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EXCURSION TO NEW YORK CITY.
FOR ONE WEEK ONLY.
BTJLLARD'S PANORAMA

TAKES the spectator over SIX MILES
l. through the streets of New York, showing the
business bustle and confusion of City Life He has
a view of more than 700 HORSES and CARRIAGES,
and upwards of COCO of its people!
PROFESSIONS
MILITARY COMPANIES,
B4NDS OF MUSIC, .--.
SHIPPING.
STEAMBOATS,, etc.
At each exhibition an Explanatory Lecture will be
given by one of the Proprietors, Mr.. DoEL, giving
much valuable knowledge of
NEW YORK AND ITS PEOPLE,
of importance to stranRer and of general and
instructive information to everybody.
Will be exhibited in RICHMOND,
IN ODD FE l. l. q VS. HALL,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 3,
And every weekday evening to January 9th, inclu.
sive. Also FRIDAY and TUESDAY AFTER.
MOONS. January 5th and 9th.
The Afternoon Exhibitions commence at 3s-fhe
Evening at n O'Clock.
TADMlSsIoN Is cents--Children halfprice.
Families and parties Of persons. si.eo
do do do do .............." Lou
de 29-l0tH
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rLAYE LIFE INSURANCE COMPA-

GLAVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPA-
~ NY.-The Richmond Fire Association, tss the
pioneer among the offices in this State for this hind
of insurance with cash capital and surplus of
$225t00, are now prepared to issue policies the
lives Of Slaves-being strictly q VHsinia Insurance
Company, its Board of Directors personally known
to the community.i holding their meetinga in this
city, where all losses promptly and literally ad'
justed-entites it to liberal share of the public pa.
tronege.
Office lat presentJ corner Main and 9th streets.
Medical Examiner DR.. M. Burton.
JAMES C. CRANE, President.
JNo III. BosHER, Sec'y. de so
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TOBACCO AGENCY.

e GHEENEs HEAIIt g AH0Nr5
40 and 4a California Street, San ffaAclsco,s
CELL T0hacce On GemmasusoA d1fece
- from and for account Of the virgfaia MQ1pne
turcra and to whon 20 seier sssss.
Messsas EDsaeNp. DAvEaReAT - Ces GeehmenA
VA feply = any qseeaons enA tFenaek ~ enaeee
Msss. AiIsr I rAxscs, New Yesk III . No.
wtss. a0Is-s&Wiy
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JAMES D. ELLETT. GENERAL AeEyT

AWLH d. ELLEII, GENERAL AGENT
ANb COMMISSION MERCHANT, Office removed
= le Uaa Fellows He'll, FrankIin street, one square
-" EkchAng= Hotel, again Off-rs his services to
,e punNG 10 HING out Negroes, Collecting Claims
..."5 Htnses and buying and selling Produce of
~ :! INSCRIPTION. He is also prepared TO receive
- ~ - 'ee 81 very moderate rats, any and all kinds
pioutc5; a. u hen sold by himself no charge for
Tr ~, ne also has ample acd onlfoItsble Rooms
- -e RECOMMENDATION Of Servants while hiring
's+ss. ou. peins exposed in the streets. which by a
s ,,,ga'h-nce Of the city forbds their standing
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NEGRO II IRING G. The subscribers
y aseiu offer their services to their friends and
{. public TO hire out Negroes for the ensuing wear
Tney viii their best endeavors to get good homes
and good prices Persons having Negroes to hire out
would 40 well 10 send them in early as possible
v Vii be assisted by MIR. WIN. C TALIAFER-
RIO in TINS branch of our business who has been en-
saged for many Yeas in hiring out negroes.
N. 3. Il C. B. HILL,
Corner of Wall and Franklin ats
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BooK-kEEPMG.-The Subscriber will
take charge Of two three Sets OF Books for the
rHsuing year, and will attend to job Writing of AIRY
kjad
Having been engaged ss Accountant and Book.
keeper for many years, the best references can be
given. Persons wishing to confer with me will
please address, through the Post Office
de zG-dluS r. MCCANDLISH JR.
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BEVERLEY +. WELLFoRD. JR. Attorney at
Law. iste OF fredericksburg will attend TO auy
professional business which may be entrusted TO him
tg near the city of Richmond.
For the present, he may be found at the Office of
Arthur Morson, ESQ, on Governor, facing Capitol
street. de S0-lmy
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A Coon FELLow.-Itis is reported hat the Czar is
"disposed to treat" We are glad to hear il. Won
der what the Allies will "take"-besides Sebastopol
Affairs present more amicable appearance. If
the Gear does ''treatof course the Allies will re-
treat, and 90 the quarrel will be adjusted
Frederic&s6Mrp Nezrs
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CAL1FoRNIA.-The details of intelligence from
California by the Daniel Webster, at New Orleans,
present nothing of Importance that we have not
heretofore published.
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rO-PARTNERsHIP NOTTCE.-Ti

rO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. - Tho
~ Subscribers, having associnfed thsmselves te-
gether, under the firm Of TURfiN, ROPER
MURRAY, will continue to carry on the UNDEAr
TAKING BUSINESS, In ail its departments st The
old stand OF Roper Murray, Governor st.
ders sent to them and viii! furnish, at the shortest
notice, any thing la their limo Of buaincss
They will keep eonstantly on hand general -
sortment of COFFfN3, from the meat pine, TO the
most elegant mahogany.
Having the sole ssoneY, N this fbY the sale-o1
Riak 4 kAymond's METALLIC bukJAI. CASE&
az the 1arcophagus eitfsrof the plain style With
ont the drapcry, or such asfhese furnished for Clay
and Wshstsr, being covered with superfne blacf
doth drspeEy sud silveytrimnines. q "a
eAveSaI HEAR6ES. with gentle horses and esro
fnt 6dveres slso Of ooInnaDd. gssass79 4
sssF4ls<e - sasFs ss JOHN IURfIM "a - 4
d. w. HOEEk $ i
snh - aasss wfLLaAN N0kkAx.
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GRAND CIVIC AND MILITARY BALL.
THE M TGOMERY GUARD
(CApr pArRrCu IT wanprN

(cAPr. PATRICK T. M0ORE,)
n In announcing their Third ANNU- o2
n AL BALL, to take place on the Evening g
III Of the 9th OF January, at CORINTHIAN MH
~ HALL. ain between 9th and 10th SIS J HTA
beg leave to inform their friends and the pubic that
such arrangements have been made will enable
them to guarantee to all who may honor them with
their presence the occasion, the fullest enioy-
mens The elegant and spacious Hall will afford am.
pie accommodations to all who wish participate in
the Dances and the other conveniences of the build.
ing are such a. to secure comfort to all.
The services of an experienced and approved CA.
TERER, whose former efforts have been entirely
successful, have been secured to furnish REFRESH
MENTS and SUPPER. =
RUFFIN'S celebrated COTILLON BAND have
been engaged and no effort will be wanting their
part to give entire satisfaction.
{ ENTRANCE MARCH at O'Clock.
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The patent leather mandatory OF Gen. Abijat
Thompson, in Woburn, Mass, was destroyed by
fire on the night of the lst inst.
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OHN K. COOK, having Withdrawn from
- me !a'e hTIn of Teller l. Cook, will continue, at
7 o'd stand, the line of business on his own
SS-lYuht-h!ring out Negroes, Renting out Houses
.a''sc4Ih2 C.auis &c and will be glad TO receive
r. '"s ca OF his friends and the public generally.
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Mrs Frances p GIN, native of Virginia, and
wife of Mr. Catesby Gill, died at her residence neal
Pekin, Illinois, on the 9TH ult.
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GEORGE L. BRENT. Attorney at Law, and
Commissioner Of Deeds, 4c, fer Ohio, Kentucky,
Tennessee. Alabsma. Indians, FiOrids, Missouri
Michigan. Louisiana. Texas, Wisconsin, &c. Office
on lIth street, between Main and Bank sts.
d. &2-imS
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{ O-PARINERSHIP NOTICE.--1 he
- Subscribers have associated themseves TO gether
Ln1er the style Of DICKINSON. HILL L co for
Ne ~ pnLbose OF conduct ri the AUCTION and COM
MISSION business.
Their Office will be on the corner of Wall and
FisaK!n sts R. Fl. DICKINSON,
N. b. HILL,
ne <'-d&wSm c. B. HILL.
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T,IRE AND MARINE INsURANCE

j. can be- elected with the Alhsmarle Insurasce
Company, on a. favorable terms ~ with any other
company In this State. posssssng -sal cash capital
TO meet losses Apply 10
Asts. Richmond, ys. !.
wM. r. EARLY, Pres't,
JNO.s WOOD. jrs Sec'y, t2kasA -
ssss charlottesville, Va. ja l-fe
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During lie year 1854, there were 1926 persons
married In Cine matt
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Mr.. D. l.. Brown, writer of some note, died sud
denly at his residence in Cincinnati the 3lst ult
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reported, has died offhe wounds Inflicted upon her
by burglar on the 2slh. He stole $500 from the
house, $50 In bills of the New Haven Comfy
Bank. II Il hoped that the bills nsy be identified
I'ror. Jour. -. -z s ss3 s&A y
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NERVOUS HEApAcHE.-This annoying
disease, which has heretofore hatsd the sk of cur
sbest rhvs;cisns may be perfectly cured by the
n.p ct BAKERS CELEBRATED PREMIUM BIT.
TFRS lady in this city, who has suffered from It
fer years without chtainiT the slightest te,ief hss
beep entirely cured by using few bottles. As
core for Dyspepsia these B'ters have EQUAL. and
as = tonic they stand uusuTpss ed Price SO cents.
For sale hy PURCELL, bADD 4 CO, aud Drug
sists everywhere, ja2
WoRMs, WoRMs-There is no disease
more common smoug children, and yet none which
SO frequeutly battles the skill OF the physician, as
worms They are highly detrimental 10 the consti-
tuition, and their pre,euce should be carefully guard
e{ aeainst hy parents Ga The hTst manifestation ct
ssnptou1s every means should be used to eNpei
them promptly and thoroughly, MLANE's NEKMi
frtE is well established the most siu, safe and
speedy rec edy ever offered for this troublesome and
da~cetogs tnaiady: and all who have the manage
Irenf of children should keep this invaluable me6i.
cine at hsnd. 10 addition TO its perfect safety il
never fail. 70 produce the desired effect.
PS-The above valuable remedy, also Dr. Me-
Laae's Liver Pills. now be had at all respeota.
be Drug Stores in this city.
FET- Purchasers will please be careful TO ask for
ard take none bus DR. M LANES VERMFUGE.-
All others, in comparison, sre worthless
IL l-iAclw
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E. j. H. McCAMPBELL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

DRACTISES in the Courts of Rock
Il bridge, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, and Lynch.
burg, and gives his attention ercspey to his profes-
ZION, as he has done for the last SIX YEARS.
Strict attention paid to the Collection of Claims,
and dpromptremiffanre made jy 29-6m
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THE GRAND GIFT ENTERPRISE.

n EEW more Concert IICk6ls, Bnutllng
N each purchaser to SPLENDlp GIFT lss enn.
st the OfIice under the Exchange Hotel, next door
y ~cst.iosues OF ths MAGNIFICENT DONATIONS
which 81 enbrace valuable House and Lot, handsome
Carriage costly Furniture. splendid Iowelry. 10 /,
de-. can bc seen ct the Offices Of the Bulletin and
Penny Post. ~ - noT-n
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CG-PARTNEkSHIP.-Having entered
into cn-partr ership with N. B. Il C. b. Hill fer the
Pg pase OF Hirirg out Negroes the ensuing year, l
o1er my services 10 friends and to those Of the
iate firm Ct Thos H. / w. C. Taliaferro.
VIM. c.. TALIAFERRO.
ES ONCE with n. B. l. c. 3. Hill corner Frank
Ila and NAll streets. de l6-d&ctI5J
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NOTTCE.-The firm of TOLER &
EDW'D D. EACHO.

GENERAL AGENT AND COLLECTOR,
CONTINUES to hire out Negroes, rent
~ cut hOuses and Collect Claims as heretofore
Once On litE ST, near the Exchange Hotel.
ds 10
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A CARD TO THE LADIES.
nR. DUPONCEAU'S GOLDEN Pc

IL RIODICAL PILLS INRAbLIDLE In eorysee-
ing Irregularities relieving psinfal and difficult Men.
sruston. and removing ell periodical 0bstruetions,
from rhdferey causes. Msfs%s fsssa.s
N. BINDER certain circumstances, married La
dies must not them. For parteulsfs SOC insrues
lions on the box Price, 1i per Boz. Sold BY ell
the principal Druggisss In Virginia
g. g. LAWRIE. State Agent. Washias ston. 2. c.
to whom all order, must be sent. The Pills vin bS
sent BY enclosing 3i, eonfdentialiy, By mall Every
box bears the ssnstsTe Of the Propdstor, Dr. J. Du-
PoNcEAu, to counterfeit which would be forgery.
For sale In Richmond BY h. r.. DUVAL BtO..
Z. PICOT, ALEX. DUVAL and b. DOVE 4 co.
Main It, de 29-dkcSms
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BY j. A. COWARDIN.

yhe DAILY DISPATCH 10 served to subscrtoers
stnx AND QUARTER CENTS PER WEEK, Peyeoe
20 the Carrier weekly. Price for mailing ~ year
is advance. -
Tne WEEKLY DISPATCH 10 issued every Fri.
s.x and mai, I'd to su bscribers at Al per annum.
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L TX COUGHS.-Mrs DAVIS Conoh
teetosoia. CSheIty peetors; Roses and Jaynes Es.
Liver 80 Soa Liver Diver Oil Also Wiibor's Cod
.s3 ~" eha Faosphats Lime. For sale by
BENNETT BEERS, Druggists.
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nANIEL HAGERTY, BELL AND
IL BRASS FOUNDER, having opened Foundry
on 10th rtreet, between Nam I'D Cary streets, 10
prepared to execute orders for all kinds and
Ornamental Rress and Composition CASTINGS, In Q
workmanlke manner.
Az he is prepared to cast every day, ersons want.
Ing work done can ba accommodated In few hourS
uotice.
Allkindsofship, Hcuseand Church BELLsnaas
to order
patronage from the pahlisis respectfully solicit
cd.
B:-Highestsssh price paid forold metals.
my 28-9m
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NoaiCE-- All persons having claims
feqaestsd u the estate Of JOHN LYNCH, deed, are
The upSs.. present them properly authenticated 10
erstt sisgned. nd all those Indebted 10 the ssiS
win a. ts requested to settle their respeetiy, ames
&c httie delay as possible. "ae'
Als-ts '"' hc hIOht Administrator,
With this WIN Annsxsa
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HIRING AND COLLECTING.
EDGAR MACON,

EDGAR MACON,
AGENT AND COLLECTOR,
OFFERS his services in hiring out Ne
~ groes. Renting Houses, Selling Produce and
Property, Collecting, &c. He hopes, by punctuality
and proup.uess, TO merit the confidence Of those
who will extend him their patronage; aud money
coming in his hsndswill be immediately paid over.
'REFERENCEs:
A'''F' flPt'se EhsyT s yTsalsfTo aal5 Richmond
Major john j. s r. Try, Zee. Orange CO., Va.
Rufrs K. Ftzhugh, Greene CO., Va.
Dr. VIM II Macon, New Kent, Va.
~ Office under the Metropolitan Hall, Franklin
syI--t. de 20-lm
NOTICE.-GEO. w. TOIER. General
~ Agent aHd Coector-Ofhce on franklin St .
uIdeE Metropolitan Hej Richmond. Va-Will at
teai to renting out houses, hiTng out regroeF, col
erng claims, buying and selling real estate &c &c.
business entrusted TO him will be attended TO with
promptness and dispatch. de 20
NJ Office The firm of TOLER &
JT COOK is this day dissolved by mutual consent.
JOHN COOK will continue the Agency bust
ness Of the concern and close the same. GEO. w.
TOLEB will attend to the closing of the other mat
Of the to the extent of collecting the
Aebt5 Que the and paying of those ey owe
iHdeUendent of their transactions gents and no
farther.
Fsr The purposes aforesaid either party may use
the name of the concern, except in making or en-
oOTsirg The notes &c, and then only with the ex-
press consent Of the other.
GEO w. TOLER,
de l9 JNO. COOK.
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PRICES REDUCED. g
RICHMOND EXCELSIOR WORKS,

THE subscriber takes pleasure in announs
4 cling to the public that his FLAMING and SAW
MILL s now in complete order -
Having recently incurred expense of several hun.
dred dollars in rettng and perfecng his Machinery
fol- Planning, Saving, and Tonsueing and Growing al
kinds of Boards and Plank. he IL now enabled to ex-
ecute Superior wsrk. ct greatly reduced prices.
A call from those In want re specffully sokcited.
de 9-ts WILLIAM FORBES.
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RICHARD HILL. JR EDW'D e. RAWLINGS
GENERAL AGENCY, NEGRO HIRING

&C. &C.
ILL Il RAWLINGS, General Agents
4 and Collectors, attend to HIRING OUT NE
HkOEs RENTING OUT HOUSES and COL
LSClINd CLAIMS of every description.
ce 9~dActlCJan
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EIFTY DOLLARS REWARD--R,

y away from the subscriber on the 18th Of Nay
last year to A. Lowenthsl. Dslina Il aaout twsuty-
seven years old, dark complexiou, and has marx
of her jaws caused bv the pulling of tooth.
She formerly belonged to @. Lamb, Charles City
county. bought her on 17th January at Mr.. HilPs
auction house. The above reward will be psid upon
her delivery to me, or her confinement In any jail
that can get her again iEz ss7F sFAss
( jal-dlmSc4ts ISAAC HOSENHEIM.
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OFFICE R. & d. r. x. COMPANY. !

OFFICE r. 4 d. r. X. COMPANY,}
RICHMOND, Dec. q, 1854. ! =
NOTICE.-Sealed Proposals will be re-
IN ceved at this Office until the 18th day of Jsnu.
ary 1885, for the purchase of the Bonds Of Conn
pany, to be paid for in negotiable notes ut s. end
months date including interest payable at either Of
the Banks IN Richmond The Bonds to be retained
until payment of the last Instaiment. ss~e.
By order Of the Board.
de p .VlN.nEIIRQEN
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OFFICE R. r. & P. r. r. COMPANY I

OFFICE R. r P. r. R. COMPANY,l
RICHMOND, Oct IL, 1854.
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.--Ranawa
l. from the service of the Richmond, Fredericks
burg and Potomac Railroad Company, on the "a Of
beard his chin and sometimes hesitates when
spoken to-. He is about % or so years of age. He
has wife living at Mr.. Henry Georges, in Caroline
county, whittier he has probably gone. The above
reward viii be paid for his delivery to in Rich
mond. w. N. BRAGG,
oc s Supt of Road.
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0EFlcA cARLcNmoNn FIRE AssorM-l

= u IJHMUND FIRE ASSDFN,l
~ NOVEMBER ist 1854. !
4 l d meeting of the Board of Directors,
ira,;I-ia ;n.ia THIS date, nr. JAMES CRANE Yves
Al'..l,o1siy elected President OF the Richmond Fire
b. 6,-ll.tton wee smes Bosher, decd.
~ YiGet Of the Board of Directors
~--ls mo u RlGIIER 0anral.r.
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ISAAC RosENHEIM.

NOIICE.-Ou business will be c0ntin-
IN ued as heretofore, sccording to the will Of the
late VIM WALLACE. M t~'sfs aI 8sss
All persons indebted to the concern hereby no.
thed that all debts that past due must be pai&
forthwith those falling due must be paid promcfly,
a. it viii be impossible TO ave further indulgsnce
js1-d&cfm VIM. WALLACE BON.
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THE DAILY DISPATCH

@ The circulation of the DAILY DISPATCH
exceeds considerably that of all the Daily papers OF
Richmond combined. s-s7- = -sss.
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LAFE IN s u RANG Owners of
AZ i'"fes' aud Agents aud slaye owners. dssrous
rs lug the ives Of their servants are in'ormed
Cgyp.l,, 1It :, hAEsicAN LIFE IHsURAkcE AND TRUsT
f.r, aNt, Sharter peIpetuaI-UapitsI $500 GID-of.
INSURANCE '"'N"'S3'' III regard TO LIFE
yesy, WI oe insured for one year or for tenn of
ifs. piehiums payable annually and The noIiriss
~ 'Iehe~ed without seeing the slave after ,b CT
iVe. Insurers can also dsccptjnne thar noii.
All nee ane cap ration of any year F
Calls - hTtoinpty and satisfactorily adjusted
p11 a. the ofice, IN Richmond IisIe,s Row Ts,h .,
pfoeofs opposite TO the Penitentiary store and
iull patnphies and circulars VIII. n wiz give ~,
''i''culers upon the subject To he had gr.ti. ~
G. R. BRICKEN, MD
p4q, Agent and Me edical Examiner
Richmond Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-22

cation from the Secretary Of War relative %
the Mexicsn Gulf Railway, Mr.. Richardson
asked leave to let apart the 10th, 3Oth and
3lst inst. for the transaction Of Territorial bu-
siness, Objected To-
Mr. Peck presented resolutions Of the New
York Legislature against tie ottension Of the
patent for EcCormick's reaping machine; laid
on the table, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Pennington presented the resolutions Of
the New Jersey Legislature, asking that an
expedition be fitted out to search the Arctic
seas for the expedition of DR. Kane; referred
to the Naval Affairs committee. and ordered
to be printed.
Mr. Chandler asked leave to meve to take
up the joint resolution to authorize the eend.
ing of the expedition above referred to-
But Mr.. Smith objecting, leave was not
granted.
Tie regular order of business being called
for, the Pacific railroad bill came up
Mr.. Campbell moved to reconsider the vote
by which the main question on the passage of
the bill had been ordered.
Mr.. Tweed mo we'd to lay that motion on
the table; not laid on the table-yeas 81, nays
104.
The question then recurring on reconsider.
ing it was agreed to-yeas l05, nays 80.
Mr.. Campbell then moved to refer the bill
to select committee of thirteen, on which
motion the question was being put by yeas
and nays, as We We Mt to press.
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Proceedings Of TO-Day.

In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. J. S. Wells, the
Senator appointed by the Governor of New
Hampshire to ill the vacancy occasioned by
the death Of the late Senator Norris appeared
in the chamber, took the usual oath Of Office,
and took his seat as q member of the Senate
of the United States
A bill for the relief of the heirs of Samuel
Prileau was passed
Mr.. Seward presented resolutions of the New
York Legislature against the renewal Of pat
ents. s-7fs
Mr.. Stuart made some remarks against the
the resolutions presented by Mr.. Seward, ex
planning that In pursuance of o echeme ooH-
cocted 10 this city, this winter, those reeolu-
tiops had been alone passed by the New York
Legislature, aud that according to the same
scheme, every State Legislature was ordered
TO pass similar resolves; referred to the Patents
COMMITTEE - ..r,........
A communication was read from the Post
master General, stating that he had declined
letting the proposed mail contracts from Cairo
ION the Mississippi vie st. Louis, to New
Orleans, on account Of the rate Al which all
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, was criticising
this communication with great warmth - We
went to press. .iss g. t...s.l1..,l EaI
In the House, after disposing Of acommuni.