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WAsTITSGroS March 4

WASHINGTON, Hlarcn 4
SENATE. The Vice President laid before
the Senate communication from the Score
tary OF State, exhibiting a statement Of the
number and designation of passengers which
have arrived in each Of the collection district:
OF the l; 5. during the past year, which was
laid on the table.
The Vice President laid before the Senate
the Report ofthe Commissioner of Patents
showing the operations of that depart
ment during the last year, which was very vol
luminous. 1t was referred to the Committee
on Patents.
Mr.. Rusk of Texas introduced a bill to pro-
vide for the transcribing of certain State pa
pers Of the late Republic of Texas. 1t was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis of Miss. on leave, intro
duced joint resolution proposing to appoint
Regents for the Smithsonian Institute, which
was read twice
Mr.. Pearce of Nd. introduced bill to ex-
empt from duty all books, maps and charts
imported for the Congressional library. He
said that this act would be an exact transcript
ofa former law, omitted accidently in the fra
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TEMPERANCE LECTURES.

1t appears from an advertisement in your col
umns that John p. Coffin Esq, is now perform
ing the circuit of Addison County, delivering one
or more lectures in each town on the subject o.
Temperance. Tins gentleman has devoted hs
time and talents TO this important work for ui.
last fourteen wears. He has travelled through ia'
State Of New York, and lectured in nearly ever!
town by his long experience in the ismPeran ..
reform, he has acquired fund Of facts ana Hle.
dotes which gives great animation and nieIes 49,
his discourses. 1t should also be remarked .'..-
Mr.. Coffin is a member Of Church IN eooP.Li, -.
town, n. Y, and he draws his weapons RON =.
Bible and from mans relation to God, as wen :,
from temporal interest and expediency- a.,
the people assemble and hear this veteran ,hs
sometimes called old Rough and Ready oil I u,
Temperance war, and they will be well paid III
their trouble. mn
ONE WHO HAS HEARD HIN
March 18th, Has,
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THE INCONSISTENCY AND DE.
ST8UCTIVE POLICY OF FOLK
AND HIS PARTY.

MIR. Walker next speaks o. his great har-
ror of paper money. The calamiies which
must follow an inflated paper currency,
Nothing is more injurious. .e says. Than the
expansions Coniraclions, and Guciuaiinns OF
the paper system" This "pcrilouf and Sc
'iuciive SYSTEM" says MIR. Walker. leads 10
he excessive importation o. foreign goods.
The very>thing he has been alvocaiing,] and
lrains our country Of its specie, producing
Immense sacrifices, and 'depressing the in
dnSIry olIhe whole country; = and his elo-
Pueni denunciaiiUn Of p1nrr money and its
,;inous Effects is made ut tfe very moment
i..dt he is issuing millions and tens of millions
q: paper money. in Iiia form o! Treasury noles,
and is now calling on Us 10 authorize The is
sac Of some eighteen or twenty millions more
"fihs miserable paper money" whirh. he
Gays. is 80 disastrous To every national inter
S.t. i-U~ does Mr.. Walker reconcile this
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The UNION MAGAZINE The March number
of tins periodical is before us, and is contents ara
unusually good Among the Contributors, f.r
this month, are W Gilmore Simms, Geo. 3,
Peck, Miss Catharino If. Sedgwirk, AMI MIR
Mary S. B. Dana-all widely known in the lii
crary world. We also notice beautiful ballad ~
John G.. Sake entitled The Chapel Bell"
THE MASSACHUSETTS QUARIEELT RGvIEv.
The first two numbers of this work are before
US. In the No. for December, is n valuable ar;i-
Gle on the Mexican War-somewhst character
lied, indeed, by kind Of extraYag. nee peculiar
to those writers wh1 judge OF practical matters
solely on abstract principles, and a little unjust
to the Wings, but on the whole pungeni expo
sition of the folly and wi,kedne,s of the present
War. The Editors Address in the same nun
Der, is characteristic Of the author (3lr. Elmer
son. in his better moods. The March No. seems
from the little attention We have been able 70
give it, TO be fully equal to the frst.-Puulished
by Coolidge & Wiley, No. IL Water Sucst.
Boston.
TRIESSILL CATALOGUE OF hIDDLEBrnT
COLLEGE. This work, DELAYED in its publication
somewhat beyond the usual time, is row issued
in style exhibiting high degree OF correctness
and taste. The statistics furnished viii Of courss
be highly interesting to all friends Of the in.;iu-
ticn, and particularly so to is graduates. Tn,
whole number Of Alumni, as appears by tina work
before us, is ISL. Of whom lac are deceased.
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WASHINGTON, March 8

In the Senate, petition was presented by
Mr.. Webster, from citizens Of Virginia, for
setting apart the proceeds Of the public lands
for the purchase Of infant female Slaves, which
was laid on the table
On motion of Mr.. Sewer, the Senate went
into Executive session.
In the House, the Speaker announced the
first thing in order to be Mr.. G. J. Ingersoll's
mo.ion to reconsider the vote on the appro-
priation bill, and Mr. Ingersoll replied to Mr.
Levin in an eloquent speech
Mr. Charles Brown also replied to Mr.. Le-
win, and the motion TO reconsider was lost, and
the bill passed, 1871 to Is. Adj.
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Photographic intelligence 10 the New
York papers
WAsHIN0ToN March 6, ISL

w ASHtNGTON AdITD y, 1910.
the YUcATAN COMMISSIONER SOLICITING
THIS GOVERNMENT FOR SUccoR.-M. Sierra,
The Commissont from Yucatan has received
dispatches Of grave import from his Govern
meet.
They represent the Indians as committing
The mos; horrible mAssacres on the whites,
and devastating whole villages. and sparng
neither age nor sex.
Forty thousand savages. full armed, are
said to be in The field. They have procured
arms and ammunition from the BaliZe
M. Sierra is instructed 10 solicit aid from
our Government, in the shape OF arms & am
munlion. and also 10 ask that a portion ofihe
Home Squadron be dispatched 10 save the
residue Of The Yucalecoes from exiermina-
ton
This requestwill be considered by the Cabi-
pet tomorrow.
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Smoking. "Merhiuks," said Miss smix'
=. should not much fancy 20 marry man
who smoked segals. still, look with enlen'
~ upon single men who indulge thus be-
muse moor fellows, they think that's comfort.
III we're in marrying mood land hope
never shall be) Ishould ask my admlrer
would he smoke against INV wishes alter
marriage? Ofcourse he would say, will
noln III we're younger than | am now !
expect would dnner-lrih The H'I-n0'
ProriSo ~
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We have received from the Hon. William
Slade, his interesting report of the proceedings
of the Western Education Society, to which
he is attached. We cannot particularize. The
contents are highly interesting TO the friends of
Education.
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"a The Wing Conventions of Greene ana
Crawford Counties, Ohio, have passed resolu-
ions cec,airg Thomas Corwin to be their
first choice for the Presidency. The Conven-
tons held in Montgomery and Pickaway Coun-
ties. expressed no decided preference, Dat
pledged themselves to support the choice oil
The National Convention.
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81 We give our readers this week the con-
clusion Of the able and unanswerable speech
of Mr.. Stewart. We commend it especially to
the attention of every one who is not thorough
ly acquainted with the miserable policy and
the contemplate manGuverings of Polk and
his Cabinet.
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81 The ". Mercury was not aware, prob
ably, that " The Other Side of the Picture,
which it credits, together with " The Bachelors
to the " J. Mirror, originally
in the Galary. Such is the fact.
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"a We acknowledge the reception of val
liable documents from Senators Upham and
Phelps, and from Mr.. Marsh. We shall COM
mence the publication Of SIR. Phelps's Speech
next week.
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Union itself; an event, the contemplaiiohoi
which must fill with horror and despair me
hearts Of the friends OF freedom Throughout
The world "a catastrophe which may uon;
IN his infinite mercy, avert from our beloved
country.
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upon the establishment Of the lightning CON.
munication, between the two leading towns Of
% Old Addison y and hope that good feeling
may advance between them, as rapidly as .bS
means OF communication.
(Signed) ALL OUR City.
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FROM VERGENNES.

The smallest cityin the World, to the Shire
Of Addiscn, Greeting We congratulate you
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The Telegraph OiHcc at vergcnnes, we are
happy TO learn, i, now in successful operation,
under the direction of our friend, Mr.. c. IL.
Phelps. The completion of the arrangements
was announced to our citizens, by the following
handsome COMMUNICATIONS:
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Old Point Hotel.

ON the 18th day Of August, 1873, mid day, the
" premises shall sell the highest bidder the new
front building which form portion OF the establishment
at Old Point Comfort, in Virginia, known the "Old
Point Hotel" 1t is now under lease 70 Mr.. French (who
owns the other buildings connected with the esabshnen
al rent OF $4,000 per annum, payable semi-annually
THIS building is so necessary to the keeping up Of the
Enlistment, that whoever the old establishment
must always be willing it but should he fail
do So there is doubt but the United States authorities
would grant leave suitable out-hoses the ada
cent public grounds establish independent no
tel The building was built in 1896 spacious airy and
beautiful, with front OF upwards of 800 feet, and ia
sured in good Offices to the amount oil SIS, 600 VA
There now at the Old Point Hotel upwards of 500
visitors and the saubriy Of the place, the
the Publications there, and its great accessibility. will in
sure IL as permanent place OF public The present
rent after paying insurance premiums DC would nett
per cent annually on $50, 200 or 84O,00O W
The above building is held by us in trust for Hugh
Gaands creditors, and we required sell so as 10
close the trust. 3l tcft s+.l trt -,- 81. ~,
One of u.s. interested the trust will he n,
Old Point from the 18th OF Angus, till the day of sale TO
tract made with Mr. French.
TxKss-A credit Of g. ~ and Is months for approved
endorsed negotiable ~. g.l,i.t f.r 80.
We are authorized by Mr. French to say that he will
TceIve private offers for the properly owned by him Old
FONT ,,, osi b. sf IL DAVID MAY,
"' THOS WALLACE,
Aug 6-2awids .J Trustees of II A Garland.
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NEW DAILY EXPRESS LINE.
- &MS

Through by Mail Train from Washington, via Alex
amdria, 10 fredericksburg, Richmond, and Peters,
burg, Virginia. aal t
The undersigned having made tho necessary arrange
ments with the Steamboat and Railroad Companies be-
tween the above named places now prepared under
the and style of ROGERS, DARRACOTT " AL
LEN receive every description of light goods, and for
ward the same las above stately reasonable terms
We trust by giving personal attention the bust
ness to with encouragement, and assure friends
that nothing shall be wanting part to afford salts
..ction.
All Light articles such parcels and packages, which
may be consigned to care, will be delivered rec OF
carriage merchandise other articles which nay be
too heavy for the mail train will have pacu
by the freight train. 81 $50 lt..
J. w. ROGERS, Master Steamer PowhataR, .
b. F. DARRACOTT, Train captain. r. +. 81 p r. Il
WILLIAM II. ALLEN, Depot agent,
Richmond, Va, May l, l3i7, May l-dn
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BY AUTHORITY.
Acts and Resolutions passed the First Session Of
the Thirtieth Congress.

t.t. fPUBIIc-No. 49,
AN ACT for the payment of iqudated claims against
II. HI. --.+.. Mexico.
BE enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representatives Of
the United States Of america IN Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of the Treasury hereby authorized and d.
rected pay of any money the treasury not other
appropriated the claimants their legal representa-
ves, the due by Of the claims already
qudated and decided against the Mexican republic under
the between that republic and the United States
severy concluded the eleventh day of April eighteen
hundred and hrtynne, and the hrteth day of January
eighteen hundred and orythree and for which certificates
have been issued by the Secretary of the Treasury Pro-
ssd That before such payment, the said claimants,
their legal representatives shall surrender and deliver up
the certificates issued them respectively from the Treas
ury Department of the United States under the provisions
of the of Congress of the first of September eighteen
hundred and forty-one
SEC. g. .4ad be II further enacted That all interest shall
from the day of payment which shall be notified by
the Secretary of the Treasury not exceeding ninety
from the passage of this act. 3d-N M
ROBT. C. WINTHROP,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
c. NJ DALLAS, I.l..
.. Vice Preside~t of the United States, and
President of the Senate.
Approved July 20, 1o4S.
JAMES X. POLK.
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IPuBLIC-No. TAI

[PuBLc--No. TAI
AN ACT for the relief of certain surviving widows of Off
and soldiers of the revolutionary army
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representation Of
the United States Of America in Congress assembled That the
widows of officers, noncommssoned officers, musicians
soldiers mArners marines, and Indian Spies who shall
have served in the continental line State troops, volunteers
militia, in the naval service, in the revolutionary
with Great Britain shall be entitled pension during such
wdowhood of equal amount that their husbands
would be entitled living, under existing pension laws
the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred
and ortyeight, and to be paid in the that
other pensions paid to widows; but widow
ceving pension shall be entitled receive further PEN
sion under the provisions of this and widow,
ried after the first day of January thousand eight hum
died. shall be entitled to receive pension under this
Sec 3 find be further enacted That any pledge, mort
gage SALE assignment transfer of any right, claim
interest," any way granted by this act shall be utterly
void and Of effect, shall the annues pension
granted by this be liable attachment levy seizure
BY any process of law equity, but shall nure wholly
the personal benefit Of the pensoner annutant entitled
the The rules of evidence, regulations, and
prescriptions shall apply and the Commissioners of
Pensions and pension agents under this prevail
under existing pension laws which relate to widows of
revolutionary officers and soldiers .t
SEC B. 9nd be further enacted That this act shall take
effect Immediately
APrRovED July %, 1848.
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vice p,ecidsd Said allowances shall 30 made by the
counting officers upon the principles and upon IKE
proofs as arc required in other where similar allow
made by law Lg..f+-lt - ft. ~ t1H IlE
p AppRovEp August z, l648. ls. 81 .aglE .rsii Boa
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(PuBLrc--No. TO-

AN CFsupplementa an act confirm the survey and
location of claims for lands the State of Mississpp,
east of the Pearl and south of tho hirtyrst degree
Of nerth latitude approved March thrs eighteen hun.
dred and fory-6ve. 1910
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[PusL,c--No. S2.l

ANACT for the relief of certain Tennessee volunteers
b enaeed BY the Senate and House If Representatives. Of
Inc Unied States Of .feios Congress assembled That the
scfsAry of the Treasury b. and no IL hereby
and directed to pay any moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated the mounted Tennessee volunteers
xho served In the companies Of Captains Gillespie, PeAke
Vernon and Rogers in eshsesn hundred and thiry-st
eat the sn forty psr day for the use and ti
his hoxse and fifteen per day for forage from the
day of November eighteen hnpdred and hirtysx the Hate
Of the order of General Wool, until tho day they were
finally discharged according to law, from the public
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NEW YORK CHAHCERYs vs1. a..-Reports crcases
ssgne and dessrmped IN the of chAncssy OF the
state Of New York, by Oliver L. Barbour vol O. lust pub
isied and This day received by hi9h 4 et igs SD
1Aususs 8 y, IN :, a. - t $500 F. TAYLOR
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+ RRsoLurIoN--Pul

eY ia [RRsoLUrIoN--PUBLIc No. 10. .4esff
JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the Secretary Of State
furnish the clerks Of the several district and circuit
courts of the United States with o,ies of Little and
Browns edition of the Laws of the United States.
Resolved by Senate and House Of Representatives Of the
United States Of qica In Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of State be furnished to each brittle
clerks of the several district and circuit cous Of the United
States sufficient number Of copies of Lte and Btowns
edition of the large, with those heretofore
ceved supply the clerks office at each place where said
required by law be held copy for theuse
of said clerks Office and of said courts. ~ hhs b cd
AppRoyED August 7. l848. D l. ,rsIft IsG
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10 prizes Of $4,000 are $3.50, 600.
SELpHO's FIRST PREMIUM AN
~ LEO I.,Axol.,a.I IL.

EER SELPHOs FIRST PREMIUM AN
- GLEsEA LEG.-Introduced the
United States and made solely by William
Selpho, "a Spring street, New York. This
description of artificial leg derives its
name the celebrated Marquis OF
- Angesea, who lost his leg in the battle OF
a,erioo, by whom it has been adopted and
first invention by the late ingenious Mr. Potts, OF
London whom the present artist for eleven years
pupil and assistant.
II have the artificial leg Of Mr. Selpho; its
struction appears excellent and well calculated to
the objects desired. But the best of all is the proof OF
those who wear them this s positive and undeniable
Some of my friends whom have mutiated, inform me
that they are superior to all others. I'd
"VALENTINE MOTT, 81.
:" Professor OF Surgery, University New York"
Also sclpho's Artificial Hand.--An entirely and
useful substitute for lost hand arranged that the
wearer open and shut by means OF the remaining
stump. w. S. will give further information by applca
ton by letter. post paid. He also refers Dr. j. S
Wear, OPP. Magnetic Telegraph Office, Columbia, South
Carolina, who is authorized to receive orders.
In Is 4, =
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(PuBLuc--No. 1871

APPROVED August ., AOfo-
Wv -e..1 [PuBL,c--No. SO. i.s. s-asg.
AN ACT for the relief othose prescription claimants upon
the Miami lands Indiana, who by their services IN the
Mexican war, entitled TO bounty land. 2 81 HaNg
Be enacted by The Senaie and House @ Representation 81
ne United States Of .4meries IN Congress assembled tn nat
AND aor.s their services
during the present with Mexico and who nay kew'ce
be entitled the right Of pe-empton upon the Miami lands
Indiana under the Of the third Of August eighteen
hundred and forysx shall have the privilege Of applying
their payment part payment for the tract 70
which they may establish their right Of presumption cad
be estimated, when received aforesaid * the
Of dollar and twenty-five for each those
contained Provided, That in shall the govern
be required to refund any excess of tho estimated
of said warrants and above the price OF the
claimed DO entered and should the tract claimed 70
be entered aforesaid exceed at the rate fixed by law the
said sum- then and such tho balance Of tho
chase money Of said tract shall DO paid in cash. 'rh
APPROVED August 7, lo48. tt'
REsoLuTIoN-PusLIc No. l6.l
RESOLUTION for the speedy payment Of the three
months extra pay the officers aforementioned Off
ce mgicians and Priva!e who have served nthe late
war with Mexico, allowed by tho Of July nineteenth,
eighteen hundred and fory-eght.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Representatives Of the
Uned States Of america in Congress aenbled That tho
approved July nineteenth eighteen hundred and forty
eight the officers non-commissioned officers muslcians
prvaes who have been in actual service in the late war
with Mexico and who have served out the term Of their en-
gagement have been honoraby discharged and to the
widows heirs of those who have died been killed in the
service shall be paid and settled by the pay department OF
the army under such regulations the Paymascr General,
with the approval Of the Secretary of War; shall establish
APPROVED July 20, l848. 5i 4-
[REsoLurloN- PUBLIC No. II.
JOINT RESOLUTION of thanks to the officers, sailors,
and marines, Of he United States navy. IA .i4,
Resolved Senate and House Of Representatives. Of the
United States Of America in Congress assembled, That the
thanks of Congress DUE and hereby to the
ofcers sailors, and marines Of the navy Of the United
States the zeal and ability with which their duty during
the late with Mexico, and especially their efficient CO.
operation with the army Of the United States in the capture
Of Vera Cruz and the castle Of San Juan de Uoa was
formed. "a Is .fAC3 e.E Isl0y ,l2 ae1rf
Resolved That the President of the United States b
quesed the foregoing resolution to be communicated
to the officers Sailors marines Of the navy of the
United Saes in such he may deem best calculated
TO give effect to the object thereof. is,rtsss ~
APPROVED August Z, l846. 81 05T 7l{
tv IA RKsoLurIoN--PuBLIc No. l8. 1890
JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the Secretary Of State
M If district and circuit
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m E"I.lI Int IPuBLIc--No' OH 74nJ isI9fstj 3
AN ACT to annex that part of the State of Indiana bor-
derng lake Michigan to the Chicago collection dis
trict. ~ ei' llsiro1d aeIA il .5)--ebls sftrsEf
Be enacted BY the Ssnts and House Of Of
The United States u aaerca Congress assembled That from
and after the ,hreth day Of September next all that part
Of the State Of Indiana bordering lake Michigan, and
heretofore included in the Detroit collection district and
the hereby annexed TO- and made part Of the col
lection district Of Chicago in the State of Illinois n
APPROVED August 2, 1873. oY
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n at.f-. [PuBLIc-No. 10
AN ACT for the payment of liquidated claims against