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THE INQUISITORIAL RESOLUTION-THE
PRESIDENTS REPLY

The views of the President unquestonably
right. We had been struck by the singular nature
of the resolution and had set aside for the purpose
of making remark two upon it-but it passed
from recollection until the Presidents rejoinder APP
peared If the calls of the House for information
diplomatic matters, frequently of delicate and COM
plicated kind were ottener declined by the Execu-
tive, it would perhaps be better.
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The Manager respectfully informs the public tbst
DR.. Lardner having, his arrival in this city,
pressed desire that the prices of admission should be
fixed at such moderate amount that the Lectures
may be accessible to all persons qualified to derive adj
vantage from them, it has been determined that an
uniform price of Fifty Cents all parts of the House.
shall be the price of admission the nights OF the
Lectures
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PART IL.

THE SATURNIAN SYSTEM.
To be illustrated by an extensive Telescope Trans
parency, representing saturn, his rings, and his
satellites--taken from original drawings prepared
for DR.. Lardner by Sir John Herschcl
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From the n. o. Bee.
ASTOUNDING INTELLIGENCE
INVASION OF TEXAS BY MEXICO!
SURRENDER OF SAN ANToNlo!.


By the arrival of the steam packet ship New York
we have been put in possession of the certain inte-
gence of the inv aston of Texas by formid BILE Mex
can force San Antonio has surrendered the Mexi
cans had taken Goad. The invaders, varousIy esti-
mated at from to $4,000, entered Texas at several
points. The Texans were concentrating on Victo-
ria Gonzales and Austin, at which places desperate
resistance will be made. We publish extra from
the Galveston Civilian and the proclamation of Pres
dent Houston.
From an extra Of the Civilian (Csalveston) of the
18th of March
'By the steamer Dayton, just arrived from Hous
ton learn that expresses arrived yesterday from
Austin, dated on Monday last stating that ntelIi-
pence had reached that place that San Antonio
taken by Mexcans on Saturday last. Capt Dotton,
who brought the intelligence from Austin states that
the number of Mexicans was large, numbering
raj thousands.
TIE express which reached here from Victoria last
night states that body of 300 Mexicans who cap
tured Capt. H. Ferguson and from whom he escaped,
stated that their force this side ofthe Nueces
bered 800 who were destined for Victoria that 900
had gone to San Antonio and that there in all
ID, 600 this side of the Rio Grande.
Men are turning out rapidly at Houston.
A number of men left this city yesterday for the
seat of war; and company is expected to leave to-
day.
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13feO.

At Cherry Hill, near this city, on the morning of
the 25th instant JOHN DOBBYN, in the twentieth
year of his age.
The friends and acquaintance of the family are
ved to attend the funeral this afternoon at O'Clock
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I|- Printers Total abstinence Socety.-An add
journed meeting of this Society will be held THIS
EVENING, at O'Clock, at Buckngham's Room, on
street, opposite the City Post Office. Printers,
apprentices and all persons connected with the bust
ness are invited to attend Addresses may be ex-
pected.
march 26 G.. +. LOWRY, Secretary
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PROCLAMATION
To the Citizens of Ie.rds

My CouNTaYMEN-Rumor have been brought
from the Southwestern frontier Of a invasion. Par
ticuars have not been furnished to the Executive
The facts are sufficient to justify immediate prepare
ton for defensive war All who subject to military
duty are commanded to be in readiness to repair
eouppcd the of action at the call OF the
holtes of The country 1t is ordered that the colonel
of each county, for the present. lay of the county into
company beats, and direct the election of captains
and subalterns, and arrange the members OF each
company in three classes, agreeably to the class IN
which they may draw. When drafts may take
place the colonies of the different counties shall have
authority and power accept efficient substitutes into
service.
Each man will be required in the event Of call by
the President to report himself, furnished with 90
arms eight days provision, and one hundred rounds
of ammunition and prepared for three months service
faom the time when they may report at the Head
Quarters of the army.
In the event of f)rmdab BILE invasion, If needless
to appeal TO the patriotism and valor of Texans
They have won Liberty and Independence by their
undaunted heroism--they have enjoyed the bles-
sings of freedom they proud of their national
character
If invasion should press upon us We are required
by every sacred obligation to family friends and
try, to repe our invaders with discontinue and dis
may. If war should come upon us, we will make IT
our business. We will be authorized to meet and
pursue our enemies with vengeance. They have
forgotten the generosity with which they were treat
ed when they were placed at the footstoo of Texan
mercy They were saved when even humanity would
ba We justified rerlbutive vengeance! Should Mex
co again disregard the exalted principles of civilized
and honorable warfare, they shall feel that avenging
arm that shall take of them full recompelse for OPP
preston and cruelty Texans can and VIII be Tree
They would prefer death degradation, OF the loss of
| their Independence. ....
| Galveston, 10th March, 1912,
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dgnant remonstrance call upon their representatives
Congress to do their duty and second its efforts
Shall the country be governed without parties, or sa-
erihced to their exclusive interests This is the
question for the people
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MR.. RIVES'S SPEECH.

We desire to call the attention of our readers to
the speech of Mr.. Rives in to-days paper. 1t will
meet grateful response in every patriots heart
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Prices of admission to all parts OF the Theatre,
FIFTY CENTS.
~ Doors open at 7 O'Clock Lectures to com
mence at half past 7,
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NATIONAL THEATRE.-Wa sIington
DR.. LARDNER'S LECTURES.

The Free List must necessarily be excluded on the
nights Of DR.. LaIdDcrs Lectures.
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE-TI1E CRI
SIS-PROCEEDS OF THE PUBLIC LANDS

THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE-THE CRI-
SIS-PROCEEDS OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
We beseech the country 10 consider well the
present critical posture of affairs. Let the Mes
sage of the Chief Magistrate OF the nation, sent
to Congress yesterday, have the due delibera-
ton of the representatives of the People that
ii so urgently demands. We pray the political
leaders, on every side, to suspend President
making, and make immediate arrangements 10
meet the exgencies of the times. The Presl-
dent has manfuly discharged his duty from the
moment he was called by an Allwise Provi-
ence to preside over the destines of the nation,
to the present moment. If Congress will not
cooperate with him, the penalty be upon then
own heads
The Presidents recommendation respecting
the appropriation of the sales Of public lands to
the uses of the Federal Government, will be
approved by reclamation on the part of the
Beople.
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THIS EVENING, March Goth,
HALLEY'S COMET.

HALLEY'S COMET.
Narrative of the discovery of this Comet-Halleys
prediction Of its re-appearance in I759-Clairaut,
LaIande and Madame Lepaute-Fuflmen of the
prediction--Its second appearance in 1895. To be
illustrated by Drawings and Transparencies.
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INVASION OF TEXAS.
The account of the invasion of Texas in another
column, Isl we presume, somewhat exaggerated
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CONGRESS.

On Friday, in the House, Mr.. Calvary MOTIFS
.sksa leave 70 introduce the following resolu-
tons. which was read for information:
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II ARD TIMES AND RESUMPN.-Th I'M
IL fashionable complaint of "hard times" and con-
sequentIy frequent applications for credit, has induced
DR.. VAN PAT lEN 10 announce thus publicly his
moderate and much reduced rate of charges which he
will continue few weeks longer, after which he must,
in duty to himself and family, advance his terms to
correspond more nearly TO those of his neghbors.
For inserting the ordinary ncorruptible teeth on
pivOts, x3.
For inserting the premium incorruptible, and war
ranted to stand firm, SIS.
For inserting the ordinary ncorruptible teeth upon
gold plate $5; for inserting the best ncorruptible
teeth upon fine gold plate initiating nature SO perfect
ly to elude detection by ordinary Observers and
be so well adapted to the gums to be in every
spect inofensive and of great service in mastcaon
well as in articulation, Sc to 49, the charge for those
depending something on the number inserted.
Small cavities filled with the finest gold at 81.
Larger cavities with gold from 81 so to 50.
For silver or tin Filings, never more than 81.
Extracting teeth or fangs so cents, specie.
Extracting children's first temporary teeth, any
number for SO cents.
For cleaning or scaling teeth, per set, 81 to SO.
He considers the common practice of filling or
"sawng apart" the teeth so exceedingly injudcious
with very few exceptions) that he will, when he
deems the operation necessary perform it without
any charge.
hoOfice few doors west of Brown and Gadsby's
tel, the same side of Pennsylvania avenue.
april 1-3t
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ency Of the navy, nor would they dlmplsh tps sv0Eh
ofte army gwen though they Nigh refuse to Increase
IT, This same army itself IT, far numbers arc cor
ccFnes hardly worthy Of the name. IL mlgh "a, IN
TIM point Of Wow, very respectable army Tor one OF
the Swiss Cantons but for ihis union of Slater with
its territories, it is by either thing to be
Dragged about by the van-gorious or object to be
feared by those friends of civil liberty who look with
distrust on standing armies. Whence then comes
the spirit that would give US the shadow of an army
and navy without the substances Is 1t party spirit
II So then proves itself destitute of what has been
hitherto considered patriotism, and which has not
ceased to be generally considered yet, The coun-
try has in fact become alarmed of late by recent Con-
gressona demonstrations in relation 10 the army and
navy and the people i find out the reasons for them
sooner or later 1t has been given out semi officially
say the least that there is yet danger ola war with
England; and the constituents of members OF Con-
gress WILL in due season. ask why the appearance
should be made, of desire enfeebe the of the
National Government, through the army and navy :
On this subject we have certain notions of our own
which may possibly, and, if occasion should re-
quire will certainly exhibit to the public at this tine,
however, we do not deem it necessary to develope
such large amount of "wrath and cabbage" as We
served up the public table by certain caterers
for the public appetite; who would give away the
sinevs of the aImy and navy, and OF the civil SER
vice also and then complain OF the weakness conse-
quent the absence Of the necessary nurlment. II
not most decidedly mistaken, political game
is now playing, the movements Of which, when deve-
loped they will be, will teach the people of the
United States lesson, profitable if properly used but
which will in all probability be just about profitable
as--as any other political lesson heretofore taught
them and no more
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From the Baltimore Sun.
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

The people of the country very generally salts
fed that President Tyler his cabinet, and those who
have been termed, in party phrase, his peculiar
friends" are in favor invgorating the navy and
sustaining the army of the country II is held that
the right arm of our national defence" ought not
only not to be parayzed but that in distributing he
snews OF war, that same arm ought 10 be taken into
the account on generous scale. Whether the army,
which has been lately christened the efi arm, in
tradiction to the right ought to be weakened, seems
to us to be no question at all it is weak, that
those who would fain reduce it to state of still
greater debility, obliged to arguments that,
if carried out to their egit mate sequences would cut
it off nearly altogether. We not the very parti-
cuar friends OF standing army in timeof peace"
but we pretend to the possession Of some small matter
of common sense, and trhe ofparotism; d,prompt
ed by the one and guided by the other, we would
have our national authorities to it, that no para
lytic affection shall seize upon either arm of our ma
tional defence In TRUTH we do not believe that there
ID 10 the county single intelligent person-even If
intelligent only in resPsot TO this matter and Wnre
judieed-who would not 60 heart and soul for any
constitutional measures that would increase the eci
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NOTICE
OF the discontinuance of the Public Land
Office at BUCYRU US, in the Stuie of Ohio.

NDER the provisions Of the second section of an
- act of Congress, approved on the 18th of June,
lS4O which declares that whenever the quantity of
public land remaining unsold in any land district shall
be reduced to number of acres less than one hun
dred thousand it shall be the duty of the Secretary of
the Treasury to discontinue the Land Office of such
district and if any land in any such district shall re-
main unsold at the time of the dsconlinuance of
Land Office, the shall be subject to sale at some
one ofthe existing Land Offices convenient to the
district in which the Land Office shall have been dis
continued of which the Secretary of the Treasury
shall give notice."
I Notice is accordingly hereby given that in the pro-
secuon of his duty, under the above section, the Sc
creary fthe Treasury has advised this office that the
Land Office at BucYRus, in the State of Ohio to be
discontinued by law and the lands in said district re-
naming unsod at the time of the discontnuance are
to be thereafter inject sale the Land Office al
LIMA, in the same State.
Lands remaining unsold and unappropriated by
law, and subject to private entry within the limits of
the district of BUcYRus will to be subject to en-
try as heretofore at that Office from the date of the
ceipt of this notice and the Land Officers at LIMA
will give further notice of the day which they will
be prepared to receive applications for entries Of any
such lands.
E. M. HUNTINGTON,
Commissioner,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, April 4, 1842.
April 6-law6w
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NAVY CoMMIssloNER's OFFICE,
18th AnrII. 1912.

r T having been determined by the Navy Depart
mt mt to to be executed series of careful ex
pcriments to ascertain the relative values of the disc
rent varieties Of fuel applicable to the purposes of
steam navigation in the Navy of the United States,
the proprelors of mines, OF others, furnishing such
fuel, informed, that upon forwarding to the navy
yard at The city of Washington, at their charge,
quantity not less than two tons in weight Of the
fuel which they respectively supply, to be delivered
or before the LIST day of July next, the Department
will cause the trial of the to be faithfully made
to discover its heating power and other properties
cessary to be known, in order to judge of its fitness
for the purpose above specified. Each sample thus
be accompanied by statement certificate
Of the origin of the same, and the period of its
traction from the mine, also of the points the At
lantc coast, the Mississippi, Gulf Of Mexico, or
the lakes at which it can be most conveniently de-
Iivered
To be published tpice a meek in Madisonian, Ma
tionaI IneIhgencer, Army and Navy Chronicle, the
Globe d. c.. New York Commercial Advertiser and
New York Express; American Sentinel and Penn
sylvania Intellgencer Cat Harrisburg and Pittsburg
Daily American, Pa; Baltimore Sun, Bali mere
American, Md; R.chnond Enquirer, Va
ap.l5-2awd
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State shall under Inc iaps lhreof be made by dtstrts,
such districts shall be- composed Of contiguous territory,
and each sho contain representative population equal 10
the nussbev ssAtcA BY the arising roto shall be requirsd
for one member nssrty may be and no one district
shall elect more than one weu.ber- ossssf.
Mr., ALLEN said that he would oppose the whole
section whether the amendment should be agIeed to,
not because he believed that found authority
sanction In the Constitutions Of the u 81 and ac-
cordlngy 1t was section which would he utterly m-
practicable in its operation IL left the States which
had the general ticket system to act as they pleased
but the States which had adopted the general ticket
system were coerced as to the manner in which they
should elect their representatives So the section, IN
point of fact proposed TO operate on part OF the
States oGly, and not upon the whole of them. He
conended that the States were the best judges OF their
peculiar local arrangements, with which Congress
ought not TO interfere. 1t matter of municipal
rsgulaon and the Legislature of the States could be
entrusted with it far more safety than Congress
Mr.. HUNTINGTON preferred the original sec
ton, il from the House. 10 the section pro-
posed to be amended by the Committee the judi
clary and in lengthy speech, he contended that tho
power which is given To Congress with regard TO 1.-THE
times, places, and manner" of holding elections
might be exercised to The "manner" either totally
partially, at the discretion of Congress. If par
TALLY, the rest must be left to the States.
Mr. WRIGHT opposed the amendment, and he
characterized the second section of the bill con-
stitutional, mischevous and consequently, unwise.
Mr.. HENDERSON, obtained the floor, but with
out proceeding in his remarks, gave wayto
Mr. SEWER, who moved that the bill, for the pre-
sent, be laid upon the table.
The motion prevailed, and the following resolution,
submitted yesterday, by Mr.. EVANS, was then taken
up for consideration, VIZ:
RESOLVED, That until the further order of the Sem
ate, the same number Of messengers, laborers, and
pages, employed in the chamber of the Senate,
and the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, be
tinucd at the rate of daily compensation rtspecti, ely
now allowed them, aud that the clerk TO the presiding
officer during the session BIO continued at the same
rate is allowed
conversation took place between several Sena-
tors as the proprety of the continuance of the en-
poyment Of the clerk the presiding officer of the
Senate and, finally, that portion of the resolution
was so amended as to pay him only for his past SER
vices; and in this form it was adopted.
And the Senate then adjourned.
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NARD.-J. H. BROLASKEY, Merchant Tailor
~ of Philadelphia, respectfully informs his custom
ers residing in the city of Washington, that he has
received direct from his agents in London and Paris,
the Spring and Summer Fashions, with an extensive
of the finest and most approved goods now
worn. Also real West of England cloths, wool-dyed
black, brown, Prussan, green and London smoke
golden olive claret and bronze of beautiful shades
French twied habit cloths, of very light texture
single mied doeskin dagonal-ribbed and serpentine
cassmeres, and fancy vestings of light materal-silk
cachmerots, bombazeens-nen drills, gambroons, and
fancy pantaloon stussatn and silk vestings adapt.
ed to the approac hing seasons
The above goods will be made to order at 20 per
cent betoc the usual prices for cash approved
dit Any gentleman wishing to send an order for
clothing, have his measure taken by any tailor on
sheet opaper, stating what kind ofarlices he wants.
and will guarantee the safe delivery of them.
PRICES.
Extra superfine dress frock coat from $50 to 1928
single or double-mill cass. pants. Sc to $40
satin vest, from $3 to Sc
White drilling pants. from $50 to s.
]. H. BROLASKEY,
1870 Chestnut st. Philadelphia.
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| tive luxury. We think that, before men legslato
for compensation for these services if they would take
upon themselves the " form of a" soldier and the
fashaon of a" sailor, the eyes of them sympathss
would be opened, and the bowels of compassion
enlarged There is one sailor in the House of Re-
representatives., and be is the unanching advocate Of
The Navy" and feels for those who stand
The rock, the wreck,
The battles cry and bloody deck"
We would recommend as curriculum five years at
St. Peters, year the coast of Africa six
mer months in Florida, and as many winters down
the Gulf.
What noble feeling of self-gratulation there must
be in the bosom of that legislator who, having
traced the last of comfort from the officers of
the Army and Navy, twenty-five per cent from star
vation pay, buttons his pocket his twenty odd
gold eagles per month"; rolls home to drink his share
OF the last dozen of champagne at the Congress
sional mess-tabe, after dinner seats himself in his
springseat cushioned armchair sends for the land
lady to tell her the chamber-maid did not make his
bed sufficiently smooth last night and then slides in
to doze from reverie as to the effect his last home
consumption speech upon retrenchment made at a
cost of thousands of dollars to the country lis
tened to by one, will have upon his beloved con-
stituents!
In the mean time, it would be Just as well to
collect that, upon western frontier, is immense
band of brawny red arms, well equipped and accou-
tred moved by intelligent heads full standing Ar
my ready for the sleeping moment John Bull has
leering eye upon Oregon and looks more loving the
less it is defended has got one foot in California,
and is itching to edge the other the Northeastern
border, and his extensive philanthropy and warm So
cial feeling would like to shake hands with every sail
on the ocean, without asking your will to the ac-
quantance. timely recollection of this catego-
ry," may from engrossing military vices by
the light of towns, and prevent the necessity Of
" locomotive" legislation after it has come to
HARD SCRATCHING.