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?A ' -|-rT "* -AiifT^* T'^'sa T 'U Hi TT* ?. . . -*i ? t~ -M- T~ A M' r '" THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. HI - ? ? ' .__._77_7L^3IOiji= yOL7l0; CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, AL1RCH 2l~ 1849. NUMBSjgE THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. "' pSS PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY T. W. PEGUES. r?* Municipal Election. Notice ie hereby given, that an Election will be held at the Council Room on the first Monday in April next, for an Intendant and four Wardens to xarwA ensuinp vear. The following Gentlemen were appointed to manage the Election, viz : ffltsstf* T. J. Antrum, ' v ?>;- ?r- S. J. Young, C. McDonald. order of council, L. W. BALLARD, V- mm** T. Recorder. Sheriff's Sales. By virtue of sundry writs of Fi Fa to me directed, 1 will sell before the Court House door in f'ainden on the first monday in April next and day foUoivinor, between the legal hours of sale, the following property to wit: 500 acres of land more or less lying on Beaver h&m waters of 25 mite creek, formerly owned by Xhr. A. Brevard, and known ss the 44 Gold Mine *** * " ,, vr? lamou Addison "J ract," aujoiiiiug iai?u ? Samuel Albert and others, levied on and to be told as the property of the Defendant at the suit of Wm. D. McDowall & Company, and others *8. Thomas J. Starke. The above propertj- will be sold at the risk of the former purchaser James Harrison, Esq. 80 4cj$s of land more or 1< ss whereon tho Pefendant resides, adjoining lands of James Campbell, Thoe. Ellis and Charles Perkins, also 4-> acres more or less knowu as the Ray Tact adjoin* log lands of the Estate of Win.'I horn and P. DeBruhl, also the Defendants right, title, and interest in and to 480 acres of land more or ! es belonging to the Estate of Win. Thorn, adjoining lands of J. AL Shaw,. Alex. Johnscn, John Munn, David _4_Ji tauiod mum and to be sold as the menu ftuu ihiioio iv*iv? ?r properly of the Defendants at the salt of M. C. Reynolds Adiu'x et. a!, vs. H. Thorn. ALSO 4000 acres of land more i r Jess lying on the waters of Be Lvnches creek, adjoining lands of Jonathan and Nelscn Newman, and L. W. R. Illair, levied un and to be sold, as (lie property of the Defendant at the suit of J. M. DeSaussure Esq, Guardian vs. Charily Hough. AJLSO dill the Right, title, and Interest of the Defendant in and to- acres of land whereon the Defendant resides, adjoining lands of ilie Kstate of I'. Brewer and others, levied on an I to be sold as the . property of Benj. Nettles, at the suit of Juo. Brown * vs. Benj. Nettles: Also All the Defendants righl, title and interest in and to.???acres of land adjoining lands of Wtu. Mungo William, and Levi Sowell, also one grey nure levied on and to be sold as the propei ty of Defendant at ti?e suit of James Dunn for Levi 1'ate vs Clyheu Blackwell. ALSO 2 Horses, 3 head of cattle levied on and to be sold asthe properry of John Clanton at the suit of Ji kk J. Ciauton vs. J no. Clanton, the horses will be mid on the first day of rale at the Court House and life Cattle on 2d day of sale at the residence of the Defendant. ALSO One neero Woman named Pafsey and her two [ Children levied on aud to be sold as tlie property of Daniel Beau ford at the suit of Wiley Albert vs. Daniel Beau ford. Teruia cash. Purchasers to pay for papers. T. J. WARREN, s, k. D. March 14, 1849 11 3t : - Final Notice. I would iuf> nn all whose consciences tell them that 1 ougut to have been paid, that unless payment is made before the 17th inst. their papers wiU be put in suit. Take heed. march5. W. (J. WORKMAN. J. B. GOODLAD, Tailor, Agent for tlie sale oi Crooking Shears, Small Points, Square and Scales, Tape .Measures, markiug .Chalk, Curved Rulers, <f-c. The Mirror of Fashion is published on the first day of every month, at 82 a year, devoted to a review of the Fashions for the month, and to the subject of measuring and draughting, by the most approved authorities in the world. The Fashion Plates for Spring and Rummer just received; those wishing them will please apply directly , The English and French Fashions will be out in a few days, say the 1st of April. march 5. Dissolution of Copartnership. The Partnership heretofore existing under the Firm of T. & R. Wilson, is hereby dissolved by mutual consent. Either of the Partners is authorized to collect the debts due?and use iho name of the Firm in Rquidaiitm. THOMAS WILSON, 'v. ' ROBERT WILSON. j ET Tbe Subscriber will continue the business at the old stand?And all those who may favor fiim with a call, will find Boots and Shoes o( the best quality low for cash, or on the usu I credit. T. WILSON. March 7 3t 10 Casli for Bark. We Will contract for Bark at lite rate of ?6 a Cord Cash?or $8 in Trade. -f.. W. ANDERSON dr CO. March 7th, 1840 10 if Ordinary's Notice. ' tSTkaroaa. no Derson fiavin? applied to me for letters of administration upon the goods, chatties, rights and credits of Win. Kosser deceased, late o! Kershaw District, South Carolina, I have taken possession of the same and give notice to all having demands to present them duly attested, and those indebted to make immediate payment to me. JOIIN It JOV, o. k. d. March 7,1849. 10 tf Office of Commissioner in Equity. KERSHAW DISTRICT. ' - Guardians, Trustees and, others accountable to this Court, will file and vouch their Returns before me on or before the 15th April next. Rules will be forthwith issued against those in default. VVM. M. SHANNON. Feb'y 8th, 1849. 9t 7__ Attention. A further supply of Groceries just received making my stock complete. Those wishing to boy, have only call and I am satisfied w ill go away pleased with their bargains. GERALD'S Grocery. Dec 13 tf 60 To Reut or Sell. That large new Store and Dwelling IIouso situated on Broad Street, opposite the Episcopal Church, for terms apply to JAMES McEWEN. Nov 20 tf 48 Orders Wo. 5. In pureaance of orders received from lit. Col. Kftrahaw. an election for First and Second Lieu tenants of Beat Company No. 2, to fill the vacancies occasioned by the resignation of Lts. Cooper and Boone, wiJl be held at the court house on Saturday the bth day of April next. Corporals Levy and Moore are detailed as managers. By order of Capt. Young, inarch5 T. HARRIS, 0. S. ELOQUENT VINDICATION OF MR. CALHOUN. The snarling tone adopted by some of the Georgia presses against Mr. Calhoun, in which they assume to echo the popular sentiment towards him, induces us to extract from the "Augusta Constitutionalist" the annexed extract. It is taken from an article in which the Editor denounces with unsparing severity the course pursued by the Northern sympathizers connected with the Southern press, and pays them back in the course of that article, contrasting the great C* ?rt r> ?? !? !?? enoelllirr nnfl OltU^inaiJ \> ILil IIIC JSUll* pat(\ Oliuiu<?? hum snapping at his heels, the writer says: Mr. Calhoun stands before the world the great champion of the institution of slavery. While Sccrerary of State, his able letters to our ambassador to the court of France, Mr. King, were published in Europe and this country, ami brought down upon him the fierce animosity anil hate of the abolitionists of both hemispheres. He is assailed by thcin as the great slavery propagandist of his age and -cction. The political anti-slavery men of the North dread his influence at the South, and would rejoice to see him broken down at home. They well know that as long as he can rally the Southern ll?A t\C ! Kulr it lit If Ifl _ pcwpiv; iu iiic ?m uku ^i.ju?u..wual rights, ami induce, on their part, a firm resistance to anti-slavery encroachment, their designs will be defeated, and the march of ami-slavery checked. But let Mr. Calhoun be destroyed, and a great blow will be struck in behalf of their cause?a great stumbling block will he removed from their p.ih. By tlie same blow that strikes him down will be swept away all the ultras?the slavery propagandists as they term them, whose attitude ofrcsislance to Northern aggression presents so formidable a barrier to their attacks Such men cannot forgive Mr. Calhoun's fervent devotion to the institution of slavery, and they hate him for the intellectual power and its legitimate influence, which he brings to it-? support, lie is the object of hatred alike to the fanatical bigot, a part of whose religioi it is to abhor slavery, and of the edcu'atinj politician of the North, whose object is to crush the inan who stands in the way of their schemes for aggrandizing the North at the expense of the South. "Behold tlx lio.si! delighting to deprave. Who truck the slept of glory to the g uve, Watch evciy fiull thai daring genius owes II tlf to the atdur wli ch its birth bestows, Distort the truth?uccumul-ilc the lie, And pile tic pyramid of calumny." Extension of Slavery in Maryland.? A meeting of the citizens of Charles county, says the Baltimore Argus, irrespective of party, was held on Friday, 23d nit., at Port Tobocco. for the purpose of expressing their views in relation to the extension of slavery over the new territories, and other questions incidental to that subject. The meeting was addressed very effectively bv the Hon. Win. D. Merrick, and others; alter which a committee was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting, on the subject upon which they had assembled to deliberate. They were instructed to re. port on the Monday following to which tune the meeting thereupon adjourned. The meeting assembled, pursuant to adjournment on Monday, and the preamble and resolu - ?i i? ..?..n uons report en uy mu coiiiuhim-u nv.iv icnu find unanimouslv adopted. They breathe a similar spirit to the one which characterize the views of the Southern Ststes, generally, as expressed it: the same way, and fullv endorse the sentaments of l\!r. Calhoun's address. The following arc the two last: Resolved, That, whereas the Legislature of this State does not assemble until the close of the year, therefore, we, in county meeting, recommended that the Legislature of this Stale, its Executive and other officers under the State Constitution at the earliest practicable moment, ought to take such measures to place the citizens of Alary land in a position in which they may unite with their Southern friends to vindicate the Constitution of the United States from outrage, and their own right of property from spoliation. Resolved, Thai the time for argument and persuasion has passed bv. and nothing else but patriotic action will save either the South or Union. Tiie Cotton Crop.? In relation to the Cotton crop, Stewart's circular, which went out in the Europa, has the following. "The recent decline which has again ensued after an advancs obtained immediately after the receipt of highly favorable advices from Europe, can only be accounted for on I he supposition that buyers arc alarmed at the continued largo receipts of Cotton at the ports, and are fearful that the yield may exceed two million six hundred tliousan I bales. A tight money market here, and the declining tendency of exchange the last week, has also operated against sales, this, however is now checked. As regards the receipts, it is yet too early in the season to make them a test of the probable amount of tlie crop. The fine [licking weather up'to the first January, all over the Cotton region, determined the crop, and wc know but little more about the yield, than wc did at that date. The position I took in August last I have since seen no good reason to change; it was simply this?we haveMiad a very favorable growing season; if we had a pirking season equal to the last, the crop will probably amount to two million six hundred thousand bales. Wc have had such a sea son, and I now say, (hnt I believe my esli mate correct, and that it cannot exceed that finure twenty thousand bales, nor do I believe it will fall fifty thousand short of it." Seed cane.-The Marksville Prairie Star, of the 27th nit., says: We greatly fear that the planters of our parish, (Avoyelles,) have too much reason to apprehend serious injury to their seed cane < from the severe cold and freezing weather s of the last ten days. A lew of the peach < blooms escaped, and apparently but a few; J the plum appears to have suffered most. < Since the above was in type, we have ( conversed with several sugar planters, who e says the late freeze, together with the dry 1 t rot, has destroyed nearly two-thirds of the ( seed cane. ? _______ C Laurel Falls Factory.?We learn ' from a friend who has recently visited this r new Factory, situated near Lexington vill- z age, that it is now in successful operation., ' It contains 500 spindles; 8 cards, turning ofT s each, per day, G5 pounds; and 1G looms ^ weaving each GO yards of osnaburgs per r day-the cloth being of an excellent quality, jc and weighing 8 ounces to the yard. The 1.: U:^L : :.i i ,e macniuery, which is suiu in uc supenoi, was ; manufactured by the Matewan Company, J at their works near Fishkill New York un- ' der the superintendence of W. B. Leonard, l agent, and so far has pruved itself unrivalled. The operatives in this Factory, twentytwo in number, are all white ; and the Company have had numerous applications for employment, which they have been compelled to refuse. The first work in the erection of the building was done on the 10th February 1848 , and, on the first of January ln<f llip Fni'tnrv wi'iif intfi nnrl ml onpration. .~w., ? J ? - r , and the two months past has realized a nett profit of fifteen per cent, on the capital invested, and the Company expect to realize thirty per cent, before the close of the year. The Company needs no other "protection'' than the patronage of their fellow-citizens. 1 If encouraged, they intend to go into manufacture of cotton and wool linseys. We hope they will do so, and that every Southern factory will do the same, and thus banish that dependency upon the North which has so long crippled the energies of the South. Success attend the Laurel Falls Factory.?Carolinian. Tiie Gold Dollar and Double Eagle. ?The following is the bill which passed the House of Representatives on the 20th ult., and was confirmed by the Senate on the last day of its session. It is now a law: Sec. 1. That it shall he lawful, henceforward, to make at the mint, and its branches twenty dollar gold coins of the weight of liu*? liiuifli-nrl nn<t sixteen rrrains. and cold "*v ? ? * - O" ? P ? dollar coins, of the weight of twenty five grains and eight-tenths, which coins shall he legal tenders of payment accusing to their nominal values. Sec. 2. That the above mentioned coins shall be made, in all respects, in conformity with the existing laws regulating the coinage at the mints, except that on the reverse ol the gold dollar the figure of the eagle shall be omitted. Sec. 3. That in adjusting the weights of gold coins henceforward, the following deviations from the standard weight shall be not exceeded in any of that single pieces, namely, in a double ragle, the eagle, and half eagle, one half of a grain, and m the quarter eagle and gold dollar, one quarter of a grain; and then in weighing a large number of pieces together, when delivered from the chief coiner to the treasurer, and from the treasurer to the depositors, the deviations from the standuid weight shall not exceed thico penny weights in one thousand double eagles one penny weight in one thousand quarter eagles, and one-half of a penny weight in one thousand gold dollars. Sec. 4. That so much of this act as regards the coinage of twenty dollar and one dollar gold pieces, shall continue in force until the fourth day of March, eighteen hundred and fifty one, and no longer, TIIE 1I1LL COUNTRY OF JUDEA. The following is an extract from "Wild's Narrative," giving a graphic description of the hill country of Judea, which will be read with deep interest: "The hill country is entered by a narrow pass, at a place called Ladron, where are the remains of an old fort, and the Gothic arches of a large Church. The former was probably erected as a resting place, and also as a defence for the pilgrims, as this spot has ever been the haunt of the Arab robbers. Several flocks of gazolls bounded across our path, and numerous herds of small black g<nls, with long silken hair, and beautiful and pendant cars, almost teaching to the ground, followed the steps of the goatherd as lie led them along the different mountain passes. The tingling of their little copper bells, when beard among Loose solitary lulls through which our road lay, had a pleasing clfect and helped to beguile the tedium of ...... ? ^V' a fnn/.lwul ill/} lull i*t\urifrv UUI way. tt u iiciu i iiv.ii uiu i i i i.wuiiw t of Judca, and a complete change came over the scene. The eye was no longer refreshed with verdant sward, and the beauty of the plain which we had traversed after leaving Joppa; the hum of bees, the low of cattle and even the music of the goat's bell, were no longer heard. A solemn wildness reigns in those elevated regions, the hills which rise in amphitheatres, or radier in concentric circles, one above another. The strata of gray lime-stone protrudes its naked head through the hill at regular intervals, like so many scats in a stadium ; there is no vestige of human beings, and the road becomes a mere horse track, with scarce room for two to pass abreast; yet the dreariness and monotony of the view is occasionally relieved by valleys and ravines, clothed with low woods of dwarf oak, which were then putting forth their young leaves and lone green calkins, and here, for the first time in our travels, we met the thorn becoming white with blosomf, and reminding us of the lawns and hedge-rows of our own far distant homes. . v A few fields of corn show&d by their fertility, caused by the moisture, \^hich is more abundant on these elevated regions than on the palins, what could still b? effected by \ / cultivation on the limestone soil of Judea, ind the terraces between each band of rock, which act as so many retaining walls.? Much was originally snd much could still be ;ffccted in the growth of the vine and the divejon the side of the hills. Those who jxclaim against the unfertility and barrcniess of this country, must recollect that want )f cultivation gives it much of the sterile ttid barren appearance which it now prelents to the traveller. The plough in use in hat country is one of the rudest instrunenls i ever have seen. It resembles the incienl Egyptian plough, and it does little nore than scratch the soil, making a furrow carcc three inches in depth. About midvay to Jerusalem, we passed through a deep narrow gore, wooded to an extent that we .....i.i i : r?.,? D'vUI l.UIJ IIU^U JIII J9 II Will lliU ocky and barren desert in which it was itualed. The assent out of this place is earfully precipitous. And has long been inticed in modern history as the hiding place, or fastness of the lawless Bedawee. Some time previous to our visit, a large hand of Egyptian cavalry were completely destroyed in this ravine. The huge rock, the close woods on either side, and the over, hanging crags, form a complete cover for the enemy, who might attack the largest body of men passing through it, while they would remain secure from harm, especially from horsemen. Thanks to the rule of Ibralvin Pacha, whatever be his faults, and I believe lie has many, we passed this part of Palestine in perfect security, and without interruption, in the bottom of the ravine, is a ruined khan, overhung by some splended lotus trees ; and by the wayside, were some enormous roeks, which in several places, contained excavations, under which we rest, ed for some time,^enjoying I heir cool shade, thankful in a country like this, for these estimable blessings which can only he known and appreciated by those who have panted rn the thirsty mountain side, or toiled in the heat of the day, over the dreary waste of an eastern desert." CLIMATE OF CALIFORNIA. The climate of maritime California is greatly modified by the structure of the country, and under this aspect may be considered in three divisions?the southern, below Point Conception and the Santa Barbara Mountain, about latitude 35 cleg., the northern, from Cape Mendocino, latitude 41 deg., to the Oregon boundary; and the middle, including the bay and basin of San Francisco,and the coast between Point Conception and (/'ape Mendocino. Of these three divisions, the rainy season is longest anil heaviest in the north, and lightest in the south. Vegetation is governed accordingly ?coming with the rains?decaying where they fail. Summer and winter, in our sense of the terms, are not applicable to mis pari of the country. It is not heat and cold, but wet and dry, which mark the seasons; and the winter months, instead of killing vegetation, revive it. The dry season makes a period of consecutive drought, the only winter in the vegetation of this country, which can hardly he said a' any time to cuasc. In forests, where the soil is sheltered; in lowlands of streams and hilly country, where the ground remains moist, grass continues constantly green, and flowers bloom in all months of the year. In the southern half of the country, the hng summer drought has rendered irrigation necessary, and the experience of the missions, in their prosperous day, has shown that in California, as elsewhere, the driest plains are made productive and the heaviest crops produced by that mode of cultivation. With irrigation, a succession of crops may be produced throughout the year. Salubrity, and a regulated mildness, characterize the climate; there being no prevailing diseases, and the extremes of heat during the summer being checked by scabreezos during the day, and by the light airs from the Sierra Nevada during the night. The nights arc generally cool and refreshing, as is the shade during the hottest day. California, below the Sierra Nevada, is niw.ni tlm <>*iL-iit of ltulv. from the Alps to ilie termination of (lie peninsula. It is of tlie same length, about the same breadth consequently the same area, (about one hundred thousand square miles, and presents much similarity of climate and productions. Like Italy, it lies north and south, and presents some differences of climate and pro duclions, ilicctlect of differences ol latitude, proximity of high mountains, and configuration of the coast. Like Italy, it is a country of mountains and valleys, differing from it in its internal structure, it is formed lor unity; its large rivers being concentric, and its lnr<;e valleys appurtenant to the great central Bay of San Francisco, within the area of whose waters the dominating power must be found. Geographically, the position of California is one of the best in the world; lying on the coast of the Pacific, fronting Asia, on the line of an American road to Asia, and possessed of advantages to give full effect to its grand geographical position. Gruiis falling from the Clouds.?On Friday morning, February 5th, 1847, at Oakland's Mahoue Bay, Nova Stotia, grubs similar in appearance to cabbage grubs, fell with the snow in great abendancc, and what is still much more remarkable, indeed wonderful, flocks of robbins came and fed upon the snow insects. This, in a climate like that of Nova Scotia, in midwinter, is among the mysteries with which the atmosphere is iovestcd. On the 10th of May, 1318, a cloud of white flies came up with the wind at Louisville, Kentucky, and was mistaken for snow, when first seen moving in the atmosphere, they fell in cmntless billions upon the earth; July Gth, 1817, a shower of butterflies crossed the channel from Calais to Dover, and filled the country on the sea coast for leagues in extent. The appearance of insects in the clouds is always preceded by a disturbance of the earth. Proceeding ihe shower of grubs in Nova Scoiia, in February, 1847, a lightningcloud P< traveled fiom Texas through Maryland New 'r Jersey, Long Island, &c? and, when list ob. served from the latter Island, was still "J going east. The fall of grubs at VVcshing. ^ ton, noticed in yesterday's Post, I perceive was also on the 5th of February, the same m day of the month and the same month of the g^ year as their appearance at NovaScota. At the time the flies showered down at Lou- <j{ isville, there were earthquakes in both hem. ispheres?at Sienna, Tuscany: Jaoaica, ia West Indies; Valparaiso, South Arret ica, Co and in the East Indies. The state )f the ho atmosphere at my place of observation on the 4th and 5th of February, instant, was se peculiar, indicating a tremulous state cf the earth's oody.?N. Y. Eve. Post. df tb ODD FELLOWS ODE. Hark! hark! a sound of anguish ^ Upon the breeze floats by? A voice, from those who languish ^ In want and misery; ol From many a gloomy dwelling, n I L rrorn many a nreiess iiKuriu, Thai mournful sound is swelling Through all the boundless earlh! ? C< Oh, brothers; when to meet you Your wives and children come, n And glad young voices greet you jr Within your happy home, o! Whe^| round you fondly twining, Their loving arms are thrown, ci Rernc?mber those who're pining jr Unpitied and alone! n They sit, their tears fast falling, Bowed down with grief and want, a On you for aid they're calling? a Oh, haste that aid to grant! ^ Haste, haste, the tears of sadness From each wan cheek to dry, P And bid the smiles of gladness, * Beam bright from every eye! Si Ah, haste ! the breath of sorrow I Is withering and cold, And death perchance to-morrow a May shroud thein in its fold ! n Haste, and the widow's blessing r] Your footsteps shall attend, j While orphans round you pulsing, In grateful love shall bend ! a Go forth ye love-linked brothers, y On virtue's radiant way! p And he your strength to others A changeless hope and stay ! I Around each care worn mortal I The arms of friendship cast? ti So, through life's last, dread portal, May you be stayed at last! si Extraordinary Locomotive Speed.? 8 The Liverpool Times, of February 8th, con- ? tains the following remarkable account from ? the Newcastle Courant, of the speed of a ^ new first class engine on an English Rail 0 ? n road: a It would appear that the progress kithcreito made in the improvement of this class j; of machinery, docs but tend to do/elope e thcr wonderful capabilities. In our Usl we f( noticed a first class express engine placed on the York and Newcastle Railway, from the tl manufactory ol Messis. Stephenson, and w. have to add another of the same class, pre- ol viously sent from the manufactory of Mes- a srs. R. & W. Hawthorn, of this town, the performance of which, both in regard to " speed and power, surpasses all previous ex- '' periments. Since placed on the line, it has j* taken the express train from York to Darling, ton in forty minutes, a distance of forty-five miles; and it is further computed (from le- |( suits already known) that when the new rails are laid down on this portion of rail- n way this engine will accomplish the distance with perfect case in the short space of half ^ an hour. The velocity, although the greatest ever yet attained, either on the broad or rr narrow gunge, accomplished with an case c free from that apparent oscillating und un-i l--: ..horoetnr^oc nnltsirln I) auiaimg iiiuiiuii mnui r cylinder engines. Its arrangements are en. lirely new^and upon their patent principle, H having the boilers as low as the latter class P of engines; the top ot'the boiler, although lour feet diameter, is only seven feel nine ? inches above the rail. The cylinders are , sixteen inches in diameter; the stroke of tlte piston twenty inches; the driving wheels are ^ six and a half feet, and the carrying wheels four feet diameter, the whole of which are j( entirely of wrought iron: The eccentrics a and gearing also being outside of the wheels, render tlte whole engine compact, simple, p and easy of access. Its symmetry and fin- s ish are much admired, and its considered n one of the finest specimcnt of locomotive power produced at this well-known estab- > lishmcnt. p f From the National Intelligencer. LIST OF PRINCIPAL ACTS. n Passed (originating in the House of Rcprcscn l' lalivc-s) at the 2d Session of the :3')//r Congress. t An act for the reliefofllio citizens of Cedar Bluff, in the State of Alabama, and lor other r purposes. An act concerning the selection of jurors in n certain courts of the U. States. An act to provide for the payment ol horses 1 and other property lost or destoyed in tlie inili- ' tar)' service or the U. States. > An act to authoiize the coinage of S'20 and r $1 gold pieces at the mint ot the [I. States and i its branches. s An act for the settlement of the claims of i New Hampshire against the U. States. c An act for the relief of Wen. Fuller and Or- c lando Saltmarsli. c An act supplemental to the act approved the c Hth day of July, 1841, entitled "an act confirm- ^ ing certain land claims in Louisiana." An act for tho relief of Wm. Fuller and ' Charles Savage. | An act for the relief of John Percival, Cap tain in the Navy of the U. Slates. | An act to aid the Slate of Louisiana in drain ' ing the swamps lands therein. An act to supply deficiencies in the appro. ' priations for the service of the fiscal year end- ' ing June 20, 1849. < An act for carrying into execution, in part 1 i the twelfth article of the treaty wtth Mexico, i concluded a\ Guadalupe Hidalgo. I +>m An act making appropriatiooa faw tHi up)rt of the Military Acader&y fbrthe^ea* vaad> ig 30th June 1850. > An act making appropriations fin* tfc*>payent of revolutionary and other pensitia&ifxbe nited States for the year ending 36*sjeee, 350. An act making appropriations ent of navy pensions forthe year e#dhi#fHw ), 1850. An act for the relief of SuHy DarI>yT-of Ban>lph county, and State df Georgia. ' J ' ?... MW* giHUMUg li'O J CAiO ??ll H?r* in widows and orphan* of mmissioned officers, musiciaru &fid prrfiftds, ilb regulars and volunteers. ^ >f / # ^aNr An act to make arrangements^ venth census. An act makingapprnpriatioftsibrceritftefe ications of the U. States for the year *adkfc e 30th June, 1850. .< * < ? **dT An act to amend the act entitled pplemental to the art for the admuskita of e States of Iowa and Florida info the Union -v.. I-! s-?: ? -n maKing wppropriimwn wi r the Post^Rce Department for tfce-<*l?vw? f the year ending, (he 30th of JoB?l An act to provift*^ the iiettfftlUHirogflm ccounts of public officeSv^nd other*' ave received moneys > ariW jntributions or otherwise in wv^co. * An act (o extend the provnioiv' ow iii force relating to the'<nuvia$MtiMlil?? t merchant vessels, and the regu)dSa^hfh?> r. An act requiring all tnonevi^fe^etwaM^fto* usloms and from all olhref nmediately into thefretotiryfr |f?m or umjueuun,nrra wr m fftf An act to establish the Home' DeparUteofc, nd to provide for the 'ftftw# DopStttmst n Assistant Secretary of the TrMWlry tDtf** lommissioner of the Customs. An act making appropriations for ort of the armv for the year coding Jti^99* An act making apprppriations forth*agpd ervice fur the year ending on tiw'iSQ&JMte, 850. ? r^T' An act making appropftatioaarfeathiTiawdll nd contingent" etperfses of the (vtffxir lent, and for fulfilling treaty ie various Indian tribes, M the yd&fKMliife une 30th, 1830. ' An act leaking appropriations fofth^ojfii nd diplomatic expenses of Governmenf-fbrflRt ear ending the 30th June, 1&50, urposes. ' ^ *' * A An act to extend the revCntf?'1a#* ofrlia tnited States over the -territory %dd vrStgai'sf fppcr California, and to'create icl therein. An act declaratory of *be act for tfcu <tflision of the State of Iowa into An ot*t in r>Tfpnd the ornvisionsof On.iaL pproved the 3d nP 11 n11 li; Ifllti fin ito effect the existing compacts witb-tliaifcftpet f Alabama and Mississippi with reganktotbo re per cent, fund and schooHetonmitms.'T' An net to amend an act entity} ?ifo aetfor uthenlicating certain records," npprrosed-Febuary 22, 1849. <m ?<r>>1 An act making appropriation fbclfehthtnfcsi, ght boats, buoys, 4?c., and provfdingfor Pke rection and establishment of tbc.faiiKS gad rr other purposes. An act concerning (fecf 'pfy deptirttvientf*of te army. An act to established Hiocnlfectfo? wKliiH T Brasos d? Santiago, in the State '-ofTeJfM, nd for other purposes. -id An net authorizing the payment" ?f'hile*wt pon the advances rmde by the State of Aia> ama f?>r the use of the United State* Ga?*na? ient in the suppression of tHfc C&eHndtan o?tilities in 1836 and 1837 m Alabama*-^.*^ An act to authorize the Secrettrty*?f''War to lake reparation for the killing of a Ctiddo boy v volunteer troops in Texas.+> ? An act to continue the office of the- bmlissioner of Pensions. r An act to grant the right of way lotto-dfoiie and Ohio Railroad Company. An act to provide for an incresal' of the ledical staff, and tor an additional number of - - ... haplainsof (he army of the Umlod emu#*. An act to define the period of. dissbility-tfqosed upon certain bidden'for mtil eontrtMU. An act to grunt fo the Atlantic and Gjuif lailroad Company, the right of way through'jhe ublic lands of the United States. An act to establish (he> territorial gorenttoent Minesoia. nspSmfr'' An act to carry into effect certain atipuia. ons of the treaty between- tho United?tafe? f Amejica and the republic of Mexico>"af*he he *2d day of February. 1848. *< " Joint resolutton for the relief of Hm pursers 1 the navy as to expenditures made in pursunce of orders during the war with Mexico. , A resolution relating to the compensation of ersons appointed to deliver the votes-fbr President and Vice-President of the United States > the President of the Senate I " & ' A resolution a. Morixing the Secretary Var to furnish arms and aramanitoa loipersons migrating to the territories of Oregon* Cali?rn:a and Mexico. A resolution to authorize the Secretary of ihe rreasury to make an equitable settlement With lie sureties of Robert T. Lythe, late surveyor [eneral of the district of Ohio. -.?i iw--4w t LedGRRDEMAIN some nmc ago a f#ruessor of ledgordemain performed before an udience in an English village; which Was principally composed of colliers. Aftet^s* finishing "the natives' with ^VtmrfuS?llfcJjSynctamorpbosing wine intd Wdtcr^Ojff?d he loan of a half penny from any ol his, adnircrs. A collier with a little hesitation, landed out the coin, which 1hir itijpgTcr pec lily exhibited,, as ho said, traAs?Wirjftgd uto a guinea. "An* is th$l ixclaiincd the collier, iwered the juggler. 4 Let's see it," said the :o!lier; and turning it round and round m ixamination, with an ecslacy of delight, hanked the juggler for his kindne#s, and >ut it into his pocket, said, "1'se warrant ?o'll nnt tnrn't into a bawbee again;" - - An ingenious Frenchman JiaS hat the space whieh n-young Parisian bade, .vim is f<>nd of dancing* traverse* injtbe 6aoons of Paris, wlten only performing contralances, amounts in one season Mnfiikir fomircd milts! He has also estimated-'Itttrt a French lady, fontj ofwtiltzing will spin round n one night as often as the vvhcblsof aaleaml)oat revolve in going from Calais to Dover! f