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R. M. r. HUNTER,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
Holm IL CLARKE

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Refer TO the heads Of Departments. and 10
members Of Congress generally.
Oct 4--twtf
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ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
j a The Committee on Public Buildings of the
Senate, having been authorized by resolution of
that body, I" TO invite plans accompanied by esti-
mates for the extension of the Capitol, and to al
low premium OF five hundred dollars for the
plan which may be adopted by the Committees on
Public Buildings of the two Houses of Congress, A"
accordingly invite such plans and estimates, to be
delivered to the Secretary Of the Senate on or be-
fore the first day of December next
Ii Is required that these plans and estimates
shall provide for the extension OF the Capitol,
either by additional wings, to be placed on the
north and south OF the present building, or by the
erection Of separate and distinct building, within
the enclosure TO the east of the building.
The committee do not desire to prescribe any
condition, that may restrain the free exercise OF
architectural taste and judgment, but they would
prefer, that whatever plan may be proposed may
have such reference TO and correspondence with
the present building as TO preserve the general
symmetry Of the entire structure, when complete
Although but one plan can be adopted, the com
mittee reserve TO themselves the right to form such
plan by the adoption of parts Of different plans
submitted, should such course be found necessary; in
which event, the committee also reserve TO them
selves the right to divide or apportion, according
TO their own judgment, the amount of premium 10
be awarded for the whole, to those whose plans
may in part be adopted, according to the relative
importance and merit Of each part adopted
r.. M. T. HUNTER,
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
| JOHN II. CLARKE,
! Committee Of the Senate on Public Buildings
SENATE CHAMBER, Both September, 1850
N. b. The several daily papers published a
Washington will please insert the above daily fol
two weeks, and send their accounts TO the Score
| tary OF the Senate. oct q
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SPRING MILLINERY
NTlLL be opened at Mrs S. PARKER'S on
w Saturday, 18th instant, at 10 clock.
PARKER'S new Fancy store,
March l2-3t under National hotel
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH,

Whole number of representatives 1913.
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BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE
AND THE
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEWS.
Premiums to New Subscribers.

owing to the late revolutions and counter-revo-
~ utions among the nations of Europe, which have
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THE EDINBURGH REVIEW,
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW,
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The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

WASHINGTON lrEMs.-NIay 10Th
Tue latest advices from San Francisco,
received at the Department of the In
terror, state that our Indian Commiss-
sioI.crs, sustained by the United States
and State troops, have succeeded to II
great extent in bringing the apprchend-
cd difficulties with the California Indi-
an tribes to an amicablc termination.
DIR. Kennedy, Superintendent of the
Census, leaves here on Wednesday for
Europe, to examine the census opera
tons there. Mr.. Roach, the principal
clerk takes charge of his office until his
return.
The Bank Of the Old Dominion n,
Alexandria, chartered by the last Leg
i%slature of Virginia, will 60 into opera
ton about the lst of June.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

TIE KENT COUNTY (MD.) MAssA.
cRE.-The Chcstertown News Of Sat
urday, says: A man named John
Bedwcll was arrested yesterday at
Cantwcll's Bridge, Delaware, and
brought to the Chester Jail, charged
with the murder Of the Cosdcn family
There arc nine altogether in our Jail
charged with the murder, viz: Abra-
ham Taylor, Thomas Drummond, VIM.
Shelton, John Bcdwcll, Wm. Web.
ster, Nicholas Murphy, John Fordc,
Samuel Sillie, and James Roberts,
Five or six Of the party implicated
cannot escape the extreme penalty Of
the law. They state that the plan
of their operation was to murder
Cosden and his and his family, who
they understood had just como in
possession of $1,000; to burn his
house, and when the ncighbors were
attracted to the spot, to take advan
tagc of their absence, murder Gael
family, and plumber every house ii
the vicinity:
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

DuRNING OF BRITISH I%NpTAMAN.
The ship Buckinyhamshirc, Of the
largest Indiamcn, was totally destroy.
ed b. fire while Oh her voyage home
from Calcutta to London. She left
Calcutta on the LIST Of March with a
cargo Ct Indian produce and about
800 people, consisting Of troops, pass.
enyors and crew. On the 4th day
ont, aud when of Canterbury Point
she was discovered to be on fire.
Every possible excr,ion was made
to extinsuish the flames, but however
without success. She was subse.
quently run ashore, and all hands
with the exception of six, who were
drowned, were Ir~ovidcntially saved.
Size continued burning for. three days
before she sunk. No property was
saved from her, and the total loss is
estimated at C120,000.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

While prospecting with lis partner.
John Steel. III October last, near the
head waters Of the Feather river, they
found u place where they washed eight
hundred dollars Of gold from II pan Of
dirt. They lave remained there from
tina, time, Averaging fifty dollars a day.
rs the resul, Of their labor. He says
that they have gold enough, but that
they have suffered much for the want
of good food and comfortable clothing
Latieriy their garments were made o!
skins, DuriDg the winter they found
two ia, mules, which Constituted their
principal food, with the addition Of bear
and deer meat, orce in n while. The
Stockton Times furnishes some inter
esting statements Of the discovery of
rich quartz veins in the Southern mines.
The same paper says: We learn from
Mr.. Stevenson, Of Cas,oria, who la.
Just arrived from the mines, ,la, n lump
Of gold weighing II lbs, and a half
was found on the Mariqnosi diggings
On the 81 two Jumps were taken on
at the same place, one weighing 4 lbs
aud Il half, and another worth sj.o.-
The miners generally were workin:
harder ond doins.bettcr Of late. TIN
Stockton journal says that the weigh
of these three pieces are II lb>;, Z o Z
4S o wan 1;,,st35 ", The last piece i
pure gold. The others are considrra
by imprcgna,ed with rock, though ihei
cxtrinsic value is more than half tllei
weight.
DRAGON Gen. Joseph Lane la
been nominated by a convention of III
To- people, irrespective Of party. as Il car
/. didate for Congress, and will run in 81
, position to Mr.. .Thurston. who is "A cai
9 dilatc for reelection. They are bot
Democrats.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

Tic What Crop in Michigan ill.,.
Mdidnn.--An extract, Of a letter. da,,l
S'urgcss, st. Joseph County, Michigan.
says:
"Thc report circulating cast. rel,
tive to n probably small wheat crop ,li,
scason in Michigan. is wholly with
without foundation. The prospects CO.
wee! heavy crop were never So fayc,o.
ble in this State or lndiana, a. n, ,lo
present time. Our road viii sroan M,
season with freight. w are runnin,
down any quantity Of wheat and lonr
now, and | think tho new cron viii
come in rs soon ms the old one is of If;
not before.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

SOUTHERN Baltimore Man
17M. The New Orleans mail as late
as due has arrived. The South Car
o%linans arc holding another grand
military cncampment at Orangcburg.
The Charlestown Mercury, in speak
ins of the soldiers, says: There is
great political animation and cnthusi.
asm in the camp, and their counter.
signs and paroles arc strongly indi
cativc Of the feelings which predomin
ate. calhoun" "Scccssion," and
estate Action" arc constant watch
words.
Howell. Cobb delivered a Unior
speech at Savannah, on "Wednesday
night, i'll response to an invitation
from the citizens o that place.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

lu-.l the hec and rooted ri to tell her
brother, Thomas Dyer. VIA, She had
The n,Al day the brother
looked u; The carpet bag, and VIII
Dennis Ryan conveyed ii away. a
few days more passed on. when tue
Jews aiic again carac for some more
money, and then discovered that iHe
bag was gone. a great disturbance
now took rlacc bc,secn Mr.. Ack"r.
man aud the JcwcS,, which resulted III
, reward Of $40 being offered by The
Jcwcss for the restoration Of the carpet
bag and money. Mr.. Ackc'nan wish
ins to obtain The SO reward, went TO
! her brother and told him all that nans-
pired between them. but at that time he
refused TO return any Of the money or
the bag.
Subsequently, how'vrr, about last
( Christmas. Dryer and Ryan &. me TO
Airs. Alderman and said they had Dr.
yilrl the money taken from the carpet
bag. into four equal PARTS and gave her
atoll Of bank bills which they SAID was
her potion. She took the LiIls, folded
them up, placed them i'll u small linen
bag. and nailed the bag on the beam Of
the ceiling, where it seems it has been
hanging ever since. Mrs. Alderman
being "a very poor woman. thought sht
would cnieavor 10 pass oil some OF the
money and not wishing TO embark ii
the enterprise herself, She Induced Ma
ny Donah,oe to take II 81 and a 50 bill
aud entlcavor 10 pass them of. Tn,
girl took the money and had passed
one I'LL at rgioCcry store, III Division
street, when She was detected, the 20
lice sent for, and she told the ,iii
Ger f,om Whom she got the money =
lf,e police proceeded to the baseinen
Of Mrs. Alderman, and on scarchin
the premises they discovered the lag Il
above described, nailed on the beam. i
l which was found Sll00 of the stole
bank money, consisting of |, 2, 3,
10, 20. and 500 bills. Mrs. Arkc'
man and Mary Donal.oc were forthwith
conveyed before Justice Timson, IN
subsequently Ryan was arrested, al
q the three parties were all committed h
" the magistrate for Il further examin;
ton.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22
MORE OF TIE DORCHESTER
BANK MONEY RECOVERED.

The New York Herald of the 10th
says: 'On Wednesday afternoon, Off
GERS Conner and Brown. aided by Mr..
Labor, the efficient Clerk of the Police,
took into custody two women, by the
m of Bridget Alderman and Ma
~ Donahoe, also q man called Dennis
Ryan, on a charge of having in their
possession n large quantity of the bank
bills belonging to the Dorchester and
Milton Bank, Mass. This bank our
readers will rccollec,, was broken into
about a year and a half ago, and robbed
U fsomc $4,000. Subsequently, a no.
iorious rogue, called Jack Wade, Was
arrested al Buffalo, with a considerable
portion of the money, conveyed back 10
Boston, and is nov in State Prison for
The robbery. Previous, however, to
tie arres; Of Wade, some officers of the
police Of this city, searched the prem
i,cs OF a Jew, situated at No. 20 Divis-
ion street, but without finding anything.
The Jew having anticipated the deSccn,
OF the polic,. had sent his wife with a
carpc, bag, containing a large amount
of the money ia question, down stairs To
the basemen, story, kept by Bridget
Ackerman, where the bag WAS left, ,o
ge,her with some other articles, with
Widow Alderman for safe keeping.--
This occurred some time last summer.
Soon after the Jew lch the city on
some expedition, and the wife wanting
the use OF money in the absence Other
Husband, went down 10 the CARPET bag
in the basement, and there helped her,
sell. Wilog Ackermaa was struck
with the virtue OF the old bag, and na
sooner was the Jews wife ou, OF s,st,
than she, with woman's curiosity, ,ho't
she would jis; lake 4 peep into The bag
and Wien she did, her eye. we're a,
tGniAhei TO behold ten dollor bank bill
and on looking further, she saw q
number Of packages Of morcy all laiJ
out Nat, at The sight 81 which she BE
came - confused AMI alarmed tia, l.,
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

ALMOST MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM
DEATn.-On Saturday last a family
residing near Dorchester street had
their attention attracted by the shouts
Of a lad playing in the vicinity, "Scc
that boy! Oh, see that boy Fear,
ing some evil, and missing a young
child. who had been playing around
in the room, one of the family, a young
lady rushed into the adjoining cham
Der, and there found her brother
hanging from the sill of a third story
window. All that could be seen Of
him was his forehead and hands
With an extraordinary presence of
mind, she retained possession Of her
feelings sufficiently to proceed rapid.
ly and yet noisclessly to the window.
and drew in the child.
The little fellow IS unable to talk,
although four years old, and was
there hanging in mute agony, without
being able to call help, or attract tho
attention of the family. lie was al
most exhausted, and could not have
retained his hold a moment longer
Had he fallen, his death would have
been inevitable. - South Boston Ga
zette.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

ROTATION OF THE EARTII.-Thc
Bunker Hill Aurora states that at a
meeting Of the Bunker Hill Monument
Association, on Thursday, it was voted
to permit the interior of the monument
to be used for the purpose OF repeating
the experiment Of Focault, with a PEN
duium, to demonstrate the motion Oi
of the rotation Of the earth. The priv
ilege was granted on the application Of
the Massachusetts Charitable Mechan-
ic Association and the experiments are
to be made under the superintendent
of Mr.. Bond Of the Cambridge Obserya-
tory and Prof. liorsford okthe Scien.
iifc School. 1t is understood that ar
engagements will be made }or the adj
mission Of the public to view the ex-
pertinent at a small charge. The eX-
pertinent is also to be repeated in the
Navy Yard. where a wider space may
be obtained for the sweep Of the pen
dulum. The length Of the pendulum
at the Bunker Hill Monument will be
about PIG feet, an the time Of each vi
G%ration, therefore, will be a little more
than 8 seconds.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22
TIE TURKISH COSTUME,

THE TURKISH COSTUME. The
Rochester Times says it is intimated
that the ladies ofthet city are to hold
a secret caucus, to consider the pro
priety of coming out in the Turkish
dress. To which the Syracuse Jour
nal remarks: "Our ladies have no.
waited for anything Of this kind. i
is now no uncommon thing to meet
in passing through our streets, sever
al ladies in the new costume, and We
must say that it appears far ncateI
and more tasteful than that generally
worn"
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

SHOCKING CASUALTY II IoNpoN
young daughter Of Mr..
William Hastings, Of Jamaica, met
with a sudden death in Londonderry
last week, under very distressing cir.
c~umstanccs. Mr.. Hastings and his
family were visiting at Mr.. Lucius
Abho,,'s, of Londonderry, and while
the daughter Of Mr.. Hastings, and
her cousin. a son of Mr.. Albo;t's, a
little older than herself, we're anus
ins themselves together, they wander
cd from the rest OF the company into
a room where was n gun which had
been loaded to shoot squirrels. The
boy took up the gun and snapped il
once or twice with no effect, and nm
doubtcdly snpposing there was NJ
charge i'll it, playfnlly said to his cous
in, ''l'll shoot you, Sis snapriu.
the gun again, it discharged, lodgin.
the whole charge i'll her forehead. -
She survived about an hour. From
the appearances of the wound, it i
supposed that the muzhlc of the gul
was in almost immediate contact viii
the forehead of the unfortunate child
The grief Of the families Of both chi
dren is overwhelming. When wi
people learn not to leave loaded gun
about their houses.
Brattl,Loro Eagle.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

FeArp-OrrRArIoNs ~ TrAs.-
A ne" process las been introduced in
this city. Of late, by certain parties
largely interested in the tea business.
whereby rnsalcablc articles and mus,y
goods are restored temporarily 10 their
original flavor, and sold rs genuine TO
the retailers, and 10y them TO tho public.
The process through which the tea pas.
Sos mus, have very injurious eilcc,
upon it,. and consequently upon the
health Of lhnse who indulge in the use
of the article. and we caution the pub.
lie TO be rarcful with whom they deal
We shall enter into further details in /;
future number Of IL paper Boston
Mail.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

R1TeThe company recently orgali
zcd for the construction Of the Glca.
Central Railroad Of Illinois, have III.
dcrtakcn an immense work but the
results arc likely to be Of the most i'm.
portant character. The amount If
land granted by Congress, 'or the
purpose of securing the completion Of
this line Of railroad, is equal to onc
half Of six sections Of six hundred AMI
forty acres each, or $50 acres iNI
every mile of road. The estimated
amount of land received under ih,
act is 2,572,S0O acres. The whole
length of the road and branches, Us
now proposed will be 60 miles.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22
fI5eThc Cincinnati Com

Eg5~Thc Cincinnati Commercial
says gambling is carried on in that
city to a greater extent than ever
known before Many young men in
good situations are known to have
lost their entire salaries at the Rondo
table. Some of the keepers have be-
come bold and employ runners for
their establishments, and the merits
of the players are freely discussed in
the presence of police officers.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

THE Tunnel QUESTION. In the
Massachusetts, House Of Representa-
tivcs on Tuesday, the first matter was
the motion to reconsider the vote.
whereby the House rejected the bill
to enable the Troy and Greenfield
Railroad to construct a tunnel through
the l~Ioosac Mountain.
Mr.. CLApr, of Boston, spoke at
length in favor of the motion, when
MIR. COOLIDGE, of Boston, moved the
previous question, which was sustain
cd by a vote of 1871 to 9S, and the
motion to reconsider wrs lost.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22
DROWNED AT SEA.

WILLIAM S. SouruMAYp, for a
number of years editor and proprietor
of the Whitehall Demo7at, was
drowned near Chagres, sometime in
April last. lie had started for Cali
fornia with elatcd hopes, and golden
dreams of future prosI Gritty and hap
piness. lie vas respected by all who
knew him. His kindness of heart
endeared him to all with whom he be,
came acquainted-and there will be
many who will receive the melancholy
intelligence of his premature death
with deep sorrow. lie was a young
man Of p%rc-eminent talents as a writ
or, and but few surpassed him as a
political editor.
lie left New York in the barge l.
antee, on the Sth of April, ult., for
Chagrcs; when near the latter port
was struck by a squall and capsized.
and Mr.. S. and another passenger
the only passengers on board-were
drowned. The Captain had his Lee
broken, but was finally, with the crew
taken offby another vessel, and arriy
cd safely at New York.
Next week We shall give a more
extended notice of the deceased.
Whitehall Democrat.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22

A late writer, in speaking of Boston
ions, says they divide theirtime between
metaphysics and "fsncy poultry, and
while they look upon Emerson e far a.
head Of inspiration, they look upon a
thirty pound rooster, as far uheal Of
him. Nothing short.