davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25

AN ACT making appropriations for the supno,t of
me Military Academy for the year ending lie thir.
letll OF June, eighteen hundred and sixty.three
Be u enacted by the senate and house of renre-
sentatiyes of the United States of America in con
gresS assembled That the following sums be and the
same are herehy appropriated, out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the SIM
port OF the Military Academy for the wear ending
three an" si@>'y
For pay of officers instructors, cadets and NIL
slclans, one hundred thousand dollars
FCr communication of subsistence four thousand
one hundred and siNty-one dollars.
For forage for oficersi horses one Thousand four
hundred and forty dollars
sixty dollars ~ 0''''' 'ei '""'''
For current and ordinary expenses as follows
repairs ana improvements, fuel and apparatus, TO-
clerks, miscellaneous and incidental expenses, and
departments ofinstructon, thirty-tive thousand dol
lars.
For gradual increase and expense of library, one
thousand dollars.
For expenses of the board of visitors, one thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For forage of artillery and cavalry horses, five
thousand dollars.
For supplying horses for artillery and cavalry
practice, one thousand dollars
For repairs of officers quarters one thousand five
hundred dollars.
For targets and batteries for artillery exercise
one hundred and fifty dollars.
For furniture for hospital for cadets, one hundred
dollars W Ni'U
For annual repairs of gas pipes and retorts. three
hundred dollars S' ''''
For warming apparatus or academic and otIer
buildings, three thousand dollars
dollars -'' 0"o 'nous"nu
Forlatrines at cadets camp ground, one Thousand
dollars o '' '"e '"Ous"hu
Approved, February 10, 1862,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25
dMorttster 4aiIp SPY
woree.ter E.ost onlee-wlnter ArrangenaeIt.


Malls Close as follows:
Northern Worcester County, Vermont and New Hamp-
hire via Worcester Nashua Railroad, at 500 and
are due at 100 p. n.
Fitchburg Lancaster Leominster, West Boylston Oak
dale Clinton, Lowell and Nashua, n. H., at SEQ
and $50 p m. and are due at Sis g. M. and zoe p M
s.l5 m.
City Of Boston $50 and SEQ a. M 2.45, and 500 p m.
and are que at SIS a MI $50 and ~ p; m: ,5.s,.
ehusetts-9o0 NJ and s.OOp. m; and are due st BIS
am, $3.50 and 100 p. m.
Rhode Island-tExcep towns the Worcester and
Providence Rairoad) $50 m, and $3.50 p m and are
due at $40 a. m, and $50 p. m. an
Way Nail on Providence and Worcester Railroad J 20
Western-lAll towns in Massachusetts, West Of Wor
cester) Sis a. M and are due at ?; m ..,o =,
Albany, western New York and western Statesl olo
a. M and 245 D. IN. and due at $50 and lO45 p IN
Springfield SIS and 245 p m; and are Que at 94u
Hartford All ali Connecticut Except windham and New
London counties SIS a NJ and IS p m; and are due
Towns on line Of Norwich and Worcester Railroad and
New London and Windham County, Conn, 1890 a m
New York city and Southern States. 80 a. m and at
2.45 and Is and due at 430 a. M and at so
and 10 IS m.
Barre, Barre Plains, Petersham, Paxton Dana, North
p. m.
Holden, Rutland, North Rutland, Hubbardston Cold.
leicester rs a. m and 80 M, and are due at 500
Millbury, and West Millbury, $50 a. M, and $50 p M.
and are Que at 8 ~ q. m, and 6.9e p. m,
shrewsbury. BIS p. M, and is due at 500 a.
Grafton New England Village, and Cordaville, $50
N and are due at $50 p m.
birmingham, South birmingham. Hopkinton, Ashland.
Woodvlle Westboro, Northboro, Southboro Corda.
Viiie and Grafton As p m and are due at BIS
and 500 p. M; and due at 9l5 a. m. ana 100 D. M
mail for New York and Boston and beyond is closed
at TINS office on Sunday at 90 o'clock D. m.
otce hours from q. m, to 500 p. Sundays from
l4io 10 IL 4O D. m. j. NJ. EARLE p II.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25

eighteen hundred and twenty.eight, and seventh
June, eighteen hundred and thirtytwo twenty-five
thousand dollars.
For pensions TO widows of those who served in
the revolutionary under the third section of the
act of fourth July, eighteen hundred and thirysiN.
the acts of seventh July, eighteen hundred and thr
ty-eight, third March, eighteen hundred and forty
three, seventeenth june eighteen hundred and for
ty-four. second February and twenty ninth July,
eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and second sec.
ton act of third February, eighteen hundred and
fifty-thTee, two hundred thousand dollars
For pensions TO widows and orphans. under first
section act fourth july eighteen hundred and thirty
six, act of twenty-frst July. eighteen hundred and
forty-eight, first section act of third February,
eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and act third
June, eighteen hundred and fifty eight, three hun
bred and forty thousand dollars
rnavy invalid pensions, forty-iye thousand do
lars.
For navy pensions TO widows and orphans, under
act of eleventh August, eighteen hundred and forty
eight, two hundred thousand dollars
For privateer invalid pensions, six hundred dol
lars Provided, That no pension shall be paid un-
der this act to any person who has been engaged in
the present rebellion against the government of the
States who has in any way given aid and comfort
to those engaged in the rebellion.
Approved, January S, 1862.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25
Stem {}orh Aotertlsemnlts
E7HE PARKHURST BURRTNG MA.

fEEHE PARKHURST BURRING MA.
= CIlINE.-The Letters Patent originally issued TO
stephen Parkhurst, May lS45 tor the Burring Ma
chine, was on the 18th day OF April, 1853 extended for
seven years from and after the LIST day of May 1859
The undersigned sole owners OF sale extended
term, and person party has right maxi,
sefi the machine without right derived from And,
in order that there may be no misunderstanding,
hereby give notice that right the exclusive
joyment Of sad invention will be protected by every
proper legal means. and sill persons Who make sell
use these machines, without right from US will b
promptly prosecuted damage $50 machine, and
injunctions to restrain them nom further
As the Atlas Manufacturing COMPANY have license
to manufacture said machines 203 Center street.
in the city OF New York, where is for
uiactur5rs to get them, here be aatiue apology
for arrangements anon our rights
Mr.. :. H. PaIKHU RSI is the Agent OF the Atlas Man
utacturng Company, aud is generally in attendance at
their Office FRANCIS MORRIS,
CHARLES y BULKLEY,
n23 d3n* R0BT. w. RUSSELL.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25


AN ACT to authorize the president of the United
States in certain cases to take possession of rail
road and telegraph lines, and for other purposes
BE II enacted by the senate and house ofrepresent-
atiyes of the United States of America in congress
assembled, That the president of the United States
when in his Judgment the public safety may require
it, be and he is hereby authorized to take possession
ofany or all the telegraph lines in the United States
their Offices and apurtenances TO take possession of
any or all the railroad liues in the United States
their rolling stock, their Offices, shops buildings
and all their APPENDICES and appurt enances: TO pTe
scribe rules and regulations for the holding using
and maintaining ofhe aforesaid telegram and raj
road lines, and to extend, repair and complefe The
same in the manner most conducive to The sS fetv
and interest ofthe government; to place under mill
lary control all the officers, agents, and EMPLOYEES
belonging to the telegraph and railroad lines inns
laken possession OF by the PRESIDENT SO that tbey
snail be considered as post road and part of the
military establishment of the United STATES snbect
cles of war. 1' u u
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That INV n,
tempt by any party or parties whomsOever in any
state or district in which the laws OF the Iinited
States are opposed, or the execution thereof oh
Strucea by insurgents and rebels against the United
States, TOO powerful TO be suppressed by the ordinn
ry course OF judicial proceedings 10 resist or inter
1ere with the unresrained use by government ofthe
property described in the preceding section or any
attempt to inure destroy the property aforesaid
shall be punished as a military offence. by death or
such other penalty as court-martial may impose
Sec B. And be it further enacted, That three com.
mssioners shall be appointed by the president of the
United States, by and with the advice and consent
OF the senate to assess and determine the damages
suffered, or the compensation to which any railroad
or telegraph company may be entitled by reason of
the railroad or telegraph line being seized and nsed
under the authority conferred by this act and their
award shall be submitted to congress for their
action. avn
Sec A. And be il further enacted, That fine trans
portation of troops, munitions of war eouin
mens, military property and stores, Throughout Tie
United States, shall be under the immediate control
and supervision of the secretary of war and sucb
agents as he may appoint; and all rules regulations
articles, usages and laws in conflict with tls provi
sion are hereby annued - W.
Sec. 8. And be il further enacted, That tbe co,r-
pensation Of each of the commissioners aforesaid
shall be eight dollars per day while in actual Scr
wee; ana that the provisions of this act so far MS
IL relates TO the operating and using said raroads
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25
[PUBLIo-No. 10.l

AN ACT amending the provisions of the second
section of the act of January twenty-fourth
eighteen hundred and ftty-seven, enforcing the
attendance of witnesses before committees of Ell
theT house of congress.
BE it enacted by the senate and house of repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in con
gress assembled That the provisions of the second
section of the act entitled "An act more efectually
to enforce the attendance of witnesses on the sum-
mons of either house of congress, and to compel
them to discover testimony approved January
twentytourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven be
amended, altered, and repealed, so as to read as
follows: That the testimony OF a witness examined
and teStltying before either house of congress or
any committee of either house of congress, shall
not be used as evidence in any criminal pro-
ceeding against such witness in any court of
justice: Provided, however, that no Official pa
per or record, produced by such witnesses on
such examination, shall be held or taken to be in
Guided within the privilege of said evidence so to
protect such witness from any criminal proceeding
as aforesaid and no witness shall hereafter be al
allowed to refuse to testify to any fact or to pro.
duce any paper touching which he shall be examin-
ed by either house of congress, or any committee
of either house, for the that his testimony
touching such fact the production of such
paper, may tend to disgrace him otherwise render
him infamous: provided, that nothing in this act
shall be construed to exempt any witness from pros
ecution and punishment for perjury committed by
him in testitying aforesaid.
Approved, JAM "a, 1861.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25
4aIiroaOs
Tssa.7sas7-zss.a BOSTON & WORCESTER
1z-s.sss-s-5-=i a6iILROAD. WINTER ARRAN0k
=-s-z-----L-5--- NEWT commencing MONDAY, Nov. lS


4s.ss=ss-ss 5-;:aS iILROAD. - WINTER ARRAHGE
::E;z-----r-z---RENT commencing MONDAY Nov IS,
PASSENGER TRAINS ieave for Boston. as follows:
49, LIS Exp p m e The s46 a. sE a and 4So = R
trans start from the upper all Others from the Lower
Grafton, M Ices q. m. 42O D. N
Westooro, IS9 i0.l7 a. M, 4.32 pm
Milford, 7iO, 9.45 a. M. 4l0 p. N
Morthboro', 7, a m. 400 ,.
birmingham; 500 Exp, O5, 10 40 a. e.
Xatick, ' 7.is SIS SIS f II g. a. a. M co. s5pm
S sT9nylI Io, $50 E q m i2t5 p m
YES! SeSt9n Y y 7 III Il 8a8, s12. llas wor m
BfSosRe g. $50 wednSsdiys v, at lo2
70 ~ ooV 10 NJ On sunday $50 m, and l2l5 and
In connection with trains on Charles River Branch
si 81 IN ease OF severe snow storm, the evening
TRAINS leave Boston, as follows
For New York, VIA Springfield, $50 Exp Exp,
New YORK, via Norwich, $50 Exp. p. III.
Albany, 7.O0S.SO Exp. a m. lis ESP PM
wqreester; a 100 S.aU Ezp. M IS Zoo Exp AIS,
Millbary, $50 m. rs p. IN. - p ~
Grafton, 100 a. M LIS, AIS p. Also, Mondays at
,WestboIoi 200 a. m, LIS, AIS, $50 Ex p n. Also,
COrdaviile 100 m. LIS, AIS m. Also, Mondays at
Ashland, 100 LIS, AS p. m. Also Mondays at
Milford 100 a. m. LIS, AIS p. m.
Northboro', LIS, AIS D. u
Marlboro, lis, AIS 0, m.
birmingham. 100, S 80 Exp. g. m 10 LIS . Exn4l5
$50 Exp, 500, exp m. Also Mondays at II n M -''
Nstick, 90, $3.50 am. u, LIS, AIS, 545 PIN. Also
Mondays * IL p. m '
Saxonville, $50 a. m, 545 D. m.
Newton. lac Wor., s. $50 a. NJ r. LIS wor 45 Ais
545, 645, 9l5 IN. Also, Mondays and Wednesdays at
II p.
Brookline, Y 90 $50, *9 co. II a. M *l2l5 80 IS
S. l. $50, lO45 p. On Sundays 10 m r. As and IS
NJ. only. "
~ New York Sunday Mail Train al $50 .. m Ex-
press Trains stop only at birmingham.
sin connection with Trains Charles River Branch
Z. +. PHILLIPS, Stunt
Boston, Nov 70. 1851 dit apT
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25
TPURTIC-No II I

AN ACT authorizing increase of the clerical
force in the War and Navy Departments.
Be it enacted by the senate and house of repreSen-
tatYes of the United States OF America in congress
assembled, That in addition to the clerical and 9TH
er force now authorized by law in the war depart
ment as its bureaus, the secretary of war hereby
t authorizea 10 appoint as follows IN the ONCE OF
the Office of the adjutant. general, eighteen clerks
of class one and one messenger; in the office Of the
surgeon-general two clerks of class one and one
laborer; in the office of the paymaster-general,
eight clerks OF class one, and one messengers in the
Office of the chief OF engineers, clerk of class
one; in the office of the chief of ordnance three
clerks of class one in the office of the commissarv
general, three clerks of class one, and one laborer
And the Acknowledgement is authorized to employ in
his office any number, not exceeding ten of non
commissioned officers, to be selected by him from
the army, i'll addition TO his present clerical force
rotary ofthe navy be authorized to employ four adj
ditional clerks of class one for that department
Approved January q, 1862.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25

AN ACT to pay the expenses of the special commit
lee OF the house of representatives. appointed July
eighth, eighteen hundred and siXty-one, to ascer-
tain and report in regard TO contracts with any
department Of the government for provisions, sup
plies, transportation, &c.
BE il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That there be appropriated. out of
ny moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, the sum OF ten thousand dollars, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary to pay the expenses of
the special committee of the house of Representa-
tlyes appointed on the eighth day of july eighteen
hundred and sixty one TO ascertain and report in
regard TO contracts made with any department of
the government for provisions, supplies transporta-
non, &c; and said sum shall be drawn from the
treasury upon the order of the sergeantat-arms of
the house of representatives, the shall be re-
qured from time to time by the committee having
such investigation in charge.
Approved, January 81, 1862
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25

RESOLUTION in relation TO allotment certid.
Gaes OF pay 20 persons Held as prisoners of war
IN the so.called confederate states
4. hesoved by the senate and house of representa-.
tlves Of the United States of America in congress
aSsemDed' mat the secretary of war be authorized
10 procure from such officers and enlisted men of
the United States army as are now or hereafter
may Oe held as prisoners of war in the so-called
conleGeIate states from time TO time their respec.
n; MIolments OF their pay TO their families or
tested IN pursuance of such orders rs may be made
lor tha purpose by the secretary of war, and upon
WGh certified allotment the said secretary Of war
New YORK or Boston, TO the order Of such persons
10 WnOm said allotments were or may be made, and
remit SAID drafts to the address of such person %
may be designated in said allotment tickets.
Approved, February G, 1862
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25
cember "a, 1861.


AN ACT relative to courts martial in the army
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiYes of the United States OF America in Con
gress assembled, That in time of war the commander
of division or separate brigade may appoint gen
eral courts martial and confirm, execute pardon
ana mitigate their sentences, as allowed and re.
strained i'll the siNtyftth and eighty-ninth articles
OF war TO commanders OF armies and departments;
PROVIDING, That sentences of such courts extending
to loss OF lie or dismission of commissioned off,
Ger shall require the confirmation of the general
commanding the army in the field to which the
DIVISION or brigade belongs: And provided further,
mat when the division or brigade commander shall
be the accuser or prosecutor, the court shall be an
pointed by the next higher commander
Approved, December "a, 1851.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25

AN All 10 provide lorallotment certificates anon
the volunteer forces
lie 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes OF the United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That the president OF the United
States shall appoint, for each state having youn-
teers in the United States service, not exceeding
three persons, who shall be authorized by the pres
dents commission to visit the several departments
of the army i'll which volunteers from their respec
tive states may be. and there procure from said vol
uneers from time to time their respective allotments
of their pay to their families or friends duly ceted
i'll writing, and by them, or by some commissioned
officer of such department, attested in pursuance of
such orders may be made for that purpose by the
secretary ofwar, and upon which certified llotment
the several paymasters shall, at each regular paw
ment TO troops, give drafts payable in the city of
New ork, to the order of such persons to whom
said alotments were may be made
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, That the per-
sons appointed as commissioners TO carry into effect
the preceding section of this act shall receive no nav
or emouments whatever from the treasury of the
United States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the fifth
section of the act of twelfth June eighteen hundred
and fifty eight, giving suffers lien upon the sol
ders' pay, be and the same is hereby repealed; and
all regulations giving suffers rights and privileges
beyond the rules and articles OF war be and the
same are hereby abrogaed.
Approved December "a, 1861
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25
[PUBLIC No. 81

AN ACT making appropriations for the payment of
Invalid and other pensions of the United States
Tor the year ending the thireth of June. eighteen
hundred and siXty-three.
BE j. enacted by the Senate and House of Repre
sentatyes Of the United States Of America in Don.
gress assembled, That the following sums be and lie
same are hereby appropriated, out Of any money In
the treasury not otherwise appropriated iorthe nav
ment OF pensions for the year ending the thirteth Of
June, eighteen hundred and sXty-three;
dred and forty thousand dollars.
For pensions under acts Of eighteenth March.
eighteen hundred and eighteen, fifteenth Nav
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at tine Second Session of the ThrtyAeventh
Congress

[PUBLIC-No.2
AN ACT to increase the duties on tea coffee and
sugar.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentaives of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That from and after the date of
tue passage Of this act in lieu of the duties heretofore
imposed by law on articles hereinafter mentioned
there shall be levied, collected and paid on the
goods wares, and merchandise herein enumerated
and provided for, imported from foreign countries
the following duties and rates ofduty that is to say
First. On all teas, twenty cents per pound. Second
On coffee of all kinds, five cents per pound Third
On sugar, commonly called NIuscovado or
brown sugar, and on sugars not advanced above
number twelve. Dutch Standard by clarifying or
other process and on syrup of sugar sugar cane
and concentrated molasses, or concentrated melado
two cents and a half per pound and white and
cayed sugar, when advanced beyond the state
above number twelve, Dutch standard, by clarity
ing other process, and not yet refined three cents
per pound; on refined sugars, whether lump crush
ed or puyerized, five cents per pound sugars
after being refined, when they tinctured, color
ed, or i'll any way adulterated, and on sugar candy
eight cents per pound; on molasses, six cents per
gallon; Provided, That all syrups of sugar or of SUI
gar cane, concentrated molasses, concentrated
meado, entered under the name of molasses, or any
other name than syrup of sugar of sugar cane
concentrated molasses or concentrated meado shall
be liable to forfeiture to the United States and the
same shall be forfeited.
ADnrOYed. December "a 1861
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25

AN Actin relation to the letters Of sailors and ma
rines in the service of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatives of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the provisions of the act of
July twenty-secOnd. eighteen hundred and sixty
authorizing soldiers to send letters through the
mails of the United States without prepayment of
postage, is hereby extended to the sailors and ma
rines in the actual service Of the United States
der such regulations as the post Office department
shall provide the postage thereon to be paid by the
recipients.
Approved, January q, 1862
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25
lPUBLIC-No.7l
AN ACT to promote the efficiency of the Dead lie

ter Office.
Be it enacted by the senate and house of repro
sentatves of the United States of America in con-
gress assembled, That the postmaster general be au
thorized to return all dead letters, except those con-
tanning circulars and other worthless matter to their
writers. whenever their names can be ascertained.
All valuable letters to be charged treble and all 9TH
ers double the ordinary rate of postage, to be col
lected from the writers.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted That to enable
this to be done the postmaster general is authorized
to employ not exceeding twenty-five additional
clerks at salaries not exceeding an average of eight
hundred dollars per year. Provided That he is salts
fed that the receipts for dead letter postage will
amount to n sum sufficient TO pay the aggregate COM
pensation And he shall report TO the next session
of congress the additional income from this source,
with its cost and statistical results.
Approved. January 81, 1862
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-25
IPUBLIC-Nn. 16

AN ACT authorizing the secretary of the interior TO
strike from the pension rolls the names of such
persons as have taken up arms against the govern
ment, or who may have in any manner encour.
aged the rebels
BE it enacted BY the senate and house of represen.
taiveS Of the United States of America in congress
asseDed Ihat the secretary of the interior be and
he is hereby authorized and directed to strike from
me pension rolls the names Of all such persons as
nave or may hereafter take up against the gov
eminent of the United States, or who have in any
manner encouraged the rebels or manifested syIn.
pathy with their cause.
Approved, February 4. 1862