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The vote from Plumls and Colusi counties
would increase the popular vote to upwards Of
10000 and add probably, few hundred
votes to Buchanan's plurality.
The great topic among the politicians is
now MS to who are to be elected United States
Senators for California.
Gwin, Latham and Broderick seem to be
the parties most talked Of
The Bulletin snys
The steamer Golden Ago arrived on Sun.
day, Nov 20th, bringing nc'vs Of the election
Of james Buchanan as President OF tho
United States Great enthusiasm prevailed
among the Democrats.
Accounts from persons who have deserted
from Walker in Nicaragua and come here,
represent the physical hardships and dangers
endured by his army rs being very grievous.
The station of Walker is described as being
hazardous in the extreme The stories Of his
organ, the N.cdrngacrso are aaid to be alto
gcthcr unreliable, being written solely at
Walker s-dictation, and to further his policy
without any regard to truth. The repeated
accounts OF his glorious victories which have
appeared in that paper, were garbled and
false statements. The victories have been in
reality defeats. Rcinlorcemcnts Of hun
dred men at n time. leave here when the
Nicaragua steamers sail, which is once Il
month.
Rain has fallen pretty generally over the
whole country. Not enough, however, has
yet como to enable the miner to profit nttcri-
ally by the Abundance Of water. la the
mountainous districts heavy falls oi SLOW
have taken ,,Lce
Great storm, haze I.',',.i u.uu. ,h.
coast, extending iro.u Nu bi,.p to Cr.s...n,
City, but ~ material limtg' h,s b,el ,uf.
i"rci
Account, from the dT rent minias dis
trltts represent the prospects ,l the miners
fer the coming winter a- excellent En1r-
mous amounts of labor and money are being
extended, in the Fem iaith Of adcGuatc re
turns being received before long On .he
celebrated 'Tabl, Mountain near Sonora,thc
miners have been for the last year or two
digging immensely deep pits and tunnels.
without scarcely finding tho color Their
reward is expected soon to come. The Column
hi, and Stansllus River Water Company
have expended nearly half mill OF iJ'lirs
il lcbcr rr1 ironcJ ir ccn,!ructn: their
ditch, without receiving returns.
The Chronicle Of Ore. !, speaks Of the
news Of the election OF Buchanin as havin,
been expected. but as very unwclcouo. In
its remarks it says
The Last prorass rdis, ha, been elected tiat c7r
ever rule over tho American rcoie, end = 1-il i.s'
With those Who now have obtained contr.i f tie
Government. whcther they 7iIl So conduit i ~ -
give to Fredoem the cons'itut,.a' rights Hat the
founder, of government dscalei TO 10 the
true Interpretation Of our federal contract. or
whether ffecmtn will lie forced To rc-ou'cf their
primal sovereignty anil again a'sert their princi-
pies. and rc-esnblish those doctrine. that arc set
fo,th If our Immortal D''itraon cf ludeponleneo
and it remains for those who have tramp'eI upon
h nm to he tmo Y warned No rai1ri'iCs can
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NOTES o% THE CoNsTGCcToS cr CCsTou
Ilorsrs Capt. BowgAs's report, showing
the progress of the public buildings under his
Charge during the past fiscal year, is replctc
with interest.
There arc no less than li2 Of these works
under his hand. Tho tas: extent and variety
of his duties may be estimated from the mum
her Of tho edifices which he supcrintends and
the amount Of money appropriated for their
construction. The sum available for build
ing purposes at the beginning of the year was
i0j3 900. and there was appropriated last
soseion Si,2Gs 900 making for expenditure
within the fiscal year 80 2GS ,2SS. Some Of
the buildings for custom houses are on a mo.
lost scale, others arc Of the most extravagant
character. Thus there has already been ap-
rropriltcd for the custom house at Charleston
). C., Il SOB COO. and 500. 600 addition
II is called for. At New Orleans S2,375 eco
has been provided, and $500 ,000 is required.
Tho Portland custom house will cost Sii9,-
ON0. that at Providence S325 900, and at
Cincinnati 1912 000,-a custom house in the
middle Of the continent, 800 miles from
tie sea The Joke is carried to perfection by
orrrot triations nominally for the same rur
iose at Louisville, st, Louis and Dubuque IN
Iowa, amounting to over 500 900, The
farther than paving $4,000 for a custom
house at Norfolk, and passing on up the river
TO Richmond, hundred miles, and there dis
hursing $3.50 900 more for the same object (;
but when we reach the head waters of the
Mississippi in pursuit of such apologies for
r-olisality, Uncle Sam may well be described
as the pack horse Of expensive whims and
ah.urditics.
1t appears that the New Orleans Custom
House, intended for magnificent pile of
granite and marble, is gradually sinking into
the swamp. It has declined lf."9 inches
since 1851. at which rate Of suhsidence it
will finally disappear from human vision at
about the beginning of the % century Of our
era.
Capt. Bowman asks Sl,47O 900 more than
Congress has already voted, to carry him
through the year, with which he thinks he
can make the two ends meet. The following
general resume shows the magnitude Of the
business in which the government has lately
embarked
GENERAL RrCArITULATloS.
cu,,om. houses, etc, purchased $5?3 ,53l %
Custom-houses built 5,J2G,O.},7
Custom-houses constructing (appropri-
a,ion) 9,G5O.7l3 %
Marine hospitals built. 1923 $40 -
Marine .ospitsls constructing (apTropr.
ations.) l,O?i ,lj9 20
NSCELLASEOUs wOHAS.
Philadelphia mint - 2I2.soO 90
New Orleans branch mint i7O,s53 %
Charlotte, North Carolina, branch mint lO2.lO0 90
San Francisco branch mint $4,000 90
New York assay office 76l ,i93 c.
Atlantic Dock store 100000 90
Boarding station, Pass lOutrc $500 90
Appraisers store, San Francisco 100 600 90
Territorial public buildings l9l,j0O 90
Treasury extension (approprations) 100000 90
Nentilating basement (appropriations) 39,GiG 90
Fire proof vaults $1,000, 90
%. na
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M Gid inns. WHITING frlm Mn.hinrt,n h

Nir Gid iinss writing from Washington to
the Ashtabnla Sentinel, concerning the bred
scott case, says
" Judge Mclean has heretofore given decision
clearly distinctly, and ably, declaring that slaves
under the federal Constitution 1re not property. |
trust he will not merely abide by it, but will brin
all tho rcsources Of hi mind To- make his positions
So torcihy felt that Shareholders shall understand
and respect it,"
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pNETEt AZ.
TIE CHANT or THE BRA7EN HEAD.

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tlink You We LOOK through many hearts
anu hlus.' on many "e'"hs'
hhi stunlcl man component parts
An! nature compound irAc' l9ns
ttom I,t'lEuGr anu ne,tno,ri
','l"N '"c "u''v ua' ''s- - WIS
ana you nave ''s' your ''''''
tnink the s'u'les oi the Ni'c'
ire nero Y. NOISY quartet
The MAJ al'.t..s "i woman tNc''
rue lo.t '"cl l'H'" '"u'''
N'I H,' 'n"l c"aIl'' or I'Cu''v
iAls .".', lple ,.,'' '"d''
Du' ''''' '"'E "'' "'' 'H0'''''
think the tang you eau "croWn'
Inc uu'uotiantal .N'pcr
For which soldier burns town,
me .on"ei'er a tar'r' &c..
w. ne not'.',a,. ,i. ;tnng, uIn'nu MI"
ne &c c't,' marx il' l,s i,!I "f,a'IS N HI''''
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ARrzoNiA is dropped by the South. 1t is
discovered that she may perhaps come as a
Free State. Since this discovery, none are
more ready to denounce the "absurdity" of
her application than the Shareholders
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CALIFORNIA NEWS.

Tho Illinois brought papers to December D..
The San Francisco Bulletin says that official
returns Of the Presidential election, from all
the counties, 33 in number, exec pting
Plumas and Colusi, show tho following re-.
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TmE ELECTORAL NoTF OF WISroN
The Buffalo Commercial say

"The electoral vote of Wisconsin was lost by the
Intervention Of a snow storm, learn from the
papers in that state, though the facts stand. the
loss was not one Of any serious importance. The
first Wednesday Of December being the day for the
respective State capitals. the Electors of Wisconsin
started in time, from their homes 10 reach Madison
under ordinary conditions of weather and roads, on
the day. But storm the Tuesday pre-
vous shut in the cal ital and prevented all ugrcss.
The legal day passing without any action Of the
College. Of course the function Of the Ec,tor, no
longer continued, and all they had to do To-
turn home, private citizens. Consequently, Wis.
consn had voice in the election"
The fact above mentioned is an illustration
Of the clumsincss Of the contriyance for
electing President andNice President through
the intervention of Presidential Electors
Though the people of State vote with ref
erence TO the candidates, and what their votes
are is all matter of undisputed record, yet
because an accident keeps three men who are
appointed to go through. the form Of giving
the electoral votes, from assembling on par
ticuar day, the entire vote Of the State is
considered to be lost OF course that loss in
this case affects nothing but the case might
be when it would result in the election of the
wrong men; that is, the men who received
the smallest instead Of the greatest number
of the votes of the peopl"
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Tus TRrFF.--1he Washington correspon.
dent Of tho New York Journll Of Commerce

Tns TiRIFF.-1he Washington correspln
dent Of tho New York Journll of Commerce
says
Tho PROJECT of Mr. Letcher. which allows tho
manufacturers of the finer cotton' reduction of
tho rate If duty as proposed, 70 twenty per cent,
will it ia alleged, have the effect 70 double tho
amount Of imports of co'ton', and in five years to
rum the manufacturers Of fine cpttuns But THIS
project, if pass the House, will probably he passed
also by the Senate. The southern and Western
Democratic Senators will 60 for it, FOR they have
particular Ieasons for avoring Eastern maruflc-
turcrs. Political combinations prevented some If
them, heretofore, fr m the adoption of this meas
ure but now they have little hope If refining IN
the Senate any Democrat FROM the Tastcrn states
In the next Congress, If nothing be done At this
session, on the subject, We have horizontal TariT,
on 1ome system still les ay rlhla e. manu!a:tIr.
eIs than the project ul Mr.. lo',her"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-09

lnE LOUISIANA SUGAR CEpr A louisilnl
correspondent of the journal of Commerce
says the sugar crop of that State will fall
short OF 100 600 hhds, the present year In
1853 the yield was A9S 0oQhhds
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-09

10 which add G. for the number then lily
ng Of Governor loung's wiyc7, and YOU
have the whole number of females thus re-
presented 10y the members Of the Legislature,
officers of same, and his exceliencv, amount
in, to i20 or, in other words, 10 men have
800 wives.
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Utah. rolyEamy.

FIlLVpRE CIR, UrAn, Sep. -, 1856.
The San Francisco HcrdH publishes the
following letter from a correspondent in
Utah -
"As it may be matter Of interest to the
gentle world to know how fast our people
are in Utah Territory, will give you briefly
list Of the standing among the women of
thc members OF the last Loeisiature--that is,
their names and the number Of wives, to Wit
Of the Member # Council, 10 person,
Heller G. Kimhali President Of tho Council 81
Daniel H. Wells, Councilman, c,oss-cye1, -
"lhort Darlington, cripple and near sighted, 81
Orson Pratt, cripple and near.sigh.od,
Wilford Woodruff. cripple and nenr.sishted, u
John Stokor. cripple and nonr.sightei, -
I,rin larr, cripple and ntar.sightod. ,
Lorenzo Snow, cripple md ncar.sighicd, 2j
Icon'd L. Harrington, cripple and neJr.sigh's1 :
Isaac Moorly, - years DID, .
John A. Ray, frum Tcxas, q
Geo. A. Smith, cripple and near-slEhtcd, d
Grand toal-men, - women III
House Of Representatives, twcnty.riS members
J. NJ. Grant, Speaker, ha-
W. W. Phelps, printer Of Morgan boob,
A. =. Redwood, mn old man, S
Edwin u. Woollcy, small man, .
J. W. Cumming, cripple, 10
Hosea Stout, lawyer, from kontucFy-'hree dead ]
= W. Richards. young and handsome lawyer, !,
Jcssc c. Little lawyer of Boston, Mass, ,
VIM. SNOW, Vermont laborcr, 5
p. II Young, older brother Of Brigham--taior. ,
G. V Spencer, Of Massachusetts, quite small, lns
Ezra 5. Benton (oll and homcy) Il
James c. Snow (quitc roor)
Aaron johnson (has three sisters, and alto
gcthcr) 4
Lorenzo II Hatch (waron maker.)
Jacob q. Eiglcr (armcr) 10
George Peacock (armer) 10
John Eldrilsc Ghrenolo olosi',-two dcaD J
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GES WAsHrNGroN.-The following facts in
relation to Washington, are not stated by
either Marshall, Irving, Sparks, or Mrs.
Kirkland. They leaked out IN a Fourth Of
July Grafton delivered by John phmnix.-
Though new facts, they may be relied upon
ms correct
although for the time in which he lived.
a very distinguished man, the Ignorance of
Washington in some things is perfectly in
credible. He never travelled on steamboat,
never saw railroad, or locomotive engine
was perfectly ignorant of the principles Of
Of tho magnetic Telegraph never had
daguerreotype, Colts pistol, Sharpes rifle or
used a friction match. lie eat hi. meals
with an iron fork, never used postage stamps
on his letters, and knew nothing of the ap.
rication Of chloroform to alleviate sulcrings,
or the use of gas for illumination. Such a
man as this could hardly be elected President
Of the United States in these times, although
it must be confessed we occasionally haze a
candidate who proves not much better in
formed about matters in general
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Hss EsI.BNGT1S {:


FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY ., lsj7,
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TIE FREE PRESS.
u For tenn, sce last yage. n

GEO W. a. q. BENEDICT, Etitor' and Proprietor,
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The movement towards protestanism in Bohemia
Moravia and Austrian Silesicr, is becoming daily
more immense and overwhelming whole families,
in all their branches, simultaneously embracing the
Lutheran creed, and leading others to the same
route. It appears that the recent concordst With
the Pope which disgusts the more intelligent inhsh
itants Of these countries Is the dominant cause Of
,his movement -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-09

In Lancaster. Mass, tic factory oporatire=
' s.ampcded through tho windows, on last
SATURDAY evening, the superintendent having
locked the doors. A dispute as to the hour
Of quitting work on Saturday loi to the *
element.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-09

TIE GATHERING OF THE CHRss-PLAYERs-A
National Chees Congress-ths first of the kind
held In the United States-opened Yesterday
morning at Dsscombes' rooms in Broadway The
rooms admirably fitted for the purpose and
are furnished with some twenty sets of tables
boards, and chessmen. The attendance Of play
ers yesterday was fair, though not large as it is
expected to BE- before the week Is out The Con-
grsss will continue from day to day for period
OF some three weeks. The hours are from 9 in
the morning to IL at night The preliminary or.
President Of the New York Chess Club moved
the appointment of Judge Meek of Alabama as
President OF the Congress, and the nomination
was confirmed unanimously. Judge Meek on
taking the chair, spoke briefly of the objects of
the gathering, and grew enthusiastic upon chess
He saw the day approaching when that noble
Game would be introduced into our Public
Schools, TO take the place OF mathematics in con-
siderable measure, as means of instruction and
an elective method OF mental culture
The Congress, having been organized. began to
work. The lot WAS drawn for candidates for the
6rznd Tournament, and the following sets Were
formed
1. Messrs. Perrine and Mott, New York.
y Messrs. Julien, of New York, and Paulson,
3 Mes.rs. Meek, of Alabama, and Fuller, of
New York
:. Messr.. M.rTuche and Fi,ke, of New York
s. Messrs. Thompson. of New York, and Nor
ply, Of New Orleans.
g. Messrs Raphael, of Kentucky, and Kenni-
cott OF Illinois
Z. MessTs. Allison, of Minnesota and Mont
gomery, of Philadelphia
s. Msssrs. Stanley and Liohtenhein, of New
The first set-to was between Allison and Mont
gomery. After an hour and half's play Allison
resigned. Then Thompson resigned to Morphy.
AFTER nfy minutes: Thompson and MoTphy re-
newed and were playing late in the day. Other
sets were formed and some hne play exhibited
Among the noted chess players present at his
gatherings are PaulsOu, of Iowa, Young Ser
man, who plays four games at once, bIindfoided,
and Morphy, of New Orleans, young but very
skilful tac;ician.
During the session of the Congress the Chess
Code Will pass under revision. A committee
has the subject in charge. The umpires of the
Congress are i've in nuInber-Rev. DR.. Walton,
Z. D. Mead, and Theodore Lichtenhein, " Y Dr.;
n r Montgomery, Phil and Paul Morphy, OF
New Orleanx.-N. Y. Times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-09
ARRIVALS At TIE HOTELS

BROWNS HOTEL-Mrs Hall and family
Nd w Peters, Va; Col jas Rohinson. MT: 4
6taham and lady, III. Mas " eILs d.: Al :
steel and family, John Gray, 'R DovseII. TIA. j
Phelps and lady, Pa; John letter Va. a +
hsmPhiu, Miss; G. Mccain, do; 1 w uor-
gan, Va. w NJ Knight, Md, T. w Farleton. Nv.
Dung, Va; SOrrell and LADY, Ga: M lie
xarty, John Bowling. Md II Patterson. Ind.
Capt Barney, No; IL Elliott Texas. Y FeT
Kuson- NY; L. thinner. To; " Bowie Nd. p "a
Brooke, do; X w Brooke do: # X UanShI,,s,
Va; f WaId, Nd ] II BatteII. ny: G. n Pr
kin, do; W i King, Ala; Mrs King. dc. IRi.t
lady and sister, La; Weston ir Mas. tn,
Brennan, Ga {; Mrs Fowler Md :: lad. cr.in
do; III II Emmert; r II Maroon, Mo A y.nna
Pa; Asnen. NY; g l. Nd; d 8 Moagan Nc,
Thos Lee By; G Miller, do; Thos A MeIiIi
ton, BID; Shipley, Ind.
WILLARDS' HOTEL-W Carmichael and
lady Ga Kennedy. Ker, Va; McLauyh
lin. Md ) and NJ King, Ga; Miss c King do:
ga foId, Ala; r X uIl~, W.T.: Jas Eddy. NY;
) l. Lindsey, Car; = = Curry, Nd; B Stewart
Ny capt kingsbUry, CSA, lady and niece; ID w
hussel and lady, Ala; Misses II and NJ Green y
Miss Neville, VT; George lie Sassisr, La: II G
Mathsr aud lady, w James, EngI'd: Or stuart
anu lazy, c. L Anderson. NY; Mr. COPELAND
ana iedy, y; SommeIs Va; Miss Mauncp.
Ala II Russell, jr, do.
LAKEWOOD HOUSE -sTPP Patton. Va. q 4
bsuugaIonri' } Burns, M; III Bigy. UlA: =
Instohi va u Bryce Pa; J UndeT hjII NY.
hotPenning Cal; Hardy, &C: w n Mort N '
Mas U w Dndlsy, Ny; J A KEENAN,. do. n Al
owbe, Call Non Z l. Scott do; Dr Gordon
do; w Romkendorf, Pa; w SYoung. do
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ID The rice crop is represented TO be fair-
Pfooaoiy an average onr-although two or three
weeks backward
III Mosquitoes have been so thick on Long
Island that the workmen on tn BROOKLYN wateI ,
wosfs Were compelled to quit work and fee to
u A farmer in Ashtabula Ohio COMPLAINS
hAt ne has lately lost seven head Of cattle by eat
ing poisoned hay Ii appears that the poison is
IN me form OF ergot, smutty excrescence, which
grows on the June grass
IL On Monday night, Mr.. James THOMPSON
OF this city, was robbed Of massive gold watch
= meek and fob chain valued at S}OD at the Frank
House, Philadelphia. Mr.. Thompson was .top-
ping al room No. 10, Arcade Hotel, and went into
.ne fIanklln by mistake, and was shown to room
NO 10 When he got up in ths morning he al
Ieges DIS watch, dc, were missing. A servant
was arrested on suspicion.
ADVANTAGE OF PuNcTUAIIoN-punctu
IL The putting the stops in the right places. can
not De too seduIOusly studied. We lately read in
country paper the following startling account OF
Lsoro fanlerstons appearance in the House OF
SoInnons: Lord PalmeTstOn then entered On hi.
head, white lat npon his feet, large but well
pohshed boots upon his brow, a dark cloud in
MS hand, his faithful walking stick in his eve a
menacing glare saying nothing He sat down y
-PkHch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-09

THK KING OF SIAN AND WEBsTKR's DIcTIoy-
ARv-An officer of the nited states ship Ports
mouth, writing to his friends in New Haven
mentions that he had been introduced To tine
Ming OF Siam, whom be found to be an accom-
Pnshed scholar, and extremely we'll acquainted
Win the English language. The King had nu-
merons books, and in speaking on the subject,
remarked that he found VebsteT's American Die.
honary one Of the best he had ever met with
pointing at the same TO two copies Of the work
papers that thousand copies of webster,s SPELL
Ing Book have recently been ordered for Con-
stantinople, who can tell whether Siam NAV not
yet come under the instruction of the - Yankee
seneoimaster :" We saw not long since letter
from the King Of Siam. Ii was In the hands Of
the person to whom il was addressed and under
two or three covers. The Writing was very ex-
misspelled words, was well composed -S.,g
Harsn Palladium, Oet2
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DROPOSALS FOR ERECTING MARINE
l. BARRACKS AT PENSACoIA, FL. ORiDA

NAVY DEPARTMENT. Washing ton, Sept. 81. 1857.
Sealed Proputals. endorsed Proposals for build
ing Marine Barracks at Pensacola. FlOrida." will
20 received at TINS department until the 9Th day of
November, 1857, at o'clock p. M, for the construe
ton Of the Marine Barracks apthoriz ed to be erect cd
specifications by the direction of the Navy
Department, copies of which msy he seen at the
3iheos OF the comnandants of the Navy Yards at
PhIladslp hla. Norfolk, and Pensacola, and at the
Navy Department.
The proposals must be for furnishing oil the mate
rails and completing the work In a manner salts fac
tory TO the person who be appointed By the NAVY
Department to superintend the same and tina De-
paItmsnt reserves the right to reject sooept any Of
teIsst ofthe United States requires it.
Ninety per cent. OF the amount Of work done and
the materials delivered will be paid for from time to
time, as the work progresses, upon estimates made
and certified to by the superintendent on the part ar
the nited states, and ten per cent. retained until
the completion OF the contract and acceptance ofthe
work by the said snperinte ndent and Department.
and be forfeited IN the event OF non fu ment of the
soatrss,; provided that no bill shall be made for an
amount less than i've thousand dollars.
Each proposal must be accompanied by written
guarantee, signed by two responsible persons (ser-
u ssG 20 be 80 oy agent district
the sum of 1--WE Thousand dollars, that the bidder WALL
when required, mis- proposal be accepted, enter in
ourlty for Its faithful performances.
Bidders are invited to examine the plans and
SPECIFICATIONS at the Offices herein before oned
this department., and plainly endOrs ed "ProDosals
ior Guiding Marine Barracks at Pensacola, Flori-
The bidder only whose Offer NAV be accounted vIl
% notified, and the contract will be forwarded as
sooh thereafter as practicable. which he will be re
he no. execute within ten days after its receipt
All the above work 10 to be completed in .ll ,s-
spects according TO the plans and sUSa,foatioH,
Sin Twelve months from and aftsr date Of the
se24. 2awt6thNov Secretary Of the Nav.