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POWDER FOR THE NAVY.

BUREAU OF ORD & HypRo. t,
October IL, IS43
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau un-
i III O'Clock, p. NJ Of the 18th day Of November
next, for furnishing aud delivering at the Powder
Magazines near the Navy Yards al Boston, Mass
Brooklyn, n Y, and Gospor Va, seventeen hun
dred barrels of and three hundred barrels OF
pruning Powder, of one hundred pounds each, fol-
lows, viz
AT magazine near Navy Yard, Boston,
400 barrels Cannon Powder,
10 do Printing do
Al magazine near Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N, Y,
GOO barrels Cannon Powder,
10 do. Printing do
AT magazine near Navy Yard, Gosport, Va
700 barrels Cannon Powder,
lis do Printing do
One fourth of the above quantities 10 be delivered
at the respective places named or before the Goth
day OF December next, and threefourths to be dely
cred as above, before the Isl day of May, 1874
The powder TO be graduated TO the standard sleeves
OF the Navy; to be well glazed, and of a range OF
not less than two hundred and fifty yards and none
Will be received that does not up to this range
TO be subject such tests and inspections as this Bu-
reau may au orize or Direct to be TO the entire
istacton OF The inspecting officers and Of this Bureau,
and 10 be put up in good whlteoak barrels, full
hoped.
Bonds with two approved suretes in one half the
estimated amount of contract To be entered into with
IN ten days after the tine limited for roceiIing such
bids, will be required and ten per cenum in addition
will be withheld from the amount Of each payment
made as collateral security for the due and faithful
performance Of the contract; which will on no ac-
count be paid until the contract shall be completed
Proposals to be sealed and endorsed, 4" Proposals
for furnishing powder for the Navy
To be published twice week in the Madisonian,
Washing lobe, dc, - lnelligencer, do; Sun and
the Republican, Baltimore American Sentinel and
Public Ledger, Philadelphia Aurora and Union,
Journal of Commerce, and Sun, New York Morning
Post and Daily Times, Boston; Gazette, Portsmouth,
New Hampshire. oct l2-2awtl2 nov
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PROPOSALS FOR RATIONS.

HEAD QUARTERS OF TIE MARINE CoRrs,
WAsHINGroN October, lS43.
CEPARATE proposals will be received at the Of
~ fee of the Quartermaster Of the Marine Corps,
in this City, until ten o'clock, a m, on Monday he
18th November next, for furnishing rations 10 the
United States Marines at the following stations for
the year 1914, viz
Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Brooklyn, Long Island, and the City of New
York;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Gosport, near Norfolk, Virginia
Pensacola, Florida and
Wa bington, District Of Columbia.
The rations to consist Of one pound and quarter
Of fresh beef, three quarters of pound of mess
pork eighteen of bread or flour, at the OPP
ton Of the Government and at the rate of six pounds
Of good clean coffee, IL pounds of good New Orleans
sugar eight quarts OF beans four quarts OF vinegar
two quarts OF salt, four pounds Of soap and one and
nall pounds oil good dipped candles to each hun.
dred raiions.
IL is understood that the full side Of beef meek and
shins excluded) be delivered il reuuired: if such
quantity be not required that the fore and hind quar-
tiers be delivered alternately and the bread or il Jur
shall be OF superfne quality All the articles 10 be
unexceponabe, and 10 be issued to the troops with
out expense TO the United States.
No offer will be entertained at this office unless &C.
companied by the Of the sureties Of the pro-
posals to be endorsed Proposals for ratons for
lsil"
AUG A. NICHOLSON, q. N VI c.
Es@Tbe American Sentinel and PENNSYLVANIA
Philade phia; the Portsmouth Gazette, New Hamp
shire; the Boston Times Boston the New Y ri
Evening Post the New York Enquirer the Bait.
more Republican the Norfolk Beacon the Norfolk
Herald; the Richmond Enquirer and Richmond
Wing; the Alexandra Gazette, Alexandra, ID. C.
and the Pensacola Gazette, will give the above three
insertions each per week, and send copy of the
ad yprtiS IN lba b.v
warded to this Office for payment.
Oct 6-3taw till 18th Nov.
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PArENr orrreE, "a. October, ls43

PsTENr OFFieE, 2dOetober ls43.
nN The petition Of MELLnS BArrLE, of Albany,
" N. y. dated the 23d day OF September l5i3
praying or the extension OF patent grant 10 him
Tor an improvement ia Steam Engines for seven
years from the expiration Of said Patent. which
takes place on The 9Th day OF Nov mber, I5l3
IL ordered that the said petition be heard at the
Patent Office on the fourth Monday in October eur
rent, al IL O'Clock, NJ, and all persons al notified To
appear and show cause, il any they have why said
petition ought not to be granted.
Ordered also, that this notice be published in the
Madisonisn, printed al Washington, ID c.. the Auro-
rs, printed al New York and the Argus, printed at
Albany, once week for three weeks previous 10 the
fourth Monday in October.
II. l.. ELLSWORTH.
p 5. Editors of the above papers will please copy
aud send their bills TO the Patent Office with paper
containing the notice oct 3-Iaw3w
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AGENCY AT WASHINGTON.

A MOS KENDALL and JOHN f. KENDALL
with the Government of the following description
viz
Obtaining contracts from the Post Office and Other
Executive Departments
Procuring patents, end other business connected
with the Patent Office.
Procuring pensions-reyolutionary army, and ma
Wy and other business in relation thereto
Settlement of accounts, whether with the State,
Treasury, War, Navy, or Post Office Departments.
Prosecuting of claims against the Government
whether for lands, other property, money, before
any of the Ex, cutive Departments or Congress.
Our Office is in the house of Amos KENDALL on
street, the first door east OF the Medical College,
two squares west Of the Post Office Department,
where can be found during business hours.
Amos KENDALL will prepare cases for presentation
to the Departments, or to Congress. His knowledge
of the forms and details of public business derived
from service in the public Offices will enable him
TO perform this service the most effective ;
and those who intrust us with business may rely upon
tie utmost promp,ude, and the use of all proper
means TO bring il to successful issue. Our charges
will be moderate, depending for their amount the
nature of the
Persons at a distance will find il much cheaper 10
employ us in any business they may have with the
Government, than 10 come TO Washington themselves.
We will also attend to the adjustment and collec-
ton OF private claims.
All letters on business should be addressed to
Messrs. Kendall s Co., agents. and must be post
paid.
AMOS KENDALL,
en- KENDALL
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NOR SALE, AT PUBLIC AUCTION, a valua-
L BILE three.story Brick House, one OF the Seven
Buildings, with the lot Of ground which it stands.
This property is that which was occupied by the
Hon. NJ. Van Buren,, during his Vice Presidential
Term, and more recently by the Hon II. J. Walker;
Is next East OF the residence Of Captain Forrest L.
$. Navy, and in a very desirable neighborhood. 1t
will be sold on Monday the 23d inst at 10 O'clock
p. m The terms Of sale will be one-ihird the pur-
chase money 10 he paid in hand and the remainder in
two equal annual instalments with interest thereon
from the day Of sale. The credit payments must be
cured by deed Of trust the premises, TO be sold or
IN some other manner, that may be acceptable to the
yeudcr. The title 10 this property is unqucstonaby
good. ROBERT w. DYER & co.
oct 9-eodtds Auctonecrs.
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UNIVERSITY OF Pennsylvania.


rINHE Lectu es will commence on Monday No
l. vember the 9th, and be continued under the fol-
lowing arrangement, 10 the middle Of March
ing
Practice and Theory Of Medicine, by Nathane
Chapman, NJ. ID.
Chemistry, by Robert Hare, M. ID.
Surgery, by Wlsm Gibson NJ. ID.
Anatomy, by Whi;sn T.. Horner, NJ. ID.
Institutes Of Medicine, by Samuel Jackson, Nj. D
Materia Medica and Pharmacy, hy George b.
Wood, NJ d.
Obstetrics and the Diseases of Women and Chill
dren, by Hugh l.. Hodge, M. ID.
course Of Clinical Lectures and Demonstrations
in connexon with the above, given at the Philadel-
phia Hospital
Clinical Medicine by w. w Gerhard, Nj. ID.
Clinical Surgery, by Drs Gibson aud Horner
Clinical Instruction in Medicine is also gwen from
the LIST day Of November TO the 3lst day of March,
by DR.. w ood, in the Pennsy wanna Hospital
The rooms for Practical Anatomy will be opened
October LIST and continued so to the end of March.
They are under the charge Of Paul Beck Goddard
M d., Demonstration, WIN supervision the part
of DR. Horncr
w. f. HORNER, Nj. D.,
Dan Of the Medical Faculty.
263 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
September q lS43.
Sept 4-2awdlc till Nov. Is.
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AMOS KENDALL,
JOHN +. KENDALL
POST OFFICE BUSINESS.
oct3-6m

THE undersigned continues TO transact business
4 for mail contractors, pensioners, draughted
luneers and claimants generally, at the seat of Go.
yernmcnt.
lie has blank bids ready for persons DESTROYS Of
bidding for mail contracts. The old service and pay
upon any route given at the shortest notice and adj
vice as TO bidding communicated, If desired. No APP
pcation attended TO, unless accompanied by fee Of
five dollars and letter taken from the office I'M
less the postage paid. No person having business
at the seat of Government need attend in person. IL
a full descrip ion Of tie business is communicated,
and a full power Of attorney sent on by mail
Ten per cent. charged upon all old claims allowed
10y the proper authorities after the allowance is made
Nothing charged unless the claim is allowed
Refer TO the members Of the Twenty Seventh Con-
gress generally.
JESSE f. DOW,
Washington, 9Th street, near General Post Office.
March 9l-lyf
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Tor Tickets and Shares Certificates Of Packages in
the above Splendid LG,ieries-address
j. G. GREGORY, s Co. Managers,


Tor Tickets and Shares or Certificates Of Packages in
the above Splendid LG,ieres-address
J. q. GREGORY, S Co. Managers,
Washington City, ID. &.
Drawings sent Immediately after they over to
all who order as above. sep 30-2aw3wd&cf
NEW FIRM.-R. ESTEP, of the late firm Of
" Bradley q E-tep, and J. T. CATLETT, Of the
former firm Of Bradley < Cai!ett, having associated
themselves under the firm Of Estep * Catlett, have
bought oHt the entire stock Of bradley Estcp at a
I~icc very much below cost that lhey are enabled
with nun to offer To the public, at the old stand
goods OF all kinds ch apcr than any establishment in
TIL; city, for cash, TO punctual customers, which
we consider good as cash.
In addition To the stock on hand We shall be in
daily receipt of new goods of every style and descrp
ton suitable for the present and approaching season
purchased with much care at the auctions IN New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The friends and patrons o. the late firms OF Brad
ley Ca,let and of Bradley Escp are respectfully
invited before purchasing elsew here, TO call and cN-
am ne the stock and compare prices, hen we feel
confident both will be found entirely satisfactory.
sept 25-d2w ESTEP X CATLE1T
tIHE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL LIZ
L GISLA1ION OF EUROPE AND AMERl-
CA-by Macgregor-l vol. London-lnst imported
from London 10y +. TAYLOR
Also, "The Principles of Political Economy, by
McCuIloch, author Of McCullochs COMMERCIAL DC
tionary--l vol. London, Isl
Adam Smith. wealth Of Nations edited by Nc
Culloch--l vol
"Forcign TsnlT,-thcir Injurious Effects on British
Manufactures, with Proposed Remedes"-London,
| 1913
"Tatc's Modern Cambist-a Manual Of Foreign
Exchanges ~ the different operations Of Exchange
and Bullion, containing also the late alterations in the
Monetary System of Frankfort on the MANI vol.
London, lS43,
Political Philosophy by Henry Lord Brough-
am-part second, London, ls43, vol. oct
1.-The New Tariff, (Britl,h,) with the Amendments
and New Clauses; with the odd Duties amounts
ceycd on each Article, new Corn Duties, &c.
London, lSI3
&" Esdell', Industry Of Nations'2 vols London.
"The Political Life OF Edmund Burke, Toy Rev.
George Croly-2 vols London
"Sr Robert Peel and his Eran--l vol London,
1913
Sheridan's speechc,"--3 vols. London, 1912;
"1he Commercial ju,ter-brlngng the Money,
Weights Measures, &c. OF all Nations OF the World
to the STANDARD Of the United states"-Ncw York,
ls43;
" stock Tabes-oxbibiting the Worth OF different
Percentages interest payable semi annually or quar-
terly; rcdeem5ble at the end Of from one 10 fifty
years to realize TO the purchaser from three 70 ten
per cent. per anuumn-l vol. quarlo, New York,
lsi3;
And large collection of the most valuable works
on every subject Of political economy, most Of them
imported direct from England, to which additions Of
every thing new aud valuable arc constantly made.
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MIR. Z. G. Liable,

ii AS the honor to inform the Ladies and Gentle
1 men Of Washington, Capitol Hill, and George
town, that his Dancing Academy will RI. open on
Tuesday, October II, at his dwelling house, Penn
sylvania avenue. Days of tuition, Tuesdays, Thurs
days, and Saturdays, from D. m TO p. m for
young ladies'; from 10 p. m. for young masters
and from to 0 p. m. for young gentlemen.
n. b. Those Ladies and Gentlemen who may feel
DESTROYS to receive instruction al Georgetown, will
please leave their names at the Union Hotel or at
Mr. - residence in Washington.
oct l7-oaw3w
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ARRIVAL EXTRAORDINARY.
THE ETHIOPIAN sERENADERs

he Il iiicl ihAN ciSi'iS-' -
Whose astonishing performances have attracted
crowded houses in New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore, respectfully announce TO the ladies and
gentlemen of w Washington and its vicinity that they
will give three different Concerts at the APOLLO HAIL.
commencing Thursday Friday and Saturday, Oc'o-
Der l9h 2Oih, and 2ls consisting of Songs, Duets,
Tros, Quartetts Glees, Choruses, Conundrums, &c;
accompanying themselves with the Accordian, Banjo,
Congo fambourine, Bone Castanets, Tongs and Tr-
angle, &c.-particuars Of which will be found in the
bills of the day
Doors open at o'clock Performance TO com
mence at s precisely. An efficient police will be in
attendance to preserve strict order.
~ Admtiance rs cents children under ten
years of age half price oct l7-3hf
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THE HORSE" BY WIN. YOUATT,
ORIGINALLY published by the British Society
~ lor the Diffusion OF Useful knowledge. New
edition, (Auerlcan) with numerous illustratons-lo.
g,ther With General History Of the Horse a Dis
scrta,on on the American TIoting borsc, how train
Cd and JJckcyed account OF liIs remarkable per-
formanccs, aud Essay the A.. and the Mule by
j. $ skinner, Assistant Postmaster General an edi.
ton OF the Turf Register, vol octave just publish.
ed and for sale 10y +. TAYLOR, who has for sale .
large and valuable collection Of works on the Horse
on Farriery, on Cattle, and every branch Of Agri
culture aud Ilusbandry many Of them imported from
England by himself, and all Of them for sale at the
lowest prices, ip every case oct
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pos rPON EMENT OF PUBLIC SALE OF u.
STATES LANDS IN NEW ORLEANS Dis
TRICT IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the Public Sale Of
~ Land, ordered by Executive proclamation, dated
the 9Th of June, l843 to be held at the Land Office
al New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, 10 com
mence on Monday, the 18th day of November next,
will be postponed until, and commence on Monday,
the first day of January next.
Given under my hand at the City Of Washington,
this eighteenth day Of October, A, d, l643,
JOHN TYLER.
BY the President;
Tho III. BLAKE,
Commissioner \ The General Land Office.
Oct 29-2awtDec3l
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Surreyor General from Tallahassee 10 81
Augustine.
TN virtue Of the authority vested in the Executive
by the 9Th section of the act Of Congress approy-
ed 9Th MAY, 1922 entitled An act for ascertainnr
claims and titles TO land within the Territory OF
Florida" and the unrepealed portion OF the 7th sec
ton Of the act Of Congress, approved Sd March
1923, entitled An act amending and supplementary
10 the act for ascertainng claims and titles to land
IN the Territory Of Florida and TO provide for the
survey and disposal Of the public lands in Florida 8"
notice is hereby given, that the Office Of Surveyor
General Of Florida Is 10 be removed from Tallahas-
see 10 ST. Augustine, as soon as the necessary ar
Engagements for that purpose can be made
Special notice as 10 the precise date of the remov-
al will be given by the Surveyor General.
Given under my hand at the City of Washington.
this sixth day Of October, A. d. lSi3
JOHN TYLER
Tho. II. BLAKE,
Commissioner Of The General Land one.
Oct. 1J-law6V
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NEM ENGLIsH BoOks.

! UST IMPORTED by F. TAYLOR-The Reyo-
uiions Instructions and Con. pirscies Of Europe
by w. Cooke Taylor, author of The Natural History
of Society, vols. London, lSi3. Memoirs Of a
Prisoner Of State 10 the Fortress Of Spielberg by
Alexander Andyane, fellow captive Of Count Con-
faloner--3 vols with an Appendix by Maronceli
the companion Of Silyio Pcllco Reeds Moral Phi.
losophy, and Essays the Active Powers of the HUI
man Mind an Inquiry into the Human lind on the
Principles Of Common Sense, and an Essay on Guam.
tity, by Thomas Reid ID ID. r. Il $ f. with me-
mor Of the Author by Dugald Stuart--new edition
London, lSi3, with notes anG additions by Rev G.
n. Wright NJ. A. | vol The Poems Of Chaucer,
modernizcd, by Wordsworth and Leigh Hunt, vol.
Clarte's Introduction to Heraldry, | vol Phillips,
Lectures on Painting, ] vol. Loid Drougbams Po-
ltica Philosophy, 2yos. 1913 sep 30
NEW BOOKS Memoirs of The Court OF fd,g-
' land, from the Revolution in 1853, to the death
Of George the Second by John Iicreago Jesse,
volumes.
Vol Of Agnes Strickland's Lives Of the Queens
Of England Cheap edition, price 50 cents per vol
Letters and Dispatches Of Cortcz, during the con-
quest Of Mexico, to the Emperor Charles v, trans
lated by George Folsom, vol.
The New Purchase, or Seven and Half Years in
the Far West 9 vols.
Encyclopedias Of Geography, Nos. Is and l6 %
cents per number
TIE IIcadsman, by Cooper New cheap edition,
complete fer so cents.
Elements Of Chemistry, by Thomas Graham, Pro-
fcssor Of Chemistry in University College, London,
Including the Applications Of Chemistry In tho Arts,
edited by Robert Bridges, ID vol. svo.
Just published and This day received for sale by
Sept l5--tf +. TAYLOR.
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COMBS AND BRUSHES-w FISCHER has
" just opened a choice assortment Of Shell, Tuck
and Side Combs, fine teeth, pocket and dressing
Combs hair, clothes, hat comb teeth, ma J. plate
and shaving Brushes.
Also, an extensive supply Of table, camcls hair
htches sash tools, varnsh, granting, busting and shoe
Brushes, all Of which constantly kept Tor sale at
reduced prices at Stationers' Hall oct3.tf
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RARE AND VALUABLE BOOKS.


HAMPTON s. SON { f street. near Treasury
Ill have, amongst their collection Of Books, the
following, yiz.--1he History Of the World, by Sir
Walter Raleigh, Knight, 10 winch is added Sir w.
Raeigh's Voyage of Discovery TO Guiana, London
edition Wcbster's Speeches. vols Laionta'ne's
Fables, both in the original and translation; Ure's
Dictionary Of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, vols ;
Democratic Review, substantially bound, from com
mencement TO present time; Life Of Washington, IN
vols with maps by Marshall; and same work by
Pauldng, vols Confession Of st. Augustine, trans
lationi Walkers Anthropoogical works, in vols.
viz Woman, Beauty, and lntermarriage; the com
Piee works of Sam Johnson very cheap; Rollins An
cient History; Moutagues works, Lond. ed thinner
Solitude Afere's works in the orig Stephens
Central America. Ehgeworths Works. National
Portrait Gallery, in Nos Five vols. bound Of New
York Mirror. Plutarch's Lives in English and
French, few Bibles Testaments, and Dicliona
RES gilt binding. Paper, Pens QuIlls and Ink with
other stationery of good quality.
L5- H. s 5. have hand lot of very superior
Segars ami Tobacco. Gentlemen who desire good
article at moderate price, will please call and pro-
vide themselves with quarter box OF Habanna,
Principe, Lafama, or Imperial. sept %
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PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN GOODS.

- EALED proposals VIII be received at the office
- Of the Commissioned Of Indian Affairs, Washing-
TO City, d. O., until the 18th day OF November ensu
ing at one o'clock, for furnishing the following goods
N tie quantities annexed, Whereabouts for The use
Of The Indians
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Trucker * son, Merchant Iaiors, having Just
i received their Fail and Winter Stock Of Goods,
respectfully the fact TO their foreign and
civ customers and also extend invitation to the
public generally to examine their assortment Of
French and English Cloths Cassimeres, Vestings,
and Fancy Articles for Gentlemen, all Of the very
latest styles, and varied in prices that every
may be suited
Ii has been their object, in the selection of goods
the present season. not only TO please all tastes, by
presenting splendid variety but also to convince all
who are disposed to test the matter, that they be
furnished with clothing at a regular establishment in
Washington as cheaply as at store or by going
abroad il will therefore afford us pleasure to Illus
trate these facts either by direct indirect compari
son OCT ~ d2WIl
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MAJOR O. ToCHMAN Of Poland, bsgs leave
lNl 10 announce that he will deliver two Lectures
on the subject Of Poland aud Russia in Georgetown,
al the Protestant Methodist Church Congress street.
on Monday, the 23d, and on Thursday Goth instant,
at 8 O'Clock in the evening.
Tickets Of admission rs cents-to be had al the
Anotheeary Store Of DR. q. NJ. Linthicum, OF
Georgetown, and at the door.
The Major dares 10 expect that his name and the
character of his Lectures known enough 10 the
reading ladies and gentlemen to secure him an audi
ence oct 2l-d5tf