Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-09

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We have announced by Telegraph, the passage
in the House of Representatives. Of the Home
stead Bin,by vote of lo7 ayes to 70, nays '''''
The main features of the bill are:
!. ANY free white person who is the head If n
lamily, or who has arrived at the age of twenty
one years, and is citizen IF the United States
snail be entitled to enter, free of cost one omar
LEI section of vacant aud unappropriated lands.
winch may, al the time the applica lion is made
oe subject to private entryat SIPS per acre, or
quantity equal thereto, to be located in bcjy in
conformity with the legal subdivisions of the
public lands, and afer the same shall have been
surveyed. ~ sla 7''1I
2. The person applying for the benefit of this
act Is required, upon application to the Register of
the land Office in W hch he or she is about to make
such entry, to make affidavit before him that he or
she Is the head of family, or is twenty one years
q ageSand that he application is made for his or
herexcluslve lene6t; ant not for that directly or
Indirectly of any other person whomsueyer.-
FfouIded, No certificate shall be given or patent
issued therefor, until the expiration OF five wears
from The date OF such entry, and if, at the expra-
non OF such time, the person making such entry,
ori be be dead. his widow, or, in case OF her
death, his heirs or devSee or, in case of widow
making such entry, her heirs dcvisee in case of
her death, shall prove by two credible witnesses
that2he she or they, have continued to reside I'M
on aud cultivate said land, and still reside upon
the same, and have not alienaled the same or any
Part tnereoi; ihen in such case. he, shz, or they
patent, as IN other
vided Tor by law. Provided further, In case of
The death of both father and MOTHER leaving an
infant Child or children under TIVE MY one years of
age, the nghtund the fee shall inure to the benefit
OF sald'lntant child, or children; and the execu-
loI, administrator, OF guardian may at any time
within two Yeas after the death of the surviving
parent, anu in accordance with the laws of lie
STATE III which such children for the time being
nave their domicil sell said land for the beneft Of
SAID infants, but for other purpose; and the pur
CHASER snail acquire the absolute title by the pur-
chase'and'be entitled to patent from the United
States. $3.50 49, -
The sixth section provides that if any Individual
now resident OF any of the States or Territories,
anu not citizen of the I'm ted States, but at the.
lime OF making such application for the benefit of
thlS ac shall have filed declaration Of intention
as required by the naturalization laws of TN.
United States and shall become citizen Of the
same before the Issuance Of the patent, as made
anu provided Tor tnths act shalGe placed upon m
equal footing with the native born citizen of the
United Stntes:.
CoNFLAoRAT1oN IN Nav YoRK.--On Sunday
morning, about half past O'Clock, tremendous
ME broke out in the building No. 8 Spruce street
New York, which, from the nature of the materi-
ais, >pread with great rapily, and speedily inyoIy
ed the adjoining houses Mes. 10, Is, IA, and l6
IN one mass OF intense fire and fame illuminating
the,lowerl part of the city, and the meighbo;iny
shores of Brooklyn and Willamsburgh.
'4Ihe following is an approximation 10 the entire
amount of losses: = @arl5
y % sz-1- So.