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OST LAND WARRANT.-The public are notified
Ii bounty land No. ,7o0 acres March,
1885, issued William Cruse OF Georgia, I'd November
mailed Washington city, from the OF the
Pension Ohics directed t. Alan Georgia. who
informs he has received II having
other person
therefore believed be os said assigned since
its the said William Cruise has died. his heirs
hereby declare intention apply for duplicate Of
the Commissioner OF Pensons and public against
ding for the lost JAMES CRUISE,
E4 WILLIAMSON CRUISE.
Deco III lax6tu
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IMPORTANT TO COTTON PLANTERS,
llv xYhIch their lncomea nusf he dor, hlsfi

THE Undersigned has invented and obtained letters from
United States for the and combination machine
for seed by
rom the gin through the propagation spinning
", until II Is ready for shipment or weaving.
The by this will be least
and (unhroken
aion the machinery OF the used and dis
enange ny will be about fifty
@ eommaud the markets Of the world dsancng all competition
n advanced prices.
The Undersigned prepared dispose OF privileges his
patents and planters will be informed erm with complete
sucons how how obtain the machinery
other necessary particulars, application addressed
Dec 6-aswiyif GEORGE g. HENRY, Mobile,
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of the United States and placing the same under contrae
frequency Of trips mode Of conveyancc and times Of de-
parures and arrivals all the routes the course of the
a s s and s %
Of the domestic mail service Of the United states. pre-
pnd taxes Charge Of the annual and mail Lettings
and the adjustment ana execution Q. .ne consci al up
pcatons Tor the or alteration OF mail
ment and the appointment Of mail should be sent
to this ONCE All claims should DO 70 y io
taton service not under contract as the reoog9n o. aa
service Is rs to be obtained through the Contract Oce
necessary authority for the proper credits at VI
nee From this oee an at the ends o M re- re-
tracts enecat and all orders affecting accounts for mail
service and The reports Of the mail lettng giving state
vice originated the cutaments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year. ta b
Finanee O@eeJohn Marion, ESQ., Third Assistant Post
assigned the supervision and of the financial
business Of the department. not devoved by upon the
depostares Of the the issuing of and
drafts in Of balances reported by the Auditor 70 Dc
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
ter balances designated points and the spernendencs
oil the rendition oy Oh tner
posages u has charge OF she once OF ne Is
SUING ol postage stamps ane s.ap M | .h
pay pay hen' " pos'"s0' any - wv "'sos soAN 'i'
a ,ha Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmasters
:. Ia ~ I g.. ~ a. rasurn. of nastaaa thee a.
shoaa sM ~ reo' .L; nGm y.; M m .pI ~ ~ t ~ u ~
a ~ rcs hoss dsnoo sa oce
.oJ
their certeaes o. depoe 70 Nun I'm shouia aso Oe arecea yea
lhe Weeky Aau Un.ny ie i;. H.; ~ sv ia poa; ~ 81 - o. I
a. .a we - A a r desd 49,, u po''
age stamps anu s'A'npa 'ovp.'' - s anu M w ' ;,
Inspection CWcs.arJohn Uakiord esq, eniel clerk ana
seventeen clerks .h M oee assgnea .ae Ja'y =, 70 a.
ceying ana ehng 'e rt;Hs f " th % ;c f anu t ue
parures Vi .a , @ ;i sa;ras a. S no,;nr M - dal;n
Of and nrensrng csses thereon for the
c,in or tbe Postmaster enera furnishing blanks for mail
and renorts Of mail failures proydnq and send
Ing out mai bags and malocEs and keys and doing ali
other things which NAV be necessary to secure faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts.
All Of mail depreciation, of violation of law by pr
expresses by the forging illegal Of postage
stamps under the supervision OF this ONCE and should be
reported 70 IT, IL. -. ~. oa.. ,o..oua .,
All communlcaJns re;peong 30 iSsI oney, nliets S % na
hn,i3 he 5;rac,aa WCh;af ClarL Post O1;ca nanart
menf
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates the service of route agents. reports of mail fail
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TRAssroRrArIoN orrIcR, ALExAxDRIA WASHINGTON r. r.
I'm Monday, the 9Th January, sh be received
depot of the Alexandria Washington railroad
tween the hours Of M and TO be forwarded Wash
ton, to be forwarded TO Alexandnl.
Freight all articles forwarded pre-
paid.
: Jan l0--eolw t+9
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BY the President Of tho United states.

IN ofaw, FRANKLIN PIERCE Presiden, Of e Uni
ted States America hereby declare and make known thai
public sales win be held aforementioned land Offices In the
Al The land since a. osAGE commencing on Monday fourth
day 5 q my ns o the dspoa o. the public lands situated w'n
North Of the Of the a principal nersdian
Townships ninety-niue hundred, Of range ten.
Townships ninety and one hundred Of range
Townshps ninety eight Of
tausss.
Townships and hundred Of thirteen
and q
Township one hundred Of range ssuepiesn
townships ninety sss and one Of range
and oi
Al the land olhee FORT DODGE commencing Monday,
situated withls tie following named sown;nps vi.
North Of the base line and Of tAe A pnsiPas meridian
Townships ninety four. aias.y Ave ninety sn nine,yseven
Townships nnsy-Iou ninety Ave, ninety SIX, nnayseven,
% and ana q e
ONE ONE ss.s,ss assss range range ss:s
ONCE SIOUX CITY, commencing Monday 1s
within lhe following named townships viz;
North Of line Of the th principal meridian
Tswn.n nns four Of os range ns.,1 a ,"
Township ninety five, Of range thirty-sir. aa
townships ninety six and ninety ssvsn Of range tiy niss
Township nlaIey ma q range .ory o.
Township ninssysiI' Of of rasss Joryarse.
township ip niney- six, Of Of range Joriy,gpe
Townships ninsty-fve and ninctysi Of Jorysr.
Townships and Dineysix, OF Jortysepen
Fractional townships nnetour, ninety five, and nney Of
range JoTy-eighf. G9tH
appropriated by law for the Of schools military, and
pupose together with those hwamp and overfowed lands
ne meade s ,ssss he s
reclaim swamp lands within their mits approved
September 2s, 1850, Dil be sreiaded from the sales
offering lands will be the
appointed and will proceed in the order in which they adve
dsed until whole shall have been offered and the sales
shall be longer than weeks, and
private entry Of the lands will be admitted until after the
expiration OF tho weeks.
my the city OF Washington this fifteenth
December Domin thousand eight hundred and
fifty six FRANKLIN PIERCE.
vi By the Presidents e-
THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner Of the General Land ofice.
NOTICE TO PRE- E-EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled TO the right Of preempton cf
within townships and of townships above
required establish the to the satisfaction OF the regis
of the land Office and make therefor
after seeing this notice and before the day
pointed OF public sale
claim will
THOs. A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Dec % lawi3w ta
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WANTEDPerscns desiring give private parties
supplied with hrstclas. French cook 81 for his
vices on application at GAUTlER'S RESTAURANT,
Dec e-2aw3moh asa Penn av., between 12th and 18Th.
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LMANACH DE GOTfiA for 1857. giving the houso
n holds and PERSONNEL Of each government Of Europe
Imported per steamer Europa BY
Jan 81 ftl FRANCK TAYLOR,
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p sEdors OF the above papers will please copy,
their bills TO the Patent oce with containing This notice.
Dec 20-law3wf
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rosr orrror pkPAnrMENr.


Hon James Campbell Postmaster General. The direction
Of the Post Office Department are assigned
by the constitution and laws to the Postmaster General That
its may conveniently arranged and
pared his action is distributed among several bu
reaus, foows The Appointment Office in charge OF the
First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract Office, in
charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Generals the
Finance Office in charge of the hird Assistant Postmaster
General and the Inspection Office in charge of the chief
clerk
appointment Q6ce.Horatio King, esq.,, First Assistant
Postmaster General and nineteen clerks To this office are
assigned all questions which the establishment and
dcontnuance Of post Offices changes of sites and names
and removal Of and route and local
agents. also the giving Of instructions to postmasters
Postmasters furnished with marking and rating stamps
and balances by this bureau which charged also with
providing blanks and stationery for the Of the depart
men and with the superintendent OF the several agencies
established for supplying postmasters with blanks To this
bureau likewise assigned the supervision OF the mail
steamship nes and of the foreign and international postal
arrangements.
Contract O6fce.William H. Dundss, esq, Second Assist
ant Postmaster General and twentysix clerks To this Of
6ce assigned the business Of arranging the mail service
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The Treasury Department the Offices the Sec
reary of the Treasury, two comptrolers commissioner Of
the CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register, SOLICITOR light
house board, and coast survey
The following brief indication Of the duties Of these
several offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Secretarys OceHon James Guthrie, Secretary of the
Treasury Hon. p G. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer charges architect and three daughtsmen
temporarily employed and twenty three clerks The Secre
ty of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
of the fiscal transactions of the government and OF the exc
cuon of the laws concerning the and navigation
of the United States He superntends the survey Of the
coast the lighthouse establishment the marine hospitals
the United States and the construction of certain public
buildings for custom houses and other purposes.
First Comptrocr's Ofcc.Eisha Whittlesey, esq, Comp
troe and fifteen clerks He presoribes the mode OF keep
ing and rendering accounts for the civil and diplomatic
vice well the public lands and revises and ceres the
balances arising thereon.
Second Comptroller Office: John NJ. Brodhead, esq,
Comptroller and seventeen clerks He prescrbes the mode
Of keeping and rendering the Of the army navy
and Indian departments of the public SERVICE and reves and
critics the balances arising thereon.
Office Of Commissioner of the Customs-Hugh j. Anderson
eq Commissioner and eleven clerks He prescribes the
mode of keeping and rendering the OF the
and disbursement and for the building and repair
ing houses &c and revises and ceres the balances
arising thereon.
The Washington union., 1857-09-26

TT,RUSTEE's Sale of Valuable Improved Real Es-
tate the Krkwood House" BY virtue Of deed
q Thomas Comfy and wife bearing date the
the ls47 and recorded In ber B. No
1856 o IA Is le IL and IS Of the land records for Wash
District OF Columbia and the request the
holder the nots therein secured win sell at public auction 20 the
bidder saturday the Slst day Of October In the
1857 O'Clock, on the premises that valuable improved
Kkwood House. situated NJ the
and In the city Of washing
consisting Of the following lots parcels Of
those parcels ground known ON the OF the
parts numbered ~ and three
hundred 322 and desg
the subdivision made by John McCel
numbered ( and three GAP VIII fully
appear by reference plat said subdivision recorded the
oce surveyor Washington, togsther with all
buildings improvements thereon and privileges and appur
thereto belonging.
thousand dollars Of the purchase be
residue thereof six equal nsalnen
Twelve eighteen twenty thirty and thirty months with
sale which the several promory
o the purchaser required drawn his order and by
the Of the purchaser The will only
title vested him by the deed trust The title
TO premises Is believed 20 be indspntable.
complied with IN days from the
sale the right his option either annul
after weeks notice 10 resell the property the
the purchaser such terms ths trustee
think Of.
1Eos. J. sEtdBIES Trustee.
JAS. C MCGUIRE,
Ssp 25-eodkds Auetonesr.
The Washington union., 1857-09-26

We have not time space at this moment to discuss
further the New Haven letter The whole substance of
il is based these gentlcens misunderstanding Of the
Iaw-making power They have not considered the effect
Of their doctrine in Connecticut where the legsIA
ture might be balanced that vote would determine
law and 1.af vote might be given by whom New
Haven knew to be bogus legislator. But they would
in that disregard law, and have the government treat
il nullity though it stood the statute book Of the
State, issued under its great seal
We observe that only rs signatures appended this
New Haven reply, whereas 43 affixed TO the original
letter What has become Of the Is missing Were
they killed by the Presidents poaomakr have they
fed what has become Of theml
The Washington union., 1857-09-26

1t is said that the greatest comb anufacory in the
world is in Aberdeen Scotland There thirty six fur
naces preparing horns and tortoise shell for the combs
and less than l20 iron presses continually
going in stamping them Steam power is employed tc
cut the combs The coarse combs stamped out
two being cut in piece at time The fine dressing
combs and all small tooth combs cut by fine circu
lar saws fine to cut forty teeth in the space
one inch and they revolye s. 900 times in minute
There are some 900 varieties of combs made and the
aggregate number produced of all these different sorts
combs is about 5000 900 annual quantity that,
laid together enghways would extend about 700 miles
The annual consumption of hoofs to 900 900
the consumption of tortoise shell and buffalo horn al
though not large, is eorrespondingy valuable hoo
undergoes eleven distinct operations before ii becomes
finished comb.
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-,xniacent Grain and stock Farm for sale.

~ap % --bsriber having fixed his residence in
HE years, wishes TO sell bis farm, stock, &o
Il Washington G 20 be satisfactory to any who is
such terms ~rsing The farm which viii eel
DESTROYS Of farming and soc '-d lying IN the q Pike
quality
slte uf Missouri s.Ten hundred acres
Green There aboI rpunras n
2 gently rolling prairie the balance in tnp. hundred
hundred hne state Of cultivation: tbe
sixty wheat ten acres in orchard
finely and enclosed By Usage grange
hedge vatsred farm the negbbobod Besides
ponds water there small creek rum Ing
through Anerdng Dexhauhe supply q wstsr at all
year fArm twelve miles from the hoursnE
growing Louisiana market town on the Mss
pp river plank road oompes TO Bowling Green by which
produce % Louisiana and return ihs
day
The buildings are cottage dwelling good repair contain.
nz eight rooms kitchen pantry smske house houses
other outhouse Besides The stock
water ng spring within two hundred yards q
which is thirty feet deep and ten feet
with brick and plastred inside with
Otherwise finished the coupetest
TIuvs hefd farm n e STATE kissourl nor il
beautiful and valuable unesr
cora uR county wish sell H. simply because
uh engaged the editor and proprietor
a be USIDS conveniently and
on 20 proper advantage.
TIE ~ms accommodating By paying third
rnb NE purchaser balance
paTnr n fere securing the deferred in The usual
r nopfry addressed subscriber, Washington city my
s1 Rars rd nrris samuel Murray, esq Bowling
s.st 49, 2s - wM A HARRIS
The Washington union., 1857-09-26
THE cANYAss N OHIO.

We have the most cheering intelligence from Ohio,
The Statesman Of last Wednesday says
Senator Pngh and Judge Metcaf were in town yester-
day morning They spoke with Mr.. Payne, Durbin Ward
and George Rex on Monday at Coshocton. Ii en-
phatcally great and glorious day The people turned
out IN Mr. Payne spoke two hours and half in
his finest manner, and Senator Pugh followed with
tey speech In the evening the people assembled again
to hear Judge Metca, Durbin Ward and George Rex.
very great out and the county for
the democracy by large majority. Let the work go for
ward in the back bone counties
Judge Metcaf left his home in the northwest Sat
urday. The prospect is superb Chase viii hardly get
any votes at all in Of the counties Fairfield and
Monroe must look after that State banner for there is
northwester coming that win be apt to whip it up and
carry il away back Wapakonetta Little Augaize has
herself 10 roll up 1900 majority for Payne and will
do it. This is glory enough for day The north
western democrats driving the nails into the coffin Of
the back-republcan party In every county; and two
weeks before the election Senator Pugh goes up cnch
them.
The Washington union., 1857-09-26

Could not the Central America have been saved by
blowing all the steam out of the boilers shutting OFF the
cocks and letting them e-preseryers for the
vessel Would not this have prevented the vessel from
sinking, and saved the loss of SO many livesS
Nes York Nslss
1t asserted at the time of the wreck of the Arctic
that she might have been saved by this proceeding-a
supposition somewhat exravagAn the face of it but
very important one if approxmating to truth 1t
question very easily solvable by mathematician, if
the necessary data gventhe of the boilers and
the weight of the cargo and the size and weight of the
vessel If such a method would prevent vessel from
sinking then few of empty and watertight casks
in the hold or anywhere below deck would the
same purpose--ABdRy Argus.
The Washington union., 1857-09-26

We find she following in letter of the Havana
respondent of the New Orleans Pcayune dated the 18th
inst: a..
Several small gangs of bozaes have been recently for
warod here from the interior Of the island that were
captured by the indefatgabe and
General Morales de Rada, alias el de la pista, (ra
whose dispatches during the Lopez expedition always
closed with these words i the trail Of the pirates
The doughty general however, never approached near
enough to see the elephant He has been sent to Tn
dad TO suppress the slave trade and has commenced oer
atoms by seizing forty fifty and allowing two
or three thousand to proceed quietly to the plantations
For these active measures repeated several previous
occasions he has created for himself quite repua-
tiOu -
The Washington union., 1857-09-26

Among the news by the Canada is the announcement
of the death Of Auguste Compte chief of the modern
school of positive philosophy Conpe born in l797
was disciple of the celebrated St Simon, and believed
in the necessity Of thorough renovation founded upon
mental revolution In 1926 he became insane fn con-
sequence Of brain feyer recovered as he was pro
noanced incurable although HIS enemies suggest that in
sanity rinntured all his subsequent productions He was
for many years fpssor in the Ecoe Poytechnque dis
Positive Philosophy $50 pages written In three
,nonthS He was thorough 1aterialist, ignored the
tire spiritual side of man, and shut up philosophy IN
were realm OF sense The latter years of his life were
sed i sacusioait beirg said that ne was dependent
IN char " for A support
The Washington union., 1857-09-26
TEKAsuEr n1FARr1ur.


September "a 1857.
NOTICE HEREBY GIVEN holders stocks II the uniiod
States thai ths department purchase certificates shall be
reeeved here daily assigned states previous the
November the PAID
10 per cent premium the loan Il ls42;
ls per premium q and ls4s; and
per Texas indemnity stock t0gsher
with the accrued IN each from lst Juy.
received here N0ve
until further shall be given vii purchased
lowing rates,
per cent premium the loan Of ls42;
II per premium the loans o ls47 and lS4s and
per premium Texas indemnity per with
accrued interest payable thereon, respectively.
Where certificates stock inscribed and transferable
q the treasury shall be received here assigned United States
between December when closed
and the january when the hA yearly payable
erued interest for the hhyear expressly assigned
Uned by stOckholder
year settlement payable
by herstoore
In All the purchase viii be settled lawful
mode prescribed regulations of
will be made o the amount draft
Boston York Philadelphia tho option party
the shall be days additional
viii Aaded from Of here for the dr4 70 be
SEM BY mail HOWELL OoBB,
Secretary of the Treasury
sep 24-dn llnteil
The Washington union., 1857-09-26

St Paul. Minnesota paper states that the quarter
master at Fort Smelling recently robbed of six
thousand dollars in gold Two persons suspected
and handbiIls describing them issued gentleman
riding on stage coach reading the handbl recog-
missed the parties setting front of him. and
managed to send by horseman who passed them note
to the sheriff Henderson the next stopping to await
the arrival of the coach and the robbers When
the coach drove up to the stage office in Henderson
of the men perceived the crowd assembled and divinng
its meaning stepped from the coach with his carpet bag
and beore the sheriff could execute his warrant him
drew knife and stabbed himself to the heart He had
only time utter pointing TO his carpet bag there is
the money" and fell dead. The other gave himself up
The Washington union., 1857-09-26
NEW YORK LETTER-wRITING AND
COPYING INSTITUTION

rCHE undersigned respectfully announce TO their
friends and The public general thai they have, eonnstOl
hnguits d this opened
GuEY BUDaNG, q COurtAndt and
Broadway r the pHo- pnbhc and private documents
legal notices.,
viii given the writing f ltteEz eonhasn
a correspondence the French German and kssh languages
and in All cases the utmost reliance may be plaoed
others who wish their books posted accounts bal
Immediately BY the under
signed experienced keeper gives h whole attention 70
tins lTAnch Of the business.
Pnes IN other cities desrous o corresponding win any Of the
aoquAnnoes York through the above institution
and ali letters for information wn be Immediately replied 10
ccuA stating tariff a charges he had aPphoAuo1 % The
once they viii be q the country the reoea q
postage
Open from s. m, 10 10, P.
LYNCH, PESsoS 4 DOWNING,
PrOprieiorS.
All ers coming through the post ooe addressed to
Lynch, Penson, Downing General 2. o., n. Y.
The Washington union., 1857-09-26
Sep 23dIH
Nav IAN and Winter Goods for Gentlemen-

NEW Fall and Winter Goods for Gentlemen
IN something for the adiesP j. 6T Merchant Tailor,
4ss Seventh Washington ready exhibit hs
goods Gentlemen viii please call early and select
choice styles
making and the trimming Of all work sold store,
guaranty superior style and ample satisfaction the purchaser
agency for the Of Wheeler VII
intabie Family Sewing Machines would confidently recon
mend them the ladies all others engaged making ladies'
chdrens clothing and shirt making beyond ali controversy
other existence Full instructions given and
competency guaranteed in al the operator
Of really good sewing machine viii do well 10 call
a m and for themselves.
a-2aw3wn