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AAKVILLE at Auction.-Wi be sold at public auction In
Monday, 1th day Of March
70 O'clock that we'll known valuable farm called oak
e 265 Of land lying the side
the main urnpsse road leading from Washington 70 Alexandria, dis
the and the latter four miles.
The Improvements Of frame dwelling
house, with the Of hills westo the river
Potomac, well the city
Washington remarkably healthy, with sprins of the
purest within few rods OF the door. j
The farm well enclosed aud properly divided by post aud
:cle with barn. stables and all other necessary
The soil naturally Of best this section
Try s well improved and in high Of cultivation about $50
200 fiat suitable for culture all kinds
and go OF which timothy, OF fine
vigorous growth the residue is in WOOD OF heavy growth Of red
oak, white oak, and hickory.
TO any person DESTROYS OF purchasing good market dairy
farm be found holding Inducements the
chaser than the offered especially nom its congu the
markets the cities Of Alexandria, and Washington
lying directly road the contemplated
Northern Southern railroad Of necessity through
this farm
Terms of sae third OF the purchase viii be required
In hand the residue in three equal nstameD twelve and
eighteen months for notes bearing interest satisfactorily secured
JAS. @. Mcguire,
Feb lO-2aw6ds Auctioneer.
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North Carolina Six Per Cent. State Bonds.
TREASURY DgrARTsEsT, Raleigh, N. c.,
February p le53
EALED proposals win city OF New York
~ 10 O'Clock Of the 3ist OF March for the purchase
100000
Of bonds issued by Of North Carolina.
These will the LIST OF January 1852 and viii
thirty win attached and the
will payable the LIST of July
Of each
Both principal will be Bank Of
public, of New York. should
10 have them made payable North Carolina
These bonds issued under the authority of the legislature
North Carolina for the Of the North Carolina railroad
and in addition TO the faith OF all the stock held by
State the said railroad dividends said
expressly pledged cor their redemption.
They by enactment, exempted from taxation.
Parties bidding will please address their Iotters, endorsed
Sealed Proposals for North Carolina Bond
signed u New York directed the OF Mess Brown
kosset, leo Front street, New York.
The bids will be opened in tho Bank OF the Republic O'Clock
the 3ist OF March the O.
president Of the said and j. Brown David
Freeman, Bidders may also be present
Successful bidders will be informed OF
of their bids depo~e bank the their
bids with tho accrued from the fret instant the credit
the treasurer Of the State Of North Carolina
This made either bank Of republic,
New York, the bank Of the Of North Carolina
u. w. COURTS,
Public Treasurer of Of North Carolina.
Feb l3-2aw3lstMar
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PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING THE HARBOR OF
BRIDGEPORT, CONNECrlCUT.
ENoIAEEx DsrARrAlsr,
Washington, February Is, 1855

ENeINEER DsrARrAlsr,
Washington, February Is, 1853
PROPOSALS will received this ONCE until March
this habor width, length the inner bar
about 200
depth both these bars
amount removed is estimated at 900O
inner cubic yards for the
l4,000 cubic yards, OF less for The two.
The composed OF
the channel over being q feet al low udc s
The which lies about 700 yards inside Of the foTme
composed and has depth Of
waite II the sloalest part Of the channel over II.
range the tides the harbor Of bridgeport 81
which the earth will
raised will not be over Ia feet
eacavated from the bar be disposed OF
dumping ground 800 the OF the channel
deposited l5O yards 10 the
else upon ground 800 yarda eastward Of
The excavated win be marked out by ocer
an Engineer Department.
work will also be similarly superintendent
which be sealed and endorsed
cubic yard Of earth removed above
will be made monthly at the Of eighty
the performed, and
paid upon faithful execution according
the work provided for, which
completed prior the first Of November 1853
Engineer Department the privilege Of fixing
Of
within the limits of the appropriation for this
provemen
For application may be made, by
otherwise Capt George Duton Corps Of Engineers, New Ha
ven, Connecticut. rAt
Feb23 b. Brig Gen. and Col. Engineers.
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rss4es oynox,
February Is, los

Al lxx.
rpAE attention drawn g.
lar Letter addressed b esfan claim agent. Of sshny,os CIV
and extensively distributed To persons believed 10 be-
claims revolutionary pensions, which Il deemed proper 20 mo-
tee well because OF its and Unauthorized
Pension the ters.ss ~
spondence and inquiry BY those has
In OF this Ia stated thar writer to1 ~
time being eaiy oksst and in another place s
he Ia duly auta eric sodehsd at lac
he his correspondent IN respect 10 hs rsabt
address Pension Once. To MANI
pcatons touching such references, special or
gwen and give general notice thai asen Aa ~
to 60 this Office or T
eaions, a susf Testimonials BE- gipsn CLAIM agents bsrom.
Of choise without reference us uee or Con
sung upon their individual eti sns
foi public support The Pension oec ouxh, MOI ~
partial dscrininausn by endorsing nor IN
IL do 80. SSH
The referred which il Is thought oteia
founded upon printed volume published by unss
States 1851 (senate Executive Document SD %
containing report from ths Pension Office, eopsnsa
the Senate Of al sapsndSd aud s,n,.ss
claims th of the of suspssion yssa.
This doubtless, in the hands Of many sgen dos
not auhorxs has this Office aathofs the
A asen any priptisgsd to the es e IN
ysau they possess information vuhAsA from yaI
al large J. Il. HEATH
Feb lo-d2w Commissioned OF Pensioas
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Law school OF Cumberland University, at Lebanon
Tennessee
FACULTY. Hon Abraham Caruthers, late OF the
L judges OF Tennessee.
Nathan Green, Of the judges of the supreme cour
Of Tennessee
Hon Bromneld l.. Ridley, The State
Judges Caruh.rs devote their whole
school.
nsfrciiou-I Daily examinations
No of but
daily lessons in the progress Of the examinations.
Weekly law and which is
OF facts
prosecute them through all the
practice. The require prepare
dssds records, and all OF documents
dsnca In Of by appeal to
public every Tn. students
s uro Judges and chanceors, and in other
paciues connected with their suits.
first session the third Monday
tember ends third Thursday in February The
succeeding Monday In February and ends
Thursday In July.
Espsas per sasssoaTuion fee ESQ advance contingent
boarding $50. Students furnish
which had In the Lebanon bookstores.
-Four seasons complete the course,
class No study
mission There classes Students enter nj
any during the collegiate year.
There Legislature connected with the school.
Number ofssaAsats last colsgsss year eighty-.r.
ROBERT L. CARUTHERs,
Feb l1-eoly President Board OF Trustees.
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United States Mails.
pRoPosALS for carrying the mails United
following routes from the LIST day OF April the Both day
un 1855 will be received the Contract Office of the Post Office
the nth day Of March nsxt, decided
340 From panbrdge Ga by Chatahooche, Ocheesee
Wnton Rickoe's Bluff lola, and Fon Gadsdcn, to Appa-
achcoa, Florida, 200 miles back three a
week residue.
From l5ta October to 18Th june.
Leave cambridge Sunday, Wednesday, ana Friday, at S
Arrive al Appalachicoa days by II am;
Leave hppaAchcoa Monday Thursday and Saturday, by
l0Pm;
Arrive Bainbrdge days by lopm
From l5tA june to l5tA October.
Leave Bainbndgc Sunday and Wednesday attain;
Arrive ut Appsachicon next days by IL am;
Leave Appaaclcola Monday and Thursday at 10
Arrive at cambridge days by 10
Proposals invited for week service from 18Th
October to 18th June of each year
NOTES.
Bidders should mode OF intended Nail
agents without charge, be
COACH steamboat Deduction will be
from The mail for not and fines imposed for those
performed sgrceaby The contract in all The Post
General repeated failures
Once laws He alter the
ue provided he rata additional
dispensed with. No pay
lance above stated prove to be short stated
The should addressed the Second
guarantee responsible persons
by certificate Of pos,maers setting forth
guarantors are able to make good their guarantee
t. D. HUBBARD,
Postmaster General.
PosT oryior DEPARTMENT, February 8, 1853.
Feb 0-law4w
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THE sale patent right OF Boarsses
Machine, fos Daning and growing
boards plank Baltimore, and
elusive right said machines wtshin s.d city couny
This machine durRo Twelve
practically parts Ua<d States uniformly
triumphant results It's have
Isied denomination. The beyond
controversy that this machine Infinitely sapsos which
others equally In tbs the Qsaliy,
formiy OF It's work The haehdss
oths gisnnt @nssnx and growing
Of from 100 to $50 feet per m,nu wiA cspse sHcss&
where greater speed is desirable,
practical machines durS
bi all their facility
operation In the hands OF
established the Justice OF the claim made TOT them by the
ton. = #...U.E sl40e.s5. .5.f. 4 eE
number Of these machines and
operation in different parts Of the county, and dcsross
subject readily
machines operated particularly
cities Of New York, WILLIAMSBURG Jersey City, Albany
further particularly &C., BY letter
c. l.. Moa.i, No. 81 Wall street, New York city, oto
j. SUTHERLAND,
National Hotel Washington, b. G.
Jan 6--dIm
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#W ..Ns s.s WAsHIs0ToN, January 81, 1853
CEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received this stce until
o'clock the gath day OF March next for furnishing all the
blue rock lime and sand 20 be required IN e cree
ton Of the wing Building in this city
The bricks be OF the best quality all hard ana red
Guiding arch made of clay tempered by manual Ia
Washington. sample twenty bricks made Of the clay
be used will be required from each person proposing
The gncss blue rock must be sound having goon races
will of the three denominaed truck stone
and building stone sample OF Ten
each viii be required from each person proposing
given by the contract
The lime limestone wood burnt, de
vered flour barrels uDheaded in the house ne al
building The win be privileged to take the empty
The sand be delivered by
bushels Samples TO be furnished
desire offer for specified number OF bricks
In Proposals Will therefore also DC re-
ceived for number not less than one million
offering furnish materials Will state their
pccs follows For the bricks thousand for The gneiss
separately perch OF cubic feet
wall for the lime, barrel as stated ana for
Of Ave bushels In case the delivery
receives the object Of the to procure
Materials warned that nothing will be
which shall fall below the standard that may be
Anything rejected must Immediately removed from e premises
The successful bidders will be required 10 enter Into written
security be approved by the Commits
soner penalty of equal tenth OF The supposed
respective the faithful perform
of And in addition 10 this deduction ten
will be made from each monthly estimate for materials
aay Delivered which centage remain In the hands oil the
United States shall be fully completed.
furnished such times and in such
of the building his assistant
require, Aud IL contractor shall fail 10 fur
required Commissioner OF Public Buildings
will liberty purchase market the materials
equed risk OF the delinquent contractor and his
suretes.
viii also he received for furnishing the cnng
white boards and common threenc @ suitable for Seaod
ing VIM EhSbf
Commissioner of Public Buildings.
Jan 23--aawtd
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1,O FOLExlClANS.--Joe Shiington has published
Book containny compets list Of all the onces in the gin OF
the government, with salaries, fees, sc, &C.
Sunday edition OF Uncle Toms Cabin
HE keys Coas of the United States
The Cavilc Family; by the author of Frank Farleigh
Putnan's, Harpsr and Gahnms Magazines March; also
Godeys Ladys Book, all the other March
Everything the book, newspaper stationery publ
cation line for sale Ut
T JOE sHILLINGToNs
Book&lorn Odeon Building Az and
Pens. avenue, agent for the Herald and oil other
New YORK papers.
ar
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ny y. G. MCGUIRE. Auctionecr.

Two VALUABLE FARMS AT AUcTioN-B BY virtue q deed
OF from John H. surra the subscriber bearing date Au
Ista recorded In ber j. A. g. No fiios 49,
and 80 Of the land records Washington shall sell
public Tnesday January IS, att O'Clock
Of land called and Of Pasure
and Cleaning lying did being county OF Washing
ton in the District OF Columbia and containing hundred
Also all that tract land called and known by the Of "For
Ba situate lying and being partly Ia Washington in the
District Of Columbia and psry Prince
continuing hundred
rood, and twenty three perches, more or less.
The above land udons Of Mrs Brent Mr. Gibson and
Mr. Young and Handsomely tua-d well fenced
harm, other necessary buildings, with good
land well wacred and good mill The land sbund
sriy supplied with good timber and within y mites Of the Capitol
the road To Alexandria.
cash, residue 49, % months
interest, and secured by deed Of trust.
n the complied with within five days the
property will be rsoid risk and Of the purchaser
WIN r. HOWARD, Trustee.
JAMES @. Mcguire,
Dec os-2swAds Ancnoneer.
90 The above sale IL postponed until Tuehday, Feb
uary g. at O'Clock, on the premises. JAS. 9, MCGUIRE,
Jan 9T-7swhds Ancioneer
0y-rhe above sale IL further postponed. until We'd
nssday March pb, same hour and place, - ) . ..L- .N
JAMES q. MCGUIRE,
Feb p-2swkds Aucbonser
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WashlngtOn, February -, 1855.
THE csppns structure viii be extended 100 feet 20
towards the channel IL
viii be- built OF split stone laid (yhou mofaI)
each height The will be formed Of Two
headers than
through wall alternating with oher headers each
wide La the
the win be feet and AZ long
lively which this wall is stand will
aufe different order
ballast wanted or this 200
the end OF the bfeakwa such
point as he experimenting engineer may direct
The 10 feet OF the wall should be nrmy
inch and bowels
furnishing building the wall, fixed price
ming foot received this office March,
1855. work be executed ia manner satisfactory the
COVE ent onicer in charge.
There are blocks twenty
this wall.
Army Portland Maine.
JOS O.. ToTrEN,
Bt. Brig. Gen. and Cal Engineers.
To be inserted IN The Inteigeneer, Republic and Union, Wash
Courier Boston Portland Advertiser Portland, dali
copy each paper containing
M ba The Engineer Department
Feb 9T--d2w
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For Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the south.

For Norfolk, Portsmouth,, and the south.
a ~u-p On and ner Tuesday next, the 18th February,
xJsAkr the Bay Line will leave tho Bal imore
17eR1fk Steam Packet Companys Wharf, Union Dock, foot
Concord Baltimore, daily sundays excepted O'Clock
Immediately aer the arrival Of the from Philadelphia
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Bamoe will
az O'Clock p. and In Baltimore in
connect with the boats leaving nj O'clock p.
Through tickets fron Washin gton Norfolk, s..
NJ N. FALLS,
Agent Baltimore Steam Packet Company.
BlITIsoR., Feb, 10, 1883. Feb 15--d2w
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Es0ISkkR DsrARTMkNT,
Washington, February 10, l65J

Washington. February 10, isss
Of the y @ and s % - hsssm e @
codns the plans and drawings in lhe hands Of Beau
eaps of ee ensnssrs Mobile and Mr. nsnsu
Of s &c oad p
driven from 10 to IS fee, into h bottom Of The lake. which
ire to centre; and CHATS
Inclined % as 70 Su,s,s Others BY .buns
as 9n s s ny ss Ss IN
be connected together BY an
receive plankng, which will be securely fastened
ayy spikes and snss of tn; I psnnns Be- u.
This pankns or platform inside the bre.kwa,e
fee, above the low water Of the lake. and descsu TO-
Hs @ inc ;' VIII
Ihs two mdse row; viii be ,'gshs
inclined eros. piece jus. spoken Of which win Itself b'.ssd
s o @ s ne low : The
under water viii be executed = follow Aer dnv
s!,aShea TO By bolt and driven down to r. psops,
pile. are then down and the and onsins pses.
on . rs o s middle ~: =
to inches The blanks unds. water viii b .PaS md
holes and noces being prepared before placing them
Quantity materials the brsakwa,.ri
900 o. i ps ND y a from p e s. feet %
See .un.ns di feet Of p's.a,ns in y DIANE
1850 spikes.
1850 Irensils OF locust. h
lis supposed that the work can be carried on Al the rate 200
without from the weather. amer making
fair allowance for other casualties and Sunday II will be
qured be months from the date of the
will be Engineer Washing
until the hre day Of March, s3 for the execution bn
work, under the other OF the following proposttons
s To furnish and deliver the breakwae about
the Ponchasn railroad supeSncndng
shall dec all the piles the and longitudinal and The
| planking needed for It's construction.
I'd TO breahwse much per running foot Of
its length the contractors furnishing everything else but the les the
| cross and longitudinal pieces, and the plnnking
&cr
whole breakwar at much running foot OF it, length IN
words embrace two propositions
The right OF rejecting all the offers which may be madsbH
| served.
Engineer Department
SION through its agents. to secure the due progress Of the work and
its faithful Performances and itself the hebt Of
nung the contract me should the holders OF fail TO
fulfil Its conditions. Na4
No advances money will be by Engnses Depart
ment under any circumstances whatever Wa f
Payments Of work done will
monthly certificate IT diligence
prosecuting
that incident
epdmca Diseases unavoidable Of sch
due TO radical defects construction quality matara The
quantity paid for must have been taken nom secdoa eonpe
finished required. @tt..-ss.t.-.a
sccuing finally cempscr
Of the work. be forfeited the United States Of u
Of the 84A EEL
An proposals be accompanied high
the o the
or the reliability Of the sureues must also be manifested The
envelopes should
abrsakwatcr in Lake Pontcharran.n H4f#=#s
For further particulars address Major G. r. Beaugard Corp,
Engineers, New Orleans.
JOS c. TOTEM,
b. Brig Gen. and Col Engineer,
To be inserted the ln,esencer, Republic, sad Usos Wash
ngfon Louisiana State Republican, New Orleans Buen and
New Orleans Bee, New Orleans La Mobile ADVERTISER Mob,
Alabama Pensacola Gazette,
Of each containing the the
Engineer Department
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uloyal
Cd Gu subject withdrawn and Tho following
tuled IA their stsadi
REMOVAL or RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals viii be received the War Department.
ra, keeping navigation open
and fee from obstruction BY rats for ees of years.
bidder will propose keep
obstruction thereby specified period
proposes complete The
The LIST day Of January, 1882 number Counting
CATION of The free from the
contract Aha be awarded bidder Crowded the
hu) who shall said The
from obstruction thereby for the longest period Of time
good $4,000, conditioned for the
faithful execution Of The contract Each bidder viii transmit al me
offers suIeles and dcaIaon signed BY the that they will
his bond menuoned ana aso the cefu
reside that said respectable citizens aud that he
considers $4,000 above all their debts and
liabilities No bid viii be unless these conditions snail De
Terms Of Payment
500 for the above object so 200
be paid removing the raft advances, as lolows
wits Whenever shall report that portion OF The
shall be inspected BY oieer
pon,ed by the War Department. Ind shall appear mat rash Is
the fact department will pay proportion OF the said sum
the portion removed shall bear TO The enure ra
shall be made for less than oneten part
whole work The remaining $50 900 viii be paid IN equal an
instruments corresponding number with the number OF years
during shall bind himself keep the navga
lion open, is be the sole Judge
Each bid be for the whole Isl for the removal
the keeping the specied PERIOD NC
separate proposals. for portions Of i will be considered
the envelope, " Proposals for removing Red nyer ralt
j. j. ALERT,
| .1.lF ag Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
All papers which published advertisements
this subject hereby authorized publish this andn addition
Little Rock, and the Telegraph,
Washington Arkansas twenty times daily and then twice weef
Each paper advertising copy the paper containing
/ the advertisement ..e#,a ..3s.&
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MADAME DELARUE takes pleasure in announcing
NJ the ladies' she returned from New York and
ceived direct a assortment of flowers
coiHures cbateanes gold
coues; MainisaoR and Lavaiee; ui
behes white buge aud st gold and silver
band; Paris Lama robes spng nbands Nea
polan and great variety of bracelets and fancy
goods of all kinds
BMadame D. viii open during The week Paris
bonnets and mourning and dress
Pennsylvania avenue between 2lh and lJth streets
Marl-
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yUHEREAs a land warrant was issued by tho Conn
w Pensions Of Matthew Lear me
April No. 50,tso under
bsr 1850 the OF VIM Haaton, his agent in
washington which the claimant, Matthew Van Lear
This therefore published according
once FOR The purgcsc OF obtaining duplicate
for said Van L~s All
hereby notified that duplicate
John HARRY,
Jan 2l-iaw6ws Agent for the applicant
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i -
Ii Halls pa,s". Powder Proof Loes having received the prize
pSe @ p1e safe Of ns world and as
have been everywhere their erowngg victory was reserved be
and furnish Wders Patent saamander Safe
when has BEEN a"oab and widely know" and
edged the best safe unu the discovery Of eng fire and bur
nabe evidence Of The superiority Of The safes By The
wno are that ali safes made and BY or his
hsd agents genuine except y have name upon metal
ed through the ey ordeal preserving The contents unnuIed
New Orleans 1874 Taahasse in is4s Providence in isa6
Sg and Deo sas Inc sea, Louis fire. at isn oha
aha and At ne
New Orleans IN S great e' saa ssw asa
denbu and many which can be seen a. s sss.
and tVilders) Patent salamander Safes g. a. J, ,rnn,,
Pacntee and Manufacturer of Halls Anti Gunpowder Lock,
H01s s,Wses Mni r aa ps,s.
when s medal az %
Worlds Fair and which be had al other place IN the
The following certificate. have jus, been received:
CRY, Feb. B. 1883,
Sin much pleasure 70 state that safe of your make
was 1 % s sHa %
occurred in store the night of the ah u No
owing situation wall did not fall into the cellar but wa,
the had all the brass plates and knobs
p'''s' Yours, H. B. EARLE s. co.
Mi. SmAs c. HERRING.
NEw YORK, Feb. is, 1883.
We deem hand certificate Of the fact thai
ued after ainns Twelve hours in the fire. which Destroyed ID.
street,
instant. papers, money perfect
all the watch In running order
and Of them in motion.
j.. bUCOMnlN SON,
Watchcase makers and importers.
Mr.. sILAs e. HERRING
NJ subscriber, proprietor the salamsnder Marble
pany, Of mabeized mane
lie and
Specimens exhibition saanander Safe Depot
Nos 1876, 1871 and I39 Water street. =
Farrell agent sale Of the genuine salamanca
marblezed manufacturers prices Depot No 81
Walnut street, and rs Granite street, Philadelphia
Feb 27-d7t siLAS c. HERRING.