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THE WATCHER.
The night was dark and fearful, .
: The blast swept wailing by ; , . ..
A ' watcher" pale and tearful, . ,
Looked forth with anxious eye,
How wishfully she gazeth
No gleam of light in there,1, v -
Her eyes to heaven she raizeth, , v .
In agony of prayer.
Within that dwelling lonely, :
Where want and darkness reign,
Her precious. child, her only
. Lay mourning in his pain ;
' . r- jJ at death alone can free him, t
. She feels that this must be ."' "
.. .
But oh I for morn to see him,
. Smile once again on me.
A hundred lights are glancing
I In yonder mansion fair, . ,
And merry feet are dancing, ..
They heed not mourning there ; '-'
Oh ! young and joyous creatures
One lamp from out yonr store
Would give that poor boy's featuro
To his mothers gaze once more. ,
The morning sun is shining r- -:
She heedeth not its ray, -Beside
her dead reclining
The pale dead mother Jay,
A smile her lips are wreathing,
A smile of hope and love,
As tho' she still were breathing --
There's light for us above . K,
Drunkenness is nothing else but voluntary
madness. ' . - .' -: 1 ' ' u
HE MUST PO.
Among the papers of a lemaje bigamist,
brought before the metropolitan magistrates,
jye're the following lines in manuscript
A thousand faults in man we find,
". Merit in him we seldom meet,
' Man is inconstant and unkind '
, Man is false and indiscreet;
Man is capricious, jealous, free;
- a..
" Tain,' insincere, and trifling, top ; ,
, And yet the women all agree " ' '
' For want of better -he must do.
PETER GRAY.
I'll tell you of a nice young man,
' Whose name was Peter Gray ;
The State where Peter Qray was born
; Was Pennsylva-ni-a. . , " " .
This Peter he did fall in love :- -
All with a nice young girl ; "
The name of her I'm nositivft
1 Was Lizzyannay Quirl, .
When they were going to be wed,
' Her father he said "No I ' r1'
And brutally he sent her off .
Beyond the O hi-o. " " ' -
When Peter heard his love was lost
He knew not what to say,' 4 ' ' .
He'd half a mind to jump into
The Susquehan-ni-a. - ' -- -
Bat he went trading to the west, ..-:,
In furs and other skins, . s -And
there was caught, killed and dressed r
By the bloody In-gi-ins. V '
: - i - " a, -- ; : - ----- , . "
When Lizzyanny heard the news .
She straight way went to bed.
And never did get up again - - ;
Untiishe di-i-ed. " ' ' .
Ye fathers all a warning fair a - -
Each one as has a'girl, - '
And think upon poor Peter Gray -- ' : '
AUUJ UU1
' ' : "' ' ! Boston ' Post.
AN APT ILLUSTRATION,
passing the foot of tne Market one day last
Week, says the American Union; we over
heard an J Irishman rA II 'J . -. .
f , y. gwi uuiureuiv oui ear-
estly discussing the question of the iatter's
Tight ., to vote in this country
jYouVe an Irishnjan,! said Jonathan. - ,
'Bad luck to the like uv ye, I tell ye I'm
an Araenkin as good as yerselt? - .
' VValrsay yew aint. 'Taint do use oVour
trym' io foot -people that way. 'Hear your
brogue nao w. r r -'
I tell ye I'm an Amerikin insisted' Pat.
'Haowlong hev yer bin here?' - - -More
nor tin year. " ' . .
r r!5'u yew wusn'i Dorn nere, wus you V
Borhriy is it 7 Wat has, that-to -do-wit' 1t
any how, then?', . . . ;. , ,
- Yew must be born in this country, Pat, to
be a native American.' 1 f
Shure. an' perhaps the like uv ye never
heerd of a man's being 'borbn agin' did ye.'
4Wal, that won't dew, no hoaw.' - v 1
'Well, then I was born in ou'Id Ireland
true for ye. But I'm ' an Amerikin, Tor all
that. sure. For do you mind, a man miirht
Tie borhn in' a stable but wud thatmake
him a horse '
The roar from the bystanders which fol
lowed this settler rather took our Yankee
friend out of his b.bots. for the moment ; and
he torthwith retired, declaring that Pat was
a good un' aqy haow. ' " ,
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BY AUTHORITY.
, LAWS OP THE UNITED STATES
Passed during the First Session of the Tfyir
v ty-first Congress! 1 : . '
Pdblic Act-No. 36.J
AN ACT supplementary to ' An act provi
ding for the taking of the seventh and sub
sequent censuses of the United States, and
to fix the number of the members of the
House of Representatives, and provide for
.their tuture apportionment among the sev
eral States," approved twenty-third May,
eighteen hundred and hity.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House oj
Iiepresentative8 of theUnited States ofAmer
tea in Congress assembled Th?u the Secreta
ry of the Interior proceed forthwith to appor
tion two hundred and thirty-ihree representa
tives among the several States, in accordance
with the provisions contained in the twenty
fifth section of the act of twentyrthird May,
eighteen hundred and fifty, and according to
the returns ot population which have been
completed and returned to the census office
in the Department of the. Interior. And it
being made to appear that the returns of the
population of. California are incomplete, it is
further enacted that said State shall - retain
the number of representatives prepcribed by
the act of admission thereof into i the Union
until a new apportionment, and for ihjs pur
pose ine wnoie numoer oj repressniauves is
hereby increased to twehuudred'and thirty
four until such apportionment. ' 1
Sec. 2. And be it further! enacted That
iH at- any future decennial , enumeration ef
tne inhabitants ot- the United Slates, the
census ot any district or sub-division in the
United States shall have been, improperly
taken,Jor"if the returns of any district or sub
division shall be accidentally lost or destroy
ed, the Secretary of the Interior shall have
power to order a new enumeration of such
district or sub-division.
Sec 3.' And be it further enacted, That
the twentieth section of the said act be amend
ed by striking out the words has been" from
the last line, and inserting the words "may
necessarily be" in lieu thereof. , -(Signed)
LINN BOYD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) WILLIAM R. KING,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Approved July 21, 1852. . :
I (Signed) MILLARD FILLMORE.
Pdblic Act No. 37.
AN ACT to establish additional land dis
tricts in the State of Wisconsin.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Jtiepresentatives oj tne pnrtea Estates oj Amer
ica in Congress assembled That so much ot
the public lands bfthe' United States, in the
State of Wisconsin, as lieaf within the follow
ing 5. boundaries, to wit : commencing at the
southwest' corner of township fifteen north, of
range two, east ot the lourth principal me
ridian,' thence running due east to the south
east corner of township fifteen north, of range
eleven, east of the fourth principal meridian,
thence north along said range line to the
north line of the State of Wisconsin, thence
westerly along said north line to the line be
tween ranges one and two, east of the fourth
principal meridian, thence south to the place
of beginning, shall be formed into anew land
district, to be called the Stevens' oint Land
District, and for the sale of the public lands
within the district hereby 1 constituted, a land
office shall be established at Stevens'.: Point,
on the' Wisconsin river, as soon as i the-public
convenience mdy requireit, '
'. Sec. 2. And.-be it further enacted, That
so much of the public lands ' of the United
States, in the i State oT Wisconsin, as lies
within the following boundaries, to wit: com
mencing at a point where the line. between
townships ten and eleven north touches, the
Mississippi river, thence due east to the torurth
principal metidian, thence north- to the line
between townships fourteen and fifteen north,
thence east to the southeast corner ol township-fifteen
north, of range one, east. ol the
lourth principal meridian, . thence north : on
the range line-to the south line oi town
ship number thi-ty-one north, thence west on
the line ' between' townships number thirty
and thirty-one to the Chippewa' river, thence
down said river to it3 junction with the Miss-i
issippi river, thence down the Mississippi riv
er to the place of beginning, shall be formed
into a new Jand district,, to be called the La
Crosse Land District and for the sale of the
public lands within the district hereby consti
tuted, a land office shall be established at
La Crosse, on the Mississippi river, as soon
as the public convenience may require it.
&ec3. '?Ahd be it further enacted, That
the President is hereby authorized to cause
the removal of either of the offices created
by . this act, to any other place within said
district, whenever in his opinion such remov
al may be deemed expedient. . r" . -
- - - i ; - .. .
- Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the President be. and be is hereby, author
ized to appoint, by and with the advice and
consent oi the Senate, a Kegister and a Ker
ceiver of public moneys (or each of the said
dissricts, who shall respectively. be required
to reside at : the 6iteof said office, and who
thall have the same powers, perform the
same duties, and be entitled to the same com
pensation as are or may be prescribed by
law in relation to other land officers -f the
United States. Arid incase it shall be found
necessary or expedient to establtsh'said dis
tricts or either of them, during the 'ecess of
Congress, the President shall pevaDd. he is
nereoy, autnorizea 10 appoint ine necessary
oincers auring sucn recess,, ana uniu me ena
of the next session of Congress : Provided,
however, That this act bhall not go into effect
until at least six months after its passage.- ; '
, Sec.' 5. - And be it further enacted, That
the" Commissioner ot the (jreneral iand
Office shall cause to be transferred to the
land offices hereby created, all such books.
maps, records, field-notes and plaW, or trans
scripts thereof 'relating to the surveys ' and
entries ot the' public lands m the districts
berebv created, as may be necessary lor tne
sate oi tne puDiic lanus , in pompiiauco wiiu
lUc pruvjHiuna ui tuits nui.
Approved July 30, 1852.
Public Act No. 38.
AN ACT to create three additional land dis
tricts in the State of Iowa.
' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United states of Ame
rica in Congress assembled, l hat at J mat
portion of the public lands in the State ot
Iowa, lying west of the range line dividing
ranges seventeen and eighteen, and : east of
the range line dividing ranges thirty-one and
thirty-two, and now included in the district of
lauds subject to sale at ttairheid, shall com
prise a new land . district, to - be called ''the
Charitan distnc that so much of the public
lands in said State, no w included in the Iowa
and Dubuque land districts, as lie between
the range line dividing ranges sixteen and
seventeen, and the range line dividing ranges
thirty-three1 and thirty four, shall form a new
land district, to be called the Northern dis-
trict ; mat ail tnat portion oi me puonc ianas
in said State now included in the district sub
ject to sale at Fairfield, and lying west of the
range line dividing ranges thirty-one and
thirtv-two. and nil that Dortion of the Dublic
lands now included in the districts subject-to
sale at Iowa city and Dubuque, and lying
wei oi uie ragf .e ui.yuinjEjangPB mfy
three and ihirty-four, shall: form -a new-land
district, to bo called the Missouri River dis
trict? and that the district of lands subject to
sale at Dubuque shall hereafter be bounded
on the north by the northern boundary line
of the State of Iowa.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That
the President be, and he is hereby,' author
ized to appoint, by and with the advice and
consent ol the Senate, a Kegister and Re
ceiver of the public moneys for each of -the
said districts respectively, .who shall each be
required to reside at the site of the respective
office to which ; they may be appointed, and
who shall have the same powers, perform the
same duties, and be entitled to the same com-
fensation as are or may be prescribed by
aw in relation to other land offices , of the
United States. " , '
Sec. 3. And be it 'further enacted, That
the President is authorized to cause the
publie lands in said ' districts, rrspective!y,
fwhh the exception of sections numbered
sixteen in each township," reserved for tLe
use of schools, or such other lands as may be
selected by law in lieu thereof, and of such
other tracts as he may select lor military : or
other purposes,) to be exposed to sale in the
same manner and upon the same terms and
conditions as the other public lands of the
United States.
Sec. 4. And, be it further enacted, That
the President is .hereby authorized to desig
nate the sites at which each of the several
offices shall be established, and to remove the
sa me to any other places within said districts,
respectively, whenever, in his opinion, it may
be deemed expedient. . - -' '
Sec. 5. And i be it further enacted. That
any location or sale oi lands lying in . either
of. the districts hereby created, made by the
land officers at Dubuque, Iowa city, or Fair
field, after the passage or this act, and prior
to the receipt byT them ol instructions from
the Commissioner of the General Land Of
Ice under' this act, shall be as good and valid
in law as if this act had not been passed. , -
(Signed) ! JLINIM BOYD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives. .
(Signed) . , WILLIAM R. KING,
, v, President of ' the Senate pro tempore.
Approved Augrust 2, 1852. ' , .
. (Signed) MILLARD FILLMORE.-
Public ActNo. 39.
AN ACT to protect actual settlers upon the
land on the line ot tne Jentral Kailroad
and branches - by granting pre-emption
rights thereto. -
Be it enacted bv the Senate and House of
Representatives of the ' United ' States of A-
merica in Congress assembled, That each
and every person now an actual settler and
occupant, and who, on the twentieth v day of
September: in the vear of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty, had made such
an actual settlement and , improvement as
would have entitled him to a right of pre
emption tinder the act of September; fourth;
eighteen hundred and forty-one, but lor his
failure to give the requisite notice under tha'
law, or to file proof within due time, on any
tract of land now owned by the United States
and situated within the limits reserved froa.
sale by order of the Government, because o.J
the trrant "of alternate sections to tho States
of Illinois, Mississippi, and Alabama, in aid of
the construction of the Uhicago and Alooiie
railroad and. branches, by virtue of an act of
Congress approved September twentieth,
eighteen hundred and fifty, entitled An act
granting the right of way and making a grant
of land ta the States or IUinois MississippiJ
and Alabama, in aid of the construction of a
railroad from Chicago to Mobile," shall have
the right to "purchase, at the pHf establish
ed by law in regulating the sales ot aid lands,
a quanuty oi tne tract so seiueu on anu im
proved, not less than forty hor more than one
hundred and sixty acres, in legal subdivis
ions, on which said improvements may be sit
uated i Provided, That any person claiming
the right to purchase under this act shall, be
fore the actual offering of the tract at public
sale, file with the register of the proper land
office a notice describing the land by its num
bers, and make the necessary proof affidavit
and payment for the land, within twelve
months frbm the date of this act : And pro
vided further, That the right of way upon
arid 'across any tract of land claimed under
me provisions oi iuis aui, iiu ciwuuiiig iwu
hundred feet in width, shall be reserved and
retained for the said railroad arid branches, as
the same may be located and constructed.
Approved August 2, 1852. :
. Public Act No. 40. ,
AN ACT to amend an act entitled An act
to incorporate the .Washington - Gaslight
Company.", approved .July eighth, eigh-
r teen hundred and forty-eight.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States ot Ame
rica in C 'ingress assembled. That the act
entitled " An act to incorporate the Wash
ington Gaslight Company, approved July
eighth, eighteen hundred and forty eight, be,
and the same is hereby amended by insert
ing in the second section, immediately before
the word " fifty." the words ' three hundred
and ' and in the seventh section, wherever
the word Washington "occurs, by inserting
immediately thereafter the words and George-
Approved August 2, 1852. - -
USEFOIi INFORMATION TO ALL
Treating the apparently Drowned.
Lose no time. Avoid; rough usage. - Do not
hold.up the body by the feet. Do not roll it.
Do not inject tobacco smoke into the nostrils,
as some ignorant persons have donevj r x
- Stenduicklyi9 ; bpt
do not delay the following means kw-;-)Con-
vey tne ooay careiuny,;wiin tne 'jneaa' ana
shoulders;suppbrted in a raised ' position,- to
the nearest house. 1 2. Strip thei body and
rub it dry j then wrap it in hot blankets, and
place it in a warm bed in a chamber. 3.
vyipeand cleanse the mouth and nostrils. 4.
In order to restore the natural warmth of
the body 1. Move a heated covered warm-
ing-pan over tne nacK ana spine, it. rut
bladders or bottles of hot water or heated
bricks, to the pit of the stomach, the arm
pits, between the thighs, and to the soles of
the feet. III. Foment the body with, hot
flannels; but, if possible. : IV. Immerse the
body in a warm bath as hot as the hand can
bear without pain, and this is preferable, to
the other means for restoring warroplh V.
Rub the body briskly wah the hand j do not,
however, suspend the use of the other means
at the same time. -V;:: v : . 1
In order to restore breathing, introduce the
pipe of a common bellows into one' nostril.
carefully closjng theother and the mouth ;
at the same time drawing downwards and
pushing gently backwards, the upper part of
the wind-pipe, to allow a more free admisa
ion of air; blow the bellows gently, in order
to inflate the lungs, till the breat ' be a little
raised ; the mouth and nostrils' should then
be set free, and a moderate pressure made
with the hand upon the chest. Repeat this
process till life appears. Electricity to be
employed early by a medical assistant.
Inject into the stomach, by means vt an elas
tic tube and syringe, halt a . pint ' of : warm
brandy and water, or wine and water.; Ap
ply sal volatile or hartshorn to the nostrils. ,
If Apparently Dead prom Noxious Va
pors, &c. 1. Remove the body into- a cool,
fresh air.' 2. Dash cold water on the neck,
face, and breast frequently. ' 3. If the body
be cold, apply warmth, ..as recommended
for the drowned. 4. Use the means recom
mended for inflating the lungs, as in drown
ing. 5. Let electricity1 (particularly Jn acci
dents from lightning,) be early employed by
a medical assistant. i
Ip, Apparently Pead prom Apoplexy.
The patient should be placed in a 5 cool air,
and the clothes loosened, particularly about
the neck and breast." Bleeding must be ear
ly employed by a medical assistant; the quan
tity regulated' by the state of the pulse.
Cloths soaked .in cold water, spirits or vine
gar and water,: should be kept applied to the
nead. which should be instantly shaved. All
stimulants should be avoided. Inases of
coup dfysoteil, or strokes of the 6uh, the same
meansfo be used' as jnvapopexy. ' i-
Eruption on the Face. Dissolve an
ounce of borax in a quart of water, and ap
ply, this with a fine sponge every evening be
fore going to. bed. This will smooth the skin
when the eruptions do . not pioceed from an
insect working under the cuticle ":Many per
sonsV faces are disfigured by red eruptions,
caused by a small ; creature working under
the skin.- A very excellent remedy & to take
the flour of sulphur, and rub it on the face
dry, after washing in the morning. Rub it
well in with the fingers. ..and then wipe off
vith a dry towel. There are many who are
lot a little ashamed of their laces, who can
e completely cured if they follow these di-i-eclions.
v . ' '. ,. '
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER HERMANN.
FO UR DA YS LA TER FR OM E UR OPE.
English Ministry in th& Minority Louis Napole
, on's Touri Great Enthusiasm for Him, $c.
New York, August 3.The U. S. mail steamer
Hermann, from Bremoo, via Southampton, arriv
ed at an early hour this morning, bringing 95 pas
sengers and 900 tons of valuable " merchandise.
She brings dates from Southampton to the 21st
ult. ' " -The
steamer Niagara arrived at Liverpool on
the 28th, and the Pacific on the 21st. "'v
The West India steamer Patana, arrived at
Southampton on the 18th ult. with $ 805,000 in
specie.
England. The reports of the growing crops in
England are highly favorable. The weather has
been unusually . firie. ' la some instances blight
and mildew have appeared, slightly injuririg the
wheat:
There were rumors that the potatoe disease
had done some damage to the crops in Ireland.
The elections throughout England had not
quite concluded, but : the . returns were largely
against the, Derby administration. When the
Hermann left, enough was known to render it
positively certain that the administration would
not be able to command a working majority in
the House- of Commons. Tho indications were
palpable that the Government would haye a very
brief tenure. The Peel party, headed by James
Graham, would most . undoubtedly join 'in the
ranks of the liberal party. - . 1
The attempt to impress tax on food it was as
serted would be strenuously resisted by the new
Parliament." ' ' " "
The Queen and her royal court had started for
a short excursion." They were to' spend a few
days at Cork.
- Ireland. ; There was considerable apprehension
of the potato rot."
France. Louis Napoleon's tour to the provinces
has proved a grand affair. He . was received at
Strasburg on the 18th with the greatest enthusi
asm. . Extraordinary fetes were given, amid the
wildest demonstrations by the people." There
was a monster review, ' with ill sh$mvj5ght find
NapoleOn was hailed with frehzfed snouts of
"Vive Napoleon l' and ,4'Viyel'Empereur!" while
flowers and boquets were showered upon him. . .
If Louis Napoleon was really " the"'1 emperor, no
gT('rtataf-nginTl3cc-ld-Jcpted to
give eclat to his , progress through the depart
ments.' r-' " ' '' " , " , . ;"
i Yery little news from this country. All was
quiet at last accounts.' The advices from all parts
of the continent are of a pacific character. ' r
Accounts from Australia continue flattering.
Gold is being found in great aabundan ce, and large
arrivals are reported.
'.Germany. The season- has been unusually
warm. - .-, . . . - .
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER NIAGARA.
THREE DA YS LA TER FROM E UROPE.
The Sections in England The Acquattc Tour of
the Queen of England Napoleon's TourAr-
rests in Italy. " . , -
Halifax, August" 4th. The steamer Niagara,
with Liverpool dates of the 24th ultimo, arrived
at an early hour this morning. Her News except
in a commercial light, is unimportant. She brings
62 passengers.' - ' " ' 1 '
Tbie City of Glasgow sailed for Philadelphia on
the 21st ult. wilh 152 passengers.'
Marshal Excelmaus had been killed at Paris by
falling from his horse. r
"M. Leblahc had been called upon to . form the
new Belgian Cabinet.' ' y ' ' .
The American squadron arrived at Naples on
the 21st ultimo. r' 1
England. The classification of the new House
of Commons is as follows: Ministerialists, 325 f
Opposition, 272 ; Ministerial majority " 63. Forty
Liberal Conservatives are included with the Min
isterialists. ',-- -- 1 ' ,
At the yacht race, at Cowes, on Thursday, the
American was beaten by the Arrow."- ' '
. The bullion in the Bank of. England amounted
to .21,660,000. Money was abundant. V ;
Trade in the manufacturing districts was not so
active. - , . . " f . - -1
France. The President's visit to Baden is con
nected with a matrimonial project for the hand of
the Princess Caroline de Vasa, grand-daughter of
the Duchess of Barden. ' . - ;
The President contemplates a visit to Algiers.
' It is reported that a change will take place in
the ministry after his return from Strasburg;' and
that more political arrests will be made.
.Petitions for the establishment of the Empire
are Ailing up rapidly under the superintendence
of the local authorities of various places. ,
, The , expedition of Gen. Montaubaus to the
frontie r of Morocco had proved successful; ' -
. IaiXAND. 'MThe gain by the Derby anti XJatholic
Ministry of the two, members -from , Dnblin, has
caused much surprise. . ' ' " :' ' - JS
" Queen "Victoria and Prince Albert are expected
to stop at Cork whilst on their : aquatic tour.
They are accompanied by a steam squadron ' con
sisting of nine vessels. The Catholic portion of
the population were averse to joining in the hon
ors preparing for them, but . all was enthusiasm
among, the Protestants. ' ,
The rumors of the appearance of the potato
rot were not credited.. The crop it was generally
anticipated would be good. " ' '. ' : ' '
Italy. 5ixty persons J had been arrested at
Mantua, inchidicg the Archbishop of Rivera and
six other clergyinenfby the'Austrian Commission
er, on suspicion of holding libelal 'viewsi Count
Tancred Mosto and other noblemen bd Mso'beea
apprehended at Rome for the same cause;
The Risogimento of Turin states tliat the Civil
Marriage Bill will doubtless piss the Chambers,
notwithstanding iheadd-bss "agalnat. it. of th;
Archblshotr arid Bishoti of Piedmont.'' .'' ; 1 ;
An earthquake occurred at Spezzia on the 13th.
PHILADELPHIA AND BOSTON. -The
Boston papers refer to the. steadily increas-
mg irauc uciwocu iubh vu; u x nimutiui-
During the four days preceding the 28th nlt;,'tho
arrivals at Boston from this port were I steamer,"
7 barks, 27 brigs and 43 schooners a total of 78
arrivals, which was more than one-third pfall tjjev
arrivals at that port during' the time specified. Ay
large proportion of (Iris trade is fa coaU "but va
rious other'artlcles are Vapidry coming Into it 1
. ''' ' Phil. Ledger.
Illinois Central Railroad and Branches. ' '
' The pre-emption bill introduced by Mr. Ficklin
in the early part of the session, having passed
both Houses of Congress, was on Monday approv
ed by. the President, and has now become a law.
Tn .vtMss.mstvstk 4 1. T r l.nr ' nlno Ti.va Vman a . .
pended along tho lines of the road on all lands to
which pre-emption attaches, and this Information
has been conveyed to the land officers by means
of the telegraph. National Intelligencer,'' '
" REPORTED DISCOVERY OF GOLD.
A letter in the New' York Express', date'd George
town, Demarara, on the 20th tilUma,' says : ;
"The discovery of gold in large quantities and or
superior quality in the frontier boundary between
this country and Venezuela has caused great ex
citement and some alarm, as being the means Of
quin;iucjiia ui vuii.ivu.nuu, ocvcibi jjaicuio uas
been sent on and purchased by jewellers. -"It is
found in the sands of a river flowing into a triba
tary of . the Essequibo, near, the Massaroony Con-
wt cott Ipmont - . TTo fliromrritnt-Vina i?oamntTAl '
ery,nd to determine the right of the property, io
as to avoid collision with the Gpanish author itics.'
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, ' , LATE FROM MEXICO. . -We
bTe dates-fow tho city of Mexico to tb -IGtti.
tiiw..2&Lk Cimz to the l?Ah 2cl9
r- The th July was fixed by the Supreme Govern
ment as the last day upon whiclf offers would be
received for the construction of the road across
the i Isthmus of Tehuantepec ; and the Government
asked three days, more, to decide upon :the person .
with whom they should defmitelyjagree. ,The Siglo
says iua.1 luu uuiitr ua uwu ucicncu iu aiiuiutr..
occasion, no precise day having been fixed as yet.
The Universal learns from1 a creditable source
that Gov. Vega, of Sinaloa, had arrived at Mazat-
lan. end had imprisoned various persons for their
participation in the late outbreak there, and Among
others,i the: Spanish Consul. The Monitor say
that he has also Imprisoned the French JConsul; - -The
papers' are filled with notices of the ravages
of the Indiana on the frontier; From all accounts
they are becoming wolrse than ever.' lhJ':-- C
; . . GREAT FIRE.
Savannah, August 3. A most destructive , fire
broka out in the Western. part of this city, known
as South Oglethdrpe, at 40'clock, this" Tuesday
afternoon, which is yet burning, though Its pra
gress' has been fortunately checked. '? 'r:"'
In consequence of the wind . being high and wa
ter scarce, from 60to 70 houses have been consu
med, and 100 persons deprived of their 'homes.
The houses were all, however, built of wood, and
principally old. The loss is estimated at $75,000.
;.: FATAL CASUALTY. ' ;': 'V
' Philadelphia, August 3. Jas. Thompson; of
il O ' m n.1 J
me urm oi' Aaompsuu ot i emne, piasierers, was.
killed,by falliijg from the fourth floor of a new buil
ding in Fourth street above Chesnnt. ne leaves
a wife and six children! - ; - -
-V PROGRESS OF THE CHOLERA.
Rochester August 3. There have heen but
few new cases of Cholera to-day, and those were
chiefly confined to the lower classes. ! ' Mr. Purdio,
formerly an operator of the Morse Telegraph died
last evening.' - vi -r ' '
DEATH FROM CAMPHINE. ' '
.la Boston, on Friday morning, Mrs. Susan Loom
is died from the effects of burns caused by tho
bursting of a camphine lamp, which she was rath
er carelessly using. , The lamp, at the time of tho
accident, was nearly full of camphine, with onJy
one wick. " 'As. she opened the street door,' holding
the lamp in her band, the air blew the flame into
the lamp through the wickless aperture, and an
explosion ensued, with the fatal result above sta-
FROM THE FISHING GROUNDS.
St. John's N.. B., August 2. The Britiih Ad
miral has manned two vessels to protect thse f sh
eries from encroachments. ; ,A French schooner -bad
been seized in the Gulf df St. Lawrence.
'.The potato rot had appeared in the province."
' DlSASTEIl.:- '
New York, Aug. 3. The revenue cutter Taaey
was capsized and sunk to-day in the Narrows.-
Sir persons were reported to have been drowned.
The captain and officers were saved ' . " .
; At the time the Taney sunk f the steamer Rob-
crt Hu'uter and two pilut boats were close iy,
who rescued all on board, with the exception cf
two meu and three boys who were drowned.