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6 All the right, title, and interest of BENJAMIN
s Roberts in the reservation of land lying
between the rivers Des Mones and Missis-
sippi, which was reserved for the use of the
hali-breeds belonging to the Sac and Fox ma
tons,o some OF them, under a treaty between
the United States and the said Indians, made
at Washington on the 4rh day OF August,
1924 and which was afterwards wholly re-
lnauIshed and vested in said half breeds,
with authority TO sell and devise the same by
act OF Congress OF the Both June, 1884; and
also especially all his right, title, and interest
in the claims of Keshus and Kappa sqna, two
OF the above half-breeds, which claim was
conveyed to said Roberts by deed dated the
10Th May, 1897, and recorded in deed book
No. 1, page lo3, by the recorder of Lee coun-
ty, in the former Territory of Wisconsin
which interest now consists of two-thirds
of the claims of said keshus, and two-thirds
OF the claim of said kapasqua, subject 10 an
agreement heretofore made to Mary Roberts
To the value of one-twelfth of one entire
claim, and also an agreement heretofore
made TO John Sinclair of one of the said
third parts"
No division or partition of the above lands has
been made, by which the quantity of land
conveyed to the United States has been as
certained, but the quantity is stated 70 be
about $500 acres.
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Agency Claims mt Washington.
(NIIAHLES DIE SEL.DING, Notary Public, Conve

(NIfAHLES DE SELDlN(i, Notary Public, Conveyancer,
~ and General Agent, No IL, Todds Buildings Pennsyl-
vana avenue, Washington, d. c. offers his services for
prosecution of claims before Congress any OF the
tive departments or before any board OF ,1t
may be appointed for the adjustment Of spoliaons
collecting private claims and rents procuring pensions,
whether revolution any other servce bounty lands for
duties those arising under contracts treaties
otherwise buying and selling real estate, &c.
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their personal attendance.
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pared furnish egalzed copies of any document other
paper that may be required.
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claimed and the extent of service required.
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| tention.
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the several bureaus connected with it, compoers and
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mans, Boston, Barnard Henry, esq, Phladephia Rev.
Septnus Tustn Chaplain of the Senate, Washington Hon
Henry l.. Ellsworth Fayeue, Indiana; Thomas M Blount,
ESQ.,. Pensacola, Florida; Hon. G. b. Penrose Lancaster,
| Pal Judge T. Hartley Crawford, Washington; VIM. Ag-
new ESQ., New York; z Collin, Lee, esq, Baltimore, Md
H. b. Reardon, esq, Norfolk, Va; Professor Goodrdge,
New Haven, Conn., NJ. Judson, esq, New Orleans; Hon.
! Z. II. Foster, Nashville, Tenn.
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Aug 10
TO CONTRACTORS.
ENGINEERS OFFICE,
JAMES RIVER AND kANAwHA CoMP

ENGIN EER' OFFICE,
JAMES RIVER KANAwHA COMPANY,
Big Island Bedford county, Va, Aug. Z lS47.
PROPOSALS will be received at Lynchburg, Va, until
the 10Th September next for all the work their canal
then uncontrolled for, from Lynchburg upwards James
river, Big Ianda distance of about nineteen miles
work prises about eight locks, (he foundations OF
two of which have been lad,) few small cuvers, the
abu,ents of road and farm bridges, and eight u-
walton, embankment towing path, &c.; also two dams
James river west OF Big lsiandone at the Cushaw
falls about 77ee long and 7ee high and the other just
below the mouth of North river about AIS feet long and ID
high Specifications, plans &c., OF the said work will
be exhibited at the Engineers Office, Big Island and
after the 10Th of September and all needf infoma
ton viii be given any time by the assistant engineers
on the line of works aforesaid.
WALTER GWYNN, Chief Engineer.
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rJ,E written signature only safeguard against

ountcrfctsThe public attention is invited, and par
tculy referred the advertisement setting forth the new
dyspeIc and dinner pills. Also 10 that of Dr. Dyos ap
proved an-bilous pills. both OF which, 1T may be seen,
are protected from being counterieed, by the only safe
guard depended uponthe WRITTEN SIGNATURES OF the
propretors the label of each box OF pills
All others which may be offered Tor sale by unprnclpled
persons surely base counerte and VIII be rejected
as The pills that were in the hands OF persons who
as have the written signature OF the proprietor
The sole agency for the sale OF Beckwiths
w Dyott IL Sons, the Columbian College, No. 1872 North
Second street, Philadelphia, who will execute any orders
for the
Druggists and all wholesale dealers, who wish to be fur
nished with the genuine pills, will be, Implied the most
liberal terms by applying above May 2l-u
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Notice to Prescription Claimants.

Every person entitled the right of presumption to any
lands within the townships and fractional townships above
enumerated required establish the same TO the salts
faction of ser and receiver Of the proper land office,
and make payment therefor the Of two dollars per
acre. price fixed by the of Sd August 1876 as soon
practicable after seeing this notice. and before the day APP
pointed for the OF the public sale OF the
lands embracing the claimed; otherwise such claim
shall be forfeited. RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
MAY 29--lawI3w
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tic Sea-by Sir James Clark Ross royal navy,
dertaken by order of the British government and comps-
Campbell and Auckland islands New Zealand the Fal-
land islands, Cape Horn and New South Shetland the
discovery of southern continent, with vo!ca-
900 feet high and the determination of the south
ghetto poe-in two volumes octave, with maps, 8
pafes and 20 wood-cuts Just published in London, and
can be imported to order, by
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Nav 29-lawI3w
of the Land Sales In the Indiana polls
Fort Wayne and Winamac districts In the State of

pOn the Land Sales In the Indinnap polls
Fort Wayne and Winamac districts In the State of
Indiana.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the sales OF the lands in
IN the MIAMI cEssoNs INDIANA ordered by proclana-
ton OF the President othe United States dated the twenty
fifth day May IS47 be held the land office at ndi-
annapolis, the sixth day of September, Ii7 the land
office at Fort Wayne the 10Th September lsi7 and at
the land office Winamac the 9th September, 1877,
are declared TO be postponed until, and to commence on
Monday, the twentieth day of December, 1871
Given under my hand, the city of Washington, this
second day of July, Ammo Domn thousand eight hum
bred and fory-seven.
BY order of the President
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office
T,,l, q -Ioxytd
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National Medical College,

National Medical College,
(Late Medical Department of Columbian Coliegs,)
WASHINGTON, ID. c..
TIME annual OF lectures this institution will
commence, as usual the first Monday in November,
and continue until the LIST of March.
FACULTY.
THOMAS MILLER, M. D., professor of anatomy.
JoHN M. Thomas, M. ID, professor of physiology and
medical Jurisprudence
WILLIAM p JoHNsroN, NJ. D., professor of obstetrics and
the diseases OF women and children
CHARLES c. PAGE, M d., and LEONARD ID. GALE NJ. D.,
professors ofchemstry
JOSHUA Riley, M. D., professor of matera medica and
therapeutics
JoHN FRED; May, M D., professor of surgery.
GRAFTON TYLER, NJ d., professor pathology and prac-
tee of medicine.
JOHNSON ELIOT, M. d., demonstrator of anatomy
Clinical lectures delivered, and operations performed on
patients from the lnllrmny, which attached the cor
lege and from the public dispensary
The rooms of practical anatomy will be opened early in
October.
The fees for complete of lectures will amount
800.
Demonstrators ticket, including his recapitulaory lee
lures $40.
WILLIAM JOHNSTON, M. d., Dean,
7th, between ~ + streets
May Decentralization. in Nov.
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THE UNION.

respectively and the purchaser at public sale Q, any
owner thereof shalt in addition the to be paid to
the United States be- hereby required to pay to te
eerraned and II therefor shall not be made upon
the day on which he purchased the ot shall be
AGAIN offered al public sale the day of sale, and
such person shall not be capable of becoming the pnrca
of that other lot offered at that public sale
day of the public SALE shall be thus paid for the same
may entered private sale, upon paying 70 the United
states the sum at which bid OIL and TO the OF
the Improvements the previously ascertaned value there
Of"
Nv the act of Congress aforesaid the minimum price OF
each town lot is fixed twenty-five dollars, and OF each out
lot, at twenty-five dollars per acre ,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
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Description, &c.

1872 Samuel Swartwout, former owner |
S76 Mar. IL Tract OF land granted by the republlc
of Texas to " Bnrbos, whose attor-
ney was Frost Thorn, situated at the
forks of rivers Atoyiac and AnBe
lima; which grant is more partlcu-
larry described in deed made by
Vetal Flores, to said Y Barbos. UNI
der date of June %, 1884, contain-
ing 10 sitos, 23a abors, or /
s71 &c Also one certificate OF lands issued byI
John L. Mason, on behalf of the|
governor OF Texas and Coahuila,
dated June 81, 1884, for about
S78l Also one other certificate, OF the samel
tenor and date of the above, for al
like number of
Which said lands were conveyed byl
Samuel Swartwout to VIM Young
late president of the Mount Savage
Coal and Iron Company, in trust for
the use and benefit of the Unitedl
States, by deed bearing date the 3lstI
day OF December, 1872, and record
ed January q, 1913, in Liber b.
No. ID ID iolios Is, 10, and 70, inI
land records of Allegany county,
MARYLAND
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Notice to Pre-empt,on claimsn,

Every person entitled TO the right OF pre-empo on TO anv
lands within the townships and parts OF townships above
enumerated is required to establish the the sa
faction of the register and receiver of the proper land office
and make payment therefor as soon as practicable after
ing this notice. and before the day appointed Tor The
nencement OF the public sale OF the lands embracing the
tract claimed otherwise such claim will be forfeited
RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
FL ,vI ,>v
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n Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE.

In pursuance OF the provisions Of tie OF Congress- APP
proved ID March 1888 entitled An establish town
at ST. Marks Florida the register and receiver of the land
office Tallahassee viii be required, prior the day OF
sale, value of any improvements which
may have been made the lots designated in this procla
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TYPE AND ALL AcTURgp an
CONNER'S UNITED STATES TYPE AND STERF0
TYPE FOUNDRY,
Corner Of Nassau and Asa streets, Netc York
IAN be had at eighteen per deduction from oil
~ prces-The undersigned respectfully inform the old
patrons OF the type and stereotype foundry formerly known
as James Conners, and more recently Conner Cooke,
and the public in general that they prepared exec
orders for printing types, presses, chases eases inpo
stones ink frames and every other article necessary 10 &
and ola good quality, any other establishment in ,
United States. ~
Borders, cuts brass rule, aud all other articles manne
tured this establishment the reduced rS,as
New articles got up order being furnished with na
terms
The type this establishment Is both in the sty NJ
face and the material of which il is made parcular
adapted for service I'm newspaper printing.
All kinds of stereotype furnished.
JAMES CONNER & SON
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I,yIiEE ExHIBITION.-PlumbeN National Dagusrr,s,
i Gallery, and Photographic Depots established in Isn
and awarded the gold and silver medals -four first pcm
uns and highest honors the National the Mass,
chuses the New York. and the Pennyivania exhibitions
for the splendid coored Dagueeoypes and best ap
paratus.
Concert Hall, Pennsylvania arer~ " Gshinston Gin.
HrOcns Hotel. :"
2o5 Baltimore street, Baltimore adjoining Campbel,
jewellery
Sycamore street. Petersburg, Virginia.
25I Broadway, New York.
rs Court street, Boston.
l36 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
l76 Main street, Cincinnati.
Broadway, Saratoga Springs
Portraits taken in any weather, in exquisite STYLE An
paratus, instructions, and all materials furnished
June 6-u
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LANDS LYING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
Io,cn of Jacksonville Dupat county.
1874. Lewis H. Bryant, &c, former owners.
S79 Jam 26 Lot No in square No. containing together
sst {" Half of lot No. 3, 1874 feet by los.
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LANDS LYING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
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Half Sections and Quarter Sections Vacant to

Half Sections and Quarter Sections Land In
occupy In the West OF Texas,
ID ARE CHANCE, CSRATIS.-The absence of a number Of
III settlers allows offer during year 1917
Of the best land TO families and 100 single men in
the colony OF Castro whose prosperity well ascertaned
Castroyille contains 1000 inhabitants The village
OF Quh, nine miles from Castroyile numbers so families
The Vandenberg, five miles further on the road Mexico
% families Similar establishments successfully in
progress the circuit of the grant made by the gov
eminent OF Texas to the subscriber.
Address for references to HENRY CASTRO Director
General and Fondaior Of the Colony Castrovle Texas
March 4-2am6n~ MAT Intel
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v the act of Congress aforesaid the minimum price OF
each town fixed twenty-five dollars, and OF each out
io' al '"sh's-n'' '''' RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
GEORGE M.BIBB,
ooUNsELLoR-AT-I-Aw,
TTAS established his office in the city of Washington and
II proers his services TO the pubic IN .e prosecution OF
meni of in the circuit courts OF the drct oil Con-
bia, and in the Supreme Court OF the United states,
His Office is the south side OF street near the Treas
nary building. June l3--ly
DUFF GREEN AND HEN. f.. GREEN,
.ffforneys and COunseiiors-at- Lac.
Office + street, the Treasury Department,
WILL give prompt attention TO claims before any OF the
w departments of the governments or before Congress
and also in the courts oil the District and In the gu
prcme Court of the United States ,
Address Green IL Green Washington city postage paid
Nov. ls-tf
H. f. JACKSON, ii. CRANSToN,
EUTAW HOUSE,
baltimore.
JACKSON ~ CRANSTON,
Proprietors.
Coaches viii be in readiness at the depots and landings to
convey passengers, Tree OF charge, to the house
wORTHuEGTON G. sNETHEN,
attorney and C0ansssVOr-at-L Gp,
WASHINGTON, d. G.,
and in the several courts of the District OF Columbia
and prosecues all manner OF claims against the United
States either before Congress the different departments
of the government
A UGUsTUs FISCHER Attorney and Counsellor at
- Law, hustiTs Travis county, leAis, WI, i''
fully and promptly any business connected with his pro
fesson in this city, and the adjoining counties lie VIII
also attend any business in the land Office such as pro
curing patents perectng titles &c. Letters must be paid
to procure attention.
REFERENCES.
Hon. j. p Henderson, San Augustin.
Hon. Ebenezer Allen, Austin
Hon. Memucan Hunt, Galveston
j. ID. Groesbeck, Houston.
Dolhonde IL Groesbeck, New Orleans.
jan IL
FTN ID. MOSELY United States Attorney, Will attend
the several States and federal courts held at Nash
vile.
Particular attention paid to the collection of claims.
Office in the courthouse Nashville, Tennessee.
HOUSTON & ALLEN,
COa,lseVOrs and Attorneys at LdU,
GALVESTON, TEXAS,
Will practice in the State and Federal Courts
SAM HOUSTON. EBENEZER ALLEN.
March9 Nv
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Benjamin s. Roberts, former owner.

LANDS LYING IN THE STATE OF IOWA.
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TgN ID. MOSELY, United States Attorney, will attend
the several States and federal courts held at Nash
Vile
Particular attention paid TO the collection of claims
Office in the courthouse Nashville, Tennessee
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For Sale Lease.
rIHE Washington City Orphan Asylum lots of ground
which given to this institution some years since
by Congress- in order to fund towards
support will be sold leased upon the favorable
TERMS both as price, and the time times OF payment
As the trustees, who hold these lots for the asylum are,
they have been anxious carry the purposes
Congress- and to from this propertynow
reyunproductve-an they have never been able
obtain the appraised value, vixen given, deter
mined dispose of the for less hthose WHO desire
to make safe investment therein.
These lots thus designated
Lot2 90 I" 1913
Lots 8, 4, 5, 6, and &c 2S2
Whole OF square "a
For further information, please apply to
N. TOWSON,
President Board Trustees to
JAMES HARMED,
June li-3m Treasurer
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ID UNAWAY.--Was committed the jail OF Hartford
ICcounty Maryland, the 18th May, 1877, runaway
a negro man who calls himself CARLO; he is about q
years age about feet 81 inches high thick black
complexion had on when committed, old blue-black cloth
panaloons old white hat, gray coat coarse lace boots;
talks simple no perceplibe marks upon his body
The owners if any, requested TO come for
ward, prove property, pay charges and take him away
June 2I-IawIW WIN. Or. BURKE, sheriff.
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SAMUEL HANNAY, Secretary.
CHARLES DE SEEDING, No ii, Todd's Buildings,
Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, d. c., Agent
w. p. JOHNSTON, NJ D., Corner of and 9TH streets,
Physician. Aug. 1S--2awlm
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MUTUAL Life Insurance Co. New York. No. SO
ltl Wall streetStatement presented the trustees at
special meeting held s,h day of June, 1877:
Gross amount of receipts TO this date $579 697 81
Deduct expenses and losses paid I75 357 81
Nett accumulated fund Si04, s3s g.
Hoio invested:
In bond and morage nnencumbered real
estate in the city Of New York and Brook
lyn, valued at twice the amount loaned
thereon $26l, 900 90
United States State and city Of
New York stocks l26550 40
Opposite in Bank of New York 7,4l2 So
Cash ON hand 1884 90
Due from agents 4,7f2 63
-$iol, $3.50 81
Deduct losses paid 5000 90
$3s9, 500 81
New York, June 8, l847.
M. ROBINSON, President
SAMUEL. HANNAY Secretary.
CHARLES DE SELDlNG, No ii, Todd's Buildings
Pennsylvania Avenue, Agent
w. P. JOHNSTON, M. d., Corner of f and 7h streets,
Physician. June li-2aw3n