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The Washington union., 1857-11-19
THE WASHINGTON UNION.
proposals for stationery.
wAH DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Oet. n, 1851.

wAH nxrAxrUSr
Washington, Oct n, 1851
nROPOSAIS will be received at this department
IL O'Clock Thursday the l2h day c November next,
supplying tho stationery described In the schedules below
The stationery be OF the best quality
samples must accompany bids
will required bond with approved
surces faithful fulnnent q hts contract aid the department
right order the articles such times and
quantities deem proper and 70 Increase OF diminish the
quantities below stated
folio ruled, machine made, weighing IL pounds
rs.ms single ruled machine made weighing IL pounds
qaarto post ruled machine made weighing s pounds
fA
20 reams paper, per
do copying paper, per reanl
do bosiing paper, per reani
10 do envelope paper, bun or yellow reyAb per ream
20 dozen cards Psrry's pons per dozen cards
100 do cards other metallic pens, per doHen cards
2, 900 quiis No. so, l. 600.
dozen Con,ss's Fassr's Lad pencils per iosen.
do ivory folders, plain do
do era-ere, ivory handles, do
1 do ivory wafer stamps, do
/ do sand boxes, do
do 4.bladed knives, Rodgers Sons, do
do inkssnds 2inch cut glass, do
10 Cooper rhIHpss Prnce's; other black ink, in
q Qnparts, per dozen.
is French carmins Ink, in ounce vials per dozen
do copying Ink, ds
20 pounds waters, common Size per pound
90 do sealing wax, scarlet, do
10 do hdia-rubber, prepared, In pieces, pound.
10 pounce, per
pecks black sand, per peck.
10 dozen taste, assorted, per dozen
100 do red tape, assorted sses, per dozen.
20, 600 envelopes (7o weighing ono pound) per 1000
Oct 22-law4w F
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COMPLETION of Panama Railroad. Reduction
" Of fare to CaornUnited mail steamships New
York for Aspnwa tho 5h and 10th each month"; connecting
with mail steamers from Panama San Francisco @ EN-
These steamships have been inspected and approved by the Navy
Department, and guaranty speed and sIfdy
The Panama railroad al miles one) completed from
and crossed In hours The
checked New York through Francisco and
embarked Panama tho
money paid in New York all expenses Of tho trip
Reserve kept In New York. Panama. md San
Francisco detention Of accident that the
entirely reliable, @
Passengers Panama tho they arrive Aspnwa
Conductors through by each and take charge
and children without other protectors
For through tickets at the lowest apply the III
Wost street, New York, to w. RAYMOND.
May 6--dtf
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The Fauquier white sulphur springs,
IN vIkdikA,
OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC IN LOIS.

OFFERED FOR SALE TO THE PUBLIC IN LOIS.
TNHIS property has been held under an act of in
corporation 1885 The chartered property then consisted
s.sse .aa as %s n the
T s% s s.s ns@ sss 1 sss.
hundred together with Ne bsnes enlarged and Eesy i'm
The % S "a s ~ .rss y ss poou sss i ss ao
building with eonvencat streets q % feet Width Iannng nsrh
city, be called wsrrsuioa fhe.e nearly
the Ave which Se sa1ss s s
sores aso are offered sale shares wh the
sns when taken g De priiaed Sy Gsans aso
shares win constitute the under % s %
pany getting the respective lots M receive hsr deeds
trustee for the purpose tho entire property
wealth shows buildings aoas worth $4,000 The .s:ess
.s r. &, p q @ ss nsu able
willing and the fact that many VIII DC hc sue
Ss immcd.sy asr the osmpany msd the present estimate
] N Sss % Ys T 4. ss ss q a r. vii
get which he build al the ounan health he may
% s sas s hs @ buildings ss
enhance the value q The sprng and the
sas @ noarisS this s pss. The
ss.s s sns sns raoas u. river
below sh land Coal Al cheap rate may bs une.dA from hs
At w ey Of aasp.1.sa sves y. sam. .av.a.s.s
which Lowell h. 70. unlimited Inc vSM nn
,ss these ns u ss dsy n A. sss 0, M S Ss M n
giving waters. ars.dy sssusysIy es.aly mprosed
surnng scaasn longer tcrns graduated
s ns Ss sSn BE- .a s fullest extent
properly tho public about The vAin which
% The s M.s = s Ss
Almost indefinite profits may be relied on the Plan Of ss
dollars NOT eqredc be paid un the oc
completed and the partition shall be made by the trustee assisted By
trustee or other satisfactory subscription
made ill the day of partltof The trustee VII
ihs % sve s.sat.nos e rood sts
tile in sss By able - ns2 ssrss
Cd possession that time. fs,.t. . Y =
Of equivaient partition win trouble in the v
partition the interests q the and Springs
party must greatly enhance the Any subscribe
shares this purchase and his interest VIII be In pro
portion. ,,o, -
Nonl All the streets xde and north and south,
Each square in The pan streets running
20 running north and soufh and wh
payment even required till ascersned by
number that city Is to be built in which evo'
In the partition 10000 lotsw represented by tokens
with the number and e g. On each hsse tokens will es
subscribers names vim BE- put csch
repeated according the number q shares hs may have and
heirs each win thus have equal chance with any other getting
a OF Spring stock the more highly valued lot
The 500 get w aggregate
only SIS OO the 05 including the Sulphur Spring. the
Those sei suitable building large may s
successful while those least fortunate viii ses building lots -
by 100 feet that must be WORTH the population increases nach
Subscription lhosaph q The proposed city
agents having Of The respective
and IN I ss lists can s = ~ &. q.
time the subscrpion bc deposited In any solvent bank 70 be
This ey receivsAnenon from
AugI THOMAS GREEN
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mo. 5s6,l
BY the Pre- sidcnt Of the United states.

TN pursuance of law, /, JAMES BUCHANAN,
President Of the United States q America do hereby declare
Land Offices in the State Of Missouri at the periods hereinafter de
the land once at PArsnrRa commencing Monday ars
day Of March next for the disposal of tho public lands within the fol-
lowing named townships, viz
EA Of Inc base line and Of the tfh principal eidias
Fractional tocs sxyeven, Of ranges twenty four to forty
three, inclusive
the land MILAN commencing Monday eighth day
Of next Disposal public
ing named townships viz:
Nous If The basel g neGJ,A prinera, meridian
Fractional topnaps sKyseven, Of eighteen twenty
At the PAINYRA commencing Monday day
March the disposal OF the public lands within the following
named townships, viz:
Nonh Of Of I'm principal meridian
Fractional township sixty seven, Of range ten.
The islands the M.s river numbered one two and three
The island tho es Mncs In sections four and Of fac
The island In the river nne ten eleven and
hneep, fractional township sixty hve Of range six
Al LOUIS commencing Monday
March next for tho disposal Of tho public lands within the follow
ing named townships, viz: t@
Noh Of the line and 5 The i'm principal
township thirty eight except portions
covered by private claims
At the JACKSON commencing Monday eighth
March for the disposal tho public lands within tho fol
lowing named townships, viz:
North Of the line and Of ate Gfh principal meridian
township twenty township twenty range
Fracisnal township twenty one Of range t.o
Township twenty scven Of range sere''
Township twenty nine, Of range ten
Fractional township sixteon, Of thirteen.
Township twenty four, Of range sixteen.
North Of the Of fin principal meridian
nshps twenty ranges inclusive
Fractional township and townships
twenty six, OF range Bine
Office srRSorrIp commencing Monday
March for the disposal OF the public lands
the following named townships, viz:
North Of As base line and ,ce Of he nm principal merdian
Township thirty, Of range hgeRtynine
Townships thirty, thirty thirytw thirty three and thirty
four, OF range thirty. :.
Lands appropriated military other
together with those and overowed
thereby unit for Guilty. II granted TO the State by the
An
swamp lands within their limits approved September
~, 1880 will be excluded from the Gales
the above lands will be
pointed will proceed in the order which
and
Of Of the lands will be admitted until after the expiration
the weeks.
Given under my hand city Washington this sixteenth, day
Of September Domini thousand eight hundred
JAMES BUCHANAN
By the President
THos. A. IrspRcp,
+ Commissioner Of the General Land ONCE
NOTICE TO PRE- rairTIoN CLAIMANTS
within townships parts enumerated re-
qnired establish the the
receiver Of the land Office and a therefor
practicable this pics and before
claimed otherwise such claim viii be forfeited.
TIIOs A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner IL the General Land
Sep le-lswsm IlntSstnrl
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Virginia Land once,
RichmonJ 0ctobrr 10 I

TN conformity with the code Of Virginia of I649
Il page t9l section 16 do hereby make all whom
concern that by certificate Of the county
Halifax dated the 18th day Of October 1857 and this
into the land Office that by inquest held tho Goth
1885, was found that tract Of land containing thrtyour
the county Halifax the
land book OF said county John Hehowcr
ghtower len the
from that he @ heirs and that the
u cchcaed 70 the Commonwealth a.
= g IT. PARKER
Oct 22--law6w Register Lana once
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Proposals for Erecting Marine Barracks at
Pensacola, Florida.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, September 2l, 1887.

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, September 2l, 1887.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed q Proposals for
~ building Marine Barras At Pensacoa Floria will be
cved at this department until the 9Th day OF November 1857
O'Clock for the Of the Marine
cations by tho direction OF the Navy Department copies
which be the ofcs Of the
yards AZ Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Boson
phia, Norfolk and Pcnsacols and At the Navy Department
Tho proposals must be for furnishing all
peng the work in satisfactory the
department tho proposals
herein invited when deems the interest Of the
qures IT,
Ninety OF the Of
hvered will bc paid from imc, the
estimates made and certified TO by the superintendent
part Of the United Saes and retained until
ton Of the and Of tho by tho npen
provided shall
than Eve thousand dollars.
Each proposal be accompanied by written
by responsible persons (ocrned be
dbct Judge, other officer OF the
the Of Ave thousand doarr that the bidder will when
his proposal accepted contract and bond
and sufficient security for its hithfu performance.
Bidders invited examine the plans and specifications
Offices herein before mentoncd.
The scaled and addressed this department
and plainly endorsed Proposals for building Marine BArrscs
sacola, Florida
The bidder only offer may be accepted will
the viii be forwarded thereafter practicable
which he viii be required execute within ten days after ~
Al tho post once named by him.
All the nbovc completed in all according
the plans aud specifications within twelve months from
dno the
rAAc ToUcEY
Sept A-2awt0th Nov Secretary Of the Navy.
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PROPOSALS FOR RATIoNs FOR 1855.

QraEEAxAsrER's MARSE CoRIr
Washington, October 10, 1857.
g EPARATE SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
at o'clock furnishing the Unod
corps, at the following stations, for the 1868, viz:
Cbarlcstown, Massachusetts,;
Portsmouth,, New Hampshire;
Brooklyn Long Island, New York;
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gosport, Norfolk yfrginis;
Warrington, Florida and
Washington, District OF Columbia.
Each ration Of pound Of fresh
Of Of pork eighteen bread
made Of best superne four -four the
the government and the or OF coffee
quarts vinegar quarts pounds good
and and half pound Of good hard dipped ow candles
hundred raiions f&N
required Of the command
officer each station either in bulk by the single shah
consist Of the and choice the pork
be No prime pork and the be d the quality
Of kinds named. All subject 10 inspection.
No bid will be entertained unless accompanied
surses this certified person
be Proposals Rons
the ouartermsster Of the Marine Corps, washington
D. J. SUTHERLAND
Quarernaster.
The papers publishing this paper
tanning examination accompanied BY
duplicate Of the The Of ~
rs insertion and s7h 800 for all Subsequent
sertions.
National Ineigenccr STAR and States Washington Ar
gus Portland Me- Patriot Concord N H. Portsmouth,
Post and Courier Bridgeport Daily
and Atlas, N Y; Brooklyn ~ " Argus,
Press, Philadelphia Penn Patriot Harrisburg Penn Republican
Baltimore Nd Statesman and Argus Norfolk Va democrat
above three per until 10th November.
Octl0-3tawtl0thNey
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For Kansas and Missouri River.

TTNHE PACIFIC RAILROAD is now running two
city, connecting
with the ne Of Missouri river packets that leaves Jene
daily the arrival OF the caryhg tho mails
and for Bonneville Glasgow Lexington Kansas aven
WORTH Weston, st. Joseph, and all Intermediate points.
Through g. Louis 48 from "a 80
hours ahead Of beats starting from St Ionis. a
Lightning equal boats the
delayed waiting freight
tickets be purchased the principal co Of the United
at the cGces in S. Louis. 7. McKE$YCK,
May 22-dn St- AG Asst Supt
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l5ooo writing paper 10 by 20 inches to weigh twsn
ty.sght pounds per 3 @I
2i6oo resma writing paper 10 BY 20 inches TO weigh TWEEN
No rsams vrnns paper BY inches. weigh
No Ioo writing paper BY % inches weigh twenty
No writing paper by inches weigh twenty
No ezoo wringrs by IS inchcs weigh
All the papers designated the
Materials FREQ from aduleratio and finished in the best manner
Of respective kinds and Of such weights may be
qnred this oce class to be white and Of the sizes
and n schedule. z
Tho right reserved Of ordering greater or less quantity OF each
kind at such times andn such quantities
the public service require. I,t fT aNtJs NJ
considered separately and be subject
rate contract but bidders may one for one o more
than class assigned him to take oil such
classes, Or forfeit his right 70 any class. -.
and ba each kind must accompany each bid and
,s for S IL ba ne IN the six be
properly the sample or will not bc considered All
and samples mnst c transmitted 10 This Office free post
Each proposal signed by individual Arm making
and must specify The price per Pound % Ian nd Du sns for ae
All paper the must be delivered at such place
or m es4ss u ana & 70 n
on count weight and o the and be
Blank forms for proposals furnished a this per
applying the and viii be taken into consideration
Bonds with approved securities win be required; supply
article Of the classes, failure TO supply
the quantity required any time will be considered violation the
Each bidder required furnish with his proposals satisfactory
evidence his ability hem and proposals unaccompaned
separate from the rampl) will
amer Monday next (sh at 10 O'Clock
q the Office Of the Superintendent.
Printing Capitol United States Washington
" Proposals for Supplying Parer,n
Oct I-2awtDcc1 Superintendent OF Public Printing.
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vel hereby guaranty that the above bidder, for bddcfr
awarded him. for them according 70 his of
,s foregoing proposal win CONTRACT and give SO
prescribed the advertisement
Proposals goods October is, 1857 and Tor wei
all damages losses which the uned states
failure 10 do on tho part Oh the
said bidder, for bidders n .
that does not strictly coniofn 10 the
terms and directions OF this advertisement
BY order OF the Secretary Of the Interior; :
Acting Commissioner.
Oct 9o-d3tS3tsw ull I4thNov tft q
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George G. Thomas,
Cbnmi:Soner Of Deeds for all Me States,
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC
sly Seventh street, No. 400.

WTATCH Repairing and Engraving Watches,
" chronomers and pocket mekeepers of
repaired by skiu workmcn and
Engraving description style Including tho
cutting Of arms, crests, notices, and initials
' Visiting and wedding elegantly engraved printed
NJ w. 6ALT BRO,
Jewellers, 324 Pennsylvania avenue
Jan S0-6 Between 9th and 10th streets
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PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.

QvAKrsnAmms MArrH Cosrs,
Washington, Oct 10, 1857.
GEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- ONCE anl O'Clock On Friday The lam Noy.mssI ISL
% sarrn rr. gn s %.1s c sns ezra s s ~ e aur ns
500 to 500 uniform caps complete.
1000 to 1000 marine pcmpoons
1000 TO 1000 patent leather stocks
so0,o 500 prv.ss uniform soa eSnps's
soto 100 sergesnts uniform coats Game spove)
musci.ns scare, cloth, cochinca dyeo be
100 to 400 pairs non -commssiOned on,ers' ep~ue,es
SOTO 500 pairs brass centre straFs
1899 1900 sss sSss Rs'ss s.a .sis,. Ssu 've'''-
500 70 500 marine bianksts, (srsy)
500 500 knapsseks-
2,5oo TO 5000 pairs wooilcn socks.
500 TO 500 fatigue e sss, irsss. '''"'''s 's''s'
500 % 1000 r.ir. weo'len over.Is, s'as ssrsey
500 to 500 watch great coats, DO,
500 to / 200 pairs Canton drawers.
1000 1000 yards "a sky blue ser.ry
1000 1900 navy blue CLOTH he chericy tested
800 yards scac, elo,h ccchneai dye, 10 be chemically sd
samples the above articles be sppcAa his u
be understood ha, III. accepted bidder
rial used for manufacturing coats cvcrals S on hand at the time
Of entering into contract, q the contract prices thereof
explicitly tbs, Inspection Win
given all arioles Furnished as TO q and Quality ss ,h. articles
the hands Of the contractor.
The himself TO
mnsh the quantity named above as the eIen or interests the
demand
Proposals addressed the the
Washington c. endorsed "Proposas for supplies
papers publishing this will send the PAPER
tanning
by duplicate the the Of rs for 400
first Insertion and 81 y cents 800 for all subsequent
serons.
Integcncer,n ar. and States, Washington
aAsus" Portland, Maine; Iairo Concord Ii "GaIet,e
Portsmouth, n H. POST and Courier Boston, Mass Bridge
Brookiyn n r. Argus arcmsyiraniau and rress rhisds
pha Pa PATRIOT Harrisburg, Pa "Republcan" BALTIMORE Nd
Argns,n Norfolk, ya "Dcmocratr Pensacola
aOrlcanann New Orleans, will publish
three per week Until the 22d October.
l0--3tawt13Nov
Aho publishers Of these requested alter tho advc
September
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MISSES ROCKERS English and French Boarding
wi and day school for young ladies' No 4s4 street. between
and 9TH, Washington city.
The OF this institution, which has
years will be resumed Monday September
containing particulars be obtained the
md n Seminary
Aug 1s-3awp
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United STATES NAVAL CouRr or ISQrIRY,
Washington, February 20, 1857.

TTNHE judge advocate gives notice, for the informa
Il ton parties coming before tho the LIST section
tho act Of January 49, 1857 that they will respectively be advised
the department when their shall have been referred the
and that IL is desirable that presenting themselves
should OF
sire have summoned specifying which Of the respective
htness for the scrvce mentioned in the
applied respectively aud suggesting the delay
which be required; and Of what Witnesses
J. N. CARIlSIE Judge Advocate.
Feb 2st-u
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washinrton Branch railroad.
roasns run as fs,to,ss

I>R0M Washington at 6, a. m connecting at Relay
JIG with the West and Baltimore with thoss for Pha
delphia al New York.
$50 m, Annapolis, Baltimore Philadelphia, and New
York.
Ats p M Baltimore Norfolk at Relay
ick train ~
Express al Relay for the West and for Annapolis
Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York
On sunday att, M, and 20, p.
Ffom Baisssoye for wasAnston.
A4I5 and SlS, a. m, and and Obs, p. m
Ga Sunday al 4lo, IN, and SIS, p m.
June ls
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Proposals for Furnishing tho paper for the Pubs
lie Printing.

OFucs eurEsisrrspxsr me PnsySu,
Washington, October lat, 1857
II N pursuance of the provisions of the Act TO
Il provide for executing tho public pnng kc approved August
10 lssx sealed proposals viii be received this ONCE In the Cap
,o until the nst Monday h day. d December next aweye
he printing for the ending tho h az Dec~mber 1855
Ths ubjned st specifies, ssoersDed the
quantity quality and description Of each kind Of paper That viii be
qaired:
10000 printing paper unealendered "a by
sS inches and TO weigh forty pounds the of $50 sheets
Cias H.
5000 nne printing paper cslendcred
inches and TO weigh nifty elk pounds the Of 4so sheets
cIaA ML
5000 superhne printing paper
"a by IS inches and TO weigh % pounds to the Of
480 sheets. .g
supernne cscndercd printing PAPER
by 81 nchss and 10 weigh forty TO tho
of 4s0 sheets
900 supshne csendered map paper Of such
urg 10 by "a inches and weighing twenty pounds per Of $50
sheets.
200 superhnc plate paper aenered
requred 10 by "a inches and Of such weight
may be required.
The nbre Of the OF each the above classes 10 be Of linen
from all adueraton with mineral other
whencs Quiree sheets each
bundles Of
Uniformity color thickness and weight will be reqsred,
per from the weight win received gross
weight WILL all be required Mixing OF vsrons thkneses
the bundle TO make the weigh win be considered yo
ton OF the contract
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~ REAT BARGAIN.--western Farm for sale.-

NREAT BARGAlN.---W estern Farm for Sale.---
NJ Tho subscbcr Offers private sre valuable farm situated
Bee branch township Charlton county Missouri containing
hundred and twenty 520 hundred and thirty
which under good enoe having thereon erected frame
house. thirty hewed building
teen by forty eight -four hewed log cabins wokshop and frame
barn, forty by eighty five feet
This farm wc tmbeed and vacrcd aud situated eight
miles Of the Hannibal and s. Joscpb's railroad
hundred le0) prairie
o) Of WOODLAND unmproved milo and half north Of te
farm. fE
Those OF land will be sod together separately
Terms onehs cash; the other half three
ments, with interest
further particulars apply Thomas sackeord Glasgow city,
No; James Horseby Keyt~vle Mo- Col william A. Harris and
Col & G. aambsugh, Washington O. TO the subscrber,
J.C o'NEuI,
septa2 Eben,burr, Pennsylvania
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washington Aqueduct.

OrTcs uu wAsansoroS Aouapucr
Washington, March 5, 1857.
PROPOSALS. are invited for materials and work
i for the Washington saueduct.
Proposals received 7 Nay will be opened at noon OF that
Maps probes and specifications be
win ready examination tAs oe and after the goth
April next
Ths work TO be MASONRY bridges,
nced with ths o man gate houses bricks sand
rubble, and cut stone, &C.
For the particular works and materials rsecnoe made 10 the
specifications and plans
upon portion Of iss yet acquired by the
United delay commencing the work
thereon but for such delays due allowance will be made
10 the time A completion
Portions only completed the
appropriations The engineer the
tho Of work be done and Of
under each contract for each appropriation and IN case Of the sppo
pon holding out sufficiently 10 decide when and what works
shall be stopped until funds become available
the entire soppage o particular work for want
funds the reserved cent will be paid In the tndgmen Of
Payments win be made specie checks the United States
condition all that the workmen shall
be paid their full wages monthly and In specie n
All bids should be sealed and endorsed Proposals for work or
torials the Washington Aqucduet"
right reject all the bids
deemed and 10 make such
be considered most conducive 10 the progress OF the
work.
Every accompanied written guarantee signed by
responsible the effect that he they under
obligation; within days. with good sufficient
for the completion of the work nndcaken said
by the certificate OF the United States district
Judge United States district attorney agent occr
government individual the Engineer
War that the guAranors able to make good their
guarantee.
win be opened bidders Of them choose ts
be present NJ. c. MglGS
Capt Of Engineers, Ia charge.
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II J. MIDDLETON, Ice dealer, Office and depot
lie southwest corner Of and Twelfth streets, Washington
Ap H-diyt
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BANKING HOUSE. OF CHUBB BROTHERS,
Washington, January i, 1857.

:
TOHN d. BARROW and HENRY HOLMES are
81 admitted parinerrsn the Banking
Chnbb Bohers this win be composed
81 Cubb John and Henry Holmes The
vcnpo Iowa, composed Charles j. Cbubb, Douga
and Alexander Barrow under tho Arm cf chubb Brothers,
row, h 90. CfIUBB BROTHERS,
Jan 1--du
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The Of ships will be gold silver
bullion jewslry precious metals unless bills Ia
ding therefor and the thereof therein expressed
May 1-au