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NAVY AGENTS OFFICE,

Washington City, August 6, l844.
SEPARATE endorsed proposals for each class OF
~ the materials described below, will be received
at this Office till O'Clock on Monday the ID of Sep.
TENDER next, for furnishing and delivering at the
Navy Yard Pensacola, free Of all expense whatever
to the Government the following materials which
will be required in the construction Of buildings 10
be erected at that yard, viz;
Isl Ciam-Stone Materials.
2l3 cubic yards granite 10 pieces four fee, long.
and to 10 inches thick.
1850 running feet granite tablet foot by not less
than 9 inches-l6 pieces of this tablet TO lie
feet long-the remainder promiscuous
lengths.
3ll7 cubic yards good granite building stone
10 granite door heads fee, long, s inches by
not less than lnch,s.
% granite window heads 5 feet long 3 incbe q
by not less than inches
80 granite window .ills, feet long, 5 inches by
not less than inches.
1000 cubic yards of granite, to be split in regular
courses Of IL inches, the blocks 10 be ls in.
ches thick not less than Is inches wide and
feet and upwards in length.
ID Class-Brick Materials
22s 900 face bricks
l,O36OOO good hard burnt bricks, for interior Of
walls. "
3D. Ciass-Wood Materials.
a he
butt, and the lengths to be determined nv on
examination of the site '
10 yellow pine brace and fender piles 10 . 10
lengths determined above.
IA pieces yellow pine % feet I2x ID FIR oor
logs. CUP
10 do do 30 feetx 10 10 H.
do do "a feet 10
ces.
II do do 40 feet I2x do
ia joists Of yellow pine q feetx6x -
600 running feet pine timber IL Z - for upper
caps. NfP''
21'loo ieet board measure, Of 3 inch yellow pine
All the yellow pine to be good heart timber
These materials are TO be Of the very best op.l;,v
SUBJECT TO inspection at the place Of delivery which
must be satisfactory TO the commander of The y,rd
or 10 SUCH person as may be appointed for The pur
pose OF inspecting me same and to be delivered
speedily as possible after entering into contract
GOOD and sufficient security, in one half The
amount OF the contract will be required and =. 90
servaton Of 10 per cent made on sIl p,ym.a'. an
the contract is completed. WI
Payments will be made at this Office or elsewb.r.
as may be stipulated in the contract in tb;r, a. 49,,
after delivery oil materials, which shall be spp rovsd
aho received upon presentation OF bills duly autben
tica'sd by the proper officer, at the place Of deve.
ry.
ny order oil the Chief Of Bureau Of Yard, and
Docks. anu
WIN. B. SCOTT.
Navy Agent
To be published twice week till ID sent,r,h.r
next IN the Globe and Inteligencer. Wasbinr,on =.
Sentinel and Mercury, Philadelphia Aurora and
Evening Post, New York Sun and Republican, Bal.
umore and Times and Morning Post, Boston.
These papers will please send number oon,,;o.
ing advertisement to this Office with their ,o,o,n,
NAvr Aersr's Orrror, Washington.
sugs
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IA ILITARY SCIENCE AND sERvICE-Just
IVA imported direct from London by

,. TAYLOR
Rules for Conducting the Practical Operations of
a Siege, by Maj. Gen. Paisley Royal Beginners 9
rolls. IN ooe--many engrsvings.
The Service Of Light Troops in the Field. trans
lated from the French by Lieut.. Wayne, 5th reei-
ment, vol.
Duties of an Officer on Picquet and on Detacb-
ments covering the Front and Flank of Winter
Quarters by Capt. Kerr, 7th Dragons
The rs entails Of Good Skrmshing. by Lieut..
Col. Gawler, sod Light Infantry.
Glene's Military Memoirs, relating to Campaiv,s
Battles, Stratsgems Of War, sc.
Elements Of the Science Of War, by Lieut. Mul.
Ter, German Engineer Corps, and First Public
Teacher OF the Military Sciences at Gottineen 2
vols.
Military Dictionary, in English and French. by
Maj James, Royal Artillery, vol.
Hints for Detachments and Picquets on Service,
oy Captain Glasse, 95h regiment
On Reconnoitreng- pamphlet.
Military Operations Of the French Troops under
Gen Humbet in Ireland, IN 1898.
EhwsId on the Duties of Light Troops, / vol.
Scharnosts Military Field Pocket Book translat-
ed from the French / vol
Captain Murrays Hins to Officers Commanding
Partisan Corps vol
Practical Observations on Errors Committed by
Generals and Field Officers, BY w. Armstrong. As
'stant Adjutant General | vol
And variety Of other works l,oo r,r,oro,, TO-
NE limits OF an advertisement on Gunnery FORTH
cation, Courts Martial, Military Enoineerino Tac.
ucs, and other branches OF Military Science 10
Nneh additions are constantly made Of every thing
seW and valuable appearing either in the United
States or abroad " '"' ""'''u
Books, Stationary, Periodicals. and ANYTHING slss
imported TO order from England or the Continen,
, +. TAYLOR, Bookseller,
Washington city.
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TRANSPORTATION OF NAVAL STORES
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,

NAVY DEPARTMENT
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing,
August 5th, lo44.
PROPOSALS., sealed and endorsed, =" Proposals
i for freight 10 Rio" will be received at this Blu
Ieau until three o'clock p. M, Thursday, s. ptvm-
her 5th, proximo, for the transportation of about
1900 barrels in bulk of Government supplies, from
the Navy Yard, Gosport, Virginia, TO Rio de Jane-
Offers must specify the price asked der barrel
without any distinction between wet or dry barrels
five and half cubic feet of measurement goods and
thirty gallons TO the guage of all casks not usually
called barrels 10 be considered barrels whatever
they may contain. No other than Government stores
t. be taken on board freight, and primage TO be
allowed. Fifteen fair weather, working lay days, to
be allowed at each of the ports at Norfolk and Rio
for taking ia and dischargng cargo. The weasel
must pass the usual inspection aud be ready at the
Gospoh Yard TO receive her cargo, by the 2Oh of
September
TO be published once week until the 5th of Sep
tember, in the Madlsonian, d. c., Sun, Baltimore,
Md New York Aurora, N. Y; Beacon, Norfolk,
Va. aug 5-lawtd
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NAVY BEEF AND PORK FOR ls45,
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing,
10Th August, l642.
SEALED proposals, endorsed proposals for
~ Beef" and proposals for Pork the
may be- will be received at this Office until O'Clock
on Monday the Both day Of September next for fur
nishing and delivering free of all cost and risk to
the United States
Five thousand eight hundred barrels of Navy
Beet, and five thousand eight hundred barrels of Navy
Pork:
Each barrel to contain not less than two hundred
pounds nett weight of Beef or Pork no excess Of
weight in either article will be paid for. To be de-
lyered at the respective Navy Yards, as follows;
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uNHlS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
l. scriber hath obtained from the Orphans Court
Of Washington county in the District of Columbia,
letters Of administration on the personal estate OF
Tully r Wise, late Of Washington county, deceas-
ed. All persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof 10 the subscriber on or be fore the
Sd dav Of August next, they may otherwise, by law,
be excluded from all benefit Of said estate.
Given under my hand this Sd day Of August ls4i.
JOHN c. WISE
aug 3-lav3w Administrator
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PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE U. 81
August 2lst, 1914.
TN PURSUANCE Of the "act legalizing and ma
| king appropriations for such necessary objects
as have been usually included in the general apPro-
priation bills without authority OF law, and TO NIX
and provide for certain incidental expenses OF the
Departments and offices OF the Government, and Tor
other approved the 26th Of August, 1912,
sealed proposals will be received at this office until
2 o,clock p. M. on Tuesday, the 18th Of September
next for furnishing the following article OF station
ery for the use Of the Senate to be Of the rery best
oaahtu, and 10 be approved by the Secretary, VIZ
30 reams white quadruple cap paper, for envelopes.
By the act approved June II, 1874, the Secretary
Of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatves are directed the future disbursements
Of the public moneys for the use of their respective
bodies to confne their purchases exclusively to
uces the growth and manufacture OF the United
STATS provided the same can be procured of such
growth and manufacture OF suitable quality and at
reasonable prices upon as good terms as to quality
and price as can be obtained of foreign growth and
manufacture" A preference will therefore by CIV
en- to the production of American industry, and all
persons making proposals to supply this article will
state whether the same is of the growth and manu-
facture of the United States.
The paper is to be delivered at the office of the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington, free of any
charge for carriage, or before the Both Of Sep
TENDER next and will be paid for on delivery.
specimen Of the article required may be seen at
the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
sufficient specimen (half quire) is to accompa-
nv the proposal, and to be marked with the name OF
the proposer. The person offering TO furnish such
paper at the lowest price equality consdered) will
receive contract for the same, on executing bond
with two or more surees satisfactory to the Score
tary of the Senate for the performance thereof,
der forfeiture Of twice the contract price in OF
failure which bond is to be filed in the office of said
Secretary within ten days after the proposals have
been accepted.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Sta
tionery for the Senate" and be directed 10 the Sc
cretary of the Senate at Washington.
ASBURY DICKENS,
aug 22-law4w Secretary OF the Senate.
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Orders for Tickets and Shares and Certificates Of Pack
ages in the above spe ndd Lotteries will receive the
most prompt attention, and an official account OF
each drawing sent Immediately after it is over to all
who order from u.s. Address
j. G. GREGORY 4 CO, Managers,
Washington City, DC
aug l7-2aw3wdScpif
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SPLENDID LOTTERIES S.
J. G. GREGORY & co. MANAGERS.
ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,

ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,
CLASS 30, ron l544.
To be drawn in Alexandria, d. c. on Saturday Sep
Der 7th, 1874.
SPLENDID PRIZES
10000 dollars 10000 dollars
5000 dollars 3,l40 dollars
5000 dollars 2 500 dollars
1000 dollars
so prizes of $1,000
20 of $1,000! sc. sc.
Tickets sl0-Halves s5-Quarters 81 SO.
Certificates of packages of IS whole tickets $3.50 90
DO do 25 half do 65 0O
Do do IS quarter do 81 81
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TRANSPORTATION OF NAVAL STORES
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
NAV DtFAhI MINT
BUREAU or PRovisIoss AND CLorHEG,
Autyttsf Oh 1914

BUREAU or PRousioss AND CLOTHING,
August 20, 1874.
DPOPOSALS, sealed and endorsed Proposals
j fur itegbt to Hong Kong" will be received at
this Bureau until three o'clock, p. M, Tuesday, Dc
tober l for the transportation of about 600 barrels
in bulk, OF Government supplies from the Navy
Yard at Charlestown, Massachusetts,, TO Hong Kong
China. Offers must specify The price asked per bar
vel, without any distinction between wet or dry bar
res five and half cubic feet of measurement goods,
and thirty gallons to the guage of all casks not usu-
ally called barrels 10 be considered barrels, what
ever they may contain. No other than Goyernmen Mt
Stores be AIKEN board, freight, and no prmage
TO be allowed. Fifteen fair weather working lay days
to be allowed al each of the ports, at ChaIeslown
and Hong Kong, for taking and dischaTgng cargo
The vessel must pass the usual inspection and be
ready al the Charlestown Yard 70 receive her cargo
by the 18th of October
10 be published once week, until the LIST of DC
tober in the Madsonsn, Washington; Morning
Post and Daily Times, Boston Aurora and Evening
Post New York American Sentinel and Mercury
Philadelphia. Aug 2l-td
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'SONfetHtHY DTWIu7N
$4,000! $4,000! $4,000!

ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,
Glass E, for lSi4
Will be drawn at Alexandra, d. c., on Saturday,
September 2Sth. ls44
70 .Number Lottery--l5 Drnon Ballots.
Making about one Blank to Prize.
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HOFFMAN LAW INSTITUTION, Philadel-
i i phia III South 5h street This Institution rs
never closed but the principal exercises between
the LIST of October and LIST of July. The Winter
Course Of Lectures will commence on the first Mon
day Of October Students Of law enter any day OF
the year. Fee for the half year, s62 50.
The Circular addressed 10y me to students will be
sent to any par, Of the Union if requested may be
had at my office.
aug lo.l1t DAVID HOFFMAN.
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aug 22-law4w Secretary of the Senate.

ALL THE BRI fish PERIODICALS FOR
n AUGUST are received by the last British
steamer at the Waverly Circulating Library, for cir
culaion among its subscribers.
All the English and American Mon,hlies and
Quareres, excepting the professional ones,) as
well as all other new works of general interest," are
placed at the disp, sal of the Library subscribers
for the sum of FIVE dollars per annum
+. TAYLOR,
aug % Bookseller.
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SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER, for
- August This day received
CON TENTS

COUrHERN LITERARY MESSENGER, for
- August. This day received,
CON TENTS.
Original Prose articles.
/. international Copyright, Letter w TO the Hon
|. E. Holmes M, c. By " G Simms. Ii ID.
2. An Essay on the Moral and Political Effect Of
the Relation between the Caucasian Master
and the African slave Intended to have been
read before the National Institute, in April,
l54i
3. The Demons Game of Chess
4. Jepha Lealhers the Philosophy of Failure.
5. Recolleclons Of Six Days Journey in the Moon.
BY an Aerio-N autcal Man.
g. Gleanngs from different THEORIES; or an His
torcal Sketch of the Knights of Malta By
VIM w. Andrews, United States Consul at
Malta
T. Extracts from Notes Of Voyage in The East, in
lS43. BY w. b.
g. Letters from Pllnny the Younger Ghost Story,
g. Notes on our Army. Reply to "A Subaltern."
10. Our Army Again
Notices Of .Nsp Works
H. The North American Review. Blackwoods
Edinburg Magazine. Rose ID Albert, &c, &c.
Original Poetry.
- Natures Lesson. By A. b. Meek.
b. To My Mother. BY J. Strong Rice.
IA. Grouped Thoughts and Scattered Fances A
collection of Sonnets. BY w. G. Simms,
LII ID.
Is. The Forsaken Irish Girl. By Eliza of Maine
l6, Sonnets By Anna Nj. Hirst. |. The Desolal
ed. ii. The Poets Grave.
II. The Harp Touched.
lS limitations from Anacreon.
10. Sonnets from Petrarch. By Mary G. Wells.
20 Sonnets on Reading the Odyssey.
81 The Young Bark of New Hampshire. BY Ane-
Ilcus South.
Published monthly for five dollars per annum pay
able in advance Will be mailed regularly TO any
Post Office in the United States, if application be
made to F. TAYLOR.
Aug. 3-3t
NEW BOOKS AT FRANCK TAYLOk'S.-
~ Scenes, Incidents, AMI Adventures in the Pa
cfc Ocean, during the cruise of the clipper Marga
ret Oakley, under Capt. Benz. Morrel by Thos. J.
Jacobs With engtavngs
The Wandering Jew, by Eugene Sue, No. l.
No s. Keudals Life of Andrew Jackson-25
cents,
Part Is. McCulIoch's Gazetteer-25 cents.
aug ii
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$4,000

ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY
CLASS 80, FOR 1874,
To be drawn in Alexandria, ID. c., on Saturday, Sep
TENDER l4th, 1874.
CAPITALS.
$4,000 $4,000
1000 327O
so prizes Of 1000 dollars
SO of $500 ls2 of $1,000 &c. &c.
Tickets sl0-Halves $5--Quarters 81 so
Certificates of Packages Of 26 whole tickets el30 90
Do do 26 half do IS 90
Do do % quarter do 80 SO
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DAVID HOFFMAN,
NEW MUSIC.


TNHIS day received and for sale by w. FISCHER,
i Pennsylvania avenue, two doors east OF 18th ST,
where new music is selling at and cents per
page
The last sweet chime -Serensde- music by a. Lee
Nee, me once, but once again, =" w Nash
| love my home on the rocky shore, music by r.
A Blanchard
We're saoat, or the Mdshpman's Farewell, mu-
sic by J. II. Hewitt
Answer TO The Old Arm Chair" music by +. II.
Bssell
Walk along John, music by the Va serenaders
Dat niger Is In Tub wild Dinsh do
Ole Peed,e do.
Lubly Dine do.
Mrs. Tucker, Congo Melodists
Waller Corn, do.
aug 10
MAJOR wM. ID MUTT, of the Treasury De
psrment, is constituted my Agent to transact
business for the estate of the late Tully x. Wise.
To him, creditors, having properly authenticated
CLAIMS or Others, having any kind Of business with
the estate are respectfully referred during my alb.
seuce JOHN G.. WISE, Administrator
of T. n. Wise, decd
Washington City, Aug 10th, 1874.
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Tickets Sl5-Halves 81 50-Quarters 50 '5-
Eighths 81 81
Certificates of packages in the above Splendid Lo.
terry will be sent follows
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NOTICE TO PRE-EMPrIoN CLAIMANTS

Every person entitled to the right Of pre-emption
10 any lands within the limits Of the township above
enumerated is required 10 establish the same 10 the
satisfaction of the Register aud Receiver Of the land
Offices and make payment the efor soon praci.
cable af1sr seeing this notice, and before the day sp
pointed for the commencement Of the pub &c sale Of
the township embracing The tract ella med shove de-
signaied olhcrviss such claim will be forfeited
IHO H. BLAKE
Commissioner Il hs General Lind Of'cs
lime 40
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$4,000 {!

ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,
CLASS "a, FOR 1874.
To be drawn in Alexandria, ID. c. on Saturday, Sep
TENDER 2lst, lS44.
PRIZES
$4,000 Dollars
10000 Dollars
5000 Dollars
5000 Dollars
$500 Dollars
l,Ol7 Dollars
100 Prizes of 81 900 &c. &c. &c.
Tickets slO--Halves s5-Quarters 81 so.
Certificates Of Packages of Is whole tickets $3.50 90
Do do % half do Is 00
Do do 25 quarter do 80 81
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PISTOLS, SWORDS, AND COPPER POWDER
FLASkS.
BUREAU OF ORDNANCE AND HYDRoGRAPHy,
IulY Is lsI4

July 10, 1914.
PROPOSALS will be received at this Bureau IN
i til 3 o'clock 2. NJ. of Monday, the lst day OF
September next for furnishing and delivering the fol-
low ing Pistols Swords and Copper Powder Flasks
for the naval service Of the United States, VIZ
200 Pistols
l,200 Swords and
. 900 copper Powder Flasks.
All the above arms must be made of materials of
the best quality and all (arms and materially to be
subject such proof test, and inspection as is now
applied to similar arms and materials IN the army Of
the United States.
The materials and the forms and dimensions of all
the parts must conform to those of the established
patterns; the workmanship and finish must be equal
TO those OF the model arms, and the several parts
must be Drowned blued, case-ha dencd, OF polished
as in the standard models.
The forms and dimensions of the parts TO be veri.
fed by verifying guages already established.
Patterns OF the aforegong pistols swords, and cop
per powder TASKS may be application to the
Commandments Of the several Navy Yards or TO this
Bureau. All TO be delivered or before the lst day
of October, lS45, one third at the Navy Yard near
Boston, and two thirds at the Navy Yard near New
York to be delivered free Of charges, except as to
packing boxes for these a fair allowance VIII be
made.
Proposals for all or either of the above named ar
cles will be received, to be sealed and endorsed
Proposals for furnishing Pistols Swords" &c,
the case may be.
Bonds with two approved sureties in one half the
amount of contract will be required to be entered
into within fifteen days after the time limited for re-
ceying bids and ten per cent Of the amount OF all
bills III be retained as collateral security for the
faithful performance of the contract which will be
paid only on the satisfactory completion Of III and
ninety per cent Of all deliveries made will be paid on
all bills properly authenticated according to the pro-
visions OF the contract within thirty days after their
presentation to the Navy Agent.
LFFTo be published twice week 10 the Madiso'
MAN, National IntellIgencer, aud Globe, Washing
ton Union and Morning Post, New York Morning
Post and Daily Times, Boston; American Sentinel
aud Mercury, Philadelphia; Sun and Republican
Baltimore. july ls-2iwtd
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BUREAu OF CoSsTRUcroN, EQUIPMENT AID REPAIR
liih August, lS44.
C,EPARATE OFFERS will be received and con.
- sIdered under the advertisement from this Bureau
Of the 18th July, 1874 for American water-rotted
Hemp for quantities not less than ten tons, instead
Of thirty tons, as therein specified.
To be published three times week TIL the 18th
August next, in the Madisonian and Spectator,
Washington, D. c.; Eastern Argus, Portland, Me;
Augusta Age Augusta, Maine fIili's Patriot, New
Hampshire Morning Post and Daily Times, Bos-
ton Massachusetts; Journal Of Commerce and Au-
rora, New York; National Enquirer and Demo
cratic Signal, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Sun and
Republican, Baltimore; Enquirer, Richmond, Vir-
ginia Old Dominion, and Beacon, Norfolk, Nir-
ginia Kentuokan, at Louisville; Gazeu', at Lex
ington, and Msysve Advocate, kentucky Old
School Republican, Statesman, and Cincinnati Re
publican, Ohio Register aud Chicago Democrat
illinois Old School Democrat and Reporter, Mis-
souri, New Orleans Republican, Louisiana; Detroit
Free Press, Michigan Morning Gazette, Buffalo,
New York; American Sentinel, and Public Ledger,
Philadelphia Daily Morning Post, Pitlsburg, Penn.j
Columbian Register, New Haven, Connecticut, and
State Inieligencer, Geneva, New York.
aug IA