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OUNCE THE NOTICE from this office of the 10th
- January last, which appeared in the newspa-
pers of this city oeutioning the put against re,
Captain l.. G. Easton, Assistant Quartermaster
recently stationed at Santa Fee, New Mexico, n
third forged draft OIL the Quartermaster General
iis s Santa Fe. n. NJ lst Nav 1851 in favor OF
Robert II. Brent, ESQ.,, for $780, and signed l.. G.
Easton, Captain and Assistant Quartcrmaster:
II is known, from official advice in this office,
that the only genuine drafts Of Captain Eason on
the Quartermaster General arc numbered from
to IL; all Of which have been long since paid.
Captain Easton having ceased to draw, there are
consequently no genuine drafts of his now in cirou
lation.
By direction of the Quartcrmastcr General
VIM. A. GORDON, Chief Clerk.
QuARTERMAsTER GENEaAL's OFFICE,
WAsHINGToN CITY. February ID, 1852.
Feb Ia
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T IST OF PATENTS FROM 1890 to 1897. for
| - inventions and designs, issued by the United
| States, with the Patent Laws and Notes Of Dcci-
sions Of the Courts, SC. Very scarce and valu-
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Girard College, it is well known,
was founded on inidel principles /;
and will, extreme provisions Of the
founder to keep Christianity out of it,
But Christianity has got in, with no
violation of these provisions. Tho
college has chapel which is filed
at an early hour every day with 800
lads, and their teachers meet foi pray.
or aud reading the Scriptures. and
three times on Sunday for regular
worship and instruction.
The University of Virginia has had
a like experience. 1t was projected
by Jefferson, on 4 plan exclusive of
religion. But experience soon taught
The absolute necessity of religion to
its success. 1t now has a chaplain
and regular course of lectures, on the
evidences of Christianity.
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An interesting Occnsion.

The cornerstone of the first free
Protestant church in Italy was laid at
Turin, October 81. Sardinia is the
only Italian state where such ccre-
mony would be permitted. The So
ciciy Of Waldcnses, for whom the
chuIch is to be erected, embraces u
bout a thousand members, who have
hitherto been poorly accommodated
in an obscure building. Since the
present constitution was adopted a.
lou, three yours ago, by which free
dom of conscience was secured, their
number has been steadily increasing,
md they have been able to purchase
abaulsome site for church on the
a = q fashionable avenue OF the city.
/. mark of tho favor Of the people,
d 5ncchanics have offered to coll
!, te in labor TO the building.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-17
A Virginia Pastors Testimony,

Mr.. Cross, superintendent OF COL
portage in Virginia, has communica-
ted the following facts respecting the
usefulness of publications, furnished
him by one of the leading clergymen
of tho Presbyterian church in Virginia.
81 was sent for to visit gentleman
in great distress of mind, who had
been awakened to attend to the inter-
ests of his soul, but had banished re-
lirion from his thoughts, and had been
left, as he believed, byGod to despair.
j spent the afternoon, the night until
bedtime, and half the next morning
in trying to convince him of the will
lingness Of Christ to save him. lie
seemed ut length convinced, and yet
he found no peace. Having observed
some books in an adjoining room, |
went in to see if something could not
be found to suit the case. james
Anxious Inquirer was there, having
been purchased from q colporteur. |
turned down leaf at chapter two,
requesting particular attention to it.
After | left, the chapter was read, and
then tile whole book; and he told mo
when ] returned, that it was the means
of saving him from despair. The
word Of life is divided with great skill
in tia, little book, and it just suited
his case. After he publicly protested
Christ, he sent the volume 10 his bro
ther, u physician and it was the means
of leading hint to Christ, and he and
his daughter, united with the church.
Both these gentlemen were men OF
wealth and intelligence. The physi-
cian has gone to his rest; he died the
day after he united with the church.
The other lives to contribute liberal
Is to the various benevolent objects of
the duy.
al was afterwards, sent for eight
miles 10 visit lady in bad health and
in distressed state of mind. After
conversing wiihher, presented james
Anxious Inquirer to be road to her;
Her husband was kind, but wicked
and Incorporate man. He undertook
to read aud explain the book to her.
Tho result was, that both were led 10
Christ. Both soon after died, giving
every evidence that they died in the
Lord.
"a few days ago m old man came
to converse on tho subject ofreligion,
who reminded me that a year or two
aro | sent him book, He had new
or thought seriously about his soul,
and seldom attended preaching. He
had read that book over and over, and
then had commenced reading the Bi.
bic aud attending church. Last Sab
bath he, in company with fourteen 9TH
crs, united with the people of Cod
Since the commencement of the year
1850, t;,ry.thrco persons have united
with this church; aud | have reason
to believe that the circulation Of tracts
and books has been prominent among
the means which God has blessed"
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Bright Spots.

L CIV kuOW VI Cdll uuuCistuHu lhS
anxieties incidental to couductingmis.
sionary operations, especially among
the Indians; and therefore they may
mol be prepared to welcome with such
feelings of delight, the few sunny spots
chsometimes appear to cheer those
who are often pressed down under
their responsibilities.
We ure frank 10 confess that orr
ouly trouJlcs are those which drise
from the responsibilities connected
with our official relations 10 the cause
of Indian Missions. The inadequate
support afforded, aud tho slow pro
gress made in supplying the destitute
tribes with the preached word, are the
bu, deus under which we are oppress-
ed. While thus circumstanced, We
can hardly find fitting words to ex-
press our Joy at the glorious indica-
lions of Divine favor bestowed upon
the labors of our Missionaries. Read
the missionary intelligence in this
number, aud can any one fail to see
the hand Of God in the work: Five
years ago, how different the scene in
the Greek nation! Whipping, with
fifty lashcs on the naked back, far
praying, preaching, singing, or meet
ing together for these purposes y
Now tho whole nation sends its null
titudes to the solemn assembly. and
chiefs and head men are among the
active parlicipators. in the. religious
exercises, and opposition is unknown.
Not satisfied W til the attendance of
their own tribe, they invite those from
other parts of the Indian country, and
cordially extend to them the hand Of
fellowship aud welcome. In spirit
Saul the prosecutor has again become
Paul the friend and "fellow helper
10 tile truth" The Associations men
toned as recently convened in the
Creek nation, we look upon as one
of the remarkable events of modern
Missions. 1t was q convocation OF
christian Indians, formerly enemies,
but now made one by the blood of
Christ, by which their enmily hud
been slain. Tho Moderator, brother
Folsom, was recently one of the cleo
tive chiefs of The Choctaw nation.now,
from choice, Il humble preacher of the
cross. Aud there were brethren
Graves aud Worcester, also native
preachers from the Choctaw churches;
and the venerable Chilly Mcintosh,
once head war chief, now an ordain-
ed minister of Christ: also D. N. and
Lewis Mcintosh, j. Peuyman and ia
cob, all regularly ordained, and in the
employ of the Board. Besides these
good brethren, there are several 9TH
ers who are sustained by the church.
es in The nation.
Incontemplating this delightful con-
vocation, We have been fully impress
ed with the idea that, if no other
good has been accomplished by all
our efforts, this would have suIficed.
We will no more despond. "TuE
LORD is WITH Us !"-ladian Adcocatc.
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Be Sure the Fox is Dead.

The following anecdote, instructive Oh
many other subjects besides that OF the
Maine Liquor law, was related BY a VEN
cradle speaker a, the late anniversary
meetings Of the Free viii Baplists.
Father Phinney wished TO relate an
anecdote. While hearing BIZ. Peck telling
how wise these rumsellers have become,
was reminded Of one John Skillenst an
old Bachelor who lived in Gorham, my ma.
tive town. Old John was fox hunter.
Al one lime, an old fox came TO his trap,
cat of the bait and went off. John went
to his trap and looked aud said TOR he was
always talking to himself, "What, docs The
for hink 10 ouiwh John Skillsns y So he
fixed the bed and sci his trap the other
side up, TO outwit the FOX. But ii was
one of the cunning old foxes aud he mana
gcd 10 get on the bait, spoiled The bel, and
re, of again without being caught. John
went TO his Trap mud Looked as,onished
bu, he was not 10 be outwitted by q fox
he would show them that he knew motc
than the whole tribe Of foxes, So he Dor.
rowed another trip, and set two, SO that
while the fox was in one, he 20, his hind
leg caugh, in the other. When John calnr
10 his trap he said, Good moming Mr.. Fox
Did ] not tell You that il was no use to al
I,empt 10 outwi, John Skillems?" He then
took IN pitchknot and whaled him OF
the head, till the fox laid down just as Mr.
Peck says those rumsellers do applause,
He then turned to fix his traps, and as IT.
happened TO look rosud he saw the iox'i
tail Just going on, Of sigh, among the bush
es.-.( Roaring applause.) Now, SAID
Phinney, what want is, that we SHOULD
not be deceived, bu. be sure the fox i
dead,H
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Extract of n letter from II gentle
man in Illinois TO friend in Holland,
Erie county:
-Four years since, l sold piece
of land for milling purposes. bound
the company in an article of agree.
ment, which was recorded in the coun.
ty clerks Office, not to build a dis,il-
lery OF. the premises. They built a
Touring mill, and prospercd WE'LL
But last spring the owners thought
they could make money faster by adj
ding a distillery. Nearly all the COM
munity cried out against it; but they
were determined to erect it. They
found that they had not sufficient wa.
ter, and had to expend three hundred
dollars in digging torit. They thought
they had accomplished this object, but
their water conductors failed, which
cost them three hundred dollars more.
Then they built alargeiron crib, which
cost about three hundred dollars, and
having bought about five thousand
bushels of corn, the foundation gave
way, and all fell into destructive
mass. After this they experienced
divers calamitics, in their tubs bprst-
ing, etc. But last Sabbath, (,his was
in Decembcr,) they worked all day to
repair their tubs. They started on
Monday morning, with high prospects
of success; but about four o'clock in
the afternoon, one OF the large tubs,
holding six hundred gallons of boiling
beer, burst, aud two Of the owners
and three others were SO dreadfully
scal,lcd that they died before the next
morning. 81 l have spent this day in
making preparations and helping to
bury FIVE Of my neighbors. You may
well suppose our little town is in
mourning. Sixteen children have
been left iatherless by this wonderful
providence. How uncertain is life I!
Truly in tho midst of life we are in
death. The way Of trangressors is
hard" as 4e
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dren of eminently pious parents be-
come dissolute and ungodry. 1t is a
fact undenicd, that the mind is never
vacant, SO that if tho principles of vlr-
tue or piety and devotion, be not III
stllled into tho youthful mind, the al
lurements of vice will take hold OF 1t,
and when they once become thorough
ly implanted and firmly grounded
there will be difficulty to eradicate
them, of which we can hardly con-
ccive. "a
In fine, as singing the praises of
God and the Lamb" will be one Of
the grand and glorious employments
Of the redeemed in heaven, let every
family strive to initiate tho saints in
bliss, as they
D. soar and touch the heavenly strings,
And vic with Gabriel while he sings,
In notes almost divine"
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AN Ant si,nilc.

ARonsun Catholic priest, some time
since, in Germany, on entering tho
pulpit, took walnut into it. He told
Ills hearers thu, tho shell was tasteless
md valuelcss-.that was Calvin's
Church. The skin was nauseous, dis.
agreeable md worthlcss-that was the
Lutheran Church. Hc then said that
he would show them the Holy Apos'
tolic Church. He cracked the nut,
and found il rotten,
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Bob, where arc you gong III s"cH
hurry this morning :" ~ is gwi"o
to Massa Doctor Martins to get mas.
So TOMS Buckshpr pig, What massa
doctor promise massa Tom dc last
time he shod his hoss," said the negro
as he reined in his animal.
"Wcll, Bob, you must stop as you
come back and let me SEQ the pig"
=" Dat will, massa Sam; dat will
and away he went at tho top of "old
Toms" speed. In less than an hour
Bob returned with genuine swine,
and alighting at the grocery, he lifted
the cover of the basket, and to the as
tonshed gaze of the grocery man,
who imagined Berkshire to be some.
thing more than mere hog, exhibit.
ed a very beautiful specimen of ajet
black pig. An idea struch Sam Smith
to play joke on Bob, and knowing
his propensity to imbibe, told him 10
go in the grocery and get DRAM
While Bob was gone. Sam Smith ran
round the back of the house and got
little black pup mig about the Same
heh, and took the pig out Of tho bas'
ket and put the pup in. When Bob
came out and mounted his nag, Sam
Smith handed him the basket, and of
he went. On arriving at home the
blacksmith asked him if he had got
the pig. eyes, massa, and worry
fine pig he be too" said Bob, lifting
up the cover; "black as COAL"
when to the utter establishment Of Bob
and Bird, there lay little black curly
puppy. "Is that Berkshire pig"
asked the blacksmith in amazement,
"Why it is pup, not apig!" "Bress
dc Lord" said Bob, she be pig when
| put him in de basket, but he change
to pup" "Take him back, sir"
said Bird, highly indignant, sand tell
DR.. Martin that / don't want to DO
fooled with his puppies, and ii hc
don't want to give me q Berkshire pig,
to say So"
Bob started back, and naturally e.
nough stopped q. the grocery TO relate
his mishap to Sam Smith, who heurd
him out with q countenance express
sive Of wonder, at the same time do
ing his best to control his increasing
desire to burst into fits. "Well, get
down, Bob," said the grocer, and
take another dram" Bob didn't re.
quire second invite, and while he
was getting his bald face" tho gro.
Ger took the pup from the basket, and
pu, back the pig. "Massa SAM"
said Bob, coming out to mountShis
horse, al am mighty obfusticatcd
bout dis pig. Fust tink him pig'l
know he is pig fust, but den ] know ho
is pup too. Amt you sartain, Mas
sa Sam, he was pig fustl" asked Bob,
as he mounted his critter. '1'll swear
to it," replied Smith, and away Bob
rode for the doctors.
On arriving at his house, Bob deliv-
cred his message, but the doctor seem.
ing somewh incredulous as to tho
truth of the story, Bob with q flourish
of insulted veracity, opened the lid of
the basket, when 10! there was the i
IDENTICAL pig that he had started with.
Bob stood lransGxed, land with his eyes
protruding, and mouth open, remark
ed, "Goshens, faint no use, Massa,
he be pup or pig, jus';a he pleascs."
The crowd became convulsed with
laughter, and gave the Kentuckian
three cheers. The fellow was hired
to tell the same story in the demo.
cratic parishes, which he did with such
powerful effect that the Wings carried
the State. IN o. Picayune. "
A Western paper says: ave saw
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THE WnEELBARRow EMlGEAEr RE-
TUaNrp.-Our readers may remember
that man, by the name Of BroOkmire,
vent TO California about three years a.
60, from Warren, Penn, and crossed
the plains on foot and alone with a
IWeelJarrom, which contained all his
earthly goods. On his tour, he out
stripped many, who were equipped with
more expensive appointments, and has
also beaten them, it appears, after his
arrival aud since his return. He dug
and washed with his own hands about
$4,000 dollars Of The "dast," and as
it is very apt 10 pour when il rains, he
found on his return, That his wife had
received about 10000 more, in legacies
from some relations in Scotland
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!. !. Da,,gcro.,s Wife.

,eOhio papers state that man ma
I'd McKimmlch went recently TO the
| tise Of ] ohm D. Sisk, neighbor, near
,riet,o, Oslo and telling him he in
Snded to kill him, snapped pistol at
isLreast three times; and finding it
would not 20 Of, he threw him down
anI commenced beating him over the
hpod with il. Sisi and his wife both
crird ,ourdcr, and finally Mrs. Silk se'-
Mia char aud struck Mckimmich over
d. A,al, lracturing bis skull 80 badly
tba, he died in lew minutes, The
sproner's jury Immediately acquitted
h.,r God. .. f'..G
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A Western paper says: eve saw
woman carrying a big hog home from
market on Saturday upon her shoulder.
For the benefi, Of those who may
think her husband ought to have done
it, we will state that she served him in
the same way short time before.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-17

Philosophers say that shutting tho
eyes nakrs the sense of hearing more a.
cute. a wag suggests tina, this accounts
for the raany closed eyes that are seen
in our churches ever Sunday
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NIel)s 1tenls, ST,
Correspondence Of the Journal Of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, March II.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, March II.
] learn that the committee on Com
merce OF the House have completed their
bill providing for the the Improvement
OF Rivers and Harbors, and will soon re.
pert i! The subject has been found
very difficult and complicated. No bill
o! the sort has been passed since 1888,
and The claims in behalf Of different OBJ
jec,s were numberless. But the Com
ailtec have confined themselves strict
~ 10 Legitimate objects, and probably
there is not a single work which they
propose, tina. can meet with any cons!i-
tutional objection. The whole sum
which their bills calls Tor, Is about elev-
en- hundred thousand dollars, The bill
will pass.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-17

CAUTION TO nARENrs.-The Boston
Traveller notices the death Of q child in
that city, by CONCLUSIONS, caused by eat
ing raisins. This Is no uncommon occur.
renee : DR.. Dewess, in his work on the
physical and medical treatment Of children,
Ia book which parents shauld ,own,) men.
lions ,licS>dcalh Of three chldien from the
same cause, and remarks that 'thcre is no
s,omach-unless II DO that ofan ostrich
;ha, can muster the skin Of q raisin."
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-04-17

I AiitrnAilapapcr, the Cherokee Nd
,ydsS;ss STlys: Qui,t a letc came oil in
',Iis Mace on tuesday last. A jump
ina. mitch between the Hon, Gen.
w Thompson, Of South careli9a,
a " ii. lixcollcncy John bass, r y,
";m,l al lilo Cherokee Nation. The
q > t 5p chief had tho better of the
contest by u few i"fh''' .
In Connecticut, Seymour, Dom, is
,,ectcd Governor, and the Democrats
ave- ! majority III il..s Legislature
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Tho difference between man and
buly is ,his-,hc former is always
putting his hand in hot water, aud tbs
latter "hiS fom."
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aids furlro, or increases devotion.
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Singular proYideIce.

Extract of n letter from gentle
man in Illinois to friend in Holland,
Erie county:
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WILLIAM TUCKER, Mems Mercer and Tailor north
side between * and 9Th
foy calls the Of members Of Congress- and the
public his Of goods, consisting Of
peor French cloths, and vesings ali Of
which have been selected himself with from the
largest and most extensive importing house In New York and rha
dspn and which cannot fail TO suit the taste Of all who to
him with CALI and from experience, and tho
that has heretofore crowned hs cutting department.
and employing mono but the make his wo
he 10 prepared 70 s BY
arecuisd his establishment be for STYLE beauty
and ease, in this any city In this country.
reasonable
Mar l4-3nw3w
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NEW eFHtNe and simmer Goods and Feshtons.-
DuthLb bhOs dapers and alor, Pennsyivania
e new Store four doors street. method
informing their Congress and orens generally tho
arrival Of their spring and goods
from the best importing houses In New York. which
pared % make 70 order as usual The fashionable and eIe
syie OF finish Aso the
rerscns furnishing which they submit the or
Animation Of discriminating public.
Mar ip-3nw3wd DUVALL n BROS.
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purpose. want TO show how this dock business has
progressed. -. -
Here The honorable senator gave way to motion TO
adjourn and, accordingly,
The Senate adjourned.
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Tor sAETh. per cent Of Che Orange and
IN Alexandria Railroad Company.
For particulars, apply 70
March 4--3awlm coRcoRAN RIGGS,