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The MrsxRrEs or HAVING NEW CoAT. NO
lover of independence ventures voluntarily ON new
coat. This IL an axiom not 10 be overturned, un-
like the safety stagc-coacbes The man who piques
himself on the newness Of such babilimcnt is
till time hath "mouldcred IL into bcauty"-its
slave. Wherever he goes, he 10 harsssed by an APP
prohcnsion Of damaging IL. Hence he loses his
sense Of independence, and bccomes-a serfi How
degrading To succomb TO ones superiors is bad
enough; but TO be the martyr Of few yards Of
cloth 10 be the hclot Of tight fit; TO be shacklcd
by the ninth fraction Of man 10 be made sub
ssivc TO the sun, the dust, the rain, and the snow;
TO be panic-stricken by the chimney-sweep; to be
scared by the dust man 10 shuddor at the advent
Of the baker; 10 give precedence TO the scavenger
TO conccdc the val TO peripatetio conveyance of
eggs 10 look up with awe at the apparition OF .
giggng servant girl, with sop-pail thrust half
way out OF a garrett window 10 coast the gutter
with a horrible anticipation of consequences; TO
faint Mt the visitation Of shower OF SCOT down the
chimney; 70 be compelled to be at the mercy Of
each and all Of these vile contingencies any
thing in human nature be prcposterous, go effem
nate, 10 disgrsccfull A truly great mind spurns
the bare idea of such slavery hence according 10
the " Subaltcrn," Wellington liberated Spain in
red-coat extravsgsntly estimated at sixpcnce,
and Napoleon entered Moscow in green one out
Mt the elbows. II inck,oood.
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AN UNLUcKY ADvENTuRER.-ThataGr Green Noun
tain boy should break his thigh may not be news
very deep interest to the world at large by whom
our paper is read; but the cool manner in which a
Yankee editor records the event may prove instruc
tive, developing popularity of the universal
nation. We quote from the Burlington Free Press:
Boys will be boys and place themselves in
positions of deadly peril without any stronger mo-
tive than dog has to bark at locomotive! Yes
terday young lad, twelve years old, named Oil
yer McLanc. went out on the giddy trestle- work
leading from the bridge of the Central railroad
across the Winooski TO Winooski City, and, as
might reasonably have been expected, tumbled
straight through it to the ground distance of fifty
four feet, with no bodily injury except the fracture
the Courier would probably hold that the elasticity
of youth preserved him from being essentially
smashed, in which case he ought to have bounded
back to the starting point at least!''
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APEsIsHrD HousKHoLD.--Let those who shed no
tears save at the scenes Of mimic tragedy read this
taken from alate Lowell (Massachusetts} psper. a.
few days since we recorded the death Of Mrs Char.
lotte Hunt, young wife and mother in this citv.
On the following day her little one, an only child,
was taken away, and the last evening, even before
her remains were committed TO the earth, her hus-
band was also smitten by the hand Of death. These
three constituted the whole family and they are to
be carried TO their long home together. The de-
stroyer, after having stricken the guardian angel
from the family circle, pauseth not until he hath
swept every member OF II from the pleasant hearth
stone 10 the tomb"
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Congress.

The Senate was not in session yester-
day, having on Thursday adjourned until
Monday. ~
In the House Of Representatives, Mr..
BURT, from the select committee, made
report on the Galphin claim, which,
with the written opinions of several mem
bers of the committee, and the documents,
was ordered to be printed, and made the
special order of the day for the fourth
Tuesday in June. An adjournment took
place until Monday
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Sin JOHN FRANKLIS.--We think Of this adven-
turous mariner and his comrades only with the
hope deferred that maketh the heart sick. But the
editors of the Providence Journal, who are said to
have watched such matters with more attention
than any other paper in the country, are decidedly
fopinion that Sir John is still alive. They sup
pose he is further to the west and north than the
English navigators have imagined, and that he is
rather to be sought for through Behring's Straits.
II is supposed he might have entered the sea which
is believed to Ne around the pole, and have pro-
crossed too far to the west to be reached through
Baffins Bay. Some navigators, after passing over
the immense icy barrier, have discovered open
sea beyond, through which Sir John may have
passed.
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IMMIGRANTs.-Wc learn from the New York
Journal Of Commerce, of Thursday, that four thou
sand immigrants arrived at that port on Monday
and Tuesday, of the present week, of whom two
thousand two hundred and eight were from Ire
land, nine hundred and thirty five from Germany,
and six hundred and eighty from England.
The people arriving this season are generally in a
better condition, both physically and pecuniarily,
than those of former years. In May of lS49, about
thirty seven thousand arrived at this port. The
prospect is, that the number will not be SO great
during the present month.
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RARE Dish New ORLEANs.-The editor of
the New Orleans Picayane acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of fine fresh shad, from Capt. Dan Hickok,
who occasionally receives rarities of this kind,
through the politeness Of Mr.. Scott, first engineer
of the steamship Ohio. fine fresh shad, smoking
hot on the breakfast table, the editor remarks,
minds one of the Delaware, Susquehanna, Connec
ticut, and the Hudson, and may be considered
quite curiosity in this region.
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supreme oour. OF the United states.
FnIpAY, MAY II, 1850.

FRIDAY, May IL, 1901
No. 80. X. Lyle ct al vs. the State Of arkansas
Ct al.-In error TO the supreme court of Arkansas.
Mr.. Justice Mclean delivered the opinion of this
court, reversing the judgment of said supreme
court with COSTS and remanding this cause for fur
ther proceedings, in conformity to the opinion of
this court
No. 1l2. H. M Bayard, plaintiff in error, vs.. j.
Lombard Ell aI.-The argument of this cause was
continued by Mr.. Read for the defendants in error
Adjourned till Monday at II O'clock, a. m.
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LArrR.-Tbe Pioapfns Of the 10th says

II gives us much pleasure to announce the arri-
val in this city last night of our late Representa-
tive in Congress, the Hon. Thomas Butler King
II has been little more than year since he sailed
from this port for California Though he has passed
through many hardships and much sickness, he ia
looking as well and enjoying as good health as
usual. He will leave this morning on the Florida
boat for his residence st. Simons -Sdvanndh
Rrp,ibi,cnn, 14th.
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A New BrsHoP IN TIE M. r. CHURcH, SoUTH--
The Rev. Mr. Bascom has been elected by the Con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal church, South,
now in session at St. Louis bishop Of that church.
We notice in the proceedings of the Conference an
order for establishing new conference in west
ern Virgins, TO include all the territory in Virgil
MIA not included in the present Virginia, North
Carolina, and Holstein conferences
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COLLEGE EXHIBITION AT COLUMBIA, s. CT

COLLEGE EXHIBITION AT COLUMBIA, s. C.-The
South Cdrolinian, of the 18th instant, says;
"The exhibition Of the senior class of the college
was we'll attended during the three past evenings,
and the speeches were marked by great ability,
and delivered with much effect.
eve have heard but opinion of Mr.. Rions
euogy on Mr.. Calhoun-that il was an elegant
specimen of composition, delivered with great eff
feet, and was in every way worthy Of the occasion
and the illustrious subject Of the DISCOURSE"
We ever read with qualification the favorable
counts that given Of this excellent institution.
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WASHING TON:
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY is. 1850.
OFFICIAL.

APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT,
BY and ioih the adoice and consent Of the Senate.
GEoRGE Folsom, of New York, to be Charge
d'Afaires of the United States of America, at the
Court Of his majesty, the King OF the Netherlands.
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"To the President and Board of Trustees
Remarlable Decentralization.

DIR. G. NJ Sanders, of New Orleans through the
columns of the Delta, gives the following interest
ing account of a recent case;
al was called TO Miss M, who was repre-
sented to be dying from the loss of blood, which was
caused by the cut Of a vein in the arm. Miss
M, during a fit Of disappointment, cut the
vein in her arm with penknife, which was not dis
covered by the inmates of the house until she had
become cold and pulseless. On my arrival found
her bed and bedding bathed in blood, and this fair
young lady truly most pitiable object could
not administer remedies internally, as the patient
was beyond swallowing any thing. had sna-
pisms applied to her strong, and bethought myself
ofthe fact that the blood might be caused TO gravi
tate the brain, and thereby produce reaction !;
TO affect this, had a cord passed round her feet
and raised to the cornce of the bedstead.
"She remained in this situation twenty eight
minutes before respiring; she had, however, spas
modic WITCHES soon her feet were raised ;her
bps became red and celebration of the face rapidly
followed. After the first respiratory effort dis
covered her pulse though faint that could ardy
perceive ii with the most delicate touch; il gradu-
ally rose, however, and as as could admins
ter any thing by the mouth, gave xxx grains
sulphate quinine, and repeated the quinne in bro
ken doses; also spirits vim galceie warm had
the satisfaction of restoring this young lady, and
she is now in good health, though it was several
weeks before she was fully recovered from the ex-
treme weakness to which she had been reduced.
am satisfied that she did not lose less than sixty
ounces of blood. She was, however, robust and
rather heshy girl"
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HoMcIDE.-we regret to learn that miserable
street fight occurred at Macon, Mississippi, in the
last week in April, resulting in the death of Dr. A.
M. Clemens by pistol shot fired by James L. Star
beck. Starbeck surrendered himself up to ma g.
istrate who discharged him.
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An lNcrpEST IN FRONTIER LTE.-The Mime
sofa Chronicle Of recent date. relates the follow.
ing anecdote:
1.-TWO travellers from Fort Gaines arrived on
Wednesday morning. last at one Of the tributaries
Of the Mississippi, twelve miles this side Of the fort
The acting Cbaron at that point, for the time, Mr.
Depue, was on the opposite bank Of the stream, and
his raft having been broken up by the ice few
moments before, he had to tell the way farers he
could be of no service to them. They had not the
requisite tools 10 construct raft themselves and
what 10 do they were at loss 10 determine. At
this juncture, the ready perception Of woman was
successfully brought TO their aid. Mrs. Depue was
seen approaching the spot where her husband
stood, carrying two augurs and an axe, and fol-
lowed by large dog. The tools we're presently
tied 70 the back of the dog; and at her bid
ding, he plunged into the stream and crossed over
TO where the travellers With the aid of these
implements they soon constructed a raft, passed
the river, and pursued their way
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THrNos At CrNoiNNArI.-Tho dog that bit the
drunken loafer at Canal market, II is thought will
die The style Of the weather at that city just now
IL white pants day, and Buffalo robes the next
Sfe,benriae Herald
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w AhHiNN1oNAiInf loOV.
(Signcd) GEO. w. CRAWFORD,
Agent, &c, &c
Approved:
(signed) MfLLEDoE GALPHIS,
Executor Of Geo. Galphin, deceased
The statement Of fact contained in the report was
agreed 10 by Mcssrs. BURT, Back, CoNRAD,
GRISNELL, JOSEPH w. Jackson, and KISe Of New
Jersey; and disagreed TO, in part, by Mcssrs. DIS
SEy, FEATHERsToN, and JoB Mann.
The report concludes with the following resolu-
tons:
/. Resolved, That the claim Of the representa-
tyes Of George Galphin was not just.demsnd
against the United States
2. Resolved, That the act OF Congress made IL the
duty Of the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay the
principal Of said claim, and II therefore paid
Gin conformity with law and precedent"
3. Resolved, That the act aforesaid did not au-
thorize the Secretary Of the Treasury TO pay inter
est on said claim, and its payment was not Gin
conformity with law and precedent"
The first resolution was agreed 10 by Messrs.
BURT, Disney, FEATBrRsTor, - AcKsoN, and
mann; and disagreed TO by Messrs. CoNRAD,
Back, GRISsELL, and KINo.
The second was agreed TO unanimously.
The third was agreed TO by Messrs. Bear, DIS
NEy, FgATHgasroN, JACKSON, and MANS; and dis
agreed 10 by Messrs. BsEcK, GRsSnLL, CosRhD,
and KrNo.
The report was signed by Messrs. BvsT and
JAcKsoN.
The SPEAKER said that the minority reports
would now he read
Mr.. BURT remarked that there no minority
reports
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South Carolina College Retirement of Mr.
Preston.

Preston.
1t will be seen by the following correspondence,
published in the South Carolina papers, that the
Hon. WILLIAM c. PRESTON has resigned the presi-
dency Of the college,, position in which he was
placed by general consent, and to which he has
given distinction. The State will deeply sympa
thze with the cause which has rendered his retire
ment necessary, and will warmly unite in the
hearty and unanimous wishes of the trustees for
the restoration of that health in which they all feel
DO deep an interest
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, May, 1850
"GENTLEMEN: Finding that my continued de-
bility prevents me from bringing to my duty the
strength and energy it demands, and you have a
right to expect, think it best to respectfully re-
quest your permission to withdraw from nv Office
at your meeting next December.
81 give this notice thus early that you may make
arrangements to fill the vacancy, and in the hope
may be able TO get through with the short residue
of this session.
liam, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
OWN. c. PRESTON.
"To the President and Board of Trust ees''
The following resolutions unanimously
adopted by the Board of Trustees:
"Resolped, That this Board record with deep sen
sibility the resignation of the Hon. William c.
Preston of the Office of President of South Carolina
College, lamenting the necessity imposed upon
him by illness of reIinquishng the arduous andim-
portant trust which he has discharged with such
signal dignity and ability, and with such earnest
and unwearied faithfulness and assiduity, even un
der the presence of disease and against the reluc
lance of over tasked nature.
"Resolped, That the secretary of the Board trans
init to Mr.. Preston a copy of the resolution with
our assurance of the hearty and unanimous wishes
OF the trustees for the restoration of that health in
which they all feel 30 deep interest"
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SECRET LIauoR SocrErIEs.-In speaking OF the
prevalence Of secret societies generally, the Utica
Herald notices the establishment of a secret order
among the liquor dealers in Wisconsin, called the
Liquor Dealers Protective Union" 10 operate
against the influence of the Sons of Temperance.
They have also started secret society known by
the name Of the "Secret Order of Bacchus," the OBJ
ject of which is declared 10 be, "to preserve some
world in spite Of the chilling effects Of cold water
and cantng hypocrisy"
The above paragraph has just now for the first
time presented itself to OPTICS although IL may
long since have "traveled the roundsas editors ex-
press it, Our only comment upon It is, that would
not like to bold stock in the insurance company
that would guaranty "the secret" There will not
be visible amongst them the "chilng effects Of cold
water" or any other kind of hypocrisy In vino
verifas. There will be "secret order'-no order,
no secrecy
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WIscoSsrS.-A correspondent Of the Boston Trav-
elsr, who has recently journeyed from st. Louis to
Milwaukee overland, writes in the following fiat
tering terms concerning the town Of Janesville:
alt is the county seat Of Rock county. and always
will be, in every respect, the first inland town in
Wisconsin. II is pleasantly situated both sides
Of the Rock river, whose pellucid waters afford a
motive power 20 several large Touring and saw
mills. II contains between four and FIVE thousand
inhabitants. II is the market Of large section of
country, possessing fine agricultural advantages.
The streets are wide, well laid out, and adorned by
houses which in ncatncss and beauty rival those Of
any New England village. On Main street there is
large block Of brick stores inferior 10 but few in
our cities. large business is done here, and the
construction of a railroad, q unite with the Chicago
and Galena road at Rockford, is seriously con-
tempated, and will give frcshimpulse the growth
and prosperity Of the town. Altogether, I like
GAINESVILLE better than any place have visited since
left ST. Louis.
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THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

FalpAy, May II, 1850
The Senate did not sit yesterday having al
iourned over till Monday
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Mr.. 0LDS, from the select committee to inves-
tgate the charges against Mr.. Hornor, the Door
keeper, preferred by the Hon. A. G. BRows, made
a report; which was not read, and the considera-
ton of il postponed tThe report is understood in
effect 10 acquit MIR. Hornor from the charges.l
The House adjourned until Monday next.
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Court OF Oyer ana rcrsniner.
Before Judge Edmonds aud Alisrmen franklin an 4


JaS s.-D,fsuffng Wifnssses.-The District ittor.
n,y ssd the there ssvsfai witnesses ~ hts many
Of thsm policemen who not 10 attendance aud ne
wished "a To- b. Understood that ~ they were not IA
court IN the morning, he would sPpy for sttachuienss
ssainst them.
The curt we cannot keep forty or CITY gentle
men waiting here ss jusors for q fes polssmeo DIS
charge the Jurors until to morrow morning ani NJ ths
District Attorney will then call the names Of HE Wit
nes.ss vii fsk. 20 insure their attendance.
.frsan snd Esanty. william Spear. lad apparent
ly about years &c of vacant consciousness
and uumsauipg wandering syes, was placed ct The bar
charged With arson.
The District Attorney informed the court that the
prisoner without means to defend him,e and "
wAs suitable case In wtich TO assign csunsel
The Judge assigned Mr.. Alfred A Fhiihos VINO,
having fr time attempted Co intsrrcfste the
cused Informed the court that II va. utterly tn2os-
bic get any information from him he appeared TO be
dcrApr.d
Jusss DO you believe that he is pow insans'
Nr Phillips upderstant that he has been
onnned In unstic asylum for three or four yorrs.
The District Attorney He vas tried TIVE years ago
on similar charge and acquitted, on the ground Of
insanity
must be Jury empsn.ed on Monday 20 pronounce
upon his state Of mind
TIE TrrtTvs .1xrfn The t~o hrst indictments
against those parties we're qusshed BY consent of Mr.
Graham. (sctiug Attorney UenersD sod the District
Attornoy and Mr. Clarke gave n0tioe that he would
move In the morning for quashng the sabse1usnt In
dictmsnts.
Judge If there {, no case ready st 10 O'Clock In
morning viii adjourn the oyer and Terminsr for ths
day. Adjourned.
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United state. District Court

v
Js~rAsv s-InStpysifiyn Of tse y"dse I'D igHvn-snf
fsr ns T,rm-F,r some time past Judge Belts We re-
eret 10 .sy ha. been suffering from
The oBerous srduous duties ~bch he 80 seduious
v aud anxously performs have rather tended e. In
crease tn. disease under which he lsbors.
AT the setting Of the Court tsis dsy seversi men,
bersof the bsr particularly those gentlemsn wno prae
tee principally fn aanirsty beiox tmpressef vth the
r.c.esity of cessation from the sbors ~ the term,
order to ailov the Judge ms 20 recruit HIS health
prefsptsd him With sddress begging the adjourn
mept of the Court tul fen'usry
The address whicn read BY member of the bar,
stated that the subscrb@rs thereto penetratet With
tDcere regard for the health oi the District lutse the
Hon. ssmse Bets very respectfully movethe Court
20 adjourn tn. trial OF all causes on ths calendar until
the February term and order that the present csen.
dsr stand over until then
Judge Belts In reply said that he felt very much In
aebtsd n the hsr for this manfestson OF their KIND
mess towsrds him Ne you'd comply With their re ues
end aecofdiDely adjourned the present calendar %
February lie win. however. attend at his room %
hear motions for an hour twe dsiiy but hts pny.
stefan des,res him N b~ in the open much pos
able. Adjourned % the hrst Tuesdsy IN Februsrys
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u,ooEIyp city InteiI,gencs.

Law Itsn.EV ~ BHookLfN.-A meeting OF the men,
Ders of the Brooklyn Bar, vas held In the Lity Hall
Yesterday afternoon. 20 complete the organization ~
the Law Library. The shares were liked at 500 esch
and A. q. Hammond. ". d. Morse. J. Gre-nrooi, n.
G. Murphy. s. ". johnson, Vim. A. Greene, aud Philip
6 Cook. chosen Trustees.
The Board of Supervisors meet to-day, In the Court
poem nj the jail In WiiAmsbursh.
A meeting O. the Brooklyn Union Methodist Mission
arv Society will be held ct the sands street Methods
f-kuroh this evening. IL will be addressed BY DR..
Dathuns. rrof Haven and others
The four burglars that have been arrested for rob.
ling the ofrce Of Mcssrs Lyon snd dod, will be
amined " Justice Truman Smith tod day
rotics CorHr.-Bsfcre Justice }. G. King -Msrgsr,f
rybsr re- o,sss CorrAction for assault aud battery
on the lat instant The defendant vas b5und over TO
the ne AZ term Of the Court Of oyer aud Termtner.
Before Justice wiaslcw- Margaret saurdsn charged
Charles Meany with having s-dsced her she con.
sssd on esanaiiop that she had been sed aced pre-
yious 10 this in the old country. The case vas dis
charged.
Tut DppoxLr~ NurrcirsL RsFoRN AsssctsrtoS' .
1h rd taFtv based upon mpsrance met ster-nns AZ
wsshn eton Hall They will oonttnus ther tnjrts 70
build up party to affect the spring el-eion'
KfSa, CorSrr CouRr Special Ssssou before Hon
s. s. johnson An application was mste by Henry
Edey Esq for q remission of the tine imposed upon
him for attendance a. juror st the Oeee moer
-etm Of the Ctr Court Mr. tdey made an ahdsvit
chat his businets would have materially suisret by
such attendance; wbereuron the roe vas remittei