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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Madame Anna Bishop was married in London on the
goth ult, to Martin shultz, Of New York, slB}
Stephen Masset has been very successful at Richmond
congressional candidate in the fourth district Of Virginia
Hon Thos. J. Barr Of New York, Capt L. c. Easton,
U. s. A., and John Nugent esq, of California, are at
Willards' Hotel.
Thomas e. Mcagher, esq. present and made a
speech at the sixth anniversary of the Charleston g. CO.
"Meaghcr Guards"
Gen. NcClan, veteran soldier of the of 1872
moved the veil and Free Masons apron from the bust Of
General Jackson at the Memphis celebration.
DIR. Thomas Holly Chiyers, writer of considerable
southern celebrity, died of dropsy at Decatur Ga the
18th ut.
White, the artist is at Paris completing the picture of
Washington Resgning his Commission, ordered by
the State of Maryland.
J. II. Mchon, French Catholic priest has written
brilliant pamphlet urging the permanent removal of the
Pope to jerusalem the cradle of the Christian religion
Deacon Adam Poe, son of Andrew Poe, who had the
famous hand- hand battle with the Indian Big Foot
and cousin TO Edgar Poe, the poet died last Wednes
day at Ravcnna, Ohio.
Sherwood G. Parish, clerk of the Planters Hotel at
Raleigh N. c., was killed with bowie knife on the
18th inst, by Erastus Hogg whom he was attacking in
the dining Of the house. while the boarders at
supper,
Lawrence Labres, esq of the editors Of the New
York Sunday Atlas and formerly editor of the Rover the
Columbian Magazine and other periodicals, died on
Thursday, at his late residence in Hoboksn IN the 4fth
year of his age.
Governor Morgan, of New York, is the first State
utive to out publicly against the lobby influence in
the legislative halls. lie threatens that he will veto
every bill that he suspects has been passed through lobby
opportunities and nowhere more bills passed than
in Albany.
Sam Jones' the Seminole chief, Is dead and Tiger Tail
has been appointed In his stead The latter expresses
desire to remain in Florida and Ia willing comply with
anything the government may require of him. but asserts
that unless compelled he viii not 20 West.
Bishop Early is at his home in Lynchbug Va recoy-
eng from attack Of bilious fever, caused by the
malaria of the vast western swamps through which he
passed in his recent Episcopal tour. His intellectual
Ntgor continues undated and it Is pleasant to hear the
clear ring of his voice in animated conversation
Mr. Murphy, says the Illustrated News of the World,
may fairly take rank rs the chess-champon of the
Old World well as the New, No Engfishman Is found
to do him battle and every foreigner Of note has now
With the exception of Der Lula fallen easy prey to the
youthful sopagcror 1t is question whether he be not
The fpest pay to gh6 the World has yet given birth
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TeIranApu 10 ouBA.AThe Savannah News says the
work Of suspendug the telegraph wire which is to
Cuba to the United States was commenced in this
city recently under the personal direction OF Mr. A.
Kennedy the energetic superintendent OF the Cuba and
United States Sub Marine and Territorial Magnetic Tele-
cfhpl Company Substantial square, sawed poles have
been planted through Bay street thence 70 the line Of
the savannah Albany, and Gulf railroad along which
Tho wire is to and understand that the poles are
now being distributed along The whole route through
Southwestern Georgia and Florida 20 Fernapdna from
which point the line will extend TO Cedar Keys thence BY
sub.marine cable TO Key West and Havana We under
oaud that all the materials are ready and that The work
of constructing The line from ssyqnnah 10 enandnals 70
be pushed forward without delay 10 the commercial
interests of The country this line of telegraph when COM
pIcted to Hawps viii be Of great importance nM
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A NEW BusrNTss Mr. Harrison, of Key West has
Gently opened establishment in which he puts up turtle
sap caipee caipah, aud stcck for soup in Dramatically
scaled cans which mag be transported to any distance
Saen ship stores long voyages remaining in per-
fe9Gy goo condition for great length of time This
will be good substitute for the unhappy turtles which
we 50 often lying passyey their backs, with their
ppers pinened to their sides signing and pining for
their native element, with green and yellow melan
cholv'' pajnful TO contemplate. -.
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WEsr FLoRIpA ANNEXATION, 40 ALABAMA, THE West
Florida journals strongly advocating the annexation
their section of country to Alabama. The matter has
gone so far that Alabama has appointed Mr., q. T. Vel
verton to negotiate he WILL either by purchase
sion for the annexation West Florida has several
sons for this movement but the chief is that the railroad
system may be extended without restraint inn
posed by East Florida which has preponderance of
power in the legislature
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TIM CoorEs IN CupA.--A gentleman If Intelligence
who recently visited Cuba give rad picture OF s coils
and suferngs which the cody slaves subjected
They haze rothng like the capa,y of the negro for la
Dor and endurance sud yet tho tasks imposed
upon them. When not engaged i. the field, they herd
Unfortunately men, women, and children-i6 hpts
With DO scmblance Of family ties OF obligations. Suicide
Is common among them, sometimes ten or a dozen
hanging themselves at Cine. No provision is made for
their return to their native land from which they have
been begued and their masters, having interest n
them except get the greatest amount Of work possible
out them during ther period of apprenticeship, heap
upon them ap amount Of labor that breaks them
down. and often carries them to the gfaye0swVo Times
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WASHINGTON CITY.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1859.
business Notice.

"A Che buness OF 81 lhs proposed
change tens wn b conducted strictly cash baEs al
aRefea Of Subscriptions for the Vnon dscon
taed No payments should Agcnis auer THIS date
ospt Iipsconb ~ whai4 &uhOrsedn colecton
In Delaware Mar and, and Virginia.
WAsa1seIuz, March rs, Is5s.-u
me foregoing notice toneiude any orcoee
employed M this ciy but
those only performed such service 10 other part Of The
country. Ap III
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CINCINNATI MugioipAL EXPENSES The Mpnlsfpal ex-
penses of the city of Cincinnati for the last year amount
ed TO $500 900 The largest items are, sl60 900 for in
crest on city bonds s67 900 for police s7T553 for fire
srsrtmcnt $50 900 for lighting, and s26 ia for clean
inr sffha.c ~. r Fl
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The SrEAkFR stated the busipes first in order to be
the motion Of Mr. Pgnlrs Of Missouri 10 suspend the
rules 70 enable him 70 introduce the following resou
NVA 81 1affrfgH tlaa aae saeaaaf w 5es ttaet 2
Received That during the ensuing two weeks shan be in ords
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THE OVERLAND ROUTES.

Several senators, in debating the location of the
Pacific railroad bill, have given it reason why
dent, or under his direction, that the case of the
overland mail proved how much such power might
be abused. They assume that it ought to have been
located through the South Pass, Salt Lake, Carson's
Valley &c. Now, let us look at facts. The Post
master General put semi-weekly mail on the Mem
pills. St. Louis and I'll Paso route, and a weekly one
on the South Pass aud Salt Lake route. The service
started on both and also on the Albuquerque Both
parallel route. Now, which of the three on actual
experiment and trial has proved to be the best?
Before they started it was in some degree matter
of conjecture. Since they have been tried now
many months il has been reduced to actual knowledge
and certainty
The mail on the Albuquerque OF 35th parallel
route has never gone through at all. In fact 1t
weather, one or both, in all probability, have de-
sroyed tho whole party. How is it between the
South Pass and the III Paso service? The latter has
been in constant and regular operation fulfilling the
expectations of all its friends aud advocates. The
former OF Salt Lake route, has been suspended and
brought TO dead stand for the last six weeks.
Every candid man who will look at the subject can
and must now see and know that the Postmaster
General did select the route best calculated to give
the most regular and uniform service at all seasons
of the year, That no one shall hereafter doubt or
affect to doubt this subject, we publish the fol-
Iovin Sccount of the sufferings and disasters on
the sCath Pass and Salt Lake route. 1t furnishes
the fullest yindicaton Of the action of the admins
tration.
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The most valuable span OF horses In the United States
- owned By Com Vanderbilt, of New York.
Is said TO Iorses. They cost him 81 900, and
They are matched a. N@~n.
he has been offered 50 900 for 49,.
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TERRIBLE WEATHER ON THE PLAINS--A GREAT
SNOW SToRA--DRIFTS TEN FEET DEEP-SUF-
FERING OF A MAIL PARTY--SEyERAL FROZEN
TO DEATH ~ 81
The Western Platte Blo) Argus, Of the th insiaist
has obtained from Mr.. John NJ. Guthrie the suhjoned
particulars of the great storm the plains, already
briefly mentioned by telegraph. itI
Mr. g. left Salt Lake city the 9th November, with
the mail on packed animals, in company with q. A.
Beardy of New York 1t had been showing for seven
eight days before Mr. G. left the valley. The was
from to six feet deep 10 the Big Mountains and they
had 70 tramp the 20 pass with their animals Sec
ond day the snow deep that the company got
lost and lay out ala night and the in charge of the
mail had their feet and hands frozen end their boots had
10 be cut of of their feet the next morning.
To third day they made Bridger at sunset and after
travelling about twenty miles got lost again, aud
compelled again to lay dqyn in the till morning.
Fourth day they made Big Sandy sation and left there
about two clock in the evening and travelled about
twenty miles wind blowing from the east. The stors
increased 10 prevent them FROM seeing FIVE feet be
fore them and compelled them again to lay mp. They
camped in hollow, and during the night drifted
on them 10 the depth OF three feet Here the whole
company almost iroEe Mr. g. states that his feet and
legs were so numb 10 be almost unable to stand up
The mail men, having no bedding, compelled to
walk around all night to keep from freezing
Fifth day left early In the morning eight
miles one Of the mail mems face and hands froze, and
the other was so a frozen TO be almost asleep Mr.
"a here finding that the men would Freeze took them OF
and made ~, I'm walk. They then tina. ano wen. pach
2s mileu 10 Big sau,.,y. The next day the winu
and they started In COMPANY with Mr. Ashton the mail
agent They reached the South Pass at dark Here the
wind raised agaiu-the being driited from five TO
zen feet deep and they again became lost For three OF
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These resolutions were laid over under the rule.
I. PRIVATE BILL DAY.

On motion by Mr. IVERS0N, the Senate proceeded to
consider the resolution submitted by Mr. BaIrR to
apart Friday and Saturday Of each week for the consider
alton of private bills ON the calendar. ~ a.. 4
The resolutions having been amended as to strike
out saturday, was agreed to in its amended form
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On motion by Mr.. JOHNSON of Tennessee the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of the resolution which
he Submitted some time SINCE directing the Committee
Finance to inquire into the eectual means of
reducing the expenses OF the government to econom
cal basis ~ Eew 4N ak NaqN N stt8sa AstF
Mr. GWIN moved to amend The resolution by striking
out the Committed nance and inserting select COM
mittce - - = -ls. - ri =. ~ s.s -
Mr.. SIMMONS hoped that motion would prevail. The
senator from Tennessee had been aborng for this object
for the past fourteen years and had been able
psh very little; and he ought to have some, help The
expenditures of the government so on increasing every
year and he had no doubt bat that the appointment Of
aselect committee, with the senator nom cnnessee at
f head would proveiof some eservicc Infringing about
the desired reform He alluded also TO Che postal sys
tom Some complaints were made because It was not
selfsustainng and the department called oh for rec
concentrations on the subject and what does the Post
master Genefl SOY - rcpIyf Instead p accommodating
an increase on the eVsapcr postage Whole tho rates die
merely nominal he recommends that the letter postage
Shall be Increased letter. now pay hundred times av
much postage printed matter aud tat branch Of the
service Is already self-sustaning and more too
After some further debate, 10 which Nessrs HUNTER
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RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED.

MIR. HALE submitted the following resolution for
sideration:
Refre That the Committee Public Baildngs
stured 10 inquire Into the practcab
strucng and enodeGg the tho northern portion
Capitol extension such that
tend TO the wall Of the building the end and ses
have the adv antnge Of windows and fresh @ sf
Mr.. CHESNUT submitted the following for consdcra-
ton s.5,, ~,
Resolved That the Secretary of the Senate he directed the
Court Claims to return the Senate the memorial and
Capt, ]. B, De TrevIic a82sss Ha@e
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On motion by Mr.. SHE Ids,

Resolved That the Committee Territories be requested to inquire
into the expency Of masing provision for and marking
that tho western boundary Of Minnesota which defined
by the natural hind marks he distance being supposed to be about
quatr appropriation purpose. ..,a Y
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On motion bv MI. THOMSON. of New Jersey.

Rsord Tint The Post Office and Post Roads be
directed inquire into the moy Of establishing route from
Bordencwn by way Georgetown, sykesyile Wghve and
Pontsvc Hown mills in the Of Darlington State Of New
Hare
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COMMODORE STEWART.

On motion by Mr.. HALE, the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of the joint resolution comforting the rank
Of senior flag officer the active service list of the Uni
ted States navy Capt Charles Stewart
Mt. DOOITILE inquired whether this joint resolution
proposed TO affect his pay or rank. -
MIR. HALE replied that it would not 1t would only
place him the active list instead Of being on the re
tired list
Mr.. DoOLlTILE then desired to know whether it
would interfere with the rank or pay of other command
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Mr.. HALE could not say as TO that. He hoped it
would but no not certain that it did In making
him senior officer it would give him the place which is
now occupied by one of the retiring board who ousted
him out of it, But the of the officers in the navy
have been changed The post captains wanted to be adj
mirls and at the last session Congress compromised
with them, and allowed them to be called flag officers
in virtue of which the Secretary of the Navy has author
lied them to have admals flag. He had understood
also that Of them had gone to the engravers and
had the word admiral placed on their cards which they
distributed In foreign ports, but not here at home
The joint resolution read third time and passed
following ~ ..L IALl.LM WV ~ D.
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esod That Secretary Treasury to the
fully his do Tho number of Amer
lean vessels which engaged directly In the pnmo trade on the
Of Africa the number Of their annually their
value their
deriyed by treasury the United
-ntg4
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Appropriate culoeies also delivered by Messrs
SHIELDS and DAVIS and, after the adoption Of tie
resolutions t''ate - es'as,-rl ~ ,tss' = 'y
The Senate adjourned
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NIHCELLANEOUS.
ID r o 20 8 Al 3.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Yards and Doeks, May 81, la5a,$

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Yards and Docks, May 81, 1889
SEALED PRoPosA AIS for each CLASS separately, en-
dorsed Proposals for class No. name the class)
for the Navy Yard at iname the yard,) will lie
received at this office until noon ON the aeth
day oil June next, for furnishing and delivering
At the several Navy Yards named, tho materials
and articles embraced in printed schedules which
wlll be furnished on application aud sent by mail,
III SO requested, To parsons desIr lug Ia offer To
contract Tor any or al of the classes named there
IN, by the commentaries of the seveTal Navy Yards,
Tor the classes for the yards undeC their command
or 10y the Navy Agent nearest thereto, or by the
bureau for any or all the yards.
ToPrer,at cosgnSios and mistakes in scaiisg the
Offers. bid tcH be recfir6d hfch contains classes
for more thdn sHs yard az one snr,toPe aud each
individual oI hrm must sign the bid and contact
Bidders are hereby cautioned and particularly no
tilted that their offers must be in the form herenaf
ter prescribed, aud lie led la time t. reach their
destination before the time expires for receiving
them; no bid fciH be considered schieh shall be re-
eetred otter tie period stated and aio,canee tri
be made for failures of tbs mail
To guard against offers being opcred before the
time appointed, bidders are requested to endorse
the envelope above the address, and draw line un-
der the endorsement, thus:
Proposals for Class NO. (nams the eIaSsl for IA,
Nary Yard AT IRaRe the ydTd.J' y,
TO the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks
Washington, ID. c. =
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ARRIYALS AT PRINCIPAL HOTELS

NATIONAL HOTEI.-W Joslin y Y: Mira
Hayman aid; u LIE Sur, Va; T. Bouz Pa: j Wells
Mei T. Gibbons, Pa; r. Johnson, ia: q Cubnnal >
Md L Drtnent. do; ID Richards, do: w TniI do.
Morse, Mas; G w FarT, Pa; Kindsey and In ~
%; Id = tray snd lady, do; Mrs MrarS pa. m a.
Mears and family Md; X RI Pitman, Va; " N,riI
and iady, Pa; Bailey. Ala; r Merryweather TsY
w hsrbert and lady. Mass i0N'
W!LLARDS' HOTEL.-G r Warm. lisa. A
Mitchell, ny; Duncan. Ill; C. r. Putnam Iowa:
Z hIng, NY: A II Moller, Paris: Dc al,
6Ieuse. Mexico; Col De Russey, USA; r Barker
DC; l. BOhusteIly and lady, NC; Mai Price
eSA; b Berkcly, Va; Martin Ny: I r.
motifs, Mo; LetchwOTth. Pa; r L. Cole rs
capt Jones, do; A Hitchcock, NY; L. William
BROMNS' HOTEL Baden, DC: I, HoE
man, NJ; Head, Md; Thomson /; Dr - !
hunardon, ia; DIR Budd, 40; A ColieIx Do.
a becklnson. do; q GIlmer, Md; II Trntou AMI
Iahy Mo; vi Todd and family, co; 6 c MoLtxom,T ~
Ia; Dlygs, Md: NJ CTlss, do; \ Il FlsveneiI %.
w LaHsTty, NJ; b p Poore, Mass: ! Room 20,
", Schuyler, do; q II DemOtt, do; q w elem
VI SpprED STATES H0TEL.-W l. Bogne. Va;
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and iamiiy, USN; d. HartweIl, Miss; c b Tebbs
ana SmiS, Va w Wilson, do; 6 w Wilson
Md, q 4 Merry, Ps; " Treadweli, CT; G b Hen
uerson, Mo ; Henderson. Iowa; y NewcOmbe do
klRkWOOD HOUSE.-A J Williamson nv
r l. Borryman, lSN; W NJ Gait D.: q NeJc,if
ND; ID Pecke; Ny; Brodbsrry III; w ~ did
Stnh. ny; L remington, MINI; III Il Jones' Ga: IT
Fisher. Va. "9' L
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Form OfOfer.

=, tHere uate the Otfer.D
!, here insert the name or names composing the
hrnD oil name the town. IN the State of (name the
state, hereby Offer to furnish under your advertise
ment dated ldate OF adyerhsament,) and subject to
schedule to which it refers, all the articles enbr
In Class No. name the cas. for the Navy Yard at
(here paste the printed class from the scheduIe
and opposite each aItlce set the Price and carry
out the amount In the columns for DOLL and cents
and foot up the aggregate amount of the bid for the
words,
propose as my agent here name the agent, ifOne
Is required by the schedule) for the supply under
place OF delivery and should my offer be accepted,
request the contract may be prepared and sent To
the Navy Agent at (name the lfOr signatures
and certificate. (H2re the bidder
and each member of the firm to signD
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1.-THE long contested and much controverted
LOber claim in New York, has at last been settled
by Comptroller Haws drawing his check for the
full amount Of the certificates held by the purcha
sers OF the property at the Sheria-s sale held i'm
the City Hall TO satisfy this Judgment The prin-
eipol OF the claim was SI99.9lO. and with the IN
terest added, the amount was S239COy
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IFAn excitement has been raised at Seymour
New Haven county, CT, by the elopement Of Ran
som Tomlison, late proprietor Of the Humphrey
House; with the wife Of David Bets the Postlnas-
ter OF Seymour TOmlinson is more than fifty
years Of age, is married and has family Mrs
Belts is thirty-six and has daughter aged fifteen
The intimacy Of the parties has been the .stovn
ak for some time
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u The citizens Of vicksburg held a mass meet
ing the 2lst instant to express the public sense
regarding the course of the late Convention in that
place in reference to the opening Of the slave
trade. Henry =. FoOte called the meeting to or
der. w. l.. Sharkey was President. Strong res
Oltions were passed. The Wing says:
The speeches OF Judge Sharkey, VIM c.
Smedes, Esq, Col. T. :. Martin, the Rev DIR
Marshall, and others, Were rapturOusly applauded.
which plainly showed that the popular heart was
with the conservative cause, in favor Of maj ntIning
the laws OF the land and respecting the rights of
humanity. rs well as against the Introduction Of
Guinea niggers to reduce the price of labor -;