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Sale Of Indian Trust Lands In Kansas Terri
by nm PRESIDENT or rn UNITED STATES,

Tine PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES
IN pursuance of law, !, FRANKLIN PIERCE. Pres
deat Of The United stats do hereby declare and make known
IsiSy q kansas commencing on Tuesday the @ d.. g Nay
states for the benefit o the Iowa tribe Indians situated with
IN the townships Of land IN said Territory and coded
by said Indians in trust as aforesaid, 20 wit;
Sodh gf he base line AID n he ssh paoipaI meridian
Townships No in fifteen sixteen eghieGn
Townships No moo eighteen and
twenty excepting hererom special grants designated In the
treaty amounting the whole eghi hundred and situate in
Also at Pao lkns county, said Territory commencing
Of the lands held trust by the United the benefit the
couederaed bands Of Kaskaki PEORIA aukeshaw and wea
Territory and ceicd by said conedsrad bands aforesaid Wit
South n Che tas linz and n sinh principal
Townships fifteen sixteen and seventeen Of twenty
Townships liieen sixteen and seventeen
,y-three.
Townships nnecu sixteen, eighteen range
Townships necn sixteen seventeen eighteen range
having by articles
treaty Of ce that each individual member Of s oondcraed
10 addition that ten sections should be selected and
o s sS a asa One re s aa s s
the american Indian Mission Association and said lands amounting TO
about forty eight thousand having selected Ia the following
townships above named TO wit
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty two
Townships fifteen sixteen seventeen and eighteen twenty
Townships sixteen seventeen, range twenty
| apart and reserved from sale.
Nso lecompton In said Territory, commencing the
twenty third day Of juno next for the disposal Of such Of the lands
held trust by the United States tho
Of Indians as are situated within tho aforementioned townships
ring the western portion Of the lands ceded BY the said Delaware
dams, In trust as aforesaid, TO wit;
South The base line and eat Of he sah principal meridian
Townships Ave, eight nine Of b
! teen.
Townships eight nine Of sixteen
Townships six seven eight nine, and eleven, Of
teen.
Townships six eight nine, and ton, of eighteen
of win he nd her ved
below the valuation placed the commission
duly appointed the valning the
being made duplicate Will be executed
therefor, Of which viii be delivered 10 The purchaser
Patents viii subsequently, be purchased
accordance with the laws regulating the thereof
The Offering OF the above lands
specyey appointed and viii the which
advertised with all convenient DESPATCH
| have been offered and the sales thus closed
All purchases the
following day at the risk Of the dofauitng purchaser
Given under hand the Washington
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
; the President: 5t eaN
| GEb. W. MANyIEsSY,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
~ BNo newspaper authorized publish foregoing
sencnt without special instructions to that effect from the Commits
| eoner of Indian Anlrs @ sHs4A
/ Feb 2S-1aatlJune 7sss5sa
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sa,,,, Bsreaa Of osSspuctm, &c.. May o. 1887
Ii EALED PROPOSALS for delivering 80, 900 cubic
os ass s% ss s a. mar
Goo Virginia will be received al this bureau until the 18th
These proposals Prooa for o that they
may be DISTINGUISHED nom other business letter. The offers may be
yard and ss required By law mus. be accompanied by suitable
esmscd required TO sign the
contract and additional and collateral security Is will
pleted. Al N
Of u mss s sa q re s sTs % e y. q
held such further amount in addition 70 The Id may
remaining per cent other poporon
each BILL when approved pcae by the commandment the
thirty days ansr It's presentation % him. "'''''
win DO stipulated the BY the
parties Of the first delivering any
Of the quality and at the time and place provided then
money exceeding amount therein
agreed as the price 70 BIO paid of the delivery
ac. Of Congress in that provided approved March 1913
lowing 5000 cubic feet @ keelsons and suit
able for lower stems stern posts seno knees fore dcadwood
These pieces 10 be number the proportions which they
Into the construction q conforming substantially
frames Of corresponding siding the mouds Of which BIO
$4,000 siding Is inches in about equal
quantities Of each and 5000 cubic feet OF siding Of IL inches
these being length from Is II feet
fair Of from 10 80 inches length;
thirds the number Of The pieces have from the mean the
TO 20 feet .if
All 10 De sided and the lonch timber
showing face Of not less than three the siding
trees grown within 80 miles Of the Of which satisfactory cynce
will be required by the commandment
the respective yards
the usual inspection the entire approval
hall be delivered before the August
remainder ON or before the LIST Of july 1889.
Firm Of oDer
L--.--, Of the State , hereby agree furnish
cubic feet Of hyeoak timber in conformity with the
the Bureau of Construction the
5000 cubic feet suitable for principle pieces
at 49, per foot
30 900 cubic feet timber inches length 10
. IL I,
5000 cubic feet timber sided inches length
feet, at --- per foot
5000 timber siding inches length IL to 20
y,..i 1s st,I :. 7- per foot
Should my be accepted request addressed at
and the contract forwarded to the agent
at --------. for signature and certificate.
(Date) All
Form Of Guarantee.
The undersigned ---, -----, the Of ------
hereby Guaranty that tho foregoing bid accepted
will within days after tho Of the post
named designated
with and sufficient surcties; shall fail 10 en-
ence between the offer Of the said that which may
accepted. tt8ta t4faaa @#s Cp
(Iate.) EF.t
Witness. III.
thereby certify named and arc known to
(Iate.) 45 ssi3aes tH aif1a
ITO signed by States district Judge United States dis
ct attorney collector, or navy agent and no other)
May 2-la5wt E fAFttststt ssh
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Change i'm the Days of Sale of the above de-
scribed Indian Trust Lands in Kansas.

DEPARTMENT INTERIOR
Office Of Indian Atiairs, April IL, 1857.
NOTICE is hereby given that the days designated
In the foregoing of
Indian changed postponed
following periods:
Iowa lands Mt Iowa Point Wednesday, 81 day Of
The lands Of the Wcas, &C. Pao Wednesday oath
lands Oawkee Wednesday July next
BY order Of the Secretary of the Interior
CHARLES r. MIN
~ Commissioner a
An Il--layt30Iune
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stamped Envelopes.

posr orr1cr DKnARrxEv,
May 80, 1857.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received until 8, D.
vcpes this department require for period four years.
No O. I ns ss x y inches {, white
such proportions Of bun and white may
No or oical SIR az BY s inches bua white in such
Proposals also invited for furnishing straw board boxes for
packing parcels o envelopes Of 100 500 EACH
for packing parcels Of 10 $4,000
The manner paper approved
quality manufactured specially for the purpose
as the Postmaster General direct They
packed without charge for packing furnished complete
or such quantities as be required to oil the orders
agent department address for each parcel
The cmbossng postage stamps envelopes are
% e xg N the best and they are 70 provided renewed
Bidders requested to furnish samples Of with
q the quality they intend to in the manufacture the
Bond and security win be required for the faithful
quality Of samples suciency considered
right whenever he shall discover that
the same part Of IL offered for sale in The
the sSnrsc 70 any party Who shall be- T. his opinion able and
served e annul the contract for alure perform faithfully
The number q envelopes issued tho quarter
to7 $50 No J. stamped
si1oo !, @Iot.
The bids should DO marked Proposals for Stamped
and addressed Third Assistant Postmaster General Once
May so-d,Julyef POSTMASTER General
sTyHE KINGDOM AND PEOPLE OF SIAM; by
sr John Bowrng viii, narrative Of bis mission in 1850
Speeches Of Eminent British statesmen from the reform bill to the
Russian wsr vol London, 1857 q u.s.
Lord Broasham's Speeches, with historical introdac'ons vol
sa.hs spccchcs on warren sns with With selection Of his %
Tales Of tho Gcnl translated the Persian Charles
R Nsy Ss sS IN ss y , yS London 1857 u.s.
Aimnaaeh a. cosha for 1857. 81 So
yyuohcs ,s Poten of Matt vol Al
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proposals. Tor Naval SupPAtes.
NAVY prrarrssss,
~ Bureau Of oons,russson Eq,hpInent, ssd Repairs
CtEAIRR pNat.0S & N fn;sb naval for
N, S NV, o Ianu @ I'm m pifaa - ~,
,s,,e.n . y nns . ~ sas ss S 9 WI 10 r ~ s
a be endorsed sIysa. ~ Ta. sr1sass s.,ax az csgu
% dc 2 that shey may te distinguished 6om other business letters
uars drbed in printed sehcas any o. which win be furnished
sch a. desire 70 o on application TO the omandan Of the
die wards upon Application Z, his bureau This division into classes
being Co the dealers each such portions VIII oe r
asen, station viii have copy Of the schedules e other
wil be desirable 70 make application for them
Of ~, us S oa inc MOs s u ~ any S,u a b a
not ss ssa;dsrsd - &.
Iss s ~ ssS 'ss ssa and suitable
weight, Sc ,hs ward where reyed and 70 Inc entire ateoa
ord commandment thereof
"n ~ 81, ne ae sn'as o si pI h, anu a
wies given 70 articles O Ame,isap ,aqs s
accompanied BY written guarantee The form q which herewith
given s,.. III. / u. .,.. {, ,, !. a, ..,.. 81, !.
contract be ouad s s oc erea s a 0 paes Which
they viii be required within days receipt the
post Office navy agency named by them.
saes in Che full amount viii be required TO sign the contract and
states district attorney collector navyagent
y twenty per eenm VIII PC withheld from The amount Of the bills
q each e approved in pcae by the coandan Of the respc
presentation 10 him. FL IN
stipulated IN the contract that default be made by the parties
Of the first part in delivering all Of the articles mentioned
any class bid for IN TINS contract Of the quality and at the time aud
srees viii r and nav 10 me Unted state o Or money! a no
exceeding twice the amount Of such which
from time 10 time according 10 the act OF Congress that
vded, approved March ., ls43
Csses Nos g. o. TO be delivered fourth before
2o September and the remainder the LIST cember 1853 Classes
and the whole by the 10th May 1885, The remaining classes
TO be delivered oneourh part or before tho list September
fourth part ON or before the l December next
Or before the LIST April and the remainder on before the ao june
- i ANY, " ~ e n ap,,, mS uass sonPrs s
lowing additional quantities the articles
demanded they be furnished conditions pre-
vois the expiration Of the fiscal receiving
from the bureau
agent. 34f1t&
Form Of Offer.
------------ Of ---------- in the STATE Of - here
by 10 furnish and deliver the respective all
articles named the classes hercuno annexed agrceab the
visions OF the schedules therefor and m conformity with the adyer
temen OF the Bureau Of Construction &C. OF the 23d May 1857
should my offer be accepted request TO be addressed at
and the contract forwarded TO the navyagent at to
Qhte) ,f.34k hst Signature
The schedule which the bidder enc,oses ,st o 10 HE ~
and each Of them signed by him pp each article in e srb
-,
= go 1852 ~ u " ' - - "'''' '' = "'''s
The ,nd.rso,,oI VI .i 80 49, tafE /, ~. go. !,
49, 1850 nnd = 80 az Il, ,,n s,a," y,
hereby guaranty that in case the foregoing bid Of
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Form Of Guarantee.
washington Aqueduct.

OFFICE THR WASHINGTON AquKprcr
Washington, March s, 1857
PROPOSALS are invited for materials and work
Proposals received up 1h May opened Of that
Maps pohles specifications work
let VIII be ready for examination this Office and after tho Goth
The work to be let will embrace masonry Of bridges
graduation excavation and embankmen reservoirs pipes
ncctcd with reservoirs MAN, gate houses bricks sand
For the particular works the
a As upon portion o. the line the titles are not yet acquired by the
thereon but for such unavoidable delays due allowance will be made
Portions only completed the pres
en-, but al contracts for unfinished work will
right prescribe tho Of done progress
prao not holding out nicieny to decide when and WIN, Wors
shall be stopped until funds become available
funds the per paid il Judgment Of
tho engineer the work has been properly executed far has
Payments will be specie upon United states
and viii he condition the
be pa paid their full wages monthly and in specie
tcras on the Washington Aqueductp
should they not be deemed advantageous and 70 make such
ments be considered mo conducive the the
work.
Every offer must be accompanied by written by
n se @ o re S s sa b = s
enter Into obligation, within ten days with good sufficient
to DO accompanied BY the certificate Of the United States district
Judge United sars district asnsy navy agent Or some officer
artmcn Of War; that tho guaranors able make good their
win be opened presence bidders any
be present. NJ c. MEIGS,
Capt Of Engineers in charge
FORM OF GUARANTEE
To Capt NJ. c. Megs, U. s. Engineers.
We, tho undersigned residents of in the State Of ,
hereby jointly and severay with states
guaranty, the foregoing bid of accepted
they will within days after the of the said
cute the contract % the same with good ands uen susc 2
advertisement under which was made And in case the said
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MATTHEW HALE SMITH, Counsellor-at-law in
WI the United
York, No t1e Nassau street. New York NY
Ap f6-n
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The of these ships win for gold silver
bnon specie jcwery precious bills of In
ding are signed therefor and the value thereof therein expressed
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Change of the Place of Sale of the Delaware
Trust Lands in Kansas.

NOTICE is hereby given that the place of sale of
in tho Delaware trust lands Kansas Territory
take place at ecomon tho 23d day has
changed and will 0sawkee Territory
and date. t-Et3t
by order Of the Secretary Of the Interior
CHARLES f.. MIX
Commissioner al Interim
DEPARTMENT INTERIOR, 8 w ttNr@l
Office Of Indian Affairs April O. 1857. #1#
April 7--1awtlJune Et
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May u.s. 1890
CEAIED PROPOSALS will be received Mt thi'
until " O'Clock Wednesday the 10Th day o. IVY
next for furnishing and delivering in the vaults Of the Capitol m
o. the House Representatives. before the lb aa
tober hundred pounds the ton) OF best
tracc whieash coal Jumps Of less than three nor more
six inches In diameter and entirely from slate other '
substances. ili
Also Cor two hundred cords q FIRST quality seasoned hickory
10 be measured In the Capitol yard cords 10 be
three pieces and the balance " he pieces, ana
packed away IN the vaults at the the contractor inc
70 be subject TO the inspection and approval Of person to DC
by the Clerk Of the House Of Representatives. -,
Security Tor the faithful performance or the contract for Wn
the above articles Clerk Of the onsc w
rcscrtsiiy,~ win he required. II ri :eU a,
Proposals may be aud bond he endorsed iolrns
Wood and "ioposal for Coal and directed 80 the cerK
House Of Representatives u s, at Washington. D g.
WILLIAM cUIIDM.
May 20-1nw 6luncfO Clerk Representatives Y A
pRITISH POETS MARVEL and Chatterton. ~ w
lD pocica Works Of Andrew MARVEL with memoir o. 'n' y
thor. Portrait. lsino rs ,,,ih
Tho roctica Works ,G Thomas cha,crion with Notice :" m
History Of the Rowley Controversy Notes, Critical anh
aud Glo@ary. Portrait vols. l6mo. 81 90
Just published by
LITTLE, BROWN, CO.
May 2T--2cod liz Washington street, fs~p'"'
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PROPOSED DATES OF SAILING.

EDWARD X. COLLINS,
No 80 Wall street, N. ".
BROWN, SMILEY, 4 Co,
Liverpool.
STEPHEN KENNARD a CO.,
~ Austin F'riars. London.
u. g. WAINWRIGHT & Co,
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NAyr DxrAnrxrsr,

INHALED PROPOSALS, endorsed !. Proposals for
10 Bsef. and Proposals for Pork the may Be-
fved this Office until o'clock, Wednesday,
X July for furnishing delivering OF
shc Unacd States n the following
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mo. 58l.
Notice of the Removal OF the Land once from
Red Wing to Henderson, In Minnesota Ter
ritOry.
In accordance with the provisions of the act of
entitled An act authorizing changes
land ofccsn approved March D. 1858, hereby
made that the Office for the sale public
said Territory fpt and qfr The day NJ Jae
Given under hand at the city Of Washington this 3oh day
April, A. u. 1857.
BY order Of tho President;
TII0S. A. HENDRICKS
tr.4 Commissioner of the General land Once.
May I-1nwdw lint 4 start
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-09-23
AMENDMENT No. 2.

ResOlved by The General .Assembh OF
the State Of Ohio, Three.fllhs of the
members elected TO each House concurrine
therein, that it be and hereby is proposed to
the electors Of this State to vote on the second
Tuesday of October next, upon the approval
or rejection of the following amendment. as a
substitute for the fifth and sixth sections of
the fourth artic lie of the Constitution, viz -
SEC. 5. District Codrts shall be held in each
county, at least once iu each year, by one or
more District Judges elected by the electors
Of separate districts to be prescribed by law,
who shall hold their offices for five wears
and dunng their continuance in office shall
reside in the district for which they are elect.
ed. The provisions Of the fourteenth section
OF this article shall apply to District Judges.
The General Assembly may by law authorize
the Judges of the District Court, and the
courts of common pleas, to fix the times of
holding their respective courts. Until district
Judges shall have been elected and qualified.
District Courts shall be held by the Judges
of the Supreme Court and of the courts of
common pleas, as now authorized. Sec. c.
The District Court shall have suck iurisdc-
ton as may be provided by law, and the iud-
ges hereof shall have and exercise such DOW
er and jurisdiction at chambers, and NAV be
required to sit as judges of the courts of Com
mon pleas as shall be directed by law.
N. ii. VAN VORHES,
Speaker Of TIE House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
Dated April 3, 1857.
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AMENDMENT NO. 3.


Resolved by the General assembly OF
hesitate ofOhio, Three-flths of the mem.
bers elected to each branch concuring therein,
that it be and the same hereby is propos ed to
he electors OF the State, to vote on the second
Tuesday of October next, to approve or reject
the following amendment as substitute for
the SECOND and third section Of the twelfth
article of the Constitution.
All property, personal, and real, shall be
subj ect to taxation by uniform rule, at the
true value thereof in money, but such deduc-
tions from credits may be allowed as the Gen.
eraI Assembly may deem expedient; provided
that burying grounds, public school houses,
aud all other public property, and all institu.
tions Of purely public charity, and all houses
used exclusively for public worship, shall be
exempt from taxation and if the value of
the personal property of any person shall not
exceed fifty dollars the same may be EXEMPT
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king shall always bear burthen of taxation
equal to that imposed on the property of indi.
Viduals.
N. II. VANNORHES,
Speaker Of tie House Of Representatives.
,',. THOMAS H. FORD,
.pzs} President Of the Senate
Dated April 8, 1857.
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AMrNnMENT NO. &

ResolUed Jy the General .ASsmbly OF
the State of Ohio, Three -ffths of the
members elected to each house ccncurrin Q
therein, That it be and hereby is proposed to
the electors OF this state to vote on the second
Tuesday of October next, upon the approval
or rejection of the following amendment as an
additional section to article eleven of the
Constitution. Every county which now is, or
may hereafter be entitled to more than one
Senator or representative for the residue of
the present decennial period. or for all, or any
portion of any subsequent decennial period
shall be divided into as many Senatorial and
Representative districts as there may be Sen
ators or Representatives elective in any year
OF the present, or any subsequent decennial
period, which districts shall be of contiguous
territory, and each district shall contain as
nearly a ratio for Senator or Representative as
is attainable, without violating the rule herein
given as to contiguity of territory, and without
dividing any township, election precinct, or
ward. 1t any representative, or Senatorial
district, composed Of two or more counties
shall by reason of any excess of population
over ratio, be entitled to additional Repre-.
sentatives or Senators for any portion of the
present or any subsequent decennial period,
the district shall be divided into two districts,
for each portion of such decennial period;
which thall be contiguous territory, and each
shall contain as near ratio as is attainable
without dividing counties.
If by reason Of the annexation of one Sena-
torial district to another, there shall be any
excess of population over Senatorial ratio
which shall be entitled to additional represen-
tation for any portion of any decennial period,
each district as now constituted, shall elect
one Senator.
Counties shall be divided into districts by
the county commissioners or such other board
of officers elective and resident in the proper
county as may be provided by law. At least
four months prior 10 the general election in
1858, the counties entitled to more than one
member of either house shall be divided into
districts for the residue Of the present decen-
nial period, and at least four months prior to
the general election in the first year Of each
subsequent decennal period, the counties en-
titled 10 more than one member for all, or any
portion of such decepuial period, in either or
both houses shall be divided into districts for
the whole of the deceLnial period. A descrip.
tion of the district of each county shall be pub.
lished as may be directed by the county com.
missioners or as may be prescribed by law.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker St1he House Of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate.
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