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STANDING COMMITTEES
OF The Yirginia House of Deliberate,

| W the prgn,a House OF Delegates.
On Privileges and observation-disclosures Daniel
Davis, STROLLER, Holiday, Oliver, Stovall, Hiett
Wallace and Taylor
! On Courts OF Justice-Messrs. Bocock, Scott
Leitwlch, Funsten, Gordon Tunstall Turpbul
Wootton, Holiday, Edmondson, Garne,,, Lacy
and Baldwin.
On Schools and Colleges-Messrs Southall
Alexander McDearmou. Gold. Howard Tate
Miller, Burwell, Sebrell, Dickinson of Caroline
'Torner, Flowers and Patrick
On Propositions and Grevances-Messrs Banks
Halves, Cocke, Lanier, Middleton, Brown OF
Hanover, Fox, Hall of Fauquier, Shepard, Mar,z
Hiner, Happier and Harper
On Roads and Internal Navga,ion-Messr
Pendieton, Goodson. Toer, Lyons, Thompson OF
Botetourt, Syme, Wade, Denson, Lee. Edoinp
ton. Hamilton, Neel and Newton.
On Finance Messrs. Edmunds. Broadus
Harvle, Leake, Browne of Abemare, Caring
ton, C"wan. Clayton and Baldwin
On Clalms.-Nlessrs. Alexander, Gresham
Cowan, Street. Flood, Gaines, Dey, Mcpherson,
Powell, Hobsun, Parott, Goodwin and Boak.
On the Militia Laws--Messrs. Watts, MIcRea,
Mcpherson, Banks Street, Newton and Fairfax
To Examine the Peniten,iary Institution
Messrs. l.ayne. VERIFY, Winfree, Pritchard Laird
Stlllman and Callison.
10 Examine the Public Armory-Messrs. Good
son. McRea, Kirlley Freeman. Mcintyre, Kilby,
John II. Curtis, Harper, Brawner, Parks, Dill
lard, Tatum and Campbell
To Examine the Executive Expenditures
hlessrs WIN. III. b. Curtis, Goodwin, jones, Rice
Cabell, Deskins, Walker, Oliver and Ellzey.
To Examine the Office of the Auditor of Public
Accoun,s-Nlessrs. Chinn, Lacy, St!ckley. Wal
lace, Flood, Fugate and Fairfax.
To Examine The Office of the Second Audito,
-Messrs. Denson, Long, Towner, Flowers
Michael, Maclin and Gather
To Examine the Clerks Office--Messrs
Gaines, Darlington, Cooke, Toler, Powell and
Lee.
To Examine the Registers Office-Mes.rs
Leftwich, Camden. Wall, Hall of TAYLOR. West
Massie and Mitchell
To Examine the Treasurers ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Thompson of Dinwiddie, Wade, Dickinson OF
Bath, Adkins, Harye, Broadus and Turner.
To Examine the Bonds of Public Officers
MessTs. Gordon, Strother, Laner, Cbisman
Moss, Wo"lton aud McClung.
To Examine the Public Library-Messrs
Funston, Lyons, Tunsal, Shepard, VIM. III. R
Gusts, Parks and Garrett.
On Agriculture and Manufactures-Messrs
Davis, Cahell, Thompson of Botetourt, Duff
Goare, Adams, Thompson of Hampshire, Arbo
gast Patrick, Taylor and Kilby.
To Examine Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Rroadns
Iowner, StovaIl, Denison, Rice, Turnbull, Dew
KiIby and Walker
On the Lunatic Asylums-Messrs. Tate. How
ard, Thompson. of Dinwiddie, Sebrell, VERIFY
Chlnn, Halves, Masse and Mitchell.
On Banks-Messrs. Leake, Lyons, Harvie
Syme, Alexander, Edgington, Chisman, Toer
Middleton, Dickinson Of Caroline, and Gather
On Trade and Mechanic Arts-Messrs. Neal
StckIey, Saunders, Hamilton, Mcpherson. Free
man, Mcintyre, Happier and Gresham.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

AS both Houses Of Congress adjourned over
from Thursday to today, we of course, have no
news from that quarter. A private letter of ours
dated Friday evening, gives us the following
items of news: " The Democratic members of
the Senate have met in Caucus, and nominated
Judge Sturgiss, Of Georgia, for Secretary Of the
Senate, in place of Ashbury Dickens, who Of
course will go out. Robert Beall, who has been
long time engaged in the Capitol, is to take the
place Of the late Edward Dyer, as Sergeant at
arms land Mr. Salisbury, of Pennsylvania, is to
have Beall's old place Of Door keeper The cleo
ton is TO take place on Monday, the 9th I did
not hear who was settled upon for Printer; and as
there was no action, it is presumable that there
was no question about the matter Of making
Messrs Richie & Heiss printers to that BODY"
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From the New York Morning News.
THE SPEAKER.

we here present the readers of the Weekly
News with portrait Of the Hon. John w. Davis.
the recently elected Speaker of the House of
Representatives Mr.. Davis has had much ex
perience In Congress, and is peculiarly adapted
Tor the distinguished position 10 which. by his
own energies, he has attained. If we mistake
not, he is native of the State of New York.
where he studied medicine as a profession, and
some twenty years ago emigrated to the far West
TO trust his fortunes TO tickle chance.
lie was then married, and with scanty means
much of his earthly possessions being horse
and gig-he and his wife travelled Westward
without any definite object. At length they
found themselves in Indiana. with an exhausted
exchequer; but providentially the village in which
they found themselves was at that time visited by
an epidemic, by which the only physician Of the
place was Frustrated. MIR. Davis was looked
up TO as an angel of mercy sent to the relief of
the settlers; he attended diligently to their sick
and as the old physician died. Mr.. Davis
became the only medical practitioner in that region
OF country. Indiana, like the other Western
States, grew rapidly, and DR.. Davis grew in
public esteem he was elected TO various Offices
IN The gin of the people, and served them faith
iully. AT length he was sent TO Congress, a
wider and more distinguished theatre, in which
he made himself mama that has secured his
elevation TO the proud pinnacle on which ne now
stands.
MIR. Speaker Davis will preside over the de-
alterations of the Honse of Representatives with
dignity and ability. He has commanding per-
son, decision OF character. and perfect familiari-
~ with the duties of his office. He is sterling
democrat, but he is too patriotic and Just to pros
utute his power 10 party purposes
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PvE BEEN IN LOVE.
BY PACK BENJAMIN.

rye been in love some sixty times,
:, AND always thought the newest fairest;
rye strung at least million rhymes,
Though not to forms like that thou wearest.
Some have been short and others tall,
Some have been plump and others slender
But slim or dumpy, large or small,
10 thine their brightest charms surrender.
Thine is the shape I've seen in dreams,
Yet never met at evening parties,
Like real flesh and blood il seems
Mixed with celestial, like Astarte's.
There's nothing of the sylph or gnono
Exactly in thy forms expansion,
But 1t would deck the humblest home
And beautily the proudest mansion.
To fiirt with for month or year,
One might select a different figure,
Less size, less heart, of course less dear,
with rather less Of health or vigor.
But Tor friend-ye gods wife,
To live for, fight for, love forever,
never saw in ALI my life,
One near so perfcct-never, never
| am in earnest-so. don't laugh,
Thou precious, merry, darling creature
I'D rather see thy smiles by hall
Irradiatc each winsome feature,
Than all the splendid sights that Night
Reveals beneath her starry glories,
Or, stepped in days most lovely light,
The scenes Of old heroic stories.
With thee conpanioned, ono might 60
Content through hfe's low vale Of sorrow
And blessed at present, care TO know
Bot little Of the dim to- morrow.
Yet fare thee we'll 'tis vain for me
70 coniure I'D Joys glowing vision;
My last thought is sigh for thee,
And thine smile Of sweet dsrision
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A HUSBAND KILLED BY HIS WIFE

AT ielr held last week at Lancaster, Ohio. a
man, named Maxfied behaved So outrapeouslv
that 1t was resented by young fellow, named
jenkins, who dealt blow with weapon called
a 6 colt" that is heavy leaden ball enclosed in
one end of strip of cloth. The blow injured the
man so much that, when he got home, he was in
capable of relating what had happened, but mani
tested evident SYMPTOMS Of insanity, which his
wife attributed to freak of foolery, when she
snatched up the tongs and dealt him severe
blow on the already wounded head, remarkng
that " she would cure him of his oolery by heating
sense into his head" The unfortunate stroke If
the tongs finished the work the poor fellow died
IN the course of a day or two. Young Jenkins
and the wife of the deceased have been arrested
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DISTINGUISHED ARRIVAL.

Yesterday came down in the Georgia, Charles
Norris Esq, Chief of the Bureau of Construc-
ton, Equipment and Repair, w. Brandford Shu-
brick, Esq. Chief of the Bureau of Provision
and Clothing, Mr.. Humphries, Chief Naval
Constructor, and Messrs. Haswe and Cope
land, of the Engineer Bureas. All the above
gentlemen have taken quarters at French's Hotel,
Norfolk, except Mr.. Humphries, who is at the
Crawford House, Portsmouth. Their object is,
we understand. to hold survey on the Potomac
and Princeton We wish that Com Warrington
had come down too, so that he might have seen
how many aborers and mechanics might have been
employed through this inclsaaent season, with adj
vantage to the Government, in putting ne Yard
In order, preserving the public property, sc.
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ELECTIoNEERING ANECDOTE

good story is told of Mississippi candidate
for Congress, showing, we suppose, that as in
war, " all IS fair in politics." as Major Noah in
TACT contends. The story is of two opposing ri
walls tor Congressional honors, at present canvass
ing The same district. One Of them-the one of
whom the joke is particularly tod-is said to be
a perfect whee-hor in the way of stump
speaking, throwing in the " big-Iicks,'' telling
" long yarns" &C.
lhe other is represented as a gentleman of
great refinement, and completely fascinating eve
ry one with the suavity Of his manners and the
frlendness and familiarity of his address in fact
in individual! eectioneeTing, he is hard to beat %
AZ this game he was rather getting ahead Of his
slumplng speaking rval--traVelling all over The
district, and stopping every body he met and hav-
ing a long and friendly chat. His opponent he.
came aware of all that was going on, and being
convinced that he could not stand the silent and
secret elecIioneering Of his friend, resolved on the
following way Of checking his influence.
While riding along une day ahead Of his rival
about quarter Of a mile, he met a tall, verdant
loOking son Of the soil, leading an OK, and accsst-
ed him thus -" Good morning, friend anon, q
quarter Of a milo back you will meet with > MD
dle-sized, middle aged man, riding a bald-facsd
sorrel horse. wish yon to avoid sneaLino 80
him, and toglve him the road. He is psyy or1zy
and indgines that he is reallg n candidate ~
Congress, and il you talk 10, or question b;c, a,
all on the subject, he becomes perfeefI, f,o;o,.
gnd eren dangerous. ] have him in CHARGE. and
DO hope, my friend, tina, YOU will yield him the
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-08
INCORPORATING THE TOWN.

We really feel rejoiced to see the interest taken
in the subject of our Town generally, and that OF
incorporation, especially +" Experience . enters
into 1t with all his heart, and hope every good
citizen will finally give it his undivided support
That the prospects of our people, a community
are at a very low ebb, none can deny What
produced this state of things is useless, for the
purpose of recrimination, to enquire. There is
CLEAN of bright sunshine in the distance and we
ought to be prepared TO receive the full benefit
Gifts benignant rays; and we can only be by be-
ing Independent in our town government, and cut
off from all extraneous influences. There can be
no doubt, that very soon Rail Road will be
put In operation, by whom what, it matters not,
for such an important avenue of commerce cannot
be long left closed. The CASTOR and Raleigh
Rail Road is shortly 10 be sold, which will, we
have no doubt, soon be connected with the Ports
mouth and Roanoke Rail Road. These Roads,
thus connected will be laid with the most durable
rails, and furnished with powerful engines will and
pour the rich products of North Carolina into our
town, which will soon become the great central
mart of commerce. We know these things
will shortly be, and then all our citizens, and
hardy mechanics, will be fully and profably en-
ployed
ut is our duty to be prepared to receive. protect
and support such state of things and there is no
way we can be so well, as under the powers of a
Corporation We trust that all will be found
willing to GO for it. We deprecate any thing like
a PURITAN warfare on this subject, but if it must
turn on that pivot, why in Gods name let our
strength'be again measured with our opponents,
and we know shall be successful and when
victorious, the advantages that will follow, will
be sogreat that every one will be ashamed to ac
knowledge that they ever opposed it.
For calm, temperate and free discussion of
this question we tender columns to all parties
with these restrictions |. That they write short
communications g. That they are in prepa red
state for the press 3. That they are to the point
and respectful in their tone
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PARTICULARLY IMPUDENT.

The Resolution of Mr. Syme, editor of the
Petersburg intelligencer, directing the Committee
on Banks in the Democratic Legislature of Vir-
GINA, to inquire into the expedency of permitting
curse, small paper currency, which we have
nearly got rid of, and which we trust will never
again pollute the community. We hope the
Committee will report, and give such report
too, will forever deter, an attempt on the part
of the banks to revive this nuisance
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to occupy too much space in the columns of you r
valuable and interesting paper Our motto is
pro bono pubiico )" therefore, we shall be brief
Incorporation will give us better standing at
home and abroad. We are well aware of the
strong opposition at Norfolk when incorporation
was spoke OF. but after mature reflection by its
citizens, and left TO their sufrages. it was carried
unanimously. ENTERPRISE.
Portsmouth, Dec. 6, 1915
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RICHIE s. HEISS.
BAD LEGISLATION.

Converslng the other evening. with some gen.
iemen OF great experience and observation, ON the
subject Of commerce and vessels. it was remarked
mat there were SIX OF seven hundred seamen lost
annually on our coast; and said he, there is no
doubt that t,oothirds Of that sacrifice of Hfs is
produced by BAD LEGISLATION! Is not this
enough to s'arlle our members of Congress, and
set them TO inqniring into this mailer
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-08
MEMPHIS NAVY YARD

The Vicksburg Sentinel says. in speaking of
the proposed Navy Yard of the above place, that
the meeting of the Convention has produced one
good ehect-l.e convinced all who attended lha t
Memphis was about the last place in creation at
which Navy Yard should be built. Steamboats,
have hard work to pass the bars; and man-of
war could about as easily get to Memphis now. as
she could run on a mill stream.
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
TIE TREASURY

The extreme length Of this document will not
permit Us to publish it, neither do we suppose
the generality Of our readers would be partiou lar
ly interested in reading it. The responden.
Of the Sun thus speaks Of it
The report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury
will interest your merchants, if they ever find
time To peruse it and all the accompanying docu
ments Who would not rather take voyage
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CONGRESSIONAL UNION.

Messrs. Richie s. Hess give notice that they
have transferred their subscription list to the Con
gressional Union and Appendix, TO Messrs Blair
* Rives, and give notice that they will not pub.
!'sh those papers. This arrangement, ,Lsy say,
evil not interfere with reports in the Union.
We intend to give full and accurate pssssednos
OF Congress but will not publish them in any
other form than in our regular papers
The Semi,,oeekly Union, containing the re-
ports IN full, will be furnished for the session on
the following terms:
One copy s2 so
Six copies il O0
Twelve copies 24OO
The Weekly will contain only synopsis of the
proceedings.
One copy sl 90
we've copies 10 90
twenty-five copies 20 90
sEP Back numbers Of the Sem.weekly and
Weekly will be furnished from the commence
ment of the session.
RICHIE s. HESS.
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road and nave no conversation with him. wh,,
ever. In due time the countrym man me, m ~a,-
the middle-sized man." and, as the Ia,,., WV" Wv.
about addressing him with the greatest n,, was
ness imaginable, he seampered of into the bu,s
es. leauing or and oil, like quarter hor, I'm
NJ o. Picauune -
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-08
A CIRCUMSTANCE.

The fragments of a child's body, wrapped in
newspapers, were found in the vicinity Of a road
running south of the city of Philadelphia, day or
two since. CoroDer's jury were unable to Throw
any light upon the circumstGnce. Y. JNsUs.
Why did they not light candle ?--.Mep Ere.
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From the Philadelphia Ledger.
LATE FROM OREGON

we find IN the St. Louis papers some further
Information respecting affairs in OREGON. commu
nicated by DIR. White and Mr.. Saxtoo. which ie
interesting. When DR.. White left OREGON. the
types and press ordered from New York had not
arrived. The American settlers dislike the ar
engagements IN regard to the paper to be published
there, tearing that 1t will be under the influence
OF control OF the Hudson Bay Company, and con-
sequently represent matters as the British would
have them, rather than as they are. The Hudson
bay Company has contrived thus far to monopo-
lie all trade, and every effort by Americans to
engage IN trading has encountered runous CONNIE
iIiIon from that Company. A small exploring
party, TO which Mr.. Saxton belonged, spent mari
OF last winter and spring in examining the Villa
mette Valley, its water courses, &c. Mr.. s. has
prepared a map of that Valley, which he will
have autographed at Washington. The orinci
pal OBJECT OF the exploration TO discover a bet
ter route from the South Pass to the Willamette
valley than was usually travelled. Above the
Willamette Falls, the river is said TO be navioa-
Die tor steamboats, nearly it's whole length The
Americans have confined their settlements chiefly
to the Willamette Valley. A river south Of thai
valley, emPtylng into the Pacific, and extending
north within fifty miles of the American settle
menis, has been discovered admitting at it's month
vessels craving from eight to ten feet water. II
is called by the Indians " Ousil ;" and is we'll sun
P'0u VIZ" S"IUnon' An exploring party has been
sent north of the Columbia, TO examine Puget
bay and It's neighborhood The Hudson Bav
company feel great anxiety about the possession
OF mat Bay and the inlet to it, constituting the
pest harbor on the whole coast II is south of the
49th parallel Indeed, the possession of that Bav
and the Straits ofSt. Juan de Fuca is one If Their
Chief objects Vancouver's Island is reported 10
be The loyeliest spot on the cpast. A few Amer.
can families have attempted to settle north of the
Columbia river. Their first settlements near
FotI vancouver were destroyed by the freshet last
spriHg.
CURIoUs.-Among the pageants at the corona
ton OF Queen Mary, in 1853. was the following
singular fact, related by Hollinshed
hen there was one Peter, Dutchman. that
stood on The weathercoke Of Paule's steeple I,on-
DOM holding STEAMER in his hand of five wards
long, and waving thereof stood sometimes on the
one foot and shoOke the other, and then kneeled
on his knees. to the great marvel of a II people
tie had made two scaffolds under him. one above
the crosse, having torches and steamers set ON il
and another over the ball of the crosse, likewise
set with sireamers, and torches, which could NOT
burn, the wind was so great TIE said Peter
had sixteen pounds thirteen shillings given him
by the Cite for his cOses and paines. and for all
his stuffe"
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THE MISUNDERSTANDING

The weather which has been severely cold for
several days, broke this morning with cold rains
that froze as it fell, and covered everything with
coat Of ice We regret to learn that Thomas
G. Broughlon, Esq, senior editor of the Herald
met with the misfortune of breaking his leg, on
leaving his house early this morning, in conse-
Quence of the ice.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-02

This notable coincidence must have
caused curious emotions and reflections ia
the minds Of these remarkable men, who
last met Oh the plains Of puebIa, where
Santa Anna oyerthrew and routed the
forces Of Gen. b., drove him into exile,
seating himself in The then vacant Presi.
DENTAL chair. Bustamente now return
ing from exile, meets almost at the throsh.
hold Of his country, his former opponent,
with the poisonous chalice commended 10
his own lips.
The Mexican papers contain nothing
on the subject Of Texas, but publish the
powers conceded by the Chambers to The
Government for the purpose o. an ar
rangement with Texas, as follows.
"The Congress authorized the Govern
ment to receive or listen (oir) to the pro.
posals made by Texas, and to definitely
arrange such as may be 10 the honor and
interest of the Mexican Nation--the same
10 be submitted to Congress for examina.
lion and approval"
Mr.. Shannon was malreated as well as
robbed on his way from Mexico 10 Vera
Cruz.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-02

n N pursuance OF an order Of the homo
mblc Probate Court Of Copiah coun-
~, at tho September term thereof, the un-
dersigned, administrator Of tho estate Of
John G. Witherspoon, deceased, viii OK
pose to public sale, on credit Of twelve
months, the following real estate, lying
and being in the county Of Carroll, to-wlt:
Lots No. 2 and I, lots No. Q and 10, lots
No. 3 and 8, IN section SO, township 10,
range /, west, containing In oil two huns
bred and forty acres, moro or less.
The sale 10 take place on The first day
of August neat, at the courthouse door
in the county oil Carroll The purcha-
scr 10 give bond, with approved security.
Sale to take place within the hours pre-
scrbed by law.
JOHN II. THOMPSON, admir-.
June 10, 1916 27-td
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-02

al half mast Tor ono week; and on the day
after ihis order is received, twenty one
minute guns will be fred, beginning at
II o'clock. Al each military station, the
day after The reception Of this order, the
national flag will be displayed at halfsiati
from sunrise 70 sunset; ihirieen guns win
be fred at day -break, halfhour guns dur
ing the day; and At the close Of the day a
general salute. The troops win be pa
raded at 10 o'clock, and this order read to
them, on which TIE labors Of the day will
cease.
Let the virtues Or The illustricus dead
retain their influence, and when energy
and courage are called to trial, emulate
his example.
GEORGE BANCROFT,
Acting Secretaryof War, and
Secretary Of the Nary.