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Portland, Bangor & Machias
STEAMBOAT 60.
SPRING RANGEMENTS
Commencing April I'd, 1850.

<sasr~.- The Favorite Steamer LEWIS
s.=sE - viii leave Railroad Wharf, Port,
land, Mt II rs, or on the arri-
val of the Pullman Train from Boston, every
FRIDAY evening, for Rockland, Castine,
Deer Isle, sedgwick, South. west and Bar
HarbOr, (Mt. Desert0 Millbridxe, Jones.
port, aud Machiasport. Also leave Portland
every Tuesday evening, same time, for Will
bridge, touching at intermediate Landings.
Returning leave Machiasport every Monday
morning at 80, and MiISridge every Men.
day and Thursday mt 8 A. M, touching at
intermediate landings, arriving in Portland same
Evening, connecting with Pullman Night Train lor
Boston.
Passengers will not be disturbed until morning.
unless wishing to take Pullman train. Trains leave
next day for Boston at S45 A. M. and p NJ
Steamers leave for Boston at P. NJ daily.
The Lewiston connects at Rockland with Sanford
S. s. Co Steamers for Bangor and iver-landings
every Saturday morning. Coming West connects
Mondays for Boston. On and after June 9th will
connect each trip both ways.
Passengers from Portland (Fridays) forwarded to
Bangor and River-landings at usual rates.
Freight for same points from Portland TUESDAY
aud Friday forwarded at REGULAR TARIFF
RATES of this company.
Steamer City of Richmond is withdrawn from the
route until further notice.
Tickets and State rooms secured at Union Passen-
ger Office, 40 Exchange st.
All communications by mail or telegraph for
rooms should be addressed to
GEO. L. DAY, Gen. Ticket Agent
e. GUSHING, General Manager.
Portland. March 31st. 1880. apr2dtf
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FARM FOR SALE.

GITUATED at Cumberland Center, one mile
from church, store Post Office and Greedy Institute,
where youth of the town have free instruction be-
tween the age of 12 and 81 Said institution is sup
ported by funds donated to the town for education
al privileges. The farm contains 80 acres of excel
lent land, abundance of good water, buildings in
good repair and convenient; excellent young orchard
in bearing condition. Enquire of MRS. L. j MER-
RILL, at the place. mar24d3w~
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Valuable Real Estate to Lease

NOR term of years. The valuable corner lot of
Il land, with the stores thereon, situated at the
corner of Central and Commercial streets, Size of
lot about 65 58 feet. At expiration of lease the
Lessees will allow for improvements as shall be
FOX, Attorney, II State street, or to D. CUM
MINGS, No. 76 Park street. apr7d1w
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dtiOfHcy Ufo NUuUSettT Ut LU
38 CAMP ST., NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 20, 1873.

The CUTIcURA REMEDIES are prepared by WEEKS
POTTER, Chemists and Druggists, Boston, and
sold by all Druggists. Price Of CUTIcURA small
one half times the quantity of small, 81. REsoI-
VENT, 81 per bottle. CUTICURA SOAP, 25 cents per
cake; by mail, 80 cents; three cakes. rs cents.
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CORNER LOTS FOR sale.

One of the choicest lots at the
''WEST END" 65 feet on Con-
gress Street, so feet on Carlton st.
Also HOUSE and LOT adjoining
No. 92 Carlton st., modern built,
convenient for two families, one of
the most desirable locations i'm the
city.
The above property will be sold
at fair price, and on easy terms
of payment. Apply to GEO. II.
CUSHMAN, 1856 Congress Street.
apr6 diff
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FARM FOR SALE

IN Scarboro, five miles from Portland one mile
Il from Oak Hill Depot, fifty acres of land, new
spring. Apply on the premises to EDWIN MOSES.
apre d2w*
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N aine Central
RAILROAD.

Passenger Trains leave Portland for Ban
gor, Dexter, Belfast and Waterville at
1880. 1885, and Ills P. M.
For Skowhegan at 1890, 1885 and IL. Is pm.
Fer Augusta, Hallowell, Gardiner and
Rrunswick at 100 a. M, 1875, $40 and H.
15 p m.
Fer Rockland and all stations on Knox Lin
coin r. R., and for Lewiston and Farmin gton
via brunswick, at TOO a. m. and 1895 p. m.
Fer Bath at 100 a. M, and .35 and 5. 10 D. m.
For Pennington, Monmouth, Winthrop,
Readfield, West Waterville and Water
vile via Lewiston at 1890 Pm.
For Lewiston and Auburn.
Passenger Trains leave at 1890 and sos p. m.
The train leaving at 11.15 p. m. also has passen-
ger car attached, connecting at Cumberland Juncs
tion with a mixed train for Lewiston, q AUBURN,
Winthrop and Waterville. The IL 10 p. m.
is the Night Express Train with Pullman sleeping
car attached making close connection at Bangor
for all stations on the Bangor & Piscataquis II. r.
the 3. & N. A. Railway, and for st. j ohm and
Halifax, H0ult0n, WO0dstOcl, St. An.
drews, 81. Stephen, Fredel teton, Fort
Fairfield and Caribou.
Passenger Trains arrive i'm Portland as
follows:-The morning trains from Augusta, Gar
diner, Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston at 8.35 and
$40 q. m. The day trains from Bangor, Dexter
Belfast, Skowhegan. Pennington. K. & L. r. R.,
and all intermediate stations at 1245 and 1852
p. m. The afternoon trains from Augusta, Bath,
and Lewiston at 5.45 p. N. The Night Pullman
Express train at 1.50 a. m.
PAYSON TUCKER. Sup't
Portland. Jan'y. 26. 1880
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CLYDE'S
Philadelphia & New
England
STEAMSHIP LINES
FRO M B STON
in connection with OLD COLONY RAIL.
ROAD.

BOSTON TO THE SOUTH,
Semi.Weekly Line, Quick Time. Low
Rates, Frequent departures.
Freight received and forwarded daily to FALL
RIVER, there connecting with the Clyde Steam.
ers, sailing every WEDNESDAY, and SATUR-
DAY to philadelphia direct, connecting at
Philadelphia with Clyde Steam Lines to CHARLES
ton, .. G., Washington, ID. g., George
town, ID. c., Alexandria, Va, and all Raj
and Water Lines. ~ - -
Through Rates named and Bills of Lading fven
from any point in New England to Philadelphi
For rates of Freight and other information apply
ID. ID. G.. MINK, Agent,
1876 Washington Street, Boston, Mass
VIM. p. Clyde & Co., General Managers,
No. IL So. Delaware Ave-, Philadelphia.
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House and Store Lois For Sale.

DARE chance for investment, corner Bracket
IL and Pine Streets. House contains nine pleas
ant rooms in good repair. Enquire Immediately at
564 CONGRESS STREET.
mar16 dtf
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Vaults Cleaned and Ashes Removed

a L from 81 to So per cord or SO per load. ALI
"A Orders promptly attended to by calling on or
addressing &. GIBSON
f,2dtf 5SS Congress st.
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VIM. LAWRENCE, d. n. MILLER.
From Boston direct every WEDNESDAY
and SATURDAY at p. M.
Freight forwarded from Norfolk to Washington and
Alexandria by steamer Lady of the Lake. and
through rates given.
Freight forwarded to Petersburg, Richmond and all
Points South and Southwest via Va and Tenn Air
Line. G. Gather, Agent, 24O Washington street.
To all points of North and South Carolina and be-
yond via Atlantic Coast Line, John S. Daley, Agent
306 Washington Street. 80
And to all points in the West by Baltimore & Ohio
r. R., NJ W. Dawson, Agent, 219 Washington
street.
Spartansburg, Greenville, Atlanta, the Carolinas
and Georgia Points. A. H. Torricelli, Agent, 90
Milk ST. Through bills of lading given by the above
named agents.
Passage to Norfolk and Baltimore including
Berth and Meals, 1st Glass, 80. I'd Class 81.
For freight or passage to Norfolk Baltimore, Wash
iugton or other Information apply to
Z. SAMPSON, Agent,
Do2dH Central Wharf Boston,
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CLOTHING, Mems, Youths L. Bsyv
~ Fine Goods & Gents Furnishing Goods.
G. j. & F. r. FARRINGTON 1872 Middle st
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GSIIOTHING 4 Gents Furnishinx Goods
~ Boys and Children's Goods Specially
CHAS. MCCARTHY, Jr., 108 Middle St
r CONFECTIONERY, strictly Pure
~ and Manufr'd Fresh Daily.
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nYEING, Cleansing, Carpet Cleaning
IL and Feather-Bed Renovating at FOREST CITY
DYE HOUSE, 13 Preble st. op. Preble House.
|NLOTHINGs, Mems Boys, & Children,s.
~ Clothing Manufrs and Dealers. u - -
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r CONFECTIONERY, Pure Candies,
~ French & American Styles, mfr'd daily.
G.. HUDSON, Is Market Square
CORSETS, Kid Gloves, Ribbons,
~ Iacee, Embroideries Worsted Crewels, &c
Z. 8. MERRILL, 467 Congress st
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books; Blank Books & Stationery,
ID Account Books of all kinds to order.
HALL L, DAVIS. 63 Exchange St
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DOOTs L. SHOES. The Largest and
ID Best Assortment in the State.
NJ. G. PALMER $50 Middle st
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BOOTS 4 SHOES. Your difficult and troub-
- lesome feet properly fitted. Sign of Gold Boot
IRVING j. BROWN, 421 Congress St
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CIGARS. Manufacturer and Importer
- of Havana Cigars, wholesale and retail.
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BOOKS, Stauonery & Town Goods,
ID Sabbath School & Theological Books
HOYT. FOGG & DONHAM 193 Middle ST
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CROCKERY, Wholesale and Retail,
~ VIM. +. THOMES
46S Congress St., under Music Hall
CLOAKs, Cloakings & Trimmings,
~ Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Silks and Velvets.
EASTMAN BROS. 534 Congress St
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NRACKER MANUFACTURERS.
~ Baker of Bread Biscuit, Cake and Pastry.
W, G, COBB. % & 30 Pearl 81
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A RT PHOTOGRAPHY.
"A Absolutely permanent Photographs a specially.
by LAMSON. onn0sitA Falmouth Hotel
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Watches and Jewclry, and
~ ManufaCturers OF Masenlc Goods.
j. A. MERRILL & CO., 2S9 Middle Street.
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BOOTS AND SHOES. A Large Assert
ID ment of Fine and Low Priced Goods.
DAVIS & CARTLAND 21O Middle St
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AMERICAN HOUSE, Corner of Middle and India
Sts-D. Randall & Son, Proprietors.
CITY HOTEL, Corner of Congress and Green SITS.
j. K. Martin, Proprietor.
FALMOUTH HOTEL, Corner of Middle and Union
Sts.-O M. Shaw & Son. Proprietors. ,0"
PERRY'S HOTEL, lit Federal St-J. @. rerr,
Proprietor.
PREBLE HOUSE, Congress St.-Gihsea g. a,
Proprietors "
Mcdonald & Newbegin, Proprietors. '''-
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A RTISTEC PHOTOGRAPHY, by
IA CONANT,
47oHa Congress ST., opposite Preble Ho us
A RTISTS' Architects, L.
"A Engineers Supplies, Picture Frames, Art Goods
CYRUS F. DAVIS, No. 8 Elm st
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Doors 4 SHOES. Constantly on hand Fine
- and Medium Goods at low prices, at
11o Eo1v ota1
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-31
SALA ON AMERICAN PRICES.

Mr. George Augustus Sala, now visiting
this country, is writing very interesting
letters to the London Telegraph. In one
of them he discusses the difference of prices
in London and New York, and points out
several curious and puzzling facts. Thus,
for instance, certain services and things are
very much dearer in New York than in
London, while other things are dearer in
London than in New York. Mr.. Sala,
however, comes to the conclusion that for
general purposes the dollar will not 90 much
farther than the shilling, and that it costs
twice as much to live in New York as it
does in London. The difference in wages
in the two countries is not enough to ex-
plain these phenomena For example, the
extravagant charges for hack hire in New
may, for he is charged four times what he
would pay in London for the same services,
and the service is in no respect bet
ter done, or at greater outlay Political
economists have not enough considered the
influence which custom exerts upon prices.
1t is often found that when all the ortho-
dox economic causes of decline in prices
are seen to be in operation, prices never
theless do not decline. In nearly all such
cases custom will explain the failure to re-
spond to economical laws the force of
which is only relative. On the Pacific
coast custom has perhaps exerted a more
powerful influence than in any other part
of the world, in maintaining high prices
long after the justification fer them had
passed away, and the too universal &C.
.quiescence in this custom has undoubtedly
much to answer for in the condition of re-
tarded progress which has perplexed so
many observers hitherto. Customs of this
character are, it is scarcely necessary to
point out, usually more honored in the
<'breach than in the observance.
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TIE STEEL RAIL AGITATION.

The steel rail question is one of those
which cannot be pooh-poohed out of the
way. 1t is in fact assuming larger proper
tions every day, and there are already in
dications that a pressure will be brought
upon Congress for reduction of the tariff
which it will be found impossible to resist.
What has called attention specially. to this
question at the present time is the changed
condition both of railroad requirements
and of the steel industry. The progress
of science and mechanism has been so
rapid during the past ten years that the
as cheap as that of iron. One result of
this is that a great demand for steel
rails has sprung up. Another result
is that the American manufacturers can
not supply the demand. A third re-
suit is that the relative excess of price
of American over English steel, is greater
than ever that is to say, the duty has
relatively increased from so per cent. to
122 per cent. Now as it is estimated that
the American demand for steel rails in the
immediate future exceeds by 1000, coo tons
the capacity of American manufacturers, it
follows that these rails will have to be bought
abroad, and at premium of l22 per cent
This premium is an impost laid upon trans
portation. 1t is placed upon every pound
of freight and every passenger carried
upon the American railroads that use steel
rails. 1t does not even help the American
steel rail manufacturers, for their capacity
is far below the demand, and the railroads
must go abroad for these steel rails or 90
without. Ten years ago these manufac-
turers went whining to Congress after the
conventional Protectionist fashion, and
begged that their young and tender indus
try might be sheltered from the rude
blasts of competition by tariff of
S45 per ton. The request was charac-
teristically modest, but the petition
ers were given tariff of % per
cent, and they have enjoyed the benefit of
it ever since. As in these ten years they
have been bleeding the country more and
more, and as they have not fulfilled their
own prediction that &c by the time the
4" Western and Southern roads requirelarge
quantities of STEEL home competition
" will have secured to them the best omes-
+" tic rail-at price lower than the foreign
rail can be attained" will seem rea-
sonable to solicit the discontinuance, or at
least the reduction, of that repressive and
monstrous tariff which is plundering the
American public to the tune OF l22 per |
cent. on every ton of steel rails imported.
And as there is a distinct and clear public |
interest concerned here it is possible that |
Congress will be less reluctant to remedy |
the abuse than it usually shows itself under |
like circumstances.
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THE USES OF SMALL COIN.

The most irrational and stupid thing the
San Francisco Workingmen have ever done,
perhaps, is their opposition to the intro
duction of small coin. The lack of copper
or bronze or nickel change in this State has
tended probably as much as any one cause
to maintain the extravagantly high prices
which still obtain in most retail businesses,
and for which there has long ceased to be
any adequate apology in difference of con-
ditions between this and other States. As
it is, five cents is the limit of purchasing
power for our coin, in downward direc-
ton, and the man who has less than five
cents has, in effect nothing. In New York
or London, however, the man who had
four or three or two or even one
cent, could procure the means of sub
sisting himself for at least a day.
In all other civilized communities coin is
subdivided as much as possible, for the
express purpose of enabling the poor to
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THE EMPLOYMENT OF CONVICT LABOR.

The Legislature has under consideration
one or more bills providing for the employ
ment of convict labor 1t is said that the
purpose of these bills is to devise some meth
cd by which the State can employ this labor
without bringing it into competition with
free labor. The limitations under which
any such scheme is practicable are very
narrow. If the convicts are to be engaged
in the production of anything which free
labor elsewhere produces, competition with
the latter must result. If the convicts are
engaged in 1.-The production of something
the labor of which is not produced by free
labor, it may not be possible to fad mar
ket for it, in which case the labor will be
wasted, and the people will have to pay
the full cost of maintaining the cons
victs. To find an industry in which
no free labor is engaged is evidently
to find an industry for which there is
no demand on the Pacific coast, and as no
industry can be selected which will not re-
quire some preliminary expenditure of
capital, it would be better to keep the
convicts idle than to employ them in max
ing unmarketable wares. The fact is that
the legislators who have undertaken to
solve this problem have an exceedingly
difficult task before them. 1t has been
gravely suggested by some one that the
convicts should be hired out in gangs to
construct railways, irrigation works, and
public improvements. This plan would
necessitate the employment of from
thousand to fifteen hundred guards to pre-
vent their escape, and it is somewhat ques-
tionable whether forced labor would return
a sufficient profit to meet the extra expend-
iture rendered necessary under such a
scheme. The matter might be simplifed by
a recognition of the fact that if the convicts
work at all they cannot be prevented from
competing with free labor, but that their
competition is not to be dreaded, simply
because the State must pay for their sup
port one way or another The attempt to
make the prison self-supporting without
producing any competition with free labor
is indeed very much like the attempt to
lift oneself in a basket. The Legislature,
however, would do we'll to let this question
rest until the State Prison Directors have
had time to examine the ground and ascer-
tain what industry or industries promise
the best returns. 1t is to be hoped that
demagogism will be excluded from what
ever legislation is had in this connection,
and that prison reform will be the DOM
inant consideration
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ject is trite, but nevertheless there are al
ways people who think that though it is a
bad policy under some conditions it may
be good one under others, and that how.
ever mischievously it operates in another
part OF the country, it would produce bene-
fetal results here. Some day it will be
perceived that the reason why enterprises
and industries fail is because they are not
fitted to their surroundings, and that
their failure is always the best possible
proof that they ought to be abandoned.
Healthy progress consists in the natural
growth of industries which are in harmony
with their surroundings, and which there
fore flourish naturally and without adven-
titious aid. Protection, however, is robbing
Peter to pay Paul. 1t is taking money out
of one pocket to put in another. 1t is that
as regards the whole community, but when
we descend to its effect upon individuals it
is seen to be in the nature of confiscation
and confscation for the benefit of private
parties, and not for the good of the State
Whatever legislation compels natural
growth to bear the burden of unnatural
growth, tends to retard progress and to
weaken enterprise and diminish the earn
ings of labor, and that is what Protection
always does and always must do. 1t is
delusion to suppose that any community is
benefited by artificially bolstering up
industries which cannot be made to stand
alone. This is tax upon sound men for
the support of cripples, and of cripples
who insist upon being cripples when
they might just as well be sound.
No man is Obliged to invest in
non productive industries, but if any man
does so, or any class of men, they have no
right to demand that the rest of the COM
munity shall bear their burdens for them !;
and if they succeed in their solicitations
they injure instead of helping the con-
sumer All the tendencies of Protection
are demoralizing. They make men lean
upon government instead of cultivating
self-rehance. They obscure the popular
conception of equity, and accustom the
masses to disguised robbery in many forms
They encourage the hankering after pater-
nal government, and they teach everybody
ito expect from the State a measure of as
sistance which it is no part of the States
functions to render, and which cannot be
rendered without the preparation of gross
| Injustice and wrong.
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NEWS OF THE MORNING.

Is New York yesterday Government bonds were
quoted at 1919 for As of 1907 l035 for 5s OF 1851;
IO7g for As; sterling, 81 s31@4 ssh silver bars,
1ls3 silver coin. / discount buying, par selling
SILVER in London yesterday, 524; consols-
9sl: per cent United States bonds, 1888; As.
1075 As, Ill.
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at par;
trade dollars, 95 buying, 96l selling Mexican dol
lars, % buying, 964 selling.
Ar Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at los
a1Os lid for average California white and los l0d
% lis Sd for club.
An assessment of 81 per share has been levied by
Best & Belcher.
THERE was light business at the Stock Boards in
San Francisco yesterday morning. Becher at the
close sold at ST. The operations in Sierra Nevada,
Union Consolidated and other stocks at the north
end OF the Comstock Lode were comparatively small
and at lower range of values. The outside stocks
were fairly sustained.
THE Arizona Republicans have selected exGov-
ernor Stafford and Levi Bashford as the delegates to
the Chicago Convention.
DURING the recent storm over five inches OF snow
fell at Tucson, a. T.
CHRISTIAN MEYER was killed at Victoria, B. c., by
falling from the vardarm of the steamship City of
Chester.
JoHS LOCKE, Liberal member OF Parliament for
Southwark, Eng, is dead.
BRUNEREAu, the notorious Colonel under the Paris
Commune, is dead
LEO SAY has been elected President OF the Finance
Committee in the French Senate.
PARTY of eight robbers were recently killed in
Dakota by their pursuers.
THE Western Iron Association at Pttsburg have
advanced the price of iron to four cents
THE Pope's health is again causing anxiety.
Able DE BRAzE, in attempting to cross Africa,
died at Ujiji
THREE deaths have occurred this week from star
walton near Parsontown, Ireland.
GoUT is again troubling Beaconsfield
THE death of Very Rev. Frederick Oakley, Cath
Ole writer on religious subjects, is announced.
The increase of infectious disease at st. Peters
burg is exciting some apprehension in that city.
CHARLEY TANG, Chinaman, was hanged at Co.
lusa yesterday, for the murder of a countryman.
TIE railroad suit against Tilden and others
has been virtually settled by compromise OF juds
ment.
THE inside pages of to-day's RECORD UNION are
replete with interesting, useful and valuable read
ing, consisting OF the usual weekly departments
letters, miscellany, etc.
In the State Senate yesterday a very large amount
of business was transacted, and the file cleared. In
fact the body only adjourned when the whole order
OF business had been gone through with.
Is the Assembly great many bills were read at
length second time, and there long and
tedious session.