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The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-18
CHARLES GILMAN,

ATTORNEY AT LAW, QUINCY, ILLINOIS,
Will promptly and faithfully attend to any profess
sional business entrusted to him in Western Ineis
and the river counties of Missouri and Iowa, above
Hannibal.
ITParticular attention given to the collection OF
DEBTs.
Refer to Hon. George Evans, u s. Senate; Hon.
Elisha Il. Allen, House Of Representatives. juyl-i
NOTICE-THE ALPHABET FOR THE
In DEAF AND DUMB.-The undersigned re-
spectfuy requests the ladies and gentlemen of this
city and Others TO buy the Alphabet for the Deaf and
Dumb, and signs for the figures price 25 cents for
one card. Apply to P. d. J. ROGER born deaf and
dumb, at Mr. VIM. Morrsons julyl-3t
STEVENS NEW BOOK ON THE RUINS
y and AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES IN CEN
TRIAL AMERICA, COPAN PALENQUE, &c.
&C. this day received, for sale by F. TAYLOR, two
volumes, with many engravings. june %
TNHE MONEYED MAN, Novel, by Horace
i Smith, one OF the Authors of the Rejected Ad-
dresses, Just publishcd-and The Life and Literary
Remains Of L. +. L., vols, received this day by F.
TAYLOR and for the use of the Subscribers TO
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u ANCROFT'S HISTORY OF THE COLO
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-18

WAsHINufuHI JULY u ioffs
CEPARATE PROPOSALS win be received at
- this Office until the LIST day Of October for the
delivery Of provisions in bulk for the Of the troops
ofthe United States upon inspection, as follows:
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-09-18

WAsHIsoros JuLY I, l64i.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS win be received al
- this Office until the LIST day Of October next for the
delivery OF provisions bulk for the use Of the troops
ofthe United States, upon inspection, follows:
AfN@ Orleans
100 barrels of Pork
300 do fresh Superfne Flour
30 bushels of new white field Beans
500 pounds Of good hard Soap
coo do good hard Sperm Candies
30 bushels Of good clean dry Salt
400 gallons Of good cider Vinegar
Al the public landing, sir miles from Fort Topson,
mouth Of the Chiemiehi.
100 barrels Of Pork
300 do fresh superfne Flour
30 bushels Of new white field Beans
1900 pounds Of good hard Soap
600 do good hard Sperm Candies
80 bushels Of good clean dry Salt
400 gallons Of good cider Vinegar
The whole TO be delivered in all the month Of April
1912, and to leave Natchoches by the 10th Of Feb
ruary, 1912.
Al Fort Jssup, Louisiana.
100 barrels of Pork
300 do fresh superfne Flour
30 bushels Of new white field Beans
800 pounds Of good hard Soap
GOO do good hard Sperm Candies
80 bushels Of good clean dry Salt
400 gallons Of good cider Vinegar
One half to be delivered LIST May, 1872 and the
remainder on LIST December, 1912.
At Fort Smith, Arkansas
1000 barrels Of Pork
1000 do of fresh superfne Flour
800 bushels of new white field Beans
5000 pounds Of good hard Soap
6OO0 do of good hard Sperm Candles
800 bushels of good clean dry Salt
1000 gallons Of good Cider Vinegar
The whole to be delivered in all the month of May,
1912.
At 81. Louis, or Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
100 barrels Of Pork
200 do Of fresh superfne Flour
80 bushels of new white field Beans
500 pounds of good hard Soap
GOO do Of good hard Sperm Candies
80 bushels Of good clean dry Salt
400 gallons Of good Cider Vinegar
At Fort Cratetord Prairie du CHEN, Mississippi
rirer.
400 barrels Of Pork
500 do Of fresh superfne Flour
4 II. r.. "A E.ll
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05
H Il RAID OF THE TIM S.

lone-th,rd of HE sick f,ll victims to il. BY
DR.. Bearsley, al cmindht practitioner oi
lilihdelphia, an tftcung accoun, was left of
rs Gevlstaiions. Like most new diseases" 4"
AVS he, "iill their Constitution and nature are
known. i, swept all before it (; it bstl!ed every
attempt 10 stop lis progress, and seemed by
- dire effects to be more like the drawn
sword Of vengeance TO stop the growth ofthe
colonies. tl,hn the natural progress of disease.
In the New England governments, the stroke
was felt With the greatest severity; Villages
we're almost d'populated, and parents were
lef to bewsil the loss Of their tender offspring,
nh Heaven, at last, the only unerring physi-
clan, was pleased 10 check its baneiul in6u-
eIce."
Bclknnp, in his history Of New Hampshire.
states that in that province not less than one
thousand persons died Of the disease, of
whom nine hundred were under twenty years
ol age.
II was in attempting 10 arrest the ravages
Of this dreadful epidcmic, that mercury ap.
pears To lave been first introduced into the
treatment Of inhaIcnatory complaints.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05
Syaie oTMe Crops anil Coun,,y.--The Lon.

STATE ofHe Crops anil Comi,y.--The Lon
don Morning Chronicle of The 10Th says:
81 have had ample opportunity of witness
ing the state of the grain crop. having seen
much Of The iryn and highland growth
Wheat Is not bulky bot cefiaihly prainises 10
yield well, being all standing, large IN the
eor. and wearing Il healthy Appearance
Barley, beans, peas and oats havo received
great benefit from The late rain, and never
promised greater abundance. ! regret that
IN all the commercial rooms ] have visited,
the depressed state Of trade has been almost
matter OF untors complaint. aud have ask.
cd how 1t happened it should be So ia an ue =
rlcultural district when the increasing wealth
oi The iarmer was so apparent. ! viii give
you the solution--thc nccessarles of life are
so high, and wages so insd ,Quatc. ihat The
middle and laboring classes have difficulty
even with the greatest industry and most
pInching economy, to scrapc together enough
TO secure n subsistence"
FRANCE.-Accounts from Paris state that
the Government were of opinion that tho Ic.
cent disturbances at Toulouse were at an end
The French were pushing their interests
IN The Eost, with great activity and energy, =,
10 the great dissalIs fac ton of the British Go.
vcrnment.
SpAIN.-Accoupts from Madrid of the 10Th
INST. confirm the appointment OF NJ. Arguclles
lo the guardianship Of the Queen, by ma.
joIny Of lG0 votes.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05
Six days later from Eurcpc.
BY TIE ACADIA, AT BOSTON.

II Di HE aCADiA, Al Bus ON.
/ The Acadia from liverpool 20,h ut. arri
we'd at Boston early on Monday morning 10 d
passage Of ~ days and I3 hours, bringing
London papers Of the 18th and Liverpool oi
II the 20,h.
The only news of much political import.
nhce Is that relating to the result Of the Gee
IONS. Almost all the counties have been
heard from aud the returns show decided
CONSERVATIVE majority, which must decide the
late OF the MeL9lrnc ministry. The House
,ot Commons consists OF G5S Members
The total number Of Conservatives returned
Is 36S-of Wings, 255 showing Conserve.
tive majority OF e3. Ills possible that 4 moro
Wings will be returned from Ireland, which
VII reduce tie Conservative majority ,o ~.
winch is considered q sufficient "workiup
majority"
The Liverpool Times Of the 20;h, speak
ing OF the EcctTJB, says :--"As lar a. the
political GovernWsGt of England and Scot.
iind Is concerned the new Administration
w'II probably differ very little from the pres
th' one, aud ns foreign policy may also be |
expected To be very much the same H.
commercial policy will, however, be directly |
opposed to that Of the present Go,ernn,enl
ana 10 The interests Of all cxrcpt the privileged |
. y 'bN ~ W III UDu IO tiDuIl UlIUCOl1y III III
krcping lts own friends in Ireland in any |
thing ike order"
Trade was generally dull, aud cotton had
again declined.
There IS no later news from China Il
nwarwont, the dcfaul,ng Collector Of the Il
f'it 81 ~. York has returned ~ the Acadia. II
Earthquakes had been experienced at Pans II
lnd throughout the centre Of France. II
AT Orleans, Bnurges, Ncvets and Tours,
no oscillations OF the enrlll's surface were so II
,'olrni on tho night of the 4lh Of June aud
he following day, that the people rushed
MO 'he streets and open places, fearing their
'onscs won.d tall upon their hcads.' a nol,o II
vas heard rs of.hcuvy wagons rollisg over
Instant paw mont H.
he same phenomenon sppenrs o. have n
cen experienced IN several parts nf Poru. n
~, attended with the most devastating ec II
'c's. Advlces lo July J.h received at Lon.
on slate that hwing 10 several scvc'e shocks'
an earthquake, whlcb commenced on tlrll
<'h ol Juu6 and continued up 10 The depart In
re- oi lhc vessel on the 2i,h, rrary The who.c
the VilIc de- Pfaya had been destrpyud. -
p"atds 81 500 houses aud habIia,iUns had II :
zen ,haksn down. Fortunately, houe,er.N'
ON lle war; ing which preceded tho ,isi,n y
'il, ihq ihlolncfis without exception were
'solcd to save ibcI lvcs by fight to lbe llt
jG's'aiis AID cry cf Angia. Va
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05


Z DEsoLATiSG SCoURGE.-Thc n. York
Medical Gazette gives the following incidcu.
tai notice o!the epidemic which first gave rise
10 the internal uso of .'iercuy for Medical
purposes
Upward of century ago. the American
Colonies were the scene of the most dreadful
opIdeInics which ever slatcd country. /,
vas generally deHoinlbatcd the p,,iyid sore
Mrodi, and IL commenced It's career ~ Nav.
l13J, ht Kingston, an inland town OF New
Hampshire. From thence II suroad Itself
gradually TO the ncighbonng towns and vll.
Inses In the month of September of tho
sam" year u reached Boston. It's prunres.
westward was slow bot uninterrupted. Near
~ two years elapsed before il reached The
Hudson River, from whence IL continued 10
spread TO the south and west, until II had IN
V0l'ed the whole of the col ones IN one com.
non calamity. The numbers qho fell VIC.
ims To The disease were immense. Uppn
The population Of New England, more cspa. |
'ially, 1t committed the most dfcudiu rava \
zee. According tp the account furnished By I
Dr. Dpngtss, u ply5lcisn Of Boston, u \
pp"nfs ib,t one fourth of the Inhabitants ri \
lat place wcto seized With u. ard ci iho-t n
nc ~ 'bIriy. five died Of il. IN other places. II
6 e'tses lIst oDe.s.S'li, cns icg:ih, sad even y
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05

\ STEAMBOAT MAIL ARRANGEMENT
We take pleasure in stating, that by
an arrangement which has just boon,
effected with the Transportation Com.
panv, by the Postmaster at this place,
II mail will hereafter be made up for
New York on the days the bonts OF that
Company leave here for the City
closing at half past one p. M. Tho
regular days of leaving here at present
arc Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
CoSGREssioNAL.-By referring to our
Congressional summary, it will be seen
that The business before Congress has
lately been taken up in a spirit that be-
speaks its speedy accomplishment
Notwithstanding the business Of the
session has been exceedingly slow in
its progress, lowing mainly to the OBJ
staclcs intsrposed by the unscrupulous
opposition previous to the commence
ment, more than an average amount Of
business has been matursd, taking
one session with another. Much inn
portant work has in fact been accom-.
plished.-The HOUSE has passed the
Bill for the Distribution Of the Land
Sales-the Appropriation Bill-Bll for
the Relief Of the widow Of Gen. Har-
rison-Navy Pension Bill--Naval Ord
nance Bill-the Loan Bill-Forifica-
lion Bill-Home Squadron Bill-and
he Revenue Bill The SENATE has
passed the Loan Bill-Bankrupt Bill
sub Treasury Repeal Bill-Fiscal Bank
Bill, and the Bill for the Relief of tho
widow of President Harrison. The
concurrence OF both Houses, it is now
'reity we'll asccrianed, will be speedily
,iyen to the several important Bills
lnder consideration and an adjournment
will take place on or before tho begin
ling Of next month.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05

ILLINOIS THE PAM. The
a'hci's brought yesterday by lhc Mis-.
sour from Chicago, was n 1T of siAiy
bushels OF new wheat. This is th. fr,i
~ market THIS season, aud sold, With the
balance, lfGO bushels, III SO ccms--ihc
holder, however, not being aware that
l'c was selling sample Of tie new crop.
u wriphoiC2 lbs 10 The bu.hel Ouf
~ hl"fs are ~ bcudy expectation "fi
ItNirg b0n,e VI the new crop f,ph Ohio
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05

! ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ALUMNI-Posi
pontd.-The Executive Committee of th,
Alumni of Harvard College, announce with
extreme regret, that by reason Of the unex
pec'ed engagements Of Hon. John q. Adams
IN his public duties at Washington, and the
recent severc illness Of Hon. Joseph Story.
1t Will not be in the power Of either of those
gentlemen To deliver tho annual address be
Tore The Alumni at their Grst celebration. a,
the ensuing commencement. according to the
expectation heretofore made known. This
disappointment Is the more TO be reprct,ed
az the indications Of a highly interesting and
numerous meeting ofthe Alumni, under their
Constitution recently adopted, were of the
most gaiifyiDg character. Considering the
Importance Of n good beginning, in an enter
prise with which we believe The literary and
social interests Of the friends of this Colleye
and of The community at large are intimately
connected, and the impracticobiiy. at so
short notice, Of supplying the deficiency
thus occesoned, The Executive Committee
have ihnught it best 10 postpone the f,s,
public meeting Of the Alumni I'LL Commence,
nent, 1872. BY order of The Committee.
y X. CURTIS, Secretary.
Cambridge, 9th July, lSII.
Editors of newspapers friendly TO the pro
!rcss oi learning are requested To lnsert the /
loove, that 1t may be made known TO the
Alumni III all parts of our country.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05

' ''0 "0' 'V'''' 'VTH"VTHE Ut ucsuby, .JIH UT.
WHEAT liARvrsT. Many of'thc farmers
tlis county arc In tie midst oflhclr harvest
aud some have got through. After all thai
has been "said and sung" our prcsen, inform
alton loads TO the belief that taking The coun
~ Of Monroe together there will hardly be- an
average crop oi wheat.
The gtass crop has bccn light probably
one third less lhon lat years. Corn never
looked b"itcr-laio sown oats duto. pola
toes are doing iincly--and cn The wholc we
have obundan, nrd rcneAed cause Tor cfnli
'ddc to "ibe Glver of all good ihiugs."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05

ARTILLERY CENTENsiAL ClLEBRATIoy.--
The following are the ,oas,s which wcre
drank at the Artillery celebration in ,his
place last week.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05

The New loIh papers by Steamboat
yesterday morning, arc principally oc-
oupicd with the Foreign news received
by the Acadia at Boston.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05

NAvAt.--l'he U. 5. Erigate Cops,i-
iuii"n, Capt. Esnicl Tuner, was at
Lima, 2Ist May. To- soil fdl home The
t' .lnnios 81 july.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05

DEAD LETrERs.--One of our citizens rc-
ceived from the dead letter office, at Wash.
Iington,a a few days ago, n sum of money
which he mailed for friend in New London.
Ct. several months since. The letter not
being taken out Of the Connecticut post OF.
flee by the person to whom it was addressed,
he having left the place before It's arrival, was
forwarded 10 Washington, and opened ac.
corGlng tn law, nnd the contents refunded to
the writer Of the letter.
Our readers may have some idea of what
Is done IL ih,S branch of the Pos, Office De.
parinont by a oref account of the routine of
business. The Raleigh Register ssys--"rhc
deod letter office IN the Post Office Depart.
Inent at Washington Is II great curioslty.--
l ne dead letters are returned 10 the Genera
Post olhce, with the quarterly account. from
the $4,000 post Offices which now exist. The
envelopes are taken from the packages by
one clerk, who ties string around the con-
tents aud casts them into II basket the mex,
clerk asserts them and compares them with
the post bills, sending the letters 10 clerk
10 be opened; on opening, the letters con.
tanning valuable enclosures are sen, 10 the
Office whore iLcy were mailed, and sent Ia
the owner, lf found. If not cIaimed, al mo- /
ney Is placed in separate fund, and the ac. /
count recorded. So thut 1t can be paid 10 the \
owner at any future period, if demanded |
They open about go 900 letters per ou.ri,r |
There are now several catiload, in the office
The work of opening and nssor,
ing Is very tedious and laborlous." s."--Saien
RrgiSiO.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-08-05
REGULAR TOASTs,

II The day we celebrate Old Hundred
Il The memory Of the Founders of Nis
Company.-hctuoled by u truly patriotic
ceiling, they united for mutual Improvement
IN The Science Of Arms.---9uid Lang Syae.
Il The President Of The United States.-
Il Presidents Mareh
Il The memory of Washngton.--The Fa.
iher Of his country. First in War, first in
Peace, and first in the hearts of his country
mem Uashington's .nareh
The Governor Of the State Most worthi-
called by The voice of the People to fiR
the highest Office in their gin.- Gorernor,s
.Each.
H Tho Army and Navy Of the United States.
-The'r deeds ill bright page in the histo-
ry of the coun'ry.-Siw .Spanrled Bann.r.
The State Of Rhode Island The land Of
Williams, Greene and Pery-she NAV well
be proud oil hei jcwels.-Rhoie Island March.
Ihe Union ot the Ststes.-May il be per.
pe,sal-I Hail Columbia.
The Chartered Military Companies of tho
State. Always ready in cases Of emergen,
| cy; let them be sustained with q liberal
spirit Yankee Doodle.
The Fair Sex
For them let warm, let generous feelings aow,
All that IN life is dear, to them we owe.
Green grow the rush.s.
VOLUNTEERS.
by Col. Sieon.-Tho Orator of tho div
Our long tired and faithful friend wa ton
der bn our heartfelt thanks for his able and
eloquent Grafton.
MS toast was briefly and appropriately
responded to by Col. Crans,on.
By LieM. Henderson. The Past Members
OF tho Company. Their general attendance
10 DAY gives ample evidence that the military
associations Of their earlier yeurs still hngcs
pleasantly III their remembrance.
by CoL CranS!om The memory of Oil
yer Hazard Perry. Drank standing, and in
sIlcncc.)
Ey GmsL-The American Flsr.-Is
s'ufs nave showr ~ splcndor above the crcs-
cent OF the inhdel, and it's stripes have
'coufged The enemies of our country.
~ nm. Ennis, EsY-Our Orstor.-Ipa
h'h'afy character he has often commanded
1t was never given to him
WIN more pleasure than 1t has been TO day.
Dy Hon. -. y. PtWce.-The members Of
he Arullcry Company, pest G'ld present.
'"rihg The Two struggles of our country, tho
var at independence and the late war.
promptly meeting every call that was made
pom lhcm, they achieved much, and would
ave done mUrc, II more had been required;
Iave as Achilles, and though never dipped
u the Stygian lake, always iuvulncrabs, not
xcepilng even their very heels.
BY UiHiam n. Douglas, Esq.-Tbe State
Rhode lsland-A Though the least in size,
ct has II ever shone as one Of the brightest
iors In the Constellation Of the Union.
By CAPT. .iatter Of lie ViglanL Tho
'cnory 0l William Ellcry.
By COL Siedn. II he next Centennial
re IT'S arrival may our swords be turned into
'oGgh'i'n1es and our spears into pruning
ooks.
ny Um. Ennis, Esq--Ilis Excelency,
amnei W. klng.-lf the virtues Of the man
'u'd d.Satm oiposilion. he NIGH, be, IL he
0uld. "Ur Chiei Magistrate fur life.
By Dot. Hmy H. Tmmr.--Tbe u. 8.
nG'ncer Cops --induslrious and efficient
pence nnd ~ war.
by LieH HENDERSON, The Fair Of Rhode
lond.-Lovcly IN their persuDs, const,n,
81 devoted ~ their sllrcllons, aud cclrbra-
d for their patriotism.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-04-16
SPRING WORK.

Mr. PUTNAM--I noticed an article in your pa
per last week, under the head of" Spring Work"
wish to know how far you wish your remarks in
regard to ploughng to extend Ifgreen sward was
last spring turned in, was planted and hoed and is
this season intended for gran is it best to plough
it, or use cultivator or harrow without poughing'
fit is best to plough, how deep' Is best to turn
up the old sward or plough light and let the sward
remain nndisturbed Also, whether land that is
highly MANFRED requires as much ploughng las it
remains lighter) as land that is not MANFRED
A SUBSCRIBER.
Our opinion is against disturbing the sod If the
land was pIoughed sufficiently deep last year to
enable GA Subscriber to plough without bring
ing up the sod, it may be well to plough. Though
this is not essential if either the cultivator or the
harrow is faithfully used. If The last years plough
ing of sward land was shallow, it will be better not
10 plough. Still the surface should be well puver-
lied and remired. The land that was highly ma
nured will doubtless produce good crop without
stirring it very thoroughly; but we believe that n
faithful remiring of manure and soil-that the
bringing of new particles into cOntract-would be
of as much servicc-would be labor as proftably
emp'oyed-as the labor bestowed upon ground not
so well MANFRED, The objection would be, not so
much to make the land light, as to remix the ma
nure in the soil.-.New England Farmer
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-04-16
AN EXPLOITATION TO FARMERS
DAUGHTERS.

Our fears are, not that there are not many excel
lent dairy women in the land, but that the benefits
of their knowledge and practice will be lost in the
new generation that is springns up. Hundreds and
thousands of farmers daughters leave the homes of
their mothers and seek other employments, as if it
were dsrelish of that which may he practically
more and more scarce. The occupation is stripped
by the demand for young women as operatives in
factories, milliners sewers, shoe binders or
straw braiders, or in some other mechanical opera
ton. How many thus employed come short Of the
qualifications Of the viTtuous maid who obtains the
best part her education under the roofof her own
father, from the instruction Of her mother that
knows how to do everything coming within the
province of the wife of a thriving farmer-who is
entirely at home in all that palaeks to the dairy the
economical use and due preparation of articles of
food and clothing, and who suffers none Of her
household to eat the bread of idlencss,'
If notto the rising fair generation, to whom shall
we look for the hands that to supply so impor-
tan portion fsubsistences the products orlhe dai
ry The farmer may keep his forty, fifty or a hun
bred cows if there be none meet TO oversee and
lead in the preparation Of the milk after it goes to
dairy room-if there be no female to prepare the
vessels, to direct in s,raining and setting of
the milk the extraction & disposition of the cream,
the churnning into bu,er,the separation of the but
termilk, the clean and perfect sailing down-ir all
this is expected Of man, and not women; how mis-
erably shall we hereafter drop away in the produce
of most profitable and most useful article in the
production of the farm at the precise time when
there is the most sure encouragement for the far
mer to enter upon and pcsevcre in the business of
the dairy ?-HNS .NOnhiy Visitor.