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T PH ■ ‘ * -M. * Til* Kldi(n rnt If 19. Below will be foutul a proponed TPTTj prntin K pension* to tfws officers and pri rates of the war of 1812. The hill pus*, t'd the House on its second roadingat tbe Inst session of Congress and we are con. fident from the elaborate and favorable recommendation of the Committee, as well ns the interest manifested by a nttm- Ix-r of the members in both House* it will become u law at the present session. A BILL Grant ing pennons to the officers rind soil itrs of the war with Great Britain of 1812, nod those engaged in Indian wars during that period. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uni ted Mates of America in Congressassem- Med, Hint each of the privates, who shall have served in the regular army, State troops, volunteers, or militia, for a term of three or more months, or shall have lwcn engaged in active Imttie with the enemy in war declared by the United Mate* against Gnat Britain on the 18th day of Juno, 1812, be authorized to re icive, out of any money in treasury not etherwi-e appropriated, tiic amount of tmir full pay in sniJ lino, According to nifi rank, hut not nxcoednig, in nnv cuss, the pay of a captain of infantry ’; such pay to commence from the first,day of the present Congress, aud continue during hie natural life. B<c, 2. And he it further enacted, i hut each of the officers, noii-comurissiou d officers, musicians, mid privates, who shall have served in the regular army, Stats troops, volunteers, or militia, for the space of tfireo or more month*, against any of the Indian tribes during the time f the war of 1812 with great Britain, shall be entitled to all of the first section of the act. , J; bee. 3. And bo it further enacted,- l hn( if any of the officers, nou-coinmiss ioned officers, musicians, or privates, have died, leaving a widow, such widow shall be entitled to receive the same pension to which her husband would have been en titled under this act for aud during her natural life. pc -And bo it further enacted,- ’I hut the pay allowed by this act shall under the direction of the Secretary of the Interim, bo paid to the officer, non-coin iiiissiouod officer, musician, private, or his widow or their authorized attorney, at Midi places and times as the Secretary of the Interior may direct ; and that no of ficer, non-commissioned officer, private, or his widow, shall receive the same until lie furnish the said Secretary of the.lnte rior witli satisfactory evidence that he is entitled to the same, in accordance with the provisions of this net, and that the pay hereby allowed shall not be in any way transferred or liable to attachment levy, or seizure, by any legal process v liutcver, but shall go unincttinhcre J to tne povsession of tho officer, non-commis- Fton officer, musician, private, or his wi dow. See. 5. And be it further enacted,- I hut the officers, non-commissioned offi cers, and marines who served for the said term of three months in tho naval service were engaged in actual battle with the enemy duitng the war with Ureal Britain i fores a id, and their widows, shall bo cu titled to the benefits of this uct, in tho •i.rne manner as is provided for the offi cers and soldiers of the army of tho war o! I*l2. Ciino'ino iu Rhyme, Bv tub Printer’* Dcvii..—A Ron or the Oi.n Man.—A lady with a crin oline was walking down the street, her feathers fluttered in air, her hoops stuck out a leet, She walked the eaith as il she fell of it site was no part, and proudly did she step along, for pride was in her heart. Site did not see a curly dog which walked close by her side, all save Ihe busby tail of which Iter crinoline did hide. His tail the dog with pleasure shook it fluttered in the wind, and Iroin She lady's crinoline stuck out a foot behind. A crowd the tail soon did espy, as it waved to and fro, and like a rudder seemed to point which way the maid should go The cuily dog right phased was he such quarters he had got, and waked beside the lady m a kind of doggish trot. Each *'**p the lady now did lake, served to in nease her train, while those who follow ed tt> her wake roared out with might and main. Some held their side* and laugh ed so hard, and many foiily ctied, and tnnny even still confess, that d*y they’d •‘like to died.” But still the lady sailed along m crinoline and pride, unmindful of the crowd he-hind, or dog close by her *'de. But another d.>g espied the ta I wtnch fluttered free—it so provoked his dogfi-h ire he could not let it be—but with a deep ferocious growl, for battle straight be wedt, and ’neath Ihe lady’s rnnr-li n both dogs were quickly pent. J hey fought his said one hour or more ihe lady nothing knew—but with her head erect sailed on, and did her way pursue. Some say she never would have known at all abuut the fight, had not one dog mistook and give her ‘-limb’’ an aw iul bite. But since that day I’ve heard it • <id, the lady ne'er was seen upon the •treet, with so much pride—and such a Crinoline. The Growth or Texas—The Gal vestoa Civilian says that every steamship horn New Orleans, arriving at Galveston i* crowded with emigrants, including many slaves. It further says tiiat the statistics ol the State as compiled by the Stale Gazette show that they are enti tied to five, instead of two representatives ui Congress. ■ •“** ™“ I |W “ e-"'* *= -*-a-J. *■ *-*■ THE REPORTER. CUTHIiIiKT, GliOKtlpT TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1857.~~ The Luv of Newspapers. 1. Subscribers who do not ;v express notice ! to tlio contrary, are considered as wishing In continue their sutisnriprron. 2. If subscribers order the discontinuance nf their newspnpers, ihe publisher may cimuuue to send them until till nrresrages nre paid. “■ It subscribers neglect nr rofnse in take their newspapers from tils offices to which they arc directed, tiny :iru held [responsible tiu il they litsve settled ihe bills nnd ordered theirs itiscun ued. 4. If subscribers remove to other places witli oul iulbrtuing the publishers, nnd the newspapers nre sent to the firmer direction, they are held responsible. 5. The t'onrts have decided that revising to lalre newspapers from the office, or removing nnd leaving them uncalled for, i- prima facia ev idence of intentional fraud. (i. Tile United Slates Courts have also re peatedly decided, that a Postmaster who lie. gleets to perform his duly ofgiviutr reasonable notice, as required by the Post Office Depart incut, of ihe* neglect of a person to lake from the office newpapers aildre sed to him, renders the Postmaster liable to the publisher for the übscriplio i price. Agent* Wanted, To solicit subscriptions for tho •’ Reporter.” For particulars, upply at the Office. For Sal*. Ono third interest in the Cuthbert Reporter Is offered for sale. Tho paper is doing a good business, and its patronage d,.bl ed by a little exertion. ‘I o a porson of energy, a good opportunity i offered. A bargain will be given For particulars, apply at the office. Read This. Persons indebted to us for JOB WOEK ot ADVERTISIN 3. are requsted to set tle up Cash is always due for Job Work upon delivery. INDUCEMENTS TO CLUBS. We will setxi tlie Reporter to Clubs at the following reduced prices : Three copies one year, $ 5 00 Six copies one year, 9 00 Ten copies one year. 15 00 cash must always accompany 4te order. The Rail Road Safe. Onr delegates appointed to meet the Board at Macou, cn the 12th inst., left this morning, with the necessary funds to secure the extension to tins place.— Our citizeus have como up nobly to the work, and there now remains no doubt 1 that we arc to have a Road ; it is a set tled fact, and ere many months we will hear the heavy tread of the “ Iron horse” in our vicinity. (£5” Read tire advertisement of Dr Sheridan, iu to day’s paper, and “ take ■ due notice” thereof. Also, that of Dr. Janes ; it will be seen that the Doctor has resumed the pructicc of the healing art. i Read all the new advertisements SSOO Reward. The aliove reward is offered for the ap prehension of a man named Geo. Slaugh ter, who murdered Wm. E, Green iu De cember last, in Laurens County, Ga. It is supposed that lie is either iu Florida, or Dale county, Ala. At Jacksonville, he assumed the name of John Thompson. The following is a description of him : lie is about 19 or 20 years old, slender built, black eyes and hair. 5 feet l> or 8 , inches nigh, quick spoken, downward look thin visage, no beard, unless an artificial one, stoops forward in walking, and weighs from 110 to 120 pounds. Recruits for Walker. The steamship Texas sailed front New I * | Orleans for Nicaragua on the 2Sth ult., with 420 men, under command of Col. i Titus. Several officers of the Nicara i guau army, who were absent, have also * returned iu the Texas. Within the past week at least 1,000 men, with large stores of provisions, arms and munitions of war, have left New Orleans and New York to join Walker. They must have either been poorly informed, or pi need no confi. deuce in the British Vanderbilt accounts from Nicaragua. Judge of Kansas. The Senate went into Session on the 30th ult., by one majority, upon the nom ination of Mr Harrison for Judge of Kansas, in the place of Judge Leeompte, and adjourned after three hours warm de bate, without taking the question. It is thought that Mr: Harrison cannot be confirmed, or if so, the vote will be re nmrkably close. From the A ugustu Chronicle and Sentinel we learn that Mr. Gardner has retirod Iroin the editorship of the Consti tutionalist, aud will be succeeded by Mr. James T Nisbet, formerly of the Macon Journal aud Messenger. fcj” It is pretty generally understood in Tost Office circles, says the New York Sun, that John W, Forney U to be the new Post Ma;trr General. , . * Appointment* tty the President. George C. IV hi ting, who was commis sioned during the recess of the senate, to be Commissioner of Pensions, vice Josiah Minot, resigned. Wm. Howland, Collector of the Cus tom3, Sackett’s Harbor, New Y’ork, vice Charles K. Loomis, removed. Mutlilus 11. Andrew, as Collector of the Customs at St. Augustine, Florida, vice Paul Arnatt, resigned. Benjamin Styles, Surveyor of the Cus toms at Hardwick, Georgia, re-appoint ed. Wm. Maxwell, Surveyor of the Cus toms ut Sunbury, Georgia, re appointed. A New Slave Case, Gov King, of New York, has sent in a message to tiic Legislature now in scs siofr, respecting two colored citizens of. New York, who, it is allcdgcd, are held j in slavery at the South. One of the “colored citizens” is named Henry Dix on. and he is said to have been sold to; Dean Mason, of Georgia. Mr Buchanan, it is stated, lias invited Mr. Bierce to remain at tho Pres idential mansion until after the inaugura tion, and then become bis guest until he desires to leave for New Hampshire. To this graceful invitation Mr. Pierce has acceded. (£y“ The lion Preston 8. King has been elected United States Senator from New York. Stringer, the robber who a few days since pocketed the snug sum of $50,- 000, was arrested at the Balize and ta ken back to N Orleans P. T. Bariiurn is said to be danger ously ill in Loudon, from a severe attack of pleurisy. J R- Doolittle is elected United States Senator from Wisconsin. Volunteers Wanted for Florida. An extra of the National Democrat, dated January 30th, has the following : | Volunteers required immediately for U States Service. — Under requisition of Brt Brig. General Wm. S. Harney, com manding the Department, of the date the 12th day of January, 18- _ >7, three inde pendent compauics of foot volunteers, chiefly for boat service, will be received into the service of tho United States for six mouths, unless sooner discharged.— One company ut St. John’s river, to be mustered into service at Palatkn, Florida, one on Indian river, the two latter com panies to be mustered into service at New Smyrna. The organization of n company of foot volunteers is as follows : oue captain, one l<t lieutenant, one 2d lieutenunt and four sergeants, four corporals, two musicians, and seventy-four privates. The allowances from the rendezvous to the point of muster are uece-sary trans portation, 25 cents per man, for sub stance, for each twenty miles march, and the soldier’s per dictu. The General commanding is anxious to receive the companies in service with as little delay as practicable, ami it is the desire of the undersigned to facilitate his wishes and movements. I therefore give notice that the first three companies of the description above reported to this of ficer within thirty days from date, com plete in organization and strength, will be received. By authority of the Governor, JESSE CARTER, Special Agent, State of Florida, Tampa, January 24th, 1557. Accident on the Georgia Rail Road. A serious accident occurred to the train which left this city, Atlanta, on Sunday morning lasi about si venteen miles from Augusta. Two passenger cars ran off the track, and were precipitated down an embankment of near thirty leet. All the passengers were more or le-s injured ex* cept three or four. Several arms and legs were broken. After about an hour’s delay, the train proceeded with all the passengers except a lady and her hus band. The lady was severely bruised, and being in delicate health, remained over at Berzelta. She is we learn much better, and will probably proceed oil her journey in a lew days. Among the persons injured, was Gov. Johnson of Tennessee, who received a se vere wound on the right arm. almost frac tuung ihe bone.—. lugusta Dispatch. Th® Camels at Work. The San Antonio (Texas) Times: The camels, twenty-two in number, have just passed through our city, loaded with about 600 pounds each, returning to their places of rendezvous, which is some seventy miles from here, There are dromedaries also with them, and seat ed on the top of these camels and drom edaries are Arabs aud Turks, dietsed in their own costumes of their own coun tries. Texas is a great country, and San Antonio is a great city. We have a mong us people of every nation aud re ligion, and around u every specimen of the animal kingdom, with perhaps the ex ception of the woolly horse, which can now ©nlv be foood near the source of Salt rivet.” Fur ihe Reporter. Comsij nicated by Coni.NNE. No. 3. New Y'ork, June 18th, IRS Dear Corinne— Still here, partly be cause 1 could enjoy myself here a month or more, and partly because I wanted something I could not get till to-day. I; will leave in the morning fur Niagara, and hope at that place to get at least a j line penned by a fair hand, that 1 hope some day to call my own. Yesterday (Sunday) was a beautiful day, and though the side walks were crowded all day, and carriages were con stantly rattling along, Bioailway seemed almost as quiet to me as one of our little ! villages, the contrast was so great from , I tho other days since I have been here.---; jNo bucks run on the Sabbath. I find; New York a much cleaner and prettier J city than I expected to. The principal ’ streets are kept us neat as a pin. Mayor Wood has made a great ckauge in affairs since he went into office. I have been attending Theatres and I Operas every night since I have been i here, and strange us it may seem, am ve ry much pleased with operatic music.—! Went to the Crystal Palace yesterday, I tin fact, have been there twice,) and found a great deal of the Statuary, paint ings, &e., still on band. Ttvoukl take a week to examine all the articles as close ly as I could wish. Tharwalden’s “Christ and his Apostles’’ iso great work, and one that makes a vivid impression on my mind. I wish you coulJ see it. The “Amazon attacked by a Tiger,” in bronze, is the finest thing of the kind 1 oversaw, very true to nature. Washing ton, in the same style, is, 1 think, hardly equal to it. The “Three Graces,” by I don't know who, attacted my attention. I huve just eaten my lunch, and feel rather dull. We had for lunch, roll", light bread, the nicest butter, crackers, cheese, tongue, corned beef, roast beef, ! (cold or corned,) radishes, oysters, cho colate, nnd pastry of all kinds that cau be eaten cold. I am getting qnite fashionable —eat my breakfast from 10 to 12 o'clock, lunch at 2, dine at 5, tea at 8, and supper at 12 P. M. Sit at the dinner table from one to two hours, eat English Peas (oh how nice they are, too,) grueefuliy with my fork, and cut up a variety of didos, quite too numerous to mention wi h pro per discretion and great caution. En closed in a Bill of Fare for dinner yester day, nothing better than usual, which you can cat through iu imagination, smack your lips, nnd think of mu. Went to Barnutn’s this morning ; quite | a variety of curiosities, and no mistake, if he is a humbug. Saw Barnum ; lie looks rather care-worn. Did not go to preaching yesterday.— Intended going to night—walked a mile and a halt down Broadway to Trinity chuich, and found that there was no preaching ; tlieu I walked about 2 miles up to Grace church—no preaching. Saw some steeples, and went to three more churches, but found none of them lighted. Just think of a man in this city, on Sun day night, wanting to hear a settnon aud being unable to do it. Battery fine, Park s and Gardens, of which there are quite a number, some of them beautiful at night, with gas lamps all about among the trees; walks laid with granite winding about iu every direction, grass plats, fountains, (lowers, moonshine and love. Here I will take a nap. And while I am sleeping, this scrawl will be on its way to you with a warm pressure of the hand, and two kisses enclosed—to secure which you must very carefully open the pack age Oh! I forgot to toll you that I ran about a mile to see a fire yesterday— ’twas in a dirty street, near the water— four or five old wooden buildings were burnt up before the firemen could stop the flames. Good-bye, Good-bye, my dearest. Your affectionate M. J. A. Cute fer Scarlet Fever. A correspondent of the N. York Post says the following is a very simple aud efficacious remedy lor the terrible sore ness and ulceration of the mouth and throat in aggravated cases of scarlet fe ver : Take equal quantities of honpy and sweet oil—both sliould be pure—say one tablespoontul ol each, or one teaspoonlul; heat it oil a sheet of glaz -d letter paper, over a spirit or fluid lamp, and give the patient at frequent intervals, a small quan tity, as cold as it can be taken, it can 1 fin no harm, and has in some instances, where the collection ol mucus in the, throat and mouth almost produced sufl’. ‘ cation, saved the patient’s life. f'r.im tlio Haltimore American. Congressional. SENATE. Washington, Feb. 2.— Mr, Wilson introduced a hill to secure to actual set tiers the alternate sections of the public lands reserved in grants made to the rail roads. It provides that actual settlers shall take the reserved sections, being a j bout 11,000,000 acres at $2,50 per acre ; in compliance with the pre emptkm act of j ; 1841. t Mr. Brown presented the petition of a committee of the corporation of Washing- * ton, praying Congress to cede to the said j corporation in the public square or reser. j rations on which the Centre Market House now stands, and to authorize it to botrrow money for the purpose of erect | ing anew market house thereon ; which was referred to the committee on the District of Columbia. Mr. Brown also presented a petition of the citizens of Washington county, redd ing out of the corporate limits of the city, praying for the establishment of public schools within that portion of the District of Columbia, outside of the corporate li j rnits of the cities of Washington aud ! Georgetown, which was referred to the ; committee on the District of Columbia. The Senate at an early hour, went into an executive session, aud after several hours, adjourned. norsE. The House proceeded to the considera tion of the special order of the day, being business relative to the District of Colurn bia. * . ‘ f The nouse having proceeded to the special order—business relating to the District of Columlna—the following nam. ed bills were passed : The bill, from tlie Senate, extending the charter of the Firemen’s Insurance Company of Washington and George town, in the District of Columbia. The charter is to Jnne 1, 1888. The bill incorporating anew Insurance Company of the District of Columbia Silas H. Hill and others are tbe iucorpo. rate company. The Senate bill supplementary to tbe act organizing the Insane Asylum for the District of Columbia ; the mu In desigu of which is to provide at that establishment for such insane persons ns have heretofore been sent to jail, m the absence ot legal facilities for having them conveyed to the Asylum. ‘ ,f A bill to incorporate the Columbian In stitute, for tlie education of the deaf, dumb and blind. Mr. Woodworth, from tlie Committee of the District of Columbia, made an u * favorable report on the memorial of the workmen employed on the Capitol exten sion, asking for uu increase puy. It wus laid on the table. ,T*V - * -.j Tlie House laid upon the table, the bill for increasing the salaries of the judg es of the several federal courts of the Dis trict of Columbia. y v 1 The House went into Committee of tbe whole. Mr btepheus in the chair. The following bills, after consideration, were laid aside to be reported to tbe House. The Senate bill regulating the terms of the Circuit Court of the District of Co lumbia. [lt authorizes the judges to fix tlie tme of the terms as the convenience of the public may require, but not less than three per annum.] _ Cj A bill to reimburse tlie corporation of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, $4,G00 advanced towards the construe tion of the Little Fulls bridge. When the committee rose the former named bill was passed, and pending tbe question ou the latter the House adjourn ed. The anxiously expected correspondence between General Scott and tbe Secretary of War relative to the latter’s pay was sent into the Senate to day. It is now exclusively in the possession of the com mittee on military affairs, who will make an examination and determine if it can with propriety be printed. If not it will | be filed among the secret archives of the Government. The members of the Select Committee j ou the ailedged corruption say that they [ will set eight or ten hours each day, if uecessary, in order to complete the testi-! mony this week. The deputy Sergeant- j at-Arms has left the city for certain wit nesses- *2 ‘.’ • *i ’ | The Committee of Foreign Affairs of the House will report the French Spolia tion bill, but its friends will not attempt its consideration, owing to the pressure ’ of other business aud for want of time for . its due consideration. ! Tlie Committee on Elections have fin i ally decided to report the resolution de claring vacant the scat held by Hr Whit fieW, Os Kansas, but making 0o recOiQ* ffieodatioo relative to Govt Reeder. Feb. 3 —Mr. Buchanan, the President elect, left the city this morning, accompa nied by twenty or more of hia political friend*, u .. 8 v.ifTP * rs- > ’ The Committee of Way* and Meant will make * fevorable rc.p rt on the Seu-j ate submarine telegraph bill. * The House Post Office Committee havtj postponed further ueciou Ou tho ocean* mail until Thursday. M The Senate went into executive session | at 10 o'clock to day, Mr. Ma on sayingl that there was au imperious necessity fori doing so immediately!, The Central A meriean Treaty was debated for 3 hour* and the Senate adjourned without coinhig to a conclusion on the subject. J. K. Sweenoy has returned and iignf. fied his readiness, to the investigating] committee, again to appear before them,] mid suggests that those persons who are . implicated by Ins testimony, if there are any such, and they desire it, be afforded opportunity to cross examine him iu the presence of th* committee. Mr Simonton, having nearly rocoveroj from a severe attack of&ekucss, will pro bably be brought before the committee to-morrow. Feb 4 —The House to day decided the lowa contested seat in favor of Mr. Hull. It also adopted a resolution giv ing each branch of Congress the entire t control of its contingent fund. A motion to lay on the table the Sub-Marine Tele-s graph bill was rejected by a rote of 123 to 21. The bill will come up to-morravr ou its final pas-age J.’ Feb. & b.— In the Senate a bill u introduced for the transportation of the mails from the Mississippi river to S*n Francisco, iu execoiive se*si®u the Cen tral American treaty was re committed, which is o-ninous of it defeat. The Hou-e Post Ofihe Committee have agreed to report a hilt to rtieave Collins, if any body will purchase hi* vessels and take the contract on the orig inal It-rms. Extraordinary L ngu rg®. The morning after Mr. Brooks’ death, two of the morning papers of Boston, headed their tclegrapie dispatches with “ Avenging Visitations of Providence;” “Preston S Brooks strangled to death.” The di-putches contained the following, paragraphs : Considerable excitement was produced by this vi itntion of Providence. His personal friends seem smitten, a hilt-the mass of those who crowd tho j hotels come to the general couclusior I that the wrath of man is avenged iu tnn. ’ ;astice of God. ‘. There are numerous knots of people in M ouch of the hotels, lulaiug about the deatlqf of Brooks. He died a horrid death and suffered in tensely. He cn ie ivored to tear his threat open to get breath- t It is rumored here to-nigbt that Mr. j Sumner left Boston to-day. This report, I with the fact of Mr. Buchanan s arrival here to day, and Brook*’ death, gives food I to the superstitious 1 Winn we consider that many of that purest men who ever lived have been cut 1 down in a moment, says the Boston II- r- ] aid in the twinkling of an eye, ad it were, I that Washington, himself was stricken] in a manner similar to Mr, Brooks, and! was cut oft quite ns suddenly, when Vel consider that sudden deaths are mutters! of daily record, and that “God is no respecter persons,” language like that quoted above is most extraordinary, if not absolutely fiendish. It is carrying animosity beyond the grave. Death from a Fr c.ion Match. A little child named Margaret Witt* enauer, aged 6 1-2 years, and living with her pareuis at the corner of 7th and G. | streets, ciune to a painful death on Mon day by burning. It apjiears that morning soon alter rising she took II match from the mantle piece, which lit aud let full towards the floor, when ft . ignited her dress, and before help coutf J arrive she became so enveloped in and so seriously burned that death ensu ed in the afternoon. Medical assistance and was employed, but the case proved bthn yotul its aid. —-A~'f Intel, Singular Fatality.—A singular fact is related iu connection with the late sub cide of Hogh Miller, the Geologist, in England. The pistol used by Miller wxa taken by a friend to the gunsmith in or- ( der to ascertain how many charges re- I rnained in the chamber. The foreman j of tho shop, Thomas Leslie, while look* I ing into tbe chamber and turning it a round. accidentally iet the hammer fall, when a charge exploded and, penetra tiug his head by the right eye, killed him instantly. More of Them.—H n. C. G McDongi aid, Asbory Hull, and Col. H. G. Lamanj have been named by their friends, in con J nexion with the next Gubernatorial tiou. The office is not likely to go a bffgaj giog it would seem —Georgia Citizemff * - r S&r Cheap way of fattening bog* turn them into your neighbor’s eorufitfyJ every night. 1