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Land aud General Agency Once at the Capital Iii
nOls, City of Springfield.

HORACE y. y r.
Land General Agency Once at the Capital I'LL
nOls, city of Springfield.
THO nonresident of Illinois lands holders of Wno
indbtedness and all persons desr0s of purchasing Stat
lands Wh M,rots scrip honds-The undersigned wou'o
respectfully inform the public that they have established
this cythe capital OF the State of inoisa land and gen
dl agency office for the transaction of all business apper
tanning thereto within the limits of the State
All transactions relative 70 the purchase and sale of lands
examining lands and reporting their location, advantages
and value paying taxes redeeming land sold for
investigating titles, &c; buying and selling all descriptions
business attached general land agency
tended scale, will be promptly and faithfully attended
81 ASH ~ DlLLER
Messrs. Deifendorf 81 Niles, Washington City,
sc A. Gowdy " Co., Louisville Kentucky.
Thomas j. Reed, esq, "
MessTs; syckles K Co. St. Louis, Missouri
A. Chr,sty, esq,
John Nj. Winner esq, v" -
HIS excellency A. G.. French. Governor of Illinois
Hon. Thomas II Campbell, auditor g.
g John Moore treasurer Z"
:. sH Treat, ~ Judge supreme court
ID ]. Dean Caon :" '
Messrs; Wadsworth Il Sheldon, New York city.
David Leavitt, esq, sc Z"
G. Bartlett, esq, No. Front street, % &c
Gen Robert Patterson, Philadelphia.
Gen Adam Diler, g
Jos. h. Chester, esq,
Col 5. w Black, Pitisbnrgh, Pa.
Gen Caleb Cushing, Boston, Mass.
q L. Sanger, esq, g
Henry X, Stone, esq,
j. d. Pratt IL Co., Baltimore, Md
APP ll-d1mE sw3m
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Ex-President Polk.

A painful rumor founded, believe, on Geographic
report, in circulation in this city yesterday to the
effect that ex President Polk had been attacked with
cholera, which had terminated fatally; and many and
anxious were the inquiries made of us relation to the
truth of the rumor. We happy to say that ii has no
been confirmed, and we trust may not be. We think
there is substantial ground for the report nasmucf
as the last accounts the cholera had disappeared from
Nashville, his place of residence.
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The United States steamer Mississippi left the anchorage
ON Thursday morning last at liz O'Clock, a m and at
o'clock, p NJ oil the same day, passed Cape Henry
making the run in 81 hoursan uncommony short time
unker the circumstances, she deep in the water
having sufficient quantity OF coal board to her To
he Mediterranean. Officers and crow all we'll The dis
lance is computed at 10 miles. --Norfok Herald
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lssoLUTioN-Thc subscribers respectfully inform the
- public that the firm of d. H. Branch ~ Co (propre-
s J slr United States Hotel Washington d. CD was
soveu on the 9th instant by mutual consent. All per-
sous having claims against said firm requested pre-
sem nem Tor settlement and those indebted make i'm
tinue at the Hotel 49,
d. II BRANCH.
- :. SCOTT ~ HAW.
The hotel Is now closed for the purpose undergoing
thorough repair and viii be reopened soon as il
pleted. June 1874
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the administration OF General Taylor presents to the
country the end of the first four months of its
Well may It's friends cry out in the agony OF their de-
spair give us an administrative policy"
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FROM BERMUDA-Tbe royal mail steamship Avon arrived
at New York Sunday from the West Indies Ber,nu
da She has on board $1,000 specie The Trent which
left ST. Thomas for England the 18th ult 900 600
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From the Yszoo Democrat
The NEUTRAL SPEAKING oUr.-The importation oil
resident OF Cincinnati take charge OF the post oihce al
Jackson does not knde Indignant spirit in Mississippi
alone. Nor is the expression OF this feeling confined to
democratic papers. We have already shown that the
Brandon Republican, wing Journal has characterized
the act as "insuh" not To be borne. The Memphis
Tenn Herald neutral journal of influence and ability,
has also spoken out in the indignant language OF a
friend Of the South This is matter which, that high
respectable sheet correctly iners aboyd party CON
sidcrations. And hence, "a southern Journal the Herald
feels that does compromise its neutrality with regard
political subjects by commenting upon II in proper Ian
guage.
We ask of all parties read the following para
graph which copy from that paper
When assumed neutral position we reserved that
question upon which all southern would unite
against common enemy Upon this question we have
Of late said but little but have not wearied IN watch
ing the upon the political chess-boaTd; and from
what have SEEM unhestatlDgly declare that the
proud position of the South is lost her forever The
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION SEEMED srUDiousLY TO Sc
OFFICE SOUTHERN wfrH NORTHERN rRfNcl
Plies AND INSTANCE true POSTMASTER JACKSON,
Sfrdus shoo phirh the Wind btoroS rs
old and adage and bng guided By these indications,
cho can mistake The present state Of potaieat eeme"tsf
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RICHEST MAN IN AMERrcA-Tbe Nov Work Jourp
OF Commerce, IN noticing the profit of $4,000 on
100000 cargo. of ship John w. Cater. the first YES
cleared from New York direct to San Francisco after
treaty with Mexico, says:
At the time Of the Caters departure nothing defn
was known OF the golden treasures in Cahornia The 4
s,sncg o wha, mad uanspred relative thereto, was "a
Rleu "a TWO letters-one from Mr.. Cotton, Alcalde OF y
fgeht a; l mercy. By the way, may be stated thai
La'k'n Is n w the wealthiest in California Vau
ns lea, estate AT san Francisco what il worth ut
in North America -
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several persons whom he appointed only few days ago,
being inc pable aud not trustworthy.
There is one very fragrant OF dismissal which we
shall notice in few DAYS We greatly If do not make
even the viii Is stare with asonishment and indignation
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-03-08

Tvs STATE Estimate COMMITTEE. The
COMMITTEE recently sppoln,ed by the General
Assembly, 10 make an estimate of al property
ra,eabe III this State. held a session last Mon
day a, ,he State House in this city. AT a
previous meeting, Hon. Edward w Lauton
of NcwroI,. Vas elected Cha rman Of the
Committee, and Wlugate I'a""s, Esq, OF
Providence. Clerk. The Committee aopleI
series Of instructions to the Appraisers IN the
different towns. Some diversity Of opinion
existed among the members ss 10 what should
c con idcred ",cwn and village lots The
act suthorlz ng the taking Of an estimate, pro-
vdcs tha, all farms and farm lands, and waste
and unimI roved lands, except town ard village
lots. sha lie estimated at only two-thlrds oi
their actual value. Tie Committee finally de-
fined the latter to he III sc is in the Ihickly
settled portion # any town which are occupied
by dwell ing houses, work shops, out-huld-
lngs &c. and used strictly for purpos ap-
pur,enant to dwelling hou,es, shops. and oHt-
buildings, as yards, gardens &C., or such lots
in the ,hcky settled portion Of any town,
which are turned out for, or viii sci for.
building purposes, gardens, yards, &c,
The committee appointed appraisers in the
several tow 5, who are TO MAKE an estimate
IN their respective towns, and to return The
the same TO the Committee on or befpie thr
2oh day of April next. these returns are
not conclusive, bat are designed 20 aid the
Committee in making general estimate of the
State.
1t will undoubtedly require much longer
period Of time - complcte lhls estimate that
has been anticipated. The time occupied by
The Committee who maze the estimate Of the
property Of The State in 1894, was upwards Of
seventeen month, and tie valuation a, lha
til was robabIy not halt So large ASH vii be
this year The valuation Of he STATE then was
S32 Clio coo The valuation of the County of
Newport VAS S5 ,OsO, eco; of Providence.
SSi7, go 900 Of Washington, 3. 100 ,OOC; of
Bristol, $2,3l0, eco; and of Kent, S3,l:O,-
900.
The Committee hope to he able to present,
their report at the May session Of the General
Assembly.
The following l. Il list Of the names Of tie
appra sers IN the several towns appointed by
the COMMITTEE under The present act, and also
the valuation OF a h town in Is2i
a DDraisprs in 1910 E,Iu,ti,p =, -,
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ErHyer 10 styled tie" hero of Ionny fiat,
From the National MteMgenee'.
FROM PANAMA.
fOficiall

|
1 PANAMA, New Grenada, Jan. IS, laA9.
Sir: have the h,ror to report, for the in
formation Of the Quar,ernastcr's Department.
that the Difficult les Of crossing the Isthmus Of
Darien, from Chagres to Panama, are yer,
great, except for very fw persons and a
smsll quantity Of baggage OF fieieh,.
The number Of canoes to b. had at Chagres
all told. grea, and small, is no, more than for
y. The number Of animals TO he had a, Cru.
ces and Gorgona. 10 ing inferior mustang
a..orses, no, mules) is not more than two hun
dred /; this includes all ,ha, can be furnished
from this place. The result to us has been,
that more than one half Of our public stores
and baggage has been hrough, from Cruces
and Gorgona to this place by men, al ten dol.
lars the hundred pounds. Mules or ponies are
now paid for ., the rate Of twenty dollars
each.
No arrangements have been ma ,e by The
agents Of any line, either on the Atlantic or
Pacific, to facilitate in the slightest degree the
transmission Of either passengers or freigh, OF
government property acl oss the Isthmus.
We. the agents Of the government, are
much indebted to Messrs. Zachrsson, Mel, on
& Co., our consuls, for their kind assistance
The banks oi the Chagres are exccedingI,
unhealthy, like the low coasts of Africa
The road from Cruces to Panama crosses,
besides the viding ridge between the two
oceans, diagonal'y, number Of spurs jui,ine
out iherefrom on each side. These spurs are
Of rock and very precipi,ous.
The road as you pass up between two Of the
spurs, presents the appearance Of the bottom
Of a ravine filed with large loose stones and
the debris Of the adjacent hills, and where il
crosses the spur, that Of succession Of stairs
up and down, with hole in each step three
inches deep, worn by the feet Of the animals
passing over, into which your mule or horse
inserts his foot, and YOU cannot make him
place j, any where else.
The road from Gorvona (six miles nearer
Chagres than Cruees) 10 Panama, runs At the
base Of these spurs, crossing the ridge a, a
comparatively low point; but 1t is impossible
in the we. season on account Of the quantity
and tenacity Of the mud in the dry season i,
is infinitely preferable 10 ,ha, from cruces.
The dry season usually commences abnul
the middle Of December and continues to the
middle of March.
No local cause of disraso e.is.s in The 81,
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RrPoRTs FROM WssuiNGToS Tndepen-
d,nt, " of the FIJI ldephla Norm American, IN
tat paper Of this morning, enters a drcld d
ca,ear alnst all the current reports of Cahi-
net and other arrangements aud assures tie
pensiye public that unexpected results vi
soon appear, OF which the gossipping reporters
know nothing IN the &c. oi IA 5 warning,
however, We present the latest glvlncs out.
From The Courier and Enquirer.
Mr. Abbott Lawrence is to be Secretary Of
he Navy, and Mr.. W. a. Crawford, the Sec
retary Of War.
The Secretary Of the Treasury will be from
the North the Auor iey General from Tie
South.
NJ. Ewing, Of Ohio, has been rendered the
office cf Post Master General, and has accept
ed
Mr. Preston, Of Virginia has been ,endered
ihe office Of Attorney General and has accept
ed
The Trea ury IL suspended for tho moment
NERlTAS.
Mr. Greeley ssy. that w. NJ. McpG'ih, of
Penn, will be the Secretary of the Treasury.
The Tribune ssys--
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Ns,cport, March 3D., ls49.
iueilCc.

!NupoIt, 4h"N ou, 1917.
Mr.. EoIroR -
was very happy to-day, TO read your very
Isl remarks in the Ne,cs, concerning the lee
tire deyee ed Ivy MIR Sumner
Perhaps ii is not attaching too much impor
,ance TO The viii and cx,ravapant notions q
Mr. =. 10 say ,hat the happiness and prosperi,,
ot the present generation would be not alto
;eiher unaffected by rcae,srs d very lars,
a uount Of his necuar religious and pol ,ica
sentiments. We have n" objec, on TO the i'm
provement and p ospcnty OF naiOn, either
IN the arts aud sciences or in. politics and re-
i iop. We seek for the improvem. nj ofall ut
them. and We find it, Perhaps M marion, ir
modern times Is exc lied US. Let the art.
ire capable Of promoting. Let religion and
,oln'cs do i"ewIee nu' let us be cautious
what We term p,0grest ~ he latter. A ma
ton governed 10y the people them elves, which
l. peculiarly The case with our own, will no,
us safeiv ard even lis xlstence much depend
upon the manner oi sw,ying the popular pow.
'er 'or what is m re leadly to State than
anarciy-and how can anar,h hy he mo easily
created than hy popular iunult,' A republi.
can rov-rnnr, nj, j cases Of arming emer.
gercles, must have its conservative INSTITUTE ms
To p, cct it, or ii falls and indeed. the pro-
gress Of political nstl nlions, it may be appre.
ben ed, will ever be measured by the amour,
of sta ilty and happiness they aflo d the gov.
ernmen, they are Intended to support.
What has many times saved our govern.
ment from the parrlcldal infections of the pop
rlar branch of the legislature. in which frensy
and maJne = have sometimes attained tu a
high = tch, hu, ihat grave and dignifed assem-
blage of stalesman---the conservative Senate ,
what has even saved our little State fom the
madness oi Dorr SIN and the consequent ensual
"i Tie crime of blood and carnagei Wha,
hut 'rirli f conservatism. in former days,
SET aside the crniIlcliuo interests AMI preiu-
dces ot IN North and South, aud un ted them
\ noble and most power III republic, unequaled
for pr grcss III the sunals of hist"ryl VIII 4,
at this very time is preserving ha, formi able
repnb'ic, checks the finatlci m Of abohti nis,s,
aud pust ones The horrors of civil war between
our brethren of The Nor h and South And,
10 speak OF reIigion. is the nation no, essed
with great conservative force-the Church
hat ho IS a medium between the corruptions Of
Ron and the Wild vagarics Of sec,ariansm,
chcckinl Poplsh 'yrany on the one hand and
nr,d ong fuai SIN on the other A
y hnle~ouc Conservatism we conceive 10 be
most 'ma'ely AID noces arIy connected
" lih the ldw oi human progress, particularly in
lhe "a chcs of politics AID rel 2 on. The
aSsort n ihai 'conseivali IN Is the b;Roir, OF
IeI gnn aid politics" We hold 10 be an
mp'ous L0sphmy; and this as well as other
,b.urd ties, ult red by Nr. s., we though
.traI g. IrJduct.ots Leiore an intelligent au i.
nee. lie has tie good ful,une to be enlov.
ID with iine talents and good address. but this
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| DAgaln We ask ri The irtemen OF New
Dor. t. consider the importance of the ques
ton which S TO be decided on Monday next.
/ in regard to the payment of the debt due from
the Town to the State. a gra>er matter has
not been ta,ed in this community ( man
wears, and we have been startled and sho, ked
10 hear men, whose honor aud honesty We
have ne ,er doubted, openly and boldly advo-
cate ,he reputation Of this debt. Ii is a law
less and wicked sprt, which has been desl.
sncdly aroused by intriguing men, and thought
s,y caught at by others, who ATE too wi ling
to RELY upon leaders, rather than reason foi
the,n,elves Shall i, be said that the people
Of this town have been gull v of the crime Of
stealing Yet this doctrine ,f re,udialion i
no better IL we refuse to pay tins debt, W.
coolly and delb rately steal the sum of eigh
teen thousand dollars itom the State Treas
ury. There is a morality inv lyed in this,
which strikes at the very 100. of all business.
Ii tins stan /, which has brcu taken, is main
aned, not business man in or steets cat
collec, his debts, and not laborer can obtain
the wage. due from his employer for his hard
toll II town or a Sta G can repudlate, an
individual may do so also, aud there is no
moro sin IN the one than IN the other. Ii is
mist ken notion that because Corporations
have no souls, they can do no wong. We
sha be held as strictly accountable by a just
God, for our participation in dlsgraceiul acts
as members Of a corporate body, just as much
as in our individual capacities. Tn re is no
jesing about this mat er tits q: that vi q!
nportarc' which vii affect us through al
coming time ct the pligh'ed faith Of New
por, be once BIZ ken, let us once violate a so
rmn compact which we have cnlere into with
highar severe gnty, and We establish a pre-.
cdeni for cucry man in The community to fol-
low, and then ,Ind ate his conduct hv refer.
ring to the action of the Iawn J., similar
matter. five once take ih,s 81 p, the CT d,,
Of the Town sill be goae forever, and we
shall be unable To obtain a loan from any
source, or in any emergency and no man will
trust the Town a single dollar.
We apl cal T. fathers, who have sous grow
lng up, and Ia whom they dcsi q to lnsull cor
rect princip es, aud see them hunored aud res.
pected 10 life, to bew are how they advo ate
and vote for this dangerous doctrine NJ repudl- \
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Wednesday, March 81
The CELEBRATION.

lhe day dawned ausiiclously upon sleep
ng world, and the br' ght rays of The sun
" re gladly welcom d ty thousands. vs.
'erday was d9y of preparation, far aud near,
Ill over the country a day which will Ing
ne rememhr ed. In this town, It was usher
e in by III Try ringing of all the hcls at
sunr Sc flags were displayed, during the day,
IN different parts of the town, an people were
generally busy preparing for the evening.
The Ners office WAS literally covered with
flags streaming from all parts of it, and
s,rrt he'd across the streets To the a Joining
building, duri"g the day ami evening.
At noon a alu;e was fired from Fort ADJ
ans, with h largest guns which fir y shook
the OLD town they were fred by mea Who
Ia dscha ged SIMILAR cannon IN the battles of
Mcyicn, who fcl; 4 pleasure in honoring the
man who had honorei his coun,ry by his
d sngulshe ser:ces.
At IL o'clock, the bells again rung out az
me ~ pei, and the streets weic filed with
persons wearing happy countena' es.
At noon the Art Ilery Company marched
through the pri cipal streets, making a very
An- appearance, accompanied BY music aiter
which ,hcy fret salute.
The Aquldneck Hose Company, Captain
Stevens, paraded the streets in the afternoon,
wi,h.mu,ic their Hose Car, was handsome
y decorated with the American Flag, aud the
men made fins 'ppearance.
There was Cavalry parade in tho aFicr.
nobn.
At an early hour in the evening persons OF
al sexes ard az began to pres, through the
.ircets, looking anxi usly here, there and you-
der, Us if they expected soon to behold Cll
Lick. As soon as It WIS sufficiently dak'
the Court House bell struck the alarm, tho
other belis caught the echo, and ali poured
forth their chimes again Tie lights were
al lighted, with as much rapldiiy a. posi- 10,
both IN W ndows aud lanterns, ~ hat the
streets were as brilliant - d.y, fairly throw.
ng the moo S genie bsams entirely in tho
shsJe
We rarely ever saw such q crowd in our
streets, and would hardly have believed that
Newport could assemb 50 many the ladies'.
as usual, looked brilliant aud happy, and al
appeared to rnJoy themselves
We will en- avor 10 p,e full description
Oft lanterns. sl,boush il is n easy 9 after;
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entire want of a harbor at Chaeres s infinitely
the greatest Obstruction. No vessel drawing
hfieen feet water can safely enter it, except
under sever al most favorable contingencies oi
wind, tide, season, &C., and, when entered, II
is but mill pond, deepening very gradually
indeed in frsnt of the town.
IL making railroad from Puerto Bel.
(beautiful por) to this city The labor must be
performed by blacks, no compose t>o thirds
of the islhmus, aud who are faithful dhrdy''
and industrious when inspired by good remu-
neration. The directors and oyerseer- for The
first winter must be Americans or Englishmen,
during which they can instruct natives of the
Spanish b ood sufficiently to be able to super
intend dur ng The unhealthy ason, until thu
work is sufficiently advanced TO be completed
by the engineer, with Tie precise a, d scien'
tfc nj, elies Of construction, in the second
healthy season, at the end Of which the wor
can be completed, if under conirac, all at The
same time.
Twas civil engineer on the line Of contem-
lated railroad rom tic Susquehanna Iivel
o lake Erie, and each day after we reached
The Allegheny mountains We met with NOR
natural obstruction Committing the unhealhi
ness OF he climale) than exists in ossng the
Is hmus OF Darien to Panama ir,m Pueri
Bello nd yet the route was reported pracIi
cable without stationary engiae.
am your very respectful and ob'dt sers't,
EDWARD H. FITZGERALD,
Bl NJ jor and A. .. NJ,
To Ma or General T. ) lEsup,
Ouartermas,er General L. S. A. Washington
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ID Tho foll,wing beautiful lines are from the
polished pen Of o'r friend James Aldrich, E'q
hs writes bu, seldom, particularly OF late year
bat whenever he permits anything to NEE. the
public eye, it is always highly polished. We sp
precia,e these lines the more, because they are T.
the memory Of one who was dear to us, in life.
EARLIER morning, Conc who possessed all Of wom-
sns gen,leness, all of her virtues, beauties and
accomplishments, with but few Of her ffaics,-
and who too soon went down to darkness and the
1ravo.
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TowN MlETINo.-An aijosrned Town
Meeting was holden at The Town Hall, on
, "a urddy afternoon last. The majority of The
Committee appointed al the last meeting made
ihe following Report -
| The Committee appointed b. the Town
Meeting on Monday last, February 2Gih,
\ i9l0, TO enquire into the Towns iidebI. dness
to the Stale ol Rhode sland lor money lnan-
ed and 80 to recommend Ways aud Means
Ia raise the amount required, 10 pay the draft
oi the General Treasurer, now called for by a
resolution cf the General Assembly the
Undersigned, portion Of SAID Com.
ri,tee, respectfully repor, that they have ex-
amined the records and the accounts of tie
Town Treasurer, and fin that in accordance
with vote of The Town passed August 25,
1910, authorizing The Town Treasurer and a
special comm tiee of three. TO make applca
ton to he State Commiss oners on the Drpos-
lie Fund for u loan on the ere of the Tow n,
IN answer thereto, we find that the Town
Treasurer received and credited in his ac-
count, IN The months Of January and April
1884, the sum of eighteen thousand dollars
aud gave bonds 10 pay interest on the same
at the rate of five per cent. per annum and
also to pay back the principal, or any pari
there, {. whene or required So to do. either 10y
lh- State Commissioners, or an Act of lh c
Genera Assembly
To me the demand of seven thousand tno
hundred dollars, now called for by reso u
lioa OF The General Assemb y, aud no,ce oI
The Generii Treasurer,-W recommend lha,
the IOWA Treasurer, with the and and ad.
wee of committee of three be appointed
authorized and empowered to obtain, s soon
as praclcahir, IA loan Of seven thousand dol
, !a,s, 10 snch sums md on such terms a. they
may be ah 10 obtain The same, provided iha,
the rate of interest, II itaken for a lerm of year
ohai. not exceed five p r cent pr annun, OF
il for period MT excee ing one year, not ex-
ceedlng sx per cent Ter annum.
Respectfully submitted, Newport, March
iStS