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r \ WILLIAM A. HAKIII8, kwtok am? mor?irro? TERMS; PlXLT, par ;e*r 110 00 hlMl-WEOU-V, (pabiukod Ui woeklj during 11.a ict.iva ol j Cuiurr ') 5 001 rOKLY l0*i date will U/unutkol u/vttmtti lira of tlie "VII V, lur *0 Oo riv? cnptooof U* MM TBILY 80 00 = Tea cutH<A of UM " di 00 Nu deO'iUwa lur i lub. on H LKJil.V protection ami indemnity from I4MW A WD DAMAGE HY FIRE, TUB MRUS or Tilt SKA, A YD IXLAtfD TKANRrORT.l- j rwx. L4RMJ33 AND JUXTJAMtB* INSURANCE COMPANY OA PHI I >I'AXVHf.l. Fire, Marine, and Inland Inturanit. AITH0R1ZED CAPITAL, ON P. MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND A'lATY THOUSAND r* HJ.AIW. OFFICE Northweot corner of Penimvlt hiiIm rt. rnue hbc! Seventeenth street, Washington city, D. C. wrecioiu. Hen Thomas B Flaranct, fb'Tloa Dtngae, t.mrf H Armatrong, Thomas MnlufcrfloM, ''harle* A Rubicatn, Edward B Hdnball, Ourge Halmbobl, F Cirioll Urewsttr, JaoiM E. Null, I*aae I-Mch, jr. THOMAS B. rUifKVCF President. | Fcwaad R NrutMtv, tertiary. vjcxl SI,-B\TYOIM. Charles Waller, No. 397,1) street, opposlto Hty H ill. ,T,)hn M. Thorniest, corner First street ond Virginia avenue, Mind Jamo Wlllhuna, So. 22 Fnttr-and-s-half street. RigSlcs, No. 601 Thirteenth street, below Penn?J Irani* arrtue. | MOUNT SURVEYOR. Captain J. P. Levy, No. 507 Pennsylvania avenue, opposite National ll?*e|. HEVFJUt Fl' PBU NTCNMSCT, John TltMuue. /DISTANT secretary, James M. Weil, III charge It a<hington oily office, Northwest vomer l'eunaylvaoia avenue an-1 Seventeenth etrect. AutSorii-d Capiat a<u! Artie, $1,473,057 07. Aaseta, ^6'13,05'J 07, It,iverferf ia Bonds, Mortgage!, and Good Scruri icr. The following statement exhibit* the bu-luces and condition of the conipauy to November 1, I860: Premium received on marine and Inland rlski to November 1, 1858 $214,684 CO Pre pretnlnm 170,798 61 In'.cretton loon 8,704 47 Total receipts 400,185 68 Paid marine lo*>c* $64,427 04 Paid fire losses 59,737 39 Fspentes, salaries, and commissions 45,489 00 Reinsurance, return premiums, and agency r.large* "7,474 68 177,128 61 Balance rcmilniug with tbo company ... 223,057 07 , The Jsrtit if the Company ate O' follows: Philadelphia city and county bond". . .. $16,848 18 Railroad bond* 11,000 00 , Ftlst mortgages, real estate 143,500 00 block*, collaterals, on call 32,400 00 ! (ilrard and consolidation bank stock . 6,125 00 Deposited with Duncan, Bberman, k Co., New Vork . 50.000 00 Deferred payment on stock not yet duo 97,700 00 Notes for marine premiums. 108,080 59 . Due from agent*, secured by bonds ' .. 35,376 18 Premiums on policies recently issued, and debts due flio company 26,470 8$ Balance In bunk 16,456 74 , 523,057 07 The burim -s of tins company will compare favorably with the mo t j Bitceassfnl of similar in-.tltutiou* In the United Staler. From the 1st day of August, 1855, lu llftoen month", up to the 1st I day of November, 1856, the premiums and interests received amount' | ed to the large sum uf four hundred thousand ono hundred and eighty | five dollar* and -ixty eight cents, with tho payment of I<| rs and c.v psiiscs of one hundred and savenfy-soron thousand ono hundred uud , twenty-eight dollars aud sixty one cents. | Willi these evidences of success and good management, the directors fool .hMUfad In soliciting a aharo of public palrolmge, believing \ that tho security olf red is ample, and Hint nil fair claim* w ill bo ad- j justed more according to equity than legal technicalities. The company Is prepared to Usue jallcics against loss or damage j by Arc on * Dwelling*, fit in it tire, milla. manufactories, warehouses, AH dc.scrij't'ons of Bl'JJ.DTXG'fc Hlid HkmV content*, or all kiud* of ' MFiftt 11ANDLSK, traD?ptirtc<l l?y VB3BEL* StE.lMBOATS, f AVAf. BOATS, UAILROAHH, n't Cho usual convj ancs to or from any portion of KUROPE ami AMKKICA. and on the hull* of STEAMROATS navigating thr western waters. The rate* ofprcniium will he a5* low bk other companion nnd in fiv lug them every iinproveincnt in construction and arrangement w ill be lak*n into conddrrntlou. All to-WH spc' dily &dj>)?tod and promptly paid. Office northwest corner of Pcnus) Itaula, avenue and seventeenth street, Washington city, P. C. JAMFX M. MAHON\ Adsi.-tant .Secretary. J^-Mranrt May a1*> be qffectrd of fhe Hbtne Office y No,',hived comer ?f Walnut and Second ttretJf, Philadelphia. And In other principal cities of the lolled crate & by authorized Oflt ! ctr< of the company. Juno 13?dly BOI nty LAND \VARRANT. Whe*M?. ob die 15th October, 1855, u bounty land warrant. No. 798'J. for 100 ! seres, . med to tlu nodrraigtv d In til name, (October i*?. 1853, sud by tho Commissioner of Penaion^ sent to fleorge H. Hickman, cf frdHtnnre, sal hw been tost, wo that i ti<\< never rsceiveit aid war rant, i hereby give notice that I iu\< not tran-fcirtdor aaalgncUsaid , warrant, or authorized any person to sell or bsBjgfl the s:ium for tne or in my name, and have tiled an affidavit as a eav? .it t" prevent the . Issue oft patcjit, to a fraudulent dalmsut, and will apply nr a dupli cats for itie mpm at the proper time. Ap 11?law 0\v* K1MIA f?. JOHN>ON\ I LOST LAND WARRANT.?The undersigned gives notlco that lie will apply to tho Commissioner of Pensions lor a j duplicate land w arrant in lieu of one issued to Thomas Richardson, | dalcd 17th day of Iiecomher, 1150, for 160, No. 13,75V, ? bleb baa been j lml tn the trail"mU-iou by mall from Dleiiwood, Iowa, direct vd to Thomas R. Sutter, Washlugtou, D. C., mulled 17th December, 1SJ6. ! Mar 25?lawdw. THOMAS R. SUTTER. j 6r"The First Annual Exhibition of tho Washing- J ten Art Association, cotuprMltg pictures, atatuary, fce., l.y the tn'- t amtneutarttita In the tinted States, will las opened to tho pablkt at Mr. Corcoran'* new building on )l street, between 13th aud 14th ftiects, en Saturday morning nest, tho 7th Instant, at 10 o'clock, and ] willeoatiuuo open, until further notice, every day between tho hours j ef 1", a. m , aotl 10, p. in Tn kef. of admission may he procured at the door, and at the principal bookstores Iti the el'y. Single admiseton tweoty flvo cents. Season tickets, tlfty conts. Mar 0?dtf \ HISTORICAL \XI) STATISTICAL ACCOUNT XX of the Foreign 'nmm?Mve of the I niled States, slum ing t lie foreign commerce of each Statu, with Iho aggregate import* from find export* to each foreign nation, from the year 1820 to llio year 1868, Olid the 1 Ibnigi MmtMroe ol ita linltcd HUft wftb t wj iaiportant Mfttttm country in the world during the p:anio period;including h review of the | ITo^rr-j oi ViiHTU'.in ?-omiii"rrr, and >i j?r*?1ln>in:?k? l? li ?<l' Hie trade of the American colonics. Compiled by J. Smith Jloinnus, Jr. For i ate at TAYDJR k MAlRV H ' , ; . ,' Mc , Oth I IT. Books from London? The Household Manager. 1 vol. I-ondon. 85 cent*. The Fharhar. By Captain Marrynt. 38 cewt?. Tha Ladder of Ufr, By Amelia H. Fdwordi The Spendthrift. By Aitw worth. 38 re uta. Japhat In Search of n Father. 38 cents. Owen Tudor. ftOONti Dr. UviogatoQ'H DI*coverio* lu Ckmtral Africa. 16 couta. Solitary Hunter. By John Pallner. 60 eonU. Fttraordinan W.mikh their BjrlhoiKl md Karl 1 ' cent-. Kairy Tni s. By Alfred Cnmqulll. 76 cents. Fairy 8oid for ] UD( and Old 1 ft I Dl Harry Ogilve. By Grant. 76 rent" Twenty Year* After. By Dwpas. 76 cent*. Arthur Ol/viry. By Clwirles Lever. 7e rents. ThoPai >t ]) '... By II ' . , The Kottleton legacy By Albert Smith. 76 cent*. My Cousin > hoi R lugoklKb 75 t l uck is Every thing. Be Maxwell. 76 cents. Mar. I, ii fUMI T lYU* IlfB OF OKNER1L N IPIBR . by I lent. Qi J ral Napier, 2 volumes, I/>ndun, 1867. [bo Thuory of War. ns illustrated by military history ; by lirut. , Colomd Mardougnll. 1 volume, lomlon, 18a.. ??? ^Mcrn woremr. i voianir, i/mnon, ihot. Military KugliHtrhtg and Ivnfil rkhI 1 1 hj R? Forwi4? Wool* *wh. i vulttmo, U>i)doc, MM*. many v ! i i -.,i lit, , .. ii.. In 1 li. Italian. nn?l nwn Ijinminp*?. 1 volume. I/unlon, 1857. flttor bigtowrtng ; by Armstrong and Bwtm. 1 tolumo, I/m??? ??, 1H57. Tae CbtM U I s tUk lal ligbi 1 ilttw UmmI 11 iWiwrer on too Blowpipe l votoun . I ontk*, U Cmbbv'it Technical Picllonarj o( Ibo Iris and fccleiicifl. 1 vottttnc, I ondon. Imported ji<, In-1 r t\ Mxrvh rt p)|\M K 1 \\\"H f|MIK RORDKU ItOVKItS; l>y Kiueraou Bonnolt. X hoi hvta, or the SorM "f Power; by Mr>. IhwA*orth 1 vol. Major Jooea'a Series In fJeorgM. 1 vol., tthMtMtnri ' U'Vilu Siioiin Ail. . iiluri - am. imv. li. J v..|,, lU.i i. ni. i March ?i HI VNlK TAYUlK KEUl'LATIONS for flw Army of the United HUktwi, I 1AJ7, )i?t piibli.ln <1, iirioo $1; mitM.frw of p>wUt(<\ on rr "i|< of I) Jo. For ule at T tVI (Ml k MAURY'S Ao 11 (look vtorr, orw Oth street. ' mt i VOLUME XIII. CITY 01 TJALTIMOKE FKMAI.K OOLLHGE, N. C. Hrooktt, I > A. M . President. -TUta seminary uf learning, inaliluted tor I he i liberal education of ) oung Mire, 'ran created a college proper by the I'-gn-lature of Maryland, Itecembtr eastern. ISO, with authority to cooler degree*, aud i udowod with all tho rights and prirllrgea of tb* tuost favored female inatituttoo. There are too 'h-imrt meets In the Institution?the collegiate do j partturnt airl tho preparatory department, with their appropriate hranebca of learning. The course of study to each Is three years, designated by as tuauy different classes. cocbme ov Bwmwnoa. The course of Instrucllou la Intended to develop Ibe Intellectual, so rial, and tuoral taeulllcs; and hy linjturiiiig a thorough, prarlical. ac. coin|dtabed, and fTirtsllan rditciitlon, lit the pupil for the faithful discharge Of the responsible duties tbat await her In life. Great pains will he taken to promote Intellectual advancement l.j rendering tho acquisition of knowledge pleasant, uud by training the pupil to correct habits of thought nod reflection. 1he proper exorcise of tho social tbcluig* will bo encouraged by inculcating whatever belongs to rcflncd manners aud dlgnlflod courte-.y la our Intercourse wilh others ; while reading, recitations, and expositions from the Bihlo, will famdiarut the mind with the truths or our ' holy religion, and Imbue the heart with right principles of action and rule* for the government of life. Iho course of instiuctiou embraces the following heads of study : MORAL, Mt.N r.VL, AMI POLITICAL BOUNCE. Tho i)h!!ufcO|Aiy of the menial economy and of government and th? groat subject of morale, not mere speculative, bat as they *fToct Ibo heart anil Influence the life, mil be taught vritb caro and fidelity. !-"uhl?ct*: Moral Philosophy, Mental Philosophy, Political Rooepmy, Constitution of the L'nlteJ State!. BIBLICAL LITERATURE. The pontile* of the Christian Mother In society, and bor peculiar fitncal to bullion the plastic ruind and bean of the y oung, demand that eh" should ho thoroughly Instructed in all that jiertulns to the truth* of religion; ami banco the word of find, with tho evidences of UhristUuity, Puma n part of the iouiiw of instruction. Subjects; flogfptornl "History, Cbfionology, and Geography; E-, lflence* of Christianity, CbrlsUun Ethics. ANCIENT LAKGUAORS. The course of ftudy in the ancient language* is ulTVieutly exten uic to train tho nhud to careful and puieut thought, a* well as to | Insure a better acquaintance with the English language. Besides translation and analysis, tin docilities of ipiantily and tho metres is ill ' lalm attention, sihilo the classic authors is ill be Illustrated by the light, of ancient history, chronology, and geography. Subjects: Greek language, History of Greek Literature, Grecian An i liquifies; l.alin Lauguage, History of Latin Literature, Roman Anllqul i tics. MATHEMATICS AMI NATURAL SCIENCE. In the mathematics groat pains will b? taken to insure au nc I qiikhitaure with the subjects pursued, and especially to tench principles rather than burden tho memory with a multiplicity of rules. Natural philosophy and chemistry will hereafter be taught with Illustrations und experiments. A eatiiuct of minerals will be fitted up to sU'ord facilities fur tho study of mineralogy ; and physiology will be J studied with such asslsnnco as may bo derived from anatomical out hue plates. Subjects: Arithmetic, Geometry, Algebra, Mensuration, Natural Plillioiopby, Chemistry, Miuoialogv, Geology, Botany, Physiology, Attron?my, Ancient Geography, Natural History. ENGLISH ANI) BELLES IJETTREL As this forms tho basi' of all the subsequent brunches of study, especial pain, will bu taken to render instruction In it clBclrnt, and thus facilitate the pupil's progressive acquirements. Cbiuposltiou will engage a portion of the' pupil's lime ooinmonsurute with Its Importance; so that young ladles will be enabled to conduct a correejioudence with credit, and express their idras upon any subject of Interest with oa?e I and elegance. Arithmetic will be taught with especial regard to prae i Ileal utility, and the pupil will bo rendered familiar with suchculcula lions as occur in marketing, in shopping, nud at tho grocery. As the circumstances of a family depend uot only upon w hat Is mode in bu-inos-, but w hat is utir l at home, book keeping w ill lie t uight to tbo | young ladles, ns a great auxiliary to domestic oconoiny. Subjects: Orthography, Reading, Writing. Arithmetic, Engll-di Gram in.ir, Geography, History, Book Weeping, Rhetoric. Logic,Criticism. Ills- | torj of Literature, Composition. MODERN LANGUAGES. Tho cxcrdscf In tliirf dc-partmcnt will bo conducted iu a manner to 1 injure to tin pupil not merely a knowieogo 01 Ulr grammatical con ! Mrucltmi of tho language otudtod, but ability to write and apeak It with j fluency. Subjects. French language, French literature, Spanish Language, Hpauidi literature. German Emguago, Gorman literature. ORNAMENTAL BRANCHED This department of instruction shall altonl every facility to ilie Mil- ' dent, uinl tie; beat profe.-c.ori be engaged. Thovo (t I ready in llio in JI [. j lution are of acknowledged ability and approved experience. Subject.: Vocal Musi", Ui.-trumenlal .Music, Drawing nod I'ltiittlng, Needlework. Hinging form* a part of tbe dally religious exerciser of Ihc inrtllution, accompanied.by lb" music of a parlor organ. The institution, (bough but in lis eighth year, already takes rank w ith our oldest seminaries, sod eujoyi a liberal palrouage lYeni ihc city of Baltimore, and from the middle, southern, and western Stair*. FACULTY OF INSTRUCTION. N. C. Brook-, A. M., Professor of Ancient language K"v. W. F. Paxton, A. B., Mathematics and Natural Silences. J. A. Monro*, A. H., MatUeiimte * wet Astronomy. Miss M. C. Bhopord, Belles lettrea and History. Mi-s M. I.. Best, English and Physiology. Mary J. la Relrilrle, French and Spanish. Mnn?. f'milc Ketl, Drawing and Palntiti'.'. Mons. J. flchacDcr, Piano. Mrs. Eliza A. Kcirle, Guitar. Miss Ellen C, Oobriglit, Piano and Singing. Miss Eliza A. Brooks. Piano and Singing. Mrs. E. A. Keirlc, Vocal Music. KXPENSI*. Buard and tuition, t?er annual session, $-00 to $.10 Mu le, modern languages, and ptiiuling, extra. REFERENCE). Tile following gentlemen have, or have had, daughters til the Col lege: Key. It. Sheer, late Chaplain I" S. Henato, Baltimore. Hon. O. F. Moore, M. C.. Portsmouth, Who. Dr. John Smith, Kurt Smith, Arkansas. Dr. Henry.I. Holmes, .lark-am. Mississippi. Re\. S. A. Marks, Washington, II. V. Rev. Edward R. Anderson, Chrislluusburg, Ya. George Brown, n-uf. Hague. V.i. The regular spring session will open April 16lli, hut pupils will ho recetvi d at any time. For ctreular* containing full Information add re- ut No. 5:: St. Paul -treet, Baltimore, Md. N. C. BROOKS, Maroh ?lMdlu'p t President. Washington Branch Railroad. rflRAIXS leave Washington for Baltimore? 1 At 6 and 8)4, a. m., and 3 and 4>4? p. tu. On Sunday at 4}f, p. m. j.oo vo Bitltiniort' Tor Washington? .\t 4# and P)4, a. in., and 3 and 5*4, p. m. Oa Sunday at 4)4, a. in. ftgacngcrs for Philadelphia and Sew York Hill tako i/ftius at 6, 8*4, and 4>j. ftuw Tigers for Annapolis wiil Ukfl train* at 8)4 nod 4)4. I)o. (br Norfolk 44 44 8*4 and3Do. for th? West 44 41 6 and 4>4,connecting J .Ian 17-Mltf COMPLETION of Panama Railroad.?Reduction of fare to California.?Cnitod .State? mall steamship* leave Now V?*rk for Aspinwall on tlio btU and 20th of each inoutb, connecting with mail etoamcrs from ran a ma to San Francisco. Theso steamships have been Inspected and approvod by the Vary Department, and guaranty #>**1 owl tnfdy* The Panama railroad (47 mllos long) t? now completed from ocean to ocean, and In crossed In 3 or 4 hours. I ho baggage of passengers id checked In New York through toRm Francieco, mid passengers are | embarked at Panama by steamer at ttio company's expense. The , money paid in New York covers all expense* of tlio trip. Reserve steamers are kept in port in New York, Panama, and 8au Francisco, to prevent detention iu case of accident, so that the route Is entirely tit(f?k. Puxfjcngeri Icavo Panama the same day they arrive nt As pin wall. Conductors go through by each steamer, and lake charge of women mid children without other protectors. For through ticket: nt the lowe>t rated apply at tho agency, 177 Westatroet, New York, to I- W. RAYMOND. May 6?dtf Alexandria academy, Alexandria v?.?. | Eighteenth annual scission.?Tlie course of study embraces the usual English branch**. ancient and modern languages, mathematics, and natural science^. Its ad vintager; aro : 1. Spacious and welbvcntttatod building* erected for the. purpose. 2. A full corp.* of wetl-quiNted and experienced teachers. 3. \ collegiate course of study. 4. A full sol of apparatus?philosophical, chemical, and a^trouoxni- | cat. 6. Full courses of illustrated lecturer on natural philosophy, chem Utry, nud astronomy. e. Special u Jnuitagej offrrod to young tnen to qualify themselves by study and practical operations in tho field a? surveyors and ongi acer*. 7. Comfortablo boarding arrangement* ; but two students are I placed in the same room. f?. Reading room coo^t.intiy supplied with paper*, Ao. P. A location healthful, attractive, and accessible from all directions by railroad*. 'in l i .p.. . ii 1 n./ ihr i .li hi lAti.f. n?f1 aim In nil it 4 in tr nrt x .n u nil discipline. Term* : Bmni nnd tuition. $1*0. student* can enter *t any time, and are charged Irotn the date ot their entrance, Hend and get a catalogue. K. L. BROCK ETT, Principal. March 7?3tanr6w A RUT'S CONFECTION A H Y, No. 84 Hricige street. UiM>rKclo? 11, U. I'., where all kind. of ontorlaHunent* nro lurutahod, with the bo.t ?rr eronm-i cake*. water lew., orHlfectlnn ary, fro., at llu" *b?rto..t uotk'o, uuil <? tU?? moat Moderate tornn. Modal awarded at Ibo ImsI CXlbbtUua of llic Metropolian Mechanic*' In.lllnlc. foil 3?d?r GET the bent Webster's (,liinrto Dictionary.? | What more ewarntial to apery fnnilty, ronnting-room, eludoot, nd, indeed. every one who wnukl know Iho rljjlu n .-r o( language- i III" miming, orthography, ind pronunciation ot wnrda - than i? good lMth IVtiomirt r of daily mre.-uy .tad pirninuetit rilw, WctMW* Itfcubrtdgiul I * now the reeognUed .1 ihdard, " eon t.iti11 riled Ktil rolled Ml In our o?iri- <'I jn.iir. . in mir l.-ir i- lain - l?vli" >, and In public di.iua-ionx, ? entirely voncluiiire," aaj a lion. Ml l\ Spen cor. CAN I MAKE A BETTER IXYBTOIKNTf "For cnplouaneM, eiaetiludo of definition, and adapb-du' .s to Dm nyeeonl (date of aeienrn and literal'ire, I he inoet valuable work of the kind thai I have over noon in otir language "?PrmUtM Waptnad IWbHabod by <i k C, MKKRIAM, Sprlugtlrld, Mai-. fVild by all booksellers In Wnnhinebin and rUcWbere. \larib ?? lnnlAip I fetmi "LIBKRTr, TUB UNION, AN i1 WASHINGTON, SATUIiH United Ntntei Patent Oflke, X WaauuiuTUK, April ao, 1547. ON the petition of Pliny Hobiimoii, of J*onard-*vtUe, New York, praying fur the oxkqsiuu of a patent graph* i to him the 2tKh July, 144a, fur an improvement in " machine* Par j cleaning atroota," fur seven year* lruoi the expiration of .aid patent, i of which takes pLoe on the aoth day of .Itily, 1*57? I ail It is ordered that Uio aaid peUUou ho heard at the Patent Uflce m ' Ik Monday, the 6th of July neat, at I'J o'clock, m ; aud all persons are Or nutitted to appear aud show cause, if any they have, why .aid petition fti ought not to be a ranted. . Ul Pereona opt wing iho eaten-ion ate required to Die iu the Patent Oflloe their objections, epeiaell) act forth tu writing, at luaet twenty j days before tlie day of hearing, all te-timon; Ikd by either party (u tie used at the aaid bearing must tie taken and transmitted In accord- ! ^ i'nee w ith tho rul'j of the ofllce, which will bo furehhod on apjdlt a ? nun. ! 3e The testimony tu the edge ytill he closed on the 2#th June, d?poti- j nous, and othor payers rahed upon eg twttaony, nuat be flled la the | ^ oflloe on or bufurs tho morning of thst dip; the argument.*, If any, within ten daya thereafter. Ordered, also, that this notice be published In the Uclon, Intel!) *' pencor, and Penning Star, Washington, 0. C.; Itapublican, Baltimore, ?f Md.; Ponnaylranlan, Philadelphle, Pa.; Hetty News, New York, N. Y.; 10 und Poet, Boa too, Mats., otee a week for three aucceealve weeks pro 'ei viuua to the 20th of July next, tbe day of hearing. CHAB1.KR MASON, I M| Cummlseioner of Patents. I j? T. S.?Editors of the above papers will please copy, nud tend their | hlllt to the Patent Oftlce, with a iwper containing this notice. , Ap 22? law 3w Navy Agent's Office, WA-hiugton, D. C., April 20, 1857. p T1IK Unilctl Stales steamer Engineer will be sold m' at public auction at the United Ftat". ttavj yard, Washington, I oo tit 12, m., on Ui? 25lU day of May, 1157, lulled to raUUcnUnn by the \avy lieparanooi. The vessel wax rebuilt at t)i? Cntled tstatoe navy-yard, (Josport, in ' MMS, being In length 108 feet, hi breadth IT,'; feet, and In depth 7 feet, measuring about 128 toon, lias a beam engine. Oiatnetar of cyllu der 25 inches, stroke of piston 1 feet, ami an Iron boiler. The reasel can bo seen nml the Inventory examined on application to the coo ' inandant of the yard. Terms cash. .t. UREENUSAP, April 21?luv,4w Navy Agent. Notice to road contractors.?it being ? tha Inteution of the hoard of directors of the Washington and Itocltvllle Turnpllce Company to gravel the road from the first toll-gut" al to Its terminus at the Pi-trtct line, contractors ure requested to ad. ' dress or apply to tha underrigncd on the subject on or before the lbtli , of April neat. JOHN" C. BRENT, ,u No 50 Louisiana aveuue. J. C. LEWIS, at Feb 24?3t*wif 402 HeventU street. w WATCH Repairing and Engraving.?Watches. ^ chronometer*, and |>ocket timekeepers of every description raptured by nkllful workmen ami warranted to perform accurately. Engraving of every description done In the beet t-tyle, including th* cutting of train, crcata, mottoes, aud ioltiubi on atone. %* Visiting and wedding cards elegantly engraved and printed. H M. W. HALT At BRO., d Jewellers, 324 Peuusj lvimlu avenue, Jan 30?tf between lith aud 10th street*. "" lit ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LADIES, ?, near Eunnittsburg, Frederick county, Maryland.?The atinual sea th dMof etudiMat thinIwrtHttlfciuoommeaoN on theMtfe Angvit, uuI terminate* on the last Thursday in June. The terms for board and of tuitlou are f 160 per annum, payable aetui annually in advance. There are extra charge* for music, drawiug, painting, and also for ^panl-h. ! of Italian, (ierman, aud Latin. The terms for the primary department, j composed of pupils under nine years of age, arc $100 per annum, pay- ! th able half-yearly In advance. Letters of Inquiry should be addressed to the MOTHER SUPE- in KIOR of Ft Joseph's Academy, Emmlttsburg, Frederick county, I Maryland. ' tb July 8?dlycar riAO LEASE, for a term of j'ears, tlio mansion of the C< I late (Jrncral Tvwaon, United Ftatcs army. It contains all the modern improvements, as water work", furnace, gas, range, Icc. Ap , plv to J. It. H. SMITH, esq at his ofilc", on F street. March 21?2wtf , K CAOFFEK, FRUIT, Ac.?70 bags green Rio cofice. I" J Also, on consignments 300 boxes oranges. 1 hi 200 do lemons. W Ju.t received and for ealo by is March 21?coOtif .MURRAY k HEMMSS. I m OR. M. V. U. HOC AN respectfully informs his fricud* and tho public that bo bas removod lit* office ami ret.i | dcnce to No. 4*1 llaHsoi'huKfttH avenue, Booth wide, betwren 0th and , L 7th rtrcc-tf, where he ill ho happy to receive the calls of hi? frienda i who may require his profetwionil ecrvioes. | if March 19?ood44* DR. KANE REFRIGERATORS.?Tho ftubftcrtfeer ? luwjutd received direct from the factory a large lot of the ul ! above Mtptrlor refrigerator?. They Come very highly recommended i hy the beat Judge? lu the etatoru clllei*, ami arc offered ni the very w I low rat prices. * , < ' i We liavo alisoin?toro r-thor varieties of refrigerator*, which w ill Wi ho warranted to give aatlrfaction in every particular, together with? ! ,M Patent iijc pitchers ! tts Patent butter coolers Puteut water cooler?. M , AH of which arc offered wholesale or retail at tho lowest figures for cash or to prompt customer**. JOS. T.. SAVAGE, i P* Sign of the Hilt Saw, Peon. ar.t ,n Hard - dMMH stivwii IMI no KWntiUli vtreeta. , *J Books fiiom London? j ** Tooke^i IMvcrtdong of Hurley. l\o).,8vu. New edition. , | .lopling'h l.-oinefrual Perspective. . Walsh's Domestic Economy. | Alutaii.Ub do Gotlui. 1857. ' Clarke's Dictionary of tho English Tjuiguape. Now Universal Dictionary of the Kiigli^h, French, Italian, and Gcr ' j man lAngnagoe. 1 vol. Uuo Hundred Sough of Scotland: Music and Word*. 3? cents. < | A Shilling* Worth of Practical Receipts. .37 cents. ' Armstrong & Bourne'* Modern Practico of Boiler Engineering. j llardwtckr'* Shilling Peerage. 37 cents. I ! Darling's Cyclopaedia Ribliograpliica. 1 vol., 8 vo. , Imported by F&ANCK TAYLOR. j Ji11. ! S YA LI ABLE TRACT OF LAND in Iowa for Sale.? 1 *' Tho undersigned offers fur anlo tho H. W. fractional quarter of tn section 1*, III township 73, north of range & went, In the Slate of Iowa, tli This land Is flue, rich, rolling prairie, near the Shocklcy'a braueh of l'l Crooked Creek. It lies close to the Burlington anil Washington road, tli anil la 30 miles from Burlington, 10 miles from Washington, 10 raltos ai from Mount. l'Uasant and Columbus city, 0 miles from Crawftirdsvlllo, * and 11 miles frem tho Plank mad. Timber and stoue abundant within w 2X miles; saw mill 2 miles and grM mill 0 tnilos dl.tant. Neighborlioott settled, with church and school privileges. A fine grove or building spot on tho land, CIIAS. V STAKbBURY, . latent Agent, 401 F street, April 14?eolw Corner of 7th street. V( MCUHE.UUK 6c Kjij. h fcxtenrnve iiousc-iurmsning warorwras, Sc. 532, 528, ami 521 Seventh street. Full sat* i>f Parlor, Dining-room, Hall, suit Chamber Furniture, In ,, mahoganv, walnut, roeewixid, ?ml oak. , n. And a goueral assortment of all housekeeping goods on liand, { ? at lowcut prices. ! . Every attention given to our customers. ? Houses furnished entire at short notice. I Ap 9?coillmo 17M1KK BURNING COAL.- Ju*t r*C<irod o?ie cargo p . free burning rout expressly for rooking. All rout well screened before delivery. 1 flf A superior lot of wood now on band. ,.a Fair weight and measure may lie relied uu in all casts, and the price u, as low as the best article will admit. Coal kept under cover, 2,240 pounds to the Ion. T. J. k W. M. UAt.T, at Northwest corner 12th and C streets. No. 547, ; Otic square south of IVun. avenuo. I" Ap 10?d2ic POCKET MAPS at Taylor k Maury>.-Township 1 " and Sectional U?|i ot' nil the 8(ahs and Terrltorie* funi received ! Ht TAYLOK A MAURY'S An 10 lVM?ksU?ro. near Niuth street. ; 1 n? Books on fishing.-- ? Brown'.* Anwrican Angler's Guide. 1 vol. Illustrated. ' tli Frank For outer's Complete Manna 1 for Young Sportsmen. tr Futmun'H Flyfishing for Trout. 1 vol. London. The River Dove, with some quaint thoughts on the happy practico t? of tingling. 1 vol. Jxttdon. The Angler npd his Friend; by John Davy. 1 vol. T/iudon. Iir Handbook of Angling; by Ephemera. lvol. [?ndon. JfhMi'a Gleanings lo Natural Hbtory, with hints for an angler. Carpenter1* Angler. lvol. London. Fly ti lung In .Silt and Fro*h Water. 1 vol. Tendon. Supplement to Foreiter'ii FVb and Fishing. Angler's Almanac for 18W. London. l*vy'? Sulmontn. or Pwyn oi Fly fishing. Londoo. Walton and Cotton's Complete Angler. Loudon. Nonehcngeto British Rural Sports. London. The Rod and the Gun; by Wil-on and Oaklcigh. Edinburgh. Mnitan. Manuel Uu Pocheur. 1 vol. Paris. \p in FRANCK TAY1 Oft CHARLES KINGSLEY'8 NEW BOOK. -Two * Years Ago; by tho Rer. Charles King-ley, author of "Auyua Leigh.'' 01 2ft. The Amori. au* In Japan, nn abriilgmenl of the government narra * tlve of tl?o United Ante* expedition to Ja|>au under Commodore Perry; by Robert Tatties. $1 25. Thing-Not Generally Known, i popnkr band-book <if (brl< not readilv acci-?ible in literature, liintory, end aciencc; cdtiod b> Fir Id A. Wells f 1 2ft. Waverley Novel?, 1mhh?-IioM edition Guy Minneritig, 2 voluiD' s. ?r $1 ;.fi. ar Tho World's Own; by Julia Ward Howe. 50 cents. In foema by Charles Swain, 1 volume, blue and gold. 75 cent*. j Fongfoltow'a Prose Worto, 2 vob., Muo and gold. $1 #6. Isabel, The Young ^ Ifb and tho Old L0V0; by Jofeu Cordy JoaflVe oft ?oo. Vftaenta. imi Reading Without Tear?, or a Pleasant Mode of Learning lo Krad; by At Uto author of "prop of I?ay." fto rents. tip The Child'* Book of Nature by Washington Hooker, M. B. tl 25. 1 \\\ Mi^s Hr iekland's Qtlft0O0 of Hrotlilhl, volume 0. fil by Ju-t published and for ?ik at pu TAYI/dt A MA CRY'S mi April 2| Bookstore, near 9th eireet. I lion 1 ID THE CONSTITUTION." AT MORNING, APRIL he Organization of the Executive Departments of tiie Government of the United Statea. mm DU'AKiiorr "Ibo whole nuLchmcrv emnlovtd to conduct tins biminesi triainc 0 it ?ur fcrelgu relation* with all the powers of ths world Is fur mora mple than is gouaially conceived. The number employ vd tu the j part men*, of Bmta of the United Bute* is only seventeen, an tollou a lOtSscretsry oftjtsle (Hou Lewis Cass,) one Assistant Secretary of ate, (Hon. John Apple ton.) one chief clerk, twelve clerks, one transLor, and one librarian. DijAuma/tc ifranrlk - This branch of the State Department lias arge of all correspondence bete ?eu the department and other di uBiatlc agent* of the United States ubreud, and those of foreign poor a accredited to tins government. In it all diplomatic Instructions nt from the departmcut, and communications to commissioners an t treaties of boundaries, Ac, arc prepared, copied,and recorded, and I or like chare' tor received are registered and Died, their com ants tug Drat entered In an anal) tic Utile or Index. Cmetdar Brawh ?Tbts branch lias charge of tho correipondencs, between, the department and the consuls and commercial agents the United Stataa. In it instructions to those otBcera, and atiawrrs their despatch** and to letter* from other persons asking for eont i r agency, or relating to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded. The Duburting Agent.?lis has charge of all correljiondcnce and hsr matters eounectod with ancouuu relating to any fund with the (buret meat of which the department la charged. Tkt Tramtatiir. -flu duties are to furnish auch translations aa the (sirtment usay requite. lie also rdcordt the ooniinlsrlou* of consuls id ales consul*, when not In English, ujioti whlcli exequaturs u: o mad. Cirri- of Amo./' awl (Lmwu'Mwau -He make* out and record! flimieaious, letters of appointment, and nominations to the Senate; akes out ami records exequaturs, and records, vrhen in English, tito mmissions on which they arc Untied. Has charge of the library . tleU qf Ike JbiWi mot Arri{rm.~~He takes ehorgs of tlic rolls, or en lied acts and reaolstions of Congress, n* limy ore recei ved at tlie d< irtmeut from the I "resident; prepares the authenticated cople thereof hieh are called tor; prepares tor, and superintend* their publication, id Hurt ot'treaties. In the newspapers and In book form; attend* to eir distribution throughout the United Btates, and that of all doeu ent* and publications in regard to whlcli tbt* duty Is assigned to tho ipartmeul; writing and an'ivoring all letters oouneetod therewith, a* cliargt of alt Indian treaties, and business relating thereto. Clerk oj AuthrntictUioM and Oopyriffhfl.?Ho lias charge of til" sis of the rutted State* and of the department, and prepares ami lacbos ccrtlllratos to papers presented for autbcuticatlou; receives id account* for the fees. lias charge of publications transmitted to o department under the laws relating to copyrights; records and lu ixcs their titles; records all letters from the department, other than ,o diplomatic and consular. CUrk cf I'ariUnu awl I'aitporit?ll? prepares and records pardons id remissions; and register* mid Hie; Hie petitions and papers on hieh lhay are founded. Makes out and records passports; keeps a illy register of all letters, other than diplomatic and consular, re Ivod, and of Hie disposition made of them; prepares letters relating this business. ATTOKXCV (IKVXRAI. S OmCT. Hon. Jorcmiah S. Black, Attorney Uouerul of tho United Slates; If. . tiilet. esq., chief clerk. Tho ordinary business of tins olUco may be y-cited under the following heads: 1. (IfllclaI opinions on the current bnsluoM of the government, as died fbr by the Prcsidcm, by auy head of department, or by the bo :ltor of Hie Treasury. Examination of tho titles of all land purchased, a* the sites ot scnata, custom house?, light houses, uud all oilier public works ol io Uuitxid finite*. a. Aiipllculiotis for pardons lu all case.-: or conviction in tho courts ' tho United States. 4. A| plications for appointment lu all the judicial and legal buntune Hie government. ft. The conduct uud argument of all units In tho Supreme Court oi e United States in which the government i- concerned, ti. Tho supervision of all other suit* arising lu any of the depart cnls when referred by the head thereof to the Attorney Oeneral. To these ordinary heads of Ilia business of Hie ofDce are added ut ic preient time the following, viz: ruov. ?i?*' nil** uwu '/i mii n.n mini imi.im 111 vimuiuui, Hecoid. The codillcatioii and revision of the laws of the District of )lumttuIMTJUOH OKI'ARTMILNT. Scorrtary of the Department of the Interior, Hon. Jacob Ttiomp >d, of the Statu of Mississippi. It's clerical force consists of one chief erk, (Moses Kelly, ouq.,) two disbursing clerks, un<l ten other rcgu r clocks; and to its supervision and management are committed the llowinf branches ol the public sePVlee! 1st. The JFnbUo fjtmh. The chief of this bureau la called the Com tHsioner of the General Land Otttco. The Land Bureau Id charged ith the survey, management, and sale of the public domain, and the suing of titles therefor, whether derived from cuu Urination* of grants iade by former governments by sales, donations, of grants for schools, Hilary bounties, or public improvements, and likewise the revision ' Virginia military bounty land claims, and the issuing of scrip in 'u thereof. The land OQlee. also, audits its own accounts. The resent Corn miss ion or is lion. T. A. Hendricks, of Indiana. Its prin pal officer* arc n recorder, chief clerk, principal clerk of surveys, rside-- a draughtsman, assistant Uraughuutan, and some. 150 clerks ' various grades. id. I*mriuns.?The present head of this bureau Is George C. biting, of Virginia. The eomtnisiknicr I* charged with the exuml tt^pn and adjudication of all claims arising under the various and iuu-rous laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions r the military or naval services in the revolutionary and subsequent arm In which the United States have been engaged, lie has one lief clerk, (H. Cole, caq.,1 and a permanent corps consisting of some venty other clerks, to which Congress, to enable him to inert the (inordinary requirement* of the new bounty land law, lias added a ini?ornrv force of about Lift) clerkships of different denominations. 3d. Jnniamt.?Commissioner of Indian Affairs ad interim, Charles K. Ix, of Georgetown, 1). C. He Is prtn ided with a chief clerk and about leeii oilier subordinate clerks. 4th. I Went (tflkt.?To Ibis bureau ii committal the execution and rCbrm/uicc of all note and things touching and respecting the grant g and Issuing of patents for new nud useful dboovcrlc*. Inventions, id improvements;'' the oollection ol statistics relating to agriculture: ie collection and distribution of seeds, plants, and cuttings. It has a def clerk?who is by Jaw the acting Commissioner of Patents in 10 absence of the Commissioner?twelve principal, and twelve as rtant examiners of patents, some dozen subordinate permanent erks, besides a considerable number of temporary employees. Besides these four (principal branches of this new executive depart cut. the organic act of 1840 transferred to it lrotn the Ttrosury 1* irtm*nt the supervision of the account* of the United States marshals id attorney*, and the clerks of the United State* courts, the mu^iage ient of lb.' lend nml other itiin* h of ibe United Stales, nud the aftiiirs 'tbo penitentiary ?>f tbo United in the District <?f Columbia; and oni the Htat? Department the duty of taking and returning the con i?o8 oTtbo United States, and of auj>ervbrtng atid directing the acta <?t 10 ConuuiaMioucr of Public Buildings. The hospital for the lnsauc ot 10 army and navy and of tho District of Columbia in al?o under tin/ ADOfCfilOnt "I" tl'is department; in ftddijlOtl I" whi-h. fas htWlK ?ntly passed, the Secretary of the Interior is charged with the con ruction of tho three wagon roads loading to the Pacific croud. The department require* an additional building for its accoimnoda mi, and tho erection ofotio lia* been repeatedly recoinmendod during te last few years for that purpose. At present tho Pension Office I* orlded with room* in what i? known as ilWiuder'i> Building," while io otbor branches of the department, including the Secretary's office e all crowded Into tbo Patent Office building, the whole of whicl ill bo required at an early day for the use of tho Patent Office, fm hlch It was originally intended. TREASURY DKl'AHTTMMT. The Treasury Department consist* of the office- of the Secretary oi ie Treasury, two comptrollers, commissioner of tho customs, six nu tors, treasurer, register, solicitor, light house board, and coast sur sy. Tho following U a brief indication of the duties of these several om is, and of the force employed therein, respectively: Secretary'i Offict.?lion. Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury on. Philip Clayton, Assistant iSecretary, one engineer in charge; on< cbltect, and three draughtsmen temporarily employed, and twenty roc clerks. The Secretary of the Treasury is charged with tho g? u al supervision of the fiscal transactions of tho government, and of tin tccutlou of tho laws concerning the conimorco and navigation of the nited States, lie superintend* tho survey of the count, tho light Itoust ;tub!i*hiiient, tho marine hospitals of the United States, and tb* con ruction of certain public buildings for custom-houses and other pur MM. Fird OemptrfibFi Cffic*.?Hpn> William Mcdill, Com pi roller, ami toon clerk-, lie prescribes the mode of keeping and rendering ac unts for the civil and diplomatic service, us well as tho public lands id revises and crtifto-* tho balances arising tbercon. ftecimd CeruptriJltr'i Off\r*,~-John M. Brodbcad, esq., Comptroller Id seventeen clerk*. He prescribe* the mode of keeping and render g the accounts of the army, navy, and Indian department* of tb' iblfcc service, and revises and certifies the balances arising thereon. Offies nf Committiwr th* CiafofM.?Hugh J. Anderson, esq. unmisslon^r, nnd eleven clerks. Ho prescribes the mode of keeping id rendering the accounts of tho custom* revenue and disburse onM, aud for the building and n pairing custom houses, Ac., end re <es nnd oertltoa the balances arbing thereon. Fir it Auditor's Off l?y Tliotnaa L. Smith. esq., Fird Auditor, ami neteen clerk*. Ho receives nnd adjusts the accounts of the custom V(41116 and disbursement*, appropriation! and expenditures on ae ?nnt of tbe rlvll list and under private acta of Goftgrea?, and rejiortr c balane.. .? to the fVnmnlmlancr Custom* and the First Oomp oiler, respectively, for their decision thereon. Strond Auditor** tiflfor.?Thomas J. P. Fuller, Second Auditor, awl euty-one clerks. Ho receives and adjusts all account* relating tr c jmy, clothing, aud recruiting of the army, as well as armories senala. aud ordnance, aud alt accounts relating to the Indian depart out. and report* the balances to tlic Second Comptroller for his doci >n thereon. Third AudiJnr'f Offtcr.?Robert J. Atkinson, esq., Third Auditor, am! venty eigbt clerk". He receives and adjusts all accounts for sub tencc of tlio army, fbi ttQcutlon*, Military Academy . military roads id the Quartermaster's department, as well :?s lor |H?ndons, claimMug from military vervices previous to 1816, and Ibf horses and her property lotl In the military service, under various acts of Con ess, and reports llio balances to the Second Comptroller for his de don thereon. Fourth Audi'or'a Office.?Aaron O. Pay ton. esq., fourth Auditor, and U(WB clorks. lie receives and adjusts all accounts for the sen Icc ol a Navy Pcpartment. and reports tho Imlances to the Second C'omp r>ller dir his decision thereou. Fifth AtuH'or'i Offitr.?Murray McConncl. esq.. Fifth Auditor, and i clerks. He receives and adjust! all aooouuts for diplomatic and uilar services |>erfotuted under tho direction of tbe biota Depart eat, and reports the balances to the First Comptroller for his decision weon. ,Virth Auditor** OjHrr. - William F. V"tiillt|?s, esq., Wxth Anditor, and io hundred ami one clerk?-. He resolves ami adjusts uII account* Mhg from the service of tho IVd Office Department. Ills decision* o tiual. unlaw an appeal be liken tvi tn five months to thcFlrrt tVmp ^ller * and hu supurintenda the collection of all debt-s duo tbo Po.t hcc Department. Trmturer'* Samuel fooey, esq., Treasurer, nnd thirteen rks. lie recaivut and kcops the money* of the United State* in his . n office, ami that <?f the depositories uftuhd by the net ot the 6th <?i . I * '' 'It til- < t I" '11 TI .1)1 " ll.i crttliy of tho Treasury, couuter-ignod by tho FlriiComptroller, and ton warrants drawn by the postmaster (?eneral, and co untersigned - the Sixth Auditor, and recorded by the Register. Ho also bold* iblio moneys advanced by warrant to disbursing officer*, and pay* it the *Mino upon their check*. Rr$itte>'$ Office.?Flnley Bigger. Register, and twenty nine clerks. liltOU, NIIMBKR II. 25, 1857. He keeps the acoounta of public receipts and expenditure* receivA the returns anil make* out the official statement of commerce tiU'l Mrtgatiou of the Untied Ftitw, and receive i front His First Comptroller and 1 oinmiaatofier of Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by them, and Is charged by law *Ith their tttfo keeping. Sdiciteri Ofice?Francis H Btreeter, Holtcttor. and alt clerks He superintends all civil suite commenced by tha United Males, and instructs the United Mate* attorney*, marshal*. arid clerks In all matters r labug to them and tlioir results. Ho receives returns from each ! terra of the t'nited States courts, alioiv ing the progress aud condition ; of am ti suits; lias charge of all lands and othtr property assigned to the L ulled t-uti? in |<a>nicnt of debts, artd bid power to ell aud dispose of tlic same for the bncAt of the L ulled Mates ' I.ifU Uouir Bit L?Ik.n Howell Cobb, president; Cum B trbu brnk, lulled rsat' ' ntvj , chairman; lien J. Q. rotten, Lulled fldies ! army; Okpk A. A I', ipbrey*. lulled Mates army pruf. A. It. Fuvlie, j hoi*rtntendeui of tunat Burvcy. I'rof. Ju>eph Henry , secretary eg I Snuttuoui.it> luMitutiuo; t'apt K F ftupout, United idates navy ; Limv I tnaudcr Tburntoti A Jenkins, Lulled Eules navy, euglueer, UauUaanl ' John C. I'arkc, t'uiUal Liutea army, secretary; and flvoclarks. This board direc ts the building and reywlrlng of light Jiousea, light ve.sela. i buoy?, and beacons, contracts for supplies of oil, 4c. | VniitdStaitt C'oaB Burvty Office. -Trofeaaor 4. P. BaeUe, IX. D. cu perlntendcut, and suiwrlottndehl of cvalghts and measures Capt. U. I tinutb, topographical cnginetra, assistant, iu char,. > of the t'iscsl Survey Office. A. W Russell, chief clerk, j C. B. Show, iu charge of archives. ! lYnfticor A. (i. Pendleton, United Mites navy, oouiputer of ImgiJ ItUlCS. Assistant J. E. Illlgard, In charge of computing division. | Assistant I. F. Pourtale?, In charge of tidal division. j I lent. J. C. Ttdball, United Slate* army, In charge of drawing dl vision. limit. Saxton, Culled Mates army, in charge of engraving tll\F ' SiOU. ; Rumuel tlein, disbursing .igent. I finorge Malhtof, el?troty|it*t. i Joseph Saxton, assistant to au|>er;iitetidvnt of weight* and measure*. roar otnos DxriHitovr. ! Hon. Aaron V. nroivn, Postmaster Oeneritl. The direction ?nd 1 management of the Post Office Department are assigned by tbo const ti tutioii aud laws to the Postmaster General. That it* badness mar be ] the more conveniently arranged and prepared for hi.* final action, it ix i distribute,! among several bureaus, as AHIotva: The Appointment Of toe, Incharge Of tha First A?nislaut Postmaster General; the Contrml j Offlco, iu eltargc of Ibe Recoud Assistant I'n-dmaster General; tie Fl| uauoo Office, In charge of the Third Assistant Poslma'-trr Oeueral; mid I the Inspection Office, In charge of the chief clerk. SippmiKmnv trjjux. ? liuraiiu J\mg, esq., l'liui ^oniaiunv nruun-u i General, und niuetecu eferkn. To this office arc aligned all question* which relate* to the establishment and discontinuance of poet office*, changes of site* and names, appointment alid removal of postmasters and route and local agents, an, also, tlie giving ol* instructions to postmaster*. Post masters ore furnished with marking and rating stamps j and letter balances by this bureau, which Is charged also with proi viding blanks uud stationery for the use of the dopartmont, and with : the .superintendence of tho several agencies established for supplying postmasters w ith hlankH. To this bureau Is likewise asslgued the su; per vision of the ocean mall steamship lines, and of the foreign and In | Lc motional postal arrangements. j Contract Office.?William H. Dundae, esq., Second Assistant Postmus* j tor General, aud twenty-six clerlu. To this office in assigned tho bu-i j liess of arranging the mail service of tlw United States, and placing tho | same tinder contract, embracing all currcsjiouduuco and proceedings j respecting the frequency of trips, modo of conveyance, and times of dcpftitnni ) mi irrltik tin iff Km mkn; tlie t on rat of the matt t?<- t \% i n i the different auctions of the country, the points of mail distribution, and the nfftttatkpni i"i thr gnrnragifrit of ?>" dooettk n "i aotrift -i IIm United Slate". It, prepares tho advertisements lbr mull proposals, receive* tho bids, and takes charge of tlie annual ami occasional mail let tings, aud the adjustment and execution of the contract". All applies tlonfl lbr the establishment or alteratiou of ffiull arrangement*, aud the up|K>i!ittuent of mail messengers, should be sent to this ofllee. All claims should bo submitted to it for transportation service not under contract, as the reeoguition of said service is first. to bo obtained through tho Contract Office as a necessary authority for the proper credits ut the Auditor's Office. From thl? office all postmasters at the ends of routes receive tho statement of mail arrangements proscribed for tho respective routes. It report* weekly to the Auditor all contracts exe cuted.nnd all orders affecting accounts fbr mall transportation; pre isires the stati-tlcal exhibits of the mail nervine, a fid the reports of the mail lottings, giving a statement of each bid; also, of tho contract-, i made, tho new service originated, the curtailments ordered, aud the additional allowances granted within tho year.. Finance (iffice.?John Mar run. esq.. Third Assistant Postmaster Gen eral, and twenty-one clerks. To this office are assigned the super ; vision and lUHimgement of tho Uunnclal business of the department. not devolved by law upon the Auditor, embracing accounts w ith the i droll offices and other depositaries of the department, the issuing of warrants and drafts in payment of balances reported by the Auditor j to be due to mail contractors and other persons, the supervision of the accounts of offices udder order* to drpoaile their quarterly balances ut designated |K>lnts, flhd the superintendence of the rendition : by postmasters offtheir quarterly returns of postages. It has charge i of the dead-letter office, of the issuing of |>ostttge stamps and stamped j envelope* for the pre pay bicnt of jKwiage, and of the accounts con uccted therewith. 1 To the Tliird Assistant Postmaster General all postmasters abonld S direct their quarterly return* of postage; thos<> at draft office*, their ! letter* reporting quarterly the net proceed* of their offices; and those st de|K?>iting offic es, their certificate* of depositc; to him should also be directed the weekly und monthly return* of the depositaries of the j department, as well mm all applications and receipt.-; for |k>st?gc stomps mid si.imped envelopes, and for dead letters. j Imped ion Offnr.?John Oaklbrd, esq., chief clerk, and seventeen ; clerks. To this office is assigned tho duty of receiving und examining the registers of tho arrivals aud departures of the mails, certificate* of the service of route agents, and report* of mail failures; of noting tho do linqueticie* of voBtmctorVfind preparing cases Uioitcmmi flkur tiie action j of tlie Postina-ter General; l'urni.-hing blanks lor mail registers, and ' reports of mall failures: providing und sending out tuail-bag* an l mail-locks and keys, and doing ail other things which may be ueccs ; sary to secure n faithful and exact performance of all null contracts. All case* of mail depredation* of v iolation of law by private ex presses, or ny the rorgiug or uiegni use ui postage mumps, uru uuu? r the KUpcrvlMion ot this office. and should be reported fo it. I All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail depreda : tioii.s, or other violation* of law, or mail locks and koshould bo directed ? Chief Clerk, I'Ost Office Department.0 I All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails, certificates ef the service of route agents, reports of mail failures, applications for IdanW registers, and reports of failures, ami all complaints against ! contractors for irregular or Imperfect sen Ice, should be directed " In] epection Office, Post Office Department." KAVT okpartvem. Tho Navy Department coiifistg of the Navy Ik partmcnt proper, be I ing the office Of the Secretary and of five bureaus atluched thereto, \ ir,: Bureau of Xavy-ynrda aud Rocks, Bureau of Construction, Kquipmcnt, | and Repair, Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. The following Is a statement of the duties of each of these offices and ; of the fbrce employed therein: Secretary'* Office.- Hon. Isaac Toncey, Secretary of the Navy ; Chariot W. Welsh, esq., chief clerk, and eleven clerks. The Secretary of the J Navy has charge of everything connected with tho naval establish , inont, end tho execution of all laws relating thereto Is Intru&ted ( him, uuder tho general direction of th*? President of tlio United States, who, | by tho constitution, is commander-in-chief of the arruy and navy. All instructions to commanders of squadrons and commanders ol vcsaolw, all orders of officers, commissions of officers both in the navy nnd marine corps, a pikuii Orients of comtni?hionod and warrant | officers, orders for the enlistment and di.-ehargo of seaim n, emauate ! from the Secretary's office. All tho duties of the different bureaus arc r ; performed under the authority of tho Secretary, and their orders are I considered as emanating from bim. Tho general superintendence ol the marine corjw forms, also, a part of the duties of tho Secretary, and all the orders of the commandant of that corps should bo approved by him. Bureau of Navy- Yards and Drrl-r.?Commodore Joseph Smith, cbiel ? of the bureau, four clerks, 0110 civil engineer, and one draughtsman. > All the navy-yards, docks and wharves, building* and machinery In i navy-yards, and everything immediately conticctcd with them, arc , under tho superintendence of this bureau. U is also charged with the ' I management of the Naval Asylum. J I Bureau rf (S<n?lrv/ction) Equipment, and Rejair.?John Lenthnll, esq. chief of tin- bureau, eight clerks, and one draughts man. fho oflk1 01 I the euginrrr In chief of the navy, Daniel B. Martin, esq., is nttarhrd tt i tlii* bureau* who is agisted by three aasHtant engineer*. this uurcai ha. i harga of the buikhug Mm repairs |0 iObw la o! war, purohaja ; of materials. and the prorldiiign ail rebels their oqalpraonu j n* sails, anchors, water-tanks, Ac. The onginecr-ln-chief *ui>erlntond? ' i tbo construction of all marine strain engines for the navy, ami, witt i 11 ic approval of t ho Secretary, decides ii|k?u plans for their construe , tioti. , | Hurmu rf Proviihm av<i C1<Ahing.?II. Bridge, purser United State? ! navy, obtef of bureau, and four clerk*. All provisions for the use o | the nnvy, and clothing, together with the making of contracts fbr fur ? ubbing the ^ame, conn: un*lcr the charge of this bureau. Jiur#w rf Ordnowr and Jlylt-ofjrophy.?Capt. Duncan Ingnihnm I chief of bureau, four clerks. and one draughtsman. This bureau lap < barge of all ordnance and ordnance Stores, the manufacture or pur i chose of cannon, guns, powder, shot, shells, to.* and the equlpinvni 1 of vessel* of war, with everything connected therew ith. It also pro ! i vide* them with maps, charts, chronometers, barometers, tc., to getlier w ith such books as arc fuHiUhed ships of-wnr. "The Unite* ' | ^tatea Naval Ob?orvatorv and Hydrographical Ottice" at Washington and the Naval Academy nt Annapolis, arc nl*o under the general su | jKTintcndeiice of tho clilcf of this bureau. , | Hiwau *jf Medic{??? <tnd8urgr.ry.~- Br. William Whelot), surgeon l*ui 1> Stat i navy, ehief o bureau pa * d a , taut m . < on I nitei [ I States nav\, ami two clerks. Everything relating to medicine* nm ' medical uteres, treatment of sick and wounded, and management ol : hospital.-*, conns witliiu tho Superintendence of this bureau. win psrjinTMKvr. ; Hon. J. B. Floyd. Secretary of War; W. It. Driukard, chief clerk [ ! seven subordinate ilerks, two messengers, aud four watchmen. Tin [ following bureau* are attached to this department: Commanding G?veraVt Offhr. -This oftiec. at the head of which i lieutenant General Scott. Is at New York. I | AdjutarU GcntraV* (JJficr.?Col. Samuel Cooper, Adjutant General p ! Aast* touts?Brevet Major K I>. Townscud, Brerct Capt. S. Williams and Brevet Capt. J. P. Garcsche. Judge Advocate, Brevet MmJot Join F tj??- ninn C.lnrlcs and one messeniror. In this ollice are kept, u! (ho records which refer lo (ho personnel of (ho army. (bo rolls, kc I1 It la here where all military coimnussioiiM are made out. Quailtrmatter G*n+raly? Office.?Brevet Major General T. H. Jesup quartermaster jjcnornl. Assistants?OMnnd V. Thomas, Captain M. i* I Miller. and Itmvct Major J. Bcljrrr: ole\on clerks and one MOWfrr raymaM'r Gtntrars Offi"\~Col. H. F. Urilod, psi> mn>tor general Major T.J. I/hMo, dlstrkt pavma-ter; Hghtotarka and one mewed' 11 "or(i.wwiwiri/ Grnrral ? Ojh<r Urn. ttaorgi filtooR, axnnhCM? fn 1 | cral; tuwi t.mi,rv)itdln 51 l?. L. tlm^ou; .it cItV< nd "m j (fr. i ! Si/rfpfHi CtV", no f t fit n. Tlwnnaa UiWMfl. gf.oriil Hf i-imtl., l)r. K. C. Wood and l<r. <J. K. Wwl; three clerk*. Knffintrr Ofkr. licoor.l Jocrph ti. Tottrn, chief fliKlnccr; .aeltUnl. i Gt|.Uln H <J. Wright; ttvc clorkx and otic iniWcngiT Tlf^mfthiml Hmrrmi.?fid. J. J. Al>crl. colonel of the corpv axrlttmil 0|Hatn J. C. Woodrolf; four i l< rkt mihI one uit'-.rMccr. Ontnaiic llnmtu.?CoI H H. f'rat*. colonel of ordnance; ? -|.taut, > U|H. Wot Mnynadler; eight Icrbj .Rd cue UXtMCBgcr Ctsdry TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. The mum of bo person trtll to entered opou onr book*, unleee the p?yii??nt of the eub?crl|;,?n to made lu utrikct In-tant .mb-iribcra may torward us uujbc; bjr letter, suit *11 risk will to mubisiI by nrsclm in Us eato iwnivM' The rorNTKV PAPER H pubii l.i-d Iri weekly durio;,' tbo ft.iwu. of Cuugr. and semi weekly during Ihr HUM. Huto?rip?too? tor period less than * year will to rtoclred on term proportioned lo the abort- annuel rules. OrPOTM ASTHV urs authorised lo icl u our ug-nls end by scudiug u* situ DAILY subscribers, with too enclosed; or rviSKltlWKEKLY subscribers, with toa euolo.cd, nill be entulod to n sop.1' ; gra'ir. Orerlau<1 Mail Haute to l alilVirnia. Iter Omci DtraiminrT April 20, llif. AN' ACT of Congress, approval! 3d March, 1857, making appropriation* for the eervie*af the Poet Office Depart 5 uteul (br ilw fiscal veer ending JOth June, lbbtf, wovldei I "Snr 10 Tba( (to Potlmaatcr General be, una bo la hereby,author lied to contract for tbo cib*vyauee of the entiro letter mail from such I point on the Mississippi river, ea the contractor* ui?y select, to Sen Kranclaco, In the Statu of California, tor ?? year <, it ?t Oat not egoeed>ng throe hundred thousand dollars per uttoum tor send monthly, tour hundred and fifty tbooaaud dollar* for weekly, or six hundred tbouI eand dollars for aeon weekly eorvlcc, lo be i? rtortaed ?en.i tnon'blv, veokl), or . - mi -II; , at ion of the Ivxtnin. tef Uei-crx' "Sac. II. That the contract oh.nl require the. ferried to be per formed with good to'irhor.e coaches or spring usgeus, datable tor | tbo convejanto of famaengcr* as well as tbc safety and eecurtl/fl tie* mail"Bit 12. That tlx.- <; Utrr-J tor th ill hive the right of preemption to three hundred and twenty aires of Any laud not then disposed of er reserved, at each point necetsary for a eUtlon, not to b* nearer than ton miles from each other, and provided that no mineral land lhail t a tbus pre <?mpted. | " flic. IX That the said service shall be performed wlthm twenty Ac* days for each trip; and that, l-efbrs entering Into inch contract, tfco ; Pod master General shall he anti-ficd of the ability end dlspotlMoo f | the turtle, bona fide and in good faith, to perform the said contract. Slid shall require good and sufficient semirlty for the performance of ' the same, the service to commence within twelve ai utbs after the ilyn | ing of the contract." Proposals will accordingly be received at Ibe Contract Office of the ; Post Office Deportment, until t, p. ni., of the l?t day of June, 1157, for cmyeyiuf nin'ls under the provision* of Ibe alone aci Besides the darting point on the Ml.-Waippt river, bidders will name ! intermediate points proposed to be embraced !h tha routo and ether w l?e de-ignul- Its course *? nearly as practicable. Separate proposals are tovtted tor *e?i( inetbVy, and teml i uvmiy trip" ru * . ' TU" decision upon the proposal* < <* r?d will h# mad* after iho Mm | loader < 'PH'Till jlinll ho fciilisfled of lb* ability and dlfpoattloo of lbs imrtics In good flilth lo portions I lis coulrncf. I A guarantee Is to tic executed, with good and tsfMMI surrtlM, thfil i llis contract shall bo executed with like good lecned.*, whenever tin* ' ?"idrm-ior or contractors shall l>e required lo do so bw llie Poetmaaicr tlstwTiil, and Iho srrvko niu- t commence within twclp* mouths alter Iho dale of audi contract. f'oi-m rf 1'rcjfJtnl. I( . ., of ?i county of , , etslo of ??? , propose to convey the entire letter mall, Ibr the term of six yeara, frotu the dato specified In tho contract tor commencing service, from , on Iho Mississippi river, by , to Hsu Kroncl-co, California, igrmbly lo the ndvertisetnont of the Postmaster lieueral of tin- 1'Oth April, 1157, In good four-horeo roachea or spring wagons, nuilulilo for the conveyance of p.i?.*iiger?, as well aa tho ,-afWy and security of tho mails, nemi-ntmlhly. eaeh way, for tho annual sum of dollars; >/?e/.-ly. cash way, for the annual sum of ?? dollars; remi uvcWy, each way, for tho annua! suui of dollars. I*i led (Signal.) >bno of a Uuarontee. ' flic undersigned, residing at ,hiatoof , un- , dcrtake iliul, it tin-foregoing bid for carrying the mall on the route . from , on the Mississippi river, lo San Francisco, CalMT- i nla, be accepted hy the Puatuuslcr (letter*], tho bidder shall, when re qnuod by the I'ooinw-tor tirneral, enlor Into the necessary oblige- ' lion to perform tho nervine proposed, with good and sufficient sureties. TkU ice do, vndrrttandiog dMueily the Miyation atui tiohlitue 0' ranied by gmrantorr, wider the '27th ecction of the tut of Congrm of July lit lMd. Datod. (Signed by two guar?uiurs > ! I'ui in of Certificate. Tito undersigned, po-tmM-t?v of , Slate of , ; cortittcs, under hie oath if offer, that ho is acquainted with tho abovo i ! guarantors, and knows them to be men of property, and able to make 1 I good their guarantee. j Dated. (Signed.) INSTRUCTION"?, I Containing coivlitions to beineorjtoraftd in (he contracts to the extent the! tU f nr!))\' f( ,noy <(< <.,n proppf. 1. No pny will be made for,trip*-' not performed; and for each of such ^ j omlu.-loiw, not-satiHfHctorily explained, three times the pay of the trip I may be deducted. Deduction- will also be ordered for a grade of per forniunce inferior to that Hpecllled in tho contract. Tor repented drlin | qu? nolo* of tho hind herein upecitled, enlarged penalties, proportioned ; to the nature thereof and the importance oi the mail, may bo made. ! '2. For leaving behind or throwing olf the mails, or any portroti of j them, for tho admission of pn^aengers, or for being concern* d In netting I up or miming an express rxovoj iug luiciugrnw iu uutauwui mv >ii?n4 a quarter's pay may be deducted. * li. Fines will b* imposed, uule*s the delinquency be promptly end ; satisfactorily explained by certificate* of postuiAHtcr*-, or the affidavit* of other credible persons, for failing to arrive iu contract time; for neglecting to take the mail from or deliver it into o post office; for suffer iug it towing cltlier to tho uwnitablonew of Hie place or manner of car| ryingit) to bo wet, Injured, destroyed, robbed, or lost; and for refu , Ring, after demand, to convey tbe mail as frequently as $h? contractor , runs, or Is concerned iu running, a coach on tho route. J j 4. Tii- lAwtnia-ter lisncral m y annul the contract for repented fail; ores to nm agreeably to contract; fbr violating the post office laws, or \ disobeying tl?o instructions of the department; for r?-(bsing to discharge ' a carrier when required by tho department to do so; tor assigning the contract without the assent of tho Postmaster (tenor*!; fbr running nn j express as aforesaid; or for transporting persons or puekng^s convey ij iug mailable matter out of tho mail. ; j 6. A bid received after the lost day and hour named, or without tho { j guarantee required by law, cannot be considered iu competition with a ' regular proposal reasonable in utnount. fl. The route, the service, the yearly pay, tho name nod residence of \ the bidder, (that Is, his usual post office address,) nttd those of each ' member of a ilrin, where a company offers, should be distinctly state J. 7. Altered bids should not be submitted; nor should bids once sub- ; ' raltted be withdraw n. | fl. Rich bid must be guarantied by two or more responsible portion* j patisfactory to tho Post master General. General guarantees cannot bo j admitted. The bid and guarantee should be tiffiied plainly with the full mime of each person. P. The department reserves the right to reject any bid which may l?o deemed extravagant, and also tho bids of failing contractors and bidders. 10. The bid should bo sealod; superscribed Mail proposals for over land route to .California/* addre?^cd "iSccoud Assistant Postmaster Genera 1," Contract Office. 11. A modification of a bi<i in ;u<\ ?>f iis ?\J-'.-ntiii1 terms is. tantamount J to a new bid, and cannot l?o received, so as to interfere with a regular i competition, after the last hour set for receiving bid?, j JC. Postmasters arc to l?e careful not to certify the sufficiency of guarantors or sureties without knowing that they are persons of euifi! dent rosDomdWIity: and all bidder*, guarantors, and .sureties arc dls j linctty notified that, oa ? failure to enter into or perform th? contract* for tli? service proposed for ill the accepted bids, tlicir legal liabilities 1 ill be enforced egaluet tbeni. 13. Present contractors, and persons known at the department, mn/t, i equally with others, procure gimrantora and certificates ot their auftl | ciency substantially In the forme above prescribed. The rtitiMN of ) .sufficiency must be signed by a p?sluj?sler, or by a Judge of a court of record. | Tbe attention of bidders, guarantors, sureties, Ac., Is directed to ILo ' fallowing laws, viz: ! Sec. 2. Act of March 3, 182b, requiring contractors, carriers, fcc , to I bo sworn. ' bee. 4t . Act of March 3, 152b, in relation to fuilurc to enter Into con i ! tract. ! Fee. 27. Act of July 2,183d, liabilities of guarantors. Bee. 24. ACt of July 2,1836, authorizing bids of failing coutractera to lie rejected. i Fee. 28. Act of July 2, 1836, in relation to combinations amongst bid j dcra. A't "f April 21, 1808, pros |d?s thm no membrr of Congress can be a j contractor. | Sec. 42. Act of March 3,1825, provides that no postmaster, assistant i postmaster> or clerk in a post office, iliall be a contractor. I Foe. 7. Act of March 3, 1825, provides that no other than a frea [ j white tnale person shall he employed In carrying the mail. ! i Tile Postmaster General will reserve to himself the right of annulling any contract made under the nbove act whenever he shall discover that the same, or uny part of it, Is offered fbr ialo in the marker, . : for the purpose ?f speculation : and be will in no cases sanction a i I transfer of tho same, in whole or in part, to any assignee or sub-oon> | tractor leas qualified, In his opinion, tluiu (lie original contractor to i carry the samo into successful operation. i A.UiON" V. PROWS', i Ap 2t? OawtlstJuncf Po-lmaater GcneraL ! . ' United Slalfs Mail. VKRMONT. f l'owr On u.v. ParaaryrLVT, Washington, April 18. 1S37. PHOrOSAJ^ for carrying (ho mails of tho United Flat's, from July 1, 1857, lo June 30, 1861, inclusive, on the following routes in the State of Vrbwost, will bo received ut the Contract OtHcfl of this Dcpartmetd until 9, a. ra., of May 30,1S57; to ho 1 decided I lie came day: (b lien of routes under same numbers in the adv'crti-ement of 1st : January, 18-87.) 431 From Woodstock to Windsor, 15 miles and back, si* Urns- a Week; and from Woodstock, by Barnard, to Hcthet, 18 miles and back, six lime* a week. I/'sve Woodstock daily, except Sunday, at 3 a m; Arrive at Windsor by 71, a m; I 1/uive Windsor daily, except.-Sunday, at 0 p ni, or ou wriralof I curs; f Arrive at Wood-lock by 8'., p m; heave Woodstock daily, except buuday, at & a Hi; Arrlro nt itelhel by 11 a rn; heave Hethc! dally, except Hunday, at 4 p lu; Arilvo ?l Woodstock by 7 p m. ' I 457 From lie! he). by Uaysville, Ftockbridge. 131 Is field, North Flier burne, and M'udon, to Rutland, 20 miles and back, six time: a week < Bidders may propoae schedule* of departures .owl arrival* to be approved by tlio post Blaster* at the end* of the route. 4JS l'mm Stockbridgc, by Rochester, to Hancock, 11 mile* and back, nix time* a week; mid trom Kiptoti, by Ka-t Middle bury, l" MifMli'bury, 8 mil- - ur<l buck, three time- a week. Bidders may propo-e schedule* of departures and arrivals to bo approved by llir postmaster* at the ends ot (ho route, lor form of proposals and inntruuMog* and requirements, ?eo nd vertiaement Inviting pro|Hjeals for mnd rrvfco in the Sew Knglaiel . State" dated 1st January, 1867, to bo (bund at the prlaoipal port ofltce". ! A AXON V. RROWtf. Apl*? la?4*t Pu.una.ter Oeoerat. UN IT Kl > HTATKSL^WB. 18;>6-'57.-Tho Stntol. .11 Wirge and Treati. - of tlie fnited Ha" ol America enai t ; nd at the Third Bes-ioii of the Thirty-fourth Gtmgrew, 1840 '57; edited ; tiy (Jeo. llinot. PiiMMim bjr authority of Gw>grel?. Royal Bv? ft * Joel published by UTT1.K, PKOtVN. A Of, Ap 16?Itlileo 112 Washington atreet, Boston. THK CHILD'S HOOK OF NATI'llE- PLANTS, Anlinah, Air, Water, Heat, to; by W Hooker, M D. 1 rot | Illustrated. I I-nliel The Young Wife and the Old laive; by J < .hatfrr-mi. Reading Without Tear ', ftrnkland'i yuwins of Seotland. Vol.6. J ,\p IB FRANC* TAYUiR.