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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-02-17
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Mails Close as follows;
Northern Worcester County, Vermont and New HaTD-
shire, Wis Worcester Nashus Railroad al 500 H.,
Fitchburg Lancaster Leonlinster West Boylston Oak
dale, Clinton, lowell and Nashua, n. Il. at 500 a. m,
and $50 .. m. ana at Sis g. n. and ice D. m
Princeton and East Princeton, $50 p M and is due at
CITY OF Boston $50 and 100 g. H. as and s. 90 n. m;
and are due at SIS a. m, $50 and 100 ,.
Maine, Eastern New Hampshire, and Eastern Masss.
chusetts-9.00 and SOC ?, and are due st 9.l5
Rhode Island-(Except towns on the worcester and
Providence Railroad, $50 IL, and $50 P. and
due at $40 8 m. ard $50 p m.
Way Mail on Providence and Worcester Railroad so
m; and are duo at go am
Western-(An towns in Massachusetts West Of Wor
cester,l SIS q. H. and are due at P. M.
Albany (yesteTa New York and Western States,) Sis
and 2 IS p and due at $50 and lh45 ..
Springhedsl Is s. n, and 245 p M; and due at $40
Hartford, all Connecticut texcept windhan and New
London counties sis a. and ? As p m. and due
at $50 and lO.45 p,
Towns line Of Norwich and Worcester Railroad and
New London and Windham County, Conn, l0.00 a. m
New York city and southern States $50 q. H. and at
45 and el5 p M and are due at 4SO M and at 80
Barre, Barre Plains Petershazn, Paxton Dana North
P, m.
Holden, Rutland, North Rutland, HubbardstOn. Cold
orook and Oakhsm $50 m; and are due at sea
leicester SIS a. m and 4SO M, and are due at 900
Millbury, and West Aibury, $50 a. H. and 80 p m
and are due al 40 a. m, and 6.3e p. m,
shrewsbury, ais p: m, and is due at 500 a. m.
Grafton, New England Village and Cordaville, $50 u
birmingham, South birmingham, Hopkinton, Ashland
Moodvne, WestboT0' Northboro', Southboro' Corda
Vile, and Grafton 2ii D. NJ. and are due at is a. m
Milford, Mendon. Holiston Bolton Berlin 900 a m
and 500 p. and due al g. Is a. M ana 90 D. m.
mail for New York and Boston and beyond, is closet
at this office on Sunday at 90 O'Clock p. m.
ONCE hours from M, to 500 D. m SUNDAYS from
1910 to II 40 D. n. J. NJ. EARLE P. NJ.
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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 it enacted by the senate and house represent
atiyes of the United States of America in congress
assembled, That the president of the United States
when in his judgment the public safety NAV require
it, be and he is hereby authorized to take possession
of any 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 appurtenances; to pre-.
scribe rules and regulations for the holding, using
and maintaining ofthe aforesaid telegraph and rail-
road lines, and to extend, repair and complete the
same, in the manner most conducive to the safety
and interest ofhe government: to place under milf.
tary control all the officers, agents. and EMPLOYEES
belonging to the telegraph and railroad lines thus
aken possession of by the president, that they
shall be considered as post road and a part of the
military establishment of the United States subject
to all the restrictions imposed by the rules and art
Giles of war.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. Tint any ot
tempt by any party or parties whomsoever in any
state or district i'll which the laws OF the United
States are opposed, or the execution thereof oh
sructed by insurgents and rebels against the United
States, too powerful TO be suppressed by the ordina
course OF judicial proceedings to resist inter-
fere with the unrestraned by government of the
property described in the preceding section or any
attempt TO injufe destroy the property aforesaid
snail De punished as military offence by DEATH
such other penalty as a court-martial may impose
Sec g. 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 raiIr0nd
or telegraph company may be entitled by reason of
the railroad or telegraph line being seized and used
under the authority conferred by this act and their
award shall be submitted TO congress for their
action.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted That the trans
portation of troops, munitions of war. equip
ments, military property and stores throughout tie
United states, shall be under the immediate control
and supervision of the secretary Of war and such
agents as he may appoint and al rules regulations
articles usages and laws in conflict with Ills proyi-
sion hereby annulled.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted That the com
pensation of each of the commissioners aforesaid
shall be eight dollars per day while i'll actual SER
vice. and that the provisions of this act so Jar as
1t relates to the operating and using said railroads
and telegraphs, shall not be in force any longer
than necessary for the suppression of this rebel
lion
Approved. January 81, 1862
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AN ACT amending the provisions of the second
section of the act of January twentv-fourth
eighteen hundred and ffty-seven. enforcing the
attendance of witnesses before committees of Ell
ther house of congress.
BE it enacted by the senate and house of repre-
sentatiyes of the United States of America in con
gress assembled That the provisions of the second
section of the act entitled An act more effectually
to enforce the attendance of witnesses on the sum.
mons of either house of congress, and to compel
them to discover testimcny.n approved January
twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ffty-seven be
amended, altered, and repealed, so as to read as
follows: That the testimony of a witness examined
and testifying 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
cluded @ithin the privilege of said evidence so TO
protect such witness from any criminal proceeding
as aforesaid; and no witness shall hereafter he al
allowed to refuse TO testify any fact or TO nro
duce any paper touching which he shall be examin
ed by either house of congress, or any Committee
of either house, for the reason that his testimonv
touching such fact, or the production Of sncT
paper may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render
him Infamous provided, that nothing in this net
shall be construed to exempt any witness from mos
ecuuon and punishment for perjury Committed nv
him in testitying aforesaid "
Approved, Jan. "a, 1861.
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AN ACT authorizing an increase of tbo cior;.o,
force in the War and Navy Departments.
Be II enacted by the senate and house of represen
tatives of the United States of America i'm
assembled That, in addition to the clerica and OIL
er force now authorized by law in the war depart.
ment as It's bureaus, the secretary of war is hereby
authorized to appoint as follows In the office Of
the secretary of war, four clerks of class one; in
the office of the acknowledgement eighteen clerks
OF class one and one messenger; in the office of the
surgeon-general, two clerks of class one and one
laboreri in the office Of the paymaster-generaI,
eight clerks OF class one and messenger in he
once OF the chief of engineers one clerk of class
one in the office of the chief of ordnance, three
clerks Of class one; in the Office of the commssary
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, in addition to his present clerical force
sec. q And be il further enacted, That the Sec
rotary ottho navy be authorized TO employ four nd
ditional clerks of class one for that Department.
Approved January 81 1862
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sieio }]orh advertisements.
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TEVHE PARkHuRST BURRING MA.
stephen Parkhurst May l. 1915 Tor the 'Burring Ma
chine, The 18th day of April, 1859 extended for
seven years from ana after the LIST day OF May 1859
The undersigned sole owners of said extended
term and no person or party has right TO make or
sell, the machine without right derived from And,
in order that there may be misunderstanding, we
hereby give notice that right the exclusive
joyment of said invention will be protected by every
proper legal means. and all persons who mske sell
use these machines. without right from u.s. will b
promptly prosecuted for damage $50 a machine, and for
injunctiOns to restrain them from further
As the Atlas Manufacturing Company have = license
TO manufacture said machines No. 293 Center street,
in the city Of New York, where is convenient for man
uactucrs TO get them here be paliatng apology
for inringements upou rights.
Mr.. ;. r. PARKHURSr is the Agent of the Atlas Man.
utacturiug Company and is generally in attendance at
their Office. FRANCIS MORRIS,
CHARLES 4 BtLKLEY,
n23 d3m% ROBE. W. RUSSELL.
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[PUBLIC-NO 10
AN ACT to pay the expenses Of the special commit
tee 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 it 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
ated, the sum of ten thousand dollars, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary to pay the expenses OF
tiyes appointed 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 tor provisions supplies transporta-
ton, &C.; and said sum shall be drawn from the
treasury upon the order of the sergeant-at-arms of
the house of representatives the same shall be re-
qured from time TO time by the committee having
such investigation in charge
Approved, January 81 1862.
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AN ACT to promote the efficiency of the Dead Let
ter Office.
BE it enacted by the senate and house of reprs-
sentatives of the United States of America in con-
gress assembled, That the postmaster general be au
thorzed to return all dead letters, except those con-
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 average of eight
hundred dollars per year. Provided, That he is salts
fed that the receipts for dead letter postage will
amount to 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 q, 1862.
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AN ACT in 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.
sentatiyes OF the United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That the provisions of the act of
July tWenty-seeond. eighteen hundred and sixty
one authorizing soldiers to send letters through the
mails of the United States without prepayment of
postage, is hereby extended to the sailors and ma
nnes IN the actual service OF the United States un-
der such regulations as the post Office department
shall provide the postage thereon to be paid by the
recipients. - az
Approved January q, 1862
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AN ACT to authorize the president to appoint two
additional assistant secretaries OF war.
Be it enacted by the senate and house of repre.
sentatlves OF the United States of America in ctn
gress assembled, That the president be and he is
hereby authorized to appoint, by and with the ad.
vice and consent of the senate, two additional as
sstant secretaries of war; whose salary shall each be
three thousand dollars per annum, who shall per-
form all such duties in the office of The secretary of
war, belonging to that department as shall be pre-.
scr6ed by the secretary Of war, may be requir-
ed by law. The offices OF these additional secreta.
ries to continue for one year.
Approved January % 1862
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AN ACT to provide for the protection of overland
emigrants to California Oregon, and Washinetoa
Territory. W"
BE it enacted BY the senate and bouse nj rorro
sentattyes Of the United States of America In con
gress assembled, That, for the protection of emf.
gIanls on the Overland routes between the Atlantic
states and California, Oregon, and WasbingiolU,
territory, the sum of twenty-five thousand doiIara
be and the same is hereby appropriated, ont of any
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money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to be expended under the direction of the secretary
OF war if in his judgment the may be necessary
Approved, January p, 1862.
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AN ACT making an appropriation for gunboats on
Western rivers.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Con-
gress asSembledi That the sum of one million of
OF any money in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, for gunboats on the western rivers.
Approved, December "a, 1861
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OFFICIAL.
lPUBLIC-No. 81

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session of the Thirty-seyentll
Congress
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: 9allroans.
WORCESTER & NASHUA

Tszz.ssss---=S WORCESTER & NASHUA
t - { 4; 4 1 L : D.-wINTER ARRANGE
W5TSs-77- 81 IN I'M iirains run as follows; Leave
Leaye Nashua ct g m. and u m. and p. N
Al Nashts al trains connect with the two trains q
concord Il where take the cars 70 ana from
the Northern the Passunpsic the Boston, Concord ami
Montreal, and Vermont Central Railroad
1t Groton Junction, tYSis connect directly with ths
trains Of the Stony Brook Railroads and also with trans
train from Boston; and ct Ftch6urg with trains Of ths
Vermont and massachusetts, and Cheshire Railroads.
roads see - Pathfinder Railway Guide IeE The New Ems
worcester Get. 7. 1881 '" d didf'N '''- / 'D iii
rssssa5a5ss77T7 WESTERN RAILROAD
zvph5Y'' Noy IS, l5seSa1 York Aibs91
Troy, Hudson, and the West.
West. accommodation at 800 a. NJ and 8.35 p NJ.
ForEsw York and Albany (expl9 55 a. NJ, S.25 p.
ogets may BE- scared s5f at 9he Ticket Offices to ali
principal cities and towns in the West and Southwest
RoifToa8 COnaecfi0Hs.-At Albany with the New York
Central Troy, and Hudson River. At Chatham with the
STATE Line with tde Hoasatonic At Pittsaed With the
North Adams and stockbridge. At Westhed with the
Hampshire and Hampden. At Springfield with the Hart
ford and New Haven, and Connecticut River lesd,
At Palmer with the New London and amherst
7ss=.55s5Ts5s--7 PROVIDENCE & WOR
ls;:==i-=-.5s.-3 CEsTER RAILROAD. Summer Al
-. sangement, to take effect on MONDAY,
Passenger trains will leave Worcester for Proyideaos
and way stations, nj 79t and ll.30 n and ACE
Providence for Worcester and way stations at 20 and
Has a M, and 420 p m.
Valley Falls Trains leave Providence at $50, 7.2e
$50, 1880 Has, m 1900 m, ana l30, 80, 3.3e
$50, $50. 5.3e, 100 see p. m.
Leave Valley Fails SOS co. 90, SOS, lG00 llee
g. NJ and LOO LES, 90, 800, 400, 5.5's SOS, and
1856 p. m.
Those trains IN bold figures the Worcester trains.
The worcester trains connect at Providence with
steamer Perry 70 and from Newport morning and even;
ing and with the splendid steamers Plymouth Rock and
Commonwealth to and from New York via Stonington
At Worcester Junction with Trains to and from tbs
Western, worcester and Nashua Fitchburg and Wof.
cester Boston and Worcester and Worcester and MOI
witch Railroads.
Through Tickets to all important points at the West
can be obtained at the Office Of the Company in PrOyi
denee, at as low rates as By any other route.
s. Il. TABOR. SuB't.
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I'll THE ONLY POSITIVE.
fth8li o., IL FIRE PROOF SAFE in the
HlllE(ll -- a world
HiAfCr- '"'S@t When the contents Of safes are de-
| hFIlft rAl. III stroyed they invariably burned
| @441st-t III by heat being conducted to Them and
s-'-.l The inside wood casing, through the
l=--z- --&l door and doorway, by iron bolts and
plates forming and fastening the iron
box TO the outside iron plate of the door and Joining al
recty 70 the inside wood casing, thus forming con-
tnuOus conductor Of the best heat conducting material
from the outside directly upon the inside wood casing
and contents OF the safe
teH@AH SAFES sGUe ours are thus bRilt
~ EfaBiipe yoar SAFE door
The Marlaud Patent Safe constructed TO entire
cut of all communication Of heat 20 this part by 81
constructing the door and the doorway Of soap stone
or other non-condueting material, to have iron
bolts running through the door iron plate around
the doorway any connections from the outer 10 the
nner part the safe, thereby keeping the interior and
contents the safe eectualy protected from all heat
hat be applied 20 the door as In any other portion Of
our safe
M. IL. IsgGELOW AND ANSON HARDY
Manufactures and Propretors,
80 School street, opposite City Hail. Boston, Mass.
Samples At stores Of BUSH a Co, FIroH a OTIS,
@ u. HARVEY, HIRAM French, and at q. FOSTER a
cos Agents, 222 NJ ain street. du dH
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In prosperous and successful Company insures Build
lngs Merchandise, Household Furniture and Personal
Propery generally on terms favorable as is done by
any other Paying COnpaHp AID is now naving
dividend of Fifty per cett on ali me years and Tyrns
ty-five per cent. annual RISKS '' N i"e''-
s. A. ROWLAND, Agent, Worcester Mace C,e7co 4,
Central Exchange. deodi1 LASS 'i' ySo ~
Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-05-01
Prise de la Nouvelle-O Orleans,

Nos derniers journaux de la N. Or
leans, don't nous publions les fats les
plus saillans, sont du "a. Depuis
nous devons i robligeanco dc quclques
passengers arrives 4 bord du steamer
Hodges, les d6sastreuses nouvelles aux.
quellcs nous Gtions loin de nous at
tendrc.
Les bateaux fGdGraux, au nombre dc
ONE, ont monte lc ncuve dc concert,
quatre Gesqucls ont etc OIL coulGs on
dGsempar6s par le Fort jackson. IL
ont contune leur marche vers la n. Or.
leans. A cette nouvcllc tGldgraphiquc,
recue de bonnie hcurc, 10 gouvcrneur
s'est empress6 de retirer les archives
les plus importartes ct les METRE en-
strete d bord du Hodges, qui etait i
50 disposition. Puts il q lance 50 pro.
par Ia quellc il recommande
u tous les d~etenteurs dc otton. dams
10 vile. de le brdler sans delai. LIE
General Lovel q, dit-on, 6tG charge par
de remettre les clefs dc 10 grande
Cite.
A cetto houre, Ia Nouvelle Orleans
doit 6trc entire les mains des FGdd-
raux! II Nos communications won't
5tre intcrrompues ct il ne nous reste
qua nous af1ermir contre cette nouyclle
5preuve. Nous avons parmi nous
.fexcellens officers, dos hommcs en-
1ui nous pouvons nous fer. Atten-
Ions les ordros qu'ils nous donne-
ont, ne nous laissons pas abattre, OF
e%vons-nous CONNIE un seul homme
pour 10 defense de nos droits menaces.
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in the military service Of the Confederate
States, or enrolled in said service under the
authorizations heretofore issued by the Sc
cretary OF War and who are continued in the
service by virtue of this act, who have not
received the bounty Of fifty dollars allowed
by existing laws, shall be entitled to receive
said bounty.
SEC. 8. BE Hfurther enacted, That each
man who may hereafter be mustered into the
service, and who shall arm himself with a
musket, shotgun, rife or carbinc, accepted as
an efficient weapon, shall be paid the value
thereof, to be ascertained by the mastering
officer under such regulations es may be pres
crlbed by the Secretary of War, if he is will
ing to sell the same, and if he is not, then he
shall be entitled to received one dollar a
month for the use Of said received and APP
proved musket, rifle, shotgun or carbine.
SEC. 3. Be II tipther enacted, That per-
sons not liable for duty may be received as
substitutes for those who are under such reerl-
latlons as may be prescribed by the s%ecreta-
ry Of war.
SEC. 10. BE ii further enacted, That all
vacancies shall be filed by the President
from the company. battalion, squadron or
regiment in which such vacancies shall occur,
by promotion according to seniority, except
IN cases of disability or other in~competency
Provided, however, That the President may,
when, in his opinion it may be proper, fill
such vacancy or vacancies by the promotion
Oh any officer or officers, or private or ~priyates |
ron snch company, battalion, squadron or
regiment, who shall have been distinguished
III inc service by exhibition of valor and skill,
ana mat whenever o vacancy shall occur in
tne lowest grade of the commissioned officers
Oh u company, said vacancy shall be filled by
election: Provided, That oil appointments
made by the President shall be by and with
the advice and consent of the senate.
SEC IL. BE 1t further enacted, That the
provisions of the first section of this act rela-
ting to the election Of officers shall apply to
those regiments, battalions or squadrons
which are composed of twelve months and
war companies conlbined in the same ~organi-
zatlon, without regard to the manner in
winch the officers therco! were originally an.
SEC. II. Be At further enacted. That
'aeh company OF infantry shall consist of one
hundred and twenty-five rank and file; each
company of lield artillery of one hundred and
MY rank and file; and each of cavalry of
lightly rank and file.
SEC. IL BE Il FURTHER enacted, That all
persons subject to enrolment, who are now
II the service, under the provisions of this
'ct, Shall be permitted previous to such en-
'oilment to volunteer in companies in the SER
ice. :
The vote on the passage Of the bill was /
'eas 10; nays. 2. ,
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Cart. J. B. CLourIER.-Cet officer, 81
Justcment populairc, abandonne la com.
pagnie des "Chasseurs 4 Pied,n quill
commandait depuis plus d'un an, pour
former une compagnic d'infanteric pour
10 durtc de la guerrc. Nous rccrcttops
que "a nouvclle loi dc conscription en-.
lev Il Ia compagnic m.oficier qu'elle
fensait conscrver Il sa tote mais il
NY q pas Il hesitcr--lo pays appellc scs
entans Il armes ct chacun Sc doit a
Ia defense dc ses foyers. Lc Capt.
Clouticr, dams la formation de sa nou-
vello compagnie, ne rencontrora aucunc
dlhculte, q sa reputation est bien
etabiie dams la paroisso ct chacun scra
heureux dc servir sous ses ordrcs, 81
nous nc nous trompons pas, une SC.
maine ne s'6coulcra pas avant que lie
nonbre d'hommcs voulu ait sien6 les
listes qui circulent.