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REstDEscE 10 ons Of the most desiras's loesH-
~ tic. 10 tn. city-LoIs1 snf s, IN stick 80, With
one story Frame Ds-iilng House, contaiusux even
rooms gosd eis,-rn cellar and varsity Of choice frIt
lots n fenced situate fulton street. between sth
and 0 Streets, Keokuk, lowa inquire Of
MN FULTON
mchS-d Real R~tste sf-ut
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For sale.

DIVE acres Of land near Ssndusky, in full
Il view Of the river all under fence aud sultiv alton
With frame dwelling; over two In fruF for sss
very cheap, and 10 pay that will saii nAn Of lin
tied means.
Enquire Of WIN FULTON
spr7 Real Estate Agent ~ Msip.t
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For sale.

vKeY DESIRABLE REsiDEScs-Thres story
"A Brirk, with ten ruoms; good eisiera. Esst end Of
Hinmon's kow Morgan street, besween eth ard 9Th
streets. Enquire 81 MA FULTON.
marie Rsal E.tst~ Aren't. No ~ tain st
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EORTY ACRES Of good farming land,
30 sell febc-d and go .lAIs oi eaiiiys-
ton OF good timber land aud aide young
ehart good frame dwelling hous-. Hx30, kooI eistsrn
and stable Situate abost 81 or nilrs ON the city
knqufrs Of WN. tULrts
"A Real Esinfe
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"Lberty Union Forever One and Inseparable
Official.
:ineer supplies near st. Louis, Missouri, twenty

gineer supplies near st. Louis, Missouri, twenty
thousand dollars.
For construction and repair of barracks and
quarters for engineer troops at the depot of en-
gineer supplies at Willetts Point, New York,
twenty five thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it turther enacted, That there
shall not be over fifty per cent of the foregoing
appropriations expended during the fiscal year
ending thlrtieth June, eighteen hundred and six
ty-eight and the residue thereof shall not be ex-
pended till otherwise ordered.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in Or
der to determine the relative powers If resistance
of the turret and the broadside systems of iron
ent heaviest guns are adequate to the rapid des-
truction of the heaviest plated ships now built,
demand practicable on either system, and
whether not our best stone forts will resist our
heaviest guns, and if not what increase in strength
by adding either or iron or variation in form is
necessary to that end, the Secretary of War and
the Secretary of the Navy are hereby authorized
to detail joint board of not less than six compe
tent officers, three from the army and three from
the navy, whose duty it shall be to construct and
test by firing upon them such targets as they may
deem necessary for the purposes above named
And the Secretary of War and the Secretary of
the Navy are hereby authorized and directed to
supply the board with such facilities for this pur-
pose as they may require; ProVided, it can be
done from the uneXpended funds and materials
now at their disposal, the expenses to be borne
equally by the War and Navy Departments, and
from such funds at their dsposals the Secretary
of War and Secretary of the Navy may designate
respectively.
Approved, March 2, 1867.
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Approved, March 2, 1867.
TPUBLIC-NO. 25.1

AN ACT supplementary to an act to prevent
smuggling and tor other purposes, approved
July eighteen, eighteen hundred and sixty
six.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Represe
tatiues Of tile United States Of Anerica in C0ngreS
assembled, That the provisions of the act of Con-
gress approved July eighteen. eighteen hundred
and sixty six, entitled "An act to prevent snug
Cling and for other purposes" shall be so con-
strued as not to affect any right Of suit or prose-
cution which may have accrued rnder any prior
acts of Congress repealed or supplied by said act
previous to July eighteen, eighteen hundred and
have been, or shall be, commenced under such
eighteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, shall
be tried and disposed of, and Judgment or decree
executed as ifsad act o July eighteen, eighteen
hundred and siXty-six, had not been passed, any
thing therein contained to the contrary notwith-
standing.
SEC. 3. And be atiuther enacted, That section
twenty-si of the act aforesaid be so amended
that the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby authorized in his discretion to make such
regulations shall enable vessels engaged in the
coastng trade between ports and places upon
Lake Michigan exclusively, and laden with
American productions and free merchandise only
to unlade their cargoes without previously OBJ
tanning permit to unlade.
SEC 3. A3id be it further enacted That section
twenty-five of said act be hereby amended by in,
sertng the word "March in the place of 'July, "
in said section.
Approved, February IS, 1867.
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[PUBLIC-No. 26.1


AN ACT amendatory of the several acts respecting
copyrights.
Be 1T enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdtyes Of the United States Of A,nerica IN Con-
gress assembled. That every proprietor of book,
pamphlet, map, chart, musical composition,
print, engraving, or photograph for which a
copyright shall have been secured, who shall fail
to deliver to the library of Congress at Washing
ton printed copy o! every such book, pamphlet,
map. chart, musisal composition, print, engrav-
ing, or photograph, within one month after pub
lication thoreot, shall, for every such default, be
subject to penalty ottwenty-fve dollars, to be
collected by the librarian of Congress- in the
name of the United States, in any district or Cir
cult court of the United States, within the juris
diction of which the delinquent may reside or be
found.
SEC. 2. And be at further enacted, That every
such proprietor may transmit any book, pam
p[h ]et, map, chart, musical composition, print
engraving, or photograph, for which he may have
secured copyright, to the librarian of Congress,
by mail free OF postage, provided the words ''co-
pyright NATTER be plainly written or printed on
the outside of the package containing the same;
and it shall be the duty of the several postmasters
and deputy postmasters, to give receipt tor the
same, if requested, and when such package shall
be delivered to them, or any of them, to see that
the same is safely forwarded to its destination by
mail, without cost or charge 10 said proprie
tor.
Approved, February 1S, 1867.
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Cheap Printing Paper.
To Editors and Publishers.
LETTER FROM W. G. CLARK, ESQ, PRESIDENT OF
THE SOUTHERN PRESS ASSOCIATION.

ATLANTA, GA, APRIL 10, 1867.
j. S. Thra&heT, ESQ.,,
Dear Sir: 1t affords me much pleasure to com
municate to you the following resolution of the
Southern Press Association: -s,
Resolved, THAT as testimonial of our appre.
citation for the Jealous, faithful and effective s,
vice of JOHN s. THRAsHER, ESQ.,, as Superinten.
dent of this Association in years past.
We hereby tender him the thanks of this Asso-
citation, and confer upon him the complimentary
position of Agent of the Southern Press Associa-
tion in the City of New York"
The terms of commentator employed in the
above resolution, do no more than justice to your
important services during your SUPPLEMENTARY
know, and none can more highly appreciate than
myself. Should occasion require, shall be glad
to avail myself of the aid provided for by the res
olution.
Very respectfully, your obedient serv't
w. G. CLARK.
15-2t. President.
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,TPUBLIC-No. 61.1

AN ACT making appropriations for the construc,
ton, preservation, and repairs of certain for
tifications and other works of defences for the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and sixty eight
Be it reso1aed by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatiyes of the United States Of america IN Con
gress assembled, That the following sums be, and
they are hereby, appropriated, out OF any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, 1ot
the construction preservation, and repair OF Ger
tain Notifications and other works OF defence for
the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen
hundred and sixty eight:
For Fort Scanned, Portland, Maine, fifty thou
sand dollars.
For Fort Georges, on Hog Island Pledge, Port
land, Maine, fifty thousand dollars.
Fort Winthrop, Boston, Massachusetts,, hity
thousand dollars.
For Fort Warren, Boston, Massachusetts, nlty
Fort fort at entrance of New Bedford harbor,
Massachusetts,, thirty thousand dollars:
For Fort Schuyler, East river, New York, hfty
thousand dollars.
For fort at Willetts Point, opposite Fort schuy-
Ter, New York. fifty thousand dollars.
For fort on site of Fort Tompkins, Staten Is
land, New York, fifty thousand dollars.
Fort fort at Sandy HOOK, New jersey fifty
thousand dollars.
For repairs of Fort Washington, on the Poto-
mac river twenty-five thousand dollars
For Fort Monroe, Hampton Roads, Virginia.
..
For Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, fifty thou
send dollars.
For Fort Jefferson, Garden Key, Tortugas, fif-
thousand dollars.
For Fort Clinch. Amelia island, Florida, twen-
ty-five thousand dollars
For fort at Fort Point. San Francisco bay, CAL
ifornia, fifty thousand dollars.
For fort at Lime Point, California fifty thou
sand dollars
For fort at Alcatrez island, San Francisco bay,
California, one hundred thousand dollars.
For Lort Preble, Portland harbor, Maine, nifty
thousand dollars.
For Fort McClary, Portsmouth harbor, New
Hampshire fifty Thousand dollars.
For Fort Independence, Boston harbor, Massa-
aehusetts, fifty thousand dollars.
For survey of northern and northwestern
lakes, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
For Fort Montgomery, at the outlet OF Lake
Champlain, twenty five thousand dollars.
For purchase and repair of instruments, ten
thousand dollars.
For purchase of sites now occupied and lands
proposed to be occupied for permanent ea-coast
defences Prorided, That no such purchase Shall
be made except upon the approval of its expedi-
ency by the Secretary OF War and of the validity
of the title by the Attorney General, fifty thou
sand dollars.
For purchase of sites now occupied BY tempo
fary sea-cOast defences Provided, That no such
purchase shall be made except upon the approval
of its eXpedency by the Secretary of War and the
validity of the title by the Attorney General,
twenty five thousand dollars.
For construction and repair of barracks and
quarters for engineer troops at the depot OF en-
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Approved, February lS, 1867.
TPUBLIC-No. ISL

[PUBLIC-No. 2S.
AN ACT to authorize the purchase of certain lots
of ground adjoining the Allegheny arsenal, at
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Be it enacted 6y the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatyes of the United States Of america in Con-
gress assembled, That the Secretary of War be,
and he is hereby, authorized and empowered to
accept the offer of the st. Franciscus Hospital
Society to sell to the United States certain lots
of ground situate in the boro[ugh] of Lawrence
and four containing about nine thousand six
hundred square feet, aud upon which is spring
supplying said arsenal with water: and that the
and the same is hereby, appropriated, out OF any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to pay for said lots npon their conveyance to the
United States by good and sufficient title in fee
simple.
Approved, February 49, 1867.
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HOME AGAIN:
ISAAC GTTINCER

is now in full receipt of his Spring and Summer
stock of
DRY GOODS,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES, MILLINERY
AND FANCY GOODS.
They will be sold at very small advance on
First Cost.
The Millinery business will be carried on by
MRS. GTTINGER,
in all its branches she having been North herself
and visited the first Millinery establishments in
the country, laid in her own stock in person, and
besides that, having thorough knowledge of the
business will be enabled to suit one and all from
THE RICH TO THE POOR.
Opening day for Spring and Summer Bonnets
will be on the 10th day of April, to which all her
lady friends are respectfully invited.
We also introducing new style HOOP
SKIRT called the
ODESSA PATENT COLLAPSING SKIRT,
skirt far superior to anything that has ever been
brought to this country. We ask an inspection
of the same. You will not regret walk to No.
4S Fayetteville Street.
April 6, 1867. 6-3m.
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s+ay Lucy otone in Kansas, and Elizabeth Cadv
in st'r IN New York. are actively engaged
stpn, hPihg for female suffrage In Lucy's
f;IplnS fa;rI ground the question is already
tinn:y, ti'y submitted to the people as constitu
,sn~. ai amendment in connection with negro
gaan gnlas'e; Elizabeth, however, has harder
.l,sr ,.1. 10 nave the new Constitution made to
ibsrak ikii1g. None of the progressive females
Irnr yet opened the campaign in Wisconsin.
;ajms G'kes her husband, DR.. Blackwell,
It's 'out adheres to her maiden name
hotel Ill III S made considerable trouble with
and pent las, ns VINO persisted in giving the lady
Tepcka .Ilan separate rooms the clerk at
obie,ted 'n'ihiy informed the Doctor, who
do bus;na ", :nis arrangement, that 1--WE don't
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DODD'S MINERAL SPRING.

THE SUBSCRIBER, AS AGENT OF MR..
DODD, takes this method of stating that he IL
now prepared to receive visitors at this
Celebrated Mineral Spring;
and that he has tickets to sell, at a reasonable
price
The Mineral properties of the water of this
Spring of a superior quality, and is one of the
most popular Springs in the State.
For the information of the public, annex the
Analysis of the Dodd Spring from the Report of
Professor EmmoEs, our late State GeolOgist:
The Dodd Spring has temperature of 60 deg,
air being 7S The solid matter in gallon MOUNTS
to 16 grs. In pint it contains
Organic matter, 80
Iron in combination with organic matter, 40
Carb. of Lime, "a
Carb of Magnesia, 10
Besides the foregoing, we obtained both tho
chlorides of Lime and Magnesia, the latter in q
large trace.
Tickets for the Season, IS 90, and can be had
either at the gate, at the various Hotels of the
city, oil from the Agent Price of admission
without tickets, ten cents
The gates will be opened at all times, night and
day.
The Spring is convenient to all the principal
Hotels of the City,
MADISON RAND, Agent.
Raleigh April 90, 1867. 13-fwtE
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Approved, February Is, 1867.
(PUBLIC-No. 27.1

AN ACT to authorize the payment of prize money
to certain officers and enlisted men of the sig
nal corps of the army.
Be itenacted blythe Senate and Houseof Represent
atiyesof the United States Of Anerica in Congress
assembled, That the proper accounting officers of
the Treasury Department be, and they are here
by, authorized and directed to pay to the officers
and enlisted men of the signal corps of the army
who were assigned to and performed duty on the
fleet under command of Admiral D. G. Farragut,
while the said fleet was engaged in the action in
Mobile bay, on the fifth day of August, ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty -four, from
any money not otherwise appropriated, such
sum or sums as prize money, to each of them,
respectively, as will be equal to what has been
allowed in distribution to officers sailors Ofthe
navy of corresponding rank, she same as if their
names had been, in any case, borne on the ships
hooks
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NTATTRASS MAKING AND
M UPHOI.STERING.

THE SUBSCRIBER AREPREPAREDT TO CAR
RY on the above work in the best style, and
with dispatch. Mattresses will be made out of
Materials or old ones will be taken apart
and done up so as to make them as good as new
Now is the time to have your mattresses over
hauled, repaired, and renovated. Also cushions
and sofas of all kinds repaired and renovated.
The subscriber are working at low rates for
cash. He may be found on the premises former.
ly occupied by Mr. Shepard just above the Rail-
road bridge, on Hillsboro' street. nearly opposite
Judge Saunders.
Orders from persons at distance, living on or
near Railroads, are solicited. Work for such
customers, as well as all Others will be promptly
done and forwarded.
RUFUS HARRISON.
Raleigh, July 81, 1856. 57-tf
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LARGE and Fine Stock of Goods

THE SUBSCRIBER HAS JUST RECEIVED
l. large and excelant stock of
Staple, and Dry Goods and Groceries,
including Calicoes, bleached and unbleached cot
ton Goods of good quality, and very cheap. Also,
a superior lot of SHOES for men, women and
children, which warranted to be of good
quality Also,
Ready-Made Clothing
for summer wear, of various qualities and very
cheap.
The GROCERIES consist of every thing in that
line, to wit, Bacon, Lard, Molasses, Sugar, Tea,
Coffee, Fish, dried Beef, &c.
Also, superior lot of smoking and chewing
TOBACCO, and SNUFF
Also, variety of upper and sole LEATHER,
and some FINE FRENCH CALF SKINS.
He has also on hand pure WHISKY, for family
use
The subscriber returns his thanks to his friends
and customers for the liberal patronage they have
heretofore extended to him. He hopes to be able
to please his friends and customers in the future,
as in the past.
Store on Hargett ST., opposite Jordan Wom-
ble's and next door to Bagwell's.
Raleigh, April 20, 1867. 2-1m.
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ANDREW JOHNSON, President. LAFAYETTE
S. FOSTER, President of the Senate
SCHUYLER CoLFAx, Speaker of the House
of Representatives.
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Official.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session Of the Thirty
Ninth Congress, aohich aoas begun and held
at tie City Of Washington, in the District
of Columbia.
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REMARKABLE ANOMALY IN PHYsICs-
one OF the most remarkable cases that has
ever come to our knowledge, and at the same
!l'ne; one OF the saddest and most distress
NY mas occurred in the family of Mr.. Ed
WAR! Maiu "nte, most worthy and respectable
citizen of South Ward A daughter of this
senlleman-a young lady of intelligence and
PromlSe-aged about fifteen or sixteen years
whose health had for some time previous
neGh aciicate, was taken ill. between two
ana three weeks ago, since which time she
Ia mas neither spoken word or eaten NOR
SCI OF food. Size generally lies passive, but
OCCASIONALLY raises up. She has been kept
awe ny artificial means, no nutriment of
any kind having been passed into the sys-
.em u. through the mouth The case excites
hna int aueepest interest and sympathy and has
o nMned thus far the best medical skill. 1t is
mimatt iimestly hoped that the affiiction may ter
donht :; iaVorably, but all is mystery and
AprA 24M. W i''-h ''''S0"'y nep'SSS'
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SUCCESSION IN FRANCE.--The health of
the young Prince Imperial, son of Louis
Napoleon, who is now eleven years old, is
said to be delicate 1t is an ominous fact
that for one hundred and sixty years no
monarch in France has been succeeded by
his son. Thus Louis XIV was grandson
Of Louis XIII; Louis XIV was the grandson
of Louis XIV; Louis XVI was the grand
son of Louis XIV; Louis XVIII was the
brother of Louis XVI, Louis XVII dying in
childhood, and never came to the throne
The successor of Louis XVII was his broth
er. Charles X his successor with his cousin,
Louis Philippe. Napoleon was succeeded,
not by his son, Napoleon H. but by his
nephew, Napoleon III. The heir of Louis
Philippe, the duke of Orleans, was killed
by being thrown out of his carriage The
heir and son of Charles X, the Duke of
Berri. was assassnated while assisting his
wife into carriage at the Paris Opera house.
Inc present heir to the BOurbons is the
Count de Bordeaux. who was born after the
ASSASSINATION of his father, the Duke of Berri.
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Miscellaneous.

OLD ENGLISH MANNERS the reign OF
James l., men and women wore looking
plasses publicly: the men as brooches or or
namrnts in their hats; and women at their
girdes. or on their bosoms, or sometimes
dike the ladies of our day. in their fans
which were then made of feathers inserted
into silver or ivory tules.
At feast, every guest brought his own
knife, and milestone was placed behind
the door. upon which he sharpened his knife
as he entered.
In 1j64 Dutchman, named William
Roonen brought the first coach into Eng
land. and it is said, the sight of it put both
horses and men into amaZement. Some
said it was crab shell. brought out of China,
and some imagined it one of the Pagan tenn
piles, in which the Cannibals adored the
devil.
The business of cap making was ruined in
1891, 10y the common wearing of hats, which
then came in vogue.
Smoothing irons are of late invention; in
the reign of Queen Elizabeth and James l.,
large stones inscribed with texts Of scripture
were used for that purpose.
A Mrs Isabel Danton, of Leeds, is said to
have first invented hats and baskets made of
straw.
In 1884, two rich women desired to mar
ry the Earl of Huntington, for the sake of
title. One of them offered to lay down e25,
600 on the day of her marriage. The other
offered $500 year, during his life, and co.
900 in cash. he to 60 with her to the church
and marry her. immediately after the
ceremony, they were to take leave at the
church door and never to see each other
again.
In Clarendon's papers is the following:
AT Henly, upon the Thames. woman.
speaking against taxation imposed by Par
Lament, was ordered by committee to have
her tongue fastened by IA nail to the body of
tree by the way side on market day, which
was arcordingly done, and paper, in great
letters, setting forth the Nervousness of her
crime. fixed to her back
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IPEBLIC-NO. ST.

An ACT making appropriations for the support
of the army for the year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty weight, and for other
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[PUBLIC-No. S3]
AN ACT making appropriations and to supply de-
fciencics in the appropriations for the service
of the government for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven, and tor other purposes.
Be it eeacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
Sentdtipes Of the United States Of Anerica in Con-
greSs assembled, That the following sums, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the
same are hereby, appropriated for the objects
hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal fear ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven,
namely.