Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-04-11

ENGNEERs OFFICE, r. d D. r. Ri
Richmond, March "a, 1851.
NrOTICE TO Sealed pro-
Ia posals will be received by the Chief Engineer Of
the Richmond and Danvle R. R., at this office, until
Monday, the 2Sth day of April next, for laying the
track from the Appomatox river to Burkes about "
miles, with plate rail.
Specifications may be seen application at this Of
flee. ANDREW IALCOII,
min 26 Chief Engineer.
IRON III o U $ r We have fitted up the large
IL house adjoining and Immediately in the OF our
store Main steee forthe special purpose OF keeping
a more extensive assortment of IRON and STEEL.
In this new situatlon rendered very convenient by
communication with our present store we sa be hap
py wait friends with Iron and Steel OF all kinds
' Our assortment of GRoCERIEs for the Spring trade
is very complete, to which invite the attention OF
dealers mh IS n town anu JOHN gciy N GORDON SON.
EMYDRANT HOSE.-Just received full supplies
n IL of T. l and II inch India Rubber Hydrant Hose.
Those wanting tor watering their gardens or pave
ments during the approaching dry and dusty season,
will do well to give us CALL as the article IS much
cheaper than leather and lar preferable in many other
RESPECTS WILLIAMS & BROTHER,
an I Agents for the Manufacturers
HNDIA SILKS.-CHAS. HARTWELL & co.
a have received new and handsome supply OF India
Derss Silks, rich figured Foulard Silks andl other
and handsome styles of Dress Goods, which we are
selling at prices that cannot fail to suit, at
CHAS. HARTWELL & cos.
apt opposite the swan tavern
NOTICE.-The attention of the ladies of Rich
lV mond and vicinity Is solicited to call and exa-
mine large and splendid collection OF
Irish Linen white double damask Table Cloths
Do do Table Napkins and Doyle's fine Linen
Toweling
Ladies' cambria Hdks, &c. &c;
The above Goods of the richest quality, and war;
ranted made of the pure flax yarn, being the best make
of Robert Watson q Sons, Belfast, Ireland, and OF
recent importation.
Also, large assortment of French Marseilles Quilts,
of white, pink and blue patterns, and OF the richest
quality.
call and examine the Stock it must and will be sold
from Is IS per cent less than the same Goods can be
purchased elsewhere as they are consigned b the ma
ana Opposite the City Hotel.
NTEW SPRING AND SUMMER STOCK
V OF READY-MADE CLOTHING.-S. MER-
CHANT u WESIGER, No. liz Main street, are
now receiving and will continue to receive by weekly
arrivals during the whole season, their
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS,
which were manufactured by themselves with great
care Among their stock may be found at all times:
Black and coIoued Dress and Frock Coats black and
coloured summer cleth Goats of every description
grass and silk Linen Goats Of all Styles checked and
fancy linen Frock and Sack Goats, black and fancy
Cashmere Pants, fancy linen Pants OF all qualities,
white linen Pants, black satin and silk Vests, fancy silk
Marseilles Vests.
Also on hand large assortment OF Fancy Goods oil
every variety. All persons in want are requested to
call and examine stock OF Clothing, which they
will find large and desirable. ,,,
ap3 No ll2 Main street.
6N ENTLEMEN making up or adding to their
Va libraries, merchants, teachers and Others would
do we'll to get copy of J. w. Randolphs Catalogue,
they are given away free gratis for nothng OF Books
on Agriculture Gardening, Arithmetic, Astronomy
Algebra, Bookkeeping, Biography, Botany, Cookery
Drawing, Dictionaries, Education, Fortune Telling
| French Geography, Grammar, Geology Mineralogy
Geometry German, Greek, History, Hebrew, Italian
Juvenile, Law, Logic Letter Wiring, Latin, Medicine
Surgery &c. Maps, Travellers Guides, Military, My
thology Antiquities Mechanics, Mathematics, Music
Novels Natural History, Political Economy Speeches
| Poetry Primers, Natural and Mental Philosophy Pc
riodcas Receipts, Reading, Rhetoric Spelling, Science
| Spanish Travels, Voyages, Theology, Temperance
and other English and American Books on miscella
neous subjects This catalogue embraces $50 900 worth
of Books with the sizes, binding and price OF EACH
Large discounts made from printed prices to those who
| buy in quantities. J. W. kANDOLfH,
| NH 81 l2l Main ST., Richmond
IHyO CONTRACTORS.-Prop will be re.
III ceved at the Engineers office at Charlottesville
until the first day of May, for the delivery OF l700C
ties of white oak chestnut or locust for the superstruc
ure of the Central road between Charlottesville and
Woodvile.
The dimensions must be as follows: feet long, al
least inches thick atted on parallel SIDES to TALL Of
jnches locust will be received If they have inches
face on one side at the small end with not less than
on the other end and are full inches thick; they may
| tLo 1ra Of tha od ha-