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MILE RACHEL The great French actress sails from
Liverpool for New York the 18th Of August Il vii
be reeoleeted that there report in circulation few
weeks ago that "A case Of Nile Raches death in this eoun
Try her contractor had the right TO exhibit her dead bo
tier oFoihef IN letter 70 Brussels paper THIS notices ti
report;
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SOMETHING SEw.-A large quantity Of German potatoes
baskets sold yesterday 30 bushe for the
best Each basket contained two bushels Some Of the
Potatoes were slightly frosted.
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HIeH wHRAr-In St. Louis, the ad instant
there sold change 500 bushels Of white wsas al
So per bushe being the highest price the ST. Lo4s Repn
lcan says obtained in .hat market The quality
choice bat the price is evidence Of the scarcity the art
Gle in that market
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WASHINGTON CITY.
SUNDAY MORNING. FEB. II. 1855.
CONGRESS SATURDAY.

SESArEMr Sumner presented the credentials Of Hon.
Henry Wilson, elected BY the legislature Of Massachusetts,
I'll the vacancy occasioned by the resignation Of the
Hon. Edward Everett and Mr. W appeared qualified,
and took his seat
The Chair laid before the Senate several communications
from the Secretaries Of the Interior War and Treasury
which severally ordered to be printed.
Mr. Dodge Of Wisconsin, presented joint resolutions Of
the legislature Of Wisconsin against any extension Of the
time required BY the existing naturalization laws which
were laid on the table and ordered to be printed
After the usual morning business the Senate proceeded
TO the consideration of the bill making appropriations for
the improvement of the harbors Lakes Ontario Erie St
Clair Huron Superior and Michigan which debated
by Messrs Stuart Hunter Wade Bell Clayton, Bayard
Seward Rusk and Others at length after which it
was recommted TO the Committee Commerce with in
suctions for that committee report it back with spe
cfc appropriations for the several harbors and other
works on the lakes mentioned in the b for which in their
Judgment appropriations ought to be made
After passing the bill the House of Representatives
to divide the State of Illinois into judicial districts
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF Speaker laid before the
House communication from the President of the United
States made answer the resolution of the House cali
ing for information and correspondence relative 10 the
treaty between the United States and Spain guaranyng
to American citizens residing in Spanish colonies the right
OF trial enable them TO collect their dues stating that
the information called for had already been communicated
laid the table and ordered to be printed.
The Senate bill authorizing the construction of four rev.
cutters after having its second section stricken out
was read a third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. Edgerton the House then went into
committee the private calendar and proceeded to the
consideration of the bill extending the patent of Moore
Hasca for repng and moving machines which was dis
cussed by Messrs Tracy Stuart of Michigan Bridges and
Others for it, and Messrs Orr Benton Goode Lyon and
others against it. The committee then and after kill
ing the bill by vote of 90 yeas to "a nays the House adj
iourned.
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While the Mexican war was at its height gentleman
the head of of the departments under President
Polk resigned his commission in the civil service of the
country, and appointed brigadier general in the
American army. He an Irishman born He had made
most favorable impression while discharging his official
duties in Washington He among the very few of our
adopted citizens who held prominent position in this country
The State which had presented him to the President
inenty worthy of his confidence had herself shown her
appreciation Of his high ability and unexceponable de-
pertinent and the result proved that her estimate of the
was just After having served with Generals Taylor
and Wool the other line, he landed with the American
army Vera Cruz under command of Gen Scott and
warmly eHogzed for his galantry at the capture of that
city and the castle of San Juan de Uoa in March of ls47
When Cen Scott issued his brilliant order (No III of the
nth of April in which with almost prophetic inspiration
he Skeched the very details Of the great victory that await
ed him Cerro Gordo he selected this brave Irshman
of the leaders in that eventful struggle He said
'The second (Twiggsl division of regulars is already
advanced within easy turning distance towards the
my's left. That division has instructions forward
before daylight tomorrow and take up position the
national road in the enemys rear, off retreat
towards JaIapa IL may be reinforced to-day if
y attacked in force, by regimentsone twoaken from
Sheldss brigade of volunteers II not the two volunteer
regiments will march for that purpose at daylight
port to Brgader General Twigg getting mp with him.
or to the general-in- chief If he be in advance"
This order executed to the letter. The party under
Twiggs and Shields the advance party but while
leading bis troops to the conflict under the heavy FIRE Of
the enemy General Shields FELL II supposed
tally wounded.
Brgader General Shields (says General Scott, in bis
report OF the days operations commander Of activity
zeal, and talent, is fear nortally wounded"
And again, the commander says, in another re-
port;
The brigade CALAMITY led by General Shields and
after his fall by Colonel Baker deserves high commendaton
for s fine behavior and success"
General Twggs said "of the conduct Of the volunteer
force under the brave General Shields speak in
too high terms
General Patterson united in these strong Communications
Of the courageous general And the whole country
responded 70 the sympathy and socude which his dread
fu wounds and his noble bearing had secured for him
in the American army
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The unanimous confirmation of the distinguished sena
tor from Iowa for the position of American minister to
Spain shows how highly the Senate of the United States
the wisdom of the selection by the President
General Dodge is genuine type of the American charac-
ter His has been n most interesting He has,
as it were, grown up with the mighty West Still a
Young man. his history crowded with eventul details
He has been tried and approved in every emergency and
from his first hour in public life down to the present mo-
he has been regarded as man Of eminent capacity
and lofty integrity. His frank and fearless character, his
sagacity aud his experience will make him worthy
representative of his country One thing is certain the
President could have taken who more faithfully
reflected the patriotic sympahes of the national democra
cy or who has been completely identified with that
sentiment of political action which regards the constitu
ton and the Union as one ard inseparable.
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Il seems as there could be but side the argu
ment Now SIR humby submit that proviso Ia the
amendment Mr. OWNS bill is simply absurdity and
must have been oversight in the trainers Of the bin that
is the proyso that the mail contractor shall have his pre-
emption right pheys does Ho torn sites Now il is
not to be expected it provided that any mail con-
tractor can possession Of land first occupied by
other But after he 1.-The eontractor has marked out
place for his station taken possession o. it, erected build
ngs brdged streams dug wells fenced and poughed the
land any number Of persons may 20 there decide that
there shall be town and the unfortunate contractor after
few years possession is thrust aside with the loss Of all
his outlay Pray what is "town site Is there any e-
gal definition How many persons in country does
il take TO form "town' community, settlement
that be recognised by government There certainly
is no standard If three hundred can make town why
cannot one hundred If hundred, why not fifty,
twenty ten fye2 The intent Of the bill good but
this provision submit is absurdty.
/ now come to the most important argument for this
pre-empton right As long this is part OF the BILL and
win be fully known to all bidders and open every one
alike the mail service will undoubtedly be bid for
and performed lower rate BY thus giving the adj
yenturou contractor maearrier and setter-as be is all
threehis bare rights get mail service at lower
rate government makes the wild land at worth
tain sum- and Immediately gets the value of it Ii is
much hard cash in making the bargain II helps to pay
for our mail service; it does simple justice to govern
agents and servants and il takes the most direct
way to make chain Of busy and permanent set
Elements all the way from the margin Of civiliza-
ton TO our ocean border in the far far West Ny word
for it. sir there is directly calcutta
ted to hasten the building of great iron road to the Pa
cifc TO bring China doors to make Great Britain
and all Europe correspond through our country
TO the East Indies the wealth Of the East into the
lap Of our West to make Alexandria at San Francisco
and Venice and Genoa at New York and Boston, as to
pass this al-mporant measure. We can never have a
highway, protect travellers feed road build
ers and workers. without settlements and We can never
have permanent and prosperous settlements without giving
title to the soil the who has the best claim-the
man that subdues it.
Very respectfully yours, p.
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Nor BfLLS--A Kissing REBUKK-We clip
the following from New Orleans paper:
ave were glad TO the audience at the ST. Charles
theatre Wednesday evening sgnay rebuke an at
tempt throw dicule upon the usages and regulations
places OF the kind the part of few persons who seemed
to think II very stroke Of pleasantly TO bring
huge spyass into the boxes and throughout the per-
formances Of the evening to level them only the
the stage, but also at the audience.
"For while these proceedings regarded with the
silent contempt OF the house But when the impetuence
reached the point Of putting modest Of eoun-
tenanee and even causing TO leave the theatre the
audience exercised their prerogatye Of making known
their opinion Of the outrage by sibant denomination
which could not be mistaken The nuisance was Kissed
down and out as il should have been.
There 10 be most idea prevailing In
minds that theatre being public place for admis-
sion TO which Of money Is paid the who buys
ticket has right 10 conduct himself therein be sees it,
without reference TO the feelings opinions convenience
Of any else
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A REPENTANT KNOW NOTHING.

We have indeed fallen upon strange II not alarming
times when men, calling themselves by way Of proud and
invidious distinction natiye-born American citizens
meet sealthily and coward-ke in the dark and under
the binding obligations Of the most fearful oaths blndy
agree obey the commands Of their secret masters and
thus show the world that they traitors their
try rebels their God and nfdels 10 the of uni
versa civil and religious freedom It has been openly
and repeatedly denied by the knownohings that their POI
ltea action wholly and solely controlled by secret
oath obligations But what does the unsupported denial Of
know-nohings amount to? Have they cooly and de-
lberaey perured themselves by the hour in open court
in order conceal of the peculiar institutions of the
order and deemed those peures meritorious proofs of
their political idelity2
That the reader may have lnt idea of the
of the oahs willingly assumed by the blind yoaries of
know-nothingsm, make for the following extract
of speech recently delivered by prominent and $50 pro-
fessing) repentant member OF the order
" I'll have taken oath in unguarded moment which
to dictate for all time TO political that
violates conscience tests and scouts its binding
obligation | hope those who have taken these 0atha will
rise like above them and act like menike American
citizens"
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OFFICIAL.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
iourned.

APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
BIZ and ruth the adriee and consent Of the Senate.
Augustus c. Dodge of Iowa. to be envoy extraordinary
and minister pleuipotenary of the United States to Spain
coNsULs THE UNITED STATES
keonidas Martin, OF Alabama, at Mazatan, in Mexico.
Samuel p Ceilings of Pennsylvania for the empire OF
Morocco.
w W BANKS of Virginia, at Aquas Calientes, in Mexico
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The Hon. A H. Colqut of Georgia. is detained from his
in the House by the serious illness OF his father
Senator Coqu Mr. Colquitt has been one of the most
attentive representatives in the present Congress- and we
deeply regret the that makes his absence necessary
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VIRGINIA COLONIZATION SooIKTY.-This Society has been
prosecuting its work during the past year with increasing
II from that State Liberia within that
time az emgrants and has taken up several thousand
dollars Of the State appropriation for the assistance Of emf
grants,
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SPEECH OF HON. MIR. WELLS.

Owing to the press of matter this morning, number
of articles prepared for this days issue of the Union have
been necessarily crowded out Among other articles in
type full report of the very able speech delivered in the
Senate by Hon. Mr.. Wells, of New Hampshire, the
French spoliation bill
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Far the Union.

NJ. p.
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WAR DEPARTMENT January &c
s Grace the Duke Of Newcastle has this day received
despatch Of which the following copy addressed 10 hs
Grace BY Field Marshal the Lord Raglan, O. Q. r.
BFFoRE SKRAsroPoI, January g.
MY LoRD DuKy; The weather has been 40 bad since
wrote TO your grace the I'd instant that have not been
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-07
er.,o5fz DryElop,la.s Is.--We invite at,

- . q
CURIOUS DEyELoPaiEEI Nv Q inYlss a.,
tention to the article in to-lay's paper
from the Morgantowu Telegraph, IN winch
some curious developments are made OIL
the Know Nothings in the adjoining Con-
gressional District 1t has been one Of
the great boasts of the secret order that
they had entire control of that district bu'
it appears to have been an empty boast
as the acknowledgement is made in the IN
tercepted secret circulars that such is not
the case. We imagine that they are
stronger in the Wheeling district than any
other in the State, and if they can do no
thing there without rcsorting TO the means
proposed, the balance of the Stotc has lit
tie to fear.
One thing in regard to the secret or
ganizaticn may with confidence be relied
on, and that is, that regular system Of
exaggerating their numbers is pursued IN
order to induce others to join them.
The Democratic party has nothing &c
fear from the order. 1t is well rid of the
few who will remain in it, and their place
will be filled by larger number of sound
Wings who will not sanction this Jesuit
cal party.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-07

ExT1RELT TOO EcoNoM1CAL.-A new
style of ladies bonnet. of Paris origin, and
called vihdote. has made its appearance
1t is SO constructed that it can be folded
and placed into small case of Fl inches
in epth, rendering it perfectly portable,
The bonnet can be made in every style,
and turned in the very heighth of the fash,
ion, without impairing its character. The
actual merits of this article will cop39t.--::lHi
it, inasmuch as the ladies1 - e; = ts seelr
pretty pictures-will gs to d,.ya1 D Ds sn.;
it's half worn 9gJpulsr,
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Notice.

PY virtue of Decree of the Circuit Court Of
ID Doddridge County, rendered tho 10Th day
Of May, 1s4T, and of decree ofthe sam. Court.
rendered on the Goth day of October, 1854. in
cause therein pending wherein Octavins Picker
ing is complainant and Thos. Smith defendant;
the undersigned Commissioner therein nnmed
front of the Court-house In said -d1nty, proceed
to sell 10 the highest biddS@' on credit Of six
twelve and eighteen upe-stIs, tract Of $50 acres
of land. lyin9 on Tggin Run, branch Of Mid
die Island e, sE,ths purchaser giving bonds with
~the legal title to said land will also b retained
as a further security. EPHRAIM BEE,
lanlI-4t Com.
The sale Of the above property Is postponed
until the 18th Monday In March. 1855.
mar1-3t f. BEE. Com.
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AN AGREEABLE CoMPASIoN.-Thomas
CIeary, Of New Orleans, applies for a
divorce from his wife. Catharine, with
whom he has lived about five years.
The reasons given in his petition are that
she has repeatedly beaten and cut him by
blows with key or keys; applied abu>
size language and obscene epithets to
him in public; got her brother to whip
him, and threatened to employ some one
to kill him; negIects her household du-
ties, her child &c, to such degree that
it is impossible fer him TO live with her
any longer.
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MIR. Wise is Coming!

We take great pleasure in announcing
the fact that Hon. Henry A. Wise, the
Democratic nominee for Governor, will be
in CIarksburg on Monday next, the 18th
inst. and address the people. This will
afford a fine opportunity for all who de.
sire to hear one of the ablest orators o.
he day, and we earnestly hope to see ev
cry district in the county fairly represent
led. Come ore! come all
He is to be in Weston on Wednesday
the 18th, and in Chenille on Friday, til,
10Th.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-07

FA1LURE.-The Age says, with some
apparent qualification, that the effort to get
up a ratification meeting in this place at
the February court, was a failure. We
were absent at that time, but have been
informed that owing to the bad weather,
very few people were in from the country,
and at about the usual time for the hold
ing Of ihc meeting, there was general
assembling at the courthouse of all the
Know-NOthings and striplinSs that could
be mustered, for the purpose, it was sup.
posed, Of repeating the scenes that trans
pred here last fall, when citizen of an
adjoining county publicly addressed the
people, Under these circumstances, il
was deemed best to hold no meeting, very
much to the chagrin Of the notoriety hunt
ers. fanny deduction favorable to the op.
position, can be drawn from these facts
we are perfectly willing they should enjoy
them.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-07

ANOTHER Know Norm1NG MUss.-The
KIN Nothing Legislature of Pennsyl-
vania are in a terrible pickle about u S.
Senator. The law requires the Legsla-
ture TO elect this officer on the second
Tuesday Of February. On that day an
election was attempted, with Hon. Simon
Cameron, the most corrupt, broken down
political hack Of the State, as the Know
Nothing candidate. a few of the order,
not liking that manner Of purifying
party politics." bolted and refused to
support Mr.. Cameron, thereby defeating
the election, as his opponents could unite
upon no one man. The election was
postponed for two weeks. At the expi-
ration of that time another attempt was
made to elect Senator, but with no bet
ter success, and the election was again
postponed until the first Tuesday in DC.
tOber next. We presume this is equivo-
lent to the postponement Of the matter
until the sitting of the next Legislature.
It. may and we hope will, be a Democrat
ic Legislature, and elect some good, sound
Democrat to the U. S. Senate.
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Of most Of the order that as. matter Of
strong expediency, they should run a De-
mocrat Tor Congress and ielude "a portion
Office Democratic party outside the order
into his SUPP s,ort. The number Of the Coun
Gil a E~t!sburgis given at 100 out Ola vo-
ll"C:5 population in Brooke county over 800
We thus perceive how easily We have 1t
in our power to crush this monstrous
spawn. The Democracy are admitted to
b. able to control them, unless they can
by artiiicr be over-rcached. Wo have
detected this scceet arti6co and warn the
Democracy throughout the District OF the
danger which menaces them. This De-
vii SITS squat like toad in their midst
touched with the spear Of Ithure"l he no"
discIoses his Ioathsome form to their
view
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~ The New Hampshire editor. who
wrote his editorials with cbalkion the
soles of his shoes. and went barefoot Will"
the boys set up the copy. has purchased !"
ream ofsecond hand envelopes, and en-
gagged a girl to turn them inside out.
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THE OLD SOLDIERS LAND B1LL.-The
bill granting more land to the soldiers OF
The different wars, passed the House OF
Representatives on the 28th ultimo, after
having previOusy passed the Senate
The House made some amendments which
will have to be concurred in by the Sem
ate before the bill becomes a law. AS
amended it provides lands for persons OF
all grades engaged in the land or sea SER
vice, including Indians. wagoners and flo
tiIIa men who have served in the wars
since 1890.
One hundred and sixty acres in all to
be given to each person who has served
not less than fourteen days, except actual.
y in battle for shorter period. The wild,
ows or minor children to receive the ben.
eft in case of the death of the persons SC
entitled. The widows Of the officers and
soldiers Of the Revolutionary war are emit.
lied TO the benefit of the "cl; aud likewise
the volunteers at the invasion OF Plntts
burg, September, 1918; the volunteers al
tie attack on Lewistown. Delaware, in
1919 and 1915. Also, the cAaplains who
served in the several wars.
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New CANDIDATE FOR PREs1DEST.-It is
said that letters have been addressed by
the Know Nothing members Of the Legis-
latures of Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
to George Law, of New York. soliciting
him to become a candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1856. Mr.. Law is the owner OF
a line of steamers running between New
York and New Orleans, touching at Ha-
wanna, one OF which is the Black Warrior,
about which there was such fuss. and is
considerable of 6libuste1. We are not
aware that he has ever taken any part in
politics. or what his political predictions
are.
~With the entrance of March dreorv
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Both Of the circulars which we intro
duce in the above article were printed
The emphases are our own.
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RWith the entrance of March, dreary
winter takes its flight.
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date be CLEAR OF Tue SUSPICION OF Ant
onxxEcr1oN WITH our ORDER. So tho
r5uohly are we convinced Of this. that WE
srRoNGLY RECOMMEND TIE PUBLIC REPRE-
sEyrArroN, THAT OUR CANDIDATE IS THE
cAxplDArz OF THE PEOPLE, ond worthy OF
their support.