Camden commercial courier. (Camden, S.C.) 1837-1838, April 28, 1838, Image 1
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Auction and commission uusiness
The subscribers have associated themselves
together under the firm of Young & Depass In this
~ .I ? ? . a i .it i. ^r 11 _r
iihi-, iiuu win (rniisari nnu uisposo 01 an species 01
Merchandise and other commodities, entrusted to
? to them and thbir disposal in said business, and
will be thankful for the same.
1 laving spacious ware rooms, will, on application,
receive any goods consigned them, free of
storage. WILLIAM. R. YOUNG.
Dec. 10 33 tf JACOB S. DEI*ASS.
References.?G. Malheson, Shannon, M'Gce
& Co, tlolleyman* ?& Gass, James Dunlap, Levy
& Hughson, J M. Niolon. l\ F. Villepigue, Camden;
Martin, Walker & Walter, M'Dowall,Shannon
& Co., Charleston.
The Charleston Courier will publish the above
once a week for two months, and forward accou.it
to this office for payment.
A
BC. SMITH. TAILOR, tenders his thanks
to those of the friends of the i.ite lirin of
'.Seviwns <v Smith, who since th. ir location here,
have so libera Mv patronized them in business; and
trust, by a futhiul performance of the work entrusted
to Ids care, :in*l a disposition to please, to merit
a due share ot the saine patronage; which will be
t.lrtukiully received at the stand torinerlv occupied
hy the above firm, one door south of i>r. Keid's
office. Jan. ti7, III) tf
MEDICINES.
BIHTANW STORE AND INFIRMARY.?
lalP The subscriber grateful for the liberal patronage
extended him in the above business, during the
the last year, would now inform his customers, that
he iv this day receiving bv the Steamer Thomas
S.vt.mosn, n large supjdy of Medocinos, which will
he sold on aceoinniod ding terms for cash, 01 on
three moot lis credit to approved purchasers, either
by whole sale or ictail.
1 have now supplied the Infirmary with permanent
nurses, so that in future, I hope to he nblc to
receive a!l applicants, who may desire to take medicine
at this e.siahlishmcnt.
Seven years experience in tins practice, and an !
extensive acquaintance in this community, renders
->?1vt '<r/vni-e or pledge of . ttention on my
.1 oanuslf..
: r. r.nv Gazette, wil
each give t e nnove tu ic insertions ami forward
th i papers containing the s inn*. and their accounts
to the subscriber immediately then alter for payment
W. C.
[mi UTivUt? J no undersigned having lormcu
1^1 a co-partnership for a term of years, undoi
the firm of Murray 4* Bonncy, for the transaction
of Mercantile business, respectfully solicit from
their friends and customers a continuance of their
patronage. They have on hand a very extensive
assortment of Dry Goods, Hardware and Groceries,
which they will dispose ol at reduced prices
for cash, or on ciedis to punctual customers.
They may he found at the store lately occupied
by Murray & Bryant. J. I). MURRAY,
Jan. 20 :w tf E. W.BONN EY
lAMDEiN ilKlUuii o .All'A.Nt. I he th
A J recters ol" this Com,-an - !i v ' r-iy
iient of the second and h id 1 . he j
S o-k of s.iid Compan . .)
sua e, p y ihle on or iio .? m- 2uiu . , ,.s ,
and the third, being $20 per snare, payable on or hefore
the 20th May next. The same will be received
at the Banlt of Camden South Carolina.
April 14 50 4t J. C WEST, Treas'r.
/ i)HE Kauk ok' Caindcn South ?
JL rolna* The annual meeting of the Stockholders
of this Bank will convene at the Banking
House in Camden, on the. first Monday in May
next, when an election of seven Directors to serve
flio t'u(. r ivftl Kr. I w> ). I U?t .. aI t I...
<|| mc VII3UIII" ;vui mn ? > nvm. uv "luur ??l nil
Board . W. J. GRANT, Cash'r.
The Southern Times, Columbia, Cheraw Gazette,
Cheraw, will insert the abo\o until the 1st Monday
in May. April 14 50 3t
j%TOTlCK. All persons having demands against
i.^1 the estate assigned by Dr. Jacques lTishnp
and Wm. A. Bovven, arc requested to render them
as early as possible to the subscriber, in duplicate
lorin. JOHN M. GILCHRIST, AssigneeApril
14 50 If
The Charleston Mercury will publish the above
daily for one month, and forward account to this office
for payment.
K l I. OlUliaiS, 7
Columbia, 22 ri March, 1838. ^
PURSUANT to an order from Major Gen. Bu
channan, an election will be held in Columbia
on F riday the lytli June next, for bragadier Uencral
of Cavaliy. The following persons will manage
the election. Capt. J. U. Adams, Capt. Stark,
Lieutenants Taylor and Brown..
None hut Commissioned officers, field and slafT,
are entitled to vote.
For the information of the officers, I refer them to
the following resolution, passed December 18tJ0:
Resolved, That in nil elections for Maj. General,
and Brigadier General, hercatler to he made in this
State, it shall be lawful for all commissioned officers I
of the Militia entitled to vote, to do so by proxy;
Provided; that all votes so offered by proxy, be signed
by the officer voting, stating his rank and title,
presented under sealed cover, addressed to the Col. of
the Regiment to which he belongs, or other officer
holding the election. J. H. ADAMS,
April 7 49 tf Col. 5th Ueg't Cavalry.
Wl'lGKuliS WANftU. Liberal prices may
he obiaiaincd in cash for negroes, by applying
to the subscriber. JOHN M. orLCllKIST.
April 1| f?0 tf
SOUTH CAROLINA,
SUMTFK DISTRICT.
Summons in Partition.
Jefferson 'Logan,
vs.
Ransom Logan, and others.
tTappearing to iny satisfaction, that David Logannnd
Synthin his wife, John Logan and ^u
san his wile, Elignli Logan and Eliza his wife, and
Ransom Logan, resides without this State: It is
therefore ordered that they do appear and object to
the division or sale of the real estate oi David Logan,
dec'd on or before the first Monday in lune
next, or their consent to the same will be entered
of record W\1 LEWIS. <) S D
Match '14 47 8t Pr'a fee $4 50
IK THE ( ?H WO\ |
Kershaw District. I
Joseph M. Marshall,)
vs > Decla. in Foreign At'chmt.
Henry H Sehrock y
. A W/"HEltEAS. tlie plaintiff h s tins day filed
ww his declaration in this office, aguinst the
defendant, who is absent from and without the
limits of this State, as it is Raid, and having neither
wife nor attorney known within the same It is
ordered that the defendant appearand plead thereto,
within year and day. or final judgment will
be entered of record against him.
Nov. 25 30 J W LANG, Clerk
OOI4 AX TliklS!?The subscri >er les
pectfnllv informs the citizens of Camden and
its vicinity, that they can ..have their clonics cut
and made in first rate Btyle, by calling nil him at
his residence, in Broad street, two doom abo.e
the Post Office. His terms will be reasonable."?
All orders will be thankfully received, and promptly
attended to.
JOSEPH CHARLF.SWORTH
f al>inet IVKanuiactory.
THE subscribers respectfully inform the citizens
of Camden, and ?he surroundi g country generally,
that they havo opened a e, bmet establish
ment immediately in front of the Post >lfiee, where
they will be happy to fill any orders which may be1
sent to them. Repairing done with neatness and
despatch* They hope tiy unremitting ittent'ou to
business, and a desire to please, to merit a share ot
public patronage.
SA-1 URL STEWART,
WILLI BY MA i HIS.
Apjil 7 40 tf
The Catawba Springs
Til E Proprietor of this establishment gives
noticp th it he is repairing and ti'.ting it up
at considerable expense, and in a superior s yle,
and will have it rca y for the reception of company
by the 20th ol May It is situated on the great
Eastern a d Wes.ern line ol Stages, from ^alis
bury via Lincoluton to Ashvule, Vvc ; (a s age
passing there even day in the week but one) ?
The country around is brok n a >d proverbially
healthy, and besides the mi eral pioprrties of the
vvuteis, tli.Te are mail, i.duceuients to turn the
attention of invalids and others towards I. is placeIts
proximity to ill lower countiy?the cheapness
of living?the excellence of the neighboring socie- j
ty?the abundance of game?the rich nolo atimded
to science?especially to Mineralogy and Botany,
are facts not to be overlooked bv the travelling
world. But it is in the Minora! qua itn a ol the
Springs t! at the great attraeti n to>-aids t issp t
ui* rropriotor lias im>. .a_g? rated list .
o: lu. " p esc nt to the public, l<>r lit* liu> just
taken possession, nor would he deem itacoinplimont
either to the good taste or sagacity ?>1 the j
public, to present such if lie had them. Hut he
has the as urance of some of the most scientific
Physicians and Chemists, to the rare and v liuibl
properties of these Springs. In 1824, Professor,
Olmsted (now of Yale College] made a strict analysis
of thi9 water, and pronounces its foreign
ingredients to be
Sulphuretted Hydrogen,
Sulphate of Lime,
Sulphate of Magnesia,
Muriate of Lime.
For a more extended statement see his geological
Report ot North Caiolina, authorized by act of
Assembly, pages 120-30. Space will not permit
us to add the very flattering remarks of this gen
rleman?hut any one at nil acquainted with the
subject cannot help peiceiving the peculiar adaptation
of hose minerals, to the disorders that most
v *il in the South.
Tue Pioprietor can only superadd his determination
to meet patronage, by an unflim liing att? ntion
to the wants, wishes and comloris 01 his visiters.
The Springs are now, and will be thioi.ghoul
the year, open for the nccommedaln n of i ravel- ,
lets. JOS. W. HAMPTON.
April 7 49 8t
Jill INGLES WANTED?Wa..ted, 100.1)00 first
5 rate heart Pine J-hi pes. to In dehver d at
tho Camden Bridge, on or before the fir-tda> of
July next, for which cash will be paid on ueliv. ry
CHARLES VAN L Eh Ft RL) I
April 7 49 tf
fU 11 IE (Copartnership heretofore existing under1
B the firm ot Bishop and Gilchrist was at an end t
on the 1st day < f February, 1838.
April 14 50 tf J. M. GILCHRIST.
Clock and Watcli Maker
Tilt, subscriber respectfully informs the citiz na
of Camden, and its neiehhorhood, that he has
located himself in thi< place, 3 doois above th Camden
Bank, where he will attend to all business in
his line. J. B, KL1NGLE.
April 7 49 tf
/S LBS. superior North Carolina Ba"vrvr
con on hand, which will be sold
low for CASH, if applied for soon.
April 2151 tf VV. J. GERALD
Final Notice
I ji ^ PERSONS who have not as
-vct r turns, will do well
'if/: in call and make thein before
the 1st May, or they will posi- 1
?/ lively he double taxed, as the
books will he closed and no returns
will he received after that date.
April 749 tf T. C. BRYANT, t. c. k. d.
Committed to the jail of Kershaw District ,
on the 17th inst, a bright muLtto girl, who
says her name is Nancy, and is about twenty-four
or five years old, about 5 feet high, spare made,
and s.?ys that she belongs to Messrs John Connell
& James Watson, of Abbeville District, So. t'a
The owner is requested to cctne forward, prove i
propertv, pay charges and take her away.
Apr if M tf J. ROJiF.RTS, s. x. v.
l>r. Wm Bcyuoldi
D''SIRI'S to inf rm his mends ami the publu*t
tha after an absence of twelve months in
Europe, he b.ts returned to Cainden nd afiain te
suined tiie prractice of Medicine. Otlice as heretofore,
corner 01 Broad and Vor.- streets.
Dr. R. also wishes it to he genera ly known.that
whilst profiting t>y an attendance on the Medical
Institutions ot Dublin, during a residence there . f
several months, lie devoied much attention to th
present system of Dentist;*, ,.r etic< d in that eit
as a most import int roll .teral brr.nchof Surgery.
In the operating rooms and L b ?ratory ot the
State tist, where tie had an ample field for practice
and observation, be his made himself master
of every thing relative to Modern ! >enti-try, a
science .iikI a- nn art, anil tenders nccoidh oly his
services to those who may require them, at his opi rating
room, in Logtowu.
April 14 50 tf
SHERIFF':^ HMXTIOV.
HKKK.'VS. William Ropsi-r. Esq tin p:ew
T sent 8':e.ifl' h s l microti his rcsigni ion to
liis Ex-elien y tin Governor, to lake effort as soon
as a s ee- ssor is qualified to enter upon t:.e duties
of liis office,
N 'TICB is hereby given to the Van gers ol
Election lor Kershaw Gistiict. to o e > pol g ut the
several : laces of ele tio withui said D;s riot, on
M n lay Hud l'u sday,7lh and til 1 ' a n xt, lor
the c.ection of Slteri.l to suppiv the vacancy occasioned
y the res'onati ai ot t e re e u incu .bent.
C. t> CENTOS \ fierk.
vlanngers of le.ti??n for ^ :i>ha islriet.
At C-inden ? W . .1 iGerald, John It -ser, and
Benjamin Gnss.
At ' 'ur oil's Mi; ?John Motley, F. Bowcn. i*
S. Tav or. . *
At S'hro ' 's Mill?'"onj M'Coy, Jos Lockha t.
Rob:.urner.
t Lio nhcs?Geo. Cotwe'l. Samuel Mrr hison.
and Alexander ti'Cnskrl.
At liul.alo? I yre M'i lalfy, R. Moseley a< d Jas.
I'ate.
At Goodwin's S;oro?~'I'hos. Sn.yrl, W Ivirkland
and R II. V. illt.i.ns.
Libeity ! II?T. L. Dixon, Rol:.nd < ornelious,
and John 15. own - *
Fiat Roe ?Jos. Kirkland, John Fletcher, and
^f.J. Dunlap.
The mana >ers to meet on the W due-da v following,
at Giii. lien, to count out the votes and deel.?re
the election.
April 11 50
tj l > I ol .ette sromn ning in ilie Fost Office
.Li amden Aprifltl, IS3S.
J%.?Jo'in E. lexaVler
B?Th mas Bradley. William Raskins, Jam lea
F Rroadiout, Gcorgfc F Runlet, S II. Rovkin,
Kizzy Rlair.
t?Samuel S. Carpenter, John A Childcrs, I..
B. I 'iarkson, Henry C shnw, Joseph Cloud, Vincent
'"ox. lJrurv J ' niuphell.
B?Regut Danii Is, John Davidson, 2; Bigeous
Daniels.
V 1 - m nn % ti
? jiuiifs i. unison, \za tvnns.
O?Ml>s Saiati Gibson, Miss Fiances L. Gray.
11? C. <HendiTHon.
Jl?Miss T johnann, Robert Irving, Lewis
Johnson.
K -Jam r T. K le.ore. Rev John A Kennedy.
Mj ?Mir< varali I .? h. l;r. 1J S. I.ueas. :Na ha
niel Littie, Ilenry Lnweery. J. 1). ! cinu rc
I?I J hn Marshall, Peter 1W Cnskil'.V;
M* rcary, Jarctt N. iillcr. Archilia1 .
Miss Wary John ickl- , Joslutn <
Ked'ck Aiosclv, Joseph Marshall. A miaDowell,
Allen AF* nskill. Esq
1??Samuel Peak. Isaac Pony.
11?John Rirhs, Cyrus Robins, Thorn a Reith.
Nathaniel Ramsey, Lr. Jnnies 1' Rochell.
?^aiun 1 Stnekey, < hnrl? s 1 '"-hiver, Mrs.
Eilemlcr ^colt j. hn 11 btiiiibson, V] A U * an
1 rs.
hF?J J owns
W?William Wilson. Augustus I1 West ?;
fohn Watson. George V ri lit II. npnun V iLon,
Rovkin N itln rspoon. Airs i lizr.hcth Whitney, R
H* Williams P THORN . ON, P \l
April 7 49 3t
Mll itll l 'S SAI.IC.
BY virtue of sundry executions lo me directed,
will be sold before the Court House in Camden,
on the first Monday in May next, and the day following,
within the usual hours 01 sale, the following
property, viz;
One tract of land, containing 4-10 acres more or
less, lying on the waters of Bloc* Ri\or, joining
lands of John tokes a >?l others, levied on and to
be sold as the property of Wro fccoit, at the Buit of
Alester Garden,
Also, will be sold on Tuesday, at the houso of
the defendant, on Big Lynches Creek, one sorrel
horse and ten head of cattle, levied on and to be
sold as th-- pio|ierty oi Stephen L) Hough, at the
suit of James Perry.
Also, i>ne tract of Land, containing 2C>0 acres
more or ltss, on which the defendant lives, in the
f uk of Lynches reek, adjoining land* belonging to
the estate of Col John Keshaw* ami otheis levied
onandtoh soldasthe property of Win. Marshall,
ntthesuitof the officers of the Court and Henry
Sehroek.
Also.o-e tract of Land containing 040 errs
more or less adjoining lands 01 ( . R, Blair and
o'lip's, levic i on ; d i" be s Id as lb.- properly of
George I'. Cot well, at l lie suit of .1. Bishop.
Also, three Lots in the village of Kirkwood, known
as nun bers4, 5,0. Also, two Lots in the town of
Cnnid? n on Lvltleton street, known as num'ejs
10!K>, 1007 Also fraction of Lot number 1083.
A'so one Lot on State street, number 108J. One
vacant Lot on Broad street, number 104, ar.d the
South third of L.<<t nuin'er 163.
Also, two first rate Mules, levied on an to be
sold as the property of C. O. Campbell & Co. at the
suit of M'l)o a'l, Shannon & Co., Commercial
Bank, and others.
Terms Cash. Purchaser to pay for Sheriff"s
papers.
April 14 WM. R^SSKR s. k n
A BARGAIN.? Be ng desirm * t<? 'ispose ot
mv interest in the Sumter Hotf.l in Camden,
any person wishing to purchase at private sale can
do so by applying to the sul scriber in ( amden, on
or belore the firs! Mondav in Mav next. If not
Hold rf >rc that limp, it will ' e offered at public sale
beiore the Court House door in Camden, between
ihe hours of 12 and 2 o'elockj P. M. The purchase
r can !>e supplied, ('if he wishes it) with most of
the furniture, both household ond kitchen at the
<ame time, (t is the best constructed H< tel in the
South- rn country A bargain can be bad it applied
for in time. Negotiable pajier ill be received in
. ay on nt with endorsers undoubtedly good
A. R. RLFFIN.
Camden. Anril 21 51 2t
J A HIES S. STKWART is a candidate
lor Sheriff of Kcr-haw. Apr;! 21 51 3t
Wfi arc authorize' ro anr.u n enjamin
Gum ua a candidate for SHERIFF, to lill
t-ic vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Win.
Rosscr.
April 14 5f>
1IY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE IV STATES, PASCED AT THE
FIRST sr.-RH N OF THE TWENTY1-IF
ill CONGRESS.
Public.?No. 10.
AN ACT making appropriations for the
supp- ri ??f the army for the year one
thousand eigln hundred ami thirty-eight.
lie it enacied by the Senate and House
)f Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled. That
lii?* following sums be, and Hie same are
hereby, appropi latcd, to be paid out oi
! nv money in the Treasury, not otherwise
appropriated, for ".lie support of the
uuuy, duri' ii iho ) ( ur < ijliiccn hundred
n ' thirty -l ight; that is to say:
For thy pay ol tin army, one million
and niio ty-one thusand one hundred and
ninety-tint? dollars.
For the subsistence of officer*, three
bun.'red and forts seven 'honsa'id ?e\ n
hundred and forty-nine dollars.
For foru<?e ol oHic rs' horse* s- o ki ,
ihous iinl nine hundred and e'ghls-sev n
dollars.
For elo hii.g for officers' servan s, isv< <
ty-six thusand live hundred tills dollars.
For pay iu? nts in lieu of clothing t.. dis- j
r*lia oid - Idiers. thirty (hnu-u:ui duliuts.
For subsistence, exclusive of that of;
? Hicers, seven huiidpd a. d thirty tli u*-a..d
nine hundred a .d t.v- .v. dollars and
|
lilts cents.
For c! -I* in?r of the ar v camp audi
garrison equipage. ,* . dona u ensils, ami [
hospital lurnilui , ! * inolied and thirteen
ilioiisaiul two hundred and ninety
nine dollars.
For the medical and hospital department,
thirty-nine thousand dollars.
For the regular supplies furn.shed by j
the Qaiurlei master's department, con-is-j
tine of fuel, forage, straw, si ilmnery, j
printing two hundred ami three thousand i
i i ?liars.
barracks, quarters store-horses
:iie re, airs and eul . geim-Mi j
< s. .si r? -hou - - , ro;
4 : w t ,
i 1 ?14 i J 4 S ?i 11 f j i?M.?
. liuriug tin * ai* ?i<k; ?
<>i j?un hotisi s for the protcctioi. of can
jnon ul tilo torts on the seaboard; the pnrI
obns- of *' ?> *o?ro?snrv tools ami materials
inird, a n; .-t" the a.it to,r>
. . . re ini tlit h.tiraek r n^; le i 1
j i>1' <j I'm* oiliet rs; ol ha tracks lor 1
' a poris wMere liu re are no p .li.;c
l>i;iI n-.? for their ttccommo aiion; of
sto e-liousi's f?o- iho safe-keeping of subsistence,
el liing, tScc. ao.l of grounds
for summer cantonments, enr .mpincnts,
and military practice, ninety-live thousand
dollars.
For the allowance made to officers for
the transportation of their baggage, when
havelling on duty without troops, fifty
thousand dollars. i
! For the transportation of troops and
| supplies, viz: transportation of il.e army,
. including the bagg.ige of troops when
I moving either by laud or water; fright,
and ferriages; purchase or hire of horses,
; mules, oxen, carts, wagon-, and boats,
' for the purpose of tiun-porlaiion, or for
|th e use of garrison; drayuge and cartage,1
at several post*; hire of teamsters; trans- 1
portation of funds for the Pay department;
expense of saiiiog a public transport between
the p< sts on tin (Julf Mexico, and,
of procuring water at sucn posts as, from
, their situation, require it; the transportation
of clolhiog from the depot at Phtla- j
jdclphin. to the stations of the troops; of
subsistence front tile places of purchase,
and the points of deliver} under contracts, |
to such places its the circumstances of the <
service ntav require it to be sent; of or- (
dinance from the foundries and arsenal- (
to the fortifications and frontier posts, (
and of lead from the western mines to the ;
several arsenals, the sum of one hundred |
and ninetv-five thounsand doUars. j(
For the ineid< ntal expenses of the t
at. artcrmaster's department, consisting of 1
postage on public letters and packets; ex- ?
i nettses of courts martial and on is ol in
II ? # -------- ... t
jquirv, inclining the compensate n of
I judge advocates, members, an 1 witnesses;
extra pay t?? soldiers, under an act of
Congress of the second of March, eighteen
hundred and nineteen; expenses of !
expresses from i! e frontier posts of the
necessary articles for the interment of
non-commissioned officers and soldiers; f
hire of laborers; compensation to clerks
in the ofliccs ol quartermasters ami assistant
quartermasters at posts where their t
duties cannot be performed without such
aid, and to temporary agents in charge of
dismantled works, and in the p? rf >rnia ice i
of other duties; expenditures necessary <
to keep the two regiments f dragoons !
complete, including the purchase of horses i
to supply the place of those which may i
he lost and become unfit for service, and
lite erection of additional stables, ninetytwo
thousand dollars.
For two months' extra pay to re-enlisted
soldiers, and for the contingent expenses
of the recruiting service, twentyfour
thousand two hundrid and sixty*four
dollars.
For the national armories, three hundred
and sixty thousand dollars.
For the armament of the fortifications,
one hundred thousand ilnllnrc
For the current expenses of the ordnance
service, ninety eight thousand dollars.
For arsenals, one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, or so much thereof n*
may be sufficient to complete the arsenals
already commenced, and those on the
\ves;? rn frontier.
For the manufacture of elevating machines
for barbette and casement carriages,
five thousand dollars.
For the purchase and manufacture of
light field artillery, thirty-nine thousand
nine hundred and fifty-three dollars.
For the purchase of gunpowder and
rape shot, thirty-seven thousand five
hundred dollars
For arrearages payable through the office
of the Second Auditor, twelve hundr?
d dollar
F r arrearages payable through the office
of 111. Third Auditor, three thousand
dolia is.
For taxes on "he Passyunk arsenal,
oe.tr Philadelphia, for the years eighteen
honored and thirty-seven and eighteen
hundred and t'.irty-eight, fourteen hundrcd
and lilt;. dollars.
For com n^eiicics of the army, five thousand
<! 11 rr.
For pav! g the hilancc due the heirs of
\N iiliaui Mt Idrum, one of the commiss
oners f'cr srveying and marking the
r??a?l from i a Pldisancc Bay to Chicago,
i.v., I I _ -1-11 -J
iit <' nuiiiii < uitu uouars unci
lif t i -five i cuts.
F<>r |? y ii Ada Eckfeldt, for fine gold
mx'tiil rr rxpc m s i- rurred by him in prepaiiug
nine mi i.tls ordered by Congress
for various distinguished officers, one
thousand and eight dollars and eighty-six
rents.
J A MRS K.POLK,
Speaker of 11 ? II use of Representatives
Ktl. M. JOHNSON,
Vice President of tin U nited Stales and
P esulent of tin* Senate.
Arm inr, j ii (>, 1838
.M. V \ N BUR FN.
P.it . - ' l?.
vN \ ! .,i I r> s'cr of money
H in. o iii|> I*, la: < i L v certain pensioner-,
and ami. lizii g tfie payment of
the same at the Ticasury of the United
Stat* sIfr
it macted by the Senate and House
rif Ii f.j rscntutices of the Vnited States
of Ann i icn in I ong. i ss assembled. That
all nnmev u ln?*h has b> en. or may hereafle*
b . transmitted to the agents lor payi
g p. nsioi.s, which may ha\e remained,
or may heieatter remain, in the hands of
said agents unclaimed hv any pensioner
or pe isi- is for >he lem l eiglumonths
after the me a. have or rn-iy become
due a:i<i pa , able, shall he iransferred to
theTn .iSuiy ??f the United States; and
thai aii pensions unclaimed as aforesaid,
shaii I thereafter payable only at the
ri? " ? '
i nusury .1 tin United Mates, anil out of
any niune\ not otherwise appropriated.
>ec. 2. And he i further enacted. That
the transfer directed by the first section
of this act shall he made by the draft of
the Commissioner of Pensions upon the
agents lor pay iug pen-ions, and in favor
ol the 'I re isurer of the United States;
an I that ti e form of said draft shall be
prescribed hv the S? cr. tury of War.
Approved, April Gth, 1K38.
Resolution ?No. 2.
A fiF.SOI.U ION to authorize the Secretary
of War t purchase a site for a
fort Mt IIP l""*1' ?hr? .... ? 1- 1
tiiv vtrau'iii ui'iuuiary ot
Arkansas.
He it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congi ess assembled. That
m?i ??I' theapj ro,> iation ??f fifty thousand
lollars, wwli in ? year eighteen hundred
in tliiriv six . to ettiovc the United States
.roopn Ir?mi Fort Gibson, the Secretary
?f War he authorized and directed to take
i sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dol.irs
to purchase for the United State's a
lite or a fort at or near the western boun?
lary of \rkan?a*.
Appkoved, April 4th, 1338.
Candid Lawyer. ? A lawverbeing sick.
Yia'le his will, and pave all his estate to
unaiic, frantic, and toad people. And
>ein<? asked whv hp d?*l ?? ?1 r
_ ?? i r |>i ? irom
<urh lie had it, and to snch would give it
i gain.
"Good-morrow friend, how do you feel
o-dnv V*
"Pretty well how are you f"
The intense frigidity, of the cir*nmitnhifni
atmosphere, combining with the
porosMv *.?f the earth, and joined with the
humidity of the climate, iias diseomhoh?rated
ti>v respiration; and affected my
ihcrockics.
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