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Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-05-04
A Brilliant Incident.

The Mexican charge upon the Missis-
sippians at Buena Vista has been alluded
to heretofore. but the following description
of it. and its repulse, is too thrilling to
pass over. We find it in the Matamoros
Flag. Drs. Bennett, of Covington, KY,
and Carson, Of Port Gibson, Miss, stood
spcnsors-''all of which they saw, and
part of which they were :'s-St. Louis
ReveilIe.
The LIST Mississippi regiment, under
command OF Col. Jefferson Davis, coated
itself over with immortal glory. Origin
ally, it numbered $50 some odd, but sud
denly transferred from the comforts and
genial atmosphere of home to the almost
vertical sun of Brazos Island, last August,
disease made frightful ravages among its
men. What it lost in this way, in con.
junction with the killed at Monterey, and
thosedischarged in consequence ofwounds
reduced it to considerably less than four
hundred strong. With this diminished
force, weakened still more by the extrac-
ton of the Tombigbee and Carroll county
companies, which guarded Gen. Taylor's
tent this skeleton regiment sustained,
and repealed, with immense slaughter, a
charge of three times their own number
tf Santa Annals best lanctrs. The Ian:
GERS first bore down upon one of the Indi-
ana regiments-we forget which one
and dispered it. The Mississippians en-
deavored to rally them. but before they
could do so were in turn themselves char
ged. Col. Davis, contrary to all custom,
instead of forming into hollow square
stretched out his men in the form of a
CROCHET. The lancers came UP at a rap
id gallop, but so utterly astonished was,
rot onl y the chief officer. but his men, at
so strange a mode of receiving a charge
of cavalry, that they Involuntary halted.
For few seconds they gazed upon the
unrufiled countenances Of the rifemen OPP
posed to them, but feeling there was no
time to lose, the order 'Adilante % for
ward was pompously given. The crotch
ct was filled IN an instant and just as
they wheeled their horses, with lances set
on both prongs, the intrepid Mississippi
Colonel, standing inside the fork, called
out. "Boys, fire ! and at them arith your
kniUes!" simultaneously with the sharp
crack of the rifles, deafening shout went
up, and bowie. knives and revolvers fash.
ed in the direction of the lancers. Strange
as it may seem, many ofthe lancers were
actually dragged from their horses and
stabbed to death. In this unusual manner
this splendid body of horsemeu were beat
en- back. Captain Enstis, the LIST ORA
goons, says the achievement is unparallel-
ed. Whether it is owing to the nntive
daring of the men, or the infusion into
their bosoms of their Colonel's spirit, we
leave everybody to draw their own con-
clusiona. 1t is due to the Sd Indiana reg.
iment to say, that they were afterwards
brought up to support the Mississippi reg
iment, and fought valiantly.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-05-04

AN AMGsINe DEMONSTRATING the
last conflict with Great Britain. number
OF our troops were engaged in repairing
the shattered notifications at Niagara, and
while so engaged, the enemy commenced
pretty sharp fire, so that it occupied
nearly all the time of our forces to keep
on the look out for the shots Of the enemy.
Finding they did not make Roadway, they
stationed son of Emerald Isle to give
warming whenever a shot or shell was
coming, that they might be PREPARED for il:
This the sentinel faithfully perfitrhed, a.:
ternately singing oit, shot shell, SHELL
Shot until finally the enemy started q
congreve rocket, which Pat Had ieveF
seen before. He hesitated moment;
and seeing it elevate, he shouted shot,
and-"by Jabers. the gun with it.
Mode of Burying Lawyers in OIden Time:
A gentleman in the country, who had
just buried rich relation, who was an
attorney, was complaining to Foote, who
was on visit to him, Of the very great
expense of a country funeral.
"Why," says Foote, "do you bury yotf
attorneys here?"
ayes, to he sure we do. How else y;
Job we never do that In Loodon.'
"No?" said the other. ''How do you
manage %
"When,the patieut happens TO die, VS.
lay him out in a room over night by him.
self, lock the door, open the sash, and in
the morning he's entirely Off"
'.Indeed!" said the other. in amaze.
ment; "what becomes of him ?"
"Why; that we canhot exactly tell, not
being acquainted with Supernatural eau
ses. All that we know Of the matter is.
that there's strong Snie !? Of brimstone
an the room the nett morning 2"
@Who are the happiest menu They
who live to benefit others-who are al.
ways ready with word to encourage-a
smile to cheer-a look TO persuade-!and
a dollar to assist. They are never fear
tuI lest a good trade or an Axcellent har'
gain should fall into the hands OF poor
neighbor--bu the more rejoicsd whsH
! such one meets encouragement;
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-05-04

lated the circumstances amidst peals of
laughter. His adventure with the doctor
most excited their merriment. The little
gentleman being fully prepared to COM
mence his operations. took up his lamp,
and approached to look at the body. Joe
still laid PROSTATE and stiff upon the table,
and the doctor stood at his side, making
sundry reflections.
81 wonder how old he was when he
died."
"About twenty:eight years, quickly re-
sponded Joe, accompanying his words with
horrid grin. This was too great shock
Tor the little doctor to endure, and he i'm.
mediately tainted away. Joe ,rising.threw
some water in his face, and leaving him
to recover at his leisure, went to rejoin
his companions in the room where they
were carousing, as before mentioned.
Joe Helfriter received great credit from
bis companions, for his successful trick;
and though it was at their expense, yet
they had obtained the brandy, which was
all they desired. He was shortly after
promoted for his gallant bravery in his
country's cause. The little doctor, how
ever, did not fare so we'll, being continu-
ally jeered by the soldiers. who declared
they would never be willing to trust a
living man in the hands OF one who was
not able TO take care of dead one.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-05-04

sake" said an old farmer 10 one ofhis
men, "Do you know how many horns
there are in dilemma 2" "No," replied
Jake, .'but know how many horns there
are il quart Of whiskey,"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-05-04

ORIGIN OF THB CoRONER's jury
The following paragraph, which may con.
veY some Information 10 the unlearned
public, we copy from q recent number Of
the London Times:
ga lady in London, having buried sir
husbands, united herself to the seventh.
For months the newly married couple
lived happily together, the lady frequently
declaring, that at last she had met with /
good husband, all her former ones having
disguised her with their drunkenness. To
ascertain fei real character, her seventh
mate pretended drunkenness, which pro.
voked reproaches and inenaces. He
returned home another evening, apper.
emily very drunk, and, having gone to bed
affected to be asleep. While be was ia
that state, the wife took from her gown
sleeve piece of lead, which she melted,
and then approaching her husband, at.
tempted, by means of a pipe, to pour il
into his ear. He instantly started up,
seized and accused her with the crime,
which she could not deny: The bodies
of her six husbands were disinterred,
when it was discovered that they all died
by the same means. She was hung a..
midst the execrations of the people. TO
this wholesale tragedy we are indebted
for the law which forbids the interment
ola body without proper certificate Of
the nature of the disease which caused
death. Until lately apersonal inspection
by searchers was requisite and to this
fact also is the origin Of coroaer's I'M
quests attributed"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-05-04

A very amusing description is given ia
the correspondence of a New Orleans pa.
per, ofan individual near Seguin, in Mex.
leo, who calls hitnseffa colonel. He de.
sired to sell some lots of land, and said he,
Buy here, gentlemen, If you wish TO make
fortunes here's the location for mag
unanimous city, we're at the foot of naviga.
ton. Next year I'll put up Ia wyer'h
fixins, a 'pothecary's doins, and a black
smiths institution, ard afterwards reg.
ular cimetary, where ell the folks from the
circum- jasper counties will send their
boys end girls of both sexes to be Macad.
amized into a college education. Then
Ill instruct a niieetin' house, and the stofes
and taverns will spring UP in co'irsS. I
can't do this ii ! next year. 'cos haven't
got hard cash enough yet, and I'll have
nothing to do with the darn'd bank bills;
let man offer me one, and il don't make
sacrament of him, d-n me. Do you
see that well? III put a pump handle
into it, and fix an anecdote to fetch the
water through all the rnegndering and
turpentine walks in my sass garding, and
the effects of the arrogation will be such;
that the very air will be polluted with the
odoriferous e&ecrations protruding from
the flowers if Pm an accoucheur in any
thing, it's in howers.) I'll put up diar:
lhea in the middle of ''em, for my women
folks to store the milk and butter, &C.;
and then run condition through my
house, and provision it off; but I'll run up
real ediice next year. and clap chron-
ology on the top. SO that the ladies' and
gentlemen may look at the stars and milky
way through horoscope that I'll export
from Galveston. l can't do it at once ,as
my women folks are growing up and get:
ting more and more costive and expen-
sive on me every year. Come in, gentle
nlen--let's liquor"
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THE
JOLIET SIGNAL.

~. The
JOLIET SIGNAL.
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40, USO
eAC0kS Of choice and we'll located farming
landq ~ they vicinity o. Joliet. Aleo, some oil
ths best Town property in Jolies fov saie--En.
$50 HUGH HENDERSON,
g,e ATTORNEY &C. AT law
Qegss N Joliet, HSEI COunsy. HIsnOis.
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MOOR TRIMMINGS Mineral Knobs
~ Carpenters best Rim and MoEtice Locks
Nos6oih and Patient Ring Docr Hsndles, Also
1psia and SeEews. Blind TrimmiOgs, &C., At the
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S. w. BOWEN.

.,oa.- S. w. BOWEN.
ATTORNEY s. coUNsELLoR.AT-LAw AND SOLICITOR
IN CHANCERY.
will practice in Will, Dupage, IroaHois, Grun-
d., and the adjoining counties.
ORee-.adioining the Joliet Signal Office, up
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Nv the pres,dent or the United states.

TN pursu OF the Congress, entiIed San
establish a ST. Marks, in Florida, approved on
I'd day of March, 1885, l. JAMES POLK, President
the United States OF America, do hereby declare and
make known, that public sale will be held at the land
office TALLAHASSEE, in the State Of Florida, for the
disposal of the aforementioned lots said of St.
Marks, commencing Monday the 4ih day Of October
next, o-wlt:
numbered two three, four, SIX seven eight, ten,
eleven twelve, fourtcen hiteen sixteen eighteen nine
twenty twenty-five, twentythree, twenty four,
tysx, twenty twenty eight, thirty, thy-one, thirty
two, thry-tour thirtyive, thry-six, ty-eght, thirty
eight fifty ity-one, fity-iwo, fifty four ty-ve fity-sx,
fyeght sixty two sixty three, sxtytour, sixysix sixty
seven sixty-eght sevenyiou seventyve sevenfy-sx,
sevenyeigh seventy nine eighty, eighty SIX eighty
eighty eight, ninety, niney-o ninetywo nnety-six,
inetyeight, nineynne, hundred, hundred and
hundred and six hundred and seven hundred and
eight hundred and ten, hundred and eleven,
hundred and twelve, hundred and fourteen, hun
bred and een hundred and sixteen, hundred and
eighteen, hundred and nineteen hundred and
twenty, one hundred and twenty-five hundred and
tweny-three, hundred and twentyfour, hundred
and wey-sx, together with all the portions of follow
ing named lots covered by the donation of acres,
made the Tallahassee Railroad Company viz: Lots
numbered orty-seven iynme, sixty, seventy
tywo, sevenytbree, eghy-two, eighty live, and ninety
four.
The Offering of the above mentioned lots viii be COM
menced the day appointed, and proceed in the
order which they advertised, with all convenient
sale thus closed But sale shall be kept open longer
than weeks, and private entry any lot will be adj
mcd until after the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington this
twenty first day OF May A. D. thousand Eight hundred
and torty-seven. JAMES *. PCLk.
BY the President;
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioned of the General Land Office
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Flax canvass-weight per bolt.
Weights to be borne by
strips.
Lengthwi-e.
Cotton Canrnss.

The warp and filling of the fax canvass TO be spun
exclusively from long welldressed flax, waterroied
OF shorts or tow The be evenly spun prop
erly twisted; the warp to be rather twisted than
the hing the yarn TO be boiled in solution best
American potases in the proportion seven pound of
Ion OF water 10 pound OF green yarn then thor
onghly washed and rinsed in pure and carefully
dried No dcleterious substance--sarch, allow, glue
pasfe-nor description of weaves dressing used
in the manufacture. All cynderng, calenderng press.
ing and beating strictly prohibited, and all canvass
hammock and bag stuff, and irvine, be of the best
quality OF materials and workmanship, be subject 10
such tests and Inspection the chief OF the said bureau
may direct authorize, and be in all respects his
faction, the satisfaction of the respective command.
ants OF said navyyards blue thread to be at such
distances from each sewage all the canvass as mny be
directed in the contracts.
Onehird the quantities of each article required at each
navy-yard must be delivered before the LIST Of Sep
ember next one-thrd ON before LIST February, l843 and
the whole before the LIST May lSlS The de-
lveries must embrace fair proportion of each number of
the All deliveries must be the risk and expense
OF the contractor and the articles conform the
ulaons and conditions contracts be ntered into.
proof OF which must be furnished tho satisfaction of
respective comnandants of said navy-yerds
Every offer made must be accompanied directed the
act OF Congress making appropriations for the naval
vice for lSl647, approved 10th August 1876 by written
guaranty signed by responsible persons,
effect that he they undertake that the bidder or bidders
will if his their bid be accepted into obligation
supplies proposed No proposal will be considered
unless accompanied by such guaranty.
Bonds with two approved surctes in onehalf the
mated amount OF the respective contracts will be required
and 10 per cenum in addition will be withheld from the
of each payment be made, collateral security
for the due and faithful performance of the respective
tracts which will on account be paid until the
complied with in all respects Ater deducting 10 per
thirty days alter trplcate bills, duly certified and ap-
proved, shall be presented TO the navy agent
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Canvass, &c., for the Navy.
Bureau ofCon,


Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs,
June 81, lSl7.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals for Can.
~ pas will be received at this Bureau until O'clock
n, OF the 2ist Poxmo for furnishing and delivering
me respective navyyards at Charestown, Massachusetts,
BROOKLYN, New York and Gospor Virginia, the following
quantity and descriptions Gas hereinafter speciee of can.
ya.s and twine, hammock and bag stuff
The oilers must state the price per bolt each number
81 each particular KIND of canvass also each number
~ hammock ana bag stuff and the price per POUND for
each particular kind OF twne
he hax canvass TO be twenty inches wide and each
bolt 10 contain forty running yards. The strips for testing
ule strength OF this will be one inch wide ar
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The cotton canvass to be twenty inches wide and each
bolt 10 contain fifty running yards The hammock stuff 10
be iory-iwo inches wide each bolt fifty running
yards, and weigh hundred pounds avoirdupos The
bag stnn TO be orytwo inches wde each bolt 10 contain
my running yards and weigh seyenty-ve pounds avo
dupois. The Irvine must conform in size, number of
Threads and Ia other respects the requis'ions which
shall be made nom the respective nayyyards aforesaid
Inc weight Of The max canvass per bolt and the weight
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To Claimants, &c.

NINImhht5,
General agency at the city OF Washington.
THE undersigned general agent notary public, and JUS
tce OF the peace respectfully informs the public that
he has removed his office 10 the building door south
Chubb Schencks exchange Office, 18th street. opposite
the Treasury Department. where he will promptly and
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attended TO.
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by tho President of the United States.

the United States of America do hereby declare and
make known, that public sale will be held the land
office at MINERAL POINT in the TERRITORY Of WIS
CONSIN, commencing on MONDAY, the nineteenth day
of July next for the disposal of the public lands within the
aforementioned townships, to wit,
North of the base line aud Of the fourth principal me-
riddn.
Townships seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, of range
three.
Townships seventeen and eighteen of range four
Lands appropriated by law for the OF schools militia
Y or other purposes, will be excluded from the sale.
ne sale viii be kept open for two weeks (miess the
iands are sooner disclosed of and no onger and
aa'eu, until aer the expiration of two weeks from the
iyen under my hand, the city of Washington, this
and fory-seven. lanes X POLK
BY the Presidents
RICHARD M. You've,
commissioner of the General Land Office