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The daily union., 1854-12-13

Cash value of warrants surrendered 0050sl 80
The necessity for OF communication between the
Pacific and the Mississippi the continent becoming
apparent and pressing every year The only mode
by which this be accomplished grant OF the charac
ter above alluded to- No State do it it has not the
power 70 beyond its limits The work IS too vast
for private enterprise and too important for further delay
Should the land system be crippled, this work. and all
others of like character will be rendered mpractcble II
the sought in the passage Of the graduation act was
get rid Of the lands practicable there is but
little doubt that object will be attained by it. II on the
contrary the supposton was that the lands would not sell
for more the foregoing think will satisfactorily show that
supposon to be The sales have always been
equal to the demand the supply far very far beyond it
The demand at the reduced prices will be increased but
chiefly for purposes of speculation and the hardy and
terprising settler instead of dealing with kind paerna
government in the purchase of his land and securing
perfect title will have to look to the wealthy monopolist
and his tender merces with the risk that his title
is encnmbered by prior liens or mortgages
With these views the natural suggestion is that the
graduation law be radically amended if it be the pleasure
Of Congress to ngraft it permanently the land system
and in that event it is further suggested that the twelve
anda-hacen class be abolished rather donated the
States respectively in which they lie, the profit will
scarcely defray the expenses of disposng of them.
The materials to the resolution of the House OF
Representatives of the 4th of August last cannot be
pared time be laid before that body the
of the session That resolution requires that
Secretary Of the Interior be prepared for the
of the House of Representatives during the of
Congress- statement of the time the public lands may
have been in market well the quantity, classified
cording to the act graduating and reducing the price of
the public lands passed 4h August 1854 The statistics
hand cannot aid in preparing answer to this
resolution even if they could be relied on.
The classification of the lands is progressing rapidly
possble and when completed, it will be necessary to
ascertain the amount in each township that remains vacant
well the time of Offering that the cassifcatons
quired by the act may from time to time be made This
work is tedious and slow and regitfh S56ti # shore
ng-point necessary post all sales locations and
selections up to 1st July last This is mostly DONE and
every effort consistent with due regard to correctness
will be made prepare the the resolution at the
earliest day practicable
All of which, with the accompanying documents ismost
respectfully submitted.
Your most obedient servant,
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner
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demands-brevity in discussion and promptitude Of

demands-breyity in discussion and promptitude of
ton
of the in part OF the city OF New
York the great commercial capital OF this continent be
comes duty from which could not shrink to press the
matter upon this body.
My constituents have right to expect and require at
my hands They demand that the abundance OF Europe
which the producer there supply shall be brought at
shores that they may have the relief created
by a proper competition.
city with a population OF 10000 souls or $4,000
families employs it for domestic purposes The nanuiae
turing interests in the furnaces forges and all the engines
employed in the useful arts require IT, The trading com
munity in their and workshops seek the light in
the production of which this article forms essential ee
ment The fleet of steamships that daily leave our shores
carrying flag every sea- in the lawful pursuits Of
commerce. expect it, And in the name OF all these great
interests and that of my immediate constituency respect
fully urge the immediate and unconditional repeal of the
existing duty.
Mr. ITCilIE of Pennsy ylvana, to correct
neous report which had been extensively published in the
newspapers of the country relation to the conduct
gentlemen engaged in the anthracite coal business They
had been charged with withholding coal from market In
order that the price of coal might be raised He attempted
disprove the charge by showing that the amount of coal
transported from the State of Pennsylvania greater
during the present year by 20 per cent than during the
last.
The debate was further continued by Messrs. WlTTE
and STRAUB.
On motion the committee and reported progress
A motion was here made to adjourn which was not
agreed TO.
The invalid pension bill then read third time and
passed.
On motion the House adjourned
The daily union., 1854-12-13

MosT SINGULAR AND DARING RoBBERY-We never heard
OF singular and daring robbery than the following
which we copy from the Augusta Georga Constitution
ast
Col j. w. NJ. Berrien, of Rome and portion of his
family in the their way to this city He had
large amount OF money about his person He seated
the back seat his daughter and another young lady Ia
reatve were the seat in 'front.' and bis tan inteH
gent lad of twelve thirteen years of age and servant
occupied the third seat Between the points above
designated, the lamp the colonel extngushed
His took notice of it, but thought it done by the
conductor connected with the train Shortly
after stranger took his seat by COL Berren and after
some conversation succeeded in administering him chic,
roiorm until he became nsensble He then the buttons
OH his oyecoat and extracted from his side pocket pack
age OF bills amounting to five thousand hundred and
sixty dollars Not content with this he took from the
pantnoons pocket the coones wallet containing about
$1,000 Had he known that in the other pocket of the
pantaloons there package containing $4,000, he
might have taken that also. The money stolen mostly
South Carolina bills In the large package there were
twenty onc-hundred dollar bills and some fftesp
At the last accounts Col Berren still laboring
der the effects Of the chloroform administered
The daily union., 1854-12-13

LITrLr AHEAD MoRMoNs-One of the United
States naval officers who recently visited Japan furnishes
the following information to the New York Times:
"Concubinage is common in Japan. Besides wife
who is always the mistress of the fmllyevery who
can afford it to have from one five six concu-
bnes-depending upon his inclinationwho are
bought from their parents while young These creatures
do not of course either black their teeth shave their
eyebrows, and often quite comey. They made to
perform the duties of maid servants and frequently
through jealousy, very cruelty treated At Smoda, this
class appeared to admire the foreigners very much and
in consequence often ordered of their sight
The daily union., 1854-12-13

RiP VAN WYKLE Casa fishing vessel from the
Arctic has arrived at San Francisco which place the
captain and had been absent from on their long voy
age north for years 1t the last civilized settle
men they visited and then it miserable old Mexican
village Their surprise at its present condition was inn
mense they had not before heard of the gold excite
mept
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On motion, the House adjourned.
PETITIONS, ETC.

By MIR. ROBBINS: The memorial, signed BY the officers
of the Philosophical Society OF Philadelphia,
ing that Congress will authorize the outfit and employment
of adequate for the relief and of the American
expedition under Dr. Kane, United States navy, now de-
tanned in the Arctic
By Mr.. CHANDLER. The memorial of Mrs. Mary Ben
SELL Of Philadelphia asking for pension account of the
revolutionary services of her husband.
BY MIR. FAULKNER The petition Of Peter q. Sperry, of
Winchester Virginia. praying compensation for services
rendered by his father John Spery in the of the
luton Also, the petition of the Rev. John T. Hgrave and
Others heirs Alexander Rose, praying Communication for
the services of the said Alexander Rose captain in the
war of the revolution.
The daily union., 1854-12-13
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

TUESDAY, DEcEMBER IL, 1854
James Hughes, esq of Wisconsin, admitted at
torney and counsellor of this court
Nos. H. II, and l3. JOS Batn, patentee and Samuel
Ban, assignee, plaintiffs in error, JAS Tagger Robt
Raclihe John Johnson, and John G. Hewes The argu-
men of these cases concluded by Mr. Dallas for the
plaintiffs in error.
Adjourned till Tomorrow IL o'clock.
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An OLD pAPER-The propretors Of the Cincinnati Ga
zec recently celebrated the semicenenna of
the establishment of that journal by banquet at the Bur
net House.
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SPECIAL MESSAGE.
10 Tie Senate and House Of Representatives

TO The Senate and House Of Representatives
An act for the relief of the legal Sam
ue Proeau deceased which provided for the payment
the of six thousand nine hundred and twenty
dollars and sixty cents to the legal representatives of said
Proeau, by the proper accounting officer OF the treasury
was approved by July 81 1854 1t having been
tanned that the Identical claim provided for in this was
iqudaed and paid under the provisions of the general
act of August 1870, and OF the special act OF January
a. 1885, the First Comptroller of the Treasury declined
give effect to the law first above referred to without
communicating the facts for my consideration. This
fusa regard fully justified by the facts upon which
predicated. 1tta
In view of the destruction of valuable papers by fire
the building occupied by the Treasury Department in 1914
and again in 1885, it s not surprising that like this
should than seventy years after the transaction
with which they connected be involved in much
doubt The report of the Comptroller however, shows
concusvey by record evidence still preserved in the de-
parment and elsewhere that the Of six thousand
hundred and twenty-five dollars and ortyfour ceps with
three thousand nine hundred and eighteen dollars and
thrtsx cents interest thereon from the date Of the de-
sructon of the propery-making the of ten thou
sand and forty dollars and eighty centswas allowed to
Samuel Proeau under the act for his relief passed in 1895
That amount was reported by the Auditor to the Comp
roller the 4h day of February, 1885, to be funded
follows to wit;
Two-thirds of $6l22 A. called 6per-ct stock S4osl SO
0ne-third, called deferred stock......... 2,O40 81
Interest on the principal, called 3-per-cent
stock. 3,9lS 10
lo,040 30
On the books of the loan office of South Car
olna, under date of April 27 1895, is an
funded 6-per-cent stock to Samuel Prio-
leau.. ....................... $4osl 90
OF the deferred stock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,040 81
OF the 3-per-cent stock. 3,9l8 SO
lO,040 80
On the ledger of said loan Office account opened
with Samuel Prioeau, in which he credited with the
three items OF stock and debed by the transfer of each
certificate certain persons named under dates OF May 2
1895, August a. 1895, and April 10, 1896.
hat The of Sam
required to be settled by the act of January 49, 1895
settled that the value Of the property destroyed al
lowed that the found due funded by said
Prioeau and entered by his order the loan Office books
of South Carolina and thereafter by him sold and
transferred That the entire funded debt of the United
States was long since paid is matter of history.
is apparent that the claim has been prosecuted under
msappreh6nsion the part of the present claimants
present the evidence in the collected by the First
Comproer and mboded in his report for your considers
ton together with copy Of letter just received by that
officer from the executor of p g. Prioeau and respectfully
recommend the repeal of the act OF July II, 1854
FRANKLIN PIERCE
WASHINGTON Dec. III, 1854
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since the formation OF the heavy restriction
has been constantly laid upon this indispensable article
In 1889 the tariff coal per of 2s bushels was Sc
per cen on its vain
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SPECIAL ORDERS
Mr. BUTLER gave notice that during the first week in
January he should ask the Senate take for consdera-
ton the bill reported from the Committee the Judiciary
amend and modify the judicial system of the United
States; and, his notion it made the special order
for the first Tuesday in January next.
On motion by Mr.. EVANS, the bill to provide for the
final settlement of the claims of revolutionary officers,
and of the widows and orphan children of those who died
in the service made the special order for Monday
January l, 1855.
CAPTAIN THOMAS
message was received from the House of Represents
tves by Mr. Forney, their Clerk announcing that the
House have passed joint resolution for the relief of the
children of Capt Thomas Porter deceased in which the
concurrence of the Senate is requested.
On motion by Mr. PETIT, the Senate proceeded to the
consideration Of the joint resouon and it read three
times by unanimous consent and passed.
ISAAC NJ. sGLER
The Senate proceeded to the consideration of the bill
from the House of Representatives for the relief OF Isaac
NJ. Sgler of Putnam county, ndiana which was read a
After the consideration of executive business the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at IL o'clock, IN.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS.
The SPEAKER laid before the House communication
from the Department of State relative to the protection of
American seamen which was laid on the table and or
dered to be printed.
Also the annual report of the Superintendent of Public
Printing which was laid the table and ordered be
printed.
SANFORD
Mr. INGERSOLL called up the motion to reconsider the
by which the Senate bill for the relief of Henry
Sanford lately acting charge daaires Paris was
ferred to the Committee Foreign Relations during the
last session, and explained its provisions
Mr. MENU ULLEN expressed the hope that the bill would
take its usual course and go the Committee Foreign
Relations.
Mr.. LETCHER moved to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table: not agreed to.
The question then recurred the motion to reconsider
which not agreed to-
SO the bill goes to the Committee Foreign Relations
PRESIDENTS
Mr.. PECKHAM wished to submit some remarks upon
the subjects contained in the Presidents message before
they passed into the hands of the standing committees of
the House. and he therefore moved to reconsider the
by which those subjects were referred.
Messrs HOUSTON and RICHARDSON thought that the
gentleman from New York Mr.. PEcKHAM could MS well
submit his views the Presidents message when the gen
era appropriation bills should before the House
Mr.. HOUSTON moved to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table; which was agreed to.
sIIIPwnECKs.
Mr.. FULLER, from the Committee Commerce TO
whom referred the Senate bill providing for the pres
ervation of lives and property from shipwreck the
of New Jersey and Long Island reported the
back without amendment and recommended its immediate
passage.
Mr. SMITH, of Virginia moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee of thew hole on the state of the Union
The daily union., 1854-12-13

On the books of the loan office Of South Car
olina, under date of April 81, 1895, is an
funded 6-per-cent stock to Samuel Prio-
OF the deferred stock
OF the 3-per-cent stock.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-08-26
Latest California News.

New Orleans, Aug. 22.--The Steamer
United States has arrived, bringing Cali
fornia dates 10 the Isl inst. The George
Law sailed the same day with $1,000
600 in gold dust on freight.
Mining news continued favorable.
No change in trade, which is remarka'
bly dull, and prices generally lower.
From Oregon, further discoveries OF
gold are reported. -
A large fire occurred at Marysville, by
which FIVE squares were destroyed. Loss
S250,O00.
Tie wheat crop has been harvested
j. is very large, ana is being exported IL
large quantities. a,o
FIour-sales Of Galego at SO 5OaslP
Provisions have declined. Sales OF mess
pork al sl3. 50asl4; mess beef $i4'eo
lard in kegs l3al4.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-08-26
n.e Latest Foreign News.

The steamer Baltic arrived d! New "FN
on Saturday last. bringing four days later
news than that published IN another COZ,
umn. The news from the seat OF war is
that an attack on Sehastopol was TO nave
been made on the 29Ih uIt., by $4,000 OF
the allied troops, and that the Emperor OF
Russia is more determined than ever To
resist TO the last. The mex. news Is
looked for with great anxiety, as bloody
battle is anticipated With regard to The
markets. we have the following lnteIIl-
gence -
Liverpool, Aug. 9--Wheat has a van-
ced , cents: white 81 a lO5i; red and mix
ed 9a9!. Flour is firm, AID transactions
moderate. Western Canal Bis. 32S.;
Philadelphia & Baltimore 32s. 81 33s;
Ohio 34s. Corn has advanced Is, sales
of white at 24s. 81. 35s. Cd, and yell
low 35s. 36s.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-08-26
A steam Pillow.

Alta meeting ofthe Farmers Club, on
Tuesday of last week, Mr., Henry Cow
ing, of Louisiana, exhibited diagrams OF a
Steam Pow, The New York Times
says:
'Its construction is very simple-o
velocipcde ON wheels sixteen feet high
and eighteen feet apart, with governing
wheel eight feet high. On the inner rim
Of the large wheel is a cog-wheel. On a
platform built on the axle of the large
wheels, and supported by the governing
wheel, is the locomolion. Across the
platform there is a shaft with a plnIon
wheel on each end, working in the cog
wheels, aid worked BY the locomoton.
There are three frames for Flows, each
10 contain five plows attached by iron
rods to the axle-ree of the large wheels.
The breaking up of the plows is so ar
ranged as TO follow each other, cutting
only SIX inches with one pillow, but YET
cutting in all twentv-lnur inches deep.
In this way the ground will be much
more thoroughly pulverlzrd than If fur
row slice tweny-four inches thick were
cut with one pIow. By change OF APP
paratus the machine may be made ic
serve various purposes, 1t NAV be con
verted into steam land locomotive, anC
on a smooth firm road will travel at the
rate Of twenty-five miles an hour. Ii car
be used for sewing seed, for rolling the
ground. for cutting bitches, pumping up
water. draining land and other agrlcuIln'
AL nses y
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-08-26
Stand from Under !

The "National Democrat" is down on
the Fouey.calons of the Washington
"Union." The Union called the Dem
ocrat the organ of "a few efr'e New
York politicians. The Democrat re,
plies:
"Forncy must have been drunk when
he penned these wo-ds, perhaps charity
would dictate that we should be merctuI
to him-and we have ell along been mcr,
cilul to John w. Forney; but he mus
carry little lower head, or we will strip
a veil from his face which will disclose to
the public view, a character worse than
the one which the New York Herald has
ascrbed to him. The "lew ellete PoIltI-
clans of New York" remember HIM, and
his sayings in relation TO President Pierce;
and his political manguvering aud lmPu-
dent frauds will form subject for several
chapters in the "IIi<tory Of the First
Year of President PIerce's AdmlnISra-
tion," which may appear IN book form
one Of these days"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-08-26
ucnry,s Inyigorating Cordial.

The merits of this purely vegetable extract
~, ''' d,hi,i,y %"ryoms alfcrtians Er &c are
fully described in another column OF this paper,
to which the reader is referred - per bottle,
bottles for IS, SIX bottles for 50; SIG per doz-
en-. Observe the marks ofrhe Genuine. &L-5-Pre-
pared only by S. E. COHEN, No. 3 FRANKLIN
Row, Vine Street, below Eighth, Philadelphia,
Pa. 10 lchom all orders must be addressed For
sale by all respectable Druggists and Merchants
throughout the country. PEEL * STEVENS, Alex
andria, Va, wholesale agents for Virginia, and
for sale by DR.. f. C. Williams. ShePherdstowni
r. d. Hammond and A. VI. Cridler, Harper's
Ferry; L. NJ. Smith, Charleslown; l.. P. Hart
man, Winchester; W. IL. Hesletine, Martins,
l,tr
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-08-26
Imnnrfanf from Texas.

New Orleans, Aug. 22.-Ihe steam
ship Charles Morgan has arrived, with
later dates from Texas. Among her pas,
sengers are Il. J. Walker and II. Butler
King.
Mr.. Walkers contract for the Pacific
Railroad has been signed and sealed.
General Smith has called for six com,
panies of mounted troops TO check the In
dIans, and the Governor would promptly
respond. letter from San Antonio says
that the Indians have organized large eX'
petitions against Mexico.
Texas has gone almost entirely for the
Name law. The crops promise finely.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-08-26
An Infamous Murder.

The Shawneetowh llliuoisan, of the
4Ih inst, contains an account OF mos
diabolical murder perpeualed upon poor
German man by tiend named Srarkie.
The cause of the murder was the disap-
pearance of Slarkie's chickens. Mrs. 5.
positively affirmed that the German stole
them. The latter went in pursuit OF the
implicated party, who was brought into
the presence OF Mrs. S.-when he still
denied the charge. Starkie then told him
that he would kill him, and, making pre-
parations, the Dulchman fell on his knees
and begged piteously for mercy; but his
prayers for mercy, his earnest observations
of innocence, and even his offers of re-
muneralion, failed TO touch the obdurate
heart of this malignant demOn. He. cur
sed his victim bitterly, and ordered him
up ill he killed him. The poor fellow
attempted to rise, and, while in the act,
Starkie plunged the knife into his left
breast. He fell with his face to the ground
and lay there before Starkie's door for
two hours in act Of inSensibility. When
consciousness returned, at last, 1t was in
great dread, and after watching for an OPP
portuni,y, he crawled unperceived away
on his hands and knees. After lingering
for few days, lie brealhed his last.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1854-08-26
"rhe evening sun, declining,
Was hid bchind"-a cloud.

4 dap or two ago, and we were III
bIisstu anticipation Of refreshing rain.
But, old Sol arose from his glowing couch,
next morning, as bright and rosy as ever.
Indeed his scorchng rays seemed 10 have
gathered intensity frcm their partial OBJ
.cura,op and like Iaborer returning
invigoralcd to his daily toll, after a season
# rest--thcy renewed the almost finished
task Of burning up all green things, both
of the vegetable and animal kingdom.
When this long continued drought will
end i'll showers we cannot tell--we are no
weather prophet Some, however, who
profess 10 have enquired into the matter al
The clerk Office, say, we shall have no
rain until the Autumnal Equinox. Louis
Napoleon's prophecy of famine i'll
France would, in this case, be realized in
our regiou--wull for us that the despised
sandy plains oc the lower country, bear
this year, an abundant and vigorous crop
of corn. Ceres has blessed Them, so that
we who live in the "milk and honey"
flowing mountains Of Virginia, will, like
Jacob of old, be forced to send to her arid
Egypt" for gruin--may we there find a
IlScnh IN suDDIv rs.