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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-05

FOR SALE AND TO ARRIVE BY SCRR.
l. p; o. Pitts, from New York
Is bbls superior Ground Java Coffee.
10 boxes leach % los.D Ground Black Pepper,
j ZOO lbs. fine Daley Butter,
l 800 lbs. fine old Cheese,
100 kegs assorted Pick ed Sleeps Tongues, Pigs
IN TONGUES Sou,ed TIJPs,,
Apply on board, or 10 J. HERBERT,
je5S' At Clay's Hotel, Pa. av,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-05

rSTRAwBERRYF FESTIVAL. At the Mis-
~ sion Chapel, on the corner of z and Tween
neth rtreets, commencing on WE -NESDAY
lie az ~ 49, N'Se'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-05

1~"l SAY, STRANGER, WHERE ARE
.uS you going! You seem to be in a great bur
r." $50 | am. ON going to SMITHS, No. $50
Seventh street, II buy suIt of Clothing The peo-
pie say he has very nice snt and they ssy
he sels them so cheap" Note.-The last we saw
OF the stranger, he was running up Seventh street
singing ont SMITH, No. 400" NIL SIN
0TICE CREAM Wholesale and Reta,l, at the
Twelfth and streets. no sl-lr,s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-05

M TELESCOPES,
tS1lLlTARY and other superior Aohromatio
Telescopes tfor field and pocket superior Drawing
Instruments, MICROSCOPES tassortedD Thsrmoms-
tiers, DO No. 251 Pa avenue, south side, between
18th and 18th SITS. Repairs attended to at short no
toe, IA ,ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-05
w SPRING HOTEL,
CUMBERLAND County,

PENNSYLVANIA,
May sth, 1851.
The Proprietors take pleasure In announcing that
this magnlhoent establishmt Mt 10 now A
open for visitors. Persons wishing to 20 MY
early to the country, who're pure noun lEs53 II
tain air. medicinal water and good living are to be
found, this place cannot be exoelsd
For further PARTICULARS, send for circular, to
w. H. BURROUGHS or
ID. G. BURNETT, CIV.
ma N-9teo$ Preprietors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-05

SEALED PROPOSALS, TIL the 10th instant are
~ Invited for supplying OF White Navy bsans
The Beans are to be delivered in Washington cIty
IN two lots Viz 5000 bushels on before the 21th
instant and $500 on or before the SDth instant The
Government
BIDS to be directed to Capt. A. Beckwith, C. T.,
and endorsed, " Proposals is Std
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-05

W The UNION PRAYER MEETING
NS will be no den EVERY DAY in the English
Lutheran Church, corner of H and Eleventh sts.,
commencing at O'Clock p. m. and to be continued
an hour. Strangers as we'll as citizens Of al de-
nomInatloGs are invited to attend and take part in
these social meetings. m 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-05

HANS. GOSHEN RUITER, ALE, AND
IL CONGRESS WATER.
consignment Of Lewis & Co 8 Cincinnati Hams
Fresh Goshen Butter, and NJ Gir's Bottled Ale
20 cases Clarke Il Whites fresh COngress Water
Just received and for sale low by
WALL Il BARNARD.
Auction and COmmi ssIon Merchants,
Je5 (lntl Corner 9th 81. and south side Pa av,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

State Of TenDessss be admitted member Of the Confsder
ate states Of Am RIGA upon eqa ting With the othe
Eat under the consuoa for the Provisional 6oYsfnnent
Of upon condition that the said Constitution for
TIE Provisional Gosernmt of the Conie1ag States shall Be
sdeped ard ratified By the pTopsry ard gzy AZ
thOsies Of said she Governor Of said State shat
transmit 70 the President Of the condeate States before III
reassembng Of CenEress after the recess Aforesaid, auts
ton BY said State Of said Provisional Constu lion upon The
part Of Congress- the admission Of said State Of Tennessee into
the Conderaoy, under said Constitution for the Provisional
Government Of the Confederate States, shall be considered
complete and the laws Of this Confersey shalt be thereby
tended said State y and completely the other
States composing the same.
approved My II, 6Gl. igz7-laWfw
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

No. l4i.
An act to provide Additional company Of 2Sers a


An act provide Additional company Of 2Pers and bon
barji fsfor the amy.
The Congress Of the Confederate States do enact,
That there be added 70 th military establishment Of ho con
Tolerate Company Of sappcs and 70
captain rt euenants second lieutenant
seFgants master Wormen coTporas oTeree
musicians thirty nine pEaes Of the second class who shall
in and perform AL the duties OF appe AID bonn.
barders sha under the ors Of the chief
gnee deia hsnt in overseeing and a1ing
aOrers upon osOus other under ibs engineer de-
pariment and in supervising finished Publications fort keep
ers, preventing injury and making repairs,
SE That shall be the duty of thT colonel Of tbs engineer
CORPS subject the approval Of the Secretary Of War;
scribe the numtet quantity form, Dimensions, &c., OF the
e-y vehicles pontons, TOOLS implements and other
Supplies for the service Of said company body ssppes and
bomb riders
g. That the monthly pay Of the captain Of said company
shall hundred and forty dollars OF each first leuens mt
hundred dollars Of the second lieutenant ninety dolas OF
e7seanls try four dollars Of the cOrpoas, twenty dol
lars Of cans thirteen dollars Of the first class PR.
Yates and the second class Pyaes thirteen
dollars the sad csmuissione1 officers shall be eute1 TO
the allowance all Other commissioned officers OF the
n.y. and the right draw forage for horses accorded to
officers Of Ike ark in the engineer cops and the enlisted men
the raions and allowances granted to
all other enlisted men in the army.
Approved May IA, 1851. iyG7'IaY4E
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

It sslI TIE duty & The collector Vhin whose district he
may ba imported entered the dutass vare az
to ee appraised estimated ard ssccraned In &C
with the provons Of existing lave and If The Az.
praised valne thereof shall exceed By tea per centum, or mare
hs9aue declared entry then addition duties i'm
posd by law the same, there shall be leved collected and
paid daty Of twenty centn I'D vaorsm, such apprsi
vane Provided nevertheless That circumstance shat
the duty assessed apon any the invoice or en-
tered any OF Congress contrary
sIo Ana further enae5, That 50 much Of all Inc acts
as inconsistent with the provisions o. this act shall be
and the same are hereby repealed. -H
Approved Nay 81, 1861 iy27.Iaw4v
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Approved May lc, lssL
No l3j.
An act to admit tie State OF North CarOnA into the &c

act to admit tie OF North Carolnz into the Cenfder
Ecy, cerai n condition
The Of North Carolina having adopted measures looking
to an early withdrawal United States and becoming
member OF this Confsdeacy which measures
before the approaching recess Of Congress
Therefore,
The Congress Of the COMO ats States Of America do enact
OF kOrth Carolina shall be admitted member
Csrserze States Of America upon equal footing with
other States undr the Constitution for the Provisional Gov
Of the sane upon the condition III I The Convention Of
said state assemble shall adopt and ray said Cors.itu
tie Provision al Government OF the Confederate STATES,
and shall the President OF tie Coneeats State be
reaSsembng OF Congress- through the Governor Of a
State other proper organ, authentic copy Of the act
ordnance Of said Convention adopting and rang said
Constitution upon the receipt whereof the President,
by proclamation, shall the fact gheTeupon and with
any further proceeding the Part Of congress- the adns
sion ssid State into this C0necy under said Constitution
FOR the Provisional Gsvernm Mt shall be considered s complete,
and the OF this Confeery shall thereby be extended
said State fully and complete the other States now
composing the same
Approved May u, 1861. iys7-lawaw
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Iyg7,las4E
(No l45)
An act ameadoy Of act to provide for tie organization

the navy.
The Congress Of the Confederate States Of Ame
That from and after the passage Ct this act the corps
shall consist colonel utenant colonel
major qu1ermaser with the rank Of major
with the rank Of major, adutlnt With the raak OF
major sergeant MAJOR quaermaSter sergeant ten cap
ans drs euenHns twenty second Eeuenants forty
geants forty cCrpoas and eight hundred and forty prYat
ten drummers and ten ffers and two musicians.
The pay and emOlumens OF the officers and enlisted
hz be the that Of the officers and enlisted men Of
like the infantry of hearmy except that the paymaStsr
the zduant shall receive the the quaremaer
asd the adusnt shall be taken from the captains and suhern
corps separated the line The raOns Of enlisted
marines shall he the raions allowed ty law to All acts
inconsistent with the provisions Of this hereby repealed
Approved May 20, is6l. jy27 law4w
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

An act to authorize the transfer Of appropriatIons.
SECTION The Congregcf the Confederate States OF Ame
That during thu Of Congress the President Of
the may he is hereby suhorzsdon the
application tie secretary q TIE proper department. and not
direct il in his opinion necessary for the puec
service that portion the moneys appreciated for part cular
branch expenditure ia the department in which
special Of thus transcend SHALL be laid
before Congress during Of the ensuing session.
This act shall coanue and be il f until the end Of
the existing war, and no oRger.
Approved May Ia, 1861. jy27 laW4E
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: mo. Isl
An act % dsfne the limits q ths pOrs Of New OIL

other Purposes.
The Congress Of the Confederate States Of America do enact
That the port Orleans the State Of Louisiana shall
embrace include al the waters ines ard shores both
the river Mississippi within tte WI parish Of Oreans
that part parish Of Jefferson the right bank Of said
river upper OF the Desrans canal and that portion
tarish Of Jefferson tae l bank of the Mississippi
river upper mi of The faub urg OF Huntsville
That the pors delivery taySu st Johns Lake
Port Ponehaan and the customs officers authorized
therefor and the hereby abolished and discontinued
and and shores mbrse4d within the limits
pOrs added and included 10 the port of New Or
leans.
Approved May 1861. jy27 Iawiw
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SCHEDULE L,
OWE PEz cExrrn AD v4IoRrx.l


Articles usel IN dying tam sheets unmsnufacure1, In
ming not otherwise provided, dia rubber, milk Of
for JUNK, cd
Brass in bars or pigs old and Pa tr Of Pas sulpha
fit only to be re-manufac- Of lime, ground
tured ground
BELLS old bell metal Raw hides Il all kirds,
Copper, in p IS or lars, copper dressed
tle Shesthing copper-bUt cop
Conner wien old, and 6t par b. considered such,
only 10 be re manuf ctur except sheets inches ong
ed and u inches vide, and
Cu.ch weighing from II to "a tuncss
Diamonds canoes, mosaics, s. eathng yellow metal,
pearls, gems, rules and not wholly in part OF
other precious stones, and iron
imitation thereof when Sheaihng yeoB metal nails
set expressly for shealhing YES
Emory in lump or pulver- sells
lied, felt, adhesive for Sheathng paper
slcating vessels Fuller StaTe bolts and hnGle bolts
earih Cams Of all Type, old t snly to b.
mt otherwise provided m Manufactured
for Wolf
Gutta pe-chl uumanufc Zine spelter, entenegue
turel, Indigo, Iudia Rub Manufactured
ber in bottlas. s.abs or - -
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

An act 70 establish mail fonts from vsrmlioaYein Stat
purposes
SscrIeS J. The Congress Of the Confederate States Of America
do enact That TIE foilgwrg mail route be and the hereby
established Wit From YermiOnye, In the State Of Lop
siaaa, to Grange in the State Of Texas.
SIC And be further enacted That the Postmaster Genea
be and he Is hereby authorised make the t
TyiDg the mail said route without the necessity Advertising
for bas for said required by existing Law and that
this act take effect and be ierse from and after passage
Approved Nay IA, ie6i ga7-lsw4x
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

An at vi- Ter reg has1i of z1usvsI IN he army
= c,nfsle-aLs ssAlss.

szTIox The Conarsss q the Confsisrats sIsss OF
"a IA nae bst ef shli he aided 10 the uttsry esta
ccTopo~s 81 one Colonel enc Lie utsnsnt Colone one
ard tn conpanies; ana each clnptny ball eo.lso -
TAIN ont hrst Lieutenant two second ealsnaa-ai ~
Msisr, one Qlar,er1sster sergeant, Io0r tefe-L-s
corporals and nIaety prfF1ies Ard 70 toe rssis&i
be al taehed one Adiutant ans Q5arteruesf p y !,
from, the Lsufer ants And ssistAnt eur -
si1,sd r RE rerist in ADDITION these already sun
By Law for the medical department. Tne m9llly ~ y
officers Of tie Regnezt Of ZouaFes ihali te the
officers Ct Infanlry Of The rar b tee aolsr Sal
BE- the same % those proYS b. lay for oeers o
the Adj1 and QuzrteTmastes shall receive 20
month In addition ts their psy Lfeuienants me %
nav a. he epiis. r. az OF ssid rsgens Of LszaFes ih
fci ows ssrgeauts Major ard Qaarernastsr ssfe
~ dollars; ssrgeznts. seTen teen dollar
ls,s md prvstss eleven dollars each iogefher ~ re
ratiers and allowances or clohDg as are resolves ~ AZ
enlisted mgu. -
Approved Nay 4. lssi.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

An act to admit the State into the CoudaGy
certain condition. - r-
The State snneee having adopted measures looking to
early whd the United Stt.es and 10 becoming 10 the
this C5nfederacy VII CD not
be summated before the apr acn ecess of Congress
Therefore,
The Congress Of the Coafsd enact, That the
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01
no. 1917

resolution relation 70 imports from tie States Of Hlrgz,
North Carol 'na, Tennessee and Arkan
Resolved That all imports from the States OF Virginia North
Carona Tennessee and Ar ansas he exempted fran the pay
duties that this exemption extend to imports from
the said States nov in warehouse
Approved May ~, 1851. iys7-iaw4E
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01
LEo 49,
An act to organize further the Bureau Of Superintendent of Pub


An organize further the Bureau Of Superintendent OF Pub
lie Printing.
The Congress Of the Confederate States of Amer
do ensc That the salary Of the supe inendent Of Public
pntngha be three thousand dollars payable ether salaries
CT heads Of bureaus in the several departments
SIC 9 The Superintendent of Public Printing shall be en
ted messenger, who shall receive salary Of thu huLdred
collars per annuml
The publication Of the Laws and Journals CT Congress
shall be exclus ey under the direction OF the Supe ntende
of paSiic Printing! subject the supervision and control OF the
Attorney al And the Superintendent tract with
publishers Newspapers the t of publication Of the
and journals, not exceeding in Compensation the
usaEy paid by ether advertisers for similar work
SIC f. The Superintendent shall have authority contract BY
advertising for ele proposals for all paper Necessary all
The printing od @ by Congres either the executive
departments Ia all the contr1eor shall furnish the pa
pr such quantities the Superintendent
shall require and shall give bond with two good surss fol
the faithful performs nee OF the Contract.
Ill orders FOR printing by Congress apy Of I've
ecve departments te the Superintendent Of Pub
JIG Pntng lin deliveries to the printer contractor
and IpetSd shall returned the Super
intendent, be ieysd rejected and BY him delivered
eorling to The Ogder< -1-- --sE
SIC c. All lass and parts Of laws ting against this
| be and ths same Hereby repea-ed.
Approved Nay II, 1851, b23.law4H
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An act to admit the State Of Arkansas lo the conee

An act to admit the State Of Akansa ito tho Cone1eacy
people the Of Ark nsas in sovereign conventions
having passed ordinance isoviug their political connection
with the States and anOthr ordnance adopting and ra
flying the Constitution Of the ProVsodi Government OF the
Confederate States Of America Therefore,
The Congress Of the Confederate states OF America DO enact
That the State Arkansas be and is hereby admitted into this
Confederacy, upon equal footing with the other States under
the constitution PrOEOn2 Government OF the same
Approved May 20, 1851 jy@1-law4W
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01
LNo 100.

resolution Of hanks 10 Briyadisr-General 9. T. Bezur
and TIE amy under his eBmnaad FOR her eead 1cs IN The
Of EOrt Samter.
Be unanimously resolved by tie Con eierate States d N
ca That the thanks o. tie psoPe Of the confras SLATED
due and through this Congress hereby tenersi . Br
g. neral G. Beauresard ard the Cicerg miltary AMI 4
uuder his command and % the gallant troops Of state Of
Carolina for The sSi ioTtude and cluyags " Ehch ~
duced and csurtd The sarrenlr ef kort sum "a the q
OF Charsston the tEelA AMI tlirteeh days q Apr J.
And the mnsnlafl5n C01gTess Is HEREBY dsclar
the generosity manfesssd b. hsir conduct t0aris rraE
Eanqui he'd foe.
BeHfart1sr resolved That copy ofihis ressu9n b.
muncstsd By the President ta General Bearrfd and M
him TO the army then uRder bis command. -
Approved nay, ls6i- sast-iat
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01

An act assigning the judge district attorney and marshal for
district OF Texas to the eastern district State
secon The Congress Of The Confederate States Of Asr
DO ensc That the Dtc judge heretofore denoipated Che
District Judsfo the Dhtrict of Texas be hereafter
e the sTe Judge for he Eastern District or Texas andtha
the District Attorney, hereofore denomnaei the District At
erney for The District OF Texas, hereafter dsnoinated The
District Attorney for the Rearn District Of Texas and the
Marshal heretofore denonnsted the Marshal for the District Of
Iexas be hereafter denoinaed the Marshal for the Eastern
District q Texas.
Approved May II, lsC1. jss71GS4x
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GO. Ie}
An act . proril. ~ u. agg9Ia'a.al q cAa5l.a5 n

army.
srrrox l. The Congress Of the 05neeFais sists5of An
60 enact, That thsle shah be appointed b. 20 President
number Of ca lans to ssTyeEth the aries q the oned
sass d.rag the existing var, he nay deem tpe ent
The President shall assign them 70 such regiments. br M
pests as hsuay deem necesarJ; and the ap neuts M
a. afor.sad shall sspEs Whenever he existing var lhal
inmate
sE 3 The monthly pay o. said ehapiains shall BE- ghu
dollars AID said pay shall Be Ia fan Of al allowances
ever.
Approved Nay ;, 1861. - anglia.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-01
no. 146.l

An act to amend an act to provide the organization Of the
navy approved dareh sixteenth, eighteen huLdred and sixty
p. i
SECTION The Congress Of the Confederate States Of Aer
enact That the President be and he hereby authorised -
nominate by the advice and consent OF Congress to
appoint navy Of the United States who have
resigned may hereafter their commissions account
auy all Of the Confederate States and we
may Ct for active sery the rank and position IN the
navy states which they hold in that OF the
United States Provided however that no officer shall be 50 APP
pointed who may any time have committed ny act oil hostility
against the Con ederate States any one thereof
9 That President be authorized to assign differs Of
the any duty connected with the defence OF TIE country
and suitable their rank, which he may deem proper
SEC g. That President be authorized to appoint SIX
paymases OF the nayy each to receive salary Of one
thousand dollars when employed at and seven hundred dol
lars when thus employed aymasteis IN tie navy shall
be taken from the grade OF assistant psynasters'
Approved May 20 1861. jy21 law4F
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xaws of the Confederate stafes-
Bx AUTHoRIFx.
3 80 81. - Il. IIspIe.leI irorl

10. l93.
81 "a provide reveare coniraoaes imported from f-
eign couRtriss.
The Of tls Ccnedeiae eiates o.
To- "a o enact That from ar tie 3ist day d August
ID Tv sa be imposed ali goods, lrsdec wares ana
ehaniie irportes abroad into Inc Oonasfa~ SUES U
Il America, as follows: - ~ ,,,sarss4, dutv
Or e cent On all articles IN semen
i Ne = n ii ion duty twenty Per centune. on All Atl-
In schedule O. ad vaeren odty OF nteen per
enumerated in sched1e d an al Verela
ss tr rr oentum al articles enumerated in schedule
c. u - iorvn duty per eentgm- And that all anti
= - n schedule soenc duty therein naTned
a. tbsf lI articles enumerated IL schedule g. shall be exempt
-, from duty, TO Wlt
1uESTTFTyE liza cESTvA AD vALoREk,
= .,,,ssr ana spar orna- liquors, msraschino rata
mentS ia, and all ether spsruouE
anevoy ssrdinss and all beverages similar c1arac
oi,er IN preserved In oil ter
Brapdy and other spirits Glass, cut ~
distilled grain other Manufactures Of cdar wood,
material Otherwise pro granadilla, ebony, mshog-
vsaed Tor any, rosewood, and satin
sgd ali otter tables orssagieIA tops fer tables,
boards on games are other articles Of furn
r. played ture
Composition tops for tablets segars snuff paper seg&rs
q or other articles and all other manufactures
r- ture Of tObaceo
O. Confsc;ouary eomf sweet Wines Burgundy, cham
IDeats o. fras preserved m payne, caTets, MADEIRA
sugar. uol.sses brsndy or port, sherry, and al
other iquors other wines imitation o.
d Cordais, absyEthe arrack' vines
curacao, hrschanSesSar,
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ApPsasIatIaa 81 { W. asI.y removing

An at to dsirsy expenses removing
- theseat Of Goysrnmentt to III hmend, Virginia
sEcTIos The Copcs5 the Confederate States Of Aueri-
do enact That the following appropriation Is made
any tie Treasury rot ohersse appropriated for the
object hener expressed, for the ending egseaih Of Feb
ruary, ghteen hundred and sixty For Ct executive
buildings ana Pres dents house furniture expenses Of packing
books ani records railroad freight furniture, books ard
ods Of the Government from Mon gomey drayae
aud incidental and contingent expenses ending the removals
70 t. thousand dollars.
Approved May 81. 1851. jya7 1aw5S
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(sTDcFIc DCTTK)
SCHEDULE @.

lee one dollar aad fifty n coats per bushsl Of fifty
| per six pounds per bushel
| Salt. Rro.ni. bioWE or rock
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mo 1921
AresOptOn to confr certain the Secretary Of '


Resolved By the Congress Of the Confederate States OF Ame
That the Secretary Il the Treasury for selling
the unepFed la Of the PesdeRs house and Of TIE buildings
used for the departments from being relieved from any
Of the The Of Government shall
TO be sold
Approved Nay el,I 1891 g.o q E isN Iawsw