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II pursuance Of the provisions Of the "Act TO
49, 1883 sealed proposals will be received at this once In tho CAPS
toll Until the hrrt Monday 9TH day Of December next twelve
O'clock furnishing the that be required for the pub
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quantity quality and description of each Kind Of that WA BE-
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all aduteraon with mineral other substances
wlieness, ques OF sheets EACH
OF EACH $50 perfect
Uniformity COLOR thickness and weight will be required
exclusive wrappers varying under i've
from the standard weight will be received and the
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in the bundle to make the weight will be considered viola
ton Of the contract.
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BANKING HOUSE OF CHUBB BROTHERS,

I. Washington, January /, 1857.
T0TN ID. BARROW and HENRY HOLMES are
81 day admitted partners the Banking
thubb Brothers The firm this date will be C
Chubb and Henry Holmes. The
composed Charles 81 J. Cubb Dougn
and Alexander Barrow under the Arm Of cubb Brothers, lar
row, h Co. CIIUBB BlOTIfEPS,
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OFFICE or rnr wAanscros AoUzpucr
Washington, March 8, 1857
il for the washington aquednct,
Proposals up May opened
Maps proncs specifications work TO be
let wiz be ready for examination at this oco and after the 2c
The let will masonry bridges,
graduation excavation and embanken oreseyors pipes
nocod with the MAN, houses bricks, sand
For the particular works and materials reference made to the
upon portion Of are yet acquired by
thereon but for such unavoidable delays due allowance will be made
only completed the
emit approximation but all contracts for unfinished work win be sub
right prescribe the amount Of work 10 be done and rate Of progress
praon not holding out suenty 10 decide when and what works
shall be stopped until funds become available.
funds per paid Judgment
the engineer the work has been properly executed 50 r has
Payments specie upon the States
cent win be condition Of all that the shall
DO @ ss full ss %Sn snS a1S IN sps1 for work
terials on the Washington Aqueduct."
The United States the right any the
they
nen may be considered most conducive to the Of the
Every accompanied by guarantee signed by
that the bidder bidders w his their bid be accepted
enter into obligation within ten days with good and sufficient
be accompanied by the certificate Of the Untcd district
ns or Known e The Engineer o de-
pament Of War; that the gnaanto are able TO make good their
opened presence bidders any them choose
be present NJ. G. MEIGs
Capt. of Engineers, in charge.
y .u ,rs FORM OF GUARANTEE
TO Capt. NJ G. Melgs U. s. Engineers. t
We, the undersigned, residents Of in tho Of -
guaranty in case tho foregoing bid Of be accepted that he or
they will within ten days after the acceptance Of the said bid
form furnish tho articles IN conformity the terms of the
max
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The Of these ships win not be accountable for gold
bullion specie jewely metals unless bills
ding signed therefor and the value thereof hcro expressed
May l-dtf 70 't.#t
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II J. MIDDLETON, Ice dealer Office and depot
southwest corner Of and Twelfth streets Washington, D.
Ap 11--d1yt
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STAFFORD II. PARKER, Regi
GEORGE w. MyNFORD.

Secretary Of the Commonwealth OF Virginia,
ss.s Commissioners Of he Sinking Fsret
NoryToc holders o certificates desire redeem by aor
residing beyond the limits Of the United States acknow
edge the before plcnpoentiary charge dsarc
consul general connl vice consul commercial appointed BY
the the United Sas before
the officer such country Or the other
chief magistrate city therein II residing
In the United States the Acknowledgements or. Ajrstice the
notary public commissioner OF deeds appointed by the governor
Virginia sufficient In all ees the certificate mast be delivered
RicrsnNp, Va, July 81, 1887. July 3i--law3n
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Proposals for INDIAN Goods.

rFit gol NftHA DxrAxrNrsr or IsrxEloR, VI
sGps once Indian Affairs, October ID, 1887. Z
CEAI ED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- Indan Goods cass q s. or the may bel win be
received Anars Washington city until 10
o'clock Saturday, 1ah day OF November next o f
npg for tho Indian department Tor fulfilling treaty supah
with tribes and for other adan purposes as
IolOwr
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EDWARD X. COLLINS,
No So Wall street, N. Y.
BROWN, SIMPLIFY, 4 CO.,
Liverpool.
STEPHEN KENNARD & CO.,
~ Austin Friars, London.
b. g. WAINWRIGHT Il CO.,
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United states Mail.

y Ee. Posr OpY1cE DEPARTMENT Oct 20. 1897!
DROPOSALS for carrying the mails of the United
LIST January 1853 earlier practicable
1852 the following route in the State Of VIRGINIA will be
Of this the
9Th decided following day
5lSs Abngdoa, by Clear Branch Buffalo Pond Three
Springs MN Point Arcadia Block House, Estellvie stock
Creek, Pattonsylc, Strkl-yvlc, Rocky staton, Jones'
Vile, Csny Hollow, Beech Spring Rose hil and Walnut
IIll TO Cumberland Gap, Tenn, 1l3l miles and back
three a week horse coaches.
Abingdon Tuesday, Thursday and saturday
at Cumberland Gap Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
by ft tfHtH
Cumberland Gap Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
sam;
Arrive at Abingdon Thursday Saturday and rac4sy by
For forms proposal guarantee and certificate, also
the
January 1855 February February 1857
either thom pamphlet form all the principal post
AARON v. Brown,
Oct 3o-law4v Postmaster
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EDMUND +. BROWN,

BNUVN,
Notuy Public and General agent,
Also, Commissioner of Of Claims, rr -
TIAS removed his office to the corner Of + and 18th
streets immediately opposite tho northeast OF the
Post Onlce building. tsa " \ ~
DEEDS, LEASES WILLS, CONTRAcTs, AGREEMENTS,
legal writings carefully and promptly prepared oaih
Acknowledgements taken and certified and general
buneas transacted.
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william Grandin,
william Grandin,
w.. corNsEIoR-ArIAw @ ST..
Nd UNITED STATES COURT or CLAIMS COMMISSION
No. 70 Frcnklia street, Nso Fork.

No. 20 FronkIin Sref Nao TorK.
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Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Wis
consin Kentucky Tennessee, louisiana Ala EH.t
bana, Mississippi, Georgia, ~.
Florida, &c,
Kansas Nebraska Minnesota and tho United States Territories
Pensions patents, md bountcs speedily obtained
All kinds Of law business successfully prosecuted.
Special attention paid TO Court OF Claims business,
I. May 26--dm .AFt.fa.A' H's'
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BARGAIN.-westcrn Farm for Sale.

~ REAT BARGAIN.--Western Farm for Sale
M The subscriber offers private sale valuable farm situated
branch township, Charlton county Missouri containing Ave
hundred twenty 900 hundred and thirty (23o
having thereon erected dwell
thirty by forty e also, hewed log building seven
eight four hewed log cabins workshop; and frame
barn, forty by eighty FIVE feet
Th inbccd watorcd, situated within eight
m OF the Hannibal and 81. Josephis railroad,
hundred and sixty 6o) OF prairie lands and forty
o Of woodland unmprcved mile and half north OF the
above farm.
tracts u land VIII he sold together o separately.
0ne cnsh the other half in three equal annual
ments, with interest,"
further particulars apply Thomas saklford Glasgow city,
orseby keyicsvl Mo; Col William A. Harris and
Col s. stambaugh, Washington C TO the subscriber
.fsN'A IN fs % C. ONEIJ.
sept - Ebonsburg, Pennsylvania
LNRENCH DRAWING BOOKS
II OF flowers efst
OF hndscape drawing e-a uN
Of animals. 4s.sa rs sY
OF the human agurc. :
Price 90 cents each. Imported from Paris by ~ l.
ssps FRANCK TAYLOR.
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Under authorizing the Poard NJ Public Works subscribe
beh, Commonwealth the tok Of the Petersburg Railroad
Company, passed 9th February, 1882 (, .s..
1884, Jvnc 3o-2s The George Granville Duke
|. 4 rr sutherland. p. ~. :. 4. $4,000 90
ditto. ......... 600 90
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200 frcck coats, indigo blue broad cloth
200 pantaloons,
200 vests,
100 frock coats, - heavy twilled
100 pantaloons, Z"
100 vests,
100 Ainckipac indigo blue blanket capoles
100 black satinot overcoats, (No. ~ ta
100 Sleeps gray cloth overcoats "
100 :. - +" coats ....a
100 q % pantalochs
100 black satinot coats
100 pantaloons
100 vests
200 blue satinet coats
zoo pantaloons
700 vests
200 cadet mixed satinet coats
700 (" /" pantaions
200 /" b" 4" vests.
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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1857-10-03

In the Presbytery of East Hanover ac-
cessons of a valuable character have been
made to the first and second churches OF
Richmond, fredericksburg, the church of
Nottoway and the second church, Peters
burgh. In the Presbytery of West Hano-
yer, the Lord has been pleased to revive
his work in the churches of Maysville, and
Cumberland, and there is at this time
deep and powerful work of grace in progress
in the church of Bethlehem.
But while our hearts are thus cheered
at the evidences of Gods Spirit among US,
and while we are encouraged to hope for
future blessings from present and past ex-
perience of his goodness, we have reason
to mourn, that with all the appliances of re-
ligion, with Bible classes, and Sunday
schools, in, almost every church, with cate
chetical instruction for the children, and with
the gospel preached regularly both to color
ed and to white in all our sanctuaries, we
have so few marks of the special presence
of Gods spirit.
We would be unfeignedly and devoutly
thankful for what we have received and tor
what we are now receiving, but would fee
called upon to use with more diligence the
appointed scriptural means of grace, and
cry more earnestly to God until that he oper
the windows of heaven and pour out such
plentiful effusion of his Spirit that there
shall not be room to receive it.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1857-10-03

PERMANENcE OF THE UNIoN.-SayS the
Dispatch, all the grand plans of cOnstruc-
ton and renovation in Washington City,
look to permanence The Capitol, and other
public buildings in the federal city, are lite
rally surrounded by whole acres of marble
and granite blocks, looking like fields of
ruins, but ruins "of preparation,-not of
destruction" Does this appear like disso-
luton? There are no threats of disunion
among the people of this country, and their
representatives, the only persons who vapOr
and gasconade upon the subject, vote mil
lions for the erection of public buildings in
Washington, intended to last for ages!-
From this it certainly appears, not only that
there is no prospect of diSSolving the Union,
but that those who are loudest in threaten
ING it have no faith in it themselves.
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rnccs gs'r rise not only in the General As
Sembly, but in many Of the inferior judica-
tories of the church And as differences in
doctrine contributed more than any thing
else-and more than all other causes COM
bined to the separation Of the two parties
into two distinct organizations, it may be
well to inquire, how the same questions are
now regarded by the respective bodies.
Has the Old School given any evidence that
they have abated one jot or little from the
dOctrinal positions which they occupied
twenty years ago? Or has the New School
approximated any nearer to the Old School
than they were when they first set up for
themselves? From the developments of
the late Convention we were reluctantly
constrained to believe that some Of the
prominent members of that body were ready
to give their full endorsation of the original
doctrinal basis of the New School. Some
of them indeed, avowed sentiments which
conceded with that basis. And though
there were points upon which, for want of
time, nothing was said, it seemed to be
manifest that on these also, there was a like
coincidence of views. Nothing else could
be inferred from their speeches on re-
union with the Old School; in which they
exhibited fixed determination that they
would not submit to the imperative rule of
examination which the Old School applies to
its own ministers, in transferring their rela-
tionq from ono P5esbysery to anoAho-. Fa'
the existence of such test would be no
impeachment to one who was conscious that
he held no doctrinal views, essentially diff
fering from the body with which he wished
to unite. On the contrary he would prefer
to make full exposition of his creed, les
he should be suspected of holding errors
which he utterly repudiated.
To what extent the errors which we have
noticed prevail in the New School, we have
not the means of knowing. 1t was yer,
obvious, however, that on some of the point
there was a difference among themselves
and utterance was given by some to ''sounC
words, W to which we have the charity to be
lieve sound meanings were attached. Blu
we should have been gratifed to have hear'
more complete and emphatic protes
against the denial that Christ bore the pen
atty of the law than was given, and NOR
emphatic testimony against the doctrine tina
man is not born with sinful nature, bu
merely with sinful tendencies-that we ar
as much the creatures Of God as was Adam
and all that he creates is gOod-very good
Still as there may be many in their rank
, whose doctrinal views are in harmony wit
those of the Old School we have only to re
peat what in substance has already bee
said, that the way is open and has Away
been open to a reunion, so far as we ar
{ concerned But surely they cannot ask u
to open it any wider for them than for thos
of our own household. If they are soun
in the faith---as many are reputed to be b
sound men who best know them, can the
wish to join us without furnishing us an Op
portunity of understanding what are thei
real doctrinal positions--especially on tn
radical points of difference between the Oh
School and the New?
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PROSPECTS OF THE COUNTRY.

In the financial panic of 1887 the foreign
indebtness Of the country was vast, and the
South was involved in the meshes of ruin
ously expanded credit, but now, as the New
York Express says:
ave have a foreign debt of nine millions
due us, and King Cotton for. years, has
paid his devotees as he never paid them
before; and this year, in very short time,
too, he will begin to pay our ship-owners an
unparalleled amount of freight, and pay the
owners over 100.0OO,000 of dollars. In
brief, the South is coming money, and no
customers are sounder or pay better. Look
next at the West, the molly expanding West,
rich in every resource; when were crops
better there than they are now? 1t ID con-
coded on all hands that they will be enor-
nous beyond all former experience; and,
in place of importing breadstuffs, we can
supply all the demand there can be fol-
them. And in place Of millions upon mil
lions of foreign indebtedness, and ruinouf
drain of specie out of the country, we have
at this moment, rate of exchange that, by
the law of trade, must bring specie from
abroad into the country, and which, as soor
as the cotton crop goes forward--bringin
such prices as it never brought before
must continue to return the specie funds. ,
The North American, adds:
sit is only requisite to look little be
yond the immediate present in order to dis
cover that the substantial reliances of thu
country are just beginning to emerge from
the granaries of the mighty West, or to SCI
that in the cotton fields of the South, crol
is now about to be picked which will proba
bly, yield in dollars seventy-fve million
| moro than the lastn
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STATISTICAL TABLE.

The. following table in giving the number
of cents, shows the average amount contri-
buted during the last year to the Board of
Domestic Missions by each communicate in
the Synods in connection with our Church
in the U. S.
Some of the results of the calculation are
curious and unexpected.
While the Synods of North Carolina, and
OAio, contribute in the proportion of y
cents per member, the young Synods of
Wisconsin and Iowa contribute at the rate
of 80 and "a cents.
The contributions, pen capita, from the
Synods of Virginia, New Jersey, and Phi
ladelphia are nearly the same.
South Carolina, having Domestic Mis-
sionary Society of its own, transmits but a
fraction of its contributions to the Board at
Philadelphia, and hence the small amount
indicated in the table.
The largest contribution of all, is that
made by the Synod of New York, being an
average of 1O7 cents for each member.
The whole table is melancholy common
tary on the parsimony of the church, for it
shows how far her contributions to the noble
cause of Domestic Missions fall below the
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God in vision, to pass over from Asia to
Macedonia, they no sooner had begun their
labors there than their suferings commenced.
They we're beaten with rods, cast into prison,
and violently driven out of the place, with
no other immediate signs of success than
the conversion of Lydia and the jailor. Yet
the seed was sown which sprang up and
bore fruit. 1t therefore becomes us all pa
tiently to wait, and confidently hope that
God will hereafter make known his merciful
designs, respecting the inhabitants of India;
and also earnestly to pray that the darkness
which now broods over that land may be
speedily dissipated by the sun of right
eousness.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1857-10-03

THE MtNEH ChAS1o'

A,otLou -. 10 the monetary affairs of
+ho -, ome, and it has come too
- i j. harvests are most abun-
dor+ H. -, re productions of the soil
command rom,, t. ,ating prices-when long
continued peace 'itn aii 'H0 na''o10 u '"'
world has giventl commerce i'' ".ueSO GA
nono;or ond Who, the evidences of general
prosperity are every "noi0 VISIBLE N
there boen fom;ne, or war, or pestilence-
+boso soonno.o, ,nSh which nations are some
t;mo. v;s;+oJ .h.re would be nothing in
This cr;s;0 wb;op is not ordinarily expe-
,;ooa II. ch calamities But there
hoe hoon no4h;ar of the kind; and hence
tho oorso 49, ooa.es of this event must have
another oric;n & very superficial view of
the subject need only De TAKEN III oiU0i ~
discover tho ,o,rce of the present panic.
T. bo. ou;,on ~ word, from the credit
system. Men wfaout c"Pi'"i nave '!
uboro orooood in business and in specula-
t;on unon t6o;r promissory obligations to
nav Of soma fire time. On these promis-
cow oh1;.;o banks have been estab-
lished, railroad nave oeeU o"iiV
have hoon n.l sed-manufacturing and
oo,,,r,ouo;ol prizes have been conduct
a al g., we'll as individuals have
,,,,,t;n,;oa .bo;raw aenditures. And as these
ALLEGATIONS 70 maturity, they are call
-eelisl / -, sll,,,,tions 20 run again and
again the same perpetual round. Add to
this, that the extravaganza and needless
expenditures which are almost sure to accom-
pany show of wealth-the more so when 1t
is fictitious than when it is real, detracts
greatly from the borrowed capital itself.
When specuations and investments on this
borrowed capital prove to be losses instead
of gains-when the creditor himself has
largely credited others who have been alike
unfortunate in their investments and specu-
lations-there comes at last the winding NJ
of the credited creditors afairs-when his
assets;>if they were good, would perhaps
exceed his liabilities But he does not usu-
ally suspend or fail, until he can longer OBJ
tain credit. And the winding up of one
concern, often involves the winding up O
many others-besideS its Gripping very
many, who are, Notwithstanding, able tt
continue in business yet longer. The direc
consequence is, that confidence is impaired
Men that have money will not loan it-anC
men that can command money employ it il
purchasing, at greatly reduced prices, thu
property which is thus thrown into the mar
ket. The banks immediately feel the pres
sure and contract their loans, break or sus
pend specie payment, causing all to sulle
who are the holders of their notes.
How this crisis will affect us we canno
now foresee In common with many other
we must necessarily share a portion of thu
pressure. And hence is it that we nov
make our appeal to all who are in arrear
for the paper, requesting that they remi
us at once the amount of our claims agains
them. For it is upon the Titles to whicl
individuals are indebted that we are de
pendent for the ne, ms Of sustaining the es
tablishment.
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THE GOD OF MISSIONS---THE GOD
OF PROVIDENCE

When the missionary enterprise encoun-
tiers sad disasters-such as those which re-
Gently occurred in India,--it becomes the
friends of the cause, while they bow with
submission to the Divine will-to exercise
stronger faith than ever in the promise that
the heather shall be given to Christ for his
inheritance. Many and many time as we
recall the dealings of God with his church,
we have beer led to see that events which
were at first involved in mysterious obscu-
ritv have resulted in the furtherance of the
gospel. The King of Zion in the exercise
of his wise and gracious sovereignty often
conceals his purposes; and therefore we
should be chiefly solcitous to derive from
such apparently adverse circumstances
salutary lesson. 1t was a dark day when
the London Missionary Societyin 1893, had
fitted out the ship Duff and sent her with
about fifty personS-men, women, and chill
dren,--as roiiissssrgenent to their missionin
the Sonth Sea Islands. For while on their
way to the field of their labors, the ship be-
came a prize to a French privateer, near
Rio Janeiro-the missionaries were dis
persed, and all seemed lost-GU but the eff
feet which it had upon the friends Of the
cause. 1t was with them no doubtful ques-
ton, whether this work was divine or not.
They saw abundant ground for renewed vi
gilance, but none for relaxation and des-
and they Immediately FASTENED
to repair the injury by far more liberal con-
.ributions to the cause than they had ever
before given,-and also to pray for its sue
cess as they had never prayed before.
From the history of Missions, many in
stances might be cited, showing that when
he enemy has come in like flood, appa
emily sweeping all away, the spirit of the
Lord has lifted up a standard against him.
Why then should missionaries or the friends
If missions fear, when God Is leading them
oy the same steps as he led the Apostles?
Who can read the sixteenth chapter of the
Acts, and be discouraged? Twice were
Paul and Silas forbidden of the Holy Ghost
o preach the gospel in places where they
,ssayed to 60. And even when called of