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Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-10
APPROVED, July %, 1854.

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and Nebraska, to grant Donations to actual
Settlers therein, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States o.
America in Congress assembled, That the
| President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, shall be, and he is here
by, authorised to appoint Surveyor-General
eral for New Mexico, whose annual salary
shall be three thousand dollars, and whose
power, authority and duties shall be the same
as those provided by Jaw for the Surveyor
General of Oregon; he shall have proper
allowance for clerk hire, Office rent, and
| fuel, not exceeding what now is or hereaf-
ter may be allowed by law to the said Sur
veyor-General of Oregon; and he shall To-
cate his office from time to time at ,such
places as may be directed by the President
of the United States.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That,
to every white male citizen of the United
States, or every white male above the age
of twenty-one years who has declared his
intention to become citizen, and who was
residing in said Territory prior to the first
day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty
three, and who may be still residing there,
there shall be, and hereby is, donated one
quarter secticn, or one hundred and sixty
acres of land. And to every white male
citizen of the United States or every white
male above the age oftwenty- years, who
has declared his intention to become Cit
izen, and who shall have removed or's shall re-
move to and settle in said Territory be-
tween the first day of January, eighteen
hundred and. fifty three, and the first day
of January ,eightee hundred and fifty-eight
there shall In like manner be donated one
qurtersection OF one hundred and sixty acres,
on condition of actual settlement and culti-
lvation for not less than four years: Previ-
Eded, however. That eaeR Of said donations
shall include the actual settlement and i'm
proyement of the donee,and shall be selec-
| ted by legal subdivisions, within three
months after the survey of the land where
the settlement was made before the survey
and where the settlement was made after
| the survey, then within three months after
the statement has been made; and all per-
sons failing to designate the boundaries
of their claims within that time, shall for
/ felt all right to the same.
| SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
on proof of the settlement and cultivation
required by this act, to the satisfaction oi
the suryeyor-gener or other officer de-
signated by law for that purpose, subject
to the supervision of the Secretary of the In.
terror, certificate shall be issued to the
party entitled. on preservation of which. i
approved by the Secretary of the Interior
a patent shall issue thereon: Provided
however, That on the death of any such
settler before the completion of the foul
years occupancy and cultivation required
| by this act, the right shall descend to his
heirs at law, who shall be entitled to Ger.
Et6cate and patent. as aforesaid, on proof
as before provided; OF continued occupancy
and cultivation by such settler TO the tilnt
Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-10
BY AU.THo1ITx.
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ss3AE
PUBLIC ACTS OF THE THIRTY
THIRD CONGRESS
OF THE
UNITED STATES,

Passed at the first session, Uhich aras begun
and held at the City Of Washington, IN
the District of Columbia, on Monday, The
5th day of December, 1858, and ended on
Monday, tie It'll day Of august, 1854.
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CHAP. LXXIX.-An Act for the Construction
of certain Military Roads and Wells in the
Territory OF New Mexico.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States of
America In Congress assembled, That the
following sums of money be, and are here
by, appropriated for the construction and
repair of Roads In the Territory of New
Mexico:
From Taos to Santa Fe, the sum Of twen-
ty thousand dollars;
From Santa Fe to Dona Ana, the sum
of twelve thousand dollars; any portion of
which may be applied to the sinking of
wells if required by the necessities OF said
road. The said sums of money to be ex-
pended under the control and direction of
the Secretary of War.
APPROVED, July II, 1854.
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CHAR. LXXXyH.-An Act to authorize the
Secretary of War to settle and adjust the Ex-
penses of the Rogue River Indian War,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled That the
Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-10

Commissioner of the General Land Office,
in and to said tract of land or reservation,
certificates or scrip for the same amount of
land to which each individual would be en-
titled In case of division of the said grant
or reservation pro rata among the claimants
which said certificates or scrip may be
located upon any of the lands within said
reservation not now occupied by actual and
bona tide settles Of the half breeds or mix
ed-bloods, OF such other persons as have
gone into said Territory by authority of law,
or upon any other unoccupied lands subject to
pre-emption or private sale, or upon any
other hnsurveyed lands, not reserved by
Government, upon which they have respee-
lively ymade Improvements: Provided, That
said certificates or scrip shall not embrace
more than six hundred and forty, nor less
than forty acres each, and provided that the
same shall be equally apportioned, as nearly
as practicable, among those entitled to an
interest in said reservation: And provided
further, That no transfer or conveyance of
any Of said certificates or scrip 81: shall be
valid. -,
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the President be, and he is hereby author
lied, to cause to be ascertained the number
and names Of the half-breeds or mixed
bloods who are entitled to participate In the
benefits of the said grant or reservation as
aforesaid, before the issue of the certificates
or scrip provided for in the preceding Sec
ton.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
from and after the passage of this act, the
President is authorized to have the lands
within the said reserve surveyed and ex-
posed to public sale at the Land-Ofices for
the districts in which said lands may lie,
according to the boundaries of the several
land districts recently established by Con-
gress, In the same manner as other public
lands.
APPROVED, July IL, 1854.
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road shall be completed through the lands
hereby granted, and when the Secretary of
the Interior shall be satisfied that any
twenty miles Of said road are completed,
then a patent shall issue for a qantity of
land not exceeding one hundred and twen-
ty sections, and included within continu-
Gus length of, twenty miles of said road, and
so from time TO time, patents shall be issu-
ed in like manner upon the completion of
each additional twenty miles of said road
until it shall be completed, and if said road
is not completed within ten years, no fur
ther sale shall be made, and the land un-
sold shall revert to the United States.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That
the United States mail shall be transported
at all times on said railroad under the di-
rection of the Post-Ofice Department at
such price as Congress may by law direct !;
.ProUided, that until such price. is fixed by
law, the Postmaster General shall have the
power to, determine the same. - z =" i'aes
APPROVED, June %, 1854. ii. OIL,
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CHAP. LXXX-An,Actf for the Payment of the
Civil Officers employed in the Territory of
New Mexico while under Military Govern
ment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, au-
thorized, from any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to pay to the
civil officers employed in the Territory of
New Mexico, while the same was under
military government, the salaries due and
payable to them from the twenty-second of
September, eighteen hundred and forty-six,
until the third of March, eighteen hundred
and fifty-one, according to the rate of COM
pensation prescribed by the organic law
promulgated by General Stephen w. Kear-
ney for the Government Of said Territory
of New Mexico, deducting therefrom such
sums as have already been paid to them
from the Treasury of said Territory: Rro-
Uided, That under the provisions Of this act,
no compensation shall be made to any Off
Ger of the army of the United States for
discharging the duties of any civil Office in
the Territory Of New Mexico.
APPROVED, July II, 1854.
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CHAP. LXXXII.-An Act to provide for the
Construction of Military Road in the Terri
tory of Utah.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That there
be, and is hereby, appropriated, the sum Of
twenty-five thousand dollars, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, to be expended under the di-
rection of the, Secretary Of War, in the con-
struction of a Military Road within the Ter
ritories of Utah and New Mexico, commend
ing at Great Salt Lake City, to the eastern
boundary of California, in the direction of
the Cajon Pass.
APPRovED, july Ia, 1854. =,
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CHAP. CII.-An Act making further rAppropri-
alton for the improvement of the Cape Fear
River, North Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
sum of one hundred and forty thousand dol
lars be, and the same is hereby, appropria-
ted for the year ending thirtieth June,
eighteen hundred and ffty-fve, to be paid
out of any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, and to be expended un-
der the superintendence of the Secretary of
War, for the continuation of the improve
ment of the Cape Fear River, North Caro-
lima, at OF near its communication with the
ocean.
APPROVED, July %. 1854.
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APPROVED, July II, 1854.

CHAP. LXXXI.-An Act to provide for the
Continuation of the Military Road from Myr.
tie Creek to Scottsburgh, in Oregon.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congsess assembled, That the
sum Of twenty thousand dollars be, and the
same is hereby, appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, for the extension and compile
ton of the Military Road from Myrtle
Creek, in Umpqua Valley, to Scottsburgh,
in the Territory of Oregon; the said road
to be constructed under the direction Of the
Secretary Of War.
ArpRovED, July II, 1854.
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Secretary of Warbe, and he is hereby, au-
thorized and directed to adjust and settle,
on just and equitable principles, all claims
for services rendered in the late war with
the Rougue River Indians IN Oregon
known as the Rogue River War-accord-
ing to the mustef.rolls of the same; also
for subsistence, forage, medical stores, and
expenditures, asweH asfor any other neces-
sary and proper supplies furnished for the
prosecution of said war; and that, On such
adjustment, Tthe. same shall be paid out
of any moneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated.
1AppRovED, July II, 1854.
CHAP. XCIX.-An Act regulating the Time OF
holding the Sessions of the District and Cir
cult Courts of the United States in the Eastern
District of louisiana. .''s4h
Be it. enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That there
shall hereafter be annually only three sta
ted sessions of the district Court of the Unit
ted States for the eastern district of Lousi-
ana, which shall be held in New Orleans
on the third Monday in November, Febru-
ary, and May: Provided, that the Judge of
said court shall be, and he is hereby, au-
thorized to adjourn any stated session to
any time or times previous to the next sta
ted session of said District Court, whenever
he may deem it expedient.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the Fall Term of the Circuit Court of the
United States for the Eastern District of
Louisiana, shall hereafter be held on the
first Monday of November in each year in
stead of the third Monday of December, as
heretofore provided by law.
APPROVED, July 90, 1854.
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E. J. HART 81 Co.
GrOCerS. Commission Merchants,
AND IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN

WINES, LIQUORS AND WHISKEY,
No. 70 Tchoupitoulas street, New Orleans.
II EEP constantly on hand large assortment suit
IN able for the city and country trade viz
WINES Madeira, Oporto, claret, white, sweet and
dry Malaga, Muscat, Sherry.
BRANDY-Cognac Rochelle, Bordcaux,Peach, Amer
ican
GIS-l1olland and domestic.
RUM-Jamaica, New Orleans, N. E.
WurskEy- Monongahela, Bourbon, Western Vr-
ginia Irish, Rockford, apple champagne.
SPIcEs-Cloves, mace, nutmegs, pepper ginger, all
SPICE ground spices of all kinds.
SoAp-Brown, Boston, western, northern, white and
fancy in bars and cakes CASTLE
Starch--Fox's, Cincinnati.
DRUGs AND DYEs-lndigo, madden, sulphate qu-
nine together with full assortment of other staple
drugs and chemicals, by the case only.
SrArIoNERY--Playng cards, letter, cap, wrapping
and sampling paper, blank books, together with an
assortment of similar goods
SUGAR-Brown, white, loaf, crushed and powdered.
MoLAssEs-Country, sugar house and golden syrup.
ToBAcco-Assorted brands, comprising allquahes.
Imperial, Pouchong ,gunpowder, hyson, young
Tyson, souchong, PADRE etc.
CoFFEE-Ro, Havana and Java
CuocoLATE-Sweet and plain.
CIGARs-Large stock, well assorted.
SnoT-Buck and drop.
POWDER in cans and kegs; Lead,
Pickles. casups, preserves brandy fruit brandy cher
ries; fruits in their own juice
Theoretically sealed Holsters, salmon, shad, sardnes,
oysters, etc.
Wooden and Willow Ware, brooms, gunny bags,
buckets tubs, axchelves, etc.
WIrHERuL's PHILADELPHIA WHITE LEAD-Hav-
ing been made agents tor the sale OF the celebrated
White Lead manufactured by Wetherill and Broth
er, shall keep constantly on hand large assort-
of the different grades and the various sized pack
ages, to which we invite the attention of the trade.
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Norris Fever Il igue Mixture!
Or VEGETABLE FEBRIFUGE and
InIrC

rs all the medicine necessary 10 effect compile
L cure of the most obstinate of Ague and Few tie
or Chills and Fever. Cases of long standing, which
practitioners have been readily cured. II promotes
regular and healthy action of the digestive organs,
fully restoring the harmony Of action between the
stomach and liver and the other important functions
of the system-and in the treatment of dyspepsia.
night sweats, depraved appetite and jaundce, it has
been of great benefit but in fevers especially fever
and ague intermittent fever, its powers have been
principally tested, and in such ii has been pro-
nounced sovereign to all other remedies, or any
treatment heretofore discovered.
The mixture is put up in pint bottles at dollar
each; and anti-bilious pills in boxes 25 cts. Pre-
pared only by J. w. MORRIS, chemist,
AUG % l1reye norrsI 4, =
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wright Works, such plantation I'd road wagons nx
horses and oxen canes and other tR1s, DkAls' "a
and TIMBER WHEELS all sood W 1nd 1lbn u
and Trucks Of every kind and III other articles IN 'e
line, made of the best maeri,s and worNnans'lp
warranted to be superior to any other mannlae' .
for sale reduced prices anaower than any ''''e'
establishments.
Purchasers will find it to thss interest to can ana
examine before purchasing elfwhere, as the ABOVE
establishment none but TIP best OF Jersey "1ti'e
oak. Apply to DAslDsG' lh ol1L
myl0-ly* "a ferdl1o street, re" oilea'ls
~ Perdido street runs west hom ST. Charles street.
between Gravig and Poydras SITS.
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New CODartnerShiD,
ST ACEY & WELLS.

II
No. IA Oh the LcVee-Sueeessors to Robt Donnei
IL AVlNG formed coparnership, for carrying on
l. 4 the Grocery and Produce Business, and having
purchased the entire stock of Mr.. Robert Donne will
continue the trade in all its branches the above stand
One OF the firm has just returned from the city where
he selected with care extensive additions SO that our
stock is now large and complete; aud will be sold for
small profit We respectfully solicit, and will be hap
py to receive continuance of the liberal patronage
extended TO our predecessor, which from rigid atten
ton to business and uniform fair and honorable deal
lng we hope to be able merit from generous public
ANDREW J. STACEY.
July - OSBORN J. WELLS
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/. SLEEPER ~ Co.,
Wholesale and Retail Family Gr0cers,
And dealers in
DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, H.
0yEENsWARE, WINES, LIQUORS, SC. &c.


No Is on the Levee, Shreveport
TAVE lust received, and now opening, an extern
il i sve stock Of fresh Family Groceries, western
Produce Plantation Supplies, ETC., selected expressl.
for his market which will be sold the very LOWEST
pE1o:s Among our stock will be found:
Seasonable Dry Goods Domestics;
osnaburgs Boots; Shoes; Brogans;
Ohio and ST. Louis Flour; Lard;
sugar-Brown, loaf, crushed and powdered;
Nolasses-Sugar-house and rebolied
Coffee of every description;
Teas: Spices peppers; genuine mustard;
sSop brown and fancy; indigo; starch;
Candles-Sperm and star;
SuEar-cured and plain Hams; Sides; Shoulders;
Pork; Beef; dried beef;
Mackerel, Salmon, Shad Herrings Goldfish;
Dissolve, sperm and lard;
Potatoes; onions; dried fruit;
Cheese-Goshen and western
Tobacco--Chewng and smoking;
Cinars--Havana, assorted brands;
Water craciers and soda biscuit;
Sardines; PICKLES; ketchups;
Pepper SAUCE; nutmcgs; ginger;
Rice; buckwheat; vinegar;
Salt--Fire, coarse, and table;
RaSins; figs prunes; almonds; candles;
Preserves; olives; anchovles;
Fancy Groceries, of every description.
WINES, LIQUORS AND CORDIALS,
in great variety consisting of Dexters, Roses Mason
county and old irish Whiskey; choice old Cognac
Brandy of all ,hefavorte brands Rum, Gin, Madeira
pure Port, Sherryand Champagne Wines, CIaret, Ab-
svnthe Curaco, Prter Ale, Cider Btters, Lemon and
other Svrups together with almost every other article
usually to be found in Il large grocery store.
Planters, country merchants and others wanting Or
ders filed will find it to their advantage to give us
call befnrn nurcIasnu elsewhere. Apply
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New Stock! Fresh Goods!

7 ME subscriber has just received per steamers G.
Il Hays, st. Charles and Compromise, an extensive
addition to his Sock, comprising every description OF
seasonabe and fashionable fancy and staple Dry Goods
Silks satlns, velcs, musns, linens, calicoes, ging-
HAMS alpaccas, lernoes, hannels bombazines. fancy
dress goods rbbms, laces ladies' capes collars,
dersleeves, silk, ptton, thread and wooden hosiery
gloves, bonnets millinery, ladies' trimmings, handkcr-
Chiefs diapers, msquito MEETINGS, parasols, umbrel
las, oil CLOTH bankts, domestics, LowelIs and almost
every other article hat be named.
Clothing, Ill greatyariety, comprising almost every
kind of fabric, ranging from superfne cloth to light
linen and gingham.
Ladies', mems andchildrens fine sewed and pegged
slippers, Shoes brogas and boots of every quality.
Fur, silk and wool hats, fine caps.
Perfumery, fancy so,ps, ladies' work boxes sewing
silk, thread and cotton ,etc. etc.
Cutlery hardware, cookery, glass, wooden ware.
tlnWare, brooms, bucket ron nails tea kettles pots
ovens, coffee mills, etc
Groceries, Wines and LGuors-My stock of these ar
tces is large and very complete chosen by an expert
enced buyer expressly forthis market. Among it is:
sugar oil every quality, common and sugar house mo-
lasses coffee, tea chocolate fine and coarse salt Ohio
and ST. Louis four corn NAL, sugar-cured, canvassed
and plain hams shoulders AID sides, pork beef pota-
toes, dried fruit lard, cands soap, oils, vinegar pep
per- spice, nutmegs, starch indigo, Almonds raisns
pickles, kechups, sardines, fosters, mackere salmon
shad, herrngs Goldfish, syrup, brandy fruits, pepper
mint and all kinds of fancy groceries,, chewing and
smoking tobacco, cigars, old nonongahela Dexters,
Rose. Bourbon, rye recthed md common whiskey
rare old cognac brandy at various prices. American
brandy, old rum, gin, porter, De- cider, champagne
Madeira, Malaga, sherry, pure BORT and caret vines
cordias, fruits in their JUICE etc. Crackers, bis
cult, cheese, beans, corn, oats, &c.
These goods were purchased il N Orleans for cash,
and will be sold cheap, if no cheaper, than they
can be had in any other house onRed River. Coun
try merchants, planters, and othes laying in supplies
will find it greatly to their advantage give me call
before purchasing elsewhere. NJ. BAER,
]2S TeXas street
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S. B. HENDRICKS q Co..

ELYSIAN FIELDS, Texas.
4 RE now receiving and opening large stock Of
- Dry Goods, Hardware, &c,
OF the latest styles and imporatons, which they offer
to planters and others at the lowest prices and on the
most accommodating terms
Their stock comprises extensive variety of ladies'
dress goods of cotton woolen silk and linen fabrcs
including fine assortment of trimmings of the latest
styles. Hosiery OF the best and common qualities
GENrLEMEN's CLoTHINe-An extensive stock of ev-
cry variety of material and of the best and most fash
i0nable make, with Hats, Boots, Shoes, Umbrellas etc.
The stock of Staple and Plantation Goods will be
found to afford choice selections of every article need
ed by planters.
Ample arrangements made by which their stock
will be augmented every ninety days from the east and
New Orleans, with such articles and amounts as may
be demanded by the wants of the surrounding coun-
try twill be found at all times equal to any stock
heretofore kept in this or any of the adjoining coun-
ties. Elysian Fields, March Is 1854