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BY AUTHORITY.
Laws of At the second sesston
OF the Twonty-ninth Congress.

(PuBLIc-No 81
AN ACT provide for the establishment Of additional pos
in the State Of Texas
Belt enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre~.tative Of
the Unifed States Of America IN Congress Gssemb.d That
the following additional post'roa'es DO established in the
From Sabine city, Beaumont, Jasper L. Norvi' and
From Lyons Post Office in louisiana via Salem and Pa
tillos to Beaumont.
Sabine river and the county site Of Newton to Jasper
From Nacogdoehes county site of Angelina, to coun
From Sabine town, via Pendeton and Hamilton Shell
byville.
From Shelbyvlc via Henderson, TO the county site OF
From shebyvlle via Colonel H. c. Ashion's Logansport.
and McNIillcn's, to Pulaski
Rvess Landing to Mooes Post Once and from shrseves
port, via Port Cnddo, to Jefferson in Cass county
Gins Palestine, and the county Henderson, TO Dali
From Jefferson cas u. the county site Of Casa
the county site of Hopkins Tanant) and the county so o.
From Bonham, via Warren, to county site Of G!"yson:
sherman and from Sherman via fnckhney,vls .,,ao
shall be changed to pass through Buckner stewart
vile. and Cedar Spring; IN. r. ,r,.,,,x ,d -.
r s Masa Sn the to he ana
From county site of npshnI via county site Of i"s TO
From conny site of Cherokee via aline (Necches"
and the county site Of smith to county site of up'hur
From Houston via Linchburg and Cedar Bayou, TO
Liberty
From Austin via San Marco and New Braunfels. San
Antonio. -
From La Grange, via Lyons, Chaudon's, Haletts Pc
tersburgh, and Shibblings Mills, to Victoria
From Gonzales via Cuero and Victoria 10 Port La Bao-
ca.
From Port La Bacca, via Indian Point and Port Cabao,
to Matagorda. -
From Galveston via Springfield and shetons to Cham
ber's Creek.
From Victoria via Cioad Refugo, and San Patrcio. to
Corpus Christi.
From Brasos Santiago Point Isabel, Fort Brown.
From Corpus Christi to Brasos Santiago
From Austin TO Fredericksburg.
From San Antonio to Casrovle
SEC g. Whereas the following routes have boon put In
operation by the agent under misconstcton of the law
Wis from Crockett to Fort Houston; from Columbia, via
Kinds, Liverpool, and Parkers Point, to Galveston from
Port La Bacca, via Victoria and Cuero TO Gonzales fem
Matagorda Port Cabao from Port Cabalo, 10 Port LA
Baoca, Be further enacted That they are hereby legali1ed
by this the time the routes established by this
act 20 into operation, when they shnll cease.
JOHN w. DAVIS,
Speaker Of tho House of Representative.
G.. M. DALLAS,
President of tho Sonate.
JAMES X POLK
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GRANpsoNs OF ALBERT GALLATIN-The Uniontown
Genius publishes the company roll OF the fayette Vol
unteers attached the I'd Pennsylvania regiment In
passing our eye the list, we notice the names OF
William f. and Albert G. Nicholson, grandsons OF the
distinguished Albert Gallatin, whose name is init
mafely associated with the early political history OF the
United States In 1886 the elder brother (Wilam) was
also a member of the company which left Washington,
Pennsylvania to assist the Texan ''rebels' in their fight
for liberty. He goes now to ''try it again"
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Line. suggested by the death OF Captain Eugene

LADY.
He sought renown in the tented field,
Where the force of his destiny bore him
chivalrous heart his invncibe shield,
While the ''Star-spangled banner waved DER him.
He fought for his country's honor and fame,
Where the arrows of death were flying,
His dauntless spirit remained the same,
Though heroes around him were dying.
But the fiat went forth, an invisible hand
The days of his years had numbered,
And the angel of death cast her shadowy wand,
Der the couch where our hero sumbered.
Blu, he sleeps in peace, in an honored grave,
Where laurel wreath entwncd him
And he leaves not heart, more warm or brave,
In all the land behind him.
Fame sheds halo around his head,
No after-time can sever,
And his country's glory-lhe brave who bled-
Are linked with his name forever.
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OFFICIAL.
JAMES X POLK,
President OF the United States Of America,

JAMES X. PULK,
President the United states Of America,
TO all tchom ii may
Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited to me that
JOHANNES Wo1rr has been appointed consul OF Bremen
for the city of st. Louis in the State of Missouri,
do hereby recognise him SUCH and declare him free
10 exercise enjoy such functions powers and privileges
allowed the consuls Of the most favored nations
in the United States.
In testimony Whereof have caused these letters 20 be
patent and the seal OF the United States to be here
unto affixed.
Given under my hand the city Of Washington, the l4
IT, ST. day of February, A. D. lS47 and OF the independ
ence of the United States OF America the list
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the Presidents
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary Of State.
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AUGUSTA (GA.) BRIDGE CAsE.-This suit, before no.
ticed in our columns which has been for long time
pending in the courts of Georgia and South Carolina and
which, from the large amount involved, has become
case Of great interest the stockholders &c., othe Bank
of the State of Georgia and the southern public generally
It will be seen by the card OF Mr. Shultz, the complain
ant in another column of to-days paper has been
docketed for trial in the Supreme Court, at its present
session.
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Mr. Berren delivered long speech to the Senate to-
dav in support of his amendment" We were not
fortunate enough hear the greater part OF It, Some OF
his auditors compimented its ability ltdoes not become
rs 10 show any berality towards our opponents The
author Of the admirable address OF the free trade
ton of Philadelphia is certainly of talents The
conclusion OF this days speech was well put BUTT did
not convince us OF the justice of his positions, and the
proprey OF his amendment His appeal to the SOUTH and
10 all the American senators, fell with very little
force upon our own ears We not apt to be ntim-
dated bv eloquent horrors or by false alarms We
,over desoair of the republic We never mistrust the
ability OF free people to govern themselves, nor the
conservative spirit which has always presided over
this great eonfederacy Of States The senator from
Georgia appealed with great emphasis 1t Is true,
70 the conservative spirit OF the senators but we appeal
with greater confidence holder grounds, on still
higher key to the conservative spirit OF the Amerl-
can peope and OF their enlightened agents, which has
always brought us safely out OF the hery fur
mace of the ssverest trials and the most critical periods
If our history II was the genius OF compromise and the
hl course of accommodation of interests which
a s through all the struggles Of the federal conven-
on. and preserved the unity of our country II was the
spr of compromise which brought us safely through the
Missouri contest 1t was the spirit OF compromise which
carried us through the trying scenes Of 1882 1t is the
osc If common benefits the fair and generous parhci-
nation of mutual benefits and mutual burdens, which we
must again invoke upon the present occasion. sum
Gent unto the day ays the hackneyed adage) Is the ev
thereof" When the proper time shall come for the ADJUST
ment OF this question, when are about to secure by
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KENTUCKY UNITED STATES SENATOR. THE Legislature
of Kentucky resumed their balotrg Friday the 29tf
ut After the 18th ballot, the name of Governor Met
calf was withdrawn, but his friends divided about equally
on the two remaining whg candidates. On the 10th bal
lot the result was as follows:
Underwood CyhieO 40 Leicher, (w ives
(dem, IS The Legislature thep< ..h6
probability was tha, new nap> ""'
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Notice to Mariners.
OoLIncroRs OFFrcr, KY WEsT,
January -, 1877.
rJ,HE ho,tingigh, Sand Key, with stationary light,
is mooed under the dry rocks about two and hall
miles northeast of Sand Key.
Tho temporary light Whitehead's Point, Key West
the course OF construction, will be completed and
lighted with stationary light about the 18th instant
Jan 8-dlm 3. X. MALLORY, Collector.
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the treaty of peace, ratified by the constitutional author
ties any territory Tor extending the present bounda-
ries OF the conedeacy, then will the friends Of the Union
appeal the kindred blood which flows in the veins OF
American cihzens-the mingled blood as Madison says
rights" to the great principle OF participation which will
bind the copartners together TO truth and to justice to
lead us out of any difficulty which the crisis may
create In a word, we trust to the good sense OF cur
counrymen for safe deiverance and, therefore, we
listened without conviction TO the gloomy eloquence of the
senator from Georgia We cannot consent TO abandon
our character our policy national honor our solid
interests and our sacred rights, for such imaginary APP
prehensons We must fight this war out braveiy We
must use all our and energies to compel an hon.
orable and satisfactory peace-to achieve the obec's
which General Casss amendment OF this day proposes.
And then, when foreign relations have been honor
ably adjusted, will, in period OF tranquility SIT
down as calmly as possible settle the affair among our
selves
The senator from Georgia pleased to alude to the
attempt OF the rabd party press to control his movements
Whilst our vanity would appropriate part of this COM
piment to ourselves our conscience acquts us OF the
coarser part of the imputaton The Union is party
press, because we believe the republican party to be
the true party Of the country Decided we are, GER
any in our course because of the depth OF our con-
victions yet we trust neither rabid nor unjust But
we may truly recprocate the observation OF the honora-
BILE senator from Georgia, and declare, with all respect
that this press can be controlled in its orbit by no re-
marks, however strong-no party denuncations, how
ever inordinate, (rabd we will not call them which
NAV flow from the lips of the most distinguished
senator's
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We are happy to state that the Hon MIR Broken
brough, of Florida, who has been detained from the
House for several days by Illness has resumed his seat
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Washington city is, at this time, honored with the
presence of three of Americas most talented authoessef
Mrs. L. H. Sgourney, Mrs. A. L. Phelps, and Mrs
Ann S. Stephens
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CITY OF WASHINGTON.
FRIDAY NIGHT. FEB. ., Is47.


The Senate passed the Indian appropriation bill, with
sundry amendments.
The three million bill taken up, and Mr. Bernen
made his promised speech. We give full report of the
greater portion of it, and will publish the remainder to-
morrow
The House passed the general appropriation BILL with
sundry unimporant amendments.
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1872
MARRIED.

On Thursday morning. ST. Johns church, Georgetown,
by the Rev A. SHRAs, ROBERT PETER esq, of Mont
gomery county, Md, to ROBERTA, second daughter OF
GEORGE Johnson, esq, of Washington city.
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CO. MAsONIC.-Ws shington Royal Arch Chaptev No.
l6, will hold adjourned meeting tomorrow evening,
At street., 0'oISsa in the Ma.eas Hail. ;rd ian
Feb A.. a.a.at II ~
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Washington Asselnbl

Washington AssembIles
TIME third Assembly will take place at Jackson Hall,
l. Monday evening, January Is, ls47.
MANAGERS.
Hon George NJ. Dallas, Hon. James Buchanan,
:. John Y Mason Daniel Webster
r. A. Hannegan g r. Butler King,
Wm Wright &c s. A. Douglass,
Ed w. Hubbard, Gen. Geo. Gibson, u. s. A.,
Com L. Warrington r. S. N. Mai. j. D. Graham, U. s. A.,
Col J. g. Totem u S. A. Capt Chas. Wilkes, u. S. N,
Capt w H. Swift u s. A., Samuel l.. Gouverneur, esq,
N. p Trst esq.,. Ed. de Stoek, esq.
Rich d. Cuts, esq, ]. r. Godsborough,
George Thom DIR. r. A. Lacey,
r. III Patterson A. L. McCrea esq,
BENJAMIN T.. Green ESQ.,, DR.. Robert Richie
s. Nicholson
No manager is authorized give any Citizen mem
Der Congress other resident for the winter permits
sion procure ticket for any assembly, without sub
scrbing for the whole.
Strangers desiring tickets requested apply to eth
of the managers.
Subscribers and others requested apply for tickets
ut Fschers Bookstore Pennsylvania avenue, between
llh and 18th streets, j. H. Gibbs hair dresser under
Coleman's Hotel. Feb5-2t
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ceived. Febb r. IAfLOh
nOsT Once Book for 1s46.-Price 81. Just issued
+ For sale nv Feb5 +. TAYLOR.
VALUABLE Timber Land at Auction.-On Saturday,
February n, about IL O'Clock, M, by virtue OF decree
the Hastings Court of Norfolk city, in the suit oil Andrews
sell Saturday, the 9th day ofFebruary 1877, in front OF
the Beacon Office in Norfolk city, at public auction to the
land in the county of Warwick of which M. Cooke died
seized and possessed and which was purchased OF Rich
ard r. Parker, deceased.
The contains fifteen hundred and hiry-seven acres,
less is heavily tmbered the principal growth be
ing oak of the best kind OF all sizes and and is
considered ranking first in the best of timbered tracts III
Virginia The lnnd is convenient to water, and lies con
pleased give any information in respect to it.
credit of twelve months will be given, except for so
much will be sufficient pay the expenses of sale and
the of suit which will be required in cash The pur
chaser give bond with good security for the deferred
payment and the commissioner will retain the title 10 the
properly till the whole is paid NJ COOKE,
Feb l-3tawtds Commissioners.
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ny n. GREEN, .aucttOneer.


rTNRUSTEE'S SALE OF DRY GOODS.--On Tuesday
l. afternoon the 9th instant, o'clock, will sell at my
store three doors of Browns Hotel the stock
of merchant tailor The stock is large, and well worth
the attention of the trade, viz cloths cassmeres vestngs,
musins, paddings, buttons, thread, &c.
50 pieces of new style cassmeres
10 do of cloths
80 do of satin, silk and merno vestings
10 very superior vest shapes
70 pieces of Marseles vesting
10 do of printed coating r.
20 do of brown and bleacbed muslin
With large lot of goods for vests, pants and coats
pounds Of best twist
do of sewing silk
80 grocc of buttons
IS pounds of thread together with LOT ofbndings and
trimmings
100 yards ofcanvass padding, &C.
Also 80 pieces of clothing Viz, vests, pants
coats, and cloaks.
Terms sale: All $50, credit of 60 days will
be given for approved endorsed notes, bearing interest
Feb. 4-1 A. GREEN, Auctioneer
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rising to make little speech for bill
like this, he was quite sure it was des-
tined to pass. Il must carry; he was
aware Of that; and he only lomented
his own incapacity more fully to expose
the true nature of the bill. He was
exposed to a great disadvantage from
an embarrassment he could not throw
of. 1t was always with the greatest
pain that he addressed the House, and
never without violent struggle with
his constitutional averseness to speak
ing in public assembly. He had en-
deavored to do his duty, and must now
let things take their course.
After some amendments were offer
ed, Mr.. Morris asked whether it would
be in order now to move that the con-
sideration of the bill be postponed till
Monday?
The CHAIR said the House had refu-
sed that motion.
Mr.. M. moved that it be postponed
to Tuesday; which was rejected.
The amendment Qrom the commit
tee) was then ordered 10 be engrossed,
and the bill to be read third time to,
day.
The bill was accordingly read third
time and passed.
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SINGULAR EFFECTS FROM LIGHTNING.

SINGULAR EFFECTS FROM LIGHTNING.
A pretty severe thunder storm passed
over, and to the west and north of
Cadiz, on Friday last. The house Of
Mr.. JOHN Mckinney, of Stock town.
ship, about miles from this place,
was struck by lightning, in two parts,
about 8 o'clock. One bolt ran down
the roof without doing any injury, the
other down the chimney and through
the house. Two girls were sleeping
upon one bed in the upper part Of the
house, the bedstead OF which was torn
to pieces, the girls escaping without
any other injury than a severe shock.
The fluid then passed down to the a.
partment below, where Mr.. Mckinney
and wife were sleeping. 1t there enter
ed clock which was attached to the
wall, shivering it TO splinters, melted
the lead weights and some Of the brass
wheels, Strengthened every link Of the
brass chains 10 which the weights were
suspended, and threw the whole to the
other side Of the house. Strange to
say, Mr.. Mex. lay within one foot Of
the clock, and was but slightly shocked.
Every pane Of glass in the house was
broken to fragments, the house much
racked the dishes in the cupboards bro
ken, the buttons on the cupboards and
the latches on the doors were torn off,
and yet, miraculonsly, not lite was
lost. The only injury sustained by
the family was the effect Of the light
ming upon the eye and the scalp scorch-
ing the one and benumbing the other.
We think the escape Of Mr.. Mex. and
family most remarkable. Cadiz Rep.
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From the N. o. Delta of March "a. .a
Report of a Battle between
Gen. Taylor 8 Santa Anna.
TAMpIco, Wed. night, Feb. M.

EDs. DELTA: After closing mine OF
this morning proceeded to the encamp-
ment, and had not disn ounted from my
horse before Twas asked by thousand
persons whether had the particulars
of the fight between General Taylor
and Santa Anna at Monterey. ldld
not know what to make OF it for a while,
but at last succeeded in obtaining
enough items to shaw that Gen. Taylor
had again met the enemy. As soon as
| heard this | repaired to the quarter of
Gen. Twiggs, and he stated to me that
3 Mexicans had arrived this morning
from Victoria, who had said that the
forces of the Americans, rretreating
from Saltlllo, had made stand at
Monterey land gave fight to Santa Anna.
The conflict is said 10 have been long
and severe, and the loss great on both
sides, but, say the Mexicans, Santa
Anna ultimately gave way, having sus-
tanned heavy loss of Killed and woun-
ded-ainong the latter was Gen Arista.
At this moment lhave little time for
comment. Ever since have been advi-
sed of the departure Of the army from
San Luis Potosi, have been expecting
to ohear the ne WIS ola battle. To encoun-
ter Gen. Taylor, Santa Anna would
wish five times his number of men, and
knowing that, | feared for the issue Of a
battle, and must confess to you that |
believe more fully that battle has been
fought, than l do of the reported result.
If the rumor is true as reported, (and
why should the Mexicans say so against
themselves, )you will have the particu-
lars long before we will here.
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From the Washington Union.
Later Intelligence. i.

The New Orleans Delta of the 81
inst, has the following letter from
correspondent at Monterey, throwing
great doubts upon the rumors Of bat
tie between General Taylor and SAINT;
Anna, which had reached New Orlean.
by way Of Tampico. The Delta think.
it probable, however, that a strong de-
monstration has been made by the
Mexican forces in the direction of Sal
tilIo, and that a skirmish may have TAX
en- place. .,.,......,.... ...t
MoNrEnEY, Feb. l3, ls47.
"EDrToRs DELTA: ! reached here on
the evening of the 9th inst. from Ca.
margo, and found all matters in a state
OF comparative quietness. '' ~
"There are no army movements at
present, and very littleinews that could
at all interest your readers, if 4 except
the thousan i and one startling rumprs
that are being daily put in, circulation,
by whom, no one can tell, At one mo.
ment we hear Of the advance Of Santa
Anna, at the head Of his legions, and at
another, it is positively asserted that
General Taylor is about to advance on
San Luis de Potosi. s,.j, .r,.el,reo
"General Taylor is now at Saltillo,
and since his arrival there, notwith-
standing the rumors and counterrumors,
there has been as yet no sstanlpede''-
Should he advance on the road to San
Louis, as is currently reported, he will
at least have 5000 effective men, Of all
arms, ior action. Among the forces
now under his command are Captains
Washingtons, Braggs, Shermans, and
Webster's batteries; Col. Mays squad
ron Of Cd dragoons Kentucky and Ar
kansas mounted volunteers; lst regi-
ment Mississippi volunteers, besides
several other volunteer regiments
Will, ibis force, | have no doubt but
old .Rough and Ready," when he
again measures lances with the foe, will
be enabled TO head his bulletin with-the
emphatic sentence. We have met the
enemy and they are ours.'n -.
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ILLINOIS CONVENTIONAL law has
passed the Illinois Legislature, provi.
ding for the election Of Delegates to
remodel the Constitution of that State.
The election is to be held on the third
Monday Of April, and the Convention
is to meet on the first Monday Of June
next. The law, for this purpose, dis
tricts the State anew; and in this res
pect, the north has achieved a complel le
victory over the south. trt..
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GEN. BurLER.-Major General w.
@. Butler arrived in this city on the
Washington, from Brasos st. Jago, on
Sunday afternoon. He is absent from
the army, on leave, as we learn; the
wound which he received at Monterey
disabling him from any active partici7
patton in the campaign at present. ~
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