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The Organization OF the Executive Depa artmenti
of the Government Of the United States.
rArK pErARrMESr.

The whole machinery employed arising
q our foreign relations with all the Of the world Is far more
Department Of State United only seventeen ows
one Secretary Of STATE on Lewis cass Assistant Secretary Of
state ~ John Apeion chief clerk twelve clerks trans
aor and one librarian.
Diplomatic Braneh-J1s branch the State Department
charge Of all correspondence department
ppnatc agents Of the United States abroad those foreign pow
ers accredited 10 this government In all diplomatic instructions
sent from the department. communications
der treaties Of boundaries &c prepared copied and recorded and
al OF Ike character
being hrst entered In an analytic table or index
Consular charge Of correspondence
between tho department the consus and
u the United States In instructions those officers and
lar agency or relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
TIN Diuring 0iIe has charge Of all correspondence and
oer matters connected with accounts rotating TO fund with the
disbnrseulnot Of which the department ID charged.
Th< T,uuaoIs are furnish transaons as the
department He also tho commissions
aud consu wien not in English which
~ aad makes out and records
npuifs letters OF appointment and nominations to the Senate
kcs records and records when In English tho
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
Cuk charge rolls
rolled acs and resolutions Congress they received at the
from the President the authenticated thereof
which called for for and supenends their pubaon
their distribution throughout the United States and TINT OF all
ment and publications IN regard to which this duty s assigned tho
writing answering connected herewith
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK Of dttheataons and CypightIie has charge o the
oa o United States and OF the department. and
for tho Has charge Of publications transmitted
tho under the laws relating copyrights records and in
dexc their titles records all letters from the Department. other tan
the diplomatic and consular
Ck Of Pardoa Passports prepares and records pardons
rcmssio and registers flies the petitions papers
which Sy founded Makes and records passports keeps
eed and Of the disposition made Of them letters relating
TO this business a
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TyTE CHILD'S BOOK OF NATURE-PLANTS.
IL Animals, Air, Water, Heat &c by Hooker D vol.
Illustrated.
babel The Young wife the od Love BY D. Jcareson
Readng without Tears.
suickands Queens of Scotland. Vol O.
ApD FRANCK TAYLOR
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A RNY1S C0NFECTIONARY, No. 81 Bridge street,
Georgetown, c. whore all kinds of entertainments are
furnished the best cakes, water ices coucon
ary and the most moderate tens
awarded the hast exhibition of c Metropolitan Mechanics
Institute.
FEB 3-d0
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LIMITED STATES LAWS, 1856 THE Stat
ute al Large and Tho United States America enact
ed At the Third Session Thirty urt Congress- 1ssebT edited
by Geo not Published by authority cf Congress- Royal 81
Just published by LITTLE BROWN Co,
Ap 16-2iieo liz Washington street, Boston
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BANKING HOUSE OF CHUBB BROTHERS
Washington january 1, 1857.
TOHN d. BARROW and HENRY HOLMES are
- this day admitted In tho Banking
Cubb Brothers Tho firm from this date will be
81 j. Chubb John Barrow and Henry Holmes
venport Iowa. composed OF Charles Cubb Douga
and Alexander H. Barrow under the firm Chubb Brothers.
row, & Co, CHUBB BROTHERS,
Jan 1--dR '#
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sae department. nay deem proper = ~ ~
~. s.,,..,, =, i. =. i NJ, -. I'll. -
s g W. 10 v oa ps o pofiormeui aug 'r each O such
n ~ - @ eAIaneu hiee tunes no pay o the trip
fpgance interior 10 b, iad M Il % wv, ~ 'ea r o Maao y per
naris as Nv ~ a ~ h ~ a ~ e 10 TT 'opeateu uolh
- M ~ ,ts % IVA sion ena,ssa peih.es, roporuohea
w ro isrn ~ D,d @ 'o , 81 e ~ ,e ma, may Dc maae
~ throwing OH or
p or running m f u9e % u setting
~ ~ s ~ m'e'gehce ~ hdsance o. he maii
rin @ pg mas pa oa us asaaaa ... ,o a.non.n.,
w. ~ uess .s ueimquency DO promptly and
cs re- an q % ,o aavs
W 'a,B " h,.'yc IN cohlfhcs u" lor ne
r ] ~ ~ % @ % - NJ ton ~ ~ ln.o Pot ONCE Tor suner
rvne M IN 5e wct nured D ~ % ~ d' 80, ~ % car
n Or Z eonoa Il nn 1 % on u y % @ Inc contractor
wa ~, i = =, run,'Bi eo'n ~ 'nc route
ne 20 run a"aS u @ oan g uo, % ITO a repea,ea M
h ~ ~ ,oa'g my post ONCE mws or
carrier when roanirc ~ e ~ AZ AZ ~ s ~
couraei without ,n asscn NJ i,o Is,aor connr. ~ 'ne
express a aesais. a. for transnor,aa ,sros ~ ~ an
ing nailatlo matter out Of tho mail = 1850 ~'''
g. bid received after The last dov and orr nanoa a. ,t, a.
guarantees required bv law cnnnot ~ ~
regular proposal roasopall, IL amount = WIN
The route Tho service the YEARLY nav Tho n,,no ~ -
the bidder Uat Il his usual nost occ adnus and "a
member of firm where canv ons,s slnl1 ~, eho
Altered Lids bo not I snim,tad nor shns aa
,nitod bo uthlrawm - " ''' M i u piuS once SUI"
must be guaranteed by tyo or moro oon
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~
Of , propose convey tho letter mail for the term
six from the date specified tho
service, from -, on tho Mississippi river, by san
Francisco California ageoaby the
General o the Goth April 1857 good horse coaches or spring
wagons suitable for the passengers as lie
safety and security OF tho malls send monthly each
sum Of - dollars ay each way for the annual sum oi
dollars semi wceiy each way, for tho annual dollars
Dated fslrnodA
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The undersigned, residing at State OF mn
dcrtake that II the foregoing bid for carrying mail on tho rou
rom on the Mississippi river San Francisco Calihpr
MA he accepted by the Postmaster when
quired by tho Postmaster General opa
on 10 perform the service proposed good sufficient snets
This zoe DO understanding dianay the obligation laliiis
sad by 0uordnors, und the 27h soa N e Of Congress Of Ja
2, 1885. 80 y -
DATED. Ggned by two guarantors)
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Proposals for Fuel.

QUARTKRMAsTKR's OFFICE MARINE CoRrs,
Washington, May TO- 1857
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this of
Monday the 18th 1857 supplying guam
titles wood and be required from s july 1857 3oh
June, 1885, the stationed Washington city,
The wood oak sapng, and coal
The to be delivered piled and the weighed
delivered such points the commanding officers the
direct free Of the United saes the coal weigh
2a0 pounds the Further Information be had apa
ton at this Office.
Proposals to be addressed to Major f. Lindsay c. and
endorsed proposals for fuel for Washington d. CO.
The Ingcnccr STAR and States will publish the above twice
week till 10th june 1857 send bill with copy
10 this Office for payment.
May 16-2awt15Junet
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Proposals for Propeller sIoop-or- war

Bureau Of Construction, Ac, june "a 1857
TNHE Bureau will receive sealed proposals, specif.
f tAe Conservation @ s,eaH Propeller Sleep War; authorized
The proposals must be for the hull and pars rigging
and blocks sails and spare sails awnings Nc boats anchors ana ca
and work with all the equipments outfits Of ship war
20 be eopee and ready all receive her officers and
The stores provisions furnished by gov
ernnent
The specifications fully be used the
method and sizes Of s,enng the detail Of sizes and Of
for captain wardroom II officers steeage for "a officers apart
rooms, &c bay magazines shell rooms spirit rooms holds
chain and other lockers also the dimensions the boats and
Upon application the commandan any the bidder
the t Of with which the government
viii furnish the ship and for which, tho contractor his plans
must provide capacity and convenient stowage.
bh showing nboard the alotens q space
for store rooms foe the owage Of the various OBJ
jecs equipment provisions
tho machinery and tho disposition Of the coal There must also be
spanker.
The plans win bo accompanied by amoc which,
The ship be psed for chase stern, and broadde ports,
IA feet inches from centre The sill be 20 inches
above the deck the ports "a inches fore and aft and as inches
In depth
The weight Of armament TO be provided for the displacement will
complement officers mon viii be 2o5 persons
the ship must stow provisions for 100 days and 90 days
days stcang
deepoad daught Of water ten knots in smooth The dcepod
visions, and ready exceed
10 feet and the lowest port sill feet above the load
line
The propeller up boilers tcle
chimney TINT the ship be impaired cruiser
der sail, for which she Is intended.
The bidder will complete
the ship for together with the price, fully equipped before
named.
The object Of department inviting proposals the
best shpowar tha the mercantile marine produce and
proposals will be received from shphuilders only.
The proposals. specifications and drawings which conform to the
conditions prescribed combine the number OF
vantage viii be selected and the receive the approval OF
the department before contract will be made The reputation Of
bidders successful will have due weight The
hcaon drawings and models of parties not obtaining the contract
be withdrawn by them.
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IMpoRTANT mo- COTTON PLANTERs. by which

be doubledThe
and obtained letters patent from the United States for the
combination machinery converting
into process the through the
rou spinning machinery until ready for ship
ment
me saving from this process win be least
anu yarns made from the fibre nbokcn and unnued by the
rn o the machinery process
W w be about my and heavier and
advanced prices ' =
Tho undersigned prepared dispose privileges
l mn Paters WIN oe informed with complete
now 20 use W now 70 obtain tho machinery and all
other necessary particulars on application addressed TO
Dec 6-2awlyn GEoRCE n HENRY Mobile
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mo. 580.1
Notice

or The Esdbahnnt ef three additional Land Offices in the Territory
Of Nebraska.
IN pursuance of the act of Congress approved
March 3D. 1857 entitled establish
hand districts in tho Territory Of Nebraska bo called respectively
the NEsAHA srRcT tho
the "DaKorA LAND nsIMTn hereby
that the Offices said districts
lows, viz:
For the "NENAHA LAND msTRCr' at Brownsville
For tho ''souni PiArrK Dsrmcr' Nebraska City
tDAKorA msrmcr at Dakota City, said Territory
Given under hand the city Of Washington this thirteenth
of April, 1857
BY order of the President.
JOS. s. WILSON
Acting Commissioner Of the General Land Office
April1 1I--1nwGw
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Proposals for Live Oak.

Bureau OF construction &c May 2 1867
CEALED PROPOSALS for delivering SO 600 cubic
- e Of promiscaous live oak in each Of The yards Charles
Gop Virginia. viii be received at this bureau until the 18th June
These proposals Proposals for Oak that they
be distinguished nom other business letters The offers be
yard and required by law must be accompanied by suitable
surees in the full estimated will DO required the
contract and additional and collateral security 10 cent will
pIeted
the dcu crooked otherwise there viii be with
held such further amount in addition 70 the 10 per cent be
delivered remaining proportion
each bill when approved in ce by the oommandant Of the yard
will be stipulated in the contract be made by the
parties part delivering all Of the
Of quality and at the time and place provided then and that
money exceeding twice the total
agreed % as the price 70 be P p s ss e Of & the actual
act o. Congress in that case provided approved March lss
lowing popoonssay 5000 cubic feet Of kcon pieces
able Tor lower stems stern posts post fore dadwoo
These be number in the proportions which they
.S the sa q s
frames Of corresponding siding the mous OF which can be seen at
$4,000 cubic siding Is and 10 ches equal
quantities of each and 5000 cubic feet Of siding Of IL ncho all
fair curve from Is % 80 inches or more that length and two
crook also 5000 cubic feet siding ls and Is inches in length from II
o 20 feet
showing ce Of not less than ourhs the siding to be cut from
grown within miles the which satisfactory evidence
will DO required the the yard delivered
the respective yards the the subject
inspection the entire approval of the bueau
half delivered before the August 1885, and tho
remainder on or before tho LIST Of July, 1859.
nsm d oGg
of the state --, hereby agree to Furnish and
deliver at the United States nnvyyard at nfty thousand
cubic feet Of timber conformity with the advertisement
the Bureau Of Construction Of the date OF May 1887
5000 cubic feet suitable for principle sided Is and 20 inches
mt --- per foot
cubic
to IL feet, At foot
5000 cubic feet timber sided IL inches length 10
feet at feot.
5000 timber siding nches length 20
feet at foot
Total value.
and the contract forwarded the navy agent
at -------. for signature and certificate
Dac) ABB
Form Of Guarantee
The undersigned, OF ----~ In the State OF
hereby guaranty that In tho foregoing bid be accepted
WILL within days after the receipt Of the
named designated execute the contract for the
with good and sufficient suce In said shall fail
aforesaid guaranty make the
between the offer of the said and that which may
accepted CD
(Ihe) EFF
Witness: G II.
thereby certify that tho EF
property and able to make good their guarantee
(Dae)
ITO signed by Judge
trict attorney collector, navy agent and no other)
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UNITED STATES NAVAL Coul1 oY ISquIRY,
Washington Fehruary 26 IS5-

FTNHE Judge advocate gives notice, for the informa-
IL ton o parties before the under ,be 1st
the january 6 1857 that they viii respectively
tho department when eir shall have been referred
court and that h desirable that in presenting themselves they
list of
summoned specifying which respective
Of the naval service mentioned
mony applied respectively and suggesting delay
which may required; and In respect Of what
J. ~ CARLISLE, Judge Advocate.
Feb y
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Form g06er.

a IN s cs6
visions Of the schedules therefor and in conformity with the adyer
should my offer be accepted reques, to be addressed at
Dotc) Signature.
and each signed By Opposite
tho price be set the amount carried the footed
F~m er Guaranse
Tho undersisusd nnS Of IN ,,s Inc state state Of Of
hereby guaranty that in the foregoing bid Of
he WILL within after the rcoep, the the
% @ % oaa or s as sD n for
shall fail to enter into contract as aforesaid guaranty to
and that which may be accepted
signatures oftwo guarantors. & & b B.
Witness
hereby certify TIM: the abovenamed -- known to
ofpropcry and able make good their
Date. Signature.
signed by judge United States dis
rct attorney, collector, navyagent and no others
following required respective yards;
KTTTERY, MAINE
Glass No whiteoak logs No g. Yellow plank logs
IS Hc Np pni is mr @ So 81 n 10 a spikes se
and nails No 30 Lead zinc and tin No 25 Hardware No 49,
cHARIESTowN MASSACHUSETTS,
Class No, wheoak logs. No 8 whitcoak promscuous
timber No whtcoak keel pieces and radaer stocks No
yellow pine spar timber No. O. white pine
mast timber No. pine Ash, cypress white
H. whsh and hickory bars and butts No 1S Whiteoak
and heading No. 10 Black spruce No 1s Iignumyte
No % Hardware No q Paints oils &C. No 2s Flax
Glass. No 3s No. Brushes. 3S
Bunting dry goods. Pitch, tar 49, Tallow
soap OIL No SO ship chnndcry No 4o stationery No A. Fire
wood.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
White logs. White promsouous
No g. lowpine plank stock logs No Yellow pine beams No
Ash cypress boards Black walnut cherry
hogany No 3 Locust No IA whteash and hickory
and butts No 15 White oak slaves and heading No 10 Black
spruce No 1s Lgnumvia No 81 Iron No. o. Spikes and
nt No % Lead zinc and tin No "a Pig iron No 25 Hard
No "a Paints oils, 6c No 2s Flax No 90 Cot
No 80 Flax and cotton tne No 81 Glass No 80
Leather No 49, Hose No a. Brushes No 3b Bunting dry
goods No 81 Pitch tar rosn No 49, Talow soap, oil No 80
Ship chandlery. No. 40 Stationery No Al. Hre-wood.
'.' PHILADELPHIA.
Class No whcoa plank No Yellow plank stock logs
No. NO T. h hetom pnn n pe NJ 80 ., IN m WINE pune no - Am y
No. 49, No a. White ash anl hickory
2s Lead zine tin No. a5 Hardware No a. Paints OILS Gc No
2s Flax No 49, Cotton No 30 Flax and cotton
Brushes No as Bunting and Il dry roos No. 81 Poh tar p ron in
No. 3s. Talow soap, OIL No 80 Ship chandery.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Class No 10 White pine. No II ASH cypress No H. Black
tin No. "a Pig iron No 25 Hardware No 81 Paints oils &c
No 81 Glass No 81 Pitch, tar rosn No 3s Tallow, soap OIL
Chain iron No 49, Ingo No 49, Sand, straw &c No A.
Miscellaneous.
GosPoRr VIRGINIA
Class No wheoak logs No g. Yeowpnc plank stock logs
No. White pine No H. Ash, cypress
H. Black walnut cherry and mahogany No a. weas
vitae. No 81 Iron No % Spikes and nails No 20 Lead zinc
and tin No 25 Hardware No 27 Paints, oils &c. No 2s Flax
No Flax No
81 Glass No 80 Leather No SO Hose No "a. Brushes. No
3 Bunting and dry goods No 81 Pitch tar, No. ss Tai
May 23-1aw4w
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French Novels.
n,EyERJNo.

FINEYERIN0. Par George Sand. 20 cents
II Jeanne. Far George Sand. 40 cents.
laldora. Par George Sand. 25 cents.
Mauprat Par George Sand. 40 cents
Gabriel Par George Sand. 20 cons
jacques. Par George Sand 40 cents.
Horace. Par George sand. 40
Modite Mgnon Par Balzac. %
les Chowans. Par Balzac 30 cents.
n Famle Alan. Par Aphonsc Knrr. 25 cents.
u Useoque. Par George Sand 25 cents.
Deux. Histories. Far Eugene Sue ~ cents.
Alga paun. Far f1ya,. 80 cents
Theatre Complet Far Balznc 80 cents
la Creole. Par Feyal 20 cents.
Don Martin de Freyas. Par Dumas. % cents.
Jacques CT jacques II. Par Dumas. 20 cents.
Anil many others at the same low range Of prices.
Nay % FRANcK TAYLOR
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mo. $40.
Notice

Of Establishment Of additional Land District ote Of Wis
TN pursuance of the act of Congress approved
entitled additional land
the State OF Wisconsin, be called the
which district embraces that Of the old
Districts dup tcny
,centy north; diriding topoy ffyons
Tine drdng e,e aoff
line dicing ranges eleven and ceis ir 1t hereby
the ece snd district has
the Of "EAu CIIIRR,' in said State
Given under hand the city of Washington this day
OF April, A. d. 1857.
BY order OF tho President:
JOS s. WILSON,
Acting Commissioner OF the General Land once,
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mo. 57s.]
Notice

Of he Establishment Of three additional Offices Troyy Of
In pursuance Of the act of Congress- approved
March 1857 entitled An establish three additional
districts the Territory Kansas called respectively
land district the Osage land district wcstern
district hereby
districts have been established follows viz
For the 'tTELAwARE DISTINCT, at DoSrHAN
the n FoRr Scorr
the "WEsEss DISTRICT 0GpKN Territory.
Given under hand the city Of Washington this
OF April, A. d. 1857.
BY order Of the President: JOS. g. WILSON,
Acting Commissioner Of the General Land oaice
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Washington Aqueduct.

OffcE WASHINGTON AouEDucr,
' Washington, March 8, 1857.
PROPOSALS are invited for materials and work
II for the Washington aqaeduct
Proposals received up to h May will be opened at Of that
Maps poles specifications Of the materials and work bo
let will be ready examination at this oco and after the Goth
The masonry bridges
graduation and Of iron pipes con
nccted with the ro main gate houses bricks sand
For the particular works and materials reference is made to the
portion Of the line the titles acquired by the
United States there be delay commencing the work
thereon but for such unavoidable delays due allowance will be made
only works completed under the pres
cnt appropriation but all contracts unfinished work will be sub
right prescribe progress
unas as saas a s a and s % q @
shall be stopped until funds become available
funds ten per- cent will Be pa T. in tho Judgment
the engineer the work has been properly executed SO far has
win specie upon
cent and win be condition
be paid q. their 4 full wages monthly and in specie
tcrials on the Washington Aqueduc."
they 70 make such arrange
mnts be considered most conducive to tho of the
Every offer must be accompanied by written guarantee signed by
take that the bidder or bidders w his or their bid be accepted
enter into an obgaon within ten days with good and sufficient
to bo accompanied by the certificate Of the United states district
@ a s scr Do
partmcn of War; that the guaranos able make good their
opened presence bidders any choose to
be present NJ. c. MEIGS,
Capt. Of Engincors, in charge.
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
To Capt, NJ. c, Mcgs, U. s. Engineers.
We, the undersigned, residents Of - in tho State OF
hereby jointly and severa covenant with tho United States and
the bid
they WILL within ten days after the the said b
proposed conformity Of the
under which was made And in case the said
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Change in the Days OF Sale OF the above de-
sCfibed Indian Trust Lands I'm Kansas.
TIME NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL UNITED
mail ships comprising this line

loIowing
The Atlantic. Capt Oliver Edridge.
The Baltic
The Airiatc .........,... Capt james West
These ships having built
has taken their
their engines strength and speed and their
for passengers uneqialled elegance and
Price OF passage New York Liverpool
second cabin SIS From Liverpool New York. 80
guneas.
An experienced surgeon attached to each ship.
No bcrths be secured until paid for.
The ships of this limo have
avoid danger deg
after the 1s Of August