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CLAIMS AND CONTRACT AGENCY.
WORTHINGTON G.. SNETHEN,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
WASHINGTON CIT. d. C.

- rosecutes before Congress the several Depart
ments Of The General Government, all manner
claims, such as claims arising under the admnistra.
lion of the Revenue Laws, o. the Presumption Acts
claims TO confirmation Of land grants, for private
property taken for lost in the service Of the United
States, destroyed by the Indians claims for nva-
lids, lutionary, naval, widows, and half. pey
Pensions, or for Revolutionary services whether for
commutation Of haf-pay, hali-pay or bounty lands ;
claims accruing under the execution Of Indian trea
tie, or growing in any way out Of contracts with
the Government claims for spoliations before any
Board Of Commissioners under Treaties, SC. sc ;
and attends the settlement Of accounts Of disburs-
ing, or other officers and agents of the Government
or of mail-contractors to the procuring Of Patents
for inventions and Tor titles TO public lands TO the
interests Of bidders for contracts in any department of
the public service, sc. &c. Dec. 2-d&wlyif
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MOB, HARPERs PICTORIAL BIBLE.
IN The Jill. A novel by the author Of "Cousir
GeoGry," &c. r. TAYLOR.
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Mr.. Calhoun never

pled wonder and admiration Mr.. Calhoun never
did more for the science of political economy than
apply, or misapply, familiar principle to the cir
cumstances of our own country and If all he
has said and written upon that subject had never
been said said or written, the world would have
been Just as wise and no wiser than it now is.
The people of South Carolina might have been
wiser and better evertheless-though South Ca
rolina is not the world Mr.. McDufie's political
science is only popular edition of Mr.. CAL
houn's, illustrated and made easy by scenes in the
cockpit and race turf
We repeat, therefore, that we prefer Mr.. Ben
ton as political guide before Mr.. Calhoun. lie
is more reliabe-has a stronger infusion of COM
mon sense, and, as we believe, has more patrot-
ism. A
We have discussed the merits of Messrs. Cal
houn and Benton in conjunction, from the cons-
dera,ion that they are likely to become rivals IN
the regards of the great Locofoco family.
The reader will perceive that we have veered
little, not much, from our original design of
showing up the harmony which prevails in the
Locofoco ranks however, we have adopted for
the article catholic sort of caption, which will
exempt us, in legal parlance, from the charge of
variance"
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of ton or twelve miles, the Indians we're overtaken
by ten Of the whites, who were in advance, and
alter sharp fight, in which four or five Indians
were killed and wounded, the horses were re-
taken. The retreat and pursuit was continued
or number OF miles further, when the Indians
were brought to stand second time. In this
the whites suffered severely, having three killed
and five wounded. The Indians are represented
as having fought like tigers, but were nearly all
killed wounded.
OF the whites, George Gleason and two Next
cans were killed, and VIM Mann. Fl. w Berry.
Francisco Sylvia, Colonel Kinney, and one other
we're wounded. The Indians were all we'll arm
ed with guns, (gven them by the Government,)
bows and arrows, and spears.
The scouts that have since been out report that
a large body of Indians supposed to be Cnman-
ches, are near the settlements. Capt. Hays, with
his company, is expected at the Rancho soon.
BY the Sarah Foye, we have also news of fur
ther troubles in New Mexico. The revolution
lsts are said to number two or three thousand,
are rapidly ncreasng-Galveston Ne,os, 8M inst.
The trial of Commodore Moore and Capt. Lo-
throp was going on at Washington. Nothing of
special interest had yet been ELECTED. The Ga
zet'e says the charge of disobedience of orders
against Capt. Lothrop has been withdrawn, and
he has been restored to his rank in the NAVY.
Mr.. F. t. Wells, of the Texas navy, died on
the LIST inst, near Gonzales, Of fever
The prospect of the crops is satisfactory.
The VindIcator mentions the arrival from the
treaty ground, of Colones Neil and Williamson,
and the Indian agent, Mr.. Weston Peace has
been established with all the tribes on the bor-
der. and even the wild Cumanches have given
every demonstration of peace-N. 0. Bee.
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Total
FROM TEXAS.

BY the arrival of the steamship Neptune, Capt.
Rollins, at New Orleans, from Galveston, we
have received Galveston papers to the Sh
The U. s. steamer Ponsett arrived at Calves
ton the 7th inst, on her way from Vera Cruz to
New Orleans, with dispatches for the United
States Government. She reported that the yell
low fever was raging violently at Vera Cruz, and
some two or three cases occurred on board the
Poinsett during her stay.
Two of the Mier prisoners, Mr.. Allen and Mr..
Lehn, who had been released, were brought by
the Poinsett to Galveston.
The Texas papers confirm the intelligence of
the rejection, by Santa Anna, of the propositions
for obtaining her consent to the annexation Of
Texas, and portion of the Mexican territory to
the United States.
BY the arrival yesterday of the sloop Sarah
Foyle, from Corpus Christi, we learn that the
Rancho was attacked on The 9th ult. by party
of hostile Lipan or Cu,nanche Indians There
being but few persons at the Rancho at the time,
the Indians, who numbered some %, after short
encounter, decamped, carrying with them few
horses and mules. One person of the whites,
Louis p. Cook, was wounded He received a
severe wound 10 the temple from an arrow, caus.
ing the loss of one eye.
The Indians returned again on the 3Olh, and
surrounded the whole Cabalada, belonging TO the
citizens of the Rancho, and we're making off with
them, when the citizens (who expecting another
attack had been reinforced) to the number of be-
tween 20 or 30, started in pursuit After run
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SPEAKER POLK.

In 1889 a motion was submitted in the House
of Representatives, by MIR. Henry A. Wise, we
think, for the appointment of a committee by BAL
lot, to inquire into the defalcation of SWartwout
&C., &c. The unusual and unprecedented pro-
position of appointing the committee by ballot was
made because, as then alleged, the Speaker Polk
was so very tool of faction-so entirely subser-
Went to the dictates of the White House, and 80
wanting in the spirit which should animate the
presiding officer of the popular branch of the Lee
gislature, that he could not be entrusted with the
appointment After several weeks of excited dis
cusson, Mr.. Wise's motion prevailed, although
majority Of the House were Democrats. The
severest rebuke ever administered to party
Speaker by his own party, and which it is thought
induced Polk, through very shame, to quit Con.
gress at the close Of that session.
By reference to the papers Of that day, we find
that among others who supported this novel mode
of appointing the committee, because the Speaker
was not trustworthy, was the distinguished mem
Der from this district, Judge Robertson. That
gentleman INDUCED in scathing commentary
upon the gross partiality and unfairness which
had uniformly characterized the course of the
Speaker; and he ntimated very broadly, if he did
not say it in so many words, that Gen. Jackson
did not have more abject slave on his plantation
IN Tennessee than he had in the person of James
X. Polk.
This was and is the conviction rot only Of
Judge Robertson, but of all who were associated
in Congress with Mr. Polk. He was looked upon
as what school boys call :" mean boy"-as des-
titute of manly spirit, or generous nature, and
being the servile and INSCRIPTIONS tool of those
in power. He may have improved since then
we think we have heard that he procured certifi-
Gates of character from Gen Jackson during the
contest in Tennessee. But we have never known
nor read of any man possessing the traits of cha
racter imputed to Mr.. Polk by the unanimous
verdict Of his Congressional contemporaries, who
ever shook them off or got the better OF them
They are those qualities which are ingrained, and
which grow worse with increasing years. The
school boy who skulks, or tells tales and berays
his comrades, never makes a hero man Of
trust and confidence; and he who is content to
act the willing slave of others has ever been
found, in history, to be the most detestabe of ty-
rants when clothed with authority. The negro
overseer is ten fold more rigorous and unfecng
than the white.
For our part we cannot contemplate cha
racter to which we would not rather see entrust-
ed the destInles Of this great country than that OF
one who has been the habitual, the lnveerae
pander 10 the passions, and the trucking syco-
plant OF power. From the ascendancy of such a
one we could auger nothing favorable to the honor
or The welfare OF the country. Under his rule the
national spirit would decline, and the Govern
ment would lose respect at home and abroad
while the people would be subject to every spe-
cies OF petty vexa'ion and tyranny. -Rich. Wing
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SINGULAR CoINcrDENcE,-Th N. Y. Spirit of
the Times, in an article headed "the late great
race" describing certain horses, has the follow
ing paragraph: "The Hckorys again occupy
public attention. 'Od Hickory was good
horse, and won for himself imperishable fame,
especially when his distinguished opponent fell
and died upon the course; but never heard of
any Young Hickory Of any account
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A meeting was held by the Wings of Glou.
cester county, N. J., at Kaighn's Point, on Thurs
day afternoon, which, notwithstanding the unpro-
pitious weather, was very largely attended. Abra.
ham Browning, Esq, was chosen Chairman. Flo
quent speeches were made by Col. John Swift, OF
Philadelphia, the Hon. Mr.. Jarnagin, of Tennes-
see, and David Hoffman, Esq, of Philadelphia.
The meeting adjourned with nine hearty and en-
thusiastic cheers for Clay, Frelnghuysen, and
the Tariff
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MASSACHUSETTS WING STATE CON-
VENTION.
Wing Fires blazing brightly in The Old Bay State.

|
Wing Fires blazing brighlyin The Old Bay State.
SpRINGFlELp, June 10, 1874.
have just returned from the State Convention
at Worcester. Agorious gathering il was, and
well did it prove that the Wing fires burn as
brightly as in 1910. The spacious Town Hall,
which will seat 900 to 1000, was crowded to
overlooking with delegates. l have but space
tonight to give you the results of the delbera-
tons of the Convention, leaving comments, &C.
for another letter.
GEORGE N. BRIGGs and JOHN REED, the pre-
sent lncumbents, were unanimously reDominated,
and with shouts of reclamation, for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor.
The following is the Electoral Ticket, also u
unanimously nominated by the Convention:
For the State al large.
ABBOTT LAWRENCE, Of Boston
LEWIS STRONG, Of Northampton.
For The Congressional Districts.
l. Nathan Appleton, of Boston.
2. ]. P. Allen, of Manchester.
3. Homer Bartlitt, of Lowell.
4. A. R. Thompson, of Charleston.
5. Charles Allen, of Worcester.
6. w. B. Calhoun of Springfield.
7. c. B. Rising. of Worlhington.
8. Elijah Vose, of Dorchester.
8. W. Bailey, of West Bridgewater.
10. Seth Crowell, Of Dennis.
Such is the ticket with which old Massachu-
sets takes the field and it will be elected by
majority that will make Locofocosm think that
Of 1870 joke.-Albany Evening Journal!
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General BRATIsH, alias Count EIiovicI, the no.
torions impostor who figured largely in Philadel-
pha and Portland, has appeared in Servia, calling
himself The Consul General of the United States
The American Minister at Constaptinople hae
very properly denounced him as an ilnpostor.
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The Locofoco Delaware State Convention,
which assembled at Dover on Tuesday last, noni-
mated William Tharp, Esq, of Kent county, as
their candidate for the office of Governor, and
Edward B. Wootten, Esq, of Sussex county, as
their candidate for Congress.
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THE OREGON EXPEDITION.

We learn from the Western Exposition printed
atIndependence, that the Oregon emigrants START
ed from their place Of rendezvous at the g Lone
Elm" on the 18th ult., and that, although they
had been gone upwards of two weeks, they had,
in consequence of the high waters, only travelled
about one hundred miles. The Exposi,or gives
the following particulars, which are of general
interest: aI
Mai Moses Harris, native of Union county,
S. c., is their pilot, and Col. Nathaniel Ford, OF
Howard county, Mo-, is captain Of the company.
There are several small parties on their route,
which have not yet reached Col Fords compa.
ny, embracing in all'27 families, numbering about
l25 souls. They also have 10 wagons, 1870 cat
tie, and some few horses. In Col Ford's com
pany there are Sd wagons, 500 head Of cattle, go
horses, and 20 mules.
The aggregate strength of COL Fords compa-
ny, with those who have reached him by this
time, may therefore be set down as follows:
So married men, with their wives 10
Their children, (53 boys and 50 girls) l6S
Single men 80
Total 35s
When all are together, there will be about 81
wagons, $40 head of cattle, IS horses and 30
mules-quite number. Col Ford's company,
il is thought, will reach Gen. Gilliam's in about
two weeks, the latter having crossed the river
near Fort Leavenworth, and is now encamped on
the Nimahaw river, waiting for Col. Ford's COM
pany.
In Gen. GilliaEl's company, there are 48 fami-
lies; lOS men, 60 of whom are young men 167
children; in all, 1923 persons. There are also in
his company ~ wagons, TIA cattle, 81 horses,
and Ii mules. The two companies, when uni
ted, will number as follows:
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SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE %. 1874

REMOVAL OF THE STANDARD OFFICE.
The Publication and Printing Office Of the
WING STANDARD is now located in the large
building on the east side of SirM street, four
doors south Of Pennsylvania Auenue.
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The MoRMoNs.-The Nauvoo (Ill) Expositor
states that jeremiah Smith, Of whom we gave
some account day or two ago, as having been
arrested by The United States marshal, was after
wards brought before the municipal court of Nau.
VOC, by writ Of habeas corpus, trial had, and the
prisoner acquitted, leaving the United States to
pay the costs.
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A great Wing Mass Meeting was held at Can
ton, in ST. Lawrence county, New York, on the
18th instant "At midday" says the editor of
the Rochester Democrat, who was present, " the
several professions, in three different lines, en-
tered the village from many different points
each headed by band Of music, and bearing in
Vulnerable banners. As they descended from the
hills, they looked literally like an army with BAR
ners,' and as they came into the town, they were
welcomed by the deaening SHOUTS of the hun
dreds already assembled from various parts Of
the country." The writer adds
| adopt the medium estimate when l say that
there were at least three thousand Wings in
council in Old st. Lawrence on the 18th As
there are but 5000 Wing voters in the county
and as st. Lawrence extends over 70 miles on
the river, by SO deep-with scattered popula-
lation, and in many directions, bad roadside
Wings Of old Monroe may Judge of the character
Of the material of which their brethren in St.
Lawrence are composed. They are noble spirits
many of them having travelled over fifty miles
to reach the convention
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. CHEHP T.9ILORLNG ESTABLISHMENT
~ q. BEvERlDGE, Seventh street, between
~. Louisiana avenue and ID street, next door to j.
Donohoos Grocery store, is prepared to make up
clothing OF every description in the most modern
style and at the shortest notice, and not surpassed in
workmanship oy any establishment in the city. The
following prices have been adopted in order to suit
the times, viz
Making and Trimming coat in the best style SO so
40 40 do pants Q 90
40 40 do vests j IS
waking coats, without trimmings 6 90
40 pants, do 25
40 vests, do IS
Al work warranted to fit in a superior style.
~. u Gentlemen and children's clothing cut to or
der IN the most fashionable ye and arranged that
mere can be no mistake in making them up.
ap To-
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"THE AUTHOR OF THE JUNIUS TRACTS"
We were astonIshed in opening the Portsmouth
(Va.) Old Dominion, of Thursday last, at para
graph stating that the Rev. Nathaniel E. Johnson
is the author of the "Junius Tracts - a man
who was dismissed from the ministry at Newark,
N. j., for 6 unministerial and unchristian con-
duct" and for "gross Righteousness" We should
not deem the article worthy of notice, did we not
know that the editor of the Old Dominion, (Mr.
Cunningham, an old resident Of this city,) was ac-
quainted personally with the Rev. Mr.. Cotton,
and aware of the fact that he was the author of
these tracts. We did not expect he would SO far
forget himself, as to make such an assertion when
he knew he could be SO easily convicted of false
hood We now defy the Old Dominion to say
ought against the character or standing of Mr..
Cotton, as gentleman, or as "Christan min
ister." As an act of justice to man he has
been in the habit Of taking by the hand as friend,
we call upon him to retract his charge. Will he
do it! We shall see
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FOREBODINGS.

The Globe of Thursday contains a long appeal
to " the party" upon the subject of the approach
ing Congressional and Presidential elections, and
urges upon the aspirants to popular favor the i'm
portance of merging all minor differences, in order
to secure the success of the one great cause.
| The questions involved in the contest, according
to the Globe, and which a Democratic triumph
| would achieve, are, the acquisition of Texas and
the abolition of the Protective polcy-the preven-
tive good is to be no bank, no distribution of the
public lands, and no bankrupt law The "De-
mocracy" of New Eogland and Pennsylvania
will, OF course, take great pains to promote the
success of party which cherishes the patriotic
purpose of turning them out of employment. 1t
is to be hoped that Messrs. Buchanan, Sturgeon,
and C. J. Ingersoll, of Pennsylvania, and Messrs
Woodbury. Niles, and others from New England,
will take pains to explain to their constituents
the advantages of low wages, or rather Of no
wages at all.
In reference to the bankrupt law, we can only
say that we have not heard the subject alluded to
the temporary measure adopted in l84l by the
aid of Locofoco votes, has answered the desired
end of freeing the captive helpless debtor from
the fangs of the law. The people have been re-
eyed from the weight of debt and difficulty
brought upon them by Locofoco legislation and
beyond that no other necessity exists for bank
rupt law
But we wish to call attention to the despond-
ing tone of the Globe in reference to the Presi-
dental election. The editor of that paper says:
Their 1.-THE Whigs1 favorite chief is their cand-
date. TO defeat him now blasts their prospects
most effectualy. Ii he is elected without Con-
gress, he is in effect defeated"
That sounds very much like giving up the con-
test as TO the Presidency; and that the most the
editor hopes for is majority in Congress-but it
is quite apparent that his hope is faint one.
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DINNER TO MR.. BoTTs.

The dinner to Mr.. Bolts came off Thursday
at HuchanaRs Spring, and was numerously at
tended MIR. Bolts, IN response 10 toast, made
speech of great animation and strength. in the
course OF which he reviewed public affairs gen.
orally, rldiculing the late Baltimore Convention,
denouncing utterly the Texas treaty, claiming to
know no sectional feelings, no Potomac and no
Mason and Dixon's line feelings, but to be ma
tiondI man and Union man. Mr. Bolts was
yehemently cheered by band of citizens, as en-
llghtened as perhaps it would be possible 10 col
lect in the Union. We hope to place his very
feeling speech at large before the reader. In re-
ply to question asked him by Mr.. Peasants,
in the progress of his speech, he stated that he
had received no pay while contestng the seat in
Congress; and we state his reply IN order to cor
rect erroneous Misrepresentation which are in
circulation upon that polnt-Mr. Bolts denuncia-
ton of the insidous designs OF the Disunion
South Carolina party, developed in the progress
of the Texas question, was extremely cogent, and
was listened to with the most lively pleasure by
the most intelligent mass we have ever seen
assembled.
Mr.. Bolts review Of Tyler's conduct in refer
ence to Texas, and placing the army and navy at
the command of Houston, and of Calhoun's insid-
lons correspondence, was most powerful, and his
description Of the memorable scene between Ben
ton and McDuffie last Saturday, was in the most
eminent degree thrilling ana effective. lie de-
scribed Mr.. McDufe as covering and whitening
under the storm of Benton's furious dec|amat on,
as acknowledging by his passiveness, the truth
of the charge of Treason and Disunion, as locking
guilty if he did not plead guilty land as Mr.. Leigh
added, had acted SOY
We have long had high opinion of Mr.. Bolts
powers and vigorous intellect, but this speech ex-
ceeded all efforts we had ever heard from him,
His treatment Of The whole Texas question, was,
III the highest degree, able, witty, and mastery.-
Richmond Wing.
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n SIDDALL'S INDIAN VER1lIFUGE.

IL HIS valuable medicine is offered 10 the pubic with
the confident of its superior efficacy remedy
for 1t not only expels the worms but prevents
the return fthem, by removing the weak of the d
gestve organs which their production mainly depends
It also removes the superintendent mucus or slime exist
ing in the stomach of children in bad health and which
forms the bed in which the worms produce their
young In doubtful cases. where there is general de-
rangemen of system from of due action in the liver
and debtated torpid condition ofstomach and bowels
the INDIAN VERMIfUGEg gives speedy reefby cleans
ing the stomach and bowels and stimulating the liver
healthy acton-the appetite speedily restored and the
pale and sunken give place The pumpness
of face, and the ruddy hue of health.
The following general agencies established in
and Retail:
Dyotts Fountain Head, Second above Race street. and
Vaughan, Third and Race street. Price Is cents
For sale nj r. FARNHAM'S Bookstore, corner of 18th
street and Penn Avenue and at The most respectable
Drug Stores in the District. ie8