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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-07-25
GOING EAST.

li,4O A. NJ. LIGHTNING FSpRK'a Gh
rciirg ut Corry. Sundays excepted, for ware
Pa, Ngyyille, Brocton ard 'ritusyi!le, Ml ssp
f,r Erie; at ElInira with Northern CeatIa. ki,nT
for Nillinr.port. Harrisburg Philadelpha ald w.
inorr anu at New York for Boston anu Nc" Lux
>le ping Coach ia attached to this train IN
cnnat IrnniDg through to New York
$40 r.. W. CINCINNATI EXPREss,1t!
Sundays excepted. C meeting at Bingha'lplHh y,
Albany and the celebrated summer resort shl.s y.n
springs, and at New orS for Boston, anu a' ''''
England cities II, a,
/ A Sleepinv Coach is attached to this t'an
Meadvills running through to New York
2,53A. NJ. NEW YORK DAY rXpRHss
daily, sundays excepted. CoDnc,tsat Grca p,a,
with Delaware, Lackfwanna n Weste'l, ~, 'J%E Ef
| for Scranton, and at New York with M,dhSi Siodl.
| press train Of New jersey Railroad ior 'A''N
phia. ,, Al
A Sleeping Coach IA attached 10 this tram ,0a' ~
| Cleveland running through to llor dsVl,sn nnW.
Meeting with train having new End improv@ lh' i,
| ing Room Coaches attached, running th'oHS'
| New York
24s p. NJ. ACCOMMODATION, 'und'H
exceptedi
1910 A. M. ACCOMMODATION, Sun'''
excepted.
/ 5,l5A. NJ. WAY FREIGHT, sundiJ''a
! ccpted.
| Boston and New England Passengers, T aRGL 10
Baggage are transferred FREE or ohH"
| New York. - S,aeuins
| The best ventilated and most LUXURIOUS sil
coaches AS-IN TIE WOKLD-SS accomi""'
night trains on this Railway
to" The Eric Railway Company has ,a ~ tbe foot
new Ferry from their Jersey CITY Depo. to
of 23d St, New York thus enabling Pt PsSnt ine eI.
re lch the upper portion OF the city w.nv" omnibus
pense and annoyance of a street caror all
| transfer. rI.
~ The scenery along the entire rouIra na beau'ul
Railway IS of the most picturesque anuties. anu IN
charpcer Admirers Of Natures Dsaddit ead its ever
daylight journey over this Line, VIII h..,,, hnu admira'
changing landscapes subjects Of 'oh''h'''
ton and interest
Baggage Checked Thro
And fare always as low as by any ofher "oA''
ASK FOR TICKETS VIA ERIE RAlh"
Which can be obtained At all the fTihc'PA
Offices In the Weat and South. .pR
L. D. RCCKER, Cen rsa', rs ',xo
Cepa tspr '" 49,
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The RECORD has 70 superior, ss i, circulatcs
wherever Az Oh Operator or Dsaier .as he couuGls
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-11
LOCAL coRREsPoNpE:VsfccE.
.panreerIoolus eIol sidewalk.

d. h,s L. Vi fOAWkgIVAb oANU"olAS
TO At EdiIorS Of tts Iattligmesr. r, .......
Through the columns Of your valuable
Journal, ] wish TO call the attention Of the
proper officers, to the. unsafe condition Of
the plank foot walk over Caldwell's Run.
Tho old rickety affair has bean q dread
and terror to the citizens Of both Centre
and South Wheeling who may have busi-
ness 10 transact in either locality. Except
the bridge now partly occupied by the
street railway, this Is the only crossing
over the run.' Persons walking 10 or rlrOnI
Centre Wheeling, should they be COM
pellcd TO take the main road, will be sub
iected to many and gricvous annoyanCeS.
We do NOT know who the proper person
Is that should look after the unsafe foot
walk, but II il an old and true saying
"what Is everybOdy's business In nobody's
business" My word for It, IL one OF our
citizens should get limb broken, there
will be some one To blame and what a
nice law suit fnr damages will be tie re-
suit
row escapes recently Of persons whose
bnSIncss called them south of the rilr II
Is moi necessary to give their names iflt
were, itcould be done. Lid,
Again, we say, we do not know who Is
the proper person to look after such man
trSps aS the one above referred 10. Who
eycr he may be should attend TO this dan'
perous foot way at once Delays are
dangerous A word to the wise Is Suttl'
Client, CETIzEN'
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Death of Patrick Gass.

We have to record this week, tho death
Of Patrick Gass, for many years o Cele-
brity in this county, which occurred on
Saturday morning, April 2, at the resi-.
dcncc Of his sOn.in.lRw, James Smith,
near Buffalo Mills. Had hG lived until
tho 1lth Of June coming, ho would have
reached the extreme age Of ninety.ninO
years, having been born, says the record,
In franklin county, Pennsylvania, June
II, I'll, and come with his lAther to cat
fish camp, now Washington, rs early rs
1885, since which period, except when IN
the public service, llc has resided in this
vicinity uninteuptetlly. Flo has been for
many years, so far ms known, the sole sur
vivOr Ofthe adventurous company Of forty
three officers and privatcS, who under
Lewis and Clark, made 0lC celebrated cx-
ploring over the Rocky Mountains and
back, heing the first white men who ever
accomplished il. This was in lSO4-5.O,
during the administration Of Mr.. JciEer'
son, and the results Orlhe expedition were
justly regarded and widely published rs
Of immense and national Importance. Alr.
Gass published private journal Of his oh.
servaiiOns during this expedition, now
many years OH print, but III the time q
work Of some nOIoriGty In 1853 con
dCnsati0n Of il, with various incidental
matters from Mr.. GaSS and from other
sources, was issued from this office.
Alrr his return from this expedition he
remained several years in the United
States service, served through tho war
with Great Britain, and could give agra.
pllic description Of Tho bloody fight at
Lundy's Lane, IN which he participated
Tie lost nm eye IN the service and for
many years up 10 the time Of bis death,
had been in receipt Of n pension from the
government. During all his long life,
though not exempt from frailty, BIr. Gass
preserved an tnblemishcd reputation. A
couple ol years ago, he united himself by
immersion, with thr Disciples Church.
The last few years Of his life, he was
blind and somewhat hard Of hearing, but
otherwise enjoyed good health almost up
To the time Of his death. lie was buried
by the side Nf his wife on the farm Ot Mr.
Bowman. It was the intention TO donate
u lot in Brooke Cemetery where the re-
mains Of himself and wife might be depo.
sltcd with due honor, but this was abandon
cd, on the representation that he had ex-
pressly requested that It should be other.
wisc-W WelISbUry Herald.
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TIE Elgin Watch Company advertise
II new and reliable Improvement in their
watches, consisting of q patent Dust Ex-
cluder, cffcctuNlIy closing the works, and
enabling the watch to run without being
cleaned, as long as u movement can pos
sibly do without it. This Is q valuable
addition, 70 tlic EIgin Was Giles and Win
bo appreciated by Farmers; Mechanics
and Others. moro or less engaged in out
door employenl. The Company ore said
to have doubled their sales IN California
and tho mining regions since the intrMIuc-
ol the dust Gxcludrr. .. snr4yha
THO Excludcr Is IN entirely different
thing from tho du~trim upon other Ameri'
can watches, which affords hut partial
protection TO the movement, and is only
found on tho Elgin watches. 's'
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The Latest News.
News Of the Day.


Nothing of interest WIS done III The
Senate, Saturday.
An Albany letter says that John r. Hofi'
man will leave for Europe this summer
and stay there q couple Of years, In order
to come out fresh In tho Presidential cam
paign Of 1879.
Senator Drake intends 10 take the
stump in Missouri against the proposed
enEranchisemcnt Of all the white people
there. I
The President has partOncd Henry
BlOomgard, who was convicted and sen
tCnced some time since for deIrauding tho
Government ut Louisville, Kentucky.
MR Wing, living on Williams Alley,
was horribly burned by the explosion oi
an oil can, Friday afternoon, and died tho
same night. Sho wNS pouring oil upon
tho fire 10 increase tho ilumG. The report
was like one made by cannon.
A concerted movement Is on foot
among u number Of CubanS in this cOrn.
try, lMving for its object their Cmigra-
tiOn TO ST. Domingo.
The young man VINO mmnltled SniCiue
at The St. INlis quarantine hospital
Thursday night, was named VI. Eager,
instead Of ThOs. johnson, aS reported.
He was respectfully connected in Canada
West Among his effects WIS an envelope
addressed to Henry L. Eager, Hamilton,
Ontario
Both the Mayors of Richmond, Va, arc
quietly exercising their duties.
The dividend to he paid on tho 10Th by
the New York Central Road, amounts to
$3,6O0,0O0. It Is said TO be the largest
sum ever paid in this country by corIIor-
alton in single dividend.
The steamer KcnnebeC from Baltimore
for West Point, was totally burned at
Gloucester Point, Saturday morning. The
crew and passengers werO all saved, but
NIL the baggage WIS lost.
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The Army Reunion at Philadelphia.
PHIIApELPHIA, April 0.

President Grant. accompanied by Gems.
Bclknap, Porter, Dent and Cox, arrived
after midnight Nt tho Continental, which
Ia the headquarters Of Gen. Sheridan and
other distinguished military men that take
part to-day in the reunion Of thc. Army OF
tkk Potomac ut tho Academy of Music.
There was great rushto the Academy
Of Music today 10 witness the reunion 81
the Army Orthc Potomac. The parquettc
was occupied by members Of thclitl army
corps, cavalry and artillery association
The officers were finally seated in seats on
the stage. On the entrance Of President
Grant, Gen. Sheridan and other heroes
tile manifestation Of enthusiasm was i'm
mcnSe. The entire audience rose and
with cheers, waving Of flags, hats, hand
kerchicis, &c, continued tho dcmOnstra'
ton lOr some time. Tho proceedings
commenced with prayer hy Rev. Mr.
Pomeroy. AMER music from the band
Gen. Sheridan, President Of the Society
introduced Gen. Martindalc us the orator
Of the day, whose address was maSterly
production, eliciting frequent bursts Of ap
plause. lie was followed by George Fl
Baker, who read an original poem com
posed for the occasion.
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"~ N& CS<SS,
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

POLICE CouNT.-T The week closed with
extreme dullness in police circles. Satur.
day morning, there were three or four
cases on the docket, but the city realized
nothing from their adjudication. Court,
ney surbridgc was up on charge ofdis.
orderly conduct, but the testimony failed
to make out q case, and the city had the
costs to pay; Mary Scott, prostitution and
lcwdncsS, ten dollars and COSTS; John
Gonsebcrry, drunk, one dollar and costs
CThe last wesaw- of Maryland John they
Nefcen route 10 the IIotel do Farsi
Henry Robinson was charged with fore
stalling the market, but on account of the
absence Of Witnesses, the investigation
was postponed until next Monday.
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FEARFUL ROLLER EXPLOSION
IN BALTIMORE. ,a
A Sugar Refinery DemoliShed..
Several Lives Lost.
BALTIMORE, April 0,


A terrific boiler explosion occurred a
little after 10 o'clock to-day, at the CleSa-
peake Steam Sugar Refinery, owned by
Sterling and Ames, and lying between and
extending from O'Donnell's to Dugan's
wharf below Pratt street. The boiler
room and kiln house and Dugan's wharf
arc completely wrecked and fifteen feet Of
the steam bakery Of James Portcr u Co,
adjoining on the north from the base to
tho roof Is blown into fragments. The
loss Of life has not as yet been asccrtaincd.
A COlored man named johnson was killed
on Dugan's wharf Immediately In front Of
the refinery; VIM. McKinnie, Superinten-
dent Of the refinery and two worlmen arc
missing and are supposed 70 be buried In
the ruins; three w0rlmen were taken out
badly injured; q Colored man was blown
into tho dock and seriously wounded, but
was rescued by a fireman; several
labOrcrS on the schooner Mary Alice
Of Baltimore, owned in the Wyc0-
micO Company were severely hurt.
The schooner was lying abreast
the refinery Of Dugan's wharf All her
upper rigging on both masts, her blocks,
Sc, were carried away by the explosion,
her sails sct on fire, and her boat stove.
Her deck was carried several feet with
debris from the ruins, and timber rs
feet long, 0 by 4 inches, was driven
through her deck and left standing up
right. There were four new boilers Of G0
horse power each in the boiler room, and
it IL supposed two Of them exploded.
They were put up about five weeks ago.
One boiler was driven, upward partly
through the second wall, and other boilers
were completely covered in the ruins.
The windows and sash Of buildings dis.
tanCc Of several hundred feet from the GX-
ploSiOn were shattered. The police and
fire departments are clearing away the
wreck. The principal loss is In the dAm'
age 10 the building and the lost engines.
4 fire broke out about an hour after the
explosion, but was soon extlnguishcd. AT
the timo Orthe explosion the engineer was
in another part Of the building, and the
engines were in charge ofa gTeman.
BALTI2oRE, April'1O.
The bodies Of VIM. Duncan and A. Pin
die have been taken from the ruins Of the
boiler room. THO bodies Of Superintcnd.
eht Mckinney and fireman CoOns and son,
have not vet been recovered. The space
In which 10 work Is very narrow and tllled
with ruins, so that not over twenty men
can work at time. The ruins arc being
put into scows. 1t Is believed the killed
will not exceed six, and the wounded six.
Large crowds arc gathering tonight.
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THE YOUNG LADIES' INSTITUTE
WHEELING. w. VA.
Hato Moundsvile Female Seminary

Pro RESr W v sEE4DSS HE4C";x. HUEeHS'' Prnelpal..
Miss Ii, L, BoYnGX, Vice Principal.
Miss KATE s. MONTAGUE, Principal Prepare
'' IRS. ~ MANY :IS; JACKSON, Of Weston, Mlrou.
Assisted by fall Corps OF Professors and
Teachers.
Spring Term opens ArRu 9th; closes JUNE SOth.
DESIGN.
Tho dCAign Of the Institution IL 10 furnish
thorough and Systematic course Of instruction
for young ladies' upon the plan Of UniTefsity in-
strucuOn, each department Of learning being
complete within Ilfelf, thus enabling & young
lady 10 select her own course Of study without
being restricted TO any dXCd routine Of classes,
requiring a certain number Of yCars to finish
bui, Ia opposition to this, young ladies' who have
advanced further In some studleS than others,
can hAvG the benefit Of their former requirements
and obtain a Certificate Gf I1Qfeie'leg In ono or
more SChOols. perhaps, In the course Of ono year,
ailer which umU, they may bring up, with greater
EApIdlty and success, other studies.
Young ladies' who have acquired considerable
proficiency upon tho plano, and who may Wish to
prosecute tho study Btil further, can bo furnished
with advantages lor mastering this instrument
Mrs. HutChtnS will give her personal attention
10 this department.
Other schools embrace thorough instruction III
tho following directions, viz:
NatGepQttcS, HlGt0ry, ItSlltS.LFttetS, N1lur1!
klI&t0rV, EhpFtcM Sftt1ds, ChFtSltqn Sctenet, an
Giant and Modern LGH9W1gSS and FGHt ArtS.
The Academic Degrees RrO conferred by State
authority. and are as follows, namely:
.VisirESS Of EhgliGA LtterdtuTs-ThreO years
course.
.HIstFNSs Of gAFtS-Four years course.
NlstrefS Of NHEc-1WO 10 three years.
ExrEHsER-DoARpNO DEPARTMENT.
BOardrrs, two In RON, including all ex.
pcnSGE Of washing. fuel, lights, 0ymnAstlcs.
l'CnmnnShip, English, LStin, and French
iAtliGlOOB, per year. $4VO
BS2tlCrS, four In room, including As above.
pr year. ....r.........,,...:..;.:.. NV
pIElOr BOardCFS, two lu u room, pupil taking
but ono Or two studies. per year. 100
Paror BOardGrS, with full advantage Of InSt4-
tuition, aud with the privilege Of three
music leHsOns PR week aud three to hVe
hours practice rGF day, per year .,.:...,... Toy
Tuition for Day Pupils, Z, 8, 10, II, l2 and II
dollars Tcr quarter, according TO grade.
Rooms for tlH OcCupation Of bOarderA are nI
two CIusses, viz: lat. Single rOOns TO bO Occu.
pied by two pupils; I'd. Double rooms, consisting
Of I'arlor and Bedroom, for either two or four
pHpils.
For Iuli particular address, until April Isl,
THE PRINCIPAL, at MOnndAville, W. Va, or
REv. c. G. CURRIE OF Miss Il. L. BoNHAM, Al
Wheeling. mRf5h&Sd&w
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New FmM.-We direct attention TO tho
advertisement Of Mcssrsi ChiSthlan and
Dcbold in another column, These gem
tlcmcn have purchased the livery and sale
stables Of our friend Ed. Young, and pro-
pose to continue Robustness. Wcbsspeak
for thCm continuance Of the patronage
so literally bestowed on their predecessor.
They will make an effort to merit it, and
We are confident will succeed,
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Cincinnati Market.

CINCINNATI, April ..
FLoUR aud GRAIN--Q Quiet aud unchanged.
CoTToN-Steady; mlddllngs al &c. .u
TOBAcc0-Cnchlnged and hTm At full rates.
WHIGKT-Stcady At 81 90.
PROVISIONS Unchanged and quiet with lcsS in.
quiry, but holders generally drm o. iall rates.
OILs-LIusRed 0il-Duu at 01ft92c. Lard oil
Unchanged at 81 294l IS,
New Orleans At Ii6I9Xc for fair to prime. COf.
Eee-FiFm: sales al 6A0 bags at I9<629&c,
SEEp6-CIOver SCVd-FiFm at lGShi6Nc. Tim
othy-Lower and dull At &67Eqt6ai, FiNX-FlHn
at $10O.
CloLp-1l2X huying.
EXCHANGES Steady VI par buying, l,IO T".
minm selling.
M0HKr- Market easy at S6IOper cent.
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New York Produce Marker.

r.l g. .y u f new YORK, Apri! D.
CoTTO&-Thc movement for tho week shows
receipts al all ports Of a 400 balcs exports CO. 1885,
stock 8j 5ll. Tha present crop "a generally esti'
mated At 5000, 900 bales; valued at the average
price Of the season At $500 900 900 In currancy,
PriceS opened heavy and lower, but closed steady;
lo 6a!cs SODA Sold a. SSc iSf n mIdans os upn'
GRAIN.-Wheat-Du heavy and lower Ut 81 o.
al 10 for No. spring, and 81 906I = for winter
rcd and amber. Rye-Dull. OAts-Dnll al h8J<C
for western In store. COFu-Very quiet al 81 Ot
a. Og ~ nsR 0l.Hed yseSteFu. .,s "N''> '''.H
PRovIsIoSs.- Quiet al &97 9S221 20 for
mcAs. Berf-Qulet and unchanged. Cut Meats
In fair request at full priceA. Bac0n-Qaiet
and unchanged. l,..A .lg.
LARp-QGlCt al lohc asked aud l6Hc bid for
May and June, aud l6Hc asked and 1SHc bid
scllar three months. '
EaRE-Dull at RI&95C. Tf #,
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has been paid to some Of the judges or
Solicitors. The Court has deemed It wise
to look into the matter, and to-day took
the deposition Of Mills, Of Savannah, for
use BY the Government. He was on the
stand 'for some time, told Histories in cir.
cuktlon there, and said he was interested
In some Of the largest claims, but hc paid
no money except as fees to his lawyers,
and had 10 reason 10 suppose that any
other persons had used money illegiti.
matelv. 1t Il not known whether the
Court will 20 further in tic matter.
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THE ANT1.sLAvERY SOCIETY.
Last Meeting and Social
80 Rennion.
Tala NEw lYoRK, April 0.

.fh . lH- Z" NEW FrOIES, April u.
The last meeting Of the American Anti.
Slavery Society was held today at Al polio
Hall. The morning meeting was presided
over by Wendell Phillips, who c0ngratl-
lated the meeting upon the dawn Of day,
Hardly any believed this ever would be,
mud now that the national nNtion puts
itself behind the pledge made by the So.
clety in years gone by that the COlored
race should have all the rights and priv.
ilegcs Of American citizens, We feel our
w0Ik Is accomplished. We have MOTH.
ing To do now but tnythRnk God md
turn our cxerti6ns henCcforth in channels
more fitting for tho hour. ''o -
The afternoon meeting waS also presided
over by Wendell Phillips, who delivered
stirring speech.
Henry @. Wright then moved that the
American Anti.SlAvery SNcirty adjourn
Sine die. t
This brought Out Stephen $. Foster
who thought it still too carly 10 close the
lahorS Of the Society, us time had shown
that Garrison was greatly mistaken when
lie advised Its dissolution five years ago
It had in his (Fosters) opinion done moro
effective service within the past flvcyear:
than at any previous time. Mrs. Tappan
who has resided many years In the South
t0nk the. same view. ..,-..
II. G. Wright, G. G. Burleigh, Mr.. Phil
lips, Mary Green, Frederick Douglass, ant
others, spoke in opposition to Mr., Foster
They claimed that the object Of the Socic
" had been accomplished, and Il slouIt
now dissolve. Mrs. Foster also spoke il
opposition TO her husband, and ancr two
hours debate it was finally voted to dis
band, with only one dissenting vote, Mr.
Foster. -,.. .....Er ..t4..,
Tho society WAS organized in Philadel
phi tlirty.Scvcn years Ego, and at th'
close Of the proceedings II was stated there
was not then single member present whC
attended the first meeting.
This evening a commemorative SOci0
reunion was held, At which speeches werl
made by Fred. Douglass, Mr.. Phillips
Hon. Geo. W. Julian, Rev. W. II. Chan
ming, Mrs. Howe, and Others.
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Commercial and Financial. Eli :,
baltimore Live stock Market.
DAIrINoRI, AprN Z,

~ AAHGENVNI-0 sAI8II q
BEEF uATrLE--ThO offerings at tho Scales dur.
Ing tho past week ainOhntOd 10 sos head, against
TI6 last week. OF thb number offered as head
came from Ohio, II from West Virginia. Prices
tO-tlGy ranged AH follOwG Old Cows and Scala.
WagS a. y GS "a Or SSdtinafy lGia S1SSeEa o1it y
as, and the very best Reeves at $9fb9 70 per 101
M, the average price bCing about 81 gTosa. TbN
market waR dull to-day at an advance of about
sc per 100 Ms gross on the rntcs Of last week.
SIIEEr.-ThC supply has bcCn unusually light
during the past wONE. and with an active demand
rateA haVG advanced NC 4 b. PrtcCS to-day
ranged az follOWs: Al 6B1S)fc per n gross for
GAlF to good, and 9c for extra sheep.
II0as.--Th6 supply during the past week has
bOen light, and lhg market very hrm, but tOtsay
The supply was lnIly equal 10 the demand. and
The market dull. Prices to day ranged AZ follows:
A. &Ia15 n r 100 ms not for fair to good ll0gs.
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xL1st CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
,IIOUSE.

" 77I777''707 Nv ~ ~ ~
Petitions TO abolish the duty on lead
were presented by MesHs. KELLEY, and
VAN WICK.
Mr.. BUTLER made another effort to IN
troduce the joint resolution to annex the
Republic Of Dominica, hut MI! HoIAlAN
Objected.
Mr.. ELDnEDGE, moved an adjournment
Rejected. ,
The SPEAKER then proceeded 10 callthC
committees for reports Of private char
acteF.
The HOuSC .hr ~ E1.%SEEHGEi(
sS::fFtSSse A&HhtsE ;SSttf M; Si- Is IiEEIEli
In the chair. Adjourned.
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ALBANY.

su D.. ALBANY, April 0.
q Flags were at halE:mast yesterday on
all the public and many OF the private
buildings in the city, as n mark If respect
to the late Gen. Thomas. s ne
A stated meeting Of the Board Of Man
ayers Of tho American Bible Society was
held at the Bible House on Thursday;
James LcnOx, Esq, President, In the
chair. Eleven new aUXlllaries were re-
cognizetI--One In New York, one in
Pennsylvania, and three in cach Of tho
States Of Georgia, Arkansas and Texas.