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RaIe Oh, N. c., Feb. 2s, 1860.
NEW BOOKS.

NEW BOOKS. ~,
TWNHE REASON WHY-NATURAL HISTORY--GF'
ing for hundreds of interesting facts IN con-
nection with zoology and throwing light upon the PecG
liar habits and interests of the various orders OF the A
NAL Kingdom; By the Author of The Biblical Reason
Why" al The Reason Why" &C. Illustrated with nuu'e''
Gus Eugravings
and /" Mabel Vaughan"
LUCILE-A POEM; By Owen Meredith, Author Oh
"The Wanderer,' &c. ..-...
' '''' W. L. PoMEROY
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MARIAN HARLAND's NEW BOOK.
NTEMESIS; By Marian Harland, Author Of "AIone.
~ Hidden PATH" Moss Side" etc. Price u 20
This day received, and
= For sale by .,,,no1
Raleigh, N. G., Aug 1850. 81
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EMMONS, GEOLOGY.

Raleigh, N. c., Aug. 81, 1860.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.

1 Bureau Of Construction, &c June /, 1861,
PROPOSALS will be received at tnIs Bureau until
the 18th day of June Tor the complete construction
and eq uIpment of Steam Screw Gun Roats. in
ciudlrg spars, rigging, sails awnings, boats, cables
and anchors, tanks, casks, furniture, COZ king ap
Paratus, and a the outfits for vessel of war ready
for sea service.
The steam machinery, the fuel for the sams, the
armament and provisions, viii be provided by tho
Proposals will only be received from ship build.
ers who are actually engaged in that business and
satisfactory evuenoe to that effeot will be REQ red
rom Parties proposing who are not known to the
Department.
Upon app icetion to this Bureau, parties will be
furnished with specification showing the dImen-
eOph o1 the vessel and the descr ptlon and size of
the mater lals also, section showing the length
OF the tlmbers amidships Building plans will be
furnished by the department when q contract is
made with the specifications will be enclosed
the form OF contract the 9cessfu person will be
required TO execute, with sureties to the full
amount of the contract
The parties must state in their offer the total
smOuEt for which they will engage to do all that
tha contract and specifications req uire giving sep
ara . the amount demanded ifthe vessel be launch
ed in sixty days, in seventy-hve days, in ninrty
days, aEd in one hundred and FIVE days. from the
date of the contract the vessel in each case TO be
being launched
The Department reserve the right to ACCEPT the
proposition most to the interest of the Govern
menf, and to reject them all , &C it's option.
Parties VIII state the number of vessels thew will
agree to deliver within the times specified.
les 1W
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NLhtt 70
weigh twenty thee pounds per resm.
sssh hs1s gsSsF S g g IssAs to
. "a, we wsish twenty sii pounds per Ts.m:
twenty four pounds per ream.
S. $40 reams writing paper S b5 lS inches, TO weigh
s. 400 reams writing paper y by IS inches to weigh
ann twelve POUNDS per Team.
AL the papers desIgnatet In classes g. s. 8, and !.
must contain $50 perfect sheets 20 the ream and no
oatsldS" CURES. They are TO be made Cf the best
best manner, ont TO true edge and securely aud
S be s5s S ePRTeoPsd PTs Inc RspeFs IN class are
As m,S b Toor;re5 Ts9I S I ~. oso r. suon
s, 4, s. and are TO be white, and Of the size and
weights specified In the schedule
The right ls reserved of ordering greater or less
quantity OF each and every kind contracted for in
all the classes, 10 be furnished ct such times and
10 such quantities as the public service may re-
Zach GLASS viii be cons dered separately, and be
offer for one or more of the classes in the same
proposal.
panied by the guarantees tat the bidder or bidders,
II his or their proposa shall be accepted, will enter
into an Obigation, with good ard sufficient suretias
proposals viii Ss furnished a. til, once, and none
Will be taken into consideration unless suDstantI-
AL the paper in tue several classes must be de-
lIyered et sEon place "a may be designated IN
must Be delivered 81 BGso, I'M IN the STATE Of New SS
norIJ In good order, Tree OF al and ever utrs
cnsTSe 4s sxPenss sne sg6eGt 70 re nspsoson,
Gent, and be In al respects satisfactory.
Bidders are required to furnish, with their pro-
posals samples uf TO; less than ole sulre of each
Of the kinds of the Fapcr bid Tor. and upon which
their proposals may be hssed, except in olssses
rigIdly TO conform 20 their samples
Proposals will te addressed % "JoHN ID. De-
WsshiRgton,,"' and endorsed "PfOposs, !, for sup
plying Paper" m i-lavSt,W
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The Weapons with which the War is to be
Fousht

George Wilkes, of New York, in a recent let
ter to his spirit of the Times" thus remarks
on the weapons with which this war are most
likely to be fought. The Southern troops are
said to have resolved upon testing Yankee
pluck at the point of the bayonet, and the
contest promises, therefore, to be one unparal-
leled in desperation:
Some Importance has been attributed to the
fact that southern men, as general thing, are
better marksmen than the soldiers Of the
North, and that they will consequently possess
great advantage, through such superiority,
In the hour Of battle. But while do not be-
lieve that this is the case to any great extent,
/ would not, even If it were so, give much con-
liberation to the fact; for In battle but few
special shots are made, and the coming strug-
gle is not destined to be a contest of mere
Workmanship or evolution. War began with
the spear for its weapon; after variety Of
changes, through several centuries, il yielded
its refnements and under Napoleon III, on
the feldso Magenta and Solferino, came back
to the spear again. On those bloody and Bit
terly-contested fields the alert Zouaves and the
athletic Chasseurs d Antique refused to accept
the rations Of powder and ball, when served
out to the troops Just previous to the battle
nay, when the charge was given, refused even
to discharge the loads which were already in
their weapons; but, rushing forward through
the FIRE, they engaged the Austrians hand to
hand, and bsyoneted them in the ranks. This
is unquestionably the true resource of superior
physical condition.
On this plan the coming war between the
North and South will surely be contested and
in part evidence thereof, will merely point to
the fact that the Government has already
taken away the little, costly breech-leading
TOYS which the munifcence of New York put
in the hands Of Col. Ellsworth's regiment, and
served out to them q spear, in the shape Of
saber on the end Of MIME musket; and may
Heaven help those under the edge Of whose
bayonets these "pet lambs shall succeed in
getting. There will be some strange fighting,
In which, possibly, even " butting" and wrest-
ling and throttling may form part; but, after
a short turmoil, the result will be heap of
slain and flying remnant, each of whom will
probably render his verdict of the struggle in
the exclamation that ''those fellows are not
gentlemen" The saber bayonet is also to be
distributed throughout the entire army; and l
feel certain, from what have gathered through
military men, that the actual embrace Of bat
tie, man TO man, is what the northern captains
of this war intend mostly to rely upon.
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e. General scstt at His Headquarters.

The Chicago Ill y Tribune has the following
sketch of General Scott at headquarters
From a friend who has just returned from
Washington, we have been listening to q vivid
description Of the scene, now daily one, in
one Of che lofty apartments of the War Office.
where General Scott passes many hours of the
day and night, at q time of life when most men
naturally court ease, but which the old hero
is now deyoting to the greatest achievement Of
his eventful and honorable career. the demon
stration of the strength and power sf a repub-
lican form Of government
Enfeebled in body, but clear-minded and
vigorous in intellect as ever, General Scott is
now cheerfully undergoing labors that would
overtax the strength Of many far his juniors in
life and in service. An early hour of the day
61ds him surrounded by aids and advisers,
I'D not until late hour of the night does the
work cease. The hustle and din of the city
and camp are hushed at nightfall, but not for
many hours later does the headquarters of the
Lieutenant-Ge Genersl lose its features of activity.
The scene on the day in question was one
on which the pencil of q Leutze would dwell
lovingly to the production of painting that
should be vivid history. General Scott, suf
fering more than usual by an attack Of gout,
lay half reclining upon lounge drawn into
the center Of the large apartment, his feet
resting upon pillows.
frame seemed more impressive from the con-
trast, were gathered men in uniform of army
and navy, eminent citizens in the plain black
civilians dress, with here and there one whose
dress and features told of rough service on
some errand, whose results were now to be re-
ported to the modification or comprehensive
plans Of the War Department.
"On the wall opposite the lounge occupied
by General Scott were suspended two large
military maps of Virginia and Maryland, with
all their careful details, closely representing
the country, its features, accesses, fastnesses
and approaches. 1t was noticeable that about
Harper's Ferry, Richmond and Norfolk were
drawn large circles, within which the details
became more minute, with symbols and signs
abundant, Of significance to military men, the
key to which belongs to the War Office.
by General Scott's side lay long light
reed which he made use of in pointing to diff
ferent localities on these maps. Aids, aman-
uenses, advisers, were all busy, quietly and all
without stir or confusion. In that room and
on such scenes and consultations hang safely
the fate of this war in the speedy and condign
punishment Of traitors. Probably no enc but
the hungrier of the Washington correspon-
dents will regret or fail to applaud the wisdom
of the War Department, or indeed of the Gov
eminent as whole, in only sparingly admit
ting to confidence the newspapers and the gen.
eral public. 1t is enough to know that the
Government is thoroughly at work in all it's
departments for the crushing out of treason,
and that Gen. Scott is indeed close and vol
untary prisoner to duties whose execution
will make the setting sun of the old hero illus
trious in all time"
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PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING THEPA
l. PER FOR THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIc PRINTING, q
WASHINGTON Nav l. lAsl


WASHINGTON, May I, 1851
In pursuance OF the slOns Of the seventh sec
Ilon OF the 'Jolnt Resolution IN relation 20 the
Public Printing" approved June IS, 1850, sealed
proposals VIII be received at this offce until Mon
gay the ist day Il July, 1861. until II o'olOok NJ,
i0r furnishing the paper that maI be required for
tne P1 PIC printing for the year ending on the Lat
The spbjo!ned last specifies, as nearly - can be
asoertained, the quantity Of each kind of psper
that VIII be required:
Io,oO reams hne printing paper. uncal lenderet, 20
measure "a by 81 inches. and 70 weigh ifey pounds
TO the ream OF SO sheets.
CLASS 2.
osOb redms hne printing pc per. ca endered, 10
measure a BY So inche, ana 10 weigh fftI,,iY
pounds TO the ream OF Jo sheets
Tag eeaby TO the PROVISIONS of the joint reeolu-
tlOn ai9resaId, samples OF the character and quail
be furnished 20 sc pploants therefor. This paper is
70 De put up IN aures Of twenty i've shee.s eacd,
and IN bundles OF two resms each; eaoh ream %
contain SO perfect sheets. Uniformity in color,
thlokpessend weight will be req uire; and no bum
dletexcluslve of wIappersl vsryI M oser or nder
hve psr cent. from the standard wcsht will be re-
ce!Ned, ana the gross eight will IN oil cases he
required Mixing OF var Gus thicknesses IN the
same bundle 10 make up the weight will bs con
sidered a violation of the contract
sco reams superhne printing paper, hard-pIed
and super calendered, TO measure q by g. inckee,
ana 70 weigh hfty pounds to the Of $40 sheess-
1900 reems superhne map paper, sized and oasep-
oereu, OF sucn sizes as ay be rec oulred, oOrres-
PondinE m weight with paper measuring is by q
lnches, and elshIns twenty pounds per Of $50
-eets.
GLASS;
500 reams suPerhne plate PAPER, (oalendered or
uncaeadersd, as may be rec uired le nv "A Inches
and OF such weight per ream as may be rec uIred.
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TIE GEORGE Law MuskKrs "A gentleman
who arrived here today from Virginia, saws II
was currently there that the Geerge Law muskets,
which have made the circuit Of almost the entire
globe for a pure chase-which were shipped In the
bark Grape Shot and sent to Vera Cruz several
wears ago, In the hope Of there being disposed Of
II the Mexican Government, and which were
afterwards boxed of to Italy, TO be sold to Carl
baldi,s army-were finally bpought back to
Montgomery about two months since, and made
such favorable impression upon Jefferson Davis
that be at once plIchased them q the number Of
s 900, at sI3 piece. Thsse muskets originally
cost George Law 81 so each, and for alteration
81 IS additional When they were distributed
and fred II s said that nine out Of twelve Of them
instantly burst. A commission was accordingly
appointed by the Southern Confederacy 10 exam
fne them, the result Of whose labofs proved (or
rather confirmed what was abundantly proved)
that they would be more dangerous to the party
discharging them than to those at whom they
might be discharged! And so they have been
abandoned. Truly their history has ben n
Gschec kered" one; first they were nintlocks, then
percussion cats, and finally rinss-fnally for the
prsssns, that b.-Pkilad<iPhia IsqEirs-.
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The Pay and Pensions Of Our Volunteers.

The following recapitulation affords useful
information to volunteers and their families:
LIST. After being mustered into the service of
the United States, volunteers are entitled to
pay, the same as regular troops.
I'd. If disabled by wounds received in ser.
vice or disease contracted in service, they are
entitled to an invalid pension during life, or as
long as the disability continues.
Sd If any are killed or die in the service OF
the United States, leaving a widow, she is en-
titled to what pay was due her husband, and a
pension. If there is no widow, the child OF
children Of such volunteer is entitled to the
pay and pension until they are sixteen years
Of age.
4th. If there is no widow or child under six.
toen years of age, the other heirs of decedent
are entitled to the pay due the volunteer a,
the time of his death-no pension At this
time neither the volunteers nor any heir is en-.
titled to land warrants, but there is no doubt
an act of Congress will be passed early in
July, granting one hundred and sixty acres to
every volunteer who shall serve fourteen DAYS
or engage in battle and be honorably dis.
charged-frst to the widow, second to the chill.
dren, third to the mother, fourth to the father;
and If all Of the foregoing heirs be dead, fifth
the brothers and sisters of those who NAV so
serve and die without receiving a warrant, in
like manner as the volunteers who served in
Mexico are now rewarded. Seamen and others
who take prizes, and those performing meri-
torious feats, will undoubtedly be rewarded
with the fruits Of their labor. Those patriotic
men and women who suffer from robbery in the
slave States, under the name of confiscation,
will almost certainly be rewarded, according
to the Scripture rule, fourfold from the prop.
erty of the rebels-all State confiscations being
wholly illegal-and mere organized piracy will
be punished, and Congress will undoubtedly
pass proper and effectual act whereby the
United States courts will take from the unlsv-
ful and unjust stewards what property they
may have, and give it to the faithful and true
servants.
9th. In addition to what the volunteers and
heirs are entitled to and may become entitled
to from the Southern States, the several States
have passed and will pass acts granting pay
frOm the States treasury
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FEMALE BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
u ALEXANDRIA, VA

WIZ. D. - VucOOhIhlOk, PRINCIPAL.
The thirteenth annual session OF tnIs Institutlon
Till commence on Tuesday, September 18Th, IN the
n1use recently occupied By Sylvester Scott, Esq.
81, The course of study pursued will comprise all
the branches rec suisite TO thorough English Edu-
desired. s'
In addition to day scholars, Mrs. Mccormick ia
prepared 10 receive a limited number of pupils az
boaIaers, who, constituting part Of her own fam
liy, WILL be under her Immediate and superyI-
son. She will endeavor, as far as possible, to sur
of Home. -- ueN00s
p, ,Rsf1eness.-Rev, Geo. H. Norton, Rev. DIR, Ella,
Hsrrlse9. Hs Key: D. F. S2rlgg, William H; Fowle,
Esq" Befary fy na5buIy, Esq, LevlF, McKenTe
Editor Evening Star, Bepjemin w aters, Ess. Jas
Entwlsle, gr., EsS., Col. John w. Minor, Loudonr,
Brothers.
TKRMs.
board, with Tuition In a. the English Branches
IL advance.
Music and Languages at Professors prices.
IL No extra charges. an :sr
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u1ark-tf
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR AND SEAIEa
~ OF GAS METERS

WhsHINs7or, July Is, leco.
,ROTICE is HEREBY GIPEN TEat, sxroo-
Ably TO the srovirons of tho ord nance of the Cor
Iorshon ap1Ioyed May Il, issO, the undersigned il
now prepared. wheseyer required in writing, and
sxsmine test, prove, and ASCERTAIN Che accuracy OF
tesls!rduon o. any gas meter in pes in this CITY"
Every meter, fforld incorrect, will be condemned
ard another, sealed and marked as true, viii be
set lnp$ pl.cs; If proved to be accurate iu its
AND again put II position for use.
O!5Gs No. SO Seventh street, (nesr Odd Eel
OWE hH;B III 4HsF Es tsog9 "a 2: ri NtfHNs4P
y B-n Inspector and Seslsr ef 6as Meters,
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ERESH BEEF AND VEGETABLES FOR
THE NAVY.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
Bureau Of ProriSionS and CIothsng,

Bureau Of ProriSionS and CIothtng,
May l8, 1861.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this ofice
until NJ onday, the l7th day of June, 1861 at noon
for the supply of suoh quantt es ofFresh Beef and
Vegetables as may he requII ed on the Washington
station, during the fiscal year commencing on the
1862. s'
The Beef ard Vegetables must be of good quail
tty, and the best the market affords and each ar
ticle must be offered for by the pound
Bond with approved security will be required in
one hnlf the estimated amount Of the contract and
twenty per centum In addition will be wit held
frCm the amount of eaoh payment to be made, as
collateral security for the due performance of the
oontTaot WHICH Will on no account be paid until il
Is fully complied with.
Every offer made must be accompanied las di-
rooted In the act of Congress making
for the naval service for l846 Y approved 11th An
Eust, ls4b by written guaranty, signed By one or
more responsible persons, To the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder or bidders will, il
his or their bid be accepted, enter into obliga
ton, within five days, with good and suficient
suIeties, to furnish the artloles proposed.
No proposal will be considered unless sccompa-
MED by snch guaranty. M l8 Iaw4~
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DENTISTRY.
nR. CHAS. r. BOTELER,
IL CHPfS EON nENTl


Having located himself permanently in Washing
ton, oners his professional services to cltI-
zens and sOjourners, in all the varlous6~
branones OF his Profession. upon the most S44Lo
recently improved system of Density.
DIR: b., having studied with one of the most en-
lnent and experienced Dentists of Washington,
from whom he has received his Diploma, fseIs con
hdent that his operations will prove emnenty rat
lsfsc DRY to those who will test his professional
abb ity.
Ofloe No. 336 Pa. avenue, between 9th and 10th
SITS, over stevsns's Lace Store open from m.
70 p. M apl l-eo2m
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limited STATES MILITARY ROUTE.
~ II 7E
SPECIAL NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS.
On and after Thursday, May I6, 1861,
PASSENGER TRAINS BETWEEN
WARRINGTON AND TINInRE

Will run as follows:
LEAVE WASHINGTON at 4 Is and = 10 a. I'm.
and ~ and 45 p M. arriving at Baltimore at 50
and 50 g. N. ant 4.05 and 7.S0 D. m.
LEAVE BALTIMORE a. 40 and 20 a. m and
Sy+5 and p m arriving at WASHINGTON at 6, 10 and
IL. q. m. and Is and IS D. m.
Passenger Trains leaving Washington at 10 a,
IN. and 45 p. ~, and Baltimore at % q. m and s
2. m make direct connexions for Annapolis at the
Trains leave Annapolis for Baltimore and Wash
ington at $50 .. m. and 4 Is .. IN.
Passenger Trains leaving w ashington at T. Is and
Baltimore for Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
and all other points North.
All articles of freight (not oontraband of war)
will be transported over the line. Tonnage Trains
will leave Baltimore at % O. m. Leave Washing-
ton at lp. m.
BY order of the Secretary of War:
THOMAS A. SCOTT,
m 16 General Manager,
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be'cultivated until special application of gyp-
sum is made to restore the necessary elements
In order to enter upon a rotation in newly
cultivated soil, some means must be had to
indicate the nature of the rotation to be fol-
lowed. Analysis has been recommended for
this purpose, and although as has been fire.
quently remarked, analysis of soils is but an
uncertain test, yet it serves in this case to
indicate the proper practice to a great ex-
tent. The nature of the vegetation found
on the soil is a good practical test to the
cultivator who understands the relations of
certain plants to certain soils. Experience of
course Is the most reliable expositOr, and this
will give an infallible index to the proper
rotation in few years. Another point, which
is of no small Importance is the nature of the
physical texture of the soil. This should also
modify the rotation. The crop that opens up
the surface by its culture should succeed the
grain crop, which cannot be stirred for this as
well as other more important reasons. No
two grain crops should follow in succession
nor any two root crops as a general principle.
The nature of the market also regulates the
rotation, as in the case of trucking, which is
an exception to the ordinary rule.
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GAS FIX ES.

NJ" GAS FL TU ES,
w Have In store, and are dai.y recs,yinx. GAS
FIXTURES of entirely New Patterns and Designs
and Finlsh superior in style to anything heretofore
offered IN this market We invite citizens general
Y to call and examine our stock of Gas and Water
Fixtures, feeling cOQfdent that We have the hest
selected stock in Wlshinston.
All Work in tho above line lntrueted to our care
Will be promptly attended TO.
MYERS & Mo6HAN.
mar b-N 37R N
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FRENCH Il RlCHsTEIN

II FRENCH & RlCHSTEIN
Lave Just received fresh supply Of Note Pa
veopes to match Also, flag Paper Of ell kinds,
with and without Notices; Envelopes 20 match.
Purses and Pocket Books Of every DESCRIPTION,
A large assortment of Stationery.
New York Papers received daily; Papers from
FRENCH & RIcHsTEIN,
mas 27s Penn. auenue.
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MI o TEETH.

N TEETH.
". LOOMS, N; D., the inventor and pstentee
tends personally at his ofhcs in this city 6S
Many persons can wear these teeth who 0IIIO
cannot wear others, and no person can wear others
who cannot wear these,
Persons calling at my ofioe oan be accommodated
with any style and price of Teeth they may desIre
but TO those who particular and wish the purest
oleanest, strongest, and most perfect denture that
Art can produce, the MINERAL PLATE will be
more fully warranted.
:. ooE.s in this oity-No. 33s Pa avenue, between
DhIa. oo ISH