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~ Mr.. Mason has disposed Of his
interest in the Ne~poH Mercury, but
retains his editorial connection with the
paper. The daily will be discontinued
until arrangements are completed by the
new publishers, Coggcshall & Pratt, to
issue it in new form. The weekly will
be continued.
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nd- A we'll known -four dealer IN
New York, in September last, purchased
2l 900 barrels Of -four, at the average
price then current, Sc rs, and sold il
few days since at $9-net profits,
S67,o5O
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The perils of celibacy, particularly in
cold weather, cannot we'll be exaggcra-
ted. A few nights since an old bachelor
in Mansfield, Ohio, being afflicted with
a severe cold, undertook to take bath
in a tub of warm water, before going to
bed. The operation produced so COM
Portable state of feeling that he dropped
to sleep in the tub, and only awoke in
the morning to find himself froze in as
tight as brick. He is now a candidate
for matrimony.-Eretamgc.
p0- Another exchange says he went
to bed and actually froze to death, so
that there appears to be some doubt as
to the truth Of either story; but how
ever that may be they may as well be
admitted, for they are both powerful
arguments in favor of marriage. Old
bachelors, take warning, for
While the lamp Of life holds out to blaze,
The stupidest bach may mend his ways;
II they will resist fair womun's smile.
Why, VIC don't see that it is any great loss
to community if some OF them do freeze
to death once in q while.
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sS- About two hundred persona arc

employed in the straw mandatory at
Nantucket. Among the operatives are
the daughters Of some Of tho leading.
men in town. Some of the young ladies'
make five dollars week at the bust.
ness.
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ae5- II is estimated that the value of
public lands for rail roads, asked from
tins session Of Congress, according to
the bills introduced or projected,
amounts to the enormous sum Of $3.50,
100000.
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Bs1- \ good deal of damage was done
by the breaking up of the ice, and the
rising Of the waters Of the IIousatonic
and the Naugatuck rivers, on the 9th
inst. Several railroad bridges were car
rlcd away. Considerable damage was
done at Norwich and New Haven.
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s0Lucy Stone, realized one hundred
dollars per night above expenses, by her
lectures OF Louisville, Ky.
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sS-The City Council at Lowell, Mass,
has passed orders to enforce the liquor
law without fear or favor.
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officers as the several Wards are or
may be required TO elect.
Sec. 2. Until revision by the city
Council, the sixth Ward of said city
shall consist of that portion Of the pres
cnt sixth Ward lying southcrly Of High
street, and the seventh Ward Of that
portion thereof lying northcrly of said
street, and the other Wards shall re-
main rs now constituted
See 3. The Board Of Canvassers
of said city shall proceed forthwith to
notify and hold meetings for the pur-
pose of making up lists Of voters in said
seventh Ward, and shall order an elec-
ton Of Warden and Clerk, and one
Alderman aud four Common Council
men, each of whom shall be qualified
voter resident in said Ward, TO be had
therein within fifteen days from the pass
age of this act. The persons so chosen
shall hold their respective Offices until
the next annual election of city officers,
aud until others shall be chosen in their
places shall be sworn or affirmed in
the manner required by law, and shall
exercise the powers and perform the
duties entrusted to those holding the
like Offices in the other Wards as here
toiore constituted, or in the City Coun-
Gil.
See. 1. All parts Of acts, 50 far as
inconsistent herewith, are hereby re-
pealed: Pr0rided, that nothing herein
contained shall bo deemed to affect the
right Of the Alderman and Common
Couucilmen already elected to represent
the sixth Ward, or the other officers
therein, to discharge their several duties
Notwithstanding the division hereby
made.
Sec. ). Every ordinance, resolution
or vote to which the concurrence of the
Common Council and Board of Alder
men may be necessary Except on a
question of adjournmenD shall be pre-
sented 10 the Mayor; if he approve he
shall sign it but if no, he shall return it
TO the Board in which it originated
with bis objections, and if it shall pass
such Board by majority Of all person
elected thereto, it shall be sent togcth-
er with the objections, TO the other
Board, and it approved by similar
majority Of that Board, it shall become
law. If any bill shall not be returned
by the Mayor before the end Of the
meeting next after the bill has been
presented TO him, the same shall be a
law in like manner as if he had signed
it. -Four members shall be deemed tc
be a majority of the Board Of Aldermen
in any action of said Board under this
section.
Sec. 6. This act shall take cffcc
from and after its passage.
True copy-Attcst:
\. POTTER, Sec'ry.
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Notices.

ChAMbhhS JOURNAL or foPULAR
LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND ARTS, con-
Quoted by William and Robert Cham
bers, is republished by F~D. Orvis, IS
Nassau-st., N. Y, at 81 so a year.
Mr.. Orvis, having effected necessary
arrangements, is now publishing a re-
print Of Chambers Edinburgh Journal,
which commences with the current year,
new series. The genius, spirit, and
ability that have always characterized
the pages Of Chambers Journal, is .
matter Of history. The very FIRST minds
have been its contributors, and its brill
liant pages have supplied large portion,
of the floating literature Of the age. But
the new series will be marked by two.
new features. The first is new tale.
of modern life by Leitch Ritchie, Esq, :,
entitled Hearyfoot Common" The
open chapters of which are full of pro-
mise, and it is believed that it will be-.
come the most distinguished work of the.
kind of the present year. The other
feature to be introduced at an early
period, will be a series of papers on
" Things as they are in america" by
VIM. Chambers, whose scholastic and
graphic pen will undoubtedly furnish
the ablcst and most interesting sketches. i.
of this country yet written, and the cha
ractcr Of Mr.. Chambers is a guaranty Of
the impartiality of his opinions. The
American edition of this work will be-
an exact typographical fac-simile of the
original publication. 1t is printed on
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at the same low price as the Edinburgh
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contains one hundred pages, sixty-six
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we do not know as this number is any
thing superior to previous numbers. nor.
is it superior to what we expect in future
numbers; and yet this is all afforded for
the extremely low price of three dollars
u year-(two dollars to any subscriber
to the EchoO This is designed for the
ladies, and the publisher has had suff-
cient experience in catering to the taste
of ladies to know what will suit them
and be laso knows that what will plea.e
ladies will please gentlemen of taste
therefore the Lady's Book cannot be
otherwise than popular.
HARPERs' MAcAzINE-thc universal
favorite-for February, has been re-
ceived by Barnes. Though little be-
hind in point of time, it will compare
favorably, either in regard to the letter.
press or illustrations, with previous is
sues.
e0 A company having in their en-
ploy some 800 operatives, are manufac-
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HARPERs' MAGAzINE-the universal
favorite-for February, has been re-
ceived by Barnes. Though little be-
hind in point of time, it will compare
favorably, either in regard to the letter.
press or illustrations, with previous is
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AN ACT in amendment of an act en-
titled an act prescribing the man
ner of proceedings in Courts"
his enacted By the General ASSEMBLY as
foLi0lcs:
Section /. Whenever in any cause,
civil or criminal, pending before the
Supreme Court, the constitutionality of
any act of the General Assembly shall
be brought in question, it shall be the
duty Of said court to give precedence
10 such cause over all other business
pending before them, and if practicable,
TO have the opinion Of all the Justices
Of said court on the same.
Sec 2 Whenever in any cause, civ
il or criminal, pending before any other
legal tribunal in this State, the consti-
tutionality Of any act of the General
Assembly shall be brought in question,
it shall be the duty of such tribunal to
rule such act to be constitutional and 10
90 or and try the cause as though such
point had not been made. And if judg
ment in said cause shall be rendered iu
such tribunal against the party raising
the constitutional question, such tribu-
nal shall forthwith certify said cause to
the Supreme Court for their decision oi
said constitutional question, if in session,
aud if not, then to the session thereof
next to be holden in the State or Coun-
ty, by adjournment or at q special term
The parties in such cause shall be bound
to follow the same to said Supreme
Court without further notice; AMI they
shall there be heard on said question ac.
cording to the provisions of the pre-
ceeding section. Said court, after de.
Gliding such constitutional question shall
send back said cause with their decis
ION to the tribunal where it originated
and shall appoint time, and if neec
be place where said tribunal shall as
scmble, to proceed in said cause; anc
at the appointed time and place said tri
bunal shall meet and proceed to ente
up jugdment in said constitutional ques
ton pursuant to the certified decision
OF said Supreme Court. The parties
in said cause shall be bound TO follow
said cause from the Supreme Court t
to the tribunal where it originated with
out further notice IF the party arains
whom such shall render judgment il
saik cause have a tight of appeal to an
other tribunal, that right shall not b
affected by this act, but may be exel
cisod within the time after the enterin
up judgment on said constitutional quci
tion, and in the same manner and O
the same terms as now are, or hereaft,
may be authorized by law in sinil,
cases where no such question is raised
Procided, hODere,, that no constitution
al QUESTION shall be raised by any part
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pressions-and yet there are, according
to our ideas, very few, if any, passages
in the language, possessing equal force.
, 1854-02-04
The SuccrsSfnl Candidates.

We have delayed the issue of to-day's
paper to a late hour with the object of Civ
Ing returns from as many counties as posi-
bic, as well as the names Of as many Of the
successful legislative candidates, as we could
ascertain. In King county Judge Lancas-
ter has received majority Of seventeen
votes, and Col. G. n. McConaha and Mr..
A. A. Denny have been successfully sup
ported for the council and house-Mr. L.
BaIch of Pierce, leading w. p. Dougherty
twenty-four votes, which has effected the
election of Mr. B. to the council.
In Pierce county the majority for Col
Wallace is fifty-two; Balch leading Dough
erty five votes. McCOnaha, L. F. Thomp'
son. John NJ. Chapman, and II. G. Moseley,
democrats, receiving very respectable ma.
orities for the house and council
Enough has been ascertaincd in this coun'
ty to insure the election of at least three Of
the six regular democratic nominces-Mes
Sis. Bigelow, Durgin and Shelton, ant
strong hopes are entertained that the
Shoalwater Bay precinct will secure the
election of two others when the returns arr
received. 1t is very certain, at all events
that Judge Lancaster will be our delegate
to Congress-that the democrats will be il
the majority on joint ballot in the legisla
tnre, and that there has been decided tri
umph of the democracy over all whig ant
"fIlibuStering" operations in this county
and the territory generally.
, 1854-02-04
Pngrt SOnnd.

al verify believe this is the healthiest
region of the habitable globe. / have
travelled all over Washington Territory.
and have not seen or heard of sick man,
woman or child, except case or two of
chills or mumps on the Columbia river.
about $50 miles south Of Olympia and one
case of consumption in this vicinity. The
geographical position, the commercial .ad-
vantages and internal resources Of the Pd-
get Sound country, are such as to give Il q
prominent position in the affairs of the Pa
cifc coast at a very early day. / have
been travelling since the 5th Of July up 70
yesterday, and have seen all Of the conn.
try west Of the Cascade mountains and
north Of the Columbia, and Tam satisfied
that the resources Of the country will make
this (0lympia) a very important point
The agricultural advantages Of the coun.
try are about equal to the best New Eng
land States, except that produce Of al
kinds does now, and will for many years 70
come, command much better prices, (gor'
erned by San Francisco.) Think, though,
it will be commercial State To-day
there are five vessels in sight just from San
Francisco, bringing goods and produce, and
viii take out lumber. The population Of
the who'd Territory does not exceed Eve
thousand at this time, but every day adds
more to the new comers. Oregon and
California furnish their quota in this gan-
eral supply. Everything is carried on in Q
style very different from that which We
have been accustomed to-the people az
seem to be Yankees turned spendthrilts- y
Many hardships have to be encountered m
the way of living at home, particularly BY
the ladies. No servants, no houses, and
no contrivances to do without them.H -
Correspondence Of the Stockton JorrNdk
, 1854-02-04

B4Col. w. II. WALLACE, of Steilacoom,
Pierce county, returned through this place
from the pilgrimage upon which he entered,
in endeavoring to secure his election as del
egate to Congress. lie has had a rough
time of it, but appears in good health, and
looks upon his defeat with as good humor,
and as much philosophy as could be expcc-
ted. If he is satisfied, the people certainly
ought to be.
, 1854-02-04

HURRA FOR LEWIS CoUNrY!-We have
just received returns from two precincts in
Lewis county, which strongly indicate that
the whole democratic ticket will be elected
The majority for Lancaster thus far there,
is six. Jno, r. jackson, Esq, and F. A,
Clark are tied at 49.-Miles and Judge
Catlin stand so and GA for the Council
For the house, Huntington received "a
votes, Drew 33, and Davis 25.
, 1854-02-04

cd or greatly reduced, under the impression
that they depended upon the prosecution Of
a system of fortGca;ions This, the Secre-
tarv suggests, is the case, and remarks that
however it may be hcncelorth viewed. the
armament for important posts il Texas and
on the Pacific coast, should be sent at the
earliest period possible. After speaking at
length concerning increased requirements
for the transportation Of stores, it is estima.
ted that 1900 recruits will be required for
the service of the ensuing year.
REroRT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE IN
rERIoR.-The Report of the Department Of
the Interior has been received, but we are
unable to do more this morning than to pre-
sent the briefest abstract of its contents.
During the year the survey of the public
lands has been steadily prosecuted, large
bodies of new lands brought into market.
the wants of the emigrant fully met, and
choice selections offered to the hardy pio-.
ncer.
The land system is nearly correct in prin--
ciple. Its details need but little modifca-
ton During the year, 9,8l9,4ll acres
have been surveyed, I0,363,S9l acres
brought into market, and l,OS3,4 ,495 acres
sold The number of land warrants issued
up to the Both September last was 266, ,0l2,
of which there were then outstanding; Co.
94T.
The entire area of the pnblic domain Il
estimated at 1884, 100000 acres. Its pur-
chase was effected at the rate of l4.4lct
per acre, amounting to $67, ,999 100. Add
to the Indian Reservation, valued at a..
$50, ,90G, and adding the cost of selling
lands sold previous to June last, the entire
cost, excluding surveying, amounts to $Ss,-
9S4, ,0l5, The whole amount accruiug from
sales up to June 80, 1858, was $l42, ,2ss.-
AIS, being $53, ,299, ,465 more than the cost
of the whole. 1t is estimated that the net
amount which will have been realized for
them, is the sum of 1881, 18l 1853. 4l
The policy of bringing the lands into
market at the earliest possible day is urged.
Early attention is called to the disposi.
ton of the mineral lands of California, the
unsettled business Of the Pension Office, and
the frauds upon the same. The clerical
force of the Bureau Of Patents needs TO Be
increased. The Indians have been unusu-
ally peaceful through the year. Their pre-
sent number in the United States isestima-
ted at 400, ,000-10, 900 east Of the Missis-
sippi F
, 1854-02-04

ter, and if the legislature fails to co-opc-
rate with them and oar delegate in advan,
cling and facilitating the common interests
Of the territory, which all should have at
heart, they woald be unworthy the conf.
dcncc Of the people WHO placed them in Of
fee, and should be held to Il reasonable ac.
countability by them.
, 1854-02-04

The ROADS, &c.-The roads between
this place and Stcilacoom, as also in the
direction of Cowlitz Landing, are now said
to be in a much more miserable condition
than they have been before during the
present winter and the blocking up Of
the Columbia and Cowlitz rivers with ice,
has rendered communication almost out of
the question with Oregon, and prevented
transpOrtain Of mails, &c, for the last three
weeks. Our able and resolute Attorney
General, Mr.. J. s. CLENDExIN, returned
to this place, few days since, from an at
tendance on the courts in the first judicial
district, to attend to profession engage
ments at court here, and came very near
losing his life from exposure incurred. He
was compelled to pass one of the coolest
and most stormy nights of the winter, with
out a shelter, fire, or even blanket! He
made the rifle" however, and arrived
here in due time by travelling day and night
"A greater part of the distance on foot
having lost his horse in fording one of the
streams.
, 1854-02-04

We have the pleasure this week of pre-
senting the PIONEER, with the word DEMO
oRAT attached to it, in an entire new dress,
enlarged, and with a decidedly improved
appearance; and having now got through
with the first political contest in the terri
tory, will hereafter endeavor to devote
more time and attention to the general in
terests of the whole territory, in which
task we hope to receive the aid of cores
pondents on all subjects of general import
ance to the people at large, but hope not
to be troubled very considerably with con-
tributions of that low and vulgar character
which has brought merited reproach upon
the press Of our sister territory.
Every avenue to the obtaining of correct
information on all subjects of interest to
the people, will be carefully examined and
presented, and no effort will be spared to
make the Pioneer and Democrat" well
come and acceptable visiter, at the houses
of all, and to both political parties. A care
fully collected summary of the proceedings
of the approaching legislature may be
confidently expected and accurate statisti-
cal reports on all subjects.
, 1854-02-04

No MAIL YET Six weeks without a
mail from the States, and three without
one even from Oregon The Presidents
Message will be printed at Bombay, and
read by the subjects of the Gar, about as
soon as the people of this portion of the
Pacific will be permitted to give it a peru
sal, and all because the United States gov
ernment will continue to permit the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company to humbug it
and the people, under license of more than
half million per annum. We apprehend
however, that there is a day of reckoning,
and final settlement at hand, between the
government and Company, whereby justice
will be obtained for the Government and
people.
, 1854-02-04

B0-The District Court for Thurston
county, adjourned this morning after a ses-
sion of six days. Several cases were con-
tinued over, and business promptly dis
patched by His Honor, our able and eff
cient Chief Justice Lander We under
stand the grand Jury found number of
cases to take recognisOnce Of.
, 1854-02-04
Olympia, Fc5. l, 1854.

bG- The election having now passed on
a. B. jr" will excuse us for Withholding the
publication of his communication. Keep
sharp eye on the movements Of political
tricksters there, and you viii be all right
hereafter.
, 1854-02-04

REPORT OF THE SEcRErvRY OF War;
The report commences by stating that the
authorized strength of the army, as now
posted, is 1881, officers and men, but the
actual strength only l0,4l7. OF this num-
Der e,378 are employed on the frontiers, or
are on the way to them; and the Secretary
derives pleasure from being able to say that
the measures taken for the protection Of the
inhabitants of our fronteers of late have
been more than usually successful. The
Indian depredations have been compara-
lively unfrequent, and except in California
and Oregon, have not attained more local
Importance, 1t is his opinion that with an
army three times as great as ours, it would
be iHpracticable so TO guard all points Of
our extended frontier as entirely to prevent
Indian dcpredatons 1t is therefore, the
intention to post the troops in large bodies
on important points and reduce the number
Of small dctaChmcntS.
The appropriations for the erection and
Improvement of permanent fortifcations.
for three years past, have either been reius-
, 1854-02-04

AcKNowLEDcMENr-Capt. A. B. Cow
of the Kendall Company has just .re-
turned from San Francisco, and furnished
us with files of late papers from that city
Thank you. Captaiu.
, 1854-02-04
Maine LIQUOR Law.

To The Honorable the Council, and Houa Of
Representatives. ofthe TERRITORY Of Wask
iEgtOn, IN General Assembly met
The petition of the subscribers, citizens
of the Territory Of Washington, respect
fully showeth That your petitioners, BE-
lieving that the vending of ardent spirits
has a baneful influence upon society, and
that prohibitory Liquor Law would ID,
vance the prosperity Of the Territory, res,
pectfully ask that your honorable body en-
act such a law, (based upon that known IS
the maine Liquor Law') as would wholly
prohibit the vending Of ardent spirits 9
Washington Territory, And your pcti-
tioncrs, as in duty bound, viii ever pray,
&c. EfA sssA
Mr.. EDroR The above is the form q
petition left at the Postofice in Olympia.
for signatures. In order that the public
may be apprised thereof, l beg that yoa
will have the goodness to give the same On
insertion in your paper, and oblige,
Yours respectfully, ~
JOHN @, F0RH
Olympia, Fs6. !, 1854.
, 1854-02-04

The man of "vaulting ambition has
Joined the circus.