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NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTTON CLAIMANTS, AND
TO LESSEES, OCCUPANTS, AND PERMIT
TEES OF MINERAL LANDS

Every person entitled to the right OF -emption
10 any Of the lands aboyc lneationed is required to
estabssl tile same 10 t'a satixfao NJ the spgis.
ter and receiver at Saut Ste. Marie, and make
payment therefor, practicable after sec
ing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement OF the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, other wise such claim
will be forfeited.
And every person having the right, under the act
entitled San act to establish land Office in the
northern part of Michigan, and TO provide for the
sale of the mineral lands in the State of Michigan
approved Let March, l647, esssss, occupants, or
permittees, to enter, to the extent of their leases
permits any Of the lands above mentioned, and
who entitled, under the act entitled An act to
reduce the minimum price of the mineral lands in
the Lake Superior district, Michigan, and the Chip
pewa district, in Wisconsin," approved Goth Sep
TENDER, 1850, 'to enter the land covered by their
leases, occupancy, and permits respectively" at
the minimum price of S. 25 per acre, or, if cover
ing more than one full section, 'entitled on the
surrender Of such lease permit at the proper land
office, purchase, if he shall elect do 80, full
section at the rate of 81 so cents per acre, is
CURED to establish the to the satisfaction of
the register and receiver at Sault Ste. Marie and
make payment therefor practicable after
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tract claimed; otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the Geaasai Land Office.
July 29-lawl3w
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- MAST would call the attention of the public
-. generally, but the ladies particularly, to HE
new and elegant assortment s OF French JewelTy,
enumerates in part
Diamond Pins and Rings, new and heavy style
setting
Ruby and Diamond Rings in great variety
Comedian Seals, surmounted with solid gold
charms, one very elegant and accurate like
Of Henry Clay, which the ladies are in
vited to call and examine
Massive Gold Bracelets, richly Enameled do
New style Bracelets, set with Carbuncles and
Opals
In Breastpns and Earrings he is confident his as
sortment cannot be excelled, consisting of every
variety of Enameed, Plain, Pearl, Diamond,
&c. Also, an endless variety of Cuffpins, Chate-
lains, Vest, and Fob Chains, with other articles
usually kept at his establishment.
The above goods have been selected with the
greatest care and attention from new and
splendid stock and, they of the richest style
and newest pattern, the subscriberis confident that
they cannot be surpassed. July %
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BY the President of the United states.

I'm pursuance of law, /, WILLARD FILLMORE
Il President of the United States of America, dc
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will ue held at the aforementioned land offices in
the State of FLORIDA, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
At the land office at ST. AUGUSTINE, com.
mencing Monday, the twenty fourth day Of
November next, for the disposal of the public lands
situated within the following named townships and
parts of townships, viz:
South Of 1e base line and east Of Che principal msri
dian.
Townships fifteen, (except sections five and six, }
sixteen, seventeen, (except section thirty one, J
and eighteen, fractional townships nineteen and
twenty, township twenty one, fractional township
twenty-five, and townships twenty eight and
twenty nine, of range twenty five.
Townships sixteen, Except sections one, two
eleven, and twelve,) seventeen and eighteen, Eek
cept sections three four ive Elk seven, and eigh-
teen,) fractional townships nineteen, twenty, and
twenty one, and townships twenty eight and TWEEN
ty- nine, ofrange twenty six.
Townships seventeen, eightexnr hiHcteen, and
twenty, Except sections .wentyz seven to twenty
nine, and thirty-one to thirty iour,) and section
one in township twenty.one, OF range twenty
seven.
Township seventeen, Except sections four and
fve,) of range twenty eight.
Fractional township seven teen, west of St. Johns
river, Except sections five, six, thirtyiive and
thirty } and township eighteen, Except sec
ytions TO three, eleven TO fifteen, twenty-five tc
twenty-six, and thirty-fivo and thirty-six,) o.
nrrc-tweDty nine.
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, o.
range thirty-twp
fractional teSynshps fifteen and sixteen, Of range
thirty-three. If
Fractional townships sixteen and eighteen, and
townships nineteen and twenty, of range thirty
four.
Fractional townships eighteen, nineteen, and
twenty, of range thrty-hve.
Sections three, ten, fourteen, fifteen, twenty
three, twenty thirty five, and thirty-six, in
township thirty five, of range forty.
Fractional townships thirty seven, thirty eight
and thirty nine, Except sections four to seven Of
range forty-one.
Fractional township thirty-eight, of range forty
two.
North Of the base line and east a Che principal Ne-
ridian
Township four, Except sections 10 five,
eleven to fourteen, and twenty three to twenty.
fve,) Of range twenty five.
Townships two and three. and fractional town
ship four, Of range twenty-six.
Township one, cast Of Nassau river, Except
sections one and twelve,) and fractions of town
ships two and three, west Of Amelia river, of range
twenty eight.
At the land office at NEWNANSVILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the third day Of November
next, for the disposal of the public lands situated
within the aforementioned townships and parts Of
townships, 70 wit;
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HIGGINS, HALL 81 DIUDD,
ATTORNEYS md COuuHe IOrs Mt Inv.

Attorneys anu COunBcfIOrS Law,
SAN FRANCISCO, CALiFoRNA,
Office ocer Bolton, Barron & Co., Merchant street.
Practice in the several courts of the State and OF
the United States. Special attention given to Sc
curing and collecting debts, the prosecution OF
claims against the General Government, and the
examination and confirmation of land titles.
III. T. HIGGINS, of Connecticut
J. b. HALL, of Maryland.
j. III. CLAY MUDD, of Wash'n City.
REFER TO
Hon. Thos. Corwin, Secr'y of the Treasury.
Hon. John ]. Crittenden, Atty Gen'l of u. s.
His Excellency Thomas II. Seymour, Governor
of Connecticut.
Messrs Rowland & Aspinwall,l
Beers & Bogart
Sill & Thompson, New York
Hon. Moses III. G rinncll
Simeon Draper. jr., esq
Hon. Robert c. Winthrop, pa.,o
Philip Greeley, jr., esq, 5
Hon. Truman Smith,
Hon. II X. Harrali, co..;,,,,
James M. Bunce, esq
J. Z. Sheffield, ESQ.,,
Messrs Wilson, Young Co., }
Johns Hopkins, esq,
Lind & Brother, lph;,.A.,,t;.
Isaac r. Davis, esq.,,
Nav 9
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GORPORATIoN STOCK wanted by
" July l4-tf CHUBB, SCHENCK & co.

M OTICE.-HOOE, BROTHER & co. beg
In leave to inform their customers that they have
just received from the latest importations rich
and beautiful assortment Of
French Embroidered Muslin, Cambria, and Lace
Sleeves Cuffs, and Collars
Cambria Flouncings, Insertings, and Edgings
Alec, Jaconet Cambrics, India, Null, and Swiss
Muslins for dresses, to which they invite at
tention. July Tiff
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IRON FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS,
Examination. Conn. N

IRON FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS,
Huntington, Conn.
THE subscriber is prepared to furnish TO order
IL all kinds of Iron and Composition Castings,
Shaftin of every description. together with the
rious species OF work usually done in any estab-
lishment of this kind. The atten ton of manufac-
turers is called to new article of fan-bellows, for
light and heavy blast, which is warranted superior
to any other kind now in use, requiring much less
power for the same blast, and, when in motion
Inakingno noise. Having assortment of sugar
quantities, dealers will find it for their interest to
give me call before engaging elsewhere.
Draughts of machinery, patterns, and work of
every description furnished on the most reasonable
terms.
All orders promptly attended to, and work
fully packed and shipped, as directed, to any part
of the country.
June ll-law3m JOHN DEMlNG.
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COAL. COAL! OoAL.-Now is the timo to lay

TOAL! COAL! COALI-Now ia the time to lay
" in your Coal w. T. DOVE is now prepared
to furnish families and others with Schuylkill and
Lehigh White Ash, Peach Orchard, and Lyken
Valley Red Ash, of various sizes Also, Cumber-
land Coal, from the most approved mines, screened
and free from slate and other impurities, at the
lowest cash prices, from his yards the canal, in
the of the late General Van Ness's, on Penn
sylvania avenue, between 18th and 18th streets,
First Ward
2,240 pounds to the ton. Send in your orders.
July 2S-lm
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Local Matters.

RAILROAD STATIoN.-Yesterday evening the
Board OF Aldermen passed resolution-offered by
Major French--appointing committee of three
to inquire OF the proper person persons whether
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company intend
to carry out their agreement with this Corporation
relative to the erection of their depot in this city;
and whether they intend to erect il according to
either OF the plans presented TO the committees Of
the two Boatds by said company in June, $50;
and that said committee report, soon as Praoti-
cable, all the information they may obtain. And
that said committee further report whether said
Railroad Company has thus far complied with its
agreement with the Corporation.
This resolution was passed probably to ascertain
the truth of the rumor which has for some days
been current here, that the president and directors
of tho Baltimore and Washington Railroad Com
pany have receded from their original design of
erecting large and elegant house, of two or three
stories in height in front Of their present spacious
and admirably arranged carhouse, and that their
plan now is to construct thereon one story
building.
DISCARDED LAmPs.-The introduction of gas
along Pennsylvania avenue and elsewhere, having
rendered necessary the use of lamps suited to this
description of light, the antiquated old ones, en-
crusted with smoke by the former illuminating
large number of them being scattered over Judi
ciary Square
AccIDENT.-We learn from the Telegraph of yes
terday afternoon that Mr.. Newton, porter at
tached to Gadsbys hotel, was last light, with his
younger brother who happened to be near severely
| injured by the explosion of a vessel containing
camphine or spirit gas He was filling lamp,
when the vapor took fire from an adjacent lamp,
and ignited the liquid in the vessel. The accident
occurred at his own house, the railroad depot.
| LiGHTNIsa.-On Saturday evening, at the com
mencement of the storm, the workmen employed
on the National Monument were shaken very sem
sibly, but without injury, by stroke OF the cleo
| trio. fluid. On Sunday morning the chimney of a
house in Georgetown WIS struck by lightning,
and few of the bricks were displaced.
| DRowNEp.--Y estcrday afternoon a black man
named David Try, aged about fifty ycars, fell into
the canal, near Van Ness's wharf, and was
drowned. An inquest was subsequently held, and
averdict rendered that he came to his death by ac-
cidcntal drowning.
| A MAN SHoT.-Henry Plummcr, a yellow man,
was shot yesterday afternoon, near the corner OF
Fourteenth and l. Streets by Mr.. John Uniack, the
ioad 1.-THE pis4a taxing effect ia the ,high. Tk,
cause for this was, the daughter of MIR. Uniack,
aged about ten years, complained to her father that
Plummer had behaves towards her in manner
calculated to arouse parents resentment Mr..
Uniack was held to bail, and the negro falling to
| give security, was committed to jail
| The Rev. Ma. BARBER we learn, will succeed
the Rev. j. E. Blox as President of the Washing
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mfLLfONAtRE ASSOCIATION OF CAPITAL.
ENOR the purpose of forming company with
IL one thousand shares, of s 900 each, for which
annum in return therefor, with a safe prospect of
doubling the whole amount invested, leach and II
special partners,) free from assessment and liza
bility, under the Revised Statute of New York
DESTROYS of having influential parties through the
entire Union interested for the purpose OF obtain
ing contracts with the Government to carry the
United States mail in steamers and vessels to and
from New York, California, the East Indies, Eu-
rope, &c, proposals will be received for limited
number of certificates of shares of s 900 each.
OLIVER HOLDEN,
General Partner, and Chief A gent OF Company,
III Wall street, New York.
Banking and Commercial Houses in Europe and
the Americas, on application and investment OF
capital. will be appointed agents.
Feb l-dtf
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SALE OF IMPROVED LANDS In OHIO,
Coded by the wy~ndotts ira Is42.

NJ Office is hereby given that, under the author
IN ity vested in this office by the act of Sd March,
lS43, the unsold portion Of the improved lands at
Upper Sandusky, in Ohio, coded by the Wyan-
dots the 18th March, 1912, will again be offered
at public sale at the Land Office at Defiance, Ohio,
on Monday, the 10Th day of September next
The act of Sd March, lSs3, fixes the minimum
price of these lands at two dollars and fifty cents
per acre, and requires that the value Of the inn
provements, ascertained by the agents of the War
Department, shall be paid in addition to the price
of the land.
The sale will be kept open no longer than is abb
solutely necessary 10 offer the lands and not OK
cceding two weeks.
Given under my hand. at the city OF Washing
ton, this seventeenth day Of July, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and hfty-ono.
JOHN WILSON,
Acting Com'r General Land Office.
Julv 2f-law6w
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ROARDING-HOusE.

MRS. ROBINSON formerly residing nearly
lsl opposite Wilard's Hotc) would respectfully
inform her friends aud acquaintance generally
that she has taken large and commodious house
on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue, between
Let and ID streets, where families, citizens
vellcrs, can be either permanently or transiently
accommodated on the most reasonable terms.
The house is situated in of the most healthy
locations in the city, and being adjacent to the
Capitol Grounds, affords a fine view Of the same,
and the short walk TO its shady groves furnishes
additional inducemeut To summer visitors, as alec
TO members of Congress and other visitors 10 the
Capitol during the inclemency of the winter
April 23--eod3m
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0y- E. o. I. Ran adjourned meeting of
Mlzpah Encampment, No. 5, will be held on this
(Tuesday) evening at Rechabite Hall at O'Clock.
Members will please be punctual in attendance,
as the By Laws will be brought before them for
final action.
By order: DAVID p. KURTZ,
July % Recorder.
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Wcwent on an GRAND which took us about twenty
minutes or half an hour, and when got back my
supper was over. My usual supper hour was half
past ain O'clock
No other witnesses being present, the court, "a
little after four, adjourned. flss
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MARRIED

In THE city, on the 2Sth instant, by Rev. JAMES
LAURIE, d. D., WILLIAM B. HALE, Of Win
chester, N. H., to HARRIET AMELIA. daughter
of MIR. WRIGHT PORTER, of Hartford, VT.
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DIsrIsGUIsHED VISITORS Bodisco. the Rus
sian Minister, and his lady. and party Of ladies
and gentlemen, came up yesterday from Old Point
and the United States ship Pennsylvania. Com
mander Saunders, where they were received with
the usual honors and salute.-NorfoIk Beacon, 10th.
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MILITARY CLAIMS, OF ALL KINDS,
SETTLED.

Fourth Street, opposite the Post Office, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
THIS Office is fully prepared to aid the Officers,
IL Soldiers, Widows and Heirs, Of those that have
Pension, Bounty Land, Back Pay, Three Months
Extra Pay, or any other claims for military SER
vices in all Of the past wars.
T.. EASTON,
Agent for the Settlement OF Military Claims.
Land Warrants bought, cold and located.
July N--tF ~ la
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DIED,

At Mobile, Alabama, the 18th instant, in the
thirty fret year of ihis age, Mr.. GEORGE w.
WALLACE, formerly of Washington city
At New York, on the oath instant, in the thirty
fourth year of his ag4, CHARLES HENRY OAK
LEY, M. D., u. s. Navy.
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yXTANTED-A middle aged white woman as a
wv Nurse One who would be willing 10 leave
the city, may get employment by applying imme-
diately at No. ), Franklin Row. July ~
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OFFICE Commissioners OF PunLIo BuILpIsea,

OFFICE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILpINes,
WAsHINeToN, July %, 1851.
PROPOSALS will be received at this office un-
IL til Saturday, the I'd day of August next, at II
O'Clock m, for furnishing and erecting around
one of the public spaces in this city an ornanen-
tai wrought iron fence about $50 feet long-the
plan and specification ofwhich be seen at this
office. VIM. EASILY,
Commissioner Public Buildings
Ou- Persons having bills against this Office are
again requested to present them for settlement.
July 29-dt2Aug w. E.
rT,HE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
IL Second President of the United States, by his
grandson, Charles +. Adams. Vols. 3. 4, and 5.
July 20 FRANCK TAYLOR.
INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE for August
IL Familiar Science; or, the Scientific Explana-
ton of Common Things. BY Prof. Peterson.
Dixon and Kerrs Ornamental and Domestic
Poultry. Illustrated with Engravngs. ] vol.
Tupper's Crock of Gold, and other tales
Tupper's Ballads for the Times, and other
poems.
Tupper's Authors Mind, Essays, &c.
Tupper's Proverbial Philosophy Modern Pyra-
mid, and Poems of King Alfred.
Episodes of Insect Life. By Acheta Domestica,
M. E. S.
This day received, and for sale by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
July % Booksellers, near 9th st.
INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE for August
Il The Gypsy Chief BY g. w. NJ. Reynolds .
Tuppor's Works, vols.
July % FRANCK TAYLOR.
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ISOR SALE.-Four fine brick dwellings on 18th
IL street; five fine brick dwellings, on 9Th street.;
one fine brick dwelling on 18th street; two frame
dwellings on Sth street; one brick dwelling on 18th
street; one brick dwelling ON street.
The above buildings will be sold cheap, and on
accommodating forms.
Building Lots for sale on Sd street, Ia splendid
lot,) 5th, 9th, 18th, and nj streets.
WANTED-Building lots and dwelling houses,
for which offer ready market
MONEY to loan on negotiable paper.
Office hours--7 TO 10 a m, to 8 p. m,
GEO. b. ARMSTRONG,
June I9-eodtf III street bet wecn and 9Th.
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CHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL BONDS
W for sale. Land Warrants wanted. Checks on
all the principal cities for sale by
June 25--u CHUBB. SCHENCK & co.
NE QUINCY's LIFE AND MANNERS; from
~ the Autobiography Of an Opium Eater. Uni
form edition. For sale by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
July % Booksellers, near 9th st.
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UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP co.
FOR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT, VIA
HAVANA.
The splendid steampship
CHER OKEE,
Q,300 tons burden,)
HY. WINDLE, Commander,
~SfTf1 WILL sail on Saturday, July &c. al ,
clock, p. m, from her pier at the foot
of Warren street, N. r., with the Government
Mails direct for HAVANA and NEW ORLEANS.
Passengers transferred at HAVANA to the splen-
did double-engine steamship FALCON.
Freight taken to New Orleans at 80 cents per
foot.
Specie only taken on freight to Havana.
No bills of lading will be signed after the steam
er has sailed.
For freight or passage, apply at the office of the
company. All West stncet, corner Of Warren, ". Y.
July l6--tf NJ q. ROBERTS.
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ceivcd new supply of the following articles, to
which they invite attention, namely:
Black Chally for mourning dresses
Do Grenadine do do
Do Poult d'Soie, Gro de Rhine, and India silks
Do Bombasins and Silk Warp Alpacas, very
light
Do and fancy Bereges and de LANES
Fancy French Organdie and Lawns
Plain aud figured Jackonets for dresses
Do Swiss and Polka Muslins
Black and fancy Foulard Silks
French embroidered Chcmisets, Cuffs, and Col
lars, of every variety and price
Very handsome lace and embroidered under
Sleeves
Ladies' gauze, mcrino, and silk Vesta
Richardson's and Gray 's undressed Irish Linens
English and American bleached long Cloths
Ladies' and gentlemen's kid, silk, and isle
thread Gloves
youths Wear, and great variety of other
Goods, all of which will be disposed of on the
most accommodating terms.
We also beg leave to call the attention Of house
keepers to our new supply Of
Linen and cotton Sheetings, damask Table
cloths
Napkins, Towelling, whitea colored Marseilles
and Alendale Quilts
Table and Piano Covers, embroidered and lace
Curtains
White and buff Linen for Window Blinds
English and French Curtain Chintzes
A, 81, and Ga white Mattings
A, Sd, and GA fancy colored Ma ings, new
style
"A, Sd, and Ga plain and colored oocoa Mat
tings
Very superior English and American floor Oil
cloths new designs, and very handsome
And large stock of French and English Velvet
Tapestry
HooE, BROTHER & co.
May 2l-ifdtf
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THE Rev. Ma. BARBER, we learn, will succeed
the Rev. ]. E. Blox as President of the Washing
ton Seminary.
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GROVER d BAKERS PATENT SEWING
MACHINE.
Patented Fsbraary IIsn, 1851.

Patented February fitny 1851.
TIME inventors and propretors, after long time
IL spent in periecling and simplifying their in
ventiOn. and having received United States
Letters Patent on the same are prepared to offer
for sale the exclusive Right Of Territory for States
Counties, and Cities Machines, with the right to
use TIis is entirely an original invention, no
thing all smils having be fore been offered
TO the public; the right Of the invention is therefore
uncontested. Our Machine, by the use Of two nee
dies, supplied with thread from spools forms
neso stitch, which will not open or rave-in fact
fast stitch. II is adapted to the sewing on all kinds
of fabrics also on leather, IN straight circular,
or other seams. IL is capable Of being worked at
great speed, and requires but little power. By
means Of the feed carriage, which is compact and
convenient, the stitch may be regulated to any
length The needle strikes perpendicularly upon
the table of the Machine, and affords opportuni
ty for sewing far in from the edge of the cloth
may be desired. The Machine is worked by trea-
die. hand, power, 10 easily regulated and being
compact and simple in construction, Is not liable
to get out of order. We confident that our
Machine, on trial, will corroborate all the state
ments here made. The price of one OF our Ma
chimes, complete, (Which will be carefully packed
TO go to any part of the world, lie hundred and
twenty-five dollars Applications for right of ter
ritory, or the machines with right TO use, as well
as all inquiries respecting them, and all orders
closing money for machines, will be promptly at
tended to. All letters to be post paid, and ad-
dressed to the proprietors and patentees.
GROVER & BAKER,
July l-3taw3m II Milk ST.. Boston, Mass.