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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29
A Return 10 the STAGE.

We copy the following from English cor
respOndence of the New York Times:
Will you be surprised to hear that Mr..
and Mrs. BOucicault have decided to return
to the stage? All who have ever seen them
play together from their first appearance to
this hour, will, l am sure, be delighted. Few
cleverer men on the stage, and no sweeter
woman. have Scottish friend who never
went to theatre half dozen times in his
life, but persuaded him to go and see the
BOucicaults in the colleen Bawn." swell,
how did you like my favorite ?" l asked at
our next meeting. "Oh, she is no actress at
ALL said he, ''she is Just simple, nice little
body. Any pretty girl could do it as WELL"
And that was all he knew about it. As to
the motive tor this resumption, l know moth
ing, only people who have a profession for
which they are fitted, and which they must
therefore enjoy, are very apt to return to it
the first opportunity. There is no such bore
az retiring from business.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29
A special dispatch to the st. Louis Demo

crat says:
The sureties of Major Hodge, the de-
faulter, will claim exemption from their liza
bility on the bond of the latter, on the
eminent officials in proceeding primarily
against the principal, and also on the fur
ther ground that other conditions of. the
bond. such a. those which require pay
masters to square their accounts quarterly,
were not complied with.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29
GENERAL NArURE-No. SOL

GENERAL NArURE-NO. Sc.
AN ACT to provide for the redemption of
copper and other token coins.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby author
lied and required to redeem in lawful
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29
GENERAL NArrRE-No 81

GENERAL NATURE-No. 531
An act making appropriations for the SER
vice Of the Postoffice Department for
the year ending June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
Of America IN Congress assembled, That
hereby, appropriated for the service Of the
Postoffice Department for the wear ending
june thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy.
two, out Of any moneys in the treasury
arising from the revenues Of said depart.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29
GENERAL NATURE-No. GIL
AN ACT confirming the title to certain
landa

GENERAL NATURE-No. GIL
AN ACT confirming the title to certain
lands.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That the
title to the land certified to the State of
Iowa by the Commissioner of the General
Land Office of the United States. under IN
act of Congress entitled IAN act confirming
land claim in the State of Iowa, and for
other purposes, approved July twelve,
eighteen hundred and sixtv-twH in ac,
cordance with the adjustment made nv the
authorized agent of the State of Iowa and
the Commissioner OF the General Land Of
fee, on the twenty-frst day of May, ammo
Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-s1x,
and approved by the Secretary of the In,
terror on the twenty-second day of NAV.
ammo DOmlnl eighteen hundred and sixty.
six, and which adjustment was ratified and
confirmed by act of the general assembly
of the State OF Iowa. approved March
thirty-one, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight, be, and the same is hereby ratified
and confirmed to the State Of Iowa and lts
grantees, in accordance with said adiust-
ment, and said act Of the general assembly
of the State of Iowa; provided. that nothing
in this act shall be so construed az to affect
adversely any existing legal rights or the
rights OF any party claiming title or the
right to acquire title to any part of said
lands under the provisions Of the so-called
homestead or pre-empted laws of the United
States, or claiming any part thereof as
swamp lands.
Approved March 3, 1871.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29

GENERAL NATURE-NO. 65.1
AN ACT to authorize the restoration of
James Belger to the rank of major and
qnartermaster in the army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President be. and he is hereby authorized
to restore James Belger to the rank of major
and 4uartermaster in the army to date from
the day of his restoration to his said rank
under this act
Approved March 3, 1871.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29

surveyed, except those hereby granted to
said company.
SEC. Ii. That the president of the com.
pany shall annually, by the first day of july,
make report and file it with the Secretary
of the Interior, which report shall be under
oath, exhibiting the financial situation of
the company, the amount of money received
and expended, and the number Of miles of
road constructed each year; and further.
the names and residences of the stock
holders, of the directors, and of all other
officers OF the company, the amount of stock
subscribed, and the amount thereof actually
paid in, description of the lines of road
surveyed and fixed upon for construction.
the amount received from passengers and
for freight, respectively, on the road, a
statement of the expenses of said road and
its fixtures, and q true statement of the in
debtedness OF said company and the various
kinds thereof.
Sec. Ia. That the certificate of the capital
stock must be signed by the president
and secretary, and attested by the seal of
the company, and shall contain an extract
from the proceedings o. the board of direc-
tors fixing the amount thereof, as well as
from this act, authorizing such issue. All
the bonds and mortgages issued by said
company must be signed by the president
ana secretary, and attested by the seal of
SAID company, and shall contain an extract
from n the law authorizing them to be issued.
The face value of said bonds shall be one
thousand dollars in gold, and shall be re-
deema PIE at such times, and to bear such
rate OF interest, payable semi annually in
gold' as may be determined by the d.
rectors. The total value of the construc-
ton bonds to be issued shall not exceed
thirty thousand dollars per mile of said
railroad, and the total face value of the
land bonds shall not exceed two dollars
and fifty cents per acre for all lands mort
gaged; the total amount of each to be deter.
mined by the board of directors
SEC. Is. That all railroads constructed or
th at may be hereafter constructed. to inter.
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rapids, one hundred and fifty thousand d'F
lars.
For improvement of the Des None
rapids, two hundred and fifty thousand d%
lars.
For improvement of tho Mississippi "
souri, and Arkansas rivers, one hundred %'
fifty thousand dollars. -,
For improvement Of the mouth OF
Mississippi river, one hundred and twen!
i've thousand dollars. a.,
For improvement of the falls of the Wv;
river, and Louisville canal, two huna'"
and fifty thousand dollars. .m
For improvement of the Ohio river ~'
thousand dollars. IN,
For improvement of Queenstown hafV~
Maryland, five thousand dollars. Ina
For improvement of harbOr at Camof''s'
Maryland, ten Thousand dollars. IA
For improvement of the ship channest 49,
the Patapsco river and Chesapeake y"
leading toward the harbOr Of Balti~0'
fifty thousand dollars. ,.M
For improvement of the channel az ,,us
mouth of Cape Fear river, North CaEcN'
seventy-iive thousand dollars. ,.,o,
For Improvement of Roanoke RIVER ua,i
Weldon, North Carolina, twenty thousSD'
dollars. lin
For improvement of the ship-chan1n:ss,.s ,,
Charleston harbOr, South Carolina 'nnS
thousand dollars. M
For improvement of the James rlVe,' All
low Richmond, Virginia, fifty thousanu
lars. ..ot
For improvement Of the 'Sftf
river, below Petersburg, Virginia ~
thousand dollars. ,,ock
For Improvement of the Rapp,ain,aarrsD'
river, Virginia, fifteen thousand dollS r;re,
For Improvement of tho HUDSON
New York, forty thousand dollars: Ner
For improvement Of the East rT sou,rdrsd
York, including He'll Gate, two n''
and Fifty thousand dollars. t.. rret
For Improvement Of PawtueHcs
Rhode Island, seven thousand dollars nl1ok
For construction Of breakwater D.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29
GENERAL NArURE-NO. GIL

Jearum Atkins, approved July fifteen
eighteen hundred and seventy
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
act entitled IAN act for the relief of Jearum
Atkins approved July fifteen, eighteen
hundred and seventy, be, and the same il
hereby, amended so as to read as follows;
That the Commissioner of Patents be, and
he hereby is. authorized to entertain and
exercise Jurisdiction over a petition OF
Jearum Atkins for the extension of let
ters-patent granted to him on the
twenty-first day of December, eighteen
hundred and fifty-twO, for further
term OF seven years from the
day on which such extension may be
granted, and to hear and determine upon
the said petition in the same manner and
With the same effect as if the original term
OF said patent had not expired, and to grant
or refuse such extension upon the same
principles that govern his decisions upon
such applications, when made in due course
OF law: provided, that before granting any
extension upon such petition. the commits
siOner shall be satisfied that the same will
inure to the sole benefit of said Atkins; and
provided further, that no person shall be
held liable for the Infringement of said
patent, if extended. for making use of said
invention since the expiration of the
original term of said patent, and prior to
the date of it's extension.
Approved March 3, 1871.
GENERAL NArURE-NO. 631
AN ACT to extend the benefits of the dona-
ton law of September twenty seven,
eighteen hundred and fifty, to certain
persons.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
all persons who, at the time of settle
ment, possessed the qualification prescribed
in the fourth and fifth sections Of IAN act
to create the office of surveyor general of
the public lands in Oregon, and to provide
for the survey, and to make donations to
settlers of the said public lands" approved
September twenty-seven, eighteen hundred
and fifty. and who made bona tide settle
ment upon the lands claimed by the Puget
Sound Agricultural Company, in Washing
ton Territory, within the time limited for
settlement by said act and the amendments
thereto. shall be, and are hereby declared
to be entitled to all the privileges and bene-
hts of said act and amendments.
SEC. = That the rights and privileges of
heirs and assigns under the said donation
law, and the amendments thereto, shall be,
and are hereby, extended to the heirs and
assigns OF the settlers named in the first
section of this act.
Approved March z 1877
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AAAAS
Ocean.
SEC. ). That the said company shall have
power and authority to make running ar
rangements with any railroad company or
companies heretofore chartered, or that may
hereafter be chartered by congressional,
State or territorial authority: also to pur-
chase lands, or to accept donations, or
grants of lands, or other property, from
State or individuals, for the purpose of aid
ing IN carrying out the object Of this COM
pany.
SEC. 6. That the rights, land, land grants,
franchises, privileges and appurtenances
ana property of every description belong
ing to each Of the consolidated or purchased
ranroad company or companies, as herein
provided, shall vest in and become abso-
1m1tely the property of the Texas Pacific
oa.t Company; provided, that in all
contracts made and entered into by said
company with any and all other railroad
company or companies, to perfect such
aforesaid consolidation or purchase. the in
oeotedness OF other legal obligations of said
company or companies shall be assumed by
the said Texas Pacific Railroad COMPANY "a
may be agreed upon, and no such consol;da.
ton or purchase shall impair anv lien
when may exist on any of the railroads 40
consolidated or purchased; but said com.
pany shall not assume the debts or ohlica.
tons Of any company with which II ' MA
consolidate or purchase az aforesaid. to an
amount greater than the cash value If tho
assets received from the same. ~o
Sec. 7. That the said Texas Pacific Railroad
Company shall have power to make and
enforce rules and bylaws for the election of
its officers and the government and manage
ment of the business of the company, and to
do and perform all needful and proper things
to be done and performed to promote
~ ol.: <l.n
porated, not inconsistent with the laws of
the United States and the provisions of this
charter.
Sec. 8. That the right Of way through the
public lands be, and the same is hereby,
granted to the said company for the con-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29

way OF not less than seventy feet above
low water mark, and the other spans Of the
said bridge, extending to each shore, may
be made OF lesss elevation than seventy feet
above low water mark, to accommodate a
regular grade for the approaches to said
bridge. And when the foregoing require
ments shall have been complied with by the
said Newport and Cincinnati Bridge Com
pany, the location of said bridge, its struc-
lures and approaches, shall thereupon be
deemed to be legalized, and declared to
be lawful structures, and shall be recog-
nlzed and known as q post route. The
plans for changes in such bridge, made ne
cessary by this act, shall be submitted by
said company to the Secretary of War for
Bridge Company making the changes pro-
vided for in this act, it shall be lawful for
the said company, after they shall have
made the changes in said bridge, and the
approaches thereto, as herein provided, to
lille their bill in equity against the United
States in the circuit court of the United
States for the southern district Of Ohio, and
full jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon
said court to determine: first. whether the
bridge, according to the plans on which it
has progressed at the passage of this act,
has been constructed so as substantially to
comply with the provisions of law relating
thereto: and, second, the liability of the
United States, if any there be, to the said
company by reason of the changes by this
act required to be made; and it the said
court shall determine that the United
States is so liable, and that said bridge was
so being built, then the said court shall
further ascertain and determine the amount
of the actual and necessary cost and ex-
penditures reasonably required to be in
Cured in making the changes in the
said bridge and its approaches. as
hereby authorized or required, in
excess of the cost of building said bridge
posed, before the changes required by this
act to be made And the said court is here
BY further authorized and required to pro-
coed therein to final decree a. In other cases
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money, under such rules and regulation,
a. he nay from time to time prescrihe
Sll copper, bronze, coPper-nickel, and base.
metal coinage Of every kind heretofore an.
tlorizAd by law, when presented in sums Of
not less than twenty dollars; and whenevsr
under this authority these coins are present.
ed for redemption in such Quantity a. b
.~how the amount outstanding to be redun.
dant, the Secretary of the Treasury ia an.
thorized to discontinue or diminish the man.
ufacture and issue Of such coinage unit
otherwise ordered by him.
Approved, March 3, 1871.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-18
ALEXANDRIA, GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
.4ECTED.N Stiles.
ByL. ID. Harrison. AuctiOneer.

DUBLIC SALE.-On TUESDAY next the
L 18th instant at l24 block, in front of the
Mayors office, in the city of Alexandria, we will
offer for sale, by public auction, q fire YEGE-
TABLE FARM, containing FIFTY-TWO
ACRES, without improvements, nearly all
cleared, sufficient timber for its support, red
sand stone soil very productive, elegantly wa
Gated on the Columbia turnpike, i miles from
Washington, D. c., and same distance from Al;
cxandra, Va near Baileys Gross Roads, and
very valuable as market garden. Minerolo-
gists of unquestionable authority from Califor-
mia, stationed near the farm during the war, state
that GOLD abollnds on this tract in abundance.
Undouhtcd title. Terms made known on day Of
sale. BRA W NER y Co.,
Real Estate Brokers and Commission Mcrch' +.
M.y"Thc above sale is postponed until SAT-
URDAY, the Goth instant, ut ii Il. m, ut the
same place my Its
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NEW BOOKS, MAGAZINES, REVIEWS,
N AMERICAN AND FOREIGN, RE
CEIVED AND FOR SALE AT FRENCH 5
BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE, NO.
IS KING STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA.
written. by himself; complete in three volumes; ;
%r33itime now ready; $50
Borchcroft, by tho author of Heirof RedclyfIe'
Heartseese, etc. 81.
The Conservative Reformation and its Theol-
ogy, by Charles P.Krauch, ID; l vol. 8vo. ; So.
History of Florida from its discovery BY Ponce
lie Leon, in 1912, to the close of the Florida war,
in 1872 by George r. Fairbanks; $3.50
Adela Cathcart, by George Mcdonald, NJ. A;
Complete Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson
authors household edition. Sl.75.
Life and Writings Of Alexander James Dallas,
" his son, George NJ Dallas vol, 0vo.; s..
Tho Virginia Tourist, Handbook Of Travel
in Virginia, with maps and illustrations, by Ed
ward A. Pollard cheap edition; 81.
Ginx's Baby, his birth and misfortuncs; paper
5Oc cloth, 75c; 1200 600 sold in one month.
Auteros novel, by the author of Guy Liv-
ingstonc, Sword and Gown, etc; SOC.
Gabrielle Andre, an historical romance, by ).
Barring Gould, NJ A.; 6Oc.
The Story that Lizzie Told, by the author OF
Stepping HeavenWard; new lot; 35c.
The Foe in the Household, by Caroline Chees-
boro 75c.
Diary of a Besiegcd Residence in Paris; Coo.
The Monarch of Mincing Lane hy William
Black, author Of In Silk Attire, Love and Mar
riage, ETC.. 50c
Good for Nothing, novel, by Whyte Mel
Vile; Coo.
How it all Happened, by the author Of Doroty
Fox; 25c.
Five quires Note Paper for 25c, and mailed to
any part Of the country on receipt Of zoe. Sell
ing large quantities of this remarkably cheap
paper
Agent for the books used in the Public Schools
Of Virginia; full supply on hand at Statepr
New Books daily.
myY e. E. FRENCH
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RyL.D HARRISON, AuctiOnecr.

>nT,,i,..rCIrn,r y,rr M vAItr
WI p " I'I ~ AZ ~ ESr pnr.,,r, - -
- ni.E T1I,n, ~ Eor, 80 aIox"nJr;', CAM
decree I'll li'' t"u'ty n""It ~ Iuri ~ ,ho
ty: Va: rrhaercd at rs Jurc .crii ioC, III '"F
suit OF Eyre &C., binl!ii w., VI rc;t n r e.
aelehutht7 INV leuuin5 lii i''F ~
S'd county: tl' Ii'uc :ii ieHG": a" :;
thereby app9Iliteu VIII sci! II. pun. "",I,ot -,
'front.' u Tue -n"S HTI 2il,I i9,L J." -
9Tia: "a, "h 75 % .'' Wv 49," '"'
May; 80 at ~ ~ ~ pD1,t, n,,;rIIIEr
J; lhhEE i;'.i RIM =. H. I1,'n'
III" PaS Gi' '' 80 H., nr,inns, n,arsrc,inn If
II. Me- cigh: III Tie h"ltlenst ny ~
Cameron ana .ASaPn streets III Saiu en- n"S ny
Il front OF ABOUT 90 lcGt, !tlcMtI vi ''''''''"
ana 4ePtii OF @DHG' p 5Ip ~ anil
W. 0loH nhI' ~ ~ - 1879, ~" "a - -, az" i
prtJ'-, neHr = t r,, pa;,"r'
sci''IH iioi1a,s .,, ~ ,hro hn,,sn. md
",,,i, 'itI,.,ici -, H.. nnrri,wr.t Intersection
rFem; ,' G a, I W. cid city hcin@
j.ior,o,oJ rn.nnr,iyrly 49, ". ~ 80 Isl
T:mer",, street
i, Undivided third part Of two adjacent lots
il,
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''Since man to man is so unjust
IT'S hard to tell what man to trust.
I've trusted many to my sorrow,
Pay me to-day and I'll trustyou tomorrow. y
The above was over the sign of a bakery in
Fredericksburg in 1882. 1tapplies to all trades
now.-Fred. Ne,rS.
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PROFESSIONAL.
UNSETTLED WAR CLAIMS.

UNSETTLED WAR CLAIMS.
ATITS LAST SESSION CONGRESS, AS
n an amendment to the army appropriation
BILL directed the President to appoint commls-
sion to ascertain and adjust the claims OF all 10y
al citizens in the South for Quartermaster and
Commissary supplies furnished to the United
States during the war. Under the head of quar-.
termaster are included hay straw, wood, rent OF
houses and lots grain, horses and mules &c.-
As commssary stores are included cattle and
hogs, -four, corn meal, SC. AS yet the rules
which will be adopted by the commission con-
corning proof Of loyalty and the furnishing OF
supplies are unknown 1t is very necessary
however, that all claimants should have their
claims presented Mt once, so as to have whatever
benefit may result from priority OF application
ifany.
The undersigned will receive and promptly at
tend to all claims of parties who deem themselves
entitled to compensation under the above act OF
Congress.
References by permission:
Hon. +. Z. Spinner, Treasurer OF the Y. >.
Hon LeRoy futile, Asst. Treasurer U. 5.
Hon. Alex. Ramsey, U. 5. Senator from Min.
Hon. Lewis Mckenzie.
Hon. Clinton Lloyd, Chief Clerk II: of K:
John Randolph, esq, Clerk ofth U. ). Court
Of Claims Address
WILLIAM II. BECK,
Attorney at Law,
81 King street, Alexandria, Va, or
rWIGLIAM H. BECK,
Care of S. A. Peugh, esd.
NH Is Washington, ID. c:
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nv r. ID. Harrison, AuctiOneeP.

DUBLIC SALE OF "WATERLOO," A
L FARM ON THE ALEXANDRIA AND
WASHINGTON TURNPIkE.-On SATUR-
DAY, the 18th day of June, 1871. ut - o'clock
M. in front of the Mayors office of the city Of
Alexandria, Va, the subscribers rs Commission
crs Of the Circuit Court Of Alexandria county,
Va, in the suit of Howard vs. Bryant ct H., and
pursuant to decree entered therein at the May
term, 1871 of said Court, will offer, by public
auction, the farm known as WATERLOO, con-
tanning about ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF
LAND, situated about midway between the
cities of Alexandria, Va. and Washington, ID.
C., Oh the east side Of the turnpike and railroad
connecting the two cities.
Terms: Onc-tourth of the purchase money
cash the residue i'll two equal instruments, III
one and two wears, with interest. for winch the
purchaser is /" give his bonds, with surety salts
Factory t" the commissioners the title t" be re-
tanned rs further security until the purchase
money i fully paid.
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THE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY EVENING, NAY Is.

Aman in Ashland, Pennsylvania, recently
ordered '.fne gold watch from one of the
swinding agencies in New York. In due
time he received, after paying ten dollars ex-
press charges. a beautiful glass marble block,
we'll boxed, with note attached reading thus:
Dear Sir-The mystery in regard to this IS
to find the key hole by which to wind It up
Numerous persons have been searching lot II
during the and have fa he s IN
Respectable, & Go. P. s. All
fools will learn by experience.