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10 THE WING VOTERS OF THE
STAFF OF MARY LAND.

FELLOW CITIZENS, The period is fas;
approaching when you will be called upon
to select candidate, for the highest office
in The power OF the American people 10 be-
STOW IL the discharge OLA duty which in
wolves so much responsibility. and is so close
Is Unidentified with uur common interests and
prosperity. il is NOT easy 10 overesImale The
importance OF yonr action.
Sine he death Of The lamenied Hnrrson.
h.S country has been suffering under the mos,
marked iuIberilhy il The administrator of
il- alfhirs. That un'oward event smatched
from the Wing parry the fruits Of a wel!-ear-
ed victory On the eve of the realization Of
their most san@uine hopes, they fonnd them
selves proSltaed by a blow, whose effects
are even now apparent, III the coniu SION
which envelopes The whole policy oflhe Adj
miui>rall1n.
The present Executive came into office.
with confident declarations of important re-
suits 10 he accomplished and benefits 10 be
secured, 6y wise ard vigorous exercise of
the power entrusted 10 his care. No man
certainly could have been placed in a po-
>lon tet;er calculated to advance his repn-
ntallnr, and make GOOD his eAtravagamt
pledges OF devotion 10 the public veal But
the condition of oar affairs at the present
moment, proclams u striking commentary
upon the past.
The elevation of NJ Polk has been al,en.
died. with sad aud bitter disappomtmentto
the whole American people. Almost wins
ont party 10 advise and sustain him in his
vacl'la,ng policy, he is now shiveriug in the
rncerlainly OF weakness and diSlrust of his
own capacity, and we ale called to wines,
the humiliallIg spectacle of grca, nation in
the hands of rulers who have forfeited the
| public confidence, and brough, discredit up.
ON The rational character. at home and a,
| broad.
Planting himself in the very threshold of
his Administrations upon The policy of dis
,ilguIshed predecessor, in his Prohibition o
foreign interference III the affairs of this con.
tineni the present. Executive transcribed the
prudence OF that lIns'riolis man, by throw
inc ii useless defiance into The face of all E.n-
rope But the pending controversy with
Great Britain was near lis settlement. The
ardor Of his misguided patriotism was de-
s,ined 10 he cooled. and the Senate was ere
long invoked TO relieve him from position
which wonId have involved two great ant
kndl ed ma .ons III war. the end of which
no man rouid have toreseen.
Next in the order of MS ambition. wa
the unfortunate Republic of Mexico VII!
unsettled obligations, which she has more
Than once acknowledged, and erdeavore,
to satisfy, she could moi be permitted to pans
for moment in rendering t.at measure Il
lnSlIce wich was claimed to be due Th,
fatal advance Of our troops announced th'
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< H. COLEMAN, Secretary.

AMERIcANISa IN LONDON. A London cor.
respondent Of the New Haven Register says
that il is not uncommon 10 see posted in the
street-Anlercan cheese-American lard
American empty barrels-corn bread with
the cori-slalks stuck ont att The door; to show
that It l. the real stuff-Amer.can boots,
oyershoes, &C., and even the new American
invention, baby jumpers, all advertised con.
spicuously for sale.
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MlsslNG IMMIGRANT SHIP; The British
narque Thalia' sailed from Cork. Ireland, for
30 -,on, on The 9TH of November last, with
300 immigrant passengers, since which time
1ohins has been head of her and there is
but very little douG'l bu, that she has gone
down at sea with her living cargo.
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Strawberries editor of the
Boston Journal smacks his lips as he an
nounces the receipt Of some ripe, lus-
cious strawberries of this years growth.
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THE CECIL WING.
Is Published every Saturday,
In the Log Cabin,
ERY II, q, RlGkEE'ES.

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able rates.
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York. vectiSemnuts left at his Country
Newspaper Agsncy'in either ofthos citicswill
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Deposit.
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TC ENEMA.
Thou tcll'st me girl that heart of thine
] deemed $50 light aud gav -
In sadn IS oft is doomed to pine
For dear ones far a way.
Thou say when busy Memory brings
The cherished Of thy heat,
Some 'Iroh Of pam thy bosom wrings
And makes the tear drop start.
would not wish thee ill., but oh.
Forgive the crnclty,)
wo9d be happy in thy woo
lft."ught'sl thou thus OF me.
For every tear that dlmm'd thine eyes
smile my face should light
My hear, at all thy sorrow NJ signs
Would beat with rapt delight.
Nay! rcvclling in the blest belief
Its JOYS it wonld iesi9n--
Grow sad with sympathetic grief,
AID yearn 10 tlrnD 10 thine. r.
EiktOh lSIS
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General Agency at Washington.

TNHIRTY-THREE years experience clerk in one Of
the principal accounting offices of the Treasury I'D
Auditory has qualified the subscriber undertake gen.
era agency business the of the federal
ment, before Congress An intimate acquaintance with
all matters OF business the several departments and bu.
reaus, knowledge of the laws and the principle osab
shed by decisions in the executive departments in relation
almost every subject connected with public and
transactions with which he has become familiar from long
experience in the public SERVICE affords him advantages and
facilities which, perhaps, few others possess His
will be directed to the prosecution OF claims every char
acter, embracing revolutionary claims against the United
States individual States, whether for lands money
pensions of all kinds comlnutaon Tor hall pay and boun
ties claims growing out Of contracts with the United
lands return of dutes remission OF fines or ioeure
under the other laws the prosecution of claims
arising of transactions connected with the Florida
Mexican claims before any board OF commissioner
hereafter be formed the sale purchase OF real
estate and generally the transaction OF any and every
description OF business III which the services ol an agent
may be required. -
The subscriber is extensively known in the city Of Wash
ing, the civil officers OF the government to many officers
both of the army and navy, well to members of Con-
gress, whom general reference is made The following
gentlemen selected, to whom, if necessary particular
reference is requested, 10 wits
JAMES w. McCULLoH, First Comptroller of the Treasury
ALBION X PARIS, Second do do.
PETER HAGNER, Third Auditor of the Treasury.
Gen Thomas s. JEsUP, Quart Master General U. s. A.
Gen. ROGER JONES, Adjutant General.
Gen. NATHAN TowsoN, Paymaster General
Col JOSEPH g. TorrEN, Chief Of the Corps of Engineers
Col JOHN ALERT, Chief of Typographical EnginceIs
RICHARD SMITH, esq, Cashier Metropolis Bank
JAMES THOMPSON esq, Chief Clerk Third Auditors Office
RICHARD BURGESS.
Office 18th street, opposite N E. corner Fuler'' Hs'el
June 29-lv
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Agency for Claims at Washington,
(NHARLES DIE SEEDING Notary PubIic conv.,


- and General Agent No II, Toda's Buildings Penn,v
vana avenue Washington, ID. c., oilers his services for ~,
prosecution OF claims before Congress any of the
tive departments, or before any boa OF =
may be appointed for the adjustment spoator
collecting private claims and rents, procuring pens,o
whether revolution or other service; bounty land ~
duties those arising under contracts trea
otherwise buying and selling real estate, ne. 49, VI
Particular attention paid TO the settlement of aocon,
disbursing officers who may find inconvenien 10 v
their personal attendance. wv
Having been commissioned a notary public he !. ~
pared furnish legazed copies of any document or
paper that may be required. ''
Charges will be moderate, and regulated by the amoDu,
claimed and the extent of service required. "
Communications (post pad) will receive Immediate .
tenton.
He has the honor to refer to the Navy Department ~.
the several bureaus connected with it, compoers' and @
ditors' offices of the Treasury Department. aud the n
captains and pursers in the navy and also Dr. John H.
mans Boston; Barnard Henry esq, Philadelphia; Rev
Sepmus Tustin, chaplain OF the Senate Washington. Ho
Henry l.. Ellsworth, Fayette, Indiana; Thomas M Ronn
esq, Pensacola, Florida; Hon c. b. Penrose Lancas,s
Pa; Judge T. Hartley Crawford, Washington; WIN A.
new, esq, New York; Collins Lee esq Baltimore, MAJ
New Haven, Conn; NJ yudson, esq, New Orleans; Hon
f. II. Foster, Nashville, Tenn.
MavI Il
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srde wa, his their bid be accepted into OBJ
hgaion thin five days good and sufficient suetes
to umsh The supplies proposed No proposal will be
sdored unless accompanied by such guaranty.
Bonds, with approved in half the est-
mated amount of the respective contracts will be required
Bills in ri plicaie Tor the timber delivered, made
approved form, and duly authentic ated will be paid by
the navy agent the place of delivery, within thirty
day after presentation.
Those offers only which may be accepted will be mott
fed.
G-To be published twice week until the 18th Of Feb
next IN the following papers, to WITT Union and In
telgencer, Washington Eastern Argus at Portland, and
Age at Augusta, Maine Morning Post and Daily Times,
Boston, Mass Globe Evening Post and Sum- New York
New Ham pshre Gazette and Republican Union Ports
mouth, and New Hampshire Patriot at Concord, n. H.
Papers containing the advertisement will be forwarded TO
the bureau as evidence of publication.
Jan. Il-2aytISFeb
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WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, Dec. "a, lSi7.
SEALEO PHOPOSAL6 will be received by Sam uel M. |

orrIcK or INDIAN AFFAIRS, Dec. "a, ls47:
NLALHD PROPOSALS. will be received by Samuel M.
~ Rutherford, Choctaw agent and acting superintendent
western Territory AT the Chocaw agency, west OF the
State of Arkansas, until IL O'Clock meridian March lSis
Tor furnishing subsistence the Chociaw Indians who shall
emigrate from the States of Mississippi and Alabama, ID
Tue Choctaw antry west of The State of Arkansas during
the year S4s for the term of one year after their arrival
and TO those who emgraed since the Isl of June last
lo the nnexpirsd term OF one year from that time The
daily atons oone pound of fresh beefor fresh pork,
or iourhs ofa pound Of salt pork and of reeonrhs
OF quart OF meal of pound of wheat
hundred persons
The number removed since the LIST of June is about TWEEN
y-hve and i estimated that there are about 3Oo0yet
east OF the Mississippi to be removed Measures have
Ieen recently taken by the Indian Department 70 facilitate
eir early emigration but the situation of Indians SUCH
a' 1T Is p al The present time 70 indicate the NUM-
or the time that those who shall viii arrive in their
win emgrate during the succeeding month of January and
oer az different periods during the year, as they can be
collected and repaired for the journey.
since June, and Tor all who emigrae during the year
such times such places in the Indian
country the agent for the Chocaws for the time being,
nate The department and its agents will use all proper
exerons 10 hasten the emigration, and make general but
w not be responsible IN any way Tor the failure or re-
The proposals be accompanied by satisfactory
dence that those making them have the ability TO execute
the contracts the names of the they intend giving
as their sureties therefor, and written guarantee fiom
in conformity with the proposals, If accepted The re
ableness, business capacity and pecuniay ability of the
tilted by officer of the United States No proposal
will be considered in regard to which these requirements
com piled with.
Ii must be distinctly understood that all and every
Pense connected with incident the transportation OF
the provisions the place places which shall be selected
for their issue the Indians and with the issuing OF
Them be borne by the contractor and
that the United States the right, whenever the
officer of the government shall be OF opinion that the
performing his their
contract faithfully and in the proper spirit to declare the
null and void, and to cause the proper issues of
lions be made for the remainder OF the time specified in
the contract, of the contractors,
and for which he they and his their surees shall be
liable.
Bond, with two suretes, in penalty of $685.
will be required for the faithful performance of the
tract; the suicency of the surees be approved by
judge or district attorney of the United States.
Dec. 3O-3taWtl5Feb.
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RICHARD NJ. YOUNG, Commissioner.
TO THE PUBLIC.

The mineral lands included in The foregoing procama-
embrace the grater portion of Keweena Point and
the southern shore Lake SUPERIOR in the northern pc
nnsua OF Michigan, are rendered Immensely valuable
by the exhausess pi copper and other found
therein.
considerable number Of hose mines have already been
dcove red in the ranges bordering ON Lake Superior
and within few miles OF and from tue Geological char
doubted others equally if not MORE vaua,
BILE will be found throughout this whole 'mL erai on
In of the mines worked copper is ound almost
and fact most OF the naive copper an ores yed
than other discover ed In inc
world Silver also found in considerable guam ties
All the materials for the consucto Oh ir-
and fuel for smelling found in abundant Q In the
immediate neighbohood OF the mineral and the lace OF
artificial drainage and therefore worked gre at ad-
vantage.
The climate in the winter, though cold, does inter
rup The operations OF the miners in fact, that seast 10
considered the most favorable for their operations.
The proximity these mineral lands the shore OF La
Superior which several safe and excellent harbos
and the communication thereom by the Sault Ste
Marie, Lakes Huron, Erie, Nc, furnish ready means OF
transporting the products of these lands principal
m ,rkets of the United States at very tring cost
1t likewise appears, from the reports TO THIS oice tat
the agricultural lands fair quality, producing the
culinary vegetables and abundance, and no
doubt when the soil is properly TILED, will be favorable
tor grain Timber sufficient Tor the usual purposes,
and many places very abundant white and yellow pine
sugar MAPLE yellow BIRCH &c and by their thrifty CROWN
evidence of the richness of the SOIL the product OF
which will command fair price from their vicinity TO the
mines, which will always furnish good market.
Maps showing the localities OF the mines and other vaua-
BILE information relating thereto derived from the geoog
cal survey &C.. which be embraced in this brief
notice, will be prepared and deposited with the land OIL
the aut Size. Marie, early practicable before
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Jan 2S-lawI2w
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TN pursuance of the authority given by the first section OF
l. the of Congress, entitled San establish land
office in the northern part OF Michigan, and provide for
the sale of mineral lands in the State of Michigan, APP
proved LIST March, IS7 l. JAMES X POLK, President
the United States OF America do hereby declare and make
known, that have this day selected and designated the
SAUr STE MARIE the site of the land office for the Lake
Superior district in the State OF Michigan created by said
act; and that said office shall be- and hereby is ordered
be established ut that place.
Given under my hand the city of Washington, this
tweny-sevenh day of December, Ammo Domini one thou
sand ee Int hundred and iorty-scven
BY the Presidents JAMES H. POLh
RICHARD M. YoUNG
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
30-lawl2W
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March, IS7 in possessions by actual occupancy, OF any
portion of the mineral lands embraced in this
under authority of lease written permit from the Secre
ary War; for the of mining thereon, and all
sons who shall be in by actual occupancy, OF
inc or mines. actually discovered before the LIST March,
1917 as set forth OF lt March, 1877 above
toned are authorized enter and purchase the same at
the nrce on the and conditions and to the extent
by that act and less any time before the
day Of the sale OF those mineral
lands on making proof OF and occupancy and in
compliance those terms, to the Register and Receiver
OF the Land Office, subject appeal to the secretary oil
empuon any of tho agricultural lands embraced IN this
proclamation, required establish the same to the salts
faction of the Register and Receiver and make payment
therefor az soon practicable after seeing this NOTICE and be-
tore the day appointed for the commencement OF the pub
lie sale OF the lands embracing the claimed otherwise
such pro-emptien claim will be forfeited.
The certificate of the mineral agent Saut Ste Marie
that persons holding under or permits those in the
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OF the Land Sales In the indianapolis,
Fort Wayne, and Winamac Districts In the State

POstponemcnt OF the Land Sales In the indianapolis,
Fort Wayne, and Winamac Districts In the State
OF Indiana.
NOTICE hereby given, that the sales of the lands in
IN the Miami cessions in Indiana, ordered by pocla-
nation of the President of the United States, dated the
twenty-6h day May, ls7 to be held the land office
indianapolis the sixth day of September ls47 the
land office at Fort WAYNE the Goth of September lS7
and the land office at Winamac the 9th September,
ls7 and which sales by public notice, dated the
second day OF July lSi7 declared be postponed until,
and commence, the 10Th December 1Si7, hereby
declared to be still further postponed until and
mence, at the land office at indianapolis Monday, the
first day of May, 1913 the land office at Fort Wayne
Monday the 9Th day May 1913 and the land office
Wnarnac on Monday, the 18th day of May, ls4s
Given under my hand, the City of Washington this
fourteenth day of July ammo Domini l847.
by order ofthe President -
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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A uGUsTus fletcher, Attorney and Counsellor a,
Law, Austin, Travis county, Texas, will attend lai,I
fully and promptly to amy business connected with his pro-
lesion In this city, and the adjoining counties. He win
also attend TO any business in the land Office as p
curing patents, periectng titles &C. Letters be pa
10 procure attention. '~'S
KEFERKNCKs
Hon. j. p Henderson, San Augustin
Hon. Ebenezer Allen, Austin.
Hon. Memucan Hunt Galveston
J. ID. Groesbeck, Houston.
Dolhonde az Groesbeck, New Orleans Ian n,
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T,HE RETREAT

1NHE RETREAT.-A boarding and day, school for
young ladies', under the supervision OF the bshop oil
depha, near the crossing of the Phadelpha and Norris
Spaard, assistant principal M Felix brouin late profess
in the University ofFancc teacher ofFrench and Latin
Mr. J. A. Getze teacher of music.
Letters for Retreat to be addressed box No $685. post
Office, Philadelphia.
Refer to the Right Rev Bishop Potter Rev. ID. II. Macur
dy No 2S North 18th street DR. c. Trechel houses
Robert knis.on ESQ., No. a. south Front street, Philads-
July l9-lawly
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7NHE Married womnn's Private Medical Companion,
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