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SWAN SHooTINe.-We acknowledge the receipt
OF magnificent swan from old friend Enoch
Neale, esq. Having the curiosity to measure the
bird, found its height four feet nine inches and
its breadth, between the tips of the WINGS seven
feet three inches This swan was one of flock Of
eleven killed at one Are, off Heron Island beach in
the Potomac, by Messrs. Leonard Neale and F
Thompson, together with Sye, black boy be-
longing to Mr.. E. Neale-their three guns being
fired simultaneously. Several others were wound
ed, which they were unable to capture. MIR
thompson and sye also killed six swans at fire
the following day. Some shooting, that!
LtonardtoaUf (lNd.) Beacon
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THE Ice CRop.-Thereisn now no fear that the mar
ket viii not be amply supplied with ice throughout
the coming season, although the supply usually fur
nished from ponds in this immediate vicinity is
very much less than in years past. Large qpanti-
ties of clear ice, from ten to fourteen inches in
thickness and very free from bubbles, have been
housed atTroy, New Hampshire, on the line of the
Cheshire rairoad and also at Townsend harbor
during the past week, By firms from this city. A
party of workmen have been despateh to San
borntown, New Hampshire, by firm in this city,
Tor the purpose OF securing an immense quantity
of ice from Lake Winnipisseogee, which is mainly
fed by springs, the ice being remarkable for its
clearness and thiekpess. The Boston, Concord
and Montreal railroad passes along the line of the
lake where the workmen are employed, and af
foFds excellent facilities for transporting the ice tc
market.-Boston Journal, 2lst.
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List of Patents
List Of Patents
Issued from the United States Patent Office for the
,Oeek ending February %, 1853, and bearing date
Eoh.

toeek endang feoruarg ~, 1898, and bearing date
February2 20, 1853.
Hezekiah Bradford and Elisha Fitzgerald, Of
New York, N. Y.-For improved apparatus for
separating ores or other substances of different
specific GRANTEES
Alexander A. Cro, of London, England.-For
Improvement in gas meters
William "a johnson, of GreenvilIe, Mass, as
s sg to William G. Bates of West6eId, Mass
For lmprovementins sewing nachines =
Alpheus Kimball, of Fitchburgh Mass.-For
Improvement in seYthe fastenings
William Lacon, of Great Yarmouth, Eng
land For Improvements in suspending, lowering,
and 1iberating ships, boats. Dated February %,
1853. Patented in England February %, 1852 :
James Moreland. of Adrian. Mich.-for i'm
provement in mortising machines.
Amos B. Taylor, of Mystic. Conn and Stephen
Wilcox IT,, of Westerly, For improvement
in CUTOFF motion for looms.
Lauren Ward. administrator of Richard Ward
deceased Jerome b. Hubbell and Hart c. Hub,
bell, of Naugatuck, Conn For Improvement in
machines for turning irregular forns
Design.
Alexander Edmunds, Of Mount Pulaski III =
For design for a cradle ''''
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House, after debate in which Messrs
sIANLf, GoRMAN, and STANTON of Ken
lucky participated, passed the resolution hereto
tore reported from the Committee on Printino
providing TOR the binding of the maps of the re
port OF the Superintendent of the Coast survev
and those which accompany the report of The So
rotary of the Treasury on the subject of trade with
the British North American provinces
RECIPROCITY
The House resumed the consideration of the hill
reported from the Committee on Commerce estab.
fishing reciprocal trade with the British North
American colonies upon certain conditions
Mr.. FULLER, of Maine, resumed his remarks
from former day. He said that this bill ia to
operate on the trade between the United States
and the British North American provinces which
as appears by the official reports, amounts to
eighteen millions of dollars per annum. He did
not deny that the British free trade project would
operate fayorably to the manufacturing interests
the cities, and railroads.
On the other hand, it ia seIf-evident that it will
operate as injuriously on the interests which he
more Immediately represents. 1t is for the wis.
nom vi Congress to determine whether the gain
~ln warrant the sacrifice, and who is to be the
yae tn. The difficulties on the fishing coast, he
~ . II aald, were set foot with view 10
10 icy sne united States and compel to agree
t.IS ooi'y. lie was DESTROYS as any one of
settilng the question with the ,nrovincesfor thew
a. ueSsiiisu 70 De an important peonIe-but not in
tnS way proposed The substitnta ub;.h - had
oHefeo, similar to the bill IF NJ ~ =: ~ :
senate wouid, he thought be f; ae,s,,. - VIZ
If's orltsn nsherles, it ia true arc v.ih, !.
'what afS hsn worth without market3 M ou'
lnoes sehe tnelr hsh to the United state. 80
s.te ea.ef Psfuon OF them s Consumed ~ &C.
&er opposed shs bib under consideration: and sa;
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KILLED BY WHALE.-A letter from Csllao,
GATED January IL, states that Captain James L.
Nye, of the whaling barque Andrews. of Nau
Bedford, and two of his boats crew, were killed
By whale on the 29th of December last. In con-
sequence OF this disaster, the vessel was obged 10
leave the whaling ground, and arrived at Callao
January 7.-BostOn Journal
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SUPREME COURT oF THE UNITED STATES.
TUESDAY. February % 1888

AVHoDAK, FeUruAFy ", 1908.
NO. r. Samuel Veaxie ct AL, plaintiffs in error,
o. Wyman B. s. Moor.-The argument of this
cause was continued by Mr.. Kelley for the defend
ant IN error, and concluded by Mr.. Paine for the
plaintiffs in error.
No. IS Uriah A. Boyden, plaintiff in error, us
Edmund Burke.-This cause was argued by Mr..
bradley for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr.. Coke
for the defendant in error;
Adjourned until to morrow ii O'Clock m.
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The STEAMSHIP ATLANTIC took out sixty seven
passengers and quantity of specie Among
versty of Michigan. This gentleman, we learn,
goes out on special mission on behalf of the LIE.
gislature of that State to examine and report upon
the Prussian school system. The doctor is deputed
oy me University to obtain apparatus for the OBJ.
servatory attached to the University
~. Y. Jour. of Commerce, 2lsf.
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN ILLINoIs.-A bill in the
Illinois House OF Representatives, to abolish capital
punishment, vas defeated, on the 9th instant. bv
one vote Next day the vote was reconsidered, and
the bill amended SO as to make the penalty merely
for life. The question then recnr /.
ring its passage, it was again defeated by vote
Of 27 yeas to II nays.
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SMALL NoTE BILL.-The bill repeating the bill
prohibiting the issue of one dollar notes by the
banks of Maryland, the Annapolis Republican
thinks, will not be passed by the House; and even
though the House should, the Senate, it il under
stood, will not approve of such bill
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LARGE WILD Car caught in trap near
Middletown, Conn, on Tuesday night. large
dog was set upon it, but although confined by one
foot in the trap, it could knock the dog down with
the greatest ease with one of its paws. It was
knocked in the head.
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The OLD AND New Silver CoINs.-The follow
ing are the respective weights of the old silver
coins and those authorized by the new law

By the former act the silver coins "shall be le-
gal tenders of payment according to their nomi-
nal value, for oil ,ohattver." By the new act
the silver coins shall be legal tenders in pay
ment of debts for all s,us not exceeding ve dollars
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The Springfield (In) Register says orange
ments have been made toticket passengers through
to New York from Chicago, yis the New York and
Erie Railroad. Fare $40 so.
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THE REP.U BLIC.
WASHINGTON:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. %. 1858.

Congress.
In the Senate yesterday that body refused
by vote of yeas Is, nays 26, to take up the
bill granting land to the States for the benefit
of the INDECENT insane. A joint resolution ex-
tending the time for complying with the re-
quirements of the steamboat law was passed
and will be found in the Senate proceedings
The Pacific Railroad bill was debated till the
adjournment, without any action on it.
The Indian Appropriation bill was considered
in Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union.
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The Test Trip of the Caloric Ship Ericsson.
This ship arrived at Alexandra on Monday
afternoon from the mouth of the Potomac.
where she had lain at anchor for twenty seven
hours during the late snow-storm and thick
weather. Captain LOWER weighed an
Choir at half past nine O'Clock last We'd
nesday morning at Sandy H ,ok, and, in
pursuance Of instructions, stood to the east
in the face of strong gale and heavy
sea. He kept his course for eighty miles.
when the wind shifted to the northwest. He
then stood in shore again in the face of the
gale. During these two gales the ship stood
the test nobly, and though she pitched her
bowsprit under water, with her lee-guard i'm
mersed, her engines performed with the utmost
regularity, the wheels making six turns and a
half minute, with entire uniformity. Not
the slightest motion was perceptible in the
frame work and bracing of the engines. After
the ship and engines were thus fully tested,
Captain LOWER shaped his course for the
chesapeake, and in going up the bay encouns
tered heavy snow-storm
On approaching the mouth of the Potomac
the weather became so thick that the pilot
declined to go further, and the ship came to
anchor at ten o'clock Saturday morning. The
engines had then been in operation for seventy
three hours without being stopped for mo-
ment or requiring the slightest adjustment.
emily one flremen having been on duty at a time
during the whole trip. The consumption of
fuel was under five tons in the twenty four
hours Captain SANDS, of the navy, who
was on board to witness the performance, is
dalghted with the result. and says that he
would willingly go to Australia in her. Thus
the great principle Of the new motor is now
demonstrated reality.
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The President elect, accompanied by his private
secretary, arrived in this city yesterday evening
in the nine O'Clock train from Baltimore, and took
lodgings at Wizards Hotel General Pierce came
unannounced, and no one knew of his presence in
the city until after he had reached his apartments
The distaste for useless parade which he has mani
tested is highly becoming in the chosen head of a
republican Government, furnishing striking con-
trast to the scene witnessed here four years ago.
and affording good omen for an economical, up
right, and honest administration Of the Govern
ment.- Washington Union
The PRESIDENT elect is a gentleman who
can appreciate the toadyism of the above pa
ragraph, and who cannot fail to be panied and
mortified at the reflection that he is uriustly
complimented at the expense of the most plain,
transformations, and simple. hearted Chief Ma
glstrate that ever governed thirty millions of
people,
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. In copying the editorial article which fol-
lows from the Albany Eveaping Journal, we
cannot omit to add that the subject of it has
many friends among our readers who have
been deeply panied by the intelligence already
long since conveyed to them by telegraph
Ihe varied accomplishments of Miss MArHER
were not the chief sources of her attraction.
Her heart had been as highly cultivated as her
mind, and In the discharge of the kind offices
of friendship she secured the warmest regards
of those who were first won by the admiration
of her brilliant intellectual powers:
DEATH OF Miss MARY MATTER Yesterday the
telegraph communicated to her relatives in this
city the painful intelligence of the sudden death OF
Miss Mary Mather, who left home for New York,
in her usual state of health. on Friday.
Miss Mather, after passing Saturday evening
cheerfully with her friends, retired with sensa-
ton OF illness; and on Sunday she was not well
enough to attend church, though she declined
calling physician On Sunday evening at ten
O'Clock she was engaged packing her trunk prepa.
ratory to return to Albany, and at half past
twelve the spirit had departed.
Along with bereaved community in which she
a.,
sympathize keeuly with the sorrowing relatives of
this truly good and gifted girl. To them the loss
is irreparable. But they suffer not alone. Edu
cation loses stately pillar while society is bereft
of a cherished monument. In person, in mind
and in heart, Mary Mather was comedy, cuItiya
ted, and genial. Though towering above the
sterner sex in intellect and requirement, she pre-
served all the gentleness of her own, and chose to
radiate within her own sphere. That sphere was
useful and brilliant.
Miss Mather, though born in Cortland county.
was educated at the female academy in this city,
where she was always at the head of her classes.
Her academical life was but series of dinIomas
ana medals. Graduating with the highest honors
OF the institution some twelve or fifteen vearsaoo
she became teacher, and has been ever since
most usefully and honorably discharging her re-
possibilities either in the Brooklyn or the A lbauy
academies.
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the same sheet it printed the speeches which
had already stripped them of all justification!
10 assail the character of reputable men on
hearsay or er parte evidence is bad enough.
Io make the assault after that evidence had
been publicly exposed in the Senate, and to adj
here to it as though no exposure had taken
place, is piece of injustice that harmonizes
with the character and tactics of the Union.
They are practices that would befit no other
journal half SO we'll.
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ing the interests of the slaveholding States of the
Union?
But desire to confine myself mainly to some
points with regard to our rules. The gentleman
from North Carolina seems solicitous to make the
impression that If every member of the House had
been as anxious to promote the business of the
House as ne was himself these bills for the relief of
injured orphans and suffering aDido,ps and eperu thing
Of that SORT ,cold notnOc be udisposed Of bit uouy
entire calendar private bills tcod haze been cleared
Every claimant upon the justice Of the Government
,could be satisfied But have already shown you
that, according to his mode of advancing the public
business, it Id be totally and utterly impossible
to transact any business at all. 1t will be remem
bered that short time since resolution nassed
providing for holding night sessions; and would
any member who heard the speech of the distjn
guished member from North Carolina have sun
posed for single moment that he fought thoae
night sessions to the death? But he did opnose
them. Yet If his speech of yesterday remains un
answered, the impression will be created through.
out the country that these night sessions were
opposed by every member in the House excenf the
gentleman from North Carolina, who desires so
much the passage Of every private and public bill
before Congress
There is another incident which occurred durinp
the gentleman's speech, to which ask the atten.
| ton of the House for moment He made la
| bored argument against the rules of this Houses
but, at the conclusion OF that speech, he wound up
| by the candid confession that he knew nothnr
about them. In the progress of his remarks the
gentleman ought to have said that one great reason
why the bushels of the country is So much ra-
tarded is because speak go much upon dues
tons about which we know nothing, Or in other
| words, we speak much upon the ssthird head !,
Several MeMBERs. What is that?
Mir. NABEas. ] will tell you Upon certain
occasion speaker got up and said to his audience,
Gentlemen, in the fret place, will tell you what
| ! know and you do not know; in the second place,
/ | will tell you what you know and do not know:
and, in the third place, will tell you what neither
you nor knotc any thing about.a [Great laugh
ter.l Now, the speech Of my distinguished friend
from North Carolina against the rules in this House
was, by hs own confession, ..third head speech,
renewed laughter;l for it was speech in relation
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the bound volume.
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Chanel Eli.

The Daughters Of Temperance held a Fes-
tiva on the 3lst ult., and invited the +" Sons !"
to join them in its pleasing exercises-who
turned out with Regalia, Banner, and torch
lights, and after parading awhile, repaired
to the supper room, paying their utmost de-
ro"rs to the good things spread before them.
They were welcomed to the festive board in
a neat address by one Of the Daughters"
who was responded to in appropriate terms
by one Of the gallant "Sons." We were net
surprised to learn that the two Orders re-
ceiyed several accessions during the week
the Daughters 5, and the Sons 10 new mem
bers. Who're these two Orders Ieqt il pprsatt
help-meets to each other. Sucsess to the
Daughters and Sons at the "IIill."
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AtRoekingham Town, Jan. II some other point.
to be selected, in Richmond county, on the 18th /;
Laurel Hill 10 Ahordsvile 20 Robson co. 81 a ~:
Elizabeta Town "a Westbrooks %; Wilmington
26 Il 81 Clinton % 0wensville 90 and Goldsboro'
at night; kinston 80; Hookerton Feb. I Snow Hin
the ID; Bow of Promise Sd; Falkland A.; Green
vile Tarboro' Z JoyRer's s.; Enfield 9 weldon
10; Jackson IL; Rich Square y; Pitch Landing
IA Murfreesboro' 10; GatesviIle II Sunsbury Is;
Jonesboro' 10Th day, Eliz. City at night; Curi.uck
G. II. 81 Edenton % Woodville "a; Hartford 10Th
February.
Va Any of these speaking places that are in
convenient can be changed, provided the days are
not altered. The Speaker has to be conveyed from
place to place by the brethren, and is dependent on
the Divisions for their voluntary contributions.
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THE Memorials.

We continue to receive, occasionally, cop
les of the Memorial from different counties,
numerously signed by citizens of the State,
praying Legislative enactment concerning the
traffic in ardent spirits. The lovers and sym
pathizers of rum may rant-politicians may
%denounce, and timid friends wag their heads
discouragingly-but the masses of the peo-
pie have begun and viii continue to act, un-
til we are freed from the vile curse. That
ball, will continue toroll on until the Ubiquitous
system is ~abrogated. Wilkes county has
added 81 signatures to her former lists sent
up; Craven county &c Cabarrus "a; Chat
ham 81.
Agentleman, writing from Newbern, says
" notice with much pleasure that all the
members from this county voted right wheT
the Memorials were presented, and l am at {
loss to see how any one could have had the
hardihood to have voted otherwise, but so i
was, and it is much to be lamented that on
respectful petition was not granted, so tina
the matter could have been brought directlI
before the people for discussion and voting
And ] was confident our cause would no
have suffered, for the more it is examined an
discussed the higher it will rise in the estima
ton of all intelligent and right thinking men
In this county l am satisfied we should hav
given a good account of ourselves, for we q
once enlisted in the cause some Of our mos
influential men VINO took a warm interest i
it, and one of cur largest dealers in Liquor
remarked that he was just waking up t
the importance of the subject in regard t
the safety of the rising generation, and b
took quite n active part in getting sign;
lures"
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In5izi6ual Effort.

If every friendof Temperance would exert
his personal influence for the advancement of
the cause, what a vast amount of good might
thus be silently accomplished !! If the errors
and prejudices Of your ~neighbors were COM
bated in social intercourse-t evils Of intem-
perance portrayed-its blighting effects upon
the morals, health and happiness of commu-
nity-its corrupting tendencies upon all the
interests and endearments 0 fsocial life-what
a great work might be done in this quiet IN
obtrusivo way. Every man thus engaged
would be amost effective temperance lecturer,
for every upright mar has a influence with
his neighbor thata stranger cannot attain
He has his confidence as man ofmoral in
tegrity, and from such a mar he is ready to
receive words Of truth and wisdom. Let US
remember this, friends Of temperance, each
and all of us, and see how many we can win
to the cause in this way. Many q poor inc
briate may thus be reclaimed, and she that
conyerteth a man from the error of his way,
sayeth a soul alive"
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USEFUL INFORMATION.

\ NEW hEAPI<G MACHINE has Just been
invented By a citizen of BROOKLYN, N. Y.
which can be worked By one horse, and it iS
said will cut twenty-five acres of grain in a
lay. Four scythes with three cradle frames
are fastened to the rim Of dram or cylinder.
having a Vertical or rotary motion. The
drum 70" 4 medium size machine is to be six
teet n diameier. The scytheS are SO arrlnr-
ed that cve~y revolution Of the cylinder, 81
mul a%neoaely with ihc stroke, cuts and LODI
cs the grain in a Standing gavel inside tho
.Nliuder or drum. whence those who hold tn q
machine can conveniently bend and dispose
OF the bundles Of grain. This mode Of : tn
aring the giain wholly d~ispenses with rakinc
the gaaiu iscnt by tie sane kind Of stroke
Is II Is made with u hand cradle. 1t is IL
act tho old mode Of undertaking, worked
by machinery and worked by horsepower.
Gas FROM Observation-Disclosures. R. Booth.
ofWend,worth, has patented some improve
nents N tie production Of gas, which consist
IN manufacturing vegetable gas from seeds.
leaves, fruit aud stems of plants, instead Of
improving tie oils, gums or ra<ins obtained
herefro'n in such process. Any seeds OF
pants, capable Of yielding oils or gums from
which gas may be produced, may Sc used
in this manner, and the form of apparatn
or r3tort employed, may be very much va.
rcd.-Alning Eng Journal
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ReV. P. Dou6's Appointments.

Thursday, Jan'y. 20, Smithfeld.
Friday and Salty, " q & %, Johnston co
Sunday, Z" % preach at Eyeritts-
vile at IL O'Clock, and Goldsborc' night
Monday, Jan'y "a, Snow Hill at l 3 m
Tuesday, %, Kinston. ut night
Wednesday, " &c, Newberne, ~atnight.
Friday, =" %, Beaufort. at night.
Saturday, /" %, Straits.
Sunday, I" 80, Preach ut Straits al
IL, o'clock and Beaufort, at night.
Tuesday, Feb'y. l, Trenton, at night.
Wednesday " 2, Richards, at IL o'clock.
Thursday, 3, Jacksonville, at night.
Saturday, " 5, Scottsyille.
Preach on Sunday, Feb. G at Wilmington. and
lecture at same place on the 9TH Long Creek ON
the Stu Moore's Creek Q h; Black River 10Th ;
South Washington II Strickland's neighborhood
IL preach and lecture Mt KeEansville I3 and IA
Warsaw 10; Faison's 16; Clinton IL Hawley's
Store Is: Averasboro' 10; preach at Barclaysvills
20 Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, lecture &c and
preach 9th Feb; Tarboro' 2Sth Feb. and March
LIST; the ID, Sd, 4th and jth in Pitt county, at pla-
ces to be agreed upon by the brethren, Sparta
preach the 9Th and lecture 7th Vicksville s Nash
vile 9 Hillia rdston 10 some place between Hill
liardston and Tarboro' II; Tarboro' IL and Is !;
Edgecombe IA, Is, 16, 17-places to be appointed
by the brethren in the county.
Other appointments will be made soon. Rev.
Mr. u. travels in his OWL conveyance and need not
therefore be sent after.