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TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WAsHINsTor, December 10, ISJ6

Dttckubcf lbs lCSB
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
L tnis Department until the 18th oay Of Febru-
ary, A ID 1851, at IL o'clock noon, for the con-
struction Of the Custom House, Post Once, ard
Court Rooms, authorized 10 be erected al alyes-
ton, Texas, according II the plats and tpecifca-
tons prepared at this Depa tment; said piopo-
sails to be either for the whole building or sepa.
rate for the different kinds OF WORK bills of parcels
must In every case accompany tach bid with the
amount OF each kind OF work, and the total
amount carried out; the department reserving the
right 10 reject or accept the proposals hereby in
vited, or any parts the ceot when II deems the In.
terest OF the nied States requires il the depart.
ment also reseri cs the right 20 exclude the bids
OF anv person or persons whom there Is lust cause
to believe will not faithfully perform the cor
tracts, OF which they have attempted to obtain by
indireciion an all bids when here shall be pr
ties In Interest who do not join Ia the bids and
all bids tndt, upon investigation are below fair
price for the WORK.
Bids Will not be received In gross, ans no coz.
tract will be awarded TO a bidder unless details
furnished the de partment of the Trices OF The
oinerent kinds OF work and materials, which
snail be subject to the revision OF the department
SO that may adopt the whole or part Of tie bid
as the Interests OF the United STATE may ,, ouirs
Ninety per cent Of the amount CT work done
and materials delivered, according 10 contract
price, said amount 20 be ascertained by the esti-
mate OF an agent Of the depsrtment, appointed
for that purpose, will be paid from time 70 time.
as the " ork p!osIe aid ten per cent retained
until the completion Of the contract, ard scce2t
ance OF the work, DC by the agent aforesaid
and be forfeited in the event Of non fdlalm.nt Of
contract.
contracts will be awarded on;y 10 master build
ers and mechanics, snd the assignment thereof
except by consent OF the Secretary Of the Tree,
sury, Will be a forfeiture OF the same
Zach proposal must be accompanied by wit
ten guarantee, signed by two ponsl Die persons
Certified to be SO by the United States dist ict
Judge or attorney OF the said dstrict) IA the sun
OF x5,OtO, for the whole WORK, or g proportiona;e
amount, IL Tor any part, that the bidder will,
when required, IL his proposal be accepted, enter
Into contract and bond, with paper and rcient
securities for its faithful performance Form ~
bond and certittate required will lie furnished
together with plans, specifications. and woifing
drawings, on application to The deper ment
NO BID VIII be considered unless IL fully CON-
this advertisement
The proposals must he sent to this Department,
addressed TO the Secretary OF the Treasury, and
plainly endorsed " Proposals for "a. Gdlp.sfo.
Ctstom-Aovee, and will be opened al one
O'Clock p. m Of the last day nsmed for receiving
the same. JAMES GITTHRIE
dec b. 2awtl2feb Secretary Of the Treasury.
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PROPOSALS for Erecting the ustom-Eouse,
&c, at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
" AsuTECTnN nnn IN. har ~ 4 =

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS
department until The 18th dav e Febna y A.
ID, 1887 a SOciOck, IN for the construc;Ion of
the Chstom honsr, Post Once, and Court rooms
auth r'zed To b. erected al POrt m ~ IN, New Hamp
shire, :cOrtiug to the I'd specifics ions ore
Tared this d-pa'f m aid propo al 60 b. either
tor the whole nldmg sepa ate tor iffrr.nt inds
OF work; bhls of arcels mist in .vrIyCa,e a..
company 'ach bid, with the amount Of 1ch kIud
OF work, aud the tOia' amount carried out he de
putment reese ing The right to reject or accent the
proposals here by invite d or any arts thereof when
tdee ms the inlcrt 81 OF the United 81 ates qu.es il
the del ar nen $50 the right to exclude the
bid. OF any persons who there IL Just cause
to bells will not faithfully perform the contr sts
or which they have tern tied TO OBJ ain by iudirec
uon; and bids when there sh, II b. IA Ties in in
terest who 90 not Join In the bids, and all bids the
upon lnvsstea ion, are below a fair price for The
work
BiIs will not be received in gross and no contract
will b. awarded 10 a bidder unless details are fur
nshed the DEF srtm-nt OF the prices of the c erent
Kinds OF work and materials, which 81 all be sub ect
to the rev siOn Of the del mt. 20 that IL NAV
diopt the whole or art OF the bid the interest u
the United States may require
Ninety per ceni. OF Il e amount Of work done aud
lder ais delivered, according TO contact price,
"a amounts 10 he a-cer Ned by the est m ale of
al agent e he del iUIenI appointed for that pur
pose. Wis; BE- Ia from title To time a. the work
Frocrtsses and ten per cent retained until the com
p'ehon of the contract and acceptance Of the work.
&c by the agent aforesaid, and be FORFEITED in the
Event OF non fdiI IN ut of contract
CInio rs WI b.: awarded Only To master builders
and mscr alics. and The assignment th.reo' .xcett
by consent of the Secretary of The Trta ury will be
forfeiture If the same.
Each prOPo. a must be accom-. anied by written
qua a1tee sgne" by Two Iesprns: Die persons (csv.
'Iflef 10 he 10 by The United d .trct nudge or
attorney of the said lSrici, Iu the sum of IS 600
Tor fhr hole work, or Of p.OpOr al. amount If
for a9y TART, that the bidder will WREN REQUIRED if
MS prop" al b. accepted, enter into contract and
bond, with proper and suficioai securities f. lis
faithful periO mancr.
70 IN Of bond aad certificate required will be I'm
nlsheI On apple ion 20 the der ment.
fIans SPECIFIC asinhs. and working dTaxiuas viii
De ready after thirty day., when they be had en-
appli alton TO the drpar m.nt.
No I'D piH DC cor odeTed unless IL fully com plies in
all us detai1s rth the requirements Of fhis efrsf;se
ment.
Toe proposals must be sent TO this der ar; n.nt.
aidiested 10 ue Secretary of The Treasury ADD
plainly endoned :" Propos0ts far the Portsmouth
Custom house,, and will BE- opened at 10 O'CLOCK a.
m OF tae last cay raIned for receiving the anne.
JAMES GUTHRIE
dec l9 2awtl6Febt Secretary of the Treasnv
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Proposals for Erecting the Msrhs Hospital
ct Galena, ulinois.
TREAsvRY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, December rs, fss6.

%, o..
DRoPosALs WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS
L DEF arrment until the 10Th day Of February, A
ID. 1857 at 9 O'Clock, a. m for the construction Of
the Marine Hospital authorised TO be erected a. Ga
lena illinois, according to the pls as and s. eciica
tons prepared at this department.; lad proposals 10
be either for the whole BUILDING or separate for sf
ierent kinds of work; bills Of sscels m st in every
case accom- any ea>h bid, with the amount OF esoh
kind of work, and the tot1. amount carried out the
department reserving the night TO reject or accept
the psopos ais hereby invited, or any part. thtreof
when it deems the interest Of the United States TO
Quires it; the department also reserves The night 70
Exclude the bids OF any person or psrsons who there
Is just cause TO believe will povfaihfuly perfsrm the
contracts, or which they have attempted 20 Obtain
by indirectiOn and all bids when there shall be
parties Ia interest who do not join In the de, and
ali bids that upon ihves,is alton, are blow lair
prize for the work.
Bids will not be received In gross and no contract
will be awarded TO bidder unle.s details furn-
ished The dtpar mebt Of the prices OF The different
klods OF work materials, which sha be su biz e.:
to the revision of the department., So thar il may
adopt the whole or part Of the bid, the interest
OF the United States may require.
Ninety per cent of the amount OF work done and
materials Delivered &C ording 70 contract price,
(saId amount 10 be asceraned by the estimate OF
an agent OF the depar mrnt appointed for thai par
pose, Wi be paid from time to time AZ the work
progresses and per cent RET aimed unIil HE CON-
p'euon OF the contract aud a cepance of the work,
&C., by the agent aforesaid, and b. fort tied in The
eVtnt Oh non-fufnlmsnt or contrast
Contracts will br awarded only To master build re
and mechanics, and the assignment ther, Of sxoept
by consent Of the secre airy Of The TIT Y, will
he forfeiture Of the same
Eacn poposa al must b. accompa1i by written
guaransre, signed by two responsible persons, (cer-
ufei 10 be so by the Uni'ed STATES district Judge or
a.torn'y Of the AID districf) in the sum OF - 600
for the whole work, or of proper ior ate amount,
If for any part. taat the bidder will when required
If his proposal accepted. enterino contrsct and
bond, with proper and sufficient securities, for its
faithful perfomin,e.
Form Of md and certificate required wll b.
rnished on application to the dor aumpnt.
Plans, specifications, and working drawings will
be ady after thirty days. when IN. can b. had
application 10 the Der zrtment.
No bill rciH Be considered less IL fuiu co yie, in
all respects rth the requirements Of THIS adpertise
fReut.
rHe proposals must be sent 10 this department,
addressed to the secretary Of the IRA snIy, and
plainly endo sed " Proposcls for the Gdienq Marine
Hospital" and will be opened a: 10 O'Clock q m.
Of the last day named for receiving the same
JAMES GUTHRIE.
Seer tary Of the Treasey.
dec l9-sswtlothFebt
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Proposals for Erecting the Post Office and
Court house at Windsor, Vermont.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, December l6, 1856 {
DHOPuSALS WILL BIZ RECEIVED AT THIS
Il derartment until the 10Th day Of Ft busIy, A.
H. 1891 al O'Clock a. III for the construction of
the Post once and Court house authorized 10 he
erected az Windsor Vermont according 10 the nIans
and specEf ati"ns prepared thus a. All msnt ,aId
proposals. To BE- either for the whole buiIdiDg ar co
aiae Tor dlH'rnt kinds of work bills OF arcpI.
musi IN every case company each b d, with The
amount OF each kind Of work, aud the TOT al ameun,
carried cut; the department deserving the rjght N
reject or acceptthe proposals hereby invited Oranv
Laus thereof, when u deems the interest of m.
Uhited siaies requires II; the department also re-
serves The right 10 exclude the bids o. any mr.
persons VINO there Is Just use 10 believe will no,
faithfully perform the acts or hich the have
ata mpien toob ain by ndrection and all bids when
there tha be par les an Interest who DO not iuin i'm
the bids, and a bids that, upon investivntion 40
low fair price for the work
BIDS VIII not he received in gross and no e,n
tract VIII be az arded to bidder unless details are
iurni ned he department Of the prices of the fF.,
ent kinds Of work and mater ais, which stall he
subject to The revision OF the derarment so that
II m adopt the whole part ofthe bId as the in
terest OF The United States may require.
Ninety per cent. OF the amount Of work done
and materials delivered accord price,
said am Junt 20 b: asceriained by the estimate OF
an agent Of the department appointed for tfat pur-
pose will be raid from time 10 time as the work
pr0gresscs and ten PR cent retained until the COM
pistion of the contract and aocep anee of the work
by the agent ore raid. ami be forfeited In this
evcnt of non fulflment OF contiact
Con RAGS will lie awarded only to master.buiI j.rs
aud mecha1c ana III. as IGN merit thereof exccn
by consent OF tn. Secretary OF Le Treasury, will
be a forfeiture OF the same.
Zach proposal must be accompanied BY written
guarantee, signed by two responsible persons (cer-
tined TO b. 50 by the United Statss district udae or
attorney Of he sal distic the sum of IS 600 for
The whhe work, or Of 4 proponienate amount, if
Tor any Ter Iha the bidder will when required bis
propota be accepted, eateriGt0a contract aud bond
win proper and suti lent securities for its faithful
pert finance.
Form OF bond and certificate required will be furn
ished on a?piisa ion 10 the department.
Plan., specifications, and working drawings will
be rtady afsrr thirty days, when they tau se lad
on sppi alton 10 The der ar,ment
No bed ,ciH be considered unless IL fully co mpfes IN
oil its desaas ith the requirements Of s advertise.
BseEt.
The propo,a's must he sent to this department.
addressed to The Secretary Of the Treasury, and
p ainiy endorsed " Proposdh for the HSndsoy Posf
Office and Court house" and will be opened AZ 10
O'Clock a. m u ths last cay ramsd for receiving
tbs same JAAiEs GUrpRIP
dec ~ ZdwtlofeOI Secretary of Tyeaxurv
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Proposals. for Furnishing Marble and Mar.
BILE Work for the North Front Of the Pat.
ent Office Building.


DEPARTMENT oF rHk IsIsRroR
Decsmber Is, 1856.
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE Received
- Al this Department until the eighteenth 6ey OF
f, bfua next, u O'Clock a. nom, for furnishing
such Marble and Marble Work a. NAV be required
in the erection Of the moth rontof the Patent oce
building.
Tbs bids must be In the form OF the following
schedule, aud clearly specifying the prices Tor ma.
tesis, hauling dressing, and setting, including all
the machinery and otl' expenses;
Cube stone, per sup rhciai foot
Beds and bills, do do
Extra cube stone, per cubic foot
s sasisI 10 ss s"o beds Per superficial foot
Fheleto eniab a,ure,d do do
ptops 70 cornlee, periIneal loo oS
Triglyphs, each,
Caps of pilssters, each,
Cha nnels Of ba semsn, per liresl foot
Marble thing, per superficial fO'.,
window sills, do do.
The ma.b,e must be similar in kind and quality
70 tha used in the construction of the and west
required to accompany the bids.
Each bid Will state in what tim the work will be
complsted, and none will be considered from others
than those known to be of The ira lie nd believed to
De FULLY competent "a fulfil in good faith the OBJ iea-
hons they propose to aSsums aud no assign men of
bid or contract will b.. recognised unless mai with
the approval of the head of the Der aumenI
Ninety per cent. will be paid from time to tme ~
ina work progresses upon the estimate OF the agent
of the Department in cha-gc thereof, and ten per
cent. reserved until the rempl .t0n OF the con.
tract ard acceptance Of the work by said agent
The Department reserves itself the right 10 re.
ject or accept the pr1pOs als here by nvite when il
deems the interest Of the United States Requires IT,,
as well to exclude the bids OF ay person or per-
sons who 1t has good reason 10 believe will not,
from any cause, faithfully perform the contract.
Plans, specifications, and working drawings can
be examined, aud other information OBJ aimed, on ap.
piicatiOn at The ofire Of the superintendent
The proposals, which must be sent 10 this de-
parment addressed 20 the scc,e,a Of the Interior
endorsed Proposals for the erection of the north
front OF the Patent Office building ~ will be opened
ut O'Clock, .. m Of the lat day named for re-
oeivlng tho sams- R MCCLELLAND,
dec l92awtfS Feb. Secretary Of the Interior.
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PERUVIAN SYRUP,

70, tie ,Ers Of Dyspepsia, Lis., ConpIaSst,
" Psy, Neuralgia, nctpfent Diseases Of tks
L~ngs ard BTc"eAta! Passages, Bales, Sc.
Uai Debility, &c.
TENHIS EXCELLENT MEDICINE, WHICH
l. has attained high reputation and been ex.
tensiyey used In Boston and other cities Of the
East, has been received and Is now offered for
sale byZ ID GILMAN, special agent, $50 Penn.
sylTania avenue rs also by the general agent cor.
ner Of l. ard 3D. streets, Navy Yard
The proofs OF It's efficacy are so numerous, so
well authenticated, and Of such peculiar charac-
ter that sufferers cannot reasonably hesitate to re-
ceive the proffered aid.
The Peruvian SyTrp does not profess to be
etrs-dH, but Its range Is extensive, because many
diseases, opFdysstly unlike, are Intimately re-
lated, and, proceeding from one cause, may be
cured by one remedy.
The class Of diseases for which the Syrup pro-
vides cure, is precisely that which has so often
6ated the highest order Of medical skill The
facts are tangible, the witnesses accessible and
ible.
have analyIed the medical preparation called
the Peruvian Syrup, with reference to the number
ana kind OF active substances contained In Il, and
the durability OF the compound as pharmaceuti
cal article. The metallic compounds OF arsenic
antimony. mercury and zinc are not present, Ror
Is II possible to detect in II the slightest indcs
ton OF any metallic and mineral poison Its or
ganic constituents DO not include opium, or any
OF the drugs yielding poisonous principles The
constituents, VIXEN separated, are no: even acrid
TO the taste 1t is pre- psration scienti6caiIy and
sEtlful'y compounded, possessing all the durabiI-
Ivy or spirituoUs unctuTe, without. It's obiaction
able qualities and tue eatiyity OF It's leading con-
sti.uent Is preserved through the jud!cions adap.
tetion OF It's solvent. The point here attained has
been frequently ana uns1ceessfully sought afte,
by pharmdceutists. Respectfully,
A. HAYES ND
Assayef TO State OF Massachusetts
No 10 Boylston street, Boston, I'd Nov 1855
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PAo fECIiDH HDBSDEMNiTY FROM
Loss H7 FIRE.
FIRE, MARINE, AND INLAND INSURANCE.
authorized C%P<sGl dd Surplus. - ,3ss,lsl Is.
FARMERS AED MECHAFICs' IEsuR,
ANCE Co, OF PHILADELPHIA.
Cce norttWa:t correr Penn.y,ranl1 apen,e a,d III,
STREET, Huntington City, D. c.
DIRECTORS.
HoH. Thos r. Florence, Charles Dipree
George n. Armstrong, Thomas MsSdar6,,d
Charles RIbcam, Edward r. Hnlmhn,a'
george Helmb5ld, r. Carroll Hrcv-.,c,
James z. Hcull, Jsaac Leech Jy
THOMAS D. FLORENCE, President.
EDWARD r. HELMBOLD. Secretary.
Local SURVEYORS.
uLnah's "Iter, NO. 1877 u street, opposite Civ
Jno. N. Thornton corner First s,-setsnd yirz,nl,
avenue, Island. "S'"''
James Williams. 10. % Four-and alfs,roe,.
.ohn tuefies, No sol Thirteenth street, belov
MARINE SURVEYOR,
Caf;- J. I. Levy, no. J67 Pen3sylyanis , pe,no
opposite National fIotei.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT.
John Thou,asor.
inc business Of this Company will ccnpar, N
soraoy with the most successful Of similar ;nstitu
tons In the United States
m from ,he Isl day OF august, 1885, in five months,
ny " Isl January, lS5t, the premiums received
cheUhteo 10 the large sum of one hundred and eioh,
thousand, one HUNDRED aud ffty-one dollars. With
only forty six hundred and al nv ~. SoI,.,i WIN
reported ''Sse'
With these evidence. OF SUCCESS and vood mn,
agenfni, lac directors feel Justified in SOLICITING
snare OF puoiic patronage, believing that The secn
my onered Is ample and thai all aar claims vii, be
celities.
Inc company isnrepared to issue policies gains,
loss or damage oy IRE on DWELLINGS, FURNI-
TURE, MILLS, MANUFACTURERS, WARE
SouskS, all descriptions OF BUILDIEGs, and
their contents, Or all kinds Of MERCHANDISE
transported by VESSELS, STEAMBOATS,. CA,
NAL BOATS, RAILROADS., and the usual con.
veyences to or nom any portion OF EUROPE and
AMERICA, and on the huils Of 5TEAMBOATs
navigating the western waters
The rates Of premium will be as low as o,h.,
companies, and in fixing them every Improvement
In construction and arrangement 1ill be taken into
Al losses speedily adjusted and promptly paid
G. Omce northwest C. rner Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street, Washington city, d..
N.n,Tcnee mGy dlso be et'1cted at he Home Office
ytocst corner Ralnut and Second Streets Pfi.n,
and In other principal cities Of the Cnhed
jel4-lyt ' - 'n' 'o'''p"'S'
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HOW TO CURE ALL PAIN.
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tVhIN TO 4 HEs Vh EN- OF MUST
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will cure rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pains In the
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or Bowels, Gore Throat, Burns, Scalds, Ague or
Lumps In the Breast, Chills, Spinal Affections,
and Pains In the feet Indeed, II cures all Pain
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II you are Bilious and have a bad Cold, take
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Pills in their good fleets.
ID Boxes l2k and rs cents. Sold by all
Druggists in Washington, Georgetown, and
Alexandria. dec loan
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GREAT REDUCTION
IN TIE PRICE OF Doors avn ,rrn.

hAelonla manu-.
lecturer, q frst rate
seved or Pesge6
Calf-Sk;n BOOT At
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a. those usually snld
IT rs or g; and a
French Calf Patent
leather CATER at
% SO, asgood az any
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Saiterat 81 80, these
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for the prtcs; for the
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nR. DUPRiE's REMEDIES are the o,,v
~ etectuat cure for External or internal Piles
Saitrh-um, King Worm, &c. They ars unIival.
led for purifying the blood
50 cents per box O2ce &c Nassau street, New
York. VIII be sent BY mail
For sale by FORD d BRO, corner Of l1th ct
aud Penn avenue ~ %
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Medicines,
DISQUALIFICATION.

WE CALL ATTENTION TO ALL WHO
W are amicted with this dreadful complaint to
the folio~iny sworn certificate from one OF our
mos, citizens, the father In law Of the
HruPnstor OF the "Conrier des Etas Unis," and
Formerly gunmaker In Philadelphia:
NV YORk, Aug 18th 1884.
Dh DufsII-Dear Sir IL hereby certify that
nave oeen annie ed with the Piles for nearly ST xty
tile Lotion, and everything else / could here Of,
out all to no effect, for they did me little or no
good About tvo months since, commenced
using your remedies for the Piles, aid have the
effect. having cured me l conside, this almost a
miracle, for am eighty years Of age. ] sincere
ly recommend them to all afflicted with the above
complaint. r. VALLEE, p Franklin st
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W. g.. mETXEROTT
tSUcCEssoR TO GEORGE HILBUs0
agent % kayeu Il RaCpn's and William
Niller'S
CELE RATED PIsNOS
AS ALWAYS Or HAND TIE LAR6EsT
l. d. stock OF PIANOS from 2175 up TO 81 .ONO
MELODEONS from SIS TO $3.50,
,SUIThRS, VlOLlNS, BRASS INSrRU.
EoGS, and STREET. MUSIC, cheaper than in
any house soUth Of New Vorx 80
music published and received every day.
Pianos for rent novs,,