Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-09-07
NO. 43.

Is. Tint the secretary Of The treasury
shall have authority TO direct the district
attorney or nssrshai toexamine The money
and accounts 81 any receiving or disburs-
ing officer; and when the money in the
hands ofsaels etiicer usually exceeds three.
fourths Of The amount Of his official bond,
such examinations shall not be made less
frequently than once year.
10. That. until otherwise ordered by
congress, committee Of the house reps
ressntalive5 shall, under such limitations
as the housc may prescribe; examine the
money, accouats, &C., ofall collecting and
disbursing officers, and report the result 10
both ippres, fna cpacsof defaults they may
discover 10 The president.
90. That additional bonds be given BY
officers or agents, employed in collecting,
keeping, or disburslng The public money,
when such bonds shall be required By tho
secretary ofthe treasury, with the appro-
baton Of the president.
81. That if any person employed in col
lectng, Keeping, or discussing the public
money shall make false returns Of the same,
or shall lend the public money, or useil
his private purposes,he shall on conyic-
tion thereof, be sentenced to imprisonment
for term of not less than three, nor more
than five years, and to fine equal to the
amount Of the false return OF the money
cnlbezzled.
%. That no collector, naval officer, sur
veyor, appraiser, inspector, receiver, of
public moneys for lands, register Of land
Office, or any deputy, assistant, clerk or
other persons employed by or under them,
shall receive any present or fee for any
official duty performed by them under the
penalty Of Imprisonment for not more than
twelve months nor less than three months,
and of iine equaito three times the value
! of the money received.
%. That the secretary shall prescribe
in what manner the books and accounts
shall be kept, and the returns made, 80 as
to preserve uniformity in the same.
| Apparition. notwithstanding our often
declared skepticlsm regarding any vista
lion Of earth by the disembodied spirit,
The following relation, coming to US from
source iralY respectable, and SO eniigit-
ened by liberal education as to defy oil
suspicion of her being the slave Of nursery
tales or popular snpetsiisions, we insert il
without further comment.
Last Tuesday night, as Mrs. -, Ia
l,dy Of literary taste and rather studious
habits, } sat reading IN her drawing room,
The clock on tho mantle.piece struck
twelve; as the last stroke, reverbra,ed
through the apartment, its doors were sud-
denly flung open. In the act Of raising
her head 10 reprove the intrusion (nnrung
for1 of her servant, her eye rested on tho
form Of her late husband, she screamed
and fell senseless on the carpet. This
brought up such members Of the family
as had not yetrotired TO rest--restoraliyes
were administered, and when Mrs. 49,
had rcgained possession of her suspended
faculties, and being woman Of strong
mind ard highly cultivated intellect, she
felt disposed to consider the whole Of the
distress she had undergone as the result of
certain associations between the melan-
choly tale she had been perusing, and her
late loss, operating on partially deranged
nervous system. She however considered
it advisable that her female servants
should repose in her chamber, lest any
return Of what she had determined to con-
slider nervous affection, should distress
herself and alarm the family.
Last Tuesday night, feeling stronger
and in better spirits than she had enjoyed
for several months past, Mrs. -- dis
pensed with the presence of her attendant.
returning alone to her chamber, and went
TO bed little before 10 o'clock. Exact
Iy as the clock struck 10, she was awak-
ened from sleep, and distinctly beheld the
apparaton she had before seen, advancing
from the table ION which stood her night
lamp) till it stood opposite to and drew
aside the curtain of her bed. Asense of
suffocating oppression deprived her Of al!
her power to scream aloud. She describes
her very blood retreating with icy chill
ness 10 her very heart from every vein.
The countenanee Of her beloved 10 life
wore not its benevolent aspect; the eyes,
once beaming with affection, were now
fixed 10 stern regard on the trembling,
half dissolved being who with the courage
Of desperation thus adjured him." Charles!
dear Charles! why are you come againi"
I" Jessy,n slowly and solemnly aspirated
the slladowy form, waving in his hand
small roll Of written paper, I" Jessy, pay
my nc,rspaper account, and let me rest IL
pedcer'
ssasazsz
JOSEPH FIT. FITZPATRICK,