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APPROXIMATION PRIZES
a,s9o Prizes amounting TO. -. - (
Whole Tickets, S10-Halves, s5-Quartefs, So
Plan of the Lottery. So

o's'o '"es amounting 10. SJlL(4 ,(lIll
Whole Tickets, S1o-Halves, s5-Quartefs, $3.50
Plan of the Lottery. =
The numbers from to 10000, corresponding
w,lh those Sc Numbers on the tickets, printed 81
separate slips OF paper, are encircleu with smnlj
TIN tubes and placed in one wheel ~ W
Inc trst ZIG Prizes, similarly printed and on
circieft are placed i'll anothcrwleel. The wheels
are then reyolvcd, and a number is drawn from;
Ihe M wneei ot Numbers, and at the same time \,
irlzc ls drawn from the other wheel. The Mum
Der and Prize drawn out are opened and exb;I;,.
Ell 10 the audience, and registered bv tho Com
nilssIoners; the Prize being placed against tho
Number drawn. This operation is reiieated un
til all the Prizes are drawn out. :"
APPROXIMATIONS PnzEs.-Thc two preceding
ana The two succeeding Numbers to those draw
ing the first lS Prizes will be entitled to. tEa
Scheme. ~ oie
5000 Prizes OF $40 will lie determined bv the
last figure Of the Number that draws the $50
wv w." ,l Irlze s:so ror For example, if the Number draw
Tic Tickets where the number ends in will Te
eht'tied TO SGD. If The number ends with No.
= then all tho Tickets where the number ends m
will DC entitled to $40, and SO on to q: :.
e,,,a Csriaaeatcs Of Paekages will be sold at tho
Certificate Of Package of 10 Whole Tickets, $50
10 Half 40.
10 Quarter 81
10 Eighth Id
In ordering Tickets enclose iie money 10 .,t9 our
address for tho Tickets ordered, ON recent Of
which they will be forwarded sbysfirst mail-
Purchasers can have tickets ending in any figure
they may designate. :. -l''.T-.?? .'S
The List of drawn Numbers and Prizes will
6e sent to purchasers Immediately after OH,
drawing. sf'S ts
Purchasers will please write their signatures
PLAIN PLAIN and ai, give their Post Office, County and
J., Remember e; that every prize is drawn and paya.
ble in full without deduction
All prizes of one thousand dollarsand under
paid Immediately after the drawing; other prizes.
at the usual time of thirty days <
All COMMUNICATIONS strictly confidential. !.
Prize Tickets cashed or renewed in Other tick
ets at either office ,is.*Fra,
Address orders for fTicketslor Sertiticiites of
Packages Of Tickets either TO :. NJ, - i !.
eB list Of the numbers, that are drawn
from the wheel, with the aniooahta adf the Prizas
that cach one is entitled to. will Be sS,bliahed-
aites every drawing in the followiDg;papels -
New Orleans Delta, Mobile RegisterS Charfesf0ns
Standard, Nashville Gazette, Atlanta Intelligent
GER New York Day Book, and Savannalr Moras
ing News. - = ss.,!'?'S
s. SWAN g. CO., Atlanta. Ga...;, a.;.'
or S. SWAN, Montgomery, Ala. ~
April 80, 1857. / 2tf
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= AC1o IL llsCsN ~ 80.
ETHE UNDERSIGNED having rurchased
\ the Stock,of aSSss
; Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines, &C.,
formerly owned by Dr.J. II. Boatwright, (}oat.
Wrieh' s Barkuloo) have opened at the Old
stand IN Columbia, the largest Stock in our line
ever offered in Ito interior of the State Z. =
we have u complete Stock of Surgical, Dental
and Obsietrical Instruments, Pluntation Ghosts
with u full assortment of Medicines and Instru,
incnts for plantation use Physicans' Cnses for
Saddle or Buggy. Our rInstrulncnts have nearly
nlI been imported, and are of the very best
make. -
In calling tile attention of Physicians TO orr
establishment, they may be assured tl,at their or
ders will receive our best care, and they mny
rely Oh the purity of our Medicines. If any.
thing ordered i'll our lima fails to please or is not
rs represented we hold ourselves es responsible, and
will promptly make it right =
SMITH tk IIUOT,
QormerIy J. ii. Boatwrighi,)
Court House Range
IL. u. HMrrII, NJ. ID. Columbia, $. c..
L. " Iuor. NJ. d. Jan. 81, 1871. 39-ly
avail myself Of this means OF al,lressinu INV
friends Ill Abbevillc personally, and hope they
Will continue that kindness they have so often
shown me by favorins our house with their
orders.
l.. II. SMITH, NJ. d.
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HOUSE BUILDING.

TNHE undersigned is now prepared to do all
II work entrusted to his care, in the Build
ing Line; to Draw Plans and erect all descrip-
tions Of Buildings, from one.story. house.to a
Court House. ~
Having received Instructions from the best
Architects in the Union, he flutters himself that
he can have work done in style equal TO and
rs cheap can be done in New York.
REFEnEScEs.-K King & KelluIn, Architects,
Brooklyn, New York VIM. Gamer, Architect,
Of New York City: Peryman & Waller, New
Market; DR.. John r. Barratt, Barrattsvlie.
HENRY JONES,
New Market, Dee. 1S, 1856 SIS If
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Good Saiary-The Charlottesville, (Vu.) Ad-
voeate says that while the salary attached to
the Attorney Generalshp of Virginia is only
$4,000 per annum, yet that Seldcn & Wither's
Indebtedness to the State reaching over 5000, 900,
is about torbe paid, aud upon that sum the At
torney Genaral is allowed a commission of five
per cent for collecting, making in the aggregate
over $50 600 for two years salary.
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LIST OF CONsIGNEES,

Remaining ii. tie Depot at Adderittc for tho
,reek ending dfay 6th 1857.
w A & r C. Gaines, DR. Reid, Thomas r
Cochran, Gen S. Mc(;owan, A Clark. Jr., A p
Conner, Gen A NJ Smith, Fl S Kerr, Enright &
Starr, Cobb, Hunter g. Co., DIR F Livingston
lL Dixon, DR. Hurris, J Cunningham.
d. X. SONDLEY, Ag't
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HESPERIAN CHAPTER B.. a.. M.
HE EEIS regularly on the FRIDAY after
" the second Monday in each month"; ut 8
o'clock, P. M
Extra Conversations may be held at any time,
however, to suit candidates. from the country
by giving few days notice the Secretary.
April 80, 1857 II
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Gpllleneal.

MARRIED, ut Nnety-Six, on Sunday even
1ng, 26th April by the Rev. B. Corley, Mr.. II.
Nv DECKS, TO Miss L. j., youngest daughter of
Wm. Stewart Esq.
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6hWING 10 the great favor with which our .
NJ Single Nuniber lotteries have been re-:
ceyed by the public, and the Iarge dcn,and for :
Tickets tho Managers s.. Swan g. 20, VIII
have drawing eaeh Saturday throughout tho !,
:, Tho following Scheme will he drawn in eacl, =
Of their Lotteries Tor May, 1872 x
p CLASS "a,
To be drawn in the City of Atlanta, Georgia. in
public on :
Saturday, May 2, 1857.
20 GLASS 35,
lo DC drawn in tho City Of Atlanta, Georviu, in
public,
Saturday, May 8, 1857.
CLASS SO, ~
To be drawn i'll the City of Atlanta. Geor,, i,
public, on
Saturday, May 16, 1852.
CLASS 81,
To be drawn in the City of Atlanta, Goor,ia in 9
public, OIL
Saturday, May %, 1857,
GLASS SO, "a
To bc drawn in the City of Atlanta, Georgia, in
public, on
Saturday, May 80, 1867,
On the Plan of Single Numbers.
g q 90 P R q Es.
More than One Prize to ercry Ten Tickets,
oo'ooo tickets! Magnificent Scheme,
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GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, HARD
WARE, CUTLERY,


Plantation Implements, &C.,
g N hand, in store, with large additions every
" week, f,'r CASH at very low prices
80 Ibls & y GLOW SUGARS,
Crushed and Powdered SUGARS,
. IIhds. Muscovalo do.
80 Bags Rio. Old Gov Java and Mochn CoH,.c
5 llhds. trinidad and W. /. MOLASSES.
80 OboxcsSperm. Adamantine IL TaIlow Candles
large stock Of FANCY GROCERIES. such as
Pickles, Syrnps. Preserves and Jcllies,
Sauces, Spices, Table Salt, DC,
hlaccnroni and Starch.
Fig Blue, Indigo sc.
The very b,.'t CHEWING TOBACCO,
lo,o0o finest selection Rio IIondo SEGARS,
Lock, Tongue, Fifth and Log Chains,
100 Pairs Trace Chains, (assorted,)
loo Kegs NAILS, do.
Tea Kettles, Boilers and Grid Irons.
Well Buckets, Siftcrs, Waffle and " afer Irons
Blue Stone, Copper,s and Mudlcr,
Buckets, Tubs and Demons,
Broud Axes, Foot Adzcs and Collins Ayes
Some best Plain Pocket Cutlery
Also, just received fresh from the Brewery in
Scotland,
IL Bbls. Glasgow ALE, very superior article.
Agency for the South Carolina White Lead
Company, and on hand,
t'ooo Lbs. >. =. w hite Lead, pure, (bcautiful,) J
4,0oO '' beautiful Zine Lend, (purc white,
ana n great many other articles at the lowest
prices for CASH, or OIL short time to prompt
customers. ii. 5. KERR.
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Settlennent of the EState 90 &
wILLIAMRUCHAa Decd.
NJ O1IeE is hereby givsa ta tiss nndrtd odd
1y creditors OF the Estsfe 81 WILLIAM
BUCHANAN, deceased late of .Lpuie,spS And
especially to thoss distrhuteea who fesids syoad
the iinlts ofsthis State, that a sstlla1aeak ~
In my hapdG as Administator wils u
made in the Court Of Ordiaafy. At6sYlls I1is.
trict, on tho 23l jnly next -
= FRANCIS ARNOLD, Adrlsk
'.s April %, 1857 SO an
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Committad
ITO tho Jail Of Abbevlle, on the I4s, n.
4 inst, Negro man, HARRY, aHas&
JOHN, who says he belongst TO J. W. But,.N
Ter, of Edgefield District; that he formerly be-
ionged to John 9. Hays, Of this District. Said
80 yearsof age. ~ = y
The owner is requested to come and prove
property, pay chdrges and take him away
II. r. COCffRAN,,Ja Jaiior :
: April %, 1857 a. 80 III I.
tentHonI,4 az
Southern Rights DTagoohs!!
.%VOU are herebys fdered to appear S(>i Z
ct your usuaf Parade Grouad, ON
SaTURDA Yths stltef MA II neri. at y -
10 o'oloek Z; ms ssr Dsill and Instraotiop.
j -. - i. Arr' hmm.
4hbsxiiIe G. rs ApIl s0 IsS. q
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IRON AND BRASS FOUNDRY,
AUGUSTA, GA.

b. HIGHT &. MACnIURPHY,
TQNTINUE the above business in all it's
- branches, at the AMERICAN FOUN-
DRY, and will be thankful for orders for all kinds
IRON and BRASS Castings for Gold Mines,
Mills, Rail Roads, Biidges, and Machinery of
all descriptions
Jan. z, 1885, 81 Am
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Sugar. Coffee and Molasses.
I'm hand, at lowest Casi, prices. or on short
~ time, (say ninety days.) to prompt custom
25 Lbs. C., Yellow SUGAR,
+ Hhls. fair Brown do.
:25 Bugs COFFEE
10 Bhl-- best SYRUP,
2 Ilhds West Inuia Molass.s.
H. $. KERR.
Nay7 St
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GROCERIES OF ALL KINDS J! !
GOOD NEWS FOR THE PEOPLE!

Family Grocery at Cokesbury !
THE undersigned has just opened large
l. Stock Of Groceries, ut the stand formerly
occupied by Smith, Graydon & Co., consisting,
of Sugars, Coffces, Molasscs, Salt, Fish. Tobacco
Segars, &c.
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
Chains, Knives, Axes, Hoes, Iron, Pot Ware
Of all sizes, &c. -
CoNFECTIONERIEs
Candies, Nuts, Fruits Wines, and Schnapps
with numberless other articles.
am determined to do a Cash Business but
Will take in exchange for Goods, Flour, Meat,
Lard, Butter, Chickens and Eggs, or other arti.
cles. ~ + II RT.ACK
Cokesbury, JON. %, 1857. 40 ly
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J. ID. McKEI.LAR

j: d. MCCLELLAN, =,
SurSeon@ Dent1st,
MOULD most respectfully inform the citi.
w zens of Abbcvile and Edgefield Districts,
that he will spend the first half of each montl,
in Ab6eville and the latter half in Edgefeld,
where he will be pleased to attend TO a1y pro.
fessionai calls that he may receive.
Addross-AbbeviIe G. H., Greenwood and
Mill Way.
April %, 1857 50 3m
W Independent Press copy.
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:. HEADQUARTERS.

H EADQ UART ERS,
FIRST DIVISIONS CN.,)
AnBEvILLE Hq;-April %, 1857.
ORDER No.
A N ELECTION will be held at the various
- R"gmental Muster Grounds on SATUR-
DAY, the 18th of JUNE next, for Brigadier
General Of the Cd Brigade of Infantry, lst Di-
vision. S. G. NJ, to f1l the place of, Brig. Gen.
j. r. Weaver, resigned.
The Coloncls or officers commanding Regi.
ments are charged with the extension of this
order; and Immediately after tile election to
transmit TO the Mujor-G enuyal, ut this place, a
statement in writing, showing The result OF each
poi. f9.'.. ,@
By order of "a -
MAJ. GEN. A. M. SMITH,.
W.. II CALHOUN, Division Adj. Gen.
April 2S, 1857 52 It'd <
fB Independent Press and Edgefield Adyer
tser will insert till day Of election'- -.
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HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE

HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.
GA THE Subscriber offers for Sale his .sasaass
.E4l House and otSand adjoining Farm,
situated Ill and near the Village of Greenwood
The Tract contains about
One Hundred and Forty Acres,
Of which about Forty Acres is Woodland.
The Dwelling is a 0ne-story Cottage Building,
with Eight Rooms, besides Pantry aud Closets
On the premises are good Kitchen, Negro
iouse, Smoke House, Curriage House, and Sta
bles, and an excellent Well of water. Tho dwell.
ing has new and elegant Furniture, which will
be sold with the premises, if desired.
The Village of Greenwood is one of the most
desirable places to live Mt in the back country,
being perfectly healthy, and having good society
and excellent Schools
Part of the purchase money will be required
III Cash: For the balance, tho terms will be nc
conmodnting.
WIN. H. GRIFFIN.
March 4, 1857. 45 If
, 1857-09-18

Gov. McMurLEN's OTrrcE.--It may not
be amiss to inform such Of our citizens as
may have Official business to tranasct with,
or are desirous of making the acquaintance
of Gov. McMuLLEN, that he has taken the
front rooms, and opened his Office for the
present, on the second floor of the Wash
ington Hotel" where he will, 10 doubt,
take pleasure in meeting with his fellow
citizens for the transaction Of Official busi
ness, or otherwise. .a
, 1857-09-18

MORMON IrINErANrs.-Tw Mormon mis-
sionarics have beeu in town part Of the
present week, and held forth at the school
house on Tuesday evening to q small audi
ence. We learn that nothing was said in
their discourses concerning .polygamy, OF
any other Objectionable doctrines Of the
Mormon church. This is the last commu,
nifty in the world where Brigham Youugs
disciples could have n hope of making pros
elites 1t would seem from the following,
which we find in the last number of the
Oregon Standard, that some of the (aith-
fui have been canvassing Lewis River val.
ley, Clarke county, and that the citizens
there regarded their "oap-wd,o" as "Vakt
closh::"
We have received tie proceedings and
resolutions Of a meeting of the citizens Of
Lewis River valley, Washington Territory,
relating to Mormon preaching among them.
We have no room for their publication at
present, owing to the length of Convention
proceedings. The resolutions express strong
objections to Mormon preaching, and they
have the signatures of about forty persons "
, 1857-09-18

Departure OF Gov. SrEvENs.-Gov. STE.
VEINS. delegate to Congress elect from this
Territory, together with his lady and fam
ily,) took his departure for Washington
City on Tuesday morning The governor
has determined to take time by the fore
lock, and be on hand at the opening of the
Congressional ball lie left in excellent
health and spirits for the scene of bis Ia
bors, and will at once gel dorm to ht
cork"
, 1857-09-18
PASSENGERS:

Col NJ. II. Frost; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson; Mes,rs.
Hathaway J. Sm,ll, Alexander, Mash, Boutwell, end
s.arkwea,her,
VESSELS AT PORT GAMBLE MILLS:
Slip Loonora-- Nitshe,l-for San Frincisco to sail
On tue l-th inst
Ship Eli HkitHsl- Small'y--fUr syllty.
Bark IPaiiaa as4 Aiarfia--sailed Tor Sydney
Sept. 1st.
british schooner Es,r'd caecn-slampa-sail f-r
Victoria, September "a.
Bala Broiies and Lrig Glencoe, from San francisco
Augu Eth arrived at Pot Gamble Sept. 9Th.
st Port l.udlow Mills brig ddraace- Robins
loading for the Sandwich Islands.
The above vessels had full oargoes, or were loading
with lumber, ETC., for the posts designated.
Sept. 10Th at I O'Clock, A. NJ, in Iellingham Bay
chaHucl, passed steamer Sea Bird Wrislt-bonnd
to Fort Bellingtam with government stores.
We are indebted to Capt. HuNr for the
following items of news, concerning dlsas
trous encounter of the Pistch band of the
Claim Indians, with portion of the Mite
nat tribe, at point called Clatluizc, north
of New Dunginess, and about 10 miles east
of Cape FIattcry. The Nite-nats are one
of the northern, British-Russio tribes.
1t appears that on the morning of the
9Th inst, a party of the Pistch Indians, "a
portion of the Claim tribe, residing at Pill
lar Point, on the Straits of Fuca, came tC
the station at Port Townsend, and claimed
protection of Major HAILER, stating, that
on the night of the 9th inst, large nun
Der of the Nite-nat Indians from Vancou
ver's Island attacked their camp killing is
of their people, and carrying off four oI
their women Three white men, (name;
uuknown) discharged from the Tatoosh Isl
and Light House, were TO havecamped with
the Pistch's that night, on their way to Port
Townsend; and as they had not arrived at
the latter place when the steamer left, fears
were entertained for their safety.
, 1857-09-18

ANOTHER INDIAN FIGHr.-We are in
formed by CHAs. c. PmLnPs, Esq, who
arrived on Monday last with the schooner
Eclipse, that fatal encounter took place at
Scaget Head, Whidby's Island, on the 9th
inst, between two rival families and their
friends, both Of the Snohomish tribe of In-
dians. The difficulty originated in the revi
val Of an old feud, tstimulated, it is sup
posed, by liquor) and terminated in the
death of three Of the Bonaparte y family
by the Hutch Kanim" partizans. George
and Joe Bonaparte, together with theii
mother, were killed. The Indians report
that two others were killed, and several Sc
verely wounded. 's-
, 1857-09-18

has' Konia, granddaughter of the King
of the Sandwich Islands in the time of Cap
tain Cook, and Mr.. John Young, late High
Chamberlain to King Kamehama ", died
lately the former on the I'd and the latter
on the 18th of July. They we're very eel
ebrated personages.
, 1857-09-18
ARRIVAL OF TUE CONSTITUTION.

The Steamer Consultation, Capt. j. NJ.
HusT, arrived at GDDINe's wharf, Olympia,
on Friday Of last week, "a hours from Bel
lingham Bay and intermediate ports, with
the T. S. Mails and passengers, with freight
to LoUIssoN e. Co.
1EsIORhNDAi
Tbe Coastsr.ion was delayed u hours on the round
ha ia coasequence of the dense suole and fog, pre-
yai,'ny all over tie lower part Of tie Sound and
, 1857-09-18

nJ- The sale of sheep, by the Puget
Sound Agricultural Company" takes place
at Muck, Pierce county, on Monday next,
and not Wednesday, as heretofore adverti-
sed. As some of these sheep are of the
finer species, our farmers should not lose
the present opportunity of improving their
stock, and bear in mind this correction.
, 1857-09-18

Sr. PAUL, MTNNEsoTA-At the late
election in Minnesota, the aourishing town
of St Paul, so recently wilderness, poll.
ed 2s20 voters.
, 1857-09-18

treCtiOu
/" Cardor and o senses Of justice eomrela " to sy
uSt there l. no denying tle 3ct stated BY the NJ u
phls Appeal thsi cx.Gev. Brown has dclic moro foi
the mail service in the Southwest than any PostIaas
ter General has for many years. His selection for
that important aud rc-posille post we regard as
most fortunate one for the Sonthwct."
Whilst on this subject, we would take
occasion to observe that some persons, who
are determined to grumblc aud find fault
with any enterprise calculated to prove
beneficial 10 the Territory, object 10 the
size Of the steamer COastiiniiOn-ayering
that she is too large for the service-that
it will eoss too much to run her, &es &c
Now NC presume if the mail contractors,
and those interested in her success, find
they are losing money in keeping her afloat,
IL is their owa business. We apprehend
that these "birds Of III omen" need give
themselves no unnecessary alarm on that
score, however. The contractors and pro.
prietors Of the Constitution ore capable Of
managing their own affairs, and that, too,
SUeScSSJ utty, ~ VIII uc usCtItuIHSu. Anu VI
these fault finders will but read the con.
tract Of Messrs Hunt & SCRANTON with the
Postmaster General, they will find that the
Constitution is just exactly such a steamer
as is therein described for the mail service
on our waters, viz: "a frst-elas steamer
capable Of being conrerted into a ressel oj
icdr such vessel as the government
might approve and purchase for its own
use, for war purposes, under the 7th sec
ton of the act of March 81, lS45, entitled
An act to provide for the transportation
of tha mails between the United States
and foreign countries, and for other pur-
poses"
We arc indebted to the Postmaster at
this place, (DR G.. X. WILLARD,) for a
copy ofthc contract Of Messrs HuNT g..
SCRANTON with the Postmaster General for
the conveyance of the u s. mails between
Olympia aud Whatcom, 10 this Territory,
and which is here annexed, as follows:
, 1857-09-18

the numerous Indian tribes, foreign and
domestic We look for the dawning Of
brighter days during the administration Of
Mr., BucuANAx-for the presence of one or
two vessels of war, and other means and
appliances of protection and defence.
The Helena, Arkansas, Shald, pays the
following just compliment to the Postmas-
ter General, which we most heartily and
cheerfully endorse as applicable in this di
, 1857-09-18
POSTMASTER, Olympia, wash. Ter" \ =

- lT-''-at .ti4 -ta ++ N-+N
Inasmuch as it may be matter Of IN.
terest to most Of our readers in this terri
tory. to be advised concerning the U. S
Mail contract entered into by the P. NJ. S
S. Co., with the Postmaster General, for
the conveyance of the mails from San Fran.
cisco, CAL, to Olympia, w. T. We are per-
mitted BY Postmaster WILLARD, of this
place. 70 copy the Official notice Of the con
tract received by him, by the last mail, and
which reads as followes: -.
, 1857-09-18

"CoYrRAcr OrFIcE, Sd August, Ie5

''OoNTRASr OffiCk, % August, 1901
"SIR:-0n the 23d Blt the Postmaster Geaeral made
the following order in relation to route l?502-San
Francisco TO Olympia, viz:
'Con;raet with the Pacific Mail Steamship Compa.
ny, al s22500 per annum, for four years, from lst
October next for semi-monthly service in steamboats,
via Humboldt Bay, (Uniontown,) Trinidad and Crcs.
cent City in California, Umpqua City and Astoria, in
Oregon Territory and ShoalWater Bay and Port Town
send, in Washington Territory. Said intermediate Of
fees 70 be supplied whenever the condition Of the
weather and harbors renders It practicable to do so
aud in each case Of failure to supply either Of them
mpractle1billy Contractors to be permitted to sup
ply Trinidad and Shoawater Bay by side mails, from
the nearest accessible points; also to omit Astoria al
together until the expiration Of their existing sea ser
vice between San Francisco and that place. This con
tract to be made under the conditions specified in thu
Ith section of ~ act Of Sd March, Isis" To pro
vide for the transportation Of the mails between thu
United States and foreign countries and for other pur
poses"
Report when the service Is commenced.
" "ResDectfnllv yuur Ob't sefv-f
, 1857-09-18

.-.T q = 'ICONTRcT UFFlcB March IVtly Ib3T. ! Z
"Sir:-The Postmaster General has ordered q con
Tract HuNF SCRANTON, to convey the maill
weekly, each way. between Olympia and whktcom
BY the way Of Steilaeoom City Seattle Port Madison
Tekeeiet Port Ludlow, Port Townsend. Penn's Cove
New Dangenness, and such other places on the rout
as be may direct, in good and sufficient steamers o
the irst class (suitable for purposes) from Is
August, 1857, tl lst August, 1851 BY the following
schedule: rsftt3 aif .rA
Leave Olympia, Fridays at 4, P. N; ..,
ARRIVE at Whatcom Mondays by 4, P. N;
"Leave WhatcOm Tuesdays, at o, A. NJ.
Arrive At Olympia, Fridays, by 0, A. NJ; rt.
Report when the service commences.
Respectfully, your Obt serv't.,
(Signed) .'WM. II. DUNDAS,