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SAn D4r4Snrsu,

Bureau Of Construction, kc., june "a, 1887
rNHE Bureau will receive sealed proposals specih-
fr tAe Construction Of Steam rosser sopf War authorized
proposals the hull srs and spare spara rigging
Sa p @ aa fs s awnings boats. anchors sa en-
ana spare work ~'h az he equipments aud outfit, O
men, provisions, stores, ana armament
The armament stores and provisions viii be furnished by the
The specifications must fully used the
method and sizes Of sienn the detail OF zs and arrangement Of
the machinery the various nxtres aud OUTFIT the cabin
for capin warroom Tor IL officers stecrnge Ii officers apart
rooms, Sc sick bay, magazines seroos spirit rooms holds
chain and other lockers also the dimensions Of the rs boat and
Upon application TO the commandment tho bidder
can sec the NJ o. stores aud provisions with which the government
win furnish the ship and which, also his plans
must provide capacity and convenient stowage
butt showing the nboad arrangements the aomens Of for
ec Of equipment onlnt provisions and stores the arrangement Of
the machinery and the disposition OF the coal There must also be
spanker.
The plans be accompanied BY model which, With the draw
ng Of the hull must be scale quarter Of inch foot
The ship 70 be pierced for chase, stern, and broadsde ports
IA feet inches port inches
above tho deck tho ports "a inches fore and aft and IS inches
The weight Of provided displacement VIII
The complement persons,
the ship must provisions for 100 days and water for 90 days
days full teang the vessel make under alone at her
Gaagh o. water ten knots n moo. sea The deep
visions and all kinds and ready sea- exceed
10 feet and the lowest port sill TO be feet above the load
line.
The propeller up boilers
chimney that the ship be impaired cruiser
der sail, for which she IS intended.
The bidder viii the necessary complete
the ship for together with the price fully equipped, before
| named
The object the department Inviting proposals is TO obtain the
best spowa that tho mercantile marine produce and
proposals will be received from ship builders only.
The proposals. specifications and drawings which conform TO the
conditions now prescribed and combine the greatest number OF add
vantaes will be selected the the approval OF
the department before contract will be made The reputation Of
bidders successful will due weight The scc
hcaons drawings and models of parties not obtaining the contract
can be withdrawn by them.
| June 27-2aw4wt
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July % 1aw6w


NV HEREAS by virtue Of a decree entered in
wv suit pending IN the circuit RapTahannock county
Virginia In which j. Richards Nekn and Della Calvert paint
and Ceci Calvert IIafIah Jc James JoI and John Jel
Of n Coke deceascd and othcrs
other things aduged ordered and decrced that the
who directed 10 take the directed cause
should "nque whether
eta Bch sister Of the aEblood to the said Ann coxc living
the her DEATH and ishe dead whether
survived her and The said Coke, ana whether She
Children descendant hscendanss And for that purpose
commissioner 10 advertisements be
onal ntegencer and Hunion weekly m four weeks for
Birch her Child children,
other cfsoa persons entitled her interest said
estate TO come in before said col and make out his her
their claim Iartake in the distribution of the said estate
therefore, ~ Mcneiee, commissioner
RapIahnnock county hereby notify the said
alive, be child
ccnant descendants other entitled 70 her
said
me- my Office, tho Washington, appaannock county
virgin day his
their chin 10 parakc in the distribution Of the said estate OF the said
Ann Coke, deceased. hsta y 4
JuLy o. 1857 J. \. MENEFEE
July lf--wtw Commissioner.
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Notice for restoring certain lands to market in
the state of Louisiana.

Notice for restoring CERTAIN iunus 10 market In
the State Of Louisiana.
NOTICE is hereby given that the land Office at
Grcensburg the State Of louisiana win be the
al private Isl
OF all pacan public embraced the following townships
South Of line and cas-. " tAe principal n,sidiaa
Townships l. g. fractional township range
Townships L. 2, 3, and 4, OF range A.
Townships l. o. rs aud and fractional townships and
range g.
Townships L. o 0, 4, 5, O. and I, Of range
Townships i, 49, A. 9, g. and Z, OF range 7.
Townships /, 2, 3, 4, 5, and q of range s.
Townships L. q 3, 4, 5, q, and z, OF range o.
proclaimed offered public
withdrawal by Ne sos rain
road purposes.
The following townships which heretofore at
win released from their withdrawal railroad
purposes empion other unoercd public
aud after the date above mentioned, viz
South q Tie base line and eat Of ne principal meridian
Townships ard 7, Of range
Townships and ant fractional townships and Of
Fractional township s, Of q.
Fractional township 3, OF range 7,
Township g. and fractional township 5, OF range s.
Fractional townships and Q, Of range @
under my hand, the General Land Office the city
Washington, the 27h day Of july 1857.
TIIOs. A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner.
July 29-1aw6w Int * Star.
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United states Patent once,

ON the petition of j. d. Russell and G. Waterman,
administrator OF s. Waterman deceased New York praying
for the extension Of patent granted j. Russell and stephen
Waterman January 1874 for Improvement IN "shp
from the expiration OF said patent when
takes place ont the 3lst day OF January, 1858
"A ordered petition be heard at the Patent Omce on
Monday lh January 1858 at ~ o'clock M ana all
appear show they nave why SAID Pc
ttion ought 10 be granted.
Persons opposing required file in the Patent
ONCE their objections specially forth writing least twenty
days hearing all testimony filed by either party 70
hearing be taken and transmitted In accord
ane with the rules OF Office which viii be furnished appcs
THE testimony In the the 31s OF December
eposos and other papers upon testimony must be filed
in the Office the morning Of that day the arguments
any, within days thereafter. -,
this notice be published In the unie ntei
gencer Evening STAR Washington d. q Republican, Baltimore
Nd Philadelphia and Daily News, New York. N VI
Cincinnati week for three successive weeks previous
to the 18th Of January, next, the day OF hearing
g. T. SEUGERT
Acting Commissioner OF Patents.
the above papers viii please copy and send their
bills to the ONCE, with paper containing this notice
Augl
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FURNACES.

TNHE ATTENTION of the community generally,
house builders particularly invited to the keystone
Heater, lately patented by D. Green, OF Philadelphia
solicited call at and satisfy
themselves superiority all others So
successfully the principles Of combustion been applied Its con-
struco that although radiatng surface hundred
and fifty feet requires thirty cent less coal than any
manufactured
experience Of thirty the
could suggest has been applied In the production Of the
Heater propretors feel assured that efficiency
and economy OF use, It Is unsurpassed.
SHELLEY & GUY,
No. 800 Penn avenue, bet. 10th and 18th sts.,
Exclusive agency for the sale Of the Keystone Heater
Augh -TNIh2ni
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Proposals for Live oak.

bureau oi Sonosfurtoh1 0c3 nay =, 1891
CEALED PROPOSALS for delivering so 900 cubic
Town, Massachusetts, BROOKLYN New York; Philadelphia and
Gopor virginia win received s bureau until the 18Th June,
1851
These proposals be endorsed I1sa for Lrs ODD that they
for all the yards but must be for the whole quantity at
guarantees, the form Of which i herewith given
sureaes the fun estimated amount viii be required TO sign the
be withheld the amount Of each delivery until the contract
In the deliveries the timber proportion
Of dcu and crooked otherwise there will be with
held farther addition the 10 cent bo
Judged expedent public until dcut por
tons be delivered The remaining 50 per cent or other proportion Of
each bill when approved aie by tho commandant Of the yard
will be paid by such navy agent the contractor within
win be stipulated in the contract made by the
parties the part delivering all q the timber named
his win forfeit and the United
States money not exceeding twice the total amount therein
thereof which be recovered from time TO time according the
ae eu ss E @ viii tho
lowing 5000 cubic feet Of keeons and pieces suit
able posts knees fore deadwood
aprons all siding inches and hooks siding IA and 10 inches
into ne eonsueton Of war Conforming sas,spaiy in
shape lenh and character with those heretofore received with
am a se na%o Ss 'he mouths can DC seen "
81 cubic feet Of the siding is ineho in about equal
quantities cubic feet siding IL nche all
these pieces being length from 10 to II having and
curve 80 inches that length
thirds pieces tho
also 5000 cubic feet siding 10 and is inches in length from II
sided straight fair; the l5inch timber under
within 80 miles of the Of which satisfactory evidence
win be required by the commandment of the yard TO be delivered in
speve yards expense the contractor subject
inspection the entire approval the bureau and
before the August 1855 and the
remainder before tho LIST OF July, 1859.
FIRM Of Offer.
OF the State ----, hereby agree 10 furnish and
deliver al the United states hayward fifty thousand
cubic feet Of hveoak timber Conformity with the advertisement OF
Of CONSTRUCTION OF the date Of May 1857 viz
5000 cubic feet suitable for principle pieces sided Island inches
At foot
$4,000 timber inches length
IL feet foot.
5000 cubic feet curved TIMBER sided IL inches length ID 10 IL
feet, at -- per foot.
5000 cubic feet timber siding 10 and Is inches length II to 20
feet at 49, per foot
Should offer be accepted request be addressed
and the forwarded TO the navy agent to me
| Mt for signature and certificate
(Date) b.
The undersigned, --, --, In the State OF
hereby that the foregoing bid be accepted
WILL within after the OF the the post Office
With good sufficient surees said shall fail
aforesaid guaranty make good the differ
between the offer OF the said and that which be
| accepted. ID,
Une5 EFF
II,
thereby certify
property and able mako good their
{Dae)
ITO signed by Judge
trict attorney, collector navy agent, and no other)
May 2-la5wt
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pURNETT HOUSE southeast corner Pennsylva-
lb na gni Four and Half street. Washington, ~ c. Mira
si.,s REYNoIIs prnp,s,ycss
Boarders by tho day Wses s.Dnsh,
Several large and comfortable suitable III Families. rcrma
aut transient bnifcrs acconn6dsS and meals
furnished TO those WHO elsewhere. ,t W
choice selection OF @ni' liquors. anil cigars will always be
found ~ tie bar. 49,
Troc lunch every day at II o'clock
Ap lS--lf
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Transportation or Coal to China.
NAVY DEPARTMENT,

NAVY DEPARTMENT
Bureau Of Construction &c, August 3D. 1857.
DROPOSAIS, sealed and endorsed Proposals for
F.egM @ China, will be received a. this bureau until 3
O'Clock the 18th September next for tho transportation Of exceed
ing 900 tons Of anthracite coal from The port q la in such
quantities be offered and tho Department deem
be delivered the United States oekpers Hong
Kong aud Shanghai, may be directed
The oncr will the price $40 that delivered
without primage other charge which
uemurrage will be charged No other government
to be received on board,
the draugh OF OF the gherago
in loading will be at the the vessel good
patch will be given loading For tho delivery within
reach OF the ships tackle the ports in China lay days viii be de-
manded at the rate Of ons wcacr working 80
The vessel numcd stand No pass nspec
ton by such officers be appointed
yard where the ship be; oeered Inspection within
three days after notice has been the will
such arrangement public
vessel must be Philadelphia and within
she has passed Inspection and the acceptance
Wind anil weather permitting tbs within
after being loaded and the bills Of ding Signed
be deducted from the freight money every days delay
in sailing beyond the five days named equal
mandcd per day for demnrrage.
Payment will 70 made within thirty days after the presentation Of
receipts trpcae Of tho delivery the COAL
the United States that the bidder select who will be designated
In the charter party
Aug 14-2aw4w
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SPLENDID HOTEL LOT FOR SALE,

In he city Of Washington, ID. O., and roning on Pensp-
YTyHE LOT is about one hundred and seventy feet
by one hundred sixty feet being ground partly
pied by newspaper printing olce and partly by the ruins
There place in the country where
imperatvely required where such
surely prove profitable The terms will be made
favorable viii afforded the erection OF
suitable hotel
Apply, Washington, to G. H. WNDEa; or in phadelpha TO
W. H. WINDER
No 761s Walnut street
sold the Union Buildings will be for rent and possession
given the LIST of September, 1857.
July omt
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washington Branch Railroad.

TJ,RAINS leave Washington for Baltimore
i At O aud ~, a. M, and and 4is p.
On Sunday at AZ, p m.
Baltimore Cor Wellington
Al An and 81, a. IN. and aud 5tz p.
Y On Sunday at AZ,
Passengers for Philadelphia and New York win take sk
and Az tsls,
Passengers for Annapolis win tse trains at So and
Dc. for Norfolk !. ." 81 and 81
DO. for the West I" g Q and ~, connecting
at Washington junction. T. H. PARSONS Agent
Jan I7-tn 4
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Sale Of Indian Trust Lands In Kansas Terri
PROCLAMATION
By TINE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

BY PRESIDENT UNITED STATES
TN pursuance of law, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
sS Of the United states DO hereby declare and make known
Territory q Kansas commencing on Tuesday The a day q May
states for the benefit Of Che Indians situated with
n the townships q land n said Territory aud coded
soua n tie base line aad q tAs prnsipl meridian
Townships No in ranges heen sixteen seventeen, eighteen
Townships Zoo ranges seventeen eighteen nineteen
sa 'aso d. few special Srais DESIGNATED n the
townships two, Of ranges nineteen and twenty.
Also at Pae Lyns county 10 sold territory commencing on
Of the lands held trust by the United States for the benefit Of the
within the underentoned townships
Territory and ceed by said aforesaid
South # TIE base line u principal
Townships nneen sixteen, aud seventeen twenty
townships hieen sixteen and seventeen Of
Townships htecn sixteen seventeen, and eighteen,
Townships nee sixteen seventeen eighteen Of range TWEEN
y-our.
Townships ncen sixteen and csheou range
having by articles the
eaty that each individual said
bands should be entitled hundred
in addition that sections should be selected and
and forty should also be
the American Indian Mission Association and said lands amounting
about eight Thousand having selected following
townships above named, TO wit;
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty-five.
Townships heen sixteen seventeen and eighteen range twenty
Townships sixteen seventeen range twenty.four
Townships sixteen and seventeen twenty ve hereby set
apart and reserved from sale.
Also at lecompon in said Territory commencing Tuesday
twenty third June tho disposal
held by the United
OF Indians situated within townships
pring the portion
| dams In trust as aforesaid 10 wit
South IF ne base line and eat Of The sinh principal meridian
Townships Ave six, seycn eight nne ten, eleven range
! teen
Townships eight nine eleven OF range sixteen
Townships eight nine and eleven
| teen
Townships sevcn eight nine ten range eighteen
The terms Of said sales will be cash. and bid will be received
below the valuation placed the the commission
duly appointed for the classifying vaus
and being made receipts duplicate will be
therefor OF which viii be delivered purchaser.
Patents will subsequently be purchased
accordance with the laws regulating
The Offering The will
spectvcy appointed and will proceed the
advertised, with all despatch
have been offered and the sales thus closed.
All purchases paid the sale will be
following day the risk Of the delaultng purchaser.
Given the Washington
| day of February, eighteen hundred and 0ty seven
| FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President
| Gro W. MASyTSSy,
| Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
BNo authorized publish foregoing
asomen without special instructions to that effect from The comm
sioner Of Indian Affairs.
| Feb 2SlawtlJune.
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UsllED STATES NAVAL CouRr ~ sorrRy,
Washlupton. February 90 1a5

TIME Judge advocate gycg notice, Dor The iniorma-
parties coming before the court und the Aettla
january 1887 that they will respectively
the department when their shan have been referred the
court; desirable that IN presenting themselves
prepared list OF such
summoned specifying which Of the respective
pa.aes tho servcen mentioned IN
iran 70 az applied respectively and suggesting the delay any
which may ftldfei, rqd IN respect o what witnesses.
INV I'm CARLISLE Judge Advocate,
Feb 2sf--if fF
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ETHE NEW YORK Avn LIVERPOOL UNITED

Il States mail Eieameiho SHIPS Comprising THIS Inc he
following:
The Atlantic. =, Capt Oliver Edridgc
The Baltic Capt. Comstock
The Adriatc Capt. James West.
These ships having bu by expressly government
service been taken their
their engines 70 insure strength and speed and their accommodations
passengers unequaled for elegance
Price Of Liverpool cabin
IN second cabin, s15 From Liverpool New York.
guncas.
An experienced surgeon attached 10 each ship.
No beIths be secured until paid for.
The ships this line have improved water tight bulk heads and
avoid danger from ice win not the Banks north Of ~ deg until
after the Ist Of August e"a S.
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EDWARD X. COLLINS,
No 90 Wall street, N. Y.
BROWN, SMILEY, & CO.,
liverpool,
STEPHEN kENNARD & CO.,
~ Austin Friars, London.
D, @, WAINWRIGHT 4 CO.;

The Of these ships viii be gold silver
bullion specie jewery precious la
ding signed therefor and the vac thereof therein expressed
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For Cape May.

FdsingoR Branch Railroads. PHILADELPHIA Wniaca, and Bal
Hpore Rai,road.
PASSENGERS for this celebrated summer resort
informed daily line will be run, Except Sunday
Washington and connecting at New Castle with
splendid General Mcdonald Tuesdays Thursdays and
elegant swift New
running Philadelphia and New York via New
Castle.
Tickets 81 so including hire the island Children (un
TIL II. PARSONS, Agent
July 24-4w
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YAYLOR AND MAURY's halfdoar Bibles Eng
lh Bibles elegantly bound in a-abesque gilt Price so cents
Just imported by TAYLOR MAURY
T june -Stf Bookstore, street.
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Change in the Days of Sale OF the abOyc-de-
scribed Indian Trust Lands in Kansas.

DEpAR1AgyT INTERIOR,
Office OF Indian Affairs, April IL, 1857.
NOTICE is hereby given that the days designated
LIN ia the foregoing proclamation for the Of the
sale Of certain Indian lands changed postponed the
following periods.
lands Point, Wednesday, 3D. day OF June
The lands OF tho Weas &C. Pao ~ Wednesday, oath day
June
Delaware lands oawkee wednesday, 18th day July
by order of the Secretary Of the Interior.
CHARLES f. MIX,
Commissioner al interim,
An Iunrt
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washington Aqueduct.
OFFICE OF THE WA7niyGroy AoUEnucr,
Washington, March 5, 1857.

OFFICE TIL wA7niSGroy AouEnucr,
Washington March 8, 1857.
PROPOSALS are invited for materials and work
II for the Washington aqucduci
Proposals received 9TH May viii be opened at Of that
Maps pronles specifications Of materials and work
let will be ready examination at this ohe and after the goth
This work 10 be let will embrace masonry Of bridges
graduation excavation and embanknent iron pipes
bubble, and cut stone, &c
As upon portion Of line the titles yet acquired by
states, may delay commencing the
thereon but for such unavoidable delays due allowance will be made
Portions only Of Of the works can 10 completed under the
appropriation but all for unfinished work win be sub
right prescribe amount Of work aud rate progress
under each contract for each appropriation and The apro
priaton holding sufficiently, decide when what works
shall be stopped until funds become available.
finds the len pr cent will be PAID Il in he Judgment
the engineer the work has been properly executed far has
Payments viii specie upon
cent and Viii condition that the worknen shall
be paid their full wages meihly, and in specie
tcras Washington 1quodne,a
The United States the right reject any al tho bids
they deemed advantageous
monts be considered noat conducive to thu progress Of the
Every accompanied by written guarantee signed by
1s an l ds q bders @ h s ID BE-
enter Into obligation within ten days with good and sufficient
aceaapgied by the United district
s a ps Known s & ee4 Do
of War that tho able TO make good their
viii be opened presence bidders them
be pros9n.. N. MIIGs,
Capt. Of Engineers, in charge
FogM or GUARANTEE
70 Capt NJ. G. Megs, u. s. Engineers,
We, the undersigned residents in the State Of -,
hereby Jointly and sovera covenant with the United States and
they w within days after The Of The said bid
furnish proposed conformity
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United States Patent once,

snN the petition Of Moses S. Woodward, OF Ches-
~ county PRAYING for the extension Of patent
gnbted him tho 4i day Of ieccmber ls43 for an improve
in carriage brakes for from the expiration Of
which the 4t Of December 1851
ordered that The said petition be heard q the Patent ONCE on
Monday the Pal November at IL O'Clock and all
notified appear and show they have why said
petition ought not To be granted.
opposing the extension required to file In the Patent
Office their Objections specially set forth IN writing least twenty
the hcang all filed by either party
be the said hearing be taken transmitted accord
with tic rules Of the Office which viii be furnished appea,
testimony The viii be closed the 18th Of November
depoons other papers relied testimony must pc
0oc before the morning OF that day. the arguments,
if any, within tea days thereafter 8esi, .tlF
Ordered that this notice be published in the Union, 1ntelh
gencer Evening STAR Washington Republican, BALTIMORE Penn
sylyann Fladcphia Daily News, New York; and Post ston,
weeks previous the 23d Of Eovem
Der nest, the day o. heating.
s. T. sHEGEIT
t Acting Commissioner Of Patents
Tors f ihc apose pacrs win please copy send her
bills to he Patent oce With paper Containing This notice
b--Iaw3w ~. a.
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Change OF the Place OF Sale Of the Delaware
nv Trust Lands in Kansas.

NOTICE is hereby given that the place Of sale Of
IN the Delaware tst lands IN Kansas Territory advertised
take pra Lecompton the 23d June has
changed to- and will 0shwee said Territory the
day and date
BY order Of the Secretary Of the Interior:
CHARLES f. MIX
Commissioner al interim
DEiaRrAgNr q INTERIOR,
Office OF Indian Affairs, April o, 1857.
April 7--1awt1Junc