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Do0es6io KaFkets-


FLouR, &s.-The demaad fsr Western and
local demand Ths arrivals Arc fAir, sua ths sssek
q osaas brands 4 limited.
Ths saiss include le.oss bsls- = % lo.s 10
EXTRA ssAss I; IS IS . 70 fos oAsiss do. s5 sS
IS % fsr the low grades Of sxtrs wsstsrn " 30 .
Is % Sor shindisg brands Of round hsop sxsrs
Caisdisn q ,sr u nrmsr add In fair rsqussa- sa-aies
Of eco bbls. d S5 % 81 50 for eIua.
Southern hour is Arm a. In faAr tsmsad for tbs
trsds and wsss Iadies; the arrivals are light and
oomM on bssnds srs firmly hsld n ths close--salss
q CSC BIS sSb 70 . rs for mined 70 good s~psr-
hns B.lunore, Alexandra, &C., sad . seal 70 for
Rss aous /. II fair demand .. % sos4 %. the lA,-
Corn m.sl il in far r.qvs t-..lss Of 100 bbls -
81 ~ 80 for jersey and % 70 or Brandy VI ne AaosA
Baskwhs~s .nour y hrm - u toAl 10 per
asAu-rbs wheat narka hss improved with
nodsrats rivals and furtha decline In frsights.
nady ... :. ss!s n
wsukis Club; sl fSssi - for ordinary 70 prime
dslivsrsIi 81 1Tssl lsk for Chicago sprnx; 81 -
.Sr sth We, Club nS y tsI f's,as al y.i.s'
Al ss for nd rs'y, si " for white IndisnA In
ssors; 81 90 for whits Michigan; 81 20 for ornsry
whiss California and VI " for ohoios whits sass-
Barley Is In fair request aud frm-s1l,s Of 1000
/ bush. Canada " .s' AZ Ioc.
BTlsy NAL, is nrmsr and in good dsnand-sslsa
4O00 bus. AA 90c.
O.,s arc nrn and in tAir request st sax . s4;.
Cor ~esteru snd Canadian, and 81 Ak for sA~,
| the lssssr rats for chsies
RYE Is quiss-s.iss Of 1900 bush. northern 70 A.
rive 81 ab ii G3 cents.
O IN il aru sad In good demand for export, ths
trade snd the esss.
Tn, saissArs 81 900 bush. Al 90 . 6ls for ns~
| mixed q the railrsSd dspot 90 . Goc. fsr ass
/ sou,hsD yellow, Go. fx old mtxed vsstsrn. IL
.ssrs sTk . Gse. ts~ do. delivered, ssd u lilo.
i Sog whiss southern.
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jos Qu,. r.. a,-.s kors
= lTvon, ~ ".. NAH, "a, early on Sunday
.r,fEir.. SxgIsN pressed against tho door,
and RoI, suspecting strongly his wifs's in
fidelity, fred pistol through tho panel, which
passed. through QuNHs hcart.
DUNNO HRR pArHERs ABSENCE in Alha,v,
SARAH HAYS, 10 years old, cleared the house At
the servant girl, and decsmp,d. She has often
robbed her father before, and was arrested on
Saturday as an irroclaimabls thief
BURGLARS nRoKH INTO, and msds several
visits TO boot store at St. Louis on Monday
night they got clear away with $3.50 worth Of
goods. On tho last visit tho police discovered
and fired upon them, bat thoy escaped leaving
the plunder behind them.
A RoouIsn FARMER IN tie neighborhood OF
Buffalo CO., recently r.prcsonted ~ company
prospecting for oil, that his land con tanned II.
To test tho matter, tho oil hunters dug q holo
at night expecting to see oil In the morning.
One, shrewder than the rest, went to tho hole
early in the morning, and found oil, but at the
same time, tracks in the snoS to and from tho
farmers house. The land was not bought.
An ANTIQUE Cons PROM ZAszIHAR was on sS-
hibition in Salem, Mas, the othor day. The In
scription apon IL Ia in the Cutie Arabic charac
ters which were used in the time Of MouAM
MID, and for three centuries after, and signi.
iies; "GOD Is great. MoHAnMHp Is his Pro
phet. Con 10 one" The coin 10 1l4l years
old.
JAMES WATSON, WHO HAS BEKH LOOKING
for his wife since September last, discovered
her at Montreal G. W., on Friday. She repu-
dated him declaring she was q spinster; In hsi
absence 20 get the police TO eject him, he clear
ell out with everything valuable and was ar
rested. The matter was finally settled by hii
giving up the property, and her returning hi,
little boy to his custody.
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Foreign Items.

f,RIous STORMS havs bcco raging n ths
Black Sea.
INV rwENrY-roRsE porer steam ycss.l 4
building for DIR. LiyIsosroSs, the Afriess
traveller.
lioRsr rTrsH Is regularly qu,ted /. ~
market prices current of several towns In 6sr-
many, not ON the hcof, but cut up for food.
A rA1ENr FOR ruE use OF sugar in making
ale has bcen taken cut in England, for which =
enormous sum has Jeoa offered by AIserr1s
house.
In CoSsrorESCg ov rIE i'll construction aaA
bad ventilation Of the school houses In and Absus
London, 1000 children, between the agcs Il 8
and years, annually lcse their lives froa thsss
causes alone.
TaE Esrhrss or THE FaEycH is sbsst to
start on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. IL IL ~
ported thst the event viii be commemoratcd b
the Foundation OF an hospital or church. Re-
placing the stolen diamond star in the cave q
the Nativity, and costly additions to tho deco
rations OF the Holy Sepulehre, arc also pert Il
tho programme.
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sou ~ {" u lOIs.sneIs VINO hear his raticina-
tions on railroad and steambost2 1t were
better for those who sympathise with disunion
TO throw up their commissions, a. some have al
ready done, and enter the service Of the palrnet-
to state.
am experiencing tho delights OF an italian
spring, and while you at homo arc still conf
PEELED to make good the deficiencies Of the sun
with wood and coal, hero We have thrown aside
our great coats and are enjoying such weather
a. you must wait for May to bring you. Tho
air is delightfully."- soft and halIny the fruit treos
arc in full blossom and the birds are carolins
mcrrily from every house top and old ruin.
There is no hustle In this moss grown city to
frightcn them away, and their music stealing
through the open window at early day breaks
pleasantly upon the ear, more familiar with the
sound Of rafting coach-wheols and clanking
steam presses. The Corso, the main street Of
this city, is gay with equipages, and all Rome
is out summing itself. But pleasant as II Is here
the weather is still more delightful at Naples, and
a large number Of strangers have gone south
to wait for Holy Week. go Rome Is, by many,
voted very dull, with tho theatre and opera
closed, the hotels empty, and nothing to be
seen but musty ruins AMI ancient picture-.
But Lent will soon be over, and the travellers
back again to witness tho ceremonies Of Holy
Week.
Will you suggest TO tho now Postmaster In
Nassau street, that tho shortest route 20 Roms
| Ia not by the way VI the West Indies. One Of
my letters from New York hears tho post
marks Of Havana, bt. Thomas aud London, in
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Nafurs vs R,v.ssv

Notwithstanding assiduous training, the true
ehild-nsture breaks forth in the little Prince
Imperial Of France. At a late childrens ball
given in his honor he insisted on dancing with
boy from the orchestra, instead Of one Of the
the little princssscs who wero waiting for his
hand He is colonel Of Juvenile regiment Of
soldiers OF his own age and size, and When II
was reviewed lately BY General MKLIISrr.
his Highness appeared In full uniform with q
sword - long as knitting needle. Observing
however, that tho privates werc decorated with
knapsack and musket, he insistsd on sharing
tho lot Of the common soldiers, like his famous
uncle in the grand army" But worse shsok
tnan seeing a colonel carry = muskot awaited
the horriied General whom the amateur private
and heir apparent ran on, hand In hand, with
two ofhis fsvoritss 70 COLLATION. 70 which the
reUimSnt had be~n Inv ited
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-.asCrNG, " Just As am,
=. ....out one ples, " was posted up in q smiths
shop, and this has been the means of convert.
ing three Of the mon who worked there.
THK OPPOSITION or CERTAIN CLASS, who
labor in the various sugar-houses Of tho city 70
all that looks like religion has become notori.
Gus and among those who labor In some OF
the ,ugar houses, this oppression has become
very bold and violent. Yet thoro are also
laboring in those places a few converted per-
sons and one OF them has related tho following
facts TO the missionary whose ministry he at
tends. " | told you that my situation among
the scofYcrs was intolerable; yet as you advised
me to give them tracts did so but thcn |
found less favor with them than before. Some
tosk the tracts, uttcring bitter oaths and
curses; some took them aud tore them to pieces
before my face; and one man wishing 10 sig-
nalizc himself as tho most decided, refused to
touch a tract. lie appeared indeed to bs pos
sesaed with legion Of demons. But at noon
found an opportunity Of privately putting into
that mans coat pocket the tract entitled The
Christian Counsellor, and prayed earnestly for
him. The next morning observed that he
was very silent, and at noon he came and
seated himself by me, and said, 80 you sly ly
put tract in my pocket. Well, tho counsel
Is good, and next Sunday will 60 10 church
with you. Heidi 40. From that time he at
tended regularly; tho Lord gave his blessing;
and now that man is now creature In Chris,
Jesus"
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Letter fr ON Ita,y

| koxn, Fob. Esd, 1891.
TO The Editor qrths ycs Yorl sun.
| The old adsgo that ono should 70 abroad |,
he would learn home nows, must have had Il,
origin at Rome. In tho midst Of the royolu.
tion which h roconstructing a kingdom, II In
moro difficult fer me to learn with cert tsinty Of
its daily movements, than for those who. AZ
more distant points, receive inform ,ticn through
the reliable channels Of communication which
journalistic enterprise has evMywhere estab.
lished, in spite Of illibcrsl governments and
neddlesoms police systems. A, Paris tho
daily kilograms advised me at once Of whatever
trnnspircd here, as we'll a. Of the slightest
movement in any direction which could affect
the plane and purposes Of tho cabinet, upon
whote action the fate Of Italy in 90 largo a
mca sure depends.
Hero, on tho contrary, tho vague rumors
passing from mouth to mouth are tho only
source OF information as TO what Is tran ,pirinp
near at hand, while wo must needs await the
slow Progress Of an uncertain mail to learn
tho nows the outer world frou journals which
enjoy such liberty as is unknown hero. The
single foolscap sheet which represents the
nevspapcr enterprise OF this city, Of 200, 900
inhabitants, is careful not to publish any homo
Intelligence until il has gone tho rounds of
French aud English journals long enough TO
ensure it's reliability, and not thou, II il h,,
anything to offend tho government.
Tho impression that the French troors arc to
10 speedily withdrawn, is gaining ground ey nv
day. The news wo receive from France Ger.
tainly points TO this, though IL Is dific,:lt 10
reconcile any such intention on the part of NI.
roLEoS, with tho constant arrival Of new re-.
cruits for tho army OF occupation here. Tho
steamer Of tho 10th, in which came. BROUGHT
two or thrcc hunircd French soldiers, and |
harc heard Of still larger arrival within .
a few days
The apprehension Of difficulty hero, and the
disturbed condition of Italy generally, has in
tcrfered very seriously with travel this year.
which Us sad thing for city 90 largely de-
pendent on transient visitors for its trade
without commerce, without manufactures,
what ia Rome to do without trsvelcrs2 There
arc am told not more than four or fiyo thous-
and Travellers when il 10 usual to look
'T somo forty or 1fty thousand about this soa-
fon. Az was to 10 expected, tho number' Of
Americans abroad is far less than usual. Thsy
were to DO mot with In Italy, II any where at
this season. and oven hero tho number Is very
small. We had a gathering Of cur country.
mon last evening, at the house Of the American
Minister, Mr.. SrockroI, In honor Of the
birthday Of Washington. 1t was q simple |
evening reception, and tho comparatively small
number present showed hsw fsw Americans ws
have In Rome.
The majority Of tho company were from tho
North, most Of the Southerners having return. /
cd bsiore this to prepare probably, for the for
nation Of their now republic. Un'.- .-ra
abound evsrywher" : ',h'-, disu1or,r =
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THE NEW YORK SUN
TUESDAY MORNING, MAR. 10 1851.
FRoM A SHIr ov ovwAR.-Extracts from this
letter were read 70 company Of Christisns gather.
ed for prayers:
q. y oSeHof bsmfHOIe
RIO de JAnairo, ID 20, Och. 1 1aCA

les'sf were Rad 70 company OF csri'sisn' gather
cd nr prayers:
U. Q Steamer ssmino's,
RIO de Jansiro, D!c. Sch, fscs 5
Our privileges are nos rcy numerous, bu, ,hey
are precious. II Christians II home could, In ,bs
-. s,,,- ~, s,~.'. .,," - ne .in,'
.aO,s- uDy ~, pv,',S, :. WI. i~pe'' l '"nk
nsr Prsye" would % muen more earnest Tor US
VINO go down TO The ses In ships aad see the won
d~s Of the deep. Yeu have probably hsard that
the prayer meetings are hspa up; so also is ,b.
n,S,s d. .ou.,,,,.. -. g.. =. ~. -
a.,s..,, - @'
s'se''s IN ,ne ""s" onn~- u" n" proniss
onen fSniied 70 them. oay The last Sabbath
l vS much grsuhed 70 hear from the orderly sec.
geans that he hsd chose. shs. good par. which
shAli nsver be tai en- AWAY from him.
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Co.sr.cs system r. the E.,,nxu,,h~cu, .t

Tho special committee OF the council, of
Philadelphia appointed to consider what ad-
yancemcnt can 10 mado in regard to 4 contract
for the cNtinguiShment Of fires, held meeting
on Monday, when formal proposition was re-
ceived from committee Of delegates Of the
fire association, proposing 10 furnish 20 sto,n
fire engines, each with 500 feet II forcing hose,
hand engines, 20 hose carriages, with 500 fcct
Of forc'ng hose, and hook aud ladder trucks,
Ter tho sum Of sGOOO0 per annum. The con-
tract not to I've for less than threo years. An.
pie security will bc given for tho Performance
OF the contract. number Of iire companies
not connected with tho fire association sent .
rcmonstrancc nrainst any such contrac'. The
subject was finally referred - subcommittee
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Dent Like n.

The Paris Mm,cnr il indignant At tho 10.
crease NJ duties imposed ly the Northern United
States upon fronch productions;
Suks, wnch paid niIst-eu psr cent, will have
nov W pay from twonsy ~ thirty Aad wines,
which ps,a thirty, wl h.s. " psy thirty three aud
The ofhoial suruNl nccuSss the povth.rr dsp utiss
OF hAvipe taken ADVANTAGE ~f ,he absence q those
lsmsuss " have V observe this resrosrAds NOV =
ment fion Z g trade.
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THIRD AVENUE SAVINGS BANK,
L CORNER ID AVE. 4 18th Sr.
-. CAARTERD lsA
OFFICIAL. AND LEGAL.
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE

II SAASnA . SErlSA-
rusn; ss.,.: . hs..ey y.s -. = g: is.A S:y e
allowing CouIt 70 be hesA N md fos ths otH An1
county q nv Yert, on ths II day q APRIL l8ei
Dsnsl Il 100 Petit Juror fss eaPrssns Os@s o.
suit, and Oyer and Terminsr. Part ].
"A psnsi q lss fset Juroo ssr sueesns ooss@
= I've s.s:s. .! ic4 r..i, ysr.. s..A ~ .os-s Il
cgmmon Pisas ParS saA ..
oT.s Rs.sas q let Pstit Jurors s~sA i'r Sss'r'ss
a S.asi z q i dS.sa Jur.. iss oo.r. 4 oy~ 40
mo I. g S.e es'ss Z Ss. S:s:s - 49,! ..s'l i r~
!SkALkD PROPOSALS WILL bE RE
he osc ss q 'es es :ssoa sfns ths ifsh we'd, 4
Grsnd and Ha Szs-ss anti Ws4.s.S.s 10 - ~
day Of March, st - osciecl 4 room. ~ s sssstiss
wiae 70 Ward School aos.s 10 SJ. n XII ~ Wsr1
and sthsrvisa altsstns and rsDsirins ~ SaIxiss
Plans and speeihoatous fos sAH sitsrS1is -" ~.
Baildlnss Of the Bard Il Edao,xlon. ~ a. Gs Gsasos
Hesrs of the N2h ward. and should = s.s~3S.ts<
With the names Of I've re.ponsbs and s1prevs1 ssrs
ties. Tho oout, act viii b swsrds6. otkcr wlns ~
ina equal. ts the leveA respo szibls biddsS o6srSs
sat'sf.o.ory surstis. though the sekooi olosrs -
Wsid resTys II! right 70 rsjsct any % al sfths ~
so yAMEg HACxHAA j
s@u sb29vHb sb29vHb : !. szs sszzsde.ol o'--'@''
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oeuaneeus items.

Qunrros THAT HAS NKvKR sxxN An.
swEREp. .--"W Where's the police ?"-Pxso&.
1, Is COMPUTED THAT 800 CorrHs Of "DixS>S
Land" arc sold every day by music publishsa
throughout the United States.
The BuyrALo Posr.o rHIsp, Jo~u
Qunor ADAMS FELLows, was recently -
doned by President BUCHANAN, a tho inseenss
sf Mrs. Z. q. srAuLDINo, 1t Is said.
IHK CHARLEsloN MRRcuRY SAYS that NJ
ARDKRsoA's retsstion Of Fort sumter 4 n
thing bst obstinacy. No d. 500
Caroiinians th''N .- .ymyas rnulr -
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AT YORKvILLE-HOUSx AND STABLE
"A 10 let, With foar scrcs of nsa.A-rsn< 80 sA.s
house and stsbis with ~ acre. ueunA. Rsnt ests
~ AanA9
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SCHOONER FNp

.arI. p. = ihal sNn .. Iouud. bTEWARTS
ta.. .F 81 ., snd 9Th ave. Also some seosna-
a .ssus In essd ordr. l8lNS
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Criminal Items.

A pRuNvvr '-nryt, hsr has'a AZ. -ta,.
'N'rJriulv ehins, .uyiag a Jal,, " a.
''tsd Al s.. L.r'' N N"ndsv
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(,oAL YARD 10 LET-s2 WEST WASH
~ inStou Place. lA1sos
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ARTICI.Rs ron SALE.

RRAIDING MACHINES, &c. FOR SALE
- ~ brsidins mschipes. Winding. syoolins. and
s nS,;, fnS ms "a sn fins s.% BS.s, ard rso% g
ave. and Esa SD a. iaiIiG
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s.aiNi sprF'
~. ~ - r,ctl
.FstJ ~ a~ o.. iAy
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"a. FL. ,,pi 1T l'C0 -
. IS IL a.. rvA c - . ..
s'nouuteI ;a 20, U,ta..l.e - ., a
VI POI .tstn,fT 10 JuH sh'r 'ess t,rg
= ,ss' n ug., iu he ol gi,nclPi G
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R0ARD Sz,so-GREAr kKDUCrIOH IN
- sserd- -ComiortAbls roonz with sIsslls,k board
@ G 2 vsss ieonss psies. "a 2 q laaias
osks kouss skcels ali others, Q warm parior With
Rlans Wskchmam al night. md ka<intn ehsa3, ~
DR0ard d. near RrosiuAy, ~ Mssc1J
The national Republican., 1861-07-08
UNITED STATES MILITARY ROUTE.
SPEGIAI. NOTICE TO TRAVEIIERS

UNITED STATES MILITARY ROUTE.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS.
ON and after Thursday, May l6, 1861, passen-
" ger trains between Washington and Balti-
more will run as follows:
Leave Washington at 4.l5 and ITO A. M, and
2.30 and 6.45 P. NJ, arriving at Baltimore at
$50 and $50 A. M, and 400 and 7.30 P. M.
Leave Baltimore at 42O and 8.2O A. NJ, and 3.45
and p. NJ, arriving at Washington at 6.l0
and 1910 A. NJ, and 5.25 and 6.46 P. N.
Passenger Trains leaving Washington at ITO
A. NJ. and $40 P. H., and Baltimore at $40 A
NJ. and P. NJ, make direct connections for An
napolis at the Junction.
Trains leave Annapolis for Baltimore and
Washington at $50 A. NJ and 4.l5 P. NJ.
Passenger Trains leaving Washington at 4.l6
and ITO A. NJ, and ESQ P. NJ, make direct con-
nections at Baltimore for Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, and all other points North.
All articles oil freight (not contraband of war;
will be transported over the line. Tonnage trains
will leave Baltimore at 4.20 A. N. Leave Wash
ington at P. NJ.
By order Of the Secretary of War:
THOS. A. SCOTT,
May left General Manager.
The national Republican., 1861-07-08
Arrangement of the Mails.
AT THE


WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE.
The NoRTHERN MAIL closes at o'clock and at
o o'clock P. N. daily, and arrives at 6lO A. NJ.
and at P. NJ, daily.
The WESTERN MAIL closes at o'clock P. M
and arrives at 1880 o'clock A. NJ, daily
The NORTHWESTERN MAIL closes at l o'clock
P. NJ, and at o'clock p M, daily, and arrives
at 8,l0 A. NJ. and P. NJ, daily.
Tho ALEXANDRIA MAIL closes at 4.3O P. NJ,
and arrives at o'clock P. NJ.
Letters and papers for Offices in the following
counties in Western Virginia, are sent daily to
Wheeling for distribution
Barbour, Berkeley, Brooks, Braxton, Cabell
Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Hancock
Hampshire, Harrison, Jackson, Kauawha, Lewis
Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston
Pleasants, Putnam, Roane, Randolph, Richie,
Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, Wood, Webster
and Wayne.
The letters for Tennessee are forwarded to
Louisville, Kentucky.
The Office will open for delivery at 8 O'Clock
A. NJ, daily, and closes at $50 P. NJ, daily, ex-
cept on Sunday, when it will open at and close
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, opening again at P. NJ,
and remaining open till P. NJ.
LEWIS CLEPHANE,
Postmaster.
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OFFICE OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER,
ION. SoLpIERs HOME,

OFFICE OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER,
r. SOLDIERS HONE,
Near the city Of Washington.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
- Office until Monday, (noon,) the 29th of July,
1851, for the construc ion of two buildings at the
Soldiers Home, somewhat similar to the two
now there known as officers quarters a
The plans and specifications may be examined
at this office, where all information relative to
the location and character Of the buildings will
be given.
Every offer for the construction of these build
ings must be accompanied by a responsible writ
ten guaranty that, If the bid should be accepted,
the party or parties will, within ten days, enter
into an obligation, with good and sufficient Sc
curity, to erect the proposed buildings according
to the plans and specifications which have been
or may hereafter be furnished and adopted.
The proposals will state the difference between
facing the walls with white stone or marble, sim
liar to the buildings already erected, or facings
with the best pressed bricks; or bidders may, In
addition, make such proposals as to other mate
rials as their experience may suggest.
In deciding on the bids, regard will be had to
the materials offered, and the right will be re-
served by the Board Of Commissioners Of the
Soldiers Home to accept such offers only as may
be deemed most advantageous for the institu-
tom and also to reject the whole should none
of them be deemed acceptable.
All bids to be sealed and endorsed proposals
for Building" and addressed to r.
BENJAMIN KING,
Asst Surgeon, Secretary and Treasurer.
july 3-dtd
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CHEF Asst QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,

WdSNHtyl0H, d. @, JUly Z, I66I.
StEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ Office until IL NJ on the 10th inst, to furnish
(20,0o0) twenty thousand bushels of oats, to be
delivered at the railroad depot or at G street
wharf, Washington, D. c., on or before 3Oth day
of July, 1861.
The oats to be received by weight at the rate
Of (32) thirty.two pounds to the bushel and to
be put up in good substantial sacks of about two
bushels each, free Of additional cost to the Gov
ernment
The bids to be endorsed q" Proposals for Oats" 1"
Good and sufficient security will be required for
tho tulflment OF the contract.
The Assistant Quartermaster reserves the right
to reject all bids that may be deemed too high
Payment TO be made when all the oats are de-.
delivered. D. II. RUCKER,
july 6-td Asst Quartermaster U. s. A.
The national Republican., 1861-07-08
HUNTERS sEMAPH0RIC SIGNAL.

I HAVE completed, and am prepared TO man
]. ufacture at the shortest notice, new inven-
ton, the Semaphoric Signal, by means of which
communication can be carried on with facility
and accuracy equslling in rapidity that trans
mitted by pen. My instruments can be used for
night as well as day purposes, and at a distance
from one to twenty-five miles. Where the at
mosphere is highly rarefed, 1t will work sue
cessfully fifty or more miles. For the new mode
of telegraphing no wire or battery is used.
Instruments and directions for using them can
be promptly furnished by applying to me, corner
of and Eleventh streets, Washington.
iuly 2-lw M' B. F. HUNTER.
The national Republican., 1861-07-08
TEETH.

NT LOOMS, N. D., the inventor and patentee
lVl. Of the Mineral Plate Teeth, attends per-
sonally at his Office in this city. .,....,
Many persons can wear these teeth who can
not wear others, and no person can wear others
who cannot wear these.
Persons calling at my office can be accommo-
dated with any style and price of Teeth they may
desire but to those who are particular, and wish
the purest, cleanest, strongest, and most perfect
denture that art can produce, the Mineral Plate
will be more fully warranted. .a '....
Rooms in this city-No. aas Pa. avenue, be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets. Also, 907 Arch
street, Philadelphis. |.1.. mar lb-ly