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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The journal of yesterday was read and approved
THE COMMITTEE ON THE TERRITORIES.
Mr.. BOYD, in pursuance Of the request yesterday
made, and for the reasons then stated by him, was
excused from further service on the Committee on
the Territories,
| And Mr. KAUFMAN was announced as having
been appointed in his place.
The SPEAKER announced that the special order
of the day was the consideration Of Territorial bust
ness.
THE SECRET SERVICE FUND.
Mr.. VINTON, from the select committee hereto.
fore appointed under the following resolution to
wit:
be appointed 10 inquire into the truth Of the charges h,
day made in this House by Mr. CHARLES J. IN6ERsoLI
impeachment against said DANIEL WEBSTER that said
committee have to send for persons papers books
and vouchers.
Rose, and asked leave to make report.
Objection was made
Mr.. VINTON moved that the rules be suspended
to enable him to make the report,
The SPEAKER said it was not competent for the
gentleman to make such a motion, because the
House was already acting under a suspension Of the
rules in the consideration Of the special order.
Mr.. DRoMGOoLE. The report can be made
by general consent.
Mr.. VINTON asked il.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Ohio
Mr.. VNToN asks the unanimous consent Of the
House to make report from a select committee.
Cries on all sides, "agreed."
The SPEAKER. The chair hears no objection.
Mr.. VINTON presented the report
Mr.. JOSEPH r. INGERSOLL rose to request
that the bill from the Senate on the Speakers table,
in relation TO French spoations be taken up, and re.
ferred.
The SPEAKER. The motion will not be in or.
der until the House has disposed of the subject mat.
ter before ii.
Mr.. DOUGLASS called for the special order.
Mr.. VINTON, proceeding after the Interrupt
tion.) The report concludes with two resolutions
One is simply resolution asking that the committee
be discharged from the further consideration OF the
subject and that the report be laid on the table, and
printed.
There is another resolution that requires imme-
ate action il it be acted on at all. But, to under
stand that resolution il will be necessary that the re-
port should be read. 1t is not long, and ask that
il be read.
Mr. DOUGLASS said he felt compelled to call
for the special order.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman cannot now do
The chair expressly announced that the busi.
ness before the House the consideration Of the
special order. The gentleman from Ohio mr.
VNTosl then rose and asked leave to make report
No objection was made. The report Of the commit
tee is now before the House, and must be disposed
Of in some way or other before the House can pro-
coed TO the transaction Of other business.
Mr.. DOUGLASS. Then movn to lay the re-
port on the table. ...
Mr.. q. s. HOUSTON. And to print
[Ssversl voices. Let US know the contents first.
Read, read
Objection was made to the reading.
The SPEAKER. The reading Of the report is
called for and is objected to. The question is,
"Shall the report be resdr'----s .. 81, .- ...
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AErokr. rNoa COMMITTEES.

Mr.. MILLER, from the COMMITTEES on the Dis.
tiet Of Columbia, reported, without amendment
the House resolution authorizing the erection Of 4
monument To Washington upon the pubhc ground,
within the city Of Washington, D. c.
Mr.. ASHLEY, from the Committee on the 10.
dietary reported, without amendment the bill rea.
tive TO, and increasing the duties Of, the Attorney
General.
Mr.. DICKINSON, from the Committee o.
Claims, to whom wxs referred the House Din for the
relief Of LsughIey and jenkins, reported it without
amendment.
Mr.. d. also, from the same committee, submitted
an adverse report upon the petition Of Jonathan
Tyne; which was ordered TO be printed.
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I'VE p"e sENEkAL ARmsTRONG.
The Senate considered the report of the Commit
Tee on Foreign Relations, asking to be discharged
from the further consideration of the claim of IN,
owners OF the brig General Armstrong, and that III,
papers and documents in relation thereto be laid or
table. ~ ~
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Louisiana, moved to s,rik.
out the resolution concluding the report, and nser
the following:
Re,olred That the Secretary of State be requested
take proper measures again to bring this subject beo
the Portuguese government.
Mr. ATHERTON was proceeding to make som,
remarks on the merits Of the case, when
Mr. WEBSTER suggested that the proper course
cfprocedure would be to refer the report to the Sec
rotary Of State.
Mr.. ARCHER said that the object of the amend
ment OF the senator from louisiana [Mr. JoBssosl
only to render attention to the case more inner
alive on the Department Of State, and added some
remarks relative to the justice and interesting char
acter Of the claim. m
Mr.. ALLEN observed that the form Of amend.
ment was rather unusual, and that the senator from
Massachusetts, had suggested the proper course
Inc honorable gentleman was proceeding with come
additional remarks, when he was interrupted bv
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Louisiana, who expatiated al
some length on the justice Of the claim.
Mr.. ALLEN then remarked that he had not dis.
puted the justice Of the claim at all. He had only
ventured to make suggestion as TO the prone,
course OF procedure.
Mr.. J. M. CLAYTON could see no d;f;cr,.
Nv or improperly in the amendment In H.
humble Judgment the attention Of the secr,,srv
should be invoked to the subject
Mr.. SEWER then moved that the further consid-
GRAFTON Of the subject be postponed, and that the
Senate proceed to the special order OF the dsy-he
Post Office appropriation bill
Mr.. WEBSTER said that beyond all qu.s-
ton or doubt, the true course was 10 refer
TO the Secretary Of State. He supposed that
this was a Just claim, but were a great
many others Of similar character; and he
thought that they ought to be cautious in taking up
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The journal having been read,
GRADUATION AND ABDUCTION or TINE PRICE OF THE
PUBLIC LANDS.
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saiisfac,ion--,hc money has been depos
tied. and is subject 10 our award.
Respectfully,
J. .BACHMAN. ID. d
j. BELLINGER. NJ. ID.
S n. DICK SON. NJ. y.
E. GEDDINGS. NJ. u.
MISCELLANEOUS.
New ORLEANS, March 25.
TEXAS.

We take the following from The uous-
ton Telegraph of the 18th inst. The III.
formation was communicated by gentle
man from Corpus Christi.
Gen. Taylor expected that the whole
army would be encampcd on the east
bauk Of lha, river by lnr 2Oth insI The
main body OF lie troops were to march by
the INLAND route, or The old road 10 Mala
moros, and 1T was supposed rhe camp
would he pitched rlrariy opposite Mata-
moras, where there IS hlsl, bluf that
ovcriooks the city, and would give tile ar
tilIery of the army coiupel, command OF
me place. This point 'hiss been, by sin
sular oversight of the Alexicans. entirely
neglected; lnsy have expended large sums
to IurtIy Malamoros, but lnls biuf, which
is several feet higher than the highest
.puiht Of The CITY aaI Is also within can
non shot OF he Public Square OF Mala-
moros, has been entirely neglected. when.
ever this place is forutied, Gen. Taylor
could hold il against even en- European
force twice rs large as his owA. the riv.
er renders it inaccessible o. the west and
south, aud the eastern and northern 81 ;es
can be securely fortified by ditch aud
embankmenl, winch eau be CONSTRUCTED
with little bur. 1t is believed that with
half The expense that was incurred at
+ Corpus Cnris.4, a camp can be fortified
directly within Cannon shot 0f Matamo-
rus, that will not only command that cI'}-
bat be Hlrre secure Than the camp at Cor
pus CnrlslI.
Tie M"xicaas appear to be totally ua-
prepared IN '}elend any portion "t The
country Oh The Rio Grande. lnstend Of
concentrating forces there, as The editor Of
The Corpus Chnsll Gazette predicted. they
have left tha, section aaiest enlTely de.
fcnceIess; and it is believed that it would
no" be impossible Tor the Mexican Gov
sesnipent rs seencentf larces sssstatlfs:
ros. capable Of &iihsianding even ;areSsl-
meul Of American troops.
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Fran tile Nr,o OrtlanS Commercial Times
QUARTERLY REVIEW

Aparasraph frnm he ren Of MIR Walsh,
the able PARIS correspondent Of the Ma
lional lnleligencer. has been generally
repuhlished 10y the Southern press. it
relates 10 the merIs of ii periodical, which,
though its existence dates hu, few years
hack, has sAtcady akcn high. it n"t the
very highest rauk in American periodical
literature. We refer 10 the Southern
Quarterly Review, OF lnis work, Mr..
Walsh states that il is regarded in Europe.
and in France particularly, as The ahIesl
and most instructive specimen Of this spe-
cies of literature which our country has
produced; and be aIiudes particularly TO
an article on the Oregon Question in a
recent number. which is viewed as an ex-
ceednsly comprehensive and candid eN.
posllon of the controversy. |, has passed
into The hands OF The leading French poll
ticians. and in connection with olher dis
QUESTIONS Of decided ability, has earned
Tor the Review substantial transatlantic
reputation. IL may not be inappropriate
to mention that The paper upon Oregon,
which has eliciled such unreserged COM
mendation, was written by gentleman
whom We have now The pleasure of corl-
sidering fellow 'ownsmau, and who in
mnre than one department of composition
: has exhibited The fruits of matured and
/ well stored intellect, uncommon industry,
! and II facility aud felicity OF style, which
enable him to impart stirring iuteres, 10
the dryest and most sterile topics. We
alude to J. d. B. De Bow, Esq, tie &C.
com mplished editor Of the Commercial Re
view of the South and West.
In this enlightened age, periodical liter.
atue has undergone radical revolution
1t is mo longer brief and bad collection
Of rapid critical notices OIL the newest pub
licaions. II is IN itself an almost ex
haustless treasury Of knowledge. Th'
+ most vigorous aud we'll trained iu,ellect
disdain not 10 contribute 10 a reperery 9,
/ vast and valuable. Tile loftiesl flights q
genius, the most favored Inspirations q
} ianey, the ,profoundes, disquisilions in an
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ANIMAL MAGNETISM.

We give below, from tile Iaaf'eSloh o"''
r;er. the proposal of DIS. J. Bachman. Bel
liu.er. S. II. Dickson and f., Gedd'''gs "i
Charleston. 10 examine any remariiabic cases
of Mesurrsm or Animal Magnetism that may
he brouph, TO then,. And aIsp, all offer oil
REGARD of one hanHrca dollars. which has been
deposile,I in their hands, for any ease oil l1''
cility or Clairvoyancc, Of which they may be,
made clearly satisfied.
Whether there is any +ra'l' IN Animal Mag
.,o,;sm mr. not, il has made Il terrible noise IN
,hc world, aud i, is surely commcnlablc IN
the highest degree, to see some o! the most
respectable and most scientific men /" 'he
State determined tn examine thoroughly Into
the matter, ard to tes, it by the touch stone OF
nsilosophy and learning. While it is weak
and silly for us to yield implicit crcdence to
every idle and foolish ruH,or Of wonderful
inventions, and wonderful discoveries, notti-
Ing can be more becoming in us. as friends
10 humanity, and ass good citizens oi the world
than to seriously and patiently investigate
every thing that's likely 10 be"tft "ur spe'
cies in any respect, or to add one item 10 their
stock Of science end knowledge.
From the Charleston Cegricr.
Is 81 IN ANIMAL MAGNETISM.
For several wears FlsI, %e. the under
stoned. have bestowed some attention on
4 Animal Macne,ism-emp!oyins portion
of fleisure in the perusal Of publications OH
the subject. and availng ourselves OF ev-
erv suitable occasion of prosecuting its
a,nds experinentally. The present time
appears opportune for investigating. still
further, the pehnomena attributed to this
Arid Tor whatever it be y and we hercoy
make known our wish to examine any re-
markable or halacerislic cases which
may exist in this city.
We ATE, moreover, induced 10 come
forward in this manner by the Importunl,
ties of friends and acquaintances aud by
the. .receu, publication OF (as we beliese)
eroundless aud uuwarranled impu'ations
agains, the clergy aud physicians, ecuer
ally, as interested oppugners Of this art.
As.we are aciua,ed not by mere curiosity
but by the dssirc of ascertaining and as
sistiuc to establish truth, we make this ap'
neal il, the confident expectation that sin.
cere believers in Animal Magnetism will
.appreciaie our motives aud afford US the
opportunity we seek.
We shall receive with pleasure, and
will Immediately respond to any offers oil
propositions concerning the examination
oc cases in private; but canno, take par
Z in exhibitions or experiments publicly CON
ducted. Our reasons for this de'ermina
lion ma, hs readily copjec,urcd by all who
are familiar with The processes ot nduc'
live reasoning, and the scientific examlna
ton Of phenomena. We shall also b'
happy TO confer with any gentleman, o
with auy committee twho may be dis
posed to submit cases TO our observation
respecting the time, place, and other ne
cessary preliminaries.
We arc authorized by a gentleman q
this city 10 offer premium OF One Hun
drsd Dollars for any case Of Lucidi,y q
Caityoyance tha, shall DC proven 10 on
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OREGON NOTICE.

The extremes wnhln which neSHia
ious ada,il of resumption, tie somewhere
bctwecu British concession OF their terri
torial claims within The 49th degree of
North parallel, and American CONCESSION
of the joiTi navi cation ol the Columbia
River. " thin these limits diplomacy
may exercise its skill. and beyond them
nuthng can i've effected Ivy it. A. is now
rcdu cd 10 certainty that the people of the
Uuired States will not yield Que ol of
1h'ir prciensiuns beyond lEe line oi A9.
This is,a ell asceriained fact which tue
debates in Consrcss have revealed. The
point Of honor now with the British Gov
erumeut is not to surrender entrctp aud
forever he navigation of The Columbia
She has thrice rejected all overture o1 'tIis
character. The interests Of the Hudson
Bay Company also forbid tine relinqnlSh-
ment of This outlei for the Fur trade 10
the Pacific. Within the limits NC have
indica ted there is however u basis wide
enough lor ne eolialion and peaceful settle
tncnt. II is believed that qualified right
as To time. in the navigation ot the CO.
lumba, would be accepted by The Brush
Government. A right of this kind TO
terminate in Is or 2O years would satisfy
British honor. and serve The Interests of
the Hudson Bay Company. for the sup
ply Of peItries will by tina, lime, j, is said,
be exhausted, or according To the sueRes
ton Of Mr.. Galiatin, an equivalent might
he found, allowing the equal and julnl
navigation Of The Columbia. in the equal
and joint navigation of the ST. Lawrence.
There 10 ample ground, therefore, for
the renewal Of negotiations and adjust.
menI, by mutual concession, in which nei-
lher the honor or interest of eilheir party
vii! he exposed to sacrifice. The first
step in this work, concedins nothing hat
is NOT required by diplomatic etiquette,
should be taken, it must be admitted on
all hands, by our own Government. We
have rejected the last British offer to ad-
Just the dispute by arbitration. 1t Is in
cumbent on our Government. who profess
10 be guided by the spirit of peace, 10
make some proposition Of compr mise.
The Executive would have acted with
ir the line Of its duty 10 have instructed
Mr.. McLaue to resume negotiations III
London on the basis Of The 49lh parallel,
SO soon as it had asceriained such was the
sense of The Senate OIL this subject. This
would have been ihe dictate OF eXpedieu-
cy, on lhc score Of saving time and quiet.
lug The public mind: BY the period 'ha1
The Notice had passed b"tI, branches ol
the Legislature, the negotiation woul'
have been in such state OF forwordness,
as TO have resulted, perhaps. in final ar.
rangemenr. BY The steamer OF the 4lt
of April something dehatlve. at least il
relation to this question, woad have bees
knowu.-CharLeston Ne7cS.
The Notorious John L. Waring.-Th'
las, number Of the Lexington, Kentucky
Gaze,te contains The following account
the last moments Of this. notorious ant
remarkable man: X ,r,sa,,~-{ - -.
He was a lawyer, aud most ,of his idifh
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LARGE EsrArE.-Wc saw ina late North
ern paper, an advertisement, "f Gennct Smith,
Of Peterborough, New York, 10 sell his i'm,
mense landed properly. at Huc'ion, in the
months Of Jnne. July aud August nt Ht. The
land lies in fifiy-fve Of the 'lfiy-'hne counties
OF the State, and comprises about seven hun
dred and fny.ihouSand acres. The auction
will take place at fifteen different places, on
us many different days.
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TDe auoerttser.
WEDNESDAY,, APRIL s, 1916
EDGEFIELD c. II.

A Coop BEclSSlSG.-A Philadelphia pa
per says, IL couple lately married in New Hamp'
shire. immediately subscribed to a newspaper
as the best way to make good beginning. "A
wise couple this. and we commend their ex'
ample to all young married folks. We think
that they can scarcely do better, than III SUBJ
scribinr to our paper.
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LARGE CIrlEs.-Loadon is estimated at the
present time to contain two millions OF pea.
pie, exclusive Of strangers. The population
ofParis. now exceeds nine hundred thousand,
ST. Petersburg numbers four hundred and
snty-six thousand. Berlin three hundred and
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A young merchant in Cincinnati. named
Hubert Diss, has been detected in forgerles
to the amount Of $1,000. He is said to
have wealthy connections, and was ou the
eve Of marriage to the daughter of one OF
the most opulent merchants in Cincinnati
He made TWO unsuccessful attempts 10
commit suicide, one before and another
after bis arrest, by opening blood vessels
in his arm.
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Guu.-Guilt, though it may attain tenn
poraI spIendor, can never confer real hap
piness. The evil consequences of our
crimes long survive their commission, and,
like the ghosts of the murdered, for ever
haunt the steps of the malefactor. The
paths of virtue, though seldom those OF
worldly greatness, are always those OF
Ipleasan,ness andpeace.--Sisl Waiter Scott.
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The recen, mail arrangement will \
appears, accelerate the mail lwenty'ion'
hours between New York and Ciaciuuati'
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The Notorious John u. Waring.-The
las, number OF the Lexington, kentucky.
Gaze,te contains the following account OF
the last moments Of this, notorious and
remarkable man: y ,,,,,,;l,,--{ - ~
He was a lawyer, and mos. OF his diff
culties origin1.ed from tho mode jn which
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ColLese ComnencemeRt.-The annual
commencement OF The College of Charles
Ion ,ooh place this forenoon ut the Went
worth stree, Baptist Church. The pro.
cession moved punctually and in adnira'
Bile order, accompanied with ealipeuine
music, FROM the College 10 the Church,
where, Notwithstanding the unprumising
annearance Of tt1e weather, very large
and respectable audience awaited dts ar
rival. The speakers acquitted themselves
10 the delight and qualification Of thei'
hearers.-EreniRg NeDs.
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Origin ej ifrvspapes.-Mankind are
indebted 10 The wisdom Of Queen Eliza
beth ami he prudence Of BurIeish for he
first printed newspaper. 1t was entitled
the English mercuric, aud was, by an-
:iorit,. imprinted at Londnn by her
lighuess's printer. 1885, The earliest
number preserved in the British museum
library, dated July %, in that year con.
,aius The usual intelligence, given aftcrthe
fashion OF the London Gazette of tie pre-
sent day. In these Mercuries we meet
with advertisements oi books. and they
differ moi very much from the announce
meats Of our own time. During The civil
wars, periodical papers. the champions of
The rwo rur,ies, became thDre generullS
circulated. and we're edited by writer's Of
ability, among the principal we may name
Marcamon, Needham, Sir John B;rken-
head. and Sir. Roger L'Eslraage. Al
the restoration the proceedings Of Parlia
ment were inlerdicIed 10 be published, un.
less by authority, and the first daily paper
after the revolution took the popular title
of the Orange IntelIigencvr. In the reign
of Queen Anne there was bui one daily
paper, the Daily Courant. The first pro-
vincial journal known in England was
the Orange Poslman, started in l7O6. al
the price of penny, but half penny
no, refused The earliest Scottish news
paper made it's appearance under the aus
plces Of Cromwell, in 1907.
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Married.,

In Goshen, January 81, byJ. N. Dart, Esq,
Mr. human ALLEN to Miss MINERVA ]. CA
PEN, all of Goshen.
The "Printer" was duly remembered on this
festive occasion, for "our Devil" was fairly costa
sled when he saw the "heaps' of delicious cake
which accompanied the above notice, We tender
our thanks and make our best bow to the welded
pair and wish them prosperity and happiness in
all time to come, and pleasant journey through
life, as all will have, who thus beautifully ere
member the PRINTER"
In Ira. Jan. 25, by Rev. Frederick Page, Mr.
WILLIAM o. Tower TO Miss MARY ANN GAM.
BELL, both Of Brandon.
In Salisbury, Jan. 2s, by Rev. Mr. Ludlam, Mr.
ROYAL T. GRAVES to Miss MATILDA W. Meal
LISTER.
With the above notice came ''goody slice"
of the "whited loaf.' for which we tender our
thanks to the donors, and wish them all the hap
piness 10 be enjoyed in this life, aud in the next,
pleasures without end.
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his parents, who, no doubt, will be over.
whelmed with joy in welcoming him.
The Melbourne Herald of The 18th of
September, gives the particulars of one of
the most horrible shipwrecks on record,
by which Ala lives were lost. The
" Cateraqui," Captain G. w. Finlny,
(emigranI snip Of 800 tons, sailed from
Liverpool on the ooh of April, with 1863
emigran's, and crew, including Two doc
tors, of 46 souls. The emlgranls were
principally from Bedfordshire, Stafford,
shire, Yorkshire, Noting hamshire.-
About 100 OF the passengers were mar.
ried, with families, and in all rs children.
Nothing occurred worthy of notice un"
Ill the 4lh of August, on which day he
ship wen! ashore in violent gale, on a
reef situated on the west coast of Kings
Island, at the entrance OF Basis Straits
The ship filled in few hours and through
the night scene OF horror was exhibited
Without parallel.
Before morning but 80 of the company
were alive, the rest having been swept in
TO eternity by the waves. Out Of the
whole crew only nine were saved.-N
Y. ErpresS.