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JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner OF the General L and Once.
NOTICE TO pRE-EMpTIoN CLAIMANTS

Congress approved Sd March, 1882 entitled An
extend preempon certain settlers therein
uoned extended the above
toned odd numbered sections within six miles each
side the road where the settlement and
OF paid for
dollars and any before the day fixed
public approved 2Th March, 1884,
cd An for the relief Of settlers lands reserved for railroad
and improved hboveuamed
prior uiihdyauai be pre-
emptons minimum Of public lands
and paid for before the day liked for The public sale Therefore,
every the of the
under ID March, 1885, above
i February 1853,
he date Of aomen under the act of 2h March, 1854
withdrawal
the from market, likewise eIiued prcemp
March, outside
restored l9h
day Of required establish the the satstac
of Office aud
payment fixed by law practicable
before appointed
OF nle embracing
claimed otherwise claim will be forfeited.
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
Feb s-Iawl3w flint and Star
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New Postage Act.-NOtice to the Public and
Instructions to P0stIlasters.

NOTICE hereby that aggeaby act of Congress
proved March 3, 1885, following of be
charged, and after the first day ar ner in lien Of those
established, To wit:
Tn single letter conveyed in the mall between
the United States distance exceeding three thousand
miles, three and distance exceeding three thousand
miles,
From and after said first day OF April letters
such
officers OF the official business The ankng
privilege unchanged
and after first day Of January eighteen hundred
prepaid letters which such have been placed
by the writer's.
second Postmaster General
establish uniform the
This provision will be carried
will
the necessary blanks can be prepared and distributed
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
f March ., lr55..
Mar ID--3t anvil An
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No. $50.
BY the Prsssdeas sf shs U.SssA ssass..

pursuance Of sw, FRANKLIN PIERCE President OF ihs
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NORTH 0fsAs ssss 1as an Of ias cAssss. ~~sSs.
Township Jow, Of range shrtswn.
townships tArss See, ssA So, Of rasss fssnsss
:s We: =: =; =. :::: s:::
Noes ssssss sss sss ii u. Iass. situated outside .,
= ss:ss ~Ss win
subject % snuy ., toa ssa avs acre. q
y: ;s X VS.: -: ::::s y: Z
be subject 70 entry and location and after Moadny the aA
day Of nareA next, 10 wilt;
In the district Of lands suhjec, sale MsssY
North Of Ms base line, and east Of as CAoeta~ msriasaa
Townships tarss four aes six sevsn Of range twelve
townships three our I've and .esen Of rnnss thirteen
Township sssen, Of range afeos.
T"wnships ,a.ss' lss, and ss Of range sixteen
Townships thrs Jour- rs s1, and 'sVen OF eighteen
In the district lands subject Draoro ALAsxA
Nc.ss Of hs base ins and Of fAe principal ,aedan
Townships heen foareen neen sixteen. and evsntcen
Townships thirteen, fourteen, heen nrtssn sr<aeen
rang, three
Townships heen fourteen, fifteen, rtssn seventeen
range four
Townships thirteen and fourteen, Of range five,
The townships herein designated letters wholly within
the limits o SIX and fifteen miles respectively each said
road and those italics within said lmis
mated diagrams which viii be Furnished respective
district Offices by the Commissioner OF the Geacs Land Once.
The lands will be sold subject the rgM Of granted by the
Goth September 1885,
exceeding thereof;
the particular OF land which include win be
hv
The sections Will be offered at the public sale In the order In
which they advertised the sale will be for su
admit Of offering the lands but exceeding
weeks applications make private entries
offered public sale under this proclamation will be
until after close of the weeks.
Given hand OF Washington, this
day Of February, Ammo Domn thousand eight hundred
6ny-hve.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the Presidents
JoHs WILSON,
Commissioner % General and Office
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Washington Aqueduct.

OTFtcs WAsHSsrOS AQUEDUcr,
Waslington, March 2, ie5a-
pRoPosALs Invited graduation masonry
dams, and oiirr ef Washington aqueduet
Proposals. received the sh of May will s
thst
Maps pohle aud specifications ready
animation on and after the 10th day of April next,
Proposals will be received particular eulye
hdges, &c. Sc described the plans and spsceAi0ns.
Portions only BE- completed under The
present appropriation bat all for unnnhed work will
be subject 10 nafe by Congress The
rh OF 10 be done and
OF the iation holding sufficiently decide when
what works sbau be funds become available
la OF the entire work
funds, the reserved will paid IL the Judgment
the engineers the work has been property executed far has
n
Payments will be made specie checks The United saet
the monthly OF the engineer rssevrg 10
viii all that the work
siall he paid their full monthly aud In specie
All bids hoad sealed, endorsed Proposals
the Washington AqueducLt'
The United all the bids
should they be deemed and 10 make such
considered conducive the OF
work.
Every offer written signed by
responsible the effect that he they under
that The bidder bidders WILL bis their bid be- accepted
within with sufficient
securities for the eompenp OF the said
judg. United States district officer
The individual the Engineer De-
War; that the able make good their
NJ e. MEIGs,
Capt. Of Engineers, in charge,
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sOR THE whsT AND sOUFa.-BALTIMOHE AND
OHIO RAILHOAD.
IN III ssiss.s 49, 81

IppTored rrang raveIportan changes Of sehsd
IHE completion railroad between
ing Columbus uuiupy does,
line the Baltimore portions
tand North and outwest gives this increased ad
anages TO through travellers 10 hat direction On and after Mon
day, November ~ It5 the trains viii be follows;
FOR THROUGH pAS5ENGERS.
Two fasi trains daily will direction Fst
uan, leaving Camden station instead Of O'Clock
nereore, except sunday and arriving Wheeling 40
Seconds the leaving instead of
hereotore aud through Wheeling about IL
hours reaching there 10 a5. This train will stop Wash
burg, Sir Johns Run, Cumberland Piedmont Rowesbug, New
burg Fcuean Farmington Cameron and Moundsvc only
wood and water and meals Beth these trains make
regular with the OF the Central Ohio road for
bridge, Zanesvir Newark, Columbus, Cncinnat Louisville Day
Sandusky, Toledo Detroit Indianapolis Chicago ST. Louis,
Sc mail
here al y the next night being KEPT but night on the route by
either train.
make with the Cleve
land and Psburg railroad all the Ohio Is nayge
steamers between Wheeling ard Wesvle BY leaving Baltimore
Returning, trains Wheeling follows; Tie express
train at 80 reaching Baltimore at SO the mail ,run
At IA 45 reaching Baltimore at7 y. m.
Through tickets, Wheeling Cincinnati, Madisnn,
Louisville, Louis, Cities will be sold
when the stage OF water will admit
Through tickets Baltimore and Washington and all the
and towns in the West sold at the ticket oces
Of the company.
FOR WAY PASSENGERS.
The mail tain leaving Camden station, will take m
stopping
Wheeling at II AS midnight Cumberland at 10 Is and
at Baltimore ~ ], p. m.
Frederick
diate places, will daily (exccp Sunday arriving
IN Frederick 30 Returning, will leave Frederick o.
arriving Baltimore i2 30,
Tae Ellcott's Mills will be daily (except
Sunda,sO as follows:
Camden station 0, a. M, and 3, p m
Leave Eiicors Mills at 3O A. M, aud O 80, p m
VI li-df
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United states Patent once,


an petition OF William g. George OF Baltimore, Maryland
for the extension of patent granted 20 him the
May, l84 Machines for
dressing shingles, for from the expiration OF said
takes place 2oIh day OF NJ ny, le5j
said petition be heard at the Patent Office
10 O'Clock, and all
IL they have
why said petition ought not TO be granted.
Persons opposing required file In the Putcn
ofce their objections specially forth in wiring at least twenty
hearing testimony filed by either
hearing transmitted accord
Office, which win be furnished appi
cation.
The testimony the win be closed on the a Of May 1858
dcpoions relied testimony be
before the morning Of that day the
ments If any, within ten days thereafter.
Ordered aiso published in the Union, Intei
gence Evening STAR Washington d. Ci Argus, Baunoe
Evening Argus, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania and Sci
rnudc Ansecan, New York, week for three
previous the l4h day of May next the day Of
CHARLES MASON,
Commissioner of Patents.
PsEdors papers viii copy, and send their
bills ohce paper containing this notice.
Mar l0-law3w i
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Court OF Claims, sc.

,HARLEs LEE JONES addition HE ordinary practice 70
" circuit the District OF Coumha VIII pracuse IN me
United States aud in me newly constituted
conrt against the Uaied STATES 10
before The supreme Court and IN the pros
constituted court of cihms hts
General alter Joues, though mostly eted ron seneTe1
81 clients by written Arguments, aud by all other
needf and proper exeftions
March -3awlmif
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CHAE NoURsE aud for eief clerk "a hf
N office of The sthe Treasury viii attend 70 te pfocu
pe bounty warrants pensions hafy &e; 10 the settlement
before Congress 70 the pnf-
and 70 tho receipt ~ nnciaira ~
Instructions and forms obtaining land warrants sent
with Office STAMPS War
rant procured for one dollar each.
RKYsssSos
r. ishs whitlesey, esq Comptroller tthe Treasury
Nathan sargent. srq Register Of the Treasury.
John Wilson, Commissioner of the Lanf once
Y u. Gillet, late Solicitor.
The Mayor Of Washington.
Messrs. Cofcogan Riggs hnd
The Psidap,. and Ca,ers u hs washas'pn
'' % Once No ast isa .peet w,ss, ws.has'Oa-
Mar l3-diw Aeof
rIIlESCEB,s psrsglt.h Past and Present t4. lfgL -
Iutpn and or sale
TAYLoR n MAURffs4 HhHM
March "a Books,crp near ph street
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VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE The block ofbuiid
tngs known Buldings," and occupied
hv The Union newspaper establishment. They situated
street and fronting directly Fem
svlyania avenue by 1853 feet The
rsopery susceptible OF division and Encouragement aud its post
Dn such as among business stands the
yearly value The time OF the present
lessee expires September which day possession
mayh had .EE
hreesoy brick house on lh street west Top
Office, three doors south OF streeil
7th street wcs next door 70 e
rnvernmen building the OF n and IIh streets,
should sold sale PRIOR the
Of public aueton Terms
wi y made favorable To the purchaser. .
- Apply 10 Gu H. wlNDEK
of i7th and @ streets,
2O--oawti5 May
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United states Patent Once,
Washington, March O, 1855.

IN the petition James Brett, Maeawan, New York,
ing granted TO him on The 10Th
in "key wrenchesn for
years of said patent which takes place on
10Th day Of July, 1856
II is ordered petition heard the Patent Office
Monday, June IL O'Clock, and all per
notified appeal and show any hey nave why
said petition ought TO be granted I, -.
required TO ME IN me Paten
specially forth in writing a least twenty
hearing all testimony filed by either party
10 be used a, the hearing and transmitted
codance Of the Office which will be furnished ON
application =, ,.., !. -.
he testimony will be closed the 18th OF June
deposon and other relied must De ned
in morning OF that day; the
any days thereafter. i.
notice be published in The Union, nte
and Evening Star, Washington, D. C PcnnsysHnLau
Philadelphia Scientific American, New foki and Post, bos
ton three weeks
a5tt day Of June next, the day Of hearing
CHARLEs MASON,
Commissioner OF Patents.
p S-Edtoa papers will please copy and send ihe
Odice with containing this notes
Mari iN-law3w
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John VI SNYDER dealer old established
wine OF Jacob Saide No 10 wainu, tour doors
heo Fourth street. where win be uppcd with wines
aud iqnors on The most accommodating terms,
JACOB sNtDER, Ia
office No 70 walnut street, where he receivr ofrfs
special importation of houses An En-
single dozen upwads and sso scitA
m hi. obu Vaughan sndsf the cf fh fisnd- and
tie trr FIT r4Ia
An wines delivered wsshiugtou city by ",damA- Express
free Of Freight. @ "
June o-aty
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should suid acquaintance bo forgot,
i + + brought min
Should auid acquaintance bs forgot,
And days o. auld lang syne"
class OF ending june 1884,
ending June, 1892, the Soph
1881 and the Freshman clans o the
1880, hereby requested assemble
d. by the third of March, A. d. 1897 At The latest.
the links OF the chain Of lows aud epahiD which time
exchange In their
greeting sympashy and lament The aunsy fate of
soma their promising comprcrs
preliminary esue sefspponsed ccnmissve will be
Mondsy in Sepember A. D. 1885, hc United
Fourth Fihh
Mho
attend when ha will
adopted o full aurndspce possihIu.
whom this H. addressed will be
good enough secretary commise mail
EDWARD J. GRANT, NJ. D.,
4 OF Trenton, N. j., Chairman Of Committee.
ALEXANDER g. HART, N. D.,
philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
j. NEWTON LGHTNER,
OIL sncsstcr, Pennsylvania,
PHILIP PENDLEToN,
SAMUEL p. RICHARDS,
OF Bastb Iron aud Glass Works, NJ j.,
LEWIS w. WASHINGTON,
OF Montgomery county, Maryland,
Committee
Jons wxpAAs, OF Lebanon, Pa, Secretary,
March 27-lawtMar3 IInteliigencerJ
the civilized countries of the world
their editorial caianns,
clases scattered through tbs four d.
globe md all throughout the Upited
xranitous insertion
rssonaly ,his date and the III OF March, A. D. isa
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Souihsmpton,
proceeding London Hare
other route, for the economy of ume and money.
Passage from Ns~ York TO Souaaarpton and Brsn.sa
First cabin saloon, $3.50 cabin, saloon, sl0
second do 800.
4 newspapers through the post onee
No bills ol ladnr will be sigued the day Of sailing
An experienced surgeon 10 auached 10 each ship
For freight passage, apply
q. a. SAND, III south William a., N.
@. A. HElNEKEN q Co., Bremen
lae CROSKEY Co Southampton
WILLIAM tsisi,fM, fayye ss~s'~--~-
Mar 6--dly
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United States Patent once.

petition Charles W. Copeland, of New York; New York,
extension Of granted him hr
Of arranging the steam engine
be used for for
yeu expiration Of said patent which takes place
on the lltl day of June, 855-
said petition be heard The Patent Office
Monday, 2sih Of May 1855, at Il O'clock and all persons
nofed appear and show they have why said
petition ought be granted 5...t
opposing required e in the Patent
Office their specially forth
days Of hearns all testimony filed by either party
10 be used the hearing Transmitted
of the Office which will furnished on
plication.
The testimony eth May,
1885, depoons, and other relied testimony,
office before the morning Of that day. The
arguments. any, within days thereafter s-5 a
notice nAbIished National inte
.uencpr Union Evening CT Argus BAL
amore Maryland; Evening Argus Philadelphia Pennsyv
scientific New York, New York and Inquirer CiDcn
na Ohio successive weeks previous the
25th day OF May next, The day OF hearing.
- = CHARLES MASON.
Commissioner of Patents.
of the will please and send
their bills ofce with paper containing this notice
March 23--law3w
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Unftsd Ntaass Patent Once.
washington, March ~, 1853.

AN the peution OF Charles Hobe New York. New York,
praying Of patent esaned To hisl fo
slides OF sts,
for expiration d which takes
on the day Of June, 1885,
Il said peton be heard at the Patent Once
Monday June IL O'Clock, all
ned
wby said petition ought be- granted
required Ole the
once obectonr specially forth In wnns
All hsd
10 b.
coraanee tbs oee, which will be Furnished
piicaiioa. -
The win be eia4si the 5lsi Of May 1855
deposions papers testimony be
flied Office beise The morning Of that dsy
eunicpts II any days thereafter.
pubished In the Cn,on nIel
sence Evening STAR Washington, D. c.; Baltimore
New YORK, to
the lin day Of June nest, ths day Of hearing -
CHARLES MASON
Commissioner Of rsshis.
r. Of papers please and scnd
their bin. 10 the ofcs, paper eonanins us soee
Mar 22-isw3w
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IRON RAIL-.


E auction business
sales OF household furniture
estate Particular attention the
ucu household the
ed settled cashed in fur hours se, The
delivery Of the goods.
Cash advanced every description Of merchandise
Every effort will be made render factory
= c. W. BoTELHR
March g-3t Iron Han.
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FAIsN For SAi.G.-inlending change residence /
offer for sale the farm which reside situated Aliens
FIes Charles county, Aa'and This
hundred OF and three hundred aud hy of which
high lad down aud
plough, ly beautiful growth
subiividcd, ample supply
kinds buildings all and good order The
excellent the situation remarkable for saubry II distant
about miles regular steamboat landing Popes
the Polomac aordng facility for travel and iranpoa
wishing address the subscriber Aliens
Fresh office visit him The premises Possession
had desired. WIN. ID. MERRICK.
Mar g. -Dnp lpr
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4 AN Partoershtp SAL psesae Court - the tnatsd
Ii sia,e--RoBEgrJ WALKER q LoulsJANIN have formed
par,a-r-hip usdsr The firm m wasM Asssn os Ne ar
sumsu of Court ~ The Uni ed
ety. they ssad
1bey b AddSessed cbef 81
. Nrw York or 81 Nee Orleans
Ian fq-ea3m t|sf y - \ r =
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DERRY opened Immense spring supplies
hisnss, point, being eo"es" ." " 90
Paeha.es. had better -ay before eoss Styles ara
exhausted. =. a. .-.u.,-u., ,h. a.4t..
t i ratses Z, H,ace W. s, sny sr cash
be yror~vbaiy prompt sn
s,f,.S tsy css.; all olhss are dss~n~ak on "as
pspsD ,.,r..,y .p,rentea po request goods
~ aa, a.nsruoa by confaAos
Ed sIoses not exchanged OF aken bscs
yrice only, !.
Good selep prices and ar dealing 70 be fsed en In all
Mar f3-die,d
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John O. Sargent a. Charles Albert,

Attorneys and Counseliors-at- Lac,
We associated themselves the prosecution Of professional
III business and will attend TO cases thar may be Entrusted
10 them departments, tue court OF claims,
any court Of the Unie sitting District Of Columbia
WAsnrssToN ID. e.. March "a, 1855.
Mai 25--eod3m
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ESy SPRING OODSrbe subscribers have just received
IN complete desirable fancy and staple foreign
iry Of ladies' dresses
articles adaptea the and approaching
seasons, such as
NJ silks in great variety
Ftoupcrd aud Frenc, bersges
aud other French oIgandies n.
Flouaced and other French jacones
satin striped French bcrages
PLAIN all coIors
French mousseine de laines ali evII.
Rich coIored silks all coiors
Errra black taifeta silks
Insured black dc Thines
plain coiored sbaics, nus
Printed linen cambrics for dresses
Black twisted silks, extra heavy
Plaid and striped soft null nusiDs
White colored French hriIanie
Nausook swiss, and null muslins
Plaid striped, and plain white jaeonei tinbrcz.
iDsnc cau,brics and shear lawns
EIeg .n,ly embroidered poeket handkerchief
French embroderics in variety
Embroideed skirts dresses
Corded, grass, and hair skirts &e
variety OF other useful and desirable a
which enumeraie, but witch VIII be Of
fered upon the best terms , -. ~
Mar 25-3tawJwf tintei1
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no. ba2.l

NOTICE or the establishment OF the cnIce Of sar~
In veyor general Of public Territory Utah.
the February
al Isas entitled establish ofcs
o Utah. unversiiy
OF office
located Great saa Lake City until
wise ordered
Given under my hand, city Of Washington twenty
fourth day o. March, Domini ie55.
~'''' - : JOHN WILSON
Commissioner OF the General Land Once.
+ Mars 29-9aw6w lint. d StarJ
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CromweNs Baltimore steamship Line between |
BaltimOre, New York. and Boston.

WILL despaichh sentner daily from Baltimore York
Boston, - N y
THIS ne affords unequailed facilities the the
District OF Columbia The either point freight
agV nonh b Of ladng Washington
freight and no commissions charged Applications freight
promptly attended 10 by the following agents;
A. c. HALL,
So Exchange Place, Baltimore.
II. b. CROMWELL,
Corner Washington and Albany streets, N. Y.
JNO. W. SCHANK,
Jan i7--d3m Foot OF India wharf Roson
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FORM OF GUARANTEE.
To Capt.. NJ q. Niegs, U. Engineers
We the undersianed residents of f, ia the Stare of ,
hereby jointly and with United sates aud
in the bid Of be accepted, that he
they WILL within days the OF the said bid,
cute the contract the sufficient snretes
perform or furnish the articles in conformity the
ofthe advertisement which the
said shall tail To aforesaid
make good the difference between the offer by the sad and
The lowest bidder.
tSisned) A. B.
hereby certify at the best knowledge and belief
above named guarantors good and sufficient
(Signed) e. Y.
Mar 6-3a wt6th May &lawr
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f,HOCoLATs, Cocoa, @nd froms.-w. BAKER COS
W chocolates, and buma
10 which hi have been awarded by the chief institutes
and Union, all the principal groceries IN
United apd by agan
uuss.y Murray, New Gran, aud Twes Phiadephis
Thomas v. Brundiye, Bamole Kennel dudley Cincinnati
oaioi and =. II. Howell, Georgetown d. O.
WALTER BAKER, n CO.,
Ap3-dly Dorchester, Mass.
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aE@ YORK BREMEN. AND sOUrss-
.Sn4 AMPrpN UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS
Q TIE shis comprising this line Ws~nfN-
RAAs TOM Capt. y. cavsndys aERMANk. Capt. Fd
ward niesirs
These steamers stop al Southampton bot going
PROPOSED DATES OF sAlI.iNo-tss5
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VIM. M. MerriCk, /,


No. Louisiana areaus,
WILL practise The supreme Court OF the United St-it s
claims and several Of the District Of Co
iumba
27-3tawf