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Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-29

ENSFURNISHINGG GOODS.
(JCHAS. II. LANE has now the honor OF in
forming his numerous friends and patrons, in and
out of Congress, that his stock is large and COM
plete in every department, embracing all articles
usually kept in first-class furnishing establish
mcnt.
Gentlemen are respectfully solicited to call and
examine my stock, which will be cheerinlly ex-
hibited al all times. Moderate prices and fair deal
ing may be relied upon.
LANES
Fashionable Hat, Cap, and Gentiemen's
Furnishing Establishment,
Penn. avenue, near Al street
Dec 3-2wif
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EOUR FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET,
I and servants for hire. Apply to DIR. r. I.
Browne, opposite U. s. Hotel.
Dec 11-eo1m
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4oams to lst---80ar6, IT,.
4 CONGRESSIONAL MESS Of Eight or

IN ten can be accommodated with rooms and
board at MRS. GILBERT'S, on Pennsylvania
avenue, between First and Second streets. opposite
The government greenhouse, Washington city,
d. G. Nov. Scott
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
Ono square twelve liues) insertion.
MisfflIanf0ns.

4IHRIsTMAs AND NEW YEAR Pres-
" ents for Gentlemen Superior Dressing
Robes Of Silk, Cashmere, French Flannel, Nous
selne, French and English Prints, Of rich and
beautiful styles, and of all prices, of my own
manufacture. large assortment now on hand at
LANES Gcntemen's Furnishing Store,
Pom. avenue, near Al street.
Dec 21-d2wif Union and Star.'
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DOARDlNG.--Mis Ann Briscoe Is pre-
Id pared TO accommodate her friends and stranr
gers visiting Washington.
Her house is located in the most pleasant part
of the city, being on Seventeenth street, immedi-
atey opposite the War Department
Several commodious and pleasant rooms are
now vacant, and may be secured if application be
made soon.
Dec l3-d1w (Intelligencer.1
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NEW STORE. An excellent stock of
IN gents furnishing good, recently opened by
G. BIRGE, under Wizards Hotel, where he in
tends keeping every article called for in his-lne;
among which may be found Leary's hats, caps,
shawls, robe de chambre shirts and collars, under
garments of every description, silk and cotton um-
brellas, canes, gloves, hosiery, &C., &c.
Dec 6-6teod.x
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YINHE NEW YEAR.--Taylor & Maury's
stock, suitable for presents at the approach
ing season. consists of variety of goods in every
style of elegance, including bibles and prayers ia
colored vevets, richly ornamented; portfolios, IN
papier mache and leather; card baskets -boquet
holders, card cases, porte monnas, writing desks,
inkstands, cigar cases, statuetes, pencil cases,
satchels &C., to which they invite attention.
Book and stationery store, near 9Th street.
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LII fashion and most approved styles; a full as
soriment now on hand at LANES fashionable hat
and cap store, Pennsylvania avenue, near Al st.
Dee 3-d2wif
THos. r. SUTER. LUKE LEA. LUTHER r. SMooT
SUTER, LEA s. Co.'S
Stock, Exchange and Banking House,
Corner Of Penn. avenue and 18th street, "
WASHINGTON, d. c.
Dec 15-6md (m)
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Sec, IA. Requires at least sixty
residen! scholars in order 10 constitute a
spb-disrict.
Sec. Is. Empowers the Beard oil
Township Trustees 10 control the ass
signment of scholars 10 different schools,
aud and invests them with disciplinary
pow et in. casssof bad behavior l,y pupils.
+ Sec. II gives to the Board the selec--
ton efbooks ard the direction Of studies
10 be pursued.
Sec. 10 compels each teacher 10 give
full statistics of his school.
Sec. l9@requires-tae returns~of' the
Statistics ofaeach town TO iheEsAudi,or 81
the county.
Sec 30 enables Township 9Ttusiees
to establish graded schools. ,,s ,iy;
Sec, % iimils lie amount Of tax for
the support Of High Schools to 2 mills
ON the dollar.di 80 aaw 'a'ss 9a. sh
Sec. 24tequires The Board 10 continue
their Schools FOR at leas, seven months in
the veal. ,.st .tto,, .- !, ,arvsg I
Sec. 81 directs The establishment o
sperate schools for celored children, when
the number exceeds 30. If a less nun,
ber, then their portion of the school fund
shall be expended under The directionioi
the Township Board. yiannd % aHa
Sec. Al. empowers the Probate Judge
TO select three persons as school sxainln,
ers, TO serve 2 years and TO fill vacancies,
&c..t,.,,..,,' ,.sc,i., ,tre, ll,.d s!gr nJ
Sec. 45 limits the validity Of a teach'
er's certificate to twoyears, and forbids
the employment Of any teacher not pos
sessed Of a good moral character, urd
qualified to teach Ohhography, Reading,
Wri,ingJd Arithmetic, Geography aud
English Grammar, a' 7..'"
Sec. 46 provides for the paymen, oI
so day 10 tho examiners while en-
gagged in official duty. 1dru setr"
Sec. AZ directs the appointment, 5y
popular vote; Of a State Commissione
Of Common Schools whose term Of Office
shall ethree years. .7l0 iaaF' pos p"
Sec. so requires the Commissone
to spend at least ten days in. each judi
cial District Of the State, in promoting
the general objects of education.
Sec, 56requires an annual report from
him of the statistics, both Of the public
and private schools of the State.
Sec 81 fixes the Superintendent
salary a, $500. +l''" , ~
Sec. 5S lays an annual library ta'
Of one-tenih Of one mill on The dollar, ol
the taxAble property in the State, "
Sec 63 provides for a school flinc
made UP by an annual tax Of two mil
on the dollar. p. .''a " ~
| Sec. SO repeals all acts inconsis'en
~itIl The present laW, but leaves all right
and obligations ncquired under then
intact, and also continues tile p:esen
school officers till their successors ar
appointed. ''.' - ''
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in ono OF other Of those names az me
lputchaserg
AnsweE No, sir, / think be did moi;
they bid Il off themselves.
Question Do you know the reason
WHY ,iiose sales were sci aside, and
.cfIafed for sale. agains II so, stats all
you know about il.
Answer. The reason; ;osI Iuhdersiood
II, was, ,ha, they ere not paid for,
Question. What different arrangement
was made about the payment for tlIese
lands from oihors, If anyi
Answer. The commissioner was to
receive check on the Toledo Bank for
The pay. - a.t.a7 ,sa b,h IA ,3p5.l
Question. WHO was was as ~ q dray i'bi'
check? .., 4 ,-,.., oai
9Allns1er.s ! understood thai ". WNsslle'p WNsslle'p
WIS 10 drew it,, .zs,ol rra isps I
bQiesion. When was this arrange
nent made between MI. Wslles and the
cpmmissinneb 10 pay in this way 2a4.s
Answer, i Do NOT know. IA, 4.,,oj
Question. When did you hear, the
first conversation about it?
Auswer.1 ] never hear d ony conversa-
lion belwesn Mn Wrlles and Mr., Gibson
about H., bu, [ understood from Mr.
Gibson flha, WeI!ess would check for the
amount n 8atm ag ..i sa a. bsap4so
| III -, ks
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u Appointments by the President
BIZ and Nth the adpice and consent Of

the Senate. g9l .las Ehh
Alpheus F1lcb Of Michigan. Robert
A. Thompson Of Virginia, and Thompson
Campbell Of Illinois, TO be Commis>
sloners, under the act OF Congress sp>
proved Match 3, 1851, 10 ascertain and
settle the private land claims in Cali
fornia, vice John L. Helm Of Kentucky,
whose norEinaiion eas not acted on by
the. Senate, and Hiland Hal. Of Vermont
and Harry J. Thomson Of Alabama,
removed 9pe ,ej7eiii53 n'uiF - taHiaN
Robert B. Campbell, Of Texas, 10 be
Commissioner for running the boundary
line between the United States and the
Republic OF Mexico, under the fifth
article oi the Treaty will Tia, Republic,
concluded on The I'd Februaty, lS4s.
vice Joha R. Bartlett, removed. -.
Joseph Lane, Governor Of Oregon.
Isaac |. Stevens, Of Massachusetts,
Governor of the Territory Of Washington,
Geo. L.:Cu-.y,2 Of Oregon, Secretary
Of the Territory Of Oregon,
Benz. F. Hdllett, Dislric. Attorney,
Massachusetts, 1-'i s '' t'a
Thomas Evans, District Attorney
South Carolina Sse sAA
Thomas IIayno, District Attorney,
Illinois. ,.s
Geo. E. Hand, District Attorney,
Michigan.
Benz. F, Harding, of Oregon, District
Attorney Of Oregon.
Robt. B. Campbell, o! Texas, Com
missioner on the Mexican Boundary.
Theodore s. Fay, New York, Minister
TO Switzerland. . - ~ veg
John Randolph Clay, of Pennsylvania,
Minister TO the Republic of Peru.
Samuel D. Heap, Consul TO Tunis.
Sidney Webster, Of N. H., Secretary
10 the President, to sign Land Patents.
J. B. D. ,DeB3w, Superintendent Of
The Census.
Robert Es s,. Parks, Collector cdyahoga,
Oil. eG .5.,
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The publlcation Of the Laws

Have been reduced in all The counties TO
a maximum Of 60 cents per 1000 ems,
and the approval of triumvirale of, the
Auditor, Probate Judge, and Prosecuting
Attorney. And instead Of having them
published al a fair price at the seat OF
government, they we're let Out 10 the
loves, bidder over the State, and MIR.
A. D. Wright, Of the Perrysburg Star,
got them at Is cents, and as he will
publish them for The State and County
both, will make il pay, though his bid is
only half 7journeymen's wages! The
correct publication of the laws will de-
pend on Mr.. Wtigh,'s accuracy as a prool
reader, as il is impossible 10 have his
proofs read by the proper authority al
Columbus. Thisis not only wrong, but
il is wantoD, though the State officers al
Columbus are not responsible, The
responsibility rests with the Legislature.
who have reached, in this, the nadir o.
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Tell uA Why.

ONO is not, il appears, to have any
Government officer whatever, not in the
cabiuei: no foreign mission, nor even a
second rate place al Washington. Whal
is The reason of this? Her DEMOCRACY
deserved different treatment, Does the
Ohio Stale platform of the 9Th of January
displease !be powers that be? or is il
that the recent defamation and recrlmna-
lion of all Ourqp'omlnent men by MEM
bers Of the party, all here Of home, have
rendered the whole Ohio democracy
odons in the eyes of the President
We feel no special' interest in the ad
vancement OF my man, but feeling Of
State pride, If nothing else, prompts the
desire that some Of our many able men
nigh. have place somepldce in or near
tho present, administration, which re>
ceiyed such handsome supper. from the
Democracy Of ,his State. - Defiance
Democrat. ,naa
denomination has done its part, buI
we incline TO the belief that President
Pierce and bis advisers propose 10 leach
a short, and as they conceive, salutary
lesson to our statesmen for permitting
the tabling of the Baltimore platform
"Siate prlde," will, VIC conceive, have to
stand il, and if the want Of s ycophan,ic
admiration for peculiar institutions of
certain States, compels the ables! and
hes, Of the Ohio Democracy TO find the
"post Of honor in private station" il will
be better than 10 pay with a sacrifice Of
honest convictions Cor tho insidi i,us
bes,owal of Executive favor. G. w.
Manypenny, who fai ed in getting non.i.
mated for Governor in this State has got
appointed TO the Indian bureau, a respons-
ible, but subordinate position, and John
X. Miller has been mado Judge in
Washington Territory, somewhere west
of the Rocky mountains. This is proof
that the Administration do recollect that
Ohio is still one of the United States;
and we may add that repor, promises
Mr.. Allen a foreign mission. We should
not be surptized if the appointment
should be confined to report, in which
case ii would not prove Of much value.
But we shall see. ...,.f,
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The ~. 8. SENATE CoMMITTEEs.-
The following gentlemen are The chair-
men of the several standing committees
in the U. States Senate Tor the ensuing
Congress. Ist
Mason, Foreign Relations; Hunter, Fl,
nance; Shields, Military Affairs; Gwinn
Naval Affairs; Borland, Public Lands
Blight, Railways and Canals; Jones
Pensions; Sebastian, ludian Affairs,
james, Patents; Butler, Judiciary; Dou.
glas, Territories; Rusk, Pos,oflice Jones
Public Buildings; Pear:e Library,
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Come Of our Sbig exchanges speak o.
Henry Brachmah tho Wing candidate
for Treasurer o. State, il cnumeraiing
bis qualifications for tha; position, as be>
ing p.yery wealthy man" The Wings
sill thIni with Alexander HYmillpp, thai
SHE rich and better born, should goyern,''
Brachmsn acquired all his wealth BY
keeping a wholesale liquor store y. Cin-
cipnati., which business he still folloNss~.
Ohio Patriot. @s. ~ "
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OHI LEcIs1ATURE.-The Sub Treas
ury bill was defeaied-defcated through
,he inslrumentali,y oc certain individuals
who bow and scrape al the pleasure oI
John 6. Breslin. Let the gully bs
made hear The responsibility Of the defeat
Of this important Democratic measure.
The Crow Bar Bill passed both branch.
es and became law at the eleventh hour
Good enough,
An am ,ndment was made to the Tax
law which exempis $50 Of personal prop
cry from taxation. Last year 5000 wa.
exempt. Ohio Patriot.
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DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
he qo,,y,,io,.- .wTILflM, MRnIr.n

,FSs, GOue,iior7 sWILLIAMs MEBILB.s 3
Lieutenant Goucr'lor-L LESTER BLISS.
Supreme Judge THOMAS w. BARTLEY
Treasurer Of Stais--JOHNg G. RREsLIN.c,
Secretary Of Statc-WlLLfAM TREVlTT.
Member BID z. Works, w WAYNEGRISWoLD.
Attorney General GEORGE w. MsCooK.
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spitsful legislation against literature and
The ptess. I've do NOT excuse the press
of improper action, attimes, bnl the corr
reclion has been aimed froma wrong
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CANAL PACKErs.-We learn from an
advertisement in the Toledo Com. Re,
publican, that the Packets will com.
mence running daily on the Is; of, April,
between Toledo and l'crre Haule, and
Toledo and Dayton. leaving Toledo Of
S o'clock in the morning, ,oas8 sdt M
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0sr We commence the publication Of
the evidence, upon ,his Defiance Land
Office Investigation Wo will give next
week from lhe Lima Argus summing
up of the proofs p' hA. o''' ~ "'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-17

for Ghrka AIS to 49,, and for Egyptian $685. to sos
3D. per quarter, cost, freight, and insurance, has
been asked. Quotations Of town made flour have
been steadily maintained. Country flour has in some
cases been sold trfe cheaper than in the early part
of last week and American has also been somewhat
more pressingly offered: There was small show Of
since been very moderate. Really fine mating sam
ples have met with rather more attention, and have
commanded very full prices whilst the commoner
kinds have moved of somewhat slowly, at late rates,
Foreign barley for grinding has been taken in retail
quantities. at similar prices to those current last
week. Malt has met with fair share OF attention,
and its value has been well supported The arrivals
of oats have been small and factors have endeavored
to establish an advance, in which, however, they
have not succeeded, the dealers having kept out OF
the market, and the consumptve demand having
been far from extensive Beans have sold somewhat
port any improvement in the value of peas. A
cargo Of Gaatz Indian corn, arrived of the coast,
was sold early in the week at 35s. per quarter.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-17

Posi- OFFICE OPERATIONS Established Tow
ersvlle, Chantauque county, ". T.. Charles H. Moore,
postmaster; Woodward's Hollow Erie county, N. Y,
Stephen Woodward, postmaster; Indian River, Lewis
county n. T., Darius G. Brent, Postmaster; Orc
City, Placer county California, Chaunccy Langdon,
ira Costa county, California. Tuality Plains Wash
ington county, Oregon. Names changed Redwood,
San francisco county, California, changed to Stein
bergen.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-17

SUGAR House BURNT IN LouFsIANa.-Tbe
sugar house OF DR.. }. Prtclnld, in the parish OF
ILerville, near the Manchac Church, was entirely
consumed by fire on the night Of the 3D. inst 1t was
o large brick sugar house, with al the modern inn
provemcns, and contained 10 hogsheads of sugar
and $4,000 Gallons OF olasses besides TOOLS utensils
&c. Jhe los IS estimated ut $jO0 600, on which DR.,
i. had no insurance. We arc indebted TO n friend
ior the above intclligcnce.-Nc,c Orleans Picaypa'
d. &.
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very light In seventeen years the poor law expen-
dit1re in England and Wales amounted 70 eightyfve
millions sterling, vast sum, and which country
like England only could sustain
These are the main features Of the report. They
exhibit a remarkable instance of national progress,
and point to time when the Union shall have
realized that elimination in power which had been
so long enjoyed by the fruitful mother of States,
but from which she gradually declines in the same
proportion as the younger and more elastic daughter
ascends,
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On the 20th Of November the following was signed
and sealed in London by the representatives OF
Great Britain, France, Russia, Bavaria and Greecc:-
Art. l. The Bavarian princes 10 whom deyolyea the
Greek throne the decease Of King Otho without direct
and legitimate heirs only ascend that throne when
they have accepted the forteh article Of the Greek
stilution. which runs"Eyery successor to the Greek
throne must profess the religion or The orthodox Oriental
Church
Art 2 According TO the third decree OF tie National
Assembly tic Queen Amelia i TO be regent during her
wdoVhGod IN coe Of i minority o. OF the absence Of
rrcsumptc heir who win accept the fortich article Of
The constitution.
Art 3. 1his treaty Is 10 he ratified and tue raGca.
ors exchanged in London within six weeks or Ii pos
sble sooner.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-17

The Ioll conferences are SIN going on Mt Vienna,
Lut an inponcidblc vol Of mystery bangs over the
proceedings.
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the company. The company had incurred consider
able expense in boring for coal, without success,
iii lately, when promising appearances had been dis
covered about eighty miles north Of Fort Victoria,
on the east coast OF the island nearly opposite the
mouth of Fraser's river. Measures had been taken
to follow out the search and work the COAL if found
practicable The high rate OF wages in Oregon and
California had tended to the detriment of the island
and -four has still to be imported for the Of the
settlers.
Admiral Bruce, the British commander on the
African coast, has decided to send an exploring ex
petition to Abbea Coutah, and other places in
The interior Of the continent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-17

We lave adyices from Auckland New Zealand,
hy way Of London, to September II. The attractions
Of the Victoria gold fields were beginning to be felt
IN an extended degree many Of the small storekeep
ers and tradesmen being about to sail TO Australia
There was however, no movement OF Importance
among the farming population. The new bill for
constitution for New Zealand was the chief subjcctn
tie papers: and the clause securing the payment Of
the New Zealand Company's debt ont Of the land
fund Of the northern province, bad met with unan
mons condemnation. Journal, called The THd@t
II HcrcN, had tcen stated II New Plymouth.
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The 0oldfieId OF Victoria.

The G0ldhelds OF Victoria.
fFrom the Melbourne Argus of Sept n ]
into Melbourne by the several escorts, and by private
hand, up to the end Of August, we showed to be
LII ,974 ounces Since then the quantities brought
in have been al under
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foreign supplies generally larger scale the rst
three months after harvest than at any other time.
Under these circumstances 1t is certainly not by any
means improbable that demand may overtakc supply.
The quantity OF wheat on passage from the Baltic and
Black Sea- though considerable is certainly not over
wheming; and after what is known to be on the way
shall have cached US period Of several months must
intervene, during which the receipts will, in all proba
bty, be comparatively insignificant. The shipments
from America for Great Britain have not been on an
extensive scale for time past owing partly to the
reduced state Of the stocks at the principal ports
the seaboard and partly to the scarcity Of vessels and
consequently high freghts; Meanwhile great activity
prevails in all branches of industry at home, which
alone is sufficient to stimulate consumption The la
boring classes generally in full employ and there
fore in position to consume largely and one OF the
cheapest articles OF food Is nnquestlonaby bread we
have, nevertheless, as already minated had dull
week at Marklane, and business has also been quiet
at the leading provincial markets On Monday factors
succeeded, with great difficulty in obtaining the rates
of that day sennight for the best dry qualities of
Essex and Kent wheat and though the total quantity
sale very small, it was impossible to clear off
the general runs without making some concession.
The decline was, in some cases. quoted at Is to g.
PER quarter, but making due allowance for the nfe-
rority of the quality, the difference in price can
hardly be regarded as a fall to that extent. On
Wednesday the English stands were nearly bare and
there were few samples fresh up this morning; the
millers were, however, so exceedingly cautious i'm
their operations, that it found impossible to OBJ
tain higher terms than before The arrivals Of wheat
from abroad have been moderate, vz:-7,TS0 quar-
teTs There has not been much country demand and
local buyers have confined their operations to az mar
row compass as their immediate wants have permit
ted; the sale has consequently been slow, but good
qualities not Otainable on easier terms either
on Monday or this morning, than last week, and for
TIC fcr qualities IN granary holders have insisted on
very ull prices, say sos 10 5Is per quarter FOR red
Baltic, and corresponding raoaior other descriptions
There has not bconmJc. dongin floating cargoes,ond
r'c'" fa\e rts@Gorc alteration requiring Ectioc;
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Portugal.

Advices from Lisbon, dated 10th, announce that
q royal decree had been published, reducing all the
debts OF Portugal to consolidated debt Of three
per cent after LIST Of January 1853. The announce
ment has excited much alarm on the London Change
the Five and Four per Gents, which constitute the
main portion OF the debt, having been taken up in
England.