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Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13
BY AU THORITY Y.
PUBLIC ACTS.
Passed during the first session of the Thirty first
COagreSS.

PUBLIC ACTS.
Passed during the first session of the Ibirty. first
Congress.
TPUBiIC--No 40.l
AN ACT TO reduce the minimum price Of the
mineral lands in the Lake Superior district in
Michigan, and the Chippewa district in WIS.,
consln.
he it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiues of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the mineral lands IN
the Lake Superior district in Michigan. and in the
l.bppewa district in Wisconsin. shall be offered
for sale in the same manner, and be subject to The
same minimum price. and the rights OI pre-
emption, as the oiher public lands oil the thited
States and such portions of the act OF hrst March,
eigh,een hundred aud forty. seven. 'sto establish "a
land office in the pOrtherp part oil Michigan, and
TO provide for the sale Of the mineral lands IN the
State of Michigan" and Of the act OF the Third
March, eighteen hundred aud forty seven, ''to
create an additional land district in the Territory
of Wisconsin, and for other PURPOSES" as are i'll
consistent with the provisions OF this act shall be,
and the same are hereby, repealed: Pr0Uided,
houerer that the right given by those acts OF first
and third March, eighteen hundred and iorty-
seven, to lessees. occupants, and perfnittees to
enter TO the extent of their leases aud permits, and
no less, shall b. considered impaired by this
act; but said lesse-s, occupants, aud permittees
shall be authorized to enter the land covered by
their leases, occupancy, and permits, respectively,
as therein provided, at the minimum price fixed
by this act
SEC. .. And be it further enacted, That the
holder OF lease permit covering more than one
full section of the mineral lands aforesaid shall
be entitled, the surrender apd annument Of
said lease permit at the proper land Office, to
purchase, if he shall elect TO do one full section,
and no more, of the land covered by said lease or
permit at minimum price Of two dollars and fifty
cents per acre.
Approved September 26, 1850.
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13
ANIMALS FEIGNING DEATH-During a

ANIMALS FEIGNING DEATH-During a
visit to Cumberland (England,) we found
several hedghogs i'll Inglewood forest
One Of these, in order to destroy it, we
put in the pond. 1t swan about in
circular direction for some time, and
reached the shore. After putting it into
the water second time, it remained mo-
tionless. and apparently dead, and we left
it OH the grass. During the night, how
ever, it walked away The spider will
initiate death to save itself; and canaries
have been taught by some showmen to
look as if they were dead. The most
curious case however, is that of fox in
the north. A farmer had discovered that
,e came along beam in the night 80
seize his poultry. He accordingly sawed
the end of the beam nearly through. and
in the night the fox fell into a place
whence he could not escape. On going to
him in the morning, the farmer found
him stiff, and, as he thought, lifeless.-
Taking him out of the building, he thre w
him on the dunghill, but in short time
Reynard opened his eyes. and seeing that
all was safe and clear, galloped away to
the mountains, showing more cunning
than the man who had ensnared him.
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13

"Silence is often an answer" says an
Arabic proverb. How true it is, that
when the tongue of malice or anger fails
to provoke reply, it reluctantly shea;hes
itself in chagrin or shame. In many
cases no rebuke can be more powerful
than silence. There are men you can
not touch more acutely than by "letting
them alone most severely" as Theodore
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13

The DRUNKARD's WILL-The follow
ing has been handed to US for publication.
1t is written in a clear, excellent hand,
on much worn sheet of paper, deeply
Drowned by time. 1t bears date, "Town
of Columbia, Boone county, Missouri,
August I'd, 1925" The language is
terse. and forcible from the truth it con-
tains.-N. O. Crescent.
Il. w. L. beginning to be enfeebled
in body, and fearing that may be pal
sled in mind, and having entered oil ina,
course of intemperance, from which
nave not strength of mind to flee. and al
ready feeling the evils resulting there
from, which l have not resolution to
avert, do make and publish this, my last
Will and testament Having been made
in the image of my Creator, capable of
rational enjoyments, Of imparting happi-
ness to others, and promoting the glory
OF God, | know and acknowledge my
accountability. Yet such is my fond
ness for sensual qualification, and my ut
ter inability to resist temptation, that l
give myself up entirely to intemperance
and lis associate vices, and make the fol-
lowing bequest:
Item L. My property I give to dissi-
patton, knowing that it will soon fall IN
to the hands of those who furnish me
with ardent spirits.
Item 2. My reputation, already totter-
ing on sandy foundation, l give to des-
truction.
Item 3. I give my ability to be happy
and useful IN life, to annihilation.
Item 4. To my beloved wife, who has
thus far cheered me in the path of life, /
give shame, poverty, sorrow and bro
ken heart.
Item 5. To each Of my children be-
queath my example, and the inheritance
of their fathers shame.
Item 6. To my associate grocery
companions. give my broken bottles.
Item I. Finally, give my body to
disease, misery and early dissolution. and
my soul, that can never die, to the dispo-
sal of that God whose mercy | have
abused, and whose commands | have
broken, and whose holy law declares that
no drunkard shall inherit the kingdom OF
heaven.
A DRUNKARD. [Seal]
Witnesses: Scripture, Reason, Com
mon Sense aud Universal Experience.
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13

WASHING FLUlD--One pint pure alco-
ho. one pint spirits turpentine, two
ounces of ammonia, one gum champion
Put the above in tight Sottle--keep
ti9ht-shake before using.
Manner of Using.-Three table spoons
full Of the mixture to pint of soap, or its
equivalent of bar-soap dissolved i'll water.
For five gallons of water this is
enough. Pat clothes to soak in water to
which you have added the mixture, and
soap. Let them soak twenty or thirty
minutes. Bring them out and boil In
pure water, use no more soap.
Rinse them and hang them out, no
rubbing needed.
N. B.-Colored clothes put in the
same water in which the white were
soaked.
As dollars are not very plenty with
those " no do the washing of this world,
I offer this. and vouch for it, for the good
of the poor.
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13
[PUBLIC-No. TO-
A RESOLUTION relating 10 the publication Of

A RESOLUTION relating 10 The Fub'!caU0n pI
the Laws of the United States.
RESOLVED by the Senate and House cf Repre-
sentatiues of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary of State
be authorized and directed to contract with Little
and Brown to furnish their annual Statutes at
Large printed in conformity with the plan adopted
by Congress in eighteen hundred and forty five,
nsea ad oil the edition usually issued by his order,
under the act of Congress of April twentieth,
eiyht.en hundred and eighteen, land which conforms
TO Am edition Of the Laws now out Of use.
Approved September 26, 1850.
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13
and pure.
Sober, steadfast and immune.

met one of this fashion last week
Her sorrows had served only to soften
her charms, as age mellows a picture.
Her brilliant eyes. which have oft-time
seen dance with Joy. had lost none of
their power, but they were more subdued;
they seemed to be looking beyond the
grave, longing to join her liege-lord in
one eternal bliss of welded love!
"When your good husband died." said
I, "earth lost bright ornament, but
heaven gained saint" A tear of sorrow
stood in the widows eye, but g.eam OF
religious hope and resignation melted 1t
away. 81 need not tell you, continued
I, 'rhat, search the wide world, you cam
not find his feilow-you already know
that full we'll"
The fair bereaved one clutched my
hand convulsively; / had touched the
right cord; nature burst forth-a very
torrent of tears gushed from her eyes
like unto an earthquake heaved from her
breast-even the counterfeit of NiObe
upon her cameo seemed to catch the
"sof: Infection" and rain alabaster tears!
and in sweet and broken accents the
beautiful mourner thus sobbed Out-"lU
bet I do"
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13

"The prospects of heaven ITSELF" say.
Cooper, in one of his novels, "weuld
have no charm for the American of the
oackwoods, if he thought there was any
place farther West"
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13

The Anlckerbocker for September has
been for several days on our cable. Here
is report of law case, which will
amuse our legal readers at least:
johnson VS.. MADox.-This action
was trespaSS de bOuis as-SportatiS, and
was tried on the general issue at the re-
cent Bunkum assiZes. 1t was prosecuted
and defended with much ass-iduity, ow-
ing to the great wealth and respectable
ty of the parties The plaintiff proved
that he was and still is the ostensible
owner of lackass, which on the day Of
the alleged taking, he rode into Bunk
un, and dlslnountiuS, hitched to defend
ants wagon, by throwing the bride rein
over one of the hindermost stakes; that
the defendant near sundown of that day.
having occasion to go home, and being
somewhat intoxicated got into his wagon
and drove of-the ass following.
For the defendant it was contended
that no trespass had been committed;
that he did not touch, or handle the ass,
manibus, l'edtbuSnue. and cited l E,pin-
asses Nisi Prius, page 4O6, and also
Shak. on King Lear.
"May not an ass know when the cart
Draws the horsel Whoop, Jug! love the"'
The plaintiffs counsel was stopped by
the court, who rendered judgment for
the plaintiff, merely observing with some
ass-perity, Sic utere tuo, ut a!ienum non
Laedas.'
The case has as-cended, and gone up
on point of law
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13

LIMBS LAST The New York Mirror
thus records
ANOTHER TRIUMPa.-Shortly after the
arrival Of Jenny Lind at Boston very
painful event occurred there, which we
learn has very seriously affected her. 1t
appears that in the house where apart
ments were provided for her, there was
very superior mocking bird, whose powers
of mimicry and song were such that he
had silenced both the feather aud feline
circles there-canary birds and cats giving
up all attempts to outmatch him in their
respective notes. He was removed into
the same room with Jenny-who was
charmed with him. After finishing one
of her simple songs, "Bob" tuned up his
pipes and gave out fair imitation; the
admiration of Jenny was unbounded; she
tried him in snatch from the celebrated
"cavatina" in I'll Puritani,' '"Bob," after
one or two leaps from perch to perch,
spread his tail in ecstacy, filled his chest
again, aud run over all these beautiful
notes as accurately as if they were the
mere echo of the thrilling notes of Jenny
MIR. Barnum. who stood by, became
alarmed; he knew the owner of the bird
had too long pocket to admit of pos
sible hope OF his willingness to part with
him, or even enter into ''an engagement"
on any terms--and here was bird equal to
Jenny; who however. seeing the conster.
nation of her friend, sprang to the piano,
and struck off in her best style, her cele-
brated Swedish Echo Song
"Schielmeet wax under hill varting
1--WE gheaugh '-ha.-weighe
"Bob' listened--sprang to his water
jar and took a sip-listened again-shook
his feathers. and began. For a note or
two, he succeeded admirably; but when
he came to the point where the voice Of
Jenny leaves .he earth and turns sum-
merset in the clonds, poor "Bob ialtered
he was seen to struggle hard: reeled and
fell dead from his perch in lock jaw.
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13
A Winters Day.

Our life is but a Winters day;
Some only breakfast, and away!
Others to dinner stay, and are full fed:
The oldest man but sups and goes to bed
Large is his debt who fingers through the day;
Who goes the soonest, has the least to pay!
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13
LAY OF THE FAMINE.
THE IRISH HUSBAND TO HIS WIFE.


Rripht was your blue eye, Kathleen,
Smooth was your sunny brow,
On that fair morn, my Kathleen,
When you breaihed your bridal vow,
Joy wove his choicest treasures round us;
Peace came with all her smiling train;
Mirth in his magic circle bound us,
Whence fed the phantoms, Grief and Pain.
Few wears have passed, my Kathleen,
Since you breathed your bridal vow,
Hope standing DER US, Kathleen
o God, to see you now!
To see your blue eye waning, waning,
; To see your brow so scanned with pain,
To,see gaunt Hungers red tooth drawing
The life-blood from each throhbing vein!
Fair was our first born, Kathleen,
As it hung upon your breast:
oh. weep not, weep not, Kathleen,
Why mourn its speedy rest?
And tell me not its smiles would1jghten
The pangs that revei through this heart;
Say, how could smiles its young cheek brighten
While Famine struck with yenomed dart?
Our last, our youngest, Kathleen
Forgive this struggling tear
Its sinking cries, my Kathleen,
Ring ever on my ear.
o God. to hear its plaintive wang,
To see your look of dark despair,
When the mothers fountain failing,
Its lip convulsive drank but air;
Rest on this bosom, Kathleen
All, save your love, is fled:
fla, what-my wife, my Kathleen.
Fiend, Tempter, she's NOT dead!
Stare not with those eyes SO blndly,
Fan me with thy gentle breath,
Speak! even coId!y or unkindy-
Kathleen, Kathleen, is this death?
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13
elder Berry wine" said Mrs. Parting

Elder Berry wine" said Mrs. Parting
ton, as she looked straight at the tea ket-
tie as it steamed over the fire; has dear
old elder left preaching and gone to max
ing wine? For the stomach's sake mere
ly, 1 dare say. What powerful preach
er he was. 1 never shall forget how he
spoke about young Shad that desecra Led
his neck while riding ont on the Lords
day. Says he-"how dreadful was the
young mans latter end. The horse ran
awav with him, leaped over rrecipice,
and he, instead of saying Lord save my
soul, cried out-,D"n the horse
Everybody was electerlZed: and there
wasn't a dry eye in the whole ordinance
Well well, continued she, i hope he
will do well in his new invocation, and
be careful and put his new wine In new
bottles. She dropped off suddenly with
gentle murmur, as she nodded her head
of Elder Berry.
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13

The WIDow.-Is there any character
in life SO interesting as young and beauti-
full widow? Not firty, coquetish one,
who, even amid her sorrows. has an eye
to future welded happiness with another,
but one of genuine heart. welded to her
husbands urn, pensive hut not sad, her
grief softened to placidness
Washington telegraph., 1850-11-13

OF naviS ating the air by means of fly
ing machine has been satisfactorily de-
mons:rated and settled. as he thinks. by
MIR. John Taggart, of Charestown. Mas
sachusetts, who is at present to be seen
with his invention, at Dunlap's Hotel,
1876 Fulton-street. The flying machine
consists of car, to the front of which
is attached pair of wings somewha:
like the screws used by propellers, and
float or balloon fastened to the car in
the ordinary way, at an elevation of six
or eight feet The wings, which may
be moved in any direction, SO as to as
sist in the ascent or descent of the ma
chine, are put in motion by turning a
small axle running through the centre of
the car. The machine may be guided in
any direction by means of rudder, the
slightest variation III which, it obeys with
wonderful precision. The float or bal
loon, which IS pear-shaped, is thirty-three
feet nine inches in height. having di-
ameter of some twelve feet; and the
whole weight of the machine, when
ready for ascension, is three hundred and
fifty pounds, in addition to which it will
carry with ease over one thousand pounds.
The inventor told us that he had already
made one ascension i'll it, for the purpose
of practically testing its powers. The.
ascent was made from the commons at
Lowell, Mass, in the presence of a large
number of spectators. Owing to some
fault in initiating the balloon, quantity
of steam was allowed to intermix with
the gas, thus greatly diminishing its
buoyancy, SO that when the ropes which
held it to the ground were cut, the ma
chine ascended only TO the heignt of a
few feet, when it fell down, to the i'm
minent peril of the occupant. After two
or three Intellectual attempts, Mr.. Tag
CART elevated the wings considerably
above the line of the car, which had the
desired effect, aud away went the ma
chine, far above the heads of the specta-
tors, until it had dwindled ia their gaze
to the size of a swallow. After attain
ing considerable elevation. Mr. Tag
CART proceeded in the direction of Law
renee, whence he passed to Andover and
Bradford, over which latter place he
struck current OF air which carried
him. at a rapid rate, to Redding. From
this again he passed to Salem. having
crossed a portion of the sea in his pass
age from Redding, and aIighted at dis
tance of nine miles from Lowell, accom-
pIishing the whole voyage in an hour and
twenty minutes. MIR. Taggart says, that
at one time he had obtained an eleva-
ton where the air became so rarified that
it was with the greatest difficulty he
could retain his powers of animation, his
hands. and other parts of his body, swell
ed, and blood spurted from his mouth
and nose. The invention. he tells us,
has met with the support and connten-
ance of several of the scientific men in
Massachusetts. 1t is the intention of
Mr. Taggart to make an ascent in this
city, in the course Of two or three weeks.
He has already invited some of our most
eminent machinlst, and men of science,
to examine his invention.-EUe.P Post.
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SD hOO wASrnD ANp ! rAsrNaR 10 ESeAe
LEGAL NOTICES.

r,AuTJeN.-THE PATENT oFFICE HAVING DE-
u cidtd in svot Ray ths fret true Inventor
Of the dia Rubber Rarcad Spring aud against O. Full
io who had claimed he same IS BIS nvenon and whose
instigation andtka Of Horace Il (who has
tured the metallic vucaniled rubber Tor sprnxs
railroad companies have infnged not only npan
rights Of the said Ray rendered
liable oS large daTsscs but also upcr the patent rights ot
Charles Goodyear for such vuloahxed rubber e
-. lsfq THE validity whereof estshlshed in causa
between Charles Goodyear and Boraee DAy BY rsespt
decides oftho u. c. Court Trenton iersevJue
oe ereT all Of whom suits for DAMAGE
for such infringement will be commenced the %
failure collect speedily the dsmstes which mar reso
vsed judgment Ia the several suits penoinr asanet
paid Hursce " Day Of whsh be NADER stipulation
try At Bostsp, IN March nest al railroad comPsnies
cautioned against nfrning rirstng said patent
rights Of Charles Goodyear Of r. Ray hy the 81
suoh India kuhter springs scd fo all future nfrnge-
ucnts acticns will be stely eonfor-
nifty Nth tho ateve decer patent has been sr.ntsd -
for tie for which Fuller had obtained
patcnt, dated October lsa ard tiu has been hled In
The L. g. Circuit Court 20 repeal .he raaat decided 20
tasa n an usfpafuiiv 49, o. ruiier. -
y, NJ. RAY, I0f Broadway, New York.
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CALIFORNIA.


GOLD sCALEs.-TuE SUBSCRIBER OFFER FOR
W sale the best and approved pattern 81 Frenoh
standard gold scales adjusted exactly 70 the United states
standard, and weight The scales
made that they take but little whom packed
ally aud cnnvcniently finished than
either the English, Cftran. or American article. A. re
have all that maze o. this pattern parties having orders
before purchasing elsewhere. Also. for tale variety o.
r. FABREGUETTEs Fills n NORA.
70 william street, MP stairs.
nGDEN BAyEEa-tkICHD o. OGDEN, fhOa. =
" Nayrsf Nv holcsale and General Conmsaien Not
ohans Sen Francisco California Merchandise consigned
10 win be placed board chip and sold By sn
Cay Co. Nev York; Joseph z. Sanger Sc Lombard
Buttrick, DO; Hurr Stevens Comsr, Hopkins Goa
DO; Conkiiu smith, dol v. T. Raves DO. Read Rswls
Albany.
VE,AYLgR n Oh BAUFEE, FOKyAkDING AND COS.
n mission merchants, Chsgrcs, N. Owe pre-
pared forward at goots seat having hno zht
arsush bosts with lnds rubber .osrt suias, cor y.
agrknscmess With Runelsk Co. inauguration ngrntu. ~
QorEas sne Cruces that there viii BE delay upcu hc
tsthrus. hK.TAVIOR late of Baitin5rs.
J. ". DE- BAHFRE, late % New Orleans
iiereaee In New Yorf. =. Toward sons - broscwAf
yaf AEents are T. Hass Oh Beaver streets CoIrine Urc
o. ccusulsts. Psnams ssccpssry 2 Ss..ssn ssss-
CALIFORNIA.--TRANsP ACROSS rus
~ Isthmus Of Psnams.-Zschrisson, Nelson Co., OF
Panama are prepared 70 transports fret across the
18th mus OF Panama or take through san Fran esco At
shppers option but each package ust be Of portable sfs
not resp snsbIe Cor damage or accident IN Tie trare
The shsr' o. transportation 70 be prepaid in New York
\. zAcnRIssoN co. 81 Wal street,
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MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY
IA 5000 s.y.1 per Cent nSrsass Loan If IN,
r. and only nsrss.ss bonds the Ssss.a
s:sTnf ssr WI"
Tines: bend. issued Under the DTovs.n: Of special
70 Within Or WITH
or
1Es I ~ % rus
Hs..s.ss the entire line Of the cemp.ny road
srueted and IL provides that bonds
s so%Ss &
sas Ss aa ms ss aoS lake t. %Ssh win
completed BY the LIST day Of Jannary next
ns N The only s1 rSsS ws
i4o line besides branch Of miles and vhsh
and the rsss the present sss Track sssss
which sl,.eobOo win De Teprssented BY sscci.
70 be and the length Of line and
ing security viii place payment the debt boz
s.sgss s1 ~, z. sss
pi.od road win added three opsss and win
line early spring thus the length Of the main
This para son,inuou. line Of r,ilrO.d, from
Ers Railroad ana the Lake shore road and
u, oh,h h. ~ mi. lima from Nav York 10 Nh,
the nssi.sPp River either completed or in the course Of
the fer the construction Of tn. road ready feI
the provided for BY stock and being paid
In by regular nssmen and the proceeds the bonds
mainly required for the purchase OF heavy rail and
public 5er indueemen. for safe Investment than
those Of this Company.
The mortgage empowers the Trustees in offailure
the principal rterea Of the bonda TO AXE posses
Of the and receive its earnings TO sell IL, due
debt
The Bonds are in the sums 81 900 each payable tho
Mecbsnoe' Bank, In the city Of Now York, November
5 @ vG ,' Ss Ysys gsr 5's
first Of May Interest warrants or coupons are ast'ohed 70
the bonds.
-Four hundred thousand dollars Of the bonds
offered for sale.
Sealed proposals than 81 900 win
be received un TIA the 10Th day Of November next.
Proposals. may be atdressed 20 WINSLO LANlER n
Co. No 81 ali street, 70 c. Treasurer
No % wal street endorsed Proposals for Michigan
Southern Railroad 00nts."
s2eOWO (hsif the ossred) VIII be disposed Of
absolutely nd without TO the highest bidder The
Company the night TO withdraw the remainder
the offers are not GatisfactOry.
information In relation 20 the bondtogethe
with maYs may be obtained by calling on WiNSbONi
IANIERs co or n. e. LlTCBFIEID, AZ either o. which
places pies % the bonds and mortEaye can ba had
Copies of the bonds aud morg,gs also DO seen on ap-
Bank James Wa Nossrand Esq. Presidents Of me
Merchants Exchange Rank.
Parties whose are accepted VAN b. required par 70
per the amount afarced % thcm tlamediaev
rtmanasr in equal re Isl and 10Th o. Docsu
Der but party viii ~ at liberty 60 In tu AZ
Interos. win commence xnul w day Of payments
GEO ROE BLISS,
CitARLES BUrLER.
John srRYkER,
JOAN y. JEHVfS,
Edwin q. LTrcuFTELD.
New York. oo'oter@ 1880. co~mits"s ~ The Directors
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ADJUSTMENTS IN PHILADELPHIA.

DARNUMS MUSEUM, PHILADBLPHfA-P. r. BAR
ID Proprietor sne MANAGER Henr Sanford tar
great et.-fho thrilling drama Of MADE
la will be enacted MONDAY snd tuesday event with
splendid scenery and an admirable east On Wednesday
will be feg the tins
mas erly drama entitled DAVID 60 nPEkFIgLD,
tiled " r. j. Jones Esq from Dckenss last work Its
twenty characters VIII be rerrosened by the choice talent
company. The Egyptsn Jug Ter. Rhisas
viii appear in his wonderful
The attractive for their countless and nte
curioses Two rornances earh day cling
three and half-p o'clock. Admtanso twenty
ave qer IT,. Children under ten ycart. haiti price.