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PROPOSALS FOR COAL.

NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,
Washington, ID. c., May 8, 1874.
DROPOSALS will be received at this office, until
i O'Clock on Saturday, the eighth day Of June
next, for the delivery Of the following COAL at the
places and IN the quantities herein designated viz
At Portsmouth, Ne,o Hampshire.
% tons OF peach orchard red ash, anthracite, bro
ken and screened.
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian, bituminous.
At Boston, Massachusetts.
$50 tons peach orchard red ash, anthracite, broken
and screened.
1925 tons Beaver Meadow anthracite, in lump.
400 chaldrons best Cumberland lump, bituminous.
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian, bluminous.
Al Nep York, ~ y
SO ons Iehgh, anthracite, broken and screened
50 chadrons best Cumberland lump, bituminous.
At Philadelphia, Pa.
so tons Lebigh, anthracite, in lump.
5000 bushels of Pennsy lvania, bituminous.
At Washington, ID. c.
900 bushels average Mid Lothian, bituminous
5000 lump do do
At Norfolk.
5000 bushels average Mid Lothian btumineus.
All the above GOALS to be of the very best quail
lily, to be delivered at the respective Navy Yards =
one half or before the 5th day of July next an,
the remaining half on before the 5th day of Au
gust next 2240 pounds of anthracite coal 10 the ton
and 5 pecks of btuminous coal to the bushe sIb
ject to the inspec ton of officers designated by the
Commandments Of the respective Yards. The Bitumi
nous, Cumberland and Pennsy lvana Coal must bs
lump, and be taken from mines the most approved
for the goodness Of its quality and reeDess from sui
Phur and other impurities, satisfactory evidence Of
which must accompany the bids, other bids
will be considered, and no Coal will be received ex-
cept corresponds strictly with the description here
in given. Contracts will be prepared to be executed
by those whose offers accepted; for the faithful
performance Of which bond, with two good and
sufficient surelies to be satisfactory to the Govern
ment, will be required in one-third the amount OF
the contracts ten per cent will be deducted from the
amount ofeach delivery, until the contracts CON-
piled with fully and TO the satisfaction Of the Com
mani ants of the respective Yards.
BY order Of the Chief # the Bureau of Yards and
Docks. VIM. Is. SCOTT,
Navy Agent.
To be published once a week till the time is out in
Hills Patriot, New Hampshire Times, Boston
Aurora, New York American Sentinel Philadel.
phia Spectator, Washington; Old Dominion and
Chronicle, Portsmouth, Virginia.
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PROGRAMME.

l. CsPrissio Fantastios, for Violin composed by
Paganlni, executed by Vieuxtemps.
Y Fantasia for Piano, executed by Miss Veux.
temps.
.. Grand Fantasia, upon theme Norma, -
composed and executed upon one string, by veux-
temps.
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The Rev M. Tu'ros, at the reques, Of the m ana
gers, will preach the annual sermon OF the George
town Bible Society, on to morrow evening at 81
seocs, 20 the B,ilge steet Church, GeoVe,osn.
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NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre-empuon
TO any lands thin the limits Of the townships above
enumerated required to establish the same 10 the
satisfaction of the Register and Receiver Of the pro-
per Land Office, and make payment therefor as soon
as practicable after seeing this notice. and before the day
appointed for the commencement of the public sale
OF the township, embracing the tract claimed above
designated otherwise such claim will be forfeited.
THO III. BLAKE,
Commissioner Of The General Land Office.
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PROPOSALS FOR HAY, RYE STRAW, OATS,
AND CORN.

N.vr AGEsr's Orrrcr,
May 10th, 1874.
PROPOSALS will be received a, this office until
i three O'Clock Saturday, the 9Th of June
next for furnishing at the Navy Yard in this city all
the Hay, Rye-straw, Oats, and Cora that may be
needed for the use Of the teams employed in the
Yard, for twelve months from the 9Th day OF June
next; all the above articles to be Of the rsrp best
quality 10 be delivered in such quantities may be
required, and subject 10 the inspection Of such officer
the Comma6dant may designate. Ten per cent
will be reserved from each delivery until the contract
is closed. WIN. Il. SCOTT,
Navy Agent.
may l0--lswtsjune
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CHEAP PUBLICATIoNs.-Jua issued ,

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Th. Water Witch, complete for 50 cents. One o.
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SECOND Pant.

T. Iremola for Violin, composed .y Beriot, and
executed by IL VieXlemps.
D. Grand Duo for Piano and Violin, upon theme
"Somhambula," composed by Thaberg and Berot,
executed by Miss Fanny and ii. Vieuxtemps.
o. Carnival of Venice, composed by Paganni,
and ex, cuted by Vieuxtemps.
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HANCELLOR KENTs "CoURsE OF
" READING" drawn up for the use Of The mem
Der. Of the Nss York Mercantile Library Associs-
ION, in pamphlet form.
few copies this day received for sale by
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NEGROES FOR SALE.-A family of valuable
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ICLoTHING AND CLOTHING MATERIALS
FOR THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT

BvREAU on PRousIogs Asp CLornne,
April IL, 1874.
SEALED proposals, endorsed Proposals for Nary
- Clothing and Clothing Materials will be received
at this office until o'clock, z. NJ on Monday, the
2Oth day of May next for furnishing and delivering
Con receiving oryhvs days notice. at es"h or either
ot the Navy Yards ChaIlestown, Mass, Brooklyn,
n Y, and Gosp RI, Va, such quantities Of any OF
all OF the following named articles Of Navy Clothing
and Clothing Materials, as may be ordered by The
Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, or
by the Connandants of said Navy Yards respectively,
during the hScel year commencing the first day o.
July next, and ending on the lhnteih day Of June,
1915; VIZ
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GRAND CONCERT,
AT THExAss EMBLY ROOMS,

Ey H. yIEUXTEMPS- Old Time,
Assisted BY bis sister FANNY the celebrated
Pianist,
SATURDAY, THE lllh or MAY.
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NOTICE.

ITO bidders for Mail Contract on No. 1854, Cum.
berland, Md, to Wheeling, Va.
Whereas the States Of Pennsylvania and Virginia
claim the right TO exact tolls from the vehicles, or
some Of them which convey the United States mails
on the National Road from Cumberland TO Wheel
ing, which right is denied by the Post Office Depart
ment, and the question is pending in court unde-
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between the Department and the contractor, bidders
desired to propose for the service in the aterna
tive-stating, first, at what price they will convey
the mails this route they assuming all liability
for the tolls, if anyand, secondly the price at which
they will convey the mails, the liability for tolls
10 rest on the Department
C. A. WtCKLiFFE,
Postmaster General.
PosT OrFicr DEPARrmrNT. March O. l84A
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MESSAGES complete from
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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22
Directing To friends.

The old cock, the senior, after several weeks Of Sc
we're SICKNESS, is jus, able to crawl about and this,
fr the first time since his confinement, ~ the first
stroke Of the pen he has made for the Sentinel. Crook
cd enough il i, but no doubt the composItor VIII
straigh,cn il out. Among other things ] slau have
~ say to our fr.cnds. is 10 give some Of them n fryfe
Of a bloring up. and they deserve IT but that shall
be done at leisure.
We are a. poor and as skinny now. and have as
little strength as a Scotch crab with one leg but as
the I'D saw runs, ''laugh and grow fat" we have
adopted that plan by attempting to wnddlc about the
streets a little with a stick. If any poor devil can do
that. and not laugh at the awful, curious, fantasticnl,
fuV sober, and queer looking phlzzcs Of the wings
since the election, he i made Of 'stcrncr stuff than
enters our composition. A. our strength gains over
this rich scene. We viii endeayor to draw n portrait
or two. We must have these wings IN good hunor
again, somehow. and believe We can do 1. Now.
another thing did those who owe IL corn think that
we didn't need il, because We were sick I! A wrong
conclusion, friends. Your own good sense viii tell
you uc rant IL nor, any how. And you, gents, who
have n lttlc casll-wc are well enough To pay il out,
as soon as you hand il over. Look out next week.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22
wing FRAUD in TippccanOr.

The Lafayette Standard of the 18th gives a fac
simile e a spurious ticket, which was printed by the
wings, fr the purpose Of dcceiving the Democrats at
the late election in TipPccanoe county. 1t was head
ed : Democratic Ticket" with a cut similar to that
on the genuine democratic tickets, but the names
were oil those of wings. The Standlrd Observes
Whether this trick Is only di>lonorablc. or de-
serving a har>hcr name. the people can iudre. We
have heard that It is defended and justified By certain
wings. who declared that it was right to deceive the
damned Irish" If such is the case, it is only the
same principle carried ont that charactcrizcs the IRISH
vote a .fragdpieHt, and lmputes TO them deliberate
perjury to obtain the privilege Of voting
The law makes it penal offence for any one to
deceise a voter, in regard to his ticket, and the origi-
majors Of tins spuriou, ticket are virtually if no, lc-
gally guilty Of is violation. But what care these
stickler- for law and ORDER if by their violation,
they can obtain power! Nothing.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22
North Carolina.

The Wing majority for Governor will not be far
from 1000 votes, showing a loss to the Wings since
lsl2 Ct nearly 2OO0, and since 1910 Of about IL. eco.
Mr.. o. IL. Smith, the competitor of Mr.. Bradley for
the t.. 5. Senate. stated a few days ago. that the wing
majority in North Carolina would no doubt lie II coo.
lie claimed l2,CO0 actual Wing majority. and affirmed
that Graham, the Wig nominee for Governor would ge,
QUO votes dd,tlonal On the score Of personal popu-
larIty. Though Mr.. Smith is Il very poor ludrc of
political aspects, he may be considered a very good
Judge Of personal ones and cf cour c, taking off the
oOOo extra votes which he admitted Mr.. Graham
would get, it leaves the Wings in tie Old North State
about 1900 in the minority. N. CUFF sed.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22

We lean with painful emotions. from the Pennsylya-
MIA papers, of the sudden death of the Hon. Mr..
MuLlcnberg, the Democratic nominee for Governor.
The event occurred on the 10th inst. at Reading. The
particulars arc stated by u Correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun, as fellows:
| regret to be called on TO inform you of the sudden
death of Hon. Henry A. Muhlenberg. the Democratic
candidate for Governor of this State, who was struck
with an a%poplectlc fit at his residence in Reading. ON
Saturday evening and expired between 9 and 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning. He was found lying on the steps
of his residence, at about half past ten O'Clock on Sat
urday evening. How long lie had remained in the
situation in which he was found. is not precisely
known. A letter from a gentleman at Reading. afixes
the time of the attack nj III o'clock on Saturday night.
after having spent the evening. up to 10 O'Clock. in
cheerful CONVEX alton with friends. The loss of such
a man as Mr.. Muhlcnbcrg. having honorably filed
many important public stations. would ever be estem-
cd a calamity, but occupying the position that he does
at TINS time, Of a candidate for the Executive Chair Of
the Commonwealth. his death or permanent disability,
viii tie felt with two-f1ld force"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22
Benton aud the Journal.

Tho journal publishes copious extracts from tic
speeches Of Mr.. Benton in relation To the TYLER Texas
Treaty. which by a Little %earbling it cndcavor3 10
make appear to be againt tie NIB tract %Qucstion Il
Annexation. Even the Wings However. We presume.
will hardly he 50 gulliblc as to suppose that Ar. Ben
ton IS really opposed TO the honest, honorable, and
PraciicGbe remuneration of Texas, wien he has been
ITS unwayerine advocate for the last twenty five
years. The Tyler Treaty is dead and buried aud
Mr.. Benton did as much rs any other man towards
that contamination. Wherefore then the necessity If
further talk about that treaty !, The truth *. i, is n
part Of the Junto's plan Of lumbug, by which they
hope To dcludc the abol.tlonists 10 90 for Clay in No
vembcr, a they went generally for the Wing ticket
AT The late election. The game viii hardly be sue
ccssful, we imagine fer tie abolt,oni.ts lave sonsc
enough to know, that in the nature If things they car
place no reliance upon the pretended hostility of Clay
to annexation. There IS much more probability tl.ar
be would give up the free territory Of Oregon, TO the
British, than that he would continue to oppose the re.
annexation Of a territory for which hc but n few
years ago offered TO pay a million Of dollars.
We wish, by the way, that the dupcs Of tie Jour
nal, ON this question, could have Lecn present Tie
other night, and witnessed the manner in which the
supporters If Tie Journal hailed tie Burgtoun new.
Of Mr.. Benton's defeat in Missouri. They could ,hcr
perhaps have made some sort Of estimate of the rain,
Of the Journals professions on paper. in regard t,
that distinguished Senator.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-22
Montgomery County.

Montgomery i another Of the counties, doubtless
democratic, which in our table of popular votes is al
lowed TO be whie. because. though clccting a WING
and a democrat 10 the legislature, and most if not all
Of the other democratic candid ties, the whig repre-
sentative happened To have a Little larger majority
than the democratic representative. on the ground f
personal considerations. There can be no doubt. if
tie democrats stand up to the work. that Montgomery
VIII give a handsome democratic majority in Noyem-
Der. The CraN louisville Review has the following,
on the subject e the rcccrt election
Democrats Of Montgomery. you have done nobly.
You have rescued the de>tinics &c the county from
the hand, Of whiggcry. which has long hung over her
ike a vast incubus sinoihcring Ter energies. Seven
# the eleven townships in the county have como up
with democratic majoriiicS. n thing which has not
happened for ~ long before ''that the memory of man
rpnncth not to the contrary" Let u not now lay
down our arms in the belief that every thing IS So
cure that Will not help Ia maintain our present glo-
rlOus position. We must stand firm as ever. be- act
I've. ard vigllant in disseminating truth and correct
prime pies among the people, and see TINT the false
hoods Ct The enemy are properly met and rcfutcd.
Rest assured that they will not siumbcr on their posts.
bat usc all means Ia defeat you. The leader, are
even now lu>ily engaged in concocting schemes to
overthrow tie power # The democracy. They know
that Old Montgomery l. dfmocraiic, and that they
must contend fr every inch of ground tlcy get NJ the
November election. of tic result in this county, and
in Tic S,atc. az the Presidential elect on. We Do not
cnterta n u dlult. We have Tie popular vote with
rs now. and viii most a%>surodly Lave ii then. 1t i,
our candid opinion tiat n great. and glor Gus triumph,
aWait, IL IN Novcrabcr, when the malcSlc Eagle oi
Liberty VIII perch high upon the victorious banner Of
Polk. Dallas. and tie Constitution, over Clay, bank
ruptcy and ruin.