Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-03-02

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nai,the feeders, and the z9oy issh
hydraulic works. DC. s1,14O, 1873
Superintendent and con- s'ii o1ii
iingenciss, S1sF9 50 u l7I,D2o 90
Total. ,a5g 1,3l1,1 81
Work done Including a. 9ro,g 30
bove items,bbiirol aa.dt 6O4,973 II
HoTg Ysfa aTUo 3 69jsf7- 10 no
Work remaining to be done, $706, l67 "a
The report contains one hundred and
sixty pages, and should be- examined by
all who take an interest in this important
work. There aresoIne portions ofthe report
which we desire to notice, but not hav-
ing given it a satisfactory examination,
we will delay it till another time.
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AMERICAN PHREsoLoGIcAL JOURNAL,
This valuable and entertaining periodical
is. as usual, filed with a large amount of
interesting reading matter. Its editor has
long been known as an able expounder of
Phrenology. It. is published imsnthly in
New York, at one dollar per annum. ..
AMERICAN AGR1cuLTuR1sr.-Among the
many useful agricultural publications Of
the day, this is certainly deserving Of high
favor. Tits published in New York by
Saxton & Miles. ,s.,s
KENTUcKY.-The Legislature OF Ken
lucky, after several attempts, have suc.i
ceeded in electing Judge Underwood to
the United States Senate. Nj. Under
weodi s awhig, and has been aaRepre
sentative to Congress from that State. s1s,
SPRINGFELD..-We have received no
news in regard to the proceedings Of our
Legislature for several days, probably
owing to the difficulties in transporting
the mails. .9,.-g.-
Messrs. Wentworth and R. Smith, of
Congress, and Messrs. Matteson and Lit
tie of our Legislature. have our thanks
for valuable public documents. saase.sgs' T,
RELIEFFoR misunderstanding are
being held in nearly every town in the
Union, for the purpose of contributing TO
the reliefof the suffering poor in Ireland.
New York, it is said, has contributed a.
bout fifty thousand dollars for this noble
purpose. = <7a' ehi ,-.ti-
The LAKEs.-The Buffalo Commercial
Advertiser estimates the tonnage on the
upper lakes for the business year of Is47at
nearly eighty.eight thousand oftons, ad.
eed to which are several vessels now in
course of construction. which will be
completed during the year, dcwill swell the
aggregate to one hundred thousand tons.-
This tonnage furnishes employment for
over six thousand persons.
GUpon the receipt of the news of the
success Of our arms in Mexico, Ell Com.
melcio. the leading paper in Peru, speaks
as follows:
ave desire with all our hearts the Fri.
umph of the United States, and if posi-.
BILE, the annexation of Mexico, in order
to consolidate as much as possible the
grand systems of republican government
on or continent. s, 9a;3o -.
0FThe present U. s. Senator atca fro a
New Jersey, Jacob w. Miller, whia. is
reelected for another term of six years:
RAILRoAps.-The Legislature of In.
diana has granted charters for building
lines of railroad across that State, from
the Western to the Eastern boundary.
0FThs New York Herald states that
the disagreement which recently took
place between the American Minister At
Rio de Ianerio and the Brazilian Gov.
erament has been satisfactorily adjusted,
in a manner highly honorable to both
Governments. H5as : laij tssiscs
IsCessty-Jvinth Congress.
Is 3s FRIDAY, Feb. ID.
In SENATE.-A bill to establish a II.
States port at Key West was reported from
the judiciary committee, and passed. g
The bill to make attachments issuing
from the Q. 8. courts, conform to the jaw S
ofthe States, was passed. 'Hs.isl
81 The resolution to exclude the editor.
and reporters Of the Onion from the priv.
lsge Of. tae floor, and, the reporters sgal.
lerles, was taken up. and that part relating claim
to reporters, withdrawn. Debaf. sss,,sd
r., xrhich Maaa.S W. L. - n - =,