Litchfield enquirer., 1837-02-16

Iyear. ilriderthe penalty or a forfeiture to the IfT- S. off both land and purchase lh0ney.- fl ProOfby two witnesses or death entities the -uurchaser or his heirs to a patent for said land.
 By the fourth section it is made necessary for the applicant to prove that before the lst of December, 1886, hesAaS occupied a por- tion of the public lands before this time or during the year 1886, before he can be per- mitted to purchase at the price now authori- sed by law, any land that may, from said De- cember, be advertised for sale at public auc- tion. Where two or more persons occupy one quarter section of the land, the prefer ence is to be given to the first applicant. By the same section, it is also made the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury before any purchase is permitted, to cause all tracts so occupied, or reserved to be first marked by the register or receiver of the land district where the lands may lay. By the same act, the provisions of this Bill only relate to the Public Lands where the Indian title is extin- guishcd, and lands within the states and ter ritories of the Union. The fifth section allows any owner of any farm or plantation to enter any adjoining land subject to sale at private entry, not ex- cecding one section-provided an affidavit is i made by the applicant that he wishes the land for the purpose of cnlarging his farm, and not for sale or speculation. In all cases the whole amount purchased is not to exceed two sections. ,.ar.=, .. ...-...
 The sixth section provides, that any father or mother after the death of either, may en- ter in the name of each child, and as the prop erty of such child, one tract of the public lands, subject to entry at private sale, not ex- ceeding one section. The father is to pledge himself that the land is not for sale or specu- l lation, and the child is to be between the ages of 12, and 2l-.and no previous entry can have been made in the name of said child, that in all such purchases shall not exceed one section. The said parent is to be citi- zen of the U. S., and the child is not to have the patent ofhis land until after he has reach- ed the age of 21. ... .....
 The seventh section provides, that hereaf- ter purchases may be made in subdivisions of a quarter section. No person however can contiguous and adjoining, and all lands here- after shall be liable to taxation by State au- thority from the time of the original entry. | The sixth section makes it perjury for any man to swear falsely in regard to the pro- visions of this Bill. .:.... The act is to go into effect upon the 1st of May, and continue in force until June, 19lO. | WAsulNeroN, Feb. 8, 1887.
 To the Editor efMe Courier q Enquirer:
 For about two hours this morning, attended the | House of Representatives while they canvass ing the for President and Vice President It is tedious operation. The process simple: The Pres of Alabama. handed to the canvassers the returns from the several States first breaking the seals of the envelopes commencing with Maine. The canvass read the of the electors certified by the Go vernon of the Sae then the result of the votes given by the electors, which result announced by the canyasser reading apd taken down by the Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House. Having com peted Maine, the process was continued, proceeding geographically:
 The assemblage of beauty and fashion was brill ianf resolution passed to admit the ladies the floor of the House during the canvass and occupy the priviledged seats. To this motion conceived that heard feeble negative but gallant friend en who unwilling e 6e society which, under all circumstances and m every change of scene. gives 7est to life. The gallery, however, remained crowded to overtowlng:
 The Senate elected the Hon. Richard M Johnson, Vice President for four years from the 4th of March
 The votes were for Richard M. Johnson-33-For Francis Granger l6. Judge Waite of Tennessee and Messrs. Calhoun and Preston of South Carolina, not voting
 A curious instance of the sagacity ofa dog has just been related to us, on such good au- thority that we cannot doubt its correctness. A gentleman who owns fine Newfoundland dog, seeing the animal rush into the street
  , fered, and calling him off made him go with him into his office, where he caused him to remain. The dog continued to appear dissat. isfed to such degree, that his master was induced to think there must be something wrong, and recollected at the moment, that a pair of cushions had been left in a sleigh opposite the door. On examining the sleigh one of the cushions could not be found. The master immediately called to his dog" find it Carlo" and the animal dashed off up the street, followed by his owner. They had not gone far before three colored women were seen, who soon separated, two of them going one way, the third in an opposite direc- ton. The gentleman followed the two, and having overtaken them, demanded the cush- ion. They protested that they had stolen nothing, and offered to let him search them. Finding that they had nothing, he went in search of Carlo and ascertained that he had caught the real thief, the woman who had 1 turned iu the opposite direction, and held the stolen cushion in his mouth.-BaA. Amer.
 A Critical Operation Hast Saturday mor- ming the master of the Fort Hill school was informed that one of his pupils a little girl, had swallowed alpin, and could feel it stick
 ing in her throat" He immediately took n long slender ruler, and pressing down the tongue, saw the pin lying horizontally across the entrance to the windpipe, behind the lit- tie valve called the uyulG. No time was to be lost-holding down the tongue firmly with the ruler, and using an old pair of scissors as forceps, he extracted the pin from it's hazar- dous lodging place, very much to the satis- faction, not only, of the sufferer, but of her school mates, who discovered much sympa- thy for her. This incident is worthy of no-