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OFFICIAL,


For contingent expenses OF all the missions abroad
sixty thousand dollars
For contingent expenses Of foreign intercourse, eighty
thousand dollars.
For expenses of intercourse with the Barbry Powers
three thousand dollars.
For expenses of the consulates in the Turkish domin
ions namely interpreters guards and other expenses Of
the consustes at Constantnope Smyrna Gambia, Alex
andra and Beirut two thousand five hundred dollars.
For the relief and protection OF American seamen in
foreign countries, two hundred thousand dollars
For expense which may be incurred in acknowledging
the services Of the masters and Of foreign vessels in
rescug citizens Of the United States from shipwreck
seven thousand dollars
For the purchase Of blank-books, stationery, book
cases. Of the United States SEALS presses and flags
and for the payment Of hostages and miscellaneous ex
peses of the consus of the United States including Loss
by exchange, ffty-ive thousand dollars
For office rent for those consuls-genera consuls and
commercial agents who not allowed to trade incud
ing loss by exchange thereon nifty thousand dollars.
For salaries of consus-general consuls, commercial
agents, and thirteen consular clerks, namely:
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tors may, their option commence snt for the and
against the holder of Said stock fer tho amount OF
the instalment proportion unpaid PF0rided That
no stakeholder subscriber shall be permitted to vote
any election for directors at any general special
meeting of tho company on whose shares any nsalnens
arrcrages may DO due more than fifteen days previous
| thereto.
and actors for time being shall have power to
da establish and put in execution such rulce, regua-
tons ordinances and bylaws as they may deem essential
to the laws and Constitution Of the United States Of
this act and generally to do and perform oil acts matters
and things which c.. .-'ion may or can lawfully do.
Sac. 0. and be ii tsr cnacted, That the president
and directors hereby empowered and fully authorized
on behalf Of tho company to make insurance against
tories mills other buildings; goods wares, chattes
and effects Of eli kinds therein otherwise upon grain
produce and Implements and upon vessels building on
the stoc in port at mornings end geneEplly upon
all and every sort and description OF property of whatever
kind soever, land or wacr and to make execute per-
feet and conclude many contracts bargains agree
ments policies and other Instruments the nature Of
the case shall mag requirc and all such instruments
bargains, contracts policies or agreements shall be In
print or writing and shall be signed by the president and
secretary such other persons as the managers
point such purpose and shall 30 under the seal OF the
company: Provled That sad presd mt and directors
may their option and discretion, make insurance on
such terms and conditions as to them may appear equ
able reserving the premiums or opproprating and re-
turning such portions thereof 10 the insured may c
them appear conducive TO the interest Of the company and
the insured In such manner and on such conditions as
may appear to them just and proper
SEC. I. Ana be 10 Jurther endctd Inat the preeusnt
and directors SHALL the third Monday in June OF each
and every year. divide much of the profits OF said COM
pany to them may appear advisable first dcduetng all
expense and pay the to the respective stockholders
or their agents duly empowered In ten days thereafter
bnt the money received rs premiums upon risks which re-
main outstanding and undetermined at the time OF de-
clarng such dividend shall not then be considered aspart
of the profits and If the capital stock paid in shall be
essened by losses subsequent dvidendfha be made
or declared until equal 10 said dminuon shall
have been added to the capital stock.
SEC s. And be IL further endc Tint the stock Of said
rompany shall be transferred hebooks of the company
In stdh manner only the bylaws OF the company shall
direct. L. q r - Il y.
SIC o. And be It further enacted, That nothing In this
act shall be consrucdss making 1t perpetual but Congress
may at any time alter, amend or repeal the same -
Approved, February IL, 1896. N
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An ACT to authorize the purchase construction of Rev
enue cutters on the lakes
Be it enuced By The Senate and House Of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized TO
strc or purchase and alter, not exceeding six steam
cutters for service the lakes; and for thatpur
pose the of million of dollars much thereof
Is necessary is hereby appropriated out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved December 20, 1861.
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omatc expenses of the government for the year end
ing thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sixtysix
BE enacted By the Senate and House of Representa-.
tiues Of the United States Of america in Congress
DIED. That the following be, and the here
by, appropriated out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the objects hereafter express
3D. for the fiscal year ending the hrtieh of June sgh.
teen hundred and sxty-six, namely:
For salaries OF ENJOYS extraordinary minister's and
commissioners of the United States at Great Britain
France, Russia, Prussia, Spain Austria Brazil Republic
of Mexico, Chns Italy, Chilli Peru. Portugal switzer.
land, Rome, Belgium Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Tur
key New Granada, Bolivia Ecuador Venezuela, Gustema-
Ia, Nicaragua, Sandwich Islands Costa Rca Honduras,
Argentine Confederation Paraguay, japan, and Salvador,
three hundred and eight thousand five hundred dollars
For salaries of secretaries of legation thirty thousand
dollars
salaries of assistant secretaries Of legation at Lon
don and Paris, three thousand dollars.
For salary of the interpreter to the legation 70 China
five thousand dollars.
For salary of tho secretary Of legation to Turkey, act
ing as an interpreter, three thousand dollars.
For salary OF the interpreter to the legation to Japan
two thousand Eve hundred dolars,
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An Act to amend the Charter Of the washington Gas
Light Company"

Light CVulpuny.
BE enacted by the Se,ate and House Of Representative
V1te United States of America IN Cb'yress assembled,
That much Of the acts Of June twenty-five eighteen
hundred and sixty, and July eleven, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-two relate to the price Of gas fur
the same are hereby repealed and the act Incorporating
the .Washngton GasLight Company" is hereby amend
Cd as to prohibit the id company from receiving and
tyur for the benefit Of ts stockholders greater price
for gas than forty cents per hundred cubic feet subject
discount Of ten per csnum all bills for gas furnished
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AN Act authorizing the holding Of special session Of
the United States District Court for the District of In

the United States District Court for the District of In
diana.
of the United States Of Awsrca IN Congress diembed,
That special session of the United States district court
for the district of Indiana shall DO holden the usual
place of holding said court the first Tuesday in jan
nary, eighteen hundred and sixty-fve
SEC. q And be IL further enacted That all suits and
proceedings of civil criminal nature now pending in
or rernabe to said court shall be proceeded n heard,
and determined by said court at said special session.
in the at regular term OF said court and
the Judge thereof hereby empowered to order THE
paneng of petit and grand jury for said session.
Approved, December 20, 1864.
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be sold. if thought best. al 90 advance.
would not be understood ~ advocat-
ing this measure for q speculation iu
stock. because. taking all things into con-
sideratiou. / believe it would be better
for the County to give The Bonds out
right. than to fail Of securing the Road.
and in this way We make the non-resi-
dent land speculstor help 10 secure to
US the advantages no one will object to
receive, and If tue non resident can
stsnd it. certainly we should not COM
plain. l believe that by the time We
shall bs called upon to issue these
Bonds. the property Of the Union Pa
cific X. R. Co.. with the lands they will
then have rs taxable. in our County.
will amount to over million and hall
of dollars. and as the County is now
out Of debt. it seems TO me, that with
an increase Of nearly four times our
present taxable property, We need not
fear any increase Of taxes. and at the
same time make some internal improve.
ments needed. II any have cause to
fear high taxes. l am sure | am one. and
| think no one has deeper interest in
the welfare Of the County than myself.
Be sure and vOse, ''For issuing Bonds"
! N. r. DU1fON.
Judge D. is mistaken about one-half
the bridge across the Kaw river-the
bridge will all be 10 Shawnee county,
and will be nice thing for the citizens
there. as it alone will be equal to two.
thirds the amount Of their bonds.
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NEW SKIRT FOR 1866.
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We have endeavored to state the facts
As clearly IS We could. We think the
point 10 demonstrated that the road will
pay il We get it through the county.
and now We have
SUGGESTION TO MAXI.
II the measure should fail to carry al
the present time, surrounded as the
question is with omissions 10 the call
and difficulties in the way. the Comps
ny should not regard it as q 6nality
but give our people a chance to vote
after the road is located. and we thinl
the result will be satisfactory to all.
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Order of Publication.

Order Of Publication.
STATE OF KANSAS.
COUNTY or JESvERsoN
In th. District Court Of the Third Judicial
District of the State OF Kansas, sit,iog in aud
Tor the County of Jefferson, In said State.
James 5. Townsend, Plaintiff,
We.
James Sewell, John Sewell, Robert Sewell. Ma
ry Ann Sewell. Alexander Seweil, Maiinda Sew.
ell and Thomas Seweil. Defendants
Ii appearing from ailida,,, on file, tim, James
Seweli. John Seweil, Robert Seweil, Mary Ann
Sewell, Alexander Sewell, Melinda Scwell and
Thomas Sewell. and each Of them, reside out Ut
and are non- residents OF the State Of kansas ;
you the said James Sewel!, John SewelI Rob.
ert Sewell. Mary Ann Sswell, Alexander Seweli,
Mainda Sewell and Thomas Seweil, defendants,
will take notice that Jar.es S. Townsend, Of the
County Of Jefferson. State OF ksn.as aid, on the
25th dav OF August. \. D. 1875. tile his petition
in the office of the Clerk Of the Distri,I Court
Of the Third Judicial District, within and Tor the
County Of jefferson, Stsie OF Kansas, against
the said defendants, seti x forth, that the 25fh
day Of December, A. D. 1868. one Ameda Sewel,
the then lawful wife Of said defendant. James Sc
well seized in Tee simple OF the onciiith q 81
part OF the following land, situate in the County
of J. fier.on, State Of Kansas, particularly des-
cribed as follows, to wit Commencing AT point
on the western boundary Of the north least quar-
ter "a OF section eighteen Qs), township eleven
uil, OF range sevent. en- 10, forty one and one.
third tll,s) rods south Of the northwest conner,
running thence "orih one hundred and eighteen
and two-th,rds QiSD rods to the north west cor
ncr, thence east one hundred and twenty il2O)
rods, thence soaih one bundled aud eighteen and
two. thirds CllSD rVds, thence west one hundred
and twenty Q2O) rods 10 the place Of beginning;
that on the said 25th day Of December, a. D 1853,
said Almeda Sewell, and said defendant James
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, ,ha, on the 22d day
~ Of August, A. d. 1885. Letters Of Adminis.
tIa'io" upon the estate of 'rhoe. J. Richards,
decess'd, late Of the County Of Jefferson, State
Of Kansas, were issued TO the undesivusd bv ,hs
Probsts Court Of said County aud State. AM
persons wing claims against said estate are +, .
quired To exhibit them Tor allowance within ON,
year from the date Of said Lriiers, or they NAV
DO prccluded from any benefit Of said estate; and
u such claims lie not 80 exhibited within three
years from the date Of said Letters, they will be-
forever barred LEVI WILHEI. N
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New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-10-13

Major Gen. John C. Breckeurids &c
is at present ut Toronto Canada. l. is
said that he proposes to become cit.
zen Of that country and enter into busi.
ness there.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-10-13

The fate of poor Russell, late P. NJ.
at Davenport, should have been VAIN
ing to those holding federal offices III
the state of Iowa. It was Mr. Russell
who introduced the resolution into the
republican convention Of the 14th of
June in favor of negro suffrage il this
state. A few days before the election
Mr.. Russell was removed irom Of
fee by the President ami d friend and
supporter Of Gen. Benton, and an op-
p'nent Of negro suffrage appointed
We have most positive assurances from
Washington that federal Office holders
supporting Stone and negro suffrage
in Iowa will aow he called upon to sur
render their several portfolios to men
more in sympathy with the President.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-10-13

The Honorable Lafayette S Foster
United States Senator from Conneoti-
cut and at present holding the office
of Vice President, virtually, as presi-
Gent of the senate, is in favor Of exclu-
ding from both houses Of Congress the
representatives Of those States rejec-
ting negro suffrage. Is this principle
to apply only to the South? or are
northern States rejecting this new dog
ma Of radicalism to come under the rig
idapplication Of the Same rule of ex-
clusion2 If the latter, will Mr.. Foster
do the country the favor he could do
by.resigning; or will he wait to be ex-
,cluded from tae senate because Of the
hostility Of his state to negro suirrages
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-10-13

political corvictions When such men
a. Abram H. Harris. All others ~u IN
we cou'd mention, vote for Stone and
negro suffrage "a they d,d, we believe
they are acting from sense of duty.
Men supporting principle to US, and
to themselves avnwed to be So heinous
as this, as we know some to have done
for money, we do not give credit for
hones'yin exercising one of the dearest
rights ola freeman. There are many
others heretofore of The repu3lican par
ty now thoroughly dent fed with the
opponents Of negro suffrage. Tlne
alone cat tell which is right aud mus,
eventually triumph in this govern
ment.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-10-13

The people Of Colorado Territory vo.
tel upon the question of negro suffrage
a few days ago in voting UPON their
state constitution preparatory to ap-
plying for admission into the Uuioa as
a state. The proposition to give the
ballot to the negro was defeated by a
large majority. Will the radicals re-
ject this applicant for admission as d
state for this reason? -...
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-10-13

YOUNGS Celebrated CAST STEEL
PHO VS.. can be had of b CAapim at MAN.
! UFACTURERS PRICES.
Every practical man must &C
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The very best of Material is used in their
Manufacture: and YOUNG & Co. have the
sole Right Of the Patent Elliptic Steel Stand
ard, IPAr 1865. which gives Create,
Strength than the sam. weight of IRON and
being made in the Cylindrical or El!iptieal
form, will bear ten times the strain of fiat
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BIZ this arrangement Plo,os are
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durability is Gained.
The agency for howard Coun
ty is located at the Stove, Tin,
Hardware, Iron and Steel Estab
lishment in New Oregon. w
Aug. 26, 1865. n42m4
3. CHAPLIN.
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TO WHOMIT NAY CONCERN.

TO WHOMIT MAY CONCERN.
Whereas my wife Nancy N. >tarkey has
lett my ped an a board without any cause or
provocat'on this is to notify all persons
against sarbering or trusting her on my
acee"nt as shall pay no debt of her con
tracing after this d ,te
Dated Aibiop Howard County Iowa Oct
13, 1868 .. JOSEPH STARkEY.