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R E V | V A IS.
From the N. Y. Baptist Register.
Howard, Dec. IL, 1885,

I1OWARD3 Lee. L L, 1000.
BR. BEEBEE-As it is always animat-
ing and encouraging TO the hearts ofthose
who love Zion to hear of her prosperity,
we feel it our duty, and great privilege,
10 speak of the goodness Of God to his
dear people at West Almond. The church
were few and feeble, and had for years
been struggling against many discourage
ments, when the hearts of the brethren
and sisters begun to be panied in view of
the low estate of the church and the lost
condition of perlshing souls around them.
Their prayers, In an unusual manner
were sent up 10 God for salvation and en-
largement; and from the increasing in
terest, the brethren concluded to hold
meeting Of days, which commenced on
the 24th of October; and soon it was evil
dent that the Lord was indeed among his
people, and had begun the good work of
E revival. The plain, pointed, and simple,
preaching of the cross of Christ, and the
fervent prayers and faithful exhortations
of Gods people, were blessed to the saliva
ton of many souls; and at the close o.
f the meeting (Which continued twelve days
fifteen precious converts followed theil
, Lord in his holy ordinance of baptism, anc
went on their way rejoicing; and more
f were expected to come forward soon.
Yours, in precious Redeemer
! DANIEL M. Roof.
Il From the Morning Star.
From b. B. S. OLirer. George
: town, Me, Dec. II, 1888. The Lord i
: still gracious towards the inhabitants q
: this place. A protracted meeting com
u menced here the 7th of Nov, which re
II suited in the conversion of some 10 or
: souls. The brethren and sisters, VIII
o. have been long engaged in the Chrstia
u warfare, appear to be still determined t
- fight the good fight of faith, and to 90 t
- heaven by way of the Cross. The caus
= Of abolition is gaining ground in tn
y place. We have society formed on tn
y principle of immediate emancipation"
n A revival has been enjoyed in Sout
at Kingston, r. /. Forty -four CONVEX
b. have been baptized.
'" Between 60 and 100 have been hop
e. fully converted in Camden, N. Y, with
IL six weeks past.
'el On Painted Post circuit, SO have be-
70 converted and reclaimed within a she
in time past.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13

sells and steamboats, on the Northern lakes
and rivers whose waters communicate will,
the United States and Great Britain, as he
shall deem necessary TO protect the United
States from invasion frem that quarter.
SEC. s. And be IL further enacted, That
the sum Of ten millions of dollars is hereby
appropriated aud placed nt his disposal for
the purpose of executing the provisions OF
this act to provide for which the Secrcta-
ry of the Treasury is authorized to borrow
nancy on the credit Of the United States,
and TO cause to be issued certificates of
stock, signed by the Register of the Treas
urv. for the sum tn be borrowed, or nny
oart thereof: and The same to be sold upon
The best terms that may be offered after
public notice for proposals for The same !;
Provided, That no engagement or contract
,ball be entered into which shall preclude
,he United States from reimbursing any
sum or sums thus borrowed after the exp'-
ration Of FIVE years from .he first ot January
next; and that the rate Of interest shall not
exceed five per cent, payable semi-annuaily.
SEC. q. And be ii further enacted, Tint
the sum Of eighteen thousand dollars De,
and the same is hereby, appropriated, out
Of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, for outfit and salary of
a special minister to Great Britain, Pror'-
ded, The President of The United States
shall deem it expedient to appoint the same
SEC. 7. And be ii further enacted, That
| in the event of either Of the contingencies
provided for in the first and third sections
Of this act, the President Of the Uniled
States shall be authorized to apply part
not exceeding 81 ,O00, 900 Of the aPProPrla-
tion made in this act to repairing or armIng
Notifications nlong the seaboard and IRON
tier.
SEC. 8. AnI be ii further enacted, That
whenever militin or volunteers nre called
into the service of the United States, they
shall hnve the organization Of the nrmy of
the United States, and shall receive the same
pay and allowances.
SEC. Q. And be il further enacted, That
the several provisions Of this act shall be IN
farce until the end of sixty days after the
meeting Of the first session Of the NEXT Con
gress, aud no longer
JAMES X. POLK,
Speaker Of the House Of Rcpresentaf're'
RICHARD M. JOHNSON,
Vice President ofhe United States and
President Of the Senats.
Nj. VAN EUREN.
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NEWPORT.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH l3, 1889
DOrNCs CONGRESS.

The labors of the late session were brought
to close on Monday morning. the 4th inst.
at half past l o'clock. Both Houses abound
on Sunday morning at half past four o'clock,
and met again at ten, and continued in session
throughout the day and evening, excepting
short intervals.
The Senate passed the bill for the defence
of the United States, which will be found in
another column, unanimously with the excep-
of one vote. In the House there were but six
who voted against it, one of whom was OR.
b. Cranston.
As an account in detail of the proceedings
in each House would not now be Of much in.
terest to our readers. we shall sum them UP
as briefly as possible.
The several annual appropriation bills have
all been passed, though some Of them are in ,
new form, having been included in other bills
Thus the appropriations for Notifications ant
the Military Academy are included in the Ar
my bill Among the acts passed is one provid
ing for the erection Of a fire. proof building fol
the Post Office Department for taking the
census in 1870; and for the reorganization
of the Patent office.
| No act for building or completing Light
houses, or for the improvement Of harbor
was passed, nor any postroad act
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Eo;x led her on, and she soon perce~eo'
bv the pilgrims robes, that the 'nfee "'e"
shs beheId were the followers oil nef iose''
Uo those steps, towards the dem'-l lnne' iay
The path they were to take; and' as sne
felt herself emerging into the mooni,gh''
she would have given worlds to nave
brourbt the darkest cloud that ever covered
tie heavens over the bright planet whose
beams she 50 dearly loved. As they cross
ed the demi-lune, she turned, Tor ,none"''
10 glance her timid eye over the iro"n,"s
fortress she was leaving, in hopes of seeing
il all calm and still but lights were nv ~.
ing about, from window to winso" " "1
keep, and, clinging closely to franc's u
Folk. she hurried her pace eve" "''''
quickly thanshis own. ~.
Al length they reached the sally"
which first gave exit upon the bow OF .ne
,ncL and thence, by narrow and tor,u-
ou.- patb, down into the valley below. Inc
Guardian of that gate came forward at the'r
a,,roach. read the order by the light oil 'ne
,sm,. and, seeing mo restriction ~ resaIo
to the number Of persons when NC was W
permit to pass out, threw w'de INC ut",
and let them go free. Oh win "hn. 10y
and ecstacy did the bosom OF blanche "
Navarro thrill, when she felt herseli s''n'
ing on the edge of the crag, win Tue "eI
mountain air blowing, unconfined' nfo""u
h.,i oh. with what joy did she hear 'ne
,,,,.v door clang to behind them, the Key
turn in the lock, and the bolts gra'e h"'S"'
" in the stonework -,
a. Nav on. as quick as possible-no tine
:. - n. los, ~ exclaimed the lover, as he
hurried her forward. Horses are prepar-
r,I below, dear Blanche: give me ten MN
,,rs now, aud all Navarro shall never S'"y
mr." -.
Ere they mad descended a hundred ynrds'
bow,ver. tbe clear, shrill notes OF a trumpe'
were heard from the summit above io'o"-
ed nv voices calling, and commands ccno,
iuy from man to man, al"ng the w"rueo
wall. A few steps further broueht mem 70
A., ,,ipt of The rock which Blanche hnd OIL
ten bebeld from the windows OF her own n
partnents, and from !, she now c"o'" see
the tall tower wherein those ap"rtnien''
were situated, rising, dark aud g'an'-"Ae'
aboye the steep. She raised her eyes ="
,h, windows. but all was blank. No hight
shone out therein and the apprehension
which she had felt, lest her flight from that
dark prison had been discovered, pissed a.
way. A moment afterwards, through me
windows of the antechamber came bright
fash the next instant the whole SUIT "'
rooms was 6llcd with light, and dark hg-
ures were seen crossing the blaze.
"we are discovered !" she whispered,
. tive are discovered :" But Francis o'
Folk only hurried her on more quickly: a
few steps further the rock ended, and The
hill began to slope more gently into the val
ley and the next moment, as their steps
sounded ulons the path, the quick paving
Of an cnser horses foo, was heard followed
by loud, shrill neigh.
We are safe, dear Blanche We ar.
safe ~ said her lover. "They have quicI
s,ceds and strong hands who tear thee iron
me now"
ITO be continued.
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An Act giving to the President of the Uni
ted States. additional powers for the de-
fence Of the United States, in certain cas-
es, against Invasion, and for other pur.
poses.
BE it enacted Jy tie Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States of A.
uericd in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be, and he
hereby is authorised to resist my attempt
on the part of Great Britain to enforce, by
arms, her claims to exclusive jurisdiction
over that part of the State of Maine which
is in dispute between the United States and
Great Britain and, for that purpose, to
employ The naval and military forces of the
United Stutes, aud such portion Of the
militia as he mny deem it advisable to call
into service.
Sec. 2. And be IL farihtr enacted, That
the militia when called into the service oi
the United States by virtue Of this act, or OF
the act entitled An act to provide for call
ing forth the militia to execute the laws oi
the Union, suppress instructions, repel in
vaslons, and to repeal the net now in force
for those purposes" may, if in the opinion
of the President Of the United States the
public interest require it, be compelled Ia
serve for term not exceeding six months
after the arrival at their place Of rendezvous
in any one year, unless sooner discharged
SEC. 3. And be IL further enacted, Tha,
IN the event Of actual INVASION Of the terri
tory of The United States by any foreign
power, or Of imminent danger, Of such in.
vasion discovered in his opinion TO exist
before Congress can be convened to act up.
on the subject, the President be, and he i,
hereby authorized, il lie deem the same ex.
pedient to accept the service Of any numbel
of volunteers not exceeding fifty thousand
in the manner provided for IL an act enli.
titled An act authorizing the President o
the United States to accept the services ri
volunteers, and to raise an additional regi.
menf Of Dragons, or mounted riflemen,
approved May %, 1886.
SEc. 4. And be IL further enacted, Thai
in the event Of either of the contingencies
provided Cor ia this act ihe President Of the
United States shall he authorized to com.
pleie the public armed vessels now author.
ixed by law, and to equip. man, and EN-
play, in sctu-l service, all the naval. fore,
ofthe United States. aod n build. porcbase
OF charter, arm, equip. end ~ sacb ves
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and had been, for many mouths here soIic-
ting Justice at the hands ofthe Government,
in state of actual suffering for the COM
forts of life, While this Government owed
him upw ards of FIVE thousand dollars, which
for years he has been begging for yes beg
yins for justice--for he is broken IN spirit
and sLffering has almost made him mad
The Senate (Mr. C. snid) had at last pass
ed a bill for hi. relief, and this day while
the House was in session, the committee O.
YER which he had the honor TO preside (nnd
it was a high honor to preside over that
committee, for they earned their daily bread
had examined the bill, and ordered him 10
ask leave to report it without amendment
aud ask a departure from all the rules which
might obslruet its commitment to q com
mittee of the whole; and he would even
ask that it should 60 to the committee of the
whole on the state Of the Union.
Mr.. C. begged leave to add that he had
some doubt whether this man hal uot to day
committed breach Of the privileges OF the
House, for when the Committee OF Claims
emerged from their room, the poor fellow
as usual, was in waiting at the door In feaI
and trembling. and on being told the com
mittee had decided to recommend to tht
House to pass his bill, and that every etfor
would be made to get it through, bis sallo~
face turned pule rs death, and the fouuta'n'
of his eye. overfiowed, and the members o
the committee, without exception, though
not greatly given to "the melting mood,
joined in the poor fellows undignifed ex
preston of feeling. lie, unfortunate man
again saw in prospect his suffering wife ant
little ones assembled around him, and him
self free from The danger of return to his
prison--it depended upon the House wheth
er it should be SO or not.
THE good feeling of the House was man
ifested by general cry of "leave, leave
The bill was afterwards specially taken al
in committee, reported to the House, nnt
passed after 4 o'clock in the morning.
Nat. Intel.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13
FROM TEX As.

Texas papers to the 2Oth Feb. inclusive
have been received in New Orleans by the
steam packet New York.
Bexar was quite tranquil, and the trade
with the interior was rapidly increasing.
The disturbances in Mexico and the French
war had given rise to a very lucrative COM
merce with Mexican settlers on the Rio
Grande. The traders came in openly, fur
ni.hed with passports from the federal COM
manders and paid specie for whatever the,
purchased. Several thousand dollars have
in this manner been brought into Bexsr
within one or two weeks.
The northern frontier Of Texas 10 said TO
be nearly 10 tranquil s,s,e-and the bous-
ton Telegraph. states that the planters IN
that qusrier have lrile to apPrehend from
the incursions of the ssvuges.
Sevcrsl Mexicans Of tbs cen'rai parry
have sought shelter in beIar ano o'nef
places on the frontier. The Telegraph
calls upon the TeIians'o treat them with
kindness.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13

SPECIAL MINISTER TO ENGLASD.-No ap-
pointment to this office had been made at the
date Of the last advices from Washington, and
it is stated that it will not be made immediate
ly. Mr.. Williams, Senator in Congress from
Maine, in reply to some questions put to him
at public meeting, held on his arrival at Port
land, stated that no appointment would be made
until time was allowed for our present doings to
reach England, and intelligence received from
our Minister already there and that when the
appointment was made, some one out Of New
England would probably be selected as Minister
The names of Messrs. Buchanan, Clay, Web
ster, Calhoun, Adams, Cambreleng, and Gov
Marcy Of New York, are the most prominent
among those spoken of for the mission.
At the meeting held in Portland, above men,
toned, Resolutions were introduced and unan.
imously adopted, approving of the Presidents
Message, and the action Of Congress thereon
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13

A THRILLING When Mr..
Cawbreleng moved, in Saturday nights
sitting that tho House 60 into Committee Of
the whole on the state Of the Union, to take
up certain appropriation bills
Mr.. Chambers asked to withdraw the
motion TO enable him (Mr. C.) to make a
statement; aud Mr.. Cambreleng having
drawn his motion, Mr.. Chambers said the
statement he wished to make related to a
matter affecting himself, in some degree,
and would therefore barely submit i. to the
House to do IN the matter wha, might seen,
right and proper. He said he had Tor some
weeks past, and during The las, session, beer,
waylaid about the rotunda aud Oh the stairs,
and passages Of the Capitol by lean, hun
cry, starved-looking man, who met him at
every turn, and the vision of whose phas,ly
! face haunted him even in his hours of rest.
This man had been one OF the real Ia a5oring
mea-n sub-contractor-who ho had mac adam
lied the beautiful avenue Immediately il,
front Of the Capitol during period of deep
calamity aud distress in the city, when the
cholera prevailed. The superintendent ol
the work having reserved the iigh, to abro-
gate the contract for any delay or su.pen.
Sion of the work, refused to permi, the con-
tractor to suspend it, but sent physicians u
mong the lsborers to advise them not tc
work early in the morning or late in ,b,
evening, and not to work hard At any time
Disease, death and alarm dispersed the
greater par, Of the operative force, the con.
tractor was ruined, and the SUBJ -con,rsc,ol
was involved in oil the worst consequence,
cf the failure, osd in deb, for great par
Of the labor.
1 lie naa repeatedly been imprisoned fol
deb,, ard separated from an in,cres,in,
! family far want of bread to feed them dis
esss had followed, and the man was now
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13

THE LADIES COMPANION for March was re-
ceived last week, and is an excellent number
1t contains articles from Mrs. Stephens, Mrs.
Sigourney, Professor Ingraham, Grenyile Mel
len, and other favorite writer's; and is embel-
lished with fine steel engraving Of fancy
sleigh, handsome plate of the spring fashions,
and two pages Of music. The matter in this
number is entirely original, as il is IN almost
every number, aud is Of characrer we'll calcu-
lated to please and improve the fair readers to
whom the work is dedicated.
Mr.. Snowden has adopted a new feature this
year which cannot fail greatly to increase the
circulation of the Companion. We allude to
the plate of the fashions mentioned above,
which is to be repeated every three months
and are to be accurate descriptions of the fash
ions which will prevail in New York, during
each season of the year, in adrdnce Of their APP
pearance in that city.
The Companion contains more reading matter
than any other publication of its class and price,
and it is "got up" in style superior to any OF
them. new volume will be commenced with
the May number, which will afford favorable
opportunity for new subscribers to come for
ward.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13

The Kentucky Legislature adjourned on
tho Odd ult. after session of twelve weeks.
having passed 46S laws and six resolutions.
The list Of its laws alone occupies five or
six large newspaper columns. The Wing
members appointed a State Convention to
be held on the 4.h Monday Of August, for
the nomination Of President and Vice Pres
ident.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13

DEATH or DR. CooPER-The Charleston
Mercury announces, on the authority OF let
ter from Columbia, the death Of DIR. Cooper
in the eightietb year Of his age.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13

O. The Hudson river is reported to be free
from ice as Gar north as Hudson.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13
[BY AUTHORITY i

Laws or THE gNITED STATES PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE TwENrY-rIrru
CONGRESS.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13

o. REMEMBER THEM On the pas :
sage of the law providing for the defence of the
country in case of invasion, in the House at
Washington, there were POI yeas and only 6
nays. The nays were Messrs. Cranston, of
Rhode Island Davies, Of Pennsylvania; Gid
dings. Of Ohio; Maxwell, Of New Jersey =
Stratton, of do, and Wise Of Virginia. The
Philadelphia Ledger says, let the people pre-
serre their names until sailing time comes, and
then pickle them. And adds, we regret TO see
a son of Pennsylvania among the select few
The people Of Rhode Island will not proba-
bly, express an opinion on the course pursued
by her representative until August next.
Precedence Courier.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13

GT The Montreal Herald, discussing the
probability Of war between the two countries,
says, We know that bets to considerable a
mount have been offered by military men, that
a portion Of the British army will occupy the
State of New York before the frs, of May
next-v
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-03-13

Gen. Upton, for the last eig ht years one
of the Senator. in Congress from Indiana,
has resigned his seat, and has returned to
his residence near Losansport, in conse-
quence Of domestic affiiclion.
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