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"LIUERTY, THE UNION, AND THE CONSTITUTION."
NUMBER 76
CITY OF WASHINGTON, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1855.
TO Ol H SUUHCltltlEKH.
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rtBMI-WEKKLY ? ulsrilUri., ?uUi 0H> vmrlUMd, will It* . nUUi.l
? c<"CT grulu.
The Organisation ??f Hie Executive Depart
ments of the tiOTernment ofthe Ciiitcil Ntutes
DEPARTMENT OP V rATI.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the buainnu.
xiainK "ut our ftir('^n .'elation* with ul| the power'-,
of the world is far more simple thai, i? gene-ally am
ceived. The number employed in the Departm, ,.t , f ?. ?
of the United Stale. ia o?| i seventeen, VollowaOnj3?i?
retary of Slate. (Hon. WflUum I,. Marcv.) one Auli'i.^i
Secrctan it Statu, (William Hunter, \ one chief clerk
twelve cleric, out translator, undone librarian.
/y,,,W.,- //roac^-This branch of the Htate Department
ha* charge <?* *11 correspondence between the <1,.1 I
other diplomatic ageaU of tho IJafced State- abroad and
those ol foreign power, accredited to this government 'in it
all diploma 10 ...at. uctio,,. ?e,it from the department, and
oonimunieatiooa to ewnmiadoncr. under treaties of bounda
r'w> <*'? ? prei ared, copied, and recorded: and all of like
character reowrea are registered and filed, their content
being first entered in an analytic table or imiex.
CoHinliir Ilranck. This branch has char,',, of the correa l
pondei.ee, Ac., between the department and the consuls and
commercial agents of the Doited State.. In it Instruction, !
to those officers, and answers to their despatches and to let
ter. Iroin other persona asking for consular agency or rela
tin* to consular aflairs, are prepared and recorded. j
Th< Ilithtirting Ayr at. lie has charge of nil correspond-,
ence and other matter- connected with account, relatInu to
charged * Jiflb?m'ment of which the department U
Thr Tr,,,?l?t.r.~ni, duties are to ftlrnisb suob tranda-'
tious as the department may require, lie also records the
commission, ol consuls and vice consul., when not in Kul'IM.
upon which exequatur; are issued.
? Citric of Appointment* and Communont.?Me make, out
le,Uer" ?l>P''int.nent, and nomi
nations to thi .Senate ; makoH out and records exequaturs
Mid records, when in hnglish, the co mm ins ion a on which they
are issued, lias charge of tho library,
(Herk cj the lloU* and Archive*.?Bu take, charge of the
i oils, or enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress? as they
are received at the department from the President: preparjs
the authenticated copies thereof which are called for ; pre
pares for. and superintend, their publication, and that of trea
ties, in the newspapers and in book form , attend, to their
distribution throughout the United States, and that of all
f'n regard to which thia duty is
assigned to the department; writing and answering all let
ters connected therewith, lias charge of all Indian treaties
and butiiiu'sti relating thereto.
Oltrk of Authentication* and Ho has chat-ire
of the seal, of the United States nm( of the department and
prepare" ami attaches certificates to papers presented for an
ihentication ; receives and accounts for the fees. Has charge
o publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating to copyrights ; records and indexes their titles ,e!
cords nil letters from the department, other than the diplo
matic and consular. r'g
Clerk of lo?* ??,l /W(.._He prepares and records
pardons and remissions : and registers and tiles the petitions
and papers on which they are ioundad. Makes out and rS
Zl 'li. r!'".',1 register of all letters, other
than dipi11math and consular, received, and of the diaposi- I
mai,e 01 ! Prepares letters relating to this business. I
ATTORNEV OEVERAL'S OPPICK.
Hon. Caleb Cashing, Attorney General of the I nited
Stales, K. H. Uillet, esq chief clerk. The ordinary bill
heads'' "'*v classified under the following
1.Official opinions on the current business of the govern
ment, as called tor. by the President, by any head or depart
ment, or by tho Solicitor of the Treasury
2. Examination of the titles of all laid purchased, as the
puWic w^rk" of,the^^Jdt^3Sute?.^'l' '10U,,e',' tt,,d *" "th
?,u;uofthfunUed\sPu'^nS "*"* "f convicti"? in ^
aPP"'n',n('n' in the Judicial and legal
ounneia ol the government. ,
5. The conduct and argument of all suit, in the Supreme I
rerned ' Which the ?u?ernincnt in con
To these ordinary heads of the buniness of tho olHoe are I
ilV , , present tune the following, viz :
fornia1 1 ^ dlrechon ot 14,1 aPPea,a on land claims in Cali
, IHitHct of Cofumb!a'.iCa''0n 8,,d revi"0? of ??? laws of the
IN'TKIUOn DIP A HTM H NT.
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Mc- !
tlelland, ol the Mats of Michigan. Its clerical force I
( consists ol one chief clurk, ((l.-orge C. Whiting, esq )
one disbursing agent, and ten other regular clerks ; ani to
b^tf'the^Tl".:?^1 ftrc CO",Ulilt<'d t,1U foll,,wiDK
?Uand'jjureau
itc?dfm?- W'| ne "l,rre-r' "'anagement, and sale of the pub
I he domain, and tho issuing ot titles thereto.-, whether derived
from confirmations of grants .uade by former governments
b_? sale., donations, ol grant* for schools, military bounties'
or public improvements, and likewise the revision of Virginia
mill tar v bounty land claims, and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereo . The l.iud Othce, also,-audits its own accounts. The
present Commissioner is Mr. John Wilson, of the District of
nrinnTn.'f' i L" ?fflcer8 a'e a recorder, chief or
principal clerk of jmblic lands, principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk of surveys?all of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate?
clurks'o? various grade'..ai,,iS'nnt <,rauS,'t"n?"' ?>? 10,;
I orfn '":nft of tlliK bureau is the lion.
Mi.rn i ' ? , I "' ?' Uonneclicut. Tho Commiiuioni r is
arising under 1? "*"lnat"),n aml adjudication of all claims
ai isintf undei the vai .om? and nuuieroun lavva passed bv Con
Kros? ^rantmjr bounty land or pensions for military or naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent war's in which
clerk rs rlKU3 lmvo bt'?n ?ngaged. He has one chief:
cierk, (a. Lolc, esq.,) and a permanent corps consist-1
IZl.l " V'-'"t-V .0t,'er Cll"rks- which (/'ingress* to I
snable him to meet the extraordinary requirements of the '
new bounty-land law-, has added a temporary force of about I
fifty clerkships ol ditterent denominations. !
?Id. '"ifi"",.?Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Hon. Oeorire '
W. Jlanypenny ol Ohio. He i. provided with a chftf
clerk and about filteen otlier nubordinnte clerks.
fth. /'(?<?,.( Office.?To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all -acts and things touching
and U'? 011<l issuing of patents for new
an uselul discoveries, inventions, and improvements;" the'
"culture ; the col
1, (1 dutribution of seeds, plants, and cuttings. It
Vctin^ r e'erk-who ?. by law (as at the present tinfe) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents in the nbsenco of the Co.n
"nu"!jl's^(r principal and ten assistant examiners of pat-!
en s bisid. s some do/.en other subordinate permanent clerks.
It.side, these four principal branches of this new executive ?
he Tr^r.rv'n1 0r*,a"10 ?f m" 'ran.ferrcd to it from
e '?r7i. '"L",,h" supervision of the accounts of!
e Tn .f8 n'*' . " a"?rneys, ami the clerks of j
iM United States courts; the management of the load and I
other mines ol the United States, ami tho affairs of the peni- 1
ZTLVX'rr 1,1 'he District of Columbia ;
h.i nino- th /. ' Depart.njljt the duty of taking and re-1
lining the censuses ol the United States, and of .upervis- !
11,01 r 'Erecting the acts of the Commissioner of Public ;
Buddings, llv recent acts of Congress, also, the hospital for 1
he insane of tho army and nary and of the District o/colnm-!
bia IS under the management of this department; and bv as- i
"-"l- o., it has added to IU long list of I
I n K IJ 'L de.i.areation of the unsettled boundary
tions. lhe ? ' '"rri'ories and bordering na-1
p..r'V" 8t. present very Inconveniently sepa- 1
neutrv'orovidVtft, ,M' ?PPropriately and perma- |
de I for. The Secretary's otllce occupies a por
tion of the new Patent Orllce building, the General l,and OtKce
p!;7r'r,;,f.t.wTrr-" > ^idir"r. '^ th? oSK
P 'Winders building," now the property ot the
?",Vlnr" ?, whilst the Indian Olliee is locate,ITn premisos
Ire-proof, and rented of their private -iwners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consisU of tho offices of the Sec-'
; uyot tin. lreasury, two Comptrollers, commissioner of
1 ? "Moms, siv auditors, treasurer, register, solicitor, llirht
tk* ? wast Rtirv?'v.
I he following i? a brief indication of the duties of these
" "Cfl" al"1 ?f the force employed therein respectively :
Tr?iin*.'?r'u ',on-J*,ne? Outhrie. Secretary of the
?"7? "? J ? Washington. AssuUnt Secretary;
ten.,'uij!rdf 1"T'' "n<l three draughtsman
t?rv ''ynployed. and twenty three clerks. The Secre
of tie. ti !?' i "'"J"lr.T, '* eharged with the general supervision
of the JJ.?nwr.lI,n? commerce and navigation
const the liirl . i Lti survey of th.'
1'w J ^ ,h" m"r,np hospitals of
h#ildint'? for iU ? T ' oon*'rucUon of certain public
>r custom houHe<< and other purpose*.
troller \ f\. WhUlltnov, e*j., Oomp
rU" OH-th. MJr k,ep
f ioo j\n a ?k , Vrnlr J c'r?' ,in^ ?er
,*"1 reri.es anXcerUII- th.
em >'t n'l |1V*''r'*. ? .'ohn M. Hr.Mlhead, esq.,
"f If -plnir and . """"t.ioa clerks, lie prescribes tho mode
?nd Indian deoor." .'?r,",ef^" ??W?ntl of the armv, navy.
pities lh,- b?.n arising ther?,ft.i6rTl?*' a'"1 i
Cotnim.uM.,,,, . fluijh .r. Anderson,
? of keouitii' Hnd .?, v,'n c'?rkn. Ho prcacrib^n the
r"*enne *nddUbiir,o,m!n?7in,fJ,^e ,lCCO,,rlt,, of th? custom*
lnff custom house* . ? building and repair j
lu i*ing thereon. ' n< ,0*;5 otrtifles the balances
/'.>?< Audit*'i Orfi'.. - TIm?uiu? ?- Su,?U>, ?M|;{ 1 ir.i Aud.
Itor, and nineteen clerks. lie receive- ami adjust* the ac
counta of the cu.touu revenue and dUbumme?U, ?Pj-r-'P""
ations and expenditure on account of the utvil LUt and under
private acts nf Congrew., and reports thr balances to the
Commissioner of the Customs and Hie ?" ?r?t Comptroller, re- ,
apectively, for their decision thereon.
Second Auditor'* <^?.-Pbilip Clayton, es<l., Second Aud
itor, aud twenty-OM clerk.. He reccves ami adjust. .11 ac
C..U4U relating to the i?y, clothing, ?d rwnJtfng^of th*
army, an well an arinoruji, |U ??ni?ls, and ordnance, and all ?
accounts relating to the Indian department, and reports the |
balance" tothe Second Con.pt,oiler lor hi. dec,..on thereon !
Third Auditor'i Q#l?.?ltobert J. Atkinsoa, e*i., Third ;
Auditor, and sevcut/eight clerks. He receive. wJ^adjust,
all accounts for .ubsi.tence of the army, fortifications, Mill
Un Academy, mil,tar) road., ami the Quartermaster s de
pal tmcot a? well a- for pensions, claims arising ,rom mill
tarv service, previous to 1HIU, uiul for horse* ami otlier
propertv lost in the military service, under vartoux acts
Correal, and reports the balance, to the Second Comptrol
ler lor his decision thereon.
Fourth AudJor'. O/Hm.?Aaron 0. Dayton, jaq., Fourth
Auditor au'lsW. I --lurk., lie receives and adjust, all ac
counts for the service of the Navy I>.;P?rt?nen and r?orU
the balances to the Secoml Comptroller for hi. decision
thereon.
Fifth Auditor** Ortivc. ~ Joaiah Minot, esq., Vifih Auditor,
*nd {\x clerks He receives and adjusts all account* tor dip
loo,-UK aud arnUar .ervices pc, formed under the direction of
the State Department, and report* the balancc. to the
Comptrolte, for his decision thereon.
s--Auditor'u Oil'cc. William F. Phillips, ?"l-.
\uditor. and one hundred aud one clerks. rAst 0nice
Admits ill account" arising from the service of the I ost Office
, , decisions are final, unless an apnea! be ta
ken in l Vc' ve months to the First Comptroller ; and bo super
intends the collection of all debt* due the Post Othco Depart
ment. .
Treasurer'. UtiUe. Samuel Casey, ?q., 1 ,-ea.uror, and
tux : L\ i-Vj if,, rocfiivea and keeps the moneys ot the
swfjy^s
rants drawn bv the "Postmaster (jeneral, and puntersigned |
hv the Sixth Auditor, and recoided by tilt Kcgisu,r. 111 ,
afso hold, public moneys advanced by warrant to disbursing
officers, ana P.~. out tho sa.no upon their cheeks.
Hcii.tcr'i Flnley Bigger, Register, and tw^n*.V- ?
SSS2."
fessi-srs
( Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by thou., and
,s charged by law with their safe keeping.
UirUor'. OtjUt.?Francis II. Streeter, Solicitor, and six |
clerks He superintends all civil suits commenced by the
United States,P?.,d instructs the United States attorneys ;
marshal., and clerks in all matters relating to then a
results He receives returns Iroin each term ot the United ,
states "courts showing the progre.s and condition ot such
Tuits - has charge of all land, and other property assigned ,
to it.e United State, in payment ot debts, and h?" P0^r to 1
sell and dispoje of the ?a,ne for the benefit of the United
States.
Li.,ht-lhHoard.?Hon. Jau.es Guthrie, prc-dent;
Co,,,". W. U. Shubrick. United State, navy, ^
I (1 Totten United State, army; Col. James Kcainey,
United Stau"'army ; l'rof. A. D. ftache, Superintendent of
Coast Survey : l'rof. Joseph Henry, secretary ot Smithsonian
Institution ; Commander S. V. Dupont, United State, navy
lUeut Thornton A. Jenkins, United State, navy, secretary ;
Cant I'M,nund I.. F. llardcastle, United States army, secre
l . and five clerks. This board directs the building and
lopai'ring of light houses, light-ve..eb, buoys and beacons,
contract, for supplies of oil, Ac.
Coa.t Survey. Alexander I). Baohe, esq., superintendent,
and thirty-eight assistant draughtsmen, Ac.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Vary Department consists of the Navy Department
proper being Ihe office of the Secretary and of five bureaus
littached thereto, vix : Hureau of Navy-vard. and Docks,
Bureau of Construction, Equipment, ami Repair, Bureau
of Provisions and Clothing, Bureau of Ordnanceand Hy
drography, and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
Vhe following is a statement of tho duties of each of these
offices and of the force employed therein :
Wemrw's Hon. James C. Dobbin, Secretary of
tho Navy : Chafle. W. Welsh, esq., chief clerk; and oleven
clerks. 'The Secretary of the Navy has charge of every
thing connected with the naval establishment, and the exe- ,
cution of all laws relating thereto U lotruftedtolHU'.und'r
the general direction of the President of the L nited Stales |
who by the constitution. 13 commander-in-chief of the at u,y
and navv All instructions to comflianders of squadrons and
commanders of vessels, all orders of officers, commission, of
officers both in the navy and marine corps appointment, of
commissioned and warrant officers order, ioi' the> enlwtment
and discharge of seamen, emanate from the SorreUry s ollice_
\11 the duties of the dillerent bureaus arc performed under
the authority of the Secretary, and their orders are consid
ered as emanating from hiu,. The general .uperintendenoe
of the marine corps forms, also, a part of the duties of the
Secretary, and all the orders of the commandant of that
corps should be approved by him.
Bureau o<~ Nury Yard? and Dock*.?Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief of the bureau, four clerks, one civil engineer,
and one draughtsman. All the navy-yard., dock, and
wharves, buildings and machinery in navy-yard?, and every;
tiling immediately connected with them, are under the -
perintendence of this bureau. It ,s also charged with the
management of the Naval A?}lum.
liurcau of Construction, fyui/jmeut. and Htuair.?John
Uenthall, esq., chief of the bureau, eight clerks, and one
draughtsman. The office of the engineer in-cl.iel of the navy,
Daniel B. Martin, esq., to attached to fl.isbureau, who i. as
sisted bv three nssistant engineers. 'I h,s bureau has charge
of the building and repairs ol all ve.sel.-of-war, purchase of
materials, and the providing of nil vessels with their equ.p
Inents a. .ails, anchors, water tanks, Ac The eng.neer-.n
chlcf superintends the construction of all mar.n,- "tcain,r"
irine. for the navy, and. with the approval of the Secritary,
decides upon plans for their construction.
Hurcan of Provi.io?. and Clothing.-H. Bridge purser
I nited States navy, chief of bureau, and four clerks. All
provisions for the use of tho navy, and clothing, together with
the making of contracts for furnishing the same, come under
the charge of this hureau.
Hurcan of Ordnance, and Hydrography.-CommodoniChas.
Morris, chief of bureau, four clerk., and one draughtsman
This bureau has charge of all ordnance and ordnance.tores,t ><
manufacture or purchase ot cannon, guns, powder, shot, shells,
Ac and the equipment of yes.els-of-war, with everything
connected therewith. It also providesthemw.thma^;
charts, chronometers, barometers, Ac"',^f i,nltTd SUies
hooks as an furnished ships-of-war. "The United states
Cal Observatory and llyirographical Office" at Ws-sh.nK
ton and the Naval Academy at Annapolis, are also under the
general superintendence of the chief of tin. bureau.
" Bureau of Medicine and Surge, y.-Dr. William Whelan,
.urireon United State* navy, chief of bureau, one passed as
sistant surgeon United States navy, and two clerks. Kvtiy
tl.inir relating to medicines and medical stores, treatment of
sick and wounded, and management of hospitals, comes with
in the puperinteudence of this bureau,
P08T OFFK B DEPARTMENT. I
lion James Campbell, Postmaster General. The direction I
and management of the Po-l OHice Department are ass.gned |
bv the constitution and laws to the Postmaster Oei^ral. Thal
its busines- may be the tnoro conveniently arranged and pre- ,
pared for his final action, it is distributee! among several bu
re ius as follows: The Appointment Oflice, in charge of th
Kirst Assistant Po?tma?ter General; Die Contract Office, In
charVe Of the Second A..i-lant l'? itma.ter General; the
Finance Office, in charge of the Thi d Assistant Postmaster
(Jeneral; and the Inspection Office In charge of the chi?f
clerk.
i?,. intnunt Ollice. Horatio h lug. esq., First Assistant
Api> tntntyy kiji clerks. To this office aro
Postmaster Genera an i ,, n J chrk lim|.nt gml,
and tettOT balances by this bureau, which is charged also with ;
nrovldhnK bTanksantl stationer v for the use of the depart-j
ment, and with the superintendence of the
b?^au ^^iWl^e'a?a5c'ie<'l,'the,^uP*" of lh'" "cn1*n '"f\1
steamship lines, and of the foreign ami international postal
arrangements.
Contract Ojfice. William H. Dundw,,Sewnd AjljW
z rassrsi
r Ihe United Slates, and placing the same under contract,
embracing t
irequenoy Piv' (, l1n rout". ; tho course of the
the d,lle, ,,t nations of Ihe oountry, the point.
"!"',n?Tl distribution, and the regulation, for the government
of ma.l d.strimiM n ^ lIniu.d SU|tc, It k,ro.
.-^Advertisements fot msil proposals, receives tic bids,
pajesthea annual and occasional mail lettings,
lr '."di ;:,me. a ,d of the contracts All ap
and the adiustu cui a Juration of mail arrange
pUcatlons ^ intwi.ii(for, ih<mld
, m,, ATclaims should be submitted U,.t lor transpor
to this Olli. . A C eon tract, as the recognition of sa.d I
tation servic ^ h "obulned through the Contract Ollice a.in i
service ,.hrst o be ? Ma n rt t g ,h? Auditor1. Of
necessary snthorltrfw the prop ^ ,nd. of routes re ;
flee. From this office all I" m,,ntlI prescribed for the
ceivo the statement of Auditor ?K eon
rosfcctive r(>" n .ifV'Otinir accounts tor mad j
transportation^ "Irepare. the statistical exhibits of the mail
service, and the report* of the mail letting*, pi v lug a state- ?
incut of each bid ; also of tbe contracts made, the new ser
vice originated, the curtailmenU ordered, and tbe additional
allowance* granted within the year,
i?Mance Qflce,?John Marion, esq., Third Assistant Post- J
master General, and twenty-one clerks. To this ollice art
assigned the supervision and management of the financial
business of the department, not devolved bylaw upon the
Auditor, embracing accounts with the draft oitices aiui other ?
depositaries of the department, the issuing of warrants and
drafts in paymeut of balances reported by the Auditor to be
due to mail contractors and other persons, the supervision
of the accounts of otlices under orders to deposite their quar
terly balances at designated points, and the superintendence
of the rendition by postmasters of their quarterly returns ol
postages. It has cnarge of the dead-letter office, of the is
suing of postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre
payment of postage, and of the acoouuts connected there- :
with.
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmaster*
should direct their quarterly returns of postage j those at
draft otlices, their letters reporting quarterly the net pro-;
ceeds of their otlices, and those at depositing offices. ;
their certificates of deponite ; to him should also be directed j
the weekly and monthly returns of the depositaries of the
department, as well as all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Inepecixon Office,?John Oakford, esq., chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks. To this olHce is assigned the duty of re
ceiving and examining the registers of the arrivals and de
partures of the maiH, certificates of the service of route
agents, and reports of mail failures; of noting the delin
quencies of contractors, and preparing cases thereon for the
action of the Postmaster General; furnishing blanks for mail
registers, and reports of mail failures; providing and send
ing out mail-bags and mail locks and keys, and doing all
other things which may be necessary to secure a faithful and j
exact performance of all mail contracts.
All cases of mail depredation, of violation of law by pri
vate expresses, or bv the forging or illegal use of postage
stamps, are under the supervision of this office, and should be
reported to it.
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
depredations, or other violations of law, or mail-locks and
keys, should be directed "Chief Clerk, rost Office Depart
ment."
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails,
certificates of the service of route agents, reports of mail fail
ures, applications for blank registers, and reports of failures,
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or im
perfect servicc, should be directed "Inspection Office, Post
Office Department."
WAR i?DPA?TMKNT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War. In the Secre
tary's office proper there are one chief clerk, seven subordi
nate clerks, two messengers, and four watchmen. The fol
lowing bureaus are attached to this department:
Commanding General*s Office,?This office, at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjutant General'h (Met.? Col. Samuel Cooper, Adjutant
General. Assistants?Lieut. Col. W. G. Freeman, Major
George Deas, and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate,
Major John F. Lee. Nine clerks and one messenger, in this
office are kept all the records which refer to the personnel of
the army, the rolls, Ac. It is here whore all military com
missions are made out.
Quartermanter General'? Office,?Gen. Thomas S. Jesup,
quartermaster general; Charles Thomas, assistant quarter
master general: Captain M. M. Clark, district quarter
master; Major H. C. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch;
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paymaster General'? Office*?Col. B. F. Lamed, paymaster
general; Major St. Clair Denny, district paymaster ; eight
clerks and one messenger.
Communary General'* Office,?Gen. George Gibson, com
missary general; assistant, Captain A. E. Shrias; six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon General'? Office,?Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general; assistants, I)r. H. C. Wood and Dr. Kicharq H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer Office.?General Joseph G. Tot ten, chief engi
neer ; assistant, Lieutenant John D. Kurtz; five clerks and
one messenger.
Topographical Bureau,?Col. J. J. Abcrt, colonel of the
corps; assistant, Lieut. M. L. Smith; four clerks and
one messenger.
Ordnance Bureau,?Colonel H. It. Craig, colonel of ord
nance ; assistant, Captain Wm. Maynadier; eight clerks and
one messenger.
Washington Aqueduct.
Office of tiik Washington Aqoeduct,
Washington, March 7, 1855.
PROPOSALS are Invited for graduation stone and briek masonry,
dams, luuncls, ami other work of tlie Washington aqueduct.
Propositi,received up to the 8*h of May, will be opened at noon of
thitt day.
Mai?s, profiles and specifications of the work will be ready for ex*
tiiiinnfiou on auda'ttr the 'JOth day of April next.
Proposal* will l?e received lor ihe work of patient ir culverts, j
bridges, lie., itc , as described in the plan* and sjieoflcations. i
Portions only of some of ihe works can b? completed Under the
present appropriation ; hut all contract* for unfinished work will |
be subject to future appropriations by Congress The engineer re
-erven the right to prescribe the^amount ol work to be done and rale
of progress under each contract for each appropriation ; ami ill care
ol the appropriation not holding out ?uitHciently. to decide when and >
what workH shall 4>e stopped until funds become available.
Iti case of the entire stoppage of any particular work for want of \
funds, tbe reserved ten per cent, will te paid, if, in the judgment of
the engineer, the work has been properly executed so far as it has ;
Payments will be made in specie checks upon the United Stater,
treasury upon the monthly estimates of the engiueet* reserving 10
;icr cent.; and it will be aco dition of nil contract* that tbe work- j
men shall be paid their full wages monthly, and in specie.
AH bids should bo seulerf, and endorsed M Proposals for work on,
?be Wellington Aqueduct."
The United Stales reserves tbe right to reject any or all the bids j
should they ?r? be deemed advantageous, and to make such arrange- !
incuts as ink) e considered most conducive to the progresa of the |
work.
Every offer i~4*t be accompanied by a written guarantee. signed by
one or nune responsible persons, to the effect that he or they under
take that Ihe bidder or bidders will, if his or their bid be accepted,
cnlei (mo an obligation, within tun days, with good and sufficient
securities, for the completion of the work undertaken ; said guarantee
to be accompanied by the certificate of the United States district j
judge. United States district attorney, navy agent, or so ne officer of |
the general government or individual known to the Engineer or l)o
pa run en t of War, that the guarantors are able to make good their
guarantee.
Bid* w.ill be opened in presence of bidders, if any of them j
choose to be present
- M C. MEIOP,
w Capt. of Engineers, in charge, j
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
To Capt. M Meigs, U. Engineers.
We, the undersigned, residents of , in the diate of???, ,
hereby, Jointly and severally, covenant with ihe United Slates, and
guaranty, in case the foiegmng bid of???? be act epted, that he or ,
they will, within ten days after the accepts nee of the said bid, exe
cute ill" cotitiact lor the Mine, with ood ami sufficient sureties to
perform or furnish tbe articles proposed in conformity to the terms j
of ilie advertisement under which it was made. And in case the ,
M.tid shall fail to enter into contract a* aforesaid, we guaranty !
to make good the difference between the offer by the said and
the next lowest bidder.
(Signed) A. It.
C. I?. ,
I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
above-named guarantors are good and sufficient.
(Signed) E. F.
Mar H?3 ?wtbthMay&.Jawtf ,
The National Hotel
N this city will be re opened for the reception of guests on the '27th j
I of this month. The removal of ihe kitchen from the basement to
the rear of the building, and the alterations in and about tbe dlninf j
rooms, will 'old greatly to ihe convenience and comfort of its guests.
The liible witl be furnished with the beat the umrket* can afford, ,
and served in the best style ; and no excuse or labor will be spared j
to render thr house, In every respect, equal to any in the couiiiry, j
I'he subscriber, therefore, trusts that a gerifroui public will continue
the liberal patronage which ha-* always been extended to tbe house.
Persons desiring to procure room * for the winter can do so at any .
time after the "iJoth, by calling at the flotsl. Board jfi per day.
E. O. wILLARD.
Wasiiiwotom City, November 14, ISM.
vov i??tr
K* II. Ol LLKT,
(huntellor at Law,
Has removed hi.4 office to bis resld ii e in Franklin How, corner
of IC and Thirteenth -ureal* He will continue to devote his alien- ,
tion prim (pally to easts In the I hi if?d Slates tftipreinc Court.
Having devoted much time ?o he law concerning patents he will
give advice nnd opinions on legsl questions arising in cane* before
the p.*t nt ' >rHce, and on appeal* to the chief justice or assistant
Justices of Ihe I ?i"trict of t?nlumhia ; nnd will also asni?t in the j
preparation md trial of suit* concerning patents.
tie wi I also /ive written opinions and prepare arguments for par
tie* having claims before Congress or either of the department* . and
will also proeecntc claims before any board established for their
adjudication.
Oct 2* -dtf
~T ~ [No. aaSJ
Notice
Of the **tal>li?hment of an additional Land Office in the Ter- ,
rtiory of Oregon.
IN pur-in nee of the art of Oongre-s approved Febru ?ry 17, 1B55, !
I entitled " An act to establish so additional land d(?t*ic in the
Territory af Oregon," to be called :he Umpqns district eiubntcing ;
all ihe land lying south of lb- fourth standard parallel, it is hereby
declared and made known tbsi the I ui t office for said district has
been located by the Preaid nt of tb< United State* at the town of
Winchester. In -aid Territory, .iniil otherwise ordered.
Given under niv hind, nt tha city of Wa-diingion. Hum 17th day of
May, A II. iHftV IOfl>f WlLHOV
Uomtiils'ioa r of the Q?n?rM Land Oflles
May Irt~la?vl9*- [Intel, h. Star ]
nAflPKH'S f?r Hay.
Emma being Ifo. fi of" fl irpsr'i Story Hook "
Juat received by r\YhOH * MAUHY,
\fny*i Booksellara, Penn. avenue, near 9tl Mfsct.
\| V Brother's K'fper, by aalh ir ??f I>otl?*es and 1'ettfa,
>1 Mr RutherfordJill !r n fc ?.
On sateai TAVLOR fc MAURV^S
May 5 iteokstnre, near 9th street.
UV IIAILHUA!) DlHKCr TO TMK WKsT.
Time bclwmi M H?hlU|;tuii *?<l Whecilrt^ Isai HJ
bum a I
JiunutHJ lime betwee? Wu.Ainyton and flMWlMUi, 27 kuurt I
Tlirougl. llclcU nuil tiajfKnfc* Chech* l? he h??l lu
WmJuukUhIi
'I'HE Baltimore tied Ohio Railroad, having greatly improved it.
L western oniinei'on., now oW rs the luHe.t mduceui'-iits U> trav- !
tilers between W|(kli|liiii, Baltimore, aud #11 portion. of the West, j
iln' Northwe.t. .1 in! the Southwe?t.
The o'lll.ellolt between Ibe Ifiini Ikm Washington and lbs
train* bound West (twin Baltimore is alwuv. promptly made el the
Waehiiigluii Junciiuii, (lately called the R*lay Hnusa,) dine unles
imiii tin t.mui*- Tin. 1. tbr only change iff car. requited between
Washing.on and the Ohio river. Baggage I. Checked ihfonuli l?
Wli.elmg ai ihe Wu.hn.giou sution, and reclieclied and tfansferred
there, (with ib? passengers,) without cliaige, lor those holding
ibnuiifl. u.keis tor points beyond. The conueciing train, leave
Washington daily at 8, a. in., and , P- ?>? I on Sundays at the
latter hour only. , .
Ai Wheeling direct connexion ie made with the Irani.of [lie r,N
TRAI OHIO 11AILROAU, running from Bellalre, on the Ohio,
near Wheeling, through Cambridge, Zanesville, and Newark, to
COLl'MBUa. These tiaina conned at Newark Willi the Newark,
MansAtlri, and Sandmky railroad for Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit,
Chicago, St Louis, he. , . .
At Coininbiia I'm C. O. railroad train. con',,?^. *'1^ V!?, "f rm S
of the Little Miami ruUromd to Xema, ClNCINNAl I, LOUIS
VII,I.K. he. *At Xeilia, on Little til a mi railroad, counelion l?
formed With the train* through Dayton to IN HI ?? N APOI.IS, Terre
Itaute, Lafayette," bicago, ttock Island, Ht Untie, he.
Pusseatirs holding through tickets for Memphis, Vick.bitrg,
Natcbe*, New Orleans, lie?which are aleo ...Id at Washingloi.
are transferred at Cincinnati to the mall-learner. on the Ohio.
Tick8U for Evajsville, Cairo, and Bt. Loul. are .old by thi.
' KOll ( LEVELAN D, and via Cleveland to Toledo, Detroit, Cbi
ca?o he tiekew are aold wheu the Ohio la navigable between
Wheeling and Wellaville, (forty rutle.,) where a conueiion with
the Cleveland and Plnshurg railroad la made.
Traveller, are requealed to aotlee that, while thi. is the only roule
aOordtu tbrouih uckata and cheek, in Washington, It la alao the
shortest, uioat .peedy, and direct to nearly nil the leading point. In
llie ureat Weat. The diatance from Waabtngton to Cincinnati la
hut O'tJ uiilea, b.iug about 100 mile. .liorter than by any oilier
"Tare by through ticket front Washington : To Wheel lag, $9 85;
Coluuibua, $13 85; Dayton, $15 60; Cincinnati, $16; Louisville,
by railroad, JlB ?.I by steamer from Cincinnati, #18; Indlaiiapo
Iia, ,417 50 ; Cleveland #19 15; Toledo, *1580\ Detroit.^ 15 JU , ,
Chicago, J9? 85 and ?l? 50 ; St. Lou la, *08 aO and fiS ; Memphia,
9 Pur ^edeVlakand^lw^r'a Ferry, NUrtit.ab.irg Berkeley Hpringa, l
Cumberland, Bedford Spring., Piedmont, Oakland, and Pnlrmount,
uotiaeiigerv may leave \Va?liii??ton ai 0, a. m., or 4|, p. in. ^or !
minor way ?UlU>n? beiweea Baltimore and wheeling lake 6, a. nM
FoMnUn^to and'from Baltimore, Annapolia, he., aee apeclnl ad
V*Portimber information, throi^i ticket*, he., apply to TH. H.
PARBOM8, agent, at WaaUngton atatlon. joi|fj H DoN(Jj
Mauler ol Trumportation Baltimore and
May 5?dtf lla,lrl,ai1' Baltimore. ,
? V YORK, BUKMBN, ANI> KOUTH
)N UNITED STATES M All. STEAMKRS - ,
'Tt picompriilng tbia line are the WVSIIINI,
'TC I, Oaiit. ?> Oarendy ; HERMAN N, Capt. Ld
ward f 1 iaesfins. .
These tieamert ?top at Southampton aot?? ^oitig niiu romruing.
PROPOSED DATEB OP UAILI V(J?1855.
j.,00, Prom from floilth
New York. Bremen. ainr-u^i for i
New York.
Hermann Jan. 97 J'cb. 23 ilir
Waahiugton Feb. 24 Mar. 2J Mar. 08
Hermann Mar. 84 April 90 Apr I ^
Waahiugton April 91 May 8 May JJ
Hermann... M?y l? ^u"? \5?
Waabtngton June 18 July 3 J? * \H
Herman July 14 *??. 10 Aug fl ,
Waal Ington A?. U %?? J ^ \l
Hermann ..Sepi. o M ,, 7 I
Washington ol 8 Nov. ^ ? fl
Hermann Nctr. J ""?? ^ Jan a ;
^afoppim?'aV floli'titanlpioa, both going and returning, (hey ofrr
nJZSg! proceeding to London and Havre advantage, over any |
other route, for llie economy of time and money.
Pauafefrom New York to Southampton .md Bremen.
First cabin, main saloon, !?IW 1 Brst cabin, lower saloon, #110 ; |
All ?etters"and newspapers must pass th'''"g1'
No bills ?? lading will be signed on the day. "J.""1"*
An experienced Hurueoii i* attached to ?ach p.
For freight or l">?"ge, apply t..^^ () ^ Wll||Rul N. Y.
O. A.' UlilNEKEN ?t Co., Bremen.
Mitr 0?dly
CROSKEY ft Co . Urmthainpton
WILLIAM 1SELIV, Havre.
WASIIINUTOil IIRAIICH KAIkKOAD.
t h.nge of lloun.
-
. N and alter Monday, the 33d Instant, the fains Will leave
!> Wa hlnglonatSandeX.a. in., andHand 4#, p.m.
"and ??. a. m , and 3 and 5*. p. in
on Sunday,at 4$, a. in. ^ p.vRSONS, Agent.
April W-d<C , J 1
The New *ork and Liverpool United State*
Mail Steamers.
Ph. mi|ii comprltlag this line are the following:
The. Atlantic Cam. Nye
The ' apl
These slupK having been built by contract ei
; . , ,. hf.,i icttl scrvtea, every care ha* init.li
?lak.'ii in their construction, us nlso in their eugiui s,
?nQH^ , insure strength n-.nl ^r"?ell; and their ae, omi n
ditttona lor oaaseinrcra are unequalled fir elegance and comfort.
plica of passage from New Vork to Uverp.H.1 in I>?>??>"? ?.^
In second cabin,?75 Eiclusive useol extra sine slate rooms, ???.>?
from Liverpool to New York, 30 and -JO Rutneas
An experienced eurgeon aitaehed to each ship
No hettlis ean lie secured until paid for.
mdrossn ?iT?i or saiLtae
from A'sui Yore. from l.irtrrool
Wedi.esdny ApMI 16,185'.. Saturday April 7, 1855.
Wednesdav May f, Icji. Saturday April^91, 18?.
?VeducHduy May I. -J*, ft ?dr' May ?. 1J?.
^ ;:z S:!?
:::: ^
Wednesday Julv 11,1885. Saturday June 30, 855.
Wednesday July 95,1^55. Saturday July ?.
Wvdu-sday Aug 8, IMS. Saturday J< y ?5o
Wednesday AuV. 89, I8&V Saturday A g. 11, 1855
Wednesday Sept. A.I8.S5. Saturday Aug. 9?, 1KB.
Wednesday Sept. ID, I8.W. Saturday Se . 8, 855.
Wednesday Oct. 3,1855. Saturday ?cpi
Wednesday Oct. 17, 1855. Saturday Oc . 8, 8^.
Wednesday ?>ct. 31.1855. Saturday Oct. 90. 8.B.
We?, "lay V.Nov. 14, 1855. Saturday Nov. 855
Li-Nov. ??: mw.. sat..rdaV n?v. n, ms
'.Vedneaday Dec. 12,1855. Mstiir.lay Dec. 1, 8jB;
WadaesdaS; Dec. 26, 1885. Ha-urday.... .. ...0- 15, 1855
^r,re?h.0rPa-.,e.pp.,.0EuwARD r
No. 50 Wall street, N. Y.
DROWN. SIMPl.EV, & CO.,
Liverpool
STEPHEN KKNNARD k. CO.,
27 Austin Friars, London
It. (i. VVAINVVRIUHT fc CO.,
Paris.
HBO. H DRAPER, Havre.
, trwners of the-..; ships will not be accountable for gold, silver.
Million specie, jewelry, precious stones, or metals, unless hills ol
lading are s.onrd therefor, and the value thereof erpreaaed therein.
Ap 25?dtf
IMMt SALIC or |jei*er--A commodious four-story and attic house1
t on tilth Street, east aids, near the corner of I) street House con
u.ns twelve rooms, and hn* recently been papered and painled
throughout. Term, accommodating, and posse.?ion g.?n linmedi
ately. Addressroom 10, Solicitor's Olllce, Treasury Department
Oct IS?<?' ?
lohn O. Sargent Ac Charles Abert,
Attorney* and CouneeUore-nt~La*Pt
IIAVBa^oclated tlie.n.elve. for the prosecution of professional |
li l,u<ih.'?-. and will attend to any cases that may lie ntrlisted
tn Ihein beforeIhe eiecutive departments, the court of claims, or
.ny court of Hie IJnlied S.ate^ .ittlng in the District ol Columbia.
WssitiNoros, I). C., March 24, 1855.
|g|l> 4(MM I
null KKVr Phi' largi- and (??nn.nodioiM house recently oceu
F I3ed by the Ilia/. minlater, .itu.led near the Creat Circle, on
Pennsylvania avenue west. i.-.,.i?i.
For lernis. applv In Messrs. Itigg. fc C.o,or to Mr. Jas. Kv. leth, ,
Winder's building, No. 9, corner of I7ih and !? streeU.
\p 5?eetf
SprrtselM.
, lOLIl. silver, fine steel and plated spectacles, eyeglasses, he., of
(l all foouse*, will, per.local, periseop.c, and parabola glasses. A
liHig eip'-ri"nee gives US peculiar advantages ... selecting glasses
adapted to the eyes of wearers. ( w qAIjT k
3J4 P^tin avenue. beiw#??n Ninth and Tenth *trecte.
Jantfd? tl j
To Southern AKriculturi?t!? and Planters.
, TiliiRi.lJUII, practical, and educated Maryland farmar wish? j
A ln e?Ue as manar-r "n -o.ne healthy estate in -h- Sneth whlch
tit- proprietor desires to Improve and convert Into a purely agricul
'"rhT t.?gb?t" est'imonlals of character given,' and all commtinica
tit,ns ..n tne subject ftally answered.
VMm?" AORC'OLWashington, D C.
March !7?lawly
? mldsr'B" will", phllsdrlpwa.
IOIIN V SNIDER, d- aler In win's at the former old established
! of j.ieob Snider, Jr . No 7? Walnut street, four doors
bel^w Fourth -'ree., where eonn.w -s w.ll be supol.-d with w,ne? I
id Bine
tivii aceommodMing t?*
SNIIIER. Ja . agent ?>' th- (m,?wtailon of ft.reitn wine.,
N? 78 '? aim.. -H-'t, where he is prepared M rece.ve orders
oVih. .pedal l.nportalloa o?wln s. Sic iro.n houses 11
rn, ,n niiaotltreeof a single do*, n and upwards; snd also so Hells
fTliiiwn John Vaafhan balder, the p? rot\*gr of h?? friend* and
Niiuau llall College of New Jersey, Princeton.
" 8h<?uld auld acquaintance b? forgot,
And never brought to min';
bhould auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o' autd lang syn?>"
Tiic lueuibmt of ib? teiiiur ci&M of the year eiidlu| in June, 18.W
(lie jufiior clttM of the fHf ?:n? ting in June, l&tt, the 8oph'?ur?
cla?* ot the year ending in June, 1831, and the Fr??luuin ela*n of the
year ending in Ju?e, te3U, aic hereby requested to assemble in
Washington, I). C., by the third of March, A. D. 1H67, at Uir latrst.
to brighten the links of ?be chain of love and flrfendstiin which time
nor tide cau ever entirely sever, to exchange once more iu their
liven greeting and sympathy, and to lament the untimely fate oi
domv of ttieir most promising compeers.
A preliminary meeting of the self-appointed committee will b?*
held ??n the first Mond .y ill tJeptember, A. D. IW56, at the Untied
Hiau-e. Hotel, Chrsnut street, between Fourth and Fifth streets,
which those rnemherH of the several classes to whom it may be con
venient are invited to uttend, when the uec?ssary measures will be
adopted to secure as full an attendance as possible.
In ths mean tune, those to wboui this notice Is addressed will be
good enough to furnish the secretary of the committee by mail Willi
their respective post offices.
Kf>WAKIi J. tilt ANT, M. I).,
of Trenton, N. J., Chairman of Committee.
A LKX \ N DLU C. HART, M. D.,
oi Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
J. NEWTON LIUHT.NEK,
of Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
PHILIP PENDLKTON,
of Wiuston, AHeghany Co., Md.,
S\MIJEL P. RICHARDS,
of Balsto Iron and Class Works, N. J ,
lewis w. Washington,
of Montgomery county, Maryland,
Committee.
John Wriuman, of Lebanon, Pa., Secretary.
March 87?lawiMar3 [Intelligencer]
All newspapers In the civilized countries of the world are request
ed to notice this advertisement in tbelr editorial columns, as mem
hers of the several classes are scattered through the four great di
visions of the globe ; and all newspapers throughout the United
States of America arc requested to give it a gratuitous insertion oc
casionally between this date and the 3d of March, A. D. 1857.
Completion of Panama Railroad.
Reduction of Fare to California.
United Slates mail steamships leave New York
for Aspiuwall on the 5th and sWtli of each month,
"connecting with mail steamers from Panama to Ban
I Francisco.
1 heat steamship* have been inspected and approved by the Navy
Department, and guaranty $j>eed and tafety.
The Panama railroad (47 miles long) is now completed tVom ocean
to ocean, and is crossed in 3 or 4 hours. The baggage of passen
gers is checked in N?:w York through to Ban Francisco, and passen
gers are embarked at Panama bv steamer at the company's expense.
The money paid in New York covers nil expenses of the trip.
lU'serve steamers are kept in port in New York, Panama, and
flan Francisco, to prevent detention incase ol accident, so that
the route is entirely reliable.
Passengers leave Panama the same day they arrive at Aspin
wall , .
Conductors go through by each steamer, and lake charge of
women und children without other protectors.
For through tickets at the lowest rates apply at the agency. 177
West street, New York, to I* W. RAYMOND.
M ay 6? d tf
Law Notice.
Drown, Btahtok, and Walker.
WM. T. BROWN. KRBU. P. STANTON, and J. KNOX WALK
ER tuive formed a pariner?hip for practising low in the Supreme
O'luri of I lie United Bute., and the court of claim, in Washington,
and in the court, of Tenne.sec. Office, in Wellington and Mem
phi#. One of the parties will always he found at either place, and
letter* addressed to tliein will receive prompt attention.
Apill 19-iftotl [Intel, nnd Sentinel copy.)
United Statu Patent (MBc,
Washington, May 19, 1855.
N the petition of Ktnily C. Pullman, administratrix of the eatale
' 1 of Lewi. Pullman, decea?d, late of Albion, New York, Pr*y
in. lor the extension of a patent granted to the said Lewis Pullman
on the 91.1 day of August, 1?41, (or an improvement in "machines
lor removing buildings, ko ," lor seven years from ,h" "P'?' "n
of said patent, which takes place on the Ulst day of August,
'5ffi7ord.red that the s.id petition be heard at the Patent Office
on Monday, the 6tli day of August next, at 111 o'clock, ni. ; and all
person. are notified to appear ami .how cause, if any they have,
erhv ?aid petition ought not to he grouted.
Persons opposing tlie extension are required to die in the Patent
office their objections, specially set forth ill writing, at least twen
ty days before the day of hearing. All testimony tiled by either party,
to be lined at tlie said hearing, must be taken and transmitted In ?c
cordance with the rules ol the office, which will be furnished on ap
^''rh'iMestimoiiy in the case will be closed on the ?6th of July next ;
depositions, and other paper* relied upon a. testimony, must be
liled In the office on or before the morning of that day ; the ar
guments, if any, within ten days thereafter.
Ordered,also, that this noucebe published in tile Union, Intelli
gencer, and Evening Star, Wuhington, p. a ;Penn?lvanlan,
Philadelphia, Pa., Scieo tide American, Now York, N. Y., Uaiiy
Baltimore Repubiicau. Baltimore; and Post, Boston, Miss., once
a week for three successive weeks previous to the 6th d.y ol Au
gust next, the day of bearing. CHARLES MABON,
Commissioner of Pittnli.
p. h Editors of Uie above paper, will please copy, and send
ilietr bill, to the Patent Office, with a paper containing this nouce.
May 2J?law3w ?
mllK ONLY OHK AUTHOIUZKUI?The Rob or DR. BOY
L VBAU LAPFBCTKUP is Ikr superior to the sirups of Cuisi
nier, or stirs partita, or other simitar remedies. It radically cures
without mercury all affections of the skin dartre., scrolult.lhe con
senuences of iteh, ulcer-, BCc'dents r.om acconchinents, the critical
period of lit... and hereditary acrimony of homors As a depura
live it Is powerfully efficacious in oatarrhs of the bladder, 4n con
traction. and oilier weakness of tne organs arising from abuses of
injections or soundings. A. an ant,-syphilitic the Hob cum, in a
very short 'line recent or inveterate diseases ensuing from the us.
of balsam ol cmpevla or cubebs, or from Injections, which only repel
the virus wiiliout neutralising it The Bob Boyve.u is, above all,
recommended In syphilitic diseases, whether recent or long
ins, and which have resisted the power, of mercury, or the iodure
deneral agent. far the I'nitcd Stales: Oabriel Blondin, esq., 9.
William street, New York, for wholesale orders; Oiiillot Dnconge,
New Orleans: Seuilly,San Kranclsco. . ? .
The Rob Laffecteur is sold by all the druggists throughout the Uni
ted States The pamphlet of Doctnr O. de St. Qtrnto on the medi
cal properties of the Rob will be obtained by writing to O. B Ion
din, 97 William street, New York, who will give every information
Won"?. is prepared to nil orders for South America, the West In
dies, fcc., Irce of the United Stales duties, os li? has the nob In bond.
March M?diy*
United States Mails.
Post Orrtc. D.rARin.nT, May 15,1M&
OROPOSALB fcr carrying the mails ?f the United Slates from the
I 1st day ol November, 1*55, to the .?ih day of June, 1H58. in
elusive, in the stale Of MICHIGAN, will be received at theCoo
tract Office of the Post Office Department, in the city af Wn.h
ington, until the 1st day of August next, Inclusive, to be decided tbr
next dnv. on the routes and in the times herein specified.
13184 Carp River to seewemw Bay, 75 mile, and back,once awo?J
during the suspension of navigation, .ay from Novepibe. .
to May 15 in each year.
Leave < arp River Monday at 0 a m ; ...
Arrive at Keewenaw Bay next Wednesday by 6 p m,
l.eave Ke< wenaw Bay Thursday at C a m ;
Arrive at t'arp River next Saturday by 8 pm.
I1IH7 Keewenaw Bay, by Portage Entry, Houghton, Clifton, Eagle
' IU ver? Eagl e I la r bor, an3 North West Mine, to lort Wil
kins, 77 miles and hack, once a week.
!,eave Keewenaw Bay Thursday at 8 a m i
Arrive at Korl Wilklna next Saturday by 8 p m ;
Leave Fort Wllklns Monday al 6, a ai;
Arrive nt Keewenaw Bay next Wednesday by 8 p in.
I3IB? Keewenaw Day, by Algonquin, Adventure, and Rockland, to
Ontonagon, 50 mite, and back, once a week.
Leave Keewenaw Bay Thursday ot 8 a m ;
Arrive at Ontonagon next Saturday by 8 p m;
Arrive XXnawTuyVe'.t w"dne.da, by 0 p .
For Instructions, with condition, to be *0?,"^? '
see the ortvertiseinent for mail proposals
M.y 17?lawlw ' Po.'nia.ter General.
I No. r?:i7. ]
IIOIICK of the Hrmovsl of the UnJ OH?e. from
\ /? ? 1 Mfdif to Warsaw, in the State of Mihsotiri.
Under authority of the actot ?^<???re? ."titled '*" 3*""^ ",1
changes in the location of land offices," approved M.reh 3,1*53, It
I. hereby declared and made know# that the land o?c. Ibi
of the public land, at Cuaroa, Mi-ouri, will
? >w IWniltn county. In said *816, on the flrrt Hay of Jvly ????
Given under my hind al the city of Wa.hlnglon thi. I5lh day of
May, A. I). IBM
By the Pre.ldent! JO|JN wluJON)
Commissioner of the General Land Office
May 16?lawfiw
"hil.Ael,?>?? Great W.at.rn Ll?.
,. J<I.- WI.'IH run leive the iletxit or the Philadelphia anil
P R.i? ?d . om,lT("rood Tnd Vine atre.u) daily at 7X
a nt. *90 00
Kare to Chicago |8 (,0
I)etroit ,000
NiaKara ..10 00
HllffitlO g qq
"i" 8 60
Rochester ...... 8 00
Canandatgua ????? 7 00
Frei.lit tnon* leave the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad 1)?P"1
V reighl trains leu ' fm ?;r,iCftKO and intermediate
' "|" "\"rr.inii until have I made Mtlifli insure great despatch.
point.. Arrang.m. nt nnv JOHN TUCKBR. Prertdent
Philadelphia and Heading Bailroad Company.
Kelt 16?dtf
Law Notice.
vsza. "kssksl. ""aaMSv?.
SCIIFNCK, COlWIW, k WKBB.
HMIF. pnriii'. above named Imv- s^l.ted tltemselve. fr.Mlte pr.e
l uce '^f law in lite court ofelstm. and
e:;;,u';;T^"e';;;:,r,::;. - numb,^.. h. .n
-rr.'X" ?.7''w.r^/'^Wh.r...??????
th.ir Jolat bn?ims. msy be od lressed.
May !??'iaw.lm '
,<OIIRT OK" CL.AINH ?Uriah Korre.t, altorney-at-l.w, Hock
I 11 ville, Marvlsnd, will prosecute claims in the court of elalmi aftd
before the executive departments at Wa?hinftf?n t ranmu.iMUOJ"
! Pressed to him . .her at Roekville or No. Mi north I .treet Will b.
! promptly attended to.
| March 31?dtlstluly %
UMII.I.IA VI' St I1KMI >,
r"K jvlw, 1S55.
GREGORY V MAUHV, M ???? a*, Wiluiiiiglnii, I). Inv. ?m
$40,000!
Lottery for the IrnrAl of tht
M'l'ATH OF DKLAWAIC.
I'lilM 150, fuf ISul
To be (Ifawii vl Wilmington, Del., ou .-<aiurdey, July 7, IK .
76 suniber lottery?13 drawn ballot*
dkilmant icakaii
15 prizes ui. fl.Mk
15 do ... VI!
Ii do -4?H
1 rnze of. .$40,0*10
I do ItOfX
4 nrian of iu."0<i
4 d? 5,0011
4 do *;?*>>' I 9w
kc. fco. kc.
Tlckeu $KJ?hnvea quartern fj M.
Certificates of packages of 88 whole tickets, 514'j u>
Do do 9H liall 1I0 7n ' *
[hi do 36 quarter do 35 IH>
931,AM!
Lottery lor the benrAl ol I hi'
STATE OF DKLAWAKF.
Class !.'<>, fill 1856.
To b? draws at Wilmington, Del., un Saturua), July 14
75 number lottery? 19 drawn balioi*.
:*>0
1 utile uf.fi*. ?... $M,lM)0
J du 30,000
1 do :>'j,iioo
1 I",^30
3priiMoT.il 8,0uv
4 prizes nf ;>5,5o0
4 do 3,' '?O
5 do 9,tH i0
?00 do JOU
kc. ?r. kc.
Tickets 915?halves $7 50?quattera .53 7&- eighths 41 ?7 V
Certificate* of package* of 95 whole rick e 1 j, yJOo 00
l)o do J5lii.il' do 1IKI no
Do do J5 quarter do Ml On
l>o do 96 eighth do 91 OO
$38,000 !
Lottery for the benefit of the
BTATK OF DELAWARE,
Class I nil, lor I I'M.
To be drawn at Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday, July 'I:. 1855.
75 number lottery?111 drawn ballot*.
maomtriokmt acHiaa
I splendid capital of 431,000 I >1 splendid c*| its I* ol... $r-',583
1 do do 'Jo,000 I 50 do do 1,000
I do do (...15,000 | 50 do do .,00
1 do do 10,006 113 do do 300
1 do do 5,000 |
kc. lie. kc.
Ticketa #10?halves $5?quarter* $9 50.
Certificate! of package* of v!5 whole ticketa, $140 Oo
Do do 35 half do 70 IN)
Do do 15 quarter do 35 0O
?6.~>,0ti0 !
Lottery flu the benefll of the
STATE Or DELAWARE.
Claaa N, for 18M.
To bo drawn at Wilmington, Del., on Saturday, July lid, l?5.?
13 drawn numbera out of 78.
BRII.I.IANT ICIIKHE.
1 prize of $65,000
a prizts of 30,"00
?J do IS,000
1 prize of 6,000
2 prizes of. $5,010
5 do 9,768
1IK) do 1,500
173 loweiil 3 No. prize*.. 600
Itc. kc. kc.
Ticketa (90?halve* $10?quartets $5?eighth* $1 50.
Certificate* of packages of 96 whole ilckeia, t'J'O INI
Do do 86 hulf do i:<5 00
Do do 96 quarter do 07 50
Do do 90 eigblh do 33 75
Orders for Ucketa and aliarea and certificates of packagas In tin
above splendid lotteries will receive the most prompt attention, und
au account of each drawing will be sent immediately after 11 Is ovei
10 all who may order from me.
Addresa 1'. J. BUCKEY, Agent,
June 98 Wilmington, Delaware.
f'ctltlon for Partition.
(Hover Perin er. Win. T. Willis and wife and Amanda A. Hi ndriekif.
WTIIKREAS Glover Perln lias tiled a petition praying lor ihe parti
TT linn of and selling apart his interest in lota lb and 9| in ihe cily
ofPensacola, showing llial Ihe above-named defendant? luivo an
interest in said lots : it is ordered that said parlies appeal and an
swer riid petilion on tho second Monday in October, b A, in tile
circuit cmiit of Kacambia county, Florida, or tlwi saute will lie taken
jits confeuo; It ia further ordered that this roticc be pnhlhhed
weekly lor two months in the Florida Uemncra', the Washington
Union, and the New York Journal of tommnri e.
THOH. K. KINO, Judge.
P**?acola, June 13, 1855.
June <3?law9m
[No. 640.]
Notice of tl>* discontinuance of the Halted Suites
Lantl O.nce at Defiance. In tbe Mtate of Ohio.
A. OTICE is hereby given lliat, in pursuaure of taw, and in view
It of the report of the Ian 1 officers ni liKriAXca, Ohio, itial the
vucaui land in said district ia reduced below on> Insdred thousand
acres, the Secret at y 0/ I As Interior hits directed lc al aau) land of
fice at DariAaca be discontinued; and Hint the Inuds remaining u 11
*old at the lime ol the discontinuance be mode subject 10 .u|? and
entry at CwLLicoTH?,tho only remaining land ntlici in Hie c^tatz
or Omo.
Lands remaining unsold and unappropriated by law, mid ruhject
to private entry at Ihe land office now discontinued, will cea-e 10
be subject 10 entry al said office from Ihe date of tin It-1'' ipi of this
notice by lbs register and receiver thereof; nnil Ihe land officers
nt Cllli.l.lcoTUB will give public notice of Ihe day o , which tlic>
will be prepared to receive applications for entries 01 a y such
lauds at llieir office.
JOS. H. WILSON,
Acting Coimulstionor of the Goneritl Land Office.
Washinutoh, II. C., June 18. 1855.
June 93?lawOw [Int. k Siar
Carolina Hotel.
Change of Proprietore.
TilK largest and beat-located hotel in Wilmington, Not ill Caro
lina, near the railroad depot and steamboat landing*.
' II. B. BROWN, Proprietor.
Wilmixotok, N. C., M?y, 1855.
June 3?dlmlf
MILiITAHY MKN will And at out atore-ro in?
90 piecea medium and fine white liuen duck for pants and
vests
18 pieces medium and fine while linen drillings
Also, a large aupply of those woollen* and other fabrics adapt
ed for citizens' apparel.
With cravats, glove*, suspender*, halflioae, kc.
One price only. .
Delay In closing any bills we present is not eipected to occur.
Mood article*, low price*, und fair dealing may be relied on In all
cu*e*. PERKY k BKOTI1EK,
"Central Stores," West Building,
June 9?6ldif Opposite Centre Vnrkot.
UIMTOKY of the Corps of Royal Sapper* and in net s 1
by Conolly, quartermaster sergeant of the corps. 9 vols. Lon
don, lrt >5.
Sir Howard Douglas oji Naval Operations in ihe Black Sea. Pam
phlet London, 1855.
The Anglo-Indian Aruiy and Military Hlnory in the East; by
Captain Rafter. 1 vol. London, 1855.
O'Ryrne s Naval Annual and Almanac for 1855.
Capability of Steamshi|? ; by Atbermn, chief engineer. Wool
wich. 1vol. Londoa, 185j. Jebb on Attack and Otl'iiceof Out
posts, Ottley's History of Remarkable Piege*, Unrns's Naval and
Military Technical Dictionary, enlarged, Campbell's Dictionary ol
Military Science, Griffith'* Military Lsw, Leech's A popluhi gm? of
Napoleon, Jervi* en the Hifle Musket, Boucher on th< lliile. Tliack
eriy** Rifle Firing, Maitland'* Ball Practice, Robert* on Recruits
Kraainaki'* Ruwria and Kurope, and other military work*.
Juat imported by FRANCK TAYLOR.
June 16
LAND WARRANTS WAIMTKI*.?The undersigned will pay
the bigheal price fur land warraat*
Slock* bought and told on commission.
HAMILTON G FANT,
May 30?lm No. 4 el Pa. avenue, Washington.
WlliLAHOV HOTkL., Hid Polat Uenfurt, Va.?Tills
aplendlng sea-shore house is now open.
Hoard per day #1 1*1
Boaid by the week, per day I 50
Board by Ihe month, per day I 95
Baths free for ihe gue*t*.
May II?dim O. C. WILI.ARD fc BOO
I iKsilHOL'lt durtnK the next ten days to sell illka at
II cost fbr the caali only.?We are deslroa* during the negl ten
?lav* 10 sell off our entire stork of silk* at primp cost, tor ihe casl
only, eiceot ihe Ihllowing kind* : plats black silks, msrcelmra, am,
sallows, which will he sold at our regular prices ; all other silks ?t
prime eo*t for cash. When we have to charge them, our regular
prices will be elected.
Such au opportunity rarely occur* for the ladies 10 aupply tbent
?elves with *ilk goods on such highly advantageous leans.
Our stock of linen goods Is fill; and thoroughly ussornd throughout
Ihe enure year. The ami may be said In relation to ojr stock of
mourning and while goods.
tine priee only.
Delsy In ekising eny bill* we present I* not expected to occur.
Good article*, k>W prices, and fklr dealing may be relied on in all
rase*. PERRY k BROTHER.
??Central Stores," w--i building,
June 9 Bid If Opposite Centre Market.
SlIitlitlKR WALK?We have a winner wale of price* for ihe
articles below named :
[T Barege*, tissues, grenadine*, and barege de lalne*, new as
sorted.
Laws*, gingham*, chinlze*, and brillianies, in ail desirable
style*.
Msatlee, sbawls, sad lacs pnista, with many nnveltfe* re
ceetly added to the eu>rk is that line.
Our stock of dry good* for general family consumption is remark
I ably well snorted st thi* time
One price only.
Delay in settling any bills we present is not expected to occur.
Good articles, Tow prices, and fair dealing may be relied on in all
cuw, PEHRY k Rill I lll.lt,
'? Central Stores," w?-*t building,
June 9?6dif Opposite Centre Market.
'I'll a. iislgr Place wkeif I |M' genslnr IMaek fai
1 u*ed in Kurope can he ohtnined is at the Tea Store, No 519
Seventh street, opposite the Nniionsl Intelligencer office, where can
to- had at all times English and L1 ndon brvskt'aai leas, Congo,
Orange I'eeeo, Pskoe Flowers, fcc. All other kind* ot tea* always
on hand at very low prices, whiletale tad retail.
r May ,k> -eo.lt HJU.L k IIENN(N?,

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