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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18

Community and suversve Of all confidence in national en-
gagements full Of danger the peace and
the existence of beloved Union and exposing the
righteous judgment Of the Almighty"
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Mr.. JONES' from the Committee on Pensions reported
o bill for the relief of Andrew j. Dickerhoff.
Also from the committee, bill for the relief of
Anne W. Angus accompanied by reports in each case
MIR. BROWN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, re-
ported bill for the relief Of Amos Kendall and John E.
Kendall.
Mr.. BR0DHEAD, from the Committee Of Claims, sub
mited report accompanied by bill for the relief of
Levi Pierce and Andrew Hodge, jr.
Mr.. PRATT, from the Committee of Claims, submitted
report, accompanied by bill for the relief of Hezekah
Miller.
MIR. WILLIAMS from the Committee of Claims report
ed a bill for the relief Of Henry La Reintree.
MIR. JOHNSON, from the Committee Public Lands
submitted report accompanied by bill for the relief
Of Therese Dardenne.
On motion by Mr.. GWIN ..5n
Resoted That the Attorney General Of the United States
be directed to have translated the DEGREES and othe2
the Mexican Government apperanng land titles in the
State Of California pending before the Supreme Court of
the United States.
On motion by Mr.. HAMLIN, the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of Executive business and after
short time spent therein the Senate adjourned.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On motion of Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE, the House wene
into Committee Of the Whole the state of the Union,
mr. CHANDLER, of Pennsylvania, in the chair and
sumed the consideration of the bill to supply deficiencies
in the appropriations for the service Of the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1854.
Mr.. BRIDGES discussed the merits Of the Nebrasks-
Kansas BILL and noticed of the objections which
have been urged against it. He cited various instances
in the legislation of Congress since 1890 to show that the
North justly chargeabe with direct and papable
violation of the Missouri compromise, while the South
had adhered to it with undertaking and steady purpose
The abotionists he declared, had steadily repudiated
the principles they first helped establish and for which
they camored because it suited their selfish pur
poses Inconsistency gross this could not be found
in the history Of legislation Honorable dishonorable
they determined to force upon Congress their dis
organizing efforts and if necessary to dissolve the union
of the States.
Mr. b. then examined the effect which the compromise
of 1850 has had upon the Missouri compromise Of 1890
and argued that the former positively repealed the latter
and perfect abandonment OF the arbitrary geo
graphical distinction established by the act of 1920 and
resort TO the great principle of popular sovereignty
upon which our Government is based to wit the right
Of the people to govern themselves
He then replied the argument that the BILL il pass
ed would do gross injustice the Indians inhabiting the
proposed Territories and conended that it made the
most ample provision for their protection.
He then admitted the right Of Congress to decide by
law whether slavery shall shall exist in Terri
tory but thought that such law could be Of very little
practical force inasmuoh the people, when the Terri
tory should DO admitted State would have, under
their sovereign capacity the right to pass entirely d
fereu laws which might supersede the act Of Congress-
and be binding upon them
Mr. BROOKS also expressed his opinion on the Ne
braska Kansas BILL remarking that he was frank to de-
clare the belief that it would have been wiser course to
pursue and in better keeping with the general interests
the entire country, had this bill been delayed until the
pressing Of the people of the contemplated Terri
tories had forced them to apply to Congress for relief
But Che sad it does not become inquire into tho
motives which induced gentlemen from the -sayeho
ing States from the Western States to introduce this BILL
but We avail ourselves Of the occasion to bring back tho
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committed the Government by ihs Spanish authori-
ties somewhat premature.
Mr.. PERKINS moved suspension of the rales; which
motion was negatived.
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parts sectons grant, shall remain
the United States within twenty miles each side Of said
branch road in California shall not be sold for less than dou
BILE the minimum price of the public lands when Sold
shall Of said lands become subject to private entry until
the been first offered at public sale ut tho
ed price.
Sec A. And be further enacted That the said lands here
by granted to the said State shah be subject to the disposal
the Legislature thereof for the purposes aforesaid and
other and the said branch railroad shall be and remain
public highway for the of the Government of the United
States free from toll other charge upon the transportation
of any property troops of the United States
Sec. And be further enacted That the lands hereby
granted to said shall be disposed by said State only
the manner following that is to that quantity Of land
exceeding hundred sections, and included within
continuous length twenty miles Of sad branch may
sold and when the Governor Of said State shall certify the
Secretary the Interior that any twenty continuous miles
said branch rond completed then like quantity
land hereby granted msy be Sold and from time time
until said branch road completely and said branch road
is not completed within years, further sales shall be
made and the land unsod shall the United States
Sec g. And be further enacted That the United States
mail shall be transported said branch road under the
direction Of the POST Office Department. such price may
agreed upon be given under this act the contractors
| for the construc ion of the main railway route.
SEQ T. And be q further enacted That this grant Of land to
the California for the extension of the road afoc
said Is made upon the further and express condition that
sengers and also freight Of every description shall DO carried
upon road reasonable when compared with the
charges other rscas railroads in the United
States And any branch road may at any suitable
with the main railway and the passengers freight DC
carried on such shall be charged higher
than those established by the general tariff of charges which
may govern on tho route for general travel and
portation.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Mr.. JOHNSON from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported bill for the relief Of Mark Bean and Richard
d. B. Bean, Of Arkansas.
Mr. CLAY, from the Committee on Pensions, to which
was referred the bill from the House Of
for the relief Of Thomas Fraser asked to be discharged
from the further consideration Of the same, on the ground
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A vast mass of petitions we're presented by Messrs
SEWARD, FISH, SUMNER, EVERETT, FOOT, TOU-
CEY and others against the passage of the Nebraska bill
and violation Of the Missouri compromise line.
Also, number of petitions in favor of the security of
religious liberty to American citizens abroad and several
demonstrating against the ratification Of any treaty by
which copyright with
RAILWAY TO THE PACIFIC.
Mr.. GwIN from the select committee appointed on the
subject reported bill for the construction Of railroad
from the valley Of the Mississippi to the Pacific ocean
Mr.. G. said he instructed by the committee to say
that the bill was report in part from the committee
and that he further instructed by the committee to
move that it be made the special order for this day two
weeks which was agreed to.
The following is the bill:
BILL for the construction railroad from the valley Of
the Mississippi to the Pacific
enacted de- That good and substantial hrstclass
with two or more tracks, having iron rails weighing
not less than seventy pounds the yard shall be constructed
through the Territories Of the United States point
In the western boundary Of Of the Atlantic States
west OF the mississippi to some point the border Of
the State of California The Of the initial points and
route Of such railroad shall be BY the individual or
pany vho shall in manner hereinafter mentioned
With the United States for the construction same The
public land for the bed Of road of width to
be determined by the Secretary of War; together with all sites
for stations watering places other necessary in
cidens shall be and the hereby granted the said
individual company for the period they shall exist and
continue to work such road in conformity this act and
thereafter shall be dedicated for said purpose long it
used therefor Provided hoepc That shall
tend than two hundred feet laeray from the line
tho main trunk and not than Eve square shall be
set apart for any station watering place. and rail-
road other road shall be allowed level the
railroad authorised BY this act but all such crossings shah be
either under the The said railroad shall be
commenced within three years from the date Of such contract
and be completed within years thereafter; and
seventh part thereof having relation tho estimated Of
the entire construction and equipment Of shall be
completed within each Of the said seven years The road
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-09-01
NUMBER 80.
Daring Rurglnrv.

About IL o'clock Saturday night the
house of Henry Jurdon, Lockport, was en-
tered by a gigantic apparation of huge
monster in human shape. The people had
just retired, Mr. Jordon was lying upon a
lounge in the sick room of his wife He
did not hear the burglar when no entered,
but his wife being awake, heard him and
awoke her husband. lie lighted candle,
aud proceeding into the front room, met a
Ggure over six feet high, with pistol in
one hand, and a club and cord in the other,
a mask on his face, and his pants and coat
on wrong side out His great height and
grotesque accoulerments, with arms in his
hands, would have appalled, men Of ordina-
ry courage; but Mr.. Jurdon, y small witty
man pitched in" to him. graspng him
around the breast, backing him against the
door whence he entered shutting it, and in
the scuffie the burglar dropped both his
pistol and club. But being much the
strongest man, he several times extricated
himself. The father of Mr.. Jurdon was at
length aroused and a youag lady who was
also in the house. The burglar defended
himself with chair for a while, but was
driven to close quarters by Jurdon, who
seized him by the throat. He thon burst
through the sash of a window and had got
nearly out, when the old gentleman settled
him with the very club the rascal had
brought with him He then spoke, said
he would give up, took of his mask, and it
proved to be near neighbor, big six
foot mulatto, by the name of Sisco, who
mad often worked for Jurdon, and who, il
he had got away, would never have been
suspected. Jurdon asked him what he was
there after? "You know" said he "what
was after" al wanted money, and |
knew you had it," The ccrd war evident
ly to tie Mrs. Jurdon, the club and pistol
were to do the work for the rest, aud then
the house to be robbed.
He was examined before Esq Smith, to-
day and bound over for trial He has
been accused of petty crimes before, but
it was not supposed he was SO bad man.
| Plaiadealer.
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IsFridny an UnIuckyDnyt

From time immcmorial Friday has been
frowned upon as day of i'll omen. And
though this prejudice is less prevalent now
then it has been of yore, when superstition
had general sway, yet there are mauy
even in this matter of fact age of ours, who
would hesitate on day so inauspicious to
begin an undertaking Of momentons import
TO show with how much reason this
feeling is INDUCED, let us examine the FOL
lowing important facts in connection with
our greatness as a nation:
On Friday, August 81, l402, Christie
pher Columbus sailed on his great voyage
Of discovery.
On Friday, October IL, 1902, he first
discovered land
On Friday, January 4, 1893, lie sailed on
his return to Spain. which if he had no,
reached in safety, the happy result would
never have been known which led to the
settlement Of this vast continent.
On Friday, March 10, 1893, ,.he arrived
at Palos in safety.
On Friday, November %, 1893 he nrri
we'd at Ilispanola in his second voyage 10
America.
On Friday, June 13, 1894, he, though un.
known TO himself, discovered the continent
Of America.
On Friday, March 5. 1876, Henry VIII
Of England, gave TO John Cabot his com.
mission, which led to the discovery of North
America This is the first American state
paper in England.
On Friday, September I, 1865, Melendca
founded St Augustine, the oldest settlement
IN the US. by more than forty years
On Friday, Nov. 10, 1920. the May Flow
er, with the pilgrims made the harbor o.
Provincetown. And on the same day they
signed that august compact, the forerunnel
of our present glorious constitution.
On Friday, Dec. %, 1920. the Pilgrim:
made their final landing at Plymouth Rock
On Friday Feb. %. George Washington
the father Of American freedom was born
On Friday, June 10Th, Bunker Hill wa:
seized and fortified.
On Friday, October Z, l777, the surren
der Of Saratoga was made, which had sucl
power aud influence in inducing France tc
declare for our cause.
On Friday Sept. %, 1880, the treason
Of Arnold WIS laid bare, which saved us
from destruction.
On Friday. October 10, 1761. the sur.
render at Yorktown, the crowning glory o.
the American arms, occurred.
On Friday, July Z, l70G, the motion ir
Congress was made by John Adams, sec.
onded by Richard Henry Lee, that the U
S. Colonies were, and Of right ought to be
free and Independent.
Thus, by numerous examples, we see
that however it may be with other nations,
Americans need never dread to begin on
Friday any undertaking, however momen-
tous it may be- Norfolk Beacon.
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T-Knows--Nothing!' =
Ev- An exchange paper, speaking Of

Eg- An exchange paper. speaking of a
subscriber who had taken the paper num-
Der of years, refused to pay for it, says:
ale would steal a passage TO heaven in a
secret corner of streak Of lightning, and
smuggle gold from the streets of New Je-
rusalcm to buy stumps of half-penny ci-
gars."
A watch was lately sent by mail from
Pensacola. Fla, to Bangor, Me-. to be re-
pared, was repaired and sent back again
by the same conveyance. and the whole
expense was FIVE dollars and sixty cents less
than the price asked for the same repairs
at Pensacola.
as that the second bell?" inquired a
gentleman of a sable porter at country
boarding house. the other day. ,"No sar !"
exclaimed the darkey, "dat am de secon'
ringin' of de fust believe has but one
bell in dis house.
A printer named DeGaris. foreman in the
Office Of the Cincinnati Gazette. comes into
possession Of 1000 by the death Of an un-
Gle in Louisville
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FnrIon.


The melting Of the masses Of al parties
into one, to hght the coming battle in Ohio
against the timid .adherents and the unorin-
cipled advocates Of this slavery-bound al.
ministration, has thrown the Office -holdets
and place-seekers into such paroxysms Of
rage, that tho friends Of free labor have
only to pay out line. and the October hang.
| ing will be ms complete rs the most ardent
friends Of political buicbery can wish
The State Convention met. and with
harmony unparalleled, nominated an Anti
Nebraska ticket, and the slavery propagan-
disis exclaimed
"Fwion now hath made his master-pieos,ss
and the entire camp Of Nebraskates take
up the yell, and cry "Horrori HorfortI
| Horrori!lp ssf ssld s7
The People made one mistake. They
should have raised upon their banner "Fu-
zion Ticket" and at sight ofthe very words.
the administration train bands would have
retreated without firinga gun. s
"Take any name but tlla,, aud my firm nerves
Shall never tremble. '------- era
Our opponents, too by the addition of
barely one syllable, could have had
name peculiarly significant OF their case
for Confusion defines the fix they are IN,
to the dotting Of an l. t
What's in u name, that IL should strike
such terror into the ranks Of the Pierce
faction? Fusion is musical word II
means melting, and that very significant
just now, with the mercury boiling
The political mercury will not fall, until
Ohio has wiped out that damned spot"
inflicted by Disney, Olds, Shannon and
Green. A political cathartic, such as an
indignant people whose trust has been be-
trayed, only known how TO administer, will
purge the Buckeye Commonwealth Of these
traitors TO the dignity and rights of the
Free States; and then the fever into which
the lovers of Free labor have been thrown.
by the most daring outrage on the pat Of
the Southern fre-eaters, and the most das-
tardiy nieanness on the part Of Northern
toadies, will subside.
We can't ask our adversaries TO take the
matter cody during dog days. but we do
beg of them to take it philosophically. and
not whine before they are whipped.
The Pierce party went up Ike rocket
and it will come down like the stick; this
result--like fate-is sure, and our best ad-
vice TO the Ohio Nebraskaites, is 70 look
out for a soft spo; to strike ClsUeland
Herald.
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Mistellaneous.

MACRACoN is DEAD Mr. John Macracon
formerly editor of the Dayton Transcript
and for several years past a resident Of
Dayton, died at The hospital of that city on
Sunday evening last, He was another vic
tim of iutemperAce. During the last year
or two, he made several apparently sincere
efforts TO break off from his habits, but in
vain. Although destitute of any means of
his own, he was cared for during his las,
illness. and through the kind efforts of Mr.
j. X. Wagner, was respectfully inferred in
the Woodland Cemetery.
A few years since, we had some bus
ness with this unfortunate man, and had
occasion 10 know the terrible struggle in
which he was engaged. For months, he
would be entirely regular, and free from
the use ofliquor. But, at some unguarded
moment, he would yield to the iempter,
and when one glass had passed his lips, he
was gone, beyond control We have
heard him lament his weakness, and cry
over it, like child. In the most solemn
manner be would promise never to re-
turn to his cups. He knew his danger
lie would frequently say if the enemy Of
bis life could be kept away from him, and
out of his sight, he could continue sober,
and man, With fine business capacities,
and good personal appearance and ad
dress, he was calculated to succeed. But
the cursed habit of tampering with strong
drink was thoughtlessiy formed in his
youth, and it grew upon him ill., in spite of
all his resolution, it became his master. For
years he struggled. His friends hoped on,
aud, time and again, gave him business,
trusting he would permanently reform.
All in vain! He lost the confidence Of the
community, and, what was still more fatal
Tor him, he lost the confidence of himself.
He sank lower and lower in the scale :;
downward, and still downward, he trod his
weary, wretched way; and, at last, after
years of misery and suffering, compared to
which the sharpest bodily pangs are trans
ports the once gay and gifted Macracon
found himself the inmate of hospital
subssted upon public charity And there
he died What an end for one SO capable
Of better, nobler things?
There is a moral in his fate that comes
iOthO W duNl lllOuSdiluS OI our
youth, at the present moment, in this
State and Nation. The future to them is
no more bright and glowing than was that
of Mocracon But he allowed himself to
lounge around the saloons and fashionable
drinking shops, till he laid the foundation
of his future ruin. Strong drink was his
deadly foe, and he threw himself in its way.
1t seized upon him, and, at last, il plunged
him, though young in years. into drunk.
ards grave. He died poor, dispised out
cast. Young man! pause in your career
reflect. Is there no better road to the
last resting place Of earth? Do you, too
desire the same fate? Do yon covet q
drunkard's grave. Take warning in sea.
son, while you have strength enough tc
obey noble impulse.-O S. Journal
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A JAIL AND Prisoner BURNED.--The
Detroit Tribune is informed that the St
Joseph Co. Jail was burned or Sunday
night last 1t was built of logs and located
in Centrevlle There were at the time
confined in the Jail four prisoners three Of
whom are awaiting trial for the terrible
murder of East5rook an account of which
has been extensively published in the Tri-
bune and other State papers. The other
was confined on a charge of burglary and
larceny, and is supposed to be one of the
convicts who escaped from the Lenawee co.
jail in June last. He set fire TO the bull.
ding as he had repeatedly declared that he
would never be brought to trial. While the
fire was destroying the building he admit.
ted that he fired it. The jailor in the hur-
ry and confusion of attempting to exlricate
the prisoners and al the same time provi-
ding for them a secure reception lost the
key and the three murderers were only re-
leased by chopping away into their cells,
while the wretch who set the building on
fire was burned TO death before he could be
reached his name our informant could not
recoll ect.
p. S. The man burned was committed
under the name of De Forest and was
about q years Of age. He had passed al
so by the neme of Newton and Harvey and
Brown.
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a SOLEMN FUNERAL Mr. Leander
Locke, young man Of marked amiability
and many virtues, well known to many Of
this community, (where he hid resided for
some time) is among the victims of that fell
scourge, cholera. lie had Just made ar
rangemenls to embark in business with a
relative, at Detroit. and was on the steam
er Nay Queen, returning to Akron, TO full
i'll marriage engagement, with an estima-
bic young lady of this place, when he was
smitten by the scourge. He was taken i'll
at two o'clock on Tuesday morning, the
Sth, and died in about twelve hours, soon
after the boat reached Cleveland. The
arrangements for the wedding had been
made, and it was to have been consumated
on Wednesday. Intelligence Of his illness
was commun Gated to his friends here, as
soon as the boat reached Cleveland. They
started on the first train, bat arrived only
in time TO receive the lfeless remains,
which they brought here for interment A
procession met the train here at 0 O'Clock
in the evening. Of Tuesday, and followed
the remains to their last earthly resting
place. The solemn pageant was rendered
doubly solemn by the shadow Of night
The moon shed holy light on the scene
at the graveyard, where the last rites were
performed by Rev. Maybn. Long will
this funeral by moonlight be remembered
Not often does death thus enter the very
bridal chamber, and receive its victim ar
rayed for The nuptial alter. But the liv'
ing should lay to heart the sad lesson; and
she whose glowing hopes were so suddenly
and fearfully overcast, must look above for
strength to endure the bravement--Ak-
ron Beakon.