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AGENCY FOR CLAIMS, CONTRACTS, &,
WAsHINGIo ON. ID. c.


TINE subscriber having resigned his Office of Chief
i Clerk of the Navy Department, for the purpose
OF devoting himself to the practice of his profession
in this city respectfully that he will attend
to the prosecution of claims in the several Executive
Departments, and before Congress TO the procuring
of contracts with the Government; to the settlement
OF public accounts to claims before Commissioners
under treaties to presumption and other land claims
10 the procuring of patents for public lands, and for
scientific and useful inventions TO the obtaining of
pensions, and to whatever business may require the
aid of an Agent or Attorney.
The great experience which the subscriber has OBJ
tanned by his connection with the Government Offices,
and his intimate knowledge of the forms required to
be observed IN the transaction Of all kinds Of public
business, enable him TO insure the greatest advantages
to those who may patronise his Agency His char
ges will be moderate and according to the nature Of
the business. Letters addressed to this Agency must
be post paid otherwise they cannot be received.
A. THOMAS SMITH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office l2h street, Sd house north Of Penn .4ptnue.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. /, 1874.
The subscriber has the honor TO refer 10 the follow
ing gentlemen, viz:
Hon. JAMES BUCHANAN, U. S. Senate.
DIXON II. LEWIS,
c. J: INGERsoLL, House of Representative,
J. R. lNGERSOLL, Z"
J. T. HOLMES
H. C. MURPHY,
w. b. MACLAY,
w. B. LEWIS, ID Auditor, Washington
JAMES N. BARKER, ESQ,
RICHARD X. CRALLE, Esq,
JAMES HOBAN ESQ,
Hon. JUDGE KING, Philadelphia
JUDGE CAMPBELL, Philadelphia
II. ID. GILPIN
J. b. SUTHERLAND,
z. ID. INGRAHAM, ESQ,
Col. JAMES PAGE,
Hon. DAVID HENSHAw, Boston.
HENSHAW, WARD, & Co.,
Hon J. X. PAULDlNG. New York.
RODMAN, SICkELS, & Co, New York
Hon. ALBERT SMITH, Maine.
WALTER FORWARD, Pittsburg. Pa.
J. TOMLlNSON, Esq,
Hon. X. NJ. JOHNSON, Kentucky.
The COMMANDANTS Of the several Navy Yards.
The NAVY AGENTS.
Nov. 30-tf
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According to the modern Jews, we are now in the
year Of the world 560A the Church of England con
.id.rs it to be 5sis the Church Of Rome makes the
world to be 7o44 years old, but the segtusrint 1922
years. Professor Wallace decide, for the RECKONING
Of the Septusgipt
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CousrsprsIr HALF DoLLARs'--Wc learn that a
large quantity Of spurious half dollars have been nut
in circulation, in the last few days and that MANY
have bean taken Of the counters OF our business men
in the psighborhood Of the Centre Market Let rner
chants and Isdesmen be on their gusrd,--Bsh Gin,
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From The Boston Courier
WASIIINGTON'S REVOLUTIONARY OR.
DERS.
We mentioned some days ago the receipt Of yo.
lume bearing this title. We have read II with much
nterest-not so much on account Of any historical
information It may contain, for the view il affords
Of the private character, disposition, and habits of
General Washington. HIS attention to the comfort
and health of the army, is one promnets trait din.
played ~ the orders. Thus, at Valley Forge March
10, l715:
The Commanderin-chief directs that The ofieer.
be very attentive to the waterthey drink The I'M,
springs about the camp, from which they have been
accustomed TO supply themselves during the winter
will, in their present state become extremely impure
and pern'cious during the approaching wal N sss.o,
Asit iss matter essential 10 bsah Is expected ,hs,
officers will, vithou, dssy, take measures 70 provide
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nRACLES FROM THE POETS-by Caroline
" Gimsn--a fanciiul diversion for the drawing
room printed and bound In ornamental style, asa
Christmas and New Years present just published
by r. TAYLOR.
nov 70
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From the Jour nal Of Commerce

MEssRs. EDIroRs herewith send you calcula-
ton showing by ,oha Mr.. Wright's vote was
made TO erceed Folks in this city
Wrght's vote is 9,i6i
Folks 90 2S,300
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Difference

Difference S64
rro,os. 60 show 1s, Tho, only 40 yUb;o VOTES
,sra airon CO.. Wr;ah, '
Cd sTba, o7s nsnocr.,;o vo,.s ,vsre given for
Wrgbt and no pr,s;J.nGaj FJ,,,ors
"a IT,, "a Damo.r,,; 80 o-. r;v.r for
With, anJ o., Flsn,ors In ses The nnmher
which Wright had more than Polk
~.
NO" 70, my PROF. - VIM,
wright;
"ns ,o'en ios WIsn, nc LOOK us own
sar,sa Wr;oh,s A1A'o "1 -
E,acv snoh halo, nm, :, u. Ur;rh, an. .,o,.
vote ,hon Gard;nsr I'D Einooa,o ara e.. vn,a 'ban
WITH Ths d;a.rnnna ,h"n , oo ,e Ws;ab,,a
vol. and GarJiner,s Or ,bs diasrsnoo be,vss Eli
- 90 ,v;II; ;; - ,,ac -
T MI, anu "nA'n' INC ""s p0N g''e" y"
virgins vote 29,l6l
uardiner 1915
Az
-
w ny .nis caicuia'ioh 20 Is 'he wing 'o'o cast LOT
Now for the other test-the difference between the
M. b
Wnhih 'o'e Sooto
f"iinoies 2oo@S
%
by this calculation 50 IS the number OF Wing
votes cast for Wright. Either calculation giving
difference Of only four votes.
Having proved my first proposition, to witt, that
only As Wigs voted for Wright it follows that the
residue Of the difference between Wrghts and Folks
vote must have been made up by the manner in
which Democratic Electors voted.
Difference between Wright,s and polk,s
vote SEA
III, ,,o ,-.. M, ,pu,
- AZ a. .' LsL n au v.A 80
sps W " "' "''''' w "'''''' "'"'0''0S Oo''0' -
49, ~. - . voc, - y, VI. ~
Der of Democratic Electors not casting anv nresiden
tial vote.
ProoC-The difference between the aggregate of
the Presidential vote, and aggregate Of the Govern
or's vote, will show how many voted for Governor
without voting for Presidential Electors, g.
The aggregate of votes cast for Gov
ernor is 55,0s5
FOR PRESIDENTIAL Electors $3.50
30
That these 275 votes we're not cast for Fillmore, is
apparent from the fact that he has less vote than
tlN0cf Gay UT nat NHe1 urt Cast lot
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SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The Maine papers speak of good sleighing in those
down east parts.
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In THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE EsshsriAL LET fhHhI
81 yHirr-m NON ESSENTIALS, LIBERTY AND IN ALL
THINGS cHARirY.---fugvsti1.
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This gives difference Of only some IS votes from
the other calculation. QED
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-25
Dreadful Catastrophe.
LOSS OF THE SHEPHERDESs

LOSS OF THE SHEPHERDESS.
We give below, from the st. Louis
Republican of the 5th instant, and the
Louisville Journal of the 9th. detailed
account of the loss of steamboat Shep-
hefdess, with from thirty to one hundred
lives:
TERRIBLE CALAMITY. Yesterday
morning our city was thrown into con-
sternation by the report of the loss of the
steamboat Shepherdess, in Cahokia bend
within sight OF the city, ard only three
miles from Market street, attended with
the death of many persons. One OF the
boats belonging to the old ferry was des
patched early in the morning, and the
Agatha was sent by MIR. Collier. On
the latter we took passage, and give be-
low the particulars, SO far as we were a.
BILE to gather them, in the midst OF the
confusion and heartrending scenes which
we witnessed. We have seen misery
in many shapes, but, with the exception
of one or two bIowups of steamboats,, we
have never seen anything so narrowing
as was presented to US yesterday.
The history of the matter is as fol
lows: The Shepherdess, from Cncin-
natl to this port. about II O'Clock az
night, when within three miles OF the city
struck snag just above the mouth OF the
Cahokia creek. The concussi0n was se-
nv severe, and must have torn out severl
Of her planks: At the moment Of strl.
~
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-25
( NO. 10.

The debate was of most interesting
chalacter-Messrs. Allen, Archer,
Morehead, Crittenden, Benton, Buchan-
an, King, and Rives conducting it.
Mr.. Archer, in the course of the de-
bate, informed the Senate that there
were no negotiations actually pending u
pom this questions; but that the British
Government, in response to the PROPOSE
ton of this Government. proposed to
submit the matter for negotiation, had
sent minister, who was expected in
few days at the seat Of Governments pe-
cially and fully authorized to settle the
title to the Oregon Those who spoke
in opposition to the resolution argued
that its passage, under the circumstan-
ces, would imply a distrust in the exec
utye branch of the Government, and
might have an unfavorable tendency in
the conduct of the negotiation about to
be entered into. The resolution was fl
nally rejected. on yeas and nays, bv
vote of IA to 81 ard the Senate then ad.
journed.
This day (THE EIGHTH OF january
was sisnalized, in the House, by the
passage of the bill 10 refund the fine im-
posed on General Jackson, for doing his
duty at New Orleans, by a vindictIve
Judge, who fed the city, and failed to do
his duty. Various attempts were made
by the Federal party to couple with this
bill clause vindicating the sentence Of
the judge, at the expense of the motives
of the general. The bill, which has been
pending during the two Congresses,
would have been past blythe last, if this
little proviso, to save the sacred charac-
ter of the Judiciary, and to stain that of
the venerable patriot who saved the
country in despite Of it, could have been
Incorporated in the statute. There is
good reason to believe tl.at this long per-
sisted-in attempt to convert the act of
PREPARATION demanded by the whole ma
ton into a means Of Offering insult to the
object of it, will now be Abandoned
From the proceedings and vote Of this
day, for which we point the public eye
to our congressional columns no doubt
can be entertained that the bill will pass
the senate without changing letter of it
Mr.. Barnard's threat, at the beginning
of the debate. to the contrary notwith-
standing. The question was finely de-
bated by the friends of the bill in this
days discussion. The hasty sketches
which are thrown off by our reporters
will give but very inadequate con-
ception of the power exhibited on the
/ occasion.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-25
UNION MEETING.

Agreeaby to a resolution of the Shen-
andoah County Temperance Union, at
their meeting in Woodstock, on the 4th
of November last, the society met on the
27tn ult. at Mount Jackson. An APP
peal was offered to the Throne of Grace
by Rev. Mr.. Luddon, of Newtown.
The recording secretary being absent,
or motion, WY. Lowell was unanimous
ly selected secretary pro TEN.
In accordance with resolution adopt
ed at the last meeting of the society. the
various reports of local societies were
then called for. A report from the Mt.
Jackson society was then read aue recei-
ved-as follows:
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-25
JGs Sc ',si4sg : tie 00aaesy
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Mt. Jackson, Dec. 26. 1s43.

To Tie PresF Nhen CO. Temp. Unlon:
Sirs Agreeably to a resolution of the
Shenandoah County Temperance Union,
adopted atits last meeting III Woodstock,
on the 4th day of November last, beg
leave. as the secretary of the Mt. Jack
son society, to respectfully submit the fol-
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-25
Ne,c Market. Dec. a6. 1s4s.

70 the Psesf Shea. Co. Temp. Union:
Sir: In conforming 20 what seems to
have been the wish of the Shenandoah
County Temperance Union, as express
ed in a resolution adopted at its last
meeting. which was held in Woodstock
on the 4th day Of November last, the
secretary Of the New Market society
begs leave most respectfully to submit
the following report:
The New Market society was formed
the first day of September. 1912. and
admitted as member Of the Union on
the 4th Cay of November, 1845. From
the time of its organization up to the
present,a period ofabout sixteen months.
2 young females. and SO adult females,
l9 young males and SO adult males,
have been admitted members of the So
ciety. And only one young male, four
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-25

A report from the New Market socie-
ty was read and received-Cpart of
which is omitted
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-06

A IToRRIBLE INSTANCE OF FANATIcIsM, eau.
sing the death of an individual, is recorded in
the London papers, of some Of the Mormontes
or Latter Day Saints" At the works o! the
Grand Junction Railway Company at Crewe,
there are four or FIVE hundred workmen of all
religious denominations among the rest some
Mormons The priest of the order is black
smith, of the nawe of Cartwright, and among
the dcvotces is fanatic, named Pugmire, also
a smith or engineer. The latter was married
to respectable woman of about thirty years Of
age, who had borne him three children, and
was within three months of next confinement.
She had steadily refused to adopt the fana,ical
opinions of her husband, AMI much alteration
had ensued in consequence Worn out, how
ever, with his repeated solicitations, and his
continued declarations that unless she submit
ted to be baptised into the order she would be
eternaly lost, she declared her intention to one
of her neighbors to obey her husbands wishes,
being satisfied as she said, that unless she did
so "she should never have any peace with him."
The night selected proved to be cold and dark
the poor woman was plunged into the stream.
The priest having hold of her naked arm, un-
fortunately let go his grasp, and The current,
running like mill race, Immediately carried
her away, and it being pitch dark she was in
stantly overwhelmed by the boiling flood and
drowned The husband walked home with
the greatest delberation and nonchnlance, de.
claring his conviction "that it was the will o,
God that she should be drowned" adding "tha,
it was the weakness. her faith that caused it.
The body of the woman was found, but life wal
quite extinct She was in a state of perfec
nudity, with the exception or slight singlet
and her clothes were found upon the BAN
where she had put them off previous to her ca
lamitors immersion. A Coroner's inquest ha
been held upon the body, and the jury havin!
returned verdict of rhanslaughter (ought it no
to have been murder y the husband and black
smith priest have both been committed TO Ches
ter Castle tc take their trial. 1t is somewha
remarkable that preacher Of this sect, Will
baptising disciple, was carried away by TIL
flood and drowned few days before, in tn
rvet al Handsworth, Woodhouse, near Shei
field.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-06

LOVE LATE IN 1rfE.-The following extra.
ordinary statement appears in the Paris "Jour.
nal dc Commerce" Two individuals of Par.
grey have been remarked Cor their attention to
a lady residing in the same village On Sun.
day, the Sd ult, the two rivals happened to meet
at the house Of the lady, Madame N. A quar-
rel ensued, which would have been attended
with unpleasant consequences, had they not
been separated. The following day, one of the
parties was found dead in his bed. The uutbofs
tiles having been informed by public report that
the death of the party was the result Of the
scene of the preceding day, an examination of
the corpse was made, which demonstrated that
death had been caused by rupture of blood
vessel to the heart The deceased was eigh.
ty years of age, his rival seventy-seyen, and
the lady sixty"
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-06

necessary to insure respect for the lawyer !;
honesty. industry, punctuality, and fidelity.
should always be conspicuous traits of his cha
ractcr.
A prompt attention to obusiness, kindness and
dignity Of manner, are not incompatible with a
free and frank intercourse with tho world.
lfyou meet with your fellow man in poverty,
and unable to pay you for professional labor, do
not refuse on That account 10 engage for him.
The reflection is ennobling that one has aided
professionally, an honest poor man. Never ne
glect the cause of the widow and the fatherless
] have, (witbout meaning 10 boast,) done
much for those thus bereaved, in my profession
without fee or pecuniary reward, and | am
none the poorer for it.
One other ndmonition | will give, and enjoir
its strict observance: never use your client,
money, but pay it, as soon as you collect it, e
,hH uttcrmost farthing.
That the God of all grace may smile upor
you both and crown YOU his, in this and tn,
next world, is the prayer Of your fond father.
C. A. WICKLIFFE.
RosERr AND ANNA WicKLrFE.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-06
Farmers Club.

We give some interesting sentiments made
at the last meeting of the Farmers Club in
New York:
Mr.. Pell, fUlster county, made statement
relative to his experimental farming from which
it appeared that he had found benefit from the
use of oystershel lime-using 300 bushels per
acre. That in addition he had employed -
bushels of charcoal per acre. That on this
charcoal dressing he obtained last summer -
bushels and 2l quarts of wheat per acre
That he had 10000 apple trees in full bearing.
That in dry weather he had applied lime free
ly at the roots-found that this preserved the
verdure and growth when the neighborhood
was much injured by drought. That he had
cut wheat two or three weeks sooner than his
neighbors and when the roo, Of the straw be-
gan to turn brown and when, by pressure ofthe
finger and thumb on the grain, its milk would
fly ont. That this wheat weighed Ga lbs. per
bushel That he sold il .or seed at ore dol. -,
when ordinary wheat sold at T.. ,.,,e cat clio.
yer aud housed II On th. same day-sprinklins
apout| OushL. Of salt on every load. This co'
yer retained It's green color, and was preferred
by cattle to ,hul saved the old way.--That he
dipped a sponge in ammonia, and applied it tC
the nests on his trees, and bauished them com.
pletely. That he has sent to market four thou
sand barrels of apples, many ofwhich 90 to Lor.
don, and there sell for nine dollars per barrel
That he employed man from Vermont to en-
graft ten thousand apple trees for sl50.-Tha
this man brought company Of men two saw
ed of the proper limbs, two more made the pro
per incisions two of them) in the back, tw
more inserted the gratis, two more applied
compost of wax, talow and rosn. That out {
the 10000 gratis not one failed.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-06
RocursH RArs-A gentleman receiving d

RoGursH RATs.-A gentleman receiving
present Of some Florence oil the TASKS we're
set in his cellar, at the bottom Of a shallow tox
the oil not being wanted for use, they remained
there for some time when the owntr going
one day by chance in the cellar, was surprised
to find the wicker works, by which the TASKS
were stopped, gnawed from the greater part of
them, and upon examination the oil sunk about
two inches or two and half from the neck of
each flask. 1t soon occurred to him, that il
must be the work Of sonie kind of vermin and
being a man of speculative turn, he resolved to
satisfy the curiosity ofhis mind he according
ly found means to watch AMI actually detected
three rats III the very act the neck Of the
TASKS were long and narrow, it Therefore requi-
red some contrivance one Of these stood upon
the edge of the box, while another mounted his
back, dipped his tail into the flask, and preseu-
ted it to third to lick they then changed plas
ces the rat which stood hppermost descended,
and was accommodated in the same manner
with the tail Of his companion, till it was his
turn to act the porter, and he took his station at
the bottom. In this manner the three alter
nately relieved each other and banquetted upon
the oil ill they had sucked it beyond the length
of their tails London paper.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-06

A LosE AFFAIR.-Qute romantic affair
occurred recently at New Orleans, arising out
of tender passion. A DR.. Mackay courted the
daughter of Judge Story, ofthat city. The la
dy gave her consent 10 the union, but The Iather
said nay, and the pair started off in a carriage,
privately, 10 Lafayette, to get "spliced." On
the road they met the lady's brother, who at
tempted 10 stop them, but was pitched into the
mud by the driver. The next obstacle with
which they came IN collision was not so easily
got over, being heavy dray-and they were
pitched into the mud. AS one of the horses
was killed, the carriage smashed and the Jehu
knocked into cocked hat" the lovers had to
take to their personal powers of progression,
and they trudged back to New Orleans through
mud and rain, in the hope of finding an up-ri-
yer steamboat I'd bear them to bliss They
found ohc, and embarked hut the family heard
1t, chartered another boat, and at the last &C
counts the two steamers were "gUlng it" up
stream at a boiling gallop while the citizens
on shore were giving aud taking odds Un the
result!