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UNION WASHINGTON TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST H. 1852

furnishing satisfactory certificates Of competency TO fulh
all the obligations oil the contract
Mr.. CLARKE There is no necessity for printing this
communication, as il will be wanted here in few days
/ therefore move 10 lay Il upon the table.
The question being then laken II was accordingly laid
upon the liable. ttt t&
Mr. WELLER. Ipreiet that iha communication shosld
be printed, as am very anxious TO see the contract Al
though il is incomplete, understand inat the persons
with whom the contract is made are now engaged in the
transportation OF part OF the materials 10 California
Mr. CLARKE. The senator is far behind the times
The contract which he refers is the for the
building of the sectional dock, while this is in regard
10 the leasing OF that dock
4 Mr.. WELLER The fact that | am so profoundly
ignorant in this matter is reason why this communca
tion should he printed
Mr. CLARKE Well, / have objection.
Mr. WELLER move that it be printed for the use
OF the Senate.
The question being then taken, the motion was agreed
to- aud the document ordered TO be printed,
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
On motion by Mr. BRIGHT, the special order OF the
day-the private calenda-was postponed, and the Sem
then proceeded 10 the consideration OF executive
business; and after some time spent therein the doors
We're reopened; whereupon
The Senate adjourned,
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November, 1884,
once q the pos Once Department the ey q wasngton
owng the routes and la the manner and time herein specified
No sas From owensboo by Naows, Long Falls Creek Cal
eoa au%ssy sosaI so, nm Wellington, @ Bremen S1s
10 Eikton, Io4 miles and back, ,nree times week
Wongton 10 be supplied the going and Fruit HUI on the
return trips.
Leave owsnsboro Monday "Wednesday, and Friday, me,
.ys as% &eassy asa! a1s
Arrive at owensboro' next day by 6,pm.
ILLINOIS.
New Milford, Ehda, Keishwaukie, Rockford, Harlem,
Roscoe, aud Rocktan, to Beioit, " miles and back,
, Arrive q, ,B. Bslei, IN n :. day BY 5, m;
Leave Beo daily, except sunday at6, a. m;
Bidders should OF conveyance The mail
% s 81 The aas s s
se S 10 not ass @ ter sss
nSna T M ,v a for Sr e ro
pro rata ex a for addon stock made by the change
Than the proposals should be popo
sas for for routes 5s Keasek and 4 Illinois, and addressed
For further particulars me conditions q bidding notes A.
on certain routes in Kentucky and ln9s Sc .r,
Posr orroE DEpARrMrsr, July 81, 1852. Aug a-iaw4w
STEwART Viciens Mary Viclens. his wife.
y Dennad Meekins, William Meekin Emily Meekns, and
soa, Of equity State Of MARYLAND, July 1852 August A.
real estate lying and being in Dorshese County
The b., slas ina, esaa John Msssln late 2, said
and iry leaving widow Elizabeth Meekns, and Mary Meekins
Thomas Meekns Dennard Meekns, Smith
said John Meekns seized and OF land called
Narshy Point lying and Meekins' Neck, and
iu county,
devised widow, Elizabeth Meekins during
her Elizabeth departed
in the spring eighteen hundred and that the said Mary
Meekns nternarried with said Stewart Vckens;
thar the said Thomas Meekns % leaving
children William Meekns Emily Meekins,
law said William heekins Emily
under the OF that the said Susan smith
left the state of Maryland reside unknown
the companans will be for the benefit and of all
shall be sod
Of this division of the
those entitled thereto. ~
II is therefore audged ordered and decreed by the order of
circuit court for dorchester that the complainant by causing
published
Washington city each Of five weeks before
neenh September giving notice the said absent defendant
fivng and 10 heirs, object
BILL aud her appear conrt person
cilor before the fourth Tuesday January
the premises, and show she they have why
decree ought not TO pass prayed
ARA SPENCE
SAMUEL d. LIE CoMPrE, Solicitor for Complainant
True copy-Tesie
Aug li-law5w r. j. HENRY, Clerk
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Ac1 A &
NwhGr A. mite sulphur SprIngs.-bt~du fare
" increased M
BILE, and expeditions White Sulphur
Springs
From Washington by the Richmond Potomac
railroad "
From Baltimore BY the comfortable and pressure
uland, Capt. q Il Mitchell.
Connecting Richmond with Richmond Danvie rail-
road.
Pare from Baltimore to White sulphur ........... SIS
balnmore 10 sweet springs ~
washington 10 White Sulphur. is
Washington Springs ...,..,.... ....... IA
" Richmond to White sulphur.
RICHMOND To sweet Springs.
Leave Baltimore Tuesday ard Thursday
O'Clock, Aqua
Richmond at p m. the succeeding days
Leave Richmond daily (c,cept sunday Lynch
burg hi Ok Leave Lypchburg 81 m Buford,s by
~ 20 Mountain House ~ Springs
10 Leave Sweet springs after breakfast
Sulphur by l2E Returning leave White Sulphur
sweet Springs ~ Springs daylight and
Lynehbnrg day by night Lynchbug at m and
10 Richmond day by 5h. 22m D m.
Fare from Richmond 20 White Sulphur. $40
Richmond 10 sweet Springs. ................
Passengers ohens travel in night may extras At
Buids, and proceed without dctenton
can se bad on board The steamboats, Potomac
from Capt o. r. MITCHELL the
Of the Richmond and Danviie railroad, Richmond.
JOAN ~ OSBORNE
auRp-a1m
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For Norfolk, Old Point, and Pinsy Po,nt.-Faro Re-
ducgd
~e-n THE steamer osCEoLA, having undergone thor
ESA8e ough repair, leaves Washington fo Norfolk avery
=. "Wednesday and Saturday at 8ocock A. m. arriving
Monday and Thursday 4 O'Clock, D. m " Nt
she touches going and returning Point Pney Point Cone
nver and the usual landings he Potomac, '
Passage meals included Norfoik. Al 90
NJ " Piney Point .,....t ..........s 81 90
~ Old Point ....,..... ..... ea 90
DO " Old Point and return. ......,.. Al 90
n"k0-pa JAMES MITCHELL,
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bALTfMoHE AND WAsHisGTOs ssAIIROAD.
Trains leave at and @ n M Through ticket, are
issued by m and following points
ing a e Relay with those going West
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Mr. BADGER. will ask the Senate TO postpone the
prior ORDERS for the purpose up Of taking bill Of precisely
the character OF the JUS, passed Il reported
from The Committee Military Affairs, and think there
will be objection in regard 10 " 1t is Senate bill 50p
for the relief Of Elizabeth Armstad.
The question being then taken, the prior orders were
postponed, and the bill taken up and read the second
time
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interest upon subsequent application il The Senate
shall determine 10 allow interest IN any case. general
principle will be adopted which wiz apply to all these
cases.
Mr. DESAUSSURE. | Withdraw the amendment.
The bill was reported the Senate, and ordered TO be
eugtossed for a third reading.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-07-01

CH6TEAS CHlRaGRAPIIY.- The Hon. Ru
case before the Rai.rosd Committee, few
days ago, but was prevented from attend
| ing by other engagements. So he sent q
letter to the committee with his apology
| The iIoa. chairman. when he received The
missiye and opened il, looked non. .plussed
he turned it upside down, then sideways
then over and over, round and round, in
side out. and really didn't seem TO know
what to make of the criticr. lie scratched
his head, rubbed his nasal organ, run hi,
hand vigorously through his hair, and thet
applied himself again to an insight into th,
matter, but the mysterious signs were
still unintelligibe-no light iIInmed the
cabolislic page. The chairman sough
counsel of his associates, while the audi
eucc were inquiring of each other "Wher,
is Choatc, why don't he Gomez" Th'
whole community ware in painful stat
Of incertitude. One Of the number, NOR,
critical than the rest, was sure he coult
unrnvcl the meaning Of the writing. III
stared at it for the space of ten minutes
looking mighty grave the while. But ht
had TO give il up. lie shook his head
there was nothing in il.
While the committee were lost in won
der and amazement at the characteristic
figure before them, the waiting assembly
were attracted by their mysterious move
ments. At last The chairman threw th'
magic letter upon the table in blank des
pair. II caught the eye ofone, ofihe conn
sci in attendance.
"Ah!n said the LAWYER, ''that is lei,e
from brother Choate."
sit is p exclaimed The relieved chairman
do me the favor, then, to read il to the
committee"
.Whati" replied the lawyer in amaze
ment--"Come, come, gentlemen, that ]
going little tso far"
"Wel," said the chairman, "what shal
wo do; we can't decipher The letter."
"No man can do that" returned tn
counsel. shut you may safely conclude tha
Mr.. Choate won't be hare this afternoon
The committee than adjourned.
Boston Herald.
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RATHER TRUE THAN OTHERWIsE.-At
the recent Woman's Rights Convention at
MassiIon, OHIO, We tind il reported that
Mrs. Frances d. Gage, said, ailusion had
been made 10 the popular sentiment that
men nre what their mothers make them
She repellcd that sentiment as an indigni-
~ TO her sex. What mother, she asked,
ever taught her son to drink rum, gamble,
swear, smoke and chew tobacco?
The truth was, that a boy was taught
10 regard his mother as inferior, and that
il was not manly to follow her instructions.
When he left tic hearth-stone be was be-
yond her reach lie found men, and those
too in elevated stations, addicted to vulgar
and vicious practices, and that he was liza
bic in spite Of all that his mother had
taught hin, 10 fall into such habits him
self. Men allowed grog shops 10 be set
up on the street corners, and permitted
gambling houses, to exist, TO tempt the boy
from the path OF virtue; and when the
mothers asked for the abatement OF those
evils, they wero told to keep in their
sphere.
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YANKEE INGENUITY-THE WAY TO SUR
MOUNT \ DIFFICULTY.

YANKEE INGENuITY-THE WAY TO SUR
MOUNT \ DIFFICULTY.
A correspondent Of the Scientific Ataer,
ican describes an Interesting method adopt
cd By Yankee Of Els, Dorset, Vermont,
of transporting timber from the Green
Mountains. The gentleman referred to
| had contracted To furnish the Western Yer
mon, Railroad, with $4,000 ties and other
timber. As the only place for which be
could get ties and timber was three miles
dis,au, from the railroad, on the top Of The
Green Mountains, in a place inaccessible
by any feasible road, his friends aud foes
ioined n the predictions that i, was i'm
possible for hin, to fulfill the contract. lie
ascended through narrow rayine to the
mountains top, and there gathered in one
vast pile 80 900 ties and other timbers.--
Then The question arose with every one
by what means is all this 10 he conveyed
to the railroad? Only few weeks OF
summer weather Is allowed TO accomplish
it in, and nothing but rocks aud gulllss In,
teryene. Surely, 'necesSity is the moth
er Of invention" lie goes 10 worI, and
builds small substantial spout OF fume OF
long narrow plank, stretching from rock to
rock down ihe mountain gorge. Here il
rests on rock, there high on the branch.
es Of tree, and there again high in the air,
il threads across the valley supported like
telegraph wire. In four or five weeks
the three miles are completed, all built IN
the most cheap and substantial manner.-
A small! stream Of water is turned into =
tlumc, aud twenty men go merrlly to work
dashlng in the heavy ties and timbers;
away they Hy as on the wings Of dova.--
!n four summer days that pile oil $500 tons
al lumber is conveyed without cost from
the Green Mountains in Peru 10 the rail
road in Dorset,
The flame still stands and the thousands
of acres hitherto worthless, can now be
cleared of lumber and fuel, and will make
the fortune of the proprietor.
DEATH OF On. SAMUEL NorT.-ThIs
venerable clergyman died at The parsonage
house in Franklin, on Wednesday after.
noon ia the 99th year Of his age. About
i week before his decease, his gown
caught fire while sitting in his room alone,
and before be had put it oat, his hand was
| badly burned The injury and excite
ment consequent upon it were too much,
and after lingering several days, the agsd
saint sank under il,
DR.. Not, had been settlsd 10 the parish
more than seventy years, and was, NO be,
ovs, the oldest clergyman in Connection
--and we doubt not, the Oldest pustor Of @
parish in New England, it not in the coun'
yc,c Loadoa Chroaele.
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43. DAVENPORT. SCOTT CO.. IOWA: THURSDAY

arm Of the Duke de -, and left the aw
iul room, praying meanwhile with score
iervor.
Arrived at the foot Of The staircase, tbt
old man succeeded, without bis guide.
knowledge, in slightly displacing the thics
bandage, SO as to admit a partial ray O
lamp light. Finding himself in the car
rage gateway, he managed to stumble and
fall, with both hands forward toward darE
corner. The d(iAe has,ened to raise him
both resumed their places in tue carriage
and after repassing through the same Tor
iuous route, the cure was set down IN safe
'ty al his own door.
Without one moments delay, he called
his servant.
Pierre lie said, 'arm yourself with a
stick, and give me your support; must
instantly go 70 the minister Of police
Soon aflerwafd the official cato was
opened 10 admit the venerable pastor
'Monseigneur,' he said, addressing the
minister, "a terrible deed will speedily be
accomplished, if you arc not in time to pre-
vent it. Let your agents visit, before DAY.
,
in the inner angle Of one of them will be
found blood stained handkerchief. The
blood is that of u young female, whose mnr.
der, already begun, has been ruraculously
suspended. Her family have condemned
thcir victim 10 have her veins opened one
by one. and thus 10 perish slowly in expi-
alton OF . fault, already more than punish
ed by her mortal agony. Courage, my
friend, on have already some hours. MAY
God sssis, you--l can only pray
That same morning, at eight o'clock the
minister Of police entered the cures room
My friend said he, j confess my nle
riority, YOU are able 10 instruct me in ex
pedienis'
'Savcd!' cried the old man, bursting into
tears.
sSavedn said the minister. 'and rescued
from the power Of her cruel relations. Boz
The next time, dear Able, that you want
ny assistance in benevolent enterprise,
| wish you would give me a little more
lime 10 accomplish IT,
Within the next twenty.four hoGrs, By
m express order from the king. the Duke
de - and bis aecomplices were secretly
removed from Paris, and conveyed cut Of
he kingdom.
The youDg woman received all the care
which her prccarious state required; and
when sufficiently recovered, retired 10 q
quiet country village where the royal pro-
lection assured her safety. II is scarcely
needful 10 say, that next TO her Maker, the
cure Of ST. Germans was the object of her
deepest gratitude and flial love. During
fifteen wears, the holy man received from
time to time the expression Of her grateful
iieclon, and al length, when himself, from
extreme old age, on the brink Of the grave.
he received the Intelligence iha; She had
departed in peace.
Never until then, had word Of this
mysterious adventure passed the good
cures lips On bis deaih-b bed however. be
confiied the recital to bishop, one Of his
particular friends; md from a relation oi
tho latter, myself heard it.
This is Tue exact truth.
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LACE NOT YOUR HOPES on THINGS OF
b. MARY CUTS.

b. MARY CUTS.
Place not your hopes on things Of Earth,
There is no bliss, no Joy,
No happiness fer mortal man,
Without its sad alloy
Expect not much of bliss below;
Dream NOT, fond mortal, here:
Like tancs's airy castles bright,
These visions disappear.
No-trnst thou not the Joys Of earth,
Not for day, an hour,
Sharp lhorns are lurking ty the side
Ofher most precious flower.
Trust not, trust not the morn may ope
Mos gleriously clear,
Bni ere an hour dark clouds arise;
Place no dependence here.
Not even glory, wealth, or fame,
They are Of mortal birth.
Love, yet remember theu how frall
The fairesf flowers Of earth.
All! trust no.. then, these waywrad Joys,
They fado, they dr"op, they die;
Look thou above, beyond for bliss--
Ilereisa Heaven on high.
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A PREcocIaus CuIEL A few days
since juvenile offender was brought be-
fore one of the Glasgow balies, who after
reading lecture to The lad, put the follow,
ing iutcrrogatory :--"Whero did you learn
so much w:ckedness?" l'ho youth per,
sonifying innocence, with an inqnlrlng
look replied, "Do you ken the pump well
in Glassford ST." NO." said the balile'
"Weel then, do you ken the pump well IN
the Briggatem "Oh yes;" answered the
man in Office quickly "Wee', them" re
Joined tho accused, "yo may gang there
and pump as lang a yc like for Pm hanged
ifyou pump me"
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BAyARD TAYLOR, the cosmopolitan edi-
tor of the Y. n. Tribune thus speaks of the
Inhabitants ofthat region of country from
which his las, epistle hails-the White
Nile Of Africa:
The innumerable swarms Of wild birds
filled the air with their noise, as they few
to their cove.ts, or ranged themselves 10
compact files Oh The sand. Above all their
din, heard at intervals, from the anseen
Ithickets inland, the prolonged snarllng roar
Of some wild beast. Ii was TOO deep-ioned
and powerful for leopard, and we all de.
cided that ii was lion. As was watch
ing the snowy cranes and silyery herons
that alighed on the boughs within pistol
shot, my men pointed out huge hipPopot,
anus, standing in the reeds, but short
distance from the vessel. lie was be,
tween FIVE and six feet high, bu; his head,
body and legs were OF enormous bulk. lie
looked at us, opened bis great jaws. gave
his swine-like head toss in the air, and
plunged hastily into the water. At the
same instant an immense crocodile (per-
haps 20 lee, in lengthy left bis basking
place on the sand and took refuge in the
river. Soon atterw1rd two hlppopolamt
rose ia the center Of the stream, and, after
snoring the water from their nostrils. en-
teTlained us with a peculiar granting
sound, like the lowest rumbling note Of a
double bass. The concert was continued
by others, and still hear them from time
10 time This is Central Africa, as |
dreamed it--a grand though savage PIC
ture, full of life and heat, and with bar
baric splendor oven in the forms Of Ma
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-07-01

Cry AND CouNTRr.--Th general rule
with regard 10 City and Country is this
II through strength Of intellect peculiar
faculty or strength Of purpose you are able
and willing to do several fair average mems
work each day then The city is the place
for you, and probably YOU can do more
good or make money faster here than
elsewhere; but if YOU are only able and
willing TO do one mans work you can live
easier. fare better, and gradually grow in
10 competence more surely in the coun-
-try.
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W. ID. SMITH,
JEWEI,RY g. WATCHES.

"a A c. BILLION, Brady 81 be-
c.xas a. tween First aud Second s,s.,
ID has just returned with his Spring
IN, MA stock OF
saNl=zzsA .iereirg, Clocks and ItGtehcs,
selected by himself with great care Consisting
in par, Of Gold and Silver Levers, fob, guard and
vest Chains, Gold Cuff and Breas: Plus, Ear and
finger Rings, Clasps, Studs, Pens, S'l. and Steel
hPecacles, Sill. Tea, Table, and Salt Spoons, Sii.
Butler Knives, Coral Beads, Music Boxes, fine
Pocke, Knives. Porte Moneys, Tuck aud fine
Combs, Office aud Mantle Clocks, I'll prices, with
many other articles too Numerous TO mention.
Particular attention given to the repairing OF
Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry. Also Engra-
TEg.
Gold and Silver bought and taken in trade ioi
goods or work.
A. G.. BILLION.
Havenport AnIiI Cpd 1882
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A NurTY FLAvoRsD ASEcDoTE Med
ding with others sometimes brings Us into
scrapes, and thereby one of,he elders Of
church made ''bad worse" A young fel-
low entered tho church md took bis sea,
with his hal on. An elder noticing il,
stepped up and requested him to take il Oft.
His reques, not being complied with, he
|cSme 10 the SoHhg man second time, and
seeing be still hesitaied. the elder gently
lifted il off, when 70 his (the elder's) cha
grin, out rolled quart Of shelborks on the
door, making rather more noise than was
consistent With the rules OF The church.
"Man," "qaie,h responded the youngs.er,
looking cotnposedly. "see what you have
done. ~ Yaalee BlGde.
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aVINt; located himself in Lyons, Clinton,
II Cd Iowa. will attend 10 ali calls IN the
liae of his profession.
From his experience he hopes 70 give satisiac-
80, ,nd merit share Of public patronage.
Nh, Drugs and Medicines always On hand
n, r.d,,.e.l prIees Warran'edpuFe.
~ f'"N' r., satb ig5, 3I-Gm
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hrs, BarroWs Il Wainwright.

y.sDoetor BARRQWS has assoc in the prs
ice of Medicine with DIR. j. a. WAlNW Riahi /,
,en,lsmau OF ability and experience. =
All calls in the way Of their profession VIII 3
promptly attended to.
AorI p0th. 49,.
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Habits are soon assumed, bu, when we
strive 10 strip them of. It's being flayed
alive -~C Cooper
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NOTICE.

s.-.-.- THOSE in want Of
y s-. u CABINET FURNITURE,
9 ------~vssJ are invited 10 call at the
WATERFRONT OF
HALL &, PENTlTH,
Just above the Post Office, on Brady Street
a' ,he stand formerly occupied by Judge Burris
An assortment now on hand. All kinds o.
"o n made 10 order.
Collins made 10 order and a IIearse will be fur.
4''hed to those who may desire It.
Jan. 21h, 1852 ...- .aa.
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nas. COLDER G. MORGAN,
-l--@-ll---5 l5l.7'-7l7777~ l-..-
DDCl. ls5lL14Ek

VIII practice Medicnc and surgery as Partners
aa.ri fn,b 1852 a8.iy