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The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-04

ENLARGEMENT OF THE CAPITOL
| IL The Committee on Public Buildings of the
Senate, having been authorized by resolution OF
that body, " 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, y
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.
1t is required that these plans and estimates
shall provide for the extension of the Canitol.
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 NAV
have such reference to and correspopdence 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 apporton, according
to their own Judgment, the amount of premium to
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 H. CLARKE,
| Committee Of the Senate on Public BUILDINGS
| SENATE CHAMBER, Both September 1850.
N. b. The several daily papers published at
Washington will please insert the above daily for
two weeks, and send their accounts to the Score
tary of the Senate. oct d
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-04
STEELE'S FASHIONABLE HAT
HOUSE

SJEELES FASHIONABLE HAT
HOUSE.
CHARLESTON, SoUTH CAROLINA
THE SUBSCRIBERS establish
ment being one of the most extensive
- and fashionable retail HAT HOUSES
in Charleston, the public may depend
on hnding there superior assortment of all the
latest styles of Hats for this fall. Fine French
Moleskln and Beaver Hats, with an extensive
variety of fine black, and blue cloth Caps for gen
tlemens, youths, aud children.
TO SOUTHERN PLANTERS.
fIanters can be supplied with Hats and Caps
for plantation and house servants. Black, white,
pearl, and drab waterproof Wool Hats with GOOD
hair and coarse cloth Caps.
w. STEELE,
Fashionable Halter, 23i King, opposite Hazel
street, Charleston IL
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ID A. PRINGLE, No. 30, East Bay stree,
IL. Charleston, South Carolina--lmporter o
French CALF SKINS; Manufacturers Agen,
and Dealer in BROG.aA,S, BOOTS and SHOES,
Advances made on consignment of Brogans OF
Southern Manufacture. Parties wishing to con-
sign, will send samples of their make, und on re-
ceipt of their consignment, liberal cash advan
will be made, Information promptly impaired.
as to the style, but adapted to the trade.
Charleston, S. c., July Is, IS50.-dIy
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The eovernment OF the United Slater 81


America A. w., 1871
Ga The Ereeutiu,.
MILLARU FrILmoRE, OF ~ I :, freaiaehl.
WILuAM X. KING, of Ala-I Tres OF the senate
rb TIE Cabinet
Das,s, WEBSTER, of Mass Sec of State
Tao,r,s CoRwiN, of Ohio, Sec. of the Treas.
CHARLES M. CONRAD, of La. Sec. of War,
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM, of N. Sec. of the Navy.
A. II. II. STUART, of Va. Sec. of Interior.
NATHAN K HALL, of N. Y p. M. General.
JoHa j. CRIrTENDEN, of KY Att. General
The Judiciary
ROGER B. TANEr, of Maryland Chief Justice
JOHN MCLEAN, OF Ohio Associate
JAMES M. WAYNE, Of Georgia
JOHN CArRoN, Of Tennessee
JOHN MCKINLEY, of Kentucky
PETER v. DANIEL, Of Virginia
SAMUEL NELSON, Of New York
BENJAMIN Curtis, Of Massachusetts,
RoBERr c. GRIER. of Penn.
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woRTHINGToN g. sNErHEN
Formerly Solicitor Of The Genera Land Office

Formerly Solicitor Of The Genera Land Office
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law,
Continues to practice in the Supreme Court q
me United States, in the Courts Of the District
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, to prosecute
claims OF all kinds against the United States, e =
ther before Congress or any Of the Executive De-
partments. and to procure letters patent for inye-
tons. Business confded to his care, will be
promptly attended to.
~ b. Particular attention paid to the prosecl.
ton of claims before the Brazilian Commission
now sitting in Washingtons
WAsHMGroN CRY, d. C. July IL, 35Ol
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH,

Whole number of representatives 233.
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FI1EIE next annual sess of this Institution will
commence on the I'd Wednesday in October.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12
DartHp4
Scraps from the Dutohman.

Whether you are sailing through rivers
OF society, always avoid the flats" that is
il you don't wish to get " stuck" mentally
as we'll as otherwise. Remembef that i
requires more tact to converse With one
fool than dozen wise men,.
GRAHAM SoUP.-Write beef on piece
of paper, and boil it in four buckets Nof
wel-water till the letters disappear. Dish
up and serve with an onion. This recipe
we obtain from Greedy, VINO has fed on that
kind Of broth till he is as fat as a lath. -
Nothing is worse for ambition than early
success. The youth that took all the prizes
at College, seldom rises above an attorney
when he comes to mix with the world, while
the poor dolt who spent month in writing
an essay for the stove, no sooner gets beyond
the reach of his tutors rattan, than we find
him delivering an electifying speech" in
Congress. Out Of all the Senators now at
Washington, only one was considered "a
smart boy" while at school, and he is the
least Influential man in the whole body.
THE PLEASURES OF HoPE-The only
pleasure connected with lawsuit
There is one advantage IN having the
thermometer at ninety in the shade, and
that is you are always sure Of hot dinner.
"Pm going up the Rhine" This is
what the blue-botted fly said when he was
shining up newly.smoked ham.
CoNUNDRUM.-Why are Madame Is
cheeks like sixpenny calico? Do you give
it up? Because washing fades them
So necessary is fun to the mind, that
late philosopher says if you should buiifidd
schools without Fairgrounds. nobody would
ever get beyond short division in liie-time.
VULGAR FRAcrloNs-The halfcent that
mean men always quarrel about whenever
they get shilling changed.
Which affords mean man the most
pleasure, to succeed in bushes himself, or
10 see another man fall? The committee
on " hard nutsp will answer.
Trying the Palience-for woden-legged
man TO have wife given to watzing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12
Singular Deception.

gentlemen from Paris writes the fol-
lowing saw through one Of the windows
of the Mayors Office, in the twelfth arron-
basement, what seemed TO be the body of
a negro hanging by the neck. AT the first
glance, and even at the second, took it
for human being, whom disappointed
love, or perhaps an expeditions Judge, had
disposed of so suddenly; but soon ascer.
tanned that the ebony gentleman in question
was only large doll, as large as life
What to think of this did not know, SO
asked the door-keeper the meaning of it.
"This is the contraband museum" was
the answer; and on my showing curios-
ty to examine it, he was kind enough to
act as my cicerone. In huge dirty room,
are scattered over the floor, on the walls
and along the ceiling, all the inventions of
roguery which had been confscated from
time to time by those guardians of the law,
the revenue officers. 1t is complete ars-
neal Of the weapons of smuggling all, un-.
fortunately, in complete conlusion.s Lodk'
before you; there'is hogshead dressed u,
as nurse, with child that holds two
quarts and half On the other side are
4 logs hollow as the Trojan horse, and filled
with armies of CIGARS On the floor lies a
huge boa constructor, gofged with China
rillSs44 and Just beyond ina pile Of coaLcu.
.siously perforated with spools Of cotton
The eolored gentleman who excited me
at first, met with BIS fate ulpler the follow
Ing circumstances; He was built of tin,
painted black, a hayduck or Ethiopian
chasseur on the foot board Of. carriage
fastened BY his feet and hands He had
frequently passed through the gates. aid
was well known by sight to the soldiers,
who noticed he was always showing his
teeth, which they supposed to be the Gus
tom of his country. One day the carriage
to which he belonged was stopped ~
crowd at the gate. There was grand
chorus Of yells End oaths, the vocal part be.
ing performed by. their drivers and cartmen.
instrumental by their whips. The negro,
however, never spoke a word. His good
behavior delighted the soldiers, who held
him up as an example to the crowd
Look at the black fellow" they said ,''see
how well he behaves Bravo, niger, bra
voP He showed perfect indifference 10
their applause. My friend" said clerk
at the barrier jumping upon the foot-board
and slapping our sable friend on the shout
der, I'VE are really much obliged to you"
Oh, surprise the shoulder ratified. The
officer was bewildered he sounded the
iootman all over and found he was made of
metal and as full as his skin would hold Of
the very best contraband liquor drawn from
MS loot The juicy mortal was seized at
once and carried away in triumph. The
hrSt night the revenue people, drank up his
shoulders and he was soon bled TO death
II is now nearly six years since he lost ali
the moisture of his system. and was reduced
to drunken skeleton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12
/. A Remarkable Mare.

The mare owned by me was raised IN
Hopkinton, N. H., and was brought to
Rockport in the fall of 1882, being then
between five, and six years old. She is Of
deep hay color. about foitteen hands
high, and weighs in her best condition scant
800 lbs. She has been owned in this place,
and used as a let horse, successfully by
Messrs. Gen. Colt, Jabez Colt. Jr, and
Choate, &, Hadlock, until last July, when
she cameSiIto my possession. So that her
employment in that capacity falls short Of
nineteen years .buta few months. Each of
the above named gslHlemen are ready to
Vouch for the statements shall make re-
specting her, and are willing to add little
something on their own responsibility.
Whenever. ID horse was wanted for a
Journey that required speed and endurance,
this mare was invariably called for. To
carrytwo men in chaise, from Rockport
to Boston and back, journey of 70 miles ;
tsdrag q carry.all, with four persons, to
Salem and back, AZ miles; were common
daily performances with her. She has
seen Boston and RockPort as many as five
times in six weeks In her prime she was
often hired by Stone-contractor, who lived
nearly two miles out of this village. TO
his hosue ii was usual to send her in the
morning, from whence he would drive her
Ito Charestown bridge and back--not all
ways alone-and return her to the stable
in the evening, making the distance of her
travel upwards Of IS miles. Recently he
assured me that ne once drove hef~to
Charlestown in 3 I.2 hours, stopping in Sa-
lem about half an hour, and return the
same day. This was at the rate of IL
miles an hour About this time, she came
from Ipswich to this place, Is miles, in an
hour and quarter.
When about ii years old, she had seen
I.somuch hard work, aud had had so many
hard drives, that it was thought she must
be worn out; and she was offered for sale
|aor SIS, without purchaser. Subsequently
Eh6Gever, she was sold for over a SOD;
ahdssjnce this latter period, it has cost
nearly y$5tlO to keep horse in the stable
by'l3g side of her. Three horses, valued
at up@sgds of 500 each, subject to the
saneSevce. with her, and often favored at
her expense, have been completely used up.
One Of fism ret6fning from Salem in
company witirkerIat noon in the Hottest
day of the summer of 1910, the mare hav-
ing theShardest Of it, died wit lin an hour
after his arrival While the mare was in
harness the next day, as if nothing had
happened.
In January, i843, she went with sleigh
to Salem in an hour and three-quarters,
stopped there one hour and quarter, and
returned in an hour and hfty-6ve minutes
AZ miles in three hours and forty minutes
Not long before this period, she carried
four persons in heavy carry.all to Salem
in the forenoon, returned with them late in
the evening, and at midnight was harnessed
to the same vehicle and sent back in urgent
haste, to return early the next morning with
two persons Thus, in scarcely more
than twenty four hours, dragging that carry
all, with its load, "a miles.
B. HASKELL.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12
lPETROLEIIM. OR ROCK am

A NATURAL REAiEDY, procured from a we'll 400 feet
| II deep, aud possessing WONDERFUL Curative Pow
ers in diseases Of the Chest, Windppe and Lungs Also
Tor The cure Of Diahm Piles, Rheumatism, Asthma Bron.
chits, ScrOua or Kings Evil, Burns ald Scads Neual
ga, letter, Rngworn, Obstinate Eruptons of the skin
olches and PimLes the Face Deafness ChrOuic Sore
Eyes, Eyspens, Pain in the Bones and Joints, and all
that ess Of diseases In which Alternative purifying med
l,ieiEetis indicated
49, The Petroleum
Is asNaufel Remedy It is put up II fows from the
bosom ef the eaFth without any thing being added
its ingredients from the beds of substances passes
over in tsseeTet channel They blended together in
such gfIn IS to defy all human competition. The Pc
troleuHan this respect is like Mineral Waters, whose
virtues 70 most chronic Diseases are Acknowledged not
only BY physmans, but by the community ut la &c. These
siRgua fluids Sowing out from the earth, inpregnattd
Sithg medcinai substances Of different properties and
hod2g ihenfn such complete solution as 10 require the
aid Of Chemistry to detect them bears ample proof TO The
aot ara compounded by tue master hand of Ma
uIe for the alienation Of human suffering and dseasr,
hFeoleIm is medicine at all Is good lr for Nature
never half dues her wokald that medicine Of un.
equaled power, we have the nD,t abundant testimony.
For sale by S. K. Collins and e. r. Red6eld MontIeer
lYhe ny d. Frencb, Barre IShl6
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12

IRlsH WIT.-A couple of Irishmen, who
had not been long in this country, met in al
inn and called for dinner. As it so hap
pe0esH1bere was a dish of horse-raddist
grated dinner. Pat thinking ii wa:
somethH4gt % be eaten with spoon, put a
large spoonful into his mouth. The tears
Immediately flied his eyes, and rolled down
his cheeks, !. His companion saw it, and
said
Pat what is the matter RsA
= was thinking of my poor father that
was hanged in swate Ireland answered
Patrick. -
But Jenny soon filled his mouth with
the same, awithe tears gushed from his eyes
when Pat said
: What's The fpatter-what has happened
to yer
All said Jenny, was just thinking
what a pity'iEyas that you were not hang
ed. wbeR yopE-father was
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12

WAp1 EoItaire thus expresses himself
the sH5 Net ofywar -" A hundred thou,
sand msflsBlmaIs, whose heads are covered
WITH hats hdvance to kill or to be killed by
the hksg Number of their telIow1fnortals,
covere9S@ith turbans. -..By'this strange pro-
.ssaAssEe they want, at best, to decide wheth-
er tract of land, to which none of them
lays any claim, shall belong to a certain
man whom they call sultan, or to another
whom they call czar, neither Of whom ever
saw. or will see, so luriousIy contested for
and very few of those creatures, who thus
mutually butcher each other, ever beheld
the animal Tor whom they cut each Others
throats From-time immemorlal this ha:
been the way with mankind over all the
earth. What an excess of madness is this
And how deservedly might Superior Be
ing crush to atoms this earthly ball, the
bloody nest of such ridiculous murderers.'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12
POETRY.


AAOSSp
We have published several addresses, to Kos
suth, and have yet more on hahd-and now wish
ing to show our contributors how true poet ha
written od the subject, we give them the follow
ing impershable lines from the pen OF Dr. J. X
Lowell; Of Boston. Ed
race Of mobiles may die out,
royal Vine may leave no heir
Wise nature sets no guards about
Her pswterplate and wooden ware
But they fail not the kingier breed,
Who starry diadeHis attain
Todungson, axe and stake succeed,
Hens of the old heroic strain.
The zeal of nature never cools,
Nor is she thwaned of her ends;
When CAPPED and dulled her cheapsr tools,
fhsH she a saint ard prophet sends
Land Of the Magyars! though it be
The tyrant may reink his chain, 49,
Already thine the victory,
As the Jus, future measures gain.
Thou hast succeeded thou hast won
The deathly tnvails smplest WORTH
Nations duty thou hast done,
Givinea hero to our earth.
And M leteoms what will Of VICE, - =.
tiaa saved the land he strove u, saves'-
No Cossack hordes, no traitors blow,
Can quehch the voics shall haunt his grave.
~ al Kossuth am oh, Future, thou,
That cenr'st theiust and -tlif0Ei the vie,
y o'srths small dustin reverence bow,
Remembering wha was erewflos-
= i4Ia
vas the chosen Trump where through
fod sent forth awakening breath; w.
chaius' Coinedeathi The strain he blew
nnds autivlng chous aud DEATH"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12

Confession OF BUaGLAR.-At Hunting.
don gaol on Sunday Hall made further as
founding disclosures, in which he duplicates
six more associates in crime. This latest
disclosure relates to six burglaries, and one
highway robbery in every instance, mon
| ey, watches, plate, food, apparel, and other
such ARTICLES as could be carried away
haying been stolen. The total, arrested
awaiting their trial, and yet IN custody
makes twenty desperadoes Hall has impeacI
ed. 1t is.aslonlshing that SO many tobBer.
ics-some with dreadful vioence-should
have been committed without any clue, for
many months, to the apprehension of this
lawless (banditti They did not con6ne
their dark deeds to the country OF HINT
ington, but secured every corner of Lin
colnshre, Northamptonshire, and Cam
bridgeshire, confederating with them des-
perate characters wherever they went to
commit plumber. Il has come out that
policeman on the Eastern Counties Rail
way, near Peterborough, was knocked down
and robbed, and, because he resisted, his
life was taken; the body was then dragged
across the metals, so that the next train
going thereon might run over the llleless
man, and make ittaPpear that the poor fell
low had lost his lile, through such an acct
dent For nearly thifeen years this gang
carried on theft rot beries.-Cdmbridge
ChrOniek n 4 T.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12
Aarilnltnral.
Farming for August.
"The eighth was AuRyst, being rich array'd
In garment all Of gold down to the ground


"The eighth was Auayst, being rich aray'd
In garment all Of gold down to the ground
Yet rode he not, but led lovely maya :,
Forth by the lily hand the which was crOWhu =,
With cares Of Gorne, and full her hand was found"
The Roman senate complimented the
emperor Augustus by naming this month
after him; and through the Romans 1t IS
denominated by us August. Our Saxon
ancestors called it " ArnmOnGt," (more
properly barn mOneth,) intending thereby
the then filling of the barns with corn.
The harvest in England was principally
gathered in August; the rye, oats, barley,
wheat, peas, beans, &c; while our great
harvest, the Indian corn, is extended into
October and even November
Although another month of summer is LETT,
its former beauty. youth and freshness have
departed, and whitening touch Of age may
be seen through all the late gay Parterre.-
The number Of flowers is sensibly dlmln-
ished. But that the change may be gradu-
ual, as in all things else, there are some
still springing into blossom-the polyan-
thuses, mignonette, capsicums aud china.
asler. And as a compensation for the loss OF
our lovely friends, the quantity of fruit IS
greatly multiplied, the apricots, the peach
es, pears and grapes; the wild berries are
abundant, and the garden raspberries, cur
rants ,thimbleberries gooseberries and black
berries.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12

The title Of 4" His Majesty was not used
by the sovereigns of Europe until the time
of ChaEles V. He assumed il when he was
elected emperor, Before that time, they
had been satisfied with the title of" High
ness" pr " Grace" The vanity of other
souas soon led them to initiate the Spanish.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12

WILL give prompt attention to all business entrusted to
w their care in ANY of the CouRTs THIS STATE.
They also continue To transact business in any of the
SOUTHERN WESTERN SrATEsS such purchasing Gov
eTnment Lands 5sSved Farms Tracing Land TILES
Paying Taxes, Examining Land and furnishing to the
owner description # - situatiun value, &c, Selling
Lands, Investigating the settlement of the estate of per-
deceased Securing the property belonging to such
tates Collecting debto of all kind and attending to ANY
LEGAL BUSINESS IN PIE SOUTH OR WEST.
Land Warrants Bought, Sold, and Located for the Sol
der, and Bounty Land disposed of on commission.
MI. ELpREpGE having travelled extensively in the West
and on tovernmen lands, and thereby acquired know
edge Of the best locations, and general business acquan
lance, VIII continue tn make journeys at regular intervals
to attend to the foreign business Of the office
During his absence Mt JOHNoN will be found at their
Office to attend TO all home BUSINESS and will receive and
forward to MI. f. oil foreign bushes left with him.
Pensions, Bounty Land, Back Pay aid Extra Pay proCu
red for those entitled Petitions for Patents and Specfca
lions carefully prepared and Patents obtained Advice oil
Pension, Bounty Land and Government Claims gratis.
All business sent by mail will be attended to expedi
tiously and faithfully. Is
M.f. ELDREDGE. J. W. JOHNSON.