The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-17
PROPOSALS FOR RATTONS.,

HEADQUARTERS MARtNE Corps,
QUARrERmAsrER's OFFICE
SEPARATE Proposals will be received At This
- Office until 10 o'clock, A.. NJ, on
the 9Th day Of November next, for furnishing RAJ
tons to the United States Marines at the GLOWING
places for the year 1917, viz:
Charlestown, Massachusetts,;
Brooklyn, Long Island, New York;
philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Gosport, (ncar Norfolk, } Virginia:
Pensacola, Florida and
Washington, District Of Columbia.
ter of fresh beef, or thu cc-quorters of a pound of
mess pork; eighteen ounces of bread. or supcrfue
Hour, at the option Of the Government; and at the
rate oil SIX pounds of good coffee, twelve pounds Of
the best New Orleans sugar, eight quarts of the
best white beans, four quarts of vinegar, two quarts
OF salt, four pounds OF good hard brown soap, and
one and a half pounds of good hard dipped tallow
candles TO each humid cd rations.
The beef require shall be delivered on the order
OF the commanding officer OF each station, either
in bulk or by the single ration, and shall consist of
the pest ana most choice portions of The carcass.
The pork to he No. prime mess pork, and the
groceries OF the best quality of the kinds named,
subject TO inspection.
No bid will be entertained unlcs accompanied by
the names of two sureties, responsible for the faith.
full performance of the contract.
TO be endorsed 90 Prop lsals for Rations for 1917 "
AUG. a. NICHOLSON,
Quartrrmastcr Marine Corps.
The American Sentinel, Pcnnsylvamiau and kew
Times, Boston the Herald. News, Globe, Journal
of Commerce, and Courier s. Enquirer, New York:
the Baltimore Republican aud sun, Baltimore; the
Norfolk Beacon. Norfolk Her aid, the New Era.
Portsmouth, Va; Richmond ENQUIRER: the Alex
andria Gazette, Alexandria, Va; and the Pensa-
cola Gazette, will give the above three insertions
each per week, and send an account, accompanied
by one printed copy of the advertisement, to this
office for payment. OctI3
VALUABLE PREPARATION.-Dr. Nc
Munn's ELIXIR OF OPIUM a new Chemical
preparation. IL Is a well asccrtaincd fact, that
Opium, in its natural state, is not a simple sub
stance, but is found, by chemical analysis to CON
tom the. m,econate Of Morpbia, Codein and Mar
CEN, Inch are valuable elements, aud Narcotine,
Gum, Resin, Teculant Matter, &c, which are nox.
ious principles, and full proportions o. the greatest
number of which are contained in Laudanum.
Paregoric, Black Drop, Denarcotizcd Laudanum,
and such other opiate preparations of this class
hitherto made.
This Elixir of Opium, retains only the Morphine.
Codcin and Narccin, and these in combination with
its native MccOnic Acid.
% Physicians who are anxious to have a more
perfect knowledge OF this valuable preparation,
viii call at the Drug and Chemical Store, Sign of
CHAS. II. HEINlTsH, Agent.
Member of the Philadeldhia College of
OctS Medicine, Pharmacy and Chemistry.
AIDES SANDAL SLIPPERS AND
~ TIES First introduced in Nor
North, and is now opening a few pairs of The above
beautiful Slippers and Ties, Obtained by particular
favor and made only by Mcintosh, Of philadelphia
We shall be glad TO show these to the ladies.
We arc also opening this morning.
400 pairs Mclntosh'o Slippers and Ties
20D do Children's Morocco Shoes
rs do French Slippers
80 do Half Caters, new pattern
Besides many other scaso,iablc Goods.
New York Boot and Shoe Store.
J. II. GREGORY.
6 Leather Trunks, for sale at Philadelphia cost
| prices. Oct s
NEW BRANDY Dbis New Apple Ban.
IN dy 5 bbls New Peach Brandy, per Rail Boad,
and for sale by WILLS & co.
Oct
kegs Richmond NAILS ..-a.t1
~ sizes, for sale at factory prices by
/ Oct6 j. WILLS.
HOFFEE.-200 bags old Java, Laguyra and
~ Rio COFFEE, for sale by J. Wills.
| Oct6
NOR RENT.-Thc House formerly occupied
| II by tho Subscriber, in nc rear Of the Academy.
! The person renting 81 can have II the ensuing wear.
| For terms apply to the undersigned.