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connrsrospKScr OF THE BOSTON ATLAS.

LONDON, FgBnUAuY g.
Autographs highly valued in this country and at
an auction sale they often command very high prices There
was large sale last week Of autograph letters and historical
documents at Fetchers, in Pccady Out Of several hun
drcd lots Of autographs Of soveegns nobemen, statesmen
and literary characters il is proud fact that autograph
letter OF Washingtons commanded higher than any
other autograph letter For example, letter Of Shensone,
the poet brought thirteen shilngs Of Dr. Franklin
brought thirty three shlngs two letters in the handwriting
Of Mrs Jordan brought only shngswhie one letter
IN that OF Charles James Fox brought only eight shng and
Of Cannings letters brought the Autographs
OF George II, Ill and Nv, brought from fourteen
shings, and one Of "Mae the Queene, brought twenty
two shilngs Sir Walter SCOTS autograph brought eight
shings. The grand lot Of all No 100, commanded much
higher This lot thus described in the catalogue
letter Of the celebrated GEoRsE WAsarseToS dated
Fairfax, county Virginia, June "a, l77l.' There was a
spirited competition for this lot which finally sold for
pounds and five shings II is remarkable that the letter Of
nm American President should command higher sum than
the autographs OF British Kings and statesmen This simple
incident shows in degree the high estimation Of
IssTos among Englishmen
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Tar IRoS DISTRICT UNITED STATEs.--The iron
district, which spreads through New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Maryland and Western Virginia. regions exuberant
with coal and Astounding in water power and travelling fur
Their west find in Ohio, Kentucky and particularly in Mis-
souri, immense Of metalerous wealth adjacent the
most fertile agricultural districts is TO Pennsylvania how
ever must chiefly direct attention, where twohs Of
all the iron in the United States is made The United States
contain 1000 square miles of COAL which is about sixteen
times great the coal Of Europe single
OF these gigantic from Pennsylvania Aabams
and must embrace, ITSELF $4,000 square miles. Out of fifty
counties Of Pennsylvania, less than thirty have coal and
sylvana which form supercies there $1,000 miles Of
coal and iron while all Great Britain and Ireland have only
100000 that Pennsylvania alone has Of coal and
iron five times great that Of Great Britain The quality
Of the coal rich that Of Great Britain and they
have the advantage of lying the waereve while those
OF the latter country sometimes than thousand
feet below the surface and excavated through subeanean
passages.--Hnnfs Merehants Margarine.
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CANcER.-A gentleman called office yesterday and
requested to state for the information Of the public that
relative of his, lady, residing in Pittsbg was recently
cured of cancer and without resort to the knife by Dr. A.
r. Wilson, Of Gaipols Ohio. The cancer was in her LEFT
breast and had been increasing for about four years The
effected within three weeks and informant
sders the matter important that he has desired make
this brief statement well in justice to DIR. Wilson for
the benefit OF those persons who may be similarly afflicted
This is the twenynnh Of which has been cured
by DIR. w. Our informant (Mr. N. g. Murphy
chant Of Psburg who is Congress Hall, where he
will remain about two weeks land will with pleasure give any
further information that may be required He desires to
make this statement merely a matter Of humanity.
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.
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Sec 6. And be enacted That the President and Dmec-
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company be and they
hereby authorized 10 any deed mortgage other
instrument of writing that may hereafter be deemed necessary
or expedent give the fullest effect the foregoing pro-
visions
Sec T. And be enacted That the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal Company shall this State, and deliver the
Treasurer of the Western Shore of Maryland further
gage on the said canal its lands tolls and revenues subject
to the liens pledges by the aoegong provisions of this
act made created authorized additional security for
the payment the made by this State the said
pany under the act of December session, eighteen hundred
and thirty -four, chapter two hundred and foryone, and the
interest due and aear and which hereafter may
thereon which mortgage shall be submitted TO the attorney
general of this State, and be approved by him sufficient
in law.
Sec 8. and be enacted That shall be the duty Of the
President and Directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company transmit the Governor of this State copy Of
the annual report of the said company before the first
day of December in each year hereafter long this State
continues to be stakeholder in said company.
Sec 8. and be IL enacted, That whenever the Chesa-
pcake and Ohio Canal Company, in general meeting of the
stockholders assembled shall approve assent and agree to the
provisions of this act and shall have communicated to the
Treasurer of the Western Shore of Maryland such approval
assent and agreement under the corporate seal and the sig
of the President of said company this act and every
part and provision thereof shall take effect and be in full force
but not otherwise.
Sec 10. And be IL enacted, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent the State from redeemng the bonds and
the interest thereon authorized TO be issued by this act at
any hereafter the Legislature may deem expedient
best for the interest of this State to do SO.
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REVENUE.
SI4,ls4,s s5 l6

This of expenditure is than counterbaanced by
remaining be collected of the hostages which accrued
between the 3Oth June is4, and the 30th June, 1874
refer the table A. from the Auditor the evidence upon
which the foregoing statements are founded.
BY the statement contained in paper D, it will be
that there prior 30th June, 1884, uncoeced but in
process of collection by the Auditor by suit otherwise the
Of $685. 572 Az Of which had accrued prior TO
that time OF revenue which had accrued between 30 June,
s4 and 3Oh june ls42 there s99 500 46 in the
condition Between Both June, ls42 and June ls43 there
was similar condition, the of sG6 Oh 81 of revenue
which had accrued from postage that year. Between 30h
June ls43 and 3rs December ls4a there was like
don of collection for postage accrung between those periods
the of S26, 1873 Sc Between the 3Dh june s4l and
Both June 1884, there collected of the above and
applied the payment Of the current expenses of the Depart
ment the of s345,96 o. What proportion of this
aggregate collected for and account of the
accrung after 30th June, ls4 have not time TO designate
condensed FORM but refer the report Of the Auditor to
the 22d day OF February ls45, made under order
given by months ago. which will present full and
minute of the outstanding revenue and the condition
of each and collected and of whom coected in
cludng aso of the amount and condition of
perry owned by the Government having been purchased by
the Department off in satisfaction of debts due the De-
partment
There may be demands against the Department. which
have accrued since Both June 1884, which have not been
for payment yet warranted in the expression
the opinion that the which remain to be collected and
which deemed good the which had accrued be-
that day and 3oth June, 1914, viii equal if they do
exceed, the sl6796 So the apparent Of expend
tue for the period, and any unclaimed
balance due for the service in those years
have the honor to be, respectfully, yours, &c.
G. A. WICKLIFFE,
Postmaster General
NM
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STANDING COMMITTEES

+ v
STANDING COMMITTEES
On Foreign Relations. -Messrs Allen chairman. (,.
Archer, Anterior, and Huger. !,
:, On Finance. -Messrs Woodbury., McDufie, Benton
Evans, and Phelps
On Commerce Messrs. Haywood Dix, Huntington,
johnson, Of Maryland and Sewer.
On Mannfacfures.-Messrs. Dickinson, Sturgeon. Sim
mons. Semple, and Speight.
: IN Agricuhtre.- Measrs. Sturgeon SempIe, Upham.
Bates, and Barrow -
,. "a Military Aeairs Messs. Benton. Hannegan, Crit
tenden, Dix, and Phelps
" Mhfia Messrs. Atchison, semple, Barrow. FAIRFIELD
IN Nara A0ars.-Messrs Fairfield, Colqui,t McDufie.
'onn ". ciayion, and Dickinson
IN FubEc Lads--Me~rs Breese Sne;obt A.hs
woodbridge, and Jsrnarin. ''
49, - l'ie~s Land Chims-Messrs Hamegan, SempIe
o"''o', - LOUISIANA, Dayton, Thomas Clayton.
Mo wm .a.a HDa,s-Mesrs SEWER Bagby, Phelps,
.N,a Bagby Mangum, John NJ Clayton.
On Revolutionary Claims.--Messrs. semple, Jamauip.
treene, Hannegan, and Coquiu.
IN Me Judiciary Messrs. Ashley Huger, Webster Bsr-
ren. and Rreese,
On The Post Office and Post Roads -Messrs Miles Sur
sson' simmons, Semple, and Johnson Of Louisiana.
IN Roads and Canals --Messrs Atherton Lewis Corwn.
Sturgeon and Woodbridge 7'e
On Pensioas-Messrs Dix, Bates, Miller, Ashley, and
Atchison,
IN sAe District Of ColmJa-M e~rs Colquit. Sewer,
johnson Of Maryland Miller, and Woodbury..
On Patents and the Patent O6ice.--Mesns woodbridge,
Hannegan Sturgeon, Speght aud Lewis.
On Retrenchment, -Messrs. Lewis Morehead A,herton
Dayton, and Dickinson.
and John M Clayton.
On Public Buildings -Messrs. Dayton, Simmons, and
Bates.
W. .4e
10 audit and control the Contingent Expenses ofkhe Sc
nafe.-Messrs Miles, Breese, and Corwin
On Printing. -Messrs. Athercn Simmons, and Semple
On Engrossed Bas--Messrs. Speight, Greene and
Jarnagin.
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MSEnoSIcsThe artificial system Of memory, based upon
the association Of IDEAS which has been strongly advocated by
certain parties Of late well hit of in the following snecdote
French professor Of the art Of memory asked his pupils
where Joan Of Arc born None could tell sWell,
them, said the professor remember she born Don
rem, Vancouers And how will you remember this
Remember Don, the Spanish title, say Don Quxote
and for Rem remember the of ST. Rem, Archbishop
Of Rheims who consecraed King Clovis And for you
lesson Stephane my child, where Joan Of Arc born
"Monseur, she born Rheims, where she consecraed
King Clovis
"Poh, child julius, tell who the Archbishop Of
Rheims !"
"Monseur he Don Quixote."
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Man AND WIRE DnowSED-The Detroit Advertiser Of
Friday week says: eve hear Of very moumful casualty in
Jackson county. Mr. WoRTER THOMPSON, in passing a
week ago yesterday small lake about mile and half
from Leon fell in and unable extricae himself from
the mud and water combined His wife then fastened to his
assistance, when she fell in and both finally persisted
Several Of the neighbor rallied 10 the spot rescue
their friends but from ignorance Of the proper mode Of pro-
ceedng unable afford them any material assistance
We have seldom heard Of n affecting occurrence"
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The WARRES MuRDERERs.--The decision of the Supreme
Court Of New Jersey pronounced Friday morning. in
the of Peter W. Pake by Chief Justice HoRSBLow
and in the of Joseph Carter by Justice NKvUs The
Court refused to grant the motion for trials in both
The prisoners win probably be sentenced be executed
present term of the Court They convicted will be
remembered for being concerned in the murder of the Cast
ner family.
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As Of the locomotives of the New Jersey and New
Brunswick Company traverng the road Friday after
noon, in the immediate vicinity Of Elzabethown il in
contact with covered wagon driven by man. and with
in it. The first ntimaon the driver had OF the
cussion in finding himself seated the cow-catcher Of
the engine from which he removed himself without
having received scratch The had her collar
bone dsocaied and otherwise bruised The horse
badly injured, and the wagon was broken to pieces.
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The iron steam-cutter George M. Bib" was
launched at Pttsburg Saturday morning Some fifteen
twenty minutes before the time set apart for launching, the
boat started from its astenngs and rushed its ways into
the river which it nearly crossed Mr. Buckhart dan
geropsly injured, and Mr.. Mckee had his broken.
Several lhes thrown into the river, but they were
rescued
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CorroS MaSurAcTuREs AT PIrTsBURe.--Th Pitsburg
Gazette notices the formation in that city Of company for
cotton manufacturing extensive scale (They will run
5000 spndes and 225 looms, weaving all their yan Ano-
thcr cotton mill be built practicable for spin
ming and weavng-the foundations 100 by 20 feet are al
ready laid This will be the seventh, besides one idle
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The Captain General of Cuba has issued decree remposng
he former duties Rice, in consequence, is believed
orders to that effect from the Spanish Ministry Large guam
titles of rice have recently been shipped from American ports
the duty which will under the decree of the Captain
General il is in consequence of rice having been declared
free duty Cuba till the lst Of April, that has borne
good price this season.
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The city Of Nauvoo, it said, will not give up its charter
Notwithstanding the Legislative of its repeal Recently,
the municipal election off usual, when all the officers
Of the city duly elected and the whole system of
enforced heretofore The leading Mormons say
that the Legislature had power repeal their charter that
it is repealed and that they will pay attention to the
al Law
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SHERFP OFrIcER's LAMEsT.-Since the alteration Of
the law OF landlord and tenant and the adjustment Of mp
sonmen for debt the fees Of the shers ofers have been
much decreased The following sooquy Of Of those
thes isn't bad This is precious land Of liberty, this is
sheriff. officer can't find shoulder his hand to.
Time took my two bottles and my six bodies day
But now thinks brandy and-vater luxury and hasn't
much as dienan' nng to my finger. wonder they'll
gladden. my heart With execution !" for the sheriff Off
Ger who wouldn't fellow in Distress isn't
my OF the No stress for rentno landlords awno
prlsonment for debt Oh
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In firing the in honor Of the advent of the Demo
cratic Administration, there premature discharge, by
which David Keller resident of this village, seriously
injured. His mulaed TO require the ampu-
taon of both above the elbow. Mr. Keller was alive the
time paper went to press. He has wife and family
Ontario Messenger. 9th inst.
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Mr. 0Caaghan, the proprietor of the private express
nected with the New Orleans Crescent City newspaper
arrested in that city the 9th umo, and Left there
sody of the United States Deputy Marshal for Savannah
be tried the complaint Of agent Of the Post Office De
parmen charge of having violated the Post Office laws.
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SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. WILLIAM SIMoSs died suddenly at
Baltimore Thursday last Mr. s. had been Washington
to the Inauguration, and his home when the
fell destroyer overlook him thus suddenly The cause of his
death supposed to be apopexy He the editor the
Providence OR. ~ Republican Herald, which paper he
had conducted for about thirty years with distinguished ability
and cralit
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ALBANY. MARCH Z. lS45.

ALBANY, MARCH Z, 1916.
The first of series of petitions, which told will flow
in upon US, in to-day 1t from the city of Roches-
ter and asks in view Of the gross violation of the principles
Of universal freedom and the existing compact between the
several States of the Union by the late of Congress
ing Texas that the Legislature take for peaceful
dissolution of the Union The petition was laid on the table
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WE,LTH OF Mn. AsToR.-Hs present wealth is computed
at ooo and it yearly increasing the Of about
per cent nett Last year the city upon his real estate
alone (incudng 900 building lots nearly all covered
with housesl over S3l .--Ne,o YORK. True Sun.
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ASALrzISs 4 LoNDoN Foe.--Professor Howard in
yzg the climate Of London, took fog home in basi
ana onnd TO contain nine parts smoke part porter
re undertook to extract pint Of from the atmosphere Of
oxford street on very foggy day. il the fog only lasted till he
had completed the operaion.-Punch
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RErnInUrIyE JusrIcE--Our political abolionisis, who
Tartar His raper is already under their fifth rib They
have indirectly elevated to the Presidential chair who
before he takes that chair, denounces them He
do without the charge of ngraud for he
aged their conspiracy defeat his rival On contrary
he told them if they took him, they take Texas with
him. They accepted the tes and both have in-the
their counsels with odium and the other to ex-
tend the Of slavery Had malignant spirit blasted
the mental vision of these pushed from her
throne of light might find in the moral absudtes of their
conduct something to pity and forgive But no plea of
sanity avail them They had their unimpaired,
and claimed to have their conscience in full play Their work
of mischief and misery deliberately planned and deber-
aey executed Had they been the avoed advocates of
nexation and slavery they could have eectuay
promoted their aims They merit far the election
concerned the lasting gratitude Of the South The rebuke
Of the President is the unkndest of ALL II was not
enoughh the whole Democratic delegation abandoned them
the Texas question The fruit Of their nupa with this party
has turned ashes The bridal robe has changedto soud
and the marriage song has become kne The moral germs
Of their cause however, still remain and will yet take root
though they have, in their suicidal foies thrown on them
the mdew of DEATH Bring, then, these germs the light
the light Of conscience Let past offences be stepped in pen
ence Let not the pleading rights Of the oppressed be again
sacrificed the altar of unhallowed ambition Place this
where God and the human conscience placed
tin the sanctuary Of truth and humanity. Let again
be polluted by the breath Of the deagogue betrayed
by its avowed friends.-Phlad. North Amer
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SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
e SPECIAL SESSION. .g

In EXECUTIVES SESSION, MARCH 10, 1916.
Ordered That the injunction Of secrecy be re-
moved from the appointment of the Committees and
that they be printed for the use Of the Senate.
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NOTES ON NEW BOOKS.

XIMENA, or the Battle of the Sierra Moreno, and
other poems. BY JAMES BAyARD TAYLOR" Phila-
dephia. Herman Hooker. 1874. l6mo. "a PIP.
This little volume, the production of a young
printer, claims from the public all that indulgence
which early authorship usually receives, and from
ourselves all the Partially which the writer's pur-
suit must naturally excite in the fellows of his art.
In no country, since the days Of Aldus e. Ste
phens went by and printers ceased to be more learn
ed than other men, have the honors of authorship
been more largely sustained by the followers Of
Faust than in America. Not only have they obliged
the world with all that others wrote, but they have
copiousy enlightened it themselves. Serving at the
altar, it was but natural that they should catch a
part Of the inspiration Much have they pressed 1t,
and much yersed it, for when they saw that, through
the easy access to types, all came to write, what
could better happen than that they who stand nearer
to the types than all Others and Who moreover,
compelled by their very vocation to reach what pro-
badly no man else will, should in delfdefence turn
authors themselves, and infict upon others some
thing of what is so unstntedly inflicted upon them
IL this happened in the wide infection of Prose, it
might still better occur in the universal itch Of what
has become still more common, Rhyme for, In the
philosophy of Literature one fact is conspicuous as
general law--hat Letters end, as they begin, with
poetry and that as Verse alone marks the infancy
of thought, SO it marks its decrepitude.
Of the poems Immediately before Us we shall not
attempt what their modest pretensions deprecate, a
regular criticism but simply give, instead, spec-
men, such as will, we think, do credit to the young
author, and show his promise.
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ESSAYS on the Nature and Principles of Taste
By Archibald Alison, LIB. FRS. Prebendary o.
Sarum, &c. With corrections and improvements by
ABRAHAM Mills, AM, Professor of Rhetoric and
Bellies Lettres." New York. Harper & Brothers
1874. l2mo. 461 PIP.
OF this reprint we receive copy through Mr.
FRANcK TAYLOR. The merits Of the Essays are toe
well understood for us either to praise them more
(which would be difficulty or less (which might be
hazardous) than they have been heretofore praised
We have, therefore, but to add, to the correc-
tions and improvements" that they seem as harm
less as they were probably unnecessary-ex for
the common booksellers purpose Of securing sort
of exclusive right to the text.
The book seems chiefly designed to be adapted
to the of schools and especially of female insti-
ntes. In the received system of teaching young
folks the philosophy of criticism, before yet they
have read any thing to which to apply it. this volume
may answer quite as well any of the older ones
misused in the same way--as Rollins Bellies Let
tres now gone out Of fashions or Blair's Rhetoric ;
or Burkes Sublime and Beautiful; or Kaime's
Elements of Criticism or Campbell's Philosophy
of Rhetoric. But we confess we think that this
whole method is mistake quite like that of teach
ing people history by dn Of barren and cold abridg-
ments--a plan about as capable of insructing peo-
pie in the great and difficult science of human al
fairs as the sight of skeleton is of making one
the living wonders of physiology.
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''As Clouds that round the morning sky,
Hang their dark drapery on high,
Gloomy and bleak and cheerless all
Yet, when the early sunbeams fall,
Their flaming banners are unrolled
From purple halls and towers of gold,
And seas of liquid amber glow
Where late the storm-cloud glided slow
So fell the light of Loves soft power S
Upon my soul in that sweet hour.
The strife that ragged within my breast
Sank like the wave when twilight's star
Gains its wild heavings into rest,
With gentle influence from afar
And rhangeess as yon planets light,
Which beams though clouds obscure the night,
Is the deep love that fills my heart,
Which time and change can never part
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The oliowing list Of Bills and Resolutions ofMe
House Of Representatives soere postponed mdef-
nfeiy 6y The Senate ON the last day of the ses-
sion, and haze moi appeared in our published
reports.