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Form of Certificate,

The undersigned, postmaster Of ccrifcs that he
well acquainted with the sussnors above named and their
property and that they sufficient and able TO make good
their guaranty. [sisnedl
Dated
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Form Of Guaranty TO ACCOMPANY each bid

The undersigned there insert the Of the guarantor
or guaano guarantees that here insert Of bidder
or names OF bidders as the may BEL if his Tor their)
bid for carrying the mail from to he accepted
by the Postmaster General shall enter into tho
CURED by The Postmaster General pursuant such bid prior
to the first day Of July NEXT with least good and suf
c'ent -ure'ie-, to perform the service proposed"
Dated [Signedl
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Fish Trap nom Concord IL males and hack once wssk.
Flat Shoals from Lowevine miles and back week.
Fox Grove from Hocomb. IL miles and back. week
Frederick from Dahon. IA miles and back, week
Frsemsnsyls and Hickory Flat from Canton, IL miles and
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the books OF the Department, "sfur buds. IL hn "1
cded, after mature consideration, that bid proposing
c6c mode of conveyance Of high grade as
transportation is to be preferred HE star bid me
ence Of the Department, enables it to lay down The 0
rules, viz
When the mail the route is not so large as % 81
two horse coach conveyance, star bid, the lowest vi
preferred to the specific bid.
~ When the mails Of such size and weight ~p
der il necessary expcdicnt in reference to them s
provide two horse coach conveyance the specific bid
the highest, will be preferred to the star bid, to the err
moderate difference in the compensation, In case be
is such 10 interfere with the policy of The n
which looks TO reduction in the cost Of transportaiih
ceptions however, may be allowed, where the star bd
by the present Of the stock the route, and
lies, that the Tor preferring the specific @
eris, in his case. J
49, On routes Of the highest class, where four boFs
or steamboat transportation is required by the sre m
porianoe Of Tho nails the preference for the specific
be- necessary, carried to greater extent Of dforeno
on the inferior coach routes, subject however, 10 m
tons above stated.
a. modification Of bid in any Of lie essential ernN
sntamoun to a bid, and csnpo, be received, 50
erfere with regular competition, after the last hour :"
wing bids. ]
25. Postmasters are required to be careful and no'
y the sufciency Of guaraotors sureties without wv
that they persons Of sufficient responsibility 400
ders, guarantors and surctcs distinctly notIheo Wv
failure to enter into perform the contracts iM n
proposed for in the accepted bids their legal Liabilities
enforced agains. Them.
rs. The contracts will be substantially in the io'~s
tofore used in this Department. except in The respeo
culsry mentioned in these instructions and condition.
on oil railroad and steamboat routes the contractors
required to deliver the mails into the post offices
Of the routes and into all the post offices not more 'n''F
rods from the railroad or landing.
NIX. HALL, Postmaster Ge'''
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT December 49, lsou'
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To Bridge Builders.

ME undersigned commission, appointed By
the county court Of Pike county, Missouri,
will. on Saturday the 9th day Of April next, con.
with the lowest and best bidder for the
building Of . Public Bride over Indian Creek,
in said county, at or near the point where the
lower Jefferson City Road crosses said Creek.
Said Bridge 10 to Be built Of 9 single span of70
feet and on wooden bents. It WILDE let to The
lowest bidder, on the ground where it is to be-
built, between the hours Of II A. n. and ] o.
clock p. NJ. OF said day. A drai Of the plan
with Specifications will be exhibited on the day Il
the letting, or at any time previous thereto il de-
sired.
He will also on the same day, let to the low.
eat and best bidder, the building Of Q public
bridge over Cuivre River, in said county, near
whore said road crosses said stream. This last
bridge 10 to Be built Of 9 single span Of so feet,
and on stone peer. A draft Of the plan, with
specification, will also Be exhibited on the ground
at the time Of the letting, Il will Be let as the
crossing Of said stream BY said road, Between the
hours Of 2 and 81. M. Of said day. The Goa.
tractor will Be required to give bond with ct least
two good securities for The faithful Performance
Of his contract 10 build either bridge. 1.r'e
NATHAN VANNOY, 'o9f
Commissienef.
March llth 1872, 'iS
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Il Great Rogue.-A man named James
Tethsm lately spent some time in Q neigh.
borhood on Grand river, not fer from this
place, and after hanging around several
weeks, borrowed q small grey mare from
VIM. Ashby, end took Q gun from Andrew
Johnson, when he went to Dewitt, and sold
the gun and departed with the mare for
Arkansas, or the head waters Of the Usage.
He was pursued and heard from, on the
road to Marshall, 10 Saline county. Il 10
said that he wss run Of from Weston, for
stealing . mule or something; and his pres.
snt destination 10 learned from an intercept
ted letter, which he wrote his father, who
lives in North Carolina. He is very prob.
ably one Of the "bandits Of the OssTs"-
Brunswicker.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY virtue Of an execution issued from the oHiee
ID Of the clerk Of the circuit court of Pike county
Mo-, and to me directed, bearing date the 18th
day OF November 1850, in favor Of William p.
Tapley, and against Geo. W. Pesirs and Adrian
Ogle, I have levied upon and seized and will Of.
fer for sale before the court house door In Bow.
ling Green, during the sitting Of the cireuit court
for said county, on :hs llth day Of April next, be.
tween the hours Of 8 and 8 o'clock Of said day,
Tor cash In band, the following real estate Tor 20
much thereof a. will satisfy SAID execution and all
cost Wig: the N W Or Of the N w Or Of zee. Ne.
IL, T54, raw, containing 40 acres more o. less,
and the E l-2 Of the N E Or Of SEQ NolS in Tk4,
w., containing 80 acres more or less.
NJ. OWENS, Sheriff.
Per VIZ. G. HAWKINS, d. S.
march 18th, 1851.
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i j JIEg MAsiosss.ss fsIl.a n "a
City Of L~snisiaus, March los

Atsregulsr communication ofPsrsev.,.
ancs Lodge No. %, Ancient Trea and 4.
csptsd Masons, notice was givsa of &.
death of Bro. John A. Smith, lass !
Der Of this Lodge, who died IN CaluS,rDalss
about the first of December last. whessu,ss
on the following rs~solusisns we're aassss
mOusly adopted:
.''Wbersas, Is has pleased the Advise Crsa.
tor to remove from the labors Of earl
our worthy snd beloved brother John a.
Smith,late 9 member Of this Lodgsshere-
fore,
Resolved, That we have learned Of thi.
most affecting dispensation Of Proviafnce.
with deep sorrow and regret, Brother Smith
eDdeersd himselfto oil his sisociases
BY his amiable, upright and gen,lAnsuly
department.; and to non more than 70 those
who knew him BY
that hisroglyphic bright,
Which non but craftsmeR ever saw"
Resolved, That 10 token Of orr esssem
'or the memory Of our deceased brother
Smith, We will wear the usual badge for
thirty days. ras =,
Resolved, That the Sscrssasy Be 10.
ltructed to transmit q copy Of these rssolu-
ions to the parents Of Brother Smith, snd
hat Q copy be also furnished TO zach Of The
'apsrs IN this city, with = request that they
the same. 'it"2" ~
By order Of the Lodge. .. 81, -
]. L. WOOD, Ssc'y.
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Jenny LIN at @. I1euis.

Il 10 at last known that Jenny will visit
St. Louis. She is to give tour Concerts ai
place. The first 10 on this evening"
The others on the evening Of the 18th, 2ls.,
and 22d. Wyman's Hall hes been secured.
The city papers regret that a more csPs-
oious building cannot he had, the Hall not
more than eleven hundred persons.
Tickets not sold at auction are put at Eve
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE 10 hereby given. that the undersigned
" has been granted letters Of sdmipistsatioa,
By the Judge ofths Probate Court Of Pike eosssy,
Mo-, bearing date March 10Th, A. D.le6l.
All persons indebted to said estate IRE request
sd'to make immediate payment, and al hsseeg
elaima agAinst said estats. are notideA d! s1eess
thsm for Allowance within one year fFen The asts
Of said letters, oFshey may 30 pfeelsasa rem 40
benefit a said estate, and % not s1hihltsd RttaA
three years thsy win be forever barred.
ANDREW J. ERIMDLE, Aamf.
March l7th ls5i.-3v
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The BIsLE.-"I am Of opinion that the
Bible contains more true sublimity, more
exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more
important history, and finer strains Of poe
try end ~eloquence, than q be collected
from ell other books, in whatever age or
language they may have been writtsn.--Sir
William Jones.
81 will hazard the assertion, that no man
eve did or ever will become truly eloquent,
without being . constant reader Of the BIZ
bic, and an admirer Of the purity and sub
Unity Of its langusge."-Fisher Ames.
"The Bible 10 . book worth more than
oil the other hooks which were ever print
ed."-Pstrick Henry.
"Young man, attend to the voice Of one
who has possessed . certain degree offams
in the world, anu who will shortly appear
before his Maker; read the Bible every day
of your lifs."-Dr. Samuel johnson.
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LOUISIANA UNION HALL COMPANY

~ meeting Of the Directors, held ON Monday;
d the 10th ult., . call Of IS per cent. was ordered
on all stock, Of which this will be the second pay
ment, and hfty per cent on ell Of which this il the
frst payment, to be paid atthe Office Of the Ser
Rotary, on or befors the Goth Of the month, II not
paid at maturity, the holder viii be charged 9oPsr
cent. on the call g damages. r'.ta'
By order Of the Board. zAs-
March 18th 1851. 80 'aK
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WILD WOMAN CAuesr.-Ws learn from
the Houston (Texas) Telegraph, that the
famous wild woman Of the Navidad has
been caught. A party Of hunters, who
were out hunting deer, accidentally came
upon the camp Of this singular creature, and
captured her. She 10 an African negrsss,
who fed to these wilds when the settlements
were deserted, just after Fannin's defeat,
and she has been wandering aboutfor . pc.
riod Of about fifteen years. Her food dur.
ing that period hes consisted Of acorns,
nuts, aud other wild fruits, with ssch other
food 90 she could occasionally steal from
the neighhoring settlements. She cannot
speak shy English, but oonversss freely
with the Africans on the n~sighborhg plan
~tations. Thus 10 solved the mystery that
has hitherto given q romantic interest to
the story Of the wild woman Of The Ravidad.
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dbl.

At the residence Of his father, In Buffalo
Township, in this county, on the l6th instant,
ROBERT w. JORDAN, in the 2o.h year. o.
his age. ,ft2i
Al her residence near the Elk Springs, in Hka
county, Mo-, on the 18th Of February last. sfsse
a short but painful illness, Mrs. ELIZABETH
BRUNTY. consort u Barnabes B. Byunsy.
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"SrAMs" asa PsorELLszs Poxu.-A Mr'
Frost, an Engineer of Brook!in, New York, has
made q discovery in relssion to the generation
and expansion Of steam, which be thinks when
properly anderstOod and appreciated, will pre-
vent the explosion Of stesm bost boilers, aud
will also be attended with 9 great saving in the
way Of fuel, 1t requiring less heat to obtain the
same motive power. He says that whenever
steam is generated in the usual way, in contact
with water, ever equal volume Of steam Of the
same tension, ~Oontains an exact equivalent or
equal quantity Of heat and water. For instance,
two volumes of steam contain twice as much
water and twice ss much heat o. enc volume
But when steam is heated separate and apart
from water, altogether a different chemical law
and . new element obtained, which he
calls "stame:' for when thus heated the addition
Of one.tenth the heat requiredf for its original for
nation, will convert it int two volumes Of the
tension, and the addition Of two-tenths hea.
will convert it into eight volumes Of equal ten
sion and power, though contain but the one
equivalent Of water required for the original
volans Of steam. Therefore BY heating steam
apart from water, eight times as many volumes
Of elastic fluid Of equal force and tension are pro-
ducsd by half the c~aleric aud one equivalent Of
water. as can be produced by eight equivalents
Of caiorio and eight Of wafer, when heated in
connection.
This discovery, il it proves to be true, may
lead to q detection Of the causes of the many sud.
den and terrific explosions Of boilers, aud which
have hitherto been unexplained by the laws Of
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AND SIGN PAINTER.

THE undersigned having located In Louisiana,
= bees leave to inform the rublic that he 10 prt-
pared to execute all jobs in the line ola :
House and Sign Fainter and Glaxler,
and will be happy to receive orders for work,
which will be done promptly and in workman
like manner. JOSHUA HARDY.
March 18th. IS6l.-tf
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DEpLoRABLE IexoRANcE.-The West.
minister Review for January, states that
one.hslf the adult population Of the united
kingdom of England, ireland, snd Wales,
can neither read nor write. One.third Of
the males in England and Wales, and one-
half the females, can't sign their names to
a marriage certificate, accordieg 10 the re-
port ofthe Register General of England
How proudly will the darkest portion Of
our country compare with tbis!.
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IL. o. Friday, llth inst, Mr.. Harris
Of Quincy, Illinois, had The misfortune to
have his pocket picked at the theatre 10
St. Louis. Of 9 pocket book containing
8 1886 10 bank bills. The ticket to the
theatre on that occasion, cost him % much
as one would be willing to pay for . seat at
Jenny Lind's concerts.
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% George Thompson, the English abolitionst
was recently psltsd with rotten eggs, at Spring
field, Massachusetts,. Personal violence would
have been committed had not the authorities in.
terfered. He left on the cars for the West
There are but few places in the great West, thai
will give Q cordial reception to this English en-
issary, who comes in the bosom Of the country
to preach the doctrines Of civil discord, and &C.
compliah the hopes Of his government in Ges-
the union Of the States.
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Mrs. Ann Chase, the heroine, who hung
out the stars and stripes, and prevented
them from being hauled down BY the su-
thoities ct Tampico, 10 the early part Of the
Mexican war, arrived at New Orleans on
the 2sth Of February.
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New PAreR..-We have received the 6Pfs
number Ct the Wsstern Unionist, published in
Winchester, ILL.,, by our old friend and townsman
+. H. Ellis. II 10 neatly gotten up, and from
the vigor and ability Of its editorials, bids fair to
become quite an accession TO the press Of the
State. We wish Mr.. Ellis great success In bis
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u. There are woW Wing candidates for Gov.
srnor in Kentucky. The regular nominee ID
Archibald Dixon. Much opposition is mani.
tested to his election by many Of the leading
Wings Of the State. Cassius M. Clay recently
declared himself an independent candidate. and
will soon ommencst the canvass most ensrgeti.
cally.
Powell and Wickliie are the democratic can
for Governor and Lieut.. GoveTnor.
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90. Gen. E. L. Edwards, Of Jefferson
city, is announced ass candidate for Judge
of the first Judicial district in this State,
under the new law. The election will take
place 10 August next.
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1.-THE Tshuansspsc treaty will Mexico
has been csncludsd, and was received at
Washington on Wednesday. II vssbroughs
on BY Mr.. Barlow, % u. s. spscislmssssn.
ger. All difficulty 90 to the righ, Of way
across the Istktnus Of Tehusntepsa 10 nov
removed, and Mexico sgrsss 10 eli the
guarantees which We hsvs asked f9.
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Mr.. Webster has recalled the Consul at
Valparaiso, Mr.. Potter, Of Maryland. The
Nsv York Sun pFssumes that the drabbing
which DIR. Potter gave to an impsrtinept
English Official in that quarter, some time
ago, constitutes the motive for bis bsingrs.
called.
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z3-Pewsrs,ths sculptor, intends, itis said,
during The present year. to return TO the
United. States from Italy, bringing With hin
his last end noble statue efAmefiea
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10. We have received the first No. Of the
Temperance &asdard, published in our city and
edited by NJ. N. Allison. It is to be published
This number contains many well writ
ten articles, and We presume the work will re.
ceivs . liberal share Of patronage. Success to
the new enterprise.
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ResagnasiOn efMe Briish Ministry.-A
Paris letter Of the 18th ult. in the Phiiadel.
phia Inquirer, has the following omiuous
postscript:
Do not be surprised IL the neat stsomer
brings you the intelligence Of the resigna.
tioh Of the present Ministry in England
There are reasons for this I will explain in
my next. But they will return TO power in
a very short time, aud 60 much stronger
that they will be prepared to carry OUT .
holder policy than before. Are you ready
10 the United States to stand by England,
If she strikes for the freedom Of Europe?
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u The citizens Of Burlington, Iowa, on
the Sd instant, adopted q proposition 70 bor-
row $4,000, to invest in intsrnal improve
msnts, by a vote of 500 to 46. Over fifteen
to one.
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In AND AFTER THE HoNry Msox-Whsn
Hon. Truman Smith, Senator FROM Con-
necticut, returned to Washington with his
youthful, accomplished, spd handsome Ale
bama wife, somebody asked him how many
slaves she had. SONY ne,"said Truman,
bowling low, aud placing his hand upon bis
heart; "only one, who is proud to be her
That was very good. A CORES
pondsnt Of the N. Y. Herald gives asup.
Elementary anecdote . month later. On
the night the platform gave way st the
Washington ~ci,cus, Mr.. Smith was present
with his young wife, and it 10 ssid thatwhen
the crash came, he ran for the door, Having
the lady to shift for herself. Another lady
observing it, remarked, pointing at tie hon.
orsble Senator from Connecticut, "Look,
look! the:e goes q fugitive slavs!"
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A PAINTER ON HIS TRAvELs.-The Gale.
ne Advertiser says, that Edward Breath,
formerly Q partner in that concern, 10 now
printing Q paper in Persia.
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"NoNE LrvErH TO hIMsRLr."-God has
written apoa the flower that swsetens the
air, upon the breeze that rocks it upon its
stem, upon the rainbow that refreshes the
smallest sprig Of moss that rears its head 10
the desert, upon the ocean that rocks every
swimmer ia its chambers, upon every pen.
cilled she'll that sleeps 10 the caverns Of
the deep, a. we'll as upon the mighty sun
that warns and cheers the millions Of crea.
lures that live in his light-upon al he has
written, "Nons Of US livsth to himself"
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MA sosssspoOdssssf the Warsaw, No.,
Rsviss ,ststss aa' twsssy.fvs Of the emf.
grasss flan Rsotea coanay. last spriaa. bad
did Il C~alfsnnts. % r4t1.. 11ss IN
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Alwsys do % the D does-look ct the
bright side Of every thing. For while it is
just Is cheap, il 10 three times IS good for
digsstion..
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u. They ere exhibiting. Is Losisyills, .
zRAaprpns IS As Voyage a. EaSpps and
the Cbsystsl Pslacs IF she7 NSFidiS FSiF:.s''
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II An eastern editor scandalously black
ems the name Of the "Hoosier Stste,' by
calling her Inkisns.
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1-Coantssfsis five franc pieces have
been put into circulation to Q considerable
extent 10 Cincinuati. tt
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The Large Eggs.-Soms time since, the
discovery Ofeigantic eggs in Madagascar
was spoken Of. Three Of these eggs have
arrived at Paris, one broken on the route,
the others whole, and NJ. Geoffroy St. Hill
sire has laid them before the Academy Of
Science. They are Of very different shape,
one being slliptical, the other having its
two ends unlike each other. They are g.
bout 10 inches 10 diameter the long way,
and nine the short, in circumference about
thirty inches one way and twenty-five the
other. The she'll is one.sigth Of an inch
thick, and contains about Z l.2 gallons, or
as much % 1856 hens eggs, Is l.2 condor's
eggs, and 8 l-2 ostrich's eggs. MIR. ST.
Hilaire has decided. from tina examination
Of some bones found with one of the eggs,
that they were produced by Q bird. Itnow
remains to discover this biggest ofths fsath.1
cred race.
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17-Idsss ~ovsrleaasd With words sslasal
travel fer or long.
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TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.
EXTRA SESSION OF SENATE.
WAsHrNeToH. March 10.

The following coafrmations have beer
made: Ogden Hoffman. Jr., District Judge
of California; T. Batter King, Collector
flor San Francisco.
By the Law Of 1850 the mileage Of The
members from California 10 limited to the
nearest route within the United States
The House, notwithstanding, have obtain.
ed for the late session mileage BY the Pan.
ana route.
MI. Gvinn submitted his case to the Ju,
dietary Committee, and il is understood
they will report against the Panama roue
and against the constructive mileage Pr
the extra session, otherwise Gwinn wotld
DO entitled to $1,000 for milesgs sijce
December.
MIR. Ri,chie's case goes over to the isxs
MI. Cross defended himself from a. edi-
torial in this mornings Republic. relative
to his letter to Kellogg in relation to Tie riv.
'eE and harbor bill.
Mr.. Rhett defended South CaroIna from
false and erroneous statements contained in|
Houston's letter to Gen. Hamilton, publish
ed in yesterdays Union. This gave rise
10 an exciting debate between Msssrs.
Rhett, Houston and Butler, whish wal ter
minated BY q joke from MI. Hsk.
A communication was recsived from
Messrs. Gslss and Ssston,deckning to pub.
lish. after this session, the daily debates of
the Senate-referred.
The Judiciary Committee report adverse.
ly to the allowance Of milssge to the Cali
foruia Senators BY the Panama route.
The Senate then went into executive SEES.
sion and adjourned.
1t is thought the Senate will adjourn to-
morrow.
PHILADELPHIA, March 10.
The Hon. Henry Clay left this morning.
for New York. He is expected to attend
a grand city ball at Niblo's this evening"
He 10 then to sail on Thursday to Havana,
10 the steamer Georgia.
BALTIMORE, March 10.
The annual commencement Of the State
Of Medicine took place 10 day.
and . large number Of graduates received
diplomas.
The Nstionsl Intelligspcsr says that the
report Of Ewbsnk's removal from the Pat
snt Office il unfounded.
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PrAcE M~AErRs.--A sssiss Of experiments al
Washington have demonstrated that Il sjust a.
practicable to build and send 70 sea q ship armed
fore and at with guns Of one hundred and thirty.
Eve pounds calibre a. it is of thirty pounds; that
the former are a. manageable as the latter; that
they will carry much further, shoot with more
refined accuracy, and spread death and dsstruc-
ton in lenfOld degree. A thirty.two gun ship,
armed with tsn-inch guns, would throw Is great
a weight Of metal at . broaaside as the Pennsyl.
vsnia now dOess This new ship would require
three hundred and twenty men to serve these
heavy guns. The Pennsylvania requires eight
hundred and ninety-six to serve hers. A bill
has been reported to the house Of Congress by
the committee on Naval Affairs, which proposes
to build q ship Of white oak to be armed with
this new and heavy ordinance.
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March llth 1872.