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CEILING on at Reduced Prices--In consequence OF
~ the advance of the season. the subscribers have deter
mined sell of their entire stock oil fancy ana goods
without regard preparatory Tor the spring trade
To friends and the public generally, opportunity is
afforded which rarely our large STOCK com
fancy well the useful and necessary articles
In the fancy line they name
500 yards Of really elegant silks Of the latest styles
800 do of super quality silks last seasons style, cheap
$50 do of low-prced Silks to be sold for what they
will bring
200 do of super Cashmere de Ecosse, at reduced
prices
$50 do of mousse lines de lane and Cashmeres, low
priced
2 Embroidered Thibet cloaks, very rich
do black silk ylses, handsomely trimmed
2 elegant long real Cashmere slawls
S do long plaid (all woody do
% Turkerri and plaid do do +E
10 embroidered muslin dresses for evening
10 pieces embroidered Swiss muslins, for evening or
Also lace capes, worked capes, and collars
Embroidered, REVERE, tucked hemsched and bordered
handkercheis
English silk silk, worsted and cotton hosiery of every
description
Gloves and ns thread lac es and edgings, together with
variety Of other fancy goods, which it will at all times af
ford pleasure show those who may favor with a
call
In house furnishing goods,
great variety OF fine and lowprlced carpetlng, floor
oil cloths
Blankets, white quilts, cheneille and ufted rugs
Linen and cotton sheeting, damask abecoths and nap
Napkins owelngs, Irish linens table and piano
&c &c.
Together with every other article in line usually kept
all of which invite the attention Of the public,
great inducements will be offered those wishing pur-
chase. p. II. HOOE co.
Jan IS-3wif
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TO SUBsC RIBERs.

The of person viii be
payment OF the subso riptioa be made in advance.
Distant subscribers postage
which will be by and all by
transmission
COUNTRY PAPER published tr weekly durtnx
Congress- and ssmiw eeky during Ne -
viii
proporionsd the above annual rates. OMAR.
certificate Of remittance payment Tor subsct
will be suhcisnt receipt therefor Tbs
o. any specie paying bank will be received
POSTMAsERS agents. ana BY send
yivs DAILY subscbers with 80 snoossd or nvs skA
WEEK. subcrhss $2s snclossdi i've WEEKLY sub
acrers $40 enclosed will entitled cepy the
edition they furnish subscribers for. Syens ~ I
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TIME Married Woman's Private Medical Companion

TIME Married Woman's Private Medical Companion
L by DR.. A. M Maurceau professor of diseases OF
women Sd edition. lsmo pp $50; price ST. $4,000 copies
sold in three months.
The great demand for this most important work (oi
which thousands sod) has compelled the issue OF
another edition. 1t is intended especially for the married
as discoses important which should be known
them particularly Here every female discover the
causes symptoms and the most efficient remedies and
modes of cure, in every complaint to which
her is subject
we behold so many married females sickly, debated,
and prostraed also the and whether they
cepble of remedy. They will here find these important
matters connected with discoveries in medical and physo
logical science, which meet this question.
This work is destined to be in the hands of every wife
and mother who has regard for her health and well
fare as well as that of her husband.
The revelations contained its have already
proved a blessing to thousands.
To those yet UNMARRIED but contemplating marriage or
perhap hcstatng the proprey of mourning the
sponsibties attendant upon the importance of being
possessed of the revelations contained in these pages
intimately involving their future Happiness, cannot be APP
precated.
Copies oiH be sent by mail free of postage
On the receipt of one dollar the " Married Womnn's
Private Medical Companion will be free Of postage
any part oil the United States All letters must be address
York CITY Publishing office No 1928 Liberty street, New
York. For sale No. Ledger Buildings, 3D. be-
low Chestnut, Philadelphia.
Baltimore, VIM. TAYLOR. and Jarvis Buildings.
Sole agent for Washington, ID. c., WIN, ADAMS, doors
from Al street, Pennsylvania avenue.
The trade supplied on the usual terms.
Dec l5-d3n
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Proposals for BituMinOus Coal.

NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair
SEALED proposals endorsed Proposals for CoaD will be
- received this bureau until O'clock p m, of the 7th
March next for furnishing and delivering at such ports
places in the Gulf of Mexico the bureau may direct
on board amy vessel in the Gulf OF Mexico that the com
mandng naval officer direct its arrival such
ty quantities OF the best bituunnous lump coal, suitable
for steamers, as may from time to me during twelve
months from the date OF the contract be ordered by this
bureau fifteen days previous notice being given for its
shipmenthe deliveries to be made thereafter as
practicable.
The coal must be such shall be approved by persons
who will be appointed by the bureau to inspect and
anime before being shipped and the vessels employed
in transporting it shall in exceed the draugh OF
specified by the bureau
twenty-five burden for each vessel to commence from
the next day after she is reported have arrived at her
place OF destination.
The commanding naval officer OF the United States
squadron in the Gull of Mexico have the right of detain
vessels longer than be deliver the COAL
he should deem it expedien in which case, demurrage
will be paid by the United States the agreed
The OF denurrage asked per TOM cusomhouse meas.
of the vessel for each over the lay
Persons who may be DESTROYS offer, requested
to go beyond the quantity they can certainly deliver at the
times which may be specified in the orders as no sxen
will be rgidy exacted.
will be deducted from all bills which will be paid until
the contract shall be completed according terms the
remaining ninety per cent Of all bills duly approved will
be paid within thirty days after their presentation to the
Every offer be accompanied by written guaranty
(gned by responsible persons) TO the effect
that he they undertake that the bidder bidders, WILL
his their bid be accepted, enter into obligation
within five days. with good and sufcen suretles TO fur
nsh the coal proposed No proposal will be considered
unless accompanied by such guaranty.
The bureau the right of rejecting offers submit
ted by who failed into after
their offers had been accepted who, after entering into
contracts failed fulfil them. The offers must state the
pits from which the coal will be taken.
(Sy- To be published twice week, until the 18th of
March, in the National Intelligence and National Demo-
KRAFT, Washington Morning Post and Daily Times Boston
Journal of Commerce, Globe Evening Post and Sum- New
York Pennsyvanian Public Ledger and Keystone, Pha-
burg; Enquirer, Richmond, Va; Republican and Argus
and Sum- Baltimore; Beacon and Southern Argus Norfolk
Chronicle and Old Dominion, Portsmouth,, Va.
Feb l6-2awtl5th March
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Public Sale Of Steam Engines, &c.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs,
February I6, lSiS
LNOR SALE at public auction, the navy-yard, Wash
ngton, ID. Co. the 18th March next IL O'Clock,
noIl-condensng stean-engnes, with iron boiler,
and of Lopers propeers with the necessary shang
and bearings lately removed from the u. s.
Water Witch.
The cylinders twenty inches in diameter, and two
feet stroke of piston the boiler is fourteen feet inches
in length, with width OF six feet inches, and has
tubular return hues the propelers feet in diane
ter, and are of wrought iron
The engines, boiler and all the appurenances which
will be presented Tor sale, may be at any time pre-
vious to the day of sale. Terms cash.
0 To be published three times a week until day of sale
in the Integencer and National Demokra at Washing
ton, D. c.; Morning Post, Boston; Journal OF Commerce
and Globe, New York Pennsylvania and Public Ledger,
Philadelphia Enquirer, Richmond, Virginia Republican
and Argus, Baltimore and Beacon, Norfolk.
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Notice To Claimants.

Notice to Claimants.
TUCKER 81 ADDISON, General Agents, office 9th
street, (Coeman's Budngs) four doors north of Penn
sylvana avenue.
Beverley Tucker and John E. Addison have associated
themselves for the purpose OF prosecuting claims OF all kinds
before Congress- and the several departments OF the general
government.
All communications (post paid addressed to the above
shall receive prompt attention Reference made to the
following gentlemen
Hon. Goo Dallas Vice President of the United States
Hon John Mclean, Supreme Court of the United States
Hon. Robert j. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury.
Hon. Jno. Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy
Hon r. NJ T. Hunter, United States Senate
Clement Cox, esq, Georgetown, d. G.
Jno E. Addiaon, attorney at-law, will continue to give
personal attention business before the several courts Of
the District Of Columbia, and the adjoining OF
Maryland and Virginia. July l3-ly
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A PUBLICATIONS. de In Geometrie Descriptive
n Ombres, la Perspective la Gnomonique, ct aux
Engrenages, par Oliver, vol quaro, and quarto atlas of
illustrations, Paris, 1917. Browns Perspective, vol
quarto London First Principles Of Symmetrical Beauty, by
Hay decorative painter to the Queen Woods Perspective
Joplings Isometrical Perspective. Sopwh's Isomercal
Drawing Cawses Art Of Painting in Oil Colors Meri-
NEE Painting Oil and Fresco Brook Taylor's Linear
Perspective, Joplngs edition Bernard's Arthmetrca
Perspective. Landscape Painting in Water Coors, by
Shuttleworh. Handbook of Practical Perspective Dea
cons Elements OF Perspective Drawing; Gwlt on Sha-
ing in Water Coors Manuel OF Drawing of Models, Ma
chfnery, and Perspective, by Butler Williams, civil
The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds 2vos london. Paint
ing and the Fine Arts, by Hazlitt and Hayden, yol
chanical Drawing. Witness Mapping and Engineering
Drawing Jamieson's Map-making and Mechanical Gee
graphy. Jacksons Sketchng in the Field Plan Drawing,
Military Reconnaissance, &c. Engineering Field Work,
by p Bruf, civil engineer. Just imported from London
toned here-some of them entirely Mar
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CIGARS CIGARSl CIGARS!-Ju received direct
" from the Havana, per barque Colon, very large and
superior stock of cigars consisting of the following justly
celebrated brands;
10000 Cortez regaia
10000 Upman regalia
10000 Silva cigars
10000 Cortez, La Norma size
10000 Chiron do
10000 Ida, small size
5000 Tulipan
10000 Queen brand
10000 Columbia
5000 La Gratitude
10000 Steamboat Principe.
The above lot of some oil the choicest BRANDS
that iactered in Havana part of them some
nj the subscribers own importation.
Also in store 100000 cigars OF various brands which
will be disposed as good terms can be purchased in
any of the northern cities. The public hoe[keepers and
grocers respectfully invited to call and examine this
most magnificent lot ofcgars. w. H. WINTER,
East OF Coleman's Hotel, sign of Jim Crow, Penn av
Sept2 n.
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ALL MATERIALS MANUFACTURED Al
CONNER'S UNITED STATES TYPE AND STEREO
TYPE FOUNDRY,
Corner Of Nassam and Ann streets, Ncc York,
tAN be had eighteen per cent deduction from OLD
~ prces--The undersigned respectfully inform the old
patrons of the type and stereotype foundry formerly known
James Conners and more recently Conner Cooke
and the public in general that they prepared
orders Tor printing types presses, chase cases. imposing
stones ink frames and every other article necessary form
complete printing establishments, favorable
and offs good quality other establishment in the
United States. -.t
Borders cuts brass rule and all other articles manuac
ured ct this establishment the reduced rates
New articles got mp order being furnished with pat
terms ..g..l ..o.U L.. wv. lu.... 1T
The type this establishment is, both in the style o.
face and the material of which it is made, particularly
adapted for service in newspaper printing
JAMES CONNER " SON.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

CoLIEcroR's OFFICE KEY WEST, Feb. 7, 1878
THE NEW LIGHT, Just completed at Key West, will
be shown the 10Th II is firsclass stationary
light and WILL probably, be visible from ships deck at
The distance of twenty-five miles, in clear weather 1t is
naed eight hundred yards northeast of the OF the old
night The bearings and heretofore followed for
entering this port may still be observed but vessels APP
preaching the ship-channe in the daytime, will find five
toms water on the bar, by bringing the buoy in range
with the lighthouse, and running for It.
S. r. MALLORY, Collector
The Herald, New York; Boston Post Daily Keystone,
Philadelphia Charleston Mercury and Courier, New Or
sans will please publish the above thirty days. and send
heir duplicate bills receip,ed, to the Fifth Auditors Office
Feb 2i--30t
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OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
ntLed Skates Mai line for SOutt0nlukOu aud Rrel

OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
ntted States Mai Line for Southampton and RreBan.
fINHE steamers of this company will sail regularly once
u month, follows:
From Nei0 York, 80
The HERMANN, Captain Crabtree, on the Goth March,
ISIS
The WASHINGTON, Captain j Johnson, on the Goth
APRIL 1913.
From Brsmen.
The HERMANN, on the 18th April, IS AS
The WASHINGTON, on the 10Th May, l645
From Southampton to Nsw York
The HERMANN on the 10th April, 1913.
The WASHINGTON, on the 10Th May, 1913.
When the 10th of the month falls Sunday, the day OF
falling from New York will be the 2lst.
Passage from New York to Southampton Bremen, $l2O
from Bremen Southampton to New York, $50
An experienced surgeon on board
For freight passage apply at the Office of the Ocean
Steam Navigation Company, As William street, New York,
,rto
J. r. CROSKEY, Agent at Southampton.
WILLIAM lSELIN, Agent at Havre.
c. A. HElNEKEN IL Co, Agents at Bremen.
Feb. 2S-lw
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Feb 7-if2aw

ID ICH SPRING GOODS-WALTER HARPER IL Co,
n Pennsylvania avenue between 9th and 10Th streets,
would respectfully call the of their friends
ers, and purchasers generally their large and well
selected stock OF rich and fashionable spring goods of the
latest importatons and styles, embracing every
thing and desirable rich silks, painted grenadines,
French and India Foulards white and coored Bereges,
Every rch) French lawns and gnghams NEW syles) &c,
NC. together with mourning goods of every description,
and good assortment OF house furnishing goods.
Eoh
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HE subscriber invites all those want of rich and ben
l. tiul articles in his ne to call his old established
ore where they will be find something to please
them, an,iqunrians in particular.
His stock of watches OF the choicest kind those most
recommended from the mandatory of Joseph Johnson
Church street, Liverpool together with many others of
like celebrity.
The iewelry consists Or London and Paris manufacture
as well home fashion and iancy All articles in his
line which very numerous, will lie sold at New York
Philadelphia, and Baltimore prices
Dec "a ROBERT KEYWORTH
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Ru II. W. DYER, .9mcktOneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
vested by certain deed OF trust dated March l5 ls43 and
recorded OF the land records Of Washington county,
District of Columbia in Liber w. b., No l00 and by
auction highest bidder fort he purposes in said deed
expressed, the following described lots, pieces parcels
of ground and premises situate lying and being in the
One half of lot No B. in square 2l9 beginning north
street, tue distance OF rs feet from southeast
of lot % 80 s meet in es n os.s
with Vermont the northwest of said lot,
thence 81 feet thence parallel with the west line OF
place of beginning, the distance of 30 feet from street
NORTH thence south 50 feet the place OF beginning being
onehaf of said lot No g. and containing 2s92a feet OF
ground - 80.
Also the half of lot No 4, in square NO ~ In
the said city of Washington fronting southwark on New
York avenue, and bounded by the following ieS, VIZ ~
division between the said lot No and lot NO IN the said
square and running eastward along the said avenue on the
inches thence nortward by line at right angles to the
said New York and equidsant at every point from
the and western boundary lines OF SAID lot NO. In
the said sonae No the northern boundary
line of said last mentioned ot thence westward along said
asst mentioned boundary line of lot No aforesaid 70 feet
IA nch thence southwark to the place OF beginning l0l
The above sale will take place Monday, the 10th day
of March next, at o'clock p. m, commencing on tho
Terms of sale Onehird of the purchase money be
paid in cash day after tho SALE the balance
equal payments of and two years. be secured by
satisfactory endorsed notes. bearing interest from day OF
sale Upon appliance with the of sale, deed will
gven and deed Of taken the deferred
payments at the cost of the purchasers and possession
given of the premises.
The trustee reserves himself the right of reseng
all of the premises named if the terms of sale are not
complied WITH the risk OF the purchaser or
such time and place, and upon such TERMS as ne may
see fit. .re,,>, r...
ROBT. W. DYER
II, % ,.x,us-l, Auctoneer.
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TO THE LADIES.
10 IEhC A17NAA''
GREAT EEMALE MEDlCINE.

GREAT FEMALE MEDICINE.
DR.. Townsends Sarsaparin is sovereign and speedy
cure for ncpen consumption, and for the general pros
traon OF the SYSTEM matter whether the result OF lnhe-
cause produced by reguariy illness, or
accident.
Nothing can be surprising than ITS lnVlsoatng Ell
fects the human frame Persons all weakness and las
situde taking become robust and iuI OF en-
egy under its influence. 1t Immediately counteracs the
nervelessness of the female frame, which is the great cause
of barenuess.
1t viii be expected of us, in of so delicate ma
ture, exhibit certificates of peromed but we can
the afflicted that hundreds OF have been
ported to
ALBANY, Aug. H. 1874
DR. TowNrNp My wife being greatly distressed by weakness and
debility and suffering continually by and with other
medicine has
hearing such
obtained bottle of Extract OF Sarsapa
and follow ed the directions In short period it
and restored har health Being grateful
received take thus acknowl
edging it, and recommending it to the public
Ne'-o NJ ID MOORE,
o. Grand and Ly dius
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DUFF GREEN AND BEN. Il. GREEN,
.4kkQrraena and sRXOrs-0k. Lac.

Office on + street, near the Treasury department,
yXTlL give prompt attention claims before any of the
w departments Of the government or before Congress-
and also in the courts OF the District and In the SUI
preme Court of the United States.
Address Green Green Washington city, postage paid
Nov IS--u
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NEW DAILY EXPRESS LINE.
E SILL L. EW
k&4e3Au A11RA8I SXfS%CW&PV

Though by Mail Train from Washington via Alex
andrin, TO fredericksburg, Richmond, and Peters
burg, Virginia.
The undersigned having made the necessary arrange
ments with the Steamboat and Railroad Companies be-
tween the above named places are now prepared under
LEN 10 receive every description of light goods, and for
ward the same Gas above stately reasonable terms.
We trust, by giving personal attention to the bust
hess to with encouragement, and friends
that nothing shall be wanting part to afford salts
faction.
All light articles, such parcels and packages, which
may be consigned care will be delivered free OF
carriage and merchandise other articles, which may be
too heavy for the mail train, will have particular care
by the freight train.
j. W. ROGERS, Master Steamer Powhaan,
s. t. DARRACOTT, Train captain. r. +. ~ Z. X. X.
WILLIAM II. ALLEN, Depot agent,
Richmond Va, May /, lSH,--Mayl -du
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WORTHINGTON G. SNETHEN,
.attOrmeu and COuesellOr-at- Lac,
WASHINGTON, ID.


DRACTISES in the Supreme Court of the United States
and in the several courts of the District of Columbia,
and all OF claims against the United
States either before Congress the different departments
of the government.
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NoUCE.-I have hand and shall constantly have
during the winter number of bounty land warrants
iDr forty and hundred and sixty tracts Orders
poslte the Patent Office. W. B. WEBB,
Dec S-3tawl2wif Attorney at Law
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NEW MUsIC.-Just received, at the oldesatblished
IN store next door Fullers Hotel, the following
music, which will be sold at one-fourth less than half
price, VIM FiSCHEK
MY soul in one unbroken sigh; by Keller.
La Refine Waltz by Getze.
The Seasons Waltz, with beautiful vignete by II. G.
Timm.
The Guadalquiver Waltz by G. G. Grobe
La Trene Waltz by Getze.
Euterpe Waltz by Munson.
Souvenir de Jenny Lind Grand Waltz
La Mazurka Favorite; by G. Weiburg.
Cotton-Pickng Reel by G. F. Muller
Valentine Polka by Rudolph
Manhattan Quick Step; by RUSSELL
Grand March on Linda Iii Chamounx.
Weber's last waltz with introduction and finale; ar
ranged for the guitar by Bateman
Cracovienne, with variations for the guitar, do.
Jenny Lind's favorite Polka, duet
Oh carry me back to Old Virginia, do FEB 70
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LUNATIC ASYLUM.
COULD NOT WALK.

That Dr. Townsends Sarsapara is the very best RENE
DIV for female com plains there is disputng Thou
sands and thousands weak and debtaed females that
were prosated by those diseases to which females are
subject, soon IN the enjoyment oil robust h''ath
YoRK, Sept %, Is47.
Dr. Sir My wife has for the last ear been very
OF health being reduced ny
retv liable to- She got bad at
length that entirely unable to walk and as helpless as
Child Sarsaparla and she immed
atey regain her strength her complaints lett her. and alter
taking restored Being singular case have
might good publish it, She used number OF rene
~ ~ - JOHN MULLEN, 81 Norfolk street
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WORKS ON CHEss.-The games Of the Match at
w Chess played by the London and Edinburgh Chess
Fifty Games Chess played between the author and the
best players in England, France, and Germany, by w.
Lewis.
Lessons in Chess by w. Lewis.
Games Chess, played by Phlidor and his conempora
ries.
Chess Made Easy, by g. Walker:
Chess-board Companion, by w. Lewis.
The Art of Chess-play, by Geo. Walker.
Philidor on Chess.
Ganuo and Selenus on the Game OF Chess translated
by Sarratt.
Chess for Beginners, by w. Lewis.
Imported from London by +. TAYLOR
MarR
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Feb 22-lnW3W&d.

yU1U nOO1~s ,~-.,vea npr ale by F. TAYLOR.
~ Now and Then, by Warren, author Oh D'@ry Oh
Physician" 45 ..,. .;.oo,r... ~ ...,,.r
Teachinga Science the Teacher an Artist BY Rev. o. n
Making Haste to be Rich, by 7. 8 Arthur
Rising in the World, by It's Axhur.
Jun. rs ll RS.