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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-04
HAIR MATTRESSES
AvY CoMMlssIosEh's oYr,cE,


PROPOSALS, sealed and endorsed, will be re-
i ceived at this Office until three O'Clock r NJ OF
the 18th January, l642, for manufacturing, furnish
ing and delivering twenty-four hundred Mattresses
for the use Of the Navy, TO be delivered as follows
800 at the Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachu-
sets;
$40 at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York and
$40 at the Navy Yard, Gosport Virginia,
on or before the lst of April, 1912.
The said Mattresses must be six feet in length,
twenty-eght inches wide, and made of the purest I'M
ported curled horse hair of the first quality The
ticking to be of American manufacture OF the best
qualityeither of amoskeag Ticking, equal there
to- the gross weight of each of the said Mattresses
to be eleven pounds, or nine pounds of hair without
the tick. The hair must be uniform in quality, and
perfectly clean in its raw state when imported. Each
Mattress is TO have sotton check cover OF the best
quality with tape strings at end as to be taken
off and replaced II pleasure
The said Mattresses TO be subject on delivery TO
such inspection the Commissioners Of the Navy
may authorize or direct and must be in all respects
perfectly satisfactory to the commanders or COM
manding officers of said navy yards respectively.
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one-third the
amount OF the respective contracts entered INTO VIII
be required, and ten per centum, in addition, Will be
withheld from the amount of each payment to be
made collateral security for the due and faithful
performance thereof which will not be paid until the
contracts be complied with. After deducting ten per
centum, payment will be made by the United states
within thirty days after said Mattresses are inspected
and received and bills for the presented to the
respective Navy Agents at Boston, New York, and
Norfolk, approved by the commanders or command
ing officers of said yards respectively, according to
the terms Of the contracts.
All the said Mattresses must conform to- and be in
quality equal with, the samples deposited in the office
of the Commissioners Of the Navy.
g.PTo be published in the National lntelligencer,
Madisonan, Globe, and Army and Navy Chronicle,
District Of Columbia Boston Atlas and Boston Morn
ing Post, Massachusetts; Express and Commercial
Advertiser, in New York; American Sentinel and
and Baltimore American, in Maryland; and Norfolk
and Porthmouth Herald, in Virginia.
dec 2l-dtl5thJan.
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CHARLES GILMAN.

ATTORNEY At LAW, QUINCY, ILLINOIS,
Will promptly and faithfully attend to any profes
sional business entrusted to him in Western lllines
and the river counties of Missouri and Iowa, above
Hannibal
g-gParticular attention given to the collection Of
DEBTS.
Refer to Hon, George Evans, U. S Senate; Hon
Elisha Fl Allen, House Representatives. julyl-t
NOTICE II TIE ALPHABET FOR The
IN DEAF AND DUMB-The undersigned re-
spectfully requests the ladies and gentlemen OF this
city and Others to buy the Alphabet for the Deaf and
Dumb, and signs for the figures: price % cents fol
one card Apply to P. d. J. ROGER, born deaf and
dumb, at Mr. WIN. Morrisons julyl-3t.
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k,ARAI EnR SAI.E

ANN I OIt SALE.
TNI1E Subscriber offers for sale his farm at Belts
i vile, Prince Georges county, Md, consisting of
about lWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FlVE
ACRES. Ii is situated on the Baltimore and w ash
lnglon railroad at The Besvile depot, twelve miles
tan half hours rde) from the latter place. and there
fore convenient to this market II consists of wood
land meadow, and upland the latter capable Of produ
cling and is hearing excellent crops of com and
tobacco, and the meadow, in good seasons, producing
80 10 GO tons Of hay. The farm is well supplied with
water, and has upon il house and barn. The rail
road divides the meadow from the upland.
will sell also my stock upon it, consisting of horses
cattle, Berkshire hogs, &c.
.>" THOMAS ALLEN.
WIsprNGToN Julv n IS1I
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II Avs RELATING TO THE PUBLIC
IL LANDS, for sale by F. Taylor in two volumes,
containing also instructions issued from time to time
from the Treasury Department and General Land
Office with judicial decisions, and official opinions of
the Auornies General questions arising under the
Land Laws-wi,h engraved plates, maps surveys In
dian reservations, &c &c. Prepared by order of and
by F. TAYLGR r.
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NEW STATIONERY--W. FISCHER import
Y er and dealer in Stationery is now opening til,
most extensive assortment OF English, French and
American Stationery, that has ever been offered in
the District and which is not surpassed by any other
house in the United States. To a due appreciation
of his stock and the qualities of he articles in
spection is necessary, and which he respectfully in
vites at Statoncrs Hail. where strict uniformity OF
dealing is observed, An enumerationof the articles,
&C. will be given in subsequent advertisements
dec
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r UsBY & DUvALL, Merchant Taiors, ad

r USBY g. DUVALL, Merchant Taors, ad-
IL joining Newton & Gadsbys hotel, Pennsylva-
MIA avenue desire respectfully call the attention OF
citizens members OF Congress, and strangers visiting
the Me ropolis, To choice and well selected assert
merit of superfne Cloths, Cassimeres Vestings, Bea.
yer cloths, &c. which they will make up to order in
the most superior and fashionable at moderate
prices In addition 10 the above, we have many other
desirable articles for gcnlemens wear such as silk
and Marine Shirts and Drawers, Fine Linen and
Muslin Shirts Scarls, Crayats Stocks, Hdkts, Gloves,
Suspenders Hosiery, Dressing Gowns, &c.-all of
which will be sold cheap they can be purchased
in the District dec. 6-3iawi2w
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A IR.TIGHT STOVE-H w Edwards High
1 \ street, near Gay, Georgetown, is now ready L.
supply the people of this District and OF the surround
ing country with the Albright Stove TO the best OF
his ability Dealers supplied at a liberal discount.
Mr.. Edwards is now my sole agent for tins Dis
trct. As lar as my health and occupations allow, |
will see that he sells the genuine article All others
are Cummings"
nov 9-wSw ISAAC ORR.
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TIMBER FOR THE NAVY.
For the Medium Steamer.

For the Medium, Steamer.
PROPOSALS., sealed, will be received by the Ma
Il Wy Agent New York. for the following best
quality White OK Timber which shall have grown
on land within The influence Of salt water, viz
80 floor timbers, 100 first futtocks, 100 third fut
locks to side TO- inches, and to mould trom9 TO 10
inches, and TO shape per moulds, which will be
furnished About 5000 cubic feet.
l2500 cubic feet of plank stock.
Also tn. following best quality long leaf, fine grain
Southern Yeitop Pine, viz:
81 beams lS To 81 eetong, sided l3 inches, mould
ed IL inches. nett size ~ by 10 inches, 10 spring
inches in n feet about c. #. ZOOS
81 beams IL 10 II feet long, sided IL inches
moulded 10 inches, nett size 10 By inches, to
spring as above, OH
. beams, 81 feet long, 10 by IS inches, to
spring IL inches 4o9
Timber to make 2 800 running feet of lodges
6 by inches SOU re, (net SIZE, 7IO
Timser to make 900 running feet earnings
6 by & inches square, (nett size A0
. pieces % ieet ong, l4a by "a inches
(stIaighD l34
Plank stock for plank, water ways, &c 6l75
c. feet $40
1870 White Oak deck knees, l24 hackmetack deck
knees.
Proposals for the White Oak to be received until
3lsi December. To be delivered before The lst
of March next. For the Yellow Pine and Knees un-
| i'll the 18th January. To be delivered or before
the LIST April next all at the Navy Yard, Brooklyn,
New York subject to its section and measurement
price per cubic foot delivered
| ANY further information from the Constructor, at
the Yard
Navy Agents Office, IS Water street, Dec. g. le4l.
dec 81 ,Janl
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NEW BQOKS.-Lives of eminent .ueo " u 4
~ Dante, Pctrarch, Boccacio, MachiaSolh GiSa
Lorenzi de Medic Tassi, Guarrnl, Ndoug CalHt
and Goldoni, in two volumes hy Montgomery
Shelley, and Sir David Brewster
The Secretary of Macchlavtlli, or the siege q y
renee in vols, lay Mccarthy.
Barnaby Rudgo, No. II, with Illustration
Just published aud for sale by i. I NIICR
for circula,iont to the subscribers to the Mayetil g
culating Llbnry. auE
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Redwood Grove 10 be supplied from Mount VIII
ling, 5 miles and back, once week.
spring Hill to be supplied from Cheneyville, Is
mil and back, once week
The Village To- be supplied from Point Coupee,
miles and back, once week.
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II ONDON SOUVENIRS for lSi2.-1he Boos
IL of Beauty, small quarto size; Friendships o. fer.
inyt the Keepsake; the Picturesque Annual, ar,
this day received for sale by F. TAYLOR together
with valuable and varied collection of richly Trimmed
and ornamented books embracing the most esteemed
among English literature not. 20.
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WING PAPERS, &c.
w Whatman's Drawing Papers OF various sizes
BiistoI Boards, assorted sizes.
Drawing Pencils, Sable and Camels Hair brushes
Rhoasis g. Sons superior EGG sh Colcrs in boxes
of from one to four rows.
Large boxes Of Coiors, with complete assortment OF
colors, brushes, pallets, &c for sale by
WIN F. BAYLY,
Agent for J. X. Herrick.
Pennsylvania Av. between 18th and 1911 s'iee's'
Iu, %,
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INK AND WRITING FLUiDS-Snperor En-
i gsh and American Writing Ink; Stevens blue,
black and brilliant red Writing Fluids in large and
small jugs.
Arnold's Copying Ink
Terry's British do, do. For sale by
WIN. F. BAYLY,
(Agent for J K Herrick.)
Pennsy vania Av., between 18th and 18th streets.
nov %
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PROPOSALS FOR srArioNEnY
Posr OFrIcE DEpAhrMrNr.


Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
December 2, ls4t
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received nh
- Post Office Department until the 9th ips,,rS
at O'Clock p. NJ, for furnishing the following d..
scnpton of Stationery for the period Of three year
from the LIST day of January, 1912
Best hand made Folio Post Pager plain. ss,i,
finish.
Same, fe;nt lined common distance
Best handmade Quarto Post Paper, satin finish
and of linen laid and wove.
Best hand made Quarto Post plain white satin
finish laid and woye
Same, fent lined, common distance laid and wo,e
Best hand made Quarto Post Paper, blue, s.tn
fniss, laid and woye.
Same, fint lined, common distance laid and woye
Best machine-made Folio Post, plain.
Same, Quarto Post, plain.
Best hand-made FooscaP plain, satin finish and
Of linen, laid and woye.
Best hand made fooscap, plain, satin finish, lad
and wove
Same, fant!lined, common distance, laid and woye.
Best machine made Foolseap, plain white.
Same. feint lined, common distance.
Best Drawing Paper, ~ by 40 inches per sheet
Same g 80 by So 4"
Tracing Paper IS by u
Same :" 20 by 80 /"
Best super-royal buff Enve.pe Paper smooth sur
face.
Best snPer-royal white do do do
PAPER FOR BLANK BOOKS, VIZ.
Best hand made Super-royal.
Do do Royal.
Best handmade Dtmi.
Do do Medium.
Do do Fooscap
QUILLS.
Best Opaque No, 50. per thousand, weight not less
than 8 OF per hundred
Best clarified Quills, do do do
Metallic Pens, pei dozen, Penys and Gol
best.
Red Office Tape, price per dozen for each number
Cat-glass inks,ands large SIZE per dozen.
Do do small do
Ink, Maynard and Noyes, black, in quart bottles,
per dozen.
ID. do do in pint do
Waters per pound.
These articles all to be of the very hest quality
which can be had from the hest manufacturers.
A sample or specimen Of each article of Stationery
must accompany The proposal Of each bidder, and the
contract will lie given To that who in the Judy,
ment of the Postmaster General Oilers the beoi an,
at the lowest price. The samples of the
full bidder will be retained by the DEPARTING nj and all
the articles delivered under his contract will be
pared with them, and rejected ii inferior.
If at any time articles of inferior quality be fun
nshed the Department will proceed TO urchuse ol!rs
for lis immediate use, charging the contractor With
any difference of cost over he contract ptice.
No bid will be considered which conenpates more
than price for any one article.
Each proposal must be accompanied hy ample te-t-
monias of the ability of the bdder.7o fulfil the con
ract.
Failure to deliver articles promptly when ordered
OF quality interorto the specimen or any aledN
to evade The true meaning Of the contract wih tt
considered sufficient cause for ITS forfeiture aud a
ten per cent on each pay ment which will be retained
for that purpose
The Proposals to be addressed to the Postmaster
General, and to be endorsed Proposals for Station
| eryn Dec9 -dld
-
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-04

yITASHINGTON HOUSE, No 223 Chesnu
w street, next door to the Masonic Hall Philadel.
pha H. r. HARTWELL, Proprietor. This new
and splendid house is open, and fitted up in the
most fashionable style for the accommodation of gen
temen and families
The location for health and convenience, to places
of fashionable resort or business has no superior
while the parlors dining rooms, and chambers, will
bear comparison with any similar establishment In the
u nlon.
The ladies will find in il all the quiet and elegance
of stately private mansion and the gentlemen every
luxury that may be expected from hotel of the first
class in the city of Philadelphia
The proprietor hopes, by his exerticns, to merit
liberal patronage for the Wash ngton House, and to
tve entire satisfaction to all who may honor it with
their company. mafcn @o-I
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r EVY'S BROAD POINTED PENS.-"We
IL pronounce Levy's Circular Pointed Metallic Pen
10 be the best in the market. '-Nep York Courier
and Enquirer.
GAS we are often obliged to scribbe against time,
we prefer Lery's Broad Pointed Pens; which serve
our purposes better than any pens we recoect to have
used-Bosion Mercantile Journal.
For sale by r. IAfLOR.
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nAPER-PAP PER -PAPER-Just received from
i the celebrated Franklin Manufacturing Comp'g,
Richmond, Va 500reams of invoice of Writing,
Ledger, and Envelope Papers, equal TO any OF the
Northern manufactures tor durability, &c; varyiny
from 81 50 to "a for Letter and Cap Papers "a TO
ss5 for superior fine Envelope; and SO TO Sl2 for DEM
and Medium Book Papers The principal part was
made to order and invites the Departments and others
TO call aud examine intend keeping regular sup
DIV on hand This being the first attempt to obtain
Station nv south of the Potomac, Old Virginia
cy, we ali know, is not bad to take
$50 on hand, general assortment OF Papers from
the principal manufactures in the United States, for
sale on reasonable terms.
GARRETT ANDERSON,
Pennsylvania Az. between 18th aud 18th streets.
dec =
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WAsnrNoroN, July 81, ls4l,
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NEW MUSIC.


lust received the following pieces of New Music,
y at the old established Store, two doors east OF
18th street. w. FISCHER.
Bonnie Charlie, a Evorite Scotch song
The Woodland Call Duet, by +. J. Loder.
The Poets Elegy--Weep for star from our frms-
ment takcn-I.nes the death Of Thomas
Haynes Bayly, Esq, arranged for two voices
NV heart is in the yellow leaf by +. Weiland.
NV soldier wears tartan plaid by j. Barnett.
Fall Of the Oak; words by G. Hill, Esq. Of Wash
ton music by J. II. Hewitt
Miss Lucy Long.
Shun not the village churchyard, Duett, written by
T. II. Bayly, Esq
Kate Anderson, my Kate; by N. CROUCH.
Time was thy locks we're brown, friend John; by
Z. J. Loder.
There's bliss in the morning Of love by J. A.
Wade
Wishes; by s. Nelson
Come Come! Soldier come !-Glee.
| watch for thee, Serenade, by r.. Thomas.
A Mothers love- words adapted to beautiful
German melody, and dedicated to amelia
by w. c. Peters.
Farewell farewell! for the Guitar, by +. Weiland,
Swiss Girls Dream, do do
My fondest, my fairest, do do
Sleep my child, do do
BE il folly or frenzy, do +. kinlock
MerriIy, merrily sounds the horn for the Guitar
IN build for thee an altar for the Guitar by
ID. G. Yon
L'nvitatione la Chase; by G.. Blessner.
Dream is past, arranged as quick step by +. Wei
Vienna Snipes Waltz by J. X. Opl
Quatlriles from Tampa, for two performers
Hail Columbia, with variations.
NAV "a
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BOOK BINDING.

The subscriber has resumed the above business and
will feel very grateful to his friends and the public for
a share of their patronage.
He will furnish at the shortest notice
BLANK BOOKS
OF every description ruled and bound to any pattern,
the materials and workmanship equal to any in the
United States he will also execute orders for all
s;nds Of MACHINE RULING.
MANUSCRIPTS, PERIODICALS, AND
MUSIC
Arranged and bound in the very best style and at rea-
sonnbe prices.
OLD BOOKS rebound, MAPS mounted and var
nished PORT FOLIOS Of all sizes and descriptions
manufactured to order.
arParticuar and personal attention will be paid to
orders for confidential work at the public Offices
elsewhere.It
The subscriber having been for many years
gagged in the above business, and having practical
knowledge of the various branches feels perfectly safe
assuring the public that he will he able to execute
orders for every description of work lyle that
not fail to give satisfaction.
His Bindery is on the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue between fourteenth and fifteenth streets, oppo
site the Post Office Department
JOHN A. BLAKE.
WASHINGTON, July 26th, l84l.
N. b. All orders left at the Madisonian Office will
| be promptly attended to. july 81
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PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATION OF THE Bl
u BILE. AND VIEWS IN THE HOLY LAND

EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION OF THE Bl
L BILE, AND VIEWS IN THE HOLY LAND
complete in vols.-conaning 600 engrayings Illus
tratve of different texts of Scripture views of places
mentioned in the Bible, sc. &C.. compiled from the
London Pictorial Bible
The above work is the only ILLUSTRATED
COMMENTARY of the Bible published in This coun
try and those who anxious to furnish themseyes
with work of this kind, will do well to call and
examine it.
The following is from the Boston Recorder.
''Ths volume completes the design Of the compiler
And il may be said with truth that he hath wrought
good work. in commencing, prosecuting, and ter
mnating thus happily, brief series of illustrations,
which, if not absolutely perfect do yet supply an inn
portant desderatum in most family libraries What.
may be the opinion of others, our own convic
tons have strengthened with each successive volume
that the amount of Biblical knowledge in the Amer
can community, will be greatly augmented by this
compilation-and very cordially do we recommend
TO the attention of all lovers of the Bible yau
able auxiliary in their study of the word of God and
in their endeavors to duse divine knowledge through
out the circles in which they move"
For sale, wholesale and retail by
j. S. REDFiELD,
may lift Clinton Hall, New York City
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mar l9-dff

NOR SALE -Forty-seven thousand dollars in
l. Certificates of the u piieJ States Treasury, hear
ing the interest Of eight per centum per anDum until
pay ment shall be made by the Mexican Government
in money or Treasury notes receivable al the Mexi-
custom houses in payment OF duties upon goods
entered tor importation expectation, according TO
the article of the Convention Of the ith of April
1889 between the United States and Mexico and The
act Of Congress Of June l2,b. 1910.
The owners of said Certificates Of thn Treasury
Department Of the United States, for the above
Of AZ O0O purposinp to make a visit IN Europe, will
sell either said in its totaIity in to
purchasers, on accommodating terms, for silver
gold Offers to be addressed through the post Office
to s. II. & Co. In Of parity of offers members
of Congress shall be preferred Offers received until
the 18th inst 8. II. Il Co.
WASHINGTON, ID. c. March 2, IS42.
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NAVY CoMMIssIoNER's OFFICE,
l4th April, 1912.
June 23-law4w

NAVY OOMMISSlONkh OffiSLS
l4th April, 1912.
r + having been determined by the Navy Depart
ment TO cause be executed series OF careful ex
pernents to ascertain the relative values of the due
rent varieties of fuel, applicable to the purposes OF
steam navigation in the Navy of the United States
the pIoprieors of mines, Others furnishing such
fuel are informed, that upon forwarding to the navy
yard at the city Of Washington, Nther own charge
quantity not less than two tons in weight OF the
fuel which they respectively supply, to be delivered on
or before the LIST day Of July next the Department
will cause the trial of the same TO he faithfully made
to discover its heating power and other properties ne
cessary to be known order to judge OF its fitness
for the purpose above specified. Each sample thus
sent must be accompanied by statement or certificate
If the origin Of the same and The period of its eI-
traction from the mine, also of the points on the At
lantic coast on the Mississippi Gull of Mexico, or
the lakes, at which it most conveniently do
livered.
To be published t,rice neck in Madisonian, Ma
tionaI Integencer, Army and Navy Chronicle, the
Globe, D. c.; New York Commercial Advertiser and
New York Expre Anne ican Sentinel and Penn
syvania Integencer, Cat Harrisburg) and Pittsourg
Daily American, Pa; Baltimore Sun, Bai mere
American, Md. Rich.nond Enquirer Va.
ap.l5-2awtd
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may 2Sly

NATIONAL READING ROOM.-The under
L signed, at the solicitation of many members of
Congress and citizens of Washington who have
long felt The want OF an bshmeni ofthis kind has
opened Reading Roon, in the of his store
Pennsylvanio avenue, next door west of the American
Hotel. The room il, handsomely fitted up, and files
of the latest papers from every portion of the country
may always be found on hand He has also made
engagements to obtain the English newspapers by the
Boston and New York line of steam packets in ad
of the mail. This arrangement, he tTusts, will
meet with share of general patronage, owing To the
numerous calls of transient persoDs who in w ash
ingon for papers from their different sections Of
try.
He respectfully invites all strangers, well the
residents Of the District call and examine his files,
where they will be pei mted to read the latest journals
gratutousy. ANDREW r. JENKINS
ian is 6ieof