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Smyrna times., 1865-08-16
tPuBLIC-- No. 1871


A. ~ IN nuiet the titles TO lands within the Rancho
Iaguna de Santos Calle i'll the State OF California
ne Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
,entotires of the United States Of America IN Con-
gyess assembled, That it may and shall be lawful
fr all purchasers from the grantees or tner assigns
of lands within the Rancho Laguna de santos Caie'
jo the State OF California, to hle' wlthn tweNe
months from the passage of this act wh the iegis
Ter of the land office at Mdrysve, applications ues
criblng the lands SO purchased by them resPeCuve'
with proofs of bona ide purchase from 'he s1tu
tees or their assigns and, upon such PROOFS o.,"s
found satisfactory, the said purchasers Ss mrb;c
mitted TO enter according to the lines OF ''e
surveys al one dollar and twenty-five Genus per
the lands so purchased within the limits oil saiu ia'
cho, as described in the petition presented 10 ue
board Of commissioners under the act oil MaICn -
1851, entitled IAN act to ascertain and selte tio
private land claims in the State of Catornla TO the
extent to which the lands purchased have Oeeh
reduced to possession, and now held by SAID pni
chasers: Provided, That any person who shall aVal
himself Of the provisions of this act shall be thereai
ter debarred any further claim under the grantee u
the event Of final confirmation of the grant.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted, That where any
additional surveys may be found necessary to glv'
fnl effect to this act, the Commissioner OF the Gen
era Land Office shall such surveys to be mad
AZ The Gust of the purchasers, provided by the l0
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rPUBLIc-No. lSi.1


An ACT to provide for the speedy punishment of
gueri lila marauders, and for other purposes.
BE u enacted 6y :he Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiues Of the United States Of America, in Con-
eress assembled That the provisions OF the twenty
hrst section Of act entitled "Au act for enrolling
and Calling out the national forces and for other
purposes" approved third March, eighteen hundred
aru 'y-'hree shall apply well to the sentences
"''tary commissions to those Of courts-nIar.
cial, anu hereafter the commanding general in the
"0iu' VI '"e commander of the Department, as the
case may oe' shah nave power to carry into execu-
ton all sentences against guer rlla marauders for
robbery, arson burglary, rape assault with intent To
commit rape, and for violation of the laws and Gus
toms of war, well sentences against spies mu-
tincers, dcserters and murderers.
Sec. 2. And be ii further enacted, That every of
hcer authorized 10 order general courtmartlal shall
have power to pardon mitigate any pu shmeni
ordered by such court, including that OF confinement
IN the penitentaTy, except the sentence OF DEATH oil
OF cashiering dismissing officer, which senten
ces 1t shall lie competent during the continuance O
the present rebellion for the general commanding
the army IN the field, or the department commander
as The case may be, to remit or mitigate and the
MIN section Of the act approved July seventeenth
elgh'een hundred and sxty-twO, chapter two hundred
and one be and the same is hereby repealed, so fdI
as 1t relates 10 sentences of Imprisonment in the pen
itentlary.
Sec. j. And be It further enacted, That when a
soldier, SICK III hospital, shall have been discharged
or shall be discharged from the military service, bu
shall be unable to leave, or to avail himself of hi.
discharge, IN consequence of sickness or wounds
and shall subsequently die i'll such hospitaI he shall
ne deemed to have died in the military service az
far az relates to bOuntIes.
Auproyed, July 2, 1864.
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[PuRIIC-NO. l45.l

AN ACT repeating certain provisions OF law concern.
ing seamen oil board public and private Vessels of
the United States.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
Sentdt'Des o. the United States OF America in Con.
gIesS assembled, That much of An act eIttl d
AN act ior the regulation OF sea,,n on h,aru the
puOIc ana private vessels OF the UnIlt Stars ap-
proved the third OF March, one thousand tIgid run.
oreo ana thr'etn as makes it not law,ul to tmpl"y
on board any OF the public private vessels of the
United States any person persons except citizens
of the United States or personr OF COLOR natives OF
the United States and so much of the third fifth
sixth, and seventh sections Of "An act concerning
the navigation Of the United States" approved the
first Of March. thousand eight hundred and sew
enteen, as concerns the crews of vessels therein
named; and so much Of the first section Of an ac
entitled "An act to repeal the tonnage duties upo,
h;ns and vessels Of the United States and upon Ger
tain foregn VESSELS" approved the thirty first q
May, one thousand eigh. hundred and thirty, a
nr,;nns of whose crews shall be citizens of the Uni
,sd states. shall he, and the same are hereby, re
psaled PrOpidsd, hOpsper, That officers Of vessel
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rPURIIC-No. I12.1


An ACT to provide for the improvement of the
grounds of the Government Hospital for the In-
sane by an exchange of land.
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentGtiUeS the United States America in Congress
assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is
hereby authorized to deed to John Perkins portion
of the extreme south point angle of the farm OF
the Government Hospital for the Insane, in exchange
for two acres OF land. more or less, now owned and
occupied by the said Perkins, and situated the
middle of that side of the Hospital farm which fronts
upon the public roads, PrOUided, That not more
than three acres are given for contained in the
last described piece OF land belonging to the said
Perkins nd prOuided, further, That the said Per-
kins is able to give and does give TO the United
States good and sufficient title to the piece oil land
now owned and occupied by him.
Sec. .. And be it further enacted, That the Sccre.
tary of the Interior is further authorized To defray
the expenses of moving the dwelling house the
present Perkins tract the tract exchanged for it,
and Of digging and walllng WELL out of any apPro-
prIalion already made or that may be made for en-
closing the grounds of the hospital
Approved, June %, 1864.
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WHOLE NO. 578
New OIlPnns.

The New Orleans Truc Delta contains
glowing account Of New Orleans As 1t Is.
1t declares that the population Of the Crescent
CIty was never before 50 large a. this season.
That the thoroughfareS are thronged as in the
> flush times of old, in the heat of the gay
winter, business and amusement months that
the whole city Is instinct with life, that the
Summer trade has been unprecedented in ex-
tent and amount, that there are continually
occurring announcements Of the resumption Of
business of old established houses, and the
opening of new ones; that the animation pre-
walls not only IN the streets of Wholesale and
retail stores, but among the cotton presses and
warehouses. and ON the lcVce and the canals
that accounts from all quarters i'll the interior
! speak OF the renewed activity Of the people
and the ZcSt with which they are again resort
ing to their peaceful and wealth producing vo-
| cations; and that, though the day of her for
mCr immense foreign commerce has departed,
the time is not far distant when the CONNER
! clal glory OF New Orleans will reappear with
increasing and enduring splcndor. These cheer
! ing facts are reiterated by the True Dcitn at
great length, and with much torrd rhetoric,
/ indicating. We suppose, the temperature of the
brilliant city in the early days Of August.
! We are further told Of the peaceful and or
/ DERBY character now possessed by the city Of
| New Orleans. and we are certainly delighted
" lNtll II lLiI lCtlCC HIS dl ldNJ ulNuCu upOu u
! city in which there has been ceaSeless war and
bloodshed for forty years, in which every youth
used to be trained in the use of deadly weap-
onS and in which no gentleman ever went
abroad without a revolver and bowie-knite
about his person. Now, however, We are told
encounters, street tumults. and other scenes of
disorder are very rare, and crime is well kept
under by an efficient police. The city, too, is
maryclouSly ccanly and healthy, and so forth.
rI.,,lt 4 Cfof
of affairs in New Orleans. We know that the
city is driving an immense commerce with New
York by way Of the Mississippi and by the
sea.-N. y Times.
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Approved, June %. 1864.
[PUBLIc-No l44l
An ACT to incorporate the CoIored Catholic BeneVo
lent Society.

[PUBLIC-No l44l
An ACT to incorporate the COlored Catholic BeneVo-
lent Society.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentGtiues of the United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That Basil Mullen, John Warren,
William II. Wheeler, Charles Dyson, james NJ. Ter
rel, David Adkins, William Queen, John II. Butler,
William Ford, and their associates and successors,
be and they are hereby constituted and declared TO
be a body polite and corporate, by the name and IL
tie of the COlured Catholic Male Benevolent Society
located in the city Of Washington, and by its corpo
rate shall have perpetual succession, with pow
or TO sue and be sued to IMPLIED lImpeadl and be i'm
PLEADED IN any of the United States, OF the
District OF Columbia, Of competent Jurisdiction, TO
receive subscriptions, gifts, and benefits, and to make
Sucn rules and bylaws shall be necessary and ex.
peuleh' lot the government of the society," and to
aleI tue same from time to time in such mode as
shall be prescribed therein; PrOuided aL,uqvs That
such rules and by laws shall be in no wise inconsst
with the Constitution or laws of the United States
or with the objects of the society The objects OF
the society are he eby declared to be to provide for
the care and comfort Of such members as shall be
sick disa bIed, or dependent, and of the families OF
such members in where the officers of such So
cety shall deem it expedient and also to provide Tor
the decent interment of such persons may die in
membership of such society, or belonging TO the IA
miles of such members.
Sec. 9. And be il further enacted, That said So
ceIy shall have power TO hold real estate, or person.
al and mixed estate, by purchase, gt or devise Tor
the purposes Of such SOCIETY," and other, and tu
lease SELL or convey such real estate, mixed estate,
or personal property may be d. vised or donatrd u
such society, and the leasing or sale ot which Will
promote the interests of said society.
Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, That Congress
shall have the right at any time TO modify, amend,
| or repeal this act.
| Approved, June %, 1864.
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GpUPIIC-No. ISQ

AN granting lands to the State Of Oregon, to aid
in the construction of military road from Eugene
CITY to the eastern boundary of said State.
Be it enacted bV the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatipeS Of the United States Of America IN Con-
gress assembled That there be, and hereby is grant
ed to the State of Oregon to aid in the construction
Of military wagon road from Eugene City, by way
of Middle Fork of Willamette river, and the most
feasible pass in Cascade range of mountains,
Diamond Peak, the eastern boundary Of the State,
alternate sections of public lands, designated by odd
numbers for three sections in width each side OF
said road Trorided, That the lands hereby granted
shall be exclusively applied to the construction of
SAID road, aud shall be disposed of only the work
prugrt sses and the shall be applied to other
purpose whatever; And prOridsd, further, That any
and all lands heretofore reserved to the United States
by act t" Congress OF other competent authority be,
and the are, reserved from the operation Of this
act, e:crpi far as it may be necessary to locate
the route OF said road through the same, in which
case the right is granted.
Sec. ). And he 1t further enacted, That the said
lands hereby granted to said State shall be disposed
of by the Legislature thereof for the purpose afore
said and for no other; and the said road shall be and
remain public highway Tor the use of the Govern
ment of the United States, free from tolls other
charge upon the transportation of any property,
troops mails OF the United States.
Sec. 3. dHd he II further enacted, That said road
Snail be Constructed with such width, graduation,
and bridges, as TO permit Of lis regular
gon road, and in such other special manner the
State OF Oregon may prescribe.
Sec. 1. AHd be 1t further enacted, That the lands
hereby granted TO said State shall be disposed oil
III the following manner, that is to say that guam
ty Of land exceeding thirty sections Of said road
may be sod; and when the Governor Of SAID State
shall certify to the Secretary of the Interior that any
ten continuous miles of said road are completed
the another quantity of land hereby granted not to
exceed thIty sections, may be sold, and from tim,
to time until said road is completed and il SAID roaC
is not completed within five years, further sale
shall be made, aud the land remaining unsod shal
revert TO the United States.
| AuDroycd Jnlv = 1851
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section of the act of May 3Oth, 1862, entitled "An
act to reduce the expenses Of the survey and sale of
the public lands of the United States:' Provided,
That no entry of mineral land lands reserved for
military or other public uses shall be permitted
der this act nor shall any rights acquired under the
pre-emption laws Of the United States be affected
thereby.
Sec 3. And be il further enacted That it shall be
the duty of the register and receiver of the proper
land Office to receive all applications in cases presen
ted under this act pursuant to such instructions as
may be prescribed by the Commissioner of the Gen
era Land Office, and to adludge all such cases as
preliminary to final decision in due course of law.
Approved, July 2, 1864
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GPuBLtc-No. 143.l


An to provide for the repair and preservation of
certain public works of the United States.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatres of the United States Of America in Con-
gresS assembled, That there be, ard hereby Is, aP
propriated, out Of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Of two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars to be expended under the d-
rection OF the Secretary of War, in protecting the
commerce OF the lakes by causing the public works
connected with the harbors Lakes Champlaln,
Ontario, Erie, ST. Clair, Huron, Michigan, and Su-
prror to he repaired and made useful for purposes
Of commerce and navigation, SO far as the same, ia
his Judgment, may be necessary.
Sec ,. Aad be it further enGcted, That there be,
and hereby appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the further
sum of one hundred thousand dollars, TO be expended
under the direction of the Secretary of War, in re
pairing and rendering useful for purposes Of com
merce and navigation such Of the public works con
nected with the harbors the seaboard of the Uni
ted States as may, in his judgment, need such ex
pendtures.
Approved, June %. 1864.
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fPuRLIC=Nn. l4I.1

AN ACT to repeal the fugitive slave act Of eighteen
hundred and fifty, and all acts and parts of acts
for the rendition OF fugitive slaves.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentat:Ues Of the United States Of America in Con.
gress assembled, That sections three and four of an
act entitled IAN act respecting fugitives from Justice
and persons escaping from the service of their mas.
ters," passed February twelve, seventeen hundred
and ninety three, and act entitled "An act to
amend, and supplementary TO, the act entitled AN
act respecting fugves from justice. and persons es.
Gaping from the service of their masters, passed Feb
ruary twelve, seventeen hundred and ninety three"
passed September, eighteen hundred and fifty, be and
the same hereby repealed.
Approved, June %, 1864.
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GPUBLIC-No. 1911

AN ACT to authorize the United States to acquire
land in Wallabout bay, belonging to the city of
Brooklyn, and to authorize the exchange of other
lands therefor
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Represen
atreS Of the United States Of america in Congress
assembled, That the Secretary Of the Navy be and
he is hereby authorized and empowered negotiate
with the city of Brooklyn, in the State of New York;
and to effect exchange of lands in Wallabout bay
between the United States and the said city, and
thereupon to make, execute, and deliver good and
sufficient deeds and releases therefor.
Approved, July ., 1864
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TPCBrIC-No. 1881

An ACT to establish Coliax street in the city ofWash.
ington and District Of Columbia.
BE ii enacted By the Senate aud House of Repre-.
sentatreS of the United States Of america in Con-
gresS assembled, That from and after the passage
hereof the alley, which is sixty feet wide, across
square seven hundred and twelve, and which con.
meets L and VI streets north, and the west line Of
which is two hundred and twenty feet east of the
east line Of First street east, shall be known Col
fax street.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Congres,
may hereafter at any time, amend or repeal this act
Approved, July :, lo64.
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POET r Y
The Village Bell.
BY SARAH E. CARMICHAEL.

Pealed the ancient village bell
Over dis ~ nn All ana ~ u,
From the church upon the hill,
On the Sunday morning still,
Calling to the pcws of oak
All the honest village folk.
And among the simple throng
L'lle Mary walked along,
With her tiny dimpled hand
In her mothers, hard aud tanncd,
T 'lt'lng y >ta!, childish words,
How she wondered tr..t the birds,
Lnrlc truauts Of the bowers,
Dared to sing in Sabbath hours.
Happy In her m"tbrr's love,
Rich IN wealth she know not of;
Ruhles shutting over pearls
Were her lips and teeth ; her curls,
Waving richly fold on fold,
Fliagrec of purest gold.
Pealed again the village bell
Over distant mead aud dell,
From the church upon the hill,
On summer morning still,
Calling Ia the pews of oak
Merry train Of village folk.
And among the bridal thr"ng.
Mary hlushing walked along,
Cllsping tightly TO hand
Not her mothcr's-hard and tanned,
Lisping cuyish maiden words;
While again the little birds,
Poured their melodies in showers.
Pealcd again the village hell,
Over hamlet, mead and dell,
And among the funeral throng,
Mary pale was borne along,
Cold upon her quiet breast,
Folded were her hands TO rest.
And the birds still firing never
Sing their minstrel songs forever;
PeaIs again the village bell,
Mary used to love so well,
Pounding at the gates Of night,
Toolling darkness into night:
Preaching with its mellow tongue
Homilies to old and young;
Telling tales Of Joy OF woe,
To the dead who rest below;
Giving back the love she gave
Does she hear it ia the grave?
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L A DI ES'
Trimming, Fancy & Dry Goods
%sIEaWE% -

The undersigned, having purchased the property
where he has lived for a number of years, on Com
nerce st, in the to wn Of Smyrna. has fitted up and
Gged his store and intends keeping a we'll selected
stock Of TRlMMlN NGS, LACE GOODS, RIBBONS,
COLLARS. HANDKERCHIEFS HOSIERY, BUT
TONS. Gloves, white Goods. Colored Cambrrcs, Sack
ElaRnels, Hoop Skirts, CalIcOes Delanes, Knitting
Gotten, COrsets POremOnnaIes, ChIIdrens Shoes Bas-
kets and everything usually kept in rstclass Trim
ming and Variety store Also, ConfecJneries Cakes,
Toys, Spices, Stationery, &c. &c.
Thankful for past favors, he hopes, by strict
attention 10 business ind ustry and economy TO
merit full share Of public patronage. Mrs Roberts
will be on hand attend To the Ladies' Der artment
and motto will be SMALL PROFITS AND QUICK
SALEs Cal and see. and you are not pleased with
our goods and prices you need not buy.
JAMES ROBERTS
Smyrna, Sept. /, "a.
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might bear my impris 'nment, but here | shall
have no one to live for. Mudd dccIalc cd.when
his paroxySm of grief had subsidized that lie
should lose no opportunity to effect his escape.
When asked where he would 20 if he succeed
ed in eluding the vigilance of the garrison, he
cried out, Home Government would not
touch me there 1t would not hunt me down
in the midst of NV wife and children.
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Fancy Williaeru.
THE MISSES TATNAE

1IIL MICOEO I 4 MAN
q have opened their NEW SPRING MILNE.
IT, RY GOODS on COMMERCE Street next door
u 10 Mrs. Roberts,
Dress Making, Cloak Making, Stamping,
GQtering,
nd Fancy Work of all kinds done TO order and
ronptlY Ladies are invited to call and examine for
aenselVes mig
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WHAT FASHION DoEs.--Red hair is fash
ionable in France, because the Empress has a: a
carrotty poll. But as the color OF the the ma nfip y
cannot he assumed as easy as the color Ii a q
dress the ladies Of Paris 20 to great ueai y,
voluntary endurance for the sake OF en- cl,a"si4S 4S
their natural black into desirable rru; An an
artist is employed who begins by M IePIhraadlIs h"ad :
every hair Then he ponra over ~" in1 nn;s"n nr"~ =
phial Of water, probabjyr jrLi "[p ocSpies 'tV two
lle sa'ura's aGsr 'i ffieen minutes he soaks the
n4uTs. A';r' " ;calwater. IIc then kneads the
%no'e % yth h%iI his i; hands Again icewater is ap'
halr WIN In ms nn%as the 'gooses within few
ps pnea - ri the hair, and turns red The whole
atnn l,cnet on lasts five hours, and leaves the lady
nPsL".GJb PsI nnJ hair. an intoerable headache, man
%Ied s nerves. and $50 loss in pocket
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OF the United States shall all be citizens of
the United States.
Approved June 29, 18 "A.
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Eating a Pie Plate.

Obtaining liberty one day | went right
straight through the town and on into the coun-
try till | got tired, and then tackled ship and
stood along under easy sail homeward bound,
until coming to q drccnt-looking farm house
close to the channel, tackled ship again and
stood into port to lay in provisions and water.
Found the front door open and sphnt- bottom
char sitting against it inside tlne-Iooklng
motheriy old lady spinning fax on little wheel
and two handsome, strapplng young ladies'
spinning wool on big wheels.
Came to All anchor in Splint chair, and ask
ed old lady for drink Of water and piece Of
bread
OId lady said: Lucy, get the boy bowl
OF milk and pie" and while Lucy was obey
ing orders old lady asked:
= BE you a sailor
. \ small one. ma am
-" Meow dew tell my Billy 5 sailor. Don't
ycuu know Billy
''GucSs not Plenty ofsailors don know.
Just here arrived Lucy with big bowl of
milk, and big pewter plate with pumpkin pie
ON it, Scored the pie directly, and watching
tair chance, Shcd the plate out into the many
weeds across the road.
Sucked down the milk and inquired of old
lady what 5 to pay?''
"Oh, nothing; We don't never charge sail.
orS for sich like. Lucy, ycOu take the things.
| handed her the bowl and looked innocent.
Lucy held out her hand and said:
Plate, if you please"
What did you say, Miss Lucy?"
Why the plate | gave you with the pie. "
"Oh, my gracious l didn't know there
was anything under that pie; I've eaten the
plate. Oh m afraid | shall die some time
or other. Here 5 dollar | must hurry tt
! Providence and find a doctor.
The last | saw of these three Spinners the!
were peeping round the corner of the house
after me, probably wondering if | was not {
| young ostrich
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LOGAN HOUSE,
R0mbay Hook.

Tni. fsvorite and well-kHOwn Watering place will
eOPsn Ph iPr %e comaePeing Ii Thursday june Jed. '
h;s neasan place Of resort IS unsurpassed for Ba
=, - E "a amusement by any Watering place on the
Delaware Bay. .,;oa with all the deI;cac;s,
.,1s .aason served in the best manner
0i ."s ,;sI,on Pary will be given every evening, and
s,oseisI arrangements made for large entertainments
syery Veanesdsy and tlday exsSN 1NSrSN proprietor.
tEhEniihil ,., jn2J
,,WA., BRIGHT. Viollnlst'
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"You do wrong to fish on Sunday said a
clergyman to lad he saw SO doing. well,
sir, =" replied the boy, C it cant be much harm
for | aim cotched nothing.