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.41F "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable." Daniel Webster. J Vol. II. 11 A LEI Gil, N. 0., THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1867. No. 8. .- ni I, W. HOLDEN. S. W. HOLDEN. I W. W. HOLDEN & SON, 7 EDITOBS OP TIIB STAND AKD, 'Owrite& publishers of the Laws of the Untied, State, and of gonernnuiU advertisements. Kates of Subscription: TEKMSCash in Advance. TrI-Weekly paper, 1 year $6 00 " 6 mouths 3 50 m 3 2 00 Weekly paper, 1 year 3 TO " 6 months 1 50 3 " l 00 " " 5 copies 1 year 12 00 " " 10 " 1 " .... 23 00 1 To those who get up clubs of five or more sub scribers one copy, gratis, will be furnished. I A cross X mark ou the paper indicates the ex piration of the subscription. Rates of Advertising: Ten lines or one inch space to constitute a square. One square, one insertion, fl 00 Each subsequent insertion, 50 . Liberal deduction made, by special contract, to Iarsre advertisers. if Court advertisements will be charged 25 per tent higher than the regular rates. i Special Notices charged 50 per cent higher rthan ordinary advertisements. For advertisements inserted irregularly, 25 per ! cent higher than usual rates will be charged. No paper in the South has advertising facilities superior to the Standard. Letters must be addressed to W. W. HOLDEN & SON, . RaleUh, N. C. A P-VEETmattc Telegraph. A cor respondent of the 2few York Post gives the following account of a pneumatic telegraph : An instantaneous communication has just been established between the Bourse and the Grand Hotel. As the distance between these two institutions can easily be accomplished in a quarter of an hour's walkj it is evident that on ly business of the most pressing impor tance could here demand the interven tion of the telegraph. It is not a tele graph that has been established, for the telegraph is already an old story, and it is necessary to invent somtthing new, if only to distinguish one-self. It is an atmospheric tube and constitutes the main element of the apparatus ot the Bourse. The air is compressed by means of a stream of water coming from the city reservoirs, whose force of as cension is for about fifty feet. Three vats of sheet iron, each of a capacity of about one hundred gallons, are prepar ed for the work of compression ; the first is destin&l to receive the water, the other two are only to contain the compressed air. The water, brought from the reservoirs by subterranean pipes, is admitted into the first vat by a stop-cock. As the water runs into the vat, the air already contained there is compressed and driven back into the two others, passing by a tube furnished with a valve to prevent its return. "When the vat is full the water is drawn off by opening a seeoud stop-cock, while a valve thrown open at the top permits fresh air to enter as the water runs off! The vat is then filled wTith water for a 6econd time, and a new quantity of air added to that already compressed, which arrives thus at a pressure of about two atmospheres. This compress ed air is then iu readiness for use. The two bureaux (at the Bourse and Grand Hotel) are connected by a tube of cast iron about 3,500 feet long, and with an interior diameter of 'about 2 inches, terminating at each extremity in a chamber, hermetically closed by a door that permits ol an introduction and withdrawal ot the earner piston con tainingthe dispatches. This piston is a small hollow cylinder, exactly nttmg the tube, closed at one extremity, and furnished at the other with a movable lid. It will contain about forty dispatch es in envelopes. When a dispatch is to be sent, the corresponding office is warned by an eieccnc oeu to leave tne tuoe in com munications at that end with the air. The cylinder containing the dispatches is piacea la tne otner ena or tne tuoe, which is closed hermetically, and then, by turning a eertain crank, placed in communication with the compressed air. The piston driven back, chases the air contained in the tube in front that comes from the opening at the other end, and arrives at its destination m from 60 to 80 seconds. Evidently this apparatus is not in tended as a abstitute for telegraphic communication whose assistance is need ed for its own operation. A Novel Cass: Dog to be Sold TJxdeu Execution. Among the nu merous public notices pasted upon the buge blackboard at the door of the Courthouse is one to tne effect that on the, 3i day of April next, the Sergeant will sell to the hiorhest bidder from the steps of that temple of justice, a black terrier dog, called BUI, to satify an ex ecution in his hands. "Bill" was levied upon, we presume, because his owner had no other property that could be touched. But the question arises is a dog property. The Supreme Court of Appeal, hold that in a criminal aspect he is not. Lower courts have decided that iu a civil aspect he is. At any rates the sale of a dog under the above circumstances is novel and interesting. Petersburg Mepress. A fool, having put on a pair of green spectacles, exclaimed; "How do these beeome me ? Don't you think they im prove my looks ?" I think they do,'! was the reply : " they hide a part of your face." . . Official LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, Passed at the Second Session of the Thirty Ninth Congress, which teas begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia. Andrew Johxson, President. La Fayette S. Foster, President of the Senate. Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Public No. 66. Ax Act to amend an act entitled "An act to pro vide for a temporary government for the Terri torp of Idaho," approved March three, eigh teen hundred and sixty-three. Be it enacte I by the Setiate and Souse of Represen tative of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled. That the judges of the supreme court of said Territory, or a majority of them, shall, when assembled at the seat of government of said Territory, define the judicial districts of said Territory, and assign the judges who may be ap pointed for said Territory to the several districts ; and shall also fix and appoint the times and pla ces for holding court in the several counties or sub divisions in each of said judicial districts, and alter the times and places of holding the courts-us to them shall seem proper and conve nient Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the next session of the legislative assembly of the Terri tory ot Idaho shall be held commencing on the first Monday iu December, A. D. eighteen hun dred and sixty-eight and thereafter the legislative assembly of said Territory shall be held bieuni ally. And the next election for members of the legislative assembly of said Territory shall be held on the second Monday in August, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and thereafter said election slall be held biennially. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the members of the house of representatives of said legislative assembly shall be elected for the term of two years ; and" the members of the council of said legislative assembly shal' be elected for the term of lour years : Provided, That at the fii st election hereafter one-half of the members of said council shall be elected for the term of two years, and the remaining half for the term of four years; and the districts wherein mem bers of the council are to be elected for the term of two years and the districts wherein members of the council are to be elected for the term of four years at the next election shall be deter mined by proclamation of the governor of said Territory: Provided, That in all counties and election districts which shall be entitled to elect two members of the council, one of said mem bers shall be elected for two years, and the oth er for four years. Sec. 4. And be itfurtner enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are herebv repealed. Approved, March 2, 1S67. Public No. 67. An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act au thorizing the construction of a jail in and lor the District of Columbia," approved June twenty -five, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of Aincuica, in Con gress assembled. That so much of the sixth section of the aet eutitled "An act authorizing the con struction of a jU in and for the District of Co lumbia," approved June twenty-five, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, as specifies the amounts to be raised and paid into the Treasury of the United States by the cities of Washington and Georgetown, respectively, before the completion of said jail, is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. And be tt jurther enacted. That it shall be the duty of the proper authorities of the city of Washington, and they are hereby r quired to raise, by tax or otherwise, and pay into the Treasury of the United States, at or before the time of 'the completion of said jail, the sum of seveuty-eight thousand dollars; and it shall be like duty of t ie proper authorities of the city of Georgetown, and they are hereby required, to raise, by tax or otherwise, and pay into the Treas ury of the United States, at or before the time of the completion of said jail, the sum of twelve thousand dollars. Approved, March 2, 1867. Public No. 63. Air Act to provide for the more efficient gov ernment of the rebel States. Whereas no legal State governments or ade quate protection for life or property now exists in the rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas; and whereas it is necessary that peace and good order 6hould be enforced in said States until loyal and republican State governments can be legally es tcblisbed: Therefore, He it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled That said rebel States shall be divided into military districts and made subject to the military authority of the United States as herein after prescribed, and lor that purpose Virginia shall constitute the first district ; North Carolina and South Carolina the second district; Georgia, Alabama, and Florida the third district; Missis and Arkansas the fourth district; and Louisiana and Texas the fifth district. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, Thattt shall be the duty of the President to assign to the com mand of each of said districts an officer of the array, not below toe rank of brigadier-general, and to detail a sufficient military force to enable such officer to perform his duties and enforce his authority within the district to which he is as signed. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That it shall be the duty of each officer assigned as aforesaid to protect all persons in their rights of person and property, to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence, and to punish, or cause to be pun ished, all disturbers of the public peace and crim inals, and to this end he may allow local civil tri bunals to take jurisdiction ot ana to try offen ders, or, when in his judgments may be neces sary for the trial of offenders, he shall have pow er to organize military commissions or tribunals for that purpose, and all interference under color of State authority with the exercise of military authority under this act, shall be null and void. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all per sons put under military arrest by virtue of this act shall be tried without unnecessary delay, and no cruel or unusual punishment shall be inflict ed, and no sentence of any military commission or tribunal hereby authorized, affecting the life or liberty of any person, shall be executed until it is approved by the officer in command of the district, and the laws and regulations for the gov ernment of the army shall not be affected by this act, except in so far as they conflict with its pro visions : Provided, That no sentence ot death un der the provisions of this act shall be carried in to effect without the approval of the Presieent. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. That, wlip.n the people of auy one of said rebel States shall have formed a constitution of government in con formity with the Constitution of tli TTnitl States in all respects, framed by a convention of delegates elected by the male citizens of said State twenty-one years old and upward, of what ever race, color, or previous condition, who have been resident in said State for one vear previous to tne day of such election, except such as may be disfranchised for participation in the rebellion or for felony at common law. and when such con stitution shall provide that the elective franchise shall be enjoyed by all such persons as have the qualifications herein stated for electors of dele gates, and when such Constitution shall be r ti ed by a majority of the persons voting on the question ot ratification who are qutlitied as elec tors for delegates, and when such Constitution shall have been submitted to Congress for exam ination and approval, and Congress shall have approved the same and when said State, by a vote of its legislature elected under said Consti tution, shall have adopted the amendment to the Constitution of the United States, proposed by the Thirty Ninth Congress, and known as article fourteen, and when said article shall have a part of the Constitution of the United States, said State shall be declared entitled to representation in congress, and Senators and Kepresentatives. shall be admitted therefrom on their takinsr the oath prescribed by law, and then and thereafter the preceding sections of this act shall be inop erative in said 8tate : Provided, That no person excluded from the privilege of holding office by ??' d proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, shall h.( litrihle tn election tut a member of the convention to frame a constitu- ( non ior any ot said rebel States, nor shall any such person vote for members of such convention. Official Sec. 6. And be it furUter enacted, That, until the people of said rebel States shall be by law ad mitted to representation in the Congress of the United States, any civil government which may exist therein shall be deemed provisional only, and in all respects subject to the paramount au thority of the United States at any time to abol ish, modify, control, or supersede the same ; and in all elections to any office under such provis ional governments all persons shall be entitled to vote, and none others, wh are entitled to vote nnder the provisions of the fifth section ot this act; and no person shall be eligible to any office under any such provisional governments who would be disqualified from holding office nnder the provisions of the third article of aid consti tutional amendment. SCHUYLER COLFAX, Speaker of the House of Representatives. LA FAYETTE 8. FOSTER, President of the Senate pro tempore. In the House of Representatives, March 2d, 1867. The President of the United States having re turned to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, the bill entitled ".An act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," with his objections thereto, the House' of Representatives proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two-thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: ED WD. McPHERSON, Clerk Ht R. U. S. In Senate op the United States. ) March 2dJ867tV 4;i; The Senate having proceeded, lri 'pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the bill entitled "An act to provide for the more efficient govern ment of the rebel States," returned to the' House of Representatives by the PresTdentwi the Uni ted States, with his objections andjent by the House of Representatives to the Senate, with the message of the President returning 'ftie bill : Resolved, That the bill do pass, two-thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same. Attest: J. W. FORNEY, Secretary of the Senate. Public No. 69. An Act regulating the tenure of certain civil of fices. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in JCon grcss assembled, That every person holding auy civil oniee to wuicn nc nas Deen appointed by and witn tne aovice and consent ot tne senate, and every person who shall hereafter be appoint ed to any such office, and shall become duly qual ified to act therein, is, and shall' be eutitled to hold such office until a successor shall have been in like manner appointed and duly qualified, ex cept as herein otnerwise provided: 1'rwuled, That the Secretaries ol State, of the Treasnarv. of War, of the Navy, and of the Interior, the Post master General, and the Attorney General shall hold their offices respectively for and during the term of the President by whom they may have been appointed and for one month thereaftar, subject to removal by and with the advice and consent of the senate Sec. 2. And be tt further enacted, That when any officer appointed as aforesaid, excepting judges of the United States courts, shall, during a recess of the Senate, be shown by evidence sat isfactory to the President, to be guilty or mis conduct in office, or crime, or forany reason shall become incapable or leeally disqualified to per form its duties, in such case, and in no other, the President may suspend such officer and designate some suitable person to perform temporarily the duties of such office until the next meeting of the senate, and until tne case snail oe acted upon Dy the Senate, and such person so designated shall take the oaths and eive the bonds 'required by law to be taken and given by the person duly ap pointed to nil such otlice ; and in such case tt shall be the duty of the President, within twenty days after the first day of such next meeiing of tne Senate, to report to the senate such suspen 6ion. with the evidence and reasons for his action in the case and the name of the person so desig nated to perform the duties of such office. And if the Senate shall concur in such suspension and advise ana consent to the removal of such officer. theyshallso certify to the President, who may thereupon remove such officer, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint anoiner person 10 sncn omce. But it the Senate shall refuse to concur in such suspension, such omcer so suspended shall forthwith resume the lunctions ot his office, and the powers of the per son so performing the duties iu his stead shall cease, and the official salary and emoluments of 6ucn omcer snail, during such suspension, be long to the person 60 performing the duties thereof, and not to the officer so snpended : Pro vided, hoirever. That the President, in case he snail become satisfied that ueh suspeusion was made on insufficient grounds, shall be authorized at any time before reporting such suspension to the Senate as above provided, to revoke such sus pension and reinstate such officer in the perform ance of the duties oi his office. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the President snail nave power to fill all vacancies which may happen during the recess of the Sen ate, ;y reason of death or resignation, by Grant ing commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session thereafter. And it no appoint ment, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall be made to such office so vacant or temporarily filled as aforesaid during such next session of tne Senate, such office 6hall remain in abeyance, without any salary, fees, or emolu ments attached thereto, until the same shall be filled by appointment thereto, bv and with the advice and consent of the Senate ; and during sue Ii time all the powers and duties belonging to such office 6hall be exercised by such other offi cer as may by law exercise such powers and du ties in case of a vacancy in such office. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to extend the term of any office the duration of which is limited by law. Sec. 5. And be it f urther enacted. That if any person shall, contrary to the provisions ot this act, accept any appointment or to employment in any office, or shall hold or exercise or attempt to hold or exercise, any such office or employ ment, he shall be deemed, and is hereby declared to be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and upon trial and conviction, thereof, he shall be punish ed therefor by a floe not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or both said punishments, in the discre tion of the court. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted. That every removal, appoint meut, or employment, made, had, or exercised, the, contrary to the provisions of this act, and the making, signing, sealing, countersigning, or isuing of any commission or letter of authority for or in respect to any such appointment or employment, shall be deemed, and are hereby declared to be high misdeanors, and, upon trial and conviction thereof, every per son guilty thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or by imprison ment not exceeding five years, or both said pun ishments in the discretion of the court: Provided, That the President shall have power to make out and deliver, after the adjournment of the Senate, commissions for all officers whose appointment shall have been advised and consented to by the Senate. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty or the Secretary of the Senate, at the close of each session thereof, to deliver to the Secretary of the Treasury, and to each of his as sistants, and to each of the Auditors, and to each of the Comptrollers in the Treasury, and to th Treasurer, and to the Register ot the Treasury, a full aud complete list, duly certified, of all the persons who shall have been nominated to and rejected by the Senate during such session, and a like list of all the offices to which nominations shall have been made and not confirmed and fill ed at such session. . Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That when ever the President shall, without the advice and consent of the Senate, designate, authorize, or employ any perform the duties of any office, he shall forthwith notify the Secretary of thereof ; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury thereupon to communicate such notice to all the proper accounting and disbursing offi cers of his department. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted. That no money shall be paid or received from tbe treas ury, or paid or received from or retained out of any public moneys or funds of the United States, whether in the treasury or not, to or by or for the benefit of any person appointed to or author- ; ized to act in or holding or exercising the duties or functions of any office contrary to the provis ions of this act ; nor shall claim, account, vouch er, order, certificate, warrant, or other instrn raent providing foi or relating to such payment receipt,' or retention, be presented, passed, al- i Official lowi-d, approved, certified, or paid by any officer of the United States, or by any person exercising the functions or performing the duties of any 'office or place of trust nnder tbe United States for or in respect to such office, or the exercising or performing the functions or duties thereof; and every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and upon trial and con viction thereof, shall be punished therefor by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding ten years, or both said punishments, in the discretion of the court. SCHUYLER COLFAX, Speaker of the House of Representatives. LAFAYETTE 8. FOSTER, President of the Senate pro tempore. In the Senate or the United 8tates, ) March 2, 1SG7. The President of the United States having re turned to the Senate, in which it originated, the bill entitled " An act regulating the tenure of certain civil offices," with his objections thereto, the Senate proceeded, in pursuance of the Con stitution to reconsider the same ; and .. Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the 6am e. ;Attest: J. W. FORNFY, ? Secretary of the Senate. lit .the House op Representatives TJ. 8., 1 ' March 2d, 1867. .f . The House of Representatives having proceed ed, In pursuance of tbe Constitution, to recon sider, the bill entitled " An act regulating the tenure of certain civil offices," returned to the Senate by the President of the United States, with his objections, and sent by the Senate to the House of Represenatives. with the message of the President returning the bill Resolved, That the bill do pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: ED WD. McPHERSON, Clerk. Public No. SO. An Act to authorize the trustees of the Foundry (Methodist Episcopal) Church to sell and con vey square number two hundred and thirty five, in the city of Washington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre senatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Presley Simpson. James W. Bar ker, Edward Owen, David A. Gardner, Nathaniel Mullikin, William J. Sibley, Dauiel D. T. Leech, Edward F. Simpson, and Richard T. Morsel, trustees of the Foundry (Methodist Episcopal) Church, in the city of Washington, in tbe Dis trict of Columbia, and their successors in office, be, and the same are hereby authorized and em powered to sell and convey a certain square of ground in said city, known and distinguished on the ground plan thereof as square numbered two hundred and thirty-five, now held by said trus tees in trust for said Church, and lately nsed, in part as a burial ground, free and discharged of and from any trust, express or implied, now ex isting, or which may hereafter, before the execu tion of a conveyance of said square, exist, in said trustees, or their successors, whether by virtue of the deed originally conveying the same to the trustees of said Ceurch, or by virtue of any deed or deeds, certificate or certificates, or any writing or writings whatever, by said trustees or their predecessors, conveying any lot or lots, site or sites, in the part of said square used as a burial ground as aforesaid, and free and discharged of and f rom any and every right, title, and interest, legal and equitable, now existing in any lotoold er in said burial ground, under any contract with said trustees or their dredecessors . Provided, however. That the said trustees or their success ors shall, out of proceeds of such sale, remove or cause to be removed the dead that are now interr ed in said ground, and give them decent sedultre in some public cemetery outside "tne corporate limits ot tne city oi vvasuincton Approved, February 18, 1S66. Public 81. An Act concerning tho Fire Department of Washington City. Be it enacted b the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the right to nave, use, and occupy all the several buildings with their appurtenances known as the Union, Franklin, Columbia and Anacostia Lngme-houses, be, and is hereby grant ed to the city of Washington, in the Disttrict of Columbia, said possession and occupation to con tinue so lonir as used ror the purposes of tbe fire department and the pleasure of the Congress of tne l mteu states .- jrrovxaea, rnai said use ana occupancy of the Columbia Engine-house shall not in any way interfere with the possession and occupancy by the Columbia Fire Company, of the rooms now nsed as norary rooms in saia building. Approved, February 18, 1867. Public No. 33. An Act to declare the sense of an act -entitled " An act to restrict the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims, and to provide ior the payment of Certain demands for quartermasters' stores and subsistence supplies furnished to the army of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled, That the provisions of chapter. two nnnorco and iorty oi tne acts oi me iniriy cighth Congress, first session, approved Jnjy fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-tour, shall nor be construed to authorize the settlement of any claim for supplies or stores taken or furnished for the nse of, or nsed by, the armits of the United States, nor for the occupation of, or injury to, real estate, nor for the consumption, appropria tion, or destruction of. or damage to, personal property, by the military authorities or troops of the United stales, wnere sucu cuum uriuaieu during the war for the suppression of the south ern rebellion, in a State, or part of a State, de clared in insurrection by the proclamation of the President of the United States, dated July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, or in a State which by an ordinance ot secession attempted to withdraw from the United States government: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall re neal or modify the effect of any act or joint reso lction, extending the provisions of the said act of Jnlv fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to the loval citizens of the State of Tennessee, or of the state ot w est x irginia, or any country tnerein. SUliUXLUK VULiU Aa, . Speaker of the House ot Representatives. LA FAYETTE 8. FOSTER, -President of the Senate pro tempore. Endorsed by the President: "Received Feb ruary 9th, 1867." Note by the Department of State. The foregoing act having been presented to the Presi dent ot the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the House of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without bis . approval. VALUABLE CITY PROPETY -FOR SALE. ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE HOUSES and Lots in the City (front of Nash Sanare) latelv occupied by Mrs. Ruffin Tucker, Deceased. The House contains 10 rooms, all well tarnish ed, lot about 2 acres, grounds beantitnlly orna mented with shrubery, conservatory filled with the rarest flowers, and gardens of fine vegetables and choice fruit trees, all necessary out buildings and well of good water. Possession can be given Im mediately. W. a. & R. S. TUCKER. Raleigh, March 2, 1867. . 148 tf. WM. H. THOMPSON, WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, 84 Fayetteville Street, RALEIGH, ISV O. H AS JUST RETURNED FROM THE NORTH . and opened at his old stand. a splendid variety of v Watches, Jewelry, Silver Plated Ware, Ac. ' Repairing done neatly and with dispatch. He has also on band a fine assortment of CLOCKS, GOLD-PENS, POCKET KNIVES; &c. A choice lot of elegant STATIONERY also in Store, and many litt e niceties that will repay in spection. uiq bULu anu ajuuvJiat Dougbtana sold. Feb. 28, 1867. . .......... 146 Sm. Official LAWS OP THE UNITED STATES, Passed at the First Session of the Fortieth Congress, which was begun and held at the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia. Andrew Johksok, President. Benjamin F. Wade, President of the Senate. Schulter Colfax, Speaker House Representatives. Public No. 1. An Act to amend an act entitled " An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate a National Military and Naval Asylum for the re lief of the totally disabled officers and men of the volunteer forces of the United States,'" approved March 21, 1866. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section third of the act to incor porate a national asylum for Disabled officers and men of the volunteer forces of the United States, approved March twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, be amended by striking out the words " not members of Congress." Approved, March 12, 1867. Public No. 2. An Act making appropriations for the expenses of commissioners sent by the President to the Indian country. Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled. That the sum of twentyjthousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, ont of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of commis sioners sent by the President to the Indian country. Approved, March 14, 1867. Public No. 3. An Act to repeal a joint resolution entitled "A Resolution to provide for the remoyal of the wreck of the steamship Scotland," approved January twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled, That the joint resolution entitled "A Resolution to provide for the reraovalof the wreck of the steamship Scotland," approved January twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty seven, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Approved, March 16, 1867. Public Resolution No. 1. A Resolution supplementary to other joint reso lutions to enable the people of the United States to participate in the advantages of the Universal Exhibition at Paris in 1867. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United States of America in Congress assembleil, L That the commission of the United States at the Universal Exhibition to be held at Paris in the yeareighteen hundred and sixty-seven shall consist ot the commissioner general and honorary commissioner, whose appointment was approved by the joint resolution ot January twenty-two, eighteen bnndredand sixty-six; also of the thirty commissioners whose appointment was provided for by the joint resolution of July five, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and of twenty commissioners, whose appointment is hereinafter provided for. II. That the commissioner general shall be the president of tbe commission thus constituted, with a vote on all questions that may arise. III. That the commission shall meet at Paris as early as possible before the opening of the exhi bition, upon the call of the commissioner general. and, when properly organized, shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for ef ficient action, with power to elect a vice-presi dent from their own number, who, in the absence of the commissioner general, shall preside at all meetings of the commission, and to appoint com mittees and chairmen ot groups. IV. That the commission may designate ad ditional persons, not exceeding twenty in num ber, being citizens of the United States, known to be skilled iu any branch of industry or art, who are hereby authorized to attend the exhibition in behull ot the United states, as honorary coinmis sioners withont compensation. V. That the commission may employ a secre tary and clerks for the commission, the necessary scientific assistants and draughtsmen, and may engage suitable rooms for the commission. VI7 That no commissioner shall aet as agent for tbe show or sale ot any article at tne exmDi tion, or be interested, directly or indirectly, in any profits from any such article. Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the purposes severally specified, are hereby appropriated out of auy moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated : For additional freights from New York to Havre. For transportation and freight from Havre to Paris. For return freight of articles owned by the United States or lent to the government by indi viduals. For marine and fire insurance on the articles thus lent. For additional steam power at Paris, in the ' na lane" and the "annei." or finnnlementfll build ing, and in grounds adjacent. For the exhibition of machines, agricultural and other, and for the erection ot buildings to illus trate the education and agriculture of the United States and for the collection of specimens of ag ricultural productions under tbe joint resolution for that purpose. For the necessary expense of collecting, clas sifying, labelling, and packing mineralogieal and metallurgical specimens, to complete the exhibi tion of the mineral wealth of the United States. For the necesoary expense of laborers and extra service in the offices at Paris and New York, and for the expenses of a secretary, clerks, scientific assistants and draughtsmen, rooms, and other In cidental expenses of the commission. Sec. 8. And be it further resolved. That it shall be tbe duty ot the general agent at New York, and of the commissioner general at Paris, to transmit to Congress, through the Department of State, a detailed statement of the manner in which the ex penditures herein authorized are made by them respectively. Approved, March 12y 1887. Public Resolution No. 2. A Resolution extending the time for the com " pletion of the improvement of the Fox and Wis consin rivers. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United States of America in Congrese assembled, That the time provided for the comple tion of the improvement ot the Fox and Wiscon sin rivers and a canal connecting the same by sec tion three of an act of Congress, approved August eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, entitled, "An act to grant a certain quantity of land to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers and to connect the same by a Canal in tbe Territory of Wisconsin," be and the same hereby is extended for the term of five years from and alter the approval of this resolution, with all the rights aud privileges conferred by said act. Approved, March 12, 1867. Public Resolution No. 3. A Resolution presenting the thanks of Congress to George Peabody. Resolveed by the Senate and House of Repeesenta tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the thanks of Congress be, and they hereby are, presented to George Peabody, of Massachusetts, for his great and peculiar benefi cence in giving a large sum of money, amounting to two million dollars, for the promotion of educa tion in the more destitute portions of the south ern and southwestern States, the benefits of which, according to his direction, are to be distributed among the entire population withont any distinc tion, except what may be found in needs or op portunities of usefulness. Sec. 2. Aud be it further resolved, That it shall be the duty of the President to cause a gold medal to be struck, with suitable devices and inscrip tions, Which, together with a copy, of this resolu tion, shall be presented to Mr. Peabody in tbe name of the people of the United States. Sec. 8. And be U further resolved, That a suffi cient sum of money to carry this resolution into effect is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. ! Approved, March 16, 1867. I Official Public Resolution No. 4. A Resolution for the relief of freedmen or desti tute colored people in the District of Co lumbia. Resolaed by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the United SUtes of America in Congress Assembled, That fifteen thousand dollars bv, and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the relief of freedmen or destitute colored peo ple in the District of Columbia, the same to be expended under the direction ol the Commission ei of the Bureau of Freedmen and Refugees. Appaoved, March 16, 1867. JULES J ARED S 66 Email Ie JParis.5 The New Beautifier of the Skin. TESTIMONIALS FROM CELEBRATED LA DIES: The secret of beautifying the skin being known only to Messrs. 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MATTRASS MAKING ANP UPHOLSTERING. THE SUBSCRIBER AREPREPARED TO CAR RY on tbe above work in the best style, and with dispatch. Mattrasses will be made out of raw materials, or old ones will be taken apart and done up so as to make them as good as lrew Now is the time to have your mattrasses over hauled, repaired, and renovated. Also, cushions and sofas of all kinds repaired and renovated. The subscriber are working at low rates for cash. He may be found on the premises former ly occupied by Mr. Shepard. just above the Rail road bridge, on Hillsboro' street, nearly opposite Jndce Saunders'. Orders from persons at a distance, living on or near Kauroads, are solicited, worn ior sucn customers, as well as all others, will be promptly done and forwarded. RUFUS HARRISON. Raleigh, July 31, 1866. 57 tf Watson's Photograph Gallery, RALEIGH, N. C. PRICES LOWER THAN EVER. The Snnbeam Art Improving. 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He respectfully announces that he has added to his other business, that of Undertaking, and is now ready to supply those who may require them, Coffins of any desired qualify. He has tbe best material for wood-work elaborate silver plain mountings, plating, etc, and a new HEARSE, ot modern piitern and finish. He is therefore in con dition to furnish everything requisite for funeral occasions and will attend to all orders for his ser vices, in this line, with promtitu.lo. October, zeth. V5 tt F. C. LIGHTE & CO., (Late Lighte, Newton & Bradburys,) Mamfaetnrers of First-Class Plans Fortes. Highest Premium at the American World's Fair ana n.xnioiuon oi me mausiry oi au .Nations. This well-known establishment is now eontlnn ed by F. C. LIGHTE and LOUIS ERNST, at the old stand, 421 Broome St., bet. Crosby and Elm, New xorls Uity. mayi i-iy CURRANTS, Citron, . rickles. Canned Peaches, a fresh supply at UPCHURCH& DODD'S. JJOOMS FOR RENT. THREE EXCELLENT ROOMS TO BENT in a plersant part of Raleigh. Apply at the manaara omce. a u. Railroad, Insurance, &o. NEW ARRANGEMENT ON R. A G. 4 RAIL ROAD. Raleigh & Gaston Railroad Co., 1 Superintendent's Office, Raleigh, Nov. 28th, 1866. ) ON AND AFTER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29th, 1866, Trains ou the Raleigh and Gaston Rail' road will run as follows: Mail train leaves Raleigh, 7.15 a. m. " " Arrives at Weldon, 8.00 p. m. " " leaves Weldon at 11.00 a. m. " " Arrives at Raleigh, 6.00 p.m. Accommodation train leaves Raleigh 8.00 p. m. " Arrives at Weldon, 2.80 a. m. " leaves Weldon at 7.15 p. m. " Arrives at Raleigh 6.30 p.m. The mail trains connect with P. R. R. & 8. fc R. R. R. & Old Bay line Steamers golning North, and with N. C. Railroad, going 8outh. Accommodation train connects at Weldon with train on P. R. R. going North making through connections to New York. Accommodation train leaving Weldon at 7.15 p. m., connects with trains from the North on P. R. R. & S. & R. R. R. & Annamissic line, and also with train from tbe South on the W. & W. R. R. and at Raleigh with train from the West and South on N. C. R. R. Persons having business in Petersburg or Rich mond can take 8.00 p. m.. Accommodation train and spend the next day in Petersburg, or Rich mond and return, arriving in Raleigh the follow ing morning to breakfast. W. G. LEWIS, Gen. Sup't Dec. 1,1866. v xlD tt ETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. ASSETS t5,0O0,O00.00. March 1st, 1867. In Excess of Liabilities and Assets $982,075. TO. THE CONFIDENCE OF THE AMERICAN people in the responsibility ot this old and well established Company, is fully manifested by the unexampled Increase of Applications. - Some of the first mindsjin tbe country are among .the 85,000 Policy Holders now on record. In the Department represented by the subsii ber, the following deaths have occurred the past year; and Policies paid at " the Office In Raleigh, N. C. Thus supplying means of support beyond any other investment Then, Reader, why not profit by the example? - ' , Policies Paid. ' . . Justus Kinsey, Roseigh, 15,000, costing him 177 James E. Weeks, Elizabeth City, 5,000, costing him 112.58 T. J. Garner, Weldon, 8,000, costing him 48.88 S. B. Turnage, Kinston, 10,000, costing him 166.86 Remember this is a Stock Company, and now pays 50 per cent, dividend to those who have paid two years. WM. H. CROW, Oeril AgH, Raleigh, N. C. Call on the subscriber for further information. Dr. Wm. 1. McKee, Examining Physician. March 19, 1867. 154 lm. RALEIGH & GASTON RAILROAD. THROUGH FREIGHT TARIFF, 1867. U0KTH AND SOUTH. 1867. By the AirLlne Route. "TXTE ARE NOW PREPARED TO 8HIP ALL VV kinds of freight through to New York, , Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore, or through bills of lading giving through receipts at the low est rates. THIS IS THE LINE FOR SHIPPERS. Your goods will be handled only once ; through connections close ; no delay ; time and expense less than by any other route. Insurance, trifling compared with other routes. We take goods to and from Columbia, S. C, and all intermediate .stations, with more promptness and dispatch than any Express Company. TAKE NOTICE I Persons shipping goods South will ship through the following Agent, and by the following Steamship Companies, and NO OTHER : . From New York, by the Atlantic Cost Mall Steamship Company. Livingston, Fox & Co., Agents, No. 88, Liberty St., or Pier 86, North River,- N. Y. From Baltimore, by Baltimore Steam Packet Company. L. B. Parks, Agent, foot of Union Dock and by Brandt's line of Steamers. From Philadelphia, bv the Philadelphia and Norfolk Steamship Company. W. B. Clyde & Co., Agents, No. 14, 'North Delaware Ave nue, Pjiladelphia. From Boston, by the Boston and -Norfolk Steamship Company. E. Sampson & Co., Agents, end of Central Wharf, Boston. Consign your goods to Railroad Agent, Porta--moutb, Virginia, and City Point. Goods coming by tbe way of City Point and. Petersburg must be so marked. C. B. ALLEN, Freight Agent, R & G. Railroad Co. Dec. 4, 1866. 111 tf. THE BROOKLYN LIFE INSURANCE CO., HAS DECLARED TO ITS POLICY-HOL- . DERS a cash dividend of forty per cent., to be paid at tbe next settlement of their annual pre miums, with an ample surplus, sufficient to have made a dividend of fifty per cent.; but the board of directors' looking to the security of the Com pany, and to the interests of the assured, deemed this large dividend of forty per cent, ample with the assured, and prudent men seeking Life Insu rance and looking for security, this course should be approved. The excess over the 40 per cent, stands credited to tbe assured, to be applied on future dividends. Dividends are paid Annually. POLICIES PREMIUMS NON-FORFEITURE. Thirty dags grace given in pay ment of premiums. Montagie Street, near Coart, Brooklyn, and 141 Broadway, N. Y. PRESIDENT, CHRISTIAN W. BOUCK. SECRETARY, RICHARD H. HARDING AGENT, P. F. PESCUD, Raleigh MEDICAL EXAMINES, Db. WM. G. HILL, RaiLkibh. Raleigh, N. C, April 8, 1866. T il. JNSURANCE AGAINST FIRE, AND THE PERILS OF INLAND TRANS portatlon. UNDERWRITER'S AGENCY, Composed of the Oermania, Hanover, Mhgia and Republic Fire Insurance Companies. Bp. York. Csoital over $3,000,000. : JOHN G. WILLIAMS, A CO., . oct 6 tf 10 Agents. FIRE INSURANCE. AGENCY RALEIGH, N. C. P. F , PESCUD, AoiiT, IS FREPAKSb TO I9SCX POLICIES OF INSURANCE V IN the following Companies, whose combined -' Capital and Assets amounts to 1 2,000,00$, Tic : . " ' . .' .. " Phoenix Fire Ins. Co., Hartford, Conn, : , Atlantic Fire Ins. Co., Brooklyn, lfT . Valley of Virginia, Winchester, Virginia. The above Companies are weir known as first class Companies, and pay their losses promptly. For particulars apply to - -L P. F. PSSCTJD, Raleigh, N, C, March Q 1866,