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imposition, and all banks had found IL out Tho
Woodstock Bank knew it, or they would not be-
asking for this special legislation 1t was only
prayer 70 be licensed to practice system Of
speculation and brokerage.
Pending the discussion the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by the Rev j. Scott.
Petition reieved-By Mr.. Deane. Of Matthew
Kennedy and 80 others, for an act Of incorpora.
ton fer digging gold and lead; to the Commit.
tee on Manufactures. BY Mr. Ross Of Weson,
Of ASA B. Foster and - others for new County
by the name Of Cumberland; to the Committee
on this subject.
Engrossed Bills. Relating to the County
buildings in Windham Co.; read the the third
time aud passed Relating to the militia read
the third time. and its passage refused. yeas 80
nays 100. To incorporate the Island Pond ~
cademy on motion Of Mr.. Folansby. committed
for amendment aud o. amended. passed. To
pay stephen Z. Thayeri to pay Samuel Childs
each read the third time and passed.
Nj. Carpenter Of Guildiord moved reconsider.
alton Of the yo,e dsnissing the bill to annex A
part Of Fiysion to Waiisfcld and on motion
Mr. Gandey, the motion was ordered TO lie, and
be made ihe special order Tor next Tuesday at.
ternoon-77 TO 81.
Mr.. Lyman of Hartford called up the bill to
pay Ammi Willard. and it was ordered to third
reading.
Mr., Bingham called up the bill relating TO
witnesses, (the bin providing that the testimony
Of the parties may be received in evidence on
trials OF hbels for divorce when the cause is that
consent was obtained by force or fraud, or in.
tolerable severity when after some discus ion
Nr Davis OF Dlnville moved to make the bill
the special order for Tuesday next, which notion
was lost Mr.. Rice of Somerset noyed to dis.
miss Messrs. Gray Grandey and Matthewsoa op.
posed the motion, Mr. Washburn supported it,
when further discussion was interrupted BY the
arrival of the hour to which the ballotinr for L.
). senator WAS suspended
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Prayer by the chaplain
Joint Resoit'oR.-By Mr.. Stevens, Of Frank
lin. that all further ballotugs for L. ;. Senator
be postponed until the next session Of the Legs.
laiure.
Mr. Rowsll moved that the resolution be land
upon the table.
Mr. Stevens said that we had wasted time
enough in this useless ceremony of ballotng,
There was no hope of a choice, and no man
could unite the sutirages Of majority Of the
Senate We were wasting the time CT ourselves
and our constituents, at a great expense to the
state, and without any hope of successful issue
in this struggle to elect a Senator.
Mr.. Colt said he was opposed to the resolution
IN its present form. lie was willing to postpone
further baloting until Dec. 9th. A; present the
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THURSDAY, DEC. l. 1853.

alarms could be- sent, with like injunction
with the members OF this body. to aud from the
Senate chamber. it would very likely Pot a stop
To these motions 70 reconsider
The question being put. the motion to lie was
lost. aud the question recurring on the original
motion to reconsider, It was disagreed to.
Bill introduced and reie,rtd-By Mr. Buck,
t' incorporate the Exchange Bank; to the com.
mlttoo ON Binks. Aiiourncd
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rrv. El Ballou.
Petitions re'err.d-By >ir. Barton. of sendry
persons Of Ludlow. for a new county by The
nime of Cumberland to the select committee
on this subject.
The appointments propns d by the Senate, 10
the bali gragtne ferry to Danei Adams, were
concurred 40. The House also concurred VITA
the Senate in their aineudmsn ts to the bills, to
incorporate the raslcton Hotel O. aud the
American verd Antique Marble o.; aud 10 ado
dton to chap. - IS enuti d JUSTICES OF the
Peace
hills R,'errcL Prom lbe Senlte. 10 ucorpo-
rate the Wmdham ouuy Sayiugs Bank, to
extend the charter, ano increase the capital
stock of tue bunk Of st. lbln- to incorporate
the Bradford hank TO Incorporate The royaton
Bank each To- tha conaiIttee ou Iuubs. Bea,-
log TO actions betw on co-piruers, co-parceue :
and tenants in common TO tine Judiciary cou-
mttee. IN amendment of chop e- C. :. rcIlt-
ing TO mqaesis on lh. dead; TO the Judiciary
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After the result Of the 18th ballot had been De
chred, on motion of Mr.. itters, farther bal
lettings were suspended uil next Wedn sday.
The JOINT resolution relating TO expenses in
Cured by W. during the revolutionary war was
called up Mr. Hoyt noyed to amend SO as to
include the expresses incurred ia defending the
Northern frontier during tine recent disturbances
in Canada adopted The question beng upon
the passage of the resolution as amended, Mr..
Hale sand that since he spoke on a former oceas-
ion against this resolution, he had changed his
mind, and withdrew his objection. The resolu-
ton as amended was passad.
The vote making the bill to increase the
Stock OF " oodslock Bank the special order for
Saturday forenoon, was reconsidered, aud the
time changed to TO morrow morning.
Eagrossed Bills. 10 amendment Of sec ~,
and i6, of chap 80. c. s. relating TO the Grand
List: passed TO amend sec. II chap. ll6 C..
S. pissed. To incorporate the Bennington Bat.
lie Monument Association; passed.
he House ball TO preserve fish in Farlee
Pond, having been restored to the Senate, the
vote OF the Senate resembling the bill was re-
considered, and it was passed Adjourned.
HOUSE
Reports Of Comm Ices By the select commit
TEE on the bill relating 10 the county buildings
ia Windham County, fayoraby to the passage
thereof, with an amendment which should liant
the repairs to be made TO the jail only, and fix
sum o be expended at $500. he amendment
was adopted, when the bl was supported by
Messrs. Field, Phmpton, Rice of Somerset, aud
Walker, opposed by Mr.. Burrows, on the ground
that the sum fixed Is inadequate, and ordered to
a third readDg BY the select committee, unan-
lmously in favor of the petition for the annexa-
ton Of part Of Fayslon to Watsheld, by bill,
providing for the annexation OF that part of Fays
ton lying east Of the Green Mountains f each
town snail consent to the proposed annexation.
A statement Of facts was elected by Messrs
pllmpton, Mclean, Adams Of Danvllle and
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Aller the twenty sA'l uHii'i' OFT. '"i'7 "i
Coventry, moved that the ballo.ngs be ndefn-
uely postponed, which the Speaker decided TO be
out Of order. Alter the twenty seventh ballot,
on motion Of NJ Miner further bal.ollnes were
postponed all tomorrow morning at o'c.ucN.
The House resumed the consideration OF the
bill to repeal secs and . chap. 80 G. -
(the sections proposed to lie repealed making an
appropriation annually TO county agricultural So
cieties) the question being upon its d'smlssol--
The motion to dismiss was agreed to- yeas III
nays ~.
Resol,aioa.-By Mr.. Rice Of Somerset to in
quire as to the expedlency Of establishing insti-
tutons for the support OF the poor in each coun-
y, and report by bill or otherwise adopted.
SENATE
AFrERNoaS.
The President announced the appointment Of
the following committee on the resolution to pay
James Martins debentures Senators sleeper
klmball and Parker,
Reports Of Conmttees--B the committee on
Finance in favor of the bill to amend secs. =
and &c of chap. 80 c. ) relating TO grand list )
ordered to lie. BY the select committee, raised
on that subject IN favor of House bill laying
tax on the county of Bennington passed by
the select COMMITTEES on that subject, IN favor oil
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SENATE.


Reports Of Committees. BY the committee on
Land Taxes, in favor of House bill in addition
to chap. 60 C. s., relating to he Grand List;
passed. BY the committee on Roads, in favor
OF House bin. in addition to an act Incorporating
Stamford & Resdsboro' Plank road Co.; passed
BY the committee on Roads, adversely to the
bill in amendment Of the act Incorporating the
Lamoille County Plank Road Co ordered to
lie.
Engrossed BIZ. Relating to Savings Banks;
passed
The bill to amend the liquor law of the last
ses zion was taken up.
Mr. Coolidge offered an amendment to the LIST
section which was adopted
Mr.. MlIlngion moved that the bill be laid up
on the table
Mr.. Stevens Of Franklin moved that the bill
be postponed indefinitely. On this question tho
yeas and nays were demanded and were yeas Z,
nays 10, the motion was lost. The question
recurring on the motion To I've II, was agreed to.
Mr. Stevens Of Franklin, called up the resou-
ton in relation to the proposal Of c. Goodrich
to publish the VI. Reports, and moved that the
resolution be amended by striking out the words
Judiciary Connnttee' and insert Select Com
mtlee Of three Senators adopted The reso-
luton as amended was then adopted
Mr.. Coli called up the bin allowing parties to
bills Of divorce to be witnesses in such bels.
The question being on the order to be read Sd
tme--it was refused, yeas 10, nays u.
Mr.. Colt called up the bill to increase the
capital stock Of Woodstock Bank
Mr.. Coolidge offered an amendment provid-
ing that the Treasurer should not issue bills
until the additional stock should be paid in, and
appropriated to the purchase Of stock.
Mr.. colt resumed the argcmeut he was max
ing at the adjournment this morning. lie SAID
this was new Wrinkle among astute banking
men. The bank, after having deposited their
$50 600 worth of stock with the State Treasur-
er, " ould treat that as SO much additional capt.
tai stock, aud issue two dollars IN bills Tor eve
~ dollar Of capital paid IN, which with the de-
posits would give the bank an additional adyan-
tage over what they at present enjoy, and allow
them to use three dollars FIR every dollar paid IN.
Pending The discussion, the hour having ar
rived to which the Joint Assembly stood ad-
journed, the Senate repaired to the Hall of the
louse.
The President announced the appointment Of
the following select committees
On the House bill relating to the county
buildings in Windham County, Senators Denl-
son, Moody, Mllington, Sleeper aid Morse
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Aeer the thirty-thirl ballot, on motion of Mr..
Hayward, further balloings were suspended I'LL
Tuesday next at half past eleven o'clock A. NJ
Resold,ons.-By Mr.. Plympton, ta<4nit the
counsel on each side of the consolidation bill TO
be heard on the floor Of the House this evening
opposed by Messsrs. Miner, Matthewson, Gran
dey, Adams Of Milton, Gray, and Palmer, sup
ported by Messrs. pympton, Rice Of Somerset,
Mclean, and Field, when Mr.. Washburn moved
TO amend by adding provso, that one counsel
only shall be admitted on each side, and each ar.
gument be restricted to one hour aud half
which was adopted. On motion of Mr.. Miner,
the resolution was ordered to lie
by Mr. Jones Of Coventry, that when the
House adjourns Ibis afternoon it be hll to.mor-
row morning. and that the Committee ON Roads
be allowed the use Of the hall of the House this
evening adopted.
Reports of ConmtieeS-By the Committee on
Btnks, in favor of the Senate bill to incorporate
the Bradford Bank statement of facts was
elected by Messrs. lIartshorn, and Hayward,
when the bill was read the 81 tine and passed
in concurrence Adjourned.
SENATE
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-27

TIE FLnuR REMEDY FOR ScALps-lt
will be recolIected that some of the pa
pers have had paragraph recommendin.
The use Of wheat -four in the case oil
<calds or burns. A gentleman al DAYTON.
Ohio, saw it, and The other dav, as he
writes the Empire, tested il to his salts.
faction. lie saws:
While at the supper table, q little
child, which was seated in its mother's
lap suddenly srasped hold of cupful Ell
hot tea. severely scalding lie left hand
and arm. Immediately brought . pan
of -four and plunged the arm ia it, cover.
ing entirely the paris scaldsd with the
-four. The effect va. truly remarkable ;
The pain was gone Instantly. | then
bandaged the arm loosely. applying plen.
~ Of -four next TO The skin and on the
following morning there was not the least
sign that the arm had been scalded.
neither did the child suffer the leas. pain
after tie application Of the -four.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-27

BY the following from " Sun" OF SAT.
urday. il will be perceived that the LADY
mentioned, who 10 very respectable
resident OF our County, has been honora
bly, relieved Of even the slightest irnpu,a.
ton OF The charge In the premises against
her. We have been conscious from the
frst that such would be the result:
State '. Sarah~Legrand This vas
record from Anhe Arundel County, Courf
AN indicfmen; for misdemranor for
having induced negro Henry Barnes, an
Indented apprentice. leave his master,
James Rawlings. The case was submit
ted ." the court, and on motion TO ouash.
the Judge decided the Indictment 10 he
utterly defective. w. r. Preston. ESQ.
az counsel for The accused then asked
IN Justice TO the traverSer, 10 be permitted
to exhibit the proof in the case, which
being granted the family record of M.
Henry Suter was presented, from which
It appra ed, in tine hand wiring of.he ole
gentleman, now deceased, that the boy
Henry was born in his house on the 29th
OF May, 1899, and was consequently 81
years and eight months old at the time
when Mrs. Legrand informed him Of his
being free, and in consequence Of which
he departed from his masters house.
James :. Suier, son Of Henry Suter, de.
ceased. was present to testify to his fuih.
er's nnd-writing, and several ladies TO
confirm the date of Henry's birth. On
The presentation of the family record and
the concurrent proof, Mr. Williams, the
State attorney, al o"ce acquiesced in
IN the entire innocence Of The accused,
and the court directed her honorable &C.
qulttal and immediate discharge,
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-27
A VISIT To MR. GREEN. THE RE.
FORMED GAMBLER. =

|. By. invitation Of This gentleman we on
Satnfday paid visit to ti.n ct The Foun-i
lain Roiel. @tie. at once proceeded IN
show as nafnI,er Of The tricks prse' iced
by gasnhlersto fleece their Victims. FTsi,
he showed to our Satisfaction that All
pla y:mg cards could be told hy their backs
bv the gambler with the same facility
that they could be told by the novice
face 10. That ell card manufacturers
are colleagurd with the gamblers no one
can doubt tor a moment.
After This development. Mr.. G.. next
took up the games commonly played nj
alb card parties. First The cards we're
carefully shuffied and cut by ourselves,
and dealt f1r whist bv Mr.. G.. with such
accuracy that he gave himself and par
ner all the honor< and The thirteen tricks.
The cards were shuffled The second time
"a thoroughly As fingers could shuttle
them and cut bv the second party. t"r
Seven up, or High. Low. Jack and the
Game, AMI Mr.. q. dealt himself the ace,
duce anu ten oc diamonds and turned the
Jack OF Diamonds for trump, thus securing
for himself =. four times all the cards
can make i'm one hand. Euchre came
mex, in turn. The cards were thoroughly
shuiEi-d, and Mr.. &. dealt him elf the
Jack OF clubs, acc ofciubs, Jack ofspades.
queen Of clubs, ten OF spades, and turning
The king Of clubs for trunp<, which. by
the privilege Of discs:ding, gave him an
iuvincible or alone hand, assuring him a
mark" The games Of Bluff, Bragg,
Faro, &c were all carried out in sim
liar manner by MIR: g.
Tricks Of legers!smain came next in
turn. which mus, be seen ,e be avprecia.
ted. The one which was more curious
than all others was his trick Of memoEy.
He shuffied his cards n thoroughly as
possible, then passed them e. others pres.
ent 10 do the same, and they were then
placed by another in our hands. when we
! shufhed and cut them more than one
! dozen times aud then took them 10 the
corner Of The room, as far as We could
get from Mr.. G. lie then told us everv
card we looked at as correctly AZ though
| he had them face upwards before him.
| He carried this still further we shuffed
! and cut hem again, and then dealt sever.
al hands. when he told what each hand
contained without having them turned
! over. This most wonderful feat closed
the truly astonishing exhibition.
There Is deep moral lesson in Mr..
G.'s private and public lectures, and we
hope he may not leave our city until all
have witnessed his exposiiions Of gam
blers and card manufacturers. Oar
Legislature should take this opportunity
to avail themselves OF his knowledge and
pass such law az will reach this elas>
| Of evil doors. We think Mr.. Green il
doing much good and deserves the coun
tenance Of good men, Bait c upper.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-27

me part bitten. and then apply eapping
aiaes.
Tanas Emciie.-Give large do<es Of
the tea made Of gala, Peruvian bark cr
whiss OAK bark
- Tobacco FIRST r@dneiic, 2hen as
striasent tee. then ssimnIanss.
Verdigris.--plsnsy Of White 81 egg and
white Viiriol.-Give The patient plenty
OF milk and water.
IN almost 81 cases Of poisoning. emet.
les are highly useful, AND Of those one OF
ihesvery bes:, because most prompt and
ready, 10 the common mustard nour or
powder, . ieasPoonfui Of which, stirred
up IN warm water, may b given every
i've Or len mssnses, until freq vomiting
can he Obtained.
Emeliss and warm desnulcent drinks.
such rs milk and water, faxseed or slip
perry elm tea, chalk, vater, ETC., should
be administered without DELAY. The
subsequent management of The case wilI.
Of course. be left to : physician.-H Hart
ford Tjmes.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-27

-STABLER'S GOOD MEDICINES.
TIE surprisingly beau tiful style in which
rh .. articles are put up call forth the
encomiuIi. Of all who nave seen them.
and thi. IS q certain indication that they
nave been prepared with an uncommon
degree OF kill aud care, and ell who use
them can. feel q certainly of their excel.
fence for the cure Of Coughs, C,lds,
Asthma, .nI early stages of Consumption
and Diarrh1I.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-27

Can we not secure the services OF one
regular correspondent in each district OF
the county for The Beacon : To any
gentleman with whom we could make an
arrangement, we would cheerfully send
our paper free ofchsrgs: Plain commI:
nicaiions OF current events. such as mar
riages, deaths, accidents, &c, are all We
require, as our principal object 10 to be
put in possession Of every item Of county
news, at the earliest dates.
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-27
INSIDE OF A CHINESE HOUSE

In book recently published by Mrs,
Eliza J. q. Bugeman, who went ont 10
China as q missionary, we have the
accout OF visit to Mrs. Pawn Tinskwa
whose husband, we are told, is ",,lt
merchant of wealth, and somewhat "a.
vorable to foreigners
"Pawn Tingkwa is employed in III.
service OF the government this pives
him some distinction. lie has ten wives.
The lady of the house or snumber ore
'wNe, cd nA make her appearance IN
a little time had elapsed. A, length
entered the rsom and the others gave
place, while she received her visitors.
and refused 10 take her seat ~nntil eyerv
one of her guests was seated. She wa.
= beautlful young creature, not aver
twenty-one years Of age. Her haAGas
arranged in their usual tasteful manner
and adorned with flowers, peaRs and
other ornaments. She Vs.. att Ia in .
simple dress Of grass cIo:h.- tight abou,
the throat. with large sleeves, exposing
beautiful hand, and wrist full Of brace.
lets. Underneath her grass cloih iunic.
she wore an embroidered skirt, ,ba,
nearly concealed her little feet. To the
remarks OF the ladies, (her visitors) she
responded cosrteously, never allowing
herself to sit while any of the ladies were
standing.
Tea was served in small cups with
covers. but without milk or sugar. Soon
after this We were invited Ito another
department. Mrs. Pawn, our LADY, host,
took Mrs. Parker by the hand. and led
The way, while several other OF Mr.. Pawn
Tingkwa's ladies attended to the rest of
Us. and we followed /; the COMPANY Of
relatives, nurses. servants and children
succeeded, all eager TO satisfy their euri.
osity BY gazing at Us. A repast wa.
prepared, consisting Of lellies, fruits, nuts
ETC., which in the east is called tifin ::
the Chinese cali it biz for the heart. II
vas easy 10 distinguish the lady Of the
house she moved US 10 be seated, while
sne presided, The others standing. and The
servants tanning US while we parrook OF
the delicacies. According to Chinese
etiquette, Mrs. Pawn passed some fruit or
jelly on her chop stick TO each lady, and
we would return the compliment, she
rising very gracefully and receiving it,.
they even go so far as 10 put it into your
mouth,
"Tiffin being finished. we repaired to
her private bedroom. II was furnished
with q mirror. bureau. bedsiead ~ HI
mattress, the bed clothes neatly laid in
folds, and put aside in The back part of
the bed , We followed Mrs. Pawn, all
the ATTENDANTS accompanying us, through
I ne different aParims nts of this spacious
building still unfinished. The carving
was elegant. The rooms were furnished
with divans, centre tables, mirrors and
chandeliers. The ceilings were beauIi.
fully painted with birds and flowers, A
gallery was appropriated to The stag song
In going down the stair case, we
passed fhe room where 'his excellencv'
and guests (ihe gentlemen who accom-
panied us) were RECALLING themselves
with refreshments they could NOT help
lurning their heads 70 catch glimrss Of
St. Mary's beacon., 1853-01-27

A T znS lrphan.s Court held for Saint
II Mar n,y-at the Court House
in LeonaIal.. Iasassn, on The ] lib day OF
January, ia the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and fly three.
Present. Benedict l. Heard, ESQ.,.
Chi Judge. Richard II. Reeder and
Jares x. IIopewell, E>qrs., Associate
Judges, c. J. Duranr, Sheriff, and G.
Combs, Register.
Among other proceedings were the
following. 10 wit: On application Of
George &. Morgan and Joseph Spalding,
sd'n niStraiors, W. a.. Of ElwiIy Smif1Se
late Of Saint Mays county, deceased. i'd
is ordered by the Court, that the sal !
administrators give the notice required
by law for The creditors 10 file their
ceased. for dividend. in the Register Of
wills ollie. on or before the seconI
Tuesday Of March newt, and that this
order be published in The g.. Marys
Beacon once q week until The ssConl
Tuesday of March next.
In testimony that the aforegoiEs is =
true copy taken from one Of the rrcoriS
sl.....~. Of the proceedings Of Orphans
4 Court for 81. Msry's coah'y,
IL. S have hsreunlo subscribed nv
N&e&4~S rane, aud a!fix-i the seal az
Tue SAID Court. this llih day Of january,
in The year Of our Lord eighteen hunirel
andtfiy three.
GEORGE COMBS, Register. -
IN conformity with tho above order,
we hereby give notice 10 oil pe rsons hav-
ing claims against the estate Of the lsiS
El~iIy Smith. TO f!s the same for div.
dend. in the office Of The Register Of
Wills, on or before the second Tuesday
in March next; otherwise. they will be
excluded from oil benefit Of tbs said