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The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-10

sicient bridge across the river Potomac. of such materials, and upen such plan of construction as he shaii approve and di- rect: Pov,ded That the said bridge be so constructed as to have a draw therein suitable for the safe passage of vessels of the largest dimensions. capabie of naviga- ting the Potomac river above the said bridge, not less than sixty feet at least, and, also, on each sid ( uf the said draw ], and at suitable distance therefrom, an arch Of sufficient elevation te admit tlie passage under the same of an ordinary steam boat; which sad draw and arch shall he at the Virginia channel in the said river. And, pr0uiied, Jitafher, That there stiaH be a similar draw at the Maryland channel, of not less than thirty five feet with similar arch: find, pyovided, ufso That in the selection of materials and in the construction of the said bridge, draws and arches, all practicable attention shall be had to the preservation of the nayiga- ton of the said river.
 Sec. 5. 4 q De U further endcfed, That towards the construction of the said bridge and works hereby authorized and direct cd. the sum of sixty thousand dollars be, aud the same is hereby, appropriated, pay able out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
 Sec 4. Aud De t TuTher eHncted, That the sand company shall apply and distribute the said sum of twenty thousand dollars in tue foiiowivg mapner, tiiat is to say first to reimburse the expenses incurred by the said company since the last adjournment -ofCongress, to the stockholders advancing the same, and the balance among the stock holders pro rata, on the cost of each share, to the present stockholder thereof, to be ascertained by the company, if necessary. by the oath or affirmation of the present holder.
 Sec. 5. .4nd be i further sRacsed. Fhat the provisions of this act shah have no ef- feet, unless three raluers, to he appoint ei by the President of the Jailed States, having no interest in the said arsaEe. or n any property n the District ef ssotan- bia4 and not being inhabitants sf the said District. or majority of them. shall, n oath, decide that the property Of the said -hrsdge company. So to he conveyed to the United States, exclusive of any supposed value of the privileges hy them held und e T thear charter as company, is of tue value of twenty thousand dollars; or unless in case the said valHers ,or majority of them, shall value the said property at sum less than twenty thousand dollars, the seid bridge company will agree to accept the amount Of such valuation. This act shall be in furce from the passing thereof.
 Approved: July A, 1859. leo
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An act to increase and improve the Law
 Department of the Library of Con-

gress-
 Be Il enacted by fhe Senate and House o6 Representatives of tte United Siates ef .4mc- raca ia Congress assembled, That 1t shall be ihe duty of the Librarian to prepare an apartment near to, and connected by, an easy communication with that in which the Library of Congress is now kept, for the purpose of Law Library; to,renove the !aw books, sso4= n tAo Library, into such apartments and to take charge of the Law Library, in the same manner as he IS now required to do of the Library of Congress.
 Sec. ?. Ind be # fitrlhe. enacted, That tie Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States shall have free access to the said Law Library; and they are, hereby, authorized and empow cred to make such rules and regulations for the use of tl1e same, by themselves and the attoraeys and connseiiors. during the sittings ofthe said court, as they shall deem proper: Psoui- aed. Such rules and regulations shall not restrict the Presid ent of the United States. ithe Vice President, or any member of the Senate or House Of Representatives. from having access to the said library, or using tiie 9eoks therein, in the same manner that he TOW has, may have, 10 use the books of the Library of Congress. See. '. s1Hd 6e q fHfthefs eRdcted, That the Law Library shall be a part of the Li- brary ofCongress, subj ect to the same re- guiations, except such alterations as are
 herein provided for, now ire, or here after shall be established for the Library
 of Congress and the incidental expeu- ses of the Law iibrary shall be paid out Of the appropriations for the Library of Congress
 Sec. 4. And De | further enacted, That there shall be, and hereby Is, appropri= ated. Tor the present year, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, and a further annual sum of one thousand dollars, for the period olive years; to be expend- ed in the purchase ofiaw hooks and that the librarian shall make the purchases of the books for the Law Library, und CT such directions, and pursuant to such cata- iogue, as shall be furnished him by the Chief Justice of the United States. Approved: July l4, ls32. 96
The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-10

sn actto extend the timeeof issninp Mill
 tary Land Warrants to the officers and
 soldiers of the Revolutionary Army
 Be d eadcied by the Seaafe aud Hogse of Representatives offhe United States Of .ap,e- rica n Congress assembled. That lie lime allowed for issuing military land warrants to the officers and soldiers of the revoln- tionary army, shall be extended 10 the first day of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-fye.
 Sec. ' And be | further enaeiea. That the further quantity of three hundred thou- sand acres Of land De, and the same is herehy, appropriated, in addition 10 the quantity heretofore appropriated by the act, entitled An act for the relief ., certain officers and soldiers of-the yirein- Ia line and navy, and of the continental army during the revolutionary war.o an- proved the thirtieth of May, eighteen hundred and thirty, which said aporonr;. alton shall he applied in the manner proyi- ded hy the said act to the unsatisfed war. rants which have been. or may be issued as therein directed to the off ce rs a nd sold icrs and others, as described in the frst. 6ftb and seventh sections of said act.
 find be Il further eaacted. Thai 1ne [, para j. tf is, ,,tf saia a'act, which authorizes the issninr .. iWarrantsupen an affidavit that the ar;r;n al was 'os', and upon tho producs.on of an a'he'ai copy thereof, shall be, and the same IS hereby, repealed. Approved July i3s le32. pa
The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-10

An actforthe discharge of sundry judge
 inepts against the former Marshal of the
 Eastern District of Pennsylvania. and
 for the relief of l. & ". Lippencott and
 Company.
 De d enacted by tue Senate aud House Of Representatives. of the Utited States Of .ame- syicd ta Congress assembled, That the Se scretary of the Treasury be. and he ia .here5y. authorized and required to pay ont of any monoy in the Treasury not oti,- erwise appropriated, the amounts now severaliy dueupon certain jud geme nts ren. -dered Tn favor of several Insurance Com panies of the city of New York against the late Marshal of the eastern district of Pennsytsania, thatis to say: upon a judge mem rendered by the circuit court of the aastaTa district Of Pennsylvania on the stwenty-frst of May, eighteen hundred and thirty in favor of the Ocean Insnr- ance Company, against John Conrad, for thirty thousand three hundred and thirty-threc dollars and fourteen cents i. also, upon judgement rendered in the same court on the twenty-second of May. eighteen hundred and thirty, in favor of the Pac,tlc Insurance Company, against the said John Conrad, for forty-two thou. sand hVe hundred and ninety-one dollars ahn hity-eigh cents; also upon judge zsnent rendered in the same court the twen- ty-second of May, eighteen hundred and thirry, m favor of the Neptune Insurane nee e Company, againstNthe said John Conrad Tor eleven thousand eight hundred and eighty-two dollars and twenty five cents :. aisoupon judgement re nd red Tn the same court on inc twenfy-second of May, eight cen hundred and thirty, in favor of the -Nattonai Insurance Companies, against the satd John Conrad. for sixteen thou sand eight hundred and forty-nine dollars anu elghty-six cents; also upon judge srnent rendered in the same court on fhe twenty second of May, eighteen hundred ana 'hirty, in favor of the American h. eurance Company, for twenty thousana stWo hundred aud ninety-,free dollars and one cent; also upon judgement in the same court rendered the twenty-fonrtl, of May, sigh,een hundred and thirty. in fa yor of the Niagara Insurance Comnanv for sixteen thousand two a,uodred and an . dollars and eighty-fve cents. aaa;ns, ,,.e said John Conrad; also npon , ,na,rs.ne,s en rendered in the. same court ,be tan.,s a,s November, eighteen hundred and ,I;r,y in favor of the Merchants Fire Insnr. . . Company, against the said John Conraa for twenty-five thousand eight hundred and seventy-six dollars and twenty five cents !. also upon judgement rendered in tho same court the tenth Of November, cipht. cen hundred and thirty. in favor of the At. jantic Insurance Company. against the Said John Conrad, for twenty y-eieht thou, sand n'ae hundred and seyenty-seven dol. 2 iais aud nf<y five cents together with the 'nteres. and all the legal costs which have accfvea on the said judgements againstthe said Conrad. either in the said circuit court or upoR fae aairuencecf any of the
The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-10
An act for the benefit of the Alexandr rig
 Canal CompanY

Saudt 0otl'pdHJs
 Be enacted by the Seadfe and House of Representatives. offhe United States of .4nae- rica ia Congress assembled, That the Se- Fcretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, required to pay to the President and Directors of the Alexand ria Canal Company, orto such officer o said Com pany as they may empower 10 receive ii, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. to he applied to the construction of an aqneduct across the river Potomac. at or near Georg in the District of Co iHmhia; which snm shall be paid out of any moneysin the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, at snch times aud in such propolti tions, having due regard to the progress of the work) as the President of the United States may, from time to time, 1 direct.
 1 Approved: June g, 1s32. 5a
The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-10
An act concerning certain officers of the
 II arina Garns

Be t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ofthe Uaifed Slides of .4me- 1'ica ia Congress assembled, That the Pre- sident of the United States be, and he iaereby is, authorized to cause to be aI- lowed and paid to such officers of tue ma fine corps, as have heretofore received the bTeFef rank of majors in said corps, tire amount of pay and emoluments to which they would have been entitled as command ants of separate stations, if said breyet rank Lad been recognized by the Navy Department: Prouided, That no officer -siiaii receive under this act more than the difference between the pay and emolu- tnents actually received by them, and those to which their said brevet rank " euld have entitled them as aforesaid.
 Approved July "A, 1s32. 9e
The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-10
Approved: June g, 1s32.
An act to enforce Quarantine Regula


 tions
 Be it enacted by tue Senate and House Of Representations efthe Unaed States of .anse- r-fctsn Congress assenbfed That if, in fi.e opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, the revenue cutters. revenue boats, or revenue officers. employed or authorized to be employed for the purposes Of revc- nue, should be insufficient 10 aid in the execution ot the quarantine or health laws of any state, or the regulations mad e pursuant thereto, the said Secretary may cause to he employ ed such additional reye- nue boats and revenue officers as he mar deem necessary for hatspnrpose, the said revenue boats to he of such size and de- scription as he may see proper. This act to continue in force until the fourth of March, one thousand eight hundred aud thirty three.
 Approved July 13, 1892. %
The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-10
iudgements'in the Supreme Court of

said judgements in the Supreme Court of the United States.
 Sec. 2. .4ad be Il Jarfte,' eaacted, That the Secretary ofthe Treasury he, and he is hereby, authorized to adjust and settle the claims Of l. & W. Lippincott and Com paay, Of Philadelphia, for damages sus- ialned by them in cons seqnence of the iIfe- gal seizure Of teas made in the said city of Philadelphia, by the Collector oftiat Port, acting under the orders of the Secretary Of the Treasury, to be paid out of any mo- ney in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated: Prouided, That no allowance shall be made for any damages sustained by them other than the interest upon the amount of the property detained from them, and the difference in the value of said property at the time of the illegal seizure, and the time of it's delivery to them on the substitution of other security l Approved: July IA, 1882. 10l
The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-10

1l,e lower Cha naber has tiis nor,,iiFi,.s invited the Regents to resume their sts lions, but there is much uncertainty as to what will be the result. The ,Jns tice of the Peace having called out tbo National Guard, perfect order prevails, but all business is at q stand.
The Arkansas advocate., 1832-10-10


 Lotest iron, Riio de Jaae;,o.-Thc edi. tors oi the New York Journal of Com mefce, are indebted to Capt. Wolf of the ship Maria, for Rio Janeiso papers to August lst inclusive.
 Correspondence of he N. r. Jour.of Gem.
 RIo JANEino, Aug. l, 1892,
 We regret to say that we have been without government since the morn lng of the Both ut. The tutor of the young Emperor being suspected of dis loyalty, the Minister of Justice recom- mended to the Chambers to dismiss hlm from the tutorship--The chamber oi Deputies passed such vote, but it was rejected in the Senate by maiori- ty of l, upon which all the Ministers immediately resigned and the Regency being unable to form new ministry. likewise handed in their rcsignatiens.
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-12
GENERAL SUMMARY.

Touehing.-A poor mulaitO girl-a alave-has re. gently been tried at NewOrlcans, on a charge ofhav. ing attempted poison her mistress and the family. It was proved that she sprinkled some powder upon dish of oysters, which made members ofthe fam. fly sick. It out in the of the trial, how ever, that the poor girl innocent of any evil de- sign. The powder being analysed, was found to be poisonous: and the girl in her simple innocence hav
 ing been told that it had the charm of love powder, had sprinkIed it upon the food n order to asnke her mistress iors her! It is n touching incident She wished her mistress to love her !-Conn. Mirror.
 Mrlancholy Zccident-On Tuesday last. a child of Mr. Jared RisIey. Of East Ha, ord, about two years of age, was burnt in such shocking manner, as to cause its death n a few hours. The mother had gone out, for short time, leaving her child in a chair the open stove. When she returned, she found its clothes entirely burned off, and the little sufferer lying upon the floor in utter agony-B.
 Another Murder iW the Army.-A letter from Green Bny states that Lieut.. A. B. Foster, was shot on the 7th Feb. at Fort Howard, (Green Bay) bya sold,er named Doyle, and expired in three minutes aes rec ceiving the ball. which passed through his body, and broke his left arm. He was promising young off, cer. He had caused the soldier to be sent to the Guard House, and reprimanded him for being in n state ofintoxica,ion; upon which the to the Guard room seized loaded musket, and having re- turned Lieutenant Fosters quarters, committed the fatst tact.-N Y. SpeeiesOr.
 On the 17,h ut. by the name of William Lawson, of Portsmouth, Ohio. was robbed and mur. dered near Flemingsburgh, Ky. The sum which in. duced these abomiaabIe acts, was probably known before hand to the perpetrator. and did not exceed $s0. Lawson. before leaving town, had indulgsd pretty freely in the use of ardent spirits.
 We learn that the damages at Schensesady, on the canal, will be repaired in IS days. Those at the Schoharie Greek. Orskany. and Loekpor,, will re. quire longer period. We cannot reasoaahiy exUeeA any uavgalon from Rochester before the lst Of Mag
 We learU that on Thursday Ol last week. Dr. Beech started from Boston visit to Cincinnati, Ohio. with the object OfdeterminDg whether he viii aesepa the appointment which has been gysa bin as the nia> eipal of the Laas Seminary iM thaI ely.
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-12
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

NEW ORK, APrI 6.
 By the ship Caledonia. London dates to the &0th Feb. are received.
 Letters from Sir Walter Scott have been received. dated January 26th. when he was in the highest health and spirits. The king of Naples had been particularly kind to the wor- thy baronet. and had offered to give orders for any excavation at Pnmpeii he might de- sire. Sir Walter intends to proceed shortly to the Grecian Islands and to go as far as Athens. Sir F. Adam having made him the offer of a conveyance thither by the Govern ment steaC1er.-C Caledonidn Mercury.
 Cho!era-Until within day or two of the last dates in London the apprehensions of the Cholera had much snbsided. There were however twenty new cases on the 27th, and l { deaths. The whole number of cases was l04, total of deaths 88, remaining sick IS ; of the new cases n were in Southwark, 4 iD Newington Butts. and in Chelsea 43 of all the cases were in Southwark.
 The Lancet endeavOrs to prove the disease contagious, but as it had begun to appear in Pancrass and St. Giles's, without any known communication, some persons doubted the use of quarantines.
 In the country the whole number of new cases was Sl, deaths IS, recovered 27, re- maining 100 total of cases 2968: of the new cases. IA were in Glasgow and suburbs.
 We copy the following from the London Courier of the 27th: :-" The appearance Ol the Cholera in Pancrass and St. Giles's-sO great distance from the spot where it was said to have been imported from Sunderland -goes far to support the assertion of Or. Jas. Johnson and other Physicians. who declare that the disease now raging was not import. ed ': but that it bad its origin in state of at- mosphere similar to that which caused the disease in India. Unless it can be shewn in the most positive manner that the patients in St. Pancrass and St. Giles's had cOmmunca. tion with Cholera patients in the other parts Ofihe Metropolis. it will be apparent to every mans understanding that the disease exist. independently of contagion wherever there i! filth aad poverty, to prediSpOSe tho body tC
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-12
From the PouehkeeDsje P1Der.

OUTRAGE AND MURDER.-Our village has been much agitated for two days past by the occurrence, in our immediate vicinity, of an aggravated case OE outrage and murder. com mtted upon the body of Catharine Taylor, a young woman about thirty years. It is sup posed the crime was committed on Sunday afternoon. The deceased was employed in the family of MT. Allen, about two miles be- low this village. She walked out in the after noon to a piece of woods, near the river where she was undoubtedly seized, violated, and murdered. The marks of violence indi- cated clearly that she had been strangled. A coroner's inquest was held over the boGy on Monday afternoon immediately after it was discovered, when it was also examined by several physicians. The jury returned ver- dict that the deceased came to her death by wilful murder. The murderers have not been discovered.
 She was then murdered by stranguation. The deed was done by the left hand; the print of the thumb on the left side of the throat, and the marks of the fingers On the other, could not be mistaken. Two men, both EnglishmeD. living with MT. MOntgom- cry as labOrers. were immediately arrested on suspicion and brought hefore the coroner's ju- ry. An investigation of son:e hours was made. which resulted in the cOmmittal of the two until yesterday morning. In the forenoon they were brought before one of our justices and the supreme court commissioners. and were under examination at the time of wri- ting this article. yesterday afternoon at four "'clock. Whether they will be committed or discharged, we have no means of knowing.
 The female, Catharine Taylor. has lived in two or three families in this village as a ser want. and we learn has sustained in al! fair character.
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-12

Such advices, well avOuched from the fe. spectability of their source. are well calcula. ted to reuniu1ate the hopes of the philanthrOp. ic founders of this happy asylum for the descendants of Africa.
 In a recent debate in the Senate MT. Holmes of Maine, obserVed-"TO look at beautiful woman is lurury, but it costs nOthiBg."- This is quite paradox. The old Italian pro- verb was thought to be well fOunded-'' The smiles of d beautiful woman are the tears of the purse." What means the phrase, Love at first sight," which has ruined 20 many . wight The Senator from Maine is fOrtu- nate or an adamantine parsonage, not to have suffered by the lgxury in question: Nat. GGz.
 BuriGI Place of Romeo and Juliet.-The ce- metery in which the ashes of these renowned lovers jointly repOsed, tat VerOna) was long since destroyed by the failing of a thunder bolt into an adjoining magazine of combusti- bIes; and the stone cOfiTiO which Juliet was placed by the friar, after she had swallowed the sleeping draught, is the only relic now to be seen. It is marked by sinking for the head, two holes for the admission of air, and place for the reception of a lighted taper, which it is still tho custom to fix beside a corpse. Till within the last few years, it was placed within the site of the cemetery which had contained the actual tomb but, in con- sequence of the many dePredations commit Ned by those who in the nighttime scaled the walls for the purpose of carrying away chip of the l0ye stone, it was removed to yard close by-a safe, but not worthy place. Library ofthe Fine Arts.
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-12
Nerdrk, W. J. April 8.

Newdrk, W. J. April 8.
 Equal Justice.-The action brought by Ja- cob Mann, late Editor of the Morristown Palladium, against John H. Glo. CT, for vi- olent assault and battery on the person of the former, in September, 1880. was brought to issue in the Morris Circuit Court at the last March term, his Honor Judge Drake presi- ding. The trial excited great interest, and occupied the Court and Jury fortwofu days. Near midnight of the second day. after being out one hour and half, the Jury returned with verdict of eighteen hundred dollars for the plaintif. MT. Glover is rich man, and is too well informed to be ignorant ofthe du- ties of a good citizen ro keep the peace in the State in which he resides. Under this view of the case, the damages assessed by the Jury are not esteemed excessive.
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-12

I cannot say. Like Mir. Clay, he is willing to concede much-but the American System will be sustained firmly by him as vel as by it's great champion in the Senate. The wis dom that drew these two great men, ADAMS and CLAY from private life into the Halls of Congress, was happy thought. Old preju- dices are being Ohliterated. "The monsters" whom the newspapers talked of, are found to be men-generOus, devoted, patriotic. and enthusiastic lovers ofthsir country and its in- stitutiOns. MT. Clay's courtesy, frankness and generosity of character have won him a thousand friends. Iquestion whether he has a single enemy, except the Senator from Ma ryland, who was SO offended by his stern re- buke of that proscrptive majority, of which he was leading member"
 Portland AdrertiSer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1832-04-12
Ne,O. York, April 2

Loss cf the Havre packet ship. De Rhom.- The ship De RIlam, WiederhOldt, from Ha- vre for this port, went on shore on Saturday evening about o'clock, on the Western edge of ROckaway beach, about 8 miles from Long Island shore, and it is feared will be lost. She went on head foremost, had heelcd It, tie, and the water was over one side of the cabin floor at g o'clock yesterday morning. Assistance was sent down yesterday, with the hope of saving some of the cargo. The pas sengers came 'ap last evening with their bag gage, and some goods in the sIoop Amity- The De Rham left Havre on the 21st Febru- ary. and has valuable cargo. There isahout 2,OOO insurance on the ship in three offices in this city.