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State M Arkansas.
1reasurer's Office. I
Little Rock, May 4, C3. J

1reasurer's Office.
Little Rock, May 4, 'C3-
70 400.
Received, NJ Thnmas IT, Simms. Collector Of
thc county Of Hampstead. the sum of five thcR-
sand nine hundred and three anil rineteen
hnndredth dollars, account reFonue for
1852, Confederate money"
In testimony whereof. have here
unto set my hand and affixed my
SEAL seal M Office nj Little Errk. the
day and date first above written,
L. p. CUNNINGHAM, Trer-a=gr.
by J. Brisbin. ID. r.
Signed in duplicate.
5000 ~.
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! have no doubt but that the next Legislature
Will pass an act repeating the law suspending
ihe collection Of taxes. and at the same time
legalize the collection and paying over of the
revenue IF this county. This is the opinion
Of one Of its members, citizen Of our eoantr,
of high standing and integrity, with whom
have canvassed the matter freely. Learning
that some Of the tax payers were dissatisfied
ana wished 10 know what had been done with
the money, feel it but due to them as well al
myself to publish the above.
specially,
THCS. III. SIAIMS
Collector Hampstead Co., Ark,
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Commodore Duncan y. ingrRbasa Who i gyes s,t,
years u age tho q tho late ss,hspss Inrsl.au
Esq, u CAarastou r. G., AMI belongs ~ family sws
ncnty naval IN ~ character. Al n them, 9TH -.
exoeploa were o1iorrr the navy. His fstLev be,rg
the intimate frlsad of Captain psal Jooks vets~y,a
under BIZ cofnmsnd, wbea ha .sft France m the ~.
Homme Richard, In I7Ts, snd fopght with him IL The
bstik wsh Tho British friga,s scraps ono q us 0rs
desperate actions the annals a naval WARFARE H.
untle Captain Joseph ingrAha cnI'si State Navy
bot N tns rait.d states chip picserbax ahel
dwn Al Soa AMI beard ~ az the beslaung a.
his century. His cousin william ingrahsu 90 .Alsd
a, the ago Of twcry when Dagtsnani 4 tbs rait~i
states Navy.
1he s.ie exception q tte family ha sns,s, ncsesn
Iretshau. VI FROM shgsA - received hs nssa. ~
sS B1e - ts mot ACCOMPLISHED craftsmen "A H. dsy
"a tough with hc sadlrg rositlral men X 49,
courry -, from ias,e and osriy ..sns H. ~As
nyaial ts A. tlus olenirx q thc Bsgoiuis Is
i;7i h. went V Yarops and rcuanei there sE, eas
John Adamg yb,u con'n ssrsf " France ~ ifgg m
q.sr,ly speaks = him y hss Diary La 4ssoclsis Al
pafs. fis returned. however, ~ ihg ooaniry n I5ss
ave IA bis ntsfcnea ~ the ggrornnens AMI fsr1itti
~ 900 W ea,es tLe usvy--she Leut~asHs william "
graham xhon 90 Lsye Denil4un.i bring sinod ID ".
service.
cay.aln o. y. Ingrshatn roaeirei BIZ mhshipnAh's
rrani, al The age Y ycsfs, % tn 18Th q Jazz
a.. ~tsb os south cArona ne intimate lFlsed ~ h@
s,sev ,~Ds ,D9si . saA % sbs ffsa,e conxrv.s.
a,ss,sd ur. tsr.1an % alg~ HIN 70 take hs 9Th
~. owe slAa probatly have engaeemsas, !" sad
1. n.ssapiaa 81 him god" H. seootiSpgy vent y,
- Al opoe A. that leader aKe, aod r,1srsd ~ active
es ~ 40 years t Inc eisr~ N tho war IT, thss,
,..orrvs htrso ~ M aEs Il Steven, ard rrsasnef
49, odacstkn ~ scs,ot NDcs ihen h. has. tussst
x So tine. heen erptoyei % acye dgsy A.
s,ussasand to- ia faied terners The bocsade dniy
ysfa crsr ana er rafiA q ths Con aaflrg sha ~ = ~
,la xcroan 80, aud bssng Frustrated ~ aAnes.,
sti bono bg sort ,frr t~fofo sae ~as bot Forsws
yrasr pf.vua H. taAsag ~ ihs Msi~frnneAn - fo
a. foos he stssth~a " ~ NhvF Yard a rtii4s'
yhla, ths poc ~ x ~hsn ~ VIII oux remertsr am
and hss axcgfapiis.s1 fanny.
ne wsa ~ mf ana u ~ ~ fosis 10 fssa u 80 bar
~ n smyrna when ~ nAes ~ nains - fshges 10 oe
rsessn pilh ~ n~ia e'faA ~ta'e = ma' Tsf's
CONTINUED ON ErcHra PACE
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ordered homo for rspslrs. During the interval bc.
hor being detailed ths and her return.
tho subject Of sketch passed his examination and
warranted q passed midshipman. with rank dating
from juno H. 1884. A. tho commencement II 1890 We
nnd him awaiting orders. He next attached " tho
frgats United states forty -four guns Captain Jee-e VIII
knson stationed in tho Mediterranean under Commodore
j. D. Elliott At the end Of 1896 He returned ls3s, Of
the end q which year he absent sAve-lbc United
states having been laid up ordinary at Bstn. lie wns
again ordered to PHILADELPHIA a ,he Rendezvous
in that city, where we find INN At The beginning
of 1910 on the "a u July that year be
promoted Beutsnaney and attached 10 the Coast
Surveying Department He left this in 1892 ard neat
attached 10 the brig porpoSs ten gum stationed On tie
Coast " Africa He held the command a tho rorpo.sc
n he squadron 81 Commodore Perry during he year
Is43 and part q s44. in November a the batter year
the porpolso returned 10 New York tor repairs
tsani siawagcn allowed absence on leave. Ne
merit attached 70 tho Naval Asylum at Philadelphia a.
Assistant Governor IN which position End him Al the
beginning Of iss Ne afier~aFdsl atsshea - re
home squadron, bat al ,he beginning n is4T wns IN.
asslxncs he vas, however, ,oon aier appohiei
10 a vessel, from which ~ vas dsAiched u
Augst 1877 and ordered % the Rsodspots A thaa.
dolpAla. srder Comm and.r Mcgcap. He waf nat At
,ached - tho yate saynnnah fortrfcur guns. under
orders Al ihs earlier part Issq or the Pacific ~ the
beginning n 1850 we End th8 vessel heagfg thc fag "
Commodore Thomas Ar tatsaby Jones with w. John.
ston an commander ~ the reato and h.fo
live 0rcer In 1851 the savannah he ZANE sta.
,on unsor Captain Page ana bore he asg eoinr,8tv,
Z y noCaalsy. The vessel returned tone NJ ntt0bsr,
1s5a aud ficC,snani stslsason rrauiei 't4rs q
absence To 1853 he again aiAfhed 70 ths ct ur.
yey after ~b,cb bs .ss sent short cruise, from
wLeh he returned In october, lsts lie vas assh
attached "a the rossi Surrey, and TIE inh
a January 1904, was piscsd commard Of
the once 10 Philadelphia ne again went IN
Nor, efase from Which be retained 10 ecssbsr fsG4
10 was ihs I7th n ysruAry 1888. again placed Ia
charge n Ire once 10 phaasiphn On The is,h q Sep.
pmber 1851 hs psomos@i 70 the " comfnsaasr
And stn attached 70 tho chef command ~ The coasi
survey oree N Philadelphia psr.ns 1853 10 toes
sogts' "trip along The coasi reforming N Nor~fnbef On
January TO- rsss, end him sndng the Gated
states Cast Surveys eh.sg ores rhj&serha HrAngs
- say that tbs time y n MATT ths rete ,apsan q
shs ove,o or p1ornaa, wsa isuiensni u ~ q the
cnass survey vcrssh sriN command q tte tsb
10, ~ oas stretch, who chef amman"
,hr sab dararimsri IN 80 commAncer Ath~aEea
MADE . eve months cruise ao1nd tie coaai returning %
,as..t 1870 ON shs ssh a January 1871, ss nna nm
q. ma ~ pc. 10 phEssslglA " go sAsf~wds a.
tsshea Cor ., the bssnrng q nss - hae hiw s~fAas
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government bought her and made extensive alterations
70 ~ her for first class gunbcat On the 9th Of
December 1861 she put In comnssion Al tho Brook
Ign Navy Yard, and after sailed cruise TO tho
Gulf which she returned 10 this city the I'd Of
August 1852, for slight repairs, after having been
In service for about eight months During her absence
she was three months blockadng duty and four
months IN active cruising, and II was gaid her crew
very high proficiency Of dri with small arms,
battery and other exercises while on her cruise
For time she stationed on Pass aiOutre, in
company with the gunboat winona where by their
ceasnr activity, they prevented any Of tho
feet u steamers New Orleans leaving. with their
valuable eargoes, by that pass. Observations were
made daily in tugboAts from New Orleans Of the
chances u escape through this pass one attempt
made three vessels out but they forced 70 be
run ashore and destroyed by burning. ~ ths pas ~he
joined by the steamer Brooklyn and they succeeded
IN capturing the valuable steamer Magnolia.
AZ tbe time Of the formation u the Gun ~ adrons
the Mersedita attached the Eastern division and
ordered AraachIoos The particulars Of the captcre
* place together with vessels tree Of which
werc burned BY this and the gunbost sagamoro,
have BEEN made public. THIS event placed poses.
sion ono Of tie important points Florida Pro.
ceedng 70 hey West, she assigned cruIsing ground
on Abacs where in four months ahe captured three yes.
ses u an aggregate value q 81 100 COO among them the
notorious BERMUDA, and earned for herself the title q
"Ihe Terror q the Cuff
she mounted nipe guns, and hsd about two hundred
90 the return q ,hs M.reeds ia august last 10 Ties
city the following was lst u her officers but whether
any changes have bocn made since We know not
ooulrans.r--Henry =. s,elwagen.
Lacstesdhf aS1 I1erates f.Dgcey--rravctt Abbott.
Asing xsays.-thas y Wilder, cbas. " DaiaTn =
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The United st.s.. oanheas Merc.aIta.


The propeller sunDoss Mercedita designed and built
IN 1861 by Hr. Edward Lupton, AT Williamsburg, Long
leland and intended Tor tho New York and Hat
steam Navigation company. 10 between New York,
Havana and Texas. The bull pat together In
the strongest oan.er, having diagonal oak braces
nine by two and half inches every four
Zee, over her ceiling, running from upper deck
clamp 10 nncon inches below floor heads, boliad with
iron each intersection, anA all The resna passing
through The ship wedding in the braces. She had
water tight compartments, independent IRE pumps, ko
The engines ~ which there two inverted, direct
sctlng, were buit b. sessrs Murphy. Mccurdy War.
der, and sned BY Mr. J. = Warden of that Arm
The ART advsnt al sea u the MeroesAsa made
the nth q juno, 1881 when she trial trip for
the pupoe q testing her engines and made upwards q
ten knots per hour, with from sixty SIXTY Ave rcvu
PER minute and consuming Al the Only eight
10 nno 4 coal per day. she vas o50 tons register
and "a rated Az IN tho American Iloyds.
when tbs mercodts wac ansbed and ready for ssa the
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complete surprise the blocxAders each enc running
away without caring for the others.
Es Hpros-d dct asoyly al Of he G-o Of ~, Nerco7sa
persisted.
The Paaeio state which engaged The Mercedia hsv.
ing boats and fighting the time, could render her no
assistance.
The Quaker City struck twice. sra one Of her side
wheels almost torn OF
TounTH DEsrAIcH.
CHARLESTON, FEB. =, 1868.
General pssuresrd and Commodore Ingrsham as CON-
msers Of the land and naval forces have Issued JOINT
proclamation dated January 81 dseo,ag ne tOeldac If
Caayievoa ,ass.i, ne .ire hoss squadron hari,g TEN
ssat, burned digxs bg - pf'or nornl orc,s II he
c,H'aiaacs.
Yesterday afternoon General ncauresaId placed a
steamer al me disposal II the foreign Copsuls % for
themselves that b. blockade existed
the French and spanish conslls, arcompanied ~
General Ripley, accepted the iny,siion The Britain
Consul with tho Commander q thc Hr.,h war steamer
Petrol nad previously gone nve miles beyond thu usual
anchorage y The blocsadogs and coud ice nothing Of
them with glasses.
Las - ne ,sn.no four to,ta,s,a s,r,gea,ed r.essao
jor rh' enins iargs usasc n loytad.rs ar, IN
egn. ,.a lx,p s,>i~ -, srtisl.iIy rcodg,o run
rHI LATEST DssrArcn
ts.Rlsr,os, FEB. 1, 1903
ofFfu,i PROCLAMATION.
iIE,por AKTEa., LAM ssp NAvA Foyoss
CaAYL,suos !. e. Jan. ~, 1903.
Al about Aye ocIook this morning the Confederate
states naval force tDls station attacked the nsod
states hockadlrs ase, ~ the hMbor Of the city Of
Charleston ana suuR, dispersed drove a and a
sight Tor the time the entire hostile neeL
Therefore wc, mo undersigned, commanders rcspec.
lively the Confederate siae naval sud land forces
thls quarter, DO hereby fsr~ag dei0re Gs bcca, by
ths raii States ~ ne sat cy y Charleston s. O. 70 y
Yasss ~ sap~ts sros Or ne Condrot Stes fron end
oftsr 0is gis dayof Jenscry, A. a. 1866.
h r. BEAuRFGARD,
General Commanding.
y. n. IscRAHAM,
iag Officer commanding Naval Forces 10 south Carolina
o6cial.--rnox.s JorRpsv, chcf q stan
Inc results y The naval engagements yesterday are
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too regss nsk fow vt on fire ara ne remcs~d.r driven
oroy
The foreign Consus here held meeting last night and
were unanimously Of tho opinion that the blockade had
been legally raised.
Twenty bocksders are on the bar today.
Other very important movements are in progress
here
The News I'm Petersburg.
PETERSBURG, Va, Feb. /, 1853.
Z The news from Charleston created great Joy here
The News In Fredericksburg.
HllAp9uARyxRs ARMY or ras PoronAc, Feb. ., 1863.
Parties who crossed the river yesterday, under flag
truce state thai rebels IN Frsdercksburg were
very iubiiant The news from Charleston, among
which ~ss the Official proclamation Of General Beaure-
gard Commodore Ingrsham declaring the blockade
Charleston raised.
Great cheering heard among the rebel soldiers In
town and brass band playing in the court housc.
Our rcke ,his side Of the rI-er hailed by those
On The oppoe bank assured that the would he
closed within month che game up with you now, 2
said fhcy
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THE rsIOs COMMANDERS AND VESSELS.

Our reader With The above kilograms before them, win
desire something Of the Union vessels destroyed
disabled and Of their commanders They viii also be
curious know something " the rebel u THIS
bold ana dasbing expedition.
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FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

f0KTKEss MONROE, August li-Pri vate II
Metz, company Z, 3d Pennsylvania artillery,
died at Post Hospital, ortress Monroe. Aug,
IL. Also George MoOre, OF same regiment
disd OF sunsiI oke, August llth.
Major General Foster and staff left for York
town al ii o'ciuk this forenoon.
Steamer Croton, Captain uumont sailed
for Hilton Head this afternoon
IoEIEEes MONROE. Aug l5.-The steamer
GuIoe, United states gurb,at, arrived this
murnine from Morehead City, North Carolina,
and reports no arrival there from Charleston
for several days. They also report that yest.r.
day, while Oh Cape Han eIas, u steamer apoka
tatm, giving the nsme OF Hudson, from New
York, and saying Charleston was taken.
OF course If this steamer was from New York,
Rr 10 such news received there, what tnsy
SAID - a. false, and the conclusion from Officers
OF the g uide is that the steamer Fl uison was a
blockade runner, and the bold mode OF report
Ing 10 or haiiing United states gunboa. was q
daring move by which they escaped
The steamer Hudson is described as an Eng.
ush -built boat, black and low in the water and
faetruDner. She was h-ad-d south
The steamship s. Z. Spaulding is expected
10 arrive hers from Charleston soon Is now
due
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FROM MISSISSIPPI.

Net an Armed Il rbeI between Jack son a nd
PorI Rudsou-Larse II Amount OF Cotton
stli IN the tountFy-Losan Whipped by
Cur ayalry.
We had the pleasure Of cony.rsino with a
gentleman yesterday who had Just ar iyed
from EoGncy "nd jackson. Miss, and who. be-
Ing IN old resident, 0; thar section, s possessed
o. positive and reliable intormauon In regard
10 lie prestn state oi affairs there.
Or Twelve tls b.. has De u travelling 10 a
carriage thTous b ne country between Jackson,
Miss, and Port Hudson. and during the whole
OF hat inc he bas seen or heard Of a sin Gle
r g. &C liIsT. Not even a guerrilla can be dis
coyfled il that Mt ighborllood.
idNl g"nax'enSlve acquaintance ce among the
planters III hat S!clnity, he was enabled 10
1ol Ii, from conveTs e ions held with tnem, g
pretty correct idea Of tie amount OF cotton still
7. manning therr, and The lowest estimate he
mnkes is IuU,uIU bales.
Thrse-fourths of this. at least, is owned by
the rebel eovtrnmPrt, having been bought up
by their cotton agents
The planters are very much concerned abou
the cotton burning order from SecrsIarv Mem
miDger, which we published in Friday eve
ning's edition. and they are exceedingly anxious
that q force OF Unied States troops should oc-
cupy The country. Our informant thinks 500
mounted men could keep the whole region free
from struggling guerTillas, ami there y save
tie cotton IRON destruction. The planters will
take the oath with the greatest eageruess to
save " hat lutte property still remains in their
possession, and the majority inwardly pray
for the appearance of 4 regiment of blue coats
be fore II becomes tCo lafe
All the guerilla bands and small squads of
cavalry after the fan st Port Hudson, were
collect' and organIzed into one body, under
the command of Col Logan, 4 cavalry officer
OF considerable reputation among the Confed-
crates. He concentrated his force q short dis
tance from Clinton, and was there attacked
and routed by our cavalry.
1t Wns suppressed that Grierson's cavalry
were troops that whipped Logan, but We think
1t must have been force froa Sherman's
ARMY. o. Era, August ,.
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TIE DRAFT IN New YoRK-ArrirGy of Pro-
r0st Aersadl General Fry.-Of course the draft,
rs to when IL is TO recoInmence In this city, its
particular " orkings, and the likelihood Of its
being carried through reaceably, is now one Of
the chi, topics agitatiEg the public mind. Yes
terday, Proves MARSHAL General Fry arrived
in this city from Washington, and had an in
teTriew win Col. NUgent. The particular
business which was the cause OF this sudden
visit has no. transpired. There is every indi.
calion, however, that the draft will be recon-
menced on "Wednesday or Thursday next
There have been several cases of fraud
brought to light at the Provost Mars halls Office
relative to the offs ubsttutcs for other
States. Men who enlisted in this CITY deserted
aRd proceeded 10 Providence, ph,ladeiphia
AID other places, fer the purpose of Obtaining
the money which is there being paid for sun
stitutes. In view Of this fact Col. Nugeut has
dis patched 10 these places several detectives,
in Or6tr to arrest those men. Over forty have
already been arrested. II appears that in
Provider CO this fraud has been pTacticed more
than IT any other place. There is q regular
system OF brokerage carried on in this city for
the purpose ct conveying these substitutes to
the above localities, and this action of Colonel
EugeDt will have the effect OF materially
checking these Spectators.
Colonel Nugent will now, in addition TO the
other nine districts, nave under his charge the
tenth district, which consists of the counties of
" estchester, Rockiand and Putnam.-N. 4.
Herald cf Euaaag. g-
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THE WAR IN MISSOURI

Defeat Of the Rebels under Col Coffee
Capture of q Large Number Of Prisoners,
with Arms, Il orsss, &C.
ST. LouIa, Aug. f5.-Col. Cs:herwood, com.
manding the 9th Missouri cavalry, telegraph.
10 he military headquarters as folio VS.:
pIHHvtLLE, Aug. i3.-Col. Coffee attacked me
to-day and was completely routed. with over
thirty Killed and wounded. We have q iRrse
Eumbtr OF prisoners, all his ammunition
~ gong, commissary stores arms, horses, cat
tie. &c. We scattered ell his force, except 2uu,
with himself Oar force is following him
cioselys NY horses are so worn down that they
cannot move until further rested. Col Hirsfl
just in, reports that he killed thirty-fye All d
wounded a large number.
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6 8A z eAST lRN

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end at u tsrvals tssrsa Of about DIX weeks from
n,s s.S,n from each port. .m
second cabin, state room berths, meals
furnished at separate tablse. se....--97o
IK,ursion tickets. out and back In the frst and
second cabin only. fare and . half.
= fasa. as .s
stsersss. with 70 perior socommo dasions. -. is
Price Of passage from Liverpool, ssms rates -
An fares payable Ia sold, or It's equivalent in o.
Each passenger allowed 20 Cubic feet Of luggage.
An experienced surgeon on board.
s'f passage only eGHRI.s fRfii Z A. wH1rRsY,
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tsB 3m 81 South street, New York.
e~@ Tk4Sk55s 1p4i5s4ss \ 20, 9A@
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fnorth side } between 1Th and 18th GtS.
ass Ps. sssaxs, ssdsy fAs Rst,osaI Hsssl.
PEBBLE and PERlsCOPIo sPEorAcLFs, cor.
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FIELD GLAhsES,
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NRFIox OF TIE tIeHAL oPpIoER

ORFlo1oF IHE tIekaL oFE!oER.
SEALED viz ). r. .s. ec.
III n fc. furnishias for the signal Department ,hs
$50 Two undred and fifty sets Signal Eaui 1snen:s,
no On. n.is1 ssrai s..s En'ERs,n,ns; E,sss:;
% @ Two hundred el-tsses Halder1.
Txsny Insu 4hssss hassshes'
;? Two Eross Needles
70 Ten Tap Bores,
The llst delivery to be ruada abou. tho eth Of
septeni Der leS OF As soon thereafter - Govern
rhe fuii name and post ONCE address Of the bid.
!fa bid is made In the name OF . frm, the names
OF Al tne parties must appear, or the bid viii be
as the individual propossl Of sas party
Proposals from disloyal parties. or whore the
bde or Is rot present to respond to HE bid wall
o RsoDos.ls must be addressed te :. Tn. sigma.
ofneef OF the Army" asbingt n, D @ ana should
rJn,1 plainly issaorssd" Proposals for Field sisnAi
fhs responsibility of the xusrantors must B.
ss.rest District Court or Of the United stetes Dis
The ability Of the bidder to fill the contract
sy two rcsponsible persons, whose sisnsturss are
to % appended to the guarantee. and said suarAn-
sonss Is ass sla the soun.
IN IN The oontra.ts ssnsd by the contrsssor and oots
bidder, or bidders upon signing the contract.
we.-,o ,ofthe county Of -, and STAT Of. do
asrehy guarantee thst - is able 70 fulfil the oo.a.
tract in sccordsnce with the terms Of his PROPOSE
tion and that, should his proposition be aoee pied,
ne viii at once enter into contract in scoor dance
Herewith.
Should the contract be awarded him We are prs.
pared 70 become his secuT ties.
ito this guarantee must be appended the oifoiaI
Certificate above mentioned
The right is refrvet IN reject al proposals II
the prices Ieemed too high or for any cause,
IT is lot deemed for the puDlic interest ~ ,ept
them
Models win be exhibition at the otH CO of ths
Signal Uh:cer for twenty tto} days from date.
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Gen. siri;ieS serenadeH

SARATOGA, August l5-Maior Gen Daniel
+. Snkles was srr"HadAd last night a. the
An' rcan Hotel, by Halls brass band, ne nav
ing so tar recovered rs 10 he able TO listrn to
Tie music. a lar 2 crowd eoOn d. aSspInbsea and
IL response to calls Gen. Sckes appeared and
mace few RI rtnarks. He stated that the ONLY
way to bring anout peace was 10 prosecute
the war with yiGor. and 81 nd forth reinforce
ments and support the governnent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-17

SHOOTING STARs.-The usual fight of these
meteors OF August 10th SAYS the Newburyport
Herald, occurred on Monday evening. Be-
tween the hours of sk and II o'clock, seventy
eight were counted-all of them moving with
a single exception) IN n line whose origia was
In the constellation Perseus. Many OF them
were very brilliant and left long train of
sparks behind them. This phenomenon has.
for many years, ben as true TO its period az
that OF any other celestial phenomenon, and it
appears evident that the earth in its annual
course rounu ihe sun comes very near 70 > body
of loose material, which reyolyes in a ring
around that lDminary. .s