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Washington telegraph., 1848-09-06
New store nj Fulton.

lIESsRs. COlLlNs, LHrLE 4 co.
: II nav rroelyius an oIsa'as iar.e aud
! Nfl assarlrd slaai af gaais sullsl "a ihIz
maIkri. gH.dh have bsea selected aIii zIrai oifs
81 lia,taa aHl Atw Yeik, and afe now aseHsl 10
pufahassrsal he ioa pfIees aBi au aa good lsfuis
a. ihey raa BE- procured e4sa O..
Oar sioek is genrfal. comprising Staple aud
FAaey Dfy Good, Hstdwafs, cailsfy, satIlery.
Claliiaa, Hat, Boot aud siars tfauAa.x, GIa4s.
wan. lfas. sisel, Nalz. easlIas,. Taana laa
Carpenter raols, efnesIiez. &e Ne &c.
COLLINS. LITTLE \ co.
FnIiaB, All, Feb .. lsis9
Washington telegraph., 1848-09-06

MAcBETm.-Alacbclh broke no law OF
hospitality in bis attempt on Dnncan.s lie.
lie attacked aud slow the king at place
called Bothgowan, or ihe Smiths house,
near Elgin. in 1889, aud not, as has been
supposed in his own castle OF Inverness.
The act was bloody,as was the complex.
ion OF the times; but IN very truth, the
claim Of Macbeth TO tho throne. accord.
ing to the rules OF Scottish succession,
was better than hat OF Duncan. A. n
King, the tyrant 20 much exclaimed
against was, IN reality, firm, just and
eqntade Prince. Earlyaulhoniics show
rs no such persons as Banquoand bi. son
fieancc, nor have we reason to think
that the latter ever fed further from Mac.
beth than across the fiat scene according
10 the Stage direction Neither were
Banquo OF his son ancestors OF the house
OF Stuart / All these things are now
known, but the mind retains portinacious.
ly the impressions made by the imposi-
ton of genius. While the works OF
Shakespeare are read, and the English
language exists, history may say what
She viii, but the general reader will ouly
rccolleet Macbeth as the sacrilcgious
usurper, and Richard as the deiouned
murderer. The genius OF Saakcspcare
having found the tale OF Macbeth in the
Scottish chronicles OF llollingshod, adorn-
cd it with a lustre similar TO that with
which level beam Of the sun often in
vests some fragment Of glass, which,
though shining at "A distance with the
lusire Of diamond, is, by nearcrinvos-
iigntiou, discovered 10 be Of no worth or
,slimation.-SW Walter ScOH
Washington telegraph., 1848-09-06
LINE.

900 BUSHELS rood icsh lime for sale at
cUU 80 csuis Pr bushcL Apply to
JAMES NANCE,
, . ncar Wa.hug0n
Washington telegraph., 1848-09-06
pea.c'. Ilorcl0lnd candy,

For clearing ihc voice nud felcayiug oougls,
colds, hoaFn,a, irritation ol the throat, asthma,
who0pug cough, Sc. Just received and lof sale
by DIR r. T.. WILLIAMS.
Dr. EahucstocL's Celebrated Ncrminsr,
A suie and most ciltciunl remedy in all clses
Of Worms. lof alc at The dug store Of
DIR H. r. WILLIAMS.
May II, lsls.93
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npls. Es. FL TT.

ca3 INVITES the attention Of all wishing q
i to purchase L
Medicines, Drugs, Paints aud Dye stufs,
0 call at his Apothecary, Opposite the clerks
eiioe) aud exanline his stock and prices lie
has just received from New York a large aud
general assortment, aud 10 determined 10 sell at
The very lowest prices. Ills stock consists Of the
following articles, all OF which afe warranted 10 be
fresh aud genuiuei
Washington telegraph., 1848-09-06
BL0Ck, HR0THER.S CO,

AgfonLD mdisaarly a,iie lie islfl, 10 call
" anu eslnnc llieif brauldhl Il a1am, at oi
BduHu Kisla Stripes aud liebga,
paui,d and puiutcd Masluz,
Muslin Gidshum, plain aud tdncd
GMaham, isuuy haudapfeiariz,
nunurla, Ribbons, l#eez, tdsIHas, elh., sir.
Also 10 their sleaa.d assIIuabl "a A#a'fei "A
kiuds aal qualities
lnloa, Nay islsli.ei
Washington telegraph., 1848-09-06
Notice.

nm ssizsf.ssH tae iaa 'ter0tfs aai e.i,t
{ laf a'r==
m III. 8 sf#b' \, rsa r.cashs.
taaaiHs aal u aiming storts
NH#ksa, zuszf. coilis, a.dzsia,
haHHtIaI aHa iaunf lls.aa 'isz.
lai agl tlafgi Nm. s0ip. Lon, Catmr-t
AaHs. eaiiau Yarh. &s
iaeoaaseiien siih eufiagatfs "a aa,s s,i5llahri
4 TIN snoP,
aad el iHrHlsh In Nats iu larsa ur .r,aIl gs.au.
lfffi en- areeH.ladal.ag i.iasf lal| aaIa #aa-
cal wlIi d#HatHl :
MOCK. B&ffsEn & ra.
fulton, March -, ISIS l0u
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nR. NisT.R's BAtssM OH WILD
CHERRY,

farthecurr OF oonsnmPi'5n, imaf.Aua, coughs
colds, mharuzas. bleeding Of tho lungs, asthma,
liver complaints, dlouliy Of breathing. plln 10
lhr breast aud SIDE, &o. a lcw do1- lu.t received
and ior sac BY
Washington telegraph., 1848-09-06
Britt'S gsotel,
WASHINGTON, HEilfSTEAD co.
ARKANSAS,

AlthANSAS.
7 VIE sulfanbcfl les, irnyc 10 uionn III. friend.
and The public, ihut be- I.ll cbuiinpes bu.i.
nesi NJ l5 oldiund. where hr las supplied him.
sou with every Thing necr-ay Cor tls aruum.
modallon Of ilio travelling commonly ils house
rlmmodipna, the muma well arranged Tor
families and Do table well suppcd with lhc best
The mlfkoi affords.
lllshabIea arc lafge, bounlinlly supplied with
proyendcr, and attended By careful o.ncu.
lie pledges himself tllt nothing shall be- want.
ing on hFp put to rogdar Comfortable all who mn,
be- pleased 10 yehnia call. discharges will b.
a5 moderate us those Of auy other house in tbc
south us an evidence ol which he fcfcis TO tlr
following
RULES
Ronni'ng per month. o. $40
Boarding and odglugpef week, . 50 80
dly, 10
SngIr meal, ~
Lodging, 95
Horse feed, 80 ps
Keeping man and horse all night, 81
hcrpng honc pcrweok, 80
GEO o. BRITT
Washington, Oct. ~, lsl5.-i-if
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Agents for the Telegraph.

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10 PIanicrs.
NOTICE.

FE'llb u,iire stock Of rfcrchandisr belonging to
n The firm of ! s. johnson q Co. is now Of.
fred lor mlc at cost lor ea.h IN hand aud for
casli only TO close The concern
g. W. SHOWER,
Surviving partner.
7 S--All perons indebted to paid firm viii
hnd 10 their advantage 10 call and settle lhelr
indebledneis without delay, otherwise they VIZ
ne,t rom iie at cothL q. ". S.
Fulton May "a, leis-g5l
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Navy DEPARTMENT,

Navy DEPARTMENT,
Bureau OF Construction, Equipment, and Repairs.
o,EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for tim
- beI" or umber as The case may 6e pscavsd s &c
this bureau until three o'clock, OF The 2ot OF august
Yards respectively the timber lumber and other articles
hereinafter specified Oneourh part OF all the articles
on or before the first of September fourth
or the first of November and the balance on or be-
fore the goth fDecember the spruce spas
ouired at Pensacola all of which be delivered
before the first of November lsis And IN case of failure
10 deliver articles within the times and in the proper
lions above specified the bureau shall have the right
supply any deficiency and the shall RESPONSE
Bile for any of cost over the contract price
All the timber, lumber, and other articles must be
Of the gerry best quality, subject to the inspection
and customary measurement of the yard where they
deliverable, and be in all respects to the entire sasac
ton OF the commandments thereof The white oak timber
be rough squared according the growth of the
have exceeding oneourth the width OF the face
of the side squared An the yellow pine timber must be
yellow pine y to be hewed to fair edge, and have
sap than eighth of the breadth Of the face from
each and the contents OF all sap be excluded in
the of the timber The oak and pine must
have grown within sixty miles of the sea-coast;
be stripped of the bark or hewed within twenty days after
y Is eed and placed clear Of The ground OF which sas
factory evidence must be given by the contractor by he
production Of certificates signed by two respectable WIT
nesses with their deposition OATH before some Judge OF
the court or magistrate within the township OF county
where the timber was felled
Separate offers for each navyyard, keep
ing each class of articles embracing more than one dis
tinct the Of each item must be carried out ana the
aggregate correctly footed up
Bidders are cautioned against offering for than they
furnish, extension of time WILL under any ccum
stances be granted and orteitures in all cases WIN be III
gdly enforced; but offer embracing the whole OF
any class will be considered.
into after being notified of the acceptance OF their
OFFER having contracted and failed to perform, will be
considered only the option of the bureau
Every offer mus, be accompanied by written guaranty,
signed by one or more responsible persons whose resPon
known the Bureau that the offer be accepted the
bidder will, within five days after being notified, enter in
will
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CLASS No. 8.

Cypress Boards, (board measure)
5000 sup feet feet in length 10 inches wide IL
inch thick
1000 sup feet Is feet In length, to 10 inches wide IL
inch thick
Elm Plank and Boards, (board measure)
10000 sup feet % feet in length, 10 inches wde Il
inch thick
10000 sup feet q feet in length, 10 inches wide, II
inch thick
1000 sup feet 20 feet in length TO 10 inches wide,
inch thick
1000 sup. feet Is feet in length TO inches wide
inch thick
1000 sup feet, 20 feet in length TO inches wide,
inch thick
1000 sup. feet IL Is feet in length "a inches wide
inches thick.
200s sup feet IL IS feet in length "a inches wide u
inches thick
1000 sup. feet ~ TO Is feet in length "A inches wide
inches thick
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To be square and of parallel widths be all heart,
except four inches on the two opposite angles which
be sap.
Lumber-(board measure.)
5000 feet white pine inch boards One-half Of the
quantity to be OF the best quality No. 2's, and ono
half to be of the best quality No SIS.
200 feet yellow oak boat boards inch thick
Length from fifteen twenty-five feet, width not less
than eight inches.
White-oak Boat Knees, (per siding inch)
200 boat knees less than four inches
NOT than thirty inches long. One-thrd OF the
whole number to be square.
"a white boat knees for cheeks The bodies and
be from eight feet long, nett siding to be from
twelve inches and to form angle from ITO to
ZIG degrees. The bodies be sided the diameter
the arms including the bark The moulding size of
the bodies TO be from fifteen to twenty inches.
Navy-yard, Brooklyn, New York.
CLASS No. L.
Whiteodk Timber, (by the cubic foot)
10000 cubic feet of white oak plank of the best
qualify length less than thirty five feet averaging
torty-fve feet half to square twelve inches and hall
end Of the stick
CLASS No. 2.
Yello,c-pine Timber, (by the cubic foot)
cubic feet best quality long leaf fine grain southern
yelowpine plank stocks length not less than thirty
five feet. averaging fory-fve feet; half to square
twelve and half to square fourteen inches and up
wards, at the top end Of the stick.
Yellow-pine Beams, (by the cubic foot.)
The following best quality, long leaf fine grain southern
and got by mould that will spring six inches in
forty-fve feet
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The pieces having the dimensions ct from the butt are
yards Except the two short ones and apered
lSnch to IL inches the small end the two short
sticks work Is inches the small they are reoured
TO be lined full towards the small ends.
Whhe-pine Timber, (by the cubic foot)
5000 cubic feet Of white pine timber of the best quality in
lengths of 49, 90, and 55 feet and upwards square
not less than fifteen inches at the top end
Locust Timber, (by the cubic foot)
2o cubic feet best quality Long Island locust timber
average twelve inches diameter, not less than ten
inches .s.a...
yellow Long Island locust II feet long, to square
by inches
piece yellow Long Island locust feet long, square q
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Navy-yard, Philadelphia.
CLASS No. l.
Livs-oak Keeison Pieces, prce to be given per cubic
foOt)
20 pieces not less than 30 in length moulded 10 and
10 pieces not than 2 feet length, and moulded 10
10 pieces than Is feet in length moulded 10 and
sided l9t in the smallest place.
40 pieces making 80 plank.
TO side Is inches and mould6a when completely finished
the ship but they be got in pairtha is, to-
gether-with an allowance Of inches between tem
the purpose of taking out the heart of the tee which al
the butt, if necessary They are to be allowed ii inch
larger the siding way fair Of 10 or IL inches in
their lengths win not be objected to, but they be
straight the siding way
CLASS No q
White pine, &c., (board measure)
900 feet l;inch panel boards length Y to i6 feet
1909 5S feet fee. i itich IL to Is feet
200 superficial feet black walnut branch veneers, (per
Navy-yard, Washington, d. c.
CLASS No. l.
Lumber, (board measure)
$4,000 superficial feet linch white pine. cuttings
5000 Finch
Navy-yard, Gosport, Va.
CLASS No. 1.
White-oak, &C., (per cubic foot)
10000 cubic of the very best white oak plank stocks to
ches square the small end to have no wane
exceeding fourth the width of the face Of the
side squared.
White-oak pieces, as folloacs:
10 pieces of No be 10 feet in length, have from IL
TO "a inches spring. side not less than IL inches and TO
mould not less than IL inches at the small end.
10 pieces of No g. be ii feet in length to have from 10
to "a inches spring, to side and mould as No. l.
10 pieces No g. be l6 feet in LENGTH to have from "a to
80 inches spring. to side and mould as No. l.
10 pieces of No be Is feet in length to have from "a
to As inches spring, to side and mould as No L.
pieces of No. be IA feet in LENGTH to have from 70 to
so inches spring, side and mould as No.
These fifty pieces be of the very best white oak to
be clear of the ends 10 be sawed oil and
to be free splits shakes and bad knots Diagrams Of
the above fifty pieces will be furnished the contractor
application to the commandment of the yard
White Oak or Hickory.
butt pieces feet in length not less than inches diam
at small end
butt pieces, IL in length not less than inches diam
at small end - .
butt pieces Ii in length less than inches diam
eter at small end
80 hickory butts feet long, he from to II inches diam
small end
All the butt pieces be delivered with the bark on
them and to be clear of knots, and to be straight
CLASS No. 2.
YELLOW Pine, (per cubic foot)
10000 cubic yellow pine plank Stocks average 45
feet in length, be not less than Is inches square
at the small end, TO be sawed off square ut the butt
and top ends
# AlI.,.Y.
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NaVy-yard, Pensacola.

NaVy-yard, Pensacola.
CLASS No. 1.
feitol1 Ptne-(board measure)
1000 feet of nch and 5000 feet of Ii nch be from 10
TO 20 feet long, and from II to IA inches wide.
1000 feet of nch and q inch be from 20
to 80 feet long, and from IL to IA niche wde rough
edged.
5000 feet OF inch, from 40 60 feet long, IL IA inches
wide.
10000 feet Of ~ nch and 1900 feet of nch from 40 to 60
feet long, inches wide with square edge.
10000 feet OF inch and 10000 feet of nch be from 40
60 feet long, IL 10 ii inches wide shape of tree
All this 10 be of the best tnegrained long leaf yellow
pine, free from shakes bad knots and all defects clear OF
sap.
White-oak Piank-( board measure)
feet Ii nch and 1000 feet inch be from 20
feet long, rough edged.
feet q inch 1000 feet nch 10000 feet 81 inch
10000 feet inch 5000 feet Al nch 10000 feet inch,
and 10000 feet inch-o be from 40 to 60 feet long, to
average As feet and to be from IL to IA inches wide
at top end.
All be OF the best of white oak free from shakes,
CLASS No. 8.
Live Oak, (per cubic foot)
1000 veoak promiscuous timber least 800
be from Is TO 20 feet long, side 10 to 10 inches,
and rise from straight line from 10 TO As degrees,
averaging 20 degrees; none TO be less than 10 feet
long, less than inches To be all sided,
but not hewn moulding way, and measured clear
of to be of the best quality and free from all
defects
GLASS No
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grees from right angle, but many must be acute OBJ
fuse anged
CLASS No. 7.
Black Spruce Spary, (per stick)
10 sticks from 55 60 feet long, Is inches in
sings
20 sticks, from 81 TO 40 feet long, 10 inches in centre
sings
40 sticks from 80 IS feet long, u inches in
sings
rs sticks from Is to 80 feet long, Ga inches in centre
sings.
July l3-Iawt25th Aug.
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THE UNION.

pieces yellow Long Island locust long, 10 square
by ~ inches
Ash Timber, (per cubic foot)
ash logs IA feet long, 20 inches diameter
200 inches round ash timber, "a to 80 inches diameter
Elm Timber, (per cubic foot)
300 bi fet eastern mountain elm, in lengths OF l2 ieet
10 snnare as follows 900 feet 10 inches 500 feet
Is Inches and 500 feet ~ inches
CLASS No. 4.
Lumber &c
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Nsvy-yard, Chsriestovn, Mass.
rIAS2 No


CLASS No. L.
Whiteoak Timber, &C. (per cubic foot)
40 900 cubic feet quality whie-oak plank stocks to
average forty-fve feet long, and none less than
thirty-fve feet, square from twelve 10 fourteen
inches, and average thirteen inches at the top en- d
of the sticks
5000 cubic feet white-oak promiscnous TIMBER length
from twenty five to forty feet, and from four
teen twenty-four inches square, equal proper
tions ofthe different lengths and sizes
5000 cubic feet white TIMBER in lengths rom
twelve TO thirty feet TO be sided straight one way
from twelve eighteen inches, and TO curve the
other way from ten TO eighteen inches ; the diier.
ent lengths and in equal proportions AL
the above promscuous timber to be OF the best
quality. .
cords whe-oak of the best quality free from knots
in lengths from six twelve ieet, and from twelve
to eighteen inches diameter in the middle, clear OF
the bark
cords best quality hickory butts, in lengths from six
eight feet diameter in the middle clear of bark,
from nine to fifteen inches.
CLASS No. q
Yelow Pine Timber, (per cubic foot)
40 900 cubic fine grain long eaed yellow pine plank
stocks, best quality, to average forty five feet in
length, and none less than thirty five feet to square
from twelve fourteen inches and average thirteen
inches at the top end of the sticks
Yello1c-piae Mast Timber.
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CLASS No. 4.
Mast Timber, (per cubic foot

rs pieces.
This timber TO be nicely hewn and to hold their sizes
They be straight and of parallel widths from end
end may have inches the two opposite angles,
all the be of first quality of long eafed yell
low pine way suitable for timber, and sub
ject the inspection OF the navyyad IL inch will be al
lowed.
CLASS No s.
Red Cedar, Qer cubic foot)
best quality red cedar TIMBER from Is Is feet
long, be from to ii inches in diameter the small
end
Also gnumvit, from to IL inches in diameter, (per
lb.)
CLASS No. 6.
iue-oak Knees, (per cubic foot)
so 6-noh knees, arm to 8, body to feet
so inch b, "
rs finch SO Al to 5, 6 s.
100 S-inch 6 " TO By, &"
80 9-inch +" " to 81, " "
70 I0nch &C 6 to 5d 4" &c
10 Pinch &C " to 5a {" :"
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White-oak Timber, (by the cubic foot)
10000 cubic feet of whiteoak plank Stocks average IS
feet in length, and to be less than 80 feet in
length-one-ha to square not less than fourteen
inches and half to square not less than twelve
inches at the top end Of the stick all to be free from
grain, large knots, and other defects
CLASS No. g.
White-oak Knees, (by the siding inch.)
400 whe-oak knees, the siding of hafto be
inches and the siding OF the other half to be eight
inches; the be in length five feet; the bodies
be in lengths from five to seven feet, averaging six
feet The bodies be sided the dia of the
arms the siding size taken the middle OF the length Of
the arm, (cear OF bark y threeiourths of the siding or
diameter considered the nett siding of the knee
the moulding size Of the body in the middle of its length
to full, and half the nett siding of the knee one
half the knees to be square, and fourth to
form an angle from eighty to ninety degrees, the re,
mainder to form angle from ninety to one hundred
degrees the length of the to be measured from
the back of the body moulded by tile angles given.
GLASS No. 3.
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LignumvitQ, (by the pound.l


100 rough split hickory bars feet long, TO be straight and
TO square three and half inches at the butt
Is rough hickory bars IA feet long, be straight and 10
square % feet above the bu five by five inches, 10
be free from knots and all defects.
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of the General Land Office.
Notice to Presumption Claimants.

Every person entitled the right presumption of
lands within the townships and parts oLownshps above
enumerated is required to establish the same to the salts
faction of the register and receiver the proper land office,
make payment therefor practicable after see
ing tins notice. and before the day appointed for the com
of the public sale of the lands embracing the
tract claimed, otherwise such claim will be forfeited
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
JnnnD