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Salt Water Bathing at Piney Point, Md.

TNHE POTOMAC PAVILION. at this delightful water,
ng-pace, will be open, usual for the reception and
accommodation of vsiters on the 18th of June Piney
Point situated the mouth OF the Potomac river COM
mandng noble and picturesque view OF the Chesa-
peake Bay 1t is easy access being about one hundred
miles from the cities of Baltimore and Washington The
bathing this place all times perfectly sate there
undercurren and the invalid and others can enjoy
surf bathing with the greatest security The houses
have been put complete Order and will be well attended
To the invalid, there place that present many
attractions for the promotion OF health, or resort for
pleasure and recreation. and regular breeze
renders the all times perfectly pure and elastic
An excellent cotion band will be in attendance all the
season. number Of and safe fishing and sailing
boats have been provided.
Board per month S3O w
week w
6 day 90
Children and servants half price
The Columbia will leave Washington for Pney
Point every Wednesday at a. returning, will leave
the Point on Sunday at 8 a. IN.
The steamer Osceoa leaves Washington for the Point
every Sunday att and Thursday at a m; return
ing, will leave on Wednesday and Saturday morning.
A. w. HARDWOOD, pronr;e,ors
+. l.. KELLER, A-Op
June I-3ta wtlstJ uly &2awtlSept
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n rAGNIFICENT pIANOs.-Tbe attention of the nnbl

MAGNIFICENT PIANOS.-The attention of the public
VI Out particularly those who may wish pur-
chase piano foe) is respectfully requested
nation of those recently received for sale the odesab
shed store next door to Fners Hotel One of the nstr
mens is magnificent, full grand piano. in
rich rosewood highly polished and carved solid legs
THIS beautifully finished Instrument, unequaled by any
heretofore brought the District be and heard
to appreciate its superior qualities and applied for early
will be sold at great bargain Also other piano
of Boston manufacture with six ocaves metallic
frames, harp pedal, Nc, &c, constantly on hand which
will be warranted for twelve months and sold 1926 to
$50 less than the quality be purchased for else
where-anything to the contrary Notwithstanding
July 2S-3taw3w WIN. FISCHER
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To Timber Getters and others.

EOR SALE, large tract of heavily tmbered land lying
IL in Norfolk and Princess Anne counties miles from
Norfolk containing about 700 acres and known that
part of the Old Plantation" devised by the late Thomas
Talbot
The timber consists chiefly OF large heart pine and oak
Gall native Forest and is excellent for ship building
and other naval purposes will yield besides large guam
titles OF house timber and fire wood. The tract is distant
about mile from good landing, which furnishes
venent communication with the Gosport navy yard.
desired the timber will be sold without the land and
convenient parcels Apply TO DIANA TALBOT,
EXecutrix.
Norfolk, July 7-tw4w
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missioner of the General Land Office.
Notice tn Presumption Claimants.

Every person entitled the right of pre-emption any
of the lands within the townships and fractional townships
satisfaction 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 Tor
cling the claimed otherwise such claim will be forfeit
ed. RICHARD M YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Julv
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A Foreman Wanted.-The post of foreman TO the South
n Carolinan office will be the LIST October next
tile present incumbent going into business at that time
DESTROYS of obtaining the situaon must present the
most satisfactory references capacity and skill in the
management OF printing Office, and also as to sobrey
and good morals He only capable OF carrying
on newspaper but be good book and job printer
great deal of this kind OF work is done in the office Pref
erence would be given married man who would take
charge the apprentices and SUCH convenient and
spacious dwelling attached to the Office would be furnished
at a low rent.
Address the subscriber, post paid
A. G.. SUMMER,
Columbia s. G..
NJ b. To suitable individual possessing the proper
qualifications would sell interest in the office in order
to secure the proper mechanical management OF the eab
lshment The office is Of the most extensive in the
southern country. A. G .
July 26-w3t
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Old Point Hotel.

on the 18th day Of August 1873 at mid day on the
" premises, shall sell to the highest bidder the new
front building which forms portion Of the establishment,
at Old Point Comfort in Virginia, known the ''Oh
Point Hotel" 1t is under lease Mr. French (who
the other buildings connected with the establishment
at rent of 49, 500 per annum, payable semannually
This building necessary the keeping up of the es-
tabllshmen that whoever the old establishment
must always be willing it but should he fail to
do there doubt but the United States authorities
would grant leave suitable ouhouses the ADA
public grounds establish independent no.
tel The building was built in 1886 spacious, airy and
beautiful with front of upwards of 800 feet and In
sured in good offices to the amount of $4,000
| There at the Old Point Hotel upwards OF DIV
visitors, and the salubry Of the place, the attraction oil
the Qualifications there, and great accessibility, will in
permanent place of public The present
rent, after paying insurance premiums, &C., would nett
per cent annually on $3O, 1000 or $4,000.
The above building is held by in trust for Hugh A.
Garands creditors and required to sell so as 10
close the trust. t.h 49,
One of us, interested in the trust will be al
Old Point from the 18th of August till the day of sae to
make further explanations and to exhibit the lease or con-
tract made with Mr. French.
TKRMsA credit of g. IL, and 10 months for approved
endorsed negotiable notes. 49,. -,..-.r I'll,
We authorized by Mr.. French say that he VIII VIII
receive private offers for the property owned by him at od
Point DAVID MAY,
THOS. WALLACE,
Aug 6-2awtds Trustees of II. A. Garland
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C1TEEL's shlpmasters Assistant use OF mer-
toms and Others connected with the ownership charge
and management OF ships and their cargoes one
volume containing the acts of Parliament relating 70 such
subjec treaties of navigation and commerce. shipping
and pilotage, regulations, customs, &C., &C. with
treatises ON the law of masters of agents OF
carriers. of sopPage in nansitu marine and
foreign moneys weights measures and exchanges New
edition, rewritten throughout and edited by g. Clements.
Modern Cambis" and G. Wilmore, barris,er at law
Imported by, leo ~, Dundee. F. TAYLOR.
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= uE.A The steamer OSCEOLA having discont n,,ed
her trips to Baltimore until further notice,
will, Wednesday, the 18th July commence making
trips week Norfolk Leaving Washington every We'd
nesiay and Saturday at O'Clock, Returning, leave
Passage and fare SIS %. Ns e'utn ="
She touches, going and returning, Piney Point, Old
Point, Cone river and the usual landings tho Potomac
JAMES MITCHELL,
JuyT Captain.
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oYrrcr or rug solao.roH or rnr rsrAsuur,,

SBALED PROPOSALS will be received al this office
~ until the 3lst day OF August II O'Clock
tho purchase OF the interest Of the United States law
and in equity Of the properly hereinafter described, upon
the terms and conditions mentioned below, TO wit; @
Lands lying the State of Massaehu and knowm as the
Iea n .If. South Boston iauds ..t
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Lives insured l04
MORRIS ROBINSON, President.
SAMI. HANNAY Secretary.
CHARLES DE SEEDING, No IL Todd's Buildings,
Pennsylvania avenue, Agent.
w. p. JOHNSTON M. D., opposite City Post Office,
7th street, Physician.
Pamphlets explanatory of the principles and operations
of the company can be obtained application at the
agents office.
July 4-lawIw MAT Int.
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SOPHIsMs Of the Protective Policy, by r. Bastiat
~ volume translated from the French edited by Doc
Francis Lieber. 'lI,9 ttr4rsi - s.llt.+
index to Subjects treated in the Reviews and other Peri
oeas which no indexes have been pubshed arranged
alphabetically; complete in one volume.
don; volume ''N'1 - 'NiN
The Planetary and Stellar Worlds popular exposition
by o. M. Mitchell of the Cincinnati Observance vol
Tables Of Losari,hms Of Numbers, and Of Lines and
sor LOOMS of the New York University; volume
hrday reseaVedi sL F...,... 81. Ell. F. TAYLOR
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PARLIAMENTARY ELOQUENCE.-Speeches of Can
ming, and from his writings volume, octave
of $50 pages full bound in leather, price (haf price, rs
The Selected Speeches of Wyndham and Huskis-
son. complete in volume o6l6 pages price af
price, IS Selected Speeches Of Patrick Henry Fisher
Ames, John Randolph, Edward Livingston, Gouverneur
Norris Bayard, Pinkney, Webster Castor, Calhoun Eve
reu Josiah Quincy, and other distinguished Americans
complete in volume of 53l pages full bound in
.tsr t f. TAYLOR.
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.r'e brta1 Patapsco Female Insututc.

i7F's hrtflF Patapsco Female Institute,
Near Etcotts Mid, ten ssss from baltimore, Maryland
WlLL commence the scholastic year, September 9th
Inc charge for board and all e1 penses connected with
IT. and tuition extensive English course $40 per
num- Apply to the principal,
July 2S-aaw,lstNev Mrs, LINCOLN PHELPS
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NICHOLS Architecture OF the Heavens 1 vol

NTICHOL'S Architecture OF the Heavens, 1 VOL. Ed
~ nburgh, many engravings,
Nichols CONCENTRATIONS of the Solar System, vol, Ed.
inburgh many engravings,
Practical Astronomy and Geodesy, by Professor Mar
rien, vol, London,
Professor Mullers Physics and Meteorology, VOL Lon
don, l847
Astronome Practique, par FrancGur, vol, Paris,
GIeodesie, par Franc9ur, ! vol, Paris,
Elementary Illustrations of the Celestial Mechanics of
LaPace, vol, London, ,s
Ferguson's Lectures VOL
Mackay on Longitude, vols,
Kelley's Spherics VOL,
Hutton's Mathematical Tables / VOL,
French Nautical Almanac for 1850
British Nautical Almanac for 1851,
Imported from England and France together with MANY
other works of the same class of science, by
April IL F. TAYLOR
81 ,62s. $50, redeemed and tunded) 6229 $50 90
Redemption and interest treasury notes II
purloned 26S 80
faallfa1.ts-a ..r McCLINTOCK YOUNG,
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TN pursuance of law, 1, JAMES X POLK President Of
l. the United States of America, do hereby declare and
make known, that public sales will be held the under
mentioned land Offices in the State of MICHIGAN at the
periods hereinafter designated, to wit: VIZ.
At the land Office SAULT STE. MARIE, commencing
on Monday the 18th day of October next the disposal
of the public lands situated within the aforementioned
townships and parts of townships, to wit:
North base line and of the principal n,erdian
The "North and South Fox Islands situated in rrac-
tona townships thirty -four and thirty five, of range
The Manou Island" situated in fractional townships
townships thirty, thy-one and hirtytwo of range ff
i'@ ff l 1i+ ''
Townships forty One and forty-two, of range twenty
Townships forty and fOrty-tWo, of
Township forY-on of range twenty-five
Township forty -one, OF range twenty-three.
At the land office at IONIA commencing on Monday,
the twenty-hrd day of October for the disposal
the public lands within the fraction al
viz;
North Of the base line and Of the principal meridian
Fractional townships twenty and twenty two range
thirteen. y ~.
Fractional townships twenyone and twenty-five Orange
fourteen.
Fractional townships twenty and TWENTY-FIVE Orange
fifteen .i.l IulgnE .8HI Ear.a..sa.
Fractional townships wentone and twenty two range
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools military
other purposes, will be excluded from the sales
The offering OF the aforementioned lands will be
menced the days appointed and proceed in in
which they advertised with all convenient despatch
until the whole shall have been offered and the thus
closed. But sale shall be kept open longer than two
weeks and no private entry of any of the lands will be adj
mted until after the exp ration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington this
eighth day OF July, ammo Donini thousand eight hun
drsd and forty-eight.
BY the Presidents. 15i,i 1tll. i,5 Ee
RICHARD NJ YOUNG, pt-us.ias. l.s..jrl-
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NEW DAILY EXPRESS LINE.
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81 &
Through by Mail Train from Washington, via AIsI-
amdria, Fredericksburg, Richmond, and Pcters-
burg, Virginia.
The undersigned having made the necessary arrange
ments with the Steamboat and Railroad Companies be-
the above named places prepared, under
LEN receive every description of light goods and for
ward the Gas above stately on reasonable terms
We trust by giving our personal attention to the ous
ness with encouragement, and friends
that nothing shall be wanting part afford salts
faction.
All light articles such parcels and packages which
may be consigned care, will be delivered rec Of
carriage and merchandise other articles which nay BIO
heavy for the mail train, will have pacu
by the fire. eight train.
j. w. ROGERS, Master Steamer PowhataR,
b. F. DARRACOTT, Train captain. R. F. ~ p. X. X.
WILLIAM II. ALLEN, Depot agent,
Richmond, Va, May 1, l847, MayI-df
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Of the General Land Office.
Notice to Pre-Empton Claimants.

Every person entitled 10 the right of preemptio to any
OF the lands wit9 townships and fractional township
above enumerated required establish the same the
satisfaction of the register and receiver Of the proper
Office and mako payment therefor as a. PRACTICABLE
afer seeing this notice. and before the day APPOINTED to
the OF the public sale land
the tract claimed otherwise such claim will forfeited
,0 -tt $50 - ~ ~. RICHARD NJ YOUNG,
slm Commissioner of the General Land Office
july l6-lawl2w "
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Increase of investments last six months SlO2775 W
M. ROBINSON, President.
SAMUEL HANNAY, Secretary.
CHARLES De SELDING, Agent, No. ii,
Todd's Buildings, Pennsy vania
w. p. JOHNSTON, NJ d., opposite City Post Office,
7th street, Physician.
Pamphlets explanatory of the principles and operations
of the company be obtained on application at the
agents office.
Aug l3-law4w Nat Int.
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(tHRAP LEDGERs.-LarEe sixe OF Rlne.s ou.,,,v
~ medium paper, and of superior materials and work
manship in every respect Russia ends and marble edges
Price for edgers of quires, 81 Is of qures 50 rs
~" &c -'h.t fi .NN F. TAYLOR.
And blank books, Of various sizes and descriptions
prices correspondingy low lst IL lbi4[ -
Aug .-ei .rrf
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Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Company.


TNHE 10th article of the articles of association of the
i Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Company
provides that son the peton of the line the trustees shall
notify meeting of the stockholders OF the line by both pub
lie advertisement and printed notice. transmitted by mail
to each stakeholder weeks enst before the time ap
pointed for such meeting be holden in the city of Wash
ington And such meeting PRESIDENT who shall be
o6cio director and also board of directors, consisting OF
eight persons five of whom shall have power transact
any business also, secretary and treasurer, shall be
elected by the of the holders of majority OF the stock
of said company represented such meeting in person
by proxy Each person entitled certificates of stock shall
for each share which he shall be entitled
o all questions at said meeting"
The said line OF telegraph being completed so far
to work wire from Washington to New Orleans, the
stockholders hereby notified in conformity with the
article above quoted that meeting OF the stockholders of
the said line will be held the Office of the magnetic tee
graph in the city of Washington, Thursday the 18th
day OF September next 10 O'Clock in the forenoon for the
purpose OF carrying the provisions OF said 10th article Of
the articles OF association.
b. B. FRENCH,
WsW. SEATON, Trustees
DANIEL GOLD
WASHINGTON July 20, 1913.
Aug. 4-tm
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THE Anerfssn 0uarteriy Register and Magazine
j. conducted by James Sryker--Ths vau,ble Srrjodi
cal IA just issucu from the press of E. c. ~ u BiddIe o,
Philadelphia i may be had at the bookstore Of the SUI
scrber who is tho agent for this city, who vii,
subscriptions and deliver copies all that W sh IN IL
nc WILLIAM M. MORRISON =
t.,N 70 .h " = Penn. avenue, Washington civ.
@ For the character and design of tho work. reference
is Hon. John Bryan, opposite Wizards Iio-
TEL PenoyIvapia AyeNYet Lido 10. .in, Inhe s2awu
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DREEs's RAILWAY PRACTICE,

DREESS RAILWAY PRACTICE, a collection OF
ID working plans and practical details of Construction LIST
and I'd series, volumes quarto.
Woods Practical Treatise Railroad and Locomotives,
volume.
Trae Pratique DIES Chemins de Fer, par Menard, vol
ume. Brussels.
Tredgold on Railroads and Carriages.
Wishaw's Analysis of Railways. Badnal on Railways.
Railways, their construction and management, by Lee
count.
Pambour on Locomotives. Gordon on Locomotives.
Masonry and Stone Cutting by Nicholson.
Guide TO Railway Masonry, by Nicholson.
Shaw's Operative Masonry.
Vicat on Clements Paisley Clements lotion Mortars.
Haskells Engineers Guide in Boring
Engineers and Contractors Pocket Book for lS4S
McNeils Tables for Excavations and Entertainments.
Bashforth's Calculations of Earhwork.
Sibley and Rutherfords Earthwork Tables.
Guide to Measuring and Valung OF Arificers Works.
KelYs Earhwork Tables. Hau and Hosking on Bridges.
Gwilt on Arches. Bland on Piers and Bultresses
Buck on Oblique Bridges. Hart on Obique Arches.
Imported from London by +. TAYLOR, together with
other valuable works the same class OF subjects
June7. .t ..
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ID H. HoOE q co Market Space, between nth and

ID III. HOOE u co, Market Space between 7th and
Sh streets, will from this date offer their entire stock
of summer goods prime Their of dress goods
consists Of great variety of tissues, grenadines beeges
lawns, silks lnstres, ginghams, NC.
In fancy articles they name
Lace capes, both white and black
Worked collars and CHEMISTS
Rich white Grape shawls
Clear lawn and needle work handkerchefs
Kid silk, and Lisle-hread gloves
Silk and cotton hosiery
Thread lace, black silk laces
Thread and bobbin edgngs and insertings
Together with every other article in our line.
Also, large lot OF heavy undressed Irish nen for
family
Linen sheengs, towellngs, diapers, table damasks,
napkins, &c.
All of which will be offered such prices will ensure
speedy sales. The public invited to call and for
Themselves. -D t-t. 'a-'it t.--.IH .fu rI..e
July I9-3taw3wif fIA .fHt... ... u, I.,.r.... .
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AGE ENJOY FOR AIM 3 +,

FERDINAND w, RIsQUE, Attorney and Couns eIor-at-
Law, formerly OF Lyhchburg, Va but more recently
OF ST. Louis, Missouri has opened Office al Washing
City for the prosecution OF claims sgainst the United
States either before Congress or the several Executive De-
He will attend claims of every description whatsoever
sanctioned by law requiring the services OF
Washington but those which his attention will be par
ticulady and specially devoted, are the following, viz
Revolutionary claims Of all kinds. Land claims generally
Bounty land claims for military services IN the late
with Great Britain Application for patents for useful in
ventons. Claims of all kinds arising out Of the late
with Mexico particularly for bounty lands treasury
scrip arreages of pay mileage, and for horses other
property lost destroyed while in the military service OF
The United States. Letters addressed To him, post paid
will be promptly attended to- He viii also give his par
ticular attention 10 the prosecution OF the claims OF ndvid
uas against the War Department for expenses incurred
subsistence transportation furnished for the of voun
'eers during the Mexican war; before being mustered and
Fees reasonable. Office in Lakemeyer's European Hotel
Pennsylvania avenue. between liih and 10th streets
TIE undersigned take pleasure in recommending to the
public Ferdinand W. Rsque, esq, as competent and
faithful prosecute any claims against the several
departments of the general government
Washington City, June. lsis
J. Y; MAsoN Sec'y ofNavy, LINN BoYD; Kentucky.
w. ALLEN, Ohio, ARMIsrED BURT, $. Carolina
P Arf RsDS missouri 6n.rb pT Fsnar R,D
SIDNEY BRrrsE, illinois, W. L. GoeGlN, Virginia,
! SIMON CAMERON, Pa, j. ;. GREEN, Missouri,
ISTsrn soS DAVIS, }M, W;p Hall Ill., Mis' f,,
REvERDy JOHNSON. Md, ISAAC E. HoLMEs, s, Carolina,
JoaSs SON k Eo ya. Csc, HoUsr0s Alabama.
T.. A. HANNEGAN Indiana, Il, BUTLER KING, Gorga,
SAM. HoUsroN }T.x L. w. LGoN, Maryland,
THos J. RUsK '' CHARLES 3, MoREHEAD, Ky a.,
JACOB w. MILLER, N. Jersey, HENRY 9. MURPHY, N. Y,
ID. WEsTcorr Florida, DAVID OUTLAW, N. Carolina,
J. X. UNDERwoop, Kentucky, JOHN s PHELPS, Missouri,
United States senators. r. b. RHErT, South Carolina
Thomas CmLDs, W. A. RICHARDSON Illinois,
Brig Gen. u. s. n .RoBERT G. ScHENcK, Ohio
JAMES SHIELDS, A. ID. SINS, South Carolina
Brig Gen U. s. n. TRUMAN SMITH, Connecticut
w. s. HARVEY, CALEB b. SMITH, Indiana,
Col I'd Dragons, u. s. n. ROBERT SMITH, Illinois,
ALEX. III; STEPHENS, Georgia
BENZ. +. LARNED p. w. ToMPKINs, Mississippi
4det'g Paym'tT Gea. U. s. a. X. TooMBs, Georgia,
A. w. VENABLE, N. Carolina
w. s. PARROT, ID. WALLACE, South Carolina
Late u. S. Sec. of Legation j. WENTWORTH Illinois,
to MEXICO. HUGH WHITE, New York,
G. H. GRESHAM, JAMES WILSON. N. H.,
Major aud q. NJ u. S. n. Members House of Reps.
July I3~-3ldN2aw3m
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Notice to Pr.-emptlon Claimants.

Every pei entitled the right of presumption any
oil the lands within the townships and parts of townships
satisfaction of the register and receiver of the proper land
Office and make payment therefor practicable
alter seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the of the public sale of the lands emba-
cling the claimed, otherwise such claim will be for.
feited. RICHARD M. YOUNG,
iscN Commissioner OF the General Land Office
July 9-lawl2w
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HULLIvRR's TRAVELS. with four hundred graphic
VI illustrations, from French designs. vol. London
The Pilgrims Progress, ans Engsh edition. with more
than one hundrea beautiful Illustrations Imported by
July ~ r. TAYLOR