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pILO&I HOUSE-fhe public is respectfully informed
4b that this establishment will be opened for the -
reception Of visitors the 18th inst. Attached to the fN
House will! be found a BAR and BILLIARD 2a4.A
STABLES. The table will be always supplied with the
telcaces Of the Sea Coast and the New Orleans market
The large Lawn and the great number Of Shade Trees
rounding the House. make this Hotel the desirable iO
families of any along the Coast Persons wishing
secure will please address the undersigned and send
their communications by boat.
From and after July TO- the rates Of board will be reduced
as follows:
BY the month, per week. %
Per 90 Per 4 a.
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MO- Dbl. Alton extra, SO bb5, sad 40 NM:
snf AXYaST z HOLDEN. y na,,i,, :.
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EEr Prepared and sold, wholesale anil Ttlnu, ny a. O. D.
IAsDs, ugt Cbsaar 100 Fulton uesl, u, WI
nu NawIor. sod 1-u ~ D,uggs generally nryo Ehgat Aa
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Per week. % Per day. 81 81
Children and servants half price.
mVIld&W JDHN w. NIXON.

Communications viii be addressed to the undersigned
East PtscagOnla. T. II. jerks, Proprietor.
re- Having leased the above establishment to Mr. T. Il
Jenks take great pleasure soliciting FOR him the patron
age of my former friends patrons, and feel hesitation
in saying that If they will Ia, him with call that the
will he fully satisfied with their visit and the Of hi
establishment.
gr,T1, Md
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2 INyUNs-l!Og brandy, Jamaica HUM, and ITsh
~ Whisky; Sherry Wine, Scotch Ale, and London and
DRbln Porter:
; half pipes COGNAC BRANDY;
3 punGheons JAMAICA RUM, Every old and SUPERIOR
in bond and entitled to debenture;
punclleOns old IRISH WHISKY, also in bond and
entitled to debenLuFe;
10 casks Of the old MontiIado SHERRY WINE, so
much priced for its agreeable flavor;
20 casks SCOTCH and BURTON ALE;
80 casks LONDON and DUBLIN PORTER, in quart
and pint bottles.
The abovsquors viii be sold very low to the trade and
ia35 jOnN TOOLE, 8 Bank Place.
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at Savannah on the 22d.
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Th;. o..,,s, scRoFULA CURED,
r,c neqs eongusivey proves thal hs SaraDarll, I'm,
Three nenn o he most obstinate disease of the BoNJ
ny " y y f 9ne house Unprecedented W.
Or, I9onSead-Dear Sir; / bd M u, * n.
BY DE use 81 So ny SnEsa have cured o. he ScSeS
very severely with bad sores; have taS ihsy were AFFLICTED
took them away Tor which eel mys T my ,onr n9he,
Isaac W. Cam, 1906 wo0,,o, .,,,..,
OPINIONS OF PHYsIc, Nc
Dg. Townsend is almost daily TeceiyHg 49, ~. e.
eians In different parts OF the Union ss HOh Fay,
, rms Is 70 certify, that we, the undersigned phy .
he city Of Albany, have in numerous eases ol
valuable preparations in the market. " ue ms
Il. ?, PULLING, ND
J. WILSON, N. D,
-. X. b. BRIGGs, NJ D.
Albany, Apnl l, lSiI. r. e. ELMEsDoRFF, N. D,
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I a.ssI % Sl io'a' a "uoay Ad sunday i de
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-02-02

A BETTER MAN THAN HIS BRorHER.-The Philadelphia
Spirit of the Times vouches for the correctness of the fol-
lowing
aOn Thursday last wedding party arrived from the
country consisting Of the bride and groom the brother Of the
latter and several friends. They put up at Of public
houses and in the evening, the pemnaes having been all
settled and the Clergyman in attendance the ceremonies were
about begin, when the groom manifested dissasac
ton The bride seeing this and being high spited showed
fusion which ensued the bdegooms brother stepped up
the bride and said "Snce won't marry you, III
marry you myself, if you have objection"
None in the least, said the bride 81 always took you
for better than your brother and am now fully cor
WINGED Of it,"
The knot at tied and much qualification was ex
pressed at the finale of the affair.
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TELEGRAPH REPORTS, &c.

DISMISSAL OF cUsToM-HoUsE OFFICERS, &c.
NEW YoRK, JANUARY ISL understand that Mr.. MAX
WELL, Collector of the Port of New York. discharged Sa
urday hundred and sxtysx officers in his department
thus saving the Government the Of hundred and
fifteen thousand dollars per annum.
Lchfeds extensive soap works, situate on Water street,
in this city, caught fire Saturday morning, and were to-
tally consumed together with hiytwo houses in the vic
nifty The loss estimated three hundred thousand
fifty thousand.
MURDER OF MRS. WHITE.
SANTA FE, NOVEMBER 2s-Ten days ago, Msjor GREEN,
with military force, went in pursuit of the band of Utah
Indians who had Mrs. Wars prisoner. When Major
Green in sight Of the Indian camp they shot Mrs.
White and Her body recovered but trace Of he
child. twill be ecoeced that her husband and eight others
were killed and Mrs White taken prisoner, time ago,
whilst they were crossing the plains.
Captain ALEXANDER PAIN was recently killed in quar-
rel at Santa Fe
JoHN ADAMS was lately murdered at Pena Blanche by
Col CALHOUN, Indian Agent has failed to make treaty
with the Indians in Mexico.
FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
PEoRIA, ILL.) JANUARY ga destructive fire has &C.
Cured in the building the Of Marion street and Pn
ters alley, occupied drug sore and which destroy
ed, together with the printing Offices of the Daily Champion
and Weekly Register. JAMES KIRKPATIcK, Editor of the
Register and j. PICKET Editor Of the Champion in indea-
vorng their property, both persisted in the flames
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before such judge by virtue of said writ shall be the duty
such judge TO proceed trial of the claim by Jury In the
manner before mentioned no trial has been had and dis
charge him from such such trial by Jury has been had
and the claim has not been sustained before the jury or the
which had cognzance Of the And shall be the
duty the marshall any other having custody any
person arrested allow him all necessary and
time employ counsel such writ Of ha6eas cors
tsSee s. further enacted That any Judge magis-
who shall dsaow such writ habeas corpus forfeit
the person claiming FIVE thousand dollars and shall
felt his office and any marshal who shall unreaonably
der such person from sueing serving
writ Of beas corpus shall in like MANNER forfeit FIVE thou
sand dollars and forfeit his Office.
"See. H. find be further enacted That jurors and
shas shall be entitled have the fees for services be
rendered under this they entitled receive for such
services jurors and marshal in the circuit court of the Uni
ted States paid by the claimant if his claim prevail and
by the United States his claim shall not be sustained
"Sec 5. 4nd be further enacted, That the penalty Of
any be given claimant shall be less than
thousand dollars the securities thereof shall be residents OF
the district in which the proceedings shall be nsttued and
shall justify their ability TO perform the said bond
After few remarks by Mr.. FOOTE the amendment was
ordered to be printed.
On motion by Mr.. DAWSON, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration Of Executive business and after time
spent therein, the doors re-opened, and
The Senate adjourned.
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DEEPLY AFFECTING CATASTROPHE.

FROM THE wILKEsBARRE (PA.) ADVOCATE OF WEDNESDAY.
Never perhaps did sit down record painful
deeply distressing and in this community gene
rally and heartily depored accident than on Sa,ur
day last in Plymouth township. Miss ELLEN, aged fifteen
years. eldest daughter of Hon. George W. Woodward Miss
ANN, aged twenty years, daughter Of Mr. William b. But
le and who from her childhood had resided in the family Of
Judge WOODWARD and Miss BEssER, aged about seventeen
years, young lady from Centre county, visier Judge
Woodwards, went out for recreaton and while amusing
themselves by sliding ice formed upon pool the fats
Judge Woodwards residence, the ice breaking they
all dro0ned child who witnessed the sad catas-
ophe gave the alarm, and persons fastening the spot
found and took from the water the dead bodies all having
sunk through aperture in the ce Judge w. was in
Wkebae at the e and receiving the sad intelligence,
fastened to the place. where the sorowl evidence of the
dread reality only increased possible the agony Of his
BOSOM.
The young ladies all highly esteemed as generally as
known and their melancholy deaths are most deeply depor
ed 1t is faint expression say, deeply do we
in common with the neghborhood, sympahize and mpge
feelings Of with those thus bereaved Of relatives
What heartrendins catastrophe what melancholy
spectacle The bodies Of three aiabe young females who
had just before left the house all pghness and love-
ness and who, in buoyancy and cheeruness Of spirit
nnocenty amusing themselves all taken from the
ry element eess and nanmate How strongly illustrative
Of the Scripture truth, that in the midst Of life we are in
death And oh how keen the pang fond parents heart
The young ladies were accompanied in their excursion by
Miss Toen and two younger daughters of Judge Woodward
Miss Benner first broke through the ice and instantly
out OF sight Miss Toen FASTENED her rescue and break
in where the water not deep, enabled get
Miss Butler TO the and instantly sunk Miss Wood
ward succeeded in getting hold of of the bodies herself
sinking to her shoulders In this situation and holding on
the body with great presence Of mind she directed those
land to run for help saying she thought she could endure
her position fifteen twenty minutes Soon however, she
sunk The younger sisters under the excitement and
stenacn Of the momen begged that they might and help
Ellen, but restrained by Miss Totem Provdentaly
there present to deter them, still sad might
afasY In hovip
exposed to danger relatives have much console them In
their deep affection.
The remains of Miss Benner have been sent to her widow
ed and douby mother, in Belefont Centre
county On Monday the remains Of Miss Butler and Mics
Woodward carried to the old buryng ground in this boz
rough, followed by an immense sorowing multitude Their
bodies there rest while doubtless their spirits mngng
with those Of purer and peaceful abode enjoying tho
gain of departed saints
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DIVORCES IN Pennsylvania.

Judge COULTER, of Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania, de-
vered Monday, the opinion of that tribunal in the
Of Jones jones' That decson in fact establishes that
divorces by the Legislature for within the jurisdiction
Of the in divorce cases. unconstitutional and null
The effect Of this decision will be to nvada,e seveneghths
the divorces granted by the Legislature since 1885, The
practice has been very loose and divorces have been granted
in where the have been frivolous and the
alleged such entirely within the jurisdiction Of the
courts application had been made them. The constu
ton of the State restricts the powers Of the Legislature in d.
within the jurisdiction Of the courts.
Judge Burnside gave notice that he dssented from the
opinion of the majority Of the Court will produce meal
cuable injury, and he dssen!ed from entirely, from begin
ming to end-Ledger.
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FALLING CHURCH TowER.-On the 9th instant the
main central tower Of the French Cathedral in
Of erection at New Orleans, fell down. carrying with part
Of the ached roof OF the many workmen employed about
the building, only seriously injured The shock
casoned by the disaster terrific, and for time spread
dsmay amongst the congregated multitude assembled in the
various of the adjoining building, which, ap
pears, quickly evacuated by judges, ures, lawyers,
clients &c. General CONSERVATION for time had full
mand.
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The TRIPLE LAUNCH AT New YoRK.-The three
beautiful steamers the Arctic, $500 tons, for Conss New
York and Liverpool line the Boston $50 TONS and the Ne
World 600 tons; launched Monday morning, and
gded off the stocks in magnificent sty amid the paudts Of
the thousands who had assembled to witness this exraord
nary spectacle The latter had her steam up, and
tainy novelty her wheels their revolutions
she fairly the bosom Of her proper element
She proceeded excursion down the bay No
thing occurred the pleasure Of spectators; not the
slightest accident Of any kind Representatives,.
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ERIE RAILRoAD.-The New York papers contain an adj
verisement inviting proposals for completing this road from
Honesville to Lake Erie distance of about l25 miles, the
whole Of which is required to be completed by the ls Of
March, 1851
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GENTLEMEN: We are proud Of our steam, our
gas, and our electro-telegraph. The justly cele-
brated Richard Brinsley Sheridan, author of the
School for Scandal, Rivals, &C., in his play g The
Critic makes Puff say:
Here invention for the running our mail coaches
By steam and lighting them by gasr'
SHERIDAN wrote "The Critic in l779!
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TRoors FOR CALIFoRNIA.-The ship Monterey, Captain
McMANUs sailed from Baltimore Sunday for San Fran
cisco, having board company of the first regiment Of
light artillery, lately stationed Fort McHeny, and large
quantity of Government stores.
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CApruRE SLAvER.-Capt Marson, Of ship Rome,
which arrived at New York Saturday from Calcutta via
ST. Helena that when he left the latter port the 18th
utimo SLAYER with five hundred slaves board prize
English war steamer, was in the offing.
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TIE FRUIT IsDusTRI.-Mr. Jones, driver OF the Dux-
bury and Scuate stage to Cohssse and express agent
those and this city, has been employed that
line for about thy6ve years. He commenced life com
paravely poor man. and worth $40 00O He never
drank glass Of intoxicating liquor in his Bee
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The pie trade Of Connecticut carried in New York.
Is extensive The article manufactured New Haven
and sent on 10 New York every day, fesh for SALE There
general depot there for the dantes and the Of
business there transacted may be inferred from The following
yearly EaIes
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rencontre occurred Galveston, Texas on the 10Th
instant between DR.. RonERr NsILL and Lawyer J. J.
MlLIs which resulted in the death Of the latter.
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Hon. JouS RsKD, for twenty President Judge Of the
Cumberland district died bis residence in Carlisle (Pa)
on the 10th instant, aged Ga.
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this time asEt
The VICE PRESIDENT. The amendments reported by
the committee have not yet been acted upon.
Mr.. SEWARD. ask leave, then, to lay upon the table
amendment, which shall offer at the proper time and
move that il be printed.
The amendment was read as follows
Strke all after the enacng clause and insert follows
"When any who shall have been seized arrested
fugitive from labor under by virtue Of the of Con-
gress entitled An act respecting fugives from justice and
February 2 1885, shall be brought before any Judge
magistrate named described in said act and the person
seized deny that he such labor
alleged that he has escaped from such service
bor shall be the duty Of such judge thereupon
appoint time and place try the issue thus Joined and
for the urheance of just decision upon the
fact and the arrested give bail
be approved by said judge magistrate for his
at such adjournment shall be granted his application
seized for the payment of damages and if the claim
shall be auged void such security be approved like
sore said And the issue thus Joined shall be
before jury Of twelve persons daily qualified
tor the district tree from all challenges Just
tons the marshal of the district by yr-
exceptions may be taken by either party trial.
judgment shall be rendered against claimant
ing the verdict shall be. The judgment may be brought
before the district Of the United States the district
security approved by the district Judge Of the said
district and such district may affirm such judgment
it. with pee de and in that case may pro-
the said ssus and render judgment according
verdict to be rendered BY the jury empanneed that
court
"sec. And be 10 further enacted That any person ar
rested seized fugitive from labor service shall be
titled to writ OF habeas corpus be issued by the Judge
the district court associate justice Of the Supreme
othe United States as writof right and being brought
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and learning tribute late
distinguished Senator from Michigan (Mr CAss, and after
it an extract from an opinion Of Judge Story
The law of the land recognises the right Of
hold another in bondage, and that right must be protected
from violation. As consequence Of this right Of property,
the may keep possession Of his slave if he abscond
he may retake him by pursuit another State, and
bind 9, him n any other way ms second es
cesay effect his reclamation he may peaceaby
the property into the house Of another taking
init no breach OF the peace against third persons But is
breach peace much force of coercion towards
the fugitive suces for his security without such
slave could be reaken without his consent. "avins
REP. voL l, p. SIT.
Judge Story, delivering the opinion of the in the
of Prigg The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania places
the right recapure slave under the constitution what
State he may be found, the ground that
law the owner may take his goods or chate or the
master his servant apprentice wherever he happens find
them, and adds
s'Upon this ground have the slightest hesitation in
holding that under and in virtue of the constitution the
Of slave clothed with entire authority every State
the Unon seize and recapure his slave whenever
40 without any breach Q, the peace or any Illegal
properly be said to execute ITSELF and require aid
from Legislation, State or National"
such being the undoubted law Of the question before
as, based II is upon the broad foundation Of the Govern
ment itself, may safely held, If the constitution under
which arises, be Of any benefit it 10 worthy Of any
specfar if il is worthy Of the commentator freely
bestowed upon at the day. and for certain purposes
by the citizens Of those States who claim he excusveIy
loyal they should at least the law Of the land and
render to il decent obedience Mr. President the bill re-
ported by the chairman Of the Committee the Judiciary j.
The that brought from that committee both ses
sons OF the last Congress. introduced 1t as their bill.
thought respect the committee required IL butt thought
due suggest 10 that committee certain amendments which
will be found accompanying the BILL upon the printed docu
ments before and without which fear the law would be
of very little value. Sir do not know the object that
be asned do not know any class Of officers that can b.
provided this law but the class provided in the
BILL We have federal officers because the States affect
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because the did not call for It. The Supreme Court has
only said through Judge Story, who delivered the opinion
that there under the constitution Of coecng
the States to provide by law for the delivery Of this class Of
fugitves very far from understanding that Ii has
been said by the Supreme Court by any Of its justices,
that the duty Of the States provide by law
although they be coerced The court has only sad
that any provision in the State laws in conrauenfon no in
suppo Of this clause Of the constitution unconstitutional
and void.
AS about say the before the Supreme Court
simply this BY law of Pennsylvania passed in 1926,
enacted by section two, that if any person should,
within the limits Of that State take and carry away any
gro muato by force and violence &c. he should be deem
ed conviction guilty of felony, and punished by fine and
imprisonment serve labor. Prgg into the State Of
Pennsylvania, the agent of Maryland claimant He OBJ
sned warrant from the proper officer under that law Of
1926 the fugitive and when arrested he taken
before justice peace required by the law but the
justice refused act The agent then, he had perfect
right TO do brought the slave beyond the limits OF Pennsyl
vania and for DOING be indicted in Pennsy lvana
under the FIRST section Of the act. The decision Of the SUI
peme Court upon the single point that the claimant
had right to take his property wherever found and without
previous warrant Of law the act of the State making such
taking offence unconstitutional and void. think
that will be found 10 be really the point udcaly decided in
that case.
have said, however, Mr.. President that according my
Interpretation OF this law of The constitution imposes duty
upon the States Of providing Cor the capture and surrender Of
ugtives from labor well Of ugiyes from justice Sir,
the law Of l793 the only law passed Congress upon that
subject passed. know historically in consequence
Of call made by the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvana upon
the State Of Virginia. think in the year 1892 for the
render Of fugitive from justice The Governor Of Virginia
replied that without legislation, either by the
Virginia by the Congress Of the United States he had no
power order the OF any free person within the State
Of Virginia. General Washington, whom The Governor
Pennsylvania communicated the reply Of the Governor Of
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-08-29

A TEMpEn>NcE AHGuM ENT. The
Angelica, (ANeghany Go, N W Ad-
vocate, contains the following power
fnl clerical temperance t. argument:
A Catholic priest passed up The line
Of the railroad. through Alfred, the
other day. visiting the Cath lie Irish,
and finding one Of them in a grocery
selling liquor, ordered him to abandon
the traffic. A few days after the priest
came along again, and finding the man
still selling hqi ior. took an axe, and
knocked the barrel IN and let the liquor
out of every barrel in the shop. The
lrishnan showed some resistance to
the priests rovements, for which the
priest gave him a smart horse--whip-
ring. telling him during the fogging,
to keep cool-kecp perfectly cool
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-08-29
A DOCTOR CURED

DR. J. w. FRENCH, Of IElsdaie Hlsdaie eosniv MisA&
gan, about the Let OF January, ls4s wrote as follows: ~
have been In the regular practice OF medicine In this paes
for nine y.urs but obliged quit the practice OF ny
profession In consequence Of i'll health was severely
afflicted with Chronic Disease Of The Lungs TO convince
me that HAD THE CONSUMPTION past doubt. coughsA
almost necessarily and day. and had pains asl
dies recommended by the sk Of the professien,
ull effect excepting the and debility caused
by them. prejudiced against patent medicines, sAl
have faith now In them generally. But was Induced
AS an experiment more than through fsh-,o " bot,
tie of BRANTS INDIAN PULMONARY BALSAM; snA
do here acknowledge for the benent Of the scted, o.
whom may serve, that the effect Of s use on me We
the prompt and salutary Of any medicines svsr
witnessed the effect Of in all my practice. NY cough Wss
immediately relieved and in about eight OF ten days wss
free cough Of the chest and pain, and
consider and pronounce myseU WELL MAN"
DR. French is now respectable druggist Hillsdaie