Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-31
DROP AIS FOR LOAN.

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Notice i,hsrebv given that subscriptions will
be received By the Treasurer OF the United States
the several Assistant Treasurers aud Designatsd
Depositories and by the National Banks ated
nd qualified as Depositeries and Financial Agents
or Treasury Notes payable three years from
August ID, 1854. bearing interest At the rate Of
seven and three tenths per cent per annnm, With
semi annual coupons attached. payable In lawful
meney.
Thes. notes win be convertible At the option Of
the heldsr at maturity. into six per cent geld
bearing bends, redeemshle after Eve and payable
twenty years from August is. 1867.
The Notes will be issued in the denomination
afty one hundred. svs hundred. one Thousand an
Eve thousand dollars. and will be issued in blank,
or PAYABLE to order, may be directed by the sub
scribers.
Al subscription must be for afty dollars. or
some multiple OF Atty dollars.
Duplicate certificates will be issued for all depos
ties The party depositing must endorse upon the
original certificate the Denomination of notes re-
quired. and whether they are TO be issued in blank
or payable to order When endorsed it must be
left With the oficer receiving the deposit. to be
forwarded to this Department.
The notes will be transmitted to the owners free
oftransportstion charges seon sitter the receipd
of the original Certidcst es of Deposit ss they csp
be prepared.
Inherent will be allowed to August Is On ali
deposits made prior to that date. and will be paid
by the Department upon receipt of the original
certificates
As the notes draw interest frem August Is. per
sons making deposits subsequent to that date
must the interest accrued from date OF note to
date of deposit
Parties depositine twenty i've thousand dollars
and upwards for these notes at any one time viii
be allowed commission of one quarter or one per
cent, which will be psid by this Department upon
the receipt of bill for tbs amount. certified to by
the officer with whom the deposit was made. No
adj for
he deposits
Officers receiving deposits will see that the
proper endorsements are made upon the original
certificates.
All officers authorized to receive deposits are
requested to give to applicants all desDed nforma
ton and afford every facility for making sub
scriptions W. P. FESSENDEN,
jy2s-tf Secretary of the Treasury.
DROPOsAL FOR RATIONs.
QuartsrmaStsr's Office, U. S. Marine Corps,l
Washington, 2lst October, 1874.
nntl 2 O'Clock D. m, of the 10Th day of November
next. for furnishing rations to the United States
Marines at the following stations, during the year
Portsmouth, New Hamp hire
Charlestown Massachusetts.
Brooklyn, New York.
Philadelphia. PENNSYLVANIA.
Sospa9 GSy Sr Rstr Vr OF Go!umOa
Each ration consist of three fourths of pound
G epp @ 5se Of OF
| -four, twelve ounces of hard bread or one and a
| hundred rations ofeight quarts of beans; or, in
lieu thereof ten pounds of rice; in lieu thereof
dessicated potatoes, and one hundred ounces of
mixed vegetables ten pounds of coffee or, in lieu
thereof, one and hal pound of tea fifteen pounds
| of sugar; four quarts of vinegar; one pound of
sperm candles or one and one fourth pound of ad-
low, four pounds of soap, and two quarts of salt:
The rstions to be delivered upon the order of the
Commanding Officer of each station; the fresh beef
| either in bulk or by the single rattan. of good
quality With an equal proportion OF the fore and
ded; the pork. No; prime mess pork; the -four,
new he f tn
1negar, candles, soap, salt, &C., to be OF good
All subject to inspection
gan bids must be accompanied by the following
suS' "n''s FORM OF GUARANTY.
The s snd If the st In the Of ftAteof
hereby antse that in case the the Did Of
- for rations. as above describe D. accepted
q the contract at the post of5cs named, eseeuts
the contract for the same, with good and 81 Gent
enter I'M contract rs aforesaid. we guaranty to
make good the difference between the offer of the
'A'O witness. '-"' '-l''- may A. B., Guarantor.
E.F. CD, Guarantor.
hereby certify that the above named -
are known to me as men of property, and able to
To be signed by the United States District
Judge United states District Attorney, or Collec-
No proposal will be considered unless accom-
panied by the above guarantee.
Newspapers authori zed to publish the above will
send the paper containing the first insertion to
this office for examination.
Proposals to be endorsed " Proposals for Rations
for 1855, :" and addressed to the updersig ned
w b. SLACK.
oc 22-law4w Major and Quartermaster.
PROPOSALS FOR LETTER BALANCES.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT..
October q, 1861.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be rockwell at this
Department til the Sth day of December next,
at Il o clock noon, for furnishing
LETTER BALANCES
for the of the Post Offices in the nitei States