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War Department,
bureau of TOpographicaI Enyfneers

DECEMBER %, 1852.
PROPOSALS will be received until and includ-
i ing the 10th day of February next, for the fol-
lowing articles required at the harbor of BurIings
ton, Vermont:
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FOR NoRFoLK-FARE REDUCED.

p "a THE STEAMER OSCEOLA
E[S5sa7E5a5 leaves Washington for the above
sk&zzka zszzEzs place every Thursday at O'Clock
a. M Returning, leaves Norfolk every Friday at
O'Clock p. m. Passage and fare Ss4
She touches going and returning at one river,
and the usual landings on the Potomac.
JAMES MITCHELL,
Oct 2-dtf Captain.
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2,ooo cords best cobble or quarry stone, for crib
ballast
Proposals for materials similar in quantities and
kirk, New York.
The contracts will require the delivery to be
made during the month of May next. The whole
to be delivered by the 31st of May.
inspection of materials will be made as delivered
but not in less quantity than one-third of the whole
amount; and payments will be made for quanti-
ties as delivered and inspected, less 10 per cent
upon the value thereof which per cent. will be
forfeited to the United States if the contractor
should fall In his contract, or be paid to the con-
tractor on the final fulfilment of his contract
All materials will be at the risk of the contractor
until Inspected and received by the United States
agent; but after being inspected and received the
materials being then the property of the United
States, will be at the risk of the United States.
The contractor to be subject, when he has ma
terlais In sufficient quantity ready for delivery, to
no delay greater than three days for United
States agent to inspect and receive the same.
Each bid to be accompanied with certificates
that the bidder is a responsible man and able to
fulfil his obligations.
The War Department reserves to itself the right
reducing any of the quantities of bid as to bring
the aggregate amount, according to its Judgment,
below the limit of appropriations.
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srl August %, 1852.
A LARGE NUMBER OF BOOKS belongipe
IA to this office are yet out. The members Of
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Aug 26-dtf
H'HE ECLIPSE OF FAITH, or a Visit to Re-
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ENeINEsR DKpARrMxyr.

81 EEsINEsR DKPARTMRar
~ AsHIEGToN. January Is, 1853
TITS PROPOSED to deepen ssthe Harbor of Mo-
= bile, Alabama, at Dog River Bar and the Chcc-
taw W, fass, oy dredging the present channels.
The work required to be done is eta ted as foIovs
clear channel to be excayated three hundred
FEET wide' and to exhibit twelve and half feet in
depth OF water at mean low tide, viz:
1hroughue Chocta.c Pass.
qao vds . Cubic gds.
feet, so =........, 81 aa9
Exterior Of the Pass
oVo DO average depth to be excavated
oso - ! loot, 10 =,...;............ $4,000
o,zoo DO average depth to be excavated
,,so - 3 feet, 81 = ................. 362 ,946
l,ioo do average depth to be excavated
8 7so j. feet. =. ...-........... $4,000
o'1oo do average depth to be excavated
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THESE ships having been
oulitDy contractexpressly for
Government service, every
care has been taken in their
construction, and in their en-
gines, to ensure strength and
speed; and their accommoda.
tons for passengers are un
equalled for elegance and
comfort.
Price Of passage from New
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York to Liverpool in first cab
in, SI2o; IN second cabin, $40. Exclusive use o.
New York, EDO and EGO. poo' y
An experienced surgeon is attached to each shin
No berths can be secured until paid for.
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1898 1853
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saturday, November H. Wednesday, Novr Is.
saturday, November 20 Wednesday, Novr 80.
saturday, December l0. Wednesday, Dec'rl4.
Saturday December24 "a. Wednesday, Deer %,
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DUTNAM's MONTHLY MAGAZINE for Jan.
4 uary, 1853.
Story Of Life on the Isthmus. % cents.
Memoirs of Huguenot Family; translated by
Ann Maury.
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THE LUCK OF BARRY LYNDON. By
i Thackeray.
Lord John Russell's Memoirs Journal, and Cor
respondence of Thomas Moore. Parts and 2.
For sale at TAYLOR & MAURY'S
Jan IL Bookstore, near 9th street.
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CARPETING AND FURNISHING GOODS
GENER

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TO CONTRACTORS.
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Oct s-1awtFeb s
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RIVER MAILS.
Louisville and ST. Louis to Cairo and .Ns,c
Orlenns

THE eleventh section of the act of Congress, ap-
= proved August 81, 1852, provides that il
proposals. and contract for the transportation of
daily mail between Louisville and Cairo, ST. Louis
and Cairo, Cairo and Memphis, and Memphis and
new Orleans, and to supply such intermediate
points as ne may order from time to time, on suit
able and safe steamboats,"
10 carry into effect this law, and meet the de-
mands of the public, it is deemed expedient to
provide for double daily line between Louisville
and New Orleans, to consist of an express line,
stopping at the principal Offices only, and way
lines, connecting such principal Offices and. sup.
plying all intermediate offices. And also con-
Meeting line from st. Louis to Cairo. With this
view
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Economy.

Mr.. Gest, Of Greene, IS one of the legisla-
tors whose ideas ofeconomy are shocked by
the appropriation Of few thousand dollars
to pay for The publication Of the laws in the
newspapers. The same gentleman short
time ago went to Washington City, remain
ed absent more than two weeks, came back
bad himself excused, and drew four dollars
a day for all the time he was absent! Com.
ment is unnecessary--Logan Gazette.
The Logan Gazette, whig paper, Is none
Of your mealy -mouthed organs, in holding uT
the short comings Of its political brethern
as the above conclusively shows. Mr.. Ges
is not the only one in that body who hal
practiced that species Of economy. Gin
Eng.
The above is fair specimen OF the homes
ty Of the Buncombe politicians who voteC
against the pittance allowed 10 printers 70
publishing the laws for the benefit of tht
people. Mr.. Gest is one of the leaders il
The House against the publication Of th,
laws. He could without scruple draw up
wards Of SIXTY dollars from the Treasur,
for nothing, and still preach ofeconomy !
Hiilsboro Gag. i,l
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Gin cinnati and Portsmou.h Railroa


Gin cinnati and Portsmouth Railroad
The project for constructing road from
Cincinnati to this city is enlisting attention
all along the line. The following commu-
nication we copy from the Cincinnati Enqui.
nr:
To THE EDITORS OF THE EEeuIRER
desire 10 draw your attention and that oi
the citizens OF Cincinnati to The proposed
construction Of a railroad from Cincinnati
10 Portsmouth. This project is now receiv-
ing the serious attention Of the people be-
tween these cities. Meetings are being held
in various places, the subject thoroughly dis
cussea, and the general determination seems
10 be that such a road ought to be and must
be made. The proposed rout is this Branch
ing from The Little Miami railroad, at Co.
lumbia, il would cross the Miami river a
short distance above its mouth. and follow
the valley OF The Ohio, through New Rich
mond, TO Point Pleasant. There, leaving the
Ohio, il would pursue direct east course up
Big Indian creek, through Felicity, to George
town; from thence, via West Union, to
Portsmouth.
This route would vary bat little from an
air line between the two points, and would
probably not exceed ninety miles in length,
and pass through the counties of Clermont,
Brown. Adams and Scioto. 1t is as practi-
cable for railroud building as any in the
State, and the region of country that would
be commended by such road cannot be sur
passed in southern Ohio; being as well adap-
ted as any other portion for The raising OF
stock and produce, furnishing building ma
terials, &c. Neither one OF these counties,
except the extreme northern part Of Cler-
mont, is touched by any other road-the
Hillsborough railroad being several miles be-
yond their limits.
The proposed road would traverse the CEN
trail parts OF those counties on the upper
plain from eight TO f f,een miles from the
Ohio river, and thus would secure the trade
and travel Of region Of country but poorly
accommodated by the other thoroughlafes. -
AT Portsmouth il could command portion
of the immense trade of Scioto valley brought
down by the Ohio canal. and would also here
connect with the Soioto and Hooking Valley
railroad, thus securing direct ioute 10 tht
coal and iron fields of Jackson county. Thil
would bea very important item 10 be consid
cred in the construction OF railroad from
Cincinnati TO Portsmouth. Ii would ircreast
The facilities for the transportation Of thes'
minerals, by establishing short and direc
route TO the mineral region, as by either tn
Hillsborough and Parkrrsburg or Cincinnati
and Marietta railroad, By extending tn
road from Portsmouth directly eastward,
distance Of fifty miles, il would strike th
Ohio river again at Gallipolis, and would ira
verse rich and secluded agricultural regiol
and the coal and iron mines Of Lawrence an
Gallia counties.
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The Clerk Of the House Expelled.

On Saturday, the 5th inst, Mr.. M. II. Me.
dairy, the Clerk Of the House of Representa-.
tives, struck Mr.. Barnum, Of Cuyahogs
with the crutch of one of the members, and
felled him 10 the floor. The cause Of the
assault was the use Of the following Ian
guage: Mr. Baruum said that che had no,
been in the habit much, Of troubling the
House with fault finding, but that some two
or three days ago, the Bill introduced by
himself, relating to the jurisdiction Of Jus.
tices of the Peace, had been ordered to be
engrossed, and should have been put upon
its final passage before the Bill which had
just been read, but that owing TO some ''ho-
Gus pocus" operation Of the Clsck. which he
could not understand, it had been kept back
that this was owing either 10 the dishones.
ty or gross incompetency Of the Clerk -
which he did not know and did not care, he
(the Clerk,) might take either horn of the
dilemma-and concluded by moving that the
Bill be laid on the table,"
This was most outrageous insult, and
besldes,a charge which was not true, as was
fully proved before the committee of inves-
tigation. Any one having the spirit of a
man in him could not sit coolly under such
a gross and uujustifable assault, especially
il his tongue were tied as in the case of Mr.
Medary, who, as Clerk OF the House bad nc
right 10 utter word in his defence. Mr..
Hutchins said, in his testimony, that "Mr.
Banum did not appear 10 be very much ex-
cited, and from his manner and language. /
Judged he was disposed, from some cause, to
offer the Clerk deliberate insult" The
House, however, not considering the agl ra-
vating ngcircumstances sufficient TO justify such
an assault upon one of its members during
its session, has expelled Mr.. Medury and elec-
ted Mr.. E. Sheffield in his place. The ex.
pulsion Of Mr.. Medary was required, perhaps
to vindicate the dignity of the House YET
if this be all the House will do towards such
vindication, we consider it rather half way
one sided affair. Words uttered as Mr.. Bar.
mum uttered his may fall upon sensitive
man with greater force than blow from a
erutch, and cut
"Kcener than the daggers point"
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The Tendency Of the Age.

One who was not acquainted with the bu-
siness Of our city would be astonished were
he 10 visit The Dry Goods establishment oI
VIM. Eden & Co. A year or two since our
ladies were quite satisfied with ribbons that
cost no more than 25cts per yard now, they
buy ribbons at VIM. Eden & Co.'s al
81 so per yard. Silk costing one dollar OF
one dollar and half per yard the ladies' con.
sidered quite fine and costly enough now
they buy at the same establishment patterns
for dresses costing three dollars per yard
Caps and collars that cost one or two dollars
each were considered entirely too fine; now,
w. E. & Co., sell finer articles Of the same
for from fvc to fifteen dollars! Ladies' hand.
kerchiefs were seldom offered for more than
rs cts; now the same establishment sells a
fine quality Of them for fifteen dollars each.
These iactsare interesting because they indi
cate the growing wealth Of our country and
the general prosperity Of our people. Mes
srs. E. & Co.. have an immense stock oI
goods. all their rooms being completely full,
and. notwithstanding they supposed they
would never be crowded, when they first
took their present extensive establishment
they now complain Of being cnmped TO
went Of room. This is another evidence o
tbe increased and increasing trade Of our thri
wing city. Messrs. E. & Co, inform us tha
complaints had been made among the fair Sc,
that this place could not afford respectabl,
assortment Of fine dress goods, and that il
consequences OF those complaints they ha,
purchased finer and heavier stock Of thes,
goods than ever before. From what wa
shown us, We think no such fault can b
found.
| We assure our friends that the capacitie
ofany purse may be suited al w. E. & Co.'S
We know of no better lule by which 10 iudg
the tendency Of the people towards luxury
than the state Of the Dry Goods business
Our folks are evidently beginning TO feel
little proud, and consequently desire some
things little nicer than they have been her
tefore. for which they are willing to pay
Ifew more dimes. So mote il be.
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" Trade PRospEcTs OF ls53--The fol-
eign import and export trade at the port ol
New York, 50 far, promise sn immense ad
vance on the trade Of the last two years
The total value Of the goods entered at th'
port during the past -four weeks is 90. 1881,
397 greater than for the same period in l6-
50, and e2.O52.06l greater thsn for the cor
responding period of 1851. This increase
too, is not on goods that went into ware
house, but are for immediate consumption
The aggregate. value Of the imports during
the four weeks Is e6.79l ,992 and including
the goods Withdrawn from warehouse, il i
a0.054 ,7D3 This Is not the only happy
fsatuse of prosperity In the country. During
lie like period We have exported 10000
moe bsrrsls of -four. l 700 600 more bushels
of wheat. end 275. 900 more bales Of cotton
than ue did last year at this time, and, whaj
= of rrtff impcrtance 10 remenbeT, oil al
elssdy snhsnes5 prices.
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OHIo RIVER, March 7lh. 1859.


AT meeting of the passengers, number
ing about one hundred and fifty, upon the
steamer Thos. Swan, Of the Union Line, on
her upward trip, being called and organized
by the appointment of Hon. jeff. Evans, oi
Greenup, Ky, Chairman, and G. A. John.
son, Esq, Of New York, Sec. The follow
in resolutions submitted by DR.. Hussey Of
Portsmouth, Ohio, were unanimously and
most enthusically adopted-viz:
RESOLVED, That in obedience TO the require
nienis Of the highest authority, which com
mands us 10 render unto Caesar the things
which are Caesars, we express our profound
acknowledgements to Capt. j. Mcclure, Jru
and to the other officers, for their gentleman
Iy bearing. N,s
Resolved, That said boat is Justly entitled
10 the most liberal patronage Of the travel.
ing public, and that we most cheerfully com.
mend her to public favor.
Resolved, That for richness and vsriety oI
viands and excellency Of wines upon The
board, they were all that the most faslidioul
taste could desire in short her superior &C
commodations, speed and pleasantness, sht
is unequslled upon The western waleys.
Resolped, That these proceedings be sign
ed by officersOf the meeting and published
10 the Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Wheeling
Portsmouth, Maysville, Cincinnati, Madi
son and Louisville papers.
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"RailrOad Record,o

A beautifully printed quarto sheet of the
above title is before us, hailing from Cincin.
natl and edited by E. d. Mansfield, ESQ. ],
contains valuable information TO those en-
gagged In railroad and commercial entefpri.
yes, and will doubtless become, as il fully
deserves, very popular work. lis editor is
well known as a gentleman of talents and
ability as writer, having formerly been con-
nected with the Cincinnati Atlas. In order
10 give the reader better idea OF the char.
acter of the Record, we cory the following
from lis prospectus:
The title of this paper expresses lis plan
and purpose. The Valley of the Mississip.
pi is, al this time, engaged in works Of gi.
gantic magnitude, involving immense inter
ests. Its Commerce has increased al rate
heretofore unknown in history. It's Naviga-
tion embraces thousands Of vessels of vdri-
GUS kinds. lis financial engagements extend
over the globe; and its cities are rising to q
population and wealth, commensurate with
such country and such Commerce. The
object Of the Record is, simply to promul.
gate the authentic Statistics and reliable con,
dition Of Railways, Banks, Manufactures
and Commerce; and thus of course, TO aid
the interests OF that great body OF the public
engaged in them, One part OF the design
not unimportant-is to give the prices ant
sales OF Stocks, Bonds, or other property
connected with these Interests. Tie Recort
will be impartial and independent endeav
orlng TO deserve the confidence OF its sup
porters.
The Railroad Record will be issued week
ly. Will be printed on fine pa per, in quar-
to form. and mailed to Subscribers al 1hre
Dollars per annum, payable in advance.
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EnFobean AnaIrs.

Important news from Europe WILDE found
|in today issue, though we win not yoach
for the truthoT that portion of it which re-
lates TO the Italian insuueetion. II has
doubtless come through the Austrian press,
which like the French, is onlysuffered to exist
50 long as il obeys the mandates Of that des-
Ipolic government. We can only rely on
correspondents for the truth Of the matter.
Austria, backed by Russia, is evidently eu-
deayorirg 70 pick quarrel with Turkey. ~
The petty sffair Of Montenegro which has
become a great national quarrel, is evidence
10 favor OF this conclusion. The policy ol
Russia IS now pretty well understood, and
no one need be surprised should the bordes
Of Nicholas and Francis Joseph be soon
swarming upon the plains Of Turkey, pro-
slded the revoluiionists OF Italy and Hunga.
|ry do aot frisaten the Infamous Austrian fol
his safety at home. The recent outbreak ir
Italy, il is suid, was opposed by Kossulh
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