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other fourth security for the completion III the
nsxt section Of twenty five miles and when the
next il completed the President shall, in like man
nor, convey to the contracting psrty three-fourths
Of the land pertaining to that section together
with the remaining one-fourth the previous sec
ton and SO on with each succeeding section, con-
yeying three and retaining Ono-fourth az
security for the completion Of the next, until the
last section OF the road IL finished and put into op
GRAFTON, when the President shall convey to the
tracing party the residue Of the lands hereby ap-
propriated and said contract shall require that the
United States mails shall 1t ali times be car ied on
said roAd, under the direction and control of the
Postmaster General; and all other government
provided for In this act shall be per
formed under the direction Of tue proper depart
ments, respectively, and the alton therefor
the pric specified In said contract, shall be req
ularly paid trom the treasury OF the United states
quarterly, or Mt sueh times may be agreed upon.
Sec Z. And bs it further enacted, That the
President be- and he is hereby, authorized and d.
rected, soon one section Of twenty-Gv mil es
of said road IL made and put into succsssful opera
ton to to be issued to said contracting party
bonds IL the United states, bearing not exceeding
six per centum per annum interest which interest
shall be payable semi-annually and tho p1inci pal
payable twenty nine years from tho date Of their
issue, to the amount Ut eight thousand five hun
dred dollars FIR each mile of the same; and be-
tween the meridians II ninetysix degrees and one
hundred and twenty-five degrees, proceeding from
each end, the amount shall increase one thousand
dollars per mile at each succeeding degree Of long
tude; and in like manner, when another section III
twenty-five miles is made and put into successful
operation, qnal amount Ut bonds shall be issued
AMI delivered to said contracting party and with
each succeeding section, until the whole road shall
have been completed; Provided, That the entire
anouat OF bonds hereby aut horixed to be issued
account Of said road shall in no event exceed, In
the aggregate, the sum Of thirty-ise millions Of
doliar, il being the intent VI this act to advance
10 the contracting party eight thousand dollars for
each mile Of road completed and put into success-
fnl operations increasing one thousand ut each sue
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Selby must be worthy successor Of the
ancient race
The representation proved correct; and
the pathway, strewn with bright summer
roses, over which Clara trod in bridal pomp
on her way to the ancestral home where she
was born, was indeed emblematical of the
lowery path which marked her future
destiny. ~, d .s
The old Hall of Ambermead is still ex-
tant-a fine specimen Of venerable decay,
surrounded by ancestral groves, still famed
for shelterihg innunersble nightinsales when
the Ambermead roses exhaled their delicious
fragrance. In the old churchyard on the
green hill-sid, ae white monument CLEANS in
the sunshine, whereon may be traced the
name Of John .Canute, specifying the date Of
his happy death, while below is engraved
this inscription Of two words-"And thenr'
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washington, Dec. ID
Mr.. Curtis offered the following resolution
which was read considered, and agreed to -
Resolred, That the Committee on Military
Affairs be direct to inquire into the expsdien.
cy of providing by law against needless d.
mensions to military reservations, and for en-.
couraging and fostering the settlement and
cultivation of the soil in the vicinity of our
western posts.
Mr.. Curtis offerd the following resolution:
which was read, considered, and agreed to,
Resolred, That the Committee on Military
Affairs be direct to inquire into the the ma.
ture of existing contracts for transporting
military stores to Utah, and that they exam
inc into the expediency of amending pres
ent laws, so as to provide against frauds and
secure greater competition among bidders
for such service N
Mr.. Curtis asked leave to introduce the
following resolution;- - fM
Resolred, That the Committee on Public
Lands be directed to inquire into the expe-
diency of providing by law against all future
sales of public lands, and providing for their
donation, in limited quantities, to those only
who desire to occupy and cultivate the same.
Mr.. Richie objected. #E
Mr.. Davis, of Iowa, introduced bill grant
ing pre-emption to the State of Iowa to aid in
the construction of the McGergor and St Pc
ter's and Missouri River Railroad: which
was read first and second time, and refer
red to the Committee on Public Lands.
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= hg From the New-York Waveriy.
Fire = Fire! @

Reader! have you ever been startled
amidst the silent watches Of the night, with
the cry Of Fret. Fire! and have you list
ened to the solemn tocsin of alarm rs it rang
out in fearful clamor over the damp, murky
air of midnight, and echoed and reverberated
along the hill side, and took a deeper tone
of sepulchral solemnity, as it settled among
the shadows of the dell? If so you have a
lively appreciation Of fire in country vii
lage. Such an alarm, and such fire as we
wot Of, which once upon time, unceremo-
niously broke right into the middle of an
editorial, and knocked the .'fourthly" and
"fifthiy," into ashes and smoke, and chang
ed the cry Of copy! copy into clamor for
water! water! more water. ......#
And the uncarthly yell Of Fi-er Fi-cr
how it thrills the soul, and starts the blood
coursing through all its avenues! Where
Where! is the anxious inquiry! Assurance
that distance intervenes, and our home is
safe, is a calming potion. But the villager
must don his clothes, and run. Mutual as
-sistance is the only security of all. Then let
him run with buckets, and with axe, and
with cool judgment, prepared for work,-tc
rescue the inmates, to save their property
to form water bucket lines to the nearest
wells in all directions "extinguish and tc
save" should be the only thought.
But alas! we see there the dandy dress
and the shining hats of idle spectators, who
are full of laugh and jokes at another's loss
But who never had thought of usefuln .ss
of helping. ooh! ,cat for the fire-compa
ny m-and they wait-a thousand mn wait
for dozen GA fire-company to do The
work. In the meantime, "rhe Fell ID. ,>troy
err gains headway. The stub" arrives
Imbecility is the head Engineer, and all tn,
company are the bosses. The water is was
ted. The well becomes exhausted, and tn,
"Devouring Element has glorious periot
of re-cuperation, while the Tub is being
shifted, and the building is lost. Lost! fol
what for want of a few buckets of water, ju
diciously applied by those who first came
and who stood idly gazing on! waiting fol
the "Tub,"-for somebody else to do the
work. On this score, Fire Departments in
villages, are nuisances. While one engine
would be exhausting one tank, the bucke,
lines would convey the treasures of a doxer
wells.
The sums which some towns pay for re
freshments for fire-companies, in one yeor
would buy fire-buckets for every house
For villages, depend opon it, there is moth
ing better than the old system of requiring
by law, that every man should have, in con
venient place, an axe and two good leather
fire-buckets, and go to fire, to assist, to Ia
Dor, to be useful, to save.
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immense lake, in whose basin sediment of
almost impalpable fineness gradually accu-
mulated, under conditions which will be
discussed in subsequent chapter; that this
basin was, drained by the elevation of the
whole region, but, at first, 50 slowly, that the
finer. particles of the superficial deposits
were not washed away, but allowed to remain
where they were originally deposited. After
the more elevated portions of the former ba-
sin had been laid bare, the drainage becoming
concentrated in comparatively narrow chan
nels, the current thus produced, aided M.
haps by a more rapid rise Of the region,
acquired sufficient velocity to wear down
through the finer material on the surface,
wash away portion of it altogether, and
mix the rest so effectually with the underly-
ing drift materials, or with abraded fragments
of the rocks in place, as to give rise to a
different character of soil in the vallies from
that of the elevated land. The valley soil,
being less homogeneous inits composition and
containing larger proportion Of coarse ma.
terials than that of the uplands, seems tc
have been adapted to the growth of fores,
vegetation: and in consequence of this, W.
find such localities covered with an abundan
growth of timber. ......r .-,..t.. ........
Wherever there has been variation from
the usual conditions of soil, on the prairie o.
in the river bottom, there is correspondent,
change in the character of the vegetation
Thus, on the prairie, we sometimes mce
with ridges of coarse material, apparent,
deposits of drift, on which, from some loca
cause, there never has been an accumulation
of fine sediment; in such localities we inva
riably find growth of timber. This is tn
origin ofthe groves scattered over the prairie
for whose insulated position and peculia
circumstances of growth we are unable t,
account in any other way.
The condition of things in the river valley
themselves seems to add to the plausibilit,
of this theory. In the district which w
have more particularly examined, we hav
found that where the rivers have worn dee,
and comparatively narrow vallies bordered b,
precipitous bluffs, but where the valley widen
out, the bluffs become less conspicuous, in
dicating less rapid erosion and currents o
diminished strength, there decomposition ha
taken place under circumstances favorable t
the accumulation of prairie soil, and tn
result has been the formation of the bottom
prairie, which becomes SO importanta featur
of the vallies of the Mississippi and Missoul
below the limits of Iowa. Where these bot
tom prairies have become, by any change i
the course of the river currents, covered wit
coarser materials, growth of forest tree
may be observed springing up, and indicatin
by their rapid development the presence {
q congenial soil. ...r.s.,..a a... .
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OUR happiness depends very much upon
the estimate we from of life, and the effort
we make to bring ourselves into harmony
with its laws There are some who are un-
happy on system-from weakly adopting a
philosophy which lifts all beauty from the
face of things, and imbues all their thoughts
with coloring of sadness. These look too
much to the negative of things. With them,
present joys are ever darkened by the shad-
ows of future griefs. .s.-.-.. ..
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An Incident.

A touching case was presented lately to
the consideration and charity of one of the
Good Samaritans who now take care of the
sick, relieve the destitute, and feed the star
wing. A boy was discovered in the NOR
ming lying in the grass of Claibourn street,
New Orleans, evidently bright and intelligent,
but sick. A man who has the feelings of
kindness strongly developed, went to him,
shook him by the shoulder, and asked him
what he was doing there. waiting for
God to come for me-" said he. ''What do
you mean!" said the gentleman, touched by
the pathetic tone of the answer and the con.
dition OF the boy, in whose eye and flushed
face he saw the evidences of the fever
God sent for father and mother and little
brother" said he, ''and took them away to
his home up in the sky, and mother told me
when she was sick that God would take care
ofme. have no nome, nobody to give me
anything, and so come out here, and have
been looking so long up in the sky for God
to come and take care of me, as mother said
he would Mother never told me le."-
"Yes, my lad," said the man, overcome with
emotion, ''he has sent me to take care of YOU.
You should have seen his eyes flash, and
the smile oftriumph break over his face as
he said, Mother never told me . lie, sir, but
you've been so iong OH the way.", What
lesson of ftrust, and how this incident shows
the effect of never deceiving children with
idle tales. As the poor mother expected
when she told her son, ''God would take care
of him." he did by touching the heart of
this benevolent man with compassion and
love to the little stranger
The virtue of paganism was strength; the
virtue of Christianity is obedience.
The worlds all title page-there's no con-
tents. The worlds all face, the man who
shows his heart is hooted for his nudties,
and scorned.- Touny.
Kings play at war unfairly with republics i,
they can only lose some EARTH and some
c.'aatures they value as little, while republics
ose in every soldier part OF themselves
Landor .a ...,.
Love ofsupremacy, miscallcd political glo-
~ finds most, and leaves an, dishonest. -ib
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The want of a genuine religious faith is a
great misfortune, but it should never be pun
ished as great crime; and it never is, or
will be, by those who truly possess it. 1t is
only religious prejudice, mistakenly called
religious faith, that is intolerant..
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A DRor of water has the properties Of the
sea, but cannot exhibit storm.
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The best kind Of glory is that which is re-
tlected from honesty, such as was the glory
of Cato and Aristides; but it was baneful to
them both, and is seldom beneficial to any
man while he lives.-Coriey.
Those things that are not practicable are
not desirable. There is nothing in the
world really beneficial that does not lie with
in the reach of an informed understanding
and well directed pursuit-Burks
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LOLA MoNrEz is in Ireland lecturins cp,
America and the Americans
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e claim IL our work 10 give you the news,
And when we please to state freely our views.
Tis not facts, but their record that we make;
And as we give it, you'll have it to take.
We aim at no more and never at less
Than most fearlessly to manage the press.
1t has become an engine in our day
Which will be most apt to make its own way !;
While to its grand mission it remains true.
With most matters it has somethingto do.
But few sorts of men and no kind of stuff
Will go, till the printer gives them puff.
What would become Of some limbs of the law
If their names as Attorneys" none ever sawP
Before he would meet one hunting for him
He might see an anchor learning to swim.
Those, too, who their country would gladly
serve,
Gifted with the tongue, the brain and the
nerve,
Could not without the press to raise the bree1e,
Be borne into Office with so much ease;
Though many still catch most sorry fall,
In spite Of the press, the printer and all
Not to advertise, and think to sell goods,
Is like having game still wild in the woods
A doctor, too, might as well be quack
As not to have printer at his back. r
The honorables, the doctor and squire,
Each needs paper to raise a little fire.
They and the blacksmith are somewhat alike:
All want one to blow when they are to strike.
But there is a class, we freely confess,
Who never need seek aid from the press.
A sailor, at sea, his canvass unfurls,
But they make their way with smiles and
. their curls,
And at once, without speaking or limiting,
They can easily do their own printing.
'Tis work of nature, rather than art,
That makes an impression deep in the heart
A printer may, when marriage is DER,
just say that one is in market no more;
'Tis all he has with the matter to do
His drugery then he may turn to pursue;
Still many fair one knows it will 1take"
To send the boys nice piece Of cake.
On other subjects you may wish our views,
Or, perhaps, want a little foreign news.
AS far as the latter is concerned,
Our misfortunes, without doubt, you have
learned.
Cousin John undertook to drop us line,
And, you know, it lies picking in the brine
Excuse us, then, if our pen We restrain,
Aud from further topics here we refrain,
Wishing you once more "a happy new year,"
And adding word for the public ear.
''The Courier" is thing all right. we know,
'Tis the paper We bring-the sheet We blow,
Should its carrier fail to sound his own horn
He'll just cave in and acknowledge the corn,
Its friends, an army, most noble and fine,
Like its letters are falling into line"
Its foes, on all sides. routed are flying,
Kansas is shouting, Lecompton dying, -
"Liberty and Union" now and ever!
With none to disturb, none to dissever,
Is the music, in our march, that We make,
With not "a step backward" ever to take,
Till freedoms note on every western breeze
Blends with murmurs of the Pacific seas"
CARRIER BOY.
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CARRIERS ADDRESS
=. 80 the Patrons Of the .c.
Weekly OHumxa COURIER

Time, silent and swift, still bears us away,
Ccaslessly as the oe,an in its roar,
Llfe's food is ebbing and rising no more
The past, Ikea dream, lies dim in our view,
While the future, in hope, still we pursue.
Accept, then, our greetings, patron and friend,
Which now once more we earnestly extend.
Favors we keep in mind rs treasure,
While for more we still wait on your pleasure;
You cannot regard as a trifie or toy
An honest and earnest carrier boy. a
Putting vou hand in your pocket, right
here, gH " ts.
We gladly wish you "a happy new year,
And while for your bounty we are waiting,
A tale of last year seems worth relating.
On its new years day, Gas sometimes you
rrss can,) ~stsf Ea3-5a4t
We happened to meet the whole of man;
And surely, we think, it ought to be told,
For he gave us a dollar coined in gold.
We know it, then, and will noise It abroad,
That a Democrat is still Gaylord 49,"
Secretly we thought, Oh what pity, :
All were not not like the chief of our city.
We are in for abolishing taxpayers,
And turning our people all into Mayors: .
We would not, then, have to banter and dun,
To go about town would only be fun.
An editor often must vex his head
To know what in his paper should be said.
To meet the wants of varied taste
Can never be the work of ease or haste
Labor, wit, thought and care alone can find
That which will lure the eye and train the
a mind. @
Robberies, murders, fights and scandals rare
May fill the page and make the vulgar stare.
But charms like these he cannot always give,
As they mark not the age in which we live.
Nor will love, if drawn out in a story,
Quench the thirst for blood, battle and glory;
The disease of the mind is to be cured,
While to arts Of peace it gently is lurcd.
To love toll, and be brave, earnest and true,
Is the want of all and the lot of few
Print something which it will pay to read
And perchance many will give it no heed.
1t is easy to see, nor need be taught,
That fish to be cooked are first to be caught
We hope, then, you will not worry and fret
| If our sheets no worse than was Peters net.
If you do not like every thing We say,
Retain the good and cast the bad away.
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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-07
. SECOND SUPPLY FO

4
49, DIES-Receved, and opened this morn
ing, fine assortment Of Ladies Shoes aad daiters,
embracing 80
Thick and thin soled Caters. with and without
heels 80
out heels
Thick soled Kid Boots, with heels
Double soled Patent Leather foxed heel congress
Caters 80,
Thick and thin soled Congress CATERS. with and
without heels 80
KID and Morocco Slippers. with and without neeis
Oyershoes with and without heels
Morocco Cong ress heeled Caters
White K i'd Slippers, with heels
White Kid Slippers without heels
Together with almost every other style usually call
ed for. N.Y. %
Main street two doors above Messrs. 7. K. Price
M no T ~ JOHN G PAGE, JR.
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Nrw Z, 3 81 1aR AND HAR-

2c2A NEW CAHklAdE AM u..D
NRBs nEpOsTTuKY.-Ths subscrisoesr g
having been for . pumbsr OF years engnse. 40
,asr xisf, % uurchase. variety Of light and sud
staatii CARnI n, such ~ BuEgies S draS,c
material Persons wishing to purchase are rcsPece
fully invited to eivo call and examine. ahnuo %
yuerts will be offered TO their DOLL ~ ~
tho work. ~ 3 " uotal
lily WALL II. no0I bt Oues
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CAIR GROUNDS IN OR NEAR RICH

M0ED-That the citizens OF Richmond and
those OF the surrounding counties may be acIuAint"
ed with the terms and conditions of the tubscrlp-
ton list being circulated it'll the view OF OBJ
pare Grounds for permanent Agricultural Fairs and
attic shows. the following is published:
"SubScrfption LAST far Purchasing and F'ttfnJ up
Fdir Grounds FIR The Virginia Central Agricnt-
t,trdt Society:
"For the purpose of purchasing sutal site fer
Fair Grounds and erecting proper buildings aud
making other improv sments there0a. near the city
Of Richmond, the undersigned agree and hereby
promise To pay the sum opposite 20 our names, in
The following manner, 10 wit;
One fosrtn IN cash. when called on By the Gem
ira. agricultural Society or its au thor'zed agent;
and the residue in three equal annual instruments.
The Land Ii to be conveys ed % the President OF
the Central Agricultural Society. Ia fTust. for the
ase OF Fair aud Cattle SHOW, until the Society -
incorporated and then conveyed 70 the socety; aad
If the Fairs Do ever abandoned the Land khali be
sold, and ihs money here by subscribed returped
10 US: aud the balance disposed of as the Society
may direct. Every subscriber OF one hHndFsd dot
lars shall be thereby Life Member: P'ouided. how
ever, that il the socety shall purchase more land
than il shall nd necessary for It's use 1t shall have
the right TO sell the excess the money arising from
such such sale 10 be returned TO the Undersigned
subscribers In proportion to their several subscrtp
Ton, If not required for the improvement OF the
falr Grounds, 10 which event il shall be applied rs
Tar may te Kry to that object and the sur
Aforesaid: the proceeds OF such sale or the sur
olus thereof Aforesaid may be invested in state or
other curities and held by the Society during its
existence, the principal tie aPples II necessary
To the re endorsement Of the nnderrjgssu, wien
yer the socissy shsl ho dt solved. unless tho &C.
lier period, which IL thaii do IT'S surplus
funds will enable IL TO do so. ia lot
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aAra oApo, DUOTA :,
NEW STOC -
- OF
RIOTS AND SHOES.

We are receiving this morning. Dec I'D. per
steamers and schr q. Nickerson. q good assortment
Women's heavy welted heel BOOTS, made strong
aud good; sizes tot, TOT, b tos, to 3. and Z
to g. These Boots made to order, ana are such
as we can warrant TO wear well.
Mems fine Calf BR0GANS
and 10 to Ii
Mems fine Calf Oxford TIES
Mems heavy double sole BOOTS
Mems fine Zip BOOTS
6to9
to ell
Gentlemen's and Ladies' OVER SHOES
We invite oil in want to give US call.
PUTNEY h WATTS,
IL Main street,
de22 Emporium OF Fashion.
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kOxxHR1nn.
CPARTA ACADEMY LOTTERY.
CAPITAL PRIZE 5000
rIoA N1,s tANIy 40.
LOYxHHInn.

NOTICE TO TUE PUBLIC As the mem Ins aw q.
ar nj the urants char cred By the etateg o. DoaA-
ware Kentucky Missouri ana part Ms.s 81
aeor ais under tine managsmsnL o. Iss he % ssem
ed is oxpsdient to change the name o. eur h, IN
nd after January ls.. 1853 to that oil WuoDs nDnL
tae sparta Academy Lottery, and the others' sS
abeys named. a., ,o,, 5,,ct
orr bnsineas with integrity and promptness, and
we can assuI the public that the patronage hereto
fore we'd on IL we'll deserving OF being tfahs
ieiieu " 'N' ) SWAN co.