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NEw Yosx cuY-A recent publication furnishes some
interesting statistics The number OF persons employed
and paid ou, Of the city treasury 9,74a The expsnd
lures of the city for 1852 were ss,2a4aAl. and the
eeips ss 3o 100 The permanent debt of the city is
sls SIS $780, and funded debt OF 81 ,oo5soo. la 1905
the value OF real and personal property was $23e4s.5s7;
in 1852 il was 1851 ,i26 The income from tbs Gro
ion wafer work. has risen from sol $780, in 1894 to
1888 sej 10 1882 there 22e miles Of pipe ussd IN
conveying this water through the city There are ane-
teen public parks. the value OF which is placed at
o. i5l 900, the most valuable OF which is the Battery
81, 100000. There TIA omnibu.es in the city. The
number OF deaths in 1852 was al, COL -
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Gen. Persifer + Smith, who returned about a week
ago from Washington, leaves here this morning on the
Texas steamer. He will proceed to San Antonio via
Matsgorda bay The gallant old soldier looks little
the for from the long and ia,gung journeys
he has lately made bot he will doubtless soon recover on
the plains OF Texas.-N. O. Pieayuns.
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Missouri does not elect legislature this year, bs in
August 1854 This year only clerks and county officers
Are TO be chosen save that two OF the new Con-
gress districts he third and seventy to elect mem
bers OF the House. each Of the others having mem
Der residing within lie limits elected las year, whea the
State divided into FIVE districts, under the old appof
ilonment.
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NEW MOTIVE ER.-Consderable interest has been
felt in this community in the progress Of invention
from which It's friends expect the greatest results Mr.
Carpenter, ingenious and siudous, but wholly seIf
educated man. who has given much attention 10 the sub
ject OF magnetism, and to lis application motive pow
er, is the inventor He has lar obtained the confidence
of those whom he has communicated bis plans that he
raised sufficient sum- several thousand dollars, to
machine TO test the nve n,on. He has succeeded
producing continuous current OF electricity. and has
applied with satisfactory results TO small machine.
and j. now constructing one OF x-horse power Some
men Of mechanical turn have very sanguIne hopes OF
success-Prouidsnes Journal.
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DETER scur.EMvII. IA America.

SttNEEWIHI N"ertcNs
Scene. and Legends of Scotland by Hugh Miller.
Noble Deeds Of Woman, Examples OF Female Courage
the by f. Starring
Lf in Feeec, Five Years the Csnnbsis by Lady
Life OF Mrs. Dean, missionary 20 China
GRAY BALLANTyNE,
June 9TH street. Odd Fellowst Hall
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

WAGON ROAD TO THE PACIFIC.
MIR. GlDDlNGS, from the Committee on Terri.
tories, reported bill to provide for the survey and
location of wagon route from Missouri To the Get
Elements of Oregon and California. and also for the
extension OF settlements along the same: which
was ordered to be printed and referred to the Com
mittee OF the Whole On the state of the Union.
THE COINAGE.
Mr.. DUNHAM, from the Committee of WAYS
and Means, reported back, with amendments the
senate Dill entitled Gan act amendatory to the
existing law relative to the coinage of the half
dollar, the quarter dollar, the dimes, ana half
dime" 1T proposes, among other things, that
the weight OF the halfdoar shall be one hundred
and ninety two grains, and the other coins in pro-
portion.
He explained the several sections of the BILL
saying, in the course of his remarks, that the
main object was to make gold the standard of the
country, and silver subservient to it; not for large
transactions, but in the payment of small dues 10
the Government. No individual who had given
any attention to the subject could come to con-
clusion other than that some changishould be
made in the silver coinage of the country 1t was
we'll known that the value of CON- like every thing
else, is in proportion to the labor with which it Is
produced, or in proportion to the supply and de-
mand: Within The last few years it has required
less labor to produce gold than silver As con .
sequence of this, gold is comparatively cheaner
here, in our mar Eet, and abroad; therefore. when
ever money is exported it is in silver and the re-
suit ls the country is almost devoid of silver cur
rency Tor purposes of trade. To remedy this there
IS no other way than by changing the relative va
lue OF the two metals, 80 as to make them CORE
spond lntrinsically. The bill also proposed to
charge seigniorage for coming gold,
Amr. BROOKS inquired what the gentleman in
tended to do with this hill. =
mr.. DuNHAM replied he intended to move the
previous question -.
Mr.. BROOKS observed that this being the gen
tieman's object, he would wish TO get at facts az
the discussion proceeded.
Mr. MlLLSON said this was very important
bill, and he was sure the House should not pass il
without mature examination. Therefore, he would
merely suggest that, instead of terminating the
discussion, and putting the House to a vote this
morning, the gentleman would allow the bill to he
placed in such condition that it could be called
up to morrow first in order,
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Inc reported death of Francis Madiai is not cor.
nrmed by the Africa's advices. In fact ,sreat
Houo. is thrown on the statement of his decease
in the Christian press 'o"0'is a'u0'es
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hmos DOYLE, Tree coored man. in Cecil coun-
w. maryland. charged with having no visible
one year to Mr.. Jacob Johnson for s22 SO,
fF Baltimore Sun,
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ONE MONTH LATER FROM SANTA FE-Inde-
pendence, January l9.-This morning the Santa
re mail reached here, bringing additional news
The Legislature of New Mexico was in session
following out the recommendations of the Gov
ernor, and apparently doing some good for the
country. ~ 0
Governor Lanes course is becoming very popu-
lar, ana ne VIII do much for that country,
httie disturbance, that at one time threatened
the peace OF the Territory, sprang up between the
civil and military authorities AT the reouest Of
Governor Brooke, Colonel Lane the Commando
Oh ne post OF Santa Fe, hoised the flag in the nlaza
Whiie me Legislature was in session. that had been
removed by Colonel Summers order; in conse.
4uehce OF which he was removed and the flag taken
down: The citizens soon had another ready. bnt
IN their haste happened to consist of three coors
req, white and blue. This was ordered down NV
the military, and down it came. Some stars were
ADDED, and 1t was run up again. So il fioats-tbe
civil authorities cont rolling.
Ihes uthern mail had not reached Santa F6
when this one left.
Craddock and Lucas were attacked and rohhed
OF wagon load of merchandise near Fort Fin.
more, by some Mexicans, dressed as Anachss
The mail party had fine weather throu pbont tb.
IMP. they found buffalo in immense punhers ~,
the Clmarone, and the Mexicans were there IN .
large oooy preparing meat for the COMING wear
81 Louis Republican, Januqr, %
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PETITION

BY MIR. CHANDLER; The petition of A. Hart
and other citizens of Philadelphia, asking Con-
gress 10 authorize the construction of railroad for
the conveyance OF the mail between New York
and Philadelphia.
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:, On motion of MIR. JONES, of Tennessee, the
mouse took up and passed the joint resolution O {
the Senate for the appointment az a committee to
examine, ascertain, and report the votes cast for
President and Vice President of the United States,
ana notify the persons receiving the larger num-
Der of their election.
And then the House adjourned,
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doubtedly belong to the Mexican government
To this letter Verastegui replies on the Oath of
course.
This correspondence shows two things: first,
that Verastegui, when acknowledging his entire
want of moral principle, insists that Gardiner had
creditors in Rio Verde, whose interests he was
looking after; second, that Barrag who is comp
troller of rents of the State of San Luis Poos in
his testimony and his activity in this affair, be-
lived that the fraud perpetrated by Gardiner is
not a fraud upon the United States, but upon Mex
leo. How far that idea may have influenced the
witnesses who have testified in relation to the
claim, do not know. The tenor of the CORE
spondence referred to would indicate thatits nflu-
ence was considerable.
This much / have said in relation to the case of
Gardiner himself, not that it has any connexion
with the propriety of Mr.. Corwin's conduct, but
simply az ap act OF justice to the cause of truth
aPpIc , TO MN. ! therefore repeat, that if it
shall turn out that the claim of Gardiner is sheer
fabrication 1t ia not only most startling and stu
pendous fraud, but one of the most extraordinary
in the history of crime.
Mr.. Speaker, will now take another view of
this matter The first clause of the fifteenth ar
ticle of the treaty of Guadalupe RiGalgo reads as
follows
"The United States, generating Mexico from
all demands, on account of the claims of their cit
zens, mentioned in the preceding article, and con
siderin9 them entirely and forever cancelled,
whatever their amount may be, undertake to make
satisfaction for the same, to an amount not ex-
ceening To,zoU,OOO 10 ascertain the validity
and amount of those claims, Board Of Commits
sioners shall be established by the Government of
the United States whose awards shall be final and
conclusive: Provided, That in deciding upon the
validity Of each claim, the Board shall be guided
and governed by the principles and rules of deci-
sion prescribed by the first and fifth articles of the
unratified convention, concluded at the city of
Mexico, on the goth day of November, 1913; and
in no case shall an award be made in favor of any
claim not embraced by these principles and rules. "
This treaty bears date February 2, 1913. On the
Cd OF March, l849 an act of Congress was passed
providing fer the appointment of Board of Com
nissioners to carry into effect the agreement OF the
United States, contained in the fifteenth article.
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The CHAIR laid before the Senate report from
the Secretary OF the Treasury, in reply to reso.
luton of the Senate calling for statement of the
quantity and quality of coal used in the public
Service.
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heard but part of the speech of my colleague
SMr. OLDs) when he opened this debate Since
MADE my remarks, have seen his published
speech In which observe that he has incorporated
the Dill reported by the select committed as an
argument to show that the committee intended
by 1t to censure Mr.. Corwin. To which | reply
that the investigation was principally made by the
memDers of the committee who made the report
w: Messrs. KING, of New York; HOWARD and
CHAPMAN, all three of whom took part in the de-
pate. Neither of these gentlemen avowed any
such purpose on the part of the committee, and
tention.
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confirmed by Democratic Senate. can see no
more reason to censure Senator for practicing
before such court, than to censure him for prac
ticing before the Supreme Court of the United
States, or before the State courts Is lawyer to
lose his character as such when be becomes mem
Der of Congress? / suppose, in fact, many men
become members of Congress because they are
considered good lawyers; and why should they 10 G
their characters as lawyers, and cease to practice
their profession, because they are members of Con-
gress! If that rule should be adopted, think the
bar would lose much, and the country and the
cause of justice would lose more.
Mr.. Speaker, consider this to be the whole
point, and the only point in this case: Shall mem
bers of Congress for the time being cease to prac
tice their profession, if they are awyers3 II lit is
| thought best to make such rule for the future, /
shall not object to it, though can no propriety
in it.
Mr.. Corwin was employed in the usual manner
that lawyers are employed in collection cases. He
was to receive certain per cent, on the amount
collected. The manner of his employment is not
Objectionable; his being employed at all is the i'm
proprety, if any, in his conduct. His purchase of
an interest in what he considered an honest claim
s not, surely, matter just reproach 1t is az per-
fectly legitimate for aught can see, to purchase
claim for money pending before proper tribunal
for adjustment as it is to purchase any other spe-
cies of property which is the subject of litigation,
know of no law anywhere to prohibit such pur
chase. nor any principle OF morality that is vio-
lated by 1t. Es9ea - -
It is not, therefore, the manner of the employ-
ment, nor the fact of his purchase of an interest,
that makes Mr.. Corwin's conduct censurable; but
his employment in the case as lawyer, that is the
subject Of complaint. On this subject think have
said enough, IS a 6ss
But this claim of Gardner is shown to be frau
dulent-a fact which 1t is admitted Mr.. Corwin
did not know, and which it is abundantiy shown
he could not have suspected-and therefore
his appearance before the Board in the prosecution
OF the claim was improper In other words, a
lawyer is to be held responsible for the forgeries
perjuries, and other viianies of his clients and
their witnesses. Mr.. Speaker, this would be a
fearful responsibility. That proposition is too
monstrous to be thought Of. If that rule shall
obtain, we may we'll exclaim. ssWo unto We law.
yersp' Mr.. Clay once said in the Senate, by -way
Of compliment to MIR. Grundy, that If he (Mr
Grundy) were to be held responsible for ali the
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-06-20

The citizens Adjourned meeting, in reference to
the 4th Of July, took place in The City Hall on Sat
urday evening, 18Th inst. Mr.. Benchey in the
Chair, and Frederick Warren Secretary
The Chairman stated that the meeting was con-
vened for the purpose Of adopting measures 10 CO.
operate with the city government, in The celehra-
ton Of our National Independence, and asked il any
gentleman had any suggestions 10 make in reference
to the matter
Henry Chaplin, Esq, made an excellent speech,
which was warmly applauded. 1t was resolved 10
appoint Cummiitee, TO act in concert with the
Committee chosen by the City Council. Henry S
Washburn, James Estabrooks, and Albert Tolman,
were chosen as the tizens' Committee, with pow
er to gill vacancies and increase their number to
that Of the Committee of,he City Government. The
meeting then dissolved.
We hope the joint committees will exert them
selves to render the celebration good one.
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Chr Daily 8 pp.
aloNDAY. 1uNE 60. lsss.

The MANN AND PHILhfPs CoNTRovER-
sY.-Most Of our readers are probably aware
that an argument between Hon. Horace Mann
and Wendall Phillips Esq, was carried on Tor
several weeks, through the columns oil the la'oe-
rator, and that, finding himself unequal to the
task of sustaining the Garrisonian side OF the anti
slavery argument, Mr. Phillips withdrew from
the contest, under the very lame preface that
Mr.. Mann did not conduct his side in tone that
was Sufficiently gentIemanly for him to answer.
In the last number of Frederick Douglass paper,
Mr.. ID. expresses his views in regard to the mer
lis Of the controversy, in terms not at all latter
ing 10 several members Of the mutual admira-
ton society, although the justice of his structures
cannot be questioned by those who have read
both sides of The argument. We copy the notice
below;
Mir. Quincy AND Ma. PILbsBuRY ON
Hon. HoRACE MANN-The two gentlemen
first named are just now demonstrating that Mr..
Mann is Far too little of a gentleman to receive
further notice from Mr. Phiiips-but Just enough
of a gentleman TO merit the indignant attention of
Mr.. Quincy and Mr., Pillshury! AS an outsider.
may we be pardoned If we venture to suggest
that the world is less anxious TO know whelh-
er Mr.. Mann is or is not gentleman, than it is
TO hnow whether his arguments are sound or
ialaciousi And we further suggest that no more
strength on either side be expended in worthless
personalities, bat that, hereafter, the great ques-
lion Of the rightfulness and wisdom of voting
against slavery. receive the calm, keen, and hon
est discussion which these great minds are capa-
bic of giving it Come, Mr.. Quincy, take Mr.
Mann's last article to pieces, if you can! When
you do 50. we shall lay your productions, with
those OF Mr.. Mann, before our readers But Mr..
Quincy viii do no such thing, simply because it
cannot be done, That Argument, based upon
common sense, common experience, and common
humanity, cannot be successfully answered by
any reasoning which we have right 10 expect
from the non-voHng side of this controversy
When MIR. Phillips lett the field, the ablest
champion Of the non voting theory gave way
lie IS really the only man that we know of who
could have kept vitality in II so long. Ii has re-
CURED all his logic, learning and eoquence, (and
in the latter he has no superior) to give 1t the
shadow of pausibiliiy.
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SKETCH OF THE SULTAN-Last Friday
three days SINCE saw the man who is the
nominal head oithat ill-compacted and scarcely
cohering empire. once held in rigorous obedience
by fierce and mighty monarchs, whose names
were the dread of Chrlsiendom. From wooden
palace immediately on The Bosphorus-a finer is
building for him, of marble, and of hofd Palla-
dian archecture-rode forth, on a handsome
black horse, pale slender man dressed in blue
lrock and pantaloons, wearing the carboosh or
red cap, which here, with the French, has taken
the place of both The hat and the urban. Be.
fore hmrode his Pashas, high officers OF State and
war, the men who dispose of The money that
comes mo his treasury, stout men, for The most
part, with toerably forld com, lexions. They
were dressed IN the same garb with himself
The enormous lurbans and barbarc robes which
officers Of this class wore twenty FIVE or thirty
years ago, are nov only TO he found in the hiu-
scum Of Ancient Costumes, established by this
SuItan's fiiner, in the Atuleidanor Hippocrome.
As Sultan Abdoo Medjid rode leisureiy along.
women who were standing in groups beside the
way, reached forth petitions wrapped in green
silk, which were taken by some persons belong.
ing TO the Sultan's main, and haaded to an officer
on horseback, carrying box in which they were
deposited lie is represented as man of mild q,
amable disposition, who would be glad to govern
his empire better than he does, if he only knew
how, or if those who surround him would only
let him.-W. c. Bryant.
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% The Wamsburgh Times has the follow
ing interesting account of pauriarchal peculi-
arity of our southern brelhern from tn Z pen of a
travelling correspondent, who writes from Aiken,
S. c.
almost every community in The South, re-
sides an individual whose professional employ
ment Is the hunting for hire, Of runaway slaves
lie keeps pack of Twelve or fifteen sure-scented
bloodhounds, and on receiving a commission,
starts off in pursuit Horseback, accompanied
by his dogs. When once these are placed on the
traI, neither distance nor time will save the fu-
gllive; on they go, through woods, meadows, and
swamps, their deep mouthed voices being some
times heard miles away. The owner of the dogs
must keep up with them, for should he in the
background when the fugitive is overlaken, the
poor wretch would soon be torn in pieces When
all hope OF escape is lost, the runaway generally
con'rves TO mount tree, and thus saves his body
from the decorating langs of the dogs. The own
ers OF these hounds have such control over them
that they can call them off scent at any moment
and instantly subdue their ferocity towards the
victim whom they have ran down. Tae remun~
Grafton received for hunting fugitive varies from
$40 to $50, according 10 The time employed
These 'sportsmen' are almost invariably unaccom-
panied on their expeditions by any human being,
anu are utei OF lnuOhlaDle courage. Ill Is well
they are so, for occasionally they fall IN with an
ugly customer, who endeavors to kill bis pursuer
II he can. Being necessary appendages to soci-
ETY., there hunters not regarded with that
aversion which one would naturally think their
peculiar occupation would excite; on the contrary
they are frequently spoken of nice men, good
neighbors, &c. Some even have a reputation for
piety."
''Sometimes these bloodhounds are used to hunt
white fugitives from justice, About three weeks
ago, gentleman living near this locality had
valuable horse stolen. The hounds were started
IN quest of the rogue, pursued him across The
Savannah River, aud after a chase az II hours
by which time the. horse which the fellow had
stolen was completely used up having travelled
90 mlles-he was captured. 10 save himself, as
far as possible, from being worried by The dogs,
the fellow stood upright upon the saddle, but as
it was, his legs and feet were horribly manged
before the owner of the pack came up. |
told of another instance where pack Of hounds
entered the City of Augusta in full cry, in pursuit
of white thief who had robbed house lew
miles distant, and although the fellow, knowing
that the the dogs after hun, visited one or
two hotels, passing up and down stairs, in hopes
of throwing the animals off the scent, he was I'M
successful, and finally. in despair, made for the
country again, and was captured after running
about miles,
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COLD WATER STEAM ENGINE.--Yester-
day afternoon we visited the machine shop of
Messrs. Burge and Johnston, to witness the per-
Torrance of new engine styled as above, and
recently invented by Mr. Edward d. Tippett.-
The steam is produced without boilers by simply
injecting cold water into generators. The amount
OF steam required to force out or return the piston
rod is made by the introduction, to the influence
Of The fire. each moment, of precisely the guam.
tlly OF water needed, thus doing away with the
necessity of boilers. 1t is claimed that there is
no possibility OF an explosion, that greater power
is obtained, and less room occupied for the nee
essary machinery. The water falls il TO The en-
CINE, being first raised by force pump into res
ervoir situated above the engine, and thence con-
Quoted down as wanted The engine is SIN
gularly constructed piece of mechanism, both in
appearance and mode of operating Cinciana-
ii Gazette
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT New YoRK-On
Saturday, 18th inst, Pier No. 6, on the North Riv
er, gave way under the weight of iron and other
merchandise, precipitatng men, horses, and wagons
into the Water. The goods which we've being re-
moved had been landed from the ships Western
World and Union. Il is eared that several men
are buried beneath the ruins Of the pier in the wa
ter. One horse taken out few minutes after
the accident, but others were carried below. The
accident took place Only few minutes before The
New York evening papers went 10 press, and we
have but scaniy details Of it.