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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

On the last dayIof the sessi ion, there was great
difficulty ID kehpihga quorum ef members pre-
sent, and several bill. weee accordingly defeat
ed We extract from the report Of The National
IntelligeneetyEe subjoined account ofthe disni-
.feg coneInsgaH-
Mr.. CUSHING new re.snt4red the Han .aud, IN
behalf Of tue Jpiut COMMITTEES appointed 10 wat
on the Presidsat, reported THAT the committee
Rsa discharged their duty and Id al the President
infSSmed item he had no further communica-
lion 70 mako n Congress
A yofee "a II thai All l"'ls. No good wishes p
MI. RastolAh moved that The House adjourn.
! Pat, by sspsral consent, thelusuA resolution
was adopted Informing the Senate that the
House had coneluaed its business and was ready
to close the presee{ session. 81 Congress
Mr.. Profit iaqnirsd Of the SPEAKER if il would
Cow be ID order, By general consent, 10 pass the
resolution las 70 theofi6ers.)
The Speaker said no.
Ne. Weller inquired OF theSaesker II il would
Be in order to sing song
The Speaker said it " as for Me House TO De-
termine. But the Speaker supposed if the gem
tleman was desirous 10 show nhatNhs could do
in that line, tue House would listen 10 him with
much eradication. Rosrs Of laughteFl
A voice, ..phl take your time, Miss kucy Z
ne DeaScU9eEtOuDS HcIo hotCNSCeu NfSmu
around MIR. Blsck, ii urgeut solicilslion 10 him
to Withdraw bis obisstion 10 their resolution,
fgiyiag them additional pay ]
The Reporter understood Mr., Black 10 con-
sent to do 50 but The objection was renewed
in another qnattef, the voice reaching the ssr
Of the Reporter, though he was not able 20 tell
" hose vocal instrument il was.
Mr#-Cushing rose ard stated, informally, for
the information Of the House, ithatths Senate
was at presenilengagedin Executive session.
Mr. Howard, Of Michigan, moved that the
House do now bdjousn, which motion prevailed
So, at half past2 NJ, after n session o
nine calendar months, wanting only five days
the House adjourned to meet, under the Copati
tuition Of the paiied States, on TIE first Mcnda!
IN December s,4t. ,s
I'VE think il very probable the Reporter hal
mingled up little Of The "ty-Playl' with iii
public proceedings. Il vii be observed tha.!re
qusntly there was no quorum az The House pre-
Esnt pnA sHeL, eeeasie1e nsubers oftrn in
dulgs ia litle private humor, not dresmipl
that their chit shat is TO lnd ils way into lh
newspapers ] MA
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

Some ef our bretkrsn Pr The. press are making
themselves merry, at III. information thai the
editor Of The Richmond Epqdirer has become a
convert to Mesmerism, uNA1ima Magnetism.
Bless your souls, good sts that sdseeplbeigen-
tleman, who declares thathe only believe, what
he sees and feels has been uhdsr the influence
Of 4 Magician for the last seven years.. ana has
himself been . dealer in magic "time opt Of
minds'' Many Of his readers have BEEN in a
state Of somnolency so long, thai we doubt whe-
sher they will ever wake up again. Their sleep
has moi been quite as coy as that Of Ripvan
WihkleY Cover a hagon Of good spirits but il
has been vastly more stultferous.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

On Tasssy. tke Sensle appoirisd J. commit
tee on the - srssiag VOTES 81 he ,ao Houses
on the Elesisaa bin
TIE jsias eetasit,ss hasirs reported during
re das, ihe senate agreed 81 ths Report.
4 biz. from fths House, uEakipx aepropria.
ii9ss sor certain folsikcation.l was vsssea. win
auendmeais
Iatas Hoess. Mr. Calhoas. of Massachusetts,
submitted lhe following rssolasion. whseh va.
adbpted -
Rsssises. That The sscrsssrk cf War furnish
tolhis House. II lie beslnnink 81 ths nexs vs..
sion. q statemeni. seilSag forEh he num6er 81
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08
From ne National Inteiligenetr Of Ffiday.
ANOTHER RETAINED RIT.x.

Besldesithe bill 10 repeal the proviso in
the Land distribution Act, the President
OF the UnitedeStates withheld his sigma
ture from the bill which passed Con ersss
prescribing the node Of taking evidences
20 cases II Contested Elections. Nor did
he return 81. bot kept il 10 bis hand. By
this retention of it the BILLS rejected =
Such retention is in effect Vets, without
giving 10 the two Houses Of Congress the
opportunity d. re passing the bill; a mode
Of defeating The will OF The People, as ex.
pressed through their Representatives..
even. more exceptionable than The simple
Veto.
We can imagine no bill. likely 70 pass
Congress, which,he President could have
vetoed with less proPrieiy than this. IF
there be any one matter with which The
Executive ought not 10 interfere, surely
il Is the Organization Of The legislative Boz
dies, and the precautions deemed neoes-
sary By them I'd secure The members elect
the exercise Of their rights. 70 preserve
order and dignity in the. opening Of each
Congress, and 10 exclude from seals there-
in, persons who have M legal claim to
occupy them. To any bill having such
objectsiin view, bis signature ough: TO be
considered as a mere formality.
or the necessity Of such precaniiolG
had sufficient evidence 10 the casen
New Jersey election. three years q
the members legally returned
eIuded ffom their seats, and sure
members voted To-. contrary 10 law. 6v
majority created BY the exclusion ii The
righfful members. For our part we de
sire TO see no more such scenes; and We
trust that, though this bill has been de-
, e NOSE members of the House Of
Representatives who are opposed ,o} anv
such proceedings will not suffer The yery
nss1 DAY o. tbe next session Of Congress
70 Pas wi.nout originating anew bin to
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

woRMvoop. -sOme Of the Van Buren, press
Is, finding Mr. Calhoun likely to be- trouble
some customer in their Presidential arrange
smsnls, are bringing up the Renaissance Of Mr..
C's casting vote, when President Of the Senate,
against their favorite's nomination as Minister 10
England This, they remind their sropies, was
designed as an insult both to Gen. Jackson and
Nj. Van Buren. :.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

as The manufacture Of lion is hNbusiness Of
some Importance ID our own sotay,>t sub
joined remarks, from the Richnpud Compiler,
as 10 he effects qf the new Tarif, may be appro-
priatsly Transcribed, We trust our friends 90
Ihe Shenandoah may feel themselves. justified 10
keeping up magnificent and profitable blast.
IRON.-The duty onIfon Ia tie New Tariff.
though NOT 50 high 10 the original bill, we con-
jeclnre glvesfa moderateiy fair encouragement TO
this most important branch II production spd
manufacture. While We believe Thar the public
Interest 50 far from being prejudiced would have
been henefued BY The additional dofy. under III
the circumstances the country and The iron pro-
ducers and manufselnreIs may he congratulated
on what has been done. The Iron interest Of
this State was quite extensive and promised 10
increase rapidly The capacity Is probation 3
equal 70 any Conceivable demand. OWING n he
gGeatincefase ofthe importing trade under he
conPromise, nearly all the blast furnserss M
side The Blue Ridge had been Abandoned N IA
instead Of coastwise shipments from This Mace n
large Quantities Of Virginia pig iron 70 supply
the Northern manufacturers, there has MOI been
sutncient production to supply ne demand for
manulaelnrlng 10 this city, asxdepressed as that
IS Our Iron Foundries hate been consuu,ipg
Scotch and English pig irs1 in the absepcs n.
supply Of the home Product The value Of
pig irop Produced 10 Virginia was, in beller
lines and nndeTy1 fsirer Tariff Than the Com
promise, aboutf I ,000. 000-and was confned all
most enliEsfy 10, The Valley and Blue Ridge
eounIie1< This vas most Important item IN
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

Reuben Nj. whitney, of somewhat notorious
memory has become The editor 2: a Tyler paper
in PhiIadephis, and is undergoing severe sx-
eoriation By writer under the iitls Of Nepo-
noush. whitney isopeniy charged with having
followed and fed fhe BRUSH armyin Canada
during The last war, The writer adducss some
Of whiiney's own lrl;ers, proving The fact elm
clusTveiy. Hs places him in the eaiegofy Of
Johnny Hook, of revolutionary memory, and
declares that
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08


The proaae,iea Or that regish j; ahd hy the laee
e0mpaFaitve Faeandeamssk af The RPnfsuit, I
large eapisaE was niakdFaan fIom i, he loss If
which his been severely teat
We hepe now that The iFaseSwsll soon recover
is less pf0spesisy aad fafalsSte Virginia and tae
codntry al evideake of ibeae ieFal siects q q
Sadicisas arraneefaens eE lhe duties o. Imports
q, as II encourage ,hs proaue1on md udanasaf-
tune 81 those inpeaIsns agslclss which ere mss
peasahle 10 The happiness aaa5 snaependeace q ?
uatioa I'd fsms IT peace. add ills ptaiscsion AMI
defence In tune "a war.
The Riehaiosd Compiler refeFs 10 the cheer
Ing elect Ok the nj raris1upon tha Coal Tfade
81 iAasIrsgEes, .FThs cuts per ton is near six
eens pek bnshsl, which VA tae tu,T under
- c,llr col szPort il 1888 reached shs sun
boo 00Q.n Isines lAa, period the trade
IElinsa. Il 81
as 90 longer 4 sourfe OF prcfs. I'D many
$ nete intfInsed IN helA oil III hapkeG soma
blythe Geaer4i Goserngaeat khats wouAd
Iheir inlesesls from Jale.aaie I'uin. The
iii their r Fuspscss aQaer shsaAblEs, COMES
come 70 shkm as IkNesAin ne Min afler .
rought anflke thel blessings III such !
FhiIe Hey gladden. ahl 6kne6l them. they
read over lie whole tampfuniiE, and wifi
a rivifyinsipaa 10 illfN gene raj trade
civ I
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

Its stated that the President means 10 com
msnee the work Of prescribing Wing ofice-hold.
ers. now that Congress has adjourned. There
is copsolation in the fact, that, il the whig
Senators Be true to their country and themselves,
thsNspoils can only be held BY the Swiss legion
fdr the .hon period Of three months.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

By an act, passed on the 26th Of August the
fiscal ysar Of tie Treasury Of the United states
is made to com mence on the frst day Of July Of
each year. This is q very proper change, as i
will afford Congress time to make The annual
appropriations for the succeeding year before
those OF the last have been exhausted. Hereto
fore, mpoh incSn,enienee has resulted TO work.
men and oihers ia the public employ. ~
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08
the RAIL ROAD TRADE.

/ We have hseu gratiGsd as well as surprised
10 learn the extent Of the Rail Road trade il
Flour and othsF commodities since harvest. A
single train from Winchester, lsst week, con
sisted Of fifty cars, with 1900 barrels; and We
understand that 81 least that quantity hes been
1despstehed weekly for some time past, and that
the return freight has been considerable. The
Flour forwarded last year, from the single De-
pot Al charles,pwn, amounted to 10 6OObarrels,
This was principally from our. country mills 10
tbe Southern aid Western psr,s Of the county.
The Millsfs ID aud near Shspherdstown send
their Flour down The Canal
we subjoin ihs items Of transportation on The
Rail Road for the years 1910, Is4l, and. 1912
as gathered from the last annual report. n
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

According t0ihs new ratio. 90. 6sO,) Nirgi-
MA win be sn.illed 10 OILY IS members, and
this win require (wiih The surPlus) that each
district she'll contain about 10000 Of federal
nunbers-an addition Of 1000 10 our present
number. So that several counties must netes-
ssriIy be added.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

The Msrtinsburg Gazette has Inadvertently
put dpwa Warren County as belonging TO oar
cosgsessIonsl district. We have some fears.
however, that We may be compelled to take that
.rask Loco Foco concern in The new spPoriidn-
nsns- The present district enbtsess The fpl-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

The busincss streets Of Winchester ars FREE
queDtfy blockedNpP,so asto Be ALMOST inPassa-
Bile, with Wagons 1fom the valley above. The
new turnpike affords fine thorqugh-fafe, and
our neighbours pver the Ridge are just begin
ming 10 see their Advantage In crossing both
mountain and river, 10 6nd>good mills on The
Shenandoah, anH market at HiAehestekV n
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

The Bill 10 reorganize the Navy De.
parimenf BY abolishing The Board 81 Navy
Commissioners and establishing series Of
Bureaus III lieu thereof dad act or much
interest has become Iaw4--i6.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

The amount III Treasury Notes out
standing on the hi instant. it ii officially
stated, was SS,77l 800 80.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

The ADJouRNmFNT,-Bolh Houses Of
Congress adjourned Yesterday 1t Two
o'clock 10 apparent general harmony and
good feeling. III MAJ. Lat. of Thursday.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

4 Following the footsteps oKdn illussri-
Gus predecessor il will be seen that Mr..
continued series Ok foolish
movements by sending in 70 the House Of
Representatives, Pyo,stI against CERTAIN
81 lis proceedings. And 1t will also Be
seen that il Mr.. Bolts ever 'hssdsd. Capt
Tyler" before, be did most emphaiically
on the present occasion. After what
will be found ID orr paper to-day, on
tbissubject, and after tho emphatic votes
ofthe House, fur,hsr comments unn scss.
saEY.-- .4leI Gaz. 9tH
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

" Foul deeds shallfise,
The'all The earth o'efwheim ihemio mems eyes"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

RR. TT. ER'S PKOT ESD 4
) unfortaaase raj ill. Tyleh thai
yer be makes VIA, shis pecGlias
considef capital tnose, BE- y saETe
into soms glazing Inconsistency r.
ords anal sclions a. sMhig. 81 n
BIZ 10 be one stand fixed IN petma
records, .sand they are stumbling
! con,inually 10 bin now when hs
pss 70 convince fhs Democracy.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-08

We think il likely that the business or the
currsRi>ysa will greatly exceed the amounts
here givsa for any single year. II
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-02
City Intelligence.

FRE.-About7 o'clock last evening fire broke in
stable in Second street. the Bowery, but speedily
extingushed without doing much damage consequence
of the plentiful supply of water from the Croton hy
drants, and the early arrival of the iremen.
BALLOON AscESsIoS.-Mr. l.. A. Laura. the celebrated
eronaut makes his fortyourth ascension from Castle
Garden at O'Clock this afternoon splendid new bal
loon.
NEWSPAPER THIEVES ARREsTRD-Wm. Marshall car
rer of the Herald the Sd war yesterday arrested Thos
Kelly and Patrick Pew for stealing papers from the sub
scrhers DOORS after being served by the carrier These
boys taken TO the Tombs and were discharged with
reprimand by Justice Masc not to be caught in
the like act again.
DARING ArrEMPr-Yc Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Frederick
s. Morrison hoving occasion to leave his room pa
Greenwich street. for few minutes carefully locked his
Office door, which contained a desk in which depo'
sted some $40 worth of silver leaf and IS in change On
his return he found some difficulty in opening the door,
owing to some obstruction the inside Az TINS ume
some customers entered the ware room. and while Mr.
Morrison showing his goods the ohce door was open
ed by fellow who attempted to escape, nut was
by Mr. NJ, who examining the apartment iouna ina,
the desk had been forced open and us cUh,er se 49,
about The robber brought to the Iomos ana co"'-
mittcd where he CAV his name William Jones'
Prrry Turrrs-william Taylor was brought to the
Police fer stealing set Of carvers toois ron a.
Keep company with loafer named william waters VINO
prieged pair Of suspenders from Jew pedlar.
Nam Ixrvxxv.,or.-An inquest was held by the Co.
roner al ss evils street. the body Of married woman
named Rosannah Mott who after living life intern
derance and misery years died yesterday OF derum
l tremens, and the jury 50 found
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-02
Boston,
Correspondence Of the HERALD

Correspondence OF the herald
Boston, July 30, o'clock, P. NJ.
Yettow tecer board the British J1igote Foliage at
Hliyar-Dfattesa and things in general-Markets,
and Sales at the Stock Erchange.
To-day the weather is excessively warm, the
thermometer standing at 96a in the shade. The la
dies, dear creatures, appear to suffer greatly
would recommend to them, as a means OF relief,
that they dispense with the hustle and the usual
stuihng of cotton wool, with which their dresses
are interlarded with view to improve their
contour
The Pulaski Guards returned to the city last
evening, highly gratified with their visit TO Ply
mouth They pass high encomiums on the Stand
lsh Guards OF that place, who, they represent, as
unremtting in their attentions. The Pulaski
Guards thirty-five. The visit Of the Maryland Ca.
diets to this city, will cause much display and rival
ny among our companies. The Cadets of this city
have already procured a new quick STEP and dedi-
Gated 1t To thar corps. 1t is the composition of Mr.
A. F. Knight, leader of the Brigade Band.
The Acadia will sail on Monday. | understand
that quite number OF passengers are already book
ed. Our dates from Halifax to the oath instant,
Her MaJesty's frgate Voltage, Capt Sir II Dickson,
twenty days from Port Royal, Jamaica, arrived
there on the Goth Sixty persons sick on board
of yellow fever, and one death occurred on the
day other arrival.
ne anu new lines OF StedrnDOats on the east
ern route have formed coalition, and the fare to
Bangor has been raised from one to three dollars,
and to Portland from fifty cents to one dollar and
fifty cents The present prices quite reasonable,
and will give the boats living profit.
The cotton market has been dull throughout the
week. No sales have been effected worth notice.
In flour the sales are larger than for some weeks,
several thousand barrels having been purchased for
the British provinces Howard street commands
Sc, 25, months $50 bbs. Sc, cash Georgetown
&c. $3.50; scratched 1878, MONTHS Frede-
ricksburg s6 ditto; Genessee, common, So, II /;
S6,Is a $6,25 for fancy brands. The grain market
is dull, and prices low corn, yellow flat, 81 C, and
white, s. Northern oats, &c 33c per bushel,
and dull at that. The sales OF beef and pork are
light, and at previous rates. Western clean pork
brings S9,l2; mess 81; prime $4,75 Boston mess
beef, 1878 per Dbl The prices of sugar remain
the same as at last quotations.
The following are the sales this day at the Stock
Exchange :-25 shares Boston and Worcester rail-
road 81 per cent advance 20 ditto Providence rail
road Sc per cent? 20 ditto Boston and Maine railroad
dividend on, SIT f.; 20 ditto Charleston branch 80 !;
Is ditto Western railroad g. 80 ditto United States
Land Company Copper share; 5 ditto Newburyport
Turnpike Company so; li3 ditto Maine Mining
Company 40; TO ditto New England Bank 95l: 10
ditto City Marine Insurance Company 30.
Yours, &c. B.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-02
Philadelphia.
Correspondence of the HERALD

correspondence of the Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug l, 1912.
Great ROW and Fight between Whites and Blacks-Fur
her Pioience fearsd-Meeting Of the Unemployed
Drowning and .1rrest-Deafh, &c. &C.
This morning the blacks in the lower part of the CITY
turned out in temperance procession or in procession
commemorative of the abolition of slavery in the British
West Indies, (Which have not positively learned) the
consequence OF which great and violent assault
upon them by large party of whites. At time there
were about three thousand engaged the fierce
struggle many of them fighting with the desperation of
ends Clubs stones and brckbats were the weapons in
generaluse which flew about thick hail. doing Sc
we're injury to many. A person who passed over the
ground after the crowd fighters represents it covered
with stones and brickbas and the pavement marked in
many places with blood.
zone white man had his jaw broken and face much
shattered by brickbat A small church and several
dwellings ofcoored persons much injured Several
persons represented less hurt but in the
state Of confusion any thing like particulars can
not be got Alter long fighting, and OF the combat
ants had been thinned off, the police descended upon
them In pretty strong force, and made several arrests
among the blacks More serious consequences in re-
newal OF disturbances which is generally predicted is
expected tonight The bricks having been building
hall in the lower part Of the city which is yet quite
finished in which to hold meetings and discussions that
as m h row may prove precursor Of similar
strongly feared.
meeting of unemployed workingmen is now as
senblng in the State House Yard discuss the
state OF the times and if possible devise remedy of re-
lief That these persons may not be coupled with or in
duced to join in continuation Of the outrage noticed
above is ardently hoped Several hundred many of them
are already met The great topic is the row-the
Irish denouncing the blacks
FThe interest the State debt due and payable TODAY
has as was generally anticipated been dishonsred In
stocks nothing OF consequencc was done.
man named Thompson, who has been confined in the
Debtors apartment OF the Moy Prison for the last
three years and eight months this morning liberated
under the new law.
Frederick silvernagle, German who resided in the
Northern Liberties was drowned Saturday night be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock. by falling from wharf
near sme street, where he had been fishing. He
stone fnisher by trade His partner John Muock was
Yesterday taken before Alderman Christian and commit
ted Tor further hearing the charge of having thrown
him overheard.
The lady OF Mr. Joseph McMakin, proprietor of the At
iantc Hotel at Cape May died that place Thursday
downto the Island from the city, and expired in chdbed
Her infant survived.