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AN INFANT LEFT AT THE Howard ASYLUM.
The front door bell at the Howard Asylum
was violently rung ABOUT 81 O'Clock last
evening, and when the summons was an
swered, basket was found containing a
male infant, on whose clothes was pinned a
note addressed to the matron, Mrs. White,
in which the writer stated that she desired
Mrs. White to take good care Of the child
and she should receive the blessings Of the
mother; that she wanted it called Frederick
White; begged that it should not be sent to
Aims House, and that at some future day
the parents of the child should be known.
DR. Wilson was called in, who pronounced
the child of premature birth of three or
four days old, andis of the opinion that
the chances of its living are againstit.
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coRREo, 1oN.-Mr. Worrell desires us to
sav that he d id not say in his remarks before
tho noootino that"they had called on the Gas
Company for the last time" We kn0" ne
did not, and our manuscript does not say SO;
it was an error Of the printer. He also de-
sirea us to say that he did not say "tna'
when h, cs,led to pay Gas bill for his resi-
dence, and spoke of the high price, that ne
was told to q. ,hu1 it oi il you don't want
it," but he Ia \ heard that this remark had
been made 10 oEber consumers. Distinctly
stated that the t2ompany's officers had al
wavs treatsd him with the utmost respect,
&c.
We make the corrections cheerlully' DE-
cause we have no disposition TO mistate any
one.
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GREAT REDUCTION.
N. YORK LEDGER ONLY FOUR CENTS,
Do HkiRALD do do do
And all the We ekly Papers Only FOUR cts.
AT DAY BOOK BUILDING.

MEcgAtNIos BENEVOLENT SoC1ETY.-This
Associate held Its 5lst Anniversary meeting
on Thursda Y night, when the officers for the
present year were duly installed, as follows:
President Edward Delany.
Vice p .esia ent--Wm. S. Spratley.
Secretary. 7 G. Broughton.
7reasuyer-J. d. Ghiselin.
Acting Commit @e1W n; Calls, samuel d.
Hodges,G. Mayer ;, +" +. Ferguson ana Jonn
E. Doyle.
School Committee -Chas. s. Ailmand, Jas.
L.. Belote, Geo. Gro ger.
Steward, John d. Ghiselin was re appoint
ed to discharge the d, fi1es OF Steward
The Acting Commi &se then retired and
organized by electing S am uei Hodges ohair
man, and G. Mayer Assis an CHAIRMAN.
The Report of the Actin, committee for
the past year, containing an exhibit of the
receipts and expenditures Dur ing that period
and OF the funds and other pr 'pefty ol me
association, was read and Tecei yea. by inns
document, which we have been petni1teu TO
peruse, it appears that the at 'alrs OF the
Society have been judiciol asly ma nageo, ana
notwithstanding the heav Y calls o she reliet
fund the Society has &C, sumulatso a net
amount of real estate and took, Gle az OF all
liabilities, considerably up wards OF thlrty
thousand dollars
The calls on the relief FUND. Recognised py
the constitution, as establis heel within the
last ten years, are, LIST. To the families OF
deceased members, three tir aes She amouot
paid in as entrance fees and monthly dues
I'd. To sick members, six dol lars per week.
Sd. To orphans of decease, members TOR
schooling and relief. Each iemb on ms
election pays an entrance fee o the credit OF
his family, and at his decease paid over to
them together with the MONTH y duel' he has
paid in, three fold; the renal uing $50 goes
into the common fund as bonus. Inc
monthly contribution is fifty ce nts. The pre-
sent number of members is fort y, and it has
varied but little within the las 1t ten yearf.
The following statistics show that there is
no probability of the Societys ever beeom-
ing bankrupt:
Paid to Sick Members, camille g of Deceas-
ed Members and for schooling al Id relief OF
Orphans of Deceased Members, for the last
ten years:
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GREAT REDUCTION.
N. YORK LEDGER ONLY FOUR CENTS,
Do HERALD do do do
And all the Weekly Papers Only FOUR cts
AT DAY BOOK BUILDING.

GAs-We don't have reference to any re
cent occurrences in Nor folk, in this article,
but the Portsmouth reporter, backed by sew
eral correspondents, wishes to say word or
two about gas across the water. We opine
that none will so far venture upon our ere
dufity or so endanger their reputatit for
veracity as to deny that there are in Ports
mouth, as everywhere else, full supply of
that species OF the genus homo known as
"blowers,' who are decidedly gaseous, but
neither do we refer to them. We mean the
street gas lamps which were erected for the
purpose of lighting the city, but which, ow-
ing to the negectful or pseudo economical
80 irit OF the City Council, are subscribing
no useful purpose, but on the contrary are
decided nuisances, as will testify the many
who have experienced the effects OF unfortu-
nate collisions with these dark and silent
sentines When the sable curtain of night is
lowered over tn city, worse than heathen-
ish darkness prevails, and we are sure that
if the present Subscribing" City Council
would take this matter into consideration, land
"subscribe" something to the gas fund.-,
matter of general benetit, and not alone to the
favored feio,--we bespeak for their action
ananimity OF praise from the darkness-envel-
oped, mud surro apded denizens OF Ports
mouth. Petersburg, Norfolk, Richmond and
other cities and towns are paying tive, ten,
and fifteen thousand dollars per annum for
lighting their streets, and is Portsmouth City
so entirely bankrupt as not to be able to give
her people lighted streets?
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TuE WEATHER continues misty, drlssiy'
rainy ana frissly, and the Streets especlany
some of tn unpaved ones across the creek
are conseou, ,ntly ina muddy sloppy, boot
destroying, ,dress-besmearing, yellow lever
invoking, pestl ence-distributing condition.
siobt Of which o ught to be sufficient to melt
the hearts and co nsciences even OF the o'fee'
Committee. Oh, for the bright sunshine
onoo mare We in tend, if matters don
mend. to circulate a. petition for the estao-
lisbmant of c.,al lines on some of the thor
oughfares, a la venice
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The VoLUNTERRs.-As we have been ex-
pecting all along, there seems to be little
prospect of the speedy paying off of the vol
unteers who served at Charlestown. The
bill providing for their remuneration was
sent from the House of Delegates to the SEN
ate GA Thursday, but that body refused to
agree to certain stipulations OF the bill and
returned it to the House, which refused to
make any alteration, and again sent the bill
in to the Senate. Thus the matter rests and
there is no telling when the neeiful will be
forthcoming.
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GREAT REDUCTION.
N. YORK LEDGER ONLY FOUR CENTS,
DO HERALD do do 90
And all the Weekly Papers Only FOUR cts
AT DAY BOOK BUILDING.

A TEnprR THoUGHr.--Aro,lnd the idea
oaaot;on T. ;s +ba ftst aaar +ho,nh+
..-,.,,o1 .,,,,,, &C. 1,oa,tz -
.l1ae -,
-
Proioo'iu III p o'e'o'e ooi p'''lohs anu
our restiessiiess may leau Us lar from Tue
ooJect Oh our MA lofe' we may become
Wlld' heaastrohs anu angry at her coun-
sells or opposittoh put when death mas
stilled her monitory voice, and nothing
but calm memory remains to recapitulate
her virtues and good deeds, affection, like
a flower beaten to the ground by the
Storm. raises m ber head and smiles a
midst her Tears AROUND tiiat idea az we we
nave said' the mind leiings witn iona al
lection; and even II It be IN an early
period that our loss comes, and forces,
memory to be silent, yet fancy takes the
place of remembrance, and twines her
image with a. garland of graees and bea,l-
ties and virtues which. yas asant,nt dnnhti
tbot che nossassaa
70 rho y.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
MERCHANTS HOTEL NORFOLK,

John Smith, Jr., Proprietor.
Madame De Lame, Charleston, s c.; L A
Whiting and lady, Richmond, Va; Geo W
Kirkham, Petersburg; FL Charles, Steamer
Glen Cove; Charles V Hill, Currituck Coun-
ty, N c; G D Brum, j j Whitehurst, G II
Wilson, George j Martin, j W Thomas,
Virginia.
OCEAN HOUSE, PORTSMOUTH,
Capt. C. C. Bartling, Proprietor.
W H Griffin, L P Newman, M Roche,
Baltimore; G Anderson and wife, United
States Army; A Wynater, Philadelphia;
W Kelley, NJ Dykes. r W Taliaferro, B +
Ames, A H Wood, Virginia; W Riddick,
N G.
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pS,olt UG
An average of 1891 70 in period includ
mortality for that single year was more than
equivalent to that of all the others. AS the
average annual income of the Society will be
Gas it was previous to the burning of the
Hal, when the rents again begin to come
in from tbs Hall improvement, at least 81
600, it can meet all the relief calls that will
probably come against it, pay all contingent
expenses, and add $1,000 to 81 200 per an
mum to the capital Of the Society.
At the meeting on Monday night were de
cided the vexed questions hanging over the
vacant lot on Main street, 1.-THE site of the
Hall which was destroyed by fire on Sep
TENDER last) whether it should be improved.
leased or sold and whether if improved it
should be with a hall for exhibitions or with
out it. The Acting Committee to whom these
questions were finally referred, made verv
Intelligent and business-like report, showing
that suitable building could be erected to
contain an exhibition hall and chamber for
the meetings, in addition to three stores on
the ground floor, and be made an ornament
to the city, at less cost than plain building
with dwelling rooms over the stores, and
that it would pay better revenue than the
latter. Their facts and figures were conclu-
sive to the Society, and the plan of build
ing to include hall for exhibitions and
room for the Society was without further
debate adopted. The work will consequent
~ be commenced as soon as practicable, and
beautiful edifice will be added to the fine
architectural structures on our great city
tnoroughtare during the approaching sum
ner. Messrs. Lind & Murdoch, of Bati-
more, are the architects Herald.
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OCEAN HOUSE, PORTSMOUTH,
Auction Sales.
J. J. MOORE, Auct.
SALE OF DAMAGED GOODS AT THE
TORAGCO WAREHOUSE

SALE OF DAMAGED GOODS AT THE
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.
A T - o'clock, on WEDNESDAY, 18th in
N slant, cargo Of schr Magnolia, Capt Crow
ell, on voyage from Boston Wound TO city
Point and Richmond, sunk in Jam,' hlyer,
having been cut through by ice, brought inn
this port by wreckers, sold Tor account ot
whom it may concern, by recommendation Of
survey.
Cargo consisting in part of the following ar.
ticles
900 Boxes assorted Candles,
$40 Bolts Felt,
Bales Cotton Goods,
Gases Cloths,
c. uses Clothing ready made,
28 Ca sks Starch,
&c Ton = Plaster,
6 Bales Thread,
lbs Dozen Buckets,
Boxes Shoes,
Boxes 1'ea,
Hhds. Glass and Crockery Ware,
Is Bbls. Fish,
l Tobacco Press,
] Piano
Furniture consisting of Chairs, Bedsteads,
BureauX, Wardro beS, &c.
Terms, cash in Bankable Money.
F KEELING, Agent
MOORE & co,
Jan II Auctioneers.
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The BALTIMORE B. -, "a
that the George Peabody .on.oouonce WA
the Bay Line, and that in ora an Tnos.
shall have no boat from Baltim, Nv nov.
day morning, and that on Wednesa +ho
the Adelaide will resume her run on
line, and thus keep up the daily communica
ton between here and Baltimore.
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RELIGIOUS Rev. LEROY NJ. Lee,D d.
Presiding Elder of this district, will preach
in the Dinwiddie Street Methodist Episcopal
Church, Portsmouth, tomorrow Sunday
morning at III O'Clock.
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SERGEANT'S SALE,

SERGEANT'S SALE
DY VIRTUE of an order of Sale from the
ID County Court of Princess Anne, | shall
offer for sale at Public Auction at the Court
House door on TUESDAY the 18th inst, at
O'Clock. A. M, A valuable Gold Case Hunting
WATCH, to satisfy Sundry claims VS.. A Gar
rison. Terms Cash.
ia 7-td THOS. ] CORPREW, Serg't.
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j. j. MOORE & CO., Auct'r.
UNDER THE NATIONAL HOTEL.
$AUCTION SALES

A MOTHER lot of fine Jewelry such as Sets
n OF different kinds, and some of entire new
assortment OF Silver Hunting WATCHES,
with variety of Fancy Goods &c. Sales every
night until the entire Stock is disposed Of these
goods are sold without regard to cost, therefore
bargains may be expected.
FERGUSON 4 BEL0TEs
Sc 23--tf ALctioneerS
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Local IteYanS.

MAYORS Court, NoRFoLK-F. +. Ferg"-
son, Presiding.
PUNrsHED.-Bill, slave of William l..
Walters, and Nat, a slave of w R Rowe,
were brought before the Mayor this morn
ing, charged with behaving in a disorder
ly manner in the street. Bill was ordered
fifteen lashes and Nat ten lashes.
MAYORS Court, PORTSMOUTH,. s. White
Presiding.
The morals of our sister city have improv
ed wonderfully, as to-day for the fourth
morning, there was not single case before
this tribunal of justice.
DREADFUL ACcInENT.-This morning about
eight o'clock, most distressing accident &C.
cured at the residence of Mr.. .Stephea FL
lott, on Church street. 1t appears from
what we can learn, that the cook left the
kitchen fer the purpose of going to market,
leaving behind her three small children
playing ON the floor near the fire. A short
time after she had left, screams were heard as
proceeding from the kitchen, and ON sew
era persons entering therein, found one of
the children, about three years of age,
burnt to crisp, and the other two children
IN danger of meeting VITA the same fate.
F1RE.--The alarm of fire was sounded by the
watchmen and the various fire bells in the
city, about quarter past one this morning.
The alarm proceeded from the partial burning
of a wood house the premises of Mr. w A.
o Cole ON Avon street. The tiremen we've out
but did not reach the fire, having gone in an
ether direction. The flames speedily eX-
tinguished by number of gentlemen who had
collected from the neighborhood, and perhaps,
a destructive fire prevented There were two
goats and kid in the house at the time the
kid was slightly singed but the goats were very
badly burned. Mr.. Cole desires us to tender
his thanks to the getlemel. " no so kindly as
sisted hinl.
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FOR RENT FOR 1850

49,. N'sSe No. 3, next to tie one oc-
EEiiI cupied by III. ,.ntsP. sbelvinp ana
Ez.sl very good order--co,, q tenant. Just
otner hxings all ready to receive "ent cheap
s walk IN and hang up your hat L.
enough to good tenant Call on
NC 20 JAS. Z. JONES
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HOUSE IN PORTSMOUTH
Mr.. e. GURNEY

HAVING made arrangements TO remai, g.,
H the present with '"i
r. w. SNABURY'S SONS
30 Ut A ND S EDEALE
No. 10 MARKET SQUARE,
Win be pleased to see tie friends and nat,on.
of Quincy Y Co., extend their trade to tha
house with which he is now stopping. fee,ing
assured thatthey will be pleased with the char.
acter OF the goods and the liberal mode of dnaI
ing of the Messrs. Seaburys. Persons desirino
to see me personally, will please mention theiGS
wish II should not happen to be in the frnr
49, " ~ "' my are III ia 10
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new wholesale Grocery and Pro
,.,p vision Store.

raGttod n isl IG sI ED having taken and
formerly occupied by E Bell g. Co, offer s,'t tn
sae trade of Norfolk and vicinity, the hest
OF groceries and Provisions, which thew are
constantly SiI ny receiving fresh by the Steamers,
tha ne eholcest Goshen Butter direct from
state sta and Pine Apple Cheese, No. new Lard
5altlmore Sugar Cured and Western Ham
SS i and Sides, Beef Hams, Rump and
o meSS Fofk, NO; | Mackerel, Potatoes, Apples
1Welch's premium and other brands of Famjly
ftour IN barrels and sacks. An of which are
OF superior quality and will be sold at the very
LOWEST cash prices. SOUR Motto is quick sales
our customers BLAKE SE GRIGGS,
ue 81 No. 2, Commercial Row,
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Hymn books, Song Books,
Novels, School Books,
Blank Books, Stationery, Sc, &c.
Those i'll want Of any of the remaining stock,
will do we'll 10 call early, as the stock will be
sold out cheap. Merchants wanting BLANK
BOOKS can get great bargains. The Auction
Sales will commence in the course of week or
so, as soon as the goods can be arranged. de Ia
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KIND LING WOOD SAL WE'D AND gpTJT1 p,
MACHINERY -

GN7HITE LINEN H'DEEES-Ladias
w White Linen H'dkfs at 64 cts. At No i
Market Square.
de II 7 OWENS.
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AUCTION SALE
lOCK OF BOOKS.

STATIONERY, &c,
AT AUCTION.
FsNhE PROPRIETOR of No. 81, East Main
4 street, having determined to make change
in his business, offers his entire Stock for sale
at Auction, or at private sale below cost. The
Stock on hand to be closed out, consists of
Standard Works,
Poems,
Miscellaneous Books,
ID IA
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SMOKING TOBACCO.
A MOTHER lot OF that celebrated and sure-
"A rior Smoking Tobacco ''Billy Bowlegs's
just received and for sale by
de 80 DELK 4. LINDSEY
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SILKS AT THE BEE HIVE
CLOAEkS AT THE BEE HIVE
w nave made a great reduction in sinks
w and Closks from this day forward,
All in want of Silks and Cloaks can sa,e
money by calling at tne BEE HIVE
de "a IS Main street
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| NO ~ f.
| JUST OPENED AT MCCANN'S
| CHEAP SHOE STORE
| 100 Cases of Ladies, Gents and Cha
| n drens BOOTS, SHOES and CATERS.
@@ Also a large assortment of Servant
Shoes which l will sell low at wholesale
'tail, as they must be sold by the first OF
or h. Don't forget the place,
January. THOMAS MCCAIN,
al Main street.
Opposite Jobnson's Hall,
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INSTRUCTION On PIANO.

TO YOUNG MEN.
YOUNG MEN DESIRING TO OBTAIN A
THOROUGH PRACTICAL BUSINESS
EDUCATION IN THE SHORTEST
POSSIBLE TINE,
A ND AT THE LEAST expense. are now
N lat the beginning of another year) offered
every advantage and facility at the NORFOLK
COMMERCIAL INSTITUTE, JOHNsON's
HALL. The improvement OF students in
Penmanship and Book Keeping, always open
to the inspection of visitors. Hours of IN
struction from in the morning to 10 at night.
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THs551 A Brick House on Bermuda near East
HHsM street 1t has two large Rooms aud a pas.
sG4.X- sage below. Also close back Porch
There is good Garden Lot to the house AID
ply to f
de 29-tf g4HHAun
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ELVED Az

fS7;4 Two desirable Stores under the ODD
k7iil Fellows Hall, one occupied now by ] j
EAsV Tompkins Esqr., as a Furniture Store
ana the one occupied by Mrs. Dannanbure
Millinery. Possession given Jan. LIST $50, An
ply to E. T. SUMMERS, President, Or
no 23.tf j 4 REDMOND. Trs
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d.
s AsiH4I
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-10

AssembIyman Curtis, of this county, has
made two unsuccessful attempts to have the
Legislature agree to an early adjournment.
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A number of Chicago babies were lately
baptised with water brought from the river
Jordan-warranted genuine.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-10

A BELL FOR SAN FRANCIsCO.-A recent
number of the Illustrated London Ne,cs con-
tains pictorial description of the casting OF
great steel bell for San Francisco, at the
works of Naylor, Vickers & Co., Sheffield.
The weight of the casting was 1924 pounds;
its dimensions, feet 3 inches high, feet
2 inches in diameter at the mouth. The
thickness of what is called the sound bow,
where the clapper strikes, is Al inches. The
bell is to be used as fire alarm. Steel was
used in making it, because it is considerably
cheaper than 'bell metal" and, being also
stronger, smaller weight sufices for any
required result.
The hydraulic press., 1860-03-10

The pine forests of the Southern States
yield annually lumber, resin, pitch and tur
teen million dollars; those of North Caroli-
Ma alone yield more than ten million, yearly,
just for what tar, pitch and turpentine are
exported. These facts indicate the prospect
i've value of the unrivalled pine forests of
the Pacific, though great inroads are already
being made into the forests of the Sierra
Nevada for the supply of mining wants.
Tunnels, fumes and sluices consume timber
with astonishing speed.
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A New HERo.-America has new hero.
Heenan, famliarly called the "Benecia Boy,
n fistc warrior who fights for love and
money-Heenan, who stands six feet two in
his socks, who is happy in being connubially
bound to the fair Adah Menkeh, actress and
poet, and more happy in the affections of
his countrymen-Heenan is the new ''man,"
upon whom are fixed the eyes of two great
nations. He has gone across the Atlantic
ocean to prove himself the Etchampien Of
America" by overcoming Sayres, the pugil-
istic sovereign of Britain. Not only Young
America delights in our muscular hero, but
his sayings and doipgs are eagerly chroniced
by the most digniied Journals for the edifi-
cation of adult admirers, and his name is
lisped by the fair tenants Of drawing rooms
in whose bosoms rankles a secret envy of
the fortunate Menken. We shudder to think
that one blow from Sayre may topple this
new hero from his pedestal, and few more
send him back with bruised "mug" to ro-
mantle Adah, who POLITICALLY sighs
Come back to me! my life is young
My soul is scarcely on her way,
Andall the starry songs she sung
Are preludes to a grander lay
Come back to me!
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The Calaveras Chronicle tells of lecturer
at Lancha Plana who said, that when he was
boy he used to walk four miles to school
and four miles back again, through snow
four feet deep, in the City Of Ns~ Orted"s
There has been remarkable change OF Gle
mate at the Crescent City since that timel
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TICE.
GOLDIERS, TRANSFERS, SAILORS, Tor their
owidows orphan children.) who served in any
Wars Battles either in California or elsewhere pr
to Maroh Sd. 1855 their children who were un-
der 81 years at that date sailors who served the
coast of California In the Mexican war, will do well to
address Claims that have been rejected in the
hands of other agents. have been successfully obtained
by Agents acting for us lbcrally paid Land war
rants bought and sold to order, and all business
quiring an agent at Washington attended to.
r. B. LLOYD CO..
Attorneys for Claims. Pensions Bounty Land &c.
Reference to any of the heads of Departments.
jan 2S low
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Spiritual manifestations have lately been
rappers-strange to say-lately made noise
enough to attract the attention of police-
man, and so prevent aburglary. In another
instance they turned the gas on in q sleep
ing mans bedroom, and awoke him to the
care of his treasures.
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A NEW IDEA IN NATIONAL DEFENCEs.-The
year 1859 will be known in British history
as the era of a national fright equal to that
which is linked with the name of the Span
ish Armada. Bat brother Bulls fear of
French invasion led to the organization of
volunteer military force in imitation of the
American system, and more recently to the
establishment of naval reserUe force, which
is decided novelty. 1t is composed of
healthy Britains not over thirty-fve years
old, with five years previous experience at
sea, who are required to attend seaman's
drill during twenty-eight days in each year
and are entitled to receive about forty dol
lars per annum, payable quarterly, and
pension of not less than sixty dollars per
annum whenever they become incapacitated
from earning their livelihood or attain the
age of sixty years. When on drill they re-
ceive the same pay, victualling and allow
ances as seamen of the feet, besides having
their expenses paid to and from the place of
drill; and in case of being called to service
are put upon precisely the same footing, in
all respects, as the regular seamen of the
Navy.