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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-27

For removing distractions IN the Savannah river,
thirty-hy thousand dollars
For the Improvement Of the navigation Of Newark
bay, and the Psssaie river near Newark, New Jersey
fifteen thoussn- dollars;
For removing distractions from the mouth of the
Susquehsnna river, near Hayrede-Graee, and im-
proving the main channel into the Chesapeake bay,
twenty thousand dollars;
For the Improvement Of the Ohio above the falls
one hundred thousand dollars and Of this sum, the
Secretary Of War If he deems il advisable, may apply
fifteen thousand dollars TO the improvement ofwha Is
commonly called the Indian chute, in the fails.
For the improvement Of the Ohio river below the
falls at Louisville, and of the Mississippi Missouri
and Arkansas rivers, two hundred aud forty Ihou,.
and dollars.
The yeas and nays were taken, and the House re-
fused TO order the bill TO be engrOssed for third read
ing by vote Of 81 TO 81. 10 other words IT was n,
jeeted.
Mr.. DRoMGOOLE moved a reconsideration Of
the vote just taken.
Mr. TlBBATTS moved that there be n call If
the House and the yeas and nays being taken u,e
queshoni~as decided in the negstive-yeOs 50, NAYS
100.
A motion was made that the motion Of Mr.. Drom.
goole TO reconsider be laid upon the table but II did
not presail-ayes II, nays SO.
The question REQUIRED on reconsidering the vote
by which the House refused to engross the bill and
under the operation of the previous question, IT Wa,
decided IN the affirmstye-yeas l02, nays 81.
Ihe House was engaged in the further considero
lion Of the bill when We lett the Capitol
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THE THREE MISSING PACKETS.

All hope OF the safety If these vessels seems to be
nearly abandoned. The England sailed from Liver
pool, December ls and the United States, November
26th. The .Normandie sailed from New York for
Hull the 10th December, and is supposed TO ha We
been lost in the great gale of the Ilth December
Parts of wreck, and bales of cotton sponding
in marks, have since been picked up. The following
statement Includes is supposed, all the persons on
board
PACKET SHIP ENGLAND.-Samuel Bartlett, master
A. w, Trubsham mate; Seth De Keys, I'd mate
Charles Wilson, carpenter VIM. Mccormick, Robert
Henry, Edward Dugdale, James Stevenson, John An
derson, George Wolsey, Samson King James Nor
gan, Colen McCary, Thomas Byard, all of New
York; Roderick Mcdonald of Maine; John VII
liams, of Rhode Island John O'Nei, of MARYLAND
Stephen Reed, Of do. Theodore Thompson, Of Swe.
den Olof Wilson, of do; John Douglass, Of Ham
burg James Thomas, of England
Passengers-none in cabin 6S in steerage.
PACKET SHIP UNITED STATES Alexander Briton,
master John Crafts, mate; Francis Donnel second
do; Robert McCauley, Samuel Ditcber, Peter Rut-
ledge, Francis Ramsers, Daniel Clark, Geo Lewis
John Broter, George Dickson, all of New York R.
g. Petit of New Jersey VIM. Gates, John Pow ers
Henry Anderson, John Williams, VIM. Taylor, VIM
johnson, all Of Mass; John Williams and Jas. Hogan
of Pennsylvania; F. Davis, of Connecticut; Mich.
olas Pierce, of Antwerp.
PasseDgers-Mr. Hull, Rev. Mr.. Tuoch, and As
in Storage.
SHIP NoRMANpIE.-A. B. Spaulding, master; Jo
seph A. Burroughs, of Rhode Island, mate; James
II. Pierpont, second mate New Hampshire James
l.. Amdell, steward, of New York; John Peterson,
cook, do. Seamen-Joseph P. Harvey, and James
Young, OF New York; George Williams, VIM. Child
ders, of Georgia; Jeremiah Richnps, of Connect
cut; Joseph Berry, of New Jersey; Thomas John.
son. of Pennsy lvania Henry Miller and Henry Poose
Of Prussia and John johnson, of Norway.
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LONDON AND PARIs.-A London paper remarks that
Will perhaps sare some of its readers Ito learn that
bis Grace the Duke of Wellington has ben much
occupied lately in the development of an ingenious
plan tor the Notification of London. HIS grace is said
TO be persuaded that the death of Louis Pb,Iirpe
there is loo much reason to apprehend that there viii
be war with neighboriDg kingdom, whose be gerent
tendencies have been lately e1 IN no MEASURED
'erms' ana ne wishes London to have the same secur
iy as rams viz; the security against being taken by
coupe de main"
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MR.. OWENS LECTURE

We attended MIR. Owens opening lecture last
night, on his new mode Of human existence, and al
though we did expect some new ideas to be elected
from the long and singular experience of the lectu.
rer, we had no hope, whatever, of hearing in one
lecture, so distinct an outline of change so extern
sive and magnificent, and desirable in all respects
the one explained to the audience Our only re-
greet was tha owing to the evening session of Con-
gress, and the public tea party for the benefit of the
poor, with other public meetings, the attendance was
not more numerous We hope the number will in
crease these lectures intended for the public
good
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THE INAUGURATION BALI.
ITO be held at Carusi's Saloon

a a called meeting of the Mana oe,s boId .,
- Browns Hotel, on "Wednesday esening las
'he 'o'iowng arrangements were directed, viz
The tickets Of admission will be placed for s,ls .,
Coieman's Browne, and FulIer's hotels and n, f.,
cheIs book store. The Geiefs for those ,,bo hans, M
READY subscribed can only be procured at Mr. Es,bs
hiter mature deliberaton il was Determined Ia -,
the course pursued at the Inauguration Bail n Is9
ana limit the number of Tickets of admissi.n ~,
number TO be sold was fixed at GOO. A I;Gsro,,
course lowing TO the size Of the room and ,bo nr,
Der OF ladies invted,) it was deemed UonlJ n,o,,co
great confusion and disappointment nj and wonIL ,,o,.
lore be unjust 10 the public ''' '''''
ST No Tickets toiH be sold at iLs Soloo, an 49,
sons disposed 10 attend The Ball should th,r,6,, nrotr,
itekets, oy an early application al one Of N, pE,,, de-
ngnafed' the price Of The Ticket, ,css fr,I Ly n,
meeting al Ten dollars J'' " "'
Inc carriages, on the night OF the Rail will o,.
prosch by the East side Of 18th street and Iar,er
charging their passengers) will retire. and farn %,
continuous line on the West side of lin and the
SCUM SIDE OF z streets. The first carriage will he
placed with the horses heads ON pennsv1vsnta 80,
enue As the carriages are wanting tiev uiII no
1sieu up, one al time, and will when leaving the
Ball. go of East by c street No d,rinon, in M, ar
rnngsmeni oM Be permitted by be police as il is deter
mined on as Necessary prevent collisions and accident,
ana 70 ensure The safety Of all attending N, Ball Ey.ty
o'her Precaution necessary will be attended to.
me Ball Room will be opened Al preciseIv
O'clock and the Managers in attendance at 7.
BY direction oftbs Manager,
seN G. 8, FRAlLEY, Secretary,
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Twenty-Eighth Congress,
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.
THURSDAY. Feb. ~. 1916.

Mr.. MERRICK presented a petition from the
Stale OF New jersey for reduction in the rates OF
postage. Laid on the table.
The bill for the relief of VIM. Henson was taken
up, read third time and passed.
House bill No. i9S, came up for consideration.
The bill making appropriation for he civil and d.
plomatlc expenses OF the Government FIR the year
ending the 30th Of June one thousand eight hundred
and forty.slx, and Tor other puIposes, with amend
ments, Was then taken up and passed.
The JOINT resolution iur the annexation Of Texas
came up for consideration AT II o'clock, when the
Senate was addressed by Mr. CRITTENDEN.
The question upon adopting the amendments TO
the civil and diplnmatc bill, occupied nearly the
whole hour previous to the consideration of the spe-
cial order.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-27

We trust the following circular, which has
been handed US for publication, will attract, es-
pecialy the attention Of our intelligent friends
on the Eastern Shore, of Va. From the posi-
ton of the counties of Accomac and North
ampton, affording such facilities of transport
taton to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington, and their Italian climate, we
doubt not full description of their productive
capacities, would instantly attract thither many
of the agricultural capitalists of The North. We
do not say this because we possess an estate
there, which is not for sale; but because we
know that sheep can be raised on the peninsu-
lar pithom grain-and that fruit Of all kinds
can be produced, and sent 10 market several
weeks earlier than it can be had from New Y ork,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. With
the Sea on one side, the Bay on the other, and
not more than eight miles apart, steamboats, can
land almost in sight Of any plantation:
AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT IN vIR.
GINA, MARYLAND, CAROLINA, &c.
In unison with the views Of sundry Southern gen.
tlemen who warmly interested n agricultural I'M
provement, and in accordance with the inquiries OF
various friends in the Northern States the undersgn-
Tor enterprise presented by the uncutvated lands of
the South The dspidaled estates, as well as the
virgin soil, in various sections Of the old Southern
States, present attractions which would not long be
sighted, were the facts generally known. Thousands
of enterprisng emigrsnts from the Northern States
would annually select Virginia in preference 10 the
Western country, we're her advantages presented in a
manner calculated to arrest their attention At pre-
sent all the Books for Settlement point excl
sively to the West while examination and reflection
will probably satisfy any intelligent that the
world nowhere presents better field for enlightened
enterprise than is furnished by the millions Of acres
which now invite Improvement in the highland re
gions as well in the tde-water section of the Od
DOMINION
The natural advantages Of Virginia unsur-
passed by hose Of any country in the world. The
richness Of the soil in large sections Of the Common
wealth still defes the eIhsustng influence Of impro-
vident cultivation Even the "worn-out estates" az
they are sometimes styled, abound generally with
mineral and fossil manures, admirably calculated to
repenish the soil wherever misman ement has rob
bed of qualities essential to successful farming The
land aLounds not only with these msnures but with
mineral treasures Of incalculabe value. The noun
tans iron and COAL trsnscending in quantity
any possible requirements of the largest population
which could be crowded for centuries within that an
Gent Commonwealth; while the lime mari, and other
natural fsrti,ers, abondsnt nearly every where 10
the State furnish ineShaostbls and cheap resource
Tor rendering Virgins one ofihe richest sgIcul,ursI
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advantage In being 80 we'll acquainted with the Ian.
guage, and he has also at command great flow OF
mpIimentary phrases, Of which, you know, the
Chinese are very fond.
Correspondence Of the Express.
U, 5. SHP ST.. LOUIS,
BoccA TIoRis, Canton River, Oct rs, 1914.
The ST. LOUIS came down from a cruise up the
of China yesterday and is now lying here with
the frigale Brandywine. We leave in week for n
8. Wales and New Zealand, and thence 10 the Sand
witch Islands. We have still an aIduous cruise before
US ere We complete the clrcumnavigationi but hope
TO see the shores OF our own country IN October,
l945.
The Brandywne will leave for the Society Islands
on her homeward voyage the LIST of December. The
French sre here making a treaty with Keying, the
Chinese Imperial commissioner, which will differ IN
no important particulars from our own.
The following Is list Of our officers which, fol
the benefit Of our friends, you will obge US by pub
fishing;
Captain, Isaac McKeever; Lieutensnts-John
Randolph Tucker, Benja amin M. Dove, Montgomery
Hunt, Geo. Henry Preble; Surgeon-Samuel Z.
Lawrasonj PurseI-James g. Douglass; MASTER
Andrew s. Weir Assistant Surgeon-Willlam 8.
Bishop; Midshipmen-W Washington Hammond, 5.
Decatur Spence, Nathaniel s. West, Marshal Smith,
James l.. Johnson, Cyrus n. Oakley; Captain
Cierk-r. G.. Monialant Purser's Cerk-James
g. Hamburg Gunner-John ID. BenthaIli Boat
swsin-Juseph Petty Carpenter-Aldon Bass )
Sailmaker-Charles Harvey.
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The Providence Gazette says that one Of the
debtors confined in the comfy Jail not long since was
unProvided by the keeper with food for five DAYS =,
lhe poor man must have starved to death Of
course, had it not been for his fellow prisoners who
taking pity on his unhappy situation, handed out
10 MN from time to time portions of their own
rations.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-27

Inc van Buren, (Ark) lntelIigencer of the s,h
INST. says that the Arkansas continues low The Ar
cher, Arkansas Mail, EveIine, Little Ben Franklin
swallow, Hatchee Eagle, and Wabash Valley were
lying at Five Mile Bar waiting for rise Flour was
selling at Van Buren, at SO 80 81; corn at IS 4Oc
and pork 50 a 225.
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AN ARREsT.--The 81. Louis New Era SAYS: GA
Miss Susan Yates was arrested last evening upon a
capias, issued from the criminal court and committed
TO Jail. She Is charged with aiding the escape Of
slaves to Canada and the free States from ,hi. VI
cnity,n
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From the Journal Of Commerce.
THE TROUBLES IN SWITZERLAND

We have received from an intelligent corespon-
dent in Switzerland two letters-one dated January
l2'h, the other January 29th-givng an account of
the origin and PROGRESS Of the movement in that
country TO which We have before alluded and which
has for its object the expulsion of the Jesuts. The
first of the Two letters is here subjoined
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y, custom House REcERrs.-The receipts at the
New York Custom House last week, reached s6lI
ooo The receipts since the LIST of January amount t.
port with valuable cargoes. u "'''
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According TO the Prussian Universal Gazette the
revenue OF Prussia has increased in seven wears uu
wards OF five millions and halfrecbsrhaIers. n, f,on
9i,'AoOoO r. in 1885, TO 81, 400 600 r. in 1870
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DUTIES ON COFFEE.

Resolved by The Senate and House Of Representa-
Tires Of The United States Of america in Congress
bled, that there Is justification warrant in any
proper construction OF the treaties between the Un
led States and the Netherlands for the order hereto
fore issued by the Treasury Department, by which
coffee imported from the Netherlands in Datch YES
which the duties heretofore paid such impouatons
have been directed to be refunded and that the said
order Is contrary to law and ought to be Immediately
revoked.
Objection being made, Mr.. KENNEDY moved that
the rules be suspended; but the motion did not pre-
val.
Mr.. HOPKINS moved that The House resolve il
self into Committee OF the Whole on the state OF
Tue Union No quorum voting,
Mr.. Mckay moved that there be a call of the
House; whereuron,
Mr.. HOUSTON asked for the yeas and NAYS
which were ordered and being taken, resulted
yeas 60, nays So.
So call OF the House ordered. And
Several gentlemen having responded
Mr. HOPKINS inquired whether n ma ory had
answered t. their names
The SPEAKER replied affrmativey; and on mo-
ton OF
Mr.. HOPKINS, all further proceedings Of the call
were dispensed with.
Mr.. MCKAY moved that the House resolve itself
into Commit zee of lbe Whole on the state of the
Union.
MIR KENNEDY, of Maryland, ssked the gentle
man 10 waive the motion, to enable the resolution
which he submitted this morning to be disposed Of.
Mr. MchAf, however, did not acquesce
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Rev. Mr.. Tulloch, one Of the cabin passengers in
the United States is said to have left Scotland in
consequence of forging check Of fl25. Measures
had been taken to arrest him his arrival in New
York.
The two Liverpool packets had large and yaua
BILE cargoes The cargo Of the Normande, which
insured in England, consisted of about 1853 bales
of cotton 5000 brls urpentine and casks Of OIL
Vessels insured in New York
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, February 81, 1915.

The House met at ten o'clock, in accordance with
the order adopted vest erday.
Mr. KENNEDY, Of Maryland, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, asked leave to introduce the fol-
lowing joint resolution, which was read for iniorms-
ton, VIZ:
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Correspondence Of The Courier s. Enquirer.
WoosNd RIVER, Yang-tze. K,nO.
October Is. 1874

Every thing quiet here, and business is prospe-
rous. About a month ago the British consul. Can,
Bsliour, had some difficulty with the Chinese ,utbr-
rites, but be soon brought them to terms /,
that IN SEINE document or communication passing be-
tween them an insulting expression was made use of
by the Chinese.
The consul demanded an immediate written snolo.
gy. They were dilatory IN making il. After spe-
CITED time, not receiving the required apology CO.,
Bafour hauled down the British flag and sopped an
business. mercantile Arm placed vessel :, he
disposal TO carry any dispatches he wished 10 send
but at this point Of the troubles the Chinese
alarmed, and vie ded all that was asked,
The new Governor, Mr., Davis, and the admiral
sm Iho. ooehrsner have paid visit 10 Ningpo and
respect By the Chinese, The Governor has /. sre.,
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lO-yeaS
Cries from various quarters, Z" RISE and report the
OIL and ny large majority the committee rose
The SPEAKER having resumed the CHAR
Ihe previous question was moved, and seconded
MIR, BEl.SER moved that the bill be laid upon the
'aoe' ana 'he yeas and nays having been taken the
motion did not lrevail-yeas 80, nays 81.
Inc main question was ordered to be now put
several points OF order were raised as to whether
the question was dvisbe, which resulted IN the de-
cis'on OF the Speaker that it was not. And, ult,-
mately,
The substitute of Mr.. Tibbatts, ca, NOT eone,r,,d
in-yeas 80, nays 90.
Questions OF order were again raised. and. when
they we're disposed Of,
he bill, as originally reported, appropriatng
s5l0OO0 Tor the Improvement and navigation of ce r.
tam rivers, as amended IN Committee, came IN in
order, when r ~
motion was made to lay the bill and amendments
upon the table, but it did not prevail
the question was taken on the amendment, appro-
priaung SlOO,O00 for constructing shin canal
around the falls of Saut ST. Marie and il was re.
jeced-yeas 7S, nays SO
H., me amendment apProprlating thirty thousand dol.
iars Tor continuing the works of the Cumberland
road through the States Of Ohio Indiana and Illinois
was relected-yeas 81, nays 7S
me amendment approprating one hundred thou
SAND dollars Tor opening a communication between
the Aloemare Sound and the Atlantic ocean, and for
Improvements az Vi near ocraCock inlet, North Caro-
INA, was reIected-yeas SO, nays 1903.
The question was stated on ordering the bill (as
originally reported, sppropratipg $4,000 for the
Improvement and navigation of certain ryers) tn he
engrossed for third reading.
Mr.. FOOT moved to reconsider the vote bv which
the substitute Of Mr. Tlbbatts was rejected.
Mr.. CALEB SMITH moved that there be a call NJ
the Hou,e; but "''" VI
The SPEAKER decided the moton-,he hill s,u
being under the operation of the previous question
to be out Of order.
Mr.. HOUSTON moved to lay re motion Of NJ,
Foot-to re -consder-on the table; whereupop
The yeas and nays we're ordered, and resulted
yeas &C. nays a.
SO the motion of Mr.. Foor was laid on the table
The question recurring on the engrossment nj the
Dill, 1t was read as follows, viz:
BE II enacted by the Senate and Hcrs, NJ R,,r,.
'entatiuss Of the United States Of America in Congy,,,
assembled, That the following sums be- and the ssme
are hereby, appropriated be paid out of any n,n
ProPrated money IN the treasury, for The following
purposes, viz "e
FOR keeping IN repair and extending the publi,
works, and removing the Instructions in the Hudson
river, between the cities Of Troy and AIbsny. md
oeiov me latter place, TO render more accessible m,
United states arsenal and depot situated between
these cities, one hundred thousand dollars
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gTa T0RMEMWMR
MONDAY, MARCH 81, 1915.
THE BEGINNING, AND A PREMONTTION OF
TIIE END.

Pending the Presidential election the leading Polk
advocates in Penn assured tho friends Of protection
among their party that Mr. Polk for the Tariff
"as it is" Thus assured they voted mainly Tor him
and gave him the State. Arrived at this point in the
game other difficulties presented themselves. Mr.
Polk was not, nor is he for the Wing Tariff "as
il is" How then should he get along? Why, give
Mr. Buchanan a seat in his Cabinet, and with his in
huence it was expected that these assured locoCocos
could be managed. This is DONE The next Gues-
ton 10 n Polk Tariff Senator. The main
body of the locos of The Legislature met in caucus
and nominated right man- not for the Tariff Gas il
is,"-but n Polk Tariff man The election comes on
in the Lessature-the Polk Tariff men remain true
and vote for the noniinee-but 10 Of the as
sured members OF that body refuse to draw in the
traces and vote for Gen, Cameron-a friend of the
Wing Tariff "as ii s' and also Of Dislrbution-aye,
pledged to the Wings these Two questions and
the Wings also voting for him, he is elected and the
Polk candidate is of course defeated. So much for
the political knavery of the Polk advocates before E.
lection. In their first attempt to get around their as
surance given before election, they defeated.
We hail this ms porten,ous of good-not only as
giving partial assurance that Polk will be able TO
disturb The Tariff and thus DESTROY the more sure,
safe and thriving business which its enactment by
Wing Congress gave birth to- bu. also Of the event
fu overthrow Of the party which obtained power by
frauds and cheats aud outrsges upon freedom and
right unparalleled in this country 1t shows too that
party pretending TO- hold principle in place
and the opposite in another, has within itself the ec
ments Of self destruction This defeat in Peunsyl-
vana Of Folk and sham protection 10 our industry is
affair 10 the Polk party worse to them than ifn
full blooded Wing had been olected-ond we trust il
will be as a warning to Mr. Polk and his leading coad
tutors that the people love Wing principles too well
to allow them 10 destroy the Wing Tariff or'42. We
shall