2cffcreonian Republican. Tim vsd.t y JK arch 20, I51. QCr: Therjc.isopapcr issued from this Office during the past two weeks, in consequence of a member of, our family having bad the small pox, which frightened off all the hands of our office, and entirely disabled, us. We made every eflbrt to procure others-to aid us in getting out the paper last week, but failed in doing so. We hope our readers will bear with us under the circumstances. Those persons who. were kind enough to wait upon us and supply our wants during this trial, we shall ever feel greatful tq,. and will endeavor to reciprocate the -favor, whenever an opportunity shall offer. We arc happy to state that our little girl has en tirely reco;crcd j and that the danger is past, be yond question. When this contagious disease, fraught with so nmcli terror in the minds of pcoio, makes its ap pearance among us, it is wisdom to observe the ut most caution to prevent its spread : but with many the caution approaches a degree of ridiculous in sanity, extremely exageratcd reports fly in every direction, generally doing more harm than the dis ease itself. We often wonder what these very timid ones will do when they have to face the King of Terrors. OT Senator Benton has had the small pox. He is getting better. Whig Senator in Ohio. The legislature of Ohio on Saturday last, elect ed Benjamin F. Wade, (whig), to the United States Senate, fdr six years. The vote was for Wade 44, Payne (loco) 34, Scattering 7. Judge Wade was one of the earliest supporters of Gen. Taylor in the Western Reserve. OrThc bill for the charter of "The Farmers' and .Mechanic's Bank of Easton," passed the House of Representatives finally, on Friday last, by a vote of 45 to 40. Closing Oolels 011 the Sahbalh. The Grand Jury of Carbon County prevented the Hotels from selling liquor on the Sabbath, and the Court ordered the Prosecuting Attorney, to no tify all the Landlords in the county by written no tice to close their bars on the Sabbath day. Caua! Commissioner. The Lcwistown Gazette proposes the Hon. Chas. W. Pitman as the next Whig candidate for this office. The recommendation is endorsed by the Blair county Whig, with the most flattering enco miums. We have observed a similar suggestion from several other quarters before. OT" The Legislature of this State have adopted a resolution, fixing the day of adjournment on the 15th of April. ProfiJabie SLV.riasizig. Agriculture would seem to be a more profitable employment than gold digging at the present time in California. A Mr. Horner from New Jersey who has a farm at San Jose, about 40 miles from San Francisco, is stated, by a correspondent of the Journal of Commerce, to have planted, during the last season, about 130 acres of potatoes, which yielded him a crop of 35,000 bushels, averaging 50 lbs. to the bushel, and 270 bushels to the acre. The crop will average about ten cents per pound, or the enormous sum of one hundred and seventy five thousand dollars ; or what is the same thing, the whole rield of 130 acres was 25,000 bushels, und sold at five dollars per bushel. To sum up all, we find the product of this farm of less than 150 acres was as follows Potatoes $175,000, Onions 615,000; Cabbages 16,000; Tomatoes $6,250; Pumpkins $4,800. Total product $217,050. Two new churches are to be erected in Reading during the present 3Tcar, one a Lutheran, the oth er a German Reformed Church. OT R is said that a balloon has been construct ed at Paris which obeys the helm, and can be driv en even against the wind by its conductor. Guessing the Vrezulil of a Uos A very large number of persons assembled in Mount Holly, a few days since, to sec a mammoth hog, and join in the spert of guessing for him. Opinions as to his weight were various, and the excitement was very great. The majority of per sons present did not think he would reach 800. The betting was heavy, and the excitement in creased until towards evening, when the hog was weighed, and the announcement made that his ex act weight "was 840 pounds. Mr. Henry Murray, of Mount Holly, was the fortunate guesser the number set down by him being 8 10 Grog Shops for Women. A respectable New-York paper asserts that there are certain secret places in that city, furnished in the most gorgeous style, and patronised most ex clusively by women of wealth and fashion, who go there first for ice creams. &c, then for claret, champagne, brandy, mint juleps, sherry coblers, and brandy slings. "This is no fancy sketch; there are at this moment scores of women of the first rank in society who have become inveterate tipplers at these places." ' 0rA female Fugitive Slave, recently arrested In Cincinnati, put a stop, to legal proceedings, by .announcing her desire to return home with her joasterbecause he was the father of her child! We presume he will be "tarred and feathered" by those sturdy opponents of "amalgamation" the slaveholders of Kentucky, on his return. (pr We learn from the Easton Sentinel, of the SOthJnst., that the Delaware Division of$ie Penn sylvania Caiial will be opened for navigation either this or the coming week. , -.1 Census of ITIonroc County: 1850. 3 5 re - o 3 Hi Townships &. Bors. rr o (A v. n Hamilton Jackson Ross Chcsnuthill Pocono Polk Tobyhanna Coolbaugh Paradise Price Stroudsburg Stroud Smithficld U! M. Smithficld 1984 -C0& 307 107 307 107 217 22149 4! 40 10124' 171 SG, 10 J 1371 -217 1029 925 712 550 167 149 112 1G7 149, s 54 112 49 2 5 4 4 3 87 87 43 73 5o! 140 237 218 241 1 9 1 12 1 1 240 428 43 73 55 140 237j 218 340 4 20 2l' 811 11 115 7 1419 1283 1478 19 103 . 11 ; 101 5 I 241 10 Total 132G8.2153 2153 133 8j; 0 Tananing Business. No. of Tanneries in the County Capital invested in real &. personal estate No. of raw hides consumed annually Cost of do 11 $79,000 38,730 ! iMc. Gurus of Bark used Cost of do No. of hands employed -Admire wages of hands per month $1524 1 No. of lbs. of leather produced annually 1,276,520 Value of do $253,855 Hc-Oi'saEiizatioBt of IhcGaual Board. In accordance with the suggestion of Governor JOHNSTON, in his late annual message to the Legislature, Mr. Penninian, from the Committee on Inland Navigation, in the House of Representa tives, has reported a bill for the re-organization of the Board of Canal Commissioners, or rather the abolition of the Board of Canal Commissioners, and the appointment of a single Superintendent of Pub lic Works in its stead. This bill authorizes the voters of the State to elect at the next general election, and every three years thereafter, a Superintendent of the Public Works, who shall perform all the duties now en joined by law upon the Canal Commissioners and such other duties as may be prescribed by law. The said Superintendent, is to be sworn or affirmed on entering his office, and shall give bond, with se curity, in the sum of $50,000. He shall be com missioned by the Governor, but shall, for a misde meanor in office, be removed by the Governor on the address of a majoriy of all the members elect ed to each House of the General Assembly. Pro vided, that in case of vacancy, by death, resigna tion, or otherwise, the Governor shall appoint, to serve until a successor is elected and qualfied. The Superintendent shall have the entire manage ment of the public works belonging to the State, and shall devote his whole time to the public ser- ice and shall keen his office in the Capitol. He shall appoint for three years a Superintendent of .. L . m... , Motive Power on the Allegheny portage railroad, and one Supervisor for each division of the Canal, if he thinks so many are required ; also Collectors and Weighmasters. The Superintendent is authorized to appoint a Secretary, at S1500 per annum. M.;;no- eWvmn- in ilntnil tlm stntn nf division or section under his supervision; the nature of the repairs done since last report; the amount of money expended, and the amount of money due, together with the name of every person to whom money has iii' i . i been paid, or is due, and for what purposes, the number and names of engineers, firemen, mechan ics, laborers, and others employed on the several lines respectively, and the amount of wages or sal ary paid to each per day or week. The Superintendent is required to make an an- nual report to the Legislature, in which he shall , . . 1 i n , show the receipts and expenditures of each line or division, includmg the motive power, and the re- ceipts and expenditures on the rail-roads belonging . t)lo cttf to the State. A " revenue bureau" shall be established in the Superintendant's office, and he shall appoint a competent person to discharge the duties, which shall be to examine the object of tolls generally, and by comparison of the rates of tolls, as published by the Superintendent and incorporated companies of this State and of other States, to arrive at a knowledge of the most efficient mode of increasing the revenue from the public works. He shall re ceive $1,500 per annum. An "Engineer's bureau" shall also be estab lished, the head to be appointed by the Superin tendent. His duties shall extend to all the canals and railroads belonging to the State, and he shall keep a record of his proceedings .in a book. He shall make all the surveys and explorations rela tive to the public works, estimates of the cost of new work, or for repairs, and such other duties as may be required. He shall make an annual report j to the Legislature, and shall receive $2,000 per annum. The Superintendents of Motive Power on the Columbia Railroad and the Portage Rail-road shall have the entire management of said roads respec tively. We have no hesitancy in saying that the provi sions of this bill seems to be admirably calculated to insure an efficient and energetic management of the Public Works. The change is perhaps a little more radical than that contemplated by the Governor, and the organization more complicated, stifiS and unwicldly, but that it would work to far greater adyantage than the present system can hardly admit of a doubt. The appointment of the State Engineer, or Spe cial Superintendent of repairs, is a measure that is imperatively demanded under any system ; rand whatever may be the fate of the bill, we hope this particular feature of it will be adopted under any circumstances. There seems to Jaefa very general dissatisfaction a dissatisfaction reaching to both political par ties with the present organization of the Qaual The Superintendent shall visit each division at V"'"' whc"b.'" uiV..u.a -i-;"- pay one quarter's postage in advace; in all sucti ca 1 . . for fulfiling treaty simulations with various Indian , .L un u uir ,i,n rrorroinrr least three Umes each year, and sa.. requ.re trom lrjb fllr ,hc jin mli 30lh Ju?0 1853. - Xbols and Reels' of prinS the superintendent or supervisor monthly reports , An act to prescribe the mode of obtaining evi- 4 . . . . ' .,.-, c choll hn Board. Tlflcomwlaints against it arc by no means of a factional : or party character,' but come alike from- Whig and Opposition; ,TJiese compianub hayelbeenjmg and loud; but whail thejbili;thc ImbSancec which is here presented, as the har binger of a complete and speedy reformation. Daily American. Texas. It is said that emigrants from the Western jind Southern States are pouring into Texas in large V numbers, many of whom are wealthy planters; , ItW nl.mtnrsi fari- 3-mers and stock raisers. It is estimated thatwith 3 , in the past six months some eighty thousand per sons have entered the State by way of Galveston and the lied River. -A New Orleans letter says: " Good sugar lands, well located, and perfect ti tles, are rating from $5 to 10, and cotton lands from 82 to 5 per acre. The rapidly augmenting value of these lands since the Compromise, as was rrrnpr.i llv nntiiiinated. has caused them to become a prominent object of speculation in the market, ...ujio ti,0 ror-nflino- tiflfi nf California emigration is passing into Texas on the " back trade," and se curing much of what is every where acknowledged to be the best planting and agricultural district in the South," Tickets of various denominations from 6i cents' $130,540 : to 50 cents, are now issued in New-Yprk; by eat 8,380 ing houses, baker shops, &c. Some are issued on $30,933 plain, cards, others on bank note paper, and beauti 84 ' fullv engraved. One person has had his bills struck from a finely engraved plate, costing $200, the fifty cent bills from it, closely resembling a ou dollar 0111. Men and Fish. Men are as easily caught as cat-fish. ,AH that is required is a different kind of bait. If you would catch a young man for install ce, bait with calico. If you are after an old sinner, fasten to your hook a doubloon. Coiis'css.C!osc off the Session. The proceedings of Congress on the last day of the session (which lasted from 1 1 A. M. on Mon day till noon on Tuesday,) were of such a hasty and confused character that our readers would scarcely understand them if we were to copy the reports in full. More important business was done in that sitting, than during the whole previ ous part of the session. The most important business of the last day may be summed up as follows: BILLS DEFEATED. ' The French Spoliation Bill The River and Harbor Appropriation Bill. The Fortification .'lppropriation Bill. The Bill making Gen. Scott a Lieut. General. BILLS PASSED. The Bill for reducing the rates of postage. The Post Office Appropriation Bill. The Civil and Diplomatic Bill. The Army and Navy Appropriation Bills. The Bill establishinu new Post Routes. The following list comprises all the important acts passed during the session. Joint resolution directing the distribution of the works of Alexander Hamilton, and for other pur poses. An art making appropriations tur the payment j of navy pensions, for the year ending the 30th of; June, 1852, An act making appropriations for the support of , lhre Military Academy , for the year ending the 30lh , I of June, 1352. Ant act making appropriations for the payment of revolutionary and oilier persons of the United Slates, for the year ending the 30th of June, 1852. An act lo supply deficiencies in the appropria- ns for the service of the fiscal year ending the tl Juno, 1801. . lions 30th An act making appropriations for the current and dence in cases ot contested elections ljsh the Tunhoml povernmenl of Oregon," and an acl l0 establish the Territorial government of iMinesota. I J An actto authorize the Legislative Assembly of I the Territories of Oregon and Minesota to take ch of lhc schoo -m sai(, TerrUorie8. A resolution for the relief of Louis Kossuth and his associated exiles from Hungary. An act to amend an act entitled an act allowing compensation to members of the Senate, members of the House of Representatives, and to delegates ' of territories, and repealing all other laws on that subject. An act to authotize the Secretary of War to al- ( (jw th(j i)ayment of interesl q lhee of Geor, ; gj3j for advances made for the use of the United Stales, in the suppression of hostilities of the Creek; i Seminole, and Cherokee Indians. An act to found a military asylum for relief and support of invalid and disabled soldieis of the ar- ' my of the United States An art for appointment of appraisers at large, and for other purposes, and an act to modify rates of postage in the United Slates, and to provide lor other purposes. An act to ascertain and settle private land claims in the State of California. An act to limit the liability of ship-owners, and for other purposes. An act to create additional collection districts in ihe Territory of Oregon, and for other purposes. An act to amend an act entitled "An act allow ing compensation to the members of the Senate, members of the House of Representatives of the United States, and to the Delegates of the Terri tories," and repealing all other laws on that sub ject. An act to amend the acts regulating the ap praisement of imported merchandise and for other purposes An act for the relief of the American Coloniza tion Society. An act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department during the year ending 30ih of June, 1852. An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year ending the 30th of June, 1652, and for other pur poses. An act to establish certain post routes in the United States and the Territories thereof. An act making appropriations for light-houses, light-boats, buoys, &c, and providing for the erec tion and establishment of the same, and for other purposes. Fugitive Slave Laio in Rhode-Island. The subject of the Fugitive Slave Law having been re ferred to a special committe of the Rhode-Island Legislature, they have reported that there is not sufficient time for its full consideration at the pres ent session, but recommend the passage of the fol lowing act: 'An act in relation to persons claimed in this state as fugitives from service or labor. It shall be the duty of the Attorney General whenever he is informed that any inhabitant of this state is ar rested or claimed as a fugitive from service or la bor, diligently and faithfully, at the expense.of the state, to use all lawful means to protect, defend, and procure to be legally djscharged? every such person so arrested or claimed.' 1 r . 1 i it 1 . j CHEAP POSTAGE LAW. AN ACT to reduce and modify the rates of post age in the United States and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House oj Rep resentatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled. That, from the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, in lieu of the rates of postage now established by law, there shall be charged the following rates, to wit: For every sin ole letter in manuscript, or paper of any kind upon which information shall be asked for, or communi cated in writing, or by marks or signs, conveyed in the mail, for any distance between places with in the United States not exceeding three thousand miles, when the postage upon such letter shall have been orepaid, three cents, and five cents when the postage thereon shall not have been prepaid; and for any distance exceeding three thousand miles, double these rates for every such single letter or paper when conveyed wholly or in part by sea, and t ,.r frnm n fnrpian rnuntrv. for anv distance over twenty-five hundred miles, twenty cents, and for j any distance under twenty-five hundred miles, ten ; cents, (excepting, nowever, an cases auv, postage have been or shall be adjusted at different rates by postal treaty or convention, already con cluded "or hereafter to be made;) and for a double letter there shall be charged double the rates above specified, and for a treble letter, treble those rates, and for a quadruple letter, quadruple those rates; and every letter or paicel not exceeding half an ounce in weight, shall be deemed a single letter ; and every additional weight of half an ounce, or oddilional weight of less than half an ounce, shall be charged with an additional single postage. And all drop letters, or letters placed IP. ar.y 1 ost Ul fice, not for transmission, but for delivery only, shall be charged with postage at the rate of one cent each; and ail letters snau nereauci tised as remaining over or uncalled for in any 1 ost Office, shall be charged with one cent in addition to the regular postage, both to be accounted for as other postages now are. Sec 2. And be it further enacted. That all news papers not exceeding three ounces in weight, sent from the office of publication to actual and bona fide subscribers, shall be charged with postage as follows, to wit: All newspapers published weekly only, shall circulate in the mail free of postage within the county where published, and that the postage on the regular number, of a newspaper published weekly, for any distance not exceeding fifty miles out of the county where published, shall be "five cents per quarter; for any distance exceed ing fifty miles, and not exceeding three hundred mfles, ten cents per puarter; for any distance ex ceeding three hundred miles and not exceeding one thousand, fifteen cents per quarter; for any dis tance exceeding one thousand miles and not ex ceeding two thousand miles, twenty cents per quar ter; and for any distance exceeding four thousand miles, thirty cents per quarter; and all newspapers published monthly, and sent to actual and bona fide subscribers shall be charged with one-fourth the foregoing rates and on all such newspapers published semi-monthly shall be charged with one half the foregoing rates; and papers published semi-weekly shall be charged double those rates; tri weekly, treble those rates ; and oftener than tri weekly, five times those rates. And there shall be charged upon every other newspaper, and each circular not sealed, hand-bill, engraving, pamphlet, periodical, magazine, book, and every other de scription of printed matter, which shall be uncon nected with any manuscript, or written matter, and which it may be lawful to transmit through the mail, of no greater weight than one ounce, for any distance not exceeding five hundred miles, one cent; and for each additional ounce, or fraction of an ounce, one cent ; for any distance exceeding five hundred 'miles and not exceeding one thous and five hundred miles, double those rales ; for any distance exceeding one thousand five hundred miles and not cxreeding two thousand five hundred miles, treble those rates; for any distance exceed- j ,. 0 x ' in" two thousand five hundred miles and not ex- three thousand five hundred miles, four those rates; for any distance exceeding three thousand five hundred miles, five times those rales. Subscribers to all periodicals shall he required to ehinff over thirlv deemed mailable matter, under the provisions of this section. And the postage on all printed mat ter other than newspapers and periodicals publish ed at intervals, not exceeding three months, and sent from the office of publication to actual and bo- . f d suhscribe t0 Vje . , , W P?? ; prepaid; and in ascertain e chargeable thereon, they shall be weighed when in a dry state. And when ever any printed matter on which the postage is required by this section to be prepaid shall, through the inattention of Postmasters, or otherwise, be sent without prepayment, the same shall be charged with double the amount of postage which would have been chargeable thereon if the postage had been prepaid : but nothing in this act contained shall subject to postage any matter which is ex empted from the payment of postage by any exist ing law. And the Postmaster General, by and with the advice and consent of the President of the United Stales, shall be and he is hereby authorized to reduce or enlarge, from time to time, the rates of postage upon all letters and other mailable mat ter conveyed between the United States and any foreign country, for the purpose of making better postal arrangements with other governments, or counteracting any adverse measures affecting our postal intercourse with foreign countries; and post masters at the office of delivery are hen by author ized, and it shall be their duty, to remove wrap pers and envelopes from all printed matter and pamphlets not charged with letter postage, for the purposes of ascertaining whether there is upon or connected with any such printed matter, or in such package any matter or thing which would author ize or require the charge of a higher rate of post age thereon. And all publisheis of pamphlets, periodicals, magazines, and newspapers which shall not exceed sixteen ounces in weight, shall be allowed to interchange their publications recip rocally free of postage : Provided, That such in terchange shall be confined to a single copy of each publication : And Provided, also, That said publishers may enclose in their publications the bills for subscriptions thereto without any addi tional charge for postage: And provided, further. That in all cases where newspapers shall not con tain over three hundred square inches they may be transmitted through the mails by the publishers to bona fide subscribes at one-fourth ihe rates fixed by this act. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Postmaster General to provide and furnish to all deputy postmasters, and lo all other persons applying and paying therefor, suita ble postage stamps of the denomination of three ccnt3, and of such other denominations as he'may think expedient to facilitate the pre-payment of the postages provided for in this act; and any person who shall forge or counterfeit any postage stamp provided or furnished under the provisions of this or any former act, whether the same are impressed or printed on or attached to envelopes or not, or any die, plate, or engraving therefor, or shall make or print, or knowingly use or sell, or have in his possession with intent to use or sell, any such false, forged, or counterfeited die, plate, engraving or postage stamp, or who shall make or print, or authotize or procure to be made or printed, any postage stamps of the kind provided and furnished by the the Postmaster General as aforesaid, with out the special authority and direction of'the Post Office Department, or who, after such postage stamps have been printed, shall, with intent to do fraud the revenues of the Post Office Department, I deliver any postage stamps to any person or per sons other than such as shall be authorized to re ceive ihe same by an instrument of writing duly executed under the hand of the Postmaster Gener eral, and seal of the Post-Office Department, shall, on Conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of felony, and be punished by a fine not exceeding five hun dred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and the expenses of procuring andpro?idingall such postage stamps and letter envelopes, as are provided for or authorized by this act, shall be paid, after being adjusted by the Auditor of the Post-Office Department, or the certificate of the Postmaster General, out of any money - ,n the Treasury arising from the Post-Office Depar men . Sec 4. And be it further cnaclcdthalU shall be the duty or every Postmaster to cause to be de faced, in such manner as the Postmaster General shall direct, all postage stamps attached to letters deposited in his office for delivery, or to be sent by mail; and if any Postmaster, sending letters in the mail with postage stamps attached, shall omit to deface the same, it shall be the duty of the Post master to whose offices such letters shall be sent for delivery to deface the stamps and report the delinquent Postmaster to the Postmaster-General. And if any person shall use, or attempt to use, in pre-payment of postage, any postage; stamp which shall have been before used for like purposes, such persons shall be subject to a penalty of fifty dollars lor every such offence, to be recovered in the name of the United States, in any court of competent ju risdiction. . Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That lists of letters remaining uncalled for in any post-office irt ny vilinrro whflrf? a nfiwsDauers shall be printed, shall hereafter be published once only m the newspaper which, being issued weekly or of tener, shall have the largest circulation vi range of delivery of said office, to be decided by the Postmaster General, under such regulations as shall be prescribed by him, al a charge not exceed in" one three at such office, at such time and un der uch regulations as the Postmaster General shall nrescribe ; and a charge of one cent for each letter 'adveitised. And the postmaster at such of fice is hereby directed to post in a conspicuous place in his office a copy of such list on the day or day after the publication thereof; and if the pub lisher of any such paper shall refuse to publish the list of letters as pioviJed in this section, the post master may designate some other paper for such purpose. Such lists of letters shall be published once in every six weeks, and as much oftener, not exceeding once a week, as the Postmaster Gener al may specially direct: Provided, That the Post master General may, in his discretion, direct the publication of German and other foreign letters in any newspaper primed in the German or any other foreign language, which publication shall be in lieu of or in aJdition to the publication of the list of such letters in the manner first in this section provided, as the Postmaster General shall direct. Seo. fi. And be it further enacted, That to any postmaster whose commissions may be reduced be fore the amount allowed at his office for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and whose labors may be increased, the Postmaster General shall be authorized, in his discretion, to allow such additional commissions as he may deem just and proper: Provided, That the whole amount of commissions allowed such postmaster during the fiscal year shall not exceed bv more than twenty per cent, the amount of com missions at such office for the year ending the thir tieth dav of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one. Sec. 7. And be it further macied, That no Post Office now in existence shall be discontinued, nor shall the mail service on any mail route in any of the States or Territories be discontinueu or aimin ished, in consequence of any diminution of the revenues that may result from this act; and it shall be the duty of the Postmaster General to establish new Post-OfficeS; and place the mail service on any new mail routes established, or that may heie after be established, in the same manner as though this act had not passed: And provided, further, That the compensation of no Postmaster shall be diminished in consequence of the passage of this act Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That there shall be paid to the Post Office Department, in fur ther payment and compensation for the mail ser vice performed for the two Houses of Congress and the other Departments and offices of the Gov ernment in the transportation of free matter, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars per year, which shall be paid quarterly, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; and the moneys appropriated to the Post Office Depart ment by the twelfth section of the act "to estab lish certain post-routes and for oilier purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and forty seven, and remaining undrawn in the Treasury, shall continue subject to the Post-Office Depart ment, notwithstanding the s;rfce may have so re mained so undrawn for more than no years after it became subject to such requisition. Sec. 9. Ami be it further enacted, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, to supply any de ficiency that may arise in the Post Office Depart ment. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That it shall be in the power of the Postmaster General,- at all the Post Offices where ihe Postmasters are ap pointed by the President of the United Slates, 10 establish post routes within the cities or towns, to provide for conveying letters to the Post Office, by establishing suitable and convenient places of de posit, and employing carriers to receive and depos it them in the Post Office; and at all such offices it shall be in his power to cause letters to be deliv ered by suitable carriers, to be appointed by him for that purpose, for which not exceeding one or two cents shall be charged, to be paid by the per son receiving or sending the same; and all sums so received shall be paid into the Post Office Depart ment: Provided, The amount of compensation al lowed by the Postmaster General to carriers shall in no case exceed the amount paid into the Treas ury, by each town or city, under the provisions of this section. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passage of this act it shall be lawful to coin, at the mint of the United States and its branches, a piece of the denomination and legal value of 3 cents, or inree-nuncretns 01 a oonar, be composed of three-fourths of silver and one fourth copper, and to weigh twelve grains and inree-eighths ot a grain ; mat tne sum y"'7' bear such devices as sliall be conspicuously differ ent from those of the other silver coins, and of the gold dollar, but having the inscription of the Uni ted States of America, and its denomination and dale; and that it shall be a legal tender in payment of dents for all sums of thirty cents and under; and that no ingots shall be used for the coinage of the three-cent pieces herein authorized, of which the quality differs more than five thousandths from the legal standard; and that, in adjusting the weight of the said coin the following deviations from the standard weight shall not be exceeded, namely: one-half of a grain in a single piece,, and one-penny weight in a thousand pieces. ' -, Approved, March 3, l85l. " u f The LeggetCs Gap Railroad Company, lias commenced laying its track from Scranton with heavy T rail. Several miles have already been laid. The Company has also commenced mining coal, preparatory to stocking the road, which Avjill be finished in a few months, forming a connection with the New-York and Eric Railroad at Qrcat Rend. Ilonesdale Democrat-
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