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Proposals for Erecting the Post once and
Courthouse at Windsor, Vermont.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington. Decemhcr l6. IAs


Washington, December l6, 1856.
PROPOSALS will be received this 10th
day OF February A. d. 1857 O'Clock
post TO be erected at
this departments said proposals be either whole
building separate for different kinds parcels
department
serving right
parts thereof when deems the interest OF the United States
requires the department also the right exclude
bids OF who there
will not faithfully perform the contracts which they
BY all shall be
parties who that upon
investigation, are below fair price for the work.
Bids viii not be received and no contract viii be award
Of the different kinds Of aud
subject the revision Of department. may
whole the bid the interest OF the United States
quire.
Ninety per materials dev
ersd according contract price, sad
the estimate Of Of appointed
pose will be paid from progresses and
retained until the completion Of the
cepance OF The work. Ac by the aforesaid and be forfeited
Contracts will be awarded only
and the assignment thereof Of the Secretary
the Treasury, will be forfeiture of the
Each proposal be accompanied by written
signed responsible persons ceed
States district Judge attorney Of the sand dsc) in the
OF $4,000 for the whole work. OF proporonac
that the bidder will when required his
cepted into bond
cnriues, for Its naithful performance.
Form Of bond required furnished appica
ton 10 the department
Pans and working drawings will be ready afer
thirty days. when they be- had application the depart
No bid uaIess q H oopiies On all rs dsfa,
rita tAe requirements Of this aaocrfisesaenf.
Secretary Of the Treasury plainly endorsed
Windor Post Office a.d Court will opened
ociocka M Of the last day named for receiving The
Secretary 81 the Treasury.
Dec is-2aw,i6Feb Tint q stsrl
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Proposals for Erecting the Marine Hospital at
St Marks, Florida.
TRE.su.r DErA1rHEsT,


Washington December "a, 1885.
RoPosALs will be resolved this department. 25l
day Of February, "A. D. 1887 al IL O'Clock,
sructon Of the hospital authorized
Marks Florida according The
this deparmen said be either building
for the different kinds bills
work and total carried department rservng
The night 10 reject hereby invited,
parts hereo when IL deems the OF the United States
qures III The department bids
person persons just
faithfully perform which they attempted
obtain by indeeion and all bids when there shall
who upon
uon, are below fair price for the work.
Bids will not be received gross will be award
ed 10 bidder unless details furnished the department OF the
prices Of the different
whole the bid as the interest Of the United States
qure.
vered according price, tsad asceansd
department. appointed
will be paid from time work progresses and
completion
in the event OF non- fulhment OF contract
only builders
me Treasury, will be forfeiture o same.
Each must accompanied by written
by responsible certned be the United
Judge attorney the said dsc)
the bidder will when required, his be accepted
and bond with and sufficient securities
4 for its faithful performance.
will furnished app-
cation the department.
Plans specifications working drawings appi
cation the department.
No bid fully complies
| tpith fhe requirements of This advertisement.
The be this Department. addressed the
Murine Hospital al ST. Mark a and viii be opened al one
O'Clock, ofthe last day named for receiving The
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Dec 1I--Ja 4. Il StaI.l
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INSTRUCTIONS

pay performed, such
omissions satisfactorily explained three times the trip
with depending mails, and sufficiently excused,
fourth of the for the trip subject
Deduction will also be ordered grade Of performance
TO that spec fed in the
leaving behind throwing mails, any portion OF
them, the admission being
setting running conveying intelligence
OF the mail, quarters pay may be deducted.
g. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be promptly
and satisfactorily explained by certificates of posmasieis,
adavis OF other credible failing
ncglectng take the mail deliver
the place carrying ~ be wet injured, destroyed
robbed lost and refusing aer Demand convey
mail frequently the contractor concerned
coach, amboat
A. The the
failures nereeaby contract; violating post
dsobeyDg the OF the
assigning
ea running aforesaid Transporting
packages conveying maiable the mail
s.
He change schedules of departures and all
Them
abdged may
the whole rata decrease allow
ing months compensation on the amount dispensed wh
whenever in his opinion the public interests do require the
by different grade
transportation. 1t
Payments by collections FROM or
drafts postmas Otherwise after the expiration OF each
quarter in February May, August, and November
The according the best information but
will be allowed should they be than
veised IL tho points be supplied be correctly stated Bidders
weight mail the roads, hills streams, &C.,
bridges, ferries, distractions kind by which
incurred. Offices established this
Issued during be visited
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Jan l5--lawIw Postmaster General.
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THE ONLY ONE AgTnoRIzEDi-rse Rob of DR. 30,

THE ONLY ONE ELECTROMAGNETIC Rob of DR.: BOY
VEAU LAFFECTEUR il fur superior sirups Of Cuis
nic sarsaparia other similar remedies radically
without affections Of the skin,
accidents from
period Of fe and hereditary acrmony Of hnmos As depura
powerfully scacous caahs the
fractions and other weakness Of the arising
injections soundinss As syphilc the
short time nveerafe diseases
basam o. copava or cnbeb OF from Injections which only pe
the virus without neutrslzing IT, The Rob Boyveau
recommended syphic whether or long
ing and which have resisted the Of mercury
Of potassium.
General agents fer the United States Gabriel Bondn, ESQ.,
William street, New York. for wholesale Guot
New OrIeans Seuily, San Francisco
The Rob Lafcteu sold by MI the druggists throughout the
ted States The pamphlet OF Doctor
cal properties OF the Rob win be obtained by writing TO
wanted. -
G. prepared orders America the West In
dies free OF the United States ROB in bond
March +-diys
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Ph,I.deIphi., Niagara, and Great western Line
Washington Aqueducf.
oryrcx OF rHK wAsHlxerox 40

WAsHixsTos AeUKpper,
Washington, March 7, 1850
PROPOSALS invited for graduation brick masonry
tunnels and other of the Washington aqueduct.
Proposals. received the s May will be opened
that day.
Maps procs and specifications the work will be ready
animation and after the 2oth day Of April
Proposals will be received particular culyers
bridges described the plans specifications.
OF the works be completed under
appropriation but all unfinished viii
be subject appropriations by Congress- The engineer
the prescribe OF work 10 be done and
under each appropriation and In
appropriation holding sufficiently decide when
what works shall be stopped unit funds become available
entire particular work for want
win he paid, judgment
the engineer the work has been properly execue far as has
gone.
Payments specie upon United
per will be coalition Of all that the
shall paid their full wages monthly and in specie
All bids should be scaled and endorsed Pposas for work
the Washington Aqucduct."
the right all The bids
should deemed make such
considered most conducive the Of the
work.
Every accompanied by guarantee signed by
responsible the effect that he they under
that the bidder bidders will If his their bid be
obligation, within with good and sufficient
securities, completion said
be accompanied by the certificate OF The United Saes district
judge United States district officer Of
Of War, that the able make good their
guarantee.
Bids win be opened in presence bidders If any
NJ. C. MEIGs
Capt Of Engineers, in change.
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Proposals for Free ing the Custom house, IL &C.,
at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washin vtop naremhpr lE IRl


Washington, December 10, 1856
DROPosAI.S received department
of February, D. 1887 O'Clock,
Portsmouth, New Hampshire according plans
this said
either for the whole building kinds work
bills bid with the
kind work. The total
department resevng right the proposals
United requires department
right exclude bids Of who there
believe will faithfully perform the
which they have attempted 10 obtain by ndecon ard all bids
shall be interest whe do Join bids,
and all bids that, investigation below fair price for
work.
Bids W gross be award
bidder details furnished the department the
Of different kinds of work and mateias which shall be
subject the Department. that
whole bid, the interest the United States may
quire.
eed according contract amount be the
the department appointed for purpue
will be paid from time time the work and per
retained until The completion OF the and
work, agent aforesaid In the
Of nonfuiment Of contract.
only builders mechanics
the thereof the
the Treasury will be forfeiture OF the same.
Each must be accompanied BY written
dsct judge OF the said dsict in the If
FOR the whole work, psoportonaie
that the bidder will when required his proposal be accepted
and bond, with proper and sufficient
its faithful performance.
bond required will appi
Plans, specifications, working drawings ready afer
thirty days, when they be had application the depart
No considered fully eon lies in all lis details
ruth the rcgur emenfS of thts advertisement
The proposals be this department. addressed
Potoiah will opened at 10 O'clock a. NJ
- JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary of the Treasury
Dec ls-2awI6Feb Tint. and Star.l
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Completion OF Panama Railroad.

Ia United States mail steamships New Yorh
EE7 for Aspinwal the 5th and both Of each month
Sk& connecting with mali from Panama 20 San
Francisco.
have been Inspected and approved Navy
Department, and guaranty tpesd and safely
Inc railroad "a miles ongl completed from
to ocean, and Is crossed baggage passcn-
gers checked In New York through San
e smaarhes Panama BY steamer the csmpany expense
The money paid in New York
San Francisco, accident 80 that
the route IL entirely reiiaAie.
- - 1850 = N,'f"
Conductors 20 through by steamer ana take charge
women and children without other protectors.
For through tickets the apply at the agency IN
West street, New York, II w RAYwOSp
Mye-au
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Lost Land Warrants

CINCE November last deposited post Office Al
Blaisve, Georgia. snveoped in package, and directed
Hon. Howell Cobb Washington city, the following bounty
be sold, No. lo 43 for 80
% March, 1885, Bx and No. s7l67 for 100
under Sinard and both
blank and purchased informed said have
reached the directed they
FORE believed be lost filed the General Land
oace paients from issuing said and hereby
public against trading
proceed according law obtain duplicates Of the from the
Commissioner OF Pensions.
DHcRsrssR 10, 1856. JOHN BUTT,
Dec u-Iaw6w
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IA. m. GILL &c II,

Has removed his office his resid Fransu Row eornd
M and Thirteenth He will continue devote his ah
non pncpsl 20 the United States Supreme Court
Having devised much time the law concerning patents he
pvesdvce and opinions legal arising In ee
inc Patent Once, and appeals TO the chief justice s
jnsues OF the District Columbia and will assist IN
preparation and Trial Of suits concerning patents
He viii also written opinions and prepare Arguments of
ties having claims before either Department.
win also claims before any board esiabhsd Oi hs
adjudication.
Oct 2S-du
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st. JosepI's Academy for Young Ladies,
Near Ensnifs5urq Frederick County, Md

THE annual studies this institution
2h August and the last Thursday June The
terms for board and tuition S5o payable
ally advance There charges music
ns and also for Spanish Itaian German and Latin. The
for the primary department Of pupils under nine
age, are S00 payable half yearly advance.
Letters OF inquiry should be addressed MOTHER SUPE
Maryland. -
Jul s-dlyear.
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, posr o,rIes Drr.nrslsT, ga,

PosT OFuoK DEPARTMENT,
Washington, ID. c., January rs, 1857.
PROPOSALS for conveying United
September 1887 TO June 80 1885, inclusive, the following
sos wAsnseros, and Uraa with be received the conae,
once o. s M uSI ma Of the 18th Of june 1887
CALIFORNIA.
1851 From o Sss n1 20 y Scot River Happy ossP and oe
Leave Orleans Bar every other Monday at I'M;
Leave Yreka every other Thursday al m;
Arrive s At Orleans ia, Bar nsH' Saturday BY JPN
%snes route Cie.esn. City, omns orleans isa oS s 70
iaSTa From rsialama BY Bloomfield Tcmaes miles and
Leave Peialama Tuesday atssm,
f fsass T 4 ass %e p as%
1873 Genoa Carson county Utah. 80 miles
and back, once in two weeks
Arrive Al Genoa next NV "Wednesday ' Sy
Leave Genoa every other Thursday at m;
Arrive at Placerville Saturday by D M.
1854 Humboldt Bay tuniSnown p J
$50 miles sss and Sa.i back twice MONTH
Arrive Humboldt Bay (Uniontown OIL in as hours;
Leave Humboldt Bay tUnonownP o) on the 6h aott
Arrive al San I francisco In AZ hours.
Proposals for III monthly also for weekly trips, will be
1855 From Ban Benardno by Fort Teon TO vsa sas miles
Leave San Bernardino every other Thursday a, 7am;
Arrive .. q. ysala mex. I. Tuesday By pm;
Leave Leave vis sI every other THURSDAY al 7ami
Bids embracing Monte and Los Angeles win be considered
Trinidad by Forks of salmon River
TO ReStville, 100 miles and back, weeks.
Leave Trinidad every other Monday ATTAIN;
Leave bs.!viIs every oiesr THURSDAY tom;
Bids 20 week, also bids 10 extend Pe,e~ve
1857 From Quincy in Pumas county, to Nelson Point 10 mle
Leave Quincy .;y Tuesday ssI: at a, IN;
Leave Nelson Point TUESDAY at m;
Arrive q Quincy by IL IN.
Bids for more frequent trips will be considered.
OREGON TERRITORY.
1878 % nna s csn. FOX n c
miles aud back, week.
Arrive s At oakland Saturday ty4 M pm;
Leave Oakland Thursday t7am
Bids sinsaw ster, will be considered
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Ie74s From Cowtn Landing to Boise Foit Prairie, Is
Leave Cowliz Landing every Other Thursday atsam,
Boise ses ro rG Pa l1s every y os Friday
1874 From Oak Point BY BOISE Foft Prairie to Grand Mound 81
miles aud back, once in weeks
Arrive a. 2, Grand %d Mound mex. day y Spm
s74s FROM olympia TO GaIane and back once in two weeks
Bidders state schedule Of arrivals and departures and dis
1916 From Olympia by Montgomery and NJ Eaton to $. In
Prairie and back once in two weeks.
Bidders schedule distance.
1874 From rom psshe cry By OLYMPIA and BASKERVILLE to Bridgeport
bidders o schedule and distance.
1918 From steiacoom City Seattle % miles and hack
Leave s,elacoom City Saturday atsam;
leave n,',ss s :. ssS' Friday @S s s,sam
stelacoom City by 9 pm.
1919 F. sieilacoom City, military road, Fo wala
Leave s's lilac City On he Is. Of sseh monh'
leave Fo NV WalsWas on The sos q each months
Arrive at steilacoom City in nne week, .,.
ing with The mails from San Francisco, California will be
UTAH TERRITORY.
From G,in Inv and Santa
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I osr LAND WARRANT

Osr LAND WABRANT,-wbsreas land w,r,,n, ,r,. 4.
~ sued rom the Pension Office, the
Mnss NO So fer 6o acres, aud mailed him al Csmbdre
maryland and whereas the said
ms become lost the undo al the
o. SIT weeks from the date hereof application made M he
suIest. NV " "e
CIIAs. ". wiNDER, Attorney
. RIDER N. WINDER.
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(tHILDREN's BOOKS AT HALF,PRICE--The under
signed has laid aside from his stock sacrifice
large number juvenile books which have been
the background number Of
class issuing from the the last years Among
viii be found the works Of Mrs. Holland Babaud
and other such authors book which hsve been popular
days and supposed s to ffan whatever they formerly
possessed they viii be sold NJ one half,
fourth their usual prices FRANCE TAYLOR. \
necl3 n
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Proposals for Furnishing Granite and Granite
Work for the North Front OF the
Patent once Building.

DEPARTMENT INTERIOR,
December ls, 1856
cEALED PROPOSALS. will be received department uu
y Of February next IL O'Clock at
nshng such granite and ane work mny be Ieqsred
story, OF the north front Of Pat
Office building #
The bids mus, following schedule ce
y tpecify prices hauling dessing and setting
GLIDING an the machinery and other expenses
Scheduls.
Cube stone, per superficial foot.
Beds and bills, do do
Extra cube stone, per cubic foot
G Sali IN Two beds, per superficial foot
Freze 10 enablature, do do
Drops cornice, per lineai foot.
Trigiypbs, each.
Caps OF pilasters, each.
Channels OF basement, tnent foot.
Window sillf, per superficial foot.
The granite quality that used in consu
of the OF the building, specimens of which will
CURED TO accompany The bids -
Each bid viii what the will be completed and
i'll be considered others those
trade and believed to be fully competent TO fulfil good
obligations they propose assignment Of bid
will be recognised unless made with the approval
head Of the department. 49,
gresses the estimate the Of the department ch
thereof and per reserved until The completion con
tract and acceptance Of the work by said agent
proposals hereby Of the Gnid
states requires well exclude the bids
who has good believe will any
faithfully perform the contract. 8st
Plans, specifications and working drawings be examined
and other Information Obtained application al the Office The
superintendent.
OF the north of the Patent Office budng will
o'eIock OF the last day named for receiving the
ft gsH r. McCLELLAND,
Secretary OF the Inerio,
Dec l9-2awtl6Feb. lint n Start
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r OsT WARRANT

osr WARRANT The undersigned gives public
me expiration OF six weeks from this date, application will
be made 20 the Commissioner Of Pensions
rant in lieu Of issued the 10Th August 1856 No.
Beamin Tavs for l60 acres which has been
sion Of the same through the mail between post
gina, and Philadelphia, on the a5d October last.
I'll. BUMPKlN, Attorney
BENJAMIN TRAVIS,
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PROTECTION AND INDEMNITY FROM
aaa aa LOSS BY FIRE!
FIRE, Marine and halaad Insurance

FIRE, Marine, and Inland Insurance.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL AND SURPLUS,
SI,35s,I5l 10.
FARMERS, AND MECHANICS, INSURANCE. COMPANY op
ra. .e PHILADELPHIA.
Office northges Of Peaasylpia arenae and Seyssna
street, Washington, d. O.
DIREcroRs
Hon. Thomas 3. Florence, Charles Dinsee,
George II. Armstrong, Thomas Msnderdeld,
Charles A. Rnbicam, Edward r. Hembod,
George HelmboId, Y. Carroll Brewster,
RDwARp r. HrLnnoLD, Secretary. -
LOCAL SURVEYORS.
Charles Walter, No. 397 . street, opposite City Hail.
yonn al nhoInon conner Isl street and Virginia avenue Island
a a6n R M,Ismg NO. 81 n I street.
avenue.
MARINE SURVEYOR
Captain p Levy, No. s67 Pennsylvania avenue opposite
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
John Thomason.
The bushes, Of this company win volaSy
1885, to the Of one hun
dred nnd eight thoasand hundred dollars
only forty six hundred dolara losses reported
,ors d and good the
thai the security offered AMPLE claims
ifia, "a;
y ass
STEAMBOATS,, CANAL BOATS, RAILROADS., and the usual
and The hus Of sTEAMBoATs navigating he we.ieIn
waters TTe
The Of premium as low as other sompanes and in
@ men every Improvement in construction and arrangement
Al losses speedily adjusted and promptly paid.
once northwest corner Pennsylvania avenue Seventeenth
sueet, washington city, ID. e.
Nortaoe corner Ralau AID sesond streets, Phiigse,Na
And in other principal cities United States by
June I3-diy
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Proposals for Erecting the Marine Hospital at
Burlington, Iowa.


TREASURY DEPARrxEsT,
Washington, December 10, 1856.
February, O'Clock,
Of the hospital authorized be
according 10 the plans and specifications prepared this depart
proposals whole building separate
accompany each bid with the kind work.
the total carried department
when United requires
also the exclude bids
who there believe will faithfully perform
which
all bids when shall be
the bids and all bids that upon investigation below fair price
in gross and no contract will be awarded
bidder
Of the different kinds of work and Materials which shall
to the revision of the department. that adopt the whole
OF the bid interest the United
Ninety OF the Of work done dy
eed according price, (ad
the estimate of of the department appointed for
retained until completion accept
the work Sc by the aforesaid and
the Of non fulfment of
will be awarded builders
Treasury win be forfeiture OF the same 91a
Each proposal be accompanied by written
responsible persons (cefed
distinct judge OF the said distinctly
the whole work popotionate
the bidder will when required his proposal be accepted
contract and bond with and sufficient securities
faithful performance.
OF certificate required will be appica
ton the department.
when be had application
iA De considered uns fully details
rith fhe e,frenents Of this advertisement.
The proposals must be sent TO this department. addressed
Treasury and plainly for s
Burnsien Marine Hosphai' opened ocock
a. m, OF the last day named for receiving the
JAMES GUTHRIE,
Secretary OF the Treasury.
Dec Ie-oawtFebls (IntelSstarJ
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oLD silver ne and plated spectacIe. eyeglasses Ac
all focuses with perifoca periscoPc, and psrabola glasses
long experience gives peculiar advantages in selecting
adapted to the eyes of wearers.
NJ. w. GAIT b BRO,
ssa Penn. avenue between Ninth and Tenth streets
Isno5-u
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ne owners Of these ships win accountable for ga sly
suon leweiry precious stones metals unless bic
are signed therefor and the value expressed
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FORM OF GUARANTEE.

To Capt M. @. Megs, u. g. Engineers.
We the undersisned residents o., in the State Of,
hereby Jointly eveay United Btates and
guaranty, foregoing bid he
they will within ten days after The acceptance o said bid
the the with sufficient suretes
perform furnish the articles proposed conformity the
9th. which And
said shall fail guaranty
make good the difference between the offer by the said and
the lowest bidder.
(signed) A. D.
q. ID.
hereby certify that to the best Of knowledge belief the
tsisnsd S''' So Eff.
Mar b-5awshMa &IawH
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The New York and Liverpool United states
Mail Steamers.

nne Capt. Oliver Eldhdsp
ne Capt Jos. Comsloci
Capt James NeL
- These ships having been built by
49, pressly for government service, every has been
mken In their construction, also In their ensret
s. 70 insure strength and speed and their acconp~
10y passengers unequaled elegance
Price Of passage from New York Liverpool in first cabin
guneas. r~ -" -~'"7
An experienced surgeon attached TO each ship.
NO oerhH can be secured until paid for.
snps OF THIS line have improved tight bulk head md
Util after the LIST Of August.
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JoHs WsIpnAN Of Lebanon, Pa, Secretary. . .ee..
March 27-lawthiar3 IIneligencerl
All newspapers
their editorial columns
classes scattered through the four d
visions all throughout the United
of America eauitous insertion
caonay this date and the 3D. Of March, A. d. 1857
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Washington, ID. O., January IS, 1857.
PROPOSALS for conveying the mails United
September 1887 June 80 1885, inclusive the following
routes IN The State Of CALIFORNIA, and the Territories Of
sos, WAsHikoros, UrAH received al Contract
Office OF this until s. p. M June 1857
decided IL a0lh OF June