. Jr
OF th'Isdrlrhis. which resulted fatally 20
tue 'Auer. ! respectfully recommend 10
YOU mat the names Of the said ofIicefs.
Edmund Byrne. Charles II. Duryee,
Hampton Westcott. aud Charles G. Hua-
Ter, be erased from the lit OF officers Of
the Navy OF the United St.tea
am. very respectfully. Sc.
JOHN BRANCH.
70 ne P,csidcnf Of he Uniied Siarr,.
Let the above named officers Of the Ma.
~ be stricken from tho Roll
ANDREW JACKSON.
March 3ist, 1880.
Immediately on the recent of the for.
going communication and order. The fol.
loving resolutions were offered in the Sc
nate and House Of Representative. Of
Pennsylvania.
ln the Senate on Friday. Mr.. Fullerton
offered The following resolution, which was
adopted. viz:
Resctred. That the President Of the Uo;,ed
States, and the Secretary OF me Navy. de.
serve the thanks orthe friends or good order
and civil liberty for the promptnrSs with
which Licuiensn's ByrDs and Itrs,e,n, pass
ed Mislshipmsn Charles H. D,y.tc. and Mid.
>h'Pman Charles q Haafer, have been .trick.
en- from the last Of naval ofieers, for being
concerned in a duel. in which citizen wa.
Unfortunately deprived ofhis life.
Hes0!rcd. rha, the Speaker he requested
TO transmit copy OF the above resolution 10
the President Of the Uai,ed States and the
Secretary of the Navy
10 The House. Mr.. Moore Of Erie oder.
ed the following resolution, viz:
NcGOlgc0. That the cnnsinrt .T
JACKSON, Pfesident of the United States, in
suiking from the roll, the officers of the Ma.
w. concerned Nv the late duel between Cha,
IT, Hunter add JIiiom Miller. jr. meets with
The entire appreciation Of the House Of Re.
personalities of Pennsy lvania
Which was read q second time, when
Mr. Peirikcn moved 10 amend the same
ny striking ihercfrom MI that follows the
word Rcsotred. and Inserting in lieu there
of the following words. viz:
That the President of the T. States, and
the Secretary ofihe Navy, deserve the thanks
Of the friends az good order and ciril Liberty
Tor the prornptitudr with which Iieutenanis
hyrne and Ncs'cott. passed Ni.lshipman
Charles IT. Durye~, and Ni,ishipmaD chs,i..
q. Hunter. have been stricken from the list 81
Naval Officers. for being concerned in a duel
IN which citizen Was unfortunately deprived
Of his life.
Which was agreed 10. and the resolu.
ton was adopted, yeas 81. uays7
a writer in the United States Ga
Zstte speaks Of a wonderful and in
genious piece Of mechanism aud disco
very in the construction of clock in
PhiiadclphIa. IL possesses the power
OF " nding itself up by the mere change
OF the atmosi there, and is calculated To-
20 as long as the materials of which il
IS composed last. IL makes beauti.
ful piece Of furniture for parlor, aud
so simple in lis nature, that n child
may handle it without causing any de-
range'nent 20 its operations. IL has
been going upwards Of g.. Give months.
and the owner states that he will Sc, IL
~ competition. respecting keeping
time, with any patent lever watch or
clock in the world. The discoverer oC
1t is plain New England farmer. Who
had one in operation some time before
no made it known 20 The world.
In the number OF SilIiman's Jsurnal
for this month. DR.. Muse Of MARYLAND
gives an account Of a pheaomenon
which. IT IS believed, had never Ere
viously been noticed. Upon throwing
IN the mouth of August, handful Of
snow into pitcher Of water. which
upon previous examination with a mi
crUsCoPe proved To be entirely pure,
hundreds of D,inoicuies were discoy
cred, moving rapidly in the liquid.
The large barn OF George SIagle of
Mount Pleasant. Adams county, Pa.
was struck by lightning during the
storm of Monday night ard DESTROYED.
| The loss of fhe oW nsr was consider
able; as, besides large quantity Of
hay and grain there were eight or ten
Tat cattle. and n wagon loaded with =
bbis. Hour Standing IN the barn, which
we're consumed with a.
a supplement to the Act againss du
cling has been reported in the House
of Representatives Of Pcnns, lyAnia.
According to- the Camden. 8. G..
Journal, seven respectable Young men.
Of that ueighborhoOsl, having leased .
gold mine, found. 1T the end of two
months. that they bad spent $3.50. anal
pros ured gold something more thar
three. (Qu. IS or $500.
] - lady was breaking a boiled eRg
4 az Norfolk. preparatory 10 eating ~. 4
hard Substance, IN shape size and CO.
lour, resembling a cherry stone, drop.
ped from the interior 81 the egg. upon
her plate, which proved on examination
to BE itself an egg, having hard shsl
with film. and wanting only yolk {,
make Il perfect.
Large quantities q gold arc said q