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Demoine courier., 1854-12-14
The Legislature.

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To day the Legislature commences
It's session. and il promises to be one OF
the most interesting held since our ad
mission into the Union. Ii is the first
time that The Wings have had The polit
cal control of the State, and The manner
in which the public affairs vii! be man
aged b,v them, is in great measure 10
be determined by the events Of the present
session. One of the first subjects ,ha.
Will claim the attention of the Senate,
will be the contested election case from
the Polk District. Nh. Bryan comes up
with the Certificate, but as Mr.. Jordon,
(Whig) received some fifty more votes
than Mr.. b. he viii. conles. and claim
the seat; and there exists no good reason
why he should not have it. Aside from
the Senatorial and Judicial elections,
questions of the most grave importance
to the State al large, will claim consider
able attention, among which will be the
making of permanent provision for the
Insane, Deaf and Dumb and Blind
Our Blind Asylum has labored under
many embarrassmen;s for want of suit
able house, and other conveniences, and
It's present prosperous condition is in a
great measure owing to the untiring per-
severance and energy Of Mr.. Bacon. the
able and efficient Principal. The Asy-
lum for the Deaf and Dumb. recently
opened here by Mr.. Ijsms, bids fair to
meet the wants of tha, unfortunate class,
If it receives sufficient encouragement
from the State. These institutions should
be endowed so as TO enable them to put
up suitable buildings and not be left at
the mercy of this, that, and the other
landlord, and be obliged to change their
quarters every year.
Our "Old Fogy" Constitution should
be put in way to be numbered among
the things that were, for i, has become a
libel upon the fair fame of our young and
growing Stale.
II there is anything relating to State
policy on which there was a decision
made by the people at the last August
election il was that our present Consiitu,
ton should be changed to meet the exi-
gencies Of the times and we have no
hesitation in predicting that measures
WILDE taken to bring abou, such change.
Il is not party bu, the people that re-
quire it. .a, - .ss
The present will be laborious session
and we doubf whether the shor. period OF
fifty days will afford sufficient time to
accomplish all tha, should be done
Iotca RepubHcaa 6tA. IA, "
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70 The question has been raised.
whether in case of the annexation of
the Sandwich Islands, King Kamme-
hameha's cloak shall belong to the Fed
eral Government or the Ex-moparch.--
1t has been many years in making. and
has been paid for outof the State Trea-
sury. /. is made OF the feathers of We
ry rare birds, worked into web in beau
tiful devices. The feathers are a beau
tiful red, and only two are found on
each bird. They cost about half dol
lar each. lis said the thing has been
in progress nearly century, and is a.
bout completed. .hg
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OUR CoNsTITUTToNAL CURRENCY.

The notes of the Indiana Free. Banks
circulate among the people of that State,
are taken freely for produce. real estate;
debts and in nearly all their commercial
transactions. The Treasurer OF State
has authorized the collectors to receive
their bills in the payment of taxes.
Our Glorious Constitution, having
prohibited the chartering of Banks in our
State, thereby rendering US dependent on
other States Cor our circulating medium,
we have been left to the kind fapors of
those Shinplaster Shops, which would
mos, willingly supply US. As conse-
quence We find our pockets lined with
currency, whichis perfectly good at home
but which we cannot use in any business
transaction here. only at discount Of
from 25 to so per cent.
Such will always be the case, until we
have different system Of our own.
Even the best currency in the market.
does not pay our taxes. rags" for
the people, but Rocks" for the State, is
a doctrine in which we cannot believe,
and one we will never subscribe TO. -
Io,ca Republican. ~
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14

DANGER OF TRUSTING YoUR WIFE,
The editor Of the Green Bay Wis Ad-
vocate is Democrats; his wife is Whig.
Goniding his. paper to her management,
he recently started on IN elec,ioneering
tour. The lady reversed the engine,
changed the politics Of the paper, and
the editor hurried home just in time to
prevent the removal of the name of his
fayorite candidate from the columns of
the Advocate. Have sny of our Whig
or Democratic editors in Massachusetts
Know Nothing wives, and, if so, are any
OF the Aforesaid editors absent from home.
'--B0sfon Atlas.
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DA 'sgood un'' is told upon the au.
,hority of high judicial func.ionary.-.
The wife Of fhe owner of one OF The
Indiana free banks, being in company
with some friends, the all absorbing finan-
cial crisis becameth theme of coversa-
ton. The lady above referred to re.
marked that she hoped her husbands.
bank would "hold out till the fall rains
came on--in that case there would be
20 danger Of its breaking before next
May" When interrogaIed tor an ex-
plana,ion, she gave as reason for the
faith that was. in her, tina. the place IN
which the bank was located could not be
approached afeer the fall rains, on &C.
count of the mud! -. ~
A financial Gibral.er, depending for
its strength upon the .spowers OF mud"
is not the leas, of the many wonders of
the nineteenth century, Colum. Dem.
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Know yOthingism.

Il done quit taking the Journal" said
a German Nebraska Locoioco to US the
other day.. II won t take it because il
is filed up with Native Americanism,
and all The other Sinking isms.'' We
trust Native Americans appreciate the
complainant II the gentleman referred
10 will borrow another of our papers he
may be somewhat edited by the follow
ing expressions OF opinion upon tlAs
"siinking ISM" from the great national
organ OF his own party:--Muscatiae
Journal. -ssa
The Washington Union, by and with
the advice and consent OF The President,
says:
"lns taking its position II should be
carefully borne in mind that the demo-
cratic party neither assumes tha, the nat.
uralization laws, as they now exist, are
perfect, nor ,ha, foreigners have not on
some occasions subjected themselves TO
just censure, nor that the Roman Ca,ho
lie religion is based uron the true Chris
tian creed. Citizenship is boon grant,
ed to foreigners by The liberaIity of our
institutions. and this fact cannot be too
carefully weighed and appreciated by
our foreign citizens. They should con-
ssanily remember ,ha, the high privileges
conceded to them, have been, granted up.
on the reasonable expectation that they
should surrender their distinctive native
nationali,es, and become fused and as.
simulated to our native citizens in all
their feelings. sentiments and devotion 10
our liberal institutions. Itbecomes them
now in view of the late significant ex
pressions of popular feeling, to consider
well whether. in their past conduct, they
may not have given occasion to much Of
the opposition which exists agains, them.
Native Americans are Justly proud of
their high prerogatives and they are nat
uraily jealous OF anything like foreign
influence upon their Institutions. In
these sentiments and feelings ,ce par.
fictpated to the fullest easent. and it is
because we do that we so earnestly repel
the imputation that the democratic party
has pursued or ever will pursue, an in
cendiary policy. in order TO conciliaie the
foreign vote. @at
Naturalized citizens ought TO see, in
the immense increase of foreign immi-
grafton within the las, few years iegifi-
mate reasons for an earnest lnvestiga.
tion by native citizens of the probable
influence of this increase of offoreign pop
ulation upon our institutions. This is a
fair end a legitimate subject for discus-
sion; and, if il shall result in the convic-
non that our naturalization laws are de-
feciive and require to be amended and
reformed, the aafuralieed citizens ought
neither be surprised nor complain. =
81. may be assumed as a fixed fact that
the Native American population ,ciH
necer consent TO any modification Of the
principles which characterize their insti-
tutions. and from whatever quarter they
see danger of this kind, they will be
promptt to meet and repel it. When the
suggestion is made that this danger
turks under the religious creed. of the
Catholics, ii is right and proper tha,
the truth of this suggestion should be
sifted TO the bottom, and to such an in
yestigation none wiA contribute more
than the democracy"
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14

SUNDAY LAVA convention recently
held at the NJ. E. Church in Upton, in
reference to the Sunday Law, question
which may possibly come before the en-.
suing Legislature. passed among others.
the following resolution:
Resoloed, That i. is the duty Of every
State to enforce the observance Of the
Sabbath by legal enactments 80 far as
necessary to protect christians in theis
rights. and shield society from tho evil
effects Of its desesration.
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t1r The Carbon Gazette informs \

D The Carbon Gazette informs its
readers Of another awful shipvreck.--
The high pressure steamship Nebraska,
Capt. Pierce, s. A. Douglas. Engineer,
came in collision with the ship ..Public
Opinion" on Tuesday, and with the
whole crew, and several hundred .hous.
and "old line Democrats passengers,
Immediately wentto the bottom. A few
passengers saved themselves by clinging
to some planks OF The Baltimore Platform,
which had been pruden.ly or sprovideu.
TALLY taken on board. The Nebraska
was enyeloped in SO dense fog a. the
time, that the crew and passengers kneto
nothing of ,heir danger. Owing TO the
high rates lately changed by the Marine
offices on such risks, the vessel was not
insured. The .Publlc Opinion was not
injured by the collision. Saves IA s
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Coal IN KANsAs.--Ths Leavenworth

Z Coal IN kANsAs.---The Leavenworth
Herald has the following:
We have seen specimens Of camel
coal of good quality. obtained in the vie
cinity OF Ieavenworih. Those who are
web acquainted with this article assure
us il can be obtainedin almost any guam.
sity. Within two and three ,housandb bush
els OF coal have been dug on, of a bank
within four miles of our town. Coal
doubtless can be found along the river
bank and in the ravines In large guam
titles. a tas.r ssss gsos1 asx4S
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U The Rev. DR.. O'Brien. Roman
Catholic priest, in the course of lecture
TO the young Of the city Of Limerick.
said-"England now is simply sink Of
the, most beasly insults oGod. II
knows no more religion with some ex-
ceptions) than the beasts Of the field
Scotland is writhing in matefialism
that calls itself religion. Ireland i the
island of saints'' s'' =
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Ashland Seminary.

sVXJILL open for the reception Of students on
wv Monday, Oct 10Th, 1854. AT present
the years divided into three sessions of sixteen
weeks each. Pupils will be charged from the
time they fer the institution till they leave, at
the rate of 50, s12 and $l5 per year, according
to studies pursued; provided no student shall
r-be received for less than half session, and no
adeduction xcept for sickness. Board can be
sobtained in private families at very reasonable
fates.a BY order of the Board: ,,3.5.
,; Z Ashland, Oct. 18th, 1854--4w. = - -..s
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/ BUNvAN AND THE QUAKER.-John
] 4Bunyan, while in Bedford Jail, was call,
ed,upoa BY q Quaker DESTROYS Of ma
king convert Of him. "Friend John,
Il have come 10 thee with a message
from the Lord, and after having search.
ed forihee mall the prisons in England,
lam glad that ! have found thee out at
Hast. /" '.if the Lord had sent you" "
replied Bunyan. "you need not have Ia
ken % mnche pains TO 6ndam me out, lfor
the Lord knows l have bee3 here twelve
years." ''ss
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E Al. lIrishman who. was very Iusl nea,

!, q An Irishman who was very near
sighted about 70 hgh,a duel, insisted
,ha; be should stand. six paces nearer 10
his antagonist than the other did TO him,
and they were 10. FIRE at the came time.
This beats ,Sheridan's telling OF a fa1
man who was, going 70 fight o, hin one,
that the latssr's slim figure ough. 10 be
chalked on the others por,ly person. and
il the bullet hit him outside the chalk
line, j was TO 60 for nothing.
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14

~ The Montgomery Mail, edited by
John ]. Cooper alias Simon Suggs, has
the following good 'un.
A correspondent OF ours, writing US the
other day from Lowndes county, relates
the following snecdp.esof Judge P-s:
The Judge was holding Lowndes Cir
cut Court, and suddenly caught the eye
Of a witness in trial which was progres
sing. This man, Tue Judge Ihough,. was
making the most demoniac grimacss a,
him, and without. a moments hesitation,
he ordered the clerk TO eater a .fine ei
ten dollars against lha, man for cpntemp,
Of court" pouling the ihe man who car
riedathe expressive physiognomy. "a
.Why, what's that for?'' exclaimed
thesunforiunate man. 9tfFf
"You're making faces a. she Court,
sir! There you are again, sir!s FMr.
Clerk, enter up ;anolhst fne Of the same
49,
amount. against this man. 81
Here our friend, Pom J--, in.erfered
and explained tha. the person 6ned hab-
i,ually looked as he did now-was. q
worthy citizen, and never was 'in con-
.empt' in bis;life. Il oX@
Every good. very good, Mr.J." said
the Judge. '.Let the fines be relnisIed'
but this Court has q general power g
abale nuisances, which interfere with lis
administration Of law. Mr.. Sheriff. car.
rY this man al least two hundred yards
from the court house, and see tina. he
doesn's enter !. again. -"
The poor fellow, We would say. "had
it, very badly. oH f9a lsf,
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14

CEDAR RAPips.--The Valley Times
says: "Judgs Greene has already finish
ed and occupied the most splendid Hotel
structure we have seen Interior from the
Mississippi, and one VIA. would do credi,
TO this OF the Eastern cities. II is con-
struc!ed Of brick. four story high. occu,
pying if we recollect right. 60 fee. from,
and extending back eighty feet. The
first story is in. two capacious store
rooms, with a ten fool entrance to ihe
Hotel above The dining room is Of a
slze, TO seat 100 persons. and the parlors,
sitting rooms and sleeping apartments,
are large, web lighted and ventilated.
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14

g UMrs. Brashear, who was the frs,
woman ever married in Louisville died
recently in Madison. KY. She was a.
the siege of Bo0nsboro, in l776. and
was born in Virginia in July, lf6T.
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14

n An EngIsh soldier whiting home
from the army, says There are Aeas
enough in Turkey 10 dam ,up the Bos-
phorls. The Turks wear them Cor
Innings 10 their shirts" ~
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BANK OF NAPIERyILLE.-The Chica.
go Democratic Press Gays: We under-
stand that the Bank of NapierviIle has
closed its connection with The Merchante'
and Mechanics Bank Of this city and 10
preparing to resume opera.iona, on an
independent basis.
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Z B Il is proposed to light ths streets
OF village noi a thousand miles from
Syracuse. with red headed girls.sa lf we
lived there we'd play tipsy every night.
and hug lamp posts s.--( Albany Knick.
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14

u Mr.. Daniels. Y. s. charge at Tu.
rim, has been excluded from one of the
Turin clubs on, account Of his cheese
and garlic letter. Where = Captain
Hollins! - - - -.
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14

5 RAILROAD Welearn from
the Chicago Press that the westward
bound passenger train. on the Rock Is
land Railroad, came in collision with u
gravelicar near Joliet on Monday after
moor. by which the engine was thrown
from the track and overturned into the
.ditch.o The engineer leaped fromi. and
was instantly killed. No other person
was seriously injured and none Of the
ears thrown OIL -lNuscGfine Jour. are
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14

New FIouREs OF pEEcH.-sInde-
pendent as q wood -sawyer's clerk" has
long been the standard compafison. -
The new fgure OF speech is "independ-
ent as Know Nothing after election. !"
Demoine courier., 1854-12-14
I'UEsDAY, Dec. 5lh.

TUESDAY, Dec. 0th.
By letter from Iowa City, we learn
that the a.eynbcrs of both branches OF
the Legislature were present, except Nc
Cuiiough, Senator from Lee, and Tu,l'
Representative from Mills co. The for
mer has had bis arm broken recently,
and the latter is sick. yE%
The House organized to day. BY the
election of NOBLE, Of Clayton CO., as
Speaker; G. c. Nourse. of Van Buren,,
as Chief Clerk; A. r. Fulton, of Jei1er,
son, Assistant Clerk, and Gen. Brown,
of Lee, as Sergeant al Arms.
TIE Senate have had six ballotings
for President up to Tuesday evening,
but were unable to elect, owing TO the
state of parties. The wings have ] 5
without Jordan, who is ron,esting the
seat with Bry ant, The latter of whom has
The certificate, and was voting in the or
ganiza,ion; and the, contest canno, be de-
cided uniil the Senate is organized.--
Thus the parties are tied.
The ballots stood ior Needhan, (W.)
l5; Fisher, Dem. ID; Shields. ( Den)
|. All the Anti Nebraska democrats fol
whom there are said to be four) voting
v i,h the Dodge temocrassfor Speaker.
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ID. e. gaylord
"A u CT 10 N f E X ,
OTTUMwA, IOWA

OTTUMwA, IOWA.
! Gr WILL attend TO making sale of personal
property or Real Estate, at auction at any time,
for d reasonable compensation. He may be
found in Ottumya, unless, absent on business.
, May 10th, 1854. f5 .t>
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" The SENAToRsHIP.- The Davenport
Gazette is out for Ebenezer Cook, Esq.,
of Davenport. and the Dubuque Tribune
for Col. Fisz Henry Warren. 4
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Henry Ii. E1enfcrsilott.
ATTORNEY AT LAW, |

oTrUMwA, IOWA.
a.. WILL attend to business in the Courts
of ali the counties in Southern Iowa, and in
the Supreme Court atIowa City.
Persons wishing TO purchase or rent land OF
town property yare informed that he has The agen-
cy and management of much good property,
both in town and country.
March Ijth,- 1S5d.-ly
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II. B. 8 Is 8 0 N
ID r. N sE 4 s. n

,~N> HAVING permanently located
NSs7& * in Ottumwa. offers his services to
IIT1Iy the citizens of town and vicinity.
All work warranted. Ladies waited on at their
residences if desired. Teeth inserted from one
TO an entire set, either by means of springs or
atmospheric pressure IIe may befotind at the
UNroN HoTfL, on the / st Monday in the month.
December 18th, 1853. -.
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JNo, ps .pEyIN.
AaTTsOR EYs ALTA v

~F~aas ~ oTTUmwA, IOWA.
sgEys VAL + practice in the Courts Of Wap-
h clio, Jefferson, Van Buren,, DAVIS, Appanoose,
Monroe Lucas, Marion and Mahaska.
Having the advantageof long residence in
the valley they viii give particular attention 70
Securing aud collecting claims, sale Of War
rants, Entries of land on time, blying and SELL
ing Real Estate, Settlement of Titles, payment
Of Taxes, sc. February 10th 1854
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a In private letter from the Cri
mea we have the following story:


The BoLD MAGUlRE.-A private of
,he 33d Regiment, Duke Of Yelling.
tons by the name of Maguire, has st.
tracted the notice of the commander-in-
chief by an act Of daring. He was in
advance as sharp-shooter, and was taxi
en- prisoner. He was being marched
away between two Russian soldiers, a
third being in the rear, when seeing his
guard for moment careless. and looking
in another direction, he suddenly seized
a loaded niusket from one of the two
men a, bis aide and discharged i, at him.
No sooner had he done this, than he
swung round the butt end. and with i.
struck the second man on his other side
a blow on the head which felled him to
the ground The third Russian decamp-
ed, and Mcguire effected his escape
He was at the time within 100 yards of
the Russian lines. His own Mimic,
which had been taken from him, was
being carried by one OF the two men by
his side; but he knew this had been dis
charged, and ihereiore seized muske,
from the other soldier, which fortunately
turned out to be loaded. The affair was
witnessed by sergeant of the rifle brig
ade, and in consequence of his report.
lord Raglan awarded Maguire with a
lgratnity of go. Avery inadequate re-
ward for SO bold an act Surely so bold
and successful an actdeserved promotion
ratherdhan money, or both. ]sEs as4
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BLANK DEEDS,

JUSTICES NOTICES, Censlabls's Sales,
and Blapk Notes. neatly printed, for sale e the
Courier Oflcc. June 22d, 1853.
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VAN WEERDEN,
MANUFACTURERS & WHOLESALE

InlpOrted Cigars. Tobacco and
snuff,
sign Of. .thsbfg Ipdiqn, 3doors abope The p. O..
main Sire eet, Keokuk. Iowa.
nEERCHANTS from the Valley are request
N ed to give me call. Dealers through
out the State will be supplied every months,
from my wagons, which are constantly run
ming, at mandatory prices. -
aug. 81, '54.
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THE COURIER.
~-~,--~-9N~-,.7,,S-
THURSDAY. DECEMBER, Ia.
Legislative Proceedings
HOUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENT EAIlVES.
DECEMBER 4,h, 1854.
The Legislature met on Monday al
2 o'clock, p. NJ.
The House was organized temporal
rily; by the election of p. Cad Bryan, Il
repre- sentative from The thirty -6fih As.
sembly District as Speaker, pro tenn.
Z. &. Nourse from Van Buren,, Clerk,
pro tenn. .g,- -.s~-
DR.. S. D. Darpenter from Linn, AS
sisiant Clerk, pro ieni.
James Behan was chosen Sargent q,
Arms. $50
ID. Newton, fireman. -
r.. G.. Cochran and G.. II. Woods,
Messengers.
.McFarland from Henry, Coffin. from
Mahaska: Bonson, from Dubuque; Mr..
3oyies, from Lee. and Ramsay, from
-. were appointed a committee on
credentials. fE2EE
. The House then adjourned until Tues
day at 10 O'Clock, A. M.
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& Avery Pleasant Residence
TO R IS AL b
The btBbGHfBEK UF I EfSo lsssS
Cd FOR SALE. E

s,ss..Ar VERY Low FIGUREs, e.s~
His. dwelling House and Lot, on Washington
street, one. door from second. The dwelling
house has FOUR good rooms and pantry; there..is
agood smoke honse and well, also an inferlo!
splankrstable. There is some fruit trees and
vines growing on the premises, also fine lot OF
young shrabbery. Any person wishing bar
sell. For further particulars Inquire at Inskeep
& Co. = store. CHAS. LAWRENCE.
Septembef 1th, 1854. -
~ Chairs and. Furniture!
: TUSTs and for sale cheap Q
J large lot Of Chairs, Bedsteads, Stands. &c
ofyarious patterns and prices, by -
q hfsslEasf s7s E.WASHBURN.
y Otttumws, Aug. II, 1854. & 8 ~
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sD Good resolutions are like fainting
1ladies--they want to be carried out.
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= WAsHINoToN Is BRusHINo uP.-The
politicians from a distance are crowding
in, upon us, already. Some SO. or 60
old session siagers are already on the
ground. They look as though "cocked
and prined" for furious onslaught up
on Congress. Their business, of course,
is TO urge their appropriations. They
calculate on being much stronger before
the House nexss winter than during the
last session, as they feel certain tha, some
of the non.reiurned will soften 10 their
Establishments, as well as more or less of
thoee who have secured their re- election.
'fhese gentlemen promise lively times
for Washington. They are old stagers.
know the ropes, and are mot inclined to
be overscrupulous. Carving their hon.
eofable heads 40 high as they do generally y
we feel certain that they have strong
hopes Of efIecting much ere the 4th Of
March next Wash. Star. u
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-Serey, SerStah' al AtMs. -
A. II. Scott, fireman.
John w. Tempiin and - Curtis
Messengers. ~ ..
crmmi.iee on credentials was ap,
poin,'d whtreupon,he Senate adjourned
till 10 clock, A. ". on Tuesday.
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|, "A PFC. .LowER.-The Adminiftra,ion
has fairly ',ticket oul'' in Massachusetts.
The solitary member Of the House turns
out to be Know Nothing, like all the
rest of them. and in the Legislature Of
some 400 members, representing nearly
a million Of people, the Administration
ID without one solitary friend. e 'a.1s
4 The SOLITARY member IL Brown, Of
Tolland. IL NfgsssaaRaaA iaTstsssf Z