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, ANCERS (,URED.

Mr. q. B. KINNEY, merchant Clinton. Oneii- s.r's
=. J.. informed that In snid eouEty
Hreiing wonderful eures NJ CArcERs rough the ~ken
II BRANT'S PURIFYING EXTRACT. A srrssr-o<t,
d. .srrrLE druggist at Canajoharie Nontgornsr, eou-
~, NJ y. has informed Of important W Cis~
era of long Standing which efected aged lady
Of that place. IT, therefore, this PURIFIER Csnrsr "
It's purifying healing powes, what inpure disease Of 10
Mood II curef Seven years perisncu aud
unlnh there but Wha IL will cure
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"ATrtcN, Brncsee Co, February I. i3ts
M wALLACEI l. CO.-Genfsmea! I was, for
ban year, afflicted with ds.a.c of the stomach. lcoud
any fa greasy substance without Causing grent
prn, sickness, and vomiting. and continually afflicted
with stomach u. an experiment, lricd one hoI
d. ~ BR ANTS MEDICINE. which to my u'tsr disnp.
ponimeni eo,od and Ici,rei Me usual pain after e,Hy
the used second bottle which has completely
the disease AM well and ir arty, and almost
anything wh0li "ing pnin,d or the stomach b.c"r'ins
Yours respectfully, u. >. W lLlOn."
M Wiicox il N rrsnrcinbie merchant of Attirn
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FEMALE WEAKNESSES & COMPLAINTS.

No remedy offered IA the public has been haD
sctn and cc'u0i resfor,sg the incidental rrln~
and irregularities OF the sex BRAST's PyLMosARy
BALslN. makes Hercnce hethcr III, dernn cement
sapr,,ss or other reakns'sit REGUL
ALI by Strengthening The SYSTEM egudIi<in1 ne ctRsvIA.
RIOS, G.d ,ooting and oii"yi"p sERvovs isKrAV"iry
g,.. kleIs
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GREAT AMERICAN REMEDY

VEG ETABIE IlSITiSf BlI7.t
A sure, speedy andpe'mun'nt Cure Tor by,
| pcps,n IN its worst Forms. This medicine
will be found 10 cure all complaints arising
| from disordersor the Stomach and Bowels,
Biliiousness, Yellowness Of Skin, Liver
| complaints, Debility. Headache, Nervous
! ness, Low Splits, Palp'iuti"n - the i''ai
! Costiveness, &c, &c. Please read tie ioi
! loving certihcnir;
| Read the following from me nj ,cnrphy-
! sician;
The undersigned b",nr acquainted vii
some the ingredients If iluic..ings' Veg
etable Dyspepsia Btters, and having used il
tor some tim. in his practice With every de-
iired effect, he recommends this m'dirine
srom the certainty Ofits OBJECT, and gives il
preference over all preparations in medicine
for tina distressing complaint Dyspepsia.
II. HARDENBERGH, M D.,
The following certificate is from Mr.. Bih
| dy,ne celebrated Dagucrrcotyplst:
Having been af1 cicd verv severely visa
Dyspepsia together with extreme weakness
il was advised to take Hulrhings' Dyspep,i
hiuers, anI hlv. every reason 10 hcVear
in bas spcrfectly cured me. hnvesIn lfell
to symptoms Of a return Of the disease and
HE eve from lie effect il had on me that
WI cure the wIrstcaseS ofDySpepSia.
NJ. b. BRADY,
No 205 Broadway, NY.
The Prop ieto- cfthis medicine harreceiv
ed many other certificates ol cures. equally
remarkable, ofth, various diseases for wi ich
this preparation is applicable ;butthe ahO;c
are deemed necessary To satisfy any unprej
udred mind OF its value and superiority
above all other preparations.
Principal Office, leg Fulton ST., N. Y, NJ
stairs.
Price, 50 certs pe'bOtile OF Cbottles fo'
So SO,
R.R. HAZARD & co.
Apothecaries Hall.
NoyI II Agen, for Newport.
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LIVER-COMPLAINT,

DIR. NATHAN HUBBARD. OF snmyorI Coss. one of
he oldest and moe. respectable physieiass ~as smis"i
With Lipcy- opiiint many yenrs and p~(~Ay s~rsd
By wing BRANrS PURIFYING EXTRACT. We could
name hundreds uf other cases, also cured.
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DYSPEPsIA-SOUR STOMACH CURBR

h0Ih1i-t. q. &. Ien,r, f,pj..-.
4 Driscoll, WaneL-J J. \. Dougl.,s, Briuel.
X. q. Brown, Fact Gurnw rl-O. Hsl,r, Net
iek-Briggs 4 sTencer, Washington village r
=. Taylor, knrsri-. AlI,n, pi1ds I,s
Works-N. :. Palmer h Co., Westerly
wicsiord-J. NJ. Anthony, Fail Rhe-J l.
Amhony, Wesipori-sns by Hsrtbssp ssd
Druggists generally.
Al orders -n., he aadts.Y,d pV wsHsc. b
10, Boz Broadwsy, Ne. TEA.
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FOURTEEN WITNESSES

Mr. HASKIN hrs the above fncis. and the fneis
are witnessed and certified 10 oy Dr. 4. WibIlAMS-SI
O. H. BROWN. proprieior of tho UsstRoms Hokl-Mese'a
BIssELLA L LfOSARD. Wholesale and retail druGgtets-
~ = ,,,,. kI~
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CHRONIC ERYsIPRLAS and ULCERS.

.AsrosIsHIEo AND most WONDERFUL CulE.- Cos
Ezra Knapp. OF No. ~ Willow ST. BROOKLYN, N. Y
one OF the most respectable citizens In the city va
afflicted 1--WE years with scrofuous Erysipelas Of bod
legs from the knees TO tho feet which iniarned
sweled 10 prodigious dzo and liberated. Largo decp
ulcers, apparently large enough 10 finger In
Into thcn which discharged daily almost Incredible
quantity OF q matursted substance. Hs had had the
sdvics and attendance Of several Of the most sh,lfu
physicians and had tried many highly recommended
medicines without efecting cure and was told bu
ons or two of his that the ulcers In his le
would hi~ Of before iorx. BnAsr's PuarYrfso
EXTRACT has cured theeo ulceratcd and n6asnsd len
20 that nov they are entirely healed sp and hs cnjo1
rood health II,
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=. VI. PETTENGILL 81 CO., Newspa-
per Advertising Agents, No. 10 State Street,
Boston, are Agents for the Newport Daily News,
and the Herald oi the Times, and are authorized
to re Give Adve rtsenents and Subscriptions at
the same rates as are required at this office.
/ lhcir receipts arc regarded as payments.
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VB. PALMER, the American Newspapc
Agent rs tie authorized Agent for the Daily
News and and fleral o the Times in the cities o
Boston, New York snd Philadelphia, and is duly
empowered to take advertisements and subs'rip'
tons at the rates as required by us. H'1 receipts
will he regarded as payments. His Offices are
Boston, Scollay's Building, Court street New
York, Tribune Building; Phiadciphia, North
west corner of Third aud Chesuut strreis.
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ARRIVAL Of DR.. G. w, ROBACK at New York.
I L lie celebrated DIR T.. w. ROhack, from Sweden
rruessur Of ts'rulogy, Astronomy, Phrrnol,gN, nId
'eom1ncy, having just arrived from inil idelpha,
where he hu met with the most extraordinary snc.
cess for the last four offers his services 10
ihr citizens Of New York, and It's vicinity, T.. W
Roback being the seventh of the seventh son, and
having made astrnlngy his elusive study suce the
rnrlN age at fifteen years ENJOYS advantages derived
rom travelling aud reflection, that ARE pOssess,d by
none IN tiis cuuntry,or IN Europe AZ -ing gif-
tel bt Nature having cultivated tho icsscd gifts.
hc l. prepared To adapt them to the following uses,
and the immediate contamination of the following
topics. lie can be con,ulted with al his Office VI by
letter, pre- paid, and he is prepared Ia make o
his power On any oi The o lowing topics, Business
OF all descriptions travelling by land or sea; court
ships, alviCes given for their successful accomplish
nsnt specul9ting IN stocks, merrhSDdizc real e.
tate the recovering at legace, n dispute the pur
chasing Of tickets and the safety of ships nj VI
also has had the honor OF receiving certlrs'- from
the Honorable T.. John Bernadote formerly King vf
sweden, which II will give him great pleasure in
.hOwing these who will favor him with call. He
also oilers his service respecting henl, reshn ana
MARRIAGE love affairs, journeys, lawsuits, difficulty in
future events, and all the concerns OF life, aud invites
Ill those who afflicted corp rally mentally
rerin--Ladies 10 ceuts,; gentlemen 81. Nativnies
calculated aud read IN full, according to the les
aud masculine sgI =, ladies 81; gentlemen a ST.
Nativties cal6 uaied according Ia Geoinahcy, for Ia
dies -, ~ full - gCailcmrn So in iul S5j--Per
sons M distance ctn have their natviics drawn by
seudtng the date ot the II ~ of their birth. All let
ter, containing the above fee will receive inmedi
HttCuiIon and nAiyiies will he sent to part
oi the United States, written on durable paper. Al
letters ul the shove topics IL post paid will
b an wUrci g;atis. His Office isNo. White street
few blocks below broadway. jyl0 d& wly
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Millinery Establishment.

THE Ladies Of NcwTort and vic nifty arc rer
i pcctfully informed iha, We have r,w oI'r'd
our new and fashionable millinery Goods. And
every effort will be made to please them in style
quality and price. We have the largest and best
assortment Of Ribbons that we ever offered, AMI
some entirely new styles. Much attention will be
given in altering and cleaning old Boniie,s.
IRA FRFNCH.
1872 Thames ST.
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NURS;NC SORE NOUTU LTC0RRU(El A.,

"RyPos, GESEsEE Co, " Y. Gcf. 10. lsi1.
~k..ssrs NJ. T. WALLACEA Il co. some time lnsiwln-
ter nv wifi. became diiard frcm III" effects Of ~.
,ryh1d and NDsng Sore iuh, tlat she could not hi her
child or perform any hoisrhoh labor Her me-, cal rSb
nent varied according To the advice and prescriptions
Of The most pni;ra phvsic ans until sW exhaust
ed in useless efforts. She hrca" So very skrlron ai
a, the time she commenced ukus Bydnfs Medicine si,
we ,hed than e g'wf,r pounds; hut by !e tin-
she had taken fD, bn'ne, she brcnu- perfectly well The
eue perfect that she j. 'unhrd 10 do all nrcs,
sary household wurh snl gained thirty pounds uf feel
four weeks Yours Truly, 4. Il. VALENTINE"
The reader will observe ilsi Mr.. G,LrNTisr SAYS
SKILL" Ilr Informed hy T.. =. TERRY, Esd, of
the same MACE. has e'ud lrlu urLIriu
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HUNGARY in 1851, with an Experience o
IL the Austrian Police, by Charles Loline
Brace, with Map and Illustrations, 81 ,25.
America as found il, by the MotleI e Ma!
Lundie Duncan, : 90.
Thorpe, Quiet English Town and Human
Life therein, by William Mountford, arthoi oi
"Euthanasy," "Martyria," &C.. for sale by
WILLIAM II. PEEK,
a27 80 Thames Street.
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Travelling Agents Wanted.

Competent persons will tie supplied up
on the most favorable terms. A Few
more only will he engaged. Address
post paid DIR. A. M. Mauriceau, N. Y
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CHANGE OF LIFE,
Dyspepsia-Sour Stomach |!

fun the girl Ia the md tie at mt6s sv.-
The dcccierdtSd, and the other gradually s,
prssd prevent any of the r,ai diseases that cquou
~ Miss in consequence Of such change.
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A GOOD CUP OF TEA.

IIoW delicious and refreshing IL good cup Of Tea
III And how many there are who pay 50 cents, and
tven IS cents, pound for common Tea, when they
tan have for the same money! or less, nice, fresh,
and sweet Tea, newly opened, with an aroma and
faste which impar delightful, pleasant glow, and
an invigorating influence. All Teas are injured by
being exposed to the air, and lose their goodness by
remanng long in the chest after opening. Such is
not the case with the Teas sold by Redding & Co.,
at their "China Tea Store," No. l9S WAsHrNoTos
SrRrg1, BosTos. This store has been in successful
operation fee years. aud Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate
only are sold there Thousands Of chests of Tea are
received by the Proprieors, and disposed OF annu-
ally; and their stock, for variety Of kinds, Is not
equallod in the city. Besides, devoting their sole at
tention 20 the sale Of Tea, IL gives 20 The Clr'h7T"r
an advantage in knowing where he can al"ay se'
fresh, sweet, and choice qualiDes,a alta
VERY Low PRICE.
To enable Families in the country to lay in sup
DIV for their own usc, the proprietors offer Five
Pounds good sweet s. HOMO for 9 .25 Five Pounds
ORaSeE PExoR for Sl.75; Five Pounds f'iNoroso
for sI.50; Five Pounds Fine SouSc HYsor Tor S2j
Five Pounds OLp Hr,oS for s S2-50; and CorFEr,
ground AZ their own Mills Ten Pounds best CuBA for
el.20; Ten Pounds best JAVA for Sl.C0 Ten Pounds
best Mocha for 8 l.e0, ground
or Orders from the country, enc losing the money,
may be sent at our risk and the package viii be
carefully forwarded, strongly packed. Ordors py
Espress-men Immediately attended TO.
Address REDOlNG n CO,
China Tea 6tors,
l0s WAmINoros brRERr, Bosre
dll 6m COW.
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INTERNAL JLCeR9.

Tnis q triumph over the skin Of the Best Skyst
csss In the city Of Philadelphia and 10 POSITIVE Pnoop
that internal ulcers be cured easily as extern
when DRASr's PURIFYING EXTRACT 10 used. Mr. J<st
Hepburn, one Of tho most respectable gentlemen 4
Auburn, Caysge Co, ~ ", informed us In Oct, lsV
that he had been afflicted with three FIssuREs d
ULcERs situated internally to allow of exsm0
alton, and thus furnish positive proof Of the fact and
their location. He said that he had spent yeariA
Philadelphia under the professional advice Of the bon
physlcisns and was obliged TO return to Auburn wixt
out help. when DIR T. A. Hunt, druggist "a
Auburn. advised him TO try Branfs Purifying Eyps !
and the use Of seven bottles Of IL Effected perfect css
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CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC

Buy book unless DR.. 4. NJ. Naurceau 29 Liberty st.
~ " Is on the lille and the entry in Clerks Ofce
the back Of the title corresponds and buy only
Of Respectable and honorable dealers send BY mall aud ad
dress 10 DR.. A. NJ Mauriceau.
Full title with contents, together with few
treating Of important subjects to every married female will
be sent free fehaTe, to any enclosing letter stamp in
prepaid letter, addre ssed a herein.
IRON receipt OF Fifty Cents, Tor One
Dollar for the Rne Edition extra binsllng,)
1.-THE MARWIED WOMAN'S PRIVATE
MEDICAL COMPANION" Is sent (snaSled
rrss) To any part OF the United States. All
letters m ust be pOst-pnid. and addressed to
DIR. A. M. MACRICEAU, box l224, New
York city. Publishing Office, NJ l20 Liberty
Street, New York.
For sale by BENZ. }. TILL EY N,wror
nd by ID. VI. COOK, Providence.
June 3 6m.
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Observation-Disclosures
Brant's is the Cheapest
One Dollars Worth |!
cANcERous scRoFULA!

How much CANCFR-bOw much sYPIilLiS-hnI
much SCVOFILA-wi dDiidys rvth Of bR.iNT':
PURIFIER curri Read the following iemrni whic'
nf ia.
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MERCURHAx. DISEASES.

BRANTs Pt RIFrlSG EXTRA CT is y reyIoe,and,'o,
,noh eyodiedior Of nj he ccis V MERCURY. of the
various preparations OF CuoMrL MERCURY, frsn, hs
.y,iem and II Restores tie blood. muscles and all Ac patb
sse1sed. 10 their original HEALTHY STATE.
GENERAL DEBILITY OF THE SYSTEM !
MIA. HOLTsTANDER, merchant. Oberiin To,,a,n Co
Ohio December ~ l8is and amer hav ing stated how
like a chnrm the PULMONARY BALSAM had effected
the of his wife's cOnsnpvr cough, said +" have
personally used RR.iNT'S PLIRFYING EXTRACT
To- renera debility of system. and have hesitation
SAYING that Il h the best medicine to and
vsoRLrE THE that have used ~ ~rcyy
saInee where we have sold BRANTS MEDICINES. hsS
hnee yorss heir efficacy aud yiren the nrs1 sArAcrIos
SALT RI CuM,
Nd all impure clrOnie diseases OF ne psvop sl~ays
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AGEN Is n. r. HAZARD & co.
Apo,hecsries' II,ll, Newport, RI.
q. DYER j.. Providence, f.. OSBORNE
Fall River, h. CLAPP rawiuckel
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WAsHINeToN December IL, 1852
THE following gentlemen have been duly ap-
Il pointed Vaccine Physicians for their wards re-
spectvely, during the unexpired term of the pre-
sent Board; by whom the poor will be gratuitously
vaccinated by calling at their offices:
First Ward, DIR. S. c. Smoot, south side Penn.
avenue. between 10Th and Goth streets. 10
Second Ward, Dr. John B. Riley, north side
+ street, between l4th and 18th streets.
Third Ward, DR.. G. M. Dale, west side 9th street,
between L and NJ streets.
Fourth Ward, DR.. VIM. H. Saunders, d street
and Louisiana avenue.
Fifth Ward, DR. Busey a4t 9HEe
Sixth Ward, A. H. McKim, sth street between
and /, Navy Yard. f
Seventh Ward, DIR. r. P. Ritter, a. and P streets
south.
Senior Student Washington Infirmarv.
Each Of them will notify the President of the
Board OF his acceptance or non-acceptance of the
same as early as practicable.
The conditions OF the appointment:
list. You are to all due vigilance in extend
ing vaccination.
I'd To make monthly returns to the President of
the Board of Health of all persons vaccinaed, not
ing the color, age, and sex. 1F sisa
Sd. To note and make returns of secondary par-
cinations which succeed.
4th. To note and make returns of all who refuse
to be vaccinated, stating residence and color
9Th. To collect as far practicable vaccine uirra
promptly to the President of the Board of Health,
noting the date, age color, and sex of the persons
from whom the virus is taken. aa'
For these services each physician will be entitled
to- and the President of the Board of Health is au
thorized to pay, the sum of twenty-five cents for
each successful vaccination.
Each physician is required to render his account
for vaccinatng the INDECENT poor, properly certi-
ned, on the first of each month"; to the President of
the Board of Health for settlement f
THOS. MILLER, M. D.,
mi President of the Board of Health.
Dec 10 fstsu lNews]
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PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER, &C., FOR
ERIE AND DUNKIRK.

IL, WAR DEPARTMENT,
BUREAu CoRPs TopoGRApHIcAL ENeiNEERs,
- a. December 9, 1852.
PROPOSALS will be received up to and includ.
u ing the 10th day of February next for the fol.
lowing articles required at Erie, Pennsylvania:
go, IL. Oak Timber.
l7s pieces, each 80 feet long, hewed timber 10 by 10
100 pieces. each 20 feet long, hewed or sawed, 6
byiO .ea. Il asse,ss ~.
3l3 peces, each Is feet long, hewed or sawed.
30 by 10 rss ..a. frEss g 3,ssr .,....
4 50 pieces, each Ia feet long, hewed or sawed,
Blft 6by 10 vaar.. g.3T -. ID. -....e. ..
1868 piles, "a feet long, to square "A at the big end
(Whether hewed or sawed will be stated in the
proposal. q ,rst
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E. (The above sticks to be of hemlock, brown
ash, or yellow pine; to be straight, and IL
inches at the small end, of live timber
4 Kinds to be specified and prices of each
IS kindly .E.saa
2l0 sticks of white pine (round) IS feet long, and
IL inches at the small end; to be straight
10 sticks of square white pine, 35 feet long, and
to square inches -..-
ITO pieces of white oak plank, ii feet long, aver
aging IL inches in width and 8 inches
thick atsa1 9. ~ sI ~
1000 white oak tree nails, feet long, to square p
500 pounds inch wrought iron spike a
5000 perch stone
All the timber to be free from sap. rents, splits,
and'other imperfections.
Times of delivery as follows: One third on the
10th day of May, one third on the Goth day of
May, one.third On the 31st day of May next.
The articles, delivered on these several speci-
fed. days, to be measured and inspected by an
agent of the United States, and if approved and
received, the quantities 80 approved end received
will be paid for according to contract price,
less 10 per cent amounts due, which per cent.
will be retained by the United States until the
contract be completed, when amounts 80 re.
tanned will be paid to the contractor, or will be
forfeited to the United States if the contractor fail
to fulfil his contract
Each proposal will be accompanied with evil
dence that the proposer is able to fulfil his contract
and the Department reserves the right of rejecting
any proposal not satisfactory in all respects, and
of reducing quantities as to bring the same be-,
low mountappropriated. aHe
Advances on contracts cannot be made; but pay
ments will be made stated q! fasa G.ls. -.
The places of landing materials will be pointed
outby the United States agent on notice to him by
the contractor On this account the contractor is
not TO be subject to delay of over three days. but
such landing shall not be considered delivery of
said articles to the United States No delivery will
be acknowledged except in quantities and times as
stated and in accordance with this advertisement;
until delivered, inspected, and received, all ari-
cies will be atthe rsk of the contractor and under
his care. But when delivered, inspected, and re-
ceived they will be at the risk and under the
OF the United States. No delay to inspect and re-
ceive at times stated will be made or allowed on
the part of the United States.
The proposals will be endorsed proposals for
Timber in Burlington on the outside of the en-.
velope, and will be addressed to the undersigned.
j. ]. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Dec 80 20td &2awFebI0 A $50
The Republic, Intelgencer, and Union, WASH
ington; Courier and Enquirer, and Express, New
York; Vermont Journal, Windsor, Vermont;
Albany Register. Albany Express, Albany, New
York, will publish the above twenty times daily,
then twice week until February 10.
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TO CONTRACTORS.
SUPERINTENDENT's OFFICE,

: .-l3sa.. Z" SUPERINTENDENT's OFFICE, s
/ NORFOLK. VA, December a, 1852.
n conformity with Instructions from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, proposals. will be received
TOM House at Norfolk. according to plans and
specifications prepared by A. B. Young, esq, Su-
pervising Architect, until Twelve O'Clock on the
Sd day Of February, 1858, sam proposals to con-
tain offers for the entire work. ana also separately
for each part, the Department reserving the right
to contract either way to it may seem desirable.
The Department also reserves the right of accept
stances shall appear most favorable to the interests
OF the Government, of not contracting at ALL in
case the proposals with the incidental expenses
attending the construction of the building shall
exceed the appropriations at its disposal. Sew
enty five per cent of the amount of the work done
and materials furnished according to the con.
tract, said amount to be ascertained by the esti-
mate of the Superintendent, will be paid every
thirty days, thetwenty five per cent to be retained
until the completion of the building and its accept
ance by the Government. Every proposal must
be accompanied by a written guaranty, signed by
itw" responsible persons, to the effect that they
undertake that the party parties making it
will. if bis cor their offer be accepted, enter into
contract and bond with sufficient sureties in the
of twenty FIVE thousand dollars for the faith
full execution of the work, and no offer will be
considered unless accompanied by such guaranty
Plans and specifications of the building will be
furnished either by the Department at Washing
ton, by The Superintendent in this city, and also
blank forms for the bids. Theuproposals will be
opened by the Superintendent and the Collector
of the Customs, at twelve O'clock on the day cue
ceeding the expiration Of the time for receiving
them, In the presence of the bidders, if they or
any OF them shall be present. g 'r@a II -"
a. ,,-ssaalza2sz=ys as WALTER H. TAYLOR, a
Superintendent of New Custom House,