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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29
FROM HASHINGTON.
MR.. MORRILL'S LAND BILL.

Prom Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Saturday April "a, 1858.
The remark of THE TRIBUNE's special corre-
spondent that Mr.. Morrin's Land bill is q" the
visest and most useful measure proposed IN
..Copgress," is scarcely an exaggeratOn, if we
take into view the immense and far reaching ad-
vantages that may accrue to the country II inc
provisions of the bill are carried out faithfully III
accordance with its spirit and design. AS III some
respects the bill, as il passed, was different from
Tie report Of it sent to the Associated Press, VIII
briefly recaptulate its features. 1t grants to the
several States 800 900 acres of land, to be appor-
koned TO each State-a quantity equal to 10000
acres for each Senator and Representative, to
which the State is nov entitled. This, for example,
would give Massachusetts 900 acres Vermont
loo, 00O New-York 200, 00O and Ohio 400. 600.
Whenever there are public lands in a State worts
u % an acre (the vslue 10 be determined by the
Governor Of the State), the quantity to which the
State shall be entitled shall BE- selected from such
ands. To States in which there are no public
ands of the value Of 81 % an acre, the Secretary
Of the Interior directed 10 issue land scrip 10 the
amount of their shares in acres said scrip 10 be sold
by the States aud the proceeds to be applied 10 the
use and purposes prescribed in the act, aud tor no
other uses or purposes whichever. All the expenses
Of the management and sale of the lands are 10 he
paid by the States out of their owl treasures, so
that the entire proceeds of the lands given III the
United States shall be applied TO the purposes OF the
bill.
The money derived from the sale of these lands
shall be 20 invested as to constitute a perpetual
nund the capital Of which shall remain forever un-
diminished and the interest of which shall be nyiOa-
DRY appropriated by each State TO the endowment,
support and maintenance of at least one College,
where mo leading object shall be, without excluding
scientific or other classical ,tndies Ia tearb such
branches of learning as are related 10 agriculture
and the mechanic arts, in such manner Ms the Legis-
latures Of the States may respectively prescribe in
order to promote the liberal and practical education
Of the industrial classes IN the several pursuits and
professions in life. If any portion Of the fund be
diminished or lost il shall be replaced by the State
r. Which it belongs, 40 thai the capital cf the fund
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.A.r, ,rusiu forever asAiainisAed. No portion Of
a. 6nd ar nj the interest shall be apphe1 directly

IAN ,.n.iu forever usAiainisAed. No portion Of
ths fund or of the interest shsll be app6ed directly
or indirectly, under any pretenre whatever, TO Tho
nurehase, erection, preservstoA or repair OF any
bu. dig or buihings. But SUN not exceeding ten
rer cent upon the amount received by any State
may be expended for the purchase of lands for sltes
or experimental farms, Whenever authorized BY the
respective Legislatures Of said States.
Mr.. NORTH began his speech in support Of the
hl'l by saying, that no measure for years had re-
celved 80 much attention, So far as the fact can ne
proved by petitions from the various States, North
ard South from State societies, from county soce-
ties and from indyiduals- petitions which came IN
almost every day IN the session.
We expend millions 10 protect aud promote com
meTce through lighthouses, c"as: surveys, improve
ment Of harbors, and through our navy aud naval
academy. We make immense grants OF lands to
railroads 10 open new fields OF internal trade. We
secure 10 literary labor the prot ction OF copyright
We encourage the growth and discipline OF searoen
through governmental bouniies. We secure to H.
gcnuous mechanics high profits by our system OF
copyright. We make munlfcent grants t, secure
general education iD all the new States. But all
direct encour8 cement 70 Agriculture has been
ricdly withheld. Ceres does not appear among e."
goGs If our Oily Inpus-she 10 only seen in picture
on ore Of our Treasury Notes.
While We are in advance Of the world in many
of the useful arts, it il humaing fact that
far in the rear Of the best husbaDdfy IN Europe, and
that our tendency is downward, not upward. The
property and happiness Of a large and populous
nation depend
l. Upon the division of the land into small
parcels.
H. Upon the education Of the proPrietors of the
soil.
II it be true that the common mode Of cultivatng
the soil in all parts Of our country is so defective a.
to make the soil poorer year by year, it is most
deplorable fact and fact Of national concern. II
We are steadily impairing the natural productive
ness Of the SOIL it il national waste, compensated
only by private robbery. What the facts
In New England the pasture-fed stock is not on
the increase, and sbeep-husbaDdry is gradually
growing Of less importance, excepting perhaps in
Vermont and Hampshire. The wheat crop,
once abundant, is now uncomfortable. The follow
ing table will exhibit something of the depreciation
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A FrrspIsH Acton Saturday, morning. . -.
stteu pied TO crese panic among the children i h.
Primary Scbool.Ho use on Potter street, East Bouss.
By shouting " fire in the building he va PARA,
successful in the ait mpt. and for oaest o. ts0 a.
children were greatly excited, bu. the pressses a
mind Of the tesch.rs prevented any stampede tovss
the door, An officer rear BY who ard The ere, ~
the children, rushed IN and assisted in calming -,
fears. There were about three huodred chldr.s !.
the school q. the time. Boston Courier
VERMONT HoRsEs-Mr. Hi, owner Of the n.
few DAYS two promising cons Of this hors a. flcv..
O,cecls." dark chestnut in color, TO G. A. AIDA
ESQ. of Orwell VI, for &, 500; Ko~suih," b,ssk =
color, TO L. l.. Church. eco, Of Yves. Fairss, VI, ior
Sl740. Troy Wig
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seed By fire and wstes V ne snssst n -. h
sured for a. 600 IN the North Americas 49,
Company. The buildisgs belosg 10 the Dus~ss
estate and Or. damaged 70 the extent Of sbov:0 N 80
insured for l7oco in the North American issupsscs
Corpany The smcke-hous vas dansesl IA ~
amount Of 900; insured in the Esss River Ins.r,~
Company.
The ere is ssd 20 have originated through tie ..,.
lessress Of boy who vas boiling glue on the asva
YrRy IN wIsr ToRTY-rHiRD sTRErr.
Yesterday afternoon . fire occurred In The S~..
building No. 33l West Forty street, Owned -
occupied by John COVE; damage SIS.
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CITY ITEMS.

The anniversary Of the American Tract Society WI
be held in the Reformed Dutch Church, Lafayette
place corner Of Fourth street, near Brosdvayl Kew
York, May -. Guinness meeting at o'e'ock a N.
The house will be reserved for the male LIE Members
and Life Directors, who will be admitted BY ticket,
which should he obtained as early as PRACTICABLE End
may be bad at the Tract House, No. $50 Nassau ste
any day previous to the anniversary. Both Lite Men,
bers and Directors are entitled TO vote in the election
the Board Of Officers, and in the transaction Of ny
business that may come before the Society. At he
close of the business meeting Of the Society the Bei
Of Directors and Life Directors will elect Executive
Committee by ballot, alter which the pubic religious
exercises will commence.
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In letter, dated Washington City, April 10th
Joshua r. (,iddipgs save:

1t lie due TO my junior Associates to say there s less
INVESTIGATION and less appearance Of vice among the
members Of the present, than of any Congress with
whom have associated. 1t is cow the fifth month OF
the Session and have neither nor heard of ia
o1icatpg liquors being brought to the capitol or kept
there; nor. with two EXCEPTIONS, have | seen any
member on the Republican side OF the Hall give evil
darce of ntoxicstion Ii is true however, that ineo
of observ alton with whom have conversed uniform
y attribute this improvement, in great degree 10
lie fact. that almost every member il attended by
son portion OF his family and that man has lived to
little purpose WHO O, the age Of forty, fails 10 notice
the salutary and cfypg influence Of the domestic
circle That member Of Congress must be depreved
indeed. who can be seduced from the path Of rectude
while surrounded by the holy influences OF the family
circle Northern society already exertng its neral
power upon Washington City, and upon the councils
of the nation,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29

The exhibition Of Simpsons picture Of the " Rs'sers
/" ton of the Arctic Ship Resolute" viii chose on ss'
urdsy, May l, at the gallery Of w. Schsu', No az
Broadway.
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mechanics CLrB-AxERrcas IssrirurE--An re-
ular meeting of this body held last evening Il he
rooms of the American Institute, No. ISL Broadway.
Thomas A. Stlman, esq, presided The ruhjses hr
discussion was the use Of steam. The history mo
various kinds of high-pressure engines vas 0yn
the general discussion, and ii was generally asssASs
there was economy resulting from the use Of sean
rnder high pressure. The amount ofpres'urs which
could be used with economy, however, was point
upou which variety Of opinions were expressed.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29

Mr.. A. II. 'Davepport's benefit at Walacks, A&
night, drew together an audience moot .tterng he
beneficiary, both in numbers and character. M o.
was vocferously called out and msde brief and Nd
est ackno wledgment in words betting the occasion
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29

ACADEMY OF Mrsc.-A Matinee will DO given shi
afternoon. In the evening Memberships orssono o.
Elijah.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29

Mr. WlEs's Musical Worlds refreshed and enhanced
by the introduction to it of serial publications Of
mu.ic for the entire prayer book of the Epscopd
Church, which will be al.ernated every other weekly
number with other music. This music alone 10 worth
the price of subscription not counting the crcsrsd
Mr.. Willis, Mr. Hodges and other regular and smissnt
contributors
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29

last evening Miss Teresa Esmorde Acsusa 70
large and fashionable audience assembled IN Mozart
Hall, on the Poets and Poetry OF Ireland. HE Dis
course was mainly devoted to criticism On Dr..
Charles Mackey for the indifference that genssnsa
had shown in bis lectures in the recognition Of the ms
its of the Irish poets.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29

From Our Own COrssP0odsIi
WASHINGTON, Tuesaay, April q, 1859.
II. Cou,cl Bud. Land spe.uAto, Of 1sssrs
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Ips in ten years:

In many of the Southern States the decreasin
production is equally marked:
Wbest, bush Wheat bush.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29

The morbr e train on the Erie Ralr'ad, shea y, :.
a: Jersey City q; O'clock, wa- detained about se' "
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-04-29

RIAL EsrsrE.-The following sales were made res
terday at the Merchants Exchange by 4. j. Beecksr.
Son g. Co.:
2s'ory frame bou,e snd 10. on ~ 5tb st. W ofnhst,
story frame house end lot ". rh ct, w. 0f5tsst,
William stufeE
2housss and tx N Gr.n.yls nex Port Richmond, 10
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-27
THE JOURNA AL.
wEAvERvILLE, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, '5s

THE SENATE DEBATEs.-Several Of the Senate
speeches on the Kansas question are not unwor-
thy of eloquent times in the Senate of the United
States. However we may regret the unnecessary
waste of time in the prolonged discussion of the
subject, we cannot but feel certain degree Of
pride in our State that she is, in part, represent
ed by ntelligences capable of sustaining her dig
nifty by speeches that will compare with the best
efforts of any commonwealth The only thing
detracting is that the speeches bear evidence of
long preparation, and the desire to make the best
possible display. But even this is excusable for
no great orator ever voluntarily appeared on a
great occasion without preparation, either by
writing and studying what he meant to say, or by
a mental synthesis which enabled him to see his
argument to the end.
We cannot condemn Senators for taking ad-
vantage of the greatest occasion that will, prob
ably, occur in their lives, to put forth their full
strength The subject is national one, on which
every State has right to speak-it is an cleo
ton to admit new member to the confederacy,
and many ears at the East are listening to what
California will have to say. Whatever may be
the merits of the several sides of the argument,
it has been maintained in manner to convince
<sfhat the State Senate of California is not lacks
fng in impulsive eoquence
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-27

WOULDN'T SToP THE PERFoRMANCE.-So Some one
tells Of a man, over in the hills, who undertook
to teach dancing class in an old vacant house.
One night, during the performance, a drunken
fellow, mistaking the character of the dancers,
who were all men, broke open the door and got
inside the ring. The dancing master, who weighs
something like two hundred pounds, ordered him
out between the 'calls, still keeping up an in
dustrous saving on his old fiddle, and never
missing figure. But the intruder Was not to be
got rid of thus, and the music man danced round
to where he was, commenced kicking him., and
continued to kick him twice round the room and
out at the door without breaking in on his tune,
missing call or nterrupting the dance hav-
ing kicked the fellow out in precise accordance
with the time required in the execution of the
Arkansas Traveller though the elected person
thought his manner of beating time little too
sta ccato.'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-27
How Uncle Hi, DeviI'd Bet.y.

See, had nllers 'cused Becky of snuff, but the
lyin' heiser never would own to it. So one day
as was ridin' long the road, tother side Of the
crick, hearn noise betwixt the bray of the
jack and the squeal Of the peafowl and in u
mint knowed it was somebody in dstress--so /
hurried on When | got to the crick, what
should it be but that scrawny Becky Kent, settin'
on bag ocorn, on her old blind horse, and him
o standin stock still in the middle of the ford.
Becky, ses ], what in natur are you don thar
Why don't you come along out?
Ses she, cdn't-don't you see how I'm fixed?
Then ] looked more pertickler, and seed how
twas. The horse had stopped to drink, and Becky
had let 60 the bride, and when she tried to git
1t agin, the bag slipped furder over to the side
she ,Oarnt settin' on-so when | got thar, she
had let all go but the bag, and she WAS q settin
on one eend o. that, leanin forward, and with
her hands behind her, one to each side o. the bag
q pullin' agn the weight of the big eend, 'twell
her face was as red as gobbler's snout Twas
reg lar dead strain--the weight of Beck and the
little eend Of the bag agin the big eend-- and,
tell you, she had 10 lean 'oeH forward to keep
from goin' over backwardsp =
| bulged into the crck and got purity close to
Beck but IL was so funny, ! couldn't fetch my
self to help her, but thot I'd devil hur little, as
she SET So ses I, making fine bow,
MY honey, my love,
My turkle dove,
Will you take it amiss,
Ef give you kiss =
But hadn't no idee of kssn of her but on
ly wanted to devil her little At last, / seen
an old mustard bottle stickin' from her bosom
and ses /, Miss Becky, will you give your Uncle
Kit pinch of snuff? Ses She help me, for the
Lords sake-I'm mighty nigh gin out-and,
Squire, she tcas on a tremenjuS strain! But
tho't I'd plague her some and after cutting Of
some few shines, made a motion to snatch at the
bottle o. snuff She gin little jerk back the
big eend got start still she hilt her grip with
both hands, and the next thing SOmethin' riz in
the air, like small cloud of calico and dry corn,
stalks -and the durndest ca-stOsh on t'other side
o. the horse, that you ever heard A-wAUGH
What sLOshinn
Horraw, Becky rise gal was lookn t'other
way ses l. for knowed she was 'shamed
laughed, however, and she mighty nigh cussed =
'Oh, you're sweet little mdre.mdid now, ses
L.
You're drotted old hog, ses she.'
My honey, my love, my turkle-dove, don't
git mad with your Uncle Kit, ses but it all
wouldn't do, and the heifer never got in good
humour with mo 'twel | met her in the road one
Sunday, and persuaded her was goin to send
Jim to see her.
Did you send him?'
Yes, and the fust thing the fool said to her,
was, he'd a. gin his years TO a seen her heels fly up
that time, in the crick he he ! yah yah That
busted things to the devil again, aud me and
Becky amt more'n half friendly now
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-27

THEY TALK OF THE WEsT.-Why is it that so
many write and speak great thoughts of The
West" What of poetry is there more than in
the East, or South, or North In the one great
ice-foes meet in battle and are ground to powder,
like the hoar.frost from another, star comes up
which will hang, like watch-6re of redemption
on the horizon of all ages, and on the South are
born equnoctial storms, and yet from all these
mighty subjects poets turn to the West for inspi-
ration. 1t must be because Day goes there to
die, and because Twilight, rising above the hill
tops, sgnaizes his last expiring breath, and then
gathering the sable folds Of widowhood about
her. follows him to the tomb.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-27

SMr.-Tbere lisa German society, down cast
composed entirely Of the Smith family. The fol-
lowing is roll list:
"Smit, big Smit, little Smit, Smit from de hill
Smit from de holler Smit init de store, Smit NIT
dc blacksmit shop, Smit nit de lager beer shop,
Smt mtout any vrow, Smit wat wants vrow'
Smt NIT one leg. Smit init two legs, Smit nit de
pigs, Smit init de pig head, Smit NIT de pig feet,
Smt init de brick yard, Smit nit de junk shop.
Smit init dc bologne, Smit nit one eye, Smt init
two eyes. Smit de bone picker, Smit nit two
.vrows,' Smit init de swill cart, Smit init segar
stumps, Smit NIT peach pits, Smit init de wh..
kers, Smt NIT red hair, Smit nit no hair, Smit! ~
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-27
Oxygenated Bitters in Europe
From Rev. /. DoOLITTLE,

From REV. /. DOOLITTLE,
highly respectable Clergyman.
PARIS, Nov. !, 1852.
Dedr Str About two years since made use
~ few bottles OF your Ozygenated Bitters, for q
Stomach complaint, which was at that time re-
.leyed.
Since my stay in England and France, I have
iound my old enemy, irritability of the stomach.
ietuFning again. have not found any prescrip.
sson to afford me relief, and l made Inquiries in
london for your Orygenated Bitters, but could not
end any. l write now to beg you will do me the
,RVOr to send by the earliest steamer to Havre,
asli dozen bottles
An old friend of mine in England, Capt Jack
1n, OF the British Army, found on my arrival,
slnerlng from Asthma, manifestly the result OF
dyspepsia. Send an additional half dozen bot
", should like to have the Captain try the
am not aware that my name is known to you.
uaVe been the resident Clergyman for twenty
&c years, in Sherbrook and Lennoxville, Can
East, to which charge hope 10 be able to
F,urn in the spring.
remain, dear sir, your obedient servant,
G, L. DOOLITTLE.
SeIh W. Fowle & Co., 1873 Washington street
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%, l46 Washington street, San Francisco, sole
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Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-27

THE MAID WITH THE DARKeNEp DAYLTonr.-In
his youth the editor OF the Vide West had a ons-
eyed lady Love, Of whom he says;
The maid had two eyes, but only one was SER
vceable The other appeared to be the most
useful Of the pair. In fact, 1t was always fixed
upon you. You could no more escape IL than
you can fee from that in your grsndmother's por-
trait, which by the painters art is gifted with the
power OF following you to tho remotest corner OF
the room and there looking you out of counten-
ance. This imperative eye never wept nor wink
ed, nor could its owner comply with the injunc-
ton Of the song, and employ 1t In inhibition. Be
fore we became aware OF our Dulcinea's efficiency
we had ndited the greater part of poem to her
OPTICS which we had lkened to twnkling stars
aud other heavenly objects. That poem we sub
sequently destroyed, and never attempted an
other The one eyed dear that had inspired us
could not be resuscitated The fair one aubse-
quently Tilted us, and married a butcher, which
accounts for our becoming bachelor aud Grs'
hamte
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-27
Dignity cf Representation.

After reading the clownish speech OF the MARI
posa Assemblyman, which we print to-day, every
intelligent person must feel humiliated that a
mind SO unenlightened and so little above the
common instinct Of irrational creatures, should
aid in the construction of laws by which the
rights and lives Of men are tried. The absurdity
of the mans remarks are more subject for NOR
tification than mirth. Is it any wonder that
criminals escape through imperfect meshes when
such intellgences weave the net that is meant to
catch them! This to be sure, is an extreme case
of incapacity, but he is only a reduction to ab-
surdty of triaing Assemblymcn.
We do not argue that person capable OF fra
ming wise laws, and of properly representing the
eloquent declaimer, or one before instructed in
every particular of parliamentary usage, but we
do claim that he should speak one language cor
rectly, and that he should be able to represent
the middle class of intelligence creditably. At
previous sessions we have heard language in the
Assembly, which for laundering inaccuracy and
utter penury of thought and sense, would dis
grace lubberly dolt of twelve years, suffering
the agonies of his first school-house speech.
And yet people wonder why so many laws are
unconstitutional. Until legislation is made hon
orable by the election Of the best minds from
among the people, they must submit to appeal
ksnd costs, and the uncertainty of decisions based
Anjmperfect general laws.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-27

GoIN0, AHYHow.A certain little lady at the
tender age of ten years, who had been repeatedly
promised to be taken on visit to her cousins in
Cumberland, popping down on her little knees
the night before making the expected Journey to
repeat the classic formula of infantle devotion !;
and being full OF the subject ventured upon
lue of extemporaneous addition
Now lay me down TO sleep,
pray the Lord my soul TO keep,
III should die before l wake,
Ipray the Lord my soul to take
TO Cumberland in The morning y