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New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
THE WEIGHT OF COAL.
To TIE Editor Of Ths ~. y. !

To tie Editor Of ThsN. y Ivrbvas
SIR: | perceive by rHs Tribune that r so'utn
h,s been paced by tue Board Of Cooociln-D, directing
the apoo'p'mert If Comm,ttes who are 70 sdoH
some pau b, which frau IN tie weight Of coal may b
detected Odd thereby p-vsn'ed This movement b
rigb: aud proper justice Ia the consumer reqnresh
Al d can you tina there srs many hooest cssL
dealers in ihe city who would hill the I'd poo Of sal
PLAZA which Will g. c'uay prevent faud ,as relief sna
becrnt 10 IL the cty adveIt''es f)r proposss
to furi.h eoal the c,ptrsc, ia taken ~ one q
% low price trat boz est could live by it, as1
the r. suit fraud 10 the weight; for in-t.oce
which 10 r.ter you 10 Sonr B'ooklyo r-ws Of 10
dsy 1.-THE pap@rs will Drge This m,t@r fOrw srd and
tge Committee Of Couu cioen wi call upoo the cos1
des.r- Of 'b. city 10 bIl0g before them come plan
prevent this instant r.cpTn nee of fraud sm sun
that this crying evil will so'n bs done away with
Lend yoor aid, then, io this behalf, and you VII
cor i.T favor on Z pubic ~ we'll AZ
Nsr> York ian n, 1859 "ThE COAL T8AUL'
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
BREAD, THE STAFF OF LIFE.

70 he Elsso, " Ta< ". y. 1vIsss~
SIR: lam slssys slsd 70 read anything On the sab
rcs Of COOKING, and am tosnkfol that the columns
Of your excellent paper are open TO free discu sion
upop that, a. well as many other subjects Of pra:t-
cal importance. .,
do &c. claim the title Of Sensible Woman,
not having hsd the good fortune to "rear s1
d.osb,.r.D but il the have reared is the wife oil
q god R.publ can" a STE truly w., who Doubtless
reads Tue TRIBUNE - and II she knows no to N tke
GOOD h,, ad las she most turey does and other " tI
i,." to go with it, think ought 10 De sa,lsh ID
The nost Of ny neigh bors make their bread pre-,
ci..Iy a. the Sensible Woman prescribesi bot ss
have NE bod equally ,impe,' and yet, ss think,
"a NOR. ereelent ray" l will Just mention it and
II ,ve oth.r- to Judge.
az pe. l. e. nights milk, act over my tes-kettle or
in toipg water onti scaids then act it BACK nnl
,eat ard milk. warm; then str IN -four uutI 1t IS
Thick batter l., ana set 1t in deep dry diso
.et il op my stOve-oven and leave until uiofnng' As
soon ss ihe fist FIRE ia bui't-shich by the way, s
rieh, esry, my husband being god Republican,
re aorr of The TRIBUNE, and, ot coars- an cary
riser-I fu my di.b With -'er aim lst boiling bot, aod
sith ,pooI STR the batter 1util It is warm through,
taking care TO keep the water not ss bot as az hrst
but very warm then 60 about my breakfast with
all -. cd snc very f.qo-otY II wall rae before or ny
the tine ". fui.h oar neal This is sufficient for tive
comu -ized lo4ves, plate of biscuit, and Leaf OF
gDpu bTOs tIe,G.
/ 81 py ,p,rge Invariably with new milk, warming
II 10 .6ium b-treep scsldiug snd lnke-warm. Tnis
prevents s atifty to sour and precudes the rece
sy of aspg soda sa-ratus, or salt even, unless one
cBo1sst Il. .
I6rd the greet secret CT making good bresd is in
having sood yesst let the kind be shat il may As a
90 old lsdy said to ne once, For number OF
"y.aIs sf,.r I commenced housekeeping Was slssys
"ir,ius to make good bread; low my aim is - have
" good 'smptns, and / am then sure to have good
biesd."
7. S.-Thanks 70 the good friend who gave us the
"Le.son Oh Cooking few weeks back. Let us
have Of Ike kind and will promise for one not
to "fare up" though it hits me hard.
No,h Casbrid1e, ~ h. NJ
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
is ELECTRICITY A SUBSTANTIVE THING ;
Ik.hna

SIR. Every electrician is aware that within 8 very
limited time after short local electrical current IA
closed when a Grove battery is empoyed, The oiuie
acid in the porous cop 10 deep blue color Cais
esv, rise in The writer's mod to t1s suppo-i iou t1st
there must he copper present. snt, upon test being
made such vas found 10 be the cs-e. Ths VIE, 10
this csse between the poles. vac OF copoer w ,en
iron ire use5, q ere ~as no such .ff-c 10 Or
der IL a, the copper co1d get iuto the Dric sc'J
uns. have been caTrie1 by tue Ilcty through toe
zine through the supburlc solution aud the es ot
the porous cop, where IL IN contac with IA SUD
sufficiently powerful o solve aod retsnr II.
AsaiD tsxe a vessel cOnt.iniog mrrcnry, ana I'M
nerse b wire from tt n-gat,e pole of b.'fery 10
the mercury std bring wire from the positive pole
in COZ tsct with aUd then remove 1t short dlstaoce
from the surface of the mercury, and current of
eectIic'y will esp the m,ou'e Interval, ani ~ It's
force will iICpDt tie mercury TO quite considerable
depth. Now shift the poles, so that the cauent is
seI from the mercury tn tie wire, AMI he mercury
will be drawn up toward the sTs, 10 conical fofm
dstsrce in the ratio of the battery force.
How can the conveyance of the copper through ihe
intervening substances, noted Ia the hrst instance
given, be sc ;ouItet tor
IL is well known that Al iron wire hested 10 reiness
and plupped into vessel of oxygen gas wJi od'n
rspey sud the product Of such combustion s S,t,r.
Wster il composed VI oxygen and oyirYeo u non,
II errfcIe, soldIDed hydrogen, 10 whole I smpls,
as aim.O, or 10 part lf a compOund)
The late Prof. Thomas Sp,Tcer, in nis che nlstry of
common hp claims to have demon stra.ed at i.ast To
bis com,e ssti'facton, that elecIicty Is ny
dTogen, plus heat.
II is soppOsed 10 have been clearly demonstrated ty
the II gsh and French philosop'e =, that uylrogen
lie metal but II "bat character has not been deter
mined
Is pcssible that electricity supposiDg il TO be hy-
droger plus beet or IRON in gaseous STATE h,ylos
great sfuny for anal sanate. With and carries s"og
atoms Of the copper and deposits them In the ntr'c
acid
II tbis be so certainly tbe NEUROLOGICAL representa-
ton of Jove forging haDderb bolts or hghtnicg to n
roo at highly he,ied state had greater sigac .nce
item Lar been supposed
H,ie is field Tor the scientific and curious. l
should be pleased the subject com nented oa by
others +. +. BARNES.
Byooktkr, Jan. 49, 1859.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
THE BISHOP PRIZE DE8ATE.

To the Editor Of Tie " Y. T'ib1He
SIR: tic@ iD your issuA OF FEB sn ednoaa
aticle taking to tax to. Lioonso S,cis,y If Ysl>
College for oeb.tinv the Question 'Oug't mss
"obey Law .hc, bis consc'-pce cooienn'P Nos,
M Ecitrr, here sss r"thiox ~ impr Psr or sraogs
t the dscussiop Of that question ny the Lnooaas %
their Bi,boo Prize Debate. Yol DOT axa'e, per.
hap. If the sc, that the ouboer Of tho shop Prizes
l. ihe Hon. William ID B shop, at present = nsmoa
of Copgr.ss m CooI ecticn' sbo 4. nsrouslS don't
TO that Society 81 con. 'bs anno~ i'come oi ~plen
of tha, tcitnil veil knows that Mr Bishop not 0ay
believes thar a II 40 IL oouDd to Obey lac which biz
COZ seucs condemns but also that uoder certao or.
cunsiabcea, be s boObd Ia vote fof suc1 lt~. Aod
in view If these facs wond y"u not cay at oooe tOas
the Lin. sDs exhi ,iied the bas.st iDxratate we're
they refuse nnch :" dis1uss there question:
their Bishop lie Debates -.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
QUAKER GRAVES NOT NEGLECTED.

To hs Eduov VI The " Y. Tt5uHs
Sin: Belle wing that you you'd not Knowingly CO.
v.y a wrong ,npre-si"u, ask the liberty 70 cTrsd
uhst app~sTs ID aD article 10 this mornings TR'BUH
relative 10 the Mont vernon purchase. You t0es
ssy "The extreme neglect Of graves 10 shown by III
" sDti.cer-D,onisl Qnnhers, 700 have tomb-ssooa
"to marx where their dead sleep" This bodJ d
CbIttiabs are sw,ys ready TO defend their prociO~
ana pecnliariiies, and may say in reference 70 W
above their Funerals are cohdoctsd in de ,eocy a.d
der with due respect 10 the occasoo, without poep
or parade believing ~th the poet, ds4,n sh ,uId hs~
f"ppe'ies." TIE sIaves not neglected. but ~
almost ibvnrisbIy have a head stone ~th the nsH
md sge only engraved, and sometimes the name aosA
Oh sr than this,
"NomsIbl~ msiks their couch Of lowly sleep,
But living stsu-s there s-sn 70 wees
And though they bear not about The mocksFyf
"woe in customary suits Of solemD black yet u tsd
respect and regard for the nem.rS Of the dead not
less sincere. Your friend, AhIcua
18th mo, G1d, lG5e.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
A JgNI0R.
GAS Rit.LS.
!, "a. Edi,ey Of The n. y. TriexSs

10 As Editc- Of TAs n. u TueHS<.
Sin: Allow ne Ia occupy email spsee in your e.
c .pt paper for stsiog the gus coosisrnc'ss OF TIE
"Mapba,txn G.s light Compsny." and ta-ir sxsor.
b,.pr CT aIse. mi. 'o' 60. 10 1886. from Now
"a 10 De 10 the month s,d tive days. my bill ~
a. %; 1857 sane month, vito cane pun sr OF burn
.rs g. C.; 1858, same u,onto. with same oumoer OF
burp,rs, so 90; ard cp throughout toe period OK
TWO yesrs my bUs have b IDLY incressios antl
tn rave reached 81 l,cSpg ten certs. Add during
rbe Fart Winter have breu unusually ECONOMICAL In
TIE use Of gas ebJ.avo'ing ~ make oar expenses ~
lgltss po,siNe but not sbstsu upg the bills sre in
c,e,sip, Whst 10 to be- done J. there way 10
sh,h the consumers of g>s Gu ssify 'he nsslves Il
tb. ou.prr, If gas crrsuoei' - win say the me-
Ter all /, di, ste. One MT lss' Sn nm-' june u
Juy ~bep the f,mly all q The couatry, and the
o.. o, ed bn' Hue b, ,eit the bill csme 10 ~ ID,
sr5 necnusei II sss so sca NEE we're sent ny the
Coupap to s.e If The us'-r sss no' oat of order.
,et s,,i.ned that coosnm'd h- gas charged u me,
| wool, cry ro'bips, bu' an g rhien that DO Dot
G p.uue more than one b-f the qpannty. tra<
that ,tb-,s who fe-l ageri.vd in this respect, wa
t,ke some steps 10 ths dr-ipu "t -s's't''on % pro
tert ga rnersfo' tr.y c-fta My have Hsots
well as The G-s Company. GAsoNhrEh.
Ne,c io,k, Jon. =, Is
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
THE CANE LAWS.
Ol LuC ~ @t.
Jas -, 1853.

To t,s Elas, Of The Y lroS=&
Ss: We rotice your Interesting srtice u this morn
ing the preservation Of game
As um,.sion merchants and reporters OF the pro-
drce market FOR your paper, We ask permission TO siae
tie case fIou. our point of view.
l. seems hish that The controversy properly
ssrtilat-d ara more generally Understood.
There i no~ statute Of the State empowering the
Ccuriy Supervisors Nes.York clAinsd TO Do stcep..
col &, nsAe avs sbi regulations FOX tas prrssry aOn
Of esge and isb in their several eouotes aud TO p'o
vide for tie enforcement Of the same
UaisI eoyeT OF tia Iav t1e Board Of Sapsrvsors Of
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
THE TESTIMONY OF PARTIES TO SUITS.

To the Ed,to, Of The N Y TyibSas.
SIR: [ hsv. remarked with pleasure the editorial
comments Of your issue of she 18th inst, up,n Mr..
Johpsons bill before the Legislature Of NeS-fork to
repeal the law pc uniting parties giant to be wit
netses ~ their oEn behalf.
II may not be uninteresng TO your readers TO learn
how the law has operated this State, which hot Only
permits parties in action 70 testify IN ou Cout', but
declsres that 80 person shall be di.q 1aif-d as
" witness in any suit or proceeding at law, or 10
"eQuty, by OF his interest n tue event Oh the
"same, ss party or otherSse
This act vas PISSED in lcis, sud has been in force
since that tine; and presume that not lawyer ca1
be four 10 the State who could urge any serious 90
lection to its moral practical value during that
time.
Copnectcst had the honor Of taking the first steps
of advance in this direction N this country, and be-
hsye preceded EDg and herself TO whOse course yoa
refer. Expee bere shows tbst there Is nO~ vastly
lees difficulty than before in arriving At the facts Ia
case. Parties are enabled 10 throw more light u1on
q matter in issue, generally, than are others Tne
time If our Courts is saved. Cle expenses of ltiga-
tiou materially reduced, since parties are bot Gov
under the necessity OF bearing the extra expenses
always contingent TO tie absolute l-g,i expen.es-
Witnesses tees and the like when cause Is e9gtnli
p+IdiIg Of many witnesses before. Anf chiefly,
iist-sd-as might oe feared by the "ursopnlsicatei
Of the anoun, Of perjury IN our Courts being To-
creased under the present law, oas ssnsby III nin-
isbed Besides, the very iuterrs OF parties s freq eut
ly found TIE only avenue 10 facts. dishonest party
IN il Iiey make his appear the better lse,
is spt TO reveal, especially uuder tue scrutiny OF
.eIsmiI alton, facts against bis owD iater-st,
shich you'd never cone 70 light in sny other ~ay.
disbouest party here is forced into Court too,
when be may regsrd himself ss well prepared with
witnesses by the appearance of the other party his ab-
oher~i.e unless nost fully sni jnstly 1unt-d
tor from siekuess, for example being CON-
str1ed sgiirst him. Besides if party cesre he may,
our l.ss compel the adverse party 70 t-stfy
. witness "in his behalf, in the sane minnsr a Id
subject TO the same rGl. a. other WIZ .sses-
H. stort, our experience is sIch that We you'll on
account return 10 tie Coumon Law upoD tais sub
e..
The great fsct OF ali that sucn justice is dis
perss while il il 4 fully character before.
s readily, directly and eheaply oo;aine1 il must
c6-se.
La my opinion, however, we have legrsl4tel merely
upon tbings fl oGly chi pisy =, beet,
far cay great end Of justice and righteous
II -,Bcs mel, -hetier r.tdrn IN the "a IA
or s1bere IL pressut statute The l-ttsr IL
little rearer sensible, in some respects, es have
shOwn.
BIT ibe experience of lawyers demonstrates that
the matter Il interest" j. II lit'le n.nt
veil TIA; the administrative Of oath, in Almost
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
TIE COLORED STUDENT AT UNION COL.
LEGE.
To the EGi.O, or The ". y Tribune.

To the Ed,.0v V The ~ y, Tribune.
SIR: Having noticed in your issue Of Jan 26 80 anti
Gle entitled Eqosi Rsbs at Union Colsss," 10 ~hch
there Wa mssi ut Of f.cts either de-goeiy
otherwise, we would wsb through Jour columns to
make truthful ststeDeb. VI the m.tsr in order taAr
there may be misrepresentation Of the senm,ois Of
the csss IRE article in question -tsss tsat a Yong
"cooied nsn Of rsth-r prepo-sesslfg psrso a sp-
pesr,pce, &C., asked 10 b. sdni'tet 10 the jaaior
"ciss'. Our venerable bot PsUDsSr President said
"soould b. eft wto the cl,ss The class this morn
"ios BY sj,rify Of ten, dseii-d to simit" thus
leaving the nf-rer e. To be drswn that the cl4ss by
majority Of %. d. cic ed to admit coLoagD PERSON
whicb Is not the care Tnat there TIA. al ,rity
already stated favor of I'D al px him sc 90 not
csIy bot that it 10 favor OF nil,ios co,nrsd
DsD'- II by that term your c,rrea poudeDt means a
person OF Afrcan descent-xe do dely. Tas Has
b.viIe gained the nprer,ioo that negro, aod
Therefore opposed t rs sduit,aBce be tasreupon
nted oath before the cses rh> be of French
and irdan extraction, and hai Afc blood 10 ais
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07

WHITE PARTRIDGEs.-TN Qsebee Mercury ~
that wpne psItrdges have made their sopeaIaf CO
that rsgi, this Winter. Tue Iodisns report thss
plenty al tie S.guep.y, where they never we're sea
before Ter bill differs in shape from that Of ~
br ~n p.It,ijge, and they slso very thicks1
fesfteIsd down the t.ions like I" bsatsns." Mast
years sgo the irt one then known was preseutsds
Lord Aylmer. in 1874, a.oo they made their app,e'
slce, aud nov again are nrt With on all rides. II
three lately killed preserved - curosie, in "
Museum Of the Quebec II s,oticsl Society.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
CoRs scAhcx 1t is reported thai corn is usa'as9
scarce tins Winter 10 Ark .Dsss.

10 Boston, We observe Of the fssbior so'e -
ing parte - sdveYti-ed 70 be uDin Steo 10 ~. ewI
i, q ard 20 have the sdiironsl attraction Of ~
bard OF mu. c, both afternoon and evening". ,
At the recent meeting Of the Historical Socssy
N.w-Jersey. at Trenton, q statement wss nsne -
previous 10 l779 II vss the practice IN Essex Ooyy
To bnro begroes, on couvic loo If csrtso cdnss.
g.bL man v ho On .de the si lsem.nt said be hsc -
nabufsctursd for such occasions. Mr.. X.
doubted tcst scch Q custom ever prevailed. ~
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07
NATIONAL STATISTICS MANUFACTURES

NAIlONAL
To the Ed,,o, Of The ". Y. Tribune
SIR: I srte You for the sake Of nf'rm alton which
it extremely necessary for and every other man in
the United Sts'e- To obtsiD, viz:
Ivs,t 10 know when worthy President aud mis-
Cabinet Congress of the Uoitod ates aod the
Genus Department, likely to pu. forth 10 the
world tn account and sattc, Of rhe msoafac,urss Of
the United States.
This statistical kr owlsd ge ob aned in the year
1850 by the Genius returns and ga filed at W.s1l'g-
ton CITY the Census Dep Itneni early 10 1851 lt
bas low lain snOtber.d for tho last bine years and
tost too, by the psriotic anxiety and msa. ement OF
the Save Pow er in the Uored a'es Senate, which
passed decree To supp'ess al this infJrmarion con
cerplDg the manufacr UriDg industry of this country
bscsuse (as they saiOJ the Census had been inper-
ftctly taktp, i. e.. the returns were NOT large
eDongb' indeed they were cot, by -, 900 00; sai
yet Dperf.etly tbes. returns made ont, 'otne
&l2 coo WO worth # Dan1.actnree wts msde N roe
year 1850 iD these UGt.d St.t-s is said by those
who have Investigated the Census returns In W Wssh-
ingtOn.
have hesrd through the newspapers, that our
Great Father the President, and Gen. C.ss aud one
or two more Of the circle aboat the White House,
have la'ely unCeItdken 10 get out these = Census
Returns" cor ceruipg the Am. rican manufactures.
You know thai tce Slave Postr, which over
shadows the Pfe-esioeIual mar son q, the White
House 10 very siruit 6gui,g Op rs'uros, especi,
ly IN all that part If the country called kansa- Wit
ress the "O1forj Precinct aud the "canile box bal
lots ,f the Cali UeoeIto
Sir, want u bear about those census Yet1rns;
have paid share VI the tax. IA get that Corsn
Of 1850, aid want any moLey back sg.i6 n m, mo-
ney worth. ROANOKE.
New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-07

SonE GIEsE 1T Is stated in recent issas OF II
Toedo Bsade tOeio) that drove Of 500 geese, S
tended for the New York market, we're seen at VIZ
chester a few days before. Toe owner hsd df's'
into csr the nuG.ber Of 900, paying hon Is W
cents .sch ss fiesbt. Ins c.Icus In Of Tho owS
va, that the testt ers would p.y him for his ofS
in rsIsipg them sno getting them 70 m1ket, and ~
the proc. eds If the csIcasss soud be clear proSL
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-02-09
THE PRAIRIE FARMER.

THIS old and popular paper has just
entered its nineteenth yeur, and, having
passed by purchase into the hands of the
proprietors of Emery's Journal Of Agri-
culture, came out on the first of January
in much more convenient form for bind
ing and preserving, and takes the old ia
miliar name of the PRAIRIE F.RMER.
With a new engraved head, character
istic of the age we live in, with clear type,
white paper and fine press work, it stands
squal with any paper Of the kind in the
land. With the combined talent of the
two papers, its present publishers are
making paper we would be glad to see
in every farmers home of the great West,
and know he would be the gainer by sub
scribing to it. It's location at Chicago
gives it an advantage in keeping all well
posted in the markets, which are very
fully reported each week. The other de-
partments OF the paper make it desirable
one in every household. 1t is really a
practical paper.
TERMS, IN ADvAScE.-s2 per year,
single subscribers; eleven copies, SIS.
Address, EMERY & CO.,
2o4 Like ST., Chicago, III.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-02-09
Language.

DR.. o. W.. HOLMES, speaking in the
atlantic of language, and the vain at
tempts to improve it, says:
Language is solemn thing.-I said.
1t grows out of life,-out of its agones
and ecstasies, its wants and its WEAKNESS.
Every language is temple, in which the
soul of those who speak it is enshrined.
Because time softens its outlines and
rounds the sharp angles of its cornices,
shall fellow take pickaxe to help time?
Let me tell you what comes of meddling
with things that can take care of them
selves.
A friend of mine had watch given
him, when he was boy,--a "bulIs eye"
with loose silver case that came off like
an oyster shell from its contents; you
know them,-the cases that you harg on
yorr thumb, while the core or the real
watch lies in your hand as naked as
peeled apple. Well, he began with ia
king off the case. and so on from one
liberty to another, uutil he got it fairly
open, and there were the works, as good
as if they were alive, -crown-wheel, bal
ance-wheel, and all the rest. ALI right
except one thing,-there was a confound
ed little hair had got tangled round the
balance-wheel. So my young Solomon
got pair of tweezers, and caught hold
Of the hair very nicely, and pulled it right
out, without touching any of the wheels,
when, -buzzzZZZ! and the watch had
done up twenty-four hours in double mag
netic- telegraph time!
The English language was wound up
to run some thousands of years, / trust;
but if everybody is to be pulling at every
thing he thinks is hair, our grand-chil-
dren will have to make the discovery that
it is handspring, and the old Anglo
Norman sou!'s-.imekeeper will run down,
as so many other dialects have done be-
fore it. I can't stand this meddling any
better than you, Sir. But we have a
great deal to be proud Of in the lifelong
labors of that old photographer, and we
mustn't be ungrateful. Besides, don't let
US deceive ourselves,-the war of the die
tionaries is only disguised rivalry of
cities, colleges, and especially Of publish
ers. After all, the language will shape
itself by larger forces than photography
and dictionary making. You may spade
up the ocean as much as you like, and
harrow it afterwards, if you can,-but
the moon will still lead the tides, and the
winds will form their surface.
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-02-09

An Eastern editor says that a man
in Now York got himself into trouble by
marrying two wives.
A Western editor replies by assuring
his cotemporary that good many men
in that section have done the same thing
by marrying one.
A Northern editor retorts that quite
number of his acquaintance found trouble
by barely promising to AIRY, without
going any further.
A Southern editor says that he was
bothered enough by simply being found
in company with another mans wife.
Gov. Randall has re-appointed Hon.
Charles Dunn and Ex-Gov. Dewey, and
appointed Rufus King n place of John K.
Williams, as Regents Of the University.
The young lady who knit her brows
has commenced pair of socks.
The present session gives to mem
bers of Congress thouand dollars
month, besides mileage and perquisites
Deducting the Sundays and holidays,the
present short session will allow about so
working days; for, by constitutional re-
quirement, it must close on the third OF
March next, which will give to each mem
Der nearly fifty dollars per day for every
day employed, exclusive of mileage.
The following gloomy picture is
drawn by the edit2r at Pana, III.
No money in town, trains irregular, no
prospect of getting any money this week,
eatables scarce, nothing TO buy with, star
walton ten rods ahead, no wood to cook
with and nothing to cook, general muss
in the camp and all about nothing in
particular; whisky plenty, water scarce
and loafers in abundance. Now what's
to tie did,"
The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-02-09
The Legislature.

The legislature have as yet finished but
very little important business, though they
have begun good deal.
The day for town meeting has been
changed to the first Tuesday in April, the
same as formerly.
Tho committee to whom the petitions
for prohibition Liquor Law were refer
red, have made report averse to such a
law.
We have been looking to see some ac-
ton increasing the pay for legal advertis-
ing. What has become of the commit
tee appointed to bring this matter before
the legislatures