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The FATE OF A FAITHFUL Doe.--Most of our citi-
zens may remember the large, magnificent black
dog, which has been attached to Wells & Co.'s Elk
press for several years in the capacity of general
guardian-the same that so narrowly escaped with
his life in the 'dog war; waged against the canine
race by our city fathers some three or four years
since. He was missing after the fire which burned
the office OF the Express company in Concert Hall,
and no trace OF him could be found. While clear
ing away for the new building, his body dis
was ascertained that the building could not be
saved, some one went to the sale to remove the
books, when il is supposed the dog must have got
In, and the door closing on him, he was unable to
cated.-Boston papeT
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THE CENSUS Law ron IS50.-The information
which il proposes TO embrace includes population,
profession, color, occupation, place Of birth, num-
Der OF marriages, deaths, the persons who read
and write, deaf, dumb, blind, insane, slaves, fug-
yves and manumitted, the acres Of land improved
and unimprOvcd, the cash value Of each farm, the
value OF farming implements and machinery, the
i've STOCK, The produce during the year ending June
looO, and the quantity Of each particular article;
the products Of industry and the values; names Of
towns, counties, and cities; the aggregate valua
ton oil real and personal estate, the amount oftaxes
assessed, the number and character of the public
schools, the extent OF public hbrares the number
class, and circulation Of the periodicals and nc WIS.
papers; the number OF criminsls the cost Of labor
the average price Of board 10 a labornR man Der
week, the average wages Of female domestic per
week, the average payment Of a carpenter per day,
the average wages Of day laborcr, the average
wages Of a farm hand, the number and value Of the
churches, and indeed every species Of social STATIC
tics which can make these kind OF tables valuable
rs sources Of public information and reference.
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TROUBLE AT PoINT PETRE, (GuApALouPE.) We
learn from Captain Currcr, OF the brig w ]. Wat
son, from Ponce porto Rico) that letter Of May
Odd had been received there from Point Petre TO
the following effect: [ ". Y-C0m. and Eng
son the night Of May 18th the city was set on
fire by the negroes, as signal for Instruction,
coed in entering the city, having been deferred by
the prompt measures of the citizens but the over
seers' houses were burned to the ground. The city
has been fired four different times since, and eigii-
teen houses burnt The governor has placed the
city in state of siege, and trust that for the
present it is safe No citizen is to be out after
nine o'clock. Many persons have been arrested,
and will be tried to-day. Several of them will pro
badly be shot The report ofto-day is that the city
will be fired o-night
"The governor general is expected to-day with
troops from Martinique We have at present about
eight hundred troops and the militia, (thc latter
all coored, under orders God alone knows what
the end will be; but, judging the future from the
past, 1t may yet prove second edition of the St.
Domingo tragedy"
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List Of Patents

Issued from the United States Patent Office for The
,ceek ending June IS, 1850, and bearing date June
IS, 1850.
Edward Bookbout and Henry Cochen, jun, OF
Williamsburg, N. For Improvement IN Ma
chimes for finishing Morocco.
Zephaniah Breed. of Weare, NJ H.-For i'm
provcment in Springfield Of Hay rakes.
James Nj. Brown, Of Bloomfield, O.-For i'm
provcment in attaching Neck. Jokes 10 poles of Car
riagcs.
Gardiner Chilson, of Boston, Mass.-For i'm
provement in Parlor Stoves.
Elisha II. Collier of Scituatc, Mass.-For i'm
proved method Of making Nails by rolling. Dated
June Is, 1850. Patented in England, September
III, 1915.
Robert Eastman, Of Concord, N. H.--For i'm.
provement in Machines for dressing Stone.
Benjamin Fowler, OF Lubec, Me.-For improve
ment in Furnaces for calcining Gypsum.
Annie M. George, Of Nashau, ". H.--For inn
proved Spike machine.
Lemucl Gilbert, of Boston, Mass, For improve
ment in upright Piano Fortes.
Benjamin X. Maltby, Of Cleveland, o., assignor
TO Ira M. Mead, Of Magadore, O.-For improve
ment in apparatus for raising the CRATE in Cooking
William w. Marstou, of New York, N Y. For
devices Tor moving and holding piston Brecch-
pin.
Nathan Post, Of East Cleveland, o.--For improve
John Sherlock and William Brackbill, Of Portu.
gal, Pa.-For improvement in Feed Apparatus for
mills.
hleNanucr Smltn, OF west Farms, ~, t.-for
improvement in apparatus for parti- coloring Yarn.
j. X. Stafford, Of Cleveland, O.--For improve
ment in Mills for grinding.
John Il. Wood, Of Homa, La.--For combination
OF a Guide tooth with an inclined .Scraper.
Designs.
Elijah p. Pcnniman, Of Rochester, N. Y.-For
designs for Stoves.
John f. Rsthbone, of Albany, N.Y.-For designs
for Stoves
John r. Rathbone, of Albany, N. Y.--For design
for Stoves.
James Wager, David Pratt, and volnoy Rich
mond, of Troy, N. Y.--For design for Stoves.
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The Chevalier MARTUscELLI, who has. for
some years, resided near this Government as
Charge d'Affaires of his majesty the King of
the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, was, on
Monday the 18th instant, formally received by
the Secretary of State, and presented his ere
dentias as Charge d. Affaires of his royal high
ness the Duke of Parma and Placentia; and
on Wednesday the 10Th instant, the Chevalier
MARrUscELLI had an audience with the Pre-
sident Of the United States, by whom he was
cordially welcomed in his new character.
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Address OF the Nashville Convention.

The manifesto of the Nashville convention,
containing a summary of the views of the gen
tlemen composing that body, or of a majority
of them, upon the subjects included in it., is
published in our columns this morning.
The address has fallen into some errors of
statement which we regret to see. 1t charges
upon the whole Northern people indiscriminate-
ly the design Of attacking, with the view ulti-
mately to overthrow, the institution of slavery
in the States. This averment, utterly un-
founded in fact, is made the ground of most
wanton and unjust assault upon the whole con-
sentative body Of the North.
The purposes of these gentlemen cannot, of
course, be supposed to be designedly hostile to
that portion of the country in which they
dwell; but we are free to express the belief
that, in reality, the South has no foes any
where more likely to prove hurtful to her than
the movers and instigators of the Nashville
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of involuntary mischief to
the cause for which they profess such ardent
zeal! There are portions of this production
which we may notice more at length hereafter
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bazaar celebration and fancy fair has been held
in Thread Needle street, "welcomc the return OF
Ehhu Burrtt to England" and to provide funds for
the international Peace and Universal Penny Post
age Society" Pretty large results, these, TO be ef
fected. We hope the pin. cushions and young la
dies needle cases sold weI.-English paper.
We confess ourselves incapable of comprehend
ing the wit involved in the foregoing, doubt
not the writer is Of comprchending the philan-
tAropic purposes of Mr. Burritt, and the right Of
poor young ladies to feel grateful for his benevo
lent efforts in behalf Of suffering humanity.
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GOLD AND SILVER MINES IN PEsNsyLvANIA.-
The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian has the following
"The Berks county Gold Nine turns out to be
something else, nearly valuable, for we gather
from paragraph in the Schneipost, paper pub
lshed at Hamburg, in Berks county, that an agent
OF company in New York recently visited the
mine, the property of Mr.. Focht, of Windsor town.
ship, for the purpose of negotiating for its pur-
he offered s 900 for each acre through which it
extended, but Mr.. Focht refused to sell, determin
ing to work the mine himself. According to pub
lie rumor, the mine contains very little gold but
an abundance Of the purest silver"
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MoRmoS EMIaRATios.-The Mormons congre-
gated in the vicinity of Council Bluffs were to start
for the Salt Lake between the 9th and 10th of June
They numbered about 900 wagons, and between
1000 and 5000 persons. They would all move in
body.
"A singular custom is mentioned. The high coun-
Gil has issued permit .'indulgencen to the
saints in view of the journey westward. Each
branch Is allowed to have farewell ball-"one
dance, and no more Their organ, the Frontier
Guardian, says: ''When any branch has had one
dance, let them stop at that >,
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MOBILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Capital Stock
O000-The extensive buildings for the future
uertiser, located four and half miles from the
city, on Bayou Durand--commonly called Dog
river-nine miles from its entrance into Mobile Bay
Steamboats, can land freight and receive il within
fifty yards Of the factory. This location was pre-
erred to one in the city, because being in the pine
woods, all danger from epdemics, TO which the
city Is sometimes subject, was avoided-thus ena-
bling the company to continue their business
through the year
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o. The Speech of Mr.. WEBSTER, delivered
in the Senate Of the United States on the 18th
instant, on the bill reported by the Committee
of Thirteen to admit California into the Union
as State, &C., aud his reply of that date to
the letter Of ROBERT III. GARDINER and others,
will be shortly issued from this office in pam
phet form
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[conarspoNDrxcr or THE arrupLrc.l

BALTIMORE, June l9--p IN.
The flour market is steady, but not active. Sales
Of Howard street brands at SIS 81, though buyers
generally do not feel inclined to offer more than
So rs. Sales of red wheat at ll9 cts White corn
IS SO, and yellow 60 81 cts. Oats al a ~ cts.
Groceries arc firm. Whisky 25I 20 cts.
Stocks are quiet. Maryland 6's closed, 1851 asked
for the opening. Nothing done in Government
stocks
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whiggery is easy TO beat, If the Democracy
will only stick together. -" Union.
But the Democracy tconf " stick together" any
way you can fix IT, The Union, for months past
has been trying the sticking plaster process, but
it's " no go;" Democracy in Missouri is as rampant
ss two fighting cats. The best Democratic cement
lof which, by the. by, the Union Processes to be
famous manufacture could nj hold them together
moment. Before the cement has time 10 cool, the
Union has most efectual mode Of dissolving Il by
the application OF new process. ST. Louis Intel.
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propositions and amendments of no practical i'm
port.
MIR. BERRIEN replied.
The bill was then postponed till to- morrow.
And the Senate proceeded to the consideration OF
Executive business.
After some time spent therein. the Senate adj
journed
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Or The first number Of I" The Southern
Press" appeared in this city on Monday. We
owe an apology to its conductors for not noticing
its advent sooner; butt was not until yesterday
it so happened, that we had sight Of the journal.
1t is not too late, however, to give TO il our
courteous greetings. Messrs. ELLwooD FISHER
and Edwin DE LEoS are the editors Of The
Southern Press
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district of Michigan. The United States Supreme
Court. in that decision. says;
"The cutting and using oak and hickory trees is
indictable; and 80 the cutting and using any other
description of timber trees from the public lands
would be equally ndctable, and being 80, the pun
ishment by fine and imprisonment must follow in
all cases."
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The imports of cotton fabrics during the last
commercial year are not greater, in proportion to
the population of the country, than they dur
ing the existence of the tariff of 1912. Thus we
find that the whole amount in value of cotton fab
RIGS of all descriptions imported during the year
ending June 80, 1914, was $l3,64l 1862; whole
amount imported during the year ending June 80,
IS45, s. I3, S63, 2S2 These two years were under
the tariff of 1912, which the manufacturers wish to
have restored. On the other hand, the whole
amount in value OF cotton fabrics imported during
the year ending June 80, IS49 is SIS 1854, S6l-ex-
ceedng the importations of the two years above
mentioned, under the tariff of 1912, but about
900 ,OO0 about in the ratio of the increase of
the population and wealth of the country. Thus IL
is not true that markets have been gutted by
foreign fabrics, and our manufactures driven from
them. II is mere fiction of the manufacturers, in
vented to deceive and mislead the people" Union.
Taking these figures they stand, they pre-
sent fallacy very easily exposed. In 1915,
and during the whole period Of the continuance
of the tariff of 1912, the duties on foreign i'm
portations were specific, or, what was altogether
equivalent, the duty was levied at certain per
centage on fixed minimum valuation. There
being no inducement to tempt the importer TO
invoice his goods under their fair value, it may
be safely concluded that the custom house val
uations in lS45 are generally correct. A gallon
Of Madeira wine, or of French brandy, coming
in under the tariff of 1912, paid certain duty
no matter whether it cost to the importer one
dollar or four. So square yard of any partcu-
lar description of fabric-say cotton fabric
was made to pay duty of 80 per cent-not
upon the invoiced price as set down by the for
eign manufacturer, but upon price which the
law declared should not be less than a certain
amount. Here an differentiation in the invoice
would be of no avail whatever
| We have not yet at hand the means of COM
pairing the custom-house valuations of cotton
goods imported in 1915, and those imported in
lS49, respectively; but we find in the New
York Tribune, taken from the Albany Register,
the following statistics of custom-house valua
tions of another article We quote with the
table the I1ibme's appended recapituation of
the facts which its figures exhibit:
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4 H L r 4 P u B l. &c .
WASHINGTON:
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 20. 1850.



In the Senate, yesterday, after the passage OF
bills granting to the States of Iowa and Missouri,
respectively, quantity Of land to aid in the
construction of railroads in those States, the
Compromise bill was resumed.
The amendments pending yesterday were
both rejected. Pending an amendment by Mr..
UNDERWOOD, relative TO a suit between the
United States and Texas, in case Texas shall
not accept the proposals to be submitted to her
by this bill, the Senate adjourned.
In the House Of Representatives, Mr.. BAyLY,
from the Committee of Ways and Means, re-
ported the civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill and, in Committee of the Whole ON the
state of the Union, the bill granting bounty
lands TO soldiers in several wars, not heretofore
provided for, was considered.
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Tre.p...er. ON IN. Public Lands.

Persons having no definite ideas of the distinc-
ton between "meum and tuum," where the
Government is concerned, and believing that to
plumber from the public domain is an innocent
amusement, may profit by reading the article
below, taken from the alabama Journal
The value Of the timber stolen every year
from the public lands is immense.
The district attorney Of Michigan, Ms we
are informed, recently reported to the Solicitor
Of the Treasury that he had authorized the
marshal TO seize some twelve millions of feet
of lumber, sawed and in the log, lying at diff
ferent saw-mlls in the State, all taken by
trespassers from Uncle Sans land.
The opinion Of the Supreme Court, recently
given in the case Of the United States ps.
10 the notice of all concerned
We learn that instructions have been issued
from the proper department to the district at
torneys, to protect the interests Of the Govern
ment by prosecuting all guilty of offences of
the kind referred to.
TREsPAssERs ON THE PUBLIC LANDS.
THE UNITED STATES ! U. S. District Court, May
us Term, 1850, held in the
DAsr.L GOsrr, ofTus- city Of Monigomcry; his
ksloosa county. Honor John Gayle pre-
J siding.
Judgment, after full hearing before the court and
jury, resulting in fine Of 300 for the cutting OF
four hundred pine trees, and imprisonment
The indictment for cutting pine timber on
the public lands in Tuskaloosa county. The action
was brought under the direction Of Mr. southall,
who was acting as the special agent of the Govern.
mcnt for this State some three years since He had
the land surveyed, proposed a compromise, which
was not acccded by the defendant and suit was
consequently brought. The case has been pending
over two years. With the exception Of Mr. South
all, the witnesses from the region where the
trespass was made. The rniue Of the timber was
proved by the defendants witnesses. The case
was ably prosecuted and defended the best mar of
two days being occupied in its consideration.
The following points were decided:
LIST That the cutting or removing from the pub
Inc lands any timber Of any description il ndcts
bic and punishable by fine and imprisonment.
3D. That the entry Of The lands by the trespasscr,
after the trcspass, 10 no bar 10 the indictment
3D. That the statute Of limitations does not begin
to run till five years after the trespass.
The imprisonment insthe above case was bv the
judge, made merely nominal, at the suggestion of
the United States district attorney
The judgment in the above case 10 siren etbeped
and confirmed by a recent decision of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, at Washington city, on
an appeal from the United States circuit court for the
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Petitions were presented by Messrs. WEBSTER,
UpHAm, CAss, M AsoN DAVIS Of Mississippi, STUR-
axoS and CLEMENS.
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rule, viz
By Mr.. HOWE The petition of William Gates
and sixty three others citizens Of Venango county
Pennsylvania, praying Congress to modify the
tariff Of 1876, change the principle, and increase
the duties upon iron Referred.
by Mr.. CALVIN; The petition Of A. J. Sbugcrt
and sixty. three others, praying for modification
Of the tariff of 1876. Referred TO the Committee Of
Ways and Means.
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prRsrASr n sest Court Of c5s',s' 10 FOR
h s.E.sao' " INV f Esni ' and a. 'ae
nnissraior Richard Smy: Az! p:, p'y '.ei., Si,nn
rnts az oow,: Thc oh Judge afd decr, that
for the purpose do after a'vih7 green our "ees 40
time, place ard terms Of sale by advertising ~ SONG one
paa G 10 sale s a the sai city pubic she bidder
ot s.' jsS "Gfs a at J John a s and @a
whom are Nv I-csascd) the a Richard Smyt the
az an. psli b. copy Sereoi
flied an txas n as VIII s raSf m S
March the 3d. 1871 until paid anil al the iesa ana e a..' a.,
no sale shall by said comious under this decree q
The s n A1sr; s q o ,a daa
and William Miller Ephaim Gsnn Alexander MILE e. cEe:'
Se Mer Hugh Ferry Nay hi' VIE JohA Asnsnter nj
John George and Margae NJ, vile ana L1a"
milton and Daniel their bill exhibited IN tbs e3uT
mnsraor dc bon,s non VII, Of Richard si T.
ceased administrator OF David Doyle deceased VINO T'
sehererhorn and william conuor for Gunc:an and 70;
relief u;l The Injunction AWARDED The p,ia a nr ' n WI be .
s oyed afsA '''S''Ss' "4 % We s'''''' ' - =,
Aad whereas by sdcree pronounced M 3.h day
decree that the Injunction AWARDED s a ,hc dsf.ndsns
John schererorn Vim Comet from s u save 81 %
@ land s ,si gl' e ftar M
The plaintiffs George Adef,Gn l r p.n. named in the cr..
e55;sssaa1si on ~ Of Mach s @
. on FRIDAY The 9TH OF &ovemher le a. y o1Ge
f.,r, oo The Exchange Uotsl IN the City 81 Rich.
Mob ~ S.e auction for sea no. t Whole o. ~. IA. Az
,ss land deed mentioned patented 70 Henry
y he I2th l79s situated Muddy and Lick creeks ard
ndow yer county OF GetnbEier .hefsi. 'he
,odsr Miller OF Geenbrer county, and William Miller John
Alexander Miller Robot Miller Hugh FcnJ and Mary hs
aiayanJer ana Jane hi John Gcorys and Marga
,st bs wife and Elizabeth Miller Thomas arra Larey kencai
.n hamilton Andrew AMI Daniel Keenan, and nons
nher Tie wthont rrterrr except "ha II ABOVE
n,mel but commissioner acting as - ocer OF ie court W"
oiv al, and right a ic the aoove named Richard
Snvh AMI Henry Eanks JOHN T. oIAEhhbhiiokN
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By y. - a. &. II. Hill. aJCTS.
GALE 0E T.IIIi,l.E .ECRoy-S.

IN pursuance decree the Crcu: Court Tor the Couy u
brr!ali pronounce, the sri Jay August l>.
Lucy " Montague BIS RucbeG L. Thompson. her friend
James J.nnns. jennings and Hatcher Hm Montague an
an! tn. cross Wnl " Montague. file! tie
fsisne therein naiae w! i!ii R>bi
ia tay Ortohef. >, sell by vgc IL hi
bidder f.. tie y. q q l.
Richmond. i following Ne.f3 S!aye - -
,nr,.one, I.iry Noi,0a Danrrlf H. fs j.
William Janc. Ma.sn' al cr chii Jane" ~ -
r. Ella Boua.in nay necessary J a"
Tie sum ri s22 bu ~. p5f itrr.o
the sd August lo ti pad. and lo Jc a' Hatcher !c
So. ". wl interest 81 szI - iS thereof 'H' it -
las OF August 10, III! paid ,.r !esl costs ga! lie Ell
sale
Tie Negroes an! valuable 2nG ~ aruin u 9t'
10 Sale % b. comuctca by y IL < e - HI. an.
~ y. O'Clock, A VI. ! u. lENlst,i t.,,,r,,..ior,,.
Sen, l,--.a:.J II 4 I9NlNt.N linn