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Mr. Editsr: i vas our pleasure TO be
present at the charades and tableaux held
at Whitehall on Monday evening last, and
our enjoyment was 50 great oil thas oeea-
sion that We cannot forbear communicating
some notice of them 20 you. from the
shor, time allowed for practice and rehear-
sal, we had expected but q passing fair
performance. snd we went determined to
make due allowance and not to act as GIL
tics, bat. Mr.. Editor, We were agrceabiy
disappointed B.fore the second scene
had ended, cur doubts had changed TO as
tonlsh1pcnt aud our establishment 10 APP
plause. We were surprised TO gee our
Young friends deporting themselves with
the ease and grace Of many who walk the
boards as profession.
AS it might appear invldious TO partlc-
ularise, we shall rest content with stating
that the several participants performed
their different parts in charade and ia
bleaux In 4 manner to deserve the warm
commentator they received from al quar-
ter.. The music. vocal and instrument
tai, was also excellent
AS far as our recollection serves US, the
following was the order Of the perform
ance
Sone-'Wc Psrted by the River Side,
Mrs. A., Miss O. D, Miss E. B., and
Nj. +. F.
Tableaux-'F Faith Miss j F.
Sorc-"Eeaa Bell, Mrs. A. Miss ..
D. Miss f. s. and Mr.. F. F.
Charade-'Manage. Miss |. F., Miss
+. b., Mr. D. H. and Mr.. c. NJ.
Tableaux-Two scenes from We are
.cnting tonight on the old camp ground,
Miss l. F, Messrs. P. c., c. NJ, s j..
and c. D.
Minna and Brenda. Miss
J. and Miss \. B.. Mrs. j. VI. and Mr..
A F.
Cbarade-'Way ward Miss +. and Misc
L.F.. Mr.. +. F. and Mr. ?. c.
Tsbleaux-Ihreo scenes from + Father,
come Home. Miss l. F., Miss J h. /,
Master II. S. aud Mr. S. j.
Tab Where are tdc friends Of
nv Youth Miss ). F.
This ended she programme, and We
were getting ready % 60 home when we
heard loud rapping, and. casting our
ewes toward. the stage, ve there beheld
Mr.. F. f ani cur friend Owens who
hsd, it seems, given their assent to dis
course Us some of their funny songs. The
cal is from the South. and the Rioh
Del,chmsn,' which were sung with very
happy effect aud brought down tie house
We we're very much obliged 70 cur friends
for TIM. part of the performance, for We
think it had sslutary effect upon spirits
saddencd by tie tableaux from Father,
come Home. With this the entertain
meut ended. and ve end our notice b
thanking the performers for rs inssruc-
10, al s-,ssstsat ley s9cr5ed Us
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

R,conMlr1rr.-J Edwir Abch, ~ho
asa committed to jai! on Tuesday OF IAs'
week upon a charge of having stolen
goods in hi. possession, had hearing pc
lore Judges Camalicr and Tipfe" on
Monday last and was acquitted upon the
charge preferred agains: him in tie wit
lie vas, however, Immediately re-arfsstea
upon still gravsr charge, that forgery
upon the firm of J Smith ( Sop. balti-
more, and rcconnmitted TO Jail il default
O: bail TO await she action Of the Grand
jury, Mr.. Smith of the victimised frm,
who Was present a. the examination, fully
identified Abel as. she; party who prerea'ec
the forged order u1on which the goods
were Obtained.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

HAEPERs MAGAz:NE presents ITS &C
customed variety of light and readable
articles, with numerous and well oxecu-
ted illustrations "A Sleigh Ride through
Eastern Russia, "Zauzbar," and The
Executive Departments and Seais, are
all pro'usely illustrated. spent and
Misspent,' is an agreeable little poem by
Alice Cary. Another paper from Major
De Forrest, upon "Chivalrous and Semi
Chivalrous Sou;herners,' vii be read
with interest. isabella, E1- Q lecn Of
Spai1, by j 5. c. Abbott. a very
pleasant story, Ny Enemy Daughter;
preachers and Preaching" by Robert
Tones; 90 Wife of the Period
Changes in Population : and very
instructive article on Lighthouses ;; by
VI. Schele de We're, are among the re-
m,iuinc articles The regular depart
ments-the Easy Chair. Editors Drawer,
Book Table, and Monthly Record Of Cur
rent Events, are all filled with the usual
variety As whole. the present num-
Der will be found particularly interesting TO
magazine readers.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

krrrxr1oS.-Thea attention q our read
,,e ia directed to the advertisements OF
M,ssrs. Herbert & Hsir.ton, Tobacco ana
Grain Commission Merchants. III another
eolumn. These gentlemen are the "en-
.rsl Agents for the sale Of Andrew zoe
celebrated .snperPho'phate Of Lime
which has obtained wide as well AZ oe-
sorved ropown among the farmers Of Low
sr Nsrvlsnd It will be seen, that Mr.,
2. Camalier, Of our county, is connected
With this firm snd Is nov 10 the county
.,Iici.irg orders FOX shi. manure. Ny
sh.-b.e, we avail ourselves of the present
occasion 80 thank him for 3 box OF the ia
NOUS Navy Smoking Tobacco, masuiae-
tursd at Danyine. Va. By Col Geo, +
Kane K Co., whlch xs hare found upon
,.inl to bo we'll deserving b tia. has besn
ea:G = its favor.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

Ncricrs or New PusLIoAtIoss -ouT
Sc.oolpAY V1sIroK for February. puo-
li.hed By Doughsday 4 Becker. 424 Wal
rut ST., Philadelphia, comes 10 VI brlght-
er than ever, and seemingly more than
over encouraged by its New Years sue
ms. We would urge our Young Folks
@ send for sample number. aad become
,eaua;nted at once with this cheerful
Non,hly. 1t offers magnificent steel
r,s.e Premium Engraving for every sub
-cr;bsr, as well IS valuable prizes for
clubs. Price of Msgssine, 81 .5,a year
Mscsnne and Eugrsving. $3.50. The
following srticlss apPeas il the February
number
The Misunderstanding by knickcr-
locker, Jr. illustrated I" The Stolen
Ring" BY Linda Wssfel; "Curiosi'ies Of
Mechanic" by Jacob Abbott; The Old
Bees Fisli" by Mrs. Il & Lsggc,t !;
PLUCK, or tie Adventures of the kecnc
Family" by DR.. c. D. Gsrie se. iilustrs-
ed; The Second Prise Dialogue ;
:. Saint Ssnipsy by George kaine j;
"Rsmhles among Insects by Uncle Sam
oil, illustrated The Miilsr's Treasure"
by Gss-gs Cooper, illustrated by the
w,yssds" by Hattie Herbert; The An
~. Rook !" THE Little Old Dutch
Sso,lenaa" by Mary L. Bolles. august
Rul n.ussrs.cd Dickey and Belle ;
..Oli ,,rcsnbsck's story" By Uncle Char
rs>; "O9r Stairway me GioTiors
Tine Cen;-r )" A-s-, y D.. J. T.
N.l.>
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Sherin's Sale
Of Real and
r.syyaL PsgfI7I.

-. ~. I-.:--.-: ~
- virtue o. VIII, . :. '4 ,h 'i; tx
ut for s.. Marv's comfy. a. tn suit
Of Henry Watts. use Of z. A, Clarke.
use Of J Smith \ Son, asanst-the goods
and ehattels' lands ana tenemsn's oil nom
a. " lIklos'n' ara . me a'I'' ~ u nl'e
seized and taken III execution al .no m W.
n'e interest claim ana a e, a. "a"
ana IN ecu, y OF W s'.u io"@s
son, u aiio 20 -. 'o',, u. r gni o.na3
C'lc IaT' ~ - n = p r., ~
: 3 ~ ~ Ei1o[ n : y - oIe
V II i''' 4 ! =
acres, more ,r :. :
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

Tur PrBL1c LAMBS The entire area
If the Sta.es and Territories, the soil Of
which belonged originally to the Uuited
States, commencing with Ohio AMI emit
mo with Alaska, Is estimated at i,S34,
qoe 400 acres. or , S67 195 square miles
If which 49, Geo geo acres are surveyed,
I and opened to homestead settlement.-
The government has since Its orgauIZa-
ron sold over 154 900 900 acres So
400 600 acres are now III the hands Of
snccnlatorg. exclusive Of the ia 600,
600 granted to Pacific railroads, 81 ,0o0 :
600 to other railroads west and south.
/ 600 .00Q acres 70 canals, 90 600, 900
selected and classed "a "swa:nps aud ov-
ersowed lands" o,6o0. 600 acres granted
to the States in agricultural colleges,
which is being sold BY scri 2 and will
eventually be held By land speculato.s II q
other nonopolists. B, sides this, H.
716.5 $50 acres have been granted TOR mil
jtarv and naval service, making the total
disposed of 4o3, SIG. 800. The Commits
sooner Of the General Land Office gives
the number of surveyed lands undisposed
If as 81 SS0.952 acres 1t is estimated
that Of tbs 1913. coo 600 disposed Of, Al,
least 225, coo, 0C0 acres are now IN the
hands Of railroad companies AMI private
spsculators. The Usage Treaty. now De
fore the Senate for confirmation, proposes
70 SCI. the lands, IN all e,puo 2uS acres
belonging BY po.sessory ngdt . ''e
Usage Indians, 70 corporation known
IS the i.eavenworth, Lawrence aud Gal
weston Railroad Company, at 81 % per
scre. These lands, It y asserted, are
fertile and valuable, and situated IL the
most desirable part Of the State 1 he
railroad company, II is charged, ? opposes
10 hold and sell them IN teT years at
their own prices thus. instead Of facllat-
ny the settlement Of that portion ct cur
domain. Introducing system which tend.
% drly. tbs settlers IL other .0caltle..
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ARTICLE

Section 1.-The right Of any citizen Of
the / uiied States 10 vote shall not be dc
uied or abridgea by the United Safes, or
any State, by reason Of race, color, or
previous condition u slavery Of any CT
ixen or class Of citizens Q, the I'm ed
States.
Section :. The Congress shall have
power to enforce hy approPriats leg sla-
t,on-, the provisions Of this article
The resolution vas passed by the rs
ccssary two-thlrds yeas l5o, nays -.
The Speaker, as member OF the House,
voted in the affirmative.
The following i, tha negative vote on
the passage Of the resolution M,ssr-.
Archer. Axtell, Daker, Barnum. Beck,
Bingham, Boyer, Brooks, Haight, HAw-
kins, Hotcbkiss. Humphrey, johnson
Jones Of Kentucky, Kerr, Knott, Mar
shall, Mccormick, Mungen, NiJlack,
Nicholson, Phelps, Polsley, Pruyn, Ran
dali. Robinson. Ross, SitgreaTcs, Stone,
Tah,r, left, Van Auken, Van Trump,
Woodward, Young, Burr, Cary, Chan
Ter, Fox, Gctz, GoIIaLay and Grover--l2
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

The samples OF a-lulterated coHee that
| have examined have generally contain
ed large quantities of bread which Is
probably as harmless as anything that
could be used for the purpose, and per-
haps the cleanest, if we cnult only feel
sure that it had not passed through the
garbage pail on IT'S journey to the coffee
dealer Another very common adu,tcra-
tion Is by roasted rye, which, il d good
quality, would a.so b. FER ieetiy harmless:
but It is evident that IS TIE ~ = d the
sopai.ticator : to swiudle his custom he
VII! purchase the cheapest ar'l..- be cen
find, and since good rye commands
good price hr will use an Article tia, Is
either spoiled, or perm pS spurred or er-
got rye, the EVaIc-,les Of WI Cd are 81
well known that il Is not uetes~ary 70
mention them here, except to state that
often they are net entirely destroyed by
the heat to which the grain is suW
IL roa,ti 2 AMI this may te sometimes
the cause II those ST ols accidents or
troubles tat result II h breaking low
ot The ue4sl q married Women.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

ApULrEEA7rD CcvFxs De Dal;o4'>
revelations IN me Galaxy eelcsraia. he
alulsera,ion OF eoa il rae New York
market. are pecul.s7,y interesting IN ,hese
days of chemical Investigation lie saws !:
If the buyer Of ground eoaee uld
feel assured that tie article lie purchased
was cu.y adulter..ted with ch.ctory h.
might, PERKINS,. continue - use. AMI il
the course OF time even become aeeds-
toned 10 il. sithou: having his ap. et.-e
fer The beverage d.s:a hei \; lut VIII.
the coITse adul:crator is chuckling a the
cheat be practices on the consumer. he Is
in turn the victim of the chiekory dealer.
who. Fr d.ipg by the exlmP'c Of his Gus
toner, adds 10 his chiecory refuse carrots,
parsnips. ,urnips, p lied biscuit corn,
peas aud beams. acorns, burnt sugar,
81 wdust, red earth. burnt rags, oakun
OF rope yarn, exhausted tan or oak hai X,
tar residue, aud other similar aPQeuzinE
substances. Ii IS not. therefore, wise to
take the ad vice given by some that we
add chceorv to the coffee we have our
selves roasted ana ground for, N the
frs, place, it is Of 10 use whatever except
to deepen the color, which may be done
JUS; as well by little burnt sugar and
secondly, We may be adding soma Of the
very suggestive substances mentioned
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

Os.G.S 1t Is only shallow minded
preteuderS who make distinguished or ln
4 matter OF personal merit. " obscure
origin matter Vi personal reproach \
aan wae i not ash .a4eI G.. himself. neeo
10. be ashaued Of his early condition. IL
/ i happen 10 me 10 be born IN log
cabin, raised among the snow-d,i.ts o;
New Hampshire, at i period 81 carly that
when the smoke 81 ro>a ffon its rude
chimney and curltd over The frozen nils
there was NJ similar evidence f aite
N L s hab.t~t On between !. AMI the -:
Elements On the rivers Of Canada. Il
remains still exi~i. | mlke an annual
visit. carry ny c,i'drcu to il to teach
them The hacd>hips endured by the gem
GRAFTON bo.orc them Il We 10 dwell On
the tender r,eo,lcctions, the kindred ties
the ear. ) affections. and the narration and
incident winch niiugIe With ali know 0.
Thu family abode | weep to think that
none Of those Who inhabited It are now
among the living; and if ever fail in
aflvcuonatn .vaueratiou for b IN who raised
1t, aud defended it a.aiuo; savage v.o-
t.uee AMI j. st-ucton. cherished a.. 10
ue.tc c0mt,r,s b-->.tb is roof. AMI
through the fire an o.O,d Of seven years
Of r,yo ut:ouary var shrunh FROM no
toll, n sac f IT,. to rye Lis country.
aud % raise lis children to condition
b ter than A.s owa a,at ms name. and
the uaue o.mv pos;cri;y, b. b!otied tr u
the mra n 81 uauksad Daniel Web
star
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

SLEEP The necessary amount OF sleep
must fer in the yarioas tribes IS well
as in different individuals, according t.
numerous and various contingencies.
The average proportion of time thus en-
pov,d by our race may be stated pretty
fairly at one-tLird. The allotment OF
Sir William jones, slightly altered from
an old English Poet does not depar,
from this standAr -
seven hours to BOOKS, to soothing slrmhers
Ten 10 he World .il3., ana al 10 heaven.
The busy engagement Of ambiti n and
avarica MAY induce men to substract more
or less from their due repose. but any
considerable deduction must be made at
:, great risk to both mind and body Sir
John Si:cllir. who slept eight hours him
sell, SAYS that III his researches into the
subject Of longevity, he found long life
undrr all circumstauc : anu every course
of habit some old mcp beng ab,tlncnt
some Incorporate some active, and some
lndolent, but all that slept w Il and long,
Yet he gives u letter from q corr sPon
lcnt. recording the case OF an oil .nau OF
nincty-oue wears Of are, who hal sept
tArcugh life bat four hours uay. Al
fire., the Gre slept eight hours !; Jere-
my TAYLOR but three Dr. Goo.h tells Us
II an Individual VINO slept oalY l.,
min utes il the day but II j. scarce y
credible. Bonap4rOe, during the grca.,r
part of his actiy, lite, was coute with
four or i've hours sleep. tne same is sad
Of Fred rex the Great ana Of j 'hu Hun
ter. Professor Dickson slys, 1 haow
Familiarity person warso average ha>
been even low,r than this have
heard his wife say th4t they were thar
rcd four wears before she hai ever seen
bnn slsep Seneca j. quoted as telling
tb. incrtdiLle story of Macr as, that ne
. .u,,,to hour Eoerba,e SAYS IS himself
that h. was * weeks without sleep, from
;ntens. and continued study. Statements
Ike those demand close examination and
cIgar moo
Ofjen. pro.ra L j aep there arc numcr-
ors and Wonderful tales from the story
= rio : .ven Sieerers Of Ephesus and their
d. - 10 found N the carly lecends .,
~ Church IN the Koran. chapter II the
rars III ovcr IN, East a. Gibb.p tell,
- ,,d aysn il S,aulinavia-jowp l.
80 .xor,z;,. Ri, Van Wrinkle Of mod I'm
.;n,,s !, 10 !. pb;loSorhIcaI Tr,ns3c-
t;nns, ~, I'D or ono Samuel Clinton a
I.h-,-;, ,oY Who frsoYaotlv .'c.t sara-
80 -, ~ 49, .;,,o on o,co ~, tb,n
~. sci, u;,h,1, wal,inr IN the
,n', ~ IS ,Lo ,7.aa,rn,. =,
s.;ano1. > tbere i . curious history Of :
~ - \i.,n,s who fen a.I.,n irresls.i-
- ,l.o ca hr;of ;c+o.r.,l
o,y - E'i 10, 80, ~ .a,l;r,,,d
= H., .bot 800 vii s@2cr Or e,pbt in H.
aren;nc w6cn she awoke. aud rename
wai,s 7,nt;l ~, ncxt sunrise
'"1A0 ''-'
ro ~ -rr I<1rrn Sr>-rs-
/ Tho nual expenses OF Great Britain
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stead. We would give anything IN roa-
san e hear tie English language NOT
spoken through the nose. To hear I'VE
or six of them together you would tn'nA
they we're trying to rival each other IN
nasal rounds. We wish VIC could meet 3
fe~ women not wearing gold speetaeies'
without huge feet and such very slim ar
kles and who answer, when you tell them
Hha. building the Capitol or Treasury 49,
by 'du teH," or II rcnt III kno'c.' The
Hotels are already much crowded but
Whist will it be- when the whole eTerlast-
ing race gets here ?
We would advise persons coming here
Oh or about the 4th of March not TO trust
to chance for obtaining board and lodg-
ing but make their arrangements before
hand. We feel confident that every hole
and corner IN hotels, boarding houses and
restaurants, have been engaged weeks
ago. We advise all strangers to keep OF
the by streets after the sun goes down
and 10 shun all street acquaintances.-
The population of the city Is as bad as it
can be, but when New Yoek, Philadelphia
and Baltimore empty all their thieves into
Washington, ladies and gentlemen visit
ing the city cannot be too cautious IN
leaving the thorough -fares, even in the
daytime. We hope all eur friends will
be sharp and keep their wits about them.
NOTE.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NUTICE 10 CREDITOEs
&sOTICs 10 hereby siven that the subscribers
&c ave obtained from tie Orphans Court u
81. Mary County. MARYLAND, letters Of admjuis-
tration "a the lsrspuN estate of Philip
Pytcr, late OF St. Mary. county deceased A
p@sons having clalms ,gaust the said egeas'a
are hereby warned TO exhibit IL -ams with r..
% veuchss thereof, to til. sui,c-. hers, otlcr -
fore ths L. DAY Of AnG 1862 otherwise thsg
MAJ I've sxc sded br aw from all bsa'it Of tie
ssid astt,s Giren unds our hands this -,
day OF Jan, Isos
HENRY PYFER
HENRY WILLIAMS
AdmIulstrsts-
jan H. :6o-4w
- Partic. having claims against the sboy.
estate notified 70 he the same with henrF
ltlams, Prince Frederick. CaI> EFT County Ma
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04

Tnr A.5 Vt y rHn NrDo CASE
We had ~ have had space q: con-
W ssens issue TO have presen-
{ the able and exhaustive
ST &C TO the President upon the
rec1 IN Of the Maryland dele
gait. |-ress for the pardon and re-
lease Nudd. now confined st the
Dry Ias j. OF the charge Of compile
" in thEN 6Eer Of President Lincoln =
Our e3 limits preciudes is pres
eat pubica bon in our columns, and We
are fored rest content with referring
our read 70 the city papers for its Pc
rusal w presume most Il them have
already re3 it, but it may interest them,
uevor,helSf, to know, that II is general
y understood to have been written by
Frederick Stone, our immediate repre-
sentative in Congress. We can pay II no
higher compliment than to say, IT Is wor-
thy Of its reputed author and is a fitting
crown to the uns el6sh personal devotion
~hich - followed the fortunes of Mudd'
= q through evil report from
\ rial to tie present mo-
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Dickens gets Gl0, 600 trr one hundred
nichts. as hnsl readings il Grcst Brit
AZ.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-02-04
FOR .SiLkBT
HERBERT s. HAIRS rON.

ApPIy %
\. CAVALIER. Acest
Tor St Mary's county.
May "A. 1s6S-Cin.
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Of civil Or religious liberty Ii TO u
puritanism is determined to rule this coan-
try, or deluge it in blood We have just
passed through the hfst var trough; about
by Puri.anism, and any one With hail an
eye can sec that the day IS no. far distant
zhen we shall be plunged into another
far more terrible, resulting equally from
Puritan intolerance. TIE sooner the PEG
pc wake up to this fact and stare ];
straight in the face. the better II viii D.
for present and future generations
As VIC heard az cid, woman say when
she saw the soldiers coming on board the
steamboat. in swarm, 4" Good Lord
! they're coming they are coming, "l'n
Vengeance, carpet-bags and bundles OF
sticks and VIC actually s2w one Of the eT-
erlas;ing going up tie Aveaue with
small trunk on Lis shoulders you don
catch one OF these fellows paying porter
age. Every train and steamboat vomit;
GU. is load on Us, and fearful looking set
they are. They will take any;S
! 20 an old shir: sooner thm
you ask some of Il
Hickman, ,hey Will
! h,,t thar will take IA
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- - tSe" -.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-09-03
Approved, July Is, 1868.

\ RESOLUTION to carry inio effect the res
o.ution approved March Two, cigntecn
hundred and siXty-,cvyn, providing
for the exchange OF certain public doc
urnents.
Resolved by the Senate and House ol
representatives vi the United States of
America iii Congress assembled. That
the Congressional Printer. whenever he
shall be 50 directed by the Joint Com
mlttcc on the Library, be, and he hereby
=, directed to PRINT lilty copies in addi-
ion 10 the regular number, OF all docu-
mems hereafter printed by order of either
mousse OF Congress, or by order OF any de
partment OF bureau OF the government
and whenever he shall be so directed 10y
the Jolnt Committee on the Library, one
hundred copies additional Of all docu-
mont5 ordered to be printed, in excess of
the usual number; SAID fifty or one hun
drcl copies TO be delivered to tue Libra.
ran OF Congress, to be exchanged, under
direction oi the Joint Committee ON fine
Library, as provided by JOINT resolution
approved March two, eighteen hundred
and siXty-seven.
SEC. =. And be it further enacted.
That fifty copies Of each publication
printed under direction of any depart
ment or bureau OF the government, wheth-
er at the Congressional Printing Office or
elsewhere, shall be placed at the disposal
of the Joint Committee on the Library to
carry out the provisions of said resolu-
ton.
Approved, July p, 1868.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-09-03

Joint Resolution giving the assent of the
United States to the construction of
certain wharves in the harbor Of o.
wego, New York.
Whereas the common council of the
city of O>wego, in the State of New
York, by resolutions unanimously adopt
ed April seventh, eighteen hundred and
~ixty-cight, and May twelfth, eighteen
hundred ANA siXty-eight in pursuance Of
the authority granted them by the leg
isIature Of the New York in the charter
of said city, have given permission to
the owners of lois eleven and twelve, al
SO o.! lots thirteen, fourteen, cighty-onc.
and cighty-two, and of lots fifteen, sin
teen, seventeen, and eighteen, III iuriiii-
cation block number two, i'll the first
wari OF said city, to construct wharvcs
in front OF said lots, seventy feet in
width, and extending northerly 50 that
the north end of said wharvcs may be on
a line with the north line of the Ontario
elevator pier, but not less than two hun
bred and fifty feet distant from the near
est point Of the United States pier, which
wharycs viii extent into the nayigab!l
waters of said halbor: Therefore,
I'c it resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives, Oh the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the assent of the United States be, and
the same Is hereby, given, 50 far As Con-
gress has power to give the same, 10 the
owners of the lots above mentioned, to
construct said wharvcS in accordance
with the terms Of said resolutions, sub
.cct. however, to the approval OF the en-
gineer department ofthe army.
Approved, July p, 1868.