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Public 3d.


AN ACT to amend the Act approved twenysixh August
eighteen hundred and iftytwO, entitled q An Act to Re
duce and Define the Boundaries of the Military Reserve
at Saint Peters River in the Territory of Minnesota"
ano for other Purposes
Be 1t enacted by tie Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of tile United States Of Anee'cG Congress assembled That
the act approved twentysxth August eighteen hundred
and hfywo to reduce and define the boundaries of the
military at Saint Peters River in the Territory
Minnesota shall be, and the is hereby amended
that the lands authorized be sold public by that
act shall be subject to the operations of the laws regulating
the sale and disposition of the public lands: PrOgide.
hooe0e That where any of said lands claimed by
preempon under settlement and cultivation made prior
the passage of this act proof and payment shall be made
within three months after its PASSAGE and where
said lands within the provisions of the of twenty
third May eighteen hundred and forty four for the ee
the citizens OF towns upon the lands of the United States
under certain such proof and shall
also be made within three months after the passage of this
act and in either case if the entries not made within
that time, the claim shall be forfeited ProUid fyt,
That where two persons settled upon the
legal subdivision they shall be permitted joint
the right of each to be in proportion to the extent Of
his improvements.
Sec. 3 And be 1t further enacted That the Reverend E.
g. Gear shall be- and he is hereby authorized to enter lots
numbers and two and the west half of the northeast
quarter of section four in township wenteght NORTH Of
range west of the fourth principal meridian IN
the Minneapolis district at dollar and twenty-five cents
per
Approved, March q 1856.
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AN ACT to establish Columbus H IL IN

AN ACT to establish Columbus, in the State of Ms;..
Chattanooga in the State of Tennessee, and Hck%S
the State of Kentucky, Forts of Delivery Nan'4 in
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repreat.
Of tile United Suites of america Congress Qsse,a5SeS TI
lection district Of MobeChattanooga in the S col
Tennessee and Hickman, in the State of Kenuckv eG
are declared to be ports of delivery within their
collection districts And there shall be appointed
veyor of customs to reside erch of said ports VIII sur
perform the duties and receive the compensation and
uments prescribed in the act of Congress- approved Ta
the second eighteen hundred and thirty one heinz
act allowing the duties foreign merchandise im6o, An
into Pittsburgh Wheeling Cincinnati, Louisville ST. I"i
is Nashville, and Natchez to be secured maid At
places" Po0ided That whenever the amount nj d nsse
paid one of said orts shall be less than the sun
ten thousand dollars per year. the Secretary of the %
sury shall discontinue such port of delivery N 1sA'
Approved March 8, 1855.
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BY AUTHORITY.
laws OF TILE UNITED STATES.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the second session Of the Etsttrd Congress OF
the United States.
sGPublic 10
AN ACT making Appropriations for the Payment OF In
vailed and other Pensions of the United States for the
year ending the hireith of june one thousand eight
hundred and fftysx, and for other Purposes
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and Hose Of RpTesentGt1res
Of the United States Of america Congress assembled That
the following be, and the hereby appropra
ted out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro
priaed for the of PENSIONS for the ending
the thirteh of june thousand eight hundred and
six
For nvailed PENSIONS under acts five hundred
and fourteen Thousand six hundred dollars
For pensions widows and orphans under acts of the
fourth of July thousand eight hundred and hirysx
and of july one thousand eight hundred and
fortyeght, seventyght thousand one hundred and fifty
dollars -,
special of Congress- nine thousand
seven hundred aud fifty dollars;
For pensions widows under acts of the seventeenth of
june thousand eight hundred and forour second of
February and twenty july Thousand eight hun
dred and ortyegh three hundred and thrtyght thou
sand dollars;
For pensions and hafpay widows and orphans under
of the third of February thousand eight hundred
and ythree four hundred and ysx thousand dollars.
Sec and be further enacted, That any moneys ap
and -four, supply deficiencies for the fiscal end
ing the thrteh of June, eighteen hundred and fyfour
applicable to the payment of pensions of who
wOrned board of armed vessels during the last
with Great Britain not required under the
thereof may be applied to the purpose for the year
ending the thrteith of June eighteen hundred and fifty
five.
SEC. q an further enacted That the widows of the
officers non-commissoned officers marines mariners
who served in the navy of the United States during the
revolutionary who married since the first
of January eighteen hundred shall be entitled pensions
the and to the extent the widows
of the officers and sodets of the army of the Revolution
under the second section of the act OF February third
teen hundred and ffy-three
Approved February %, 1850.
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State duly authenticated deposited in the T t of said
e T at sbn until the G d.
ing all claims and demands against the United
ing out of Indad depredations otherwise grow
Approved Febru " %. 1855.
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Public At.
AN ACT to promote the Efficiency of the Navy.

AN ACT to promote the Efficiency of the Navy.
Of United Of Congress asse5sd
President of the United States shall boar naval
officers to be assembled to consist of five captains five
regulations the Secretary of he Navy prescribe,
shall make careful examination into the efficiency of the
officers of the grades hereinafter mentioned and shall
port the Secretary of the Navy the and rank OF
all officers of the said grads who in the judgement of said
GENTLY all their duty both ashore and afoat and whenever
said board shall believe that said incompetenGy has arisen
officer justify it, they shall recommended that his name
in said board shall be filled by the Secretary Navy
who shall the number and grades OF officers
examine into report upon the efficiency of officers of
grade above them.
Sec. 2. Aud be further enacted That all officers who
shall be found by the said board incapable of performing
the duties of their respective Offices ranks grades
from the rolls placed in the order of their rank and
seniority the tme list in the Navy Register to be
entitled the reserved list; and those placed the
served list shall the leave of absence pay, the
rlough pay which they be entitled when placed
President ineligible further promotion,
shall be subject the orders of the Navy Department at all
times for duty and vacancies created in the active service
list by placing officers the reserved list shall be filed by
regular promotion in the order of rank Seniority And
officers who may be promoted fill the created
by the reserved list SHALL while unemployed receive only
they would have been entitled such promotion had not
been made; but when employed at other duty
waiting orders pay, the difference between the wait
ing orders leave Of absence and the lowest
Pruuded That this scrutiny and reservation of officers
shall extend only the grades of captain commander lieu
tenant masters, and passed mdshipmen: And prooidd,
FURTHER That all vacancies occurring in the grade of mas
tiers shall be filled by the promotion of the senior passed
mpshpmen be entitled masters in the line of promotion,
who when promoted shall receive the pay allowed by law
to the line of promotion shall not exceed sixty
and that nothing this act contained shall be held
strued authorize increase of the aggregate of the
said grades of the naval service allowed by law
Sec. s. Ind be 1t further enacted, That nothing in this
act contained shall to restrict apply to or i'm
the regular promotion of officers the service list of
the navy who may be at time entitled to promotion
consequent upon Deaths dismssas designations in the
naval servcenor in any abridge impair the
right of the Secretary of the Navy to place officers
upon furough
SEC. 4. ANd6e it further enacted That nothing in this
shall be construed to increase the aggregate
Der of officers and that all laws clauses of far
they conflict with the provisions of this hereby
peaed
Approved February %, 1855.
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Public 81

AN ACT extending in certain Cases. the Provisions of the
Act entitled An Act to exteud Presumption Rights
certain Land therein mentioned Approved March thrS
eighteen hundred and fifty. three '
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Representation
of tile United States america Congress assab That
the right of preempton granted by the of third March
eighteen hundred and hftythree entitled An act to ex
tend presumption rights to certain lands therein mentioned
shall be- and the same hereby extended the set
tier or occupant on the Mason Rouge grant and the De
Bastrop grant, entitled to the benefits of said act Shall
entitled to enter the minimum price, every quarter quar-
ter subdivision on which he has made Improvements:
Pr0otded hoeUe, That where any part of the improve.
ments of two settlers occupants is on the same
quarter quarter section the shall be entered in their
joint Names and their rights shall be proporonate
extent and value of their Improvements thereon
Approved, March 2, 1855.
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Public "a.
AN ACT for the Construction of certain Military Roads

the Territory of Kansas ~ In
&c s9ae5es 6y tie Senate and House Of Representative,
the sum offfty thousand dollars be- the same bs
appropriated out of moneys in the treasury not ob
wise appropriated for the construction road from F
Riley to such point on the Arkansas River as NAV in @
opinion of the Secretary of War, be expedieut @
military purposes ~ tut
Sec. q Ind be 1t further enacted That the further m
of fifty thousand dollars be- and the hereby approp
ted out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise on
propriaed for the construction of road from Fort R
to Brdgers Pass in the Rocky Mountains The said su
to be expended under the direction of Secretary
in pursuance of contract to be made by him - val
Approved, March 3, 1885,.
The Empire County argus., 1855-01-27

HIsToRIcAL PREAcHER.-A very popular preach-
er in North Carolina and secessionst withal har-
angued his hearers on the Importance of persever-
ance and fortitude. He said "You that is church
members must not look back upon Babylon as Pauls
wife done You must he heap better than the
worlds people Religion is like a battle, and Satan
are wrong. In short my dear beloved hearers,
you must do as General Washington done at the
battle of Waterloo. In the skirmage his horse got
killed by British cannon ball Did Washington
give up his sword to the enemy 3! Not he. He sung
out at the top of his voice. "a horse! hor.e my
kingdom for horse :" A horse was brought him
by Frank Marion, and he drove the bloody British
from the field and thus secured the liberty of South
Carolina y
The Empire County argus., 1855-01-27

INTEREsTINo.--A fellow advertises in the Balti
more papers that he will, for the sum of 81, for
ward directions fer preparing 2j of the most choice
liquors. in quantities of five gallons for hotels and
private use. These directions, he says will insure
saving of from forty to two hundred per cent {,
and the most critical examination will fail to detect
the genuine from the imitation Here can be seen
the origin of the poisonous liquors now in the coun
try, the drinking of which is producing such fatal
consequences to all who partake of them. The bet-
ter way it appears to u.s. is to altogether avoid the
''schnapps," and then there can be no danger of
drugs getting down the throat. This poisoning Of
liquors will work out good result by making men
afraid to touch the 'stuf' retailed for dollar
per gallon,-Sandusky Register.
The Empire County argus., 1855-01-27

AN EXPENSIVE ESTABLISHMENT According to
the annual report of the Comptroller of New York,
the estimated expense Uf the police force of that
city for the year 1856 is nearly nine hundred thou.
sand dollars The force comprises over thousand
personsthe Chief receiving salary of $4,000 per
annum; the captains $1,000; lieutenants $500,
and privates 5000 f .f... ....,-'
The Empire County argus., 1855-01-27

USE OF THE CAMEL ON THE PLaNs.-There
is proposition to introduce the of the Camel
in the transportation of the mails and other matter
between the Western States and California. The
Secretary of war has approved the plan, and it is
proposed to obtain aid from Congress- to carry the
scheme into operation. A charter was obtained
from the Legislature of New York authorizing and
incorporating company to carry the plan into
effect - Louisville Journal. t
The Empire County argus., 1855-01-27

EMIGRATioN.--In 1851 the Irshnicn who landed
in America were 203,7 ,730, the largest number who
ever landed in one year. In 1859 the number was
l58,462 and in 1858, a larger emigration, was
only lG2,4S1 falling off of twenty per cent. from
the immense movement of 1851. '~'
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-21
r E II MS

Coopcr's ClarAsburg Register is published in
ClArksburg, Va, every Wednesday, morning, at
t2.Oo per annum in advance, or at the OK pirEtion
of SIX MONTHS from the time OF subscribing; after
which &2.50 will invariably be charged.
No subscription will be received for less pc
riod than six months.
Nopaper will b, discontinued except at the op-
tion of the proprietor, until all arroaragos are
paid up-and those who do not order their paper
to be discontinued at the end of their term OF
subscription, will be considered Us desiring to
h. We it continued.
AnvERTlsEMENTo will be inserted Mt 81. 90 por
square Of twelve lines for the first three inser-
lions. and twenty-five cents tor each subsequent
insertion.
A liberal deduction on tho above rates will be
made to those who advertise by the year
No advertisement counted less than square
The number OfinScrtiOns must be specified, VI
tho advertisement will be continued and chargod
accordingly.
Announcement of candidates for office 81 90
Marriages and Deaths inserted gratis.
All communics tions, to insure attention, mus
De accompanied by tho authors name and post.
paid.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-21
TuE uALF uOUsEKEEpER,

Size was only half housekeepcr. Go
where you would about her home. there
was neither taste nor neatness. She
would begin things with great avidity, but
lose all her zeal before she got through.
OF her husbands half.dozen new shirts.
all were partially flushed, One wanted
sleeves. another collar and wristbands,
another bosom and guSSets. and So on
through the list. Several skeletons OF
quilts lay unfolded in her drawers. and
her tables and trunks were loaded with
magnificent promises.
Her bread was always unpalatable. be-
cause she forgot this or that -nnd though
she had been married ten years, in all that
time the table was never rightly laid Tor a
meal. Either The salt was wanting. \
knife. or spoon. or some important ingre-
tlient. This afforded good exercise for
ths family, and there was at all times
continued running to and fro.
She was u hall fh"uSekecper. fcrmeatR
were never properly cared for after din
ner-and then it was ''lR throw il away;
il ain't much" Much or liulc. Il made
the butchers bill enormous, and her huS-
band half Distracted. There always stood
lin her musly smelling pantry. mouldy
milk. moulIy cheese. mouldy meat AMI
mouldy bread. Thele always laid about
her room dozen garments. worn out by
trampling rather than use. She was for.
ever tripping over broOms: forever won.
dering why on earth work came so hard
to her.
Her childreb's clothes came to pieces
the second day because they were only
half mndr; her preserves soured The 90.
cond month because they were only half
done. and her temper soure1 quicker than
any thing else. She was continually Ia,
menting that she ever married. and won.
dering where some folks got their Enaek
Of house work. "Oh ! dear me !" seemed
on some days the Whole extent Of her 70.
cAbulary. and it would make Que sad to
watch her lisllesS movements and hear
her declare that no woman worked 80 hard
as she, which was partly true, for she had
no method.
She dragged through life. and worried
through death. for which fear, like eve.
ry thing else. she was only half prepared.
and left six daughters to follow her exam
pie. and ours Tho world with mere half
hOusckeePers.-N. Y. Organ,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-21

LIVE ron SoMErurXO.- Thousands Of
men breathe. move. and live. pass oE the
stage of life, and are heard Of no more -
Why? They did not particle Of good
in the worli; and none were blest by them:
none could pointt to them as the instrument
Of their redemption: not line they wrote.
not word they Spuke. could be recalled.
and so they perishrd their light went out
in darkness, and they were not remember
cd more than the insects Of yesterday.
Will you thus live and die. o man i'm
mortal? Live for something Do good,
ard leave behind you a monumsnt Of vir-
tue that the storms Of time can never de-
stroy. WIitc yournalne in kindness, love.
and mercy. on the hearts Of the thousands
you come in contact with year by year,
and you will never be forgotten. No /
your name. your deeds. will be as legible
on tic hearts you leave behind rs the Stara
on the brow Of evening. Good deeds will
shine rs bright on the earth as the stare
ofheaven.- Chalntsrs.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-21
thrill Of Joy, or the mechanical movements
of an unconscious frame. -
T 1 NJ E

Timc is flying, flying, flying,
Oh how swiftly by
Like a waterfall that's rushing,
Or n fountain over gushing
Hourly, daily, mcekly, yearly,
Rapid as the lightning, nearly,
Do the moments fly.
Catch the SECONDS as there passing,
Wait not for the HOURS
Prize them as q golden tteasure--
Use them not in trifiug pleasure
Seconds, minutes-Prizing, holding
AS you could those buds unfolding
Into choicest flowers.
Actor some important purpose,
Not with selfish zeal;
Sce-humanity is bleeding,
Aid thy fellow-man is needing,
Hundreds, thousands. millions -hcar tkcn
Breathing out their woes-So, cheer them
Seek their wounds to heal.
Soon another year, all frcightod
With tho deeds of man,
Will be borne to God the giver,
And recalled by mortal never
o be wukeful, watchful, ready,
Heart and hand to bless the needy
Thus fill out the span.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-21
WHOLE NO. Ia6.

in the state Of Tennessee, and that there
are numbers of trees there which meaa-
ure two feet in diameter. and are City
feet high. Some fifty years old. bear
large crops Of most delicious fruit, with
large green foliage. and in the most thrit.
ty condition. Who can say that OF this
country Z? Wherefore am fully deter.
mined, it my life is spared till tennessee
will get another peach crop. to send there
for good supply ftheir very best vari-
cites Of peach seeds, and plant them in
my nursery for the benefit of this coun-
try. FELIX SENGER.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-21

TnE SIZE OF LoSDoN.--L London extends
over an area Of 70. .O29 acres. or l2e square
miles. and the number Of its Inhabitants
rapidly increasing. was 1852. 236 on the
day Of the last :nsus. A conception Of
this vast mass Of people may be formed
by the fact that were the metropolis sur
rounded by wall. having north gate.
south gate. an east gate and west gate.
and each Of the four gates were Of Suffi I.
cient width to ALLOW a column Of people
TO pass out freely four abreast. and n per-
smplory necessity required the immedi-
ale evacution Of the city. It could not be
accomplished under twenty hours.
by the expiration Of which time the head
OF each o( the four columns wodld have
advanced no less than rs miles from their
respective gates. all the columns bsingin
close file. four deep.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-21
Rules for ard TImes.

Preserve your credit, at any sacrifice.
|: will pay you in the long run, dearly as
it may cost you now.
Yet be- lenient TO creditors. In hard
times there will be honest men whose pro.
misses to pay no sacrifice will enable them
to keep. Cherish therefore, an obIiging
accommodating spirit.
Let not the strong be chary Of their
help TO the weak from failing because
their failure is new shock to the public
confidence, and makes the times harder
for everybody.
Next to preserving your credit, try and
keep men and women in employment
Do not miss hand unless necessity com.
pels. Bear in mind that every one viii
live that either as worker, or as pau.
per, or as thief; every man must be
supported.
The cold weather is here. and there
will be more than an unusual amount o.
suffering among the poor, and doubtless
extraordinary means Of relief, will be ne
ceSsary. Be prompt 30 assume you
share of the general burden. As to til,
common mode Of indiScriminate giYin:
avoid it.
Ecouomize- economic Alright
Eat less sunptuous food, wear Isss cost
| ly clothes, Civ. fewer parties but do no
Starvs the mind. Cheer your heart will
a book or lecture. And especially, ne
yer think for an instance, that you can al
ford to stop your paper! In hard time
shove all times. you need your newspa
per.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-21

The following HnecdOte is related upon
.he authority <t Thomas G. Holmes, Of
Baldwin county. who was in The Pensaco-
IL expedition:
Gu the 2I Nov. 1914. 40 army OF 5000
men. crossed the Tombigbee at the Cutoff
and marched Though Nauuahubba Island
towards Minis Ferry. Its destination
was Pensacola. which Gen. jackson few
days afterwards reduced by his victorious
arms. AbGHt half way between the two
rivers many wagons sunk down in the mud,
The General being cOnsldcrablyin advance
Of his military family rode up. enveloped
in an old drab overcoat, wearing a broad
brimmed-hat which had seen much service
with his cheeks cncased in red flannel
for he was suffering from salvation con-
IrActed in an attack Of bilious fever " lille
in Mobile. The wngoncrS did not recog-
niEe him but when he, dismountcd placed
his shoulder to the wheel and called upon
Them TO assist, they perceived that {. man
OF authority was in their mdst. 1t was n
new armv Just raised in Tennessee, and
many Of them bad never seen General
Jackson. who hru now for more than Il
yenr been in the enemy's country conten-
ding with the Greek Indians.
While they were "II bu<iIy at work. a
d"Shi"g officer, elegantly dressed in resi.
mcntals on a fine roam mare, rode up. and
in n pompoua manner damned the whole
party, and threatened them with punish
ment for their tardiness in extricAting the
wagons. The old hero. raising his head
requested the officer, in a mild manner,
to aIight and assist the party. The latter,
highly offended. said, L will have yfu 10
knotO. sir. that am Major Rose. Assis-
sAnt Deputy Quarter Master General to
General Cotfcr's Brigade
The 6 neral, throwing aimselt into one
Of his commanding attitudes. replied
"WeN~ sir. will have you to know tkat
/ am Gen. Andrew JAckson. Commander.
in-Chiet OF the 9Th District. with my
shoulder to the wheel, get do,Un, sir. AMI
DO your duty :" After this Startling intel
ligence. SO eager, was Major Rose " help
she wagonerS that he did hot take time pro-
perly to dismOunt. but absolutely lell from
his horse.-Mo6le RegiSter.