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REGULATING EVIL kEPORTS.
BY MISS sEDG WICK,

melancholy instance OF the cruelty
"f lhe circulating Of evil reports occur
red Il .yw days since 10 he cay OF New
lok. A young mao whom | call Wm.
Murphy, he son Of a wealthy, couspic.
uOuS, aud old tnhabuant ul the CIty,
contracted an intimacy with person OF
very captivating manners and depra.
we'd morals. WlIian, young tuxperl.
eHced and unsuspicr0us, was fiulered
with the attention of this man, and was
betrayed by him into many ioItles and
ssns tltS father was Immersed in 3D.
SIness ami his only sIs9r was constantly
in the gay world and none OF Williams
family suspected the dangers into which
he was led, nor did he the amount OF
them uulll his bad lnumate-- trend |
shall uut Ca hIm) was detected IN cheat.
ing al a gambling table, and forged
note and was compelled to flee from the
clty.
William had been tempted by this
man 20 the gaming able; ne hal suffer-
ed heavy losses there and beeb led lnlo
other wrong doings The knowledge Of
all lhlS came like thunderboI upon
his family. They we're overwhelmed
with notifications and griei, and Viii.
liam shut hlmselup 10 his room.
The Murphy's were distinguished
people, Nothing in the city was talked
Of SO much as the disgrace Of William
Murphy. Every thing he had done,
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THE LOCK OF HAIR.

10 a notice Of The behavior of CoA,
who was tried and to'snd guilty, in \,
York, for the murde lat air. a6aQns, we
find the IJIIowtug r6inafk:
Colt behaves with self possession -
I O0ce, however, on Saturday, when the
| Mayor, among the articles he had founc
IN Colts room exhibited some bar, la
b9ied hair Of my mother,' aud read
the abe'' Colt was deeply agnared
and finally burst into tears.
Mysterious symPa.by! sacred lnHu-
enre that opens upon the sulces Of the
affections. when wee and sln seemed 10
have dred up the fJUalains OF a. better
IeeIngs
The man, if not a murderer, and il
would seem difficult TO doubt il no!
Otood stained homicide, ls al least, a.
m-ns5Ie to heaven Tor a continual vi.
ctoUs course of life The early coun
se's OF Irends, the noulious Of his
church, and the conyrutuna usare5 OF
society had Iost their power to affect his
conduct. or TO touch his feelings The
cold damp darkness OF The crimina cell.
the loud eXeCratlUus OF the people, the
solemn array OF justice, the gravity OF
the bench, the bustilng activity ol he
bar, and the qdIet waiting Of the Jury
had nol disturbed iealure OF the man;
nay, the agon .zed feelings Of The wId
ow III her mourning weeds, aud even
the presence OF ber. the snarer Of his
shame, had failed TO touch chord that
reached The deeper feelings They
we're ell OF the present; all had 10 do
wnh his days Of guIIt, and his hour of
trlaI--times and events for which hp
had sIeeed his heart BuD when there
was lad open to tim, and to the wor6,
that Itiio memorial OF another, his EN-
o'lon showed that he was not prepared
for trial t0r that trial at least,
Memory went bnck 10 scenes Of inno.
cence and childish love, with flowers
nung on every bust. and sweetness
borne on every gale; when the conf
dence o. his heart never trusted 10 slu-
ries OF tEurns beneath the flowers, or
poison IurEIng on the breeze He re
mfmbered OF the lessons of virtue whlch
affection moulded to his iuIanlie un
derstandng, and made profitable by q.
dsplalon. lie shrauk away from The
lnquIsIiVe g8Ge Of the multitude and 10
ImaglnaIIon, nestled himself away N
that bosom. where, years sDnre he had
sought an asylum against The scaung
atoms OF childish fancy.
lie iIIted up his eyes, ard the hair
lock Of that mother was witness against
his lie; and perhaps she looked down
aud saw with shame ami guilt. the
portion Of him, for whom she had borne
mothers pains, aud exercised moth
er's affections. He wept. The agonrz
ing drops were testimonies Of feelings
yet atlve-proois that all is not lost
aud II blood quit be found upon hi
+ skirts, or he be acquitted OF that, anC
only shame be stamped upon htm lor
other SINS, lei him VINO secke,h the gooc
OF his fellow, follow this offender to his
closet, or his ce ! appeal to that last ev
idence OF lingering virtue, and that rel
Icl which brought it to light, and he
shall Turn wicked one from The error
ol his wuys, and hide multitude OF SIN ,
u. S. Gaa.
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No. r9.-WHOLE No. 3s3.

Ter his death The widow aud youngest
"bo we 10 possess the bulk Of property.
were to have the use OF II during their
lives, ard afp their decrease, the remain.
der WIS 10 he put Of interest for one
bnuds {etrs, then L he * ended in
AnIl 80 srnpo -a,use "a Braulebof-
III. n 10 mat Site Tue mrn Is stated
to vo Teen in his IIgnt mlnd -AIbany
AHaS.
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aud worse lbIngs than he had done
were told and retoId; and every I'd g
word brought on The Murphy's by cal
ling them particular friends Mr. Some.
BODY hrafd somebody else, who was We.
~ Intimate wrh the auphy's say. that
they should wonder i william had mol
something to do with the forgeres?-
The next person through whom this re-.
port passed, SAID William had some =
thing 10 do with them. And the next
edition OF the story was, that William
had actually received the money got
by the forgery, and paid his gaming
de bis with II.
On. could those persons who thus
talked over The calamltIes and disgrace
ol The son Of their friend, as they would
have discussed common news, have
looked inio the house Of the wrerched
Murphy's. Could they have seen the
father pacing up and down the spacious
apartments. his heart filed with grief
and disgrace Of his own son-could they
have seen The mother rise from her
seepIess pillow with a sunken eve and
Ruuering heart-cou,j rhey have seem
The domestic removing aga.n and again
the untouched dishes from tables use.
lessIy spread, and Dove all, could thew
have but followed the sister to the room
OF that poor young man, and see him.
the picture Of remorse and misery. while
ahe hung over bun and endeayyrrd in
vain, to conYluce him ihat the IauIls
we're not lrretrevab}e, that the storm
would pass over and his father would
again look upon hrm with kindness-I
Think you if they cou.d have seen all
this, land with the eye Of true sympa
thy they might have seen it1 thew copld
by aggravauog evil reports, have mul
tIp.ied and sharpened the arrows that
we're piercing the bosom Of this once
happy family? Had they, by a gener.
Gus effort OF Imagination, for one mo-
meRt put themselves IN The Nlurphy's
places, had they inflated Him, who
without SIN, was touched with the feel.
ing Of infirmllies, they would have been
silent or uttered words OF kindness.-I
Alas! alas! they careIessy cast stones
which were to ufllcl DEATH
One Of the two of three friends, who
had brought in the flying reports, cal
led into Mr.. Mur,hy's, the second eve
ning after the disclosure and told him,
as received facts, the rumors about
The forgery, The moment the vsl,er
had departed, Mr.. Murphy went for the
first time to Williams apartment, re
pealed what he had heard, ard comman.
ded in voice almost sufocaled with
emotion, a confession of the whole
truth.
The poor young man had tasted for
forty eight hours; he was weak and
confused. The sight of his father. the
anguish Of his disordered countenance,
aud The anger flashing from his eve,
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At Mansfield Ohio, on The 23d inst.,a
small one story frame house was destroy.
ed bv fire. The citizens met the day a's
ter and subscribed a sufficie nj sum TO GOV.
gr tho 81 tire loss Of Tho distressed family
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KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.


"That on the passage of the bill 10 com
pei baHkerS to take their own paper, IN
pavmeul oi theft debts, the following
members voted nay (2l members Of the
Houss) Every one Wing, and not
Que Wing voted yea,"-O. Statesman
False and sIanderous, as usual! The
law as it has existed Tor seventeen years
IN this State, compeIs the banks "lo take
their own paper, in payment Of their
debts" The object oil this law is un.
doubtedIy TO enable Governor Shannon
to pay his $1,000 note on the Manhattan
IN the deprecated paper of the Bank,
"hich can be purchased any where for
40 cents on The dollar! The bill as it
passed the House, most incOntestibly VI,
oIates the two provisions of the Csnstitu
tion of the United States, the one which
prohibits the States from passing laws
imparng the obligations Of contracts, and
that which provides that nothing but
gold and silver shall be made legal ten
der.-O. S. journal.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1842-02-18

The Mil Stage, from Peru to Ottawa.
H.. was swept of few davs since in
attempting to cross Little Vermillion.-
The four horses were drowned, tho dri.
vsr & p ssengers succeeded in getting to
Louis repub,
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
TPUBLIC-No. OIL

AN ACT to authorize the construction of
a depot for charts and instruments OF
the navy of the United States.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby,
authorized to contract for the building of a
suitable house for depot of charts and
instruments of the navy of the United
States, on plan not exceeding in cost the
sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
the sum Of ten thousand dollars be, and the
same is hereby, appropriated, out Of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise APP
propriated, towards carrying this law into
effect.
Sec. 3. And be IL further enacted, Tha
the said establishment may be located or
any portion of the public land in the Dis
trict of Columbia which the President o
the United States may deem suited to the
purpose.
Approved, August 81, 1912.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
Approved, August 80, 1912.
TREsoLUTroN-PUBLIc No. s.
JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing


periments to be made for the purpose
of testing Samuel Colts submarine bat
terry, and for other purposes.
RESOLVED by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. of the United States Of
america an Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Navy be. and he is here
by, instructed to render Mr.. Samuel Cot
facilities to test his submarine battery to
an extent which will settle the question
whether these or any other plan can, with
ease and safety, successfully be employed
as power sufficient to destroy the largest
class of ships of war when in motion pass
ing in or out of harbor, without the neces-
sity of approach within reach of shot
from guns of the largest caliber; and
whether continued operations of the de-
struction of one or more vessels can be eff
fected with renewing the means under expo
sureof an advancing squadron; and whether
the same can be used for the defence of a
harbor without endangering the passage
in or out of other than hostile vessels.
And that he report at the next session of
Congress the expense and result of these
experiments: Provided, That the amount
so expended does not exceed the sum of
fifteen thousand dollars, TO be taken from
the fund appropriated by the act of elev'
enth of September, eighteen hundred and
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

much of the public land of the United
States in the Territory of Florida as lies
east of the Suwannee river, and west of
the line dividing ranges twenty-four and
twenty-five, except that lying east of St.
Mary's river north of the basis parallel,
shall form new land district, to be called
the Aachua land district; and. for the sale
of the public lands within the district
aforesaid, there shall be land office estab-
lished in the town of Newnansville, in the
county of Alachua, in the Territory afore-
said.
Sec. 3. And be 1t further enacted That
there shall be a register and receiver APP
pointed to said office, to superintend the
sale of the public land in said district, who
shall reside at the town of Newnansville
aforesaid, give security in the same man.
ner and sums. and whose compensation,
emoluments, duties, and authorities, shall,
in every respect, be the same, in relation
to lands to be disposed of at said office, as
are or may be by law provided in relation
to the registers and receivers of public
money in the several offices established for
the sale of the public lands.
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted. That
all such public lands, embraced within the
district created by this act, which shall
have been offered for sale to the highest
bidder at any land office in said Territory,
pursuant to any proclamation Of the Presi-
dent of the United States, and which lands
remain unsod at the taking effect of this
act, shall be subject to be entered and sold
at private sale by the proper officers of the
office hereby created in the same manner,
and subject to the same terms, and upon
like conditions, as the sale of said land
would have been subject to in the said
several land offices hereinbefore mentioned
had they remained attached to the same.
Approved, August 80, 1912.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the I'd Session of the 27M Congress
EPUBLIC-No. S9.1

AN ACT making appropriations to carry
into effect treaty with tho Wyandott
Indians, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America IN Congress Assembled That there
be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for carrying into effect the
treaty with the Wyandott Indians, dated
March seventeen, eighteen hundred and
forty two, and ratified by the Senate on
the seventeenth of August, eighteen hun
dred and forty-two, with amendments, the
sum of fifty-fve thousand six hundred and
aixty dollars, Provided That no part of
this appropriation shall be expended until
the assent of said tribe is duly and formally
given to said amendments. TO make good
the interest on investments and State
stocks, and bonds for Indian tribes not
yet paid by the States, to be reimbursed
out of the interest when collected, fifteen
thousand six hundred dollars and ninety-two
cents.
For defraying expenses Of the Supreme,
Circuit, and District Courts of the United
States, including the District of Columbia
also for Jurors and witnesses, in aid of the
funds arising from fines, penalties, and for.
FIXTURES incurred in eighteen hundred
and forty-two and preceding years, and
likewise for defraying the expenses Of
suits in which the United States are con-
cerned, and of prosecutions for offences
committed against the United States, and
for the safe-keeping of prisoners, in add.
ton to former appropriations, one hundred
thousand dollars.
JOHN WHITE,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
WILLIE P. MANGUM,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Approved, August 81, 1912.
JOHN TYLER.
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WIN. SHIELDS,
!. D. BL AIR,
b. w. SHARP,
II. W. CkOWTHER,
F.. B. MCPHERSON,
F, A. WILLIAMS,
J. l.. ANDERSON,
II. E. MOORE,
J. NJ. MAJOR,
GENTLEMEN:


GENTLEMEN:
| have to make my most serious thanks
to the Democracy Of Cooper county and
to yourselves, for the kind invitation which
YOU have given me TO visit your County, and
to accept the honor of Public Dinner
To visit you and remain some time IN your
County, in common with others IN your
nerghborhood, has been my intention Tor
wears, and the agreeable task was common
ced in 1889 and intended to be promptly
followed up, but has been prevented thus
far by the long sessions OF Congress, and
the extra sessions which interviewed. The
next summer will bring the long recess, and
it is then my intention to devote my whole
leisure time to my constituents, and 10 VS.
it many parts OF the State for the purpose
of seeing them. The town OF BoonvlIe
and the county Of Cooper would not be
overlooked IN this general visit: and have
the pleasure to assure YOU that shall take
an early occasion in the spring to be with
YOU. A fixed time is not necessary; Tor as
do not take public dinners. and shall stay
long enough to see my ieIIow'cIl'zens IndI-
vidualy-a way OF seeing them more agree
able to me than that of large masses-there
will be time enough after arrive for all
to hear of it, and Tor all those TO see ne that
will do me that honor.
thank YOU most cordially for the appro'
baton which you have expressed OF my pub
lIc course, and feel bound to say thai moth,
ing hut the generous confidence of my po-
Utica! friends in the State, and the friend
ship Of my colleagues in The Senate and IN
the House oil Representatives, could have
carried me successfully through the long
service, in the difficult times during which
have been in the Senate. have been
there now two and twenty years, and have
had to act decided part, IN succession o
great events; and it is great satiSaclior
to me TO find myself sustained by the appro
baton OF those who placed ms in such
responsible situation. During MI that Time
my motto has been "eve,y thing fer IN
cause--nothing for men;'and under the guI
dance of this motto have been fortunate
enough to gain credit for good intentions
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19

REsoLUTIoN-PuBLI.c No. 6.
A RESOLUTION declaratve of the pen
sion act of July seventh eighteen hum
dred and thirty-eight.
Resolved By the. Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America IN Congress assembled, That the
benefits of the act entitled, "An act grant
ing half pay and pensions to certain wild
ows," approved the seventh day of July.
eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, shall
not be withheld from any widow whose
husband died after the passage of the act
of the seventh of June, eighteen hundred
and thirty-two, and before the act of the
seventh July, eighteen hundred and thirty
eight, if otherwise entitled to the same.
Approved, August 10th, 1912.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
TREsoLUTIoN-PUBLIc No. 10.

REsoLUTIoN-PUBLIc No. 10.
A RESOLUTION to authorize an extern
sion of a contract for carrying the
mail.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Rep-
reSentatives of the United States Of America,
IN CONGRESS assembled, That the Postmas-
ter General be, and he is hereby, author
lied, if in his opinion the interest of the
Department will be promoted thereby, to
extend at this time the contract for the
conveyance of the mail on the Potomac,
for four years from the termination of the
present contract, in such way as to re-
ceive the regular transmission of the mail
by means of e-boats; And provided, That
the compensation does not exceed the
present rates for two boats service.
Approved, August 81, 1912.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
PUBLIc-No. "a.
AN ACT concerning the payment
Florida militia,

Be At enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States Of
america, in Congress assembled, That the
appropriations for subsistence made in the
act entitled "Act act for the payment of
Florida militia called into service in the
years eighteen hundred and thirty-nine and
eighteen hundred and forty" and approved
August twenty-third, eighteen hundred and
forty-two, shall be applicable to the settle
ment of any claims for subsistence fur
nished to the Florida militia in eighteen
hundred and thirty-nine and eighteen hun
dred and forty, not heretofore settled: Pro
vided, That no supplies be paid for other
than those authorized by law or regulation;
And provided further, That the appropria-
ton specified in said act shall not be ex-
ceeded.
Approved, August 81, ls42.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
FAYETTE MISSOURI, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1s4s.

forty-one, for experiments connected with
the naval service of the United States
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is
hereby authorized to make such expert
mental trial of the several inventions Of
Thomas M. Easton, Ethan Campbell, Haron
Quinsly. or either of them, or of other
persons, to prevent the explosion of steam
boilers, as may be necessary to test their
value and utility as applicable for the pur-
pose aforesaid to the steamships of the
United States, and the sum of six thou
sand dollars is hereby appropriated there
for out of the fund heretofore named.
Approved, August 81, 1912.
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Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
PUBLIC-No. 90.

AN ACT concerning professors of mathe-
mates in the navy of the United States.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House OF
Representatives. of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That pro-
fessors of mathematics in the navy of the
United States shall be entitled to live and
mess with the lieutenants of sea-going and
receiving vessels, and shall receive such
rations as lieutenants of the same ship or
station shall receive.
Approved, August 81, 1912.
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
TPuBLIC-No.0 2.1

AN ACT for the relief Of certain compa-
MES. of Missouri volunteers commanded
by Captains Stevenson and Allen.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives. Of Me United States Of
America, in Congress assembled That the
Secretary of War be, and he hereby is,
directed to cause to be audited and settled
the accounts Of Captains Allen and Ste,
phenson's companies of mounted Missouri
volunteers or militia which were called out
by order Of Governor Miller in the year
one thousand eight hundred and twenty
nine, said companies having been regularly
called out and mustered into the service
by competent authority; and that the
'samounts found to be due, for provisions
and transportation and pay, be paid out
Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-19
observation-disclosures No. 7.

JOINT RESOLU llON TO institute pro-
ceedings to ascertain the title to Rush
Island, coded in the Caddo Treaty.
ReSolved by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. of the United States Of
America, in Congress assembled, That the
District Attorney of the United States for
the Western District of Louisiana be, and
is hereby directed to institute such legal
proceedings in the proper court as may be
necessary to vindicate the right of the
United States to Rush Island, which is al
legged to have been improperly included in
the limits Of the lands coded by the Caddo
Indians to the United States, by the treaty
of the first July, eighteen hundred and
thirty-fve, and reserved by said treaty in
favor of certain persons by the name of
Grape.
Approved, August 80, 1912.