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THO CLAIMANTS.--FRANCI A. DICKENS
i continues to undertake the agency of claims be-
fore Congress- and other branches of the govern
ment, including commissioners under treaties, and
the various public Offices. Re will attend to pre-
emption and other land claims, the procuring of pat
ents for public lands, and the confirmation by Con-
gress of grants and claims land claims for prop
ery lost in or taken for, the service of the United
States property destroyed by the Indians, or while
in the possession Of the United States; invalid revo-
utionary, navy, widows and halfpay pensions;
claims for revolutionary services whether for COM
mutation, halfpay, or bounty lands-as well those
against the State of Virginia the United States;
all claims growing out of contracts with the govern
ment; or damages sustained in consequence Of the
action or conduct of the government and, indeed,
any business before Congress the public Offices,
which may require the aid of an agent or attorney.
His charges win be moderate, and depending upon
the amount of the claim, and the extent of the
vice.
He is also agent for the American Life Insurance
and Trust Company, which has capital of two
millions of dollars paid in.
In the prosecution of claims against Mexico, UNI
der the late convention, Mr.. Dickins and the Hon.
C. P. Van Ness, late Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States in
Spain, are associated; and any claim sent to either
Of them, will receive their united and prompt atten-
tion. r V t9
Mr.. F. A. Dickins is known to most of those
who, eve been in Congress within the last few
years cr who have occupied any public station at
Washington.
His efhce is on F street, Sd door east Of the
Treasury Department.
All letters must be postpaid.
May l8-1y
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A GENCY FOR CLAIMS AT WASHING.
n TON, d. C.-CHARLEs De SELDlNc, Gen
eral Agent, No. IL, Todd's buildings, Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, d. c., offers his services to
those who may have claims either of the execu.
tive departments, or Congress, or private claims on
individuals.
Particular attention paid to the settlement of &C.
counts of disbursing officers who may find it incon-
venent to attend personally especially those of the
navy.
Also attends as agent for nonresident property
holders, collecting rents, procuring PENSIONS &c.
Charges will be moderate and regulated by the
amount claimed and the extent of services required
Communications (post paid) will receive immedi.
ate attention.
He has the honor to refer to the Navy Depart
ment, and the several bureaus connected with il
Second Comptroller and Fourth Auditors Offices,
and the senior pursers in the navy; and also to Hon.
C. C. Cambreleng, New York. Commodore Charles
Stewart, Philadelphia; Commodore John Downs,
Boston; Hon. Henry l.. Ellsworth, Washington
Hon. E. II. Foster, Nashville, Tennesses; and
Thomas M. Blount, esq, Pensacola.
April IL
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DOCKS FROM LONDON, imported by F
ID TAYLOR, just arrived at New York, and to
be received in course of this week in Washington:
Douglass Naval Gunpery; Nautical Almanacs;
Simmons on Courts Martial; Simmons on Heavy
Ordnance; Gascock's Naval Ofiicer's Manuel; Will
liams's Model Drawings Fincham on Layng-of
Ships; Fincham on Masting Tredgold on Steam
and Steam engine, new edition, much enlarged;
Tredgold on Cast Iron; Martellis Naval Officers
Guide; Hutton's Mathematics by Rutherford; Fall
coner's Marine Dictionary; Miles's Royal Naval Ser
vice; Williams's Practical Geodesy; Military An
nua for l845; Prichard's British Harbors; Dnnn's
Oregon Territory; Drinkwater's Seige of Gibraltar
Frome's Trgonometrical Surveying Steam Engine,
parts to 6, published by the Arsan Club; Soane's
Life of Wellington; Johnson's Shooters Preceptor;
Pamphlet on French Navy, by Prince de Joinville;
Dickson's Heavy Ordnance; Quarterly Papers on
Engineering, parts one to fve Nicos's Solar Sys
TEN; simms's Practical Tunnelling; Kennedy on
Courts Martial; Harte's La Places Systeme du
Monde; Ross on Steam Navigation; James's Ma
val History Of England; Brewster's Magnetism;
Adge on Courts Martial; Spearman's British Gun
ner; Greener on Gunnery; Hough on Courts Martial;
Macarthur on Courts Martial; Tyler on Military
law; James on Court Martial.
And many others of which the list will be con-
tinued.
Books, stationery, and periodicals, or anything
else imported to order from England, France, or
or from any part of Europe
Feb "a Bookseller, Washington.
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= PER CENT. STORE, NEW YORK.-The
y subscribers take this method of calling the at
tenton of cash merchants to their advantageous sys-
tenn of doing business, and of soliciting the future
patronage Of their old customers To CASH dry
goods merchants visiting New York, our plan offers
the greatest inducements. The cost of each article
is marked in figures upon it, and commission Of
only five per cent added at the foot of the bill. We
are daily receiving DRY GOODS of all descriptions
from auction; and to the buyer we guaranty sa-
wing of from ten to fifteen per cent from the prices
of the old credit system.
Marshall's linen thread, imported by ourselves,
always on hand, at greatly reduced prices.
nSA call is respectfully solicited, by
HUTCHINGS, CASWELL, g. SMITH,
I6 Cedar street, = doors from Pearl street,
Feb. 28--2aw9m New York.
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A GENCY FOR CLAIMS AT WASHING
IA TON--The undersigned offers his services as
an agent for claims upon either Of the departments
or Congress. 5ag 1knFa
Particular attention will be paid to the settlement
Of accounts Of disbursing officers, who may find it
inconvenient to attend personally, especially those
of the navy. His experience and practical knowl
edge will afford many facilities. a M ~
Charges will be moderate, and regulated BY the
amount claimed and the extent Of service required.
Communications (post paid) will receive immediate
attention. CHARLES DE SELDING,g
Room No. III Todd's Building,
Pennsylvania avenue.
REFERENCES.
Commodore Charles Stewart, u. s. N.
Commodore John Downes, U. 8. N
Z Stephen Cambreleng, esq, New York. ia6j
A. 0. Dayton, esq, Fourth Auditor, Treasury
Department. e
A. T. Smith, esq, Chief Clerk Navy Depart
ment. 'tt Niif 3i@ sS4"@f4 dFpf 1<A
Rev. Septimus fusion, Chaplain to the Senate
John G. Riyeg, esq, Washington, p e,
James Hoban, esq, !" M
Charles Q; Handy, esq, Puraer y. 8. Navy.
John De Bree, esq, :"
r. R. Waldron, esq, /"
April 9-tf
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A FIRsT-RATE FARM FOR SALE.

TINE subscriber wishes to dispose Of his farm
Il lying in Wayne county, Indiana, four miles
southwest of the city of Richmond, the east fork
of White Water, containing THREE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY ACRES ofthe best quality fland
in the State; 00acres Of which underfcnce and $50
in good state Of cultivation There is the
premises as good mill-seat can be found in the
State Also, 200 bearing fruit-trees, springs Of
cellent water, walnut, blue-ash, and oak timber in
abundance, large quantities of limestone, and 5O,-
900 good brick. N
The above described property is situated in the
wealthiest and most populous county in the State
of Indiana. A great bargain can be had in this
property, as the subscriber is determined to sell it
at lower rate than such property has hereto
fore been sold for.
Persons wishing to purchase property in the
West, would perhaps find it to their advantageto
examine the premises.
The terms can be known by application to the
subscriber by letter or otherwise.
JOSEPH s. STIDHAM.
IAN q
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CoR COUGHS. COLDS, AsTHMAs, &C.

EoR COUGHS, COLDS, ASTHMAS, &C.
i Wistsr's cough lozenges, prepared and sold by
yOHNF. CALLAN, corner of E and 9Th streets,
opposite the Post Office Department, Washington:
These lozenges cannot be too strongly recommended
to public attention safe medicine in coughs,
colds, asthmas, &c. They are very serviceable in
soreness and tightness Of the breast, difficulty Of
breathing, hosrseness, &c. and give great relief in
that troublesome sensation, tickling IN the throat,
which IL 30 tormenting in this complaint.
Dose, from one to ak lozenges in the course Of
the day; they will be found particularly serviceebe
At night in alsying coughs, and promoting sleep;
IS cents per box.
Jan
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NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!!!
TRANSATLANTIC NEWSPAPER OFFICE,
South John street, Liverpool.
CtHARLEs WILLMER, Newspaper, FORWARD

CHARLES WILMER, Newspaper, Forward
~ ing, and General Agent, continues to supply to
ORDER with greater prompttude and regularity than
any other house, and on the most reasonable terms,
Ia London daily paper for &c los. sterling per
num- newspapers, prices-currents, shipping lists,
magazines, books, and stationery, type, printers and
binders materials, and merchandise ofevery descrip-
on to all parts Of the United States, Canada Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland, by the
mail steamers sailing on the Ath and 18th Of each
month from Liverpool, and to all the West nda
islands, Mexico, and Texas by the royal mail
steamers, sailing every fortnight from Southampton.
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GREAT REDUCTIONS THE LEADING
NJ ENGLISH QUARTERLIES AT THREE

GREAT REDUCTION! THE LEADING
VI ENGLISH QUARTERLIES AT THREE
DOLLARS PER ANNUM i--WILEY e. PUT
NAM will furnish hereafter, by mail, from London,
(all expenses being paid by them to Boston,) the
genuine original English editions, with all advertise
ments, &c, of the following quarterlies, viz: The
Edinburgh the London Quarterly, the Foreign
Quarterly, the British and Foreign Review, the
Foreign and Colonial Review, at the low price of
three dollars per year. The numbers will be done
upin wrapper, with a printed address, and can
be sent to any part Of the United States
The will also furnish, in the same way, the genu-
inc English editions of the following valuable peri
odicals, at the prices affixed;
Blackwood's Magazine tmonthly) - w
Fraser's Magazine do. w
Dublin University Magazine do. 20
United Service Journal do. w
Ainsworths Magazine do. w
British Critic, edited by the Rev. Charles r.
Eden Quarterly 90
British and Foreign Medical Review do. 90
Together with many others, at prices not less
than they have been usually supplied.
WILEY g. PUTNAM,
New York and London
n, b. The subscriptions, in all cases, must be
paid strictly in advance. Jan ID
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II fresh supply Of DR.. Rush's.1ustiy celebrated
INFALLIBLE HEALTH PILLS.

NFALLIBLE HEhLI n TIILo.
r HAVE just received another supply Of pills
J. made from the recipe of the late DR.. Benjamin
Rush, Of Philadelphia.
In the short space Of six months since they were
first introduced in this city, they have done much
good, and gained great celebrity.
have left few for sale with Jones e. Clark,
Greenleafs point James Gull, near the Navy-Yard;
and John T. KiIlmon, Pennsylvania avenue, near
the railroad depot.
They may also be had at my office on Pennsyva-
MIA avenue, between 18th and 18th streets, (south
sde.)
Only i,celpe-and-a.haF cents per bor
EDMUND +. BROWN,
General Agent
April 5-eo3t Intel.
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JAMES I. DICKINS.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
DRACTlSES in the Supreme Court of the
4 United States, and The several courts ofthe Dis
lricl of Columbia; prosecu,es claims before Con-
gress and the several Departments of the General
Government; and, in general does all business re-
curing an agent or attorney. Office, No. A, west
wing of the City Hail, Washington city, d. G.
Oct 26--dIy i8fs8
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By the President of the United States.

ny Me TTeSt0eHt " tHe Cn7te0 Of0teS.
TN pursuance Of law, I, JAMES X. POLK,
i President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned land offices, in
the State Of MISSOURI, at the periods hereinafter
designated 10 witt
AL the land Office at sPRINGFIELD common
cling on Monday, the twenty fflh day Of August
next FOR the disposal Of the public lands within the
following townships, to wit:
North Of the base ins, and sres Of The fin principal
nsridisn.
Township twenty-nine of range fourteen.
Township thirty-four of range nineteen.
Township twenty-four Of range twenty.
Township thirty-two Of ranges twenty-one and
twenty-four. .ar
Townships thirty-;hree and thirty-four of range
twenty-five. oaa 'sD s
Townships thirty, thrty.one, and thirty-two, Of
range thirty-two. f'Nr
Fractional townships thirty, thrty-one, and thr-
tytwo, of range thirty-three. N
At the land office at FAYETTE, commencing ON
Monday the first day Of September next, for the
disposal Of the public lands within the following
townships, to witt
Norih Of the base line, and sces Of the fin principal
Townships sxty-fye and sixty-six of range four
fssn.
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ADVERTISEMENT.

I5-Observe CHARLES WILMER has no con
necnon whatever with Messrs. Wilmer e. Smith,
and all orders and communications for Charles
Wilmer must be addressed in full to the
TRANSATLANTIC NEWSPAPER OFFICE,
5South John street, Liverpool
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BULLS SARSAPARILLA.
A N additional supply Of this popular medicine
n is to-day received for sale by
April 3 ]. f. CALLAN.
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Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice TO pre-emptioa claimants.

Notice TO presumption claimants.
Every person entitled to the right Of presumption
to any lands within the limits of the townships and
parts Of townships above enumerated, is required To
establish the to the satisfaction of the register
and receiver Of the proper land Office, and make
payment therefor, practicable after seeing M
notice, and before the day appointed for the com
mencement of the public sale of the township EN-.
bracing the tract claimed, (above designaed) other
wise such claim will be forfeited
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May l0-lawtf
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EOO GROSS METALLIC PEN5-W.
OOO FISCHER, Importer Of Fancy and Sta
pie Stationary, has just received, directly from the
manufacturers, J. Perry, e. Co., elliott, and Win
die the largest and most extensive variety Of metal
lie pens (many Of which are entirely new) that has
ever been offered for sale in the country. Dealers
in steel pens purchase the article at the lowest
New York prices at Stationers' Hall.
Dec. IL
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CHARLES wILLMER's
AMERICAN NEWS LETTER

s. published for transmission by every steamship
L sailing from England for America; and its lead
ing feature is to give, al glance, an account OF ey-
cry important event that has occurred IN Great Brit
ain, Europe, or Asia, in the interval between the
sailing Of each steamship, whether IN pollucs or
commerce. correct and comprehensive shipping
list in which will be found faithful record of the
arrival and departure of American vessels at and
from all the British, European and Asiatic ports,
with notices of such casualties disasters may
from time to time occur-a complete prices current,
in which the greatest is taken to give the latest
reports of the markets for the various descriptions
of American produce, from the most unquestona-
BILE thus combining, in one sheet, neiospa-
per, shipping list, and prices current.
Annual subscription, payable in advance, Us I'd.
sterling
An orders must be accompanied with remit
lance or reference in England for payment.
NOTICE.
All communications must be postpaid, and adj
dressed
CHARLES WILMER,
Transatlantic Newspaper Office,
SourH JoHr srFKET,
liverpool:
Or they will not reach CHARLES WnImER's
Office.
NO connection with Messrs. WILMER q SAITH
Oct 3l-1awly
MO. 10 HARPER's PICTORIAL BIBLE,
In No. Sues Wandering Jew,
No. 10 McCullochs Gazetteer.
Just received by F. TAYLOR, Immediately cas-
of Gadsby's. sept3O.
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military or other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(unless the lands are sooner disposed Of and no
longer and no private entries Of lands in the town
ships 30 offered will be admitted until after the ex-
piration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this ninth day Of May, ammo Dominl one thousand
eight hundred and forty-fye.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to prescription claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of pre-empuon
to any lands within the limits of the townships above
enumerated is required to establish the same to the
satisfaction of the register and receiver of the proper
land Office, and make payment therefor, soon as
practicable after seeing this notice and before the day
appointed for the commencement OF the public sale
Of the township above designated, embracing the
tract caimed) otherwise such claim will be forfeited.
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May l0--lawtf
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b. The Presideut of the United States.

N pursuance Of law, l. JAMES X. POLK, Pres
ident Of the United States of America, declare
and make known that public sales will be held at
the aforementioned land offices IN the TERRIFIC
RY OF WISCONSIN, at the periods hereinafter
designated, TO wit:
Al the land Office at GREEN BAY, commencing
on Monday, the sixth day Of October next, for the
disposal Of the public lands within the undermen-
toned townships, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Fractional township twenty-one, east of Wolf riv-
er, of ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Township twenty-one and fractional townships
twenty-five and twenty-five, east of Wolf river, of
range fifteen.
Township twenty-one and fractional townships
twenty-five and twenty-five, east Of Wolf river, of
range sixteen.
Fractional township twenty-one, north of Fox
river, and townships twenty-five, twenty. three,
twenty-four, and twenty-five, of range seventeen.
Fractional townships twenty-one, twenty-five,
twenty-three, and twenty -four, north of Fox river
and west of the Oneida Reservation, and township
twenty-five of range eighteen.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty
three, north of Fox river and south and east of the
Oneida Reservation, and fractional townships twen-
ty-four and twenty-five, north Of said reservation,
of range nineteen.
Fractional townships twenty-five and twenty
three, north OF Fox river and east of the Oneida Res.
ervation, fractional township twentyfour, north of
the Fort Howard reserve, and sections eighteen,
nineteen, twenty, twenty twenty-nlne, thirty,
thirty-one thrty-two, thirty-three thirty four, hr
ty-fve, and thirty-six, in township twenty-five of
range twenty.
At the land Office at MINERAL POINT, COM
mencing on Monday, the first day of September
next for he disposal of the following tracts of pub
lie land, to wit
The south half Of section twelve, in township
nine, north Of range six, west of the fourth prnci-
pal meridian.
The northwest quarter of section twenty -four, in
township three north of range three east of the
fourth principal meridian.
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 are sooner disposed of and no
longer; and no private entries of land in the town
ships offered will be admitted, until after the ex-
piration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this ninth day Of May, ammo Domn one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK. .
By the President:
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
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Notice to prescription claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
any lands within the limits Of the townships above
enumernted is required establish the same to the
satisfaction of the register and receiver of the proper
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 above designated embracing
the tract claimed) Otherwise such claim will be for.
feited.
JAMES SHIELDS,
May l0-latf
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TRANSPORTATION OFF'cE,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,

Washington Branch, l4th Now, 1874.
In consequence of the adoption Of a new schedule
by the Post Office Department, the following changes
the running of the trains this road will go into
effect this day, viz; 4 .astI .gao
The train that has hitherto let this city at p
will hereafter leave at 81 o'clock, p. M; and the
train that has heretofore started from Baltimore at
o'clock, a. m. will leave on the arrival Of the
Philadelphia cars, at or about liz, p. m, and reach
this city at about o'clock, a. m.
corresponding change having been made on the
Philadelphia road, passengers leaving this city at 81,
D. M, will connect, heretofore with the cars for
Phiadephia--the departure Of which from Balu-
more has been fixed at 8 O'Clock, p. m.
By order;
SAMUEL STETTINIUS, Agent.
November Ia
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A GENCY FOR CLAIMS, CONTRACTS, &c.

n GENCf FOk CLAIMS, OON AIAASi ., 0c-,
IA WASHINGTON, ID. C.-The subscriber
having resigned his Office of chief clerk Of the Navy
Department, for the purpose of devoting himself to
the practice of his profession in this city, respect
fully announces that he will attend to the prosecu-
ton of claims in the several executive departments,
and before Congress-; the procuring Of contracts
with the government 10 the settlement of public ac-
counts; to claims before commissioners under
treaties to preempiion and other land caims to the
procuring of patents for public lands and for scien-
tifc and useful Inventions; to the Obtaining of pen
sions, and to whatever business may require the aid
of an agent or attorney.
The great experience which the subscriber has
obtained by his connection with the government
Offices, and his intimate knowledge of the forms re
qured TO be observed in the transaction of all kinds
of public business enable him TO insure the greatest
advantages to those who may patronize this agency.
His charge will be moderate, and according to the
nature of the business. Letters addressed TO this
agency must be post paid, otherwise they cannot be
received
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jan.

r OOK HERE.--Persons suffering from colds
IL coughs, &C., can be supplied with
Peases Hoarhound Candy,
Browns Bonesct, "
McCulley's Sirup of May Apple and Wild
Cherry,
Swaync's sirup of Wild Cherry,
Jayne's Tonic Expectorant,
Covert's Balm of Life,
Thompson's Life-preserver,
Wistar's Cough Lozenges,
Sherman's Cough Lozenges,
Peters's Cough Lozenges,
by calling on C. H. JAMES,
corner of 14th and 4 streets.
Where may also be found full and general as.
sortment of Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Fancy
Articles, Brushes, Combs, &c; all which will be
sold low for cash, or to punctual customers.
Dec. 10
DERUvIAN GUANO.--The balance of the
il cargo Of Peruvian guano received by the under
signed per ship Orpheus, from the Chincha islands,
for account of the Peruvian guano company is offer
ed at the following rates:
Fixed price per 100 lbs. SO 50
With discount as follows:
On not less than tons Of 1900 lbs each 10 per Ct
Over 5, and less than 10 tons is do
Over 10 tons 20 do
This cargo is warranted to be pure, and Of The
best quality.
For sale in bags (of about 100 lbs. each) in par
cells of one ton ana upwards, by .
sAM'L. X. GEORGE,
No. German ST., Baltimore
Agent for the Peruvian Guano Company.
Baltimore, Feb. 4, 1845.