Newspaper Page Text
THE EVENING STAR,
Polic* Ekpobtb. Second rrtcxncL?Henry C.
Brown, two casea of assault; bail for court.
Also, for stoning the dwelling of John Dong
kus; bail for court. Franklin l^dmonston, lar
ceny, jail for court
Third l*r'cinit.?Mary Holland anil Joseph T.
Henry, drunk, Charles Sebastian, disorderly;
dismissed. P. McCann, assault and battery
latent to kill; jail for court, Anna McGee,
peddling unlicensed; fl.44. John lienjamin,
fighting; #4 90. T. B<*all and rteorge Hawkins,
bathing, *1.44 each. Peter Nelson and P. Oar
W, drnnk; do. H. Jones, larceny; do. Maria
Magruder, do.; jail. Tho?. Jones, d?'s?rtioh;
military. Samuel Hughes, disorderly; f J.6S.
Daniel Connor, do.;S2 11. t^eorge Butler, fast
driving; workbonse. Henrietta Yonng, nui
sance; ?2.44.
fourth Precinct.?Jas. Harvey, drnnk and
disorderly; 33. J;is. Davey, vagrancy; work
house. Truman Keck, Kdw. Hutchinson, de
sertion; military.
Sixth J'recinct.?Snsan Ross, Sam'l and ffm.
Shrevrs, assanlt and battery; Win. Shrflv?*s,
swindling; and Martha Lucas, larceny; dis
missed. John L?owd, grand larceny, jail for
conrt. W.H. Beston, disorderly, workhouse.
Jchn Callin, John Dooley, do., g-J each.
Tenth JYccinct.?Brian Doran, drunk: Cath
arine Kane, Samuel Brown, Edward Hamer
e'py. disorderly: dismissed. Mary Dodd,
U iria L. Dodd. Mary Dodd, jr., P. Donoghue,
threats; John Waldron, vagrancy; bail to keep
the peace. John Burns, Joseph Donually.
drur.k; dismissed. Geo. Caton, do.; 81. D.
Hartnett, assault and battery; bail for peace.
Acne Salvey, larceny; dismissed Henry Dor.
sey, disorderly; #2. Cecilia Wilson, John
Branson, do and drnnk; workhouse. Amelia ;
Brown, disorderly; do. Wm. Hanley, do.; #3.
John Waldron, do.; S10. Anne Slater, do.; SI. j
Fourth Wabt> Station Casks?Joseph
Kielv, vagrancy; dismissed. Jonn W. Dayh,
drunk: locked up six nours. John Smith, d'ls
orderly;locked np four hours. Jas. McFay,
do.; do. Randolpo Fish, creating a nuisance; I
*5.70. E. R. f'^rkirs, do ; for a hearing. John
Kean^y, petty larceny; dismissed. Bridget
Feeney, grand larceny; jail for hearinz. Jno. I
Conners, disorderly; military. F. D Ryon,
rssault and battery; bail for peace. John A.
Mullroy, drunk: dismissed. Margaret Fitz
gerald, grand larceny; jiil forbearing. Phil
lip A Cockburn, drnnk and disorderly; for
hearing George Gray, atsanlt rmd battery;
for heariDg. James Ames, drunk aud disor
derly; for bearing. James Williams, sleeping
in the street; dismissed. Henry Williams, do ; j
dismissed. James Clarke,do ; military. Wal- j
ter Young, drunk; dismissed. Anne Butler,
vagrancy; d ismissed. Emma Smith, vagran
cy, dismissed. Marg'tTx>ag. disorderly; #-1.58. J
Joseph Winder. Kobt. Orr, Mary A. McClel
land, John H. Stevens, Wm.Smith, drnnkand
disorderly; dismissed. M A. Jackson, con- i
cealed weapons; do. Sidney Moore, grand Iar
oenv; jail. Ellen Brcwn, assault and battery;
dismissed. Wm. Duffieid, attempt to pick a i
pocket; do. Cornelius liuffe, Harry Rnlflng,
Patrick Crahn, sleeping In the street; do.
rjp U
SUMMER RESORTS.
E WHITE HOUSE,
|
LOCATED 0.1
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
Between the Ocean anil Railroad, at
ATLANTIC CITY.
13 NOW PREPARED TO RECEIVE VISITORS.
The Proprietor, thankful for pastliberal support,
pledges himself to spare so effort that will contri
bute to the happiness of his patrons, and secure
or them the comforts of a home at the sea side.
For information, address WM. WHITEHOCSE,
Atlantic City. )e 22-trit*
ITNITED STATES HOTEL,
I CAPE ISLAND. N. J,
JOBN WEST. AARON MILLER,
_ PBOPHIKTOR8.
Beg leave to call the attention of their friends
and thepnblic to the above magnificent A ? ? A
Establishment, which will be open forWjfSAw
the rectption of visitors on tha 13th ofliLU^^
June.
Besides aspaeions Dining Ha'l and Parlnrs.it
contains an nnusual number of large and well
ventilated Bed Rooms, all handsomely furnished
with new furniture throughout.
The Proprietors of this Establishment will spars
no care or expense te meet the wants of their
*nests, thereby hoping to share liberally in the
jublie patronage.
Application for rooms made to the subscribers,
by letter to Cape Island, will receive a prompt
reply.
*S-?w WE8T A MILLER.
a
EO. DEMERIT A CO.,
JEWELERS,
NO. 303 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
(Corner Duane Street.)
100,000 WATCHES, CHAINS,
GOLD PENS, AND PENCILS, *0., &c.. &C.
WORTH 8500,000'
TO EE BOLD AT ONE DOLLAR EACH. WITH
OCT REQARD TO VALUE.
And not to be pnid until you know what you will
receive!
T
SPLENDID LIST OF ARTICLES
Ail to be Bold for Ono Dollar each.
lOGold Hunting Castd Watches 1110 each.
1(0 Gold Watches . ?. .. 60each.
2<0 Ladies'Watches 35 each. 1
8fX) Silver Watches fl.l to 25 eaeb. j
60> ??old Neyk and Vest chains. ...12 to 15 each.
> 00 Chat' laine ;md Guard Chains5 to 15 each.
3W0 Neck and Vest Chains....... 4 to 12 each.
Solitaire Jet and Gold Brooches.. .4 to Beach.
400i? Coral, Lav a. Garnet, Ac c., Brooches.3 to 8 each.
700 Geld. Jet, Opal, Acc., Ear Drops... 3 to 8eaeh.
?(**> Gent's Breast and Hearf Pins... '< to 8 each.
<*M)0?al Band Bracelets.? 3 to Seaeh.
a>oChaswl P.racelets 5 to Id each.
36>K> CaliforniaBiainondPins A Rings2.*0to He?ch.
?h Keys 2 50to Ceach.
Holitme Sleeve Buttons Ac Studs . .2 to 8 each.
3,?0(?MThiKW.9*r.-.- 4 to Beach.
*><0 Miniature lockets. 2 to 7 each. '
3r< 0 Miniature Lockets, Magic 4 to 9 each.
"'00Gold Toothpicks. Crosses, Ac 2 to 6 each.
3X.0 Pob and Ri' bon Slides 2 to 5 each.
SCO" Chased Gold Rinjs ?. ? 2 to Seach.
fctme Set Rings 2 to Se&eh. 1
65W Pets I.a'lies'Jewe'ry?Jet Ac Gold 5 to l/i ea.'h. !
#9Lf?0 Set? Ladies' do.?varied styles 3 to 15 each.
tttS-Otiold Pens, Silver Case and Pencil 4 to 8 each. !
0 Gold Pens, (told Case and Pencil 5 to 10 each.
<50 0 Gold Pens, Gold-mounted Holder.2to 6 each.
Ail the Roods in the a'ove list will tie sold, with
out reservation. FOR ONE DOLLAR EACH. Cer
tiorates of all the various articles are placed in
similar envelopes and sealed. These envelopes
will te sent liy mail, or delivered at our office,
without re card to choice On receiving a Certifi
cate vou will see what article it represents, aud it
is optional with you to >end one dollar and receive
the article named, or any other in the list of same
value. In all transactions by mail we charge for
forwarding the Certificates, paying postage, and
doing the business, Z~> cents each. Pive Certifi
cates will t.e sent for $i. Eleven for ?2; Thirty for
f5, Sixty-hve fortlo; and One Hundred for $15.
By this mode we give selections from a varied
etock of fine goods, of the best make and latest
rtyles. and of intrinsic worth, at & nominal price,
while all have a chance of securing articles of the
very highest value.
We guarantee entire satisfaction in every in
stance and if there should be any person dissat
isfied with any article they may receive, they may
immediately return it, aud the price will be re
funded.
Agkst*.?We a!low those acting Agents Ten
Cents on each Certificate ordered, provided their
remittanr* amount to One Dollar.
They will eollect 25 cents for every Certificate,
and retaining 10 cents, remit to qs 15 cents for
Address GEO DEMERIT it CO ,
yy l-2aw2w No. 3Q3 Broadway, New York
V~ ETERINAKY SURGEON -Dr. J B. M'KA Y
Member of the Royal V. 8. College,,
Idi tburir. All dis?ases of the hors* treat
?d in the mot acieotiQc manner. Town'
and country practice attended to. Charges mod
erate. Office at J. O. liOWAF.D'S, G street, be
tween 6th and 7th. Je21 2w?
|MP08TANT TO SUTLERS
SUTLERS WILL FIND
H. A. DOWNING * CO.'S
U 0 y C E y T R A TED CLAM
TO II 1 MOST VALUABLE ARTICLE TO
THEIR TRADE,
It sells very rapidly, and Is the most economical
article of d!;i tor the officer's mess. It is prepared
In one micnte,and makes a most delicious 8oapor
Chowder. It is highly recommended by Arm
PargtOBS. The profits are large.
H. A. DOWNING & CO.,
Manufacturers of Concentrated Food
No. Ill East 18th at.. New York.
rot sale by BAKBOUK A &EMME8, Sole AgenU,
A* Louisiana Avenue,
sel ly __ Washington, D. 0
IMPROVE YOUR EYE" ~
1 Bight by the use of tha eel-'
?brated Pshblk and Pbriscopic Sfsctaolss,uni
vt-ra?lly acknowledged a* the best for Stkksqtb
ihih3 ani? PaassRVia-j the impaired Ere?igbt, i
x:entifically and correctly suited, by FRANKLIN
A C'? . Opticians
244 pecnsylvania avenue, bet. 12th acdl3tbsts., |
and ,
Pennsylvania aveuut. under the National.
FIELD GLASSES. OPERA GLASSES, MICRO- 1
fCOPE? THERMOMETERS, STEREOSCOPES, ;
HOTOGRAPH ALBLMS. CARTES DE VISITE,
^in a great variety, and at the lowest priees
J^EfRIGERATuRS! RXFRJOJ5gATOa8 jj
Jnst "eceived a very large an! eomplet* assort
^Bl-i of the celebrate
CONTINENTAL. _ ?
MONITOR,
and EXCELSIOR
. (a. j . REFRIGKRAT0R8,
which are admitted to be af tha most approved
patterns, and workmanship of the best aaality,
whieh on trial and sxamiaation cannot fail Jo he
appreciated by Si. A GRIFFITH?.
Hi Iaad k.
orric i ajl*
Office qf Provost Martha! and Board of )
Enrollment of D it trie t of Coiim&ia, 1
Wakinffton, D. C>, June 91, lt*4. \
Fot convenience ol Government employees
only, the Board of Enrollment of the District
of Columbia wUl bear cases of exemption on
tbe ground of non-residence, at their office,
corner of Eighteenth and I streets, fremT# to
10 o'clock, daily. J. O. Fpthav,
Oaptain First Regiment V. K. C.
je 22 and Provost Marshal D. G.
Hea quartert Provost Marshal and Board of )
Enrollment r,f District of Columbia, >
Washington, D. C., Jnne 3, ISM. )
The Board of Enrollment of the District of
Columbia will be in session at the office of the
Provost Marshal District of Columbia, corner
of Fourteenth street and New York avenue,
daily (Sundays excepted) from 11 o'clock a. m.
to 2 o clock p. m., for the purpose of hearing
cares of exemption from draft for the following
causes, viz:
Alienage:
Non-residence;
Unsuitablenessof age;
Manifest permanent physical disability; and
Two years' service during the present war,
either in the army or nary.
Citizens are requested to furnish Information
as to persons who are not enrolled, or who are
trying to avoid enrollment, as it is equally for
the interest of each person enrolled to place
upon the "Enrollment List" all persons liable
to do military duty, so that his own chance tor
draft shall not be unjustly increased.
J. C. PUTlfAM,
Captain 1st regiment V. R. Corpa,
and Provost Marshal of the
may 28-tf District of Columbia.
War Department, Adjutant Ueneral't Ojftee, >
Washington. March 17,1B64. J
All applications for leaves of absence or per
mission to visit Washington mast be addressed
to Major General Ualleck, Chief of Staff, and
must ep<>clfy tbe business for which the officer
desires the permission. Telegrams addressed
direct to the Secretary of War on this subject
will receive no attention.
By order of the Secretary ef War:
E. D Towwsbjtd,
Assistant Adjutant General
DENTISTRY.
QBIAL D1800VEBY IN 2SNT1STHT.
Tuth hiltacUd without P?i* with ths Mnhriu of
Oxytm.
I would advise all persons having teeth to ex
tract to call at Dr. LEWIE'S oSco./^A
and have them taken out by this npwft^gr
and harmless process. Also call andQJI
examine the Doctcjr's new and tm
proved method of Inserting Artificial Teeth. If
you once see the great improvement in his teeth
yon will have them in no other style than this new
and valuable ene. No. y4"J, Pa. avenue, between
13th and 13th street*
BOTH B. h. LB WIS, M. P., Dentin.
M TEETH.
? LOOMIS, M. D , the In?Motor and Patentee
of the MINKKa L PLATB TEETH, at
tends personally at his office in tbisP
city Many persons can wear these'
teeth who cannot wear others, and no
person can wear others who cannot wear these.
Persons calling at my office can be accommodated
wiih any style and price of Teeth they may desire,
but to those wlioarepartioular and wish thu purest,
cleanest, strongest, and unmt perfect denture that
art can produce, the MINERAL PLATB will be
moro fuliy wansnted.
Bocms in this city?No 33S Pennsylvania avenue
between 9th and 10th streets Also, 907 Arch st?
Philadelphia. mar* ly
LAND SALES.
BINo. 700 ]
Y THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATK3
In pursuance of law. I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
President of the United States of America, do here
by declare and make known that public sales will
be held at tbe undermentioned Iwind OfticeR in the
State of Minnesota, at the periods hereinafte
designated, to-wit:
At the Land Office Rt MINNEAPOLIS, commen
cing on Monday, the fifth day of September next,
for the disposal of the public lands within the fol
owing townships and parts of townships, viz :
North of the bast lint and west af thefifih principa
meridian.
The SE ' , and the W H of section 5; the N H of
Fee.tion 19 of township 116; sections 19 and 21; the N
ii of section 23. sections 27, 29, 31, and 33, of town
ship 117, of range 25.
Sections 1,3.5,7,9,11,13,15. and 17; the NE >4- of
section 20, of township ilo; sections 19, 21.23.25,27,
29, 31. 33. and 36. or township 117; the 8 \ SE anil
the t>E orSW U of section 33, of township 113, of
range 26.
Sections 1. 3. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13.15. and 17; the N of I
Section 19, the N li of section 21. and the N of
section 23, of townshipllS; the S )a of section 19. the
8 H of section 21, the B Ja of section 23. and sections
25,27,29,31, 33, and 35, of township 117; the 8 V? 8E
U. the 8 ya 8W of section 31, of township lld.of
range 27.
Sections]. 3. 5, 9. 11, and 13; the N Vt or section 15,
or township 1M; sections 1,3,5, 7.9.11. 13. 15, 17, 19,
21, 23, ^p, 2?, .9, 31, 35. and 35, or townsiiip 117, o^
range 55
ocetion 1, or township 116; sections 1,3, 5,7, 9.11,
13.15,17,19.21,23.25, i7,29, 31,33, and 35, or town
ship 117, ol ranse 29.
Sections 1,3. 6,7.9.11.13, 15, 17. 19. 21,23,25,27,
29. snd 36, of township 117. of rwi*e 30.
Sections 1,3,5,7,9, 11,13,15,17, 19. 21. 23, and 25,
ol tQWebipll7. and sections 25. iff. 29,31, 33, and .35,
of tow nship 118, of ransre 31.
Sections 1. 3. 5.7. 9,11,13, 15, an 1 17, of township
117; and sections 26,27 , 29.31, 33- aud 35, or township
US. of range 32. >
Sections 1. 3, 5.7. 9.11,13.15. and 17; theN li of
section 19; the N } j of section 21: the N of section
23. of township 117; sections 25.27,29, 31, 33. and 35,
of township 11S, of range 33.
Sections 1. 3, 5.7.9, 11,13,15,17. 19, 21, and 23; the
N Yx of section 27 and section 29, of township 117; sec
tions 2.', i7, 29. 31, 33, and 35. of township 118, o
ran^e3f.
Township lis: sections 1, 3, 5. 7. 9,11.13, 15,17,19,
21, S3, 25. 27. and 29. of section 31; the N ii ofsection
31; the N H ofsection 33, and the N ii of section 35,
of tow in-hip 117, of range 35.
Township 116: sections 1, 3. 5. 7. 9, 11,13,15,17,19,
21. 23. 25. C7, and29. of township 117. of ran*e 3;.
Township llti ana 117; sections 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29,
31. 33. and 35. of township 11H, of ratine .'57.
Townshin 11"' 117, Kiel 11H: sections C, 8, 18, 21, and
22; the 8 ??, '4,and the SW '4. of section 24; sec
tions 2*>, r8, 29.3>\ SI, 32. 33, and 31, of township 119,
of range 38.
At the Land Office at ST. CLOUD, commencing
on Monday, the fifteenth day of August next, for
the disposal of the public lands within the follow
ing parts of townships, viz :
North cf the be it line and icest cf tht lifthprinm'al
meridian. - - .
Pfctions7 and 17; the N ^ or section 19, an t trie
N Ja of section 21, of township 121, of range
Sections 1. 3,5.7.9.11, 13,15,aud 17; the N )? o?
section 19. the N ,'a of pection 21, and the N of
section 23, of township 121; sections 31,33, aud 35, of
township 122, of range 29.
Sections 1. 3, 5^7. 9, 11, 13, 15, an 1 17; the N \Z of
Section 19, the N 34 of section 21, and the N }-i of
section 23, or township 121; sections 29,31,33. and
35. of township 122, of rarnre 3
Sections 1. 3. 5, 7.9,11,13.15. and 17: and the N M
o Bection 23.ol township 121; sections 19 and 21; the
S or section 23; sections 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, and 35, of
township 122, of range 31.
Sections 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17, of town
ship 121; the 8 )? of section 13; the S of section 15;
the SJ? of section 17; sections 19, 21,23, 25, 27,29, 31,
33. and 35, of township 122, of ranee. $2.
Sections 1, 3. 6,7. 9, 11, 13,15. an 1 17, of township
121; the 8 ii of section 13; the 8 .'a or section 15; the
S h or section 17; sections 19,21, 23. 25, 27 , 29,31, 33,
and 35. or township 122, of range .'53.
Sections 1.3,6,7,9, 11, 13, IS, and 17, of township
121; sections 19. 21, 23 . 25, *7 , 29, 31, 33, and 35, of
township 122. of range 34. ,
Sections 1,3, 5. 7. 9. II, 13,15. and 17, of township
121; sections 25 , 27 , 31, 33, and 35, of township 122, of
range 35.
Sections 1. 3 5.7, 9, 11,13, and 15; the N ,'a of sec
tion 17, of township 121; section 7; the W or sec
tion 16; sections 17. 19. 21. 23, 25, 27, 29. 31, 33. and 35,
of township 122, ol range 36. ___
The E the NW and the N SW .'4, or sec
tion l,oftownsbipl21; sections 1, 3, 5,7,9,11, 13,15,
17,21.23,25, 27. and 35, of township I22; sections 7,
17,19 , 21, 27 , 29,31, 33, and 35, or tow n^hip 123, jf
ranpe37.
IheK NE.V. or section 1, of township 121; sec
tions t and 11, oftownship 122; the W % of section
1, sections3. 6,7. 9,11, 13.15, 17, 23, and 25; the N >?
ofsection 27. and section 35, of township 123; sec
tions 13, U, 15. l'J, 29, 31, and 33, ol tuwnsnip 121. of
range 38.
Lands appropriated bylaw for the use of schoolP,
military, and other purposes, together with selec
tions or swamp lands filed 111 your office by the
Surveyor General, will be excluded i'rorn the sale.
The offering of the above lands will he com
menced on the days appointed, and will proceed in
the order in which tney are advertised, until the
whole Fhall have be?n offered, and the sa'e thus
cloyed; but the sale shall not be kept open longer
than two weeks, and no private entry of any of the
lands will be admitted until after the e-xpiration
of the two weeks.
Given under my hand, at th'icity of Washington,
this isth day of April, anno Domini one thousand
tiKht hundred and sixty fonr.
* ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
L > the President:
* J. M. EDMUNDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Oflics.
NOTICE TO ACTUAL SETTLERS.
All bona fide actual settlements under existing
laws, subsisting prior to and up to the date of this
previaiiiation, will be recoguiied; and ail such s^t
tiers are hereby called upon to come forward and
establish and enter their claims with the Register
ar.d Receiver before the day fixed in the foregoing
lor the commencement of the public "a'e.
J. M. EDM INDi, Commissioner.
Nott.?Under the regulations of the Department,
?s heretofore and now existing, no payment CAn be
made for advertising proclamations, except to such
publishers as are specifically authorized by the Com
mi-sioner or the General Land Office. Je 4-lawt2w
Cn ^ p g
OART Survey Map of Southeastern Virginia; 00
Map of Eastern North Carolina; 78.
Coast Survey Map of Northern Alabama and
Georgia; 50.
Battle Field of Chsttanooga; 50.
Map-of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama; 3d.
Coast Survey Map ol Northern Georgia; B0.
Cacst Survey Map of Boathern Mississippi and
Alsbasoa; .'A
Map at Eastern Virginia; 26.
my SI FRANCE TATLOB.
LIMB I IJMBI LIMBh-I am now prepared to
deliver fresh burned POTOMAC LIMB, pre
pared from my new Flame Bila, without coming
fu contact wifck the fuel.
g. D.CASTLliM AH, Etna Lime Blln,
?p27 8d fa. at. an* Bwh Creek Bridge,
PROPOSALS.
PRO ros A LS FOR M AIL ST E A M 8 HI P'S1CRVICB
B*TWEi.H THE UNITED BTATEa
AND BRAZIL.
Post Office Depa*tmk*t. 1
Washington, Jane 17. 15>I.S
In accordance with the provisions of the act of
Congre>-s, approved May 28, 1861, which is in the
words following, to wit:
" As act to authorize the establishment of ocean
mail steamship service between the l> uiteu States
and Brazil." ... . ?
*' Bt it tnnrttd by the Fenate and House of R<prr
fmlanve* cf the Umt.d Stmts nf Anurita*n CoHtres*
asembltd.That the Postmaster General be and he
is hereby authorized to nnite with the General
Post Office Department of the Empjre of Brazil, or
nuch ofRcrr of the Government of Braxil aajnall J?0
authorized to act for that Government.in establish
ing direct mail communication between tne two
countries by means of a monthly line of .irst class
American sea going steamships, to he notlesstnaa
two thousand tons burden each, and of sufficient
number to perform twelve round trios or v*yage?
per annum between a port of the United States,
north of the Potomac river, and Rio de J aneiro, in
Brazil, touching at St. Thomas, in the West Indies,
at Haliia.Pernnmbuco.and such other Brazilian and
intermediate port or ports as shall be considered
necessary and expedient: Provided, That the ex
pense of the service shall be divided between the
two Governments, and that the United States por
tion ther?of shall not exceed the sum of one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars for the performance
of twelve round trips per annum, to be paid out
of any mcney appropriated for the service of the
Post Office Department.
? Sec. 2. And be u further enacted, That the Post
master General bo and be is t ereby, authorized
to invite proposals for said mail steamship service
by public advertisement for the period of sixty
davs in one or more newspapers published in the
citie? of Wa?hineton, Baltimore Philadelphia,
New York and Boston, respectively and to con
tract with the lowest responsible bidder for the
same for a term of ten years, to commence from the
day the first steamship of the proposed iine shall
depart from the United States with the mails for
Brazil: provided. That proposals for monthly
trips? that is to say. for twelve round voyages per
annum out and back- are received and accepted
by him within the limit as aforesaid, from a p-trty
or parties of undoubted responsibility, possessing
ample ability to furnUh the steamships required
for the service, and offering good and sufficient
sureties for the faithful performance of such con
tract: And provided, further. That such proposals
shall b* accepted by the Government of Brazil,and
that distinct and separate contracts with each Gov
ernment. containing similar provisions, shall be
executed by such accepted bidder or bidders; each
Government to be responsible only for its propor
tion of the subsidv to be paid for t/ie S'-rvice.
"fee. 3. And b- it further marled. That any c?n
tract which the Postmaster Generul may execute
under the authority of this act shall go into effect
on or before the first day of September, one thous
and eight Hundred and sixt> five; and sha'l in
addition to the usual stipulations of ocean mail
steamshipcontrscts, provide thit the Steamships
offered f- r the service shall be constructed of the
best material and after the most approved mo
del, with all the modern improvements adapted
for sea fining steamships of the first clas?; and
shall. before their approval and acceptance by the
Postma?ter General, be subject to inspection and
?urvey by an experienced naval constructor, to be
detailed for that purpose by the Secretary of the
Navy,whose report shall be made to the Postmaster
General; that thetwo Governments shall be enti
tled to have transported, free of expunse, on each
and every steamer, a mail agent to take Charge of
and arrange the mail matter, to whom sititaMe ac
commodations for that purpose Bhall be assigned;
that in case of failure from any cause to perforin
any of tbe regular monthly voyages stipulated for
in the contract, a pro rata deduction shall bo inadq
lrom the compensation on account of such omitted
voyage of voyages; tbat suitable fines a.id penal
ties may be imposed for delays and irregularities
in the regular performance of the service accord
ing to contract; and that the Postmaster General
shall have the power to determine the contract at
any time, in case of its being underlet or assigned
to any other party.
" Fee. 4. And be it further enacted. That tho mail
steamships employed in th<? service authorized by
this act shall be exempt from all port charges an l
custom-house dues at the portof departure and ar
rival in the United States. Provided, That a sim
ilar immunity from port charges and custom-house
dues is granted by the Government of Brazil.
" Approved May 28.18t>4 "
PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Post Office Department, in
the city of Washington. until 3 o'clock p.m. of
SATURDAY, the first day of October. 18o4, for con
veying the mails of the United States by a monthly
line ot first-das* American sea-going steamships of
not less than two thousand tons burden each, and
of sufficient number to perform twelve round voy
ages per annum between a port o! the United States
north of the Potomac river and Itio de Janeiro, in
Brazil, touching at 8t. Thomas, in the West In
dies, and at Bahiaand Peruamhuco, in Brazil, for
a contract term of ten years, to commence on or
before the 1st day of September, 1ST5, an 1 to date
from the day the first steamship of such line shall
leave the United States with tbe mails for Brazil.
Bidders must designate the United States port of
departure and arrival, and may, at their option,
propose to embrace additional int*rine<ii ite ports
at which the steamshipsshall touch on their out
ward or homeward parages, to deliver and receive
mails.
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
occupied inperforir lag the passages, each way. be
tween the Unit?d States port of departure and ar
rival and Rio de Janeiro, and should be accompa
nied by a map or diagram of the route, showmj
the intermediate ports at which tbe steamships are
to call to deliver arid receive mails. Schedules of
the sailing days, stating the proposed days aad
hours of departure from each port, as well as the
proposed days and hours of arrival, should also
accompany each bid. such schedules, however, to
he subject to the approval of the Post Departments
of the respective countries, and to alt?ration by
said Departments from time to time, as the inter
ests of tbe proposed interna'iontl postal tarries
rosy Vfquirt!. . . .
The st. amships offered'for this service mm. bo
American s'eamerii of the first class and before
acceptance will be subject to inspection 'J" !
vey by sn experienced naval constructor t? ???*?
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary of
Proposals roast conform in all respects to the
provisions and requirements of the aforesaid act,
appioved May 28th, 18S4. and must be properly
guarantied, with a satisfactory testimonial that
the guarantors are men of property, aud abun
dantly able to make good their guarantee. The
bitlderV mine and r?si?teuce, and the name of each
member of tbe firm, when a company oifers, should
he distinctly stited iu the proposal.
Tbe acceptance or non-acceptance ot the bids will
be determined by th? Postmaster General as soon
as practicable after the time limited for their
M'ception; but no proposal can he accepted by th
Department unless the bidder is also a-cep'ed by
the Government of Brazil, as provided for in the
aforesaid act. And in case of such joint acceptance,
distract an t separate contracts are to be executed
by the accepted bidder or bidders with eaih Hov
ernment. containing similar provisions, each Gov
ernment to be responsible only for its proportion
of the subsidy t) be paid for the service,
Proposals should be sent, under seal, to "the I- irst
ssistant Postmaster General." "Foreign l>e*f
? ith the words ' Hail Proposals'"?1 For?tgn Mills
written on th> ;? e of the address; and they should
be dispatched m time to be received by or before
the first day of October next, which will be the last
day for receiving proposals Under this advertise
ment. M. BLAIR, Postmaster General.
Note ?This Dep&rtme.nt is not advised tHat any
definite ction has yet been taken by t he Govern
ment ol Uraiil in respect to the establishment of
th" proposed steamship service between tho two
countries, but it is probable that by the 1st of Oc
tober next, tbe limit fixed for the reception of
proposals under this advertisement, Certain infor
mation on that subject will have been received.
When received, it will be inado public.
je 18-w'jw ^1 B.
pROI'OSALS FOB STEAM KIRR ENGINES.
Okdnanoh Office, War Dkpaktmen *.1
Y' ihington, 1>. C.. July 2. 18'JI (
Sealed ProT*-? - will he received at this office
until M0NDA\, the 25th day of July, IStil. at 4
o'clock p. ni., to furnish B
Six (t>) second or third class Steam Fire Engines,
of perfect suction power, complete in all parts,
witn all the modern improvements combined, to be
drawn bv hand power, the weight not to exceed
4.& 0 pounds when ready for service. The diameter
of the reciprocating steam force pump to be about
4^ inches, capable of forcing one (I) stream of
water from a 1'.,' inch mozz'e averaging from 24'i to
'j.J6 feet, and two streams from a inch nozzle
averaging from 175 to * 0 feet. These enainea are
to be supplied with tenders and ho?e carta of ap
proved construction with all the necessary tit
tings They are to he subject to a rigid inspection
by a United States inspector, and are not to be re
ceived or paid for until they have been thoroughly
tried with a full head of steam.
GUARANTEE.
The bidder will be required to accompany his
proposition with a giiarantv signed by two respon
sible persona, that,In case Lis bid is accepted, he
will at once execute the contract fqr tho same with
good and sufficient sureties, in a sum equal to the
amount of the contract, to deliver the article pro
posed In conformity with the terms of this adver
tisement; and in case tho said bidder should fail to
enter into the contract, they to ,ms*e good tbe dif
ference between the offer nf said bidder and the
next responsible bidder, or the person to whom the
contract may be awarded.
The responsibility of the guarantors must be
shown by the official certificate of the Clerk of the
nearest District Court, or of the United Status
District Attaruey- , . ?
Bonds in a sumeqnal to the amount of the con
tract. signed by the contractor and both of hi*
Suarnnt.-rs, will be required of the tuccessfal bid
er or bidders upon signing thq contract.
FORM OF GUARANTEE
We, the undersigned, residents of , in the
couuty of , and State of , hereby, jointly
and severally, covenant with the United States,
and guarantee, in case the foregoing bid of
be accepted, that he or they will at once execute
the contract for the same, wrth good and sufficient
sureties, in a sum equal to the amount of the con
tract, to furnish the articles proposed in confor
mity with the terms ot this advertisement, dated
July 2, IS>4.under which the bid w*s made; and,
in case the said shall tail to enter into a con
tract, as aforesaid, we guarantee to make good the
diderence between the offer of the said and
the next lowest responsible bidder, or the person
to whom the contract may be awarded.
J Given under cur hands and seals
Witness: J this day of , wti?.
[ Seal. 1
To this guarantee must be appended the oflicUl
certificate above mentioned.
These Engines are to be delivered at the place of
manufacture. Upon the awanl fceing made, the
successful bidder will be notified and furnished
with forms of contract and bond. The Department
reserves the right to reject any or all bids if not
deemed satisfactory. .
Proposals will be addressed to ''Brigadier Gene
ral George D. Hamsay. Chief of Ordnance, Wash
lafton D C..''and will be endorsed Proposals
1 of Steam Fire Engines. GF.0, D RAMSAY,
jy7 eofit Brigadier General .Chief of Ordnanoe.
RICKB! BRICKS 1 BRICKS! -500,000 well
made, well burnt BRICK.^3Jo^aal^
Bneoessori to 3. Vail Kiswiok & Bho..
J?2riw* Corner fivuth Capitol
PROPOSALS.
ORDNANCE OFFICE,
m War Dbpaktmivt.
- , Waseihoto?, D. 0.. July 4.1M4.
8e.&1fiUf,rT?*>?"alH wil1 be received at this office
until MONDAY July 25, at 4 p. m for 10\dr0set* of
In:?ntry Accoutrement# calibre 58, to be delivered
in the following quantities, at the undernamed
Arsenals. vir,:
20,IX*' sets ?t the Ntw York Arsenal, Governor's
Islncd
:0 0 0 sets at the Frankfort Arsenal, Bridesburg,
Pa.
20,0C0 sets at the Alleghany Arienal. Pittsburg,
Pa.
23.W0 B? ts at the St Louis Arsenal, Mo.
lOOtO cetsattbe Watertown Arnatl, *lass
These Accontrem .its are to be made in strict
conformity with the i*tu> pattern sets to be seen at
thearsenals *bovenani-d,with the following exemp
tions, vii : The should'r btlt will he bat two inch*9
wide atid no shoulder belt plate *111 be furnished;
the inside flap of the cartridge box and cap pou-.h
ar* to be left off and the ears?re to be s?wn on the
outer Hap; the letters U. S . with a border, are to
be stamped upon the cartridge box, the same sice
ami ityle iw> on the plate which it repl?oee;-the
cartridge box is to be sewed with nine i9) and the
cap pcuch with ten (10) stitche" to the inch. Sepa
rate bids will he received for t'.ie manufacture of
these Accoutrements of pure oak leaihtr.nt mix'd
tannnf oak .finish, nnd all httnlack. The belts are
to be ofstaiiif-d leather.
Samples of these Accoutrements can be seen at
the abovenamed arsenals on or about the 30th
instant
It is to be distinctly understood that this Depart
ment '? to have the privilege of inspecting the
work done under any contract it may award, in all
stages of its pro cress and especially to examine
the stock before cutting. They are to he subject
to inspection at the Arsenal where delivered,
before being received for the Government. None
are t? be accepted or paid for except such as
ar*- approved upon inspection.
Deliveries most be made in lots of not less than
one-twelfth i l-l!th) per week of the whole uuinher
contracted for; the first delivery to be made on the
J.tth day of August, l^te.
Fail ire to ma*e deliveries at a specified time
wi;l subject the contractor to a forfeiture of the
number he may fail to deliver at that time.
The Accoutrements roust be boxed in the usual
manner; tne boxes to De chargna at cost, to be de
termine! by the inspector.
. Bidders will state explicity the Arsenal, or Ar
senals, where they propose to deliver, and the
number of Seta they propose to deliver at each
place, if for more than one.
No bids will be considered from parties other
than regular manufacturers aad such a.* are
known to this Department to b? fully competent
to execute in their own shops the work proposed
for. Should any party obtaining a contract offer
Accoutrements other than those made iu his own
shops, they will be rejected, and the contract
renacrea nnii an<i vote. The came and place of
manufacture of each party obtaining a contract
must be stamped on ea?h part of each set of Ac
coutrements. _
GUARANTY.
The bidder will be required to accompany his
proposition with a guaranty signed by two re
sponsible persons, that in case his bid is accepted,
he will at once execute the contract for the same,
with good and sufficient sureties, in a sum
eqnal to the amount of the contract, to de
liver the articles proposed, in conformity with the
terms of this advertisement; and In case the said
bidder should fail to enter into the contract, they
to make good the difference between the offer of
said bidder and the next responsible bidder, or the
person to whom the contract may bo awarded.
The responsibility of the guarantors must Ire
shown by fhe official certificate of the Herk of the
nearest District Court, or of the United States Dis
trict Attorney.
Bonds in a sura equal to the amount of the con
tract. s:gned by the contractor and both of his
guarantors, will be required of the successful bid
der or bidders upon signing the contract.
FORM OF GUARANTY.
We. the undersigned, residents of ? , in the
county of , and State of , hereby,
jointly siid severally, covenant with the United
States, and guarantee, in c-stj the foregoing bid of
*- be accepted, tha* i? or they will at once
execute the contract for the sum-! with good and
sufficient sureties, in a sirm equal to the
amount of the contract, to furnish the articles
proposed in conformity to the terms of the adver
tisement, dated July 4, ISftt. under which the bid
was made; and, in case the said shall fail to
enter into a contract, as aforesaid, we guarantee
to make good the difference between the offer of
the said anil the next lowest responsible
bidder, or the person to whom the contract may
be awarded.
J GiTen under our hands and seals
) this day of , 186-.
Witness: fSeal.l
I Seal.)
To this guaranty must be appended the official
certificate above mentioned.
Eich par:y obtaining a contract will be obliged
to enter into bond with approved sureties for its
faithful execution.
Upon the award being made, successful bidders
will be notified and furnished with forms of con
tract and bonds.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
or all bids if not deemed satisfactory, and especial
ly those made by rarl'e8 who have failed to make
tune deliveries under previous contracts without
furnishing satisfactory reasons for such delin
quency.
Proposals will be addressed to "Brigadier Gene
ra! George D. Ramsay. Chief of Ordnance. Wash
ington. D. C.." and endorsed "Proposals fur In
fantry Accoutrements." GEO. D. RAMSAY,
jy7- eoKt Brigadier General, Chief of Ordnance.
w
FINE, K?A1>Y-MAUE CLOTHING,
AT
BAR & BRO.'S ESTABLISHMENT,
CORNER E AND SEVENTH STREETS.
Persons desiring good and eafly-fittinggarmenta,
wi^out leaving their measures, can get fitted in
our establishment in garments made ef
THE VERY BEST MATERIAL, AND THB
LATEST DESIGNS.
We have now a very large stock of
SPRING anc. BUMMER 8DIT8,
FINK BLACK CLOTH FROCK COATS,
AND BLACK DOESKIN PA TS,
And a general assortment of
VESTS, of varied styles.
Also?
A FINE STOCK OF B0Y3' CLOTHING,
and an immense stock of
GENTB' FURNISHING GOODS.
?EBusiness closed on Saturday until evening
Je7-lm*
00D MOULDINGS!
WOOD MOULDINGS 1
WOOD MOULDINGS
UNITED 8TATES
WOOD MOULDING MILL,
Nos. 21 and *26 South Fifteenth street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Always on hand, a large stock of tht .bove
articles, made of the very best material.
Orders tilled at the shortest notioe.
Freight paid to Washington, free of charge.
ESLER <St BROTHERS,
Je n-lm Proprietors.
N REMOVAL.
OTICE TO FARMERS. MARKET GARDEN*
Ella AND CAPTAINS QF VESSELS.
The office for the sale of Manure deliverable from
the different government corrals in the Depart
ment of Washington has been removed from the
corner of F and 10th streets to the corner of E and
12th streets, one Mock from Pennsylvania avenue,
on 12th street.
The planting season being over, now is th?
proper time for farmers and gardeners to iaf ifl
and haul a supply of manure tor top dressings and
fall use. Large e i-naities of well rotted niauuro
on hand *nn tor fcile at le w rates. '
Wanted?Vessels for New York. Good freights
and dispatch given. Apply to
E. HEDGE. Agent,
Office?N. E. corner 12th and E str?ets,
Jel-6w 1 block from Pa. av., on 12th at.
to!
wlt^ex
rpHE PUBLIC ARi HEREBY INFORMED
1 that the UNION HOTEL, George- ~
tows, D. C., haB recently changed hands,
and iappw ojten to the traveling commu
nity. Th? hotel has been refurnished
treme care and taste. Persons who are obliged to
remain in the city during the summer months will
find the rooms large, airy and comfortable. The
Union Hotel is only an minutes' ride in the cars
from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot.
Hoard $2 per day. Je fi-lm*
? 1 ? " " - !" 1
EUGENE SUE.?Paula Monti, 50c; Therose Dut
JaJ noyer. 60c; La Concaratcha, 6 :c; Le Cotnman
deurde Malte, 6uc; Le Morne an Diabte, 8 c; La
Bonne aventure, 6"cj Miss Mary on L'Instrutrice,
& c; Comedies Sociales, 40c; Latreaumont, 6jc;
L'Avarice.40c;La Luxure, 4<jc; L'Envia, 6>c: La
Cole re, 4;:c; L'Argueil,8c.
Je23 FRANCK TAYLOR.
(M ABIFIED CIDEUI
1 have Just received bt schooners "Oeorg* 8.
Adams" and
o? Pure Maasae _
I oiler for sal* at tke lowest market prioe, in quan
tities to suit purchasers.
Hotel keepers, sutlers anu ?11 others la want of a
prime article of Older are invited to call and ex
M?" -"??'tftrawsfi, a,
Union Bottling Depot, 6T Green sL,
Georgetown. P. O.
IlOOflNQ F E_L T 1
fl ROOFING CEMENT
THOMAB~FAHEY,
CO KB KB 10TH ST. WksT AM O THB CANAL
FFasAtagton, D. C?
Being the only agent in this city for Roofing Felt
and Hoofing Cement from an old established firm,
can afford to sell the above articles at the very
lowest prices.
Koofers'and those engaged in the business are
requested to call and see for themselves, having a
large stock of the above named articles always on
hand. , , " my30-lm
Attention, ladiesi
" READ, MARK. LEARN,"
AND PAY ATTENTION !
HUJS. * ' y
Hems
iiii y * i lun I
PRINCE, on F street. Stamps, Flutes, Crimps,
[ems. Sews, Braids, and does all kinds of work
-heaplr as4 promptly. Call and see fo~
s. Remember the name?
PSINCE. Je 13 lm
rpRY DONOVAN'S BLACKBERRY OORDIA1,.
1 Prioe, (1 per bo tale. Ft r sale by all Drug
guit?, >? 23 6t
PROPOSALS.
rp 0 CONTRACTORS.
Gwobgktow*, July 6, 1*54.
Proposals are invited for purine High str?et
from fth %?> its intersection with f reierick street.
* distance of nearly 9** feet, aud requiring about
3.0square Turd* of paving.
A bid is defired for paving with cobble stone
upon *9 inch bed of san-i. and a Separate bid for
rock pavement on a similar foundation; the bid*
to be per square yard of pavement when laid, an 1
to cover the whole cogt for material as well as
l?bor.
Proposals will be received nntil the Mth Instant,
and may be addressed to the subscriber by mail or
left at the office of William Laird, Esq., Clerk cf
the Corporation.
The name and reidesce of |h? bidder shoull be
distinctly stated in the proposal. owtth
W. v. SMITII,
1y 7-td Street Cumminioner.
p ROPOB ALB ?OR FLOUR.
Ojfiti Difot Commissary ?/ Subsisting, I
Washington, J). C., July 7, .1
Sbalid Proposals are invited until the l<ta
instant at 12 o'clock m., for furnishing the Sub
sistence Department with
TWO TH0lISAND<*.0<W?) BARRELS OF FLOUR.
The proposals will be for what is known at this
Depot as Noa. 1.2 anil 3,and bidawill be entertained
for any quantity less than the whole.
Bids must be in duplicate, and for each grade on
separate sheet* of paper.
The delivery of the Flour to commence witbin
five days from the opening of the bids, and in such
uantities, daily, as the Government may direct;
_elivered at the Government warehouse in George
town, at the wharves or railroad depot in Wash
ington, D. C.
The delivery of all Floor awarded to be com
pleted within twenty days from the opening of the
hide.
Payment will be made in certificates of indebt
edness, or such other funds as the Government
may have for disbursement.
The usual Government inspection will be made
Just before the Flour is received, and none will be
accepted which is not fresh ground.
An oath of allegiance must accompany the bid of
each bidder who has not the oath unfile in this
office, and no bid will be entertained from parties
who have previously failed toc-mply with their
bids, or from bidders sot present to respond.
Government reserves the right to reject any bid
for any cause
Bidato be addressed to the undersigned, at No.
U23 G street, endorsed " Proposal* for Klour."
8. C. GREENE.
Jy7-td Captain and C. 8. V.
OR8E8I HORSES 1 HORSES!
dq
pr
Was Dbpabthbrt, CAVALar Burbau, f
Qfirtof CXitf >
WashikotoH, June 3"."l8tf4j
Bbalxd Propohat.r will be received at this office
nntil i 2 o'clock m Tuesday, Julv 12th. 1864.fnrtwo
thousand (2,<uo) Cavalry Horses, to be delivered
at Columbus, Ohio; two thousand (2.1M1) at Indian
apolis. Indian i; and two thousand f.'.OOt) at De
troit, Michigan, within fojrty (V) days from date
of contract.
Said horse* to be sound in all particalars. well
broken, full in flesh, from fifteen < IS) to si steen t U>)
hands hieb. from five (5)to nine<9) years old,in
jrofid condition, and well adapted in every way to
cavalry pn-rposes.
That sptcificattons will be strut I y adhered to and
riridly fnforcr.l in ft-try p iriicul*r
No bid will be entertained unless accompanied
by a guaranty for its faithful performance.
?^Should any United States officer guarantee
the proposal of a bidder who should prove to bo
irresponsible, his name Will be reported to the
Secretary of War with a recommendation that
such officer be dismissed the service.
All binders and guarantors will be held to tht strict
est accountability, and every failure to comply with
terms of rcntract, irr to make the rtmtrnc: irhen award
ed, ictll be followed hy prosecution to the full extent of
tk' law
Form of bid or guaranty can be had on appli
cation to this office, or to Captain Fielding Lowry,
Assistant Quartermaster, Columbus. Ohii; Cap
tain C. Hay, Assistant Quartermaster, Iudianapo
lis, Indiana; and Captain G. W. Lee. Assistant
Quartermaster, Detroit. Michigan.
Successful bidaers will be prepared to enter Into
written contracts, with good and sufficient sure
ty. immediately on the acceptance of their bids.
The oath of allegiance must accompany each
bid.
The undersigned reserves the right to reject all
bids deemed unreasonable.
Bids lor one hundred i 100) Horses and upwards
will be entertained.
Bids for the entirt number of Horses required are
invited.
Payment will be promptly made on completion
of contract.
]\<i Mares will be received.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Cav
alry Horses," and-addressed to Lieut. Col. James
A. F.kin, Chief Quartermaster, Cavalry Bureau,
Washington, D. C.
Any other information will be promptly given,
on application .personally or by letter, to
JAMES A. EKIN, Lfeut. Colonel and
Chief Quartermaster. Cavalry Burean.
WW Purchase in the open market will be can
tinned at the above points until the contract is
awarded. Payment made in certificates ofindebt
edness (or seven (7) horses rfr more Jy 1 td
p R 9P0 8 A L8 FOR L KA D .
Ohdnancr Ornf k, War Departveht, /
WAfUtNOTOS, Jnly 1, lS^.f
Pealed Proposals will be received by this office
until .MONDAY, Jnly 25th,-1864.at 4 p. m.,for the de
livery at the New Yo'k Arsenal of
TWO THOUSAND TON8 LEAD.
This lead to be approved quality, pure and soft,
suitable for ordnance purposes, and is lo be deliv
ered at the at'or?'K*jd Arsenal free of charges
for handling or traosportation. as follows, vis:
not leas than five hundred tons on the 15th of Au
gust. 1Sr>4, and not less than five hundred tons per
monlh thereafter.
Failure to make deliveries at the specified time
will subject the contractor to a forfeiture of the
number of tons he may fail to deliver at that time.
GUARANTEE.
The bidder will be required to accompany his
proposition with a guaranteesigned by two respon
sible persons, that in case his bid is accepted he
will at once eiecute the contract for the same,
with good and euBicient sureties, iu a sum
equal to the amount of the contract, to deliv
er tho article proposed, in conformity with the
terms of thi* advertisement, aud in case the said
feidder should fail to enter into the contract, they
to make good the difference between the offer of
said bidder and the q?xt responsible bidder, or
the person to whom th** contract may be awarded.
The responsibility of the guarantors must be
shown by the official certificate of the clerk of the
nearest District Court, or of the United Statee
District Attoruev.
Bonds in a snm equal to the amount of the con
tract, sigred by the contractor and both of his
tfnurantors, will be reqnired of the successful bid
der #r bidders upon signing the contract.
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
We, the undersigned, residents of ?t?, in the
county of . and State of , herob'y, jointly
and severally, covenant with the United States, and
guarantee in case the foregoing bid of
accepted, that be or they will at once execute the
contract for the same with good and sufficient sure
ties, in a sum equal to the amount of the
contract, to furnish the articles proposed in
conformity to the terms of the advertisement, dated
July 1. lHirl,"under which the bid was made; and,
in case the said shall fail to enter into a
contract as aforesaid, we guarantee to make good
the difference between the offer of the said
and the next lowest responsible bidder, or
the person to whom the contract may be awarded.
{Given r.nder our hands and seals
this day of , ISfr?.
Witness: fSeal.l
1 Seal. I
To this guarantee must be appended the official
certificate above mentioned.
Upon the award being made, successful bidders
will be notified, and furnished with forms of con
tract, and bond.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
or all bias if not deemed satisfactory.
Proposals will be addressed to " Brigadier Gen
eral George D. Ramsay, Chief of Ordnance, Wash
ington, D. C.," and will be endorsed " Proposals
for Lead." GEORGE D. RAMSAY.
jy 2-dtd Brie. Gen., Chief of Ordnance.
G
. fBABOlB MCHUK ) [PXAHOI9. MOHOS.
MOHUN A SON,
Buoobsbom to J. T. Lbkmar,
LUMBER DEALERS,
Cma?, Bitvem 1SU mnd iMk Struts.
Washington, p. 0.
The undersigned having ftuehaaod the Lumber
Yard of Er Jno. T. Lenman, are now prepared to
famish Lumber ef aS kinds at the market ratea,
They desire to oall attention to their large stock
which consists In part of the following kinds;
About 100,000 feet Walnut, all tkloknesses,
100,000 feet X Poplar, prim* ,t
100.000 " Oak and Ask, various sises,
1,000,000 feet Scantling and Joist, all length*
1,000,000 " White Pine Oullings,
100,000 " " Flooring,
Also, * large anantitr of all other klndsof Lumber
mh 18 ^ MOHUH It BON.
BAVIL ROOF8I
8RAYSL ROOFSII
H.O WILSON tc 00,, successors to J. t. Walker
& Bon, Washington, D. 0. manufacturers of IM
PBOYKD FIRE and WATERPROOF FELT, CE
MENT and GRAY EL ROOF*.
Office?161 22d street, below Pa. avenue. Orders
may be lert at office Mutual Insurance Company,
7th street and Louisiana avenue, or address to
Post Office Box 534.
All work executed promptly and on the mowt
reasonable terms, and warranted. Repairs made
promptly. 1 mh ll-Sm*
TRIE8EMAR-Protected by Royal Letters Pat
ent of Jfcnglaad, and secured by the seals of the
Xcole de Pharmacia de Paris, and the Imperial
College of Medieine, Vienna.
Triesmar No. 1 is the effectual remedy for Relax
ation. Spermatorrhoea,and Exhaustion of the Sys
tem. Triesmar No. 2 has entirely superseded tbs
nanseousu<^e of Copavia, Cubebs, Sc.c. Triesmar
No. 3 is the infallible remedy for all Impurities and
Bccondary Symptoms, thus obviating the use of
mercury and allother deleterious ingredients..
Each preparation is in the form of a most agree
able Lonecge. Secured from effects of climate and
changes of atmosphere, in tin eases, at $3 each, or
four ?3 case* jn one for and in *27 cases, thus
aavint Divided in separate doses as adminis
Yalpeau, Paliemande, Ronx, Ac., &c.
Wholesale and retail by Dr. BARROW, No. l'?M
Blebtker street, New York.
To be had also of 8. 0. FORD, No. 9y0 Pa ave.
corner llth street. mar#-3m*
p A P M R H A N G I N G>. ''
I would most respectfully inform asp customers
and the publie in general that I am now reoeiviug
my spring stock ef American and French PAPER
HANGINGS, consisting of the finest French Gilt
herffan'd'haHsf?f P*jr'ori' fining rooms, cham
1 am also in receipt of a large assortment of Gilt
Oornice, Gilt Window Shades and Pioture Oord
and Tassels.
All persons wishing to purchase will do well to
look for themselves before buying elsewhere, as I
have the largest assortment of the above goods in
theetty -JOHN ALEXANDER,
wy?-eo2m [Intel.) Ko.'J40 Pa. avenue.
PROPOSALS.
i.
? ROrOf<ALS FOR WOOD.
Chief Qu.ittermasler .< OJtrr, Waskintion DtPOiA
Washington, July 8,1WI. J
Pealed Proposals for the d?!:very. at this depot
of five thousand (?,?*?) cords of 0?k Wood will be
received a? this office until M<JN L> AY. July 26, ISM,
at 12 o'clock m.
The wood to be hard, sound and merchantable
Oak Wood, four (4) feet loag, and split to the or
dinary site of eord wood
The wood to be delivered at s'ich points near tha
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, or Oo??rnn?iit
wharvea in thiaeity. a# the Di pot Quarteraa*ter
shaH d ire?t, corded in rank s four (4) feet high j de
livery rot bi'iug considered complete until ao
corded, mP!<sv.ren and inspected.
An inspector will be designated on the part of
the Government to inspect and measure the wood,
and such af does not conform to the above speol
tications will be rejected.
Two thousand five hundred (1500) cords to bo
delivered on or before the i?t day of October,
l."W4, and two thousand five hundred (2,V?>cords
to be delivered on or before the 1-t day of Novem
b""W PROPOSALS
The price most he written out in words oo tho
bid. as must also the lull name and po?t office ad
dress of the bidder.
Proposals from disloyal parties will not be con
sidered, and an oath of allegiance niustacconopany
each proposition.
Proposals must he addressed to "Brigadier Gen
eral D, If. RUCKER. Chief Quartnrme-ter, Depot
of Washington, I). C.." and should be plainly
marked "Proposals for Wood "
The bidder will l>e required to accompany Ma
proposition with a guaranty signed by two reapofl
Mble persons, that in case his bid be accepted. ho
will at once execute the contract for the same, wita
good arid sufficient sureties in a sum equal to tho
amount of the contract, to deliver the articlei pro
posed juconformity with the terms of this adver
tisement: and In case the said bidder should fail to
enter into the contract, they t > make good the dlf
ference between the offer of said bidder and the
next lowest responsible bidder, or the person to
whom the contrsct may be awarded.
The responsibility of the guarantor* matt bo
shown hv the official certificate of the clerk of tho
nearest District Court, orof tlie Lnlted 8ta.es DiiS
Bonds in a snni ennsl to the amount
tract, signed !>> the contractor and both of hi*
guarantors will be r,-quired of the succc.-si-il Bit"
ders upon sitcniuc the contract
FORM <?F GUARANTEE.
We. the undersigned, residents ot ?T-?."? tJ?
county of . and Stat- vf ??. he rob- Jointly
and severally, covenant with the T nifed ? tates,
and guarantee, in cs*<5 the foregoing Mfl or ?
be accepted, that he or they will at once exe
cute the contract tor the Sau.e, with good and
sufficient sureties, in a sum equal to the amount of
the contract, to furnish the articles proposed, in
conformity to the termB of the advertisement,
dated Jury 5, 1**4, under which th<? bid was made,
and in case the said ? shall fail to enter into a
contrsct as aforesaid, we guarantee to make good
the difference between tho offer of the said
anikthe next lowest responsible bidder.or the per
son to whom ihc contract may be awarded.
\ Given under our hands and seals
i thix day of , 186?.
Witness: |g?}.j
To this guarantee must be appended the official'
certificate abnysmentioned.
The right to reiect any or all bids that may bo
deemed too high is reserved by the Dep'>t Quarter
master. D n. RUCKEB.
Brigadier General and Chief Quartermaster,
}y 6 td Depot of Washington.
PROPOSALS f 0R IORAQI.
Chikp Q0A*T?nMi8T?a-R Orrioa, I
Wabhikotos Dbpot, Dee. 8,1863. \
Sealed Proposals are invited by the undersigned
for supplying the U. S. Quartermaster*# De
Sartment, at Washington, D. C., Baltimore. Md..
lexandria, and Fort Monroe. Va., or either of
these places, with Hay, Corn, Oats and Straw.
Bids will be rrceived for the delivery of S,fln&
bushels of corn or oats and to ton* of hay or itrav,
and upwards.
Didders must state at which of the abov#-named
points they propose to make deliveries, and tho
rates at which they will make deliveries thereat,
the quanWty ?f each article proposed to be deliv
ered, the time when said deliveries shall bo ook*
mencea, and when to be completed.
The price must be written out in words on tha
Ids .
Corn to be tip In good stout aaeka, of about
two bushels each. Oats in like sacks of about thro*
Dushels each. The sacks to be furnished withoa*
extra charge to the Govenment. The hay and
atraw to be securely baled.
The particular kind or description of oat?, corn,
hay or straw proposed to be delivered most bo
stated in the.prwposala.
All the articles offered under the bids herein In
vited will be subject to a rigid inspection by tha
Government Inspector before loin* accepted.
Contracts will be awarded from time to time to
the lowest responsible bidder, as the interest of
the Government-may require and payment will bo
made when the whole amont contracted for sbali
have been'-slivered and accepted.
The bidaer will be required to acoompany hit
proposals with a guaranty, signed by two respon
sible persons that in case his bid is accepted he or
they wiH, within ten days thereafter, execute tho
contract for the same, with good and sufflcienV
sureties in a sum equal to the amoant of the eon
tract, to deliver the forage proposed in conformity
with the terms of this advertisment; and in eaao
the aaid bidder should fail to enter into the eon
tract, they to make good the difference between
the offer of ?ai< bidder and the next lowest respon
sible biddt , or the person to whom the eon tract
may be awarded. .... . . .
The responsibility of the guarantors mast bo
shown by the official certificate of a D. 8. District
Attorney, Collector of Customs or en v other office*
tinder the United States Government or responsi
ble person known to this office ..... .
AH bidders will be duly notified of the accept
ance or rejection of their proposals.
The full name and P.O.. address of each bidder
must be legibly written in.the proposal
Proposals must be addressed to Brig. Gen. D. 11.
Rucker. Cb>er L-epot Quartermaster, Washiagton,
D.C..and should be plainly marked Proposal*
f> Howledu a sum equal to the amount of the con
tract, signed by the contractor and both of ai?
guarantors, will be required of the successful bid
der or bidders upori si?mng thecontract
Black forms of Uds. ?uarartv>os. and bonds,mar
be obtained upon application at this ufflee.
FORM OF PROPOSAL.
(Town, County and Stste*
(Date)
I, the subscriber, do hereby propose to furnish
and tfoliver to *he United States, at the Quarter
master's Fipartment at , agreeably to tha
terms of your advertisement inviting proposal#
for forage, dated Washington Depot, Dec. ft, 1863?
the following articles, viz :
bushels of Com. in sacks, at per bushel of
&> pounds
bushels of Oats, in saeks, at per bushel of
32 pounds
tons of Baled Ha*, at P*r ton of 1,090
pounds
tons of Baled Straw, at per ton of J,000
Delivery to commence on or before the day Of
, and to be completed on or before tho
day of- , 186?. and pledge myself to enter
into a written contract with the United Statea,
with good and approved securities, within tho
space often days after bein# notified that mjbid
li&s icc6pt6d, ^ our obedient Berv&nt,
Brigadier General D H Rocksk.
General Depot Quartermaster,
Washington, D. Cif,
GUARANTY.
We, in#*undersigneil. residents of , in tha
County of , and State of , hereby, Jointly
and severally, covenant with the United States,
and guarantee in case the foregoing bid of
be accepted, that he or they will, within ten day#
after the acceptance of said hid. execute the con
tract for the same with good and sufficient suro^i
ties, in a sum equal to the amount of the contract*
to furnish the forage proposed in conformity to
the terms of advertisement dated Decembers, 186S,
under which the bid was made, and, in caae tha
paid shall fail to enter Into a contract aa
aforesaid, we guarantee to make good the differ
ence between the offer by said and the next
lowest responsible bidder, or the person to whom
the contract may be awarded.
Given under our hands and seals this ?- d*y of"
?liai
I hereby certify that, to the best of my haowl
edge and beliaf, thv above-named guarantors are
good and sufficient as sureties for the amount foi
which they offer to be security. ?
To be certified by the Un.ted States District At
torney. Collector of Customs, or any other officer
under the United States Government, or raspoa
alble person known to this office^ RUCK]t^
dec 9 tf Brigadier General and Q. ML
J>ROPOSALS FOR FUEL.
The undersigned will receive sealed proposals
until Wednesday, the ljth day of July, ?}?, for
One hundred (lw) tons of best quality White Ash*
Coal, egg sise. The Coal must be clear of dust
and fVee from alate, 224U lbs to the ton.
Sixty (fiO) cords of the beat Oak Wotid; aud
Twentyl 20) cords best quality of Pine ... .
All of trie above to be delivered, weighed anil
measured at the Asylum^y theji^nkWM AN*'
1 JOHN McDEVITT, '
? ' WM gLATKR,
}e 24-td Commissioneyn Washington Asylum-.
CUIKF QUARTKRMASTIU,8 OFFICK, )
DBfOBTOP WA3HI??T0H,>
WajAt'afJcm, V. C.. January 4,1364. 1
All dealers in Drugs. Hardware, Lumber, Leather,
Office Furniture, Harness, and Saddlery aw> ra
quested to send to this office, on MONDA* w#aafc
week, a sealed proposal or list, '* '
articles they are prepared to furnirfi Uahttu#?ot^at
short notice, with the price of ^each marllea iin plain
figuroa, so that, in cawjthe be ohuKsS
require it, the article or artieles can M obtained
without delay, and at the lowest p i ? . .
MU.1CA1 15, W,.
All dealerdluthls city and Oeoriretown.wheWisU
?? ??il to the Sledical Pupating Department, are
reoueited to M^i te this office, on the MON DAV of
Ii?h week, a sealed list of the articles they may be
rrerarfd to furnish, at ahort notice, with Uo
price of each attached to
je 15-tf Sura. U. 8. A., Medical Purveyor.
OUT IN THE WORLD. By T. 3. Arthur, f 1.50
A Woman's Philosophy of Woman, 91.50
A Life for a Life. By Miss Muloch, $1.5)
Hurley. ByCnrrerBell,
Villette ByCurrer Bell. *1*0 _ ^
John Halifax. By Miss Muloch,ft.50
Tho Bridal Eve. By Mrs. Bouthworth,*!?*>
Be1ft?aciiace.*l.80
the Mississippi Bubble, $1.55 .
Parton's Life af Fraaklin. Two Vols ,?5
Family Pride, f 1 SO
ff omen in Biach, 91 *50 _ . v
>ei8 RANCH TAYJWft.
