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Z II 7 q (. 7 4 Y T Y " 5 7
FRED ERICK PAFF,
no. 20 King street,
Has just returned from tho North, and Is
now receiving very large assortment Of LA
DIES and GENrLEMEN'S SHOES and
CATERS Of the very latest style, and made
Of the best material and workm anship.
Also, 81 very large assortment of MlSSES
and CHILDkEN'S Balls and CATERS of
various colors and styles, al Of which will b.,
sold al very low prices. Having y practice!
know a q tho md shoo burin :
Il. m ysrlr that ! h,vo soicclo.i for my Gus
| lomcIa md the public tho very best STOCK eve
| offered in this city.
Boots and Shoes Of every description madet
en ~ FRE'K. PAFF.
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Away with SpectacIes.-Old Eyes made
new, easily, without doctor or medicines. sent
| post paid on receipt Of Zoe. Address
Ds. Z. B. FOOTE,
NH i'm 100 Lexington Az, n. 7.
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CHILDREN'S FANCY COLORED BOOTS.
a splendid stock, new colors. new styles,
handsome, durable and very cheap, at
WADDEY'S, "A King street.
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Tho ladies CT che city ani surrounding 'o""-
try are invited to attend. my
MAYORS OFFICE w.. asv i, 1915.
In accordance with resolution "dopIeu y. !"
n, Getting c,r.the City Council 81 hIeSahdFa hHI"
on tho i,ynning of TGcsd!" tho ID ms, h''No
designetod the Mayors Office to" ',ihce .; t:H
Al.xaidria Ga zetto the Insurance. ONCE o. ', $50
Y Co., and the Goun.ing-ro III OF Hco' a. l;"I'''
son s. Son as the places where suoseTit ton pt.'N
will oe opened and where contrlbuti"nS can rc
Ir, ;or tho rolief Of the sufferers by the ,te as
aster a: RIch:aonG. ". =. HH VIZ M,.-
T.ayG-lw -'i''
| German Now Building.
May I'd, 1870.
HAVING secured tho services o! Mr: A"sust
y ann;nge. + Librarian, the Library WI! heroA'
t1,r he Unened daily ut the following hour5'
From 81 to Q! o'clock y ~
) too ocock z. III.
s 10 10 @ clock y: ~;
,o1w Prest hlexa. Library co.
Il have this dsv withdrawn from! the urn i, L" u
!, Ashbv Il Co. My Withdrawal Is because oi .
businss, e1psgement havo formed IN u" ~,
| ioininp county. | would still recomrnrh' u
| nv friends the firm Of Ashby * Cno;yn,y
may6-3t> - d. ! =. ~ -,.- -
TNGLISHS SALAD DkESSlNSn,,V y nllG :.
II also fresh supply Crosse 6 Hl+@h"''' :
Pickles. Just received by ,uC,y
may6-tf 'i'
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GENTLEMEN'S FINE DRESS BOOTS i
SHOES
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OFFICE ALEXANDRIA WATER co..

OFFICE ALEXANDRIA WATER CO..
,ro g., A fsiimHK:; I or MSioUNT
EAilEKON WATER - Your water
x.,1s for the May term are now que -, Mi'u paJ
able at tho office Of tho Company n. W cTri! e
Prince AMI Water streets, Whcrc yo" VIZ p''AS'
MAKE rs1 RToalp' p F. d. KENDALL, Treasurer.
EoH RENT
\ co.aror:ablc small dwelling, on Queen
bo,vnnn Wasbingt0 end Columbus streets, G5
now occupied by Mrs. Mary z. Lloyd. Pos Ell
session given on the lst o! June neXL: Apply
~ CHARLES l.. powell
moyG-1w T.. cor. Duke Il Wash It's.
ThWSBERKY 6 BROWNS ORlENIAL
j TOOTH PASTE, m imported sr'lGlc ena
Ine nf ,hc best urepara.ions extsnt for cleaning
I'D nr.scrvinp the teeth; also White g Inuis-
,nnis 10th Powder, Sozodont, &C. Tor ~, raie Dy
mayG d. a. - -,
cLATE FOR SALE.
For sale Seventy five squares OF gooo Hoonns
cls.r--in ousntities TO suit purchasers. Apply
8, 80, rs Columbus street. p, pp1rV
msy6-3t ~ :
TIC steamer WAWASEI will
s..ss.sSasle leave Alexandria Tor an ~ N
SION 10 GLY1oNt, on h.. A ScG ~ ,hs boa a
''n, ~ C - JOS. H. sHAFFIELD.
ruH,T,s LAPPETS AND RUFFLES,
y all varieties.
A FULL ASSORTMENT
AT
,o.,f WILMER 81 SLAi MAkERS.
MOTHER NVOICE OF those
= WHITE FRENCH PIC h9'
| STRIPED AND FIGURED,
Raceivei this morning; .Xpp
nu,U WITMER i STA UNA n III:
L. 1v
MOUNTAIN YEAST CAKES ! TOT OF saiS W
| wi NV, J. CLINTON MILD y H1''
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q, 'rHfIKSDAY, the 9Th instant shi '"' -
N''' - " days thereafter.
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Tho 1odies Ct che civ aui surrounding "oHl'
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Maps, Pamphlets and full information TUT
nished upon application in person or by mall
New York, nv 2-tJel5
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

From the Chicago Evening Post, ioth.l
4 weH-knswn physician Of this
city, who has opportunities of learn
Ing, gives IL as his opinion, that Bish-
op Duggan, Of this RomOn Catholic
diocese, IL not insane, as has
been reported, but has been removed
to some distant place and put In con.
finoment for the rest of his life. II IL
well known that the affairs of the
diocese have suffered greatly under
his management, aud that Revs.
Dunno, Roles, McMuilen, Butler aud
other parish priests made complaint to
the See at Rome against DIR. Duggan.
He has been absent most of the time
for years and Mt such times under the
care ofthe Vicar General, Mr.. Dunno,
the diocese h said TO have prospered,
the Bishops return being always fol-
lowed by trouble. The hierarchy al
Rome, IL Is known, have been max
ing an In vestiga ton into the cendition
Of things, ana IL II now believed that
the last absence ofthe Bishop Is caused
by his being sentenced To actual
though mitigated confinement, as q
punishment for his maladniinistra'
ton, and that the reportof his insan'
lily was devised to cover up the actu'
al facts. 1t II certain that Rev. Mr.
Foley, Of Baltimore, has been ap'
pointed, and has accepted the ap
pointnlent of coadjutor Bishop Of the
diocese. the Papal bull being NO
lcompanied by q strnog request from
the Archbishops Of Baltimore ans
Cincinnati that he would accept, ant
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

d" And yet I directed Il to the care
of your lawyer, Mr.. Eld0n.r nfaai
! A burning crlrnson spot ruse to her
cheek Like an open hook bcfore
her rose up the whole net work Of
Mark EldoiPs treachery aud deceit.
She knew 10 all now. 4iadi oi afniirl
hex" And when," he went On, after q
moments silence, 81 had waited In
vain for months, came home. only
10 hear the Idle gossip about yosis
wedding. That was the way which
l learned the blight Of every hope I
had ever ventured 70 CHERISH. We'll,
Isaid 70 myself, % let u b. I will
not disturb her dream of Happiness
with my white, wasted face, and bro
ken hcart. will be to her q u I had
never been.' But In spite Of INV
good resolutions. Irene, ] could not
resist the temptation OF trying to see
You once again. Do You remenlbe
that summer night In the garden y
81 remember I'll Wilfred, I firmly
believed that your ghast had risen
up from the dead 10 warn me against
the coming marriage" ssfae III a.
y" And did you accept the warn
al did, S7 ~ nj s ~ - 'l'''' =
His face lighted up under the slia-
dow Of his brOad- brimmesl hat.
~ had not looked for such happl-
ness rs this,' he said In low, deep
voice. I" I have dreamed of IL come
times; but the truth has always fol-
lowed too soon. Thank heaven the
dreams are over Mt last. My love"
he spoke eagerly, with his misty eyes
searching the depths Of her own,
1.-THE morning Of our lives has been
Swallowed by dark fate and still dark
er treachery. Is 1t too late to devote
Its no0ntite TO each other still? IL IL
In vain that we have been constant
to each other all these years ?',,.oeli,
I. They walked home together, with
her hand resting lightly on his arm,
and his heart beating closa to her
own. All such . dreamy, happy,
And long before the green, CULVER
Ing leaves turned tn pendants of gold,
the old maid becomes @ happy
WIZ lDi aI1m rnff9g1 n III ig8 $50
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION,
81 III Ef----rTfA HTITs
fwo poILlRs 4 YHAs, n aIyASCk
sa.se n Paid Within SIC nssths.
49, II ne End Or the Tear
II ~ H w - II VS
Fres.s.s,..s,.. -. ssss.

NM k.r,.fu .....,.
.. me oes.el - IN. sn.e.s.auN ~ oeftain
:H ~ $1,000 sn"s M wsnes III ui
-, - sc.'s sn :. ~ p'sny ~ ..s restscnIal
,ns.s ov.P's 49, sssnsssesy nunu.eo
ye., ~ Vsst wos was the
Eessscr ~ isa1 so VIII y % I'D 1871.
vm c.so.uI recosn tn"s Hsve oeen
seps Ds na.'y ce1,urIes. = ceieornted
nr ossSsr ~ w ossnsny - pcS
P. sne so s5 ssssessens o. TIE
ptO.Asness features expecteu 10 occur
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22
An Ineiae.s q =. L.s. war.

A CLERGYMAN In Lexington, Vir-
ginia, who served as n chaplain In the
Confederate army, from the begIn.
ming to the end Of the late civil war,
sends us An account Of the following
strange incident, which, he assures
IA, may be depended OIL as strictly
true: lsisrr ~ 97pi0u rhHih a
q, Among the Confederates wounded
at the battle Of Antietam, who fell
into hands OF the Union force, was o
young private of good family, named
F. :, from the mountain region OF
Virginia. He was q boy ut school
when the war broke out, and aband-
oned his studies to shoulder u musk ct
In the army of General Leo. He
was shot through the lungs ut Antie-
tam, and, after laying for long time
on the field, was carried to n Union
hospital, and tendsrly cared for by a
Maryland surgeon attached to the
Northern army, under whose skillful
treatment the young Virginian soon
became convalescent. The Mary
lander conceived strong liking for his
on parole, took him to his own
house, whore he remained In comfort
and security until he was exchanged,
when he returned TO the Confederate
army.
Some time late in the war, the
Marylander surgeon, while with his
regiment In Virginia, got separated
from his comrades, and being cut of
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22
WHOLE NO. a,oss.


The Hnpersa1 vseefo 60 ne Ru~rpss
al Dspuhl1eans 90 Mexico.
| From Las Campanss MAMMALIAN
With Mirxmon, Mejis, Prince Salm-
t?nlm and Others, were taken back to
the city and Imprisoned six or seven
days in the old Convent 1T Thcresite.
From thence he. with Miraffion and
Mejsa, went to the old monastery OF
Los Capunichoa and thcre remained
Under guard while the court-martiai
ldecided their .oAse. until the 18th Of
June, thtrsy-scssf days a:tss their cap |.
ture, when they went out 10 de
MaximiiiSn pesslsted until the last
hour In the belisf that the bare footed
and ragged Republicans Of Mexico
would not dare to shoot q Prince of
the House Of HapAburg- Lorraine, and
one Of the" Lords annointed.W But
IL company With senor puen., I
rode out 70 sec the spot where the
three met their death. On tire NORTH
eastern slope Of the rocky hill.side
facing the city, Q rudv barrier Of ado
hes had been 1thnowus AN. To .ks,uI ths
bullets, and here the carriage etop-
ped. General Escobedo, with a mo-
ton If the hand, directed Maxj,nilian
TO como down. The puppet Emper-
or, unacc0stOmed to such treatment
from those he looked on as the dust of
the earth, gave him . look of doubt
which finally changed to q soowI, dc.
scended hesitatingly, and walked me-
chemically toward the sum init on the
hill. Miram0n arrived next, and see
ing that Maxamiliau was rofhr
wrong, called him back. They stood
at drst with Maximilian In the cen
ter, but the position was changed.
and when the troops drew up on the
hill below to fire upon them. Maxi
milan stood ON the west. Miramon
next, and Mejia on the east, MAXI
william, from Q r6pugnance to touch-
ing the hands Of common rnen. had
contracted the habit In Mexico of
standing with his hands behind him.
ana IN this position he stood, and said
something inaudible to the spectators,
To Mejia and Miramon. Then com.
menced o bitter, rambling aud inco-
herent speech to Escobelo--not the
words atall which. have since been
put Into his mouth, about being
willing 10 die for the good Of Mexico
but was stopped and told to face the
the muskets. Mejia stood with his
arms folded, Miramon holding his
written defense, and Maximilian with
cross elevated In his right hand,
when the sharp crash. of the volley
came, and oil three rolled upon the
ground. Mejia and MTiramon died in
SANITY, but Maximilian repeatedly
clapped his hand ON his head, ~ If In
great agony, and died with q great
struggle, as the echoes OF the musk cts
died away among the canons Of the
distant Sierra. 1nugiia slilll 9ll
| The ground which but a few short
months ago was torn by cannon shot,
trampied by contending armies, and
drenched by the blood % Europe and
America 10 now covered with corn
fields, and three plain wooden crosses,
painted black, without inscription OF
amy kind, aud mounted on a rude pile
OF stones, which alone marks the spot
whereon was enacted the last scene
ofone Of the most tremendous dramas
Of our time,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

THETerritorial Legislature of Nyyo-
ming and Governor Campbell are AT
loggerheads. At the recent session VI
that body, several new counties were
organized, and officers appointed Till
the next general election. The Leg
islature being Desperate, Of course
most Of the appointments were OF q
like political cast. These appoint
ments have been entirely ignored by
Governor Campbell, who has made
of his own choice.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

The O~sh Of Telegraph Operators.
IL n AMI, tho on.-..o. u,,,, -.
-. -, oPe'"'' WI" "o' To
TURN I'd work, because tisey nave sur
rendered the right of private judy
ment and placed themsel y..s unrescr.
ved,v \, a.. h.,s. 80 ,n-,. ,.a-r.
- e '. W '''0'. io""efs oy
means OF an oath, administered ~
follows: 80 ii 1917 l1R asl
ov.,, A. ..,.
presence OF Almighty God and thcre
witnesses, that You will make com
mon cause with the members OF this
League That Iorssking your ailegt'
anco 20 cosPornssons ana inoiviouais,
you VIII. u necess!ty requires y, place
your uins snd services o. the disposal
o. me . o In s OF tne photographers
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22
THE DEAp YEAR.

The ivy overshines the wall,
fu Her purple poison berries shed;
Ash elusters blncken to their fall:
so q. The yearis dead
A neck OF amber, n. the cloud
. Thai swathes the east, istiawn and light
Aud day, thai gloom and mist enshroud
~ FN Makes welcome night.
As one who. seeing lie depart, -
, Ponders the wondar of our lives, ia
So, at the dead years feet, my heart
Strange thought rcvives.
think Of one, n hossom set .,.,.
Shining amid the SHOWS Of years;
Sweet In remembrance, In regret,
Even In tears.
I see the bright rose of her face
Flushed with the tender flush of youth
And murmur, afnorous of its grace,
Blue eyes for truth"
Blue eyes-the summer sky less blue
They were my rapture, my despair;
KNEW them bright, and left thcin true,
m4t Blue eyes that werei
Again watch the cloud that lends
The future all Its rainbow dyes;
Again its veil the Phantom rends,
And rupture flies.
The anguish, OF each winter day
Comes back Into my heart afiew;
The charms death could not steal away
Once more view.
And In the wailing Of the winds,
The moan of branches swaying bare,
Again my soul re-echoed 1nds
Its own despair.
Tho Ivy oyer-shincs tho wall,
The berries of the ash are shed;
Under the holly's coronal
The year lies deadl
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

TIE largest State prison i'm the
United States N TINT Of Sing-Sing, In
New York. There are In u 1870 oon-
victs, and the cost OF maintaining
them Is 1877, 200. The receipts from
the prisoners were but sos, 900. Thus
II IL not q self-supporting institution
by over 500, 900. 1t costs 10 cents n
day 10 maintain q male and n cents
TO support female convict.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

MIR. BENJAMIN BAKER, OF Key
West, Florida, has sold bia crop Of
pineappIes this year for nearly 81, 900.
The crop was gathered from less than
an acre and half OF ground. lie
has 10000 plants which will
no In bearing next year, and these
cover less than seven acres ofground,
and II sold at the same rate OF this
years, will net him $50, The
pineapple crop of Florida next year
will exceed 500, 700. .ytItf,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

A cotemporary suggests that a lady
on putting on her corset, IL like . man
who drinks 10 drown his griefl Be-
oaa.e 10 so'lacing herself, she v got
ting tight, a msat-e
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

WHEN h n smack nn the mouth
mn ofien-e2 When Il Is received rum
the lip, Of a pretty woman,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22
.CUssIN."


A writer In late number Of Put-
nam's Magazine gives an amusing Ao-
count of experience as teacher in .
negro school. We make the follow
ing extract: -5.af. b., .s,.e,...s
The most frequent complaint was
that some one was cussin', that being
the chosen word of the whole negro
race to describe any offense Of the
tongue. /" Dis yer boy a-cussin'," We
would be informed and, on investiga-
ton, would find the offender had been
calling names, or something Of the
kind, not proper, to DO sure, but still
scarcely answering to the charge
made by the insulted party--as, fbr
instance, when one day q little ebony
figure, half asleep, raised Its morsel Of
hand and drRwled out I: Dele
boy cpthln; called mo q foo-ool"
Once, without any premonit0ry Sig
nal to attrnct attention, . boy ex-
claimed IN wids-eyed horror: h1f
9 Cussini cussin' In dis yer corner;
gal a-cussin'v' .,,-s
"Oh teacher, I nebbcr cuss . bit;
my nanny don't low me Ia cuss;
boy jes' a-cuasin' hcse'f," indignantly
responded the accused. 1nd.
The almsst invarlable answer Of
the children, when charged with any
misdeanor, Il, "Deed nebber; my
nanny don't low me ter do III,
The boy persisted: Gal, yer dous
cuss knows yer did. deed, teacher,
she cuss heap.o
"Well, what did she say p, ] asked.
I" Say done took her book, an my
mnmmy puyeu us yer poox sne own
SCI NJ uo $40 yes uay,, linen, ~ =
stage Whisper 20 Tue gir, oaL I'se
20 gwlne mash your ,noui wneh
ge,S yeI "ues,uc ~ w.
nrea.cnea VIII sucn ny assauit'
tne Eiri LOOK up the compiaint.,, 80
.ueacner, can yer make dis yer
ooy nave nesseiI ne cuss'h me nere'
say ne gwine mash my mouf"l.qlH
20 u gwine mash yer mouIs yer
ole biack Niger" 80.
IL was dimcuit 10 tell when was
the placker OF the twoi nut ~ Is curl.
GUS now universally children anu
grown people use TINS AZ . Term OF re
proach IN their quarIeis you ole
niger" or you pIack nigger," are
househoid words Win tnem, ana
Use gwine 10 mash your mour' IL
the grand climax OF tneir vengeance.
-----,--. $50
Tse HARNESS 30 ssr ~ "e"ra Sren
A poet says: "0h she was fair.
hut sorrow came and left his Traces
there.n What become Of the rest OF
the harness tho poet don't state.--
Erie Dispdich.
Oh no. Further down the hill Of
poetry II says: "Come wi me, my
assie, and III take thee 10 thy
Hame.r The lalan, Of the harness
is still nissing.-Ld Cross Democrat.
You are mistaken about that The
same poet, speaking Of tho same
young lady, says:" And all tho Lines
that sorrow had LEFT faded out In Joy"
The rest Of the harness Is still lnlss-
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22
NJ ationa1 III otel +,
CLARKSyULE. TENN.

THIS house IL complete In all its appoint
ments, and the table Supplied with the pest
ihe nlaTk ., anords. at roas enable rates
Jan, -, 70 u.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

think of one, n blossom set ..,....
Shining amid the SHOWS Of years;
Sweet In Remembrance, In regret,
Even In tears.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

The ivy overshines the wall,
"a Her purple poison berries shed;
Ash -elusters blacken to their fall:
.N't t'. The year is dead w -
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

Car,yuIt, July - oatL
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-22

As one who, seeing life depart,
, Ponders the wopder of our lives, lt
So, at the dead years feet, my heart
Strange thought revives.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-08-11
tPublic-No. ISL
AN ACT 10 an,end the usury laws Of the Dlstrt
OF Columbus.
Approved April %. 1870.


Be Il ENACTED BY chs Stsais and Ho,s q R1rssrst.
aiires q tho United Statss 0 America IN Co~ores'
assembled: m a..f .r-- 'nE..-r 600
That the rate OF interest upon Judgments or de.
cree., and upon the loa or forbearlncc Of any mon
ey, goods Q: things IN action, t ANAL eS 2t due 70 &c
Gni after that rate for q greater or less sun, or itra
lon"er or shorter time. except a. hereinafter pro
vi'led.
tracts hereafter to DO made II shall be lawful for the
parties TO supulate or agree In writing that the rate
Of ten per cent. per Arnuin. or ANY less sum, DIN
tcrcSt shall be taken and paid upon every one nun
dred dollars OF money loaned, or In any manner due
and owing rom any person or ofporauouihI ns
Sec. 5. And be II further enacted, That II any per.
son or corporation In this District. shall onIac 70
receive 4 greater rate Of interest thafiten PER cent,
any verbal contract. such person or corporation
shall forfeit the whole Of said Interest 20 contracted
TO be received, and shall be entitled only 70 recover
the principal sum due 10 such person or CORPORA
ton.
Sec. 4. And he II further enacted. That Il any per.
aon or corporation within the District OF Columbia
shall directly or indirectly take or receive any great
CT amount Of interest than ID provided fof 10 ms
act, upon any contract or agreement whatever. II
shall be lawful for the person. or his personal repre-
sentative, or the corporation paying the same, 70
sue for and recover all the intcrcN paid upon any
such contract or agreement from IN psrsnn,s. sis
receiving such uniawfu interest; provided. that the
suit 10 recover back ouch Interest shall be brought
within ono year aftsr such unlawful Interest :ihall
have been paid or taken. lD. ..-T-.. a, EL,l
this act contained shall DO construed 70 change the
general laws In force In relation 70 banking aStoeta.
lions organized under the act TO- provide . national
currency secured By ? pledge o. United sssts, SSnSs
Thereof, approved June three. eighteen hundred and
slXty.fOur. r--.gE no
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-08-11
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

,ch STATE to the purchase BY the United st.tes q
any n uons cemetery mentioned IN tne Aet enn.
tied A act to establish and protect ns.nSh I'm.
ecn hundred and sixty-seven. the lursdicuon ~
bower Of legislation Of the United statrs oveT s y Sa
Cemetery sh.il in all courts and places oe r 9s.h one.
sI,Ss Ennsiitntion on the United States; ana ~
the provIslons OF ssid act o. February twsnty.eSc
md eighteen hundred and sixty seven, snsh 0eAp'
ppsS ee' :. Ind bc Il further enacted. That II shal ee
m. duty OF The Secretary Of War 70 cause ooplss N =,
this present Actto DO srut toJthe Govsfnon oI..
sn.v b. situated' 20 the end that tho LcEtsiAtures Of
sucb Stsies NAV give the consent herein uentsoneo.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-08-11

Whereas, Edwin A. Stevens, who WASH bis life
time the owner OF the ship known asthe Stevens
battery, originally commenced ul4r contract ir
the United States Government. and upon the build.
Ing Of which large sums Of money were spente ~ MI
mcnt Uhe United States having preyiouAtnkstn-
quished all claims 10 said ship, leave the nme 70
ceeding tho sum OF one million OF doilsrs, and wh.n
nnished to DO offered to the stats Of New Jersey ~
o present, TO be by her received and dnpoeed or a
doubts have been suggested IS TO The right OF the
said State 10 accept tho said beQuest, without the
frst Hrtielc Of the Constitution OF the United States;
therefore,
Re,oired by the Senate and Rouus Of Rsprssota.
tirss ~ tls United Sates q Aastoa IN ,Con0vsii
aisembI<d.r .aaf 'aTl' iItaNt ..nN
mat The consent Of Congress Is hereby given that
the state or New Jersey shall receive and dispose OF
the SAID ship according to the terms and conditions
OF Eaid beaueat. q .Nr E.rt' ..|..H' is'HFH' 'hI