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The War Feeling in Buffalo.

BUFFALO, August 25 5-Yesterday the dry goods
merchants inauguTated the early closing move
ment. IEelr stores will hereafter be closed dailv
at p M. and this will continue until the 4th Of
september BY next week the closing Of stores
will be universal In order that all NAV aid tie
WorK OF enlis!ments. War meetines will be held
dairy, commencing at six p. m. The war spirit
in this city 10 fully aroused, and there is a de-
termination that Buffalo shall not be behind any
OF her sister cities in sending volunteers to the
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TO BUILDERS

& TO BUILDERS
SEALbD PROPOSALS Wal be received until
IL o'c oak II On the g dEy Of su.ust lasf for
onlarsI1E this Ncrth West Executive Building
WAT ID spaTtment)
P..Es an Epeoi6 sS.iohs can be examined from
the 231 OF this mOnti, between the hours II a. m,
ADO m. st room of John Potts, Es< Chief
Clerk OF lie War Department..
Hidders ~'l s'a,a q = time ~ which they ,rop go
TO put the tuIidlng under roof agAIa. .ud tue time
Whon heg WI 90 .plets tie shoe uork In
-v1rdIng the ccnt-aot t.E.e VII be considered as
vel as mOnev.
3Ne bids - J. hedi co.sd 20 .he Sccrctary OF war
fco"
The right ia reserved 20 rej GOT bid yhioh for
ans cause shs not Ge deemed for tla an ter,st Of
Jhe OCVarSfnelf 10 accept - td-
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MIS-; WREN having served As Mstrsn the last
year In the Army OF the Posomao, whore she Avel
hunda eds from the ho.Iita!s, Offers her Hsdiolnsa
ony prevents Ut cures speedily. One teaspoon
full WI furlfy pint of Water. and Il il seasoa
no Soldier or Civilian should tr6v el withoutlt Put
up u E1tsles to suk the pocket. Alss. her LUNG
4lATURE T., vhioh saved hundreds IN Damp from
list:
Dol. Conc and Lieut.. Roome, slst New York
volunteers; Lieut.. Col. massett. Lisat SCOTT,
A jutant SrsgOry, do; LIsut. Maolntlrs, QUAR-
se.msS:ser ter e. Ellis, Lieut. spencer CAP. TrinOI.
Sertt Major Gregg, Capt. a9gvsEai0as, ser.t.
Jackson, Sergt Bradie, do; Corpora WilliaIns,
s4th; Orderly Banks, N. h., besides hundreds Of
Driv8tes.
To be had at stott's Drug Store, opposite Ma
tonal Hotel; Nalrn'e corner Pa, avenue And eth
street; Martins franklin Rouse, corner eth and u
where sutsrs May be SUPPLE. or depot Iiti
street. between sth and 9TH, Ws.hinyton.
Mrs. Wren, Midwife and Magnetic Eclectic
Ply icisn, invites those VINO despair Of beinS
CURED of Stiff joints, Chronic RheumAtism, sore
Eyes; O.d = lss.s: : umoI., HeporrhoidaI lnfrmi-
no Fay. Ladies boarded and attended durinx CON
hnement. no. 445 street, between sth and 7th.
An VI Inn ''N"
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PROPOSALS FOR OATS.
DIrof QrkRTRRMh.ryR's Ovv-cv
Corner of lsfA dai s. streets,

DIfof QgkRTERMa.rgR's Ovvcr.
Corner Of l8fA dai s. sweets,
WASHING TON, August IS. ise2f
SEALED PRoros.Ls will b. received at tai. osso.
anti fldsI, t,o S9.A Cay Of August At IL O'clock
one hundred thousand bushels Of Oats
put 20 De s1oa quality,
Oats will be rso,i1sd BY seiEht. sf ts2) thirty
Two pounds 10 the bushel.
,ts s.s6: to be farnlsaed without. extra ch.rr. to
De!ive5y 70 be made In the city Of Washington.
M!tnin l1oJ twenty days from the date OF ths con,
PROPOSALS.
IL &c lull naae and Post Once address of tie bid
If bid is made in The name Of (. firm tie n.nes
OF ali the parties must appear or the bid Will be
sons1srsd as the lndvidu proposal of the pa: snor
PropossIs from disloya! pa,sis, .s.l! not b. con-
fiNY ZACH PROPOSITION.
- Pr92o,s,s 9, mus. De addressed to Col. D. a RrcK
e.. aad should be plainly marked "PrcsassI, for
Ehe ability Of the bldcsr TO fII thu eontra,t
SHOULD 1t be awarded to him, must Be rusrantIed
Be appended to the Ea.rantse. IS must
OF tS 81 int a ?:
Bidders must g present in person when tbs bid,
sideree. " ~' 10 ooH
Bonds, In the sum Of Ave thousand dollars, ssrned
q q. ~
the contract
Az the bond must accompany the contract, il will
Dc Gecessary for bidders 10 have thoir bondsmen
VIM them, or to have bonds signed in antlcIsa
non end ready to os produced when TIE contract
lssignea. Blanis for bones can be procured uson
spp irahSn or being msde q this olLoe, eithsr Por-
soHallJ, o. letter, or by telegraph.
HsrN Of GSAssasss.
we, OF the county Of - and Stste of
-, and -, OF the county of and State
IL, do hereby guarantee that - 10 able 10
fnhl contract, In accordance with the tsrrnf Of
Els Profoeltlon. and that saoud his Dro1ostion be
scceItei, re will at once enter into septraoE m
socorden noe thsrswith.
should tie contract be awarded him We are sre
bSrsa 70 become his secRr tics.
Ire this gu srantee must be appended the oac,al
corthcate absve menucned.l
INSPECTION, DELIVERY, &c
Al Cata oontracted for under this Advertisement
Will DC rigid inspected, aad ssch a. do not tovs
OF . sooi sound merchantsble quality VIII Be re-
Payment TO be made upsn the conn elton ofth,
contract or so soon thereafter az the Depot Omar
termsster shall be IN funda.
Any lnformality In the bid or non oonforma nos
With the terms Of this advertisement, will ensure
the relectlon oil the proposal.
Delivery 70 be made at the Railroad Desot or At
w ashins ton ~
The Desot Quarterma.ter reserves to himself
t We IlEht TO reJect any or 81 BIDS that he may
deem 100 nigh. II. Ii. RDCKER,
an Is dt2sau CsloneI avid Depot Ouartsrm'-
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BAfCnELoR's HAIR DYE


William A. Bachelors celebrated Hair Dye
produces a color not to be cistinguished from ma
ture-warraated no. to iniure the air In theileast
remedies the Ill erecss OF bad dyes, and invgor.
ates the Hair for life. Grey, Red o, Rxsty HAIR
Instantly turns splendid Black OF Brown, lesv-
Ing the Hair soft and beautiful. Sold bv all
Druggists, &C.
IL The Genuine Is signed WLLIAMA. BA1eI.
ILoR, on tie fosr sides Of sseG boz.
Factory, No. 81 Barclay ST., NsS York,
m27-ly (Late 233 Broadway and 10 Bond ST.
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Military Movements In Kentucky.

LovIsvILLs, Ky, Aug. 2.-6en Whght's
staff has arrived here, and the general himself Is
expected tonight.
Gen Boyle has issued orders Tat no person
shall leave the city without pass from the pro-
vcst marshal. He'has also ordered that the large
number Of fugitives slaves from the rebel States,
now coaAnedin Jail, belong to rebel owners, be
e0pioyed In repairing dstenses. Slaves belong
Ing to dloyal citizens in Kentucky are also being
used for the same purpose.
Gen Nelson wcs at Bowling Green Tonight and
was to leave Immediately!
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From Fsrtrsss Msnrss.

FolTRHss MONROE, Aug. 22.-The movements
now going on IN the vicinity Of Fortress Monroe
are progressing vigorously and successfully.
The telegraph cable across the bay was repai red
yesterday noon, and Is now successfully wor king
between Old Point and w Washington.
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug - Fresh troops are
daily arriving at Fortress Monroe, and hundreds
are returning to their regiments who have been
away sick. The general health OF the armv In
improving. ALI quiet at Williamsburg yesterday.
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Seizure Of Rebel Notes.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 23.-John N. Garrett,
formerly resident of this city, was arrested last
nlgnt, having In his possession three hundred
and twenty Ave thousand dollars In Confed crate
notes Garrett held u receipt from Adams Ex
press 1or three hundred and seventy fve dollars
In money sent to him by r. d. Ramsay, OF
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Frsm San FTanciscs-Threatsned Disturb.
anee at Pert Townsend, Waskington Ter

10 well supplied, and the demand 10 active at the
usual rates. Exchange on New York 10 10 per
cent. discount. Little disposition 10 manifested
70 extend operations in merchandise at the high
Ises demanded The jobblng trade is good,
conIoerlng the season. Sales Of 1,56O barrels
crnshed sugar, to arrive, at is cents.
Hne inhaoitants Of Port Townsend w ashi ngton
Iefftofy, are intensely excited in consequence of
the removal OF ths custom house to Port Angelo,
the new poIt created by Cong ress and which is
oPpodte TO Victoria. They threatened resistance.
tbs war ship Shubrick threatened to fre broad.
side "a them In case Of any further demonstra
tions. The population Of Port Townsend Is 3Oo.
having 90, goo taxable property. Port Angelo
has no population and no houses but has a GOOD
haPbOr
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GEN. PHELPS AND THE CosrRABANDs.-Ag gen.
heman up town, who, the other day, missed his
"boy,' learned that the lad was at CarroIlton
He at once repaired to the headquarters Of Gen.
Phelps and stated hts case-that he was In search
of a runaway negro. "You have lost man, have
you,n observed the General, inquiringly and dry
fy: "fes, sir, }" responded the other Very we'll
said The General, "the negroes over yonder; II
your boy there he can 60 with you IL he wishes
The gentleman asked further, that q guide mig ht
es-nt with him, az be did net know the road
and paths. Certainly" said the General
"Ordeily' e,il Asj scott" Presently the Major
him 70 conduct the gentleman to the nero
camp, and assist him in Anding his "boy." and
10 say to the "esy" that he had his (the Gener.
alS) permission 70 return with Ills master.
Thesenpon the Major spoke: "I am the Iboy'
the gentleman 10 In search Of. dc not want to
retura." Hfhat Is all can do,n observed the
General. The droll part Of t,is incident is,
that the General wa gserant Of the fact that the
gentleman was Scotps master. The "Majorr
had hitherto been known In darkey circles az a
great orator; he In now known az "Maior Scott,
Of the Black Guards" Queer thiAgs have come
out Of secession.-E. o. Dsua.
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COOP NKwsFoR ALL.

WARRINGTON, June 20, 1862.
This is to certify that have been stone blind
for upwards Of two years. The best doctors In
Washington failed to cure me.
DR.. Tumblety has Performed the miracle. Per-
sons wishing furthe. particulars can call and see
nae. SKvA BAILEY,
ie2l-H AtMrs Barbour's, 375 Sd ST., bet ID and T.
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! VicTINIzKD.-On Friday night an officer saw
young man named Philip McCarron In company
Theater place, street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth, and, knowing that he was In bad
hands, determined to watch them, a. far az pos
sibie. He called upon . pa,rolman and requested
him to arrest the young man for safe kee png, and
he was taken to the station house. His cash in
hand was little over two dollars. He had been
employed In laying the telegraph for Gen. Pope's
amounted to about $50 What had become Of II.
he did not know. The officers are looking for
Ne parties who were seen with him Friday night.
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Monster War Ms.tiu. a, Psr,I.na NJ.

Msnster War Meeting at Portland, Me.
PoRTLAND, Aug. "a Business throughout the
city was suspended this afternoon to permit the
here oday. A''N
The City Hall was crowded to sufPocation. and
great enthusiasm prevailed
lt Is expected that Portland will raise her quota
OF nine months men by volunteers
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Reported Departure Of VIM. l.. Yancey for
Europe.
BUFFALO, August % 1t has been rumored for
some DAYS past that dist ne uished rebel bearer
of dispatches had passed throug this city on his
way TO the Clinton House, Ma cara Falls 1t is
now said 1t was no less person than VIM. l..
Yancey
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THE LATEST FROM TENNESSEE.
Rebel Threats Against Kentucky and Ten

MEMPHIS, Aug 2-Part Of the gunboat feet
made reconn Dissance below Napoleon. Arkan.
sas, and found all quiet, and returned.
The Grenada appeal continues to assert that
general movement Of the armies In the w est is
10 taae place Immediately, and that Tennessee
and Kentucky will soon be in possession of the
Confeterates.
Gn the Ahh 1900 guerillas passed through Ra.
lefsn, tennessee, in the direction Of Memphis
ana ietraced their steps the same afternoon burn
Ing ali the bridges over the Wolf and Hatchie
rivers They also burned all the cotton they
could fnd
ihe country northward OF Memphis, outside
the Federal lfnes, IL represented as considerable
excited In consequence Of depredatons committed
by men claiming to be Federal soldiers, but pro-
badly ebels in disguise
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lions OF Dr.. nackay's lies In the London
- net tne dead were 20 numerous IN
MeCietant army that every night the bodies
were ,.,e Pisd In heaps, and the camp iuunins ted
WIN tne glare Of an incrsmation horrible 10 thin
~ frovess Marshal French reports that the
Isaa, Da.s ., snsgisncs has been admiaistered to
oath to e52 Csnfsdsrats ofacera and @
TO date Of August Q. A" ''io'efs' up
=, W The frst American the. Oxford ua,xs,.,,v
England, has seen At to honor, by srsnti." ~,
an honorary degree, II JeR Davis, WHOA. .s.a. ~.
was received with cheers by the whole 49, :,
under graduates. u
VA nan giving Ne name Of Charles Rev.
noids mas been afres6ed In London on q charss ~
threatening to assa0tns6 the Msssrs Rothsc6ilS
" Laacastsr county, Pa, on the 10th Instant
nx more companies recruited than were 70.
9. red.
ne dPmncfa'ic convention Of Schyulkir,
= - i've ooD.Aated MYsr Strouse fof
=
tss a B!owniOw has already cleared
py We 'aie Of bn boob.
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SIKH Nassac achusetts Il ssin sns.

bosrsN, August 0.-Lowell ha. more than
H'"d her full quota Of troops for the war. The
"a - Massachusetts regiment, which led tie
in.o a.np on ri .tay. This regiment u under
Srdeh to Leave foI Washington On shs int Of
September.
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q TT IGT La
/ AEYMENI OF STATE.

bEPAEgMEN5 OF STArE,
e. WGsETEe-cy, January 1s, las9.
Sse sosFctsrv OF STATE v-tu hereafter receive
MsS5e:s % Cor-ren on huEIneSs on ssturcsys,
sonEcEstHs With 3sturScY, thc Er.t sf pers
Rea.h.
iss27 wIbLFAN - sFvsxp
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PRBKfrcEASIA The faster we wade, In this
rushing tide Of war, the sooner we shall get out
Of Il.
JET Davis got his military education at the ex.
pense OF the U D. Government, and he has used
10 In like manner.
We have had q few reverses but wa shan ann
reverse tAs revenes.
The abolltioniss ase resolved to oppose the
war unless the niggen a1e armed to take part In
IT, Each man OF them desires, In ease he must
fight, to have a ligser In front OF hin.
The English Say that they care very little about
Canada's separation from 6reat Britain. Aad
we care as little about her annexation to the
United States.
We are willing to publish russvsys from the
orar, with appropriate cuk, for enc half the
gem. -
fne phosphoric portion Of hre-iy 10 IL stsrn.
~ numpniey Manhall were Q freely, hs would
Auaihase tne world like sscend sun -
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FOURTH WARD STATION CAsss-Befo,s Jxstscs
license; fned $40. Patrick Finnell, drunk and
dSordefly; dismissed. Marbury Harris, drunk
and riding on pavement; nned "a. Mary Sui.
hvan and two children, drunk and profane dis
trial. VIM. Oonnor, drunkI fined 81. w. Jones,
suspicious character; held for a hearing. Chas
Diggs, drunk dismissed. Caroline Robinson,
street walkingi locked up "a hours. J. A. Nc
Cutchen, on charge Of assault and battery
ruled for hearing before Justice Rowland.
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BowLiNs GREEN. Aug. 22.-Capt Goodwin .
company OF the SAITH Indiana regiment were at
lacked at Red River, yesterday afternoon, by
three hundred guerillas under Woodward, and
three pieces Of artillery. After an obstinate re-
slstance, in which 6oOdwin's men killed 20 or 30
reoels, GOODWIN surrendered. Our loss was
seven wounded. Woodward paroled our men.
Defeat Of Federal Regiment by Mersan's
Guerillas.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 23.-Gen. r. w. johnson,
with sOO men, attacked Morgan's force OF 1 700
men, near Gauatin, on Friday, and was defea led
gen: Johnson and goo men We're taken prisoners,
but the rest escaped to Nashville
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ARouaH AND TuMBL Z FIsHr On Wednesday
night, q fight took place on "Nigger Hill" In
color % named stanton shepherd and Joe wiz.
liams, during which the latter had his finger
nearly bitten oR, and the nose OF the former hap
pening into Williams mouth, Ii also got badly
nipped, dividing the cartilage and turning the
end skyward. The nose was, however, put In Its
place by surgeon, and 1t viii probably yet do
good service. Shepherd got warrant for Will
liams, charging him with assault and battery
and mayhem, and the latter went before Justice
Clayton, on hearing that the warrant was out,
ana gave security for further hearing.
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THIRD WARD STATION CAsKs-Psfoys Jxs.ies
Walter Henry Blarker, drunk; dismissed g..
A. springman, dfuRk and disorderly; 6aed g.
John McCutchen, charged with assault and bat
terry on +. j. Cooper; security for court.
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P U TT l. IL BUTTE ERiI
% FiRKINS PRIME BUFFER,
In store and tos sale By
D. E.DVTROW,
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Ihe FItRats SaDtea

Ihe FTtgats Aabtee
BOsroN, August % .~Ths friRsts Santee, from
0ANest9pa z below.
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CHEESE,
~ BUTTER, E6sS,
FLOsR AND
PRODUCE GENERALLY,
FOX 4 VAN HOOK,
Commission Merchants,
" IsH 'Nl--l Ars W-shfrEcor.
A DAsS EXPRESS OONrAnY.
EoIisE % RKkoTkB.
ess ss.!Te:y sEss si tkis sssaSAsy iG EsAsEsf
rsM Iairs street. 70 tss large Ssrst On street,
bstvssz ID sks I'd ss&s O. sRF
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u FOR Y6yNa LADIES.
1877 and 1929 Spruce St.. Phllade phla
The reg Rlsr course OF instruction embraces the
Lthn II rec ured, and ell the branshss Which con
sEtns9 ,th9EeIEh EnEliEa and French s1lestieR.
stantly spoken In the Institute 1t il the objeot Of
lArtesar attention, and Is taught from the rldi
msntS 70 tA1 hlg hest Of Literature and q
pesl1on. The scholastic ear ssamsneos soctsm-
ber iSth and slosss July lst CirsulArs,- &e., eas
% eP@lnSd from Madame D'HERVILLY, Prin-
elDAl 81 Chogarav Inatitsts n 2-Sm
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SECOND WARD STATION CAsIs-BsTors JwstScs
Ca.s -Thos. Coyn, disorderly; fined 81. Philip
McCarron, drunk; dismissed. Adam Hill, do !;
naed y. Frederick Beyline, do; do. 50 IS.
James Keleher, hackman, refusing a passenger;
dism ssed. Lewis Alkton, disorderly; do. Jas
Grigsby, assault bail for court.
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PROPOSALS FOR MULES,
DEPOT QuARTKRMAsTxR's OFFICE,
Af1 Ok n ~

Dkrof QuARTKRMAsTXR's OFFICE,
Cornr Of lsth asd strecfs.
SsALKD PROPOSALS will be reoeis ed at this once
9Rtt SAJrRpAY, Ausu,t Soth, at IL O'Clock NJ,
thousand Mu.es. to conform to the following
SPECIFICATIONS.
ALL to be nO fourteen hands and over in height
AL 20 be sound serUceabis Mules for drsur at
Proposals VIII De received for Mules ovs.
oVhR fHRIE AND UNDER MIMI YKARs OLD.
PROPOSALS.
The proposals for each class Of Mules NUT b,
Proposals to be for t5oc) Eve hundred and u,-
SSe full name and post st,ce .sdre,, of.b. hid
ber mast appear IN the proposal.
Ifa Did Is made IN the name of . firm the names
% % me Of Pa the s te
PrOpOsa,s fom disleysI ,a,sis, .ciH .os b con-
Pfosesa. naEt b addressed to Colonel D. a
p. &: and should DO plainly marked "Fropssals
The ability OF ! the bidder der to gil the contract,
Bs sssenasS 10 sSs tSsTsnsss sh0a' must
The Ie.lSn.IS.i!y OF the tusrsntors must be
nearest bi.trict Court or Of the United states
Bidder. must 30 Erssen. IN person when the bid.
Bonds, IN the sum Of twenty thousand dollars,
signed BY the contractor and bosh of his guaran
tors. viii be required of the slccesefui bidder
upon signing the contract
be necessary for bidders to have their bondsmen
with them, or TO have bonds aligned in sntici,a-
tion and ready TO be produced when the contract "
signed. Blanks for bonds can be procured upOl SD
plcatlon being made at this ofloo, either person
ally, BY letter, Or BY telegraph.
FerN Of GxaysaSss.
We,7 OF the county Of, and State OF
-, and -, Of the county Of, and state
2f,s1-. DO hereby guarantee hat j. able g
his proposition, and that, should his proposition be
accepted, he will ~ tonoe enter into contract IN
accordance Herewith.
Should the contract be awarded him We are pre-
pared to become his securities.
.hi: :psIantss must be appended the Qs'
INSPECTION, DELIVERY, &c,
All mules contracted for under this advertise
ment Will be suhject to Q rigid INSPECTION, and
those not conforming to the sPeoiSeations viii be
This mules must all be delivered in thi. CITY with
In (SO) thirty days from the cate Of gnlng the con
tract
Payment TO be made upon the completion of each
contract or so soon thereafter as the Depot Quar-
termaster shall be In funds.
Any lnfoImI4Ity In the bid, or non -conforrnauce
with the terms of this ad sersisement, VIII ensure
the rejection OF The proposal.
These mules will be awarded II lots of (5oO) FIVE
may deem 1t to the interest Of tie government to
vary the number.
The Depot @ uartermaster reserves to Imxelf the
right to reject any or al bids that ne may deem
too high. ID. H. RUCKER,
.u N. dt.u2s Col. and Depot Qusiterm..ter.
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ArfENPr TO KILL.-About three weeks since
wm. Brandsin was arrested for an aAault on his
6 ooman," Sallie Brown. living In Pear Tree
ally, near and Second streets, and in default Of
Several days ago he obtained security, and was
released, and Immediately went back to see Saliie
with whom he had a quarreli she giving him to
understand that his company was not wanted !;
but after some parleying they made up, and they
have been living together until Friday peacea-
bly,. On Friday moraing Brandsin got drunk,
and going to tie house commenced an attack on
Sallie, ending by drawing a knife, with which
he made at her, and inflicted severe out down
the hack and ran OF. He was however, pursued
and overtaken near Dumoell's brick yard, by Of
fcer Weeaen, and carried before Justice StIatton,
who committed him to iail
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DEFERRED LOCAL ARTICLES.

POLICE MATTKRs-Sscont PyectRef. Jane
Francis, prostitution; hned IS 90. MIRA, Jane
Morar, assault; security to keep the peace.
ThIyd PrsctRet.-P. Harrison, riding on pave
Ment; fined Sl-44. James Davis, John Walker
and w. Freenlease, disloyalty; TUNED over to the
military. r. Castle, selling liquor without H.
cense; aned $40 50. George Gray, obsructing
railroad; fined % Sc. M. Storan, disorderly;
dismissed. w. Young, assault; bail for court.
C. Williams, deserter; turned over to the mill
tarv.
Foxrth P,seiscf.-Catharine McCallister, SELL
Ing liquor without license; dismissed. w.
MCMILLAN, throwing stones; workhouse. w.
WilIiams, disorderly; dismissed.
Eighth Prsetaet-B J. Tayman and w. Null
lin, fighting; dismissed. T. 9. Ming, T. Leon
ard, deserters; turned over to the military. g.
Boyle, making area; dismissed. J. Courv, A.
II ynes and w Malone, drunk; do. J. Hunter,
throwing stones; do. G. Slater, sleeping in the
street; do.
Ninth P,seinet. - Joseph Joins, disorderly;
dismissed. James Baker, DO; fined S5 IS.
Tenth P,seixes.-Eilen Golden, drunk and dis.
orde.lT; aned % 81. John Wallis, do; fined
25 Oh. w. Washington, exposing person; fned
trs turned over 10 the military. Louis whitman,
dsorderly; dismissed. L. OiBrien, abusing his
wife; turned over to the military. Thos. w hite,
drunk; do. James Connell, do do. Francis
Lane, disloyalty; DO. 6, Page, assault and bat
terry; security to keep the peace. M. Bransell,
attempt to kill; Jail. Elizabeth Kelly, drunk;
fned 81 81. Mary Browa, profane and indecent
language; fined 30 81. John Murphy, disloyalty;
dismissed. John Leonard, sleeping on the street;
Hned 81 "a. w. Riley, assault with pistol; Jail
for court