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HOUSTON WEDNESDAY MAY 1 1844.
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REPUBLIC 'OF'TEXASjT
County of Aubtin." $
' In District" Court
Spring TetnvA'.D. 1844.
Elihu C. Keloids
Cornelius Ennis admin- Injunction. . .
istrator of Andrew Jack- j-
tton-RcrnoIdgi-rieeeagpd "' - - "- -
THElamtifrTiavIrig praye"3 for an Injunction in'the above
cited causelujrfa granted by tne-honora61e "William J
Jpnes Judge ot the2d JudiciaiDistrut in thejabsence of the
honorableJudge of the District? apd it appearing to his hon-
or that there may be someunknown heirs.04.said deceased it
is ordered that publication beTnadelor six successive weeks in
one of the Houston gazetts for said hefrs lo appear at the next
Spring term of Austin District Court to be Tiolden on the second
Monday afterihe fourth Monday in March A. D. 1844.
Given under my hand and seal of the District Court for said
County at San Felipe tins Feb. 13th A-D. 1844.'
ieb 28 w6t-430 S. S. M DU GER Clerk Dist Gourt A C.
CERTIFICATE LOST.
r HAVE lost a land ertificate for 12S0 acres issued by the board
XoTIand Commissioners at Nacogdoches to Susana MidkifF num-
oerea za ana imoj. iannaur ueuru iruiu wiuuii ninety uayuiijuv;ii-
UUII Win Uc UUUC IU VllC piulHl anuiuiiilto Aifi auu)jui.uib w .ouii..
March 9 1SJ4. mar 13 w3mlam.432 SUSANA MIDRIFF.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
TVrOTICE is herebv civen that at the January TGrm A. D
J.N I844j o&he Probate-Court of Harris county the will of Jo-
seph M. Bobinvon deceased was admitted to probate under
whicb. the undersigned is Executrix: allpersons having claims
against the estate areTeqnired'to present-them within the time
prescrjoect Dy law or iney wi 1 oe Darrea.
feb7w6w 427 SARAH X. ROBINSON Executrix
PUBLLC SA'LE.
BY virtue of a decree of the Probate Court of Fort Bend co.
at the January term I will sell to the highest bidder at the
town of Richmond on the first Tuesday in March next one Inui-
urea aim miy .seres 01 ianas ueiuw aim aujuiuiux mcuiuuuu iu
lots of lroin oneto eight acre. Ihe lots will besom on a cred
it of 12 months-dhe purchaser giving boudand approved secu
rity and'mortgagsEpon ihe property. v .
D. RAND OK Guardian
. ol heirs of John Randon-
Feb'. VI 844. v " reb7j4t427
ADMINISTRATION NOTICE.
HHHE undersisned havingtaken out letters of administration
L on the estate-of M a or 'George Antonio Ittxon at Jasper
county requires all persons having claims against said estate
topresentthe same within one year from the date of said letters
ol administration which lsthetiotn day ol September A. D.
I843j or ibey-will"be loreverbarred and reqnests all persons.
indebted to said estate to makeimmediate-payment.
- - ' WM S. KEAGHEY
feb7 wGt-427- " Administrator.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that letters of Executorship were
gjanled lo the undersisned jnn.Jhe estate of Dj. William
Punchard dec'dyaTlIiTiarDlJctihber term of the probate court
ot Austin county ana ah persons- are required no present iheir
claims against the estate of said deceased within the time pre
scribed by" law duly authenticated; oVthey will Tje forever bar-'
red. - iilA jj'istititvtixecuror.
January 10th 1844. feb 21 wtii-429
RUNAWAYS
COM5IITTED to the JaiLo Fort Bend County a negro man
known by h&uame of CAD 'ahasCHARLLJSwho sa J s he be-
longs to a man by the name of Jones who liyes above the if aviso 10
on me Brazos. Description about "five feet 5 Inches high thirty
fivsflcforty yeare of aee and of derk-complectlon. The jow ner will
come forward prove property piy charges and take him awayj oth-.
Feb 25th ISiL mar o 3t-431 H. M. THOMPSON.
NOTICE
IHAVE appointed Jonathan-D. Waters of Fort Bend Coun-
tymy lawful Agentto transacf-bu.s'in&ss. for me during my
a sence from Texas. SEABORN J. -HENDRICK.
HoiiMdn March 2d 1844 marS'wStHiai
succession of waiV-.p. Harris: 7"
AT the January term of the Probate Court-of Harris Coun-
ty the undersigned was appointed Administratrix of this
succession. All persons indebted to the estatcare requested to
come .forward and pay and ihobe holding claims against the
same are "notified to proent them -within the lima prescribed by
law or theyill be barred. w
Feb. 29th 1844. CAROLINE E. M HARRIS.
mar6w3m-43L ' Administratrix.
TTYHE undersigned having oeen appointed Administratrix of
jl ine estate or. iMoci i iicoerts deceased requests all thoe
indebted to aid esute to make jiay meet to her immediately
add those having claims against said ebiate to presentthem du-
ly authenticated within the time prescribed by law-or they will
Fort Bend County Feb. 22d- 1844 mar G w6f-43l
GENTRY'S PATENT PORTABLE BURR
STONE MILL.
THESE "Mills.are now july
coniidered the best in ue.
The newacd peculiar construc-
tion of iheseMills.renders them
more durable and 'less expen-
sive than -most Mother. mill and
enables -them 10 perform more
work withjhe same power and
being constructed in the most
permanenumanuer they are aot
liable lo get out ofprdpr. They
are ah-o in a" vferycompacrana
portable ibrrn and will be war
ranted to perform well. & niak?
goot tLUUK as well as the best-auality ot MhAL with .pro
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per attention. The mos-t undoubted testimony can be given ol
tue superior consirucucn ol these Mills and ot their unrivalled
performance.
Also Improved Patent Stock Mills.
Xblbe valuable Mills are designed for grinding corn andtiob
together or other grain for stotk feed.
Patent Hand Spinning Ginnies
of superior construction aml-finisb lor-plantaiion use. These
machine perform the three operations of ginning cardiug and
spinning at the same time.
Stewart's JPaltnt double saw Cotton Gins
A late and very valuable and important improvement. Persons
applying at the store ol the undersigned can -ee.the above ma-
'hirieryV All applications or orders addressed to the subMrri-
b r afHouston lor any of ihe above Mills or machinery will
meet with.proinfii attention.
feb 21 W3m-4ui) A ?t. GENTRY.
COTTON PRESSING ANU S'iUltAOE
THE subscriber is certing two Cotton Prees of vnperior
power lor compressing Cotton wiih suit bio buildings for
storage andwjll atteDd to the receipt and thiptnent of cotton
consigned to h& care. - H ' McLEOD.
jGalveslon.Feb. 1. feb 21 4t-429
i ;. INFORMATION WANTED
S92IE time i- the year 1B37 a youth of hsht complexion rather
siought built aw. low if stature by the name ol Wnght V. Whit
field lefrtbeseUiiited-Gtaicfi for Texas and has neter been heanl
from byJhisn'ends bat once since; he ib therefore supposed to be
dead ilf any irfcritleman acquainted with said Whitfield in tba-
country will forward any information concerning him to the sub-
scriber living in United Slates Alabama Limestone county at Aih-
eniLjiawill surely -confer an obligation on the friends and relations
of the delinquent GREEN vVr. WrtlTFIKLD -
Edhfirs'of papers friends to humanity in Texas vidLconfcr a sin-
gulariavor b j giving tha above a few hisertions.
Ftbr.aary 4th" 1644. G. W. W.
pHI. u'ii
J. -JiKKi:
itltr icd haswkci the Sioife-fomfrly occiipift'oy tn-
zeneral-assor
d"nce anc
He wfll'ttlso receive goods on consgnmentana trf is will It? en-
abled to givt satisfaction touch as may place confidence in h?m".
WJl4wtf-423 WJT THO-T:(W.
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" IN GER -just received and lOr sale by
auglb cltowti 4UZ ' t ft.i.JO. tiligEblJEECK.
JOINT RESOLUTION
For ihe relief of Henry M. Smith Sheriff of Galveston
County.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Republic of Texas in Congress
assembled 'hal the County Court of Galveston county
be and they are hereby authorized to levy a tax upon
the citizens of the couqty of Galveston sufficient to liqui-
date the claim of Henry M. Smith for the support of crim-
inals amounting to the sum of eight hundred and sixty-
four dollars and sixty-three cents.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved That the assessment
and collection of said tax shall be in the same manner as
prescribed by law for the assessment and collection of di-
rect taxes.
Sec. 3 Be it further resolved That the taxes as-
sessed and collected as provided in lhisact shall be paid
lo the county treasurer and oy said treasurer paidno the
said Henry M.Smith or lo his order and in case of a fail-
ure of assessor collector and county treasurer faithfully
to perform the duties required by this act such officer thus
delinquent shall be subject to the same penalties as for de
linquency in otner casts in wmrh their services are re-
quired by lay; and that this act be in force from and nf-
leT its passage. .
Approved February 2d 1844.
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AN ACT '
Regulating Elections.
Section 1.
Be it enacted by the Senate and' House
of Representatives of the Republic of Texas in Congress
assembled That the Chief Justice and the Associate Justi-
ces in each county of the Republic shall designate election i
prescincts at the most suitdble places for-holding elections
in their several counties; and it shall be the duty of the
Chief Justices of the counties to issue writs of election to
the severaj piescincts established appointing" a presiding
officer in each lo hold the elections slating specifically in
the writs the officer or officers to be elected and th'e day
on which the election shall take place.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted That the Secretary of
Staiebe and he is hereby required to furnish the Chief
Justice of each counly in this Republic with a form of
the returns of elections whfch form shall be filed in the
office of said Chief Justices who shall furnish the presi-
ding officer of each election prescind with a copy when-
ever a writ of election shall issue.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted That the presidine;
officer with three judges and two clerks of the election
to be appointed by him shall be managers of the election
;:nd shall be sworn before entering upon the dutie.s of
their office "lo conduct the election without partiality or
prejudice and agreeably to law :" and inthe event that
either of the managers thus appointed shall fail to attend
or refuse touct it shall'be lawful for the volets at the
place of opening the polls to appoint persons to supply
such vacancies and if there be no justiceof the peace pi es-
ent the presiding officer shall swear the other managers
and one of them shall administer the oath to him vvhieh
shall be as leeal as if done by a judicial officer.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted That the polls so all
not be opened before nine o'clock A. M.jjnor closed be-
fore three o'clock Mj and no adjournment shall be
had during the dayjjby the managers for more.thau one
hour at any .one lime of which proclamation shall be
publicly made. ' '
Sec 5. r Be it further enacted That eac ii of the cle rks
shall write and number the name ofeacn voter at the
lime of his voting and in case"tfie voter Lorn not residing
in the prescind or from any other cause should not be
entitled to vote for all the officets that the election is h.ld
for at that prescind th&iclef ks shall letdown aguinsiyhis
name the officer or officers for whiqh he ts entitled to
vote; and for the purpose of afterwards purgmgthe polls
Tmcase of disputedleclions one of the manageisshall at
the time of receiving the tote wtiteTupon the back oi it
lhi voter's number correspondinglo the clerks' lists ; and
no maaagershaH'unfold or examine a ticket re"ceivi d Irom
a voter and tney shall also carefully avoidtexamining the
-endorsementspn the tickets when the votes are counted
out; or any time subsequent to iheir being received in the
ballot box. "
Sec. 6. - Be it further enacted That immediately af-
-ter closing thfe polls the managers of the election shall.
proceed to count the votes -and make out a correct return
signed by the manjgers"which shafl be sealed up and de-
Jfjeredlo the Chief Justice of the county by one f the
managers -upon oath belore the return day of said elec-
tion a duplicate of which return shall be kepi by the
presiding officer; thelickets voied shall be sealed xxp in
the returns to the Chief Justice and shall be preserveci by
him uniil any contest respecting said election shall have
been decided as hereinafter provided for or the tim. in
which saidcontist shall lake place "shall have elaised
without a contest j hen the tickets shall be destroyed.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted That when a man of-
fering lo vote shall be objected to the managers shall ex-
amine himupifl oalh touching the points objected iosind -if
he fail inesiab'lishing his qualification to their satis fac-
tion his vote sba) be rejected ; and ifany person shall
vote for any officer or officers more than one lime in the
sa-neday he shall be liable to Indictment and upon con-
viction before any competent tribunal shall forfeit and pay
for every such offence-noi less than fifty dollars nor m ore
than five hundred dollars to goto the county treasury.
Sec. 8. .Be it further enacted That the Chief Justice
shall give at least len days notice of every election except
in cases ot vacancy ot members oi Uongress when .five
days notice" s1iall.be given to the different prescinds un-
"on the receipt of the President's proclamation for filling
said vacancy oy an advertisement m manuscript in c;ch
precinct or newspaper if any be printed in ihe county
and when the office-of any civil officer belonging to the
county shall become iacant.by death resignation or oth
erwise the Uhiel J usiice shall immediately order a .new
election to be held to fill such office; "the return day: of
elections shall 'be the lenth day thereafter when" ihe
Chief Justice shall open the returns and give a ceitificate
of election to the one having the highest number of vow s
when the election is for.senator the chief justices who -are
not authorized to grant .certificates shall send comph te re-
turns of ihe senatorial elections in iheir respective cou n-
lus immediately after examining the same to the Chief
Justice of ihe county authorizd toive the certificate. a.nd
said Chief Justice suautborizid shall upon the twi-niie ih
day alter the eieclioji which is the n-ttirn day for s nat o-
nul elertions open and examine said returns and ojv(J a
certificate of eh-clion to the. one; having the higntsl nut a-
ber of votes ; when returns are to be sent' from one coun iy
lo another it may be done Bv mail free of nostaire. il ie
p-icka being mnrkwl on the outside as coniainin j ihe r e-
turns of the election specified.
bec 9. Be it junker enacted 1 hat u henever itsht iIL
so happen in an ekclion for any office iha't thTL- is a f:ie
b. twi-tn two or more candidates ihe Chief Justice to
whom the returns are niadv; shall d dare such tUciic n
null and immediately order a new election for that .of
fice
Sec 10 Be it furtlier enacted. That any perso'n
wisinti" to o.uusl any election shall notify the nrrsoin
li..idmj a .4i rti&ali of elrction ivittut; it days afu-r ih'-e
ri-tiiiliday nod duii'.ei or cgus- to ho di liven d iu him. vn
wnuns.' a statement of the grounds upon ivhicti he n has
t to Mfeiiin'tiif same or incase tlj. canduhne ihci. cmnot
be foi.nd h notice-and staieiueu to be Ifft at Ins tAu.tl
place ofabode and thejChief Justice arffi-Associate. Jusd-
ces cf each count' or a .majority of ihemrshull consti-
UUu a iiibuu.il to try ihe valyiuy prtbe election ol any ca
vil Or county officer (always excepting members of Con
gress) who shall convene as soon as convenient alteruue
notice given to Ihe parties concerned and examine all th'e
testimony and if any votes shall be found to be illegal
they shall find amonjg the tickets by the endorsement on
ihesame the one so proven to be illegal and subtract the
votes therein contained from the whole amount and after
a full and fair investigation they shall decide to whom
the office belongs or set the election aside and order a
new one.
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted That any returning
officer who shall fail 10 make his returns within the time
prescribed by law shall be liable to a penalty of one hun
dred dollars to be collected in the usual way of collecting
fines and forfeitures on information and the same to be
appropriated to the use of the county.
Sec. 12 Beit further enacted-That returning offi-
cers shall b entitled to three cents per mile in going to
and returning from the count' seat to make returns of e-
lections to be paid out of the county treasury upon the
certificate of the Chief Justice. '
Sec. 13 Be it furiherenacled That all laws and
parts oMaws in any-wise conflicting with the provisions
of this act except so far as they relate to elections for de-
populated counties be and the same are hereby repealed;
and that this act take effect from and after its passage.
Approved Ftbruary 5th 1344.
fe
AN ACT
For ihe benefit of seniors in good faith and to amend "an
act "to provide the mode of trying Titles to Lands" ap-
proved Feb. 5th 1840.
Section 1. Beit enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the Republic of Texas in Congress
assembled That in the trial of all actions ol ejectment -or
trespass to try titles after the passage ofthis act if the jury
find the defendant to be a possessor in good faith and a
verdict go in favor of the plaintiff) for the lands or tene-
ments sued for the said plaintiff shall not recover pay for
the use and4occupation of the premises prior to the filing
of the suit "
Sec 2. Be it further enacted. That in all suits here-
after instituted the plaintiffshall in no instance recover
from ihe possessor in good faith pay for the use and oc-
cupation of the prem'ises in dispute where the improve-
ments have been made by the defendant himself or those
under'whom he claims or from whom he purchased un-
less the plaintiff can prove that previous to the institution
of said suit he offered in good faith to refer the question
of pay for improvements to arbitrators and further offer-
ed to give bond lo defendant in a sufficient amount to com-
ply with the award and shall further prove in case an a-
ward was rendered in favor of defendant that the amount
of said award was tendered to said defeuJ mt previous to
the institution of the suit or unless the plaintiff can prove
L that he tendered to the defendant previous lo the institut
ion ofsaid suit pay sufficient for the improvements made
in good faith bythe said defendant or those under whom
he claims by purchase or otherwise.
Sec.3. Beit further enacted That 'section seventh
of "an act to provide the mode of trying titles lo lands" be
so aufended as to allow the plaintiff in case a verdict and
judgment should pass against him and he should deter-
tnine to appeal to the Supreme Court and the said Su
preme Court should decide against said plaintiff he ihe
'plaintiffshall have one year from the decision ofsaid Su-
preme Court lo bring a second action and in case a se-
f"cond verdictjand judgmenLshould pass against the plain-
t tiff nothing contained in theaci lo which this is aupple-
1 ment. shall be so consti tied as to prevent atr appeal from
said second-verdict and judgment. '
Sec. 4. Be it further' enacted Tjiat shoukf the de-
:. fentlant in any action of ejectment or of trespass to try ti-
ttle be ableTo show that the plaintiff has failed to pay the
state taxes that may accrue on the lands in controversy
after the passage o?this acUor that have accrued by asses?
ments already made the plaintiffshall forfeit all right to
pay for "use and occupation anil certificates of the Secre-
tary of the Treasurj as lo the lelurnsof asstssmen s made
or the want of assessments in particular instances or the
"neglect of payment of the amount assessed shall be com-
petent evidence in the trial of all suits .contemplated by
.this act 'provided thai other testimony of a legal charac
ter shall uot be excluded provided further that tfrede-
fenudnt to entitle him to the benefits ofthis section shall
shojiv that he has paid th'e taxes due on the land claimed
by sdid defendant tlu ring his occupation of the same.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted. That the plaintiff or
his attorney shall not be required hereafter to make any
j endorsements on the copies of pttitionsr nor shall the de-
fendant be required to put in any oilier plea than theone
of "not guilty and if the defendant under a suggestion of
. irood faith introduce evidence as to the value of imnrove-
jjnents the plaintiffshall be permitted byway of rebutting
i testimony to showthe value ofihe lands-fn controversy.
OvuuouiiuKiiig iiHuiunsiueraiiuii ine uic i east'u vuiue meri--
jofj by reason of such improvements as shall have been
finade by ihe'defendant or thosewhose state hejias. o-
. under whom heTclamis by purchase or otherwise and al-
so the value of the use and occupation ofsaid lands.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted That where there is
I. no dispute as to the lines or boundaries of the land in
I controversy or where the defendant admits that he is in
(possession of the landaor tenements included in the plain-
iuii s ciaim or uue mi oruer ui surver snati oe unnecessa-
ry any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
ejec. . tie u jurtner enaciea i nat it snail oetneau-
ty of the Secretary of State immediately after the approv
al ofthis act to cause the same to be published iu some
5 public Oiazette in the town of Washington and this act
shall taketeffect and be in full force within ten days after
its passage:
Approved February 2d 1844.
AN ACT
To act to alter nnd amend the various arts relating to the
Duties of Chief Justices and prescribing thamanner in
L which Commissions shuil be issued and for other pur
poses.
.Section 1." Be it enacted by the S'Tiale and House
of Representatives of the Republic of Texas in Congress
assembled '1 hat from and alter the hisfday of February
one thousand (ighthundnd and foru lour the Commiss-
ions of Sheriffs Coruneis Assessors Colli dors of Cus-
toms and all otrn r officers whose duty in any wise apper-
tain to the eollirUon of the public levenue shall emunute
from ihe Treasury Department and be countersigned by
the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 2 Be ilfurlher enacted That the commissions
of nil military and naval'fcffieers shull be issued and coun
tersigned by tue Secretary of War and Marine.
Sec 3 Be it further enacted That the commissions
of all district attorneys judges of the district courts and
clerks of the district and county courts shall emanate from
the Law Department and be countersigned by ihe Attor-
ney General
Sec 4. Be it further enacted That the commissions
of all county surveyors &hall be issued siud countersigned
by the Commissioner of lh General Land Office.
Sec 5 Be il further enacted That the commissions
of all other officers shall emanate fiom the State Depart-
m"i .t' and be countersigned by ihe S crttary of Sute
'SECj)a6. Be it further enacted That u shall be the
duty of Ihe Secretary of the Treasury ihe Secretary of
War and Marine the Attorney General and the Commis
sianur'of the Gtneral Land Office to keip exact registers
of all officers whose -commissions shall have been coun-
tersigned by them respectively and to furnish regularly
unon the issuing of anv-commission a memorandum"of !
the same together with thedatPv'of the resignation death
removal expiration of the term of office &c of the pre-
Hprpsnr in nrfir.fi f"n5 thfi rnsp mnv hp tn thp. Secretary of
State who shaH cause to be kept in his -office a full and
comnlete register of all officers commissioned bv the
President.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted That the bonds of the
clerks of Ihe District Courts shall be filed in the office of
the Attorney-General instead of the office of Secretary ot 1 landed. 1 he King Krake and hi3 intefpFterfwho it
State as heretofore required by law. The bonds of the i was said had before declared that he was tfreWan who
county surveyors shall be filed in the office-of the Com- had killed Capt. F) and some oiher kings and Bead men"
missioner of the General Land-Office instead of the office from the other villages came at onceta the palaver. Iff
of the Secretary of State asheretofore requid by law ; 'was soon evident that they were perfectly willinmtojie
the .bonds of post-masters shall be filed 'in the office of the ; rhemselves out oftbe affair'; that in fact nrfone hadjcflTed
Bureau of the General Post Office as now required by j Capt. Farewell4andtlhatjier Capt. F. waTthe only 'one
law and it shall be the duty of the Chief Clerk of the ; lo "blame in the rnjUer. Commodore Perry soon discov-Post-Office
Bureau to conform to the provisions and di- jered'that such' was the case and remarked be vvpuld take
rections specified in the sixth section of this act. TheSeviP.Krako xtnd h isj interpreter at all events' whether
cretary of State shall cause tobe delivered to the Attornjj these words wereJheard or not is uncertain bin onetoftfie
ey-.General and jUomniissioner of-th'e General TJandiQP kinsasecondfter'passedoiiLof lhaIavejJionre''and
ficc respectively such of the bonds of tfielclerks-oflhe J tKerusome shots"Svete fired from the tcKvriffititiingLwo -
f District Courts and counly surveyors as may be on fileJjnarins of the Macedonians guard butMyoundingneinier..
in office. .."i-rfS . 'Jne hajing the Jiammer of his musket sotavaySnd the
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted' That it-shall be thet : oifrreKhaff cut through and the other savedibjfbrsT waist-
special duty of the Pjesidenuo prescribe .in conformity I idh througfi. which the slug passed add thus lpst12jfsXorce.'
to the Constitution an;dws;the forms. ofjUI commissions; -Assoon asr tire fiTsrnFwlisTffed; thefkTng'ari.dliis.ips "
and no commission shallbe delivered to officers elecd Tpretcr atterrrpted to run frpmthe palaveV-'iwus'e. Bmt'
who are required by law toexecutebonds juntil such"" Jommodpre Perry seized"the lynibyhis mantle and this
uuim: auaii uvc uccu uuiy cacuuicu iiu me tipjjjivui
the securities in such bonds by the Chief Justice endors-
ed thereon and until the same shalKilsohave been recdr-
ded in the office prescribed bylaw and received and pla-
red on hie in the proper ofhees as.directed by the provis-
ions of former laws and this act.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted. That it" shall be the
duty of each and every Chief Justice or Associate Justi-
ces acting to make full and complete returns of all elec-
tions for civil officers held in their respective counties
and which shall contain a statement of the name of the
predecessor in office together with the date of his resig-
nation death expiration of the term and so forth (as the
case may be) within twenty-one days from and after Ihe
day of holding said election to the Secretary of State who
shall furnish a statement of the result thereof lo that par-
ticular departmant or office from which by the provis-
ions ofthis act the commissions are required to emanate
and also lo forward wilhin the same period the bonds of
such of their officers as are required by law to execute
bonds (except such bonds as under the "provisions of ex
;.: 1... u.ii u GnA : ii.n fK r .t ri.i r.u
isiiny jua auuuiu uC incu hi mc uuitc ui me vjicih. ui mc ivesj .were kiiieu ana iwo or tnree more diedrflrom'
District or County Court) to that department or office in r vounds. " ""
which the same are n quired by ihe provisions of former They also Burned up five other oT thpir principal 'vil-
laws and this act to be filed; and it shall be the further f iages. Commodore Perry substqtientlvmade treaties
duty of the Chief Justice or Associate Justices acting in I with themfwhexeby theyhave pledged ihfmselves to res-
making the returns of the election of civil officers wfjose pechereafrerallmencan citizenswho may landiamcn.
bonds are required by-law to be filed in the office of the ihem? - ' ' '
Clerk of the District or county Court to state lhat their t "L ? - M ':i-
bonds have been duly exe.cuted that the securiiies'therein
have been approved and
recorded and fifed as req
Sec. 10. Beit further
not be lawful for the Chief Justice and Associate Justices
lo hold'any of the'regular sessionsof the county courts
uursimii miy ussuciuie juue ui me cuuiuy cuuri ueieai
that the said bonds have been ' nds of yojing men among ils whose' only resou'ree
uired by law. L -gainst the accumufatedmisenes of a destitute manhood
enacled'Vbal hereafter it shall md a disgracefukold a'ge is" the workshop or the 'farm
ter have any connection with the "probate courts in the v .:ess.T How many here are at presont.J'loafing" away ihjf
transaction 'ofprobale business and the Commissioners' I precious' years of youthn in our cities and villages wJk?-
Courtshallonly meet twice liuevery year to wit: onjhe i- jughfto be acquiring thevrudimeni3.ofsoraeyhonorable and
first Mondays of January and-July
C5EC.
in force f
ll.v Be il further enacted Thai this act shall be
!rom and after its passage. -
ved 3d Februarry 1844.jr i -
Appro
THKPOOR MANJS EVENIN'G HYMN
- ; . " "
. BY WILLIAM JONES. . jg
-ft
God of the poor man J hear us ; "
Thou Giver of all good 1.
At this our meal be near us "fS'
Bless bless our humble food I
We have been toiling through the day
Sleep hangs upon each biow I
But ihrdugb ihe dim night hear us pray
Look down and bltss us now 1
God of the poor-man 1 heed us - i
As thus on bepded kneer " "
For aU thou hst decreed us V?" -Wepraise
and glory Thee I iX
Thy hand that inltde the wealthy
Unraakethem at thy will; -.-" m
They made us strong and healthy Jf.
" - May we remain so still I "
GoiTof the poor man 1 listen
To those whose all is gone
To those whose eyelids glisten
With sorrow deep and lone!
Oh ! answer we beseech Thee
Their broken anguished prayer.
Let their dark woes first reach Thee'
. Then beam on us now here !
God of the poor man I4 lowly
His heart with love doth beat; i
He hath no gift more holy - '
To deck thy mercy seat! .
Take it Our Father though ft be " r
Shaded with earthly sin; - 1'
Naught elsehath he to offer Thee
Oh! make it right-within ! f-5
God of the poor man ! shining Sv.m ;
Amidst his little cot j -. ;
Though fortune be declining
With Thee how bright his IoU "
Guard now the night before us
Let quiet slumber come ;
Spread spread Thy mantle o'er us
And bless the poor man's home!
An Enormous Engine by far the largest ever con-
structed mi now in progress of manufaciuie at Harvey
& Co's foundry Hayle; the piston rod which was forged
last week is 19 feet long 13 inches in diameter in the
middle and Id inches in the core and weighs three tons
16 cwt. It will work in an 80 inch cylinder which will
siand-in the middle of another cylinder of 144 inches dia-
meter. Five other piston rods will work between the
inner and outer cylinders. We conclude for this has not
been explained to us that the piston of the external gianl
cylinder will be perforated in the middle for the 80-mch
cylindi r to stand in it and will work between ihe two.
The 80-mch cylinder was cast last week and the large
one will be cast soon. The pumps are to be 64 inches in
diamater a measurement which may afford some idea of
the size of the engine. Il :s intendtd for draining Haer
em Jake in Holland and it is expected that other orders
lorbimilar engines will be received from the same quarter.
London Paper.
"I have three rules" said Lord Brougham "The first
is to be a whole man to one thing at a time; the second
never to lose an opportunity of doing any thing which
can be done; the third never instruct lo olheis what I
ought to do myself"
Still later from Africa. From a paper called
Afrua's Luminary the N. Y Commercial has a long
nnd detaihd .iccouni of ihe troubles at Cape Palmas. It
seems that but for the timely arrival of the U. S. ship
Macedonian and sloop of war'Saratogo many of the mis-
stonanes would have been slain by the savages. They
were called to an account by Commodore Perry fortb.
with. " "
The Luminary copies from the Liberia Herald afull
nccbunt of the punishment inflicted on the natives ofHalf-
i Bereby by the U. S. squadron for the murder o the
officers and Crew of the IVlarv Onririii It rrnaa mnro inln
detailthan the accounts we have before published and :
I gives the text of the treaties entered intonvith thp' nntrvesTT''
gives toe text of the treaties entered intonvith the'Dairves?;
On tho morning of the 13th fifteen boats were despatch
ed from the squadron to land at Ben Krako's town and a
j force of probably a hundred and eighty r ninety
men
-jcuiy iuiu uum mm me oommooore again g3ppierrnimfcr
iyhis breech cJoth'DariSg'thVstruggle'hVCo'mrao:
i'ore wasrdra"gned 15'or 20 yards through the" sand
'he Iqng tvyas during the time stabbedl-ith a bayont
.'
havnneLat
easrthree Umes.and afourtWwouod was afterward found
iponhis bod' but whether from a shot or bayonet is ubAT
ertam. j'be interpreter meanwhHo in running forvl?i1
own wasshorthroughthe.bacfeanrPsDfrie. dead. bvCani
Tattnall. - "Jk -J-
Jf
King Krako was a most nowerfullma
?" . . smr " t. "
Even after
( he-severe wounds 'wnich:aused his deajhsiwelve Hours
' ifter he came near.ovexpoWriqg Capt.ffilayo. in a. per-
j 5onal struggleand 6or7 persons were req'uwd to secure''
lim. Duringthe w hok oUhTs tune a scattemigi6jJas" '
. rfept up from both patties but no natives came imoview "
1 xcept near the boats at which until after all we"re em-
v larked theyxon turned firing scattering shots. Thejtowri1
vas set on fire and all the huts and ihe stockade; burnt
o the ground and the whole force embarked without lossv
r wound except some slight scratches from the random
duo's. It WHS rennrtpd nfrprwnrn that jiiorht norenni V'no-
v ? i -n i . .. fa " . -. -3
Go to Work. There are thousands and tens of thou-
wuu uiiuciiauc n liuve me iaiea requisite 10 insure SUC-
j. Jseful trade. Learning is by no means incompatible
f vvith ihfr practice of the arts fo'r the-more one-"kriows;"
he more"likely will he be to "succeed and. todo honor
loih to himself and the profession in which he js engaged.
jaged.
Small-Pox Trfe-citizens of Da Soto couptyr Mis&i-
r mout loijniiessoutn ot tnis-citj are terribly ararcU'd'with-
i most extrprdinaryidevelopment of this loaihsotijj&tdis-'
ase from inoculation. During the past 1hreerrn6nih.s
some thirty or forty cases of small-pox appeased ; butffirf- -
ally by-a general vaccination its ravages weresafrgstea'
. injyl 'recently whensome forty or fifty "new casesdfte-
loped themselves underuhe following' extraordinary crrv
" :umstances. An individual Jittledbinking what heTwas?
iboultodo very imprudently undertook to quiz aJp'fa$
itfoherof steam medicine by telling hirh that t'onlyf
" .way to procure the pure vaccine matter was to takeJtlie
natter from the sores of a small-pox patient and mixiL
.vith new milk. The steamer believirrg'himweplsofP
tnd procured -smalL-pox Virusandvmfxed it with imlfe
md inoculated some- forty or fifty persons all ofcwbom
low.have the small-pox and some of whom have died
.A preacher wealso ream "afterhavingdeiiveredia sermon'
ona Sabbtfh morning in anefghborhood in the counmy
' informed the congregation that he had with him'siMiielof
. he genuine vaccine matter and would vaccinate alKwho
lesiredit; his was also this small-pox and mtlkmixnir&''
. ne inoculale"d some 20 or 30 all of whom Jiave the-i?."
pox. We presume ihe disease will devplqpe itself crenrv
- 'ally in a light form although there is great alanmand"
lt listress among1 the afflicted people and have beenseveral
.; leaihsaniong-negroes. Such ah imposition "thoughtless .
'J. ib doubt in the person who' perpetrated it; Jnighrhave
x beenpalmed on thousands of well informed persons ; peo
'. pie generally having but a"sli;ht knowledge 'of matters
pertaining to the disease. Memphis Ea'gle -r
. Cobalt. We are pleased to learn7 that a ricfi 'vefnof-
he valuable ore of cobalt (the black oxide.y.Tias jatily
v. been discovered Mine la Motte ih Madison county
Missouri. It is considered very valuable being worth"
- several dollars per pound. The vein is large .and will
yield many thousand pounds. The existence of the ore"
jf cobalt in Mine la.Moite has been known for several
- years having been found combined with other ores byu
v . Professor Troost of Nashville nearly twelve years ago-
' since which timeit has been anxiou&ly sought for. And
ilthough the vein has been opened several years it was
"aot until lately that "the blackroxide of copper" as it was
ermed was found to be a.black oxide of cobalt. With
ihe exception of a small vein of cobalt worked many
years since In -Connecticut this is believed to be the onlv
;. Jiscovery of that mineral on the coniinent of America.
? Cobalt is used in coloring porcelain &c and is the only '
( 3ubstance ever discovered in which the coloring proper-
- ties are not destroyed by heat.
A letter from Ste. Genevieve informs us that a vein of
" Cannel Coal about five inches thick has just been dis-
coven d on the surface of the earth neanthat town.
It 13
near the river and on a direct route to the Iron Mountain.
ind if further examination should discover the existence of
large bodies as will no doubt be the case it will be
invaluable. St. Louis Rerub.
Treatment of Scarlet Fever In a letter from MV7
Edwin Chaplin of Si Hekna S C recently published -in
the Charleston Mercniy he describes ihe following
treatment for Scarlet Fever as having been eminently '
successful. He says "out of 34 cases where I idminislered
' 'ne JalP nt one remained in bed more than one day "
"Directions Immediately on the first symptoms whfel
is sore throat give a full dose of jalap to aa adult 60 70' '
or even SU grains at nignt give strong red pepper tea -from
a tea cup full lo a pint according to the age and vio-'"'
fence of the symptoms; the next day giveasmulf dose of"
lalap say half the quantity given the day before continue
the pepper tea at night; on the third day if thtsre is any -orenejs
remainmgin the throat give a dose ofsalts which
vill generally effect a cure: the dosesof coursiTmi h
regulated according to the age of the patient." kl
. : - fl''
Arkansas Upright The Supreme Court dfArkan-
ias in delivering their.opiniqn in the case of Conway 'andfU
otners ex partet as Trusteesbf the Real Estate Bnk. upon '
v au application for a writ of Mandamus say "should the
' It is useless at thfs day- for every young mantoasnireita
r 1 he lot of living by his witsf for it is a task in whiihfezo-
t ?- . - i - m.
m
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