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nUVALL & BROTHER, Merchant Tailors at
IL their old stand next door to Folks boarding
house. Pennsy lvania avenue, third street, are
now receiving, direct from New York, their Fall
and Winter goods, Of the most recent French and
English importations, consisting of Cloths, CASH
meres and the newest and richest styles of stings
Silk and Merino Shirts, extra Suspenders, and fancy
articles generally for gentemens wear. Also, extra
superhne black and fancy French Beavers, Asphalt
tum Beavers, &c. particularly adapted to the present
style OF French Pelto Frocks and Overcoats which
they are prepared to make in their usual style of ee
gance, in the various modes Of fashion and usual
at moderate prices to correspond with the times
oct l7-3taw2w
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I UST RECEIVED and for sac, fresh lot of
a GIoceries-amongst which are very superior lot
of Baltimore cured Hams
Cranberries
Mackerel
Cheese
Teas, very superior.
Keg Butter, No.
A lot of Superior Sperm Oil
And all other articles generally kept in my line,
which offer low for cash between 18th and 18th
streets, the new theatre fronting the open space
on Pennsylvania avenue.
VIM. L. DOVE.
oct 1875 (Globe)
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I Avs OF THE UNITED STATES.-For sale
IL at the Madisonian Office, copies of the Acts
and Resolutions passed at the second session Of the
9th Congress, with Appendix, containing all pub
lie treaties made and ratified subsequently to the
publication of the laws Of the preceding session. and
all Proclamatons by the President, promulgated
within the same period, that affect any law or treaty
Of the United States" Price 81. oct Is
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WRITING ACADEMY.

M r. c. II. CHASE will accept of the many invi-
1Vl tatons to return to Washington the coming
winter November December,) and for the ac-
commodation Of ladies and families, he will make
such arrangements to enable him to give les
to classes Of five more, in any part of the
city. He will also take in central
part of the city, notce Of the time and place to be
given hereafter,) where he will give lessons to
class at a convenient hour during the day-also
to class at night. The terms will be S. for "a
lessons.
p. s. Those who are indebted to Mr.. c. for in
struction will find their bills with Mr.. Riley opposite
Centre market. oct 7--2awn
From the Pennsylpdnia,l.
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TREASURY NOTE LOST.

A TREASURY NOTE for 500, Letter A, No.
n sl6I, dated Washington, March 2, lS42, payable
to r. G.. Smead, issued to Ma or f. s. Belton U.SA,
and by him made payable to Levi FarweIl, was
mailed at the Sacket's Harbor Post Office, N. Y,
addressed under to the said Levi Farwell Har-
ward University, Cambridge, Mass, on the 18th
March last. As the said note has never come to
hand notice Of its loss has been lodged at the Trea-
sury Department. and if in circulation, it has been
effected by forged endorsement Any information
respecting the will be thankfully received by
Major 7. s. BELTON, Fort Munroe, Va.
oct I6-2au2w
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A SITUATION WAN / ED.

TINE subscriber (soventeen years Of age) is desi-
4 rous of obtaining employment in some business
which would afford him facilities for acquiring cor
rect practical know edge of the English language
He is by birth German and was for some time en-
gagged as a teacher Of the German language in the
Lane Seminary, near Cincinnati, Ohio. He has
tolerable knowledge Of Latin and Greek He can
speak the English language sufficiently well to be un-
derstood-and has in his possession recommends
tons from Drs. Beecber and Stowe and the Presi-
dent of Marshall College, Mercelsburg, Pa. Ad-
dress box 90, city post Office
l7-eo6t
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PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN GOODS.

PROPOSALS FOX INDIAN GOODS.
proposals will be received at the Office
~ of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Wash
ngton, d. C. until the 18th day of November, ensu-
ing, at o'clock, p. NJ for furnishing the follow
ing goods for the of the Indians
Macknac blankets, various sizes and colors
Cloths of different quality and colors
Strouds, blue, green and scarlet
Flannels, assorted
Wooen socks
Worsted yarns, assorted
Lnseys
Worsted gathering
Calicoes, assorted quality
Calico and flannel shirts
Beached and unbeached cotton shifting and sheet
ing
Domestic checks, striped and plaids
Cotton shawls and handkerchiefs
Black silk handkerchiefs
Sewing silk assorted colors
Cotton and linen threads, assorted
Chinese vermlion
Beads, assorted
Pipes, do
Pins, do
Brass and tin kettles assorted sizes
Tin pans and cups
Frying pans
Fire steels
Britannia and paper lined looking glasses
Avis, assorted
Buttons, do
Thmbles, do
Scissors. do
Gimblets, do
Brass nails
Table knives and forks
Pewter and tin plates
Fish hooks and lines, assorted
Combs, assorted
Axes, half axes and hatchets.
A schedule of the articles, with samples, may be
seen at the Office OF the Commissioner of Indian At
FAIRS in Washington exhibiting the amount of money
to be expended for each article, but the Department
reserves the right to increase diminish the quantity
of any of the articles named and substitute others in
lieu thereof
The whole amount in money to be applied to the
purchase of goods will be about ST. ,00O of which,
some $50 600 will be wanted on the sea-board, and
the residue in the West. Goods of American manu-.
other things being equal be
preferred.
The contractors will be required to deliver them at
such times and places may be designated in the
contracts.
Separate contracts will be entered into for the
to the several points of delivery in the
Indian country. Bonds with two or more sureties-
the slfcency to be certified by United States Judge
District Attorney will be required for the faithful
performance of the contracts and payment will b.,
made after the contract is completed Congress hav-
ing made the necessary appropriations upon du-
plicate invoice accompanied by the certificate of the
agent of the Government authorized to receive them,
that the goods have been delivered in good order and
in conformity to the contracts and samples.
Commune atoms to be marked proposals for In
dian Goods"
T. HARTLEY CRAWFORD.
o't Oct. l lS is4 a''A'A' oct ll-,shNov.
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U. S. MARsHAL,s SALE OF CLOTHS, sc.

U. S. MARSHAL'S SALE OF CLOTHS, &c.
DY virtue of sundry writs of sale issued out of the
ID District Court of the United States in and for the
Eastern District Of Pennsylvania, to me directed, l
shall expose to public sale at the auction store Of
Messrs Myers and Claghon No. AZ X Al North
Front street, the city of Philadelphia on Monday
the It'll day of November next o. 81 o'clock A. Nj.
an extensive assortment Of Cloths and Cassimeres,
comprising various coors and textures, among which
are those of very superior quality, said cloths hav
ing been by the decree Of said Court, condemned as
forfeited, sc. and to be sold by
ISAAC OTIS,
U. s. Marshal T.. ID. Pa.
U. s. AARsHALL's OrFIcE,
Philadelphia, Oct %, 1912. oct 24-eodts
! r The Madisonian Washington city the Morn
ing Post, of Boston and the Journal Of Commerce,
OF New York, will please copy the above notice on
Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays until the day
Of SALE and send their bill to the Marshal for pay
ment.
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AUG. A. NICHOLSON,
Qumtermdstcr Marine Corps.

COMMODIOUS BOARDlNG-HOUSE FOR
" RENT.--We have for rent by the year, for
a term of years, large convenient Boarding
House, containing eighteen good rooms, situated a
few doors east of Newton and Gadsby's Hotel, Penn
sylvania Avenue To an approved tenant the rent
will be low to suit the times, and possession given
Immediately.
oct 1885, JOHNSON & CALLAN.
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EOR SALE.-A valuable property on / street, 2
J. squares north of the Patent Office square, con
sisting Of two brick houses, now in one, containing
sixteen rooms, besides large brick kitchen in the
rear. The lot is about lao feet deep, to 30 feet
alley, with well Of excellent drinking water in the
yard, and the necessary wood houses, Sc The house
may be easily divided, and would readily rent 70
5000 each For terms, which will be favorable, APP
ply to the subscribers,
sepW-3t JOHNSON g. CALLAN,
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FOR RENT.

TN pleasant and gentecl neighborhood furnished
l. chamber, in private family, where there are no
children, within three hundred yards of the New Post
Office Building. No person need apply except he is
regular in his habits Such person will find it both
pleasant and agreeable. Inquire of Z. b. Robinson,
at this Office
sept. Oft
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FLETCHER WEBSTER,
.9cting Secretary Of State.
SINGULAR CASE oF HONESTY

SINGULAR CASE OF HONESTY.
The Reverend DIR. Black e this city recently re-
ceived, through the post Office letter from person
IN Newcastle, Pennsylvania, containing s35, with
request that the same might be placed in the Treasu.
ry of the State it being money which somehow was
the property of the Commonwealth (or Justly due to
the Commonwealth We understand the Doctor
complied with the request by sending the money to
'he State Treasurer at Harrisburg, -Pitt,bwy Gas,
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LIBRARY OF CONGREss,
September 2Sth, l842.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Library Of
l. Congress will be closed on Thursday, the 9th Of
October and will not be opened again until Thurs
day, the 18th of November
JOHN s. MEEHAN, Librarian.
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Commissioner of the General Land Office.

NOTICE TO PREEMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of presumption 10
land in any of the townships designated in this pro-
clamaton, in virtue of the provisions Of the act of
the 4th September, lo4l, is requested to prove the
to the satisfaction of the Register and Receiver
of the proper Land Office, and make payment there
for practicable after seeing this notice, and be-
fore the day appointed for the commencement of the
public sale of the land above designated other
wise such claims will be forfeited.
There nay yet be outstanding claims under some
one more OF the presumption laws, prior TO Mat Of
4M September lS4l, where the entries have not been
made for the want of the lats in the Registers Office
In those where the year subsequent to such
filing OF the plats allowed by law to such claimants
shall not have expired prior 10 the day fixed FOR the
commencement of the sale above mentioned, the
claims must in like manner be established prior to
the commencement of such sale, or they will also be
forfeited. Where the year. above referred TO, shall
expire prerous to the day fixed for the commence
ment of such sale, such claims will be forfeited if
not proven up and paid for prior to the expiration
of such year
THO. H. BLAKE,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
oct l4-Iawtds
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oct l4-law6w

WASHINGTON CITY WINDOW GLASS
w The subscribers have for sale or barter, $50
Half Boxes Washington City Window Glass at very
reduced prices, of the following sizes, viz by II,
IL by H. IL by Ia, II by Ia, II by IS, 10 by l5 &c.
oct. l9-3t JOHNSON CALLAN.
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Y THE PRESIDENT or THE U. STATES.

BY THE PRESIDENT or THE u. STATES
I N pursuance Of law |, JoHS TYLER, President OF
l. the United States Of America, do hereby declare
and make known that public sales be will held at tho
aforementioned Land Offices, in the State OF Missis-
sppi, at the periods hereinafter designated to wit
At the Land Office at COLUMBUS, commencing
Monday the sixth day of February next, for tho
disposal of the public lands within the limits of the
aforementioned townships and fractional townships,
10 wit:
North ofhe base line and East Of the meridian
Township eleven, of ranges fourteen, fifteen and
sixteen.
The fractional townships twenty-three Of range
eigbt-tweny-wo Of ranges nine and ten--and twenty
of range eleven, lying south and west Of the
Chickasaw boundary line
Also, section six, in township ten Of range six.
And the north half Of section tweniy-eigbt, In
township nineteen, of range sixteen.
AT the Land Office at JACKSON, commencing on
Monday, the twentieth day of February next for the
disposal of the public lands within the limits Of the
aforementioned townships, and fractional townships
to wit:
North Of the base line and West Of the meridiaa.
Township sixteen, of range one.
Townships thirteen and fifteen and the fraction of
township eighteen, lying North Of the old Indian
boundary line, and township nineteen, Of range four
Townships thirteen and nineteen, of range five.
Sections one, twelve, thirteen, and twenty -four in
townships three, Of range
At the Land Office at AUGUSTA, commencing
on Monday, the sixteenth day Of January next, for
the disposal of the public lands within the limits Of
the aforementioned townships to wit:
South # 3la deg. Of latitude and West Of meridian.
Township five, of ranges nine, ten, and eleven.
Townships FIVE and SIX of range twelve
Townships one, two, three, four, FIVE, and six, Of
| range thirteen.
townships one, two, three, four, and ive of ram
ges fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen.
North Of the Choctno base line and East Of the meridian.
Townships two to seven inclusive, of range seven
teen.
Fractional townships two to seven, inclusive, Of
range eigteen.
Lands appropriated by law, for the use of schools,
military other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks
unless the lands disposed off, and no lon-
ger and private entries of land in the townships 50
offered will be admitted until after the expiration of
the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the City Of Washington,
this 10Th day Of October, Ammo Domini, lS42.
JOHN TYLER.
BY the President:
Tho II. BLAKE,
Commissioner of IN. General Tond 0fire
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oct 20---2tdcs

ENARTHENWARE CHINA, AND GLASS
T. r. PURSELL importer and dealer in the above
articles has just received Sc crates and hogsheads of
Earthenware and % packages of Glass, as part of
bis fall supply, which, with his former stock makes
his assortment extensive and complete These goods
from the best manufacturers and of the best
quality and newest style. He solicts call from his
friends and the public generally, assuring them that
he will sell wholesale and retail at low any other
establishment north south of this. Goods assort-
ed in the original packages suitable for groceries, &c.
Fist quality Baltimore Stoneware al the factory
prices
English and American Britannia Tea and Coffee
Sets
German silver and other Casters
Knives and Forks, Walters and Trays
German'silver and Britannia Table and Tea Spoons
Astral, Stand, Wall, Liverpool, and Hall Lamps
Cooking Furnaces, sc. sc.
Southworths most improved Lard Lamps for sale
low. THOS PURSELL,
Opposite Browns Hotel, Pennsylvania avenue.
oct 2l-eo2w. f.
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In THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,

August IL, lS42.
Resolved, Two-thirds of the Senators present con-
curing therein, that the Senate advise and consent
10 the ratification of the Treaty between the United
States of America and the Wyandot Nation Of In
dams, concluded at Upper Sandusky, Crawford coun-
ty Ohio the 18th March, ls IL, with the following
amendments:
ARTICLE 2. Lines and 5, strike out the words,
"n square oblong form, as the chiefs Of said
tion.may prefer"
ARTICLE 2. From the word nation, in line TO-
strike out to the end of that article the following
words: sand the United States having reserved three
sections of land of six hundred and forty each
within the Shawanoese territory, Immediately below
the junction of the Kama river with the Missouri,
for the purpose Of erecting fort thereon and it be-
ing longer necessary to be retained for that USE
they are hereby ceded to the said Wyandott Nation
both of these cessons to be made in fee simple to
the Wyandotts and to their heirs for ever.
ARTICLE 6. Insert in the blank line a. the follow
ing words trsniy-ihree thousand eight hundred and
sriy.
ARTICLE a. Line 6, strike out "Mississppi' and
insert Missouri.
Attest
(Signe,D ASBURY DICKINS,
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TOHN SKlRVlNG, from Philadelphia, respect
y fully informs the citizens of the District of Co
lumba and the surrounding country, that he has re-
moved to Washington, and is now prepared to warm
and ventiate buildings on the most approved plans;
by warm air, water, steam, fuel, wood, bitum-
nous or anthracite Goals. In the country furnaces
are great preventive against fall sickness. Soup
pans haters' kettles, stews hot hearths, steamboat
ers, bakers ovens with fues, cooking apparatus by
steam for large hotels or hospitals, erected to burn
either Goals perpetual bath boilers and ovens green
houses warmed by warm water or hues, conservatory
FAMED by the pa lor CRATES; water closets and
force pumps, to be worked by the winch without,
erected CRATES set TO avoid dust or gas; smoky
chimneys cured, no answer no pay designs for cot
tages and landscape gardens executed Residence
on H. three doors west of 9th street References in
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ASBURY DICKINS,

We, the Undersigned, chiefs and counsellors of the
Wyandott Nation of Indians residing in the State of
Ohio and representing also the Wyandotts of the
River Huron, in Michigan, do hereby give free
and voluntary assent to the foregoing amendments
made by the Senate of the United States, on the sew
enteenth day of August, thousand eight hundred
and forty-two, to the treaty concluded by with the
United States on the 18th day of March, lS42, the
same having been submitted and fully explained to
us by John Johnston, Commissioner the part of the
United States, for that purpose, in full Council
sembled.
In testimony whereof we have hercunto set our
hands and affixed seals, respectively, at Upper
Sandusky, Ohio the sixteenth day of September, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-two, lS42.
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nor SALE
United States s per cent. Stock
Corporation Washington do
Bank of Metropolis do
Apply to
oct l7--3t CORCORAN & RIGGS
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Location Of the Land Office for The "PLArrE
DIsTRoT," IN the northwest section Of Tie
State of Missouri
TTNDER the authority Of the act of Congress, APP
u proved on 29h August, lS42, entitled San act
for creating land district in the State of Mis-
souri, and for changing the boundaries of the South
western and Western land districts in said State - the
President has directed that the land Office for the said
district shall be located at the town of PATTsBURG
in Clinton county, in the Northwest addition to the
State of Missouri, commonly known the "Platte
River Country"
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
October 18th, l642.
ncfl IA awE
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Philadelphia
Hon. J. Il. Ponset Mr. John X. Kane
J. r. lngersol NIirick & Agnew
c. j. Ingersoll John Struthers
Geo M. kem VIM. Strickland archi-
John Sergeant tect
Mr.. Geo NJ Dulap T. U. Walter, do.
Commodore Stewart G.. w. Doan, BIT. N. j.
Captain r. F. Stockton Richard Willing
II Henry Thos. G.. Rockhlll
Mr.. Robly Dunglison, MD John Moss
RIM Patterson, U.S.M Thos. c. Cope
H. J. Gilpin, Cbo Picot, Fr'ch Con.
John Dulap Morris 'Tarke Morris
John Butler j. r. Chandler
l.. X. Ashurst Jesse Harding
Joseph Dugan VIM. Swain
Robert Raston Aid Hays
Joseph Swift Robert Morris
Thomas Biddle Joseph Head
oct 2G-2aw3m
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PROPOSALS FOR RATIONS.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE MARINE CoHPs,

HEADQUARTERS OF THE MARINE CoRPs,
Washington, 4th October, 1912.
CEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received at
~ the Office of the Quartermaster of the Marine
Corps, in This city, until 10 O'clock A. NJ, Tues
day, the 9Th day of November next for furnishing
rations to the United States Marines at the following
Stations for the year 1913:
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Charlestown, Massachusetts,;
Brooklyn. Long Island, New York.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Gosport, near Norfolk Virginia
Pensacola, Florida, and
Washington, District Of Columbia.
The ratons to consist OF one pound and q quarter
of fresh beef or three quarters of pound of mess
pork eighteen ounces of bread -four, at the option
of the Government, and al the rate of six pounds of
good clean coffee, twelve pounds of good New Or
leans sugar eight quarts of beans, four quarts Of vim
egar, two quarts of SALT four pounds of soap, and
one and half pounds of good dipped candles TO
each hundred ratiUns.
1t is understood that the full side of beef meek
and shns excluded) be delivered if required if such
quantity be not required that the fore AM hhd quar-
tiers be delivered alternately and the bread flour
shall be of super6ne quality All the articles to be
unexceptonable and to be issued to the troops with
out expense to the United States.
No offer will be entertained at this Office unless
companied by the names of the sureties of the pro-
posals TO be endorsed Proposals for rations for
l643."
AUG A. NICHOLSON,
Qunten,astcr Marine Corps.
5I5PThe American Sentinel and ennsyvanian,
Philadelphia the Portsmouth Gazette, New Hamp-
shire the New York Evening Post, he New York
Herald, the New York Enquirer, and the New York
Union the Baltimore Republican the Norfolk Bea-
con the Norfolk Herald the Richmond Enquirer,
and Richmond Wing the Alexandria Gazette, Alex
andria, d. c.. and the Pensacola Gazette, will give
the above three insertions each per week, and send
one copy of the advertisement to accompany the &C
count when forwarded to this office for payment
Oct. 6--eodt 9Th Nov.
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Iiehy JaCques ITlncpal CnleI
this year, his X mark L. ST.
James Washington, his mark H. ST.
Doctor Cry Eyes, his mark H. s.
George Punch, SIN, his mark L. 81
Tauroomee, his mark H. ST.
James Bigtree, his m, rk L. S.
Francis A. Hicks, L. 81
In the presence Of us:
John Johnston, U. s. Commissioner,
James Rankin, U. S. Interpreter,
John Carey,
Joseph Chaffee,
James Wheeler, Missionary to the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Wyandotts,
William NJ. Buell.,
Chas Graham,
H. J. Starr.
Now, therefore, be it known that I, JOHN TY-
LER, President Of the United States of America do,
in pursuance of the advice and consent of the Sen
ate, as expressed in their resolution of the
teenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-two, accept, ratify, and confirm the said
treaty, with the amendments set forth in the said re-
solution.
In testimony whereof, / have caused the seal Of
the United States to be hereun,o affixed having
signed the with my hand
Done at the city of Washington the fifth day
of October, in the year of our Lord one
y. s.. thousand eight hundred and forty two. and
of the Independence of the United States
the sixtyseventh
JOHN TYLER
BY the President
FLETCHER WEBsTER
.9cting Secreiaru of State