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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

81 The editor of the Yox Populi says, an
EDITOR down east last week stabbed himself with
paste-brush. His recovery is doubtful
sc, disappointment. A package Of unpaid
saper bills which was found on his person
Town story. A paste-brush, similar to
al instrument" may be seen at this Of
1rany quantity of bills Of the same
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

flames, my son, take this letter 10 the
post Office, ami pay the postage on n.',n0s
The boy returned elaIed, and said, Faith
err, seed lot Of men putting letters ~
little place, and when no one was lookIn.
slipped yours in for nothing. anueL fleE @soh
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

u Mr.. Farley, of New Castle. mall -
cellent speech last week, in the House of Rem.
resentatives. on the Somerset and Kennebcc
Railroad amendment question. He advocated
the amendment.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

Deah of Hon. Horace Clark.-Hon. Horace
Clark, of Vermont, prominent democrat, died
IN West Poultney on the 23d inst. AT the
time of his disease he was member of the ma
tonal democratic committee, and delegate elect
10 the convention to be holden at Baltimore in
June next. e...,t..
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

A SHARP REPLY.-" How do you feel with
such shocking looking coat on?' said a young
clerk OF some prelensions, one morning. Ia
Old Roger. feel, said old Roger, loskinr
at him steadily with one eye half closed, as r.
taking aim at victim--I feel, young man,
as if had a coat which has been paid fora
luxury Of feeling which I think you viii never
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

iCF According to the Catholic Almanac for
1852, there are in the whole United States, 6
archbishops, 26 bishops, 1885 priests, l4l1
churches. and Catholic population of $780,
900, which includes $4,000 in Oregon, the
CALIFORNIA;, New Mexico, and the Indian Ter
ritory. at1aaII sdl 81 glas sisi1se 81
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

The Worlds Fair in New Kork.-Trustees
have been, appointed in New York to obtain
subscriptions to the amount of $500, 900 to erect
a building for the Worlds Fair, 10 be held in
that city, MA .galeLll n aaM-a rEt -n.r Fll
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

The INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE for March
contains several highly interesting original pa
pers from some of the most eminent writer's in
this country, two of which are beautifully il
Illustrated. Among the contributors to this No.
we notice the names Of Nathaniel Hawthorne,
r. II. Stoddard, Charles G. Leland, Isaac
Mcclellan, c. G. Eastman, DR.. Francis, Mary
E. Hewitt, and Alice Carey. Published by
Stringer & Townsend, New York, at twenty
five cents number, or So year. For sale at
the bookstores.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

The Maine Liquor Laao in State Prison.
We learn that of the 492 convicts now in the
State Prison at Charlestown, Mass, over 800
have petitioned the Legislature 10 pass the
Maine Liquor Law.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

B We learn that there is good deal of re-
ligious interest in the Methodist church at
Damariscoita. The same is said TO be true
also of the Congregational church at Searsport.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

LITTELL's LIVING AGE-The last number
contains an interesting sketch of the Life Of
Jean Laftte, the Pirate of the Mexican Cuff,
together with several other interesting and in
strnctive articles. ...-..s ....
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE for February is re-
ccived. It's contents are-The Duke of MARI
borough-My Novel or, Varieties in English
Life-A Canter 10 acknowledgements for
Fame and Forsune-Longfellow's Golden Lee
gend-BulI-fah's, in Pictures and Prose
Cupid in the Cabnet-The Old Soder-Re-
suits of Revolution in Europe.
Re-published by Leonard, Scott & Co.,
New York, at So per annum.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

A warrant was issued last week for the ar
rest Of Andrew Powers of Bath, Me-, for selling
liquor, but he having absconded his wife was
fined $40 in his stead.--Bosaon Journal Isss
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

A CoRREcTIoS. Mr.. Clay contradicts the
story in circulation, that he wrote the reply to
his own speech made by Lafayette. .ts3H.sus
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

The Sea Sapcnt.-A beautifully delineated
humbug is started in the papers of the capture
of the Sea Serpent, by whaleman in the Pa
afc Ocean. The animal was 1O3 fee, long,
and only fifty feet round the body. The head
had been preserved in salt. Wonderful
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

Bath on Monday
Alden Winter-Moderator
Nelson Ham-Town Clerk.
r. s. Hunt,
f 4isss,. ~ s's~a, ss'ss' linen
Edwin Noyes-S. S. Committeeman.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

THE RAILROAD QUESTION. The amendment
of the Somerset and Kennebec Railroad char
ter. is undergoing discussion in the Legislature,
and eliciting much able and interesting de :
bate. We think that the discussion will tend
to favor the Report of the committee as it un
doubtedly would have done in the other branch
where, it will he recollected the Report was
summarily killed. Every candid mind must
see that the argument is in favor of the amend
ment reported by the Committee, and there
would be no difficulty in passing it, were it
not for the outside pressure brought to bear
upon the members by the combined influence
of certain other roads, of INSCRIPTIONS monop-
olizing characteristics.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

On tuesday commenced the thir.y-secons
snow-storm ofthe season. -. +. =. go.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

The Wreck Of the Missouri.-A letter to the
Courier from John f. Gowen, who is now en-
gagged in raising the wreck of the U. S. steam
ship Missouri, sunk in the Bay of Gibralter,
states that there is not less than eighteen feet
of water over all portions of the wreck of the
Missouri, and by the month of June not YES
tige of this Inflated steamer will remain in the
Bay. When Mr.. Gowen arrived at Gibralter,
the English residents frequently told him that
it was useless to spend time and money upon
so futile an experiment, as, they said, two sci
entifc English engineers, with large body of
men, were at work on the wreck three years,
and could do nothing. He, however, nothing
daunted, went TO work, and did more in three
weeks in removing the steamer, tien the Eng
lsh did in three years.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

q The new move of the English Prime
Minister, Notwithstanding its high sounding
professions of a reformdtory nature, will hard
" be sufficient to appease the feelings excited
by the withdrawal of Lord Palmerston from
the Cabinet The Bill, as introduced into
the House of Commons, by Lord John Russell,
is moderate and tame affair-yet some i'm
provement on the present system. 1t eniarges
the boroughs which are VIGOROUSLY small, that
is, those with only 500 inhabitants, but studl-
ously avoids every thing like equal electoral
districts, rnauifestly the only plan which can
give fair representation. The property
qualification of voters, to be sure, has been re-
duced, so that householdersn towns and cities,
occupying tenements that pay rs rent, shall
be endowed with the franchise, as are persons
paying EGO rent in the country. Hitherto
flO rent has been the qualification in town,
and ESQ in the country. All who pay f2
bill. The property qualification for members
is to be abolished and that clause in the oath
of office which requires member to profess
himself a Christian, is TO be stricken out.
The correspondence between Russell and
without any great degree of talent.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

Tue PORTER RIFLE.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Journal of Commerce des-
cribes new and and destructive firearm. Just
submitted to the War Department, by Mr.
Porter, of Nashville, Tenn. 1t is a repeating
rifle, which loads and primes itself. 1t can be
used as revolver by putting on cylinder
with eight loads; or by applying another APP
paratus, called the magazine SIXTY charges
of powder and ball may be fred as rapidly as
watch ticks
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

DEMocRATIc REVIEW. The March number
of this sterling periodical is received. Its con-
tents are :-Revolution or Migration; the Irish
Question. general view of the English sys-
TEN in Ireland, with sketch of the political
career of Mitchell, accompanied by portrait
Harmony Us. Firobrands Standing Armies
Soulouque and the Dominicans-Soulh Wes-
tern Scenes-Paul s-Musings-Mint-
DR.. Dewey on Woman's Rights-The Presi-
dency and the vew-Miscellany. Publish
ed by d. w. Hobby, New York, at So year
in advance.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04
rzr Hon. p. K. SMART, of this State, has

- Hon. E. K. SMART, of this State, has
made couple of able speeches in Congress on
the bill to regulate the publication of the Laws
of the United States, and public advertisements
He is the author Of the bill, and his plan is de-
veloped in the following sections:
| The selections of newspapers 70. the publ
cation of the laws of the United States shall,
after the passage of this act, be made by the
Secretary of State, as follows The number
selected shall be, in each Congressional district,
two in each Territory, Two; in the District
of Columbia, fonr; and preference shall be
given, in all cases, to the papers which may
have the largest weekly subscription, TO be
ascertained by lhe affidavit: of the editors, res
pectively, and by such additional evidence as
may be requisite to establish the facts in the
case. N
States shall be published in one or more Con-
gressional districts, according TO the nature of
the advertisement and the proprety of giving it
a general, partial, or local circulation said
advertisements 10 be published in such papers,
and such only, as may have been selected in
said district or districts, according to the terms
of this act for the publication of the laws.
That said public advertisements shall be pub
lished in the newspapers having the publica-
tion of the laws as aforesaid in the District of
Columbia, and in the papers having the publl-
cation of said laws in the Territories. when and
as often as may be deemed necessary.
Mr.. Smart produces strong reasons in favor
of this movement.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04
The following is the result r.

Ward Samuel Swanton, wing; Elisha
Cox, DEM; one, no choice.
Ward 2-Thos. c. Jackson, James D. Rob-
inson, wings; one, no choice.
Ward 3.-Convers l.. Owen, John Shaw,
David Croker, wings.
Ward4.-John Hayden, Geo. Ross, wings
one, no choice.
Ward 5.-Thos. II. G. Marston, John c.
Jameson, Charles B. Lemont, wings.
Ward 6.-Johnson Rideout, dem. :; Free
man H. Morse, Elwell Robinson, wings. .
Ward 7.-Stephen Larrabee, James Coul-
lard, Josiah d. Haley, democrats.
CoNSTABLES. .s.
Ward l, Edmund French, dem.
do. ,, Nathaniel Longley, Wing.
do. 5, David B. Richardson, do.
do. 4, Joseph Hnse, do.
do. 5, Jesse Grace, Dem.
do. 6, E. f. Pinkham, Wing.
do. :, Albion J. Potter, Dem.
The second trial in Wards and came of
on Tuesday, and resulted in the election of
John L. Gilman, DEM, in Ward 2, and B. F
Foote, whig, in Ward a.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04
SATURDAY. Feb. d.
MONDAY. March L,

Scnate.-Mr. Dawson presented the resolu-
ton passed by the Legislature of Georgia, in
favor of neutrality and non-interveniion He
said that he agreed with the sentiments ex-
pressed therein. The resolutions were read
and ordered TO be printed.
Mr.. Seward moved that when the Senate
adjourn it be until "Wednesday, 10 give the
Senators an opportunity TO visit the steamship
Baltic Tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Hamlin, the Committee
on Commerce was discharged from further
consideration of the documents concerning the
treatment of passengers to and from California.
HouSe.-Mr. Fitch moved suspension of the
rules for the purpose of introducing resou-
ton recognizing the binding efficacy of the
compromises of the Constitution, declaring it
to be the intention of the people to abide by
them, and sustain the laws necessary to carry
them out, including the one for the capture Of
fugitive slaves; also deprecating any further
agitation of the question of slavery, as unnec-
essary, useless, and dangerous
Alter long discussion on private bill,
Mr.. Stanton of Tennessee, moved that when
the House adjourn it be until Wednesday,
agreed 10 by 81 10 IA, and the House, on mo-
ton, adjourned.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

Hearing on Contested Election Case-Se"a'0'
Cary's Speech on different measures Somerset
and Kenne5ec MISUNDERSTANDING for Repeal
of Liquor Lac, &C., &c.,
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

! The TEMPERANCE MELoDIsT, consisting OF
Songs, Glees, &C., arranged and adapted ex-
pressly for the nse of Temperance Watch
men, " Sons of Temperance" Societies, and
for social and family circles generally, by S.
Hubbard. In this volume many of the most
popular airs of the day have been adapted to
words, the sentiments of which well accord
with the views entertained by temperance or
CARNATIONS. The Maine Law" and :" Neal
Dow at the Helm occupy an appropriate
place in this book. .-.
Published by Kidder g. Cheever, Boston,
For sale in this city by Henry Hyde.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

The following officers were chosen in West
Bath on Monday
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04


Senate. Read and ussigned-Resolve for
the purchase and distribution of the Mime
Register-R esove in favor OF Jewett and
March-Bil 10 incorporate the City Bank,
Bath-to incorporate The West Lincoln Ag>
ricultural and Horticultural Society 10
amend the SD chapter of the revised stat
utes-to amend chapter ssh, section 9th of
the revised statutes, relating 10 hops.
Mr.. Bell from the committee on the iu-
dietary, reported in new draft bill in re.
laton TO mortgages of personal properly !;
which was read once and 10 morrow as
signed. '..
House. Mr.. Young of Matinicus, laid on
the table a resolve in favor of certain planta-
lions, granting books as TO towns organized
for election purposes, when they contain so
inhabitants, which was referred to the com
rnttee OH The Judiciary.
Bill 10 amend chap. los of the Revised
Statutes, was read the third time, and laid
on the table. ''
The daily union., 1852-02-12
From the Far West.

The New Orleans Pcayane Of the 4h instant collects
the following report OF occurrences in the region OF the
Ga from the San Antonio Ledger
The Ledger learns that Colonel Summers Navajo ey
pedton has proved an entire failure and that the troops
have had 10 abandon Fort Defiance in the Indian coun
try, and return TO the settlements for provisions
Colonel Emory, his way TO III Paso, met party OF
Kioway Indians at Cumancbe Springs, who had with
them some Mexican prisoners, and thousand head
of animals The Colonel was TO leave I'll Paso on the
lst ult, for the Primo villages, where he expected 10
report 10 Mr. Bartlett, of the boundary commission s
The Indians drove of all the animals belonging to the
pinery forty miles from " Paso and compelled those
engaged there 10 leave. f1yalso drove off forty mules
belonging TO the governmeJL
More extensive discoveries Of gold The Gila are re.
ported.
Silver ore OF rich quality, and in considerable guam.
tty has been discovered in The pine mountains near III
paso There is no doubt the mines would afford a
bountiful yield il there sufficient protection to en-.
able them 10 be worked. Il
The post at The copper mines has been re esabshe
and is occupied by company Of infantry and one of
Dragons
French's train is on the way
Smiths train was 10 leave III paso on the first of
February.
Considerable Indian signs were seen. but no Indians
The mail Tor III Paso, which left San Antonio, has re-
turned in consequence OF Lieutenant Bady's mules hay
ing stampcded.
The Western Texan says that the troops stationed on
the extreme frontier post called Fort Defiance have re-
turned on foot their animals having pershed for want Of
forage Colonel Graham has been replaced by Colonel
Emory in the boundary commission. III Paso is without
protection and the inhabitants anxious that the eighth
military department shall be extended TO the limits Of the
State
The daily union., 1852-02-12
For The Union.

/
gave in my last suGcinct account OF the services
rendered by The Collins line of steamers between New
York and Liverpool, the compensation received by the
company for that service the losses OF the company on
each trip and the loss OF the government in the receipt OF
posages by allowing the Collins line TO alternate with
the British have shown that while the Collins line did
alternate with the British the Post Office Department in
Washington received within four hundred dollars month
in postages the whole OF compensation allowed
the Collins line that II the Collins line had been EN-.
po ed by the government the extent OF its capacity the
whole tax the treasury would have been less than
! fue thousand dollars year
While therefore, the governmental expenditure would
have been SMALL compared TO the large commercial and
other advantages resulting from il 10 the country at
large and as have shown TO different sections OF the
country including the South and the West the line could
have doubled its usefuness and the freghts passenger
money, and posages earned by il would have di-
minisbed 10 the amount the tribute paid by us
to the government and merchants of Great Britain Nor
would the United States Treasury have continued 10 re-
main contributor, even 10 the small sum OF i've thou
sand dollars year, to the success of this great national
enterprise With the frequency of the service, the bus
ness OF the country would have increased and with IT,
the letters and packages sent either way which increase
would only have made good the FIVE thousand year.
but transferred ha, small annual stipend into an actual
revenue to the government.
But the revenue OF the Post Office Department derived
from the Collins line OF steamers has yet been d.
mnshed from other which it will be in the power
Of the government TO az the Collins line
shall be ordered TO alternate with the British line The
British General Post Office exacts, namely, dscrmina-
ting postage on all American letters sent by American
steamers, via England, the continent OF Europe and
rice versa which discriminating postage, while il dimn.
sbes our revenues is at the time especial tax on
the three millions and a half OF German, French and
Italian adopted citizens, who correspond with their
friends on the European continent The British postage
on letter from Londoa 10 Paris is sd sterling or about
e sous =. Erance while the transit postage Of an
American letter forwarded by the Collins line franc and
The daily union., 1852-02-12
THE UNION WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING FEB u 1852

half or 80 sous Discrimination between a continen.
tai letter by the Collins lhe and by the Cunard
line, IA each single letter. or ID. sterling The
Collins line therefore, never put BY government
equal footing with the Cunard line, regards the
earning Of posages for in the first place il was not per.
mitied to alternate with the British line to share
equally with the British line the postages on all letters
forwarded between the United States and England and
second il never had chance OF sharing with The British
line the postages between the United States and the con-
unent OF Europe-Engand imposing an additional tax
Of ID. sterling on each single letter forwarded by an
American steamer, via England, the European cont.
nents.
This discrimination in the British transit postage es.
abshed in favor OF all letters forwarded by British
steamers, has been the OF frequent remonstances
OF citizens abroad 10 ministers Paris and Lon
don but without producing the least beneficial result
There is remedy for the evil except by new postal
arrangement with Great Britain. which shall be based
perfect reciprocity and such arrangement, based
perfect reciprocity. neither be asked for obtained
until our American line OF steamers is entitled to il by
the performance OF equal amount Of ~ruieen other
words until the Collins line is made 10 perform alternate
trips with the Cunard line OF steamers
But the discriminating British postage in favor OF con.
tnenal letters forwarded by the British line OF mail
steamers has not only diminished the of our
Post Office Department, and taxed our citizens abroad
well three and half millions OF adopted citizens al
commercial transactions. Goods have been forwarded
by the Collins line and adyces, invoices, SC sent by
the British steamer sailing after the departure Of the
American vessel TO postage The Collins steamer
naturally outsailing the British and having, moreover,
weeks of it, arrived with the goods far in advance
of the letters and the goods, not being claimed by any
one stored in the public warehouse till the Cunari
steamer brought the advices, showing whom they be-
longed Merchants, being informed about these things
by their correspondents may guard against them in fu
lure but the poor emgants, and their friends and rela
ves here in the United States in the Far West, have
remedy either against British extortion the expensive
mistakes into which they may fall by attempting TO
AVOID il.
The above facts, which herewith respectfully submit
to the consideration OF Congress. all of public
ure, involving the OF the government and the
convenience of large and respectable portion OF ct
zens all over the country. They speak, opne, sua
cieRtly for themselves 10 require comment and are, in
themselves suggestive of the means By which their per.
nicous influence may be ayerted.
ATLANTIC
The daily union., 1852-02-12


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p1.dsphiu and duly empowered take and
1.cdUans required BY vs. His receipts viii be
d as payments His odees aIeBosion, Congress street,
- YORK Tribune buildings Phiadelphis, northwest si
yai,d Chestnut streets
- Mr. O. W. JAsEs No Harrison street, Cincinnati, Ohio Is
travelling agent the Sales assisted by JoHs
= n.sY Dr. j. A. WADswoRTa, AJAX. r. Laws, JAass RyrH-
osp Or LorF EDwARps, c. M l.. WIsEaAs aaa o. A. Es-
stEsroS.
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20 4 our general travelling agent, assisted by WV WELD
- coLLlss JAAEs DsxKKo, A. kIRK WxLLrKsroH, e. A.
go p.KRIS LooKK, GEoRsR p. BUTTON Jos BUTTON
oon WILLIAM CoARr, Isaac M. BoDIss, and WALTER ID.
Tponsos
s, BxHKr NJ LEWIS, OF Montgomery, Alabama, gen.
agent States Alabama and Tennessee,
1',.d ~ bis sons, James o. and Samuel ID. Lewis.
- Mr. IsRLrL JAsEs No. 62 South Tenth street, Phadel
s IL authorized make collections for in the cities OF New
vyo,s Boston, PhiIadelp phia aud Baltimore.
o,-Rscsip,s from either Of tho above will be good.
@sppwAHps SANFORD, Co.. express and bankers In
~ nied States London and Lyerpool have appointed
,s FAR The aUAion and authorized subs, ,pons
- 10 paper Their office in London at No. 10
Gresham street, Liverpool at No. Columbia Buildings
rhs concern is connected in this country with The well
houss Adams Co., agents. and entitled the es
dence ofour friends abroad.
z-Mr r. d. JoHssoN Of Galveston, Is authorized procure
.ubseassrs &c. for Union in Texas
nMr HEsav GREEs Of New Orleans, La, duly empowered
subscrpons established rates.
he State Mississippi His receipts will be regarded payments