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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
GENERAL NArURE-Ne. gu

AN ACT to amend an act for the relief of
Jearum Atkins, approved July fifteen,
eighteen hundred and seventy.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
act entitled SAN act for the rekef of Jearum
Atkins" approved July fifteen, eighteen
hundred and seventy, be, and the same is
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 petition of
Jearum Atkins, for the extension of let
ters-patent granted to MIN on the
twentv-frst day of December, eighteen
hundred and fifty-two, for further
term of seven years from the
day on which such extension NAV 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 tor 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 its extension H
Approved March 3, 1871
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
FpURLrc-No. ISL

AN ACT to repeal the preamble of an act
in relation to the National Theological
/ Institute, approved April twenty-seeond,
eighteen hundred and seventy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
[GENERAL NAruRr-No. al

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 quartermaster 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, 1871-08-18
GENERAL NArURE-No. Sol

GENERAL NATURE-No. 66I a
AN ACT to restore Robert Boyd, Junior, to
the active list of the navy of the United
States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be author
lied to nominate, and by and with the adj
vice and consent OF the Senate, to appoint
Robert Boyd, Junior, now on the retired
list, as commander on the active list of
the navy.
Approved March 3, 1871.
AN ACT to authorize [thel Worthington Ma
tional Bank of Cooperstown, New York,
to change its name and location.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Worthington National Bank, now located
in Cooperstown, State of New York, is
hereby authorized to change its location to
the village of Oneonta, in the county of
Otsego, and State of New York. When
ever the stockholders representing three
fourths of the capital of said bank, at a
meeting called for that purpose, determine
to make such change, the president and
cashier shall execute certificate, under
the corporate seal of the bank, specifying
such determination, and shall cause the
same to be recorded in the office of the
controller of the currency, and thereupon
such change of location shall be effected:
and the operations of discount and deposit
of said bank shall be carried on under the
name of the First National Bank of One
onta, in the village of Oneonta, in the
county OF Otsego, and State of New
York.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That
nothing in this act contained shall be so
construed as in any manner to release the
said bank from any liability, or affect any
action or proceeding in law in which the
said bank may be a party or interested.
And when such change shall have been de-
termined upon as aforesaid notice thereof
and of such change shall be published in at
least two weekly newspapers in the afore-
said county in which Cooperstown is sitr-
ate, in the State of New York, for not less
than four successive weeks
Approved February "a, 1871.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18

| township plaIs returned to the Tinted
States land Office, and lands SO SURVEYED
and returned shall, for thirty DAYS after
the fling of the plats in the United States
land office, be held exclusively for location
for the agricultural college, and within
said thirty days the proper authorities of
the State shall make application to the
United States land Office for the land sought
to be located by sections and parts of sec
tiOns; Provided, That any rights, under the
pre- emption or homestead laws, acquired
prior to the fling of the required statement
with the United States register, shall not be
impaired or affected by this act; And pro-
vided further, That such selections shall be
made in every other respect subject to the
conditions, restrictions, and limitations con-
tanned in the acts hereby modified.
Approved March 3. 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. Co.
AN ACT to extend the time for the rever-
sion to the United States of the lands
granted by Congress to the State of Mich
igan to laid IN the construction of a rail-
road from Pere Marquette to Flint, in
said State, and for other purposes
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
time specified in the fourth section of the act
of Congress, approved june third, eighteen
hundred and fifty-six. entitled IAN act
making grant of alternate sections of the
public lands to the State of Michigan to aid
IN the construction of certain railroads in
said State, and for other purposes" for the
reversion to the United States of the lands
granted by said act to aid in the construc-
ton of railroad from Pere Marquette TO
Flint, and for the completion Of said road,
be, and the same is hereby, further extended
for the period of five years from and after
the passage Of this act
SEC That the State of Michigan may au-
thorize the sale of sixty sections of the land
granted to aid the construction of said
railroad from Pere Marquette to Flint,
whenever and as often as the governor Of
said State shall certify that ten additional
miles of said railroad is completed and in
running order as first class railroad; Pro
vided, That said lands authorized to be
sold as aforesaid shall include only lands
situated opposite to and coterminous with
the completed sections; And provided; That
in case said railroad shall not be fully com
pleted from Flint to Lake Michigan within
the time as extended by this act, all the
lands included in said grant to which the
right to sell shall not then have attached
shall revert to the United States.
Approved March 3, 1871.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
GENERAL NATURE-No. 5S.l

AN All amenuatOry OF an act emitted
. An act to further provide for giving
effect TO the various grants of public
lands to the State of Nevada" approved
June eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That sec
tioH four of an act entitled "An act to fur
Their provide for giving effect to the various
grants of public lands to the State of Ne
vada," be and the same is hereby amended
so as to read as follows: And it is further
enacted that the lands granted to the State
OF California for the establishment of an
agricultural college by the act of July
second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.
and acts amendatory thereto, NAV be
selected by said State from any lands
within said State, subject to presumption,
settlement, entry, sale, or location, under
any laws of the United States. Such
selection may be made in any legal
subdivisions, adjoining by sides, SO as
to constitute bodies OF not less
than one hundred and sixty acres !:
or they, may be made in separate subdivi-
sions OF forty, eighty or one hundred and
twenty acres, respectively; provided, that
this privilege shall not extend to lands
upon which there may be rightful claims
under the presumption and homestead laws,
nor to mineral lands; and provided further.
that II lands be selected as aforesaid. tbe
minimum price of which is two dollars and
fifty cents per acre, they shall be taken
acre for acre in part satisfaction of the
grant, and the State of California shall paw
to the United States the sum of one dollar
and twenty-five cents per acre for each acre
SO selected, when the same shall be patented
to the State by the United States; provided
further, that where lands, sought to be Sc
lected for the agricultural college, are I'M
surveyed, the proper authorities Of the State
shall Tile statement to that effect with the
register of the United States land office,
describing the land by township and range,
and shall make application to the United
states surveyor general for survey of
the same, the expenses of the survey
yideG there be no appropriation by Con
gress for-that purpose. The United States
surveyor general, as soon as practicable.
shall have the said lands surveyed and the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
AN ACT making Appropriations for Rev
enue Cutters.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
sum OF three hundred thousand dollars be.
and the same hereby is appropriated, out
of any moneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, to enable the Secretary
OF the Treasury to construct steam cutters
for the revenue marine service, the same
not TO exceed in tonnage the maximum re-
commended by the commission appointed
by the Secretary of the Treasury, December
sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty nine
Approved December %, 1870.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
AN ACT relating to the printing of the
annual report of the Secretary of War.

annual report of the Secretary of War.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That it
shall be the duty of the congressional prin-
ter, in place of the twenty-fiv hundred
copies of the abridgment of the annual re-
port of the Secretary of. War ordered by
section one of the act of July twenty
seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty.six. to
cause to be printed and bound for the use
of the War Department, eight hundred full
copies OF the last annual report and accom-
panying documents.
Approved, January 10, 1871.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18


through line Of railroads to the Pacific
Ocean 3 ..rl
SEC .. That the said company shall have
power ana authority to make running ar
rangements with any railroad company or
companies heretofore chartered, or that NAV
hereafter be chartered bv 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 III carrying out the object of this com
pany.
SEC. 8. That the rights, land, land grants.
franchises, privileges and appurtenances
and property of every description belong
ing to each OF the consolidated or purchased
railroad company or companies, as herein
provided. shall vest In and become abso-
Iuteiy the property of the Texas Pacific
hailfoad 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. tbs, in
deotedness OF other legal Obligations of said
company or companies shall be assumed by
the said Texas Pacific Railroad Company "a
may oe agreed upon, and no such consolida-
ton or purchase shall impair any lien
which may exist on any of the railroads SO,
consolidated or purchased; but said com
pany snail not assume tie debts or obliga-s
lions of any company with which it NAV
az purchase as aforesaid, to an
amount greater than the cash value of the
assets received from the same. sos
SEC. z. That the said Texas Pacific Railroad
Company shall have power to make and
enforce rules and bylaws for the election of
It's officers and the government and manage
nent of the business of the company, and to
10 and perform all needful and proper things
he objects of the company hereby incor-
,orated, not inconsistent with the laws of
he 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,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18

span, and in such case no draw shall be re-
quired in said bridge all the other spans of
said bridge, which cover the Ohio river, to
low water mark, shall have clear head
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
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
nized and known as a 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
his approval And, in the event of the
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
file 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 1t
mas progressed al the passage VI ILLS 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 if 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
and approaches, according to the plan pro-
posed, before the changes required by this
act to be made. And the said court is here
by further authorized and required to pro-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-22

NEW BOAT CLUB IN TRoY.-Pror O'Neil, with
about twenty-five Of the members OF the Institute,
last night organized new boat club In this city.
The officers selected are as follows:-Captan, A. j.
Swift: Lieutenant. J. Ii. Marks; Secretary, G. G.
NacGregor; Treasurer g. Burnam. Jr. The club
intend TO purchase slx-oared paper barge. and
70 be great feature OF recreation this summer
Troy Times, Ap'H 10.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16
5fisfcllanu.
Neglected Wives.

Man discovers he must sacrifice too
much of his liberty if he makes his wife
a real companion, and he speedily sinks
back into single blessedness, and leaves
her neglected at home. His companions
soon forget to regard him as married
man at all; his old corner at the club is
again filled, and he is as assiduous as ev-
er at whist and billiards. You hear in
the morning that he reached home at
daylight, or perhaps he tells of advent
ures which smack of the old rowdy life
he once promised to adjure. Young men
with lofty idea of what married life
should be, either despise him or learn to
think that marriage is, after all, very
much of lottery, in which the blanks
vastly outnumber the prizes. Those who
are hard upon women insist that his
life cannot be comfortable one, or he
would not spend his leisure in the tavern
while others, gifted with keen insight,
merely pity the poor creature who is PIN
ing in solitude, and perhaps breaking
her heart. Curiously enough the man
who sbirks home duties, and whose wife
is a mere drudge or housekeeper, has al
ways wonderful things to say in praise
of her. She is paragon of wife, and
he is the best of husbands; she adores
him, and will not permit him to nope at
home. but insists that he shall continue
to seek the society of his old friends.
Every story that he tells of himself
proves that he has no idea of being faith
full to his marriage vows but he asserts
roundly and with much apparent SINGER
ity, that his faith in her integrity is un-
bounded. Whatever he may do she re-
mains true, and at whatever hour of the
night or morning he may return home,
he is sure to see the faithful light" burn
ing in his window He has apparently
no idea that he is inficting the keenest
suffering upon her, or if the thought
crosses his mind be dismisses it without
pang. Perhaps he is kind, as far as
mere words go, and does not forget the
outw ard show of respect which be owes
her A man must be sunk low, indeed,
who can use hard words and be systemat-
ically cruel to his wife. There are ruff
ans, no doubt, who silence the complain
ings and repinings of their wives with
drunken oaths and brutal language, but
we will not sully our pages by further al
lusion to such men. We are trying to
sketch a man who does no more than
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16
The Robin.
BY JOHN c WHITTIER.

BY JOHN WHITTIER.
Ny old Welch neighbor over the way
Crept slowly out in the sun of spring.
Pushed from her ears the locks of gray,
And listened TO hear the robin sing.
Her grandson. playing at marbles, stopped.
And cruel in sport as boys will be-
Tossed stone at the bird, who hoped
From bough to bough in the apple-tree.
Nay y said the grandmother; have you not heard.
My poor. bad boy of the fiery pit.
And how, drop by drop. this merciful bird
Carries the water that quenches
He brings cool dew in his little bill,
And lets it fall on the souls Of sin;
You can see the mark on his red breast still
OF fires that scorch as he drops 1t in.
May poor Bron rhuddyn my breast burned bird,
Singing so sweetly from limb to limb,
Very dear to the heart of Our Lord
Il he who pities the lost like Him.
Amen !" / said to the beautiful myth
Sing bird of God, in my heart as well:
Each good thought is drop wherewith
To cool and lesson the fires of he'll.
Prayers of love like rain drops fall
Tears of pity cooling dew,
And dear TO the heart of Our Lord are all
Who sufferlike Him in the good they do !"
AUoH'ic Monthly far June.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16

BLACK KNOTS IN PLUM TREEs.-The
Gardner's Monthly thinks, "The best
way to keep down the plum knot is to
cut away the branches in the winter that
are covered with the knots, and then
watch in May and June for the first ap-
pearance of the soft matter oozing
through the bark and pinch out by fin
ger and thumb. 1t is probably fungus,
certainly not an insect. A few years
ago it was believed to be an insect; but
the Gardeners Monthly led of against
this motion by showing that the knot
came through bark which was often Too
thick for the little insect to effect, and
the curculio existed largely in districts
where there were no knots and often
troubled plums little where knots pre-
vailed extensively. This was laughed
at, at the time, as the logic of ignorant
editor but prevailed and is now the
accepted doctrine, that the knot is not
of insect origin, and its treatment on
this basis has been so successful that
this basis has been 50 successful that this
disease is no longer feared"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16

A couple of fellows who we're pretty
thoroughly soaked with bad whiskey,
got into a gutter. After foundering
about for few minutes one Of them
said:
"Jim, let's go to another house this
hotel leaks.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16

A good instance of absence of mind
was an editor quoting from rival paper
one of his own articles and heading it
"Wretched Attempt at Wit"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16

Conundrum for circus goers Why is
an elephant the most sagacious of trav-
elers? Because he never takes his eye
off his trunk.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16

An old lady hearing of pedestrians
"great feat" wondered why they didn't
interfere with his fast walking.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16
poetrY,
Lines.

Lines.
/ gaze aloft
On the tissued roof,
Where time and space
Are hewarp and wOof,
Which the Kings of kings,
As the curtain filings.
Ger the dreadfulness
OF eternal things
But could see.
As indeed they be,
The glOries of heaven
That encirce me-
! should lightly hold.
The tissue fold
OF that marvellous curtain,
OF Ofblueand gold,
Soon the whole
As a parched scroll,
Before my amazed
Sight shall uproll,-
And without screen.
At one burst shall be seen,
The presence in which
have ever been.
oh who can bear,
The binding glare,
Ofthe Majesty
Which shall meet us there?
What eye may gaze,
On the unveiled blaze
Ofthe bright, girdled throne.
OF the Ancient of Days?
Christ us aid.
Himself be our shade,
That in that dread dav,
We be not dismayed
-Whaebead.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16
Ill
While You're Young.

Gather the roses while We may
Old Times is still flying;
And the same flower that blooms to-day.
Tomorrow will be dying.
Robert Heyrick.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16

If you wish to know how many friends
You haven't, get into trouble.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16
Thanlxsy Thanks
NEW RESTAURANT AND GRO
Gerry STORE!

BY BROWN & MORGAN.
THE Undersigned would respectfully announce to
L the public that they have rented and furnished
the store. formerly occupied by johnson Babbitt
AS AN EATING HOUSE
Whore they will be ready at all times to furnish those
who give them call with meals reasonable rates.
They will also keep hand a general assortment OF
GROCERIES * PROVISIONS, including Pickles,
Confectionery. Sugars, Teas Butter. Cheese. &c Al
so Tobacco Meerschaum Pipes. and variety Of an,
cy Goods all at as low prices as can be obtained
sisewhere GEO. BROWN,
O. X. MORGAN.
Bellows Fals July %. 1870. ~
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16

n NJ. GEORGE, Surgeon Dentist. Teeth
". filed with Gold or Silver Satisfaction given
In all cases
as- Particular attention is given 10 inserting Ar
t3fcai Teeth with all the modern Improvements.
NJ Office No. 1. Up Stairs, Union Block
& BELLOWS FALLS, VT.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16

soundingon a bar-rapping for drinks.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16

Set thine house in order.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-16
POLICIES WRITTEN IN THE

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can De placed at this Office in the best Companies
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