Plymouth Banner, Volume 3, Number 3, Plymouth, Marshall County, 23 March 1854 — Page 1

Y A Faaiil7 Newspaper Devoted to Education, Agriculture, Commerce, Markets, General Intelligence, Foreign and Domestic News. V HO. 8.1 PLYMOUTH, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1854. WHOLE NO. 107.

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' rr ta.ry g'idll bu and he 13 hereby authori- ail said otlicers, who sha.i hold their ofIf pal ', in alvnnce, J,50 -ed an I r quired to execute and perform fice until the cn of the first session of iV,ia.;1uÄV( tkc ;r," 2M: ä f e KovCtar the l,pl,l.,lr. .wMj. .nd shall Ujr off A flilar' t. cxlci a liscontinuam-c at the durin- such vacancy or absence, or until the necessary districts for rneaibersof the cv;raiioa of t!i- subsoril-ed for, will be . UUotht r -ovimor Fhall be duly appotuted council and house of representatives, aud coriiilerel tx now enja Ji32-.it, au-1 the piper j cr riluiif1Ct to fill such vacancy. jail other officers. CS?w'tlbe'lisC1n'i,;"e,, Mtilfll,i Sec. 4. 'And be it fur lUr enacted. I Sec. 8. Aud It it ' further enacted. arrearage:; ate paid, u ilessat the Oiiior. ot the i That the legislative power and authority That no member cf the legislative as.eraI'uMislier. . , , ! of said territory shall be vested in the bly shall hold, or be appointed to any of-XJ-Ths above terms will be strictly au- j ovrrnor Hlu H ltgig',ative assembly. fice which shall have been created, or the her. l to- j The legislative assembly shall consitt ol a salary or emoluments of w hich shall hare ADVERTISING. j council and a house of representatives, been increased, while. he .was. a member, Vlcerh-VvinU-conspicuouslyinser-! The council shall consist of thirteen mem-' during the term for which he was electt id, at thefoilowin- prices, viz. j bers, having the qualifications of voter, cd, and for one year after the expiration or 1 sq-iarj (of 10 lines) 3iasettions3l00 aP hereinafter prescribed, whose terras of of such term; but this restriction shall Etch a Ulitional iucertion, , 2"c; service shall continue two years. The not be applicable to members of the first irAnythin-lossthcn a square, t.-i1Uc con reDresentatives shall, at its first lexislative assembly: and no person hold-

vNve"rrsersraat be particular to mark ! session, consist of twenty-six members, . ing a commission or appointment under th'-Mrifn'jero: iusertianson the f.iceof thead-' possessing the s;mse qualifications as pre-; the Uuited Stales, except jost-masters, vortise-r.eriis, or tboy '.f ill be published until j scribed for me ir.be r of ih council, and shall be a member of the legislative asor Icro I cut, and clare. accordiiuly. whose ttrm of service shall continue one ! sernbly, or ßhall hold any oiiice under the

jj'A liberal discoTir.t w.u he .... - - - o , r ,,i , ?,..,;.TiPTiti must be accompanied

hy"h cash or secured, ai we cartnet al'.vayi tmbly, from lime to time, in proportion Thai the judicial power uf said territory await'the issu-s of piJtwo'.el sct:ie::ie:itj tor t(, the" increase of qualiiied voters: Pro- shall be vested in a supreme court, disthe printer's fees. d-tanc J vidid, that the w hole number shall ncv- trict courts, probate courts, and in justiJ HS rxceea thirty-nine. An apportion-j ces cf the roace. The supreme court

niaji--'- , A Dill for tie organization if itörcr.;a Territory, Sec. 1. "Re it enacted by the Senate and House of representatives of thd United States, in ConreS3 assembled, that all that pirt cf the territory of the United States included within the following limit, except such portions thereof as are hereafter exnresslr exempted from the operatior.3 of this act, to wit: Leginning at a point in the Missouri river wher the . fortieth parallel Oi nortn lulllll ie crosses the same; thence west on said parallel to the summit of the highland separating tha vv'ö:ers flowing into Green river or Colorado of the ve3t f;orn the water? llowing into th great basin; thrnce northward ou the said buMuiuIs to the Eum mit of tha Rocky mountains; thence or Bill summit north war! to thi forty-nlmh paralLl of north latitude; thence vrei on said parallel to the western boundary of t;u territory of Minnesota; thence southward on said boundary to the Missouri river; thence down tu main rhi:iuel of s itd river to the place of b'inning Le. ri ' th snms is. hi;rt-bv created into n temporary government by the name of the Territory of Nebraska; and w!ien admitted as a Suta or States, the said territory, or any portion of the same, shall be received into the Union, wither without siavrry. as ti'.eir constitution irJ pre- j scribe at the ti:n of their admissiun; j Pcovmr.D, that nothing, in this äct contairu'd, shali be construed to inhibit the! vernment of the United States from dividing said Territory into two or more territories in such manner and at such times 23 Congress may deem convenient and proper, or from attaching any portion of said Territory to any other State or territory of the United States. Provided i'UF.TK ijt, that nothing iu this act contained, shall be construed lo impair th rights cf person or property now pertaining to the Indians in sail territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the U. States and such Indians, or to include any territory, which by treaty with nuy Indian tribe is not without the consent of said trib: to be included within the territorial limits of jurisdiction of any State cr territory; but all sush territories out of the boaudAies constitute no part of the territory of Nebraska, until said tribe shall signify their assent to the President of ths United States to be included within h said territory of Nebraska, or to ef - feet the authority of lhj government of the United States to make any regula - tioas respecting such Indians, ther laads. property, or other rights, by treaty, law, or otherwise., which it would have been competent for the government to mike if this act hid never passed. Sec. 2. And le it further enacted. That the rcutive power in and over said territory of Nebraska shall be vested in a governor, who shall hold hi3 office for four years, and until his successor ii appjinted and qualified, unless sooner removed by the President of the United State. The governor shall reside within sai 1 territory, shall be command-er-in chief of the militia thereof, shall perform the duties an.l receive the emol umens of superintendent of Indian affairs, and shall approve of all laws passed by tha legislative assembly before they shall take elTect; he may grant pardons and respites for offences against tho laws of iaid territory, and reprieves for offences giiust the laws of the United States until the decision of the President can be mile known th-reon; he shall commission all officers who shall be appointed lo office under the Iaw3 of the sai 1 territory, and shall take care that thti laws be faithfully executed. Sec. 3. Anils it further enacted. That there shall be a Secretary of said territory, whoshnll reside therein, and hold hia office for five years, unlejs sooner re moved by the President of the U. States; he shall record and preserve all the laws an i proceedings of the legislative assmbly hereiuafter constituted, and all the acts and proceedings of the governor in his executive department, he shall transmit one copy or the laws and Journals of the legislative assembly within thirty days after tho end oi each session, and oae copy of the executive proceedings and official correspondence semi-annually ou the first days of January and July in eich year, to the President of the United

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i States, enl two colics of '.he laws to the : i'rt i-idr n t uf the Senate and to the Sjt-ak-

; fX Qf tilC House er Kor.resentaliYes. lur the t:5c of Coucrf ss. Ard, in case of the

death, removal, tesignalicn, or absence of uisc provided for; and, in the first inj the governor from the territory, the gee- stance, the governor alone may appoint

The number of representatives miy be nicreaCct by ti;e legieuttve as- , - - .

Kfai saaa oe mauc. as neany equal as.suau tjuidi. oi a cmei jubiite mm iu uracticublr. among the several counties ' associate justices, any two of whom shall

i or dist;icts. for tho election of council j representatives, giving to each sec - tiozi of the territory representation in the

ratio of its qualified voters, a3 near as their olnces dunng a period of four ycar3, may b.. And the members of the coun- and until thfir successors shall be apcil and of the house cf representatives ' pointed and qualified. The said leritory

Uha dis hall reside in and be inhabitants of the istrict or county, or counties, for which they may be elected respectively, j vlous to the first election the gove Pre - eruor, .! ! ! . ...... .-. liaii cause, a census or enumeration oi the inhabitants and qualified voters cf j Hie beverai couuiuä or ui3irif;is ui tu territory to be taken by such persons and in such mode, as the governor may designate and appoint; and the person so opj pointed shall receive a reasonable compensatioa lhrcfor; An I the first elec - tun shal. be held at such time ana places. an I Le conducted in such manner, both as to persons who shall superintend such election and tha returns thereof, as

in governor shall appoint auu direct; ! pute, or where the debt or eum claimed and lie Sil ail at the same lime declare thej shall exceed one hundred dollars; anu the number of members of the council and said supreme and district courts, respecthouse of representatives to which each of ively shall possess chancery as well as the et untief or districts shall be entitled common law jurisdiction. Each district

j umisr tins Lt. l no person naming tne j highest n said coun ' . l. . ri.-.i - .r si rumüei 01 legal votes in cacu oi :ncil ustricts for members cf the I council, shall be declared by the governor du!v elected tu th3 council, aud the i - ! perstnis having the highest number of le-

voles for the house of Representative?, from the final decision of said district shi!l b lieclared by the Governor to becourt3 to the supreme court, under such duly elcied members of the house: Pro-j regulations as may be prescribed by law; vided, thit m case two or more persons but in no case removed to the supreme

J voted for shall have an equal number of votes, and in case a vacancy shall occur in either branch of the legislative assembly, the governor shall order a new election; and the persons thus elected to the legislative assembly shall meet at such place, and on such day, as the governor shall appoint; but thereafter the time, place, and manner oi holding, and conducting all elections by the people, and the appointing the representation in the several counties or districts to the council and house of representatives, according to the number of qualified voters, shall be prescribed by law, as well as the day of the commencement of the regular sessions of the legislative assembly; Provided, that no session in any one year shall exceed the term of forty days, except the! first sjssiuu, which may continue sixty days. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. That any free while male inhabitani aboe 1 the age of twenty-one yeara, who shall I be an actual resident of said territory, and i sha.l possess the qualifications hereinafter prescribed, shall be entitled to a vote at the first election, and shall be ligible to any off.ee within the: said territory; but the qualifications of voters and of holding office, at all subsequent elections, chall be such as shall be prescribed by the legislaiirc cssembl): Provided, that the ri-ht of suffrage and of holding office shall be exercised only by citizens of the United States, and those who shall have de clared on oath their intention to become such, and shall have taken sn oath to support h? constitution of the U. States and lhe p. visions of this act: And provided furttu r. That no ofTicer, soldier, seaman, cr marine, or other person in the army or navy of the Uuited States, or attached to troops in the service of the United States, shall be allowed to vote or hold office in said territory, by reason of being on service therein for six months, unless said territory is and has been for that period otherwise his permanent domicil, residence, habitation and home. Sec. 6. And lc it further enacted. That the legislative power of the territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary flisposal of the soil, no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States, nor shall the lands or other property of non- ' residents be taxd higher than the lands or oth" property of residents. Ail the 'aws passed by the legislative assembly arid governor shall be submitted to the Congress of the United States, and if disapproved shall be null and of no effect. Sec. 7. And he it further enacted. I hat all township, district, and county otneers, not nerrin otherwise provided f for, shall be appointed or elected, as the ' case may be, in such manner as shall be ' . . - w provided by the governor or legislative

assembly of the territory of Nebraska. The governor shall nominale, and, by end

wnn me aavice oi me legislative assemMy, appoint all officers not herein other- : government of said territory. Exc. 9. Andoc it further enacted . . . .... , 1. , constitute a quorum, aud who shall hold ; a term at the seat of gove rnment of said ', territory annually; and they shall bold shall be divided into three judicial ui5tricts, and a district court shall be held ; in each of said districts by one of the justices of the supreme court, at such i limes anu piucea as may De prescriDeu Dy , law; and the Said judges shall, after their . ajtuiuvuicuia icsjirtuuiij, resuiö tu tue districts which shall be assigned them. The jurisdiction of the several courts herein provided for, both appellate and original, and that of the probate courts j and of justices of th peace, shall be limited Dy law; Provided, that justices j o the peace shall not have jurisdiction j of any matter in controversy when the tij tie or boundaries of land may be in dis - court, or judge tuereoi, snail appoint its .. t t i . i i . 1 . .1 . . . ; ciera, wuo siiau aiso lc tne register in chancery, and shall keep his office at the place where ths court may be held, v rits of error, bills of exception, and 1 - .... appeals, shall ba allowed in all courts court shall trial by jury be allowed in said court. The sunreme court, or thp. justices thereof, shall appoint its own clerk, and every clerk shall hold his office at the'pleasureof the court for which he Erhall have been appointed. Vrits of error and appeal? from the final decisions of said supreme court shall be allowed, and may be taken to the supreme court of the United States, in the same manner and under the same ragulatiuns as from the circuit courts of the United States, where the value of the property, or the amount in controversy, to be ascertained by the oath or affirmation of ither party, or olher competent witness, shall exceed one thousand dollars; except only that in all. cases involving title lo slaves, the said writs of error or appeals shall be allowed and decided by the said supreme court without regard to the value of the matter, property, or title in controversy; and except, also, that a writ of error or appeal shall also c allowed to the supreme court of the United States from the decision ot'the said supreme court created by this act, or of any judge thereof, or of lhe district courts created by this act, or of any judge thereof, upon any writ of habeas corpus, involving the question of personal freedom: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply to or allect the provisions of the "act respect ing fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their mas ters," approved February twelfth, seven teeii hundrld and ninety-three, and the "act to amend and supplementary to the aforesuid act," approved Septen ber eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty; and each of the said district courts shall have and exercise the same jurisdiction, in all coses arising under the constitution and laws of the United States, as is vested in lhe circuit and district courts of the United States; and the said supreme and district courts of the said Territory, and the respective judges thereof, shall and may grant writs of habeas corpus in all cases in which the tame are granted by the judg es of the United States in the District of Columbia; and lhe first'six days of every term of raid courts, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be appropriated to the trial of causes arising under the said constitution and laws; and writs of error and appeal in all such caes shall be made to the supreme court of said Territory, the same as in oilier cases. The said clerk shall receive, in all such cases, the same fees which the clerks of the district courts of Utah Territory now receive for similar services. Sec 10. And be it further enacted. That the provision of an act entitled "An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their " masters," approved February 12,1793, and the provisions of an act entitled "An act to amend, and supplementary to the aforesaid act," approved Septembtr 10,

ISö'J. be and the s;tme are hereby d- ernor and legislative-assembly. And the dared to extend to an I be in full force sum of twenty thousand dollars, out of within the limits of said leniiory cf Ne- any mony in the treasury not otherwise braska. appropriated, is hereby appropriated and Sec. 11. And he it further n:ccet " granted tu said territory of Nebraska, to That thereshall be appointed an attorney b? thf re applied, by the governor, to the for said territory, who shall continue in ction of suitable buildings at the seat office for four years, and until his cue-. of government. cessor shall be appointed and qualified.' Er" 14' And Lc ü f'fihcr tnactcd, unless sooner rmove.l by the PresiJ.-nt, T,al a delgato to the tlouse of I.eproand who shall receive the same fees and snitativrs ot tho United Mates, to serve selary as the. attorn.v f the UnitedStates fur lho leJrn vlTlwo 'tars who S'aI1 b,S a for the territory of Utah. There shall citizen cf the United States, may be c.ecalso be a marshal for the territorv cr- lcd b' ho es ciuMel to elect mempointed, xvlio shall hold his office for four : bers of tntJ slative assembly, who shall yeara. and until his successor shall be ap- ,bo CIllit1 lo sare r,?hls. nd- Pvirvn.l nnalifiad. unlet onnpr r.' ! as are exerciseu and enjoyed by tne

moved by the President, and v. ho shall execute oil processes issuir.2 from the said coutIs when exercising their jurisdiction as circuit and district courts of the United States, he thall perform the duties, be subject to the same regulations n n -1 ,-. 1 t i .c nr.il Vp Pnl5t!f.l In ihf t,mo V,, , of !-.. ,i;cr;,. .uiiic itr; no kilt u.iti jiiui iu. "iJ'iii.. court of the United States for the present territorr of Utah: aud shall, in addition. be paid two hundred dollars annually as a cimnnsatinn for extra services. sensation for extra services. 12. And he it further enacted. he governor, secretary, chief jus - Sec That the

, , , u,-,n .jianda ceriiucale ttiercot snail bo piven tice, and associate jnjtices, attorney acd j ri1.,.i..Tn.,:,..,:

marshal, shall be nominated, ami, by and .t . i i c, wt.ii IHK euict: uiiii tuust .a ui ji .i- j ate, appointed by the Trcsident of the United States. The governor and secretary to be appointed as aforesaid, shall, before they act as such, respectively take an oath or affirmation liefere the district judge, or some justice of the peace in the limits of said territory, duly authorized to administer oaths and affirmations by the laws, now in force therein, or before the chief justice orsome associate justice of the United Slates, to support the constitution of the United States, and faithfully to discharge tho duties of their respective offices, which said oaths, when so taken, shall be certified by the person by whom the same shall have been taken; und such certificates shall be received and recorded by the said secretary among the execuive proceedings: and the chief hustice and associate Justices, and all other civil offices in said territory, before j they set as such, shall talte a like oath or ! affirmation before the said governor or secretary, or some judge or justice of the peace of the territory, who may be duly commissioned and qualified, which said oath or ailirmatii n shall be certified and transmitted, by tha person taking the same, to ths secretary, to be b'him recorded as aforesaid; and afterwardä, the like oath or affirmation shall be taken, certified, and recorded in sach manner end form as may be prescribed by law. The governor shall receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars as governor, and fifteen hundred dollars as superintendent of Indian afTair3. The chief justice and associate justices shall each receive an annual salary ofjtwo thousand dollars. The secretary shall receive an annual salary of two thousand dollars. The said salaries shall be paid quarteryearly, from the dates of the respective appointments, at the treasury of lhe United States; but no such payments shall he made until said oliiccrä shall have entered upon the duties of their respective appointments. The members of the legislative assembly shall be entitled to receive three dollars each per day, during their attendance at the sessions thereof, and three dollars each for every twenty miles travel in going to and returning from the said sessions, estimated according to the nearest usually trevelled route, and an extra allowance shall be paid to the presiding officer of each for each day he shall so preside. And a chief clerk, one assistant clerk, a sergeant-at-arms, and door-keeper, may be chosen for each house; and the chief clerk 6hall receive four dollars per day. and the said other officers, three dollars per day during the session of the legislative assembly; but no other officers shall be paid by the United Slates: Provided, That there shall be but one session of the legislature an nually, unless, on an extraordinary occasion, the governor shall think proper to call the legislature together. Thereshall be appropriated, annually, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, to be expended by the governor, to defray the contingent expenses of the territory, including the s alary of a clerk "of the executive department; and thirc shall also be appropriated, annually, a sufficient sum, to be expended by lhe secretary of lhe territory, and, upon an estimate to be made by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, to defray the expenses of the le gislativa assembly, the printing of the laws and other incidental expenses; and the governor and secretary of the trcasu ry shall, in the disbursement of all mon eys intrusted to them, be governed solely by the instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and shall semi annually account to the said secretary for the manner in which the aforesaid moneys shall have been expended; and no expenditure shall be made by said legislative assembly for objects not specially authorized by the acts of Congress making the appropriations, nor beyond the sums appropriated for such objects. Sr.c. 13. And It it further enacted. That the legislative assembly of the territory of Nebraska shall hold its first session at such time and place in said territory as the governor thereof shall appoint and direct; and at said first session, or as 6oon thereafter as they shall deem expe dient, the governor and legislative assem bly shall proceed to locate and establish the seat of government for laid territory. at such place as they may deem eligible; which place, however, shall thereafter be subject to be changed by the said gov-

drlcgatcs from tho icvcra! oilier territories

of the United States lo tho said Hwuso o!' Representatives, but tho delegate first elected shall hold his seut only during tho term of the Congress lo which li3 shall have been elected. The first election shall be held at such times ai d places, and ! bo conducted in such manner, ns the gov i . . , 11 j er"or hri11 rpomt and direc t, and at al I subsequent elections the time, place arid j ,Ijamie' of wlding the elections shall be ; prcscnoed by law. xlio person having Mirtw, y m. ,.tr, . ug number of voles shrill bo i da!eJb' governor to be auly elected, T . all laws ot tho United States which are iiol locally inapplicable, tdiali have the same forco and effect within the said territory of Nebraska as elsewhere in the United States; except lho eighth section of tho act preparatory to tho admission of Missouri into tho Union, approved March sixih eighteen hundred and twenty, which was superceded by the pi inciplea of the legislation cf eighteen hundred and filly, commonly called tho enmpromiso measures, and is hereby declared inopporativo. Sec. 10 Andbc it further enacted, That tho sum ef five thousand dollars be and is hereby appropriated, out ol any money in tha treasury not otherwise appropriated, to bo expended by and under tho direction oftho said governor of the territory of Nebraska in tho purchase of a library, to bo kept at lho scat of governoaent for the uso of the governor, legislative assembly, judges cf the supreme court, secretary, marshal, and attorney of said territory, find such other persons and under such regulations as shall bo prescribed by law. Sec. IG. And be it further enacted, That when the lands in said territory shall bo surveyed under tho direction of the government of the United States, preparatory to bringing thosamo into market, sections numbered sixteen and thirtv-six in each township in said territory shall be and tho same aro hereby reserved for the purpose of beirg applied to schools in said territorv, and in tho Suites and territories hereafter to bo orected out of tho same. Sec 17. And le it further enacted. That, until otherwise provided by law, tho governor of said territory may define the judicial district of said territory and assign the judgea who may bo appointed for said territory to the several districts and also appoint tho times and places for holding courts in tho several counties Cr subdivisions in each cf said judicial districts, by proclamation to bo issued by him; but tho legislative assembly, nt their fiist or any subsequent session, may organize, alter, or modify ßueh judicial districts, and assign the judges, and alter lho times nnd place3 ofhdldingthe courts, as to them shall seem proper and convenient. Sec. IS. And be it further enacted. That all officers to bo nppointed by lhe President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the territory of Nebraska, who, by virtue of tho provisions of any law now existing, or which may bo enacted during tho present Congress, aro required lo givo security for moneys tha muv be intrusted with them for the dis bursemcnt, shall givo such security, al such time and plr.ee, and m such manner. us lho Secretary of the Treasury may pre scribo. Sec. 19. And It it further enacted, That tho Prosidentof tho United States be and ho hereby is authorized to enter into negotiations with the Indian tribes of the said territory of Nebraska, for the purpose of securing the assent of said tribes to the settlement of tho citizens of lho Uuite States upon lho lands claimed by said Indi ans, and for tho purpose of extinguishing thetitlo ol said Indian tribes in whole or in part, to said lands, and that, for the purpose of carying into effect tho provis sions of this section, tho sum of ono hun dred thousand dollars is hereby nppropria tsd out of any money in tho treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec 20. And be it further enacted, That, so soon as the Governor of paid ter ritory of Nebraska shall enter upon tho discharge of his duties as such, the super intendence of Indiai afiaMsat St. Louis, in lho Stale of Missouri, shall be abolished, aud the duties transferred tu and perform ed by the said governor of Nebraska, so far as they relulo to, or uro to bo performed within said territory. Tho foregoing sections embrace that por tion oftho bill which relates to the proposed territory of Nebraska. The same number of sections follow which make precisely the same disposition of Kansas, liioonly variation being in lho name and in that clause which defines tho boundaries of tho two territories. The limits assigned to Kansas, beginning nt a point on the wettern boundary of the State of Missouri, whore tho thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude crosses tho same; thence west on said parallel to lhe eastern boundary of New Mexico; thence north on said boundary to latitudo thirty-eight; thenco following said boundary westward to the summit of tho highlands dividing the waters flowing into tho Colorado of the West

or Greene. River, fmm the wains flawinginto the great bain; thence northward on sni-i sdmmit to tho fortieth parallel of latitude; thence cast on said parr.llel to the western boundary of the State of Missouri; thence south with the western boundary ofsaid State, to tho place of begin

ning." Friiiier Thrasrs. A correspondent wishes us to cive some infoimation about terms and phrases used in the printing' business, in reference to pnpi )r, to indicate its oilleient sizes and lorms. As wo have mquenüy Leon asked lho same question in private, we subjoin the following: Formerly such names ns Flatcap, Demy, Mtdium, Royal, Super-rogal, Klfj.hant, Double Medium, Mammoth, were used to ccsignalo regular sizes of printing paper: but nt present suh paper is designated chiefly by inches, as 2j by 23, etc. C:ly a few of these nair.es arc now much used to denote a standard of particular sizo of pnnor, thrseare Flatcnp, 14 by 17 inches; Medium 19 by 21 inches; and Double Medium, 24 by 3d inches. Printing pnper is bought and sold by tho pound, the price varying according lo quality, lrom len cents to sixteeir cents fur paper commonly used for such purposes. When tho sheet of paper of which a book is made is folded in two leaves, the book is called a folio; when folded in four leaves it is quarto; when folded into eight leaves it is called octavo; when folded into twelve loaves, a duodecimo or 12 no when folded into sixteen leaves, a lGmo; when folded into eighteen leaves, ISmo, etc. the number of folds in each shrrt is ascertained by the letters or figures at the bottom of the pngcf, thero being as many leaves between each as thero aro folds in tha sheet the figures at tho bottom telling the number of sheets iti a book, as those at the top do lhe number of pages, Columbian. Sickxess or the E.MrEaoPw of Russia. Bj' n recent arrival from Europe we were informed that lho Emperor of Russia was sick, nnd had not been seen by the public for some tirr.o. We have heard it stated by so.t.g who claim lo know something of his mr.jf sty's habits, that there reported sicknesses of the Czir were sometimes employed to cover his sudden movements from the capital incog to some more or less remoio part of l.'u empire, to enjoy an opportunity of personal inspection of men and ihix-gs, unbeknown to tho parties interested. A singular corroboration or illustration of this matter occurred a few days before tho news of this reported sic kness was received herc A foreign medical gentleman residing in Hoston, remarked to a friend, that he wondered that they had no. before this heard of tho sicknecs of the Czart and then gavo as his rcabon for such an expectation, tho understood habil of of his majesty to feign sickness when ho wishes to move about incog, among his subjects. In a few days came thcan junco ment thai tho Emperor of Russia was sick and could not be seen by his subjects. Boston Traveller. A Sinidar Case. A year ago, while the snow was on the ground, a man, woman, and child, were begging food from door lo door, in this city. They were miserable in appearance. Ono morning tho woman imdo a call at a door for relief, but before food coulJ be brought to her she fell nud expired. It had been observed by soma few persons, that she as well as her husband was intelligent, though miserable and bloated. On her person was found no ctothing but tho ono outside garment. Tho man was questioned, and it was ascertained that ho had been, iu England, an Episcopal minister. Thoy were between thirty and for ty years of ago. She was buried, and he conveyed to tho alms house, where he died in a fow days. Their littio daughter, five years old, had shared their inhery She was found and placed in lho Y nshinglon Orphan Asylum, where sho now id, a pretty and most interesting child. Upon such information as was obtained from the father and tho child, letters were addressed to his relatives in England. But an interred relative there, it is thought, induced lho belief that tho man had not been married to tho woman with whom he had come to ihia country, end no answer was returned. But lhe evidence of the marriage of the wretched pair has recently been found by a sister of the doceased man, who is tho wife of a colonel in the British army, and sho has iust sent an eager message for lho child, whom it is her purpofco to adopt, i he poor father and mother had ovidently been got-d look ing people. I heir name was est. National Era. An IrrciDENT. Speaking oftho tight ness in tho money market, says the Phil adelphia correspondent of lho Baltinioro Sun, a littio incident came under my no tico on Wednesday, which is worth relating. I stepped into one oftho fashionable jewelry stores in Chestnut street, and saw a lady purchase a lot of diamonds worth $52, and ordered them to bo sent home. A Jew minutes atterwards I met tho husband of tho lady in a broker's of fice, in third street negotiating a note of 85,080 at a shave of four per cent, nor month. - An old Dutchman who had rccentlv joined lhe temperance society was taken sick, and sent for the village Doctor who ordered him to lake an ounce of brandy per day. The old chap overhauled his arithmetic, and found in the table of apoth ecaries weight, 'eight drams make ore ounce,' Mine says the. dutchman. dat is de temperance for mo. I didn't get but six drams büforo aud now I gets eight

The Ilsinrstrad Bill Passed the House. The Goad Tine net hi alt. Praised be Heaven! tho Homestead bill has passed the House. They went into committee of the whole upon it on the Gth. A motion was mado to lay it cu the table, llc-jectcd, 12 yeas, Ot) naj s. An cinendment restricting the benefit of the bill to free white persons was adopted, yes 101, nays 7S, The bill that beneficent measure for which tho friends of humanity have been struggling so many weary, weary years wr.s then passed, yeas 107, nays 72. The Homestead Bill provides, in brief, that any free white person, head of family or crge, shall be entitled to enter freo of cost, cno quarter section of vacant and unappropriated public land, which nt tha time of application, may bo subject to private entry at one dollar and a quarter per acre. No certificate is to be given cr patent issued for the lan J, until tho expiration of five ycar3 from tho date oftho entry, when the person entering must prove that he or she has resided and cultivated said land during that period, and still rosidrs thjro, Tho Homestead bill will now into the Senate, whilo the Nebraska Bill enters the House. They will bo discussed side by side, and probably passed about the same lime. When these twin great National Democratic nets are achieved, wo fchall bo acvclo nearer th minimal goal. Plain Dealer,

The PnixTtxa Office. Mr. Winthrop, in his recent lecture before the Charitable Mechanic's Association, made tht remark in regard to a printing ofTice as a good school: ''There is an atmosphprs in a printer's office, which somehow or other puts notions into a boy's head too, an atmosphere which is very apt to make quick blood run quicker, and impulsive hearts beat higher, and active braiu3 work harder until those who only intended to set up types for other people's thoughts, are suddenly found insisting on having other people set up types for their own thoughts." The Salem Gazette remarks of this. "Had Mr. Winthrop been a practical printer himself, he could nol havis more happily conceived the spirit and feeling natural to our fellow craftsmen, which the nature and associations of their calling engender." AsoTiiEit Victim. Jer. McLaughlin, a young man of fine talent, and generous to a fault, when under the influence of liquor, fell down stairs at Watson's Hotel, New Lisbon, on last Monday, and was instantly killed. The people became greatly excited thereat, and at once proceeded to the different taverns and liquor shops, and broke them up. spilt the liquor Sec. The indignation cf the people could not be restrained. McLaughlin was a few years since en assistant clerk in the House of Representatives, and when he came here, promised fair to be a model man. He had all the advantages cf a fine, atrractive person, and an accomplished mind; but he soon learned to visit the drinking saloons and places of evil resort, and laid deep the foundations of that terrible habit which has ended his days while yet a young man. He is but one cf hundreds who have tome to Columbus as clerks or ministers of the legislature, and who have left us ruined men. . May his fate be a warning to avoid the saloon3 and drinking resorts S3 they would a dreadful foe. Ohio Stale Journal. Practical- JcKixo.-'Cold morning Bill,' said Ned, blowing his fingers. 'Fact said Ned, 'Cold as Uazes, and I can't keep warm without thrashing my arms,' at tho same time swinging his arms and hitting Bill a socd.dhgar on tho side of the head'Ah,' said Bill, 'well it's pretty much sr with mo, only I have lo strike right out from tho shoulder, so.' Ned suddenly commenced a backward movement that ended with a severe concussion on tho frozen ground as ho seated himself rather heavily upon it. The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger says that Senator Bctleh, of South Carolim, holdly declares tint he would "rather have nerrors Til Nebraska, thau emigrants - from the land of krout. This correspondent proceeds to ray: The preference is natural enough. The negroes may be owned, while theGerman farmers in the west generally own enough themselves to make useful aud independent citizens. It is not on account of any vici us habits that emigrants from Europe are dUliked by the chivalrous Senators from the South, but simply because they bring down the price of ne grccs. Youxo America. A little fellow about five years old ran across Vine street near Sixth yesterday, and in his course, ran between lhe fore legs of o horse, which was rapidly passing along. Prof. Tom.O. Edwards, who saw the occurence ran and snatched the boy, supposing he was icjured in the attempt. Butthe boy, unhurt pertly ejaculated"Let him keep his horse out of irjy way; what do I care." Cin. Atlas. The Kentucky State Colonization Society will send emigrants ta Liberia, by way of Ba'timore, on lhe 25th of April. Thoso w ho wish to go miist bo iu Louisville by tho 25th of April. - Indianapolis PArtas. There aro now nine papers published in tho Railroad Citv as follows: State Journal, Sentinel, Locomotive. Chanticleer, Volksblnlf, Union, Free Dem ocrat, Gospel Herald, Frco Press.

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