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Ga London daily paper for f6 los. sterling per
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PROPOSALS FOR COAL.


BUREAU OF NAvY-YARps AND Docks,
cEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals
- for Goals, will be received at this Bureau un.
Ill 3 o'clock, p. m. Of the 7th of June next, for
furnishing and delivering forthe use Of the navy,
the following quantities and descriptions of Coal, at
the Navy-yards specified, viz.
Portsmouth, NeD Hampshire.
IL tons red ash anthracite
Boston.
1,125 tons Beaver Meadow anthracite lump.
$50 tons Peach Orchard anthracite, (broken and
screened
$500 bushels best Cumberland (for starting fires
5000 do Midlothian, (for smiths use,
.Ne1 York.
$50 tons Lackawana
SO do Lehigh, (broken and screened.)
1000 bushels lump Cumberland, or Queens pit
PHILADELPHIA.
so tons Lehigh, (broken and screened.)
Washington.
10000 bushels lump,
$4,000 do average, Midlothian.
10000 do best Cumberland.
Norfolk.
200 0u' do a CRATE Or screened, Midlothian.
Pensacola.
100 tons anthracite.
All Of the above Goals are to be of the very best
quality, and to be free from sulphur and all otherm-
purties TO be delivered at the respective yards one
half on or before the 3lst day of August next and
the remaining half on orbefore the 3lst day Of Oc
tobcr next, subject the inspection Of the officers
designated by the commandments of the res ectiye
yards. and in all respects satisfactory to the inspect
ing officers appointed by him.
Persons offering are required to make separate
offers for the delivery Of each kind of Coal at each
of the yards specified, and to state the price for
each kind distinctly that separate contracts may be
made for each nayy-yard, end for each quality, if
desired by the department The price asked for
the anthracite Coal must be for the ton Of 2,240
pounds and that for the bituminous must be
JJfre pecks, as weighed or measured at the yards
where delivered and when delivered, satisfactory
evidence must be furnished that they were taken
from the mines or pits specified in the contracts.
Bonds, in half the amount Of each contract, will
be required for their faithful performances, in add-
ton 10 a reservation Of ten per centum, upon all
bills which may be approved; which reserved ten
per centum will not be paid until the completion Of
the contract TO the satisfaction of the respective
commandants at the yards Of delivery.
Chief of Bureau.
To be published twice week, until the 7th of
June next in the Union, Intelligencer and Consti-
tuition, Washington, ID. c.: Baltimore Republican
and Sun; Pennsylvania, Keystone and Ledger, at
Philadelphia; Harrisburg Union; Richmond En-
quirer; Portsmouth (virginia) Old Dominion; Even
ing Post and Morning News, New York; Post and
Times, Boston,
Proprietors of the above papers will be pleased TO
send copy Of the paper containing the above adj
vertisement 70 this bureau.
May l2-nwu7
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ERENCH VEGETABLE TRACING PA
Il PER.--This day opened, small supply of Pa
pier Ygsia of the largest size superior in strength
and cleaness of texture and in other requisites of
quality, to any the advertiser has before seen.
Imported direct from Paris by +. Taylor, under
orders to forward the best that could be purchased
with money, without stipulation as to price.
Mays
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military or other purposes, win BE- excluded from

military or other purposes, win 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 private entries OF lands IN the town
ships SO 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 Domini one thousand
eight hundred and forly-fve.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Notice to presumption claimants.
Every person entitled TO the right of pre-emption
any lands within the limits Of the townships above
enumerated is required to establish the same to the
satisfaction Of the register and receiver ofthe proper
land Office, and make payment therefor, as soon as
practicable er 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 10--lawf
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ADVERTISEMENT.

Us-Observe CHARLES WILMER has no con
ncctlon whatever with Messrs. Wilmer & 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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By iAe Prssidsnt Of TIE United Stases.

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TN pursuance Of law, /, JAMES X. POLK,
i President of the United States Of America, do
hereby declare and mako known that public sales
will Is held At the aforementioned land Offices, in
the State Of MISSOURI, At the periods hereinafter
designated, to witt
AZ he land oiiics at SPRINGFlELD, commen-
cling o. Monday, the twenty fifth day Of August
next Tor tho disposal of the public lands within the
following sownships, to wit:
.yo,th ~ he bsss fims, md wsf qf fhe I'm principal
meridian
Township twcnty-ninc Of range fourteen
Township. thirty-four Of range nineteen.
Township tveniy-four Of range twenty.
Township thirty-two Of ranges tventy-one ana
Townships thirty-thrse and shirty-four Of range
twenty-five. ...
Towh,hips thirty, thirty; one, and tbiry-two, Of
Fractional townships thirty, thirty-one, and thir-
,ytwo, Of range thirty-three. "a 8, "a, ~ =
Al the land oiRce at FAYRTTE, commencing on
Monday, the first day OF September next, for The
disponi Of ths public lands within the following
townships, 10 wit; 500 tht3 M
.Nbrsh n Ne bose ix, md ,ses If ne ,h pvi~eipsi
meridian. 1@ Nta ss@s
Townships sixty-fve and sixty-six Of range four
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rnn GROSS METALLIC PENs.-W.
OUU FISCHER, Importer of Fancy and oia'
Ole Stationary has Just received directly from .n'
manufacturers, ]. Perry, a. Co., elliott, and WIZ
die, the largest and most extensive variety OF me.
lie pens (msny of which are entirely new that has
ever been offered for sale in the country. Dealers
in steel pens can purchase the article at the loves
New York prices at Statoners' Hall.
Dec. IL
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DIBLIOTHEQUE HISToRIQUE EFT MILL
ID TAlRE.-F. Taylor has just received from
Paris volumes and Of the above valuable series,
completing and concluding the work.
Volume contains the military writings and cam
paigns Of Federc, Lloyd, Guibert, Cessac, Carnot,
Thibault, and Jomini.
Volume contains the military campaigns Of Ma
poeon; each volume being large octave Of nearly a
thousand pages, and accompanied with an atlas Of
engraved maps, military plans, &C., &C.; price ~ %
for each volume, and ~ IS for each atlas.
The earlier volumes Of this series treat Of the
pagns of Cesar, Alexander, Xenophon, &C., &c,
the tactics, strategy, DC, &C., of the Greeks, Ro-
mans, &C., as detailed by Polybius, Thucydides,
Arrien, and others; the series commencing with the
earliest authentic military records, and coming down
continuously to the present time.
May -
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b. he President Of the United States.

Dan. p..a.,ys,,f ,c }bs limited .Vy1fes
Dy Me 1870 YAMSFs po1'K pr.s-
pursuance ., Iaw, 500. 70 X.a.s;.s as.les.
ident o. inc o nv, ''bI;s alas .,;lI 49, hsld !,
ana make known La. y. LUZ 49, - ~ TEpPirG'
the 1neesme S1@MS, ,S"a ia a.ods
N Vt - - r~'H - $500
AZ the lana once a. nee 49,. n ,, az rs
on Monday me sn.h aay ., ;,S;u ~ nnasr, a a
disposal Oh he Puouc Janus "''''''' mo
toned townships, 70 Wit ,..,.,
North Of the oass 1as ana I: saM "eJo"" p'"'p''
msna'a"' rxu,s
fractional township 'wenty-one, easl Vi won n'-
er, OF ranges thirteen ana fourteen. .,:.
township twenty-one ana IIaclo1 1 .ownsn'ps
twenty-five and twenty-five, east OF won riSer' OF
range fifteen. "a,
Township twenty-one ana fracuonal townships
twenty-five and twenty-five, east OF VOL river' OF
range sixteen.
Fractional township twenty-one, norm OF FOX
river, and townships twenty-five, wenty-tntee,
twenty-four, and twenty-five, OF range seventeen
Fractional townships twenty-one, twenty-'wo,
twenty-th and twenty,four, nor'h OF FOX river
and west OF the Oneida Reservation, ana township
twenty five of range eighteen
Fractional townships twenty-five ana twenty
three north OF Fox river ana SCUM anu easl OF me
Oneida Reservation, and fractionsl townships wen-
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DOCK OF THE ARMY, by John Frost; VOL,
ID New York, 1916.
Military Maxims of Napoleon, translated by Aker-
ly; VOL, l645.
Manuel du Mntelot Canonnier; VOL, Paris, ls45
Bulletins officials de la Grande Armee, dictes par
pEmpereur Napoleon; 2 vols, Paris.
Revolutionary Orders of General Washington;
vol, 1874.
Military Annual; vol, London, 1874.
The War in France and Belgium in 1876 contain
ing minute details Of the battles of Quatrc-
Bras, Ligney, Wavre, and Waterloo by
Capt. w. Sibornc; Q vols, London, 1874.
Lieut.. Ward ~. s. Navy on Ordnance, Gunnery,
and Steam; VOL, 1845.
Lieut.. Harris Annual Army List vol, London
16a5.
May Is F. TAYLOR.
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CHARLES wILLMER'S
AMERICAN NEWS LETTER

T s published for transmission by every steamship
4 sailing from England for America; and it's lead
ing feature is to give, at gtance account of
cry important event that has occurred in Great Brit
ain, Europe, or Asia, in the interval between the
sailing Of each Steamship, whether in politics 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 Asatic ports,
with notices of such casualties or disasters may
from time to time complete prices current,
in which the greatest care is taken to give the latest
reports of the markets for the various descriptions
Of American produce, from the most unquestiona-
BILE thus combining, in sheet, ne,cspa-
per, u shipping list, and prices current.
Annual subscription, payable in advance, Us I'd.
sterling.
All 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,
South JoHn STREET,
Liverpool:
Or they will not reach CHARLES WLLMER's
office.
NO connection with Messrs. WnLMER & SMITH.
Oct. 3l--1aw1y
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y ED BOOK FOR 1645.--The Royal Kalendsr
III and Court and City Register for England Scot
land, and Ireland, and the Colonies filing the same
place with reference to the British government as
the Blue Book does for the government Of the
United States.
just imported from London Ia few copies only
by r. TAYLOR.
3 March III .i44V aga ife
MO. 10 HARPER's PICTORIAL BIBLE,
IN No. Sues Wandering Jew,
No. IL McCullochs Gazetteer .sst
just received by F. TAYLOR, Immediately cas-
Of Gadsby's. Sept30
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Notice to presumption claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
to any lands within the limits of the 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 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 (embrncing
the tract claimedD otherwise such claim will be for
feited.
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
Nav 10-latf
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Washington, Dec. Is, 1874.
REFERENCES.

Washington, Dec. Is, 1874
REFERENCES.
Hon. George Evans, Maine.
Shepard Cary, do.
/" Levi Woodbury., New Hampshire.
{" Daniel Webster, Boston
Chas. w. Cartwright, esq, do.
Messrs, Gosler6 CO. do.
Hon. C. p. Van Ness, collector, New York.
(" Edward Curtis, do
/" Aaron Ward, do
r VIM. A. Moseley, do
James b. Murray, esq, do
Hon James Buchanan, Pennsylvania.
"a Walter Forward, Pittsburg, do.
Judge Campbell, Philadelphia, Pa
/" Calvin Blythe, collector, do do.
JAS. Hoy, jr., esq, postmaster, do. 40.
]. r. Tyson, esq, 40 DO.
Henry M. Watts, esq, u 8. Dist Attorney, Ia
Commodore Stewart, New Jersey.
Hon. VIM. Cost Johnson, Maryland,
z. Collins Lee, esq, U. s. Dist. Atty, Baltimore
Hon. Hugh A. Garland, Petersburg, Virginia.
2" |. K. Holmes, Charleston, South Carolina.
Richard Yeadon, esq, do. do.
Hon. Ephram Fl. Foster, Tennessee.
Dixon III. Lewis, Alabama.
d. L. Clinch, Georgia
I" Thos. B. King, do.
!" Alexander Barrow, Louisiana.
/" Samuel Houston, Texas.
Gen. M. b. Lamar, do.
Gen. Memucan Hunt, do.
Hon. ID. @. Burnett, do.
Jonas Butler, esq, do.
Frost Thorn, esq, do.
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vINO CLAIMANTS.--FRAN A. DlCKINS
Il 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. He will attend to pre-
empton 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
erty lost in or taken for, the service of the United
States; property destroyed by the Indians, while
in the possession of the United Sates invalid
lutionary, navy, widows and halfpay pensions;
claims for revolutionary services, whether for COM
mutation half-pay, 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 attorney.
His charges will be moderate, and depending upon
the amount of the claim and the extent of the ser
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.. Dickens and the Hon.
Minister Penipotentary OF the United States in
Spain, are associated; and any claim sent to either
OF them will receive their united and prompt atten
ton. }
Mr. F. A. Dickins is known to most of those
who, eve been in Congress within the last few
years or who have occupied any public station at
Washington.
His .ffice is on F street, Sd door east of the
Treasury Department.
All letters must be postpaid
May l6-1y t 2&3
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r OOK HERE.-Persons suffering from COLDS
i 4 coughs, &C., can be supplied with
Pease's Hoarhound Candy,
Browns Boneset, x,;s
McCuIley's Sirup of May Apple and VIVA
Cherry,
Swaynes Sirup Of Wild Cherry,
Jayne's Tonic Expectorant
Covert's Balm of Life,
Thompson's Life-preservcr,
Wistar's Cough Lozenges,
Shcrrnan's Cough Lozenges,
Peters's Cough Lozcnges,
by calling on G. H. JAMES,
corner of l4th and Z streets.
Where may also be found full and general a..
sortment of Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery Fancy
Articles, Brushes, Combs, &c. all which Will %
sold low for cash, or to punctual customers.
4 Dec. 10
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UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN AGENCY

L :
UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN AGENCY
AT wAsHlNGroN CITY, D. c.
flee o.. l2th street, bst,ceeA Pennluonia spsn and
(Fsireet, knovn as Kings Galiery9
TIME UNDERSIGNED, having opened the
j above Office for the transaction Of domestic
and foreign agencies, invite the public attention
the following prospectus:
They will attend to the purchase, sale, or OK.
hange Of lands and real estate generally, in all
arts of the United States, Texas, or the West
dies.
To the formation of companies here, or in Ea
rope for the sale or purchase Of lands, or coonzng
lands in Texas or the United States; or the sale
purchase, or exchange Of the same, TO, by, or with
individuals in this country or IN Europe.
The purchase or sale of United States or Stas
stocks, or any kind Of public securities
Negotiating loans on bonds and mortgages, OF
other securities.
Prosecution of claims on the government Of the
United States for lands or money, before either Of
he executive departments or Congress.
Obtaining the remission Of fines and forfeitura
incurred BY alleged violations Of the revenue OF
other laws.
Securing patents, and transacting any business
with the Patent Office.
Obtaining pensions, revolutionary, army, Or
navy, and doing any other business connected
Herewith.
Settlement Of accounts with the State, Treasury,
War, Navy, and Post Office Departments
Collecting private claims and interest on the pub
lie debt
Prosecuting claims before the various boards Of
Indian commissioners, or any boards hereafter eS
tablished under treaties with foreign powers
Preparing papers for presentation TO Congress
and the executive departments.
One of the firm of this agency viii visit Europe
and the other Texas in few weeks, either Of whom
would attend to any business that may be con6ded
to his care. Their numerous European correspond
ents, and those in Texas, afford them immediate
facilities for the transaction of any agency abroad
committed to their charge.
Persons desirous Of emigrating to Texas, and
disposing of their estates in exchange for lands in
that country, or those wishing to make investments
there, may find it greatly TO their advantage 10 apply
TO this agency.
Persons having occasion to employ counsel in
cases before the Supreme Court of the United
States, may confde their business advantageousy
to this agency, who will secure the services Of the
most respectable members Of the bar in cases where
the selection is left to themselves.
Long experience in business, and intimate pro-
essional knowledge Of forms necessary to be
ADOPTED, qualify the subscribers to perform any
trust committed to their care in the most effective
ard expeditions manner. Persons living at dis
,arce can avail themselves of this agency, with the
certainly of having their business efficiently at
tended to, without the trouble and expense Of
journey to the capital. !,
Z Charges will be moderate, and commensurate with
the nature of the business. Letters of inquiry
merely will be answered without charge; but, In all
'''''' '' N Z. KiNGMAN & co.