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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. ?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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