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Navy DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and Rcr


Bureau Of Construction Equipment, and Rspars
CBALED PROPOSALS to furnish naval supplies for
bureau until O'Clock n Esd These proposals
s &c s @y e. S s 9 Cher ss
The materials and articles embraced in the classes named are par
TO such o sppueaoD the oomandan Of the
p, g s y % T s a, o's o.
being for the Of dealers each such portions win be fur
agent each station viii copy schedules tbs other
yards only from which be judged whether
ors must be mao for he any yard upon
oihe printed schedules or in strict conformity herewith OF they wiz
All articles be very quality sample
packages the be The ssen and risk Of the eooac
TOR and IN all respects subject % inc Inspection count
Of the comrnanian thereof
Bidders yards samples and particular de
pon the articles and all other things being equal preference
will BIO given TO articles Of American maneiseaare
accompanied by written guarantee The form OF which herewith
only may accepted viii be noned and the
contract win DO forwarded as soon thereafter a practicable which
they VIII be required % execute Within ten days after its receipt at the
post Office Or navy agency named BY them
their responsibility certified by United States district Judge United
States district attorney collector agent As additional eo
Completed eighty per centum
Of each bill in pate by the oomandsn, o. the
yards will be paid by the navy agent within thirty days alter Its
nd for IN this contract Of tho quality and at tho time and
viii forfeit and the United States Of
exceeding OF such class which be recovered
according to the act OF Congress in that
vided, approved March 3, ls43
Ccs no be delivered fourth before
the 18th May fourth part by the goth July fourth part BY The
september and the BY the L, 1858 Classes
whole the 18th May 1853 The remaining classes
fourth before the LIST September
the fourth
before the LIST April and the remainder on or before the so June
unless earlier required with notice of twelve days comprising
q, proportion article all fol
lowing quantities Of the articles named therein
demandcd they like conditions pre-
expiration Of the fiscal year. receiving notice of hf
days the bureau the commandment Of the yard
agent
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Proposals for Fuel.

QuARrERnAs rERs OFfIcE MARINE CaRps,
Washington, May 10, 1857.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this Of
until Monday tho 18th june 1857 for supplying such
titles wood and coal be required from LIST july 1857 30h
1885, for tho marines stationed Washington CITY, D. G.
The oak ssping and the coal best anthracite
delivered piled and measured and the weighed
officers
may expense the United States the coal weigh
2i0 pounds the Further information BIO had appa
ton this Office. giH sN58H
Proposals addressed TO Major g. Lindsay c. and
uProposas for fuel FOR marines at Washington CO.
ntcgcncer States will publish the above
10Th june 1857 and send BILL with Of advertisement
70 this office for payment
May 2nMtlh
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Proposals fer Lave Oak.
NAvr DnAErsEsr,

Bureau Of Construction &c, May ., 1857.
CEALED PROPOSALS for delivering so, 900 cubic
- Zoe, Of live oak In each q the yards Charles
Goo Virginia viii be received at this bureau until the 18Th June
u These proposals must be endorsed Proposals they
may DO distinguished from other business letters The offers may be
yard and required BY law must be accompanied BY suitable
full viii BIO requred 10 the
contract and as additional and collateral 10 per cent will
pleicd
pieces Otherwise there win
held further addition the is per cent may be
tons be delivered The remaining 50 per cent or other proportion
be S $ az tho may within
thirty days aiter It's presentation TO him
parties O the mrs, par, delivering all or any q The timber named
aus sas ' u@s ls an nav ihs o
Of exceeding twice the total therein
thereof Which may b. recovered from time % m according s
act Sa 10 that ess sl , m
lowing proportions cubic feet Of keclsons and
aprons siding inches siding
These pieces 10 be in number in the PROPORTIONS IN which they enter
shape length and character with those heretofore received with
frames q corresponding ng he mou Of winch can be seen at
$4,000 cubic feet the siding q - and 10 inches about equal
these pieces length from 10 TO II feet having natural and
pieces
crook Also 5000 cubic feet siding 10 and 10 inches in length from IL
All sided straight and fair the I5inch timber and under
not ourths
within 80 miles OF the Of which satisfactory evidence
viii be required by the commndant of the yard to be delivered IN
the respective yards the risk the subject
the usual inspection the entire approval Of the bureau
half delivered before August 1885,
remainder on or before tho LIST Of July, 1859
FIRM d OYER
-, of the State ----, hereby agree furnish
deliver the United States Afty thousand
cubic feet Of vcoak timber Conformity with the advertisement
the Bureau Of Construction the dntc 1857
5000 cubic feet suitable for principle pieces sided Is and inches
foot.
$4,000 cubic mbe inches length
to IL feet, at foot
5000 cubic feet curved timber sided ~ inches length Is 10 IL
5000 cubic feet timber siding IL and Is inches length 10 20
feet at foot
should offer be accepted request TO be addressed at
and the contract forwarded to the agent at me
at --. for signature and certificate,
(Datc) ABB
Firm Of Guarantee
The undersigned, T-95 Of - in the State Of --,
hereby guaranty that foregoing accepted
will within after the receipt OF tho the
with good and sufficient succs in sad shall fail
ter into contract aforesaid guaranty make good the differ
cnce between the offer Of tho said and that which be
accepted. G d.
(Inte.) EFF
Witness G. H.
hereby certify that tho FL
property able make good their guarantee
(Tate.)
ITO signed by judge
ict attorney, collector, agent, and no other)
May 2-la5wt
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Notice

OF he Establishment Of three additional Land Offices in The Territory
Of Nobrdslu.
In pursuance of the act of Congress approved
March 3D. 1857 entitled can act 10 establish three additional
districts the Territory Of Nebraska be called respectively
the NyxAnA LAND DISTRICT tho ouTH Platte RIVER LAND Dsrcr
DISTRICT II hereby declared and made
that the Offices FOR said districts have been established fol
lows, viz:
For aNxNAna DISTRICT" at Brownsville.
For the rtArrx DISTRICT Nebraska City.
Dakota City, said Territory.
under hand the city Of Washington this thirteenth day
OF April, 1857
BY order Of the President:
JOS. s. WILSON,
Acting Commissioner Of tho General Land Office
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DURNETT HOUSE, southeast corner Pennsylva-
I'D and Four and Half street. Washington D. c. Mrs
sII.ss REYNOLDS, proprictrcss
the day, week month.
Several large and comfortable suitable for families Pema
comfortably accommodated and meals
furnis o v elsewhere.
selection of wines, liquors and cigars viii always be
found the bar.
Free lunch every day at IL O'Clock
If
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Firm If Guarantee.
Washington Aqueduct.
OFTIcE OF HE WAsHrSGros AQrKpUCr,
Washineton March g. I6S

OFFICE me WAsnrSqros AqrspuCr,
Washington March g. 1857.
PROPOSALS are invited for materials and work
Proposals received up 7th May win be opened at Of that
Maps probes specifications Of the materials
let will be ready examination al this cce and after the Goth
win masonry Of tho bridges
graduation excavation and embankmcnt Of iron pipes
ncd with tho inch on MAN. gate houses bricks sand
or The particular works and materials reference made to the
q tho line the titles acquired by the
thereon but for such delays due allowance will be made
Portions only completed pres
en appropriation but all for unfinished work will be sub
right prescribe progress
und. zach contract for eacn and case Of s sppo
shall DO stopped until funds become available.
fund.-. as reserved ten per cent will be paid m in tho judgment Of
the engineer the work has been pcy executed 80 far as has
Payments will be specie checks upon United States
cent workmcn shall
be Paid their full wages monthly, and IN specie.
tertsls on the Washington Aqueduct"
shod they deemed arrange
men be considered most conducive to the of the
Every Offer be accompanied by written guarantee signed by
sas sq @ ne ie s Fl b. s
enter into obligation within ten days with good and sufficient
accompanied BY Tho certificate Of the United States district
ina @ district a naSS 4, 10
artnon Of War; that tho garanors are able make good their
opened presence bidders any choose
be present NJ G. MfIGS,
Capt. Of Engineers, in charge.
FORM OF GUARANTEE
Capt NJ. G.. Mcgs, U. s Engineers
We, the undersigned residents Of , in the State Of ,
hereby jointly and scvcray with the United States and
they w within ten days after the acceptance Of the said bid
form or nh the articles proposed II ouIormy to the terms Of the
under which Il was made And in case the said
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French Novels.

TNEVERIN0. Par George Sand 20 cents
III Jeanne. Far George Sand 40 cents
. ISidora. Far George sand Is oonts
Msnprat Par George sand 40 cents.
Gabriel Far George Sand. 20
Jacques. George Sand cents
Horace. George sand. As
Moslistc Mgnon. Par Tnlzac rs
Cbowans. Balxac 30
In Famite Alan. Par Nphonso Karr 2s cents
H. Uscoque. Par George Sand. rs cents
Histories. Far Eugene 81 cents
Alza Paul.. Par Fiyal 80
Theatre Compiet Par Iaxac. so cents.
Ia Creole. Par Feval. 20 cents
! nu Martin do Freytas. Par Dumas. 25 cents.
Jacques 81 Jacques IT, Dumas 20 cents.
Aud many others at the same low range Of prices.
May rs FR.,NCK TAYLOR
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United states patent once,

2 :
ON the petition of Henry Burt, of Newark, New
~ Jersey praying FOR the extension Of patent granted to him The
September 1913 Improvement knitting nachncs
years from the expiration Of said patent which takes place
on the ga day Of September, 1857
ordered that tho said petition be heard the Patent Office
Monday 18th September IL oclok and all persons
notified and show they have why said pc
ition ought not % be granted.
opposing required file In the Patent
objections specially forth writing, least twenty
before the day Of hearing all testimony hled BY either party
the said hearing must be taken and transmitted accord
with the rules Of the Office which viii be furnished ap
sst
will BIO closed the 4th September
dcpoons other relied testimony must he n
the Office before the morning Of that day the arguments
any, within days thereafter.
Ordered this be published in the Unien, ncl
Evening Star, Washington D. C Republican, Baltimore
Patrioi and Union Harrisburg Pa Daily News, New York
Boston week for three successive weeks
September the day Of hearing
CHARLES MASON
Patents.
SEos OF the above will please ana send Their
bills the Patent Office, with containing this notice
2T-1aw3w
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T,IIE NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL UNITED

following;
The Atlantic. Capt Oliver E1dridge
Baltic Capt. Jos, Comstock
Adriatc Capt. James West
These ships having been built by expressly for
their also
their engines strength and speed and their recommendation
for passengers unqualified for elegance and comfort
passage New York Liverpool first cabin $780,
cabin SIS From vcrposl New York. 30 and 20
guncas.
experienced surgeon attached to each ship.
secured until paid for.
The this line have improved tight bulk heads and
Will the Banks north Of AZ deg until
after the LIST Of August
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MATTHEW HALE SMITH, Counsellor -ataw in
lvl the United and in the OF the State
York, No. l1s Nassau street, New York, NJ X.
Ap loft
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A DVENTURES AND EXPLORATIONS in Hon
"A duras by William v. Wells volume, with maps illus.
trations
squcrs Notes Central America volume svo with maps
illustrations.
ou'ens Isthmus Daren Ship Canal volume London with
maps.
wuams's Isthmns Tchuantepcc. volume maps
G'borncs Ihrcn Journal volume London with four
cravings.
Typographical map of the Isthmus o naren.
nyncvor Terrace by tho Rcdcyep
Rev. Mr.. Bellows Address Theatres 60
Bacons Essays with Bishop whntely's volnnoo sco
Travels In Europe by Rev. John r. Edwards
The Bible and the People by Miss Bcccher
May FRANCK T,yIop
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mo. $751;
Notice OF the Removal OF the Land once from
Red wing TO Henderson, In Minnesota Ter
ritOry.
TN accordance with the provisions of the act Of
Congress entitled An act authorizing changes in tc location
approved 1883 hereby
and made known Tint tho Office for the sale Of public lands D
will be 10 the Of
DxRscs said Territory from and afer h Of june
Given under hand the city Of Washington this 3oh
April, A. n. 1857.
BY order of the President
TIIOG A. HENDRICKS
Commissioner General land ONCE.
May 1-lnw6w lint. start
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Notice

Of The Establishment Of Tires additional Land Offices Territory T
Kdnsds.
IN pursuance of the act Of Congress approved
March D. 1857 entitled can act to establish three additional land
districts in the Territory Kansas called respectively the Dc
land district tho Dosage lind district and the wc land
district hereby declared and made that
districts have been established follows viz
For tho DISTRICT at DosrrIAS
For n
For 'wEsrRRN DISTRICT 0opsy said Territory
my hand the city Washington day
Of April, A. D. 1857.
by order Of the President: JOS s. WILSON,
Acting Commissioner OF the General Land Once
An
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BROWN, SfiIPLEY, 4 CO.,
Liverpool,
STEPHEN KENNARD 4 CO.,
q Austin Friars, London.
b. G. WAINWRIGHT 4 CO.,

these ships will not be accountable for gold silver
bills
ding signed thereof therein expressed
Nav
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sale OF Indian Trust Lands in Kansas Terri
tory.
PROCLAMATION
PROCLAMATION
BY the pREsrDEsr OF rms usIrKp STATES


IN pursuance of law, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
that public win be held county the
nsy q Msnsa commencing on Tuesday the MN Gay Nay
states for The benea, q the Iowa tribe Of Indians As situated with
the aforementioned townships Of hand IN said Territory and coded
by said Indians in trust aforesaid, 70 wit;
SoaA y te bas line and cad n he sirA principal meridian.
Townships No fifteen, sixteen seventeen eighteen,
Townships to ranges evenieen esh,cen nineeen
ospn 10 s ha y % a ase 10 Ie
townships two, OF ranges nineteen and twenty.
Tuesday As twenty h y z May next or % pos Of so CT
s as h ss % By the na s % the sss' % The
dams as situated within the aforementioned townships Of said
Territory and coded by
dh q the base line u isiacirai naeyidian
Townships fifteen sixteen, seventeen range twenty
townships Eileen sixteen and seventeen Of
townships nieen sixteen, seventeen and eteen
Townships neen sixteen eighteen range
Townships Goon sixteen seventeen eighteen of range TWEEN
Provision having been made by the second and d articles, Of The
each individual
bands should be entitled hundred and
addition, apart as ma
onal reservation the article
and forty should also be selected and apart for the bene
the American Indian Mission Association and said lands
about forty eight thousand having been selected the following
townships above named, 10 wit:
Townships seventeen range twenty two
Townships en sSoen seventeen and eighteen twenty
Townships sixteen seventeen, range twenty four.
Townships sixteen and seyenteen twenty hereby
Also At Iecompon in said Territory commencing Tuesday the
twenty third day Of June next for The disposal Of such Of tho lands
held In by the United
Indians situated within
prispg the portion coded
dams, In trust as aforesaid, 10 wit:
Soah IF he base line and east ef The srh principal meridian
Townships six seven ogh ne, ten eleven range
| teen
Townships eight, niue, and eleven Of sixteen
Townships six, cvon eight nine and eleven
Townships six, eight and Of eighteen
The of said sales win cash.
below the valuation placed upon the
aud payment being made receipts in duplicate viii be executed
therefor which viii be delivered 10 the purchaser
Patents win subsequently BIO issued
accordance with the laws in force regulating tho issue
The Offering Of the above lands will be commenced the days
spccvey appointed and will proceed in the order which
are advertised with all convenient despatch until the whole shall
| have been Offered and the sales thus closed
All purchases paid the will be
following day at the risk Of the defuing purchaser.
Given under hand the Washington this
day Of February, eighteen hundred and nifty
| FRANKLIN PIERCE
| BY the President:
| Gro w. MAsYPgsSY,
| Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
semcn without special instructions that effect from The Conm
| sioncr Of Indian Affairs.
| Feb 2S-1awtlJme.
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proposals for stationery.

DEraRrsssr IN isrs1sos, May 2s 1857
CSEALED PROPOSALS for furnishing such sta
ses s a"a June So ISIS viii Be resolved oe
the soh Of June Those aaseee%pansd By satisfactory
win only be awarded TO established manufacturers oo
All the articles required must very quality
kind inferior to the samples which VIII be exhibited
Each proposal mus, signed by making
and must specify but one price r each and every ue
All ,he articles furnished must be equal IN all respects
pies delay when ordered TO the salts
head Of the Office for which they are required and
The department reserves Tho rTh, ordering greater
quantity contracted for the paei service may re-
ARTICLES mo, named in the contract 10 be furnished option
Bands with sssosed security must be given by person per
sos css.saess and IN The event q the neglect
article articles named IN the contract
be purchased in open market the
and deducted in for the during
which such refusal or neglect may occur - z, J,
quality and DESCRIPTION articles required
CLASS l,--TaIv.
Item post heavy, plain finished ruled
and trimmed, per ream
q folio post light, plain anruled, for official
D asz rcams cap, white blue ruled wide, medium
close and trimmed, per ream
40 rcains consular cap white or blue, trimmed and
s. 10 rcans legal cap, white blue, trimmed ruled
800 rea ss rS quar,o past, white or blue ruled various
7. SO reams qaario post, supcrnno, thick
o. reams white yeluu MOI. paper highly glazed hard
raapderca. lined nd Gin
reaus Abamira laid note PAPER gilt cdge lined
pcr ream
TO- 10 reanla bnnn note paper lined, per
4 Z + 5ss% s sss ~ . Or ~ s s. 4ss, s rss
10 realms large brown envelope. PER reani
IA 80 rcans ank ho,,Ing per seass
10. 40 paicni blotsag, pr sheets
10 ~ sheets drawing Iaperi antlquaan Iri sne.
Is Is si,eets d,awipe rarer elcpt,ant pcr sheet
10 IS sheets drawing PAPER royal per sheet
20 tracing paper french, gcs, s'ur, per
q. 800 yards tracing cambria, yard
| n1ersib OariS ~ C.
| . ei-AS No. g. f1""ocofSs'
yellow
1900 81 by 3sS inches, per J e.t '.i44t
adhesive white heavy ~
per
adhesive envelopes white letter
@ nv ~ M
5000 adhesive envelopes, card, per
s. 5000 adhesive envelopes, netc, per NJ.
cmN -.
'hAo' w. q '"s
100 cards Pcrry and Of other manuGcu
assorted, per dozen cards
q Glios, other good metallic
per gross
9. 0 NJ quilts No. so, por
4. pens. and pencils, best
quality,
s. 80 dozen gold pens, without best quality per
dozen
80, n ~ ,...,r,
N ~ - II o"'''e
Item IA cvcrpned pencils, snai,
with leads dozen
425 dozen Fabcrs, or other good No 10 or gradu-
atcd, per dozen
rs Fabers &c, poygradcs, graduated per case
62 dozen Fabcrs &c red and blue pencils per dozen
s. "A gross leads, best quality, assorted per gross
l
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mo. 1921
Notice

No. 5S2
Notice
OF e renorai Of The land office from Faye 70 Booare, N
The Stale Of Missouri.
TN accordance with the provisions of the act Of
entitled authorizing changes the location
land oces approved 1883 hereby made
sale public the
state win Of in said
State, a a earfu period as practicable
the precise OF win be issued by
the register md receiver the Fayctte land Office.
hand the city OF Washington, This 18th day Of
May, Al 1851
By OF the President
THoSl A.. HENDRICKS,
Commissioners es the Geucruf land Onlcc.
May 1o--1aw6w [InteiSStarl
V,HE VETERANS OF CHELSEA HOSPITAL; by
Il g. v. Glcig. IS cents.
Routlcdges Shakespeare, part g. % cents
Russells crimca.
Just received AZ TAYLOR MAURyS
June 20--3t bookstore, 9th street
L,RENCH BOOKS
Rousseau les Confessions. vols. Illustrated rs cents
Rousseau La Nouvclc eose yols Illustrated rs cents
yoiaire ctionnaire Ihnoophquc vos Illustrated VI 10
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Ioui Rcyhand /; Jerome Paturat 80 ceuts.
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Fills Antonnc. 30
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Bureau of Provisions Clothing
June 2, 1857.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed {" Proposals for
~ Beef and Proposals for Pork the DO, win
oeed at this Office until O'Clock Wednesday the 18Th
Of July furnishing and delivering free all rish
the United States at the following navy yards;
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Change in the Days of Sale of the above de
sCribed Indian Trust Lands in Kansas.

DEPARTMENT INTERIOR,
Once Of Indian Affairs, April IL, 1857.
NOTICE is hereby given that the days designated
foregoing proclamation the
Indian lands changed postponed
following periods
Point, Wednesday Sd day Of June
The lands the Weas &c Paol "Wednesday oath day OF
June next
lands Osawkee Wednesday 18th July
BY order Of the Secretary or the Interior
CHARLES H. MIX,
Commissioner dd
1ax luna K
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T,HE KINGDOM AND PEOPLE OF SLAM; BY

TNHE K1NGUUM AND PEOPLE Of SIAM by
Il Sir John Bowrng with narrative Of his mission In 1855
vols London, 1851 ss
Speeches Of Eminent British Statesmen the bill
Russian war, vol London, 1857 81 rs.
Lord Broughams Speeches. with historical
London, 1857. 81 IS.
Bukc Speeches Warren Hastings eps
tolary correspondence vols London, 1857. g.
Tales Of the CENT translated from the Persian Sir Charles
relI New edition, illustrated vol london, 1857 81 25
British Navy List for 1857 81
Almanach dc Goha for 1857. 81 So
Hughcss MI Nations / London. 81 ST.
Phny's Letters translated English by
don. 81
May30 FRANCK TAYLOR