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lonh'c turning mania has given WY to the
newer csNrrmcoJ OF lighting the g1' with the
tip of the finger The y. Y, Ya'ln, give, tLs
following directions.
"Irt person IN hs shoes or slippers wall
hr,k'y over w"plcu cuUel 't'lf'ag hs lrrt
notron or stand upon q CHAIR with l,- leg. n
lour iiublrr., luin.u.'r IL, and be there rubbed
w aUl down ON the body Atrw time. with amulE
b, ono her person, aul he vii high. bj' gn by
simply touching hi, finger lu the tube ltls only
nrcctsuy tn take thH pre'auton uottotosch any,
DhIu, ur be touched b, ANY body, during the trral
Vt lhr experiment. The stock OF electricity ur
qvred hy the pro,r" we have described is die.
charged hy coutIc. With another Object 4 second
person must turn on lhrg,.whlo the other fires
It. The writer ba, lighted it m th, way, and
seen It done bv children not m'f 4 dozen ,ept.
old. We are all ps'pn.cti p2,tar matches, Il
We did but knoN a."
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r,,,.,,-,,. g.. uq.t. ~, , rr.. .
'"' '''r 4'-"- " ana,
VINO" 'o'" u'e o" "sf passage from Ne" OK to
san Francisco, had among her passengers e.sh.
missionaries and ti..r mallies s.rf an, 10 gsI
f,,,.., ,,..l O...,.,.I... ,i.. H.. ,,....-.'.
'''''''""' '''
H'.y' o'F'i ihrA "i''e'"nm the following as.
scrlpH1n u. the scene un board.
On;l. r,1ru.r, IF the tw.p,v fire, DIV or ,,,
pas..-,. when 10 ls..ul. dec IA min. and
lm..u.s 81 d.g-. IS ra.a. .... yf "a, .,..-.
can. rrnn, 200 .l- rli.gr Oh il. cr,r,y-. -.r-,t
crymE uIt. The thip IL un hr.w TIL. ofi..,
wen; forward au. .zw III. .rao.s ca-,..., .,..i ..
the cham lockers and ,..y.c,. If d.. a... ia.
nrIyreI thr llrar-p4a.g .a l- r,rp..t gf4 Ven,
b,,h .1 ll- cabin uHel. Can't. r. a.l rte
s'-g-r' were ~ tg-akf,-t lie communicate.
tUs .s-. 70 ib. s4r'rr7 p0N they o,.h I-r with.
out Si, sp.gir,ou being excited 81. tg ,.-. ...,.
The .I.3 wis on fine snu,gi.,a In tr,. $500, i,
was summoned between tie e...rI .,r Ti.r
deck. but how extensive the C-. ,1.r. cr,.lF no,
be Immediately a,c,r'ni34d A lT. v.,..,
turougu the deck. and d .,rsau! of y,af fr..r, n =.
force ugup. v.auId ibrYr gI.y, E.. L.,,.'- 49,.
minute. w.s drown upon the Igr,i.y p... s,
,.aI other place. were cut pnd line, G,r -.,.,,,
baras,. were formed hy The ps..rno.rs ".
/ tHT.t.. THIS r l...t
could Chat We yyrr. .-,..,.,, ,t.
frt under. The vrnr,a.ass seemed r.rI..S
show Nat 90 Wa. ,urcaa.ug ast uuI.rt}er. i.,,
which was lAsu leg.uiup To be filled v,-bos.,
smoke.
Tie ,bip was then turned head 10 fire land
We were far lul-d aaI GIv mlrsr,.o +.
/ The uarlzno wa. Loi-tpd up.u m, r.rer 3.,s
and placed wbpr- il could ea,riy he tafown over.
board. TN, ,,,. h,.,. r.l oit. and usp,n,...,,.
and va and the r' thin which we e,,..l r,.l
ai yr ,uud reach he .,nd. made ready. A.
,hl. time another lurre opening was made snd a
box ug fire va. broken to pie,c,. and n, rur,srt,
passed upun deck Aoo,h.r and another vrr,
/ brcN en- up p tlo sam. m.uarr. Ill ,,.l,,. d. d
made large caoush TO adn!i, oar of the =, lprs
who teiy went down with the hose in hand n.
directed it against the burning mass tiIl ne fell
exhausted upon the h,or. lie Va, gl.7-.J ,pi.
and another ~ bold a. he. came to hi, p.ics In
q moment or two. he fell ike his cqplrari,p AMI
was dragged out tnsrusitir. and carried upou d.cE
/ Another and another took hJ. place and slurr..
IhI.Lus Thu. J., went uu uli evrrv on. of Oh,
| -Nty sailor. had taken his turn. AZ on. time (
counted sixteen oi these generous fellows lyru,
toy, ,her ou tho deck The ladies came from, Tie
|ou.' ,' .''-'g' o''oE 'Nrm 10 40 ,hor' tine
on,.r ,o ,,, ."','' ,', ~ " '.
Icr3l ogl I'M, men Usr. b,n.,t, NJ, o., ,...,r..
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House Painting.

THE 'uhscrihcr has opened ppintshoron Ca
nal street IN Ottawa, next to Hns,ocks Store
near the Side Cut, where he will he ready tore.
ceive ordersfot work, or do any kinds ofnnintinr
may be thatdoSited lan3-tr J. b ToNrs.
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E>a.Eg & INGALLS,, &C 2 Fr,cr-G A
I aslHsJ Itt2a,.yi and S,'..''or' Chicago
..r.,, Mar l5-u
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Spirit, BE-; 400 hbls. Resin l., 40 hhd.. To-
La-yo JJ.
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Boot & Shoe Shop.

FfNit unItr'IgUCI womb cal tEc litrUIIOn NJ
4 hl- friend, and ,h, public to his removal to
the place close 10y where The BARRIERS Shop ,lood
ou NadsUn-trrr knownas Joseph Halls corner
whcg" he will continue m the retail ol Boots and
shoes ul hl, oNu Manufacture,
While thankful, tor ihc liberal patronage he has
received ius the paSt6 years n Ottawa, he wi'' cu-
d'Nyor 'o inertia continuance oi the same. he is
pup1T~liomukr Gentlemen fine boots, ,uiFr-nrl
Calf Patent Leather and Nordcco, md cvrpihua
iu HIS ne, on a- reasonable terms as tie same qua.
lily can he boughtin other places.
u hrpo.ung done a. usual.
Ottawa, may lily DAM LrNuv.
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(, RANDALL. Aaora-l go L'r--jHI~t
y, VIII county. IL. Aug. ia. l'is-ii
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a S.0rrEE rnE 1aE BurnE Tile Senate ,ud
General Assembly at the sta. Il New jersey
have just passed rab her a,'unsent act having for
40 object the deprivation OF hab..ual druu,aru, Of
certain social and pSal r.n,S, and opcratu. t.
th" same extent aa tue act entitled " An act CON
coming dot' and GUa..c." Ey this enactment
l' is permissible 'or the Court ol Chauccry. o,i ra
ceiylug . representation from parties interested
chat = cluz'u IL incapable u managing Es tenn
poral affairs from babuIl drunkenness, TO issue
q writ similar 10 pUwsr and action to writ de
Iuniuco IN loquirenio.' appointing a comm~aoa
for the purpose Of sscarslunS the trulh Of the
alirg Tlou IL the commission decide on the IN.
capacity anil latital Drunkenness of the IN
dtyilnal, he Il Immediately deprived of all power
over his real and persons. sstNte; guardian, arc
appointed by law to manage hi alT,T. a will
executed by him aG.ru, ptnLMF such decision ol
the committee, 70 Of 10 effect Nhi's every inn
keeper, ds'iIIcr or grocer who shall cell l.qgur
10 any Individual under such restriction Is hs6l,
to hne ol ten dollars csth time til, offence !,
committed lU sh5st, the ha-tuM dsuukaId r
Nyw J'.s.g hauty'vwpr4 m,y Ne tr.atrl as q.
b. bnrun or laaa1r o0 he s,r,rglh VI proper
. ,csoUiat,uD. ~ j. YnH,s
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nRI NrkTNNEY & NcARllljR tender
- .u..,a-l... .gtorll service. 20 the c.u1ru- OF
Ue.gl 7oI vicinity. Office u RedI.c,., B.och
Ir, gt
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WHO WtGrS IN
TAILOR ring.

WILLIAM CONN ELY
ID ESPECTFuLLY informs II citi2ens ofOt.
~ t1wa ondlhe surrounding country, that he
has Just received n new stock oi
B,oItci0hS Cd,UmsrsS and Ts,tinqs
or the latcststylr, and kind. OF taIors trim
mngS, all OF whichh he will sell cheap tor cash
Also, all kinds Ready Made Clothing, of hi.
own mnnuIncmrc,
l'einca ollresdient in Ottawa, he woulr wish
'or his old 0clunlntancrs to give HIM a call before
purchasing elsewhere
TAIL)RINE n CUTTING.
Done on the shortest notice at his old tanl orpo.
site The old City Hotel. on Madison 81. next door
20 Dnul Lcnhys Boot aud Shoe Shop
MnMtcd... 4 Llrsl rnlc lnmrneNmnn inllnr ms
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| %. HARRIS M - Fig'i.iln and Surgeon
u DH.eat Elu,nN CnWn Dmg store, Sc
conf lr1run-rU0t '., Nwaou House
ElrI.1rrJr Nru.au lioG.r sept A. 1862.
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ClScryN'Tl MNRgrJ --"WUorc yon see such
snu.Hg. rou see nudog. wHs one ol the inEe.
OF Jhr witty OiAyoi u' the hu',betOueher but
hul dive, ~. necessarily mply mutton. We
notice hlIp Cincinnati butcher Nirsuiny hl,
lr.u lnl 500 oni cost. aud prohibited from
'ppsuug ,u ,be market ,WaIc sreru tr sK
mon,h', lur exposing ur sale r.- body ofs dog
.U.'r the uaA, VI mItou -,,N plv, that
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r'rtSemsRts inserted at 81 per square for
She sttusertion, and 2iccuts toreUch luhsrquent
m'rruon. liberal discount made to those WIN
a keri.cSy the year.
Gy- No paper discontinued until all arrcnrG ges
arc pad, unless az the option oi the Publishers
~ tommunlcaiIcus, To insure attention, mus
always Ice Tree OF postage aud accompanied with
the Authors name.
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wv NNvE E&E.NGN.

one 81 Story, North Eaiof Rcdiick'S Brick
Block, .EIst SIDE eftte court House Square.
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OTTAWA BUSINESS DIRECTORY

SMDN De WITT, ttiorneyat Lam and GEN.
trri kTnt igegt, Pontiac, Living .ton county,
Ill. Pontiac, Feb. 5-2j-Gm'.
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u u u ISs
Copies, ycar,tor s 80
10 10 90
u do IT. 90
20 do 1000
rlym"ntnn,ttnyarlably be IN advance
trsrhSemsHts inserted at 81 per square tor
she hrstinsetlon, and 2iccuts Tor eUch suh.rquent
m~rlon. y liberal discount made To those who
aherIi.c5y the year.
Eg- No paper discontinued until all arrcntGgc.
arc pad, unless az the option Of the Publishers.
" tommunlcaiIcus, to insure attention, must
always br tree OF postage, aud accompanied with
the Authors name.
OTTAWA BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
rmorHlLus J. pl-KrY wu.L. WALLACE.
DIthEN & WALLACE,
it0rHcgsdt Ldio.
Olce over Gngg.' Drug store, north side of the
Court House square, Ouawn, Illinois. Feb 26
SlMDN De WITT, Atiorneyai La,r and Gen.
NcrH Tint igesL Pontiac, Lying.o county
III. Pontiac, Feb. 5-2j-Gm'.
lOHN =. ANTHONY. attorney at Ldc,-
eV O"rct, Ll SVe County, Illinois: Com.
missioner OF Deeds tor the state OF New York Nc
ttyPuhue ,cuuycyaucing IN alits iorm. acknowl-
cisemau,s taken, Particular attention gwen to
a."u'Is7, collections mud payment NJ taNrs OF.
nc with Glover & 9 ook Dee I 1852
? 6NHALLLrLAvp, p.vIDP. JONES.
l EhNND SJbNES ittorneUs SOiicitOfSdHd
II LIUh igsRis. Ottawa, Illinois. Office Iu lhe
Court House with he clerk oilhr supreme court.
Ottawa, sept -. Ioo2.
U'r- M HotLtStrR.
UpsS 6 UoLLISTER Attorneys ond Coun-
! -r.tnr- ot law aud solicitors ru ChlnreTy,
wtel,s lHrll pruBp' attention to all business ruu.
fitted 10 rlr'a ia The crruit, supreme, AMI Fed"rl
courts OF the state, OHirr iH sanger & Auu"ut's
Bl.., -anju.v..' corner OF l.lr Court iiuusr
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the air taken by the exterior press uro does not
attain 10 the pressure of twelve pounds until
the piston has traversed thirty inches of its
course. In the cylinder, the pressure Is twelve
pounds per inch during tho two-thirds of its
course: the valve is then closed, and the last
third is worked by the expansive power as the
air. But to got twelve pounds of real pressure
as there is on ono side of tho piston fifteen
pounds Of atmospheric PRESSURE there is from
within twenty seven pounds of pressure; this
detained in the proportion oftwo TO three, leaves
at the end of the course eighteen pounds. This
is only three pounds per inch over the ordinary
pressure. earef
The other parts ofthe new machine present
no disposition that appears deserving OF being
particularly mentioned. ~ 7
Mr.. Ericsson states that his ship will only
consume six tons of charcoal in the twenty
four hours in tho production of 600 horse
power. The exactitude of these calculations
must vet receive the sanction of experience;
but if they ore realized he will rank beside
Watt and Fulton in accomplishing one of those
pacific revolutions in which humanity advan-
ces by centuries.
In closing those explanations, Captain Erics-
son, who is not wealthy, has said: "Durng
the twenty years have been working at my
machine, have been very often stopped by
unforeseen difficulties; have had apparent i'm
possibilities to surmount, but have never been
stopped through the want of capital" This is
the finest compliment that has over been paid
10 the enterprising genius of Americans, and
those who now may assume the greatest share
of it arc Messrs. Ketchng & Stoughton.
VICTOR BEAUMONT.
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A MAN NEARLY BLED TO DEATH BY A vAM-
PIRE BAr.-On Wednesday morning last, says
the Panama Echo Of the 18th December, the
barkeeper Of the Pavilion Hotel, Taboga, not
appearing at the usual hour, Captain McKin-
ney, the proprietor of the house, proceeded to
his room to call him, when to his astonishment
and horror no found him ipsensible and bathed
In blood, after the usual restoratvos were appli-
ed. the bar-keeper stated that on the previous
evening, aftor retiring. he remembered expo
tanning, which soon mn nut thin him into . deep sleep,
and had no consciousness of the attack made
upon him until the mornirg. The only wounds
BY the bat we're two snail spots or sack. eide
fths great toes.
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A STRANGE LAND AND PECULIAR PEOPLE
Australia has been called tho land of con-
tradictions That il deserves this title tho fol-
lowing facts will prove:
It's aboriginal inhabitants are cannibals. -
When il is summer hero it is winter there, and
vice versa. The land is the highest at sea coast
The barometer fills before the good, and ri
ses before bad weather. The north wind 10
sultry, the south 10 cold The foliage Of all
its trees and shrubs is always green. Huts
arc filed up with cedar; myrtle trees are used
for firewood; fields are fenced with mahogany.
It's swans are black; its eagles white. Its mole
lay eggs, and has ducks bill. One of those
birds brays like mule; another has broom
instead of tongue in its mouth. It's cherry
has tho stonc on the out side. It's pear-the
stalk of which grows at the broadcast end-is of
wood. Its kangaroo seems to be a cross be-
tween deer and squirrel; it has five claws on
its fore paws, and three talons on his hind legs.
like bird hops on its tail and carries its young
in pouch in its belly. The people of Austria
liza seems to partake ofthe strange characters
tics Of their country. At the "diggins' there
are thousands Of armed, discontented republi-
cans; and they have hitherto only used their
fire-locks to give salute on the Queens birth
dayl The children Of fconvicts they are distin-
guished for their sobriety and hatred OF vicei
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e1-While the great fire was raging in sacra-
mento, California. four or five men chartered
a steamboat and proceeded to San Francisco,
with Wow Of purchasing and monopolizing
all the lumber there, and all tho provisions
their money and credit would secure. They
were landed in a small boat from off North
Beach, and she remaineda few miles out of the
hours. uutl these had time to accomplish their
ungodly purpose. The steamer then como TO the
wharf and the news Of tho fire became public
Lumber went up in their hands, to four hundred
thouand dollars-more than three hundred per
cent.
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WAsHINaToN, Friday, Jan. Z.

w AShiNoloNs uudy, Juu. ~ 1000
Tho following Is the reply of exSecretary
Clayton to the attacks made upon him in the
U. s. Senate on Thursday, tho 9th inst;
was very much astonshed to-day an read
ing the attack made on myself in the Senate
yesterday. l have a letter from Mr.. King,
Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, written the day of the exchange ofratifi-
cation Of the British Treaty, the 10th of April,
1850, stating In the very words of my letter to
Sir H. Bulwer, what the Senate perfectly un-
derstood, that the treaty did not include British
Honduras. My letters show my intention
throughout the negotiation, to leave the ques-
tion as tho treaty leaves it. not denying nor af-
frming the British Honduras.
The British title to Central American States
was recognized by President Polk in sending
a consul, Christopher Hempsted, who remained
In British Honduras undor the protection Of
the British flag, and by virtue Of an exequa-
tur obtained by :Secretay Buchanan from the
British Government, nearly three years, till
recalled him TO prevent the possibility of any
charge against President Taylors Administra-
ton Of having recognised English authority in
British Honduras.
(Signedl JOHN NJ CLAYTON
Wilmington, Del. Jan. Z, 1853. 4
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Mind your Own Business.

This remark has been applied from time i'm
memorial, as we'll to that class of prying, snea-
king g.into-other-people business and meddle-
some characters which infest every community
and from which our own city is not entirely
exempt, ns to all who wish 10 prosper IN the
various walks Of life.
There are some among us who by the sud-
den rise of real estate, and without any partic-
ular industry or strewdness of their own, have
had riches thrust upon them, and been awak-
ened with no little alacrity TO ridiculous sense
Of their own self-importance, in which they pre-
sumo to find an excnso for modelling with the
affairs Of their neighbors, and volunteering ad-
vice and remarks which under other circum-
stances, would hardly be heard from them in
whispers. "Mind your own business may be
applied to that class of people who have no bu-
sness, as we'll as to those whose employment
requires their whole time and attention. Those
in truth who have no business, are less excusa-
Bile for interfering in the business Of others,
than any of their neighbors. because they who
work themselves are supposed to know some
thing of tho business oftheir fellows, while the
drones of society, knowing nothing ofbusiness
themselves, are incapable of importing infor-
nation, but add insult to injury, by sneaking
into the affairs Of their fellow men.
"Mnd your own business is the term to bo
applied TO those persons especially who see
nothing good in their ncighbors, who arc for
ever finding fault with what others do, and can
point to nothing they have ever done them
selves for the city or their friends.
"Mind your own business" all ye who arc
poor and have to labor for tho necessaries of
life; If not in luxurious opuence, you will find
your reward in peace, happiness and the, good
will of the community in which you dwell.
"Mind your own business" all ye who are
rich and you will escape many vexations which
may now encompass you, add much to tho
Joy of your friends, the peace of society, the
pleasures of homo, the hopes of the despond-
ing, the attractions Of your neghborhood, the
respect of the world. and the admiration of the
"rest of mankind" "Mnd yonr own business" I"
Chicago Jour.
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AMENDMENT TO THE STEAMBOAT LAw-Th

AMENDMENT TO THE STEAMBOAT LAw.-Ths
House of Representatives yesterday passed the
resolution lately introduced into tho Senate by
Mr.. Davis, of Mass, and which was passed by
that body. The resolution provides that if any
inspector of steamers, appointed under the act
of August 30, 1852, has not been furnished
soasonably with tho necessary means of dis
charging his duty, or If he shall DO satisfied.
when an enrolled, licensed, or registered stea-
mer is inspected by him, and found deficient
in the requirements made by that act, that these
omissions are not occasioned by any fault or ne
glect of the owner or master he may grant
such further reasonable time, after that act goes
into effect as he may deem sufficient, with due
diligence, to make al necessary preparations;
provided the time allowed shall, in no case, ox-
ceed ninety days; and thai no vessel, allowed
further time for preparation, shall be liable to
seizure or to any penalty, during the time spec
ifed for any deficiency intended to be cover
ed by the extension oftime granted by the in.
spectors,
This is worry important amendment; and
will no doubt, afford just relief, in cases where
a compliance with the law has been impossible,
We hope that stringent provisions of the law
will be strictly enforced, and an end put, if pos
sible. to the terrible accidents on our rivers
and lakes, which have made travel Upon them
so dangerous. Gin. Gaz.
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FoRMiNG HABITs.-Like flakes of snow that
fall unperccived upon the earth, the seeming
ly unimportant events of life succeed one an
other AS the snow gathers together SO are
habits formed. No single fake that is added
to the pile, p 'oduces sensible change; no sin
gle action creates, however it may exhibit a
mans character; but as the tempest hurls tho
avalanche down the mountains, and ovorwhelms
tho inhabitant and bis habitation so passing, ac-
acting on the elements of mischief, which per-
nieious habits have brought together by i'm
perceptiblo accumulation, may overthrow tho
edifce of truth and virtue.
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DoUeLAss JEnnoLp' s IDEA OF CoSsEnvArrvt

DOUGLASS JERRoLp' 8 IDEA OF CoNsERvATIve,
There's a sort of men in the world that can't
bear any progress. wonder they don't re-
fuse to 90 out when there's new moon-apd
all out Of love and respect for that ''ancient in
stitution, the old ono. But there always were
such people ond always will be. When luci-
fcrs first came in, how many old women,
stunch old souls-uiany of them worthy to be
members of Parliament. stood by their match.
os ond tnder boxes, and cried out mo surren-
dcrl' And how many of these old women. dis
guised in male attire, 90 about at public meet.
ings, protesting to be ready to die for any tin
der box question that may como upi Yes
ready to die for Il, oil the reader, perhaps, BE-
cause dying for anything Of the sorts gone oui
Of offsshion s- i.s sl''tt teit
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Mr.. Clayton to Mr.. King.


DEAR SIR: am this morning writing to Sir
II. l.. Bulwcr, and while about to decline alter
ing the Treaty at the time ofexchanging rati-
ications. wish to leave no room for charge
of dublicity against our Government, such as
that we now pret md tha, Central America in
the Treaty includes British Honduras. shall
therefore say to him in effect that such con-
struction was not in the contemplation of the
negotiators or the Senate at tho time of con-
formation. May have your permission to
add that the true understanding was explain
ed by you as Chairman Of Foreign Relations
to the Senate before the vote was taken on the
Treaty. / think il due to frankness on our
part.
Very truly, yours, J. M. CLAYTON.
To Hon. w. r. KING, u. S. Senate.
Certified as correct copy by j. WALES. JOHN
KIRKMAN, p. STEWARD, JOHNSON, and WIN. K.
McClees.